Not long after.
Under the watchful eyes of the scattered cultivators, each team quietly left their stronghold, proceeding slowly as they rested and made their way, preparing for the upcoming battle.
However, the resource sites are not far apart.
The farther away it is, the more distance there is.
Therefore, it takes about half an hour.
All teams have arrived at the target resource location, hiding outside and waiting quietly.
Lin Xiuyuan also led his team to hide in a mountain forest.
The disciples of the Xuan lineage set up a simple concealment spell to slightly obscure the spiritual energy fluctuations in this area.
Two or three miles away, you can't feel anything anymore; only when you step into this area can you sense some unusual activity.
The group then slowly recuperated inside, with the injured continuing to heal and those lacking sufficient magical power continuing to recover.
Lin Xiuyuan was also meditating and recovering, occasionally opening his eyes to look at the few sprigs of jasmine placed in front of him.
The teams were mostly within a few dozen miles of each other, which was within the range of the communication jade slips. However, some teams were more than a hundred miles apart, resulting in delays in communication and the possibility of encountering battles that disrupted the energy flow, making communication impossible.
That's when the fragrant herbs come in handy.
They are only used in major battles or at critical moments.
After all, each sprig of jasmine can only convey a brief message, but that doesn't stop it from being expensive to produce.
Each Thousand Mile Fragrance requires tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones, and the price increases during wartime.
The price of Thousand Mile Fragrance within both the righteous and demonic realms has now exceeded 100,000... In normal times, hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, without considering bottlenecks, would be enough for a Qi Refining cultivator to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
Using just a few sprigs of the Thousand Mile Fragrance is equivalent to consuming the resources needed to cultivate an early Foundation Establishment cultivator...
Therefore, in a major battle without absolute overwhelming power, what matters most is the strength and resources of the forces involved.
Fortunately, there are quite a few sprigs of jasmine in this treasure trove, about twenty or thirty. Although it's not enough in the long run, it's sufficient for a short time.
In other words, Lin Xiuyuan had not thought of the step of dividing his forces to attack, otherwise he would have stockpiled even more in advance.
It was only on Zhong Kangshun's advice that he discovered this tactic.
However, he has already sent a message to Su Qiaojia asking her to help reserve a batch of Qianlixiang (a type of incense), so that Wanbaolou can send someone over when he has some free time.
There's no need to worry about that.
Each of the fragrant herbs in front of us is marked with a symbol, corresponding to a different team.
The fragrance of a thousand miles needs to be imprinted with the same energy before it can be used to transmit information through a single channel.
When using this incense, it is usually necessary to arrange it in advance. If there is no similar energy signature, even if it is lit, it will not be able to accurately convey information.
The first one corresponds to Zhong Kangshun's "Thousand Mile Fragrance".
It was also the Thousand Mile Fragrance that Lin Xiuyuan saw most often when he opened his eyes.
"I hope you can hold out a little longer so I can find the most suitable place to strike and defeat them one by one. Protector Zhong, please take care."
Lin Xiuyuan muttered to himself.
The reason for sending Zhong Kangshun to lead the surprise attack ahead of schedule was to draw the attention of the loose cultivators.
This led the scattered cultivators to believe that only this one force had launched a surprise attack on their rear.
They were given more time to breach resource sites, set up formations to build defenses, and continue their plan.
Thus, the first batch of reinforcements dispatched to encircle and kill the enemy would inevitably be the most powerful.
It is conceivable that Zhong Kangshun and others will face tremendous pressure.
Moreover, they need to stall for time to buy themselves more time.
Therefore, Zhong Kangshun and his men will have to fight with all their might...
...
On the other side.
Not long after the raid on the camp, they returned victorious.
Zhong Kangshun had already led his men to conquer a medicinal herb garden.
They killed many local cultivators, and many others surrendered immediately.
Following Lin Xiuyuan's suggestion, all the communication spirit items in their Qiankun bags were confiscated, and they were then allowed to assist the Xuanmai disciples in maintaining the formation or to continue mining and cultivating the spirit items in this area.
Naturally, they were all low-level cultivators.
As for that Purple Mansion cultivator, he had already slipped away when the great formation was broken.
"It's a pity we couldn't kill him. At times like this, the more we weaken the opponent's high-level combat power, the better we can be for the next steps!"
Zhong Kangshun thought with some regret.
Seeing the cultivators all around busy setting up defenses according to his instructions, he noticed that they were busy preparing for the day.
Meanwhile, several disciples of the Xuan lineage were setting up an array. All the necessary materials for the array base were ready, enough to set up a Xuan Shield array.
In terms of defensive capabilities, it is slightly weaker than the Pan Dun Formation. However, this formation possesses considerable offensive power, enough to threaten even those at the Zi Fu stage. It is one of the better medium-sized formations.
Now that we are in a state of flux between offense and defense, we cannot simply stick to a defensive posture. Arranging such a formation is clearly more appropriate.
The general situation when launching the attack was anticipated.
Within the secret realm, Lin Xiuyuan gave the order to those belonging to the Xuanmai sect to begin preparing the array bases for various formations, all for this very moment.
When Zhong Kangshun learned of this situation during his previous discussions with Lin Xiuyuan about the specific steps to be implemented, he admired Lin Xiuyuan's overall vision even more, truly showing great foresight.
The plan, which spans several decades, has already been roughly laid out in advance.
I deeply admire him for this.
"I wonder how many people will come... I hope there will be more, that would increase our chances of winning!"
Zhong Kangshun returned to the camp, looked at Qianlixiang in front of him, sat cross-legged, and waited quietly.
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