Chapter 421 Intercepting the Sword Sect's Support Team
About three months ago.
Wang Yu's team, which was supporting Black Mountain Pass, changed direction midway, according to the Demon Lord, on the orders of the Evil Soul Ancestor.
Send them to intercept and kill the support team sent by the Void Heaven Sword Sect.
I don't know the specifics very well.
All that is known is that, after several years of attrition, both sides have suffered heavy casualties among their lower-level forces, especially the Taihu cultivators stationed at Black Mountain Pass.
Most people were worn down and killed by magical artifacts like the Soul Banner.
Cutting off this support team could significantly shorten the time it would take for Heishan Pass to be breached. As those who execute orders, they don't need to have a precise understanding of the overall situation.
Just fulfill your duty as a sharp blade.
After traveling north for half a day, Wang Yu and his companions entered the withered leaf swamp north of Black Mountain Pass. Back when he had just established his foundation, he had traversed this place alone.
At that time, the war between good and evil had not yet begun. According to the records, there were still several safe routes through the Fallen Leaf Swamp. Now, the war has started again.
After so many years of confrontation and fighting, they must have set up more formations, restrictions and traps, and made thorough preparations. Moreover, neither side could update the map in real time.
This is also a dangerous place for Core Formation cultivators.
But for a Nascent Soul cultivator, it's utterly insignificant.
"Leave it to me."
Their team is small in number but highly skilled, making them easy to command and well-suited for tactics such as infiltration and encirclement.
Wang Yu had previously had a very high vision, and now that he was involved in a local battlefield and conducting standard tactical offensives, he felt somewhat unaccustomed to it and experienced a sense of novelty.
It's like becoming a nail from a third-person perspective, deeply embedded in the battlefield.
A corner of the Dead Leaf Swamp.
With a soft shout, the Demon Lord of the Nether Tiger released countless yin and ghostly mists from his body. The black smoke transformed into palm-sized red-eyed crows, which flew into the swamp and dense forest.
This is his second Yin Beast, the [Netherworld Blood Raven]!
Possessing the innate ability to split into offspring, its main function is support, making it well-suited for use as a reconnaissance tool in large-scale secret realms, ruins, or wars.
Those bloodshot eyes also possess the ability to detect unusual spiritual phenomena, dispel illusions, and see through falsehoods, making them highly practical.
As a supplementary method, it is top-notch.
"Follow me, don't touch the ground."
The group then flew at low altitude, following in the footsteps of the Nether Tiger Demon Lord, traversing the swamp in the low sky. They not only avoided the forbidden traps, but also did not disturb the local monsters.
They crossed the lake smoothly in less than half a day and set foot in the Taihu Lake area. The group found a mountain hollow to settle down, and countless dark blood crows were scattered out.
While tracking down the Sword Sect's support team, allow ample time to discuss countermeasures.
Wang Yu was quite familiar with the environment here.
They also know that the largest city here is called Kuye City. If they can take it, they can send a message to Blood Abyss Prefecture to send more reinforcements, and perhaps they can attack Black Mountain Pass from both sides.
certainly.
At this stage, he lacks sufficient influence and will not rashly offer suggestions.
Attacking Black Mountain Pass was one of the conditions for cooperation with the Refining Heaven Demon Sect, a fact he was well aware of. Ninety-nine percent of them wanted a bridgehead for a direct advance.
The goal of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect will always be the birth of the Ancient Demon!
Even a fool could guess that.
If their mission goes smoothly, they can also earn a lot of merit points. The contribution points reward during wartime is calculated in a different way.
Minor Merit, Medium Merit, Major Merit, Medal of Honor.
From low to high, you can exchange three small items for one medium one.
And so on.
You can exchange for a list of war treasures released by the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, which includes many rare items that are not usually seen.
Foundation Establishment Pills, Golden Core Pills, rare spiritual items, powerful inheritances, and even secret techniques for defying fate—the demonic path is quite generous in this regard and deeply understands human nature.
