CHAPTER 837: STRIKES AND PRESSURE

Jade Sword Sect is no longer the same as it use

Jade Sword Sect is no longer the same as it used to be, a decisive and unforgiving Sword Cultivator sect.

This is Meng Zhang's intuition, based on various facts and judgments he has made.

Various pressures from both within and outside the Jiuqu League, along with the losses and difficult situations faced by the sect, have greatly restricted Jade Sword Sect.

In the past, no matter how dissatisfied or unruly the major cultivation forces within the camp were, Jade Sword Sect would not make any concessions. On the contrary, they would use thunderous means to deal with any rebellious elements first.

However, after the truce with Dali Dynasty's North Sweeping Grand Army, Jade Sword Sect surprisingly made a rare concession. They agreed to the demands of various cultivation forces to allow their cultivators to take turns resting and recuperating.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the major cultivation forces withdrew most of their main forces from the frontline and showed no intention of returning.

Meng Zhang doesn't know how others view this matter, nor does he know the thoughts of the higher-ups in Jade Sword Sect. But from this event, he can see the weakness of Jade Sword Sect.

Currently, Taiyi Sect does not have the conditions to resist Jade Sword Sect, nor is it necessary to oppose them.

Meng Zhang gathered the surrounding cultivation forces this time, firstly as a probe to test Jade Sword Sect and secondly to display Taiyi Sect's strength, making it difficult for Jade Sword Sect to easily manipulate Taiyi Sect in the future.

Meng Zhang's reputation is prominent, and Taiyi Sect's prestige is not to be ignored.

Almost all the important figures from the cultivation forces around Taiyi Sect have come to participate in the funeral.

True Monarch Clever Machine of Clever Machine Sect, Gu Yue Huaidie of Great Wind City's Gu Yue Family...

What surprised Meng Zhang, even more, was the presence of True Monarch You Hongzhi from the Four Seas Commercial Firm, who actually gave him enough face to attend the funeral of a mere Gold Core cultivator.

Meng Zhang personally welcomed this distinguished guest, True Monarch You Hongzhi, outside the sect's gate.

Jin Li and other True Monarchs are stationed in Taiyi Sect's frontline camp, so only Meng Zhang is qualified to receive this experienced Primordial Spirit True Monarch.

After meeting, True Monarch You Hongzhi had a smile on his face, behaving like an old friend, very affable.

However, Meng Zhang was cautious about this person.

Although True Monarch You Hongzhi and Elder Beast Fury had been friends for many years, he had betrayed him without hesitation and helped Jade Sword Sect divide the Beast King Mountain.

In the dog-eat-dog world of the Cultivation World, such things were not uncommon. Friendship is the most unreliable thing, while betrayal and selling out are the main themes.

Although Meng Zhang despised True Monarch You Hongzhi's actions now, he might not hesitate to do the same if such an opportunity fell to him and Taiyi Sect. He might also take advantage first before deciding what to do.

Of course, this does not prevent Meng Zhang from being cautious about True Monarch You Hongzhi.

Four Seas Commercial Firm is a much stronger and older influential force compared to Taiyi Sect, and True Monarch You Hongzhi is an experienced Primordial Spirit True Monarch.

True Monarch You Hongzhi's arrival quickly became the focus of attention.

Representatives from various cultivation forces approached with flattering smiles and praised him generously.

Fortunately, the members of the Hanhai Alliance could distinguish who their masters were and did not go up to flatter outsiders.

While Meng Zhang maintained a smiling face, he felt quite unhappy inside.

He was not unhappy because True Monarch You Hongzhi stole the limelight, but rather because his arrival disrupted Meng Zhang's original plan.

With True Monarch You Hongzhi present, Meng Zhang couldn't say many things he had planned to say.

In such a public setting, he couldn't find a way to talk to certain people privately.

Meng Zhang realized that he had been careless this time. He should have met with the representatives of the major cultivation forces separately in advance, reached agreements in secret, and then openly organized them together.

Things had been going smoothly for him during this period, which made him a bit careless.

True Monarch You Hongzhi's arrival interfered with his good deeds and sounded a warning for him.Since the original purpose could not be achieved, Meng Zhang simply let it go and allowed the funeral to return to its original purpose.

Hu Jing, like most cultivators in the Cultivation World, didn't leave behind any blood relatives; she only had a few disciples.

Hu Jing made enormous contributions to Taiyi Sect during her lifetime, so Meng Zhang did what little he could to make her funeral grand and lively.

After the funeral, the guests from all sides left one after another, and Meng Zhang personally escorted True Monarch You Hongzhi outside the sect's gate.

Before leaving, True Monarch You Hongzhi lightly admonished Meng Zhang. The gist of it was to warn him not to become arrogant and think that hiding in the Endless Sea of Sand, a remote place, would make him forget who the master of the Jiuqu League was.

Meng Zhang maintained a smiling face and acted as if he humbly accepted the advice.

Although it is a cultivator's nature to attach themselves to the strong, someone like True Monarch You Hongzhi, who showed unwavering loyalty to Jade Sword Sect and frequently ran errands for them, made Meng Zhang feel strange.

True Monarch You Hongzhi did not stay long and left directly after seeing that Meng Zhang was not disrespectful.

Of course, he would not be deceived by Meng Zhang's attitude and would continue to keep an eye on his movements.

As he watched True Monarch You Hongzhi's figure disappear into the distance, Meng Zhang's expression gradually became gloomy.

It seems that his attempt to avoid fighting with Dali Dynasty and hiding in the Endless Sea of Sand has aroused Jade Sword Sect's dissatisfaction.

The petty actions he had made did not escape Jade Sword Sect's notice.

From the beginning to the end, Jade Sword Sect regarded Taiyi Sect as a pawn they could manipulate at will.

But Meng Zhang is not satisfied with such a status.

His demands are not high; he just wants to be self-sufficient.

Unfortunately, one cannot control their destiny in the world of cultivators. Many disputes in the Cultivation World are not things they can avoid just by wanting to hide away.

Given the current situation, even if Jade Sword Sect is dissatisfied with Taiyi Sect, they are unlikely to act rashly.

Taiyi Sect should still have time to find an opportunity to break the deadlock.

After the funeral, Meng Zhang didn't stay too long at the Hundred Grass Slope, Taiyi Sect's mountain gate, and left to return to the frontline camp.

At present, there are four Primordial Spirit True Monarchs stationed in the frontline camp.

Since a large-scale war had not broken out yet, everyone was relatively relaxed.

The four Primordial Spirit True Monarchs could take turns leaving to deal with their own affairs.

For safety reasons, at least two Primordial Spirit True Monarchs must stay in the camp.

True Monarch He Luo didn't like Jade Sword Sect, and he had nowhere else to go, so he had been staying in the camp all along.

Occasionally, he would leave to go to the Nine Heavens to collect Nine Heavens Refined Essence or see if he could obtain some Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.

In theory, after True Monarch Jin Li came out of seclusion, the frontline camp of Taiyi Sect should already have enough Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.

However, True Monarch Book Mountain did not leave; he had been staying there all the time.

He was a complete homebody, spending most of his time reading in the camp.

Apart from occasionally going out to show himself, wandering around the Barbarian Clan's army camp, and intimidating the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan, he had hardly left the frontline camp.

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