Chapter 2500: Establishment of Four Halls
Heavy losses!
Of the billions of immortal troops that went to the ancient wilderness this time, 80% have now died, leaving only a few remnants alive, but most of them are injured.
Miserable defeat!
A truly devastating defeat!
This was also the first time in all these years that Lou Yun faced such a tragic defeat.
This battle.
Ultimately, it was because Qingzong caught them off guard.
If it weren’t for this, causing the Netherworld Immortal Court to fall into a disadvantage, the two Immortal Kings would not have taken action, and the Immortal King of Qing Sect would not have been lured out, leading to the tragic defeat in this battle.
You can say that.
If the Immortal King had not intervened in this battle, even if the Netherworld Immortal Court was defeated, it would not have lost so many cultivators.
Now that the matter is done, there is no point in saying more.
Lou Yun looked at the remaining troops, took a deep breath, and led the remaining troops back to report.
He could already imagine that if he failed this time, he would have to endure the thundering wrath of the Immortal Emperor Taichu.
But there is no way.
If you lose, you lose.
There is no reason and no excuse to be found.
…
A few days later.
Lou Yun returned to the Immortal Palace to report.
“Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!”
“Defeated?”
Taichu Immortal Emperor looked at Lou Yun below with indifferent eyes, as if he saw through everything.
Hearing this.
Lou Yun bowed his head and said, “I have failed your majesty’s high expectations!”
The words fell.
Lou Yun’s body shook and he flew out in an instant.
“Ahem!!”
After falling to the ground, Lou Yun barely struggled to get up, but his face was pale, and it was obvious that he had been seriously injured.
The Immortal Emperor Taichu withdrew his hand and said without any sadness or joy: “This emperor has always believed that meritorious service must be rewarded and faults must be punished. Not only have you lost this battle, but you have also damaged many cultivators of my Netherworld Immortal Court and the fortune of the Immortal Court.
It is only because I consider that the fault of this battle is not entirely yours that I am giving you a chance.
Otherwise, you won’t have the opportunity to stand here and talk to me.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!”
Lou Yun immediately knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said.
He understands.
The matter of this battle has been revealed.
The Netherworld Immortal Court was defeated.
Ultimately, it all comes down to the Immortal King.
Lou Yun himself is just a powerful cultivator. Even if he commands an army of hundreds of millions, it would be difficult for him to shake a true Immortal King.
so.
With the Immortal King taking action, defeat is inevitable.
Then.
Taichu Immortal Emperor said: “You should go to Qingyun Province immediately and help Yujing Tianjiang to conquer Qingyun Pass, and you can atone for your sins.”
“I obey your orders!”
Lou Yun didn’t dare to say much and just took the order and left.
After returning to his Tianjiang Mansion, he first used the elixir he had treasured for a long time to recover from his injuries, and then led the remaining army to Qingyun Province.
This time.
Lou Yun knew that he had to take over Qingyun Province.
Otherwise, his career as a divine general would be over.
Even if he could survive, he would have no chance to retain his position as the Divine General.
so.
anyway.
Lou Yun must win this battle.
…
“Greetings, Sect Master!”
In Qing Sect, the Divine Emperor Gu Chen came to meet Shen Changqing.
Having just returned from the battlefield, the opponent was filled with a terrifying murderous aura that had not yet completely dissipated.
Shen Changqing asked: “How was the battle?”
“The Netherworld Immortal Court was badly defeated in this battle, with no less than tens of millions of cultivators killed. After this battle, the Netherworld Immortal Court will have to think carefully before taking action against Gu Huang again.
In addition, I have already set up a formation at Tianyuan Pass, and other palaces have also synchronized formation restrictions. If the Netherworld Immortal Court really attacks again, we will have the opportunity to provide timely support!”
The Ancient Dust God Emperor said with a bow.
In his opinion, the defeat of the Netherworld Immortal Court in this battle was enough to make the other side suffer a heavy loss.
As long as the Netherworld Immortal Court is not stupid, it will not be able to attack Gu Huang again in a short period of time.
after all.
Now there are nine provinces and eight wildernesses.
Qing Zong’s strength is truly top-notch.
Even the overlord-level forces such as the Four Great Dynasties and the Temple of Samsara are not as powerful as the current Qing Sect in terms of foundation and strength.
It’s very simple.
The Qing Sect now has five Immortal Kings in charge.
Just this point.
It is enough to completely defeat other forces.
As powerful as the Temple of Samsara is, it only has one top-notch immortal king, the God of Samsara.
so.
The Netherworld Immortal Court’s desire to test Gu Huang was a wrong decision in itself.
“The rewards for this battle will be distributed according to merit. This matter will be the responsibility of the deputy sect leader.”
Shen Changqing nodded and said.
There are some things that he is too lazy to interfere with now, so he simply leaves them all to the God Emperor Gu Chen to deal with.
At this time.
Ancient Dust God Emperor said: “The talismans and array plates bestowed by the sect master in this battle have played a huge role. I wonder if these things can be mass-produced.
