The Baisha Sect has been established for more than 200 years. It was founded by Baisha Sanren. It has 3,000 disciples, 5 Jindan monks, and controls 75 islands.
Liu Tianhe is the junior disciple of Baisha Sanren. Because he knows how to appoint the right people to the right positions and can clearly distinguish between public and private affairs, Baisha Sanren appointed him as the leader of the Baisha Sect.
Liu Tianhe has only one son, Liu Hengbin. Liu Hengbin has four spiritual roots. With the help of Liu Tianhe, he was able to advance to the foundation-building stage. He knew that he had no hope of forming a pill, so he devoted himself to pleasure and took in many wives and concubines, as many as thirty-five of them. His most beloved concubine was from the Song family of Jinyan Island.
In the meeting hall, Liu Tianhe was convening a sect meeting.
Not long ago, the Song family discovered a Lishui mineral vein with enough reserves to be mined for fifty years. However, the Lishui mineral vein was located at the junction of the Han family and the Baishamen forces on Ziyue Island, which was a big trouble.
The Han family has been renting Purple Moon Island for less than fifty years. Judging from the overall strength, the Han family cannot compare with the Baishamen. This is the opinion of the monks of the Baishamen.
The Lishui vein can be used to mine Lishui stone, which is usually used to refine flying swords and flying knives with water attributes. The sales volume is quite good. Naturally, the Baisha Sect is unwilling to share this windfall with other forces.
"Master, in my opinion, we should just send people to station at the Lishui Mine. The Han family has been in the outer sea for less than 50 years, and our Baisha Sect has been established for more than 200 years. The Lishui Mine is of course ours."
A big man in a blue shirt and with a full beard said nonchalantly.
The Baisha Sect has been passed down for more than two hundred years and has many allies. Logically speaking, there is no need to be afraid of the Han family.
Liu Tianhe was very clear about the situation. The Baisha Sect was now strong on the outside but weak on the inside. There were a total of five Jindan cultivators in the Baisha Sect, and two of them were traveling outside and had not returned. During the beast tide a few years ago, the Baisha Sect repelled the attack of the monsters, but lost one Jindan cultivator and another was seriously injured. Baisha Sanren had been in seclusion in the life and death gate.
Simply put, Jindan cultivators cannot show up. As a result, if a head-on conflict breaks out with the Han family, the Baisha Sect will not gain any benefits.
"Harmony brings wealth. Before Master went into seclusion, he repeatedly reminded me to be careful in handling relations with other forces and not to provoke enemies casually. The Han family has indeed not been in the outer sea for a long time, but the Han family has a third-level alchemist. It is not wise to conflict with the Han family for a small reserve of Lishui ore."
Liu Tianhe shook his head and rejected the proposal.
"Are we going to split it equally with the Han family? Why? The Lishui mine was discovered by the Song family. The Song family is a subsidiary of our Baishamen. In other words, the Lishui mine belongs to us."
The big man in blue shirt frowned and said that if Baishamen had another Lishui mine, he could apply to be in charge of the Lishui mine, where there would be a lot of money to be made.
There is too much room for maneuver when it comes to metal veins, and he doesn't want Baishamen and the Han family to jointly develop the Lishui veins.
The Baisha Sect has three thousand disciples, but the Han family only has a few people
The other Baishamen monks expressed their agreement. Once Baishamen had another Lishui mine, there would be many more errands to do, and they would all be able to profit from it, and their own treatment would also improve.
Liu Tianhe frowned. Although he was the head of the sect, his qualifications and cultivation were not enough to intimidate everyone. It was difficult for him to deal with so many fellow disciples who wanted to monopolize the Lishui mine. To be honest, occupying the Lishui mine would have certain benefits for the development of Baisha Sect, and the middle-level leaders of the sect would definitely benefit. However, if he did so, once Baisha Sect and the Han family made things worse, or even fought each other, it would damage the interests of the sect.
At this time, a disciple of Baisha Sect walked in quickly, bowed and said, "Master, the Han family of Ziyue Island has sent people over, led by a foundation-building cultivator named Liu Weiwei."
"The Han family sent people here? It seems that the Han family has also discovered the Lishui mine. They came just in time to let them see our strength so that they dare not get involved in the Lishui mine."
The big man in green shirt said with a cold face.
Liu Tianhe frowned. The big man in green was named Zheng Hai, and had reached the late foundation building stage. Zheng Hai was the fifth disciple of Baisha Sanren. In a sense, Zheng Hai was Liu Tianhe's senior brother.
Zheng Hai was very dissatisfied with Baisha Sanren for handing over the position of the head of the sect to Liu Tianhe, and he had been trying to make things difficult for Liu Tianhe. Zheng Hai did not dare to be so arrogant before, but after Baisha Sanren went into seclusion, Zheng Hai became more and more arrogant.
