Chilong Temple, main hall of the mountain gate.
San Du sat high at the head of the table, Yuan Tiangang sat in the center, and Zhou Ganzheng and Zhang Yuanfeng sat on his left and right respectively.
At the lower left, seated were the five masters of the five academies: Master Luo of the Alchemy Academy, Master Xiao of the Weaponry Academy, Master Wu of the Talisman Academy, Master Wang of the Forbidden Academy, and Yao Chonggu of the Miscellaneous Academy.
This is the Three Capitals Council, the highest decision-making body of the Red Dragon General Temple.
On the right, Li Chunfeng, Zhao Yunlong, Bai Cang, Luo Jin, and other true disciples sat upright, able to attend the meeting as observers.
This was Bai Cang's first time attending such a high-level meeting, and it was quite a novel experience.
But his first thought was: if a "meteorite" were to fall from the sky at this moment and wipe out everyone present, would the entire Crimson Dragon Sect, and even the Xia Kingdom's Heshan Sect, fall apart?
"That's the situation. Let's discuss it."
Yuan Tiangang briefly introduced the situation and immediately said, "The ocean monsters have crossed the territory of the East Sea Dragon Clan, invaded the Lanyun River, and occupied the three water palaces, cutting off the passage between the surrounding countries and Lanyun Sea City. Everyone should understand what this means."
"Now that the Nine Virtues Temple has made it clear that this matter arose because of our Heshan Sect, it should be resolved by us. What do you all think we should do?"
Yao Chonggu was the first to speak out, "Attack them, punish them, what more is there to say!"
Master Luo and the others nodded in agreement, "Those who offer teeth must be broken!"
Yuan Tiangang nodded, then looked to his left and right, "What do you two junior brothers think?"
Zhou Ganzheng and Zhang Yuanfeng exchanged a glance. "We are willing to obey your orders, Senior Brother, and annihilate all invading enemies!"
Yuan Tiangang then looked at Bai Cang and the others, "What do you all think?"
"I am willing to kill this scoundrel for the sake of the Grand Master!" Li Chunfeng stood up and bowed deeply.
Zhao Yunlong, also holding his long sword, bowed and said, "Please give the order, Commander. We are willing to follow our elders into battle."
Seeing this, Bai Cang also stood up and, together with Luo Jin and the other disciples, said, "We are willing to go into battle!"
"Very good! Very energetic!"
Yuan Tiangang rose with a flick of his sleeve, "As long as we are of one mind and united as one, what do we have to fear from those clowns?"
"Whether our Heshan Sect can stand up depends on whether it can withstand this storm!"
"Gentlemen, regardless of any past grievances, please set aside your hostility for now and weather this difficult time together, shall we?"
Before the words were finished, everyone present cupped their hands and said, "We will obey the governor's decree!"
Yuan Tiangang nodded and said, "My mind is made up. We will divide our forces into three groups to attack the Water Mansion, open up the Lanyun River waterway, and let the people of Jiude Temple see who truly owns the Xia Kingdom today."
"The first team will be led by Junior Brother Zhou, with Li Chunfeng and Luo Jin assisting him."
"The second team will be led by Junior Brother Zhang, with Zhao Yunlong and Bai Cang assisting him."
"The third group will be led by Junior Nephew Yao, assisted by the four academies of Dan, Fu, Qi, and Jin, with the rest of the true disciples joining the battle."
"Three days later, we will summon the elite troops of the General Headquarters to command the Five-Toothed Warship and attack the Sea Demon of the Water Palace!"
"After I finish speaking, who agrees? Who disagrees?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback and bowed in response, but their eyes all gleamed with an unusual light.
Everyone says that Zhou Ganzheng and Chef Zhang Yuanfeng can go their separate ways, so of course there's no problem.
After all, they were all powerful True Persons at the Refining Qi Realm, and it was not difficult for them to suppress the other few Condensing Qi True Persons on their own.
