Chapter 218: The True Strength of Each Party

"The Cloud Top Immortal Palace wants to enter the mortal world and hopes that the Yin and Yang Sect can help mediate,"
After finishing his words, Feng Yunhong silently looked at Yang Fan, as if this was their ultimate purpose for coming here.
Yang Fan was somewhat surprised, thinking that the other party wanted to get a share of the pie in the Feihe Secret Realm. Upon further consideration, although unexpected, it was also within reason.
With the revival of spiritual energy, the great era is about to come. The Cloud Top Immortal Palace cannot always hide in a corner. Otherwise, the power gap with various forces will only grow larger and eventually be found and completely annihilated.
And the Cloud Immortal Palace, also known as 'Magic Dao', has long-standing grievances with the Nine Major Forces. In addition, the new hatred of 'abducting cultivators' will undoubtedly make it a target once it appears.
It is undoubtedly the best choice to let the influential and currently influential Yin and Yang Sect come forward, they need time to develop.
Of course, we cannot completely rule out their coveting of the secret realm. It's just that after seeing their own strength, they may temporarily change their minds or focus.
Yang Fan doesn't care, "This is a grudge between Cloud Sky Immortal Palace and the nine major forces. Why should our Yin Yang Sect get involved? What benefits do we have?"
Feng Yunhong smiled and said, "This matter has only benefits for the Yin Yang Sect and no disadvantages."
"The old man does not yet know how much Yang Dao You knows about the grievances between us and the Five Sects and Four Clans, but what you know is definitely not the truth of the matter."
"Back then, our sect's venerable Chi Hao had a cultivation that surpassed the heavens, exerting a formidable pressure over the ten directions..."
It is similar to what Bai Qin said that night, it is nothing more than conflicts caused by resources in a harsh environment.
"History has always been written by the victors, and it is not for an old man to judge right from wrong with just a few words. You have your own judgment, my friend."
“但眼下，阴阳宗面对的局面却是和当初的云顶仙宫如出一辙。”
“听闻海州雷鸣岛的飞鹤秘境即将开启，试问如果不是京都修仙者大会，杨道友对秘境的处理可否有一分为三的打算？”
This is true. According to Yang Fan's plan, only a certain period of time is opened to the various forces each year, and naturally, our own people are given priority until the spiritual energy truly recovers.
After all, compared to the long years of longevity and immense resource consumption, the revival of the heavens and the earth, even with four additional secret realms, is still barren and cannot support a large population for cultivation on the Blue Star.
“这个结果恐怕是道友的无奈之举吧？”
“而阴阳宗有如此相对友好的局面，也不过是因为道友手上掌握着秘境的开启之法。”
Yang Fan's gaze flickered slightly, and it seems that the Cloud Top Immortal Palace has a lot of information, most likely hidden hands in various major forces.
"The Five Sects and Four Clans are colluding with each other, greedy and insatiable. The Fanyi Pavilion's weekly new releases are the best proof. What they want is definitely not just what is in front of them."
"Once the Yin and Yang Sect fails to meet the demands of the nine major forces in the future, it is inevitable that they will be suppressed together."
"I am not very familiar with your sect, perhaps it has the same depth that is unknown to ordinary people, like the five sects and four races, but compared to the long-standing heritage of the nine major forces, how much confidence does your sect have?"
"I dare to ask my fellow Daoists, how much do you truly understand about the Five Schools and Four Clans?"
Laughing, Feng Yunhong looked at Yang Fan and others.
"Oh?" Yang Fan smiled, "I'm curious, I want to hear the details."
Always guessing the existence of the alchemy ancestors of the Five Sects and Four Clans, but there is no conclusion, and the Cloud Top Immortal Palace has experienced that era and must know a lot of secrets.
Feng Yunhong narrowed his eyes, "Two hundred years ago, the Ten Realms War destroyed a large number of core cultivators, and in the end, Chi Hao Ancestor self-destructed with the entire secret realm, taking away the vast majority of Golden Core experts. However, there were a few survivors who did not participate in that battle."
"Each of the nine families must have at least one, while the Kunlun Mountain Xuantian Dao has at least three!"
"Golden Core cultivators have a lifespan of five hundred years. Based on time calculation, even without special methods to seal their cultivation and vitality, they can still live until now."
"Especially Kunlun Mountain, there was an unparalleled genius back then, who achieved the Golden Core stage before the age of fifty. Over two hundred years have passed, and now is the peak of their strength."
