Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 211 - 198: In an Instant, Seven Years [Vote for Monthly Pass!]

Since taking over the Yinfu Sect.

In just three months, Lu Qingfeng successively visited Dragon Mountain Sect, Hundred Poison Sect, Iron Palm Mountain, Chaotic Blade Sect, and other surrounding sects spanning hundreds of miles, totaling thirteen large and small sects.

These thirteen sects submitted and were all incorporated into the Yinfu Sect.

In an instant.

Below the Sect Leader of the Yinfu Sect, there were now seven experts in the Dragon Tiger Realm, over fifty skilled practitioners in the Inner Strength Realm, and numerous adept fighters in the Muscle-Bone Realm and Skin and Flesh Realm.

It leaped to become the largest sect within a thousand miles.

All large and small sects, including independent 'Immortal Masters', were subdued one by one by Lu Qingfeng.

In these three months, the strength of the Yinfu Sect expanded by more than tenfold.

Only then did Lu Qingfeng stop, adjusting the internal structure of the Yinfu Sect, turning frantic expansion into internal stabilization.

Lying dormant.

Hall after hall was established within the Yinfu Sect.

The integration of the thirteen sects with the original disciples of Yinfu Sect was complex. For example, there had been constant conflicts between Dragon Mountain Sect and Yinfu Sect, and the two had been at odds for decades, with deep-seated grudges.

For instance, Hundred Poison Sect had previously been attacking Dragon Mountain Sect, nearly annihilating it, and both had the blood and lives of each other's disciples on their hands.

It was not an easy task to fully integrate these sects.

Luckily, there was the invincible Sect Leader to suppress any disturbances; whatever happened below, no big trouble could arise.

Lu Qingfeng set a general direction, gave an overall framework, and let those below squabble as they would.

Yinfu Sect temporarily adopted a structure centered around halls, did not establish Hall Masters, used Deputy Hall Masters to handle hall affairs. Protectors were appointed to assist, and below them the Deacons and Disciples were personally selected and appointed by the Deputy Hall Masters and Protectors of each hall.

Although this approach might give them the opportunity to form cliques, in each hall Lu Qingfeng had assigned two Deputy Hall Masters with different original affiliations.

The possibility of a hall banding together was not great.

Moreover.

Even with the strength of these defeated subordinates, as long as they could fulfill Lu Qingfeng's orders, he did not pay much attention.

Lu Qingfeng semi-released his hold over the Yinfu Sect.

On one hand, Lu Qingfeng ordered the Yinfu Sect to gather various herbs and minerals for him, while on the other hand he focused on cultivation.

The Spiritual Energy in the Sky Witch Realm was cut off, and Spiritual Medicine was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, which Lu Qingfeng did not count on finding. But there was no shortage of ordinary medicinal materials. He was currently only at the Sixth Layer of the True Qi Realm, and refining a few top-level elixirs that did not require Spiritual Medicine would also be beneficial to his cultivation growth.

Moreover, most of the Yinfu Sect were subdued by his overwhelming force.

If one were to say they were loyal?

That would be ridiculous.

His might was sufficient, but he needed to also show favor, motivating them with benefits to serve him more conscientiously.

Elixir Pills were a sharp tool.

Not to mention top-level elixirs, even low-level and intermediate elixirs like the Yellow Dragon Pill and Golden Marrow Pills were tempting to the seven high-level Dragon Tiger Realm experts under his command.

He also integrated various martial arts, Snake Control skills, Enslaving Ghost techniques, poison usage, and so on, strengthening each one.

Although Lu Qingfeng disdained these martial arts and Left Dao skills, they were treasures to ordinary Martial Artists. After strengthening, their effectiveness greatly increased, several times better than before.

These, under Lu Qingfeng's control, made him establish an arsenal on Feixian Mountain, which held great allure for all Martial Artists in the Yinfu Sect.

By exerting both favor and authority.

It was not difficult to control the Yinfu Sect.

While integrating the Yinfu Sect, Lu Qingfeng also ordered the Medicine King Hall to gather various herbs and established a Medicine Garden for cultivation.

He commanded the Treasure Hall to scatter to the surrounding hills, searching for all kinds of treasures, including but not limited to medicinal materials and ores.

He directed the Fei Niao Hall to scout around the Yinfu Sect, examining the surrounding circumstances.

He instructed the Elder Hall to travel to various villages and hamlets, selecting talented youths to be taken in as disciples.

He mandated the Wind Discipline Hall to inspect the Yinfu Sect; any who violated the rules set by the Sect Leader were to be immediately tried and disciplined by the Enforcement Hall.

Within the Yinfu Sect, sect leaders, elders, and disciples from various factions gathered.

Like Hundred Poison Sect.

Like Dragon Mountain Sect.

These were originally no easy prey, and now congregated together, many were unruly, indiscriminant between good and evil, and numerous were those who valued life cheaply.

Lu Qingfeng established sect rules and disciplined with thunderous methods.

Whether by killing or punishing.

The effect was significant.

The Yinfu Sect was both integrating and developing.

