The Fourth Financial Crisis

The Kyushu cultivation world consists of nine continents with similar areas.

Zhongzhou can become the leader in Kyushu cultivation world mainly because Zhongzhou has a relatively flat terrain and a relatively livable climate. There are no large areas of sandy land and desert. The total population alone is much larger than that of other continents.

Nanman State is located directly south of Zhongzhou, facing Zhongzhou across the Southern Ocean.

Different from the Zhongzhou Continent, which is close to a regular octagon in shape, Nanman State is a southern continent that is long and narrow from east to west and narrow from north to south. The eastern and western parts of the continent bifurcate, quite like a severely squashed "X" shape.

This southern continent has rugged terrain, dense jungles, numerous monsters and smog. It takes about 20,000 miles to sail from Haiya City in the southeast of Zhongzhou to Huaishan Port, the nearest port in the northeast of Nanman State. Therefore, it It is also the second continent closest to Zhongzhou, slightly farther than Donghuang State, but slightly closer to Huoyun State.

It is precisely because of the complex terrain of Nanman State that from the time when the human monks launched a general attack on the habitat of monster beasts until cultivators from all over the country gradually realized the importance of maintaining the diversity of monster species and sustainable development, the huge Jiuzhou cultivation world also Only Nanman State still has a relatively large population of wild monsters.

Thanks to the rich resources of monsters and monsters, Wanhua Valley in Nanman Prefecture is famous across the Kyushu for its ability to breed and drive monsters. However, the huge monster population and rugged terrain have also seriously restricted the living space of humans in Nanman Prefecture. Although Nanman Prefecture The total area is no less than that of Zhongzhou, but the population of Nanman State is only half of Zhongzhou, and the total number is only about 10 billion.

The headquarters of Wanhua Valley, the overlord of Nanman State, is located in a giant east-west canyon system in the center of Nanman State. Therefore, Wanhua Valley is not only the name of the sect, but also the place name of the grand canyon itself.

Due to the special terrain, the interior of Wanhua Valley is a large area of ​​flat, fertile, agricultural land suitable for farming. This giant canyon system has naturally become the most densely populated area in Nanman Prefecture. The headquarters of the Wanhua Valley sect is located on this large canyon system. [Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Flowers] in the center of the canyon.

This huge sea of ​​flowers not only looks extremely beautiful, but it itself is a powerful illusion formation. Only guests with permission from Wanhua Valley and Wanhua Valley's own disciples can enter the headquarters of Wanhua Valley through the sea of ​​flowers. Otherwise, you will be completely lost in the vast sea of ​​​​flowers, and slowly become trapped in it and become flower fertilizer.

In an unknown corner of the magical array of flowers, there is an exquisite and small pavilion.

This pavilion is different from the main building complex of Wanhua Valley surrounded by the magical array of flowers, but is built directly inside the sea of ​​flowers. Even among the inner disciples of Wanhua Valley, only a few people know about the existence of this attic.

While Yang Lu and Xu Yannan were exchanging information, two cultivators were quietly meeting in this flower sea attic. The two men were wearing green and red robes, and they seemed to be from different sects.

One of the monks was wearing a green dragon brocade robe, a high jasper crown on his head, a long beard reaching to his chest, and a crystal clear emerald green jade pendant around his waist. Although he did not appear to be very old, he had an extraordinary bearing.

This is obviously a Wanhua Valley monk.

Because the standard color of clothing for Wanhua Valley cultivators is green, and depending on the level of cultivation of the members, Wanhua Valley clothing is also embroidered with patterns of monsters of different levels:

For example, most disciples in the Qi refining stage can only embroider common monsters such as rabbit monsters and wolf monsters; monks in the foundation-building stage can embroider monsters with higher bloodlines such as fox monsters and bear monsters; and monks in the golden elixir stage can use Lingmang and cranes. and other high-level monster patterns; as for legendary auspicious beasts such as dragons, unicorns, and phoenixes, only the supreme elders of the Nascent Soul stage are eligible to wear them; as for the true dragon, a top-level monster bloodline that has been completely extinct in the world of cultivation, It is the privilege of the head of Wanhua Valley to dress.

If any Wanhua Valley disciple happened to pass by this pavilion, he would immediately recognize that this green-robed monk was none other than Song Qingshan, the newly promoted supreme elder of Wanhua Valley who had just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage two years ago.

