Chapter 5072 — How Did He Get In
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Once the discussion was settled, everyone except those with urgent business would remain behind to guard the villa. These were extraordinary times; leaving only one or two people on watch as they did in ordinary days would be nowhere near enough. Only by pooling the strength of them all could they hold the villa. After all, the men of the Tai Gu Alliance were all masters of the Heavenly Dao stage—any one of them who barged in would be a force to be reckoned with, and a handful of people could never cope with that.
As for Qiu Lingshan, she returned to the Mystery Investigation Bureau. There she supervised the hunt for the primordial spirit cultivator on one front, and on the other, after discussing matters with Feng Tianlong, began preparations to assemble a cultivation alliance spanning the entire secular world. The first thing she had to do was contact those ancient sects, warn them not to clash with the Tai Gu Alliance, and at the same time sound them out on the idea of a united front.
The reactions of the ancient sects were almost identical. Apart from expressing gratitude for the Mystery Investigation Bureau's warning, they were somewhat equivocal on the matter of a united front. They too knew that things having come to this pass, joining forces was the best choice, but the matter was of grave consequence and would require a good deal of discussion within each sect. Most crucial of all was this: once the united front was formed, who would lead it?
Looking back over the whole history of cultivation, in any alliance whatsoever, the scramble for power and the play of scheming had always been the order of the day. The Mystery Investigation Bureau was admittedly the obvious choice to take the lead; neither the secular level nor the hidden level would raise much objection. But these ancient sects were a different matter. To make them bow their heads was all but impossible—unless a forceful figure like Wei Zhao of old stepped forward.
Qiu Lingshan could not help but grow anxious in secret. At this rate, heaven only knew how much wrangling the business of the united front would involve. And if word leaked out and the Tai Gu Alliance learned of it, and the other side set about dividing and conquering them one by one, that would be even more troublesome.
What Qiu Lingshan had not expected was that before she could sound out all the ancient sects, the Tai Gu Alliance had already made its move!
"What? Something has happened at Snow Valley?" Wu Chengtian and the others were thunderstruck at the news.
"I am not entirely clear on the details myself. Their reply said two Heavenly Dao stage masters came knocking for trouble, intending to forcibly take disciples of exceptional aptitude away from Snow Valley. Words led to blows, and many in Snow Valley were gravely wounded!" Qiu Lingshan said with a grim expression.
"Heavenly Dao stage masters—then they must be from the Tai Gu Alliance. Wolves' ambition, just as I thought!" Everyone was filled with righteous fury at the news.
Just then another message came through on her phone. Qiu Lingshan glanced at it, and her face changed drastically. Clenching her teeth, she said, "Tang Zhi's mother has been hurt as well!"
"Those bastards!" Everyone was aghast, and a towering rage swept out from the villa. True, Tang Zhi's mother had no ties of any kind with any of them, but she was Wei Zhao's mother-in-law! Wei Zhao had left them to guard the household, and now they could not even protect Tang Zhi's mother—how would they ever have the face to meet Wei Zhao again?
"No. This is not something we can swallow in silence. We go to Snow Valley!" Wu Chengtian said in a fury.
"Right. So what if it is the Tai Gu Alliance? So what if they are Heavenly Dao stage masters? As long as we stake everything on one desperate fight, I refuse to believe we have no chance at all. At worst we throw our lives away!" The others too were seething with rage.