Lu Qingfeng was fully devoted to his cultivation.

In addition to the four Mysterious Level Techniques such as the Luofu Sword Scripture, Twelve Heavenly Demon God Skill, Yellow Robe True Skill, and Five Thunder Heart Sutra, he added the Observing Eight-Nine Tribulation Method.

However, the latter was not merely a Qi Refining Method but mostly for contemplation.

While Lu Qingfeng was enhancing his cultivation level through practices, he also contemplated the first tribulation in the Observing Eight-Nine Tribulation Method.

One Tribulation, Eight Calamities.

The Purple Pavilion Wanderer obtained this method and contemplated for decades, only grasping the barest essence of the first three tribulations. Lu Qingfeng, with the wisdom of nine past lives and exceptional insight, had a decent comprehension ability.

However, the speed of his contemplation was not particularly fast either.

Yet compared to the Purple Pavilion Wanderer, what Lu Qingfeng lacked the least was time. Whether it took ten years, a hundred years, or even a thousand years of contemplation, as long as he could master this method, he would immediately gain a killer move.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, seven years passed.

...

In the Southern Border, within the territory of the Huang Clan, located at the northwest edge of the Southern Border, it was the most remote.

From the Huang Clan eastward, neighboring the territory of the Xiao Clan.

The land spanned eight hundred miles, with countless hills.

In recent years.

The Central Plains Martial World invaded, destroying more than half of the twenty-plus large and small sects of the Xiao Clan by the firm hand of the Changge Sect, a Great Sect from the Central Plains.

Inside the Xiao Clan, the remaining dozen sects, terrified, spent years pulling together, and finally formed a bond.

They created the Sky Corpse Alliance.

At last, they halted Changge Sect's winning streak.

Both sides were about equal; Changge Sect having a slight advantage. But as the Sky Corpse Alliance consolidated from more than ten sects and fought on their home turf, they also held numerous advantages.

Changge Sect could not advance.

The Sky Corpse Alliance could not regain lost territory.

Thus, the two sides used Gui Lan River as the boundary, dividing the original territory of the Xiao Clan. They were at a stalemate for more than a dozen years.

Changge Sect kept a low profile for many years, gradually establishing a foothold in the Southern Border. Absorbing their winnings, the number of disciples and experts in the sect increased significantly.

Slowly, there were signs of stirring up the conflict again.

Friction with the Sky Corpse Alliance grew day by day.

Looking at the Sky Corpse Alliance.

After all, it was a loose alliance. Internally, factions banded together, dividing into a dozen or so large and small sects. Cohesion in battle, self-governance when not. Over more than a decade, they had made little progress.

One side digesting the spoils of war, gaining significant strength.

One side stalled, riddled with internal strife.

Should this battle break out, the situation would be grim for the Sky Corpse Alliance.

This day.

At the Sky Corpse Alliance's main altar on Great Sun Peak.

Masters from the alliance's fifteen sects gathered together.

Including various sect leaders, elders, and protectors, totaling dozens of people. Any one of them, if set loose, would be a famous master.

But now, the scene was noisy and chaotic.

"Gentlemen!"

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Xuanshi Sect's Sect Leader Tie Shan pressed his hands down in the air, uttered a deep shout that resonated across the top of the Great Sun Peak.

Xuanshi Sect was one of the three most powerful sects within the Sky Corpse Alliance.

Sect Leader Tie Shan himself was a renowned master for decades, already a Dragon Tiger Realm martial artist more than ten years ago, having slain a peer from the Changge Sect; even within Changge Sect, his reputation was quite prominent.

With his voice, the venue immediately became silent.

Tie Shan was a robust old man with a face as black as charcoal, weird to look at, yet no one dared to underestimate him. He said, "Gathered here today, we are to discuss the matter of Changge Sect. The Changge Sect is restless, likely unable to hold back. How our Sky Corpse Alliance should respond is what we need to deliberate and plan for."

The Sky Corpse Alliance was at odds with the Changge Sect.

Though the alliance was loosely structured internally, they kept track of the Changge Sect's movements. Seeing that the Changge Sect was showing signs of resurrecting the battlefront, the Sky Corpse Alliance was also becoming somewhat agitated.

Gathering at Great Sun Peak was precisely for this issue.

"Those Changge Sect brats can't seem to keep to themselves."

"I think there's no need for discussion. Just fight them. With three Alliance Hierarchs on our side, could we still be afraid of the Changge Sect?!"

Someone in the crowd yelled with the fierce energy of a newbie not fearing a tiger.

Tie Shan looked down.

He saw a big man holding a long spear, bare-chested with a ferocious face. The one who had just spoken was this man.

Tie Shan saw him and immediately grinned, "Ah, so it's the Iron Spear Sect's Sect Leader Lian Ta."

Iron Spear Sect.

Lian Ta.

The former was a minor sect within the Sky Corpse Alliance, while the latter was the sect leader, a newly risen genius in recent years. His strength had reached the Dragon Tiger Realm. Under his leadership, the Iron Spear Sect had gained a reputation, and it was now considered a middle-ranking power within the Sky Corpse Alliance.

