My Immortal Cultivation Game Life

Chapter 334: 157 The Lamb to be Slaughtered_2

Chapter 334: Chapter 157 The Lamb to be Slaughtered_2

“What? They actually sided with an external sect? This… doesn’t this mean they’re abandoning their own doctrines?”

“What can be done? They were defeated in the great battle of Qingzhou before, and a thousand years of seclusion might not be much better than the current situation.”

“It’s going to be chaos again… The three sects aligning with the three external forces, if they plan to reclaim territories, wouldn’t they have to fight against sects like Cold Winter Valley?”

“Don’t joke, our Qingzhou’s strongest is only the Cave Void Ancestor, and each of the sects they’re allying with has a Great Power. How could they possibly win?”

“I’m afraid that using the Yellow Mountain Sect and the Three Sects as an excuse, the forces from Thunder King Hall would target the local Qingzhou sects. If that happens, it could lead to a bloodbath!”

Lu Yi listened to this conversation with a heavy heart.

External forces come to Qingzhou with dubious legitimacy, boasting substantial strength to dominate, but on the surface, they still maintain a semblance of decorum and don’t overly trouble the local Qingzhou sects.

But now, with the allegiance of Yellow Mountain Sect, Youluo Sect, and Bright Moon Valley, they have a reason to trouble the natives—using the territories divided in the former great battle of Qingzhou as an excuse, these three external sect forces now have a pretext for aggression, likely bringing unprecedented difficulty to the local sects of Qingzhou.

Then, Lu Yi let out a sigh of relief, grateful that he had finished inscribing the Sect Protection Arrays for both Cold Winter Valley and Wenjian Manor.

Of course, Wenjian Manor had the Divine Sword Sect as backing, which probably wouldn’t be a big issue, but without the Sect Protection Array, Cold Winter Valley would likely face grave problems.

As for the Iron Heart Sect, Red Cloud Sect, and Black Jade Peak, they didn’t give him any notice or invite him to inscribe an array, so there was nothing he could do about it.

Three days passed, and the unrest in Qingzhou still surfaced.

Just as Lu Yi had anticipated, using the Yellow Mountain Sect and the Three Sects as an excuse, the three sects under Thunder King Hall reclaimed many territories, including some resources.

Although these resources were not much for a sect with a Great Power, it significantly eased the cultivation needs of their disciples.

If they had gone to other Great States, they would have had to compete with other sects no weaker than them, with even greater losses.

During this period, a dispute over a mine arose between Red Cloud Sect and Thunder King Hall, eventually leading to an attack on Red Cloud Sect’s gate, scattering their practices and doctrines.

Some cultivators privy to the situation even revealed that Red Cloud Sect had been extremely tolerant, but Thunder King Hall still arbitrarily fabricated an excuse to assault them.

Suddenly, the undercurrents hidden within Qingzhou turned into overwhelming waves, engulfing the entire state.

Compared to these imposing external forces, the Qingzhou local sects were at a not insignificant disadvantage.

Lu Yi sighed to himself about how weak sects suffer tragically in such turmoil.

A few more days passed, and Cold Winter Valley announced seclusion, just like Ten Thousand Flowers Sect.

This decision left the cultivators of Qingzhou stunned; what was the difference between seclusion and no seclusion for a sect in the Divinity Transformation Realm when faced with forces led by a Great Power?

The most brutal fighting in the original battle of Qingzhou involved White Cloud Sect, Ten Thousand Flowers Sect, Wenjian Manor, and Cold Winter Valley.

The four sects had significant enmity with the Youluo Sect and the Three Sects, but now only Cold Winter Valley was the weak link without significant backing—White Cloud Sect had a Tribulation Crossing Great Power, Ten Thousand Flowers Sect had a formidable Sect Protection Array, and Wenjian Manor had the support of Divine Sword Sect.

The Three Sects naturally wouldn’t let go of Cold Winter Valley.

So, not many days later, a Unification Great Power from the Beidou Sect personally came to the Cold Winter Mountain Range, intending to destroy Cold Winter Valley.

However, what shocked all of Qingzhou was that the Cold Winter Valley’s Sect Protection Array stopped the Unification Great Power!

This revelation stunned everyone. Then, they quickly thought of Ten Thousand Flowers Sect, which was in a similar situation.

Naturally, everyone thought of Lu Yi.

Lu Yi had not only arranged a Sect Protection Array for Ten Thousand Flowers Sect but also for Cold Winter Valley!

Many cultivators then understood why Cold Winter Valley had so decisively chosen to go into seclusion.

Thunder King Hall, Beidou Sect, and Luoxing Sect, already aware of what happened with Ten Thousand Flowers Sect, didn’t overly trouble Cold Winter Valley, just occupying its territories instead.

As for the territories of Wenjian Manor, nobody dared to touch them, fearing to provoke a Great Power from Divine Sword Sect.

Now all Qingzhou cultivators were speculating when Iron Heart Sect and Black Jade Peak would become the next lamb to the slaughter.

Indeed, for the powerful external sects, the weaker Qingzhou sects were like lambs ready for the picking, merely fodder for others.

Lu Yi sighed in his heart but wasn’t particularly moved, as he was not close to Iron Heart Sect and Black Jade Peak, after all.

Days later, Lu Yi returned to the territory of White Cloud Sect and quickly made his way to White Cloud Mountain Range.

Outside the gate, Lu Yi was surprised to find many cultivators outside the gates of White Cloud Sect, with several powerful individuals being received by Master Wu Qingfeng and several Divinity Transformation Realm Supreme Elders.

Lu Yi recognized a few of them as the leaders and Supreme Elders of Iron Heart Sect and Black Jade Peak, who had visited White Cloud Sect during the prior turmoil in Qingzhou.

Lu Yi was astonished. Considering the current precarious situation of Iron Heart Sect and Black Jade Peak, what were they doing at White Cloud Sect?

Lu Yi had reverted to his original appearance and was immediately spotted by Wu Qingfeng and others upon arrival.

Their eyes lit up as they approached.

Master Wu Qingfeng smiled and said, “Nephew Lu, you’ve returned?”