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Chapter 1455: The Expanded Protagonist Team

Clouds come to the stone.

Jiang Cheng looked at Li Shizhou several times, wanting to say something but hesitated, and finally spoke.

"Brother Li, are you intending to further win over the Jingtian Sect?"

This is actually not difficult to guess. After all, the two men did not cause any casualties during their trip to Qianfeng Ridge, and when Li Yan sent Li Shizhou back later, he inadvertently showed an attitude of respect.

In addition, Li Shizhou has already demonstrated his powerful strength.

It was obvious that the other party was not like the court officials he had known before, who just wanted to do something to get a salary. But this also made Jiang Cheng start to worry.

Because in the imperial court, those who are ambitious, capable, powerful and calculating often do not end up very well.

"Do you think it's inappropriate?" Li Shizhou looked at Jiang Cheng with a smile. In fact, the fact that the other party could ask this question at this time had already shown that he regarded him as a true friend. Otherwise, from his position, he should pretend to be deaf and dumb and wait until he returned to Zhejian Villa to report to Ouyang Ying before making a decision.

And the other party's next words naturally revealed sincere advice.

“Although the current situation in the martial arts world is mainly aimed at winning over the Jingtian Sect, in reality, most people still have a hatred for these half-demons and half-demons. The so-called winning over is just using them as expendable tools.

Once Brother Li really accepts them, Shenxiao Yuxietai will never be able to give them some legitimate positions. Most of them will be exploited to death. And the attitude you, Brother Li, have shown will also make you be ostracized as an alien.

What's more serious is that you may be labeled a traitor for no reason."

Jiang Cheng's words didn't hit the point.

He knew some deeper secrets, so now he could only use the Jingtian Sect and the half-demon and half-monster as entry points to indirectly remind Li Shizhou.

Li Shizhou accepted all of this kindness, and then he asked in return.

"Brother Jiang, do you think these half-demons and half-monsters don't deserve fair treatment?"

"Of course not!" Jiang Cheng blurted out. Even after becoming the Demon Lord Jiang Shili, he was determined to change the fate of his subordinates, including those half-demons, who were discriminated against and excluded.

At first he was a very upright young knight, but he was forced to become completely evil due to the push of the overall situation and the calculations of the mastermind behind the scenes.

"I want to do something for them, but I'm not in a high enough position to change the situation now."

"Is it true that Zhejian Villa is unable to wipe out the branch in Qianfengling?" Li Shizhou smiled and looked at Jiang Cheng again.

This time, Jiang Cheng chose to remain silent.

Obviously, his initial words of advising Li Shizhou not to go to Qianfengling were all excuses, and his subsequent plan might have been to just deal with it and take him away from here, but two accidents happened.

Firstly, he did not expect that the leader of this branch had been changed, and the other party's previous words also indicated that the previous leader who was in charge of Qianfengling had sacrificed them, half-demons and half-monsters, in exchange for benefits from the human race.

Second, he underestimated Li Shizhou's strength.

In other words, until now, he didn't know how strong Li Shizhou was.

Because the Gods deliberately created a situation where humans, demons and monsters were in a tie, the two monsters with excellent innate conditions were far superior to humans in terms of comprehensive strength. This also led to the Gods secretly giving the human race some cheats.

For example, there is a sect of immortal cultivation that can learn immortal arts.

Another example is those gangs that were originally miscellaneous soldiers. The size of three or two of them combined is no less than that of a holy place for cultivating immortals.

The spread of this secret martial art was naturally the work of the gods.

Of course, this can also be seen as the Gods intentionally forcing out greater potential from the other three races in this large-scale training ground, so that it would be easier for them to absorb the strong for their own use.

According to Li Shizhou's observation, taking the Zhejian Villa where the Ouyang family is located as a specific case analysis, the combat power of the best of the younger generation should be between the Sky Control Realm and the Celestial Realm.

Jiang Cheng, who is in the middle stage of astronomy, is undoubtedly the best among them.

The real stabilizing force of each force should have reached the Dharma Realm, such as Ouyang Ying, whose true realm has been revealed by Li Shizhou.

The situation of Nanlin and Beishen should be stronger than that of the four major families. The strongest people of other sects such as Zhengwu League, Tang Sect, and Pili Hall are also about the same level. Only in the immortal cultivation sects, there may be a strong man in the Tianyan realm to support them.

In the conversation with Li Yan just now, Li Shizhou had the new example of Jingtian Sect, which basically confirmed this situation.

But this also made his heart sink completely.

Because compared to the gods, this power is really too weak.

Then he looked at Jiang Cheng and asked.