"A visitor is a guest. Junior Brother Sun, please invite the Han family cultivator in immediately. Senior Brother Zheng, come with me to receive the Han family cultivator and see what the Han family cultivator is up to. The others should do what they should do."
Liu Tianhe ordered.
"Yes, Master-shibo (Master-shibo brother)."
The monks agreed and dispersed.
A quarter of an hour later, Liu Weiwei and Han Benmin came in. They were responsible for communicating with Baishamen.
"My name is Liu Weiwei, nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist Liu."
Liu Weiwei bowed and spoke politely.
Liu Tianhe pointed at Zheng Hai and said, "Fairy Liu, I wonder what brings you to Baishamen this time?"
Liu Weiwei smiled and said, "This is what happened. Our Han family's affiliated Zhu family was attacked by monsters. According to the Zhu family, it was the Song family who controlled the monsters to attack them. It seems that it was because of a Lishui mine. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. I am here on the orders of the clan leader to discuss this matter with fellow Daoist Liu. I wonder what fellow Daoist Liu's attitude is?"
"Many cultivators of the Zhu family died. Our Han family does not provoke others, but we are not afraid of provocations from others."
Han Benmin added, his tone serious.
The Han family has not yet established a firm foothold, so they can completely regard this incident as a provocation from Baishamen.
"Hmph, Fairy Liu, don't put the blame on us without evidence."
Zheng Hai retorted bluntly.
"Fairy Liu, you said that the Song family manipulated the monsters to attack the Zhu family. Do you have any evidence?"
Liu Tianhe frowned and said that he was actually certain that the Song family had done it. Liu Hengbin's favorite concubine was a member of the Song family. Not long ago, Liu Hengbin spent a large sum of money on charity and exchanged for some demon-luring powder. Needless to say, it must be that Liu Hengbin was bewitched by his concubine and was deceived by her, which almost caused a disaster.
He only has this one son, so naturally he would not agree to hand him over.
As long as the Han family has no evidence, there is still room for maneuver.
"If there is evidence, it would not be me who came to your door, but the Jindan cultivator of our Han family. This time, I came to discuss the mining of the Lishui Mine with your sect on behalf of the Han family. The Lishui Mine is located at the junction of our two forces and should be jointly developed."
Liu Weiwei said sincerely that the Han family had no evidence, but many cultivators of the Zhu family were killed or injured. It was impossible that the Zhu family directed and acted out the incident themselves and let the monsters kill their own people!
"What a joke! How long have you been in the open sea? We discovered that mineral vein a long time ago, but for some reason, we didn't mine it. It originally belonged to us at Baishamen. How can we jointly develop it? Is it that cheap?"
Zheng Hai said coldly that even if Liu Tianhe wanted to make concessions, he would not.
Liu Tianhe frowned slightly and said nothing.
"So there's nothing to talk about?"
Liu Weiwei's tone turned cold. Han Zhangxiang sent her to handle this matter, and she hoped to resolve it properly.
"I've said it before, there's no need to go through so much trouble, just start a war, do you really think we're easy to bully?"
Han Benmin said bluntly that he and Liu Weiwei were in unison and cooperated with each other. They had already agreed on it on the way.
Liu Tianhe frowned. If a fight broke out, a Jindan cultivator would definitely have to show up, but the Baisha Sect could not send out a Jindan cultivator for the time being.
If they retreated, Baishamen would appear weak. If they forced the Han family cultivators away, war might break out immediately, which was something he did not want to see.
"What? Your Han family is not easy to bully, but our Baishamen is easy to bully? You are so brave to come to our Baishamen and act wild."
A strong male voice suddenly sounded.
An old man with a childlike face and white hair walked in. He was wearing a white robe and his eyes were bright.
Sha Tianmo, a wanderer of white sand, is in the late stage of Jindan.
"Disciple greets Master."
Liu Tianhe and Zheng Hai said in unison, with respectful expressions.
Liu Weiwei and Han Benmin's faces tensed and they saluted quickly.
Baisha Sanren strode to the main seat and sat down with an indifferent expression.
"You just said that your Han family is not easy to bully? Is our Baisha family easy to bully?"
Baisha Sanren's gaze fell on Han Benmin and asked in a deep voice.
"That's not what I meant. Senior Sha, please don't misunderstand me. Our clan leader said that a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative, and harmony brings wealth. Let's jointly mine the Lishui mine. More friends are better than more enemies. My father-in-law thinks so, too."
Liu Weiwei quickly explained, looking nervous.
"Who is your father-in-law?"
Baisha Sanren was slightly stunned. He had been in seclusion for more than ten years and had no idea of Han Changming's existence.
