The three elders of Jiying Palace stared wide-eyed.
It was like being struck by a bolt of lightning, my brain went blank and my ears were filled with a buzzing sound like tinnitus.
It is indeed the scene before our eyes.
Too scary.
It has completely exceeded their understanding.
Even if they don't want to believe it, they dare not believe it.
But the current scene has fully demonstrated that those fallen bones came from the Shadow Master...
"The Shadow Master... is gone?"
"He...he gave Shadow Master to..."
"How is this possible!! How is this possible!!"
Swish!
Xiao Shi's figure flashed.
Came behind Luo Jun and Tong Binhong.
The large black cloak fluttered in the air.
The darkness inside the cloak was like a demon hidden in the abyss in the eyes of the three elders of the Jiying Palace, making them feel cold all over and their hearts tremble.
From the perspective of standing position.
This mysterious man in black robe looked like Luo Jun and Tong Binhong's subordinate.
It seems that his status is far lower than Luo Jun and Tong Binhong.
Just like Luo Jun and Tong Binhong's thugs...
However, this thug is the reason why the three elders of Jiying Palace are so panicked and have completely lost their fighting spirit.
Fear grew and grew in their hearts little by little.
Once the shadow master died, their fate was predictable.
Although in terms of numbers, they are still three against three.
But considering the strength of this mysterious body cultivator, he could probably kill them all easily by himself.
Just when the three elders of Jiying Palace looked pale and filled with despair.
Luo Jun spoke at this time.
"Let us make peace."
"Um?"
The three elders of Jiying Palace were all stunned.
I wonder if I heard it wrong.
According to the current situation...
The other side can easily kill them all.
But Luo Jun proposed peace talks at this time
"From the beginning to the end, we never thought about destroying the Jiying Palace. We just wanted to be independent. After we become independent, we can even form an alliance with you."
Tong Binhong also said this at this time.
The three elders of Jiying Palace were a little confused.
I can't fix it anymore.
They thought that after the other party killed the Shadow Master, the next step would be to get rid of the three of them and then take over the entire Jiying Palace.
As a result, the other party proposed peace talks at this time and even wanted to form an alliance with them.
What is this approach
On the surface, he is a tool man, but in fact he is the chess player behind the scenes. Xiao Shi, who controls the entire chessboard, silently pays attention to all this.
This was the arrangement he made after considering the matter earlier.
He knew that after killing the Shadow Lord, they could indeed annex the Jiying Palace, but this was not the most favorable situation for them.
Because Xiao Shi knew.
They still have to face other forces in Tiandou Province.
Especially the other two first-line forces today.
Jihuo Sect, Leimiao Temple.
If Xiao Shi directly kills the Shadow Master of Jiying Palace and the three elders this time, then Jihuo Sect and Leimiao Temple will definitely not miss this opportunity.
If they attack the Jiying Palace at that time, the Jiying Palace will definitely not be able to resist with its strength.
Through Luo Jun and Tong Binhong, Xiao Shi has already learned that the reason why Jiying Palace has become a first-line force in Tiandou State is mainly due to two points.
One is the shadow master.
Since there is no Martial Demon Realm in Tiandou Province, in terms of Martial Soul Realm, the Martial Soul Realm at the Soul Consciousness stage is already the top combat power in Tiandou Province.
It can be said that any force that possesses a martial soul realm at the soul consciousness stage will inevitably become a first-line force.
The second is the trump card of Jiying Palace.
That was the giant black shadow that appeared when they were fighting against the foreign martial soul realm expert.
When the Jiying Palace used this black shadow giant.
The strength of this black shadow giant can even suppress the martial soul realm at the life soul stage.
However, in order to use this black shadow giant, the five film cities must be the core, and the five martial arts realm elders who are in charge of the five film cities must work together to succeed.
The last time, the Jiying Palace relied on this black shadow giant to repel the foreign strongman in the soul stage.
Otherwise, with the strength of that foreign strongman.
You can directly massacre the Jiying Palace.
After understanding this.
Xiao Shi realized that he could not kill these three elders of the Jiying Palace.
Once they are killed, even if he occupies the Jiying Palace, he will not be able to use the Jiying Palace's powerful trump card.
If the Jihuo Sect and the Leimiao Temple had any ideas about them at this time, they would be in danger.
After all, Jihuo Sect and Leimiao Temple...
They all have the Soul Consciousness stage of martial soul realm, and are in the Soul Consciousness stage of martial soul realm without any injuries.
If it weren't for the powerful trump card of the Jiying Palace, they would not be able to compete with these two first-line forces.
"It's a pity that the Cang'e Ancient Tree can only control two martial spirit realm masters at most. Otherwise, it would be perfect if it could control all five elders of the Jiying Palace."
Xiao Shi shook his head.
In a situation where he can only control two Martial Soul Realm elders.
The best way is to form an alliance with them.
