"It's great to congratulate Mr. Lu Zhen that he has returned to the Liang Kingdom. Zhang also just received information from the border of the Wei Dao Alliance..."

Zhang Tieshan's appearance has not changed much compared to the period when he was in the pill formation stage. His face is slightly darker. He is wearing a black robe and a coat. His figure is tall and straight, like a tall mountain, giving people a majestic and calm demeanor.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Zhang managed the business well and promoted Jinyun Valley to a Nascent Soul power. Lu is honored to be the guest elder of Jinyun Valley!"

Lu Changan raised his hand and congratulated.

The monks from Jinyun Valley who paid attention to this scene couldn't help but be surprised.

Zhang Zhenjun, the Supreme Elder, held a courtesy ceremony with the returning Master Wu Gui and had a very pleasant conversation.

When that Guizhenren was trying to express his feelings, he shamelessly reached out and patted the Supreme Elder on the shoulder.

Um?

Several alchemy cultivators who came out felt Lu Changan's vague aura, their expressions changed drastically, their minds were shaken, and they looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Lu Changan came back on a turtle and did not deliberately hide his cultivation, but he did not need to use his own magic power to escape, so he did not disseminate Nascent Soul spiritual pressure in a high-profile way.

It is not difficult to identify the cultivation level of high-level monks who are slightly closer.

"I've met...I've met Mr. Lu Zhen."

Several aggrieved elders from Jiedan showed stiff smiles, and suppressed all the questioning remarks they had been brewing from the high moral point.

"Everyone, you are welcome and well."

Lu Changan remained calm and greeted these old and new faces familiarly.

He has been away for nearly a hundred years, and only part of the top Zhendan officials in the sect have been replaced.

The way those seniors formed pills, holding back their anger but had no choice but to give in, made Lu Changan feel happy and secretly amused.

These people don't know the gold content of the sect's lucky star, and they have paid silently for Jinyun Valley.

Lu Changan didn't bother to argue with them.

"May I ask Elder Lu, where have you been in the past hundred years?"

The person who spoke was an old man with a black beard, who was in the middle stage of alchemy formation, and couldn't help but ask.

This man's surname was Miao, and he was now the law enforcement elder of Jinyun Valley. Lu Changan had some impressions of him.

If Lu Changan is not the true king.

Elder Miao's original draft was to ask sarcastically, "May I ask Master Lu where he has carried out secret missions in the past hundred years?"

"It's a long story. At that time, Ben Zhenjun was just an ordinary alchemy monk who was not good at fighting. However, Zhenjun Wanhe and the Peacock Saint from the Beast King Valley were eyeing the Xuan Shui Turtle and the secret of beast control, and even used their inner

The ghost trapped and killed Mr. Lu.”

"At that time, the Beast King Valley was very powerful. In order not to drag down the Golden Cloud Valley, it was targeted in the demonic war and suffered greater pressure and losses. Lu had no choice but to flee the Guardian Alliance and find another opportunity to practice..."

"When Lu left, he informed fellow Taoist Zhang in advance."

Lu Changan paused and glanced at Zhang Tianfeng.

"It is indeed true. Fellow Daoist Lu's stay in the Weidao League at that time was indeed very dangerous, and was detrimental to him personally and to Jinyun Valley."

Zhang Tianfeng nodded and acknowledged.

Lu Changan successfully gave birth to a baby, proving the correctness of his strategy, leaving people speechless.

In the past ten thousand years of the Liang Kingdom, the only true king born from local non-Nascent Soul forces was Zhang Tianfeng.

And this was during a special period of war.

This shows how difficult it is for ordinary monks to reach the top of the world of immortality due to the solidification of resources and hierarchy.

"Later, Lu was lucky enough to conceive a baby. He was no longer afraid of the threats from the lineage of True Monarch Wanhe and the Peacock Saint. Naturally, it was time to return to the sect."

"This woman, Zhu Yuting, was once a traitor in Jinyun Valley. She was captured by this elder and handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall for disposal."

After Lu Changan finished speaking, he raised his hand and handed Zhu Yuting out from behind the tortoise.

"It is indeed the traitor and the devil's inner workings back then!"

Elder Miao stepped forward to confirm his identity and handed over his hand to Lu Changan to accuse him.

After hearing Lu Zhenjun's emotional explanation of the causes and consequences, the senior Jiedan executives present looked relieved.

In the early years, Changqing Zhenren made very rational choices, which not only saved himself, but also did not implicate the sect.

If we had stayed in Liang State, competition for resources and opportunities would be fierce, and we would have to face external crises, and we would not be able to achieve what we have today.

…

After Zhu Yuting was handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall, Lu Changan, accompanied by Zhang Tieshan, entered the mountain gate of Jinyun Valley.

After becoming a Nascent Soul force, the entire mountain gate of Jinyun Valley expanded in a circle.