If we can mass produce it, our Qing Sect’s strength will be further improved.”
“in addition–“
“Many forces in the ancient wilderness now hope to purchase array plates and talismans from our Qing Sect.”
Hearing the words of the Ancient Dust God Emperor, Shen Changqing did not show much surprise on his face.
“The probability of failure in refining high-level array disks and talismans is very high, and the loss of materials is extraordinary. Even with my current means, the success rate involving the powerful is only 20% at most!”
“If it was a talisman array of one or two levels lower, the success rate would be much higher. However, a talisman array of this level would not be able to play a big role in a truly top-level war.”
Shen Changqing had no intention of hiding anything and directly stated the key issue.
After all.
He is currently only a fourth-level master in the art of talismans and formations.
The success rate of refining methods to reach a powerful level naturally cannot be very high.
Having a 20% chance of success is already quite incredible.
If it were an ordinary top-level fourth-level master, let alone a 20% success rate, even a 10% success rate would be good.
Speaking of this.
Shen Changqing paused, and then said: “If other forces want to purchase the talisman array, there is no problem, but this time I will only collect the corresponding materials.
Treasures of the same level can be exchanged for one by ten pieces of materials of the same level.
I will give you the corresponding list later, and you can inform those forces. If they are sure they want it, they can just bring the materials over.”
“good!”
The Ancient Dust God Emperor nodded.
Immediately following.
Shen Changqing said again: “In addition, I also plan to set up four major systems in the sect, including refining weapons, refining pills, talismans, and formations. If we can train some disciples in the future, we can also provide the sect with corresponding resources continuously.
There are many disciples in the sect now. You can look for them to see who has talents in these areas.
If they can be found, they can be promoted to sect elders and be responsible for teaching the disciples to practice.”
The words fell.
As Shen Changqing snapped his fingers, several streams of light shot out and turned into four stone tablets that appeared in front of the God Emperor Gu Chen.
“These four stone tablets all have my Dao rhyme on them, which can be used for disciples to comprehend and learn!”
“I’ll do it right away!”
Emperor Gu Chen looked at the four stone tablets and could naturally feel the majestic rhyme of Taoism contained in them. It was a pity that he knew nothing about the side-door methods of refining weapons, so he did not have much understanding at all.
Then.
The God Emperor Gu Chen left with the four stone tablets.
——
Three days later.
A piece of news shocked the Qing Sect.
As the deputy sect leader, the Divine Emperor Gu Chen announced that the Qing Sect would set up four halls: formation, alchemy, weapon refining, and talismans, and four competitions would be held next.
All disciples in the sect, regardless of their status, can come and participate in the competition.
Anyone who can win will be directly promoted to the head of a hall and enjoy the treatment of an elder.
The spread of this news shocked the sect, and many disciples found it difficult to suppress their excitement.
You know.
For many disciples, they will dabble in some side subjects to a greater or lesser extent, but it cannot be said that they have reached a very high level of cultivation.
But now that the sect’s news has spread, they all want to give it a try.
To be frank.
Even if you lose this competition, you won’t suffer any loss. On the contrary, if you win by chance, you will be extremely rich.
The head of a hall.
On par with the elders.
Such treatment is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary disciples. Even the so-called true disciples may not be as honorable as the head of a hall.
For a while.
The Qing Sect became lively.
“As the leader of a hall, maybe I can compete for it!”
There was a gleam of light in Zhuang Daozi’s eyes, and he felt an irrepressible excitement in his heart.
He couldn’t say about other fields, but when it comes to talismans, Zhuang Daozi asked himself if he had been immersed in it for many years. Looking at the entire Qing Sect, there was no one who could surpass him in the art of talismans except Shen Changqing.
Of course.
This does not rule out the possibility that someone is secretly pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and deliberately keeping a low profile, but in Zhuang Daozi’s view, the probability of him getting the position of hall master is still very high.
now.
Zhuang Daozi is the sect’s deacon, which is not a low status. However, no matter how good a sect’s deacon is, he is not as good as the master of a hall.
and.
The head of a hall is said to be a higher-ranking elder, but in fact, this position is even higher than that of an ordinary elder.
after all.
Many elders have no real power and just hold the title of elder. They do not have many monks who can actually be used under their command.
But the master of a hall is different.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the master of a hall is the one in charge of the authority of the entire Talisman Hall, and all the monks in the Talisman Hall must obey his orders.
This alone is enough to attract people.
therefore.
After learning the news, Zhuang Daozi signed up immediately.
And on the other side.
Shen Changqing also has his own things to do.
Now he is organizing numerous talismans and formation methods, and then putting them together, and then giving them to the God Emperor Gu Chen to distribute them to various major forces.
The material consumption of formations and talismans is extremely astonishing.
Shen Changqing was originally worried about where to get the materials. Now that all the major forces were rushing to give him money, he naturally wouldn’t be polite.
Finish these things.
Shen Changqing went into seclusion again in the Seven Mysterious Divine Tower.
For him, improving his strength is still the main thing. (End of this chapter)
