Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 733 - 67 The Xu Family of Southern Heaven’s Counterattack

Chapter 733 -67 The Xu Family of Southern Heaven’s Counterattack

Yun Hong True Person had the appearance of a mature man in his thirties.

Although he usually spoke in a gentle and friendly manner, his every move exuded a compelling and persuasive authority.

Furthermore, with the strong backing of the Zhao Family of Guyuan behind him, many a true person of Kunlun were naturally willing to befriend him, or do things within their power for him, in exchange for the friendship of this “important person” — by the time Qiu Changtian had joined the Kunlun Sect, Zhao had already been cultivating his reputation there.

Therefore, in some ways, Zhao Jinghong was like an enhanced version of Song He — after all, Song He neither had the network built over hundreds of years at Kunlun nor the support from a powerful cultivator family at his back.

Dealing with Song He, Qiu Changtian didn’t even need to make a move; he only needed to place the evidence against himself in front of the Ziwei Master, and Song He would be finished.

But confronting Zhao Jinghong… first of all, he definitely wouldn’t get his hands on evidence of the latter’s actions against himself.

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With the status of a person like Yun Hong True Person, if he really wanted to make things difficult for someone, he wouldn’t need to act personally; there would naturally be people willing to do it for him.

Even if they failed, what harm could he suffer? It was just his subordinates overstepping their boundaries.

That’s why Qiu Changtian couldn’t retaliate personally. He could only hint to his junior sister Xu Yinglian, letting the Xu Family of Southern Heaven take measures as they faced each challenge.

Nascent Soul cultivators have long lifespans, and a sect leader often remains in position for a very long time, providing huge benefits for their family clan during their tenure.

The current Ziwei Master comes from the Ge Family, the previous Head of the Kunlun Sect came from the Luo Family, and the one before that came from the Xu Family… The Zhao Family of Guyuan was determined to secure the next leadership position, but the Xu Family of Southern Heaven had already missed out on two generations, their previous benefits nearly depleted. How could they willingly cede the position?

After all, who decreed that the Head of the Kunlun Sect position must rotate among the four major families?

As a result, the Xu Family of Southern Heaven quickly made a sharp counterattack, secretly notifying others:

All cultivators allied with the Xu Family were to give priority to executing Changgeng True Person’s defensive strategy for Guanzhong.

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What “giving priority” really meant was “no time to participate in Yun Hong True Person’s surprise attack plan,” thus expressing a stance of rejection towards the Zhao Family.

The response from the Zhao Family of Guyuan was swift, almost immediately issuing an internal notice countering the Xu family, instructing all cultivators in the Zhao camp to prioritize following Yun Hong True Person’s directives (ignoring Changgeng’s).

The defensive strategy for Guanzhong required a large number of hands, whereas a surprise attack on Mount Beimang only needed the elite, meaning the higher the cultivation realm and magical combat abilities, the better.

Due to the Xu Family’s lack of cooperation, many vacancies appeared in the original roster for the surprise attack, and high rank cultivators were, after all, in the minority.

The Zhao Family had to allocate even more high-rank cultivators than originally planned, which still wasn’t enough to fill the gaps, so they had to persuade the Luo Family to contribute more manpower.

As for Zhang Tian’s defensive strategy, since it didn’t have high requirements for cultivators, the Xu Family of Southern Heaven simply provided around a hundred more cultivators and easily compensated for the absence of the Zhao Family’s cultivators without even needing to ask the Ge Family for help.

The Zhao Family of Guyuan faced a setback and promptly launched a second retaliatory move:

They approached Chi Song Immortal, denouncing the Xu Family for such despicable internal strife.

Chi Song Immortal felt quite vexed by this as well. After all, the Xu Family hadn’t said they “didn’t support Yun Hong True Person,” they simply stated they would “give priority to cooperating with Changgeng True Person,” so what could he do?

