"Boom - swish - swish!"
A sound like the roar of a dragon shook the world, and the rolling river water rushed forward with unimaginable power. It was obviously the deep winter near the end of the year, and the temperature here was also very low, but this majestic river water was There was no sign of ice, but it kept roaring and going from west to east.
This is the "Monster-Slaying River" located in the northernmost part of the Dongyi Land. Hundreds of years ago, it was here that the great human beings led their monks to drive countless monsters into this river, ending several consecutive It was for this reason that this extremely long and wide river running from east to west was named the "Monster Slaying River" after hundreds of years of war.
After that day, the land south of the "Monster Killing River" was called the Land of Dongyi.
Originally, according to the results of the Battle of Pingyi, the south of the Demon Slaughter River was the land of humans, and the north was the area where the demons lived. However, due to the living environment, inter-ethnic conflicts, etc., most of the demon beast groups did not It inhabits the land on the north bank of the Demon Slayer River, but goes further north. In addition, over the years, some human monks have crossed the Demon Slayer River for one reason or another, so the land on the other side of the river is not completely devoid of humans. trace.
On this day, a large number of monks were welcomed by the Demon Slayer River in the northernmost part of Ningzhou. They all looked very tired, and there were many wounded among them. From a mortal perspective, these monks looked like It is the most amazing army in the world that has just finished a defeated battle.
Ding Chengwang, the real person of Qianlang, stood in the air with his arms folded, his lips pursed tightly, staring at the surging river, silent and a little lost.
At this time, he looked more haggard than when he first arrived at Lion's Mane Mountain nearly ten years ago. His originally black temples had been mixed with a lot of silver. Although he was still tall and his chest and shoulders were still broad, The originally straight back now looked a little rickety.
Almost a year ago, the Suppressing Beast Sect laid siege to Zhenyuan Mountain and sacrificed thousands of spirit beasts with blood, breaking through the gate of Zhenyuan Sect in one fell swoop. The leader of Zhenyuan Sect and many Supreme Elders were killed on the spot. Ding Chengwang and many other Zhenyuan Sect members were killed. The elders were sent to follow the orders of the leader and escape with some of the disciples hidden in the sect and the more potential disciples in the sect, so as to preserve the sect's orthodoxy.
Ding Chengwang's team went all the way north and entered the territory of the Xuantian Sword Sect. During the process, they met several teams that had also escaped, so they joined together and headed north together to find a possible place to stay.
Although they were not arrogant along the way, there were a lot of people after all, and it was impossible for the Xuantian Sword Sect not to get news about them. Therefore, when they first entered Ningzhou, the Xuantian Sword Sect sent people to greet these people. The remaining monks of the Zhenyuan Sect put forward three proposals for everyone in the Zhenyuan Sect to choose from.
The first one is to abandon the Zhenyuan Sect's orthodoxy and merge all members into the Xuantian Sword Sect. The Xuantian Sword Sect is willing to provide positions such as outer sect elders, guest elders, and deacon disciples to accommodate the remaining members of the Zhenyuan Sect. At the same time, He is willing to take over the bridge between the Zhenyuan Sect and the Suppressing Beast Sect, and avenge the late leaders and elders of the Zhenyuan Sect.
Second, the Xuantian Sword Sect will take action to help the remaining monks of the Zhenyuan Sect seize some third-level and above spiritual lands, located between the Xuantian Sword Sect and the Suppressing Beast Sect, and help the Zhenyuan Sect resolve this Suppressing Beast Sect. Accordingly, the Zhenyuan Sect in the future must be renamed the Zhenyuan Sword Sect, become a vassal of the Xuantian Sword Sect, and guard the south for the Xuantian Sword Sect.
Third, the Zhenyuan Sect pays a certain price in exchange for Xuantian Sword Sect letting the road go and escorting the team. The Zhenyuan Sect will not be allowed to stay within the scope of Ningzhou and Jinzhou. They must leave within the agreed time and search for themselves. No matter where you live, if you have material needs, you can go to the Xuantian Sword Sect to buy or trade.
Faced with these three options, there was endless debate among the Zhenyuan Sect. Some monks who had long been friends with the Xuantian Sword Sect wanted to join the Xuantian Sword Sect. This group of people was relatively small. After all, the Zhenyuan Sect had once had a close relationship with Xuantian Sword Sect. The Sword Sect is ranked among the five major sects of Dongyi, and is even higher in strength. This option is too humiliating for the Zhenyuan Sect monks. Even if they are down and out, they are not willing to accept such conditions.
The second option is equally humiliating. You can't even keep the name of your sect, but you have to become a barrier to the Xuantian Sword Sect and guard one side for them. Moreover, the Xuantian Sword Sect only agrees to capture some third-level spiritual lands for them. What should the Yuanying monks do? If this condition is agreed to, Xuantian Sword Sect will definitely continue to press hard, seize the hidden scriptures in the sect, and win over or suppress the Yuanying in the sect. In the end, it will just be a slow death.
In this case, there is only one option left for Ding Chengwang and others to choose, which is to give up part of the sect's scripture collection and inheritance in exchange for the Xuantian Sword Sect to let go and find a place to live on their own.
But the question is, where can they go? To the south is the Beast Suppressing Sect who is chasing people like him, to the west is the Yuanpuppet Sect's territory, and to the east is the Spiritual Medicine Sect. If we want to cross their territory, we have to give up a lot of resources and the inheritance of the sect. The sect has already taken it. A lot of it is given to Xuantian Sword Sect. If it continues to be given, even if it settles down in the future, it may never be possible for it to rise again.
Moreover, further east from the Yuan Puppet Sect is Xiaoshan Daze, which is the territory of the Demon Clan. The west of the Spiritual Medicine Sect is also the territory of the Demon Clan. The entire Dongyi Land in the north, east and west is the land of the Demon Clan, and the south is the land of the Demon Clan. Since there is no way to go, the only plan now is to go north across the Demon Slaughter River and try to find a way out.
Looking at the disciples of the Zhenyuan Sect who were already setting up formations and preparing to cross the river, Ding Chengwang's eyes were a little confused and tired. However, when his eyes swept over the faces of his disciples, he was surprised to find that even in the face of To the north of the river, which is full of unknowns and dangers, these disciples of my own don't seem to have much fear. In fact, many disciples' faces have expectations that they have never seen before, as if they are in the distant massacre. On the north bank of Yao River, there is a place for the True Yuan Sect to settle down.
This discovery inspired Ding Chengwang a lot. He exhaled a breath and closed his eyes. When he opened them again after a while, his eyes were no longer confused or tired. Instead, he picked them up again. of firmness.
Crossing the Demon Slayer River to find a place to stay was a decision made by Ding Chengwang and other Zhenyuan Sect remnants. It was also a dangerous and unknown decision. Although there have been some people living in the north of Dongyi Land in the past hundred years, the Zhenyuan Sect originally occupied Fengzhou and did not know much about these things. In this case, it is too much to risk all the troops to go north. Danger.
Therefore, after discussion, the acting head of the Zhenyuan Sect, Gao Qiong, made a decision to divide the Zhenyuan Sect into three parts. Some members joined the Xuantian Sword Sect as an internal response; some members went north to cross the river to find a place to stay; The remaining members stayed in Dongyi to form the Zhenyuan Sword Sect and became a vassal of the Xuantian Sword Sect. In this way, if all the monks who crossed the river from the north were wiped out, the Zhenyuan Sect's orthodoxy would not be completely destroyed.
