The sect leader’s nose was crooked from anger, and his entire body was trembling.
“Burn, burn everything! I’ll beat to death whoever dares to touch those things!”
“Guard the entrance. No one is allowed to leave!”
Immediately, a large search was conducted, and the confiscated items were reduced to ashes in a bonfire.
“Sect Leader, those natives are too ruthless. They’re using pleasure to tempt our disciples. That’s a psychological tactic!” An elder said solemnly.
“I don’t think it’s just Shu Mountain. Other sects must be in the same situation too. We must send people to warn them!”
Another elder added, “If we don’t stop them, our alliance will collapse.”
When they sent people to the other sects, they were all stunned by what they saw.
No one was guarding the entrance of Qingcheng. As soon as they walked in, the mountain gate was also empty and deserted. When they walked up the mountain, they smelled cigarettes and alcohol.
When they came to the cultivators’ abodes, they heard a lot of noise.
It was the sound of people playing video games.
There were also sounds of something that shall not be described.
Cigarette and alcohol fumes filled each of the rooms.
It did not look like a cultivators’ abode. Instead, it was more like a brothel or nightclub.
“This is outrageous!” The Shu Mountain elder said angrily. He felt extremely disappointed.
“What are the elders and the sect leader doing? How could they condone such a situation? !” He hurried to the main hall.
When he arrived at the main hall, he was stunned again.
‘What the hell? Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Those guys lying there passed out while holding liquor jars are the elders and sect leader of Qingcheng!’
His facial muscles twitched, and he had the urge to vomit blood.
How could they all be victims?
They were all drunkards. If the natives attacked at this time, Qingcheng would be annihilated.
“Stop drinking! Wake up!”
He walked over and used a lot of effort to rouse those people.
Then, he reprimanded those people, which made them feel ashamed of themselves.
“Yes, yes. We should ban them. We can’t let the natives succeed in their scheme.”
Thus began a massive rectification movement.
For a time, the entire mountain was filled with cries and wails.
“No! Give me back my Aoi and my Ozawa…”
On the first day after the clean-up, the mountain resumed its peace.
The second day was also peaceful.
On the third day, people started to become restless.
“Dammit, it’s so boring! There are no cigarettes, no alcohol, and no games. How are we supposed to live?”
“This is too much, they didn’t leave anything for us at all, yet the elders are hiding things for themselves. Last night, I saw Elder Xu squatting in the latrine and smoking.”
“What? That happened? That is too much!”
“This is oppression! This is exploitation! We won’t take this lying down anymore! We have to unite and overthrow the tyranny of the elders!”
“Right, right! Everyone is born equal with the gift of human rights. We have to overthrow them and strive for freedom and equality.”
The anger in the hearts of the disciples swelled.
They rushed out of their abodes and up the mountain, shouting slogans along the way.
As they went up, they even smashed the things on the roadside. All the flowers and plants were completely destroyed.
Now that someone had taken the lead, more and more people responded. The entire mountain was bustling with angry disciples.
Soon, the riot was suppressed.
However, the seeds had been planted in the hearts of the young disciples, and they were beginning to have their own ideas.
‘We want freedom! We want equality!’
‘This is hell! The outside is paradise!’
Such thoughts gradually spread among the disciples.
They defected on a dark and windy night, leaving Qingcheng and joining the Union with the promise of freedom.
Similar situations gradually appeared in other sects. More and more people defected to the Union. Not only were there young disciples but also some middle-aged and even elders.
Tang Hao was very surprised by that.
He did not expect that the plan would be so effective.
The Union treated the defectors well and got them to shoot another promotional short film.
That way, more and more people defected and severely crippled the major hidden sects.
Chapter 797 - Meeting Tamamo Again
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Bad news, Sect Leader! Someone ran away!”
“Sect leader, someone has run away again!”
“Reporting to the sect leader. Elder Xu who was sent to guard the gate has also run away!”
It was a riotous scene in Qingcheng Mountain.
People were constantly running up the mountain and shouting.
The Qingcheng sect leader became angrier and angrier after every report. When he heard that even an elder ran away, he clutched his chest, twitched a few times, spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, and collapsed to the ground.
He had passed out from anger.
“Wake up, Sect Leader!”
A group of people surrounded him.
“I… I have let down our ancestral teachers!”
When the Qingcheng sect leader came to, he looked around blankly with a sorrowful look on his face. The grief caused tears to fall from his wizened face.
The Qingcheng sect had existed for more than a thousand years and had never changed. In less than half a month, it had declined into a mess.
If the ancestral teachers knew about that, they would be so angry that they would jump out of their graves.
It was all the natives’ fault!
They had used all kinds of temptation to corrupt the innocent disciples. They had also inculcated in the disciples the ideas of human rights and freedom of choice.
Unexpectedly, the disciples bought into it, and they started shouting and rioting every day. It was really strange.