On the one hand, after the two sides formed an alliance, if the Jihuo Sect and the Leimiao Temple had any ideas about them, they could let the Shuying City return to its place, form the Five Shadow Cities again, and use the powerful trump card of the Jiying Palace.
I believe that with the black shadow giant and the Cang'e ancient tree, they will be more than capable of protecting themselves even if they don't have a martial soul realm master at the soul consciousness stage.
On the other hand, the alliance between the two sides will inevitably be centered on their side.
After all, they are the stronger party, so they will definitely be the dominant force.
Basically the entire Jiying Palace is still under their control.
It can be said that this is the most favorable option at present.
Before killing the Shadow Lord, Xiao Shi also thought about forming an alliance with them directly.
But as long as the Shadow Lord is around, it is impossible for the Jiying Palace to form an alliance with them.
As long as they wait until Shadow Lord recovers from his injuries, they can suppress him directly and unify the Jiying Palace again. What is the basis for an alliance
Besides.
Even if we agree to form an alliance with them, the Shadow Lord will take the lead.
Then there is little point in their being independent.
It definitely won't work.
No matter what, the Shadow Master must be eliminated.
Only by getting rid of the Shadow Lord will they be free of threats and be able to take the initiative.
The Grand Elder of Jiying Palace was the most intelligent among the three elders. After careful thought, he immediately understood the other party's intention.
If both sides want to gain a foothold in Tiandou Province, they can only form an alliance.
However, even if they formed an alliance, both of them would no longer be able to compete with the Jihuo Sect and the Leimiao Temple.
It will fall from the first-tier force to the second-tier.
After all, they no longer have any powerful martial soul realm masters at the soul consciousness stage.
You can only protect yourself.
Unable to compete for a higher status.
This was exactly what Xiao Shi wanted.
At present, he does not want to see the Tree Shadow Sect attract too much attention.
Although the Tree Shadow Sect itself is just a shell covering the Red Tiger Sect.
But even with this outer shell, Xiao Shi wanted it to be as low-key as possible.
This is the only way to conceal the Red Tiger Sect to the greatest extent.
Falling from the first tier to the second tier is in line with Xiao Shi's low-key development path.
The entire Jiying Palace will no longer be the focus of attention in Tiandou Province.
This is most beneficial to the Red Tiger Sect.
The Grand Elder of Jiying Palace sighed at this.
She knew they had no other choice now.
You can only ally with it.
Only this way.
Only if Jiying Palace can continue to gain a foothold in Tiandou Province can they survive.
…
That day.
The two sides began to discuss relevant matters after the alliance.
As a "tool man", Xiao Shi did not participate in the discussion of specific details.
Leave it to Luo Jun and Tong Binhong to handle.
He just needs to decide the specific direction behind the scenes.
After some discussion.
In the end, they did not name it the Shuying Sect, but instead divided the Jiying Palace into the East Palace and the West Palace.
That's in a sense.
It can also deepen their alliance with each other.
On weekdays, both parties still take charge of the affairs of their respective cities, and Luo Jun also returned to Jianying City.
If something big happens.
The five elders will discuss this together.
certainly.
After such discussions, the final decision-making power still lies in the hands of Luo Jun and Tong Binhong.
The Tree Shadow City did not return to its original location, but was located in the mountains some distance away from the Jiying Palace.
The reason why it needs to be separated from the four cinemas of Jiying Palace.
The main reason was that Xiao Shi didn't want the Red Tiger Sect to attract attention.
This was their original intention for independence.
Anyway, if other forces dare to target them, the Cang'e Ancient Tree can immediately take the Tree Shadow City back and form the Five Shadow Cities.
that's all.
Shuying City has initially achieved independence.
Xiao Shi thought that the Red Tiger Sect was basically covered with two layers of shells.
The first shell is the Jiying Palace.
The second shell is the Tree Shadow Sect, which is now the Jiying East Palace.
With these two shells...
I believe it is enough to cover up the Red Tiger Sect.
certainly.
Xiao Shi also needs to implement the idea of low-key development in the Red Tiger Sect.
Let these Red Tiger Sect disciples keep a low profile.
This way no one will notice the Red Tiger Sect.
soon.
The news of the change in Jiying Palace spread throughout Tiandou Province in the first place.
It attracted the attention of many forces in Tiandou Province.
The ones who were most delighted about this were the Jihuo Sect and the Leimiao Temple.
After all, the previous Jiying Palace was a first-line force like them and was their biggest competitor. Now that one of their competitors is gone, it is naturally a situation they are happy to see.
At the same time, they also began to think about annexing the Jiying Palace.
"If we can swallow up the Jiying Palace, we will be able to further strengthen ourselves, and then we will naturally become the strongest force in Tiandouzhou!"
The Jihuo Sect and the Leimiao Temple both turned their attention to the Jiying Palace.