However, the four academies of alchemy, artifact, talisman and restriction experts actually had to obey the orders of Yao Chonggu, a "mere" Qi Refining cultivator.
That's a bit unreasonable, isn't it?
However, since neither Luo Zhenren nor the others spoke, and given Yao Chonggu's special status, naturally no one would be so foolish as to deliberately provoke him.
Bai Cang had some guesses about this, "It seems that San Du is also unsure and wants to obtain some kind of promise and guarantee from the He Shan family through Senior Brother Yao, a disciple of the Yao family!"
One day later, at Moonflower Cave.
Bai Cang sat cross-legged, with the Chongxuan Zhuosha Furnace in front of him gurgling out black smoke, with faint grayish-white powder swirling and churning within the smoke.
However, he did not pay attention to the Chongxuan Zhuosha Furnace, but stared intently at a large cauldron with four sides and three legs, inside which milky white fish soup was boiling, and a rich aroma wafted over.
“Thirty-nine red-tailed dragon carp in total, I refuse to believe that they are not enough to replenish my essence.”
Looking at the fish soup in the cauldron, Bai Cang couldn't help but slurp it up, and tears welled up in his eyes.
With a major battle imminent, all kinds of supplies are being distributed as if they were free, sparing no expense to enhance the strength of the entire group of cultivators.
Even much of the "specially supplied" provisions for the Heavenly River True Lord were used and distributed.
Bai Cang naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. He decisively rushed into the Nine Rivers Great Swamp and unleashed a smooth combo of "pushing water, casting nets, and electrofishing" at the Red-tailed Dragon Carp.
He instantly transformed into a "fishing master," a "thunder and lightning king," and a "water-draining maniac," finally venting his frustration from his long-term failure to catch fish.
He used various methods to catch most of the red-tailed dragon carp in the Nine Rivers and Great Marshes, except for a few small fry that hadn't grown up yet, and ended up on his plate.
"Ton! Ton! Ton!"
Before long, the fish soup had been steamed down to the size of a human head.
Bai Cang lifted the large cauldron and drank it all in one gulp with great gusto.
"boom!"
In an instant, the scalding hot and delicious fish soup transformed into a vast and boundless essence, which exploded within Bai Cang's body.
Bai Cang's face instantly turned flushed. As his "Five Tones of Music" talent was activated, a torrent of starlight and moonlight suddenly descended, engulfing his entire figure.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Bai Cang slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging magical power within his body, and a joyful smile appeared on his face.
In just two days, he opened up dozens of mystical apertures, raising his cultivation level to the level of one hundred and fifty apertures.
"However, the improvement in cultivation level is merely icing on the cake. What we can truly rely on is still Xiao Nie and the cultivation manual."
Bai Cang's sleeves billowed, and nine wisps of grayish-white smoke rose from the Chongxuan Zhuosha Furnace.
Just hovering in mid-air made Bai Cang feel his magical power become somewhat sluggish.
"The Soul-Eroding Turbidity has finally been completed!"
Bai Cang carefully opened a pill bottle and took in the nine wisps of grayish-white smoke.
Aside from the Crimson-tailed Dragon Carp, he devoted almost all of his available resources to the refining of this "Spirit-Eroding Turbidity."
It took a full eighteen portions of Spirit-Eating Powder, eighteen Yin Thunder Fiends, and three hundred strands of mortal dust turbidity to refine these nine "Spirit-Eating Turbid Fiends".
Its effects are quite simple: it erodes magical power, corrodes the physical body, and imprisons the mind. It is a sinister artifact, designed to be completely unpredictable.
Even a True Immortal of Condensing Fiends, if he were to accidentally fall victim to the "Spirit-Eroding Turbid Fiend" technique, would likely suffer severe damage, if not death.
Even in the "Cultivation Manual," this is an extremely high-end formula.
"The sword is ready, so let the storm rage on!"
Bai Cang put away the "Eroding Spirit and Turbidity," then leaped and flew towards the main hall of the mountain gate.
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