This was a cultivation sect, not a mundane imperial court! Moreover, as Chi Song Immortal was not an old ancestor from the Demon Cult, he naturally couldn’t dictate to his subordinates, “No! You must not prioritize cooperating with Changgeng True Person’s plan,” which would blatantly take sides, right?

As someone who had lived for a long time, Chi Song Immortal certainly wouldn’t be stumped by these kinds of internal disputes among his subordinates. He immediately sent Zhao’s people back and then summoned the Ziwei Master, throwing this mess at him to sort out.

The Ziwei Master, hailing from the Ge Family, naturally had something to say about the matter:

“Yun Hong’s surprise attack plan is too risky. If the Demon Cult got wind of it ahead of time, there would be absolutely no advantage to speak of.”

“Those in the hall that day were all our own people, right?” Chi Song Immortal leisurely asked.

“Yes,” the Ziwei Master answered, “All the Kunlun Elders present are pillars of the Sect. The only True Persons present were Changgeng and Yun Hong.”

The pillars of the Sect means their personal interests are tightly bound with Kunlun’s, absolutely incapable of betrayal.

Chi Song Immortal also felt relieved and waved his hand, saying,

“Since that’s the case, if that lad Yun Hong wants to try out his clever stratagem, why not let him?”

“Actually, this is good too. If we win, all the merits of this battle will go to the Zhao Family; if we lose, the loss will mainly be borne by the Zhao Family anyway, and the Xu Family from the other side won’t cause trouble over this, coming to me to make a fuss.”

“This…” Head of the Kunlun Sect furrowed his brows.

If the Immortal didn’t make it clear, even if the surprise attack succeeded, some of the merits would still fall upon Qiu Changtian. After all, most Kunlun Cultivators were kept in the dark about the plan; they only knew that Changgeng True Person was orchestrating the fight, so the prestige of victory would naturally fall to him.

But with Chi Song Immortal putting it this way, it amounted to making it clear: The Zhao Family’s victories go to the Zhao Family, the Xu Family’s go to the Xu Family.

If the surprise attack on Mount Beimang was successful, it would be considered a great merit; as for Qiu Changtian’s defense plans for Guanzhong, what merit could there be?

Even if every mine was successfully defended, everyone would feel it was only expected. On the other hand, if they were lost, it would become a huge fault.

If things were to be divided so clearly, it would definitely be disadvantageous for Qiu Changtian.

With this thought in mind, the Ziwei Master momentarily even harbored a sinister thought: If the surprise attack on Mount Beimang faced a significant setback, wouldn’t that make Changgeng appear mature, prudent, and prescient?

But in the end, he was the Head of the Kunlun Sect, generous in spirit, and quickly banished such thoughts from his mind.

Let’s not mention anything else, even if Yun Hong stole Changgeng’s position as Sect Leader in the end, he wouldn’t choose to harm the interests of the Kunlun Sect just to prevent this from happening.

Since Changgeng thought Yun Hong’s strategy was too radical, let’s let the facts do the talking.

If Changgeng was wrong in his anticipation, I naturally have nothing to say.

Of course, if Changgeng ended up proven right, I would have to find the Immortal and have a good talk with him.

What is with the Xu Family and Zhao Family? Fighting for power and profit has turned the Sect’s internals hazy and murky, which is truly improper!

Thinking this, the Ziwei Master didn’t say much else, simply taking his leave cleanly and swiftly.

And so, in front of the Heaven’s Gate Hall, only Chi Song Immortal remained, sitting alone beneath the withered pine, before a stone chessboard, holding black in his left hand, white in his right, thoroughly enjoying playing against himself.

“One aggressive, one conservative, hey, these two are quite interesting.”

“But is the position of Head of the Kunlun Sect really to be determined by a single victory or defeat? In my view, the one who is undiscouraged despite defeat may well be more suitable to lead the Sect than the one who is arrogant in victory.”

“Let’s continue to observe closely, see what these two men are like, before drawing any conclusions later.”