Novel Full Chapter 1243 - 578: Little Straw Mountain Residents
Chapter 1243 - 578: Little Straw Mountain Residents
Inside the Evolution conference hall, everyone present was stunned for a moment.
Among the Three Great Sects, the only one that actually has a Sect Leader is the Spiritual Ability Sect.
In the other two sects, nominally they are churches, but the ones in charge are basically organizational collectives.
For example, the Earth Mother Sect centers around its three divine offices—Fertile Soil Department, Root Vein Heritage Institute, and Ring of Abundance—supplemented by the joint rule of the four departments of the Four Great Priests.
Among them, Shi Lianhai of the Fertile Soil Department is faintly the first among equals, while Guan Maocai of the Ring of Abundance serves as the administrative mastermind.
As for the Water God Sect, it is structured with the Tidal Mainframe at the core, assisted by the Pure Water Holy Corps, the Four Great Priests, and the Abyss Archive, forming its leadership framework.
In terms of personal influence alone, the Spiritual Ability Sect’s Sect Leader Huo Guodong is definitely the strongest.
As Sect Leader, Huo Guodong is also the First Chair of the Evolution Council.
At this moment, when He heard that people from the Water God Sect had come, a trace of surprise flashed across His face.
One must know, back when the Spiritual Ability Sect and the Earth Mother Sect fought over the Floating Island of Yellow Earth Divine Origin, they had already tried to contact the Water God Sect.
But during that process, they were backstabbed by the Water God Sect, so there is a deep rift between the two sects.
On top of that, when the Floating Island of the Miyuan Rainforest first appeared, the Spiritual Ability Sect had also clashed with the Water God Sect over its control, so the relationship between the two is extremely poor, to the point of already becoming barely concealed mortal enemies.
It’s just that, given the Water God Sect’s sheer numbers and abundance of experts, the Spiritual Ability Sect has never completely torn its face with them.
But every believer of the Spiritual Ability Sect is very clear in their heart: when it comes to people of the Water God Sect, they all harbor misgivings.
Huo Guodong narrowed His eyes slightly. After pondering for a moment, He looked at Han Tianzong and said, "Tianzong, go meet Zheng Yunchao."
"Yes, Sect Leader." Han Tianzong did not say much. He rose and walked out.
Seeing this, Ye Zhixuan frowned slightly and said, "Sect Leader, Guan Maocai from the Water God Sect is a smiling tiger. I’m afraid they’re up to some scheme again. We must be extremely careful."
Huo Guodong nodded slightly and said, "For them to come to us at a time like this, there is only one reason."
Fu Yuanhang immediately said, "Yangshan, Liang Yuan?"
Huo Guodong nodded slightly. "According to the reports, the casualties this time are not limited to our people from the Spiritual Ability Sect. The Water God Sect and the Earth Mother Sect have also lost personnel."
"Among the Four Great Priests of the Water God Sect, Heavy Water Priest Deng Ze and Plague Priest Han Tai both went to Yangshan and have not been heard from since."
"Barring any surprises, those two should already be dead."
"Now among the Four Great Priests of the Water God Sect, only Life Priest Wu Wen Fang, Knowledge Priest Hu Zhong, and Holy Water Corps Commander Liang Long remain."
"Of these three, Liang Long is the strongest. He controls the Holy Water Corps. Zheng Yunchao, as his deputy commander, coming in person this time is, in all likelihood, for this matter."
"Heh, their losses are no less than ours."
"Sect Leader, you mean they’re here seeking an alliance?" Zhang Mi suddenly asked.
Huo Guodong nodded slightly. "They should be."
Fu Yuanhang couldn’t help saying, "Sect Leader, the Water God Sect cannot be trusted. Twice in the past they betrayed our alliance and caused our Spiritual Ability Sect heavy losses. We cannot ignore such a bloody lesson."
Han Tianzong was clearly also extremely disgusted with the Spiritual Ability Sect, and said, "Exactly, Sect Leader, the Water God Sect cannot be trusted."
Huo Guodong shook His head slightly, His gaze flashing sharp. "Right now we are the weakest side among the Three Great Sects. If we don’t cooperate, we’ll have to deal with Yangshan, Liang Yuan’s group alone."
"When that happens, the situation will be even more difficult."
"Rather than that, we might as well cooperate with them this once."
"If we can take the opportunity to weaken the strength of those two sects, so much the better."
"Even if we fail to weaken them, we’ll still be able to get a share of the spoils at Yangshan."
The few people present fell silent at once, clearly reluctant to cooperate with the Water God Sect.
A moment later, Han Tianzong came back in from outside.
He was holding an invitation in his hand as he strode in, his expression carrying a trace of solemnity.
"Sect Leader, the Water God Sect wants to move against Yangshan, Liang Yuan. They intend to reach out to other forces."
"This is the invitation they sent. Please take a look."
As he spoke, he handed the invitation over.
Huo Guodong reached out to take the invitation and quickly read its contents.
As expected, in the invitation the Water God Sect invited the Earth Mother Sect and the military’s Hawk Faction, proposing that they gather at Cangqiong Mountain to jointly discuss a plan to eliminate Yangshan, Liang Yuan.
Huo Guodong narrowed His eyes, a contemplative look in them.
He then passed the invitation to the others.
Zhang Mi quickly looked it over, followed by Ye Zhixuan and Fu Yuanhang, each reading half.
All of them showed thoughtful expressions.
Ye Zhixuan said, "The Water God Sect is not to be trusted. I’m afraid there’s some trick in this alliance again."
Fu Yuanhang also nodded. "That’s right. During the last dispute over Yellow Earth Divine Origin, we had also agreed on an alliance with them, but were backstabbed. We really can’t trust them easily."
Zhang Mi, however, said in a deep voice, "But this time is different from before. This time we’re dealing with Yangshan, that outsider."
"The Water God Sect has even invited the military’s Hawk Faction to join. If they break the rules again this time, they’ll be offending both us and the military."
Han Tianzong added, "I think Zhang Mi has a point. The Water God Sect may be stupid, but they shouldn’t be stupid to that extent, right?"
"It seems the Water God Sect really has been pushed hard by Yangshan, Liang Yuan."
Huo Guodong said, "In that case, let’s go to Cangqiong Mountain and see for ourselves. We’ll know at a glance whether the Water God Sect is playing tricks."
"Alright!"
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Yangshan, within the Mirage Snake Space.
Liang Yuan hung suspended in midair, his gaze sweeping over the drastically changed Little Straw Mountain.