"Brother Jiang, the position you mentioned is not high enough. How high is high? Can inheriting the position of the head of the Ouyang family change the discrimination against half-demons and half-demons? Or can gathering the power of the four great families and the entire martial arts world and becoming the leader of the martial arts world change this situation?"

"I do not know."

It is extremely difficult for a 22-year-old young man to feel sympathy for those half-demons and half-monsters and to have the desire to help them in the current environment.

More often than not, it is normal to push it to the unknown future.

However, this does not mean that Jiang Cheng did nothing. The Jingtian Sect was able to operate several survival sites in the cracks between the three tribes, which naturally required some human beings, whether they were using them or sympathizing with them, to express their opinions in a timely manner.

For example, Jiang Cheng tacitly agreed to let the Jingtian Sect occupy the Qianfengling area. He must have spent a lot of effort to convince his master.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself." Li Shizhou patted the other person's shoulder.

This also made Jiang Chengchang, who was a little at a loss for a moment, breathe a sigh of relief. Then he blushed and didn't know what to say next. He originally wanted to persuade Li Shizhou to be more cautious in his behavior, but after going around in circles, he found that he had inexplicably become a dreamer.

If he were asked to persuade him at this time, he would feel that his words were not strong enough and his actions were not reliable.

So, he temporarily suppressed some of his thoughts and just thought about finding an opportunity to talk to Li Shizhou about it during the rest of the journey.

But I didn’t expect that this pressure would last for five days.

In five days, with the help of the flying speed of the Yunlai Stone, the two of them successively visited the other three major families, Nanlin and Beishen, as well as the Zhengwu League, Tang Sect and other forces, and even the Great Compassion Ming Sect where the second-generation BOSS, Zen Master Qianye, was located.

This trip also allowed Li Shizhou to witness with his own eyes the power structure of the human world.

He also realized one thing, that is, if he wanted to gather strength to fight against the God Realm, the only thing his subordinates could use was the Jingtian Sect, which they had not yet obtained.

Because in this world, most humans have a heartfelt admiration and respect for the gods.

Li Yan was able to be subdued by him because he realized the injustice encountered by half-demons was deliberately done by the gods. This world was a hunting ground with humans, demons and monsters as the protagonists, and they, the half-demons and half-monsters, were accidentally born as a condiment.

At present, the Jingtian Sect can remain absolutely neutral, but the three tribes have temporarily lost the desire for war.

Demon Lord Hun Tian was severely injured by Li Shizhou when he was conquering the Far East Demon Territory, and he has not recovered yet. The demon clan was slaughtered in the raid on Shushan, and several powerful warriors were either killed or imprisoned.

Both sides were in a half-dead state.

Logically speaking, the human race should have taken the opportunity to intensify their offensive, but the immortal sects did not move, and the most the martial arts forces could do was to defend and counterattack. The imperial court, which had a certain appeal, did not have the courage to stand up again.

So, now it's just like this.

Once the two races of demons recover, they will launch another war, and the neutral position of the Jingtian Sect will become a trouble that all parties need to eliminate first.

This inevitable future scenario was already foreseeable when Li Shizhou secured the position of director.

It was for this reason that he chose the Jingtian Sect and Jiang Cheng, who would sooner or later join the resistance team due to his restricted bloodline.

Originally, he wanted to use his status in the imperial court to see if there were any goals he could further strive for.

The result was that he was very disappointed.

Among the three great families, the Shangguan family is a pure troublemaker. In the original works of the Five Dynasties and the prequel of the Five Dynasties, it is shown that they are the kind of people who always meddle in things and fan the flames of all kinds of trouble.

As for the Huangfu family, Li Shizhou took a closer look at Huangfu Zhuo, one of the main characters. Huangfu Zhuo was a typical descendant of a noble family in terms of his stance and character. He was serious and upright, and hated evil. He attached great importance to the honor of his family, so he was strict with himself.

And his father, the current head of the Huangfu family, Huangfu Yiming, is an active participant in internal strife. He is also the one among the three major families who shows the most disdain for Ouyang Ying's letter.

With his magnanimity and shrewdness, he was able to deliberately reveal his true attitude, which was undoubtedly to show Li Shizhou, who represented the court, that he was not convinced by Ouyang Ying's title of the head of the four great families.

As for the Xiahou family, as the family of the male protagonist Xiahou Jinxuan in the fifth generation prequel, there is basically nothing wrong with it. The second uncle Xiahou Tao, who was originally replaced by Mo Yi, is still alive, and Li Shizhou confirmed that he was not impersonated by someone else again.

The clan adheres to the principles of knowing, speaking, and doing good, and cultivating my noble character, and there is a standard military style within the clan.

It’s just that Xiahou Jinxuan’s hobbies are somewhat unique. He doesn’t practice martial arts, but in terms of studying techniques, his level of combat power is not inferior to that of Jiang Cheng today.

