Chapter 173: Don’t give up

Mu Huaishan reversed the true fire and completely refined the strands of red light wrapped around his body, causing the red rope in Lu Hongniang's hand to suddenly lose its aura. It seems that it can no longer restore its function without a long period of warming.

Although he got rid of the entanglement of the silk locks, Mu Huaishan also paid a considerable price. At this time, his body was emitting red light, and his body even gave off a roasted smell.

Liang Qiguang, who was on the side, saw that Mu Huaishan was in bad condition and immediately cast a magic rain spell.

Drops of spiritual rain fell from the sky and landed on Mu Huaishan. They soon made a squeaking sound and suppressed the flames in Mu Huaishan's body.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mu Huaishan immediately took a fourth-level spiritual elixir, the Heart Nourishing Pill, and finally managed to save his life.

At this point, Qingxuanzong had already revealed one Jindan and five Zifus in the nearby Chaoyin Mountain, and Hongshanzong's plan to raid the vassal families of Qingxuanzong had completely failed.

Although they found out the number of monks left by the Qingxuan Sect in Zifu in Chaoyin Mountain, Mu Huaishan was seriously injured, which almost destroyed the hope on the road. This sudden battle, the Hongshan Sect had already lost its capital.

If the high-level monks continue to fight, the Hongshan Sect has no chance of winning. Seeing that nothing could be done, Patriarch Yang of the Hongshan Sect could only give up and quickly retreated with his disciples with a long sigh.

Returning to the northern foot of the Duanyun Mountain Range, everyone immediately sent Mu Huaishan back to the sect for medical treatment.

Mu Huaishan's condition is very serious. His muscles, bones, body, and internal organs have been almost completely roasted by the reversed true fire. This time, the roots have been damaged and blocked. Even if he can barely recover after a hundred years of cultivation, he has lost A hundred years of precious time are completely hopeless on the road.

The senior monks of the Hongshan Sect invaded rashly, but the monks of the Qingxuan Sect were well prepared. Although they were more numerous, they did not take any advantage, and they also temporarily lost the combat power of Mu Huaishan, the Zifu.

In the next hundred years, Hongshan Sect almost lost one Zifu monk. Compared with Qingxuan Sect, their power declined again.

The living room of the Xiao family in Qingliang Mountain, because it is the closest to Chaoyin Mountain, has become the frontline place for the Hongshan Sect to store grain.

The six purple mansions of the Hongshan Sect were sitting in the living room. The leader, He Zhenze, frowned and said with a bitter expression: "There have been five purple mansions of the Qingxuan Sect in Taicheng County, relying on a fourth-level spiritual palace in Chaoyin Mountain. It's impossible for them to station so many manpower for a long time.

Moreover, the thirteen Zifu monks of Qingxuan Sect have many places to garrison. They have just occupied Shuangjiao Mountain and have controlled six fourth-order spiritual veins in the Southern Wasteland. It is impossible not to leave manpower behind. In addition, Qingyang and Zhongxuan, the sect's foundation places, also need to retain people. How can it be possible to mobilize so many people? "

"There is a loose cultivator from the Zifu period, You Nianwei, stationed on the Shuangjiao Mountain. With this person, Zhao Xinlian can be mobilized at any time. Zhao Xinlian was injured by the green dragon last time. It is estimated that the injury has not recovered, but he should be replaced. Wu Si Heng, so this time Wu Si Heng came in person. "The person who spoke was a young Taoist who seemed to have good looks. His name was Shi Changqing. He was on the fourth level of the Zi Mansion and was also a veteran Zi Mansion monk of the Hongshan Sect.

"I'm not surprised that Wu Sixeng can come. After all, Chaoyin Mountain must have his family's shares. If he doesn't come and contribute, he won't be able to convince others. But who is this You Nianwei? Can he actually help Qingxuan Sect guard the spiritual veins?" The middle-aged Taoist asked, stroking the beard on his mouth.