The back mountain area where the Great Elder was originally located has become a fourth-level spiritual vein dojo.

The Big Sun Peak where Fellow Daoist Lu practiced in those days is still there, but it has become a cave for other elders.

"Why don't you see Tan'er?"

Lu Changan asked after scanning his consciousness.

Zhao Tan'er was Zhao Siyao's only female disciple during his lifetime, and she was also the bloodline fairy seedling of the Zhao family. She was always treated like a daughter.

Zhang Tianfeng replied: "Elder Zhao is performing the guarding mission of the Wei Dao League on the southeastern border of Liang Kingdom."

Lu Changan nodded and calculated silently.

The southeastern border of Liang Kingdom is in the direction of Wangyue Fairy City and Heng Kingdom.

Speaking of which, the "Wuye Town" that Jiang Yechen and Shi Xianzi established together as a gathering place for casual cultivators and refugees is also in that general area.

"There is an empty hilltop in the fourth-level spiritual vein area. Friend Lu, please wait for a few days, and the sect will open and transform the cave dojo according to your wishes."

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Changan followed Zhang Tianfeng to the latter's Tianfeng Mountain Dojo, which was transformed from the hinterland of the back mountain where the great elder of Jinyun Valley once lived.

The terrain of Tianfeng Mountain Dojo is not high, with mountains and lakes interdependent, and the scenery is beautiful.

In the cave, there are only one or two old servants and no maids or concubines.

Zhang Tieshan never had a Taoist partner from the time he practiced Qi to Nascent Soul. He has been practicing hard in solitude, running around looking for opportunities.

…

The two true kings sat down and drank tea and reminisced about the past.

Zhang Tianfeng did not explore the specific whereabouts of Lu Changan in the past hundred years.

The topic mainly revolves around the Demonic War and the current situation of the Guardian Alliance.

In addition to occupying most of the territory on the Guardian League's side, Beast King Valley has also captured as much territory as the Guardian League in the rear, and needs to digest and rectify those affiliated forces.

Within the Six Demonic Sects, during the invasion and occupation, there was a dispute over the division of territory resources in the Eastern Region.

The decades-long truce is due to various factors, including the partial influence of True Lord Lingyu and True Lord Aoki, the behind-the-scenes calculations of the ten Xuanmen sects, and the distribution of interests within the six demonic sects.

To sum up, the Six Demonic Sects invaded the Eastern Territory and achieved the basic strategy. They have taken root in this territory and made many forces affiliated.

Next, we need to slowly break into some hard bones, such as the Seven-Nation Alliance.

As for the three countries of the Wei Dao Alliance, Beast King Valley is just unwilling to pay too much price, otherwise it can be captured by force.

"Decades ago, the situation of the Guardian Alliance was in danger. The Beast King Valley proposed that the remaining three countries become tributaries. They only need to submit to the six demon sects and pay a certain proportion of resources every year. From then on, the two sides became the same camp and invaded other lands together."

When Lu Changan heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

If an agreement had been reached at that time, Liang's homeland would now be affiliated with the devil, and his situation would be in trouble.

The Valley of the Beast King currently does not have a shortage of territory. This proposal has a certain degree of sincerity and is also tempting to the Guardian Alliance.

"At that time, some senior leaders in the alliance were interested, but in the end they were sternly rejected by Alliance Leader Chu."

When Zhang Tianfeng said this, he couldn't help but pause.

Lu Changan was thoughtful, but Chu Tianfeng did not agree in the end. There might be secret support from Zhenjun Lingyu and the ten Xuanmen sects behind him.

"Later, both sides took a step back."

"The Wealth Alliance must agree to a trade agreement with the Beast King Valley. The two sides will set up some neutral trade zones to allow monks from the two sides to trade and do business. The agreement stipulates that the Wealth Alliance's immortal cultivation materials can only be traded with the Beast King Valley, otherwise it will be smuggling.

However, the Wei Dao Alliance is outflanked by the Beast King Valley, and there is no other channel except Liang Guo who can barely communicate with Feng Yuan Guo."

Hearing this, Lu Changan looked solemn and remained silent for a long time.

Although the Beast King Valley has ceased fighting, it has launched another invisible war without bloodshed.

Establishing an intermediate trading place will not only deprive them of economic benefits, but also the superiority of the demonic camp, rich inheritance resources...all kinds of soft power will also attract the monks of the Guardian Alliance.

After a hundred or two hundred years of this, the Beast King Valley will be able to subtly, slowly penetrate, and assimilate the Three Kingdoms Cultivation World.

If it corrodes again and bribes the higher-ups, it can even trigger a peaceful evolution in a shorter period of time, allowing the Weideo Alliance to collapse on its own.

Zhang Tianfeng was also silent.

Qi Ling's analysis believes that the Guardian Alliance will merge into the Demonic Path sooner or later. No matter whether it is obedient or confrontational, it will not be able to change the general trend of the times.
To be continued...