Chapter 110 Suppression and Winning Over
Cao Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Rongrong, the domineering woman in Baihua Valley, was defeated and not only failed to show her power but was seriously injured herself.
He was very clear about Xiao Changqing's strength, which was not inferior to a Jindan Zhenren in any aspect. Even if Su Rongrong had an extraordinary background and profound knowledge, it would be like an egg hitting a stone if she wanted to challenge Xiao Changqing with her foundation-building cultivation.
The reason why Cao Hao was relieved was that he felt that if Xiao Changqing destroyed the woman's arrogance, perhaps she would be more restrained and would not dare to force him and the Cao family as forcefully as before.
During this period, Su Rongrong often came to see him, not because of any good news, but because she wanted the Cao family to return to Baihua Valley in the future...
Although Baihua Valley is a Jindan Sect, the Cao family is a giant in comparison, and after joining, they will have a backer. Moreover, Su Rongrong also promised a lot of benefits, such as after joining, the Cao family's talented female disciples can go to Baihua Valley for further study, and the formation of Nanshanfang will be upgraded to become a true third-level formation...
But the disadvantages are equally obvious.
From now on, the Cao family must obey Baihua Valley's orders and carry out any arrangements made by Baihua Valley. In addition, they must pay tribute to Baihua Valley every year...
It is true that the Cao family is only a foundation-building family, but now it is the number one family in Nanshanfang. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are local tycoons.
The disadvantages of joining Baihua Valley far outweigh the advantages!
And, most importantly, in Cao Hao's opinion, the Baihua Valley sect has too many problems!
Not only do they only accept female disciples, but many of them also hate male cultivators. For example, Su Rongrong has a deep prejudice against male cultivators, which can be seen in the way she handles the affairs of Master Zhu Dan and Shopkeeper Ruan.
The Cao family is mostly composed of male cultivators.
How uncomfortable would he be if he really surrendered to them?
Thinking of this, Cao Hao felt a little horrified.
But Su Rongrong had a strong attitude, and he could also feel that Baihua Valley had some unknown purpose this time, and its attitude was very resolute, as if it wanted to gather all of their immortal cultivation families!
Judging from what Su Rongrong meant, it's not just Nanshanfang that's like this. Even other towns, such as the Sun family in Taohuafang, will be asked to join Baihua Valley, and Bifengfang will be asked to join Luoxia Sect.
Of course, Baihua Valley still advocates "humanity".
If the immortal cultivation families like the Cao family and the Sun family really resist and cannot accept joining the sect, they will have to give way to the wise. They will not be forced to leave Nanshanfang, but they will have to hand over most of their industries, because Baihua Valley will arrange people to garrison Nanshanfang, which will definitely require spirit stones and various resources.
In short, the Cao family occupies too many industries in Nanshanfang and makes a lot of money, but is unwilling to join the Baihua Valley. This is definitely not acceptable.
Cao Hao had been negotiating with Su Rongrong these past few days, trying to work out a compromise that everyone could accept. Unfortunately, Su Rongrong was very tough and there was no room for negotiation on this matter. There were only two options she mentioned, and the Cao family had to choose one.
Cao Hao was helpless and asked why Baihua Valley wanted to implement the new policy and must interfere in the affairs of Nanshanfang. This had never happened in the past few hundred years.
Su Rongrong did not explain in too much detail, only saying that it was to guard against the evil cult's attack again.
The last time the evil cultivators attacked, it was just a minor incident. If they come again next time, it might be the beginning of a real war! By then, it would be unacceptable for the Great Yu Immortal Cultivation World to continue to fight on their own like before, in a state of disunity.
They need to unite under the arrangement of Baihua Valley and Luoxia Sect to form a solid foundation.
In this regard, Cao Hao felt that this reason was barely reasonable, but he did not believe it.
Five years have passed since the invasion of the evil cultivators. The immortal cultivation world of Dayu has been stable and peaceful, and there has been no sign of the evil cultivators starting a war.
He would rather believe that this was an opportunity for Baihua Valley and Luoxia Sect to expand their power.
"Now that Senior Xiao has taken action and demonstrated his terrifying deterrent power, Baihua Valley and this Su Rongrong should shift their targets and temporarily shift their attention away from the Cao family, right?"
Cao Haofei retreated far away, feeling terrified by the spiritual battle just now, but also a little secretly happy.
Before this, he didn't dare to do anything small, and he didn't dare to push Xiao Changqing to the front as a shield in the face of the oppression of Baihua Valley. It was really because he was scared by Xiao Changqing five years ago, and he was afraid that if he did these small things, he would suffer a catastrophic disaster after being found out by Xiao Changqing.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Changqing would come to him on his own initiative today, and Su Rongrong even fought with him.
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"May I ask Fellow Daoist Xiao, are Luoxia Sect not satisfied with the distribution between the two parties and want to divide Nanshan Square into the territory of Luoxia Sect?"