“Those natives are too detestable!”
“Quickly help me up. I want to go to Shu Mountain.”
The old sect leader stood up shakily and set off toward Shu Mountain, fueled by his hatred toward the natives.
The other sect leaders were equally angry.
Having a disciple defect was a terrible disgrace. With so many people running away, it destabilized the foundations of the sect and caused people to panic.
Very soon, the sect leaders received an invitation from Shu Mountain, and they went to Shu Mountain for a meeting.
“How many people ran away from your sect? Fifty? That’s more than mine!”
“Only fifty? That’s nothing. More than seventy people from my sect ran away in groups. It’s really strange. I don’t know what kind of spell the natives cast on them, but they’re all bewitched.”
“That’s right. It’s too strange. They shout about freedom every day. Dammit, haven’t I given them enough freedom?”
The sect leaders met and began to complain about their misery.
Everyone was feeling dejected.
“We can’t go on like this! Sooner or later, the natives will get the better of us. They haven’t even attacked us yet, and we’re already crumbling from the inside.”
“Right, right. We have to think of a way!”
The group of people began to discuss.
At that moment, the sect leader of Shu Mountain spoke up. “Those natives are too cunning. First, they showered us with temptations. After this, they’ll take us down one by one.
“Those natives don’t possess much individual strength, and they mainly rely on formations. Now t
hat Kongtong has joined them, they have the power of two major sects. None of you can stop them individually.
“So, I want everyone to work together and gather all your disciples here. Then, seal off all your entrances.
“We need to gather together and prepare to retaliate. Let’s teach those natives a lesson.”
There was a round of applause as soon as he finished speaking.
“Well said. Let’s teach them a lesson!”
“Kill them! Kill those bastards!”
They stood up, waved their arms, and shouted excitedly.
Very soon, they began to move into action. They went back to their respective sects and began to mobilize.
They might be poor, but their ancestors had left behind many things. Those things were usually stored in vaults, but now they were all taken out and equipped.
They formed groups of two or three sects, left their demi-worlds, and rushed to Shu Mountain.
After gathering there, they trained day and night to prepare for battle.
“Kill the natives! Conquer the Land of the Gods!”
The chant echoed among the mountains from time to time.
Meanwhile, Tang Hao was rather relaxed. After staying in Westridge for some time, he returned to Provincial City to attend classes.
The Agency was busy with the propaganda war, while the Union was busy recruiting people and settling the defectors.
They were also cultivating hard. With an unlimited amount of Liquid of Spiritual Condensation, everyone soon reached at least the middle period.
At the same time, the number of cultivators also rose rapidly.
The cultivation families had about fifty cultivators in total, but that number had increased to two hundred. Hua Mountain and Kongtong were also accepting new recruits.
With the supply of Pills of Spiritual Condensation, the number of cultivators in the latter period and even at the peak had also increased rapidly.
The strength of the Union was growing every moment.
They were also preparing for war.
Soon, there would be a war between the two alliances.
After learning that the hidden sects had all gathered at Shu Mountain, Tang Hao could not help but laugh.
“Those idiots!” He cursed under his breath.
There was a reason why he did not take the initiative to attack the hidden sects one by one. If he had eliminated one, the others would come out and cause trouble, which would destabilize modern society.
Now, he could destroy them all in one fell swoop.
Meanwhile, production of the TV series was in full swing, and several movie projects were launched.
The success of the sci-fi movie also caused Haotian Pictures’s popularity to surge again. It surpassed many of the established brands and became one of the best in the industry.
In Dongying, Haotian Group had become a household name in just a few months. All the products, including the beauty cream, the aphrodisiac, divine liquor, and so on, were very popular.
That also generated a lot of profit for the company.
At the same time, the group also set up branches in various Asian countries.
They received quite a lot of pushback when entering the Hindustani market.
Hindustan was in the middle of a boycott of Huaxianese goods. Naturally, Haotian Group was faced with a lot of obstacles.
Moreover, they did not have any connections to expedite the procedures.
The company encountered no such problems in the other countries. The products flew off the shelves as soon as they were launched.
Now that they had conquered more than half of the Asian market, Liu Yan was already making preparations to enter the European and Merrican markets.
One after, Tang Hao’s phone started ringing right after he got out of class.
He saw that it was from an unknown number.
“Who might it be?”
A burst of familiar laughter came from the other end of the phone. It was soft, charming, and carried a hint of seduction.
“My dear little brother, do you miss your sister?” Tamamo said coyly.
“It’s you!” Tang Hao was stunned.
It had really been a long time since he and Tamamo had last seen each other.
“Is that all you have to say? We haven’t seen each other for so long. How cold!” Tamamo said resentfully.
“What should I say then?” Tang Hao replied awkwardly.
“You should say, ‘I miss you so much, my dear sister!’ That’s more like it! Even if you don’t mean it, I’ll still be very happy!” Tamamo said.