This middle-aged monk dressed in Taoist attire is named Tian Wenxuan, and his cultivation level is already at the seventh level of the Purple Mansion. Except for the oldest He Zhenze, he has the strongest magical power among everyone.

"The origin of this person is unclear. It is said that he was a casual cultivator and had a close relationship with Liang Taixu in Heishan. I heard that this person and the Qingxuan Sect jointly occupied the spiritual vein of Shuangjiao Mountain." Liang Qiguang went to Heishan once and said to Nan Huang knew the situation best, so he explained it in words.

He Zhenze smiled bitterly and said: "Our estimate was wrong. We missed the variable You Niangwei and underestimated Lu Hongniang's magical power. It seems that this person is not far away from forming a pill. It is estimated that there will be another three to five years. In ten years, Qingxuan Sect will add a golden elixir-level monk.

Once Lu Hongniang forms the golden elixir, and with the help of the Chaoyin Mountain Lingshi Mine, Qingxuan Sect will soon usher in a period of great development. We have been entangled with them for so many years, and I am afraid that once Qingxuan Sect calms down, it will We are about to be cut into pieces. "

"Senior Brother He is right. Although Junior Brother Mu can't take action for the time being, this battle will continue to be fought. We have a large population and a large number of monks, so we still have a slight advantage. If we don't fight now, wait until Qingxuan Sect develops and grows. We are the meat and fish on the chopping board.

I think we should mobilize the manpower below on a large scale. Although it is difficult to mobilize the monks in the Qi-training stage due to the obstruction of Duanyun Mountain, we can mobilize a large number of manpower in the foundation-building stage.

There are three hundred foundation-building monks in our sect. If we include the families from the four vassal counties, even if we use half of the manpower, the number will exceed the entire foundation-building monks of Qingxuan Sect.

As for the Qingxuan Sect's foundation building, a large part of it will be allocated to guard the Southern Wasteland, which is no match for us in terms of numbers.

We must not hesitate this time. Even if we fight a war of attrition, we must continue to fight Qingxuanzong. Even if we suffer heavy losses, we cannot take advantage of Qingxuanzong. "The speaker has a dignified appearance, and there is a touch of authority in his words. This person is Zhang Zhengyang, the head of the Hongshan Sect. Although Zhang Zhengyang is only at the third level of the Zifu, he holds the power of the sect and is among the several Zifu monks. It’s also very prestigious.

The high-level monks' surprise attack failed, and He Zhenze felt depressed, but he still refused to admit defeat.

"Junior Brother Zhang is right. Four of our eleven Zifu monks must be left to guard Lingshan. Now Junior Brother Mu can't take action. From the perspective of high-level monks, we are no longer the opponents of Qingxuan Sect.

If we still want to compete, we can only use our numerical advantage to fight a war of attrition with Qingxuan Sect. I didn't want this to be the case. Once a war of attrition started, both sides would probably suffer numerous casualties.

But in order to suppress the development speed of Qingxuan Sect, we have to do this. From now on, we change our strategy. Several of us personally take action to contain the high-level monks of Qingxuan Sect and leave the battle to the foundation-building monks below. We didn't stop until Qingxuanzong suffered heavy casualties and couldn't continue the attack. "

"It's easy for everyone else to say that even Patriarch Jin of the Qingxuan Sect and Uncle Yang can deal with it, but Lu Hongniang is very difficult to deal with. I'm afraid we are no match. If we face this person, our manpower will be damaged." Liang Qiguang saw Mu Huai with his own eyes. The scene of Shan Shan's defeat, seeing Lu Hongniang win over a Zifu at a very small price in a very short period of time, still made him feel a little worried and frightened.

"Junior Brother Liang, don't worry. I'll take care of Lu Hongniang here. Even if I die, I will hold Lu Hongniang down for you and conquer Chaoyin Mountain." He Zhenze's life is running out and he already has the courage to fight to the death. Determined, he is a ninth-level monk in the Zi Mansion. Although his vitality is beginning to decline due to old age, he may not be Lu Hongniang's opponent. However, it is still possible to delay and contain Lu Hongniang.