"However, after that battle, there have been no sightings of Golden Core cultivators, and Foundation Establishment cultivators are also scarce. Only a few who have just reached the Foundation Establishment stage remain. Coupled with the depletion of spiritual energy in the world, the cultivation world has further declined."
Yang Fan mumbled in his heart, it's not that he's frightened, but the discrepancy before and after is too great.
When he first embarked on cultivation, based on the information he received from Jiang Yue, he speculated that there were only about ten Foundation Establishment stage cultivators among the Five Sects and Four Clans, but now there are around ten Golden Core stage cultivators directly appearing.
Yang Fei couldn't help but interrupt and ask, "What specific cultivation level?"
"At that time, their cultivation levels were all in the early stage of Golden Elixir realm. However, with the accumulation of two hundred years, despite scarce resources, they all made progress to some extent. Some individuals may have reached the peak limited by their cultivation techniques..."
According to Feng Yunhong's knowledge, the Jiangcheng Ye Family, the Haizhou Zhou Family, and the Qinling Town Guimen Family martial arts only have the initial stage of the Golden Core level, with the highest level being the peak of the third level of Golden Core.
The Qin Family in Kyoto and the Jiang Family in the Magic City are slightly better, with martial arts that can reach the middle stage of the Golden Core level, up to the fourth level of Golden Core.
And the techniques of the other four major sects can all be practiced to the later stage, reaching the seventh level of the Golden Core. Among them, the techniques of Longhu Mountain are the most complete, reaching the perfection of the Golden Core stage.
"Kunlun Mountain has obtained a complete technique at the prestigious sect's auction, and with the imminent opening of the secret realm, its strength is bound to rapidly soar."
封云鸿说着朝沈欣桐看了眼，又继续道：“据老朽所知，贵宗多是年轻弟子，筑基期不过寥寥几人，面对五宗四族的联合，压力可不会小，而我云顶仙宫虽然不复当年，但这些年休养生息多少能给贵宗提供些帮助，不至于贵宗被针对时孤立无援。”
Yang Fan nodded noncommittally and said, "Yang would like to hear about the strength of your Yun Ding Immortal Palace."
Feng Yunhong smiled and said, "To be honest, the venerable Red Hao had made some preparations in advance and left behind some cultivation resources. Currently, there are about a dozen people in our sect who have reached the Foundation Building stage, and as for the Golden Core stage... there are two individuals!"
杨凡微微有些心惊，这实力无惧五宗四族任何一家，稍微一琢磨，却又很正常。
毕竟当初云顶仙宫可是能和九大联合势力抗衡的存在，自有其底蕴。
秘境再加上他们能够吞噬修士的魔功，恐怕这个数量都是少说的。
“与道友说这些，云顶仙宫并不是想拉着阴阳宗一起和五宗四族作对，往事已成云烟，与修仙求道问长生比起来，这点恩怨算什么，我们也不过是自保而已。而阴阳宗恰恰也有这方面的需求，不是吗？”
As soon as the words fell, Xu Yanwu knocked on the door and walked in, scanning the crowd and bowing to Yang Fan, saying, "Senior Brother, the three disciples who were captured before have returned and are unharmed."
Yang Fan nodded and said to Feng Yunhong: "I will carefully consider your proposal. The final decision still needs to be reported to my master, and he will make the decision."
"Then I won't bother you anymore."
封云鸿起身从长袖中摸出一块黑色木牌推送到杨凡面前，“这次传音符牌，老朽会在地下城暂留，静候杨道友佳音。”
“送客。”杨凡捏着木牌看了看，收入储物戒指。
许言午带着两人离去后，沈欣桐道：“看来我们还是低估了五宗四族，小凡，你怎么打算？”
Yang Fan pondered for a moment and said, "We are still at the beginning, and our overall strength is far from being comparable to the nine major forces. We need time to develop. Having multiple allies is not a bad thing. As for how to coexist peacefully, let them negotiate among themselves."
杨翡：“这么做会不会引起五宗四族的敌视，说我们勾结魔道？”
杨凡笑笑：“你以为现在他们就不会这么想？没事，短时间内他们不会针对阴阳宗。”
Yang's Hotel, Dungeon, Yonghe Village, as well as other secular industries of the Yin Yang Sect are being monitored by members of the Five Sects and Four Clans.
Feng Yunhong and Bai Qin came to visit in a grand manner, and various forces definitely took notice. Based on the strength of their aura, it is easy to deduce their identities.
"Wait a few days before replying, I'll go visit a secret realm first."
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