Furthermore, war missions are mostly collective operations, and each survivor usually has a small merit, which can be accumulated very quickly.
The mission that Wang Yu and his group were carrying out had a huge reward from the Evil Soul Ancestor. As for the Medal of Honor, that thing couldn't be exchanged for three huge rewards.
One must play a crucial role in a war in order to receive a reward.
The effects are even greater: one can be spared the death penalty, be accepted as a disciple by a Nascent Soul Ancestor, and exchange top-tier secret techniques and supernatural powers.
It was the highest-level war reward.
This system is mainly aimed at disciples below the Nascent Soul stage. When Nascent Soul disciples like Wang Yu receive merits, they are usually tied to the mountain behind them.
When the war finally ends, the spoils will be distributed according to contributions.
This involves the outcomes of the war. If the outcomes are few or none, one can only receive sect benefits and some resource allocation.
If you achieve many victories, such as expanding your territory by a certain number of kilometers, you can use your accumulated military achievements to gain control of a region. If you don't want it, you can exchange it with others.
In short, military achievements are like a spoon.
When cutting the cake in the final stage, the bigger your spoon, the more cake you can scoop out, and the more satisfying your meal will be.
The delay is a bit long, but mature Nascent Soul stage monsters will find food on their own.
Inside the mountain valley.
The Demon Lord said, "According to the information provided by Senior Evil Soul, there are two Nascent Soul cultivators, eighteen Core Formation cultivators, and three thousand Foundation Establishment sword cultivators in this support mission."
The Void Heaven Sword Sect has seventy-two sword peaks and seventy-two sword dao nascent souls. While a single sword peak is not as powerful as the nine peaks of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, its lineage is well-ordered.
Each time, a new Nascent Soul cultivator takes over, according to their ranking.
The top-ranked cultivators are all late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. Considering the existing strength of Black Mountain Pass, the support team is not too powerful, but it is not weak either.
Sword Sect members come from the Righteous Qi Academy and are considered disciples of the Righteous Sword Master. Each generation has 1,008 members who usually travel around Taihu Lake.
Like an imperial envoy, he slayed evil and wicked villains.
While his official status is not as high as that of the true disciples of the Holy Sect, he actually wields immense power and is widely disliked by the seven righteous sects, since no one wants a ruthless killer who acts first and asks for permission later on their territory.
The lowest level of talent in the Sword Sect is dual spiritual roots, or other special abilities; in layman's terms, they have a one or two percent chance of forming a Nascent Soul.
The Moon Fairy Changxi, who once wronged Wang Yu, is one of the best examples of this. If given the chance, he would not hesitate to take revenge.
I don't know if there will be such an opportunity yet.
The Demon Lord of the Nether Tiger stroked his chin: "We can certainly handle this scale. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Xuan Dan?"
"Since we're already here, we can't leave without pulling off a heist."
“That’s true, then I’ll have to trouble Brother Minghu with his Shadow Crow.”
"No problem."
Wang Yu glanced back at his four followers and succinctly transmitted his voice: "Once the fight starts, don't rush forward too much."
Qingyang is well-versed in this matter. Yang Xiong may look like a reckless man, but he is actually capable of disappearing during wartime and is also someone who knows when to back down. There's no need to worry about him.
The main ones are Xu Ruozhou and Situ Hong. Both of them are Foundation Establishment cultivators, and their strength is slightly weaker, but they have experienced a few more similar missions.
Accumulating a great merit can be exchanged for a mid-grade Golden Core, which at least allows one to take a gamble, and he will also show some favor.
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As dusk fell.
Fallen Leaf City.
In contrast to the fierce battle at Black Mountain Pass, Kuye City is holding a grand banquet today to welcome a group of cultivators who have come south from Ice River Pass in the north.
The team is mainly composed of members of the Biyun Sect.
The group numbered over six thousand, mainly consisting of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, with over thirty Core Formation cultivators and one Nascent Soul mid-stage leader.