“Ahem!” Tang Hao immediately coughed.
He could not bring himself to say those words.
“Never mind, I’ll forgive you! If only I didn’t like you so much!” Tamamo giggled.
Chapter 798 - Strange Happenings in Dongying
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“You’re in Huaxia?” Tang Hao asked.
“Yes!” Tamamo smiled. “And I’m in your house, too! My love sushi will be ready soon. You can eat it as soon as you come back.”
Tang Hao was stunned. “You’re already at my house!”
“Yeah! Why? Are you afraid that someone might see me?” Tamamo smiled mischievously. “Oh, right, you’re a big celebrity now!”
Tang Hao laughed awkwardly.
“Don’t worry! No one saw me. I’ve drawn the curtains tightly. That’s all for now. Come back quickly!”
After saying that, she ended the call.
When he returned home and opened the door, he saw that familiar face.
“You’re back!”
She stood at the door, dressed in a plain white kimono that wrapped around her graceful and enchanting figure. She gave him a bright smile, and she was as beautiful and moving as ever.
“Do you miss me, my dear little brother?”
She walked up with a smile and wrapped her delicate arms around Tang Hao’s neck.
As she giggled, her eyes curved into beautiful crescent shapes.
Without waiting for Tang Hao’s reply, she kissed him.
The kiss was incomparably passionate, and the two were almost out of breath.
“Mmm! I love the taste! Come, give me another kiss!” She licked her lips and kissed him again until their passions started to flare.
“My dear little brother, you say that you don’t miss me, but your body says otherwise! I have already cleaned myself up. You can do whatever you want!”
Tamamo giggled, grabbed Tang Hao’s collar, and rolled onto the couch.
After a long time, everything was calm again.
She curled up on the couch with a lazy and satisfied expression.
After lying down for a while, she seemed to have remembered something. She exclaimed and sat up. “My love sushi!”
Then, she hurriedly pulled Tang Hao to the kitchen.
“I’m here to remind you about something,” she said while feeding Tang Hao the sushi.
“What’s wrong?” Tang Hao was stunned.
“Things have been a little rough over there recently. The Ministry of Defense is investigating you in private to confirm your identity. I think they will find out soon,” Tamamo said.
Tang Hao immediately frowned. If the Dongyingese really wanted to find out who he was, there was no way of stopping them.
Last time, when he found out about Project Dragon Slayer, he took the initiative to attack three out of the four major forces of the Dongying cultivation world to intimidate them.
He did not expect that trouble would arise again.
Why would they be confident that they would pin him down though?
“Recently, there have been a lot of unfamiliar cultivators in Dongying. I saw them once when I went to the Ministry of Defense. They are quite powerful!” Tamamo frowned with a serious expression on her face.
“Unfamiliar cultivators?” Tang Hao was surprised.
The situation was simila
r to what happened in Huaxia.
Could it be that Dongying had hidden sects too?
Tang Hao thought about it and realized that it was quite possible. However, why did they all return at the same time?
Tang Hao had thought about the question for a long time. He had asked the people of Hua Mountain and Kongtong before, but they could not explain it clearly. All they knew was that it was an instruction left behind by their ancestral teachers.
Tang Hao vaguely felt that there must be some mystery behind it.
“In any case, you have to be careful!” Tamamo said.
“Thank you!” Tang Hao said.
“What are you thanking me for? If you want to thank me, then serve me well tonight!” She winked at him flirtatiously and giggled.
Then, she picked up a piece of sushi with her pearly white teeth and brought it to Tang Hao’s mouth.
It was a long night.
At about five o’clock in the morning, when the sky was still dark, she left.
“I’m leaving, my dear little brother. You have to miss me! Don’t worry, I will protect myself!”
She sent him a flying kiss and waved her hand. Then, she turned around and flew out of the balcony.
Tang Hao sat down and studied formations for a while before going to class.
At noon, he received a call from General Bai.
“Comrade Tang Hao, come here quickly!”
General Bai sounded excited.
“What’s up?” Tang Hao asked.
“It’s good news! Come here quickly!”
“Where are you?”
“The Capital!”
When he arrived at the Capital and arrived at the Agency, General Bai threw him a stack of photos.
“What’s this?”
Tang Hao picked them up and took a look. On them were a few guys dressed like farmers. Upon closer inspection, he realized that they were the sect leader and the elders of Shu Mountain.
The unlucky guy that he knocked out was also there.
Looking at the background, it seemed like they were in the outskirts of an urban area.
“What are they doing? Are they causing trouble?” Tang Hao asked in puzzlement.
“Causing trouble? They’re searching for treasures!” General Bai said excitedly.
“We eavesdropped on their cell phones and learned that they are searching for treasures. Their ancestral teachers left them some records of rare treasures, and they are going to dig for them.”
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