The most important thing is that he is truly one of the few perfect male protagonists in all the Legend of Sword and Fairy series.

They are calm, gentle and easy-going by nature. They value harmony and are humble and respectful to their elders. When they are with friends, they occasionally play some tricks to entertain the atmosphere. They are the first choice for the best partners. They treat their friends wholeheartedly and hope that everyone around them can be happy, but they never care about how others view them.

This is a good man that Li Shizhou can't find any faults in. It is also more difficult to bring down such a good man.

At present, Li Shizhou has confirmed that the only people he can recover or cooperate with in this area, apart from the Jingtian Sect, which is excluded and discriminated against by the three tribes, are the ambitious people who are bold enough to bring down the high and mighty gods.

After a meeting with the final BOSS of the second generation, Master Chiba, Li Shizhou has confirmed that the other party is a lackey who has been completely conquered by the God Clan.

"Hey"

On the Yunlai Stone, Li Shizhou sighed when he thought of the wasted five days.

Jiang Cheng on the side was a little puzzled.

"Brother Li, what are you worried about? Is there anything I can help with?"

"Yeah, I've heard you sigh seven times in the past two days. Is it because I followed you that you're so unhappy?"

The one who couldn't wait to interrupt was a woman with eyebrows as long as willow leaves and slightly raised brow peaks, revealing a dashing and heroic spirit. She was wearing tight clothes with narrow sleeves and a cinched waist, and dark patterns embroidered on the lapels and cuffs, which was gorgeous but not extravagant.

There is often a gilded whip sheath hanging around her waist, with a long whip wrapped around her arm. She has a tall and agile figure, moves like the wind, and her every move shows the heroism of a man of the rivers and lakes, yet the elegance of a lady from a noble family. Her contradictory temperament is natural.

When she questioned Li Shizhou with some dissatisfaction and a bit of aggressiveness, her eyes were sharp and she was proud and independent like a plum blossom in the frost. Her every frown and smile was full of chivalry. Even though she was wearing light silk clothes, it was difficult to conceal her awe-inspiring aura.

Li Shizhou just rolled his eyes at the other person silently, and when he was about to speak again, he was stopped by the gentle woman next to him.

"Sister Lin, Brother Li must be worried about the future situation."

At this point she blinked her big, expressive eyes at Li Shizhou. There was often a hint of sadness between her brows and her face was elegant. She had the gentleness and charm of a young girl, but also a sense of toughness that was soft on the outside but strong on the inside.

These two can be considered as Li Shizhou's unexpected gains after visiting a circle of underworld forces.

The heroic woman in the former was naturally the eldest daughter of Linjiabao, Lin Yueru. When Jiang Cheng went to visit her, she showed her eldest daughter's temper again and insisted on having a competition with him. Jiang Cheng was afraid that his eldest brother Li would get angry and beat her to death.

So he decisively took the opponent's whip. What surprised Li Shizhou was that Lin Yueru's realm was slightly better than Jiang Cheng's.

In the end, it was naturally Li Shizhou who defeated him easily with a trick that even Lin Tiannan, the lord of Lin Family Castle, could not understand.

And because the Lin Family Fort had close relations with the imperial court, and Lin Tiannan felt something was not right when he looked at Li Shizhou, he pushed his annoying daughter over during the conversation. Of course, on the surface he said that he wanted Li Shizhou to take her to gain some experience, but no one knew what he was thinking behind the scenes.

As a result, after this team went to Shenjiabao, Old Shen, who had been fighting with Old Lin for half his life, became dissatisfied and said, "Every family has a daughter, right? Give me yours too."

This also led to the addition of a first-generation female protagonist, Lin Yueru, and a second-generation female protagonist, Shen Qishuang, to the traveling team.

The slight difference is that according to the original work, the Xianxia Sect that Shen Qishuang worshipped was founded by Jiang Qing's daughter. Naturally, there is no Xianxia Sect in this Fairy Sword world, which also led to the fact that he learned family kung fu since childhood.

At the same time, since they had nothing to do on the way, Li Shizhou briefly explained to them that the temporary cessation of hostilities among the three tribes of humans, demons and monsters might very likely lead to another even greater demon disaster in the near future.

It also indirectly shows that although he seems to be wandering around trying to get to know people, he is actually preparing for a possible war in the future.

"We're here." Li Shizhou ignored Lin Yueru's chatter and pointed at the towering mountains below. He controlled the Yunlai Stone to stop in mid-air, and looked up thoughtfully.

Jiang Cheng, who served as a guide along the way, said thoughtfully.

"This is Kunlun Mountain." (End of this chapter)