However, facing the monk in red robe and long beard in front of him, Elder Song did not have any posture of a senior expert. Instead, he greeted in a very polite tone: "According to etiquette, Song has just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. He should have I took the initiative to visit Fellow Daoist Lu, but I didn’t expect that Fellow Daoist Lu would come to Wanhua Valley in person, I’m really sorry!”

The monk surnamed Lu waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Junior Brother Song, you're welcome. Ever since Tian Daxiao became the head of our Shenhuo Sect, the management within the sect has become more and more strict. Even those of us Yuan Ying Stage Supreme Elders do not go out to do private matters. It's so convenient. Now that the battlefield outside the territory is about to begin, you rashly coming to visit the Shenhuo Sect may cause unnecessary trouble. Others are easy to fool, but Tian Daxiao is very sensitive to you. On the contrary, after I left the Fire Cloud State, I acted It’s quite convenient.”

Song Qingshan echoed: "After all, Tian Daxiao is a remnant of Lu Yang, and he will definitely not be able to do anything good! In my opinion, the Shenhuo Sect did not choose Fellow Daoist Lu as its leader, which is definitely a major decision-making mistake!"

The monk surnamed Lu also said with an angry face: "Among the group of monks who participated in the battlefield trials outside the territory 500 years ago, I, Lu Youde, was the second to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, second only to Ye Wan, the head of the Shenxiao Sect. As a result, I was elected When he was the leader, Tian Daxiao came from behind and usurped the position of leader. This shows how deep Lu Yang's poison is!"

Five hundred years ago, Lu Youde was the direct disciple of Tian Shangcheng, the former head of the Shenhuo Sect, and he even had the qualifications to cultivate the highest-grade spiritual roots. At that time, Tian Daxiao was just an ordinary inner disciple of the Shenhuo Sect, and his qualifications were only high-grade spiritual roots.

Lu Youde and Tian Daxiao competed in their cultivation speed, which in itself meant that they were cheating.

However, Song Qingshan also had a deep grudge with Mr. Lu, so he didn’t care about Lu Youde’s rogue comparison. He just said with some doubts: “But it stands to reason that it shouldn’t be! Regardless of qualifications, cultivation, or family background, Daoyou Lu is better than Tian Daxiao. Stronger, why did it end up allowing Tian Daxiao to seize the position of leader of the Shenhuo Sect? Is there any behind-the-scenes manipulation in this?"

When the specific process of the battle for the leadership of the Shenhuo Sect was mentioned, Lu Youde's face darkened visibly.

However, Song Qingshan and he had a fatal friendship on the battlefield outside the territory, so Lu Youde finally reluctantly explained: "This matter involves the internal secrets of the Shenhuo Sect. It is normal for outsiders like you not to know. Tian Daxiao can finally become the leader of the Shenhuo Sect. It’s entirely because of the decree of the former head Tian Shangcheng!”

"This is impossible!" After hearing this incredible news, Song Qingshan categorically denied it subconsciously, "The leader of the noble sect, Mr. Tian, ​​had a bloody feud with the Wuliang Sword Sect and the Lingshi Reserve Bank. How could he, before his death, Support Lu Yang’s registered disciple to take over as the leader of Shenhuo Sect? Shouldn’t he be your strong backing?”

Lu Youde's face was so gloomy that it almost dripped water, and he said with hatred: "It's precisely because everyone thought that Mr. Tian would definitely support me, so before the final result came out, I was careless and let that guy Tian Daxiao take advantage of me. !”

"This makes no sense! Tian Shangcheng is from the Tian family in Huoyunzhou, and Tian Daxiao is just a casual cultivator. The two are not related at all, and you, Lu Daoyou, are the direct disciples of the old master!" Song Qingshan couldn't figure out at all, who Tian Daxiao is. How to pass through Tian Shangcheng's path to win the battle for the leader of Fire Cloud State.

Lu Youde said helplessly: "I didn't understand why Mr. Tian would support Tian Daxiao at first, but later I figured it out. Mr. Tian has been fighting with the Wuliang Sword Sect for hundreds of years, and he has always been killed by the Wuliang Sword Sect. Suppression, although the old man is still dissatisfied with his words, he may have long admitted in his heart that the establishment of the Lingshi Reserve Bank by the Infinite Sword Sect is the right path..."