"Master, Fairy Liu's father-in-law is called Han Changming. He is said to be a third-level alchemist. That Lishui mine is enough to be mined for fifty years."
Liu Tianhe explained via telepathy.
"Third-level alchemist!"
Baisha Sanren's expression relaxed. The development of Baisha Sect had reached a bottleneck period, mainly because there were no third-level alchemists. All third-level pills had to be purchased at high prices. He had always made friends with other third-level alchemists in the hope that they would be useful in the future.
"It's true that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. How do you, the Han family, plan to develop the Lishui mine? How do you plan to divide it?"
Baisha Sanren asked casually.
"It's very simple. We will make friends through martial arts. We will each send three foundation-building cultivators to compete. The winner will take 60% of the points."
Liu Weiwei said truthfully that no matter winning or losing, the Han family could make a profit and also make a friend.
Baisha Sanren pondered for a moment and said, "Sixty percent is too little. The winning side accounts for 70 percent."
"No problem. When will Senior Sha plan to send someone to spar with me?"
Liu Weiwei agreed readily.
"Since I have nothing to do, I will personally lead the team there! We will have a competition at your Purple Moon Island."
Baisha Sanren wanted to take this opportunity to find out the details of the Han family and meet Han Changming to see if he could get some healing pills to heal the seriously injured Jindan cultivator.
"I will follow Senior Sha's orders."
Liu Weiwei had no objection and agreed.
Half an hour later, a light yellow flying boat flew out of Baisha Gate and headed towards Ziyue Island.
The yellow flying boat is not a magic weapon, but just a flying tool, and its flying speed is not very fast.
One day later, the yellow flying boat arrived near Ziyue Island.
Baisha Sanren looked at the Purple Moon Island below with a frown on his face. Most of the Purple Moon Island was blocked by thick white fog, and he couldn't see the situation inside clearly.
Han Zhangxiang and Han Daojing flew out of Ziyue Island and stopped in the void.
"Clan leader, Great Uncle Daojing, this is Senior Sha from the Baisha Sect. Senior Sha is very sensible and plans to jointly develop the Lishui mine with us. We will each send three foundation-building cultivators to compete, and the winner will take 70% of the credit."
Liu Weiwei said slowly.
"I am Han Zhangxiang, nice to meet you, Daoist Fellow Sha."
"Han Zhangxiang said with a fist clasped, his tone sincere.
Baisha Sanren bowed in return and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Han, you are too polite. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. I have wanted to come and visit you for a long time. I just take this opportunity to come and visit you, and let the younger generation learn from you."
"Fellow Daoist Sha, please come in."
Han Zhangxiang smiled and nodded, leading the way.
Baisha Sanren made a hand gesture and the yellow flying boat sped up and caught up.
After entering the Purple Moon Island, Baisha Sanren saw a large number of cultivated spiritual fields. There were not many immortal cultivators. Some places were covered by thick white fog, and the specific situation could not be seen clearly.
Not long after, Han Zhangxiang and Han Daojing flew into a clean and bright hall. Baisha Sanren controlled the yellow flying boat to land on the ground. More than a dozen cultivators came down one after another, and he put away the yellow flying boat.
As soon as they sat down, members of the Han family immediately served them fragrant tea.
“Fellow Daoist Han, forget about these empty formalities and let the younger generation spar with each other! Let me see the magical powers of your Han family cultivators.”
Baisha Sanren did not drink the tea and changed the subject directly.
This was the first time he met Han Zhangxiang, so naturally he would not drink Han's tea casually.
Han Zhangxiang was not surprised. He nodded and brought Baisha Sanren to the martial arts field.
Baisha Sanren sent out three cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and Zheng Hai was among them.
Han Zhangxiang sent Ye Xue, Han Benfu and Han Benmin. Han Benmin was in the middle stage of foundation building, while Ye Xue and Han Benfu were in the great perfection of foundation building.
The Han family currently has no members who have cultivated to the late stage of foundation building, so they can only send Ye Xue and the other two.
Han Benfu's opponent is Zheng Hai, Ye Xue's opponent is a young man in a red shirt with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and Han Benmin's opponent is a girl in a blue skirt with picturesque features.
Three competitions were held simultaneously.
There are arenas in the martial arts arena for the tribesmen to compete with each other. Each arena is covered by a light blue water curtain, and it is misty.
At the beginning of the competition, Zheng Hai and Han Benfu simultaneously put up a defense on themselves. Zheng Hai sacrificed a blue round bead as big as a longan seed and cast a spell. Blue light appeared in the void, and after a blur, it turned into blue water blades and shot towards Han Benfu.
He flipped his hand and took out a misty blue flag and waved it desperately.
Han Benfu reacted quickly. She drew a big circle in the air with her hands. Spots of red flames appeared out of thin air and turned into a red fire wall several feet high, blocking her in front of her.