"Yes, I expected this. After all, if we ignore the Cloud Soaring Sect, we might be banished to the Spirit Gathering Valley. That would mean losing on two fronts."
Zhu Yuanqing smiled slightly, "From the day the Northwest Demonic Path mobilized its troops, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue fighting. Currently, we are each advancing on one side to seize the resource areas of Fengxia Mountain. There's no reason for us to fight on and, despite being at a disadvantage, push back from there again."
Although Zhu Yuanqing made significant concessions after the agreement was reached, he was not a close friend and was simply acting in Lin Xiuyuan's best interests...
It's just a concession in a certain area, a compromise made for the sake of the overall situation.
The overall advantage it brings now is enormous for the entire Nine Kingdoms Alliance.
At Fengxia Mountain, in the initial period, both the righteous and the demonic forces marched in, suppressed the Great Yue Alliance, and forced them to retreat to a small area. Then, the two sides began a major war. After many battles, they determined the main direction and chose to seize resource areas that suited their own interests.
The Nine Kingdoms Alliance moved from the northwest, towards the Listening Wind Forest, so the western front encountered the power of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance.
Conversely, the Northwest Demonic Path mainly expanded in the eastern region of Fengxia Mountain, extending eastward to the Lingyan Mountains.
However, this is not absolute. Both sides have intertwined interests, and each side has resources occupied by the enemy on their respective peripheries.
Currently, each side is primarily focused on the overall strategy of aggressively seizing territory. Secondly, they are engaging in smaller, localized struggles, prioritizing the acquisition of resources that align with their own interests.
Overall, these two directions basically represent the power map of the righteous and evil sides.
Now the Lingyan Mountains are in dire straits, and the demonic forces have once again dispatched armies from all directions...
If they return empty-handed, how easy will it be to push back from the western half of Fengxia Mountain? The Nine Kingdoms Alliance will never let the Northwest Demonic Path get away with it; they will inevitably escalate the local conflict into a full-scale war to maintain their advantage.
This would essentially result in a major setback.
At that time, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance will have the advantage, possess more resource-rich areas, and attract more mid- to low-level cultivators.
In the grand scheme of things at Fengxia Mountain, it would be completely inferior to the Nine Kingdoms Alliance.
Zhu Yuanqing had predicted that the Northwest Demonic Path would not retreat, and now, having received Qianlixiang's message, his prediction had indeed been confirmed.
Cheng Hou nodded slightly and said, "Well, what's next? Are we going to drag the Cloud Soaring Sect into this and involve the Great Yue?"
"It's hard to say. I suppose that chief seed has realized what's going on... But it doesn't matter. I've done what I had to do, perfectly blocking the demonic army for him. At least the Cloud Soaring Sect has reaped a huge benefit, and they'll probably continue to focus on the Spirit Rock Mountains and the Loose Cultivator Alliance. Whether they'll stick with us all the way to the end is hard to say!"
Zhu Yuanqing pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said.
"Isn't that simple? Just drag him down with us. It won't involve Dayue. Having someone like him to help is enough."
A slight smile appeared on Cheng Hou's fair face, revealing a somewhat cunning expression, as he continued:
"This man is skilled in warfare. With his own strength, he could probably cooperate with us to directly suppress the expansion of the Northwest Demonic Path. This would bring us a great advantage in the overall situation."
"Moreover, dragging him into this is quite simple. Just quietly send a large army of demonic cultivators through, letting them enter the Lingyan Mountains to fight against him continuously. Wouldn't that bind him to the same side? Heh! At that point, he'll either abandon the vast resource empire he just conquered, or he'll turn against us..."
"The result is at most that the Northwest Demonic Path will regain control of the Lingyan Mountains. After this wave, we have already gained the upper hand. In the past half month, we have been expanding on the western front and have also swallowed up a lot of the Demonic Path's resource lands."
"As for his betrayal, we can just have Big Wood go over to keep watch in Tingfenglin's side. Anyway, doesn't he have some grudge against this kid? He's been saying he's bringing troops to support us these past few days, so he probably also wants to find this kid, but you've stopped him!"
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