Arriving at Holy Fire Prefecture, first find a righteous cultivator to inquire about the situation. This righteous cultivator is around sixty years old, a white-robed elder.
Soon, from the white-robed elder's mouth, you learn that the rogue cultivators in conflict with the Holy Fire Sect are from Anshui Market, a rogue cultivator alliance similar to Blackwater Market, the city lord surnamed An, a Core Formation sixth-layer cultivator.
When the war between the righteous and demonic paths broke out, Anshui Market guarded a place called Huayang Valley, a strategically dangerous location on the front lines of the war. During the ten-year war, Anshui Market lost many people defending this place.
After you defeated Qiu Yue, the demonic cultivators of Holy Fire Prefecture chose to surrender. Naturally, the demonic cultivators near Huayang Valley surrendered to Anshui Market. But here's the problem: the demonic territory near Huayang Valley was a huge piece of fat, with several third-tier spiritual vein mines. Nearby was also the demonic Sacred Demon Sect, whose treasure trove held a large number of cultivation resources, elixirs, magic tools, and spiritual weapons.
Thus, the conflict arose. How could the Holy Fire Sect allow such a large piece of fat to be swallowed by Anshui Market? In the eyes of the Holy Fire Sect, all cultivation resources in Holy Fire Prefecture belonged to them. The demonic path's surrender should naturally mean everything belongs to the Holy Fire Sect. How could a small rogue cultivator alliance be allowed to swallow it?
So, just recently, in order to swallow the Sacred Demon Sect's cultivation resources and exclusively control the demonic territory near Huayang Valley, the Holy Fire Sect led a large force to attack Anshui Market. The city lord of Anshui Market, Lord An, was severely injured by the Holy Fire Sect, and many rogue cultivators died.
From the white-robed elder's words, you learn that the number of rogue cultivators who died at the hands of the Holy Fire Sect alone is probably four or five hundred!
Hearing this death toll, you sneer inwardly. This Holy Fire Sect is indeed courting death. In the past ten years, they may not have killed five hundred demonic path cultivators, but immediately after the war ended, within an hour, they launched a heavy attack on the rogue cultivators. They weren't seen killing demonic cultivators, but they are ruthless when killing their own!
"Alas, this Holy Fire Sect is truly despicable. When fighting the demonic path before, they weren't seen at Huayang Valley. When the war between the righteous and demonic paths just broke out, Huayang Valley was besieged by the demonic path, and the original valley master asked the Holy Fire Sect for help, but the Holy Fire Sect ignored it. It was Lord An who personally led a team to reinforce Huayang Valley. For the past ten years, after the valley master of Huayang Valley was killed by the demonic path, Lord An personally took over Huayang Valley, resisting the demonic path for ten years!"
"Now that the demonic path has surrendered, and it's time for benefits, the Holy Fire Sect comes to snatch Huayang Valley. Truly shameless!" the white-robed elder cursed fiercely, but he then expressed helplessness to Lin Changqing.
He told Lin Changqing that now that the demonic path has surrendered, the Holy Fire Sect is the strongest force in Holy Fire Prefecture, with a great cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation sitting in charge. Who can do anything to them?
This is the white-robed elder's helplessness.
Clearly, Anshui Market contributed the most in the war between the righteous and demonic paths, and Anshui Market protected the most common people, but now the fruits of victory are about to be seized by the Holy Fire Sect.
The white-robed elder felt helpless and unwilling. He felt that the world was too unfair.
The good man, Lord An, received no good reward. He worked hard for ten years to resist the demonic path and defend Huayang Valley, but after victory, he was severely injured.
The bad guys, the Holy Fire Sect, didn't contribute much in these ten years, but they are about to exclusively enjoy the greatest fruits of victory in Holy Fire Prefecture.
Hearing the white-robed elder's words, you immediately asked him a question. You asked him, if the Holy Fire Sect rules Holy Fire Prefecture in the future, how would that life compare to before?
The white-robed elder pondered for a moment and replied: "If the Holy Fire Sect rules Holy Fire Prefecture, needless to say, the cultivation resources of Holy Fire Prefecture will definitely be monopolized by the Holy Fire Sect. We rogue cultivators simply won't have any chance, and some nobles from the Holy Fire Sect will exploit the common people in the area, and we will have to swallow our anger."
"But how should I put it? Under the rule of the Holy Fire Sect, we can barely survive. After all, before, the demonic path would slaughter cities and kill people at every turn. The rule of the Holy Fire Sect is also terrible, but at least, we can barely survive."
The white-robed elder sighed as he spoke.
This is the reason why you want to establish a new order. Hearing the white-robed elder's words, you thought to yourself. You want the people of Qingzhou to not just merely live. Soon, you bid farewell to the white-robed elder and then flew rapidly in the direction of Huayang Valley!
From the white-robed elder's words, it can be learned that after Lord An was seriously injured, Lord An's daughter is still leading a group of rogue cultivators to defend Huayang Valley, resisting the siege of the Holy Fire Sect.
