In a bamboo forest villa in the western suburbs of Jinzhou City, a tea party was about to begin. The organizer was Lin Qianfan, the guardian of Jinzhou City.

The heads of the various sects, as well as the leaders of the medium-sized factions, had all received invitations to attend the tea party in name.

In reality, before the full-scale battle with the giant steel-spear spider, Lin Qianfan had come forward to divide the areas that each person was responsible for.

It was evening.

There was still some time before the tea party started, but some people had already arrived early.

At a stone table in the bamboo forest, Cheng Shikun and Su Xuyang sat opposite each other. Tea was placed on the stone table.

One was the head of the Kunshan Sect, and the other was the head of the Jiyang Sect. The two major sects were in the same boat, and both of them had lost their sect masters on the trip to Mist Island.

“Brother Cheng, how’s your cultivation going? The Kunshan Sect can’t be without a leader for long,” Su Xuyang put down his teacup and asked.

“Brother Su, you’re flattering me. I’m already very satisfied to be able to keep my life.”

Cheng Shikun sighed and shook his head.

“A warrior who has only mastered the transformation of internal force can only play a limited role in the overall situation. If Brother Cheng can break through, the past mistakes will be nothing,” Su Xuyang continued.

“Of course I know that, but how can the fusion of internal force be that easy to master? At the moment, I’ve only mastered the transformation of three types of internal force, and I’m already feeling the strain,” Cheng Shikun said lightly with a bitter expression on his face.

The complete cultivation technique of the Kunshan Sect required one to master seven types of internal force. If one wanted to try the final fusion of internal force, mastering the transformation of seven types of internal force was only the foundation.

“Brother Cheng, why don’t you try to fuse the three types of internal force? If you create a miracle, the position of sect master will be easy to obtain.”

Su Xuyang raised his eyebrows and made a suggestion.

“This… forget it. I know my own limits.

I’m already at a loss trying to follow the path that my predecessors have taken. Trying to create a new path recklessly is akin to trying to commit suicide.”

Cheng Shikun shook his head and rejected the suggestion.

Internal force fusion was not easier with fewer types of internal force. It involved the qualitative change caused by the combination of different internal forces.

The more internal force attributes there were, the easier it was for this qualitative change to occur. However, it also brought about a greater challenge to the control of internal force.

The Kunshan Sect’s cultivation technique had seven types of internal force, and the Myriad Phenomena Sect’s cultivation technique had 12 types of internal force.

The fusion of internal force for the former involved fewer internal force attributes. The most difficult point was the final fusion of internal forces. For the latter, the most difficult point was the cultivation of all 12 types of internal force to the level of mastering their transformation.

As for those with less than six types of internal force, they could usually only be combined in a simple manner, which was equivalent to majoring in a secondary cultivation technique.

Using three types of internal force to complete the cultivation of internal force fusion seemed to be a way to greatly lower the threshold for breaking through to the next level. But it was discovered that this way, it was countless times more difficult to complete the cultivation of internal force fusion.

“Brother Cheng, just take my words as a joke. Don’t take them to heart.

The truth is that a young man who has the makings of a sect master has actually appeared in the Myriad Phenomena Sect.

Why don’t our factions become allies and help each other to share the burden?” Su Xuyang said bluntly.

Facing the rising Myriad Phenomena Sect, the Jiyang Sect, which had once enjoyed the show on the side, had no choice but to lower their arrogant heads.

By becoming allies with the Kunshan Sect, which was also weak, the Jiyang Sect which was the stronger of the two would not be afraid of any backlash and might even obtain many benefits.

“Of course that’s great, but now that my standing within the sect is weak, I have to wait for this matter to end before returning to the mountain to discuss it with the others,” Cheng Shikun sighed and explained.

“No problem, but the Myriad Phenomena Sect has sent out that young man who has the potential to become the sect master. How about you temporarily become allies with our Jiyang Sect in your own capacity?”

In the end, Su Xuyang revealed his true motive.