Su Rongrong wiped away two lines of blood and tears, endured the pain, and asked.
Although Xiao Changqing was at the initial stage of foundation building and his magic power was relatively weak, his spirit was much stronger than she had expected. The spiritual pressure she was so proud of was nothing in front of him. He was probably at the perfect stage of foundation building, or even comparable to the stage of forming a pill!
Although the overall strength of a cultivator cannot be judged solely by spiritual awareness, and only having a strong spiritual awareness will have shortcomings. But after the spiritual confrontation, she now has an inexplicable fear of Xiao Changqing.
The huge dragon seemed to penetrate her body, leaving her with an unforgettable mark.
She could only cheer herself up in her heart and not be afraid of anything. She was not Cao Hao. No matter how powerful Xiao Changqing was, he would not dare to kill her because the Baihua Valley was behind her!
Her aunt is the master of Baihua Valley!
Not to mention Xiao Changqing, even if Luoxia Sect’s leader Lu Daoming came in person, he would not dare to harm her life!
"What does it have to do with Luoxia Sect?" Xiao Changqing asked in confusion.
Su Rongrong looked at Xiao Changqing's pretending to be confused face, and felt fear and disgust in her heart. This hateful guy just likes to act stupid, right?
She mustered up her courage and snorted coldly, "The last time the meeting was held, both Xingyue Palace and Qixing Sword Sect sent envoys to participate! The matter is done, the ownership of those markets has been determined! If Luoxia Sect had any dissatisfaction, they could have raised it at that time. Why bother to make small moves afterwards?"
After hearing this, Xiao Changqing seemed to be thinking about something, as if he understood a little.
The Xingyue Palace and the Seven Star Sword Sect sent envoys to the southwestern border of the Dayu Immortal Cultivation Realm?
Subsequently.
Su Rongrong briefly explained the cause of the incident.
That’s probably what she said to Cao Hao.
In order to prevent the evil cultivators from invading again, the Great Yu Immortal Cultivation World needs to take precautions in advance. The major immortal cultivation markets can no longer act independently as before, but need to accept the leadership of Luoxia Sect and Baihua Valley, upgrade defenses and personnel, and prevent the evil cultivators from invading again.
But what Cao Hao didn't know was that this was not just the intention of the two major Jindan sects, Luoxia Sect and Baihua Valley, but even the two major Yuanying forces in the Dayu immortal cultivation world had sent envoys over to express their support for this matter.
In this way, the matter is set in stone, and the foundation-building families in the major cities no longer have any room for resistance.
After hearing these secrets, Cao Hao was secretly delighted, thinking that Xiao Changqing could help him share the firepower, but now he became even more anxious.
The Cao family must choose one of the two!
Xiao Changqing naturally did not have the worries that Cao Hao had, but he was silent for a while after hearing this and was quite surprised about this matter.
The matter involves two giants in the immortal cultivation world of Dayu, the Nascent Soul forces that are as powerful as Mount Tai and the North Star. This means that it is probably not a groundless attack, but the high-level people in the immortal cultivation world of Dayu really believe that the evil cultivators of the Demon Cult will make a comeback sooner or later!
This time, it will definitely not be as nonchalant as last time, where I will just stop at the right time. It will be much more fierce.
Otherwise, the two major Jindan sects, Luoxia Sect and Baihua Valley, would not have taken the matter so seriously and unified all the major immortal cultivation markets in advance.
"So, it's not that Luoxia Sect arranged for you, Daoist Fellow Xiao, to stay in Nanshanfang, but that Luoxia Sect didn't inform you of this at all?"
Su Rongrong looked at Xiao Changqing suspiciously and said in surprise, "With your powerful soul, even if you are not ranked in the top five in Luoxia Sect, you should be in the top ten. How could Luoxia Sect not invite you back?"
The soul is only one aspect of a cultivator's comprehensive strength. After all, Xiao Changqing's cultivation is only at the initial stage of foundation building.
In Su Rongrong's opinion, if Xiao Changqing's cultivation could reach the middle or even late stage of foundation building, he would have a hope of competing for the top three masters in Luoxia Sect!
Xiao Changqing didn't explain.
As early as many years ago when his identity as a second-level talisman master was exposed, Luoxia Sect had invited him many times, wanting him to join the sect and promising him various generous conditions.
In the following years, Luoxia Sect would still send people to invite him from time to time, but Xiao Changqing always refused to go.
"Like Master Zhu Dan, I only have a cooperative relationship with Lingfu Pavilion and am not a disciple of Luoxia Sect. Would you, Baihua Valley, tell Master Zhu Dan about the sect's major events? Would you recruit him back to Baihua Valley?" Xiao Changqing said lightly.
"you……"
Anger and disgust reappeared in Su Rongrong's eyes, and she cursed the hateful man in her heart!
How can these two things be confused?
If Zhu Youlong had Xiao Changqing's strength, even if Baihua Valley didn't like him and she hated him, she would definitely recruit him.
