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A ray of light, as fast as a meteor, fell into the pine forest on the top of Yuntai Mountain.

The light dissipated, and an old Taoist wearing a blue Taoist robe walked out. He was none other than Taoist Xu Zhen, one of the Three Immortals of Yuntai.

Quickly walking into the wooden house in the pine forest, Wuyouzi and Yulin Master were meditating inside and opened their eyes at the same time.

"Uncle Wuyou, Uncle Yulin."

"No need to be polite, come up quickly."

Taoist Xu Zhen came to the futon in front and sat down.

"What did Wang Chongyang and Songfeng say?"

Taoist Xu Zhen shook his head.

"They refused."

"Refuse? Why did they refuse? Can't you see that Nanzhan Buzhou is now standing on the crater? If it goes wrong, it will lead to the destruction of the sect and the sect." Master Yulin said angrily.

Even Wuyouzi couldn't help but look disappointed at this moment.

Ever since Chongshan Academy defeated the demon sect's conspiracy in front of Sanjiazi and beheaded Wutian Demon Ancestor in Zhongdu City, Chongshan's prestige has surpassed that of witches and demons, and is close to that of Buddhism and Taoism.

Under the prestige, Chongshan Academy did not choose to expand rapidly, but only digested the occupied area.

One hundred and eighty years down the road.

They have established a stable order on one third of the land in Nanzhan continent.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chongshan is accumulating strength.

If it breaks out, it will definitely swallow up the entire Nanzhan continent.

Chongshan is not the only one who is thinking about Nanzhan Buzhou.

After the Buddhist Journey to the West began, everyone knew their purpose.

Countless people speculate that when Tang Sanzang took back the scriptures from Daleiyin Temple, it was the time when Buddhism and Chongshan were fighting.

Therefore, many casual cultivators have left Nanzhan Continent to avoid being affected by the war.

In this context of panic among people, Yuntai Immortal Sect was determined to merge with Quanzhen Taoism, which came from the same lineage of Zhongnan Mountain.

As a result, they have five great Luo Celestial Immortals sitting in charge, and they have a stronger foundation. They will lead the Dongsheng Shenzhou Dao Sect in the next hundreds of thousands of years.

Even in order to win over Wang Chongyang and Taoist Songfeng, the three were willing to use Quanzhen Taoism as the name of the new sect.

Under such circumstances, they have no reason to refuse.

"They didn't give a reason, but the disciples estimate that they wanted to see the battle situation between Buddhism and Chongshan before making a decision."

"Stupid, Chongshan Academy and Buddhism are not stupid, they will give Quanzhen Taoist fishermen a chance to profit?" Master Yulin said angrily.

"Junior brother, please be patient and don't be impatient."

"No, I want to go to Zhongnan Mountain in the Tang Dynasty."

"Junior brother!"

After calling the Taoist from Yulin, Wuyouzi sighed.

"Wang Chongyang and Songfeng are both talented people. How could they not understand the key point?"

"The reason why they rejected us is probably that they have already aligned themselves with Buddhism."

Master Yulin was stunned.

"Quanzhen Taoism has turned to Buddhism?"

Wuyouzi nodded slowly.

"Although Chongshan Academy is a part of my Taoist sect, in terms of its laws, it is more like a country."

"The Lower Court, the Middle Court, the Upper Court, and the General Court are a complete training system that holds almost the entire population in its hands."

"It directly cuts off the channels for various sects and factions to replenish new blood."

"Without new disciples joining, no matter how strong the sect is, it will decline."

"Nanzhan Buzhou has various sects. Anyone who is not a fool can see that joining Chongshan is a slow suicide."

"On the contrary, although Buddhism intends to look south to the continent, it is not like Chongshan Academy, which eats up all the people. It will leave a certain amount of space for various sects."

"In addition, with Xiniu Hezhou Zhuyu in front of them, they will naturally turn to Buddhism."

After listening to this, Master Yulin gradually calmed down.