Five years ago, the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect launched a major attack in Fengzhou.
The cultivators of Taihu Lake had no choice but to retreat to Binghe Pass, and a large number of them returned to the Taihu Spiritual Domain, waiting for the demonic cultivators to fight each other to the death before making their move.
The team that split off was not there to support Heishan Pass, but rather because they had some designs on Qifeng Pass in the middle section of the Northern Duanjie Mountains.
If they can capture it, the corresponding region of Yeqiong Prefecture will be thrown into chaos, giving Huangquan Temple an opportunity to expand its gains.
Although both sides had previously caused trouble in Fengzhou, they had never actually been in contact. Instead, they had cooperated on a large scale based on the current situation.
Otherwise, given the strength of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, they wouldn't be in such a predicament.
The Biyun Sect's team stopped in Kuye City to rest and recuperate.
On the one hand, this place is suitable as a secondary hub, where spies can be sent out to gather information and information about the other side. On the other hand, it is also waiting for the Moon Gazing Palace to react.
Lei Huo Guan had already tried attacking Qifeng Pass alone once, with considerable success, and the strategic objective of covering the surprise attack on Binghe Pass had also been achieved.
It's a pity we couldn't capture this pass; it wasn't quite perfect.
The Lord's Mansion of Kuye City.
The current city lord treated the Biyun Sect's patriarch with utmost respect, going to great lengths to entertain him and managing to spend half of the city lord's treasury.
at the same time.
Thousands of miles away from Kuye City, figures flying on swords streaked across the sky. Foundation Establishment cultivators did not yet have the ability to transform into sword light.
Therefore, they often fly while standing on swords, making a rumbling noise as they fly across the sky.
At the very front were two elderly men with white beards.
One of them wore a purple robe with the Eight Trigrams symbol, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.
One of them wore hemp clothing and carried an iron sword. He had a free and unrestrained demeanor, but he was somewhat unkempt and gave people a dirty impression, even though he was actually very clean.
The Nascent Soul cultivators were too fast to escape at full speed; they did not escape at full speed.
Eighteen sword lights followed him, the most striking of which was a moon-white sword shadow, dazzling and imbued with the aura of the eighth level of Core Formation, ranking first among all the walkers.
The old man in hemp clothing squinted and stared intently.
"Black Mountain Pass is another eight hundred li away. This journey is dangerous. Do not be reckless out of greed for merit. Evil Soul and Nether Blade are both renowned Great Perfection experts."
"Even the aftershocks are beyond your ability to withstand."
"This disciple understands."
"Thank you for your guidance, Ancestor Ma Yi."
After a few brief words, the group returned to calm. The old man in the purple robe with the Bagua symbol was filled with worry as he secretly transmitted his voice to the Old Ancestor in Hemp Robes.
"What do you think the sect sent us here for? Are we just cannon fodder to fill the gaps? It's all your fault for offending the Five Elements Sword Lord. What are we going to do with my Eight Trigrams Peak now..."
"Heh, if it weren't for your foolish disciple insisting on going to the Sword Tomb to snatch that Fire Dragon Sword, we wouldn't be targeted. My Ma Yi Peak doesn't even have a clue yet, let alone you."
Knowing that Black Mountain Pass is the battlefield for the battle of Nascent Soul cultivators at the Great Perfection stage, anyone could guess that the support mission would be a tough one, and successfully defending it would be a success.
I'm afraid of being held accountable if I fail.
The reason they were sent here was because when the Sword Tomb opened some time ago, the disciples of the Eight Trigrams Sword Cultivator snatched a Fire Dragon Sword that the disciples of the Five Elements Sword Lord had their eyes on.
At that time, the Old Ancestor in Hemp Robes stood up for this friend's disciple, and things have turned out the way they are today.
The demonic path is like dogs fighting, leaving a mouthful of fur.
Although the righteous path appears united, it is internally in chaos. With war brewing, there are countless greedy individuals who want to take the opportunity to eliminate their rivals and acquire more resources.