You estimate that it will only take a quarter of an hour to arrive there.
"Holy Fire Sect, I'm coming!" A trace of coldness flashed in Lin Changqing's eyes!
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At this moment, inside Huayang Valley, a yellow-skirted girl is leading many rogue cultivators in resisting the siege of a large number of Holy Fire Sect cultivators.
The leader of the Holy Fire Sect is a brocade-robed young master named Shengyunzi, the son of the current Holy Fire Sect master.
Beside Shengyunzi is a gray-robed old man. Seeing a large number of rogue cultivators dying tragically, and seeing that the yellow-skirted girl had many wounds on her body, he seemed somewhat unbearable, so he said: "Young Sect Master, shouldn't we order a stop? If we kill all these rogue cultivators, wouldn't it be a bit too much? Now that the righteous path has just won, we are already slaughtering here. If word gets out, and that Qingyi senior learns of it, then..."
"Haha, Elder Gray, you're overthinking it." The brocade-robed young master laughed loudly, "What kind of existence is that Qingyi senior? How could he care about what happens in our small Holy Fire Prefecture?"
"Moreover, you must know that our Holy Fire Prefecture is the number one force of the Holy Fire Sect. If that senior wants to rule Qingzhou in the future, he will definitely need our support. Compared to a mere rogue cultivator alliance, that Qingyi senior will definitely know which side weighs more. So, it doesn't matter if we kill these rogue cultivators. That senior doesn't care at all!"
"Our Holy Fire Sect is the more valuable party!"
Saying that, Shengyunzi waved his hand again, signaling the Holy Fire Sect cultivators to increase their attack, to kill all these rogue cultivators within a few minutes!
Shengyunzi grinned and said: "Kill them all for me, kill these ignorant rogue cultivators, let them understand that in Holy Fire Prefecture, my Holy Fire Sect is the sky!"
The yellow-skirted girl shouted angrily: "Now that we've just won, you Holy Fire Sect want to kill us all? Aren't you afraid I'll report you to that Qingyi senior?"
"Ridiculous, what are you, Huang Ling'er? You're worthy of seeing that senior? Your father is just a mere sixth-layer Core Formation cultivator. How could he be qualified to see that senior, let alone you, who is only a first-layer Core Formation cultivator!"
"I'm telling you, by tomorrow, all the late-stage Core Formation cultivators of the righteous path in the entire Qingzhou will join hands to go to Tiandu Prefecture to prepare a celebration banquet for that Qingyi senior, celebrating the victory of the righteous path. Remember, only late-stage great cultivators are qualified to participate. My father is qualified, but you and your father are not qualified to attend that banquet!"
"You still want to complain? You're dreaming!"
Saying that, Shengyunzi laughed loudly, his face full of triumph.
This celebration banquet that Shengyunzi mentioned was organized by his father. The Holy Fire Sect's master is usually a person who steers with the wind. Seeing Lin Changqing kill Qiu Yue, he immediately thought of how to flatter him.
Therefore, the Holy Fire Sect master joined forces with the Qingzhou righteous path great cultivators to prepare to hold a celebration banquet tomorrow, also in order to flatter Lin Changqing greatly.
Hearing Shengyunzi's words, the yellow-skirted girl was filled with despair. Yes, what kind of person is that senior, the invincible figure who defeated Qiu Yue? How could they, such small figures, be able to meet him? And Shengyunzi's next sentence made her even more desperate.
"Huang Ling'er, I might as well tell you, tomorrow my father and all my uncles will go to Tiandu Prefecture to offer congratulations to that senior, and they have decided to offer a treasure of great importance from my Holy Fire Sect. That treasure is very important. My father said that the senior will definitely be delighted to see it, and maybe he will even accept me as a disciple!"
"Haha! You still want to complain? After tomorrow, I will be that senior's disciple. The number one person in Qingzhou will be my master! You still want to complain to my master? You're dreaming!" Shengyunzi stood with his hands behind his back, laughing triumphantly.
This person really knows how to climb the pole. In fact, the Holy Fire Sect master only told him to send the treasure, only saying that there was a chance to have Lin Changqing accept him as a disciple.
But Shengyunzi here seems to have already foreseen that Lin Changqing would accept him as a disciple, and now he even directly regards himself as Lin Changqing's disciple.
"This old servant congratulates the Young Sect Master on becoming a disciple of that great figure!"
"Yes, we congratulate the Young Sect Master on becoming a disciple of that great figure!"
It's simply outrageous. At this moment, a group of Holy Fire Sect cultivators seemed to believe Shengyunzi's words, and one by one began to congratulate him. Shengyunzi was also smug, while the yellow-skirted girl looked desperate.
And just at this moment, a cold voice came from afar, and a Qingyi cultivator carrying a blood knife descended indifferently: "Oh? I don't remember accepting you as a disciple?"