"Sect Leader Lian Ta."

Tie Shan looked at the big man and shook his head, "The Changge Sect has been operating low-key for thirteen years. Now that they dare to start the war, they must have confidence. To rashly engage in battle, we may fall into their trap; we need long-term planning."

Compared to Lian Ta, Tie Shan was more cunning and far-sighted.

Unwilling to engage in battle too hastily.

Lian Ta opened his mouth but said no more.

Tie Shan was one of the three great Alliance Hierarchs of the Sky Corpse Alliance, and although Lian Ta was now also a Dragon Tiger Realm martial artist, he was definitely no match for Tie Shan. Moreover, the Iron Spear Sect couldn't compare to the Xuanshi Sect.

Having little say, further debate was pointless.

Next to Tie Shan was a white-haired and bearded old man who now spoke, "I have an idea, but I'm not sure if it could work."

"Oh?"

"Please share, Patriarch Hun He."

Tie Shan hurriedly urged.

Hun He!

The Iron Corpse Sect's Sect Leader of the Sky Corpse Alliance, at the advanced age of eighty, even Tie Shan had to address him as a senior.

This man, along with Tie Shan and the White Bone Sect's Sect Leader Fire Cloud, were the three great Alliance Hierarchs of the Sky Corpse Alliance.

The trio were among the strongest in the alliance, immersed in the Dragon Tiger Realm for many years, responsible for countless lives, even cutting down peers. Beyond their own strength, they also excelled in the art of Refining Corpse, with refined corpses to aid them, even daring to fight against an Outer Firmament Grandmaster.

Compared to new Dragon Tiger Realm martial artists like Lian Ta of the Iron Spear Sect, they were several notches stronger.

All eyes were on him.

Hun He stroked his beard, slowly said, "The Changge Sect has been dormant for thirteen years, silently accumulating strength. It is said that in these years, they have produced several Dragon Tiger Realm masters, and even a new Outer Firmament Grandmaster. Thirteen years ago, we could barely fend off the Changge Sect, but thirteen years later, I'm afraid we might not be able to withstand them."

Such words greatly boosted the morale of others while diminishing their own prestige.

But some in the audience knew these words were true, some felt aggrieved, yet with Hun He's strong influence and high position, they could only grumble internally without retorting.

Everyone looked at Hun He, wanting to know his strategy, since he was speaking so negatively.

Only to hear Hun He continue, "In the western region, the Huang Clan's realm has seen the rise of the Yinfu Sect in recent years. Even if some of you may not be clear on the details, you've likely heard about them."

"The Yinfu Sect?"

"Indeed."

"Yes, I've heard of them."

The people nodded.

The Xiao Clan was adjacent to the Huang Clan; with the rise of the Yinfu Sect, even if the Sky Corpse Alliance sects didn't pay much attention, they all more or less knew of it.

"It is said that the Yinfu Sect's Sect Leader Guang Yuan is unmatched in this era, with strength no less than that of a Great Grandmaster. Personally taking action, he used strong measures to subjugate all large and small sects within the Huang Clan's realm, incorporating them into the Yinfu Sect. Furthermore, he is skilled in Alchemy and making elixirs, enabling the sect members to quickly increase their strength."

"In just seven years, the Yinfu Sect's Muscle-Bone and Inner Strength backbone martial artists have increased tenfold."

"There are over a dozen Dragon Tiger Realm masters in the sect, and it even rumored that there is a newly advanced Grandmaster."

Among the three great Alliance Hierarchs, the last to speak was Fire Cloud, dressed in a red robe, with a square face. Listening to Hun He mention the 'Yinfu Sect,' he couldn't help but interject. From his words, it was obvious that he had a deep understanding of the Yinfu Sect.

"A Grandmaster?"

"A Grandmaster?"

"Dozens of Dragon Tiger Realm masters?!"

Some people in the audience, knowing only the name but not the strength of the Yinfu Sect, were shocked upon hearing this.

Let alone Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters, the mere mention of over a dozen Dragon Tiger Realm masters was already superior to the Sky Corpse Alliance on the surface. If Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters indeed existed, not to mention the Sky Corpse Alliance, even the Changge Sect might not be able to compare.

After Fire Cloud's introduction, he looked at Hun He and asked with a frown, "Is Patriarch Hun He suggesting we seek assistance from the Yinfu Sect?"

"Yes."

Hun He nodded, "The Yinfu Sect is, after all, a sect of our Southern Border. Naturally, we should be allied. If the Changge Sect invades and our Sky Corpse Alliance cannot hold them off, the next target will surely be the Yinfu Sect. Send someone there, explain the pros and cons. As long as the Yinfu Sect dispatches a few Dragon Tiger Realm masters to support us, the threat from the Changge Sect will be instantly resolved."

"This—"

Fire Cloud and Tie Shan exchanged glances, their faces showing hesitation.

Others were contemplative, some were tempted, some were disdainful.

For a moment, silence fell.

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