Suppressing her inner discomfort and disgust, Su Rongrong began to think about how to deal with Xiao Changqing's incident.
If it is really as Xiao Changqing said, he has no strong connection with Luoxia Sect and is independent.
So can Baihua Valley recruit and win him over?
If Xiao Changqing was just an ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage, like Cao Hao, he would definitely use both a stick and a carrot. If he was obedient, he would be won over. If he was not obedient, he would be suppressed to death.
But Xiao Changqing is really too unfathomable. Although he is at the initial stage of foundation building, his soul has at least reached the perfect foundation building level. His overall strength is difficult to judge, but his deterrent power is high enough.
With such combat power, even if Baihua Valley is much stronger than Luoxia Sect, there won’t be too many.
It is best to win them over if possible.
"I will have all of Master Zhu Dan's inheritance returned. Baihua Valley will definitely not interfere and will distribute it according to his will."
Su Rongrong took the initiative to show goodwill.
Not only did he return the inheritance that Master Zhu Dan had given to his concubines and servants, but he also no longer occupied the bulk of the inheritance that had been given to Ruan Qingzhu.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, can we just write off our previous misunderstanding?" Su Rongrong suppressed her aversion to men and took the initiative to show her goodwill: "Since Luoxia Sect is blind and can't see how powerful Fellow Daoist Xiao is, and didn't invite Fellow Daoist Xiao, I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xiao is willing to accept Baihua Valley's invitation and become a guest elder of my Baihua Valley?"
Xiao Changqing said with a half-smile: "Baihua Valley is a famous fairy sect, and the disciples in the sect are all fairies. How can I go to Baihua Valley to serve as a guest elder?"
Su Rongrong explained: "Guest elders are not disciples, so they are naturally not restricted by gender. There are also several male guest elders in Baihua Valley. Moreover, if you become a guest elder in Baihua Valley, you are allowed to marry a disciple in the valley and become a Taoist couple... Of course, the prerequisite is that both parties are willing."
Xiao Changqing was speechless after hearing this.
He originally thought that all disciples of Baihua Valley were heartless and unloving, but it seems that this is not entirely true.
Disciples of Baihua Valley can also look for Taoist partners, but the prerequisite is that the Taoist partners they find must be strong enough?
As long as the strength is strong enough and recognized by Baihua Valley, the disciple will not be punished. Instead, he can recruit his fellow Taoists into Baihua Valley and become a guest elder?
"Thank you for your appreciation, Fellow Daoist Su, but I don't have the intention to do so for the time being." Xiao Changqing chose to refuse.
Even if he set off for Liyang Fairy City immediately, he would not choose to go to a place like Baihua Valley.
There is no need to talk about the sect rules of Baihua Valley. Moreover, if you join the sect at this time, if it is really as predicted by the upper echelons of the Dayu immortal cultivation world, the evil cultivators of the Demon Cult will make a comeback sooner or later, and there will be cultivators above the Jindan stage who will suffer the consequences. Then, if you join the sect at this time, you will not be an elder, but cannon fodder!
I had originally planned to wait until my cultivation reached the middle stage of foundation building before considering heading to Liyang Immortal City.
Now it seems that we have to run away early.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, there is no need to refuse in a hurry. You can answer me in a few days. Although Fellow Daoist Xiao's soul is strong enough, his cultivation is only in the initial stage of foundation building. You must know that in the immortal cultivation world of Dayu, even a cultivator who is not in the middle stage of foundation building has no chance to serve as a guest elder of my Baihua Valley!" Su Rongrong was obviously displeased after being rejected. She turned around and left after saying that.
Not only was she angry, but her spirit was so strong that she could no longer suppress it. She had to go back and recuperate!
If Xiao Changqing is willing to be lured to join the Hundred Flowers Valley, then it will be fine. But if Xiao Changqing doesn't know what's good for him, then she will settle all the old and new scores together!
In a few days, the fifth elder and the sixth elder will arrive at Nanshanfang to improve the formation and upgrade the defense for Nanshanfang.
The Sixth Elder was a late foundation-building cultivator and a third-level formation master. The Fifth Elder was even a fake Dan realm real person!
Although the fake pill was the result of a cultivator who had completed the foundation building and ultimately failed in his attempt to achieve the golden elixir, it was not a complete failure. A "fake pill" was still formed in his dantian, his magic power and soul were still transformed, and even his lifespan was increased!
But from now on, there is no hope of becoming an immortal, and one can only stop here.
Therefore, a fake elixir cultivator cannot be considered a true Jindan cultivator, and is far inferior to even the cultivator with the worst Jindan quality, but he can crush any foundation-building cultivator!
Nanshanfang must be completely controlled by Baihua Valley. If Xiao Changqing does not make the right choice by then, the two elders will definitely suppress her. She can take this opportunity to avenge today's revenge!
(End of this chapter)