Of the seven righteous sects, only the three closest to the Broken Realm Mountains are now the main force: Thunderfire Temple, Moon Gazing Palace, and Azure Cloud Sect.
Although the Void Heaven Sword Sect contributed, it was still far from being able to launch a full-scale attack. The number of people in the North Town Tower was small, and their main focus was on the Endless Ice Plains, so they could be ignored.
The mountain gate is located in Hegui Valley and Lieyang Sect, which are located in the rear of Taihu Lake.
They are pretending to be deaf and dumb, determined to use them as cannon fodder, and will only take action or wait for a better opportunity after the most intense first wave of clashes has ended.
In this regard, even the Void Heaven Sword Sect couldn't do anything about it.
They governed the world with benevolence and morality.
Unable to directly interfere in their internal affairs, we can only urge them to contribute. We cannot force them, and the situation has not developed to a certain point, so we will not resort to despicable means.
The three sects whose mountain gates were located on the edge of the Broken Boundary Mountains had no choice but to resist or they would be slaughtered. Among them were ambitious individuals who stirred things up, namely the instigation of the pro-war faction.
"Be careful, the internal fighting within the Red Kite is fierce this time, and we don't know what they're plotting."
"The fighting at the Demon Seal Grounds in the Black Mountain Demon Lands is truly fierce. I heard that tens of thousands of lives have already been lost, and they are still expanding the area. A bunch of lunatics."
The secrets of the Ice Prison Realm are known not only to the higher-ups of the five demonic sects, but also to the seven righteous sects of Taihu Lake; however, they do not act as extremely as the demonic sects.
They believed that things would work themselves out in the end, and that the Nascent Soul cultivators would always find a solution; they hadn't reached that level yet and didn't need to worry about such things.
Just as the Sword Sect team arrived above a valley.
A sudden wave of palpitations washed over him, and the old patriarch in hemp clothing hardened his expression and roared.
"There's an ambush!"
This is a warning from the divine sense. The higher the realm, the more accurate the premonition. Among them, the premonition of sword cultivators is the most acute. It's just a matter of time.
The Demon Lord of the Underworld Tiger let out a sinister laugh.
The Eight-Armed Bull Demon and the Skeleton Nightmare Horse, the third and fourth Yin Beasts, emerged together, and with the sky suddenly darkening, a total of four hundred-zhang-tall ghost gates surrounded the Sword Sect team.
The evil ghost totem on the Ghost Gate suddenly opened, spewing out endless yin mist and ghostly energy to isolate this space from the outside world. Wang Yu threw Xueyu to Situ Hong.
This little thing needs to hone its fighting skills.
at the same time.
The Void Secret Technique: Heaven's Lock was secretly unleashed, combined with the Ghost Gate of the Nether Tiger Demon Lord, turning this valley into a desolate battlefield. His gaze involuntarily fell upon the moon-white figure in the Sword Sect team.
It's so familiar, so very familiar!
I was thinking about her just now. Thanks to her, Wang Yu's foundation building process was made full of twists and turns. Such a great favor deserves to be rewarded.
The Demon King also stepped forward and said in a low voice.
"The one on the left wearing the purple robe with the Bagua symbol is the [Master of Bagua]. He is proficient in the Qimen sword formation and has a record of defeating stronger opponents with weaker ones. I will take care of him."
"The one on the right is the [Old Ancestor in Hemp Robes] who cultivates only one iron sword and follows the path of ancient artifact cultivation. He is extremely powerful. Brother Xuan Dan has only recently advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. This person will be dealt with by Brother Ming Hu."
"No problem."
Wang Yu nodded. He had limited knowledge of the experts in Taihu Lake, so it was good that he didn't have to deal with experts of the same level. He paused and said.
"I will deal with those small fry as soon as possible to support my two fellow Daoists."
"--superior!"
First update, one more tonight.
(End of this chapter)
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