"Aren't they afraid that Buddhism will collapse in front of Chongshan and they will get nothing?"

"Of course they are afraid. So they will make two preparations. For example, before the war with Chongshan, they will divert the core disciples to Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniu Hezhou or Beiju Luzhou. Even if they lose Nanzhan Buzhou, they will not

As for the extermination faction."

"Or just join Chongshan Sect like the Yue Nu Sword Sect did."

The Yue Nu Sword Sect is the main sect of the Dayue Empire in Nanzhan Buzhou. Its leader, Fairy Yue Jian, became the Taoist companion of Chen Lin, the sixth disciple of Xu Junming, the headmaster of Chongshan Academy.

The entire Yue Nu Sword Sect also joined Chongshan Academy.

The Dai Viet Empire also became part of Chongshan.

Of the eleven empires in Nanzhan continent with a territory exceeding one trillion miles, only nine are left now.

"Senior brother, is this the matter of merging Quanzhen?"

"Unless Chongshan wins, Wang Chongyang and Songlin will not agree."

He waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down.

"Uncle, if Chongshan and Buddhism fight, who do you think will win in the end?" Taoist Xu Zhen asked.

"Before the demons were exterminated in Chongshan, I would have definitely turned to Buddhism, but now." Wuyouzi shook his head, "I don't know either."

"Chongshan Academy always hides its strength. No one knows if they have more Daluo Celestials or Daluo True Immortals."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became solemn.

"Senior brother, is there any new news from Tushita Palace?"

Wuyouzi shook his head.

"It was peaceful."

"It seems that the Supreme Patriarch really doesn't care about my Taoist affairs." Master Yulin sighed.

"Uncle, Master, is there any relationship between Taishang Taoist Ancestor and Chongshan Academy? Why did you issue a decree prohibiting the Dongsheng Shenzhou Taoist Sect from participating in the Nanzhan Buzhou incident?" Xu Zhen Taoist said.

Wuyouzi and Master Yulin looked at each other and shook their heads.

"If Taoist ancestors have anything to do with Chongshan, they should come forward to help them resist Buddhism; if they say it doesn't matter, they also issued an edict not to allow us to invade Nanzhan Buzhou! It's really puzzling."

Wuyouzi waved his hand.

"No matter what the relationship is between Dao Zu and Chongshan Academy, we just need to follow the order."

Master Yulin and Taoist Xu Zhen nodded.

"By the way, doesn't Buddhism say that Monk Tang will go through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties on his journey to the West to seek scriptures? How difficult is it now?"

"We have surrendered Tang Monk's second disciple Zhu Bajie at Gaolaozhuang. According to Buddhist teachings, this is the twelfth difficulty. The next step is the thirteenth difficulty." Taoist Xu Zhen said.

"The Thirteen Difficulties, at this rate, will take up to twenty years before the war between Chongshan and Buddhism begins."

While Wuyouzi sighed, there was a hint of expectation in his eyes.

He really wanted to know how much power was hidden under the calm surface of Chongshan Academy.

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"Crack!"

A round black stone fell on the chessboard.

"The Great Immortal Chess is still better."

Zhen Yuanzi smiled and put the remaining chess pieces back on the table.

"If fellow Taoists hadn't deliberately compromised, it would not have been easy for the old Taoist to win."

"The immortal is welcome."

Zhang Sanfeng smiled, took out a blue and white porcelain vase from the red gourd at his waist, and handed it over.

"Master knows that the great immortal needs a soul-replenishing elixir, so he asked me to send this bottle of 'Three Yuan Soul-Replenishing Pill' to the great immortal."

Zhen Yuanzi's eyes lit up and he reached out to take it. After opening it and sniffing it, his eyes showed a hint of joy.

Although this 'San Yuan Gu Soul Pill' is only a middle-grade Daluo pill, its medicinal properties are extremely pure and is almost the best among the pills of the same level.

And there are nine pills in total, which is not too small.

"Thank you for me, Master."
To be continued...