The first step in their competition is to see who can swallow the Jiying Palace first.
The party that swallows the Jiying Palace will have an absolute advantage.
But just when they had planned everything and were ready to take action.
Located on the high mountain of the Jihuo Sect.
boom!!
There was a loud bang.
It roared out from the top of the mountain, resounding in all directions.
At the same time as the explosion, there was a cloud of smoke and dust.
The leader of the Jihuo Sect walked out from the sunken mountain wall.
He stared at the figure leaving in front of him, but did not stop it.
Until the other party disappears.
He then looked down at the black flame burning on his chest, stretched out his right hand, and pressed it down. After some effort, he finally extinguished the black flame on his chest.
"What kind of flame is this!?"
There was a strong sense of shock and fear in the eyes of the leader of the Jihuo Sect.
The Jihuo Sect is a sect that focuses on fire.
He believed that he had some knowledge about most flames.
But he had never seen this kind of fire that could burn soul power.
After some hesitation.
The leader of Jihuo Sect quickly issued an order within Jihuo Sect.
"Stop attacking Jiying Palace!"
He knows it very well.
This mysterious and powerful person who had just emerged from the Jiying Palace came here deliberately to tell him that even though the Jiying Palace had changed now, it was still not something that their Jihuo Sect could interfere with.
Although the two sides only had a preliminary fight.
But the opponent's black flame...
This has already caused the fear and attention of the leader of the Jihuo Sect.
With such a strong man in charge of Jiying Palace, it will be impossible to annex it.
One day later.
The same battle situation also occurred in Lei Miao Temple.
"Amitabha."
The abbot of Lei Miao Temple is an old monk with a tall and sturdy figure but a very old face.
At this time, a black flame was also burning on his chest.
When he extinguished the flame with his own soul consciousness, he also issued the same order as the leader of Jihuo Sect.
Stop attacking the Jiying Palace!
…
"We really have to fight them to make them give up the idea of attacking Jiying Palace."
Xiao Shi has returned to Shuying City.
Knowing that the Jihuo Sect and the Leimiao Temple have given up their actions against the Jiying Palace.
"but… "
"The Soul Consciousness Martial Soul Realm in its perfect state is definitely not something I can handle right now."
Xiao Shi thought about his previous fight with these two Soul Consciousness Martial Soul Realm powerhouses. Even his Vajra form almost couldn't withstand the sweep of the opponent's soul consciousness.
This was when the other party was just testing him and had not yet used his full strength.
From this, Xiao Shi also felt that there was a lot of water in the previous shadow owner.
His injuries meant that he couldn't even exert half of his strength.
certainly.
This time, Xiao Shi did not intend to fight to the death with the leaders of these two forces. He only needed to make the other party feel fearful and his goal would be achieved.
Therefore, he would fight with both of them for a while and then immediately withdraw.
Relying on the soul power protection in the King Kong form, Xiao Shi believed that he could still withstand one attack from the opponent.
"Given the intimidation of Yin Yan against the Wuhun realm, even if the two forces compete to determine the strongest force in Tiandou Province, they should not come to attack Jiying Palace."
Xiao Shi thought to himself.
So that's it.
He no longer has to stay in Tiandou Province and can go to Xingluo Province with confidence!
At that time, Xiao Shi learned the relevant information about the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect from Luo Jun.
He then planned to go to Xingluo Province.
He knew that he couldn't stay in Tiandou Province forever.
Especially since his current cultivation has reached a bottleneck, if he wants to break through, he must get in touch with the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.
Find a way to obtain the subsequent breakthrough method from the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.
Currently, only in Xingluo Province can one have the opportunity to come into contact with the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.
Although there are certain risks in going to Xingluo State.
If I were caught by the Star Luo Territory Lord...
It's definitely gone.
However, Xiao Shi is still very confident in his hiding ability.
At the same time he was very clear.
Although his current strength was enough to gain a foothold in Tiandou Province, it was still far from enough.
As long as he fails to improve his strength to the point where he can contend with the Lord of Xingluo Territory, the Red Tiger Sect will always have to hide, with a sword always hanging over their heads.
Only when he is strong enough can he smash the knife hanging over the head of the Red Tiger Sect!
"Judging from the current development path of the Red Tiger Sect, I believe it won't be long before it becomes the strongest force in Tiandou Province."
"The stronger the Red Tiger Sect is, the more difficult it will be to hide."
"There will come a day when it can no longer be hidden!"
"I must have the power to protect the Red Tiger Sect before this day comes."
Xiao Shi thought to himself.
Besides the safety of the Red Tiger Sect.
His own safety has not been resolved either.
The future crisis deduced from the fragments of the Tianji Disk is also a sword hanging over his head.
With his current strength, it is not enough to resolve this crisis.
"Xingluozhou..."
Xiao Shi looked towards the direction of Xingluo Province.
Only there can he become stronger.