With Chen Yiming’s achievements in the sea of flowers, Cheng Shikun probably wouldn’t be able to withstand a sneak attack from him.

Su Xuyang knew that the other party would not have much room to refuse.

As expected.

Cheng Shikun was silent for a moment before finally agreeing.

The Kunshan Sect had sent him as a court head, while the Myriad Phenomena Sect had sent three court heads and Chen Yiming.

In terms of cultivation level, there was already a difference of one against four.

Needless to say, Chen Yiming had already achieved the good result of killing mutant beasts of the same level around the sea of flowers.

He had only planned to pretend to stay in the city. If the city guardian really sent him deep into the wilderness, he would find all kinds of reasons to reject him.

With the Jiyang Sect as an ally, it would be much safer for him.

Just as the two of them were about to become allies and toast each other with a cup of tea, “So the two of you were hiding here. You made it difficult for me to find you!”

A familiar voice sounded.

Cheng Shikun and Su Xuyang looked at the newcomer with awkward expressions on their faces.

The head of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, Zhou Xuesheng, strode over and sat down on an empty stone bench.

“What’s the matter, Court Head Zhou?” Su Xuyang said solemnly.

His expression was a little ugly since he was caught discussing an alliance with Cheng Shikun.

“Why is Court Head Su so serious? Back on the island in the middle of the lake, the two of us were still mocking the four court heads of the Kunshan Sect who were foolishly killed in a single strike.”

Zhou Xuesheng smiled as he picked up an empty cup and poured himself some tea.

The moment he finished speaking, “You…”

Cheng Shikun’s expression changed drastically. He wanted to flare up, but he did not have the confidence to do so. He could only grit his teeth and glare at him.

The situations of the Kunshan Sect, the Jiyang Sect, and the Myriad Phenomena Sect were very different.

The Kunshan Sect was the weakest. If there was a conflict, the Kunshan Sect would definitely be at a disadvantage.

“Court Head Zhou, you must be joking. When did I say something like that?”

Su Xuyang firmly denied it.

After what Zhou Xuesheng had said, Cheng Shikun might not be able to refuse under the pressure of the situation, but the matter of forming an alliance with the Kunshan Sect was still a little uncertain.

“It’s no big deal. We’re all from the older generation, so we know what we’re doing.

However, why didn’t you bring your disciples over? It’s easy to get out of touch with society if you stay on the mountain for too long. You should bring them out to broaden their horizons,” Zhou Xuesheng finished his tea and continued.

These words were like a sharp sword stabbing straight into his heart. As the court head of a large sect, who did not have dozens or even hundreds of disciples?

However, a disciple like Chen Yiming who had the potential to become the sect master was rare even in the history of the sect.

“The Myriad Phenomena Sect is really lucky.”

Cheng Shikun and Su Xuyang cursed in their hearts.

If Chen Yiming was a disciple of the Kunshan Sect or the Jiyang Sect, they would be able to minimize the impact of their current sect masters’ deaths.

After all, the higher-ups of the provincial city would not sit back and watch one faction dominate over the others. Once the situation of two peak-level warriors from one faction appeared, the other large factions would be overwhelmed.

Therefore, even if the large sects were on the decline, it would not be a problem for them to last for another few years or even another 10 years.

During this period, as long as one of the thousands of genius disciples could be like Chen Yiming and be nurtured with the best resources, with the birth of a new sect master, the large sects that were on the decline could be reborn.

“My new disciple has been unable to calm down and stay on the mountain to cultivate. He has been running around causing trouble all day.

Yesterday, the three cities in the sea of flowers were in chaos. I came to you guys to make a suggestion. The disciples should interact more.

Let those disciples who are feeling smug after achieving some results know that there is always someone better than them,” Zhou Xuesheng pretended not to see their ugly expressions and muttered to himself.

These words made Cheng Shikun and Su Xuyang almost vomit blood. This was too shameless. He was purely bullying them.