Chapter 467

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Chapter 467: Controlling the War

Yun State, Yunzhong City

Zhou Huaiying stood on the city wall watching the fighting outside, he was so excited that drool was coming out. Even though most of them were low-level fighters and beasts, there were so many of them. If he could absorb their blood and refine it, he could quickly restore his abilities, right?

"Putting out two Blood Worms is enough, if we have too many, and others see them, we’ll be in trouble."

When Lin Jiang saw Zhou Huaiying release two Blood Worms and wanted to release more, he immediately stopped him. These Blood Worms were there to help Zhou Huaiying absorb blood, so when they return to Zhou Huaiying’s body, he can directly refine it.

"It’s such a waste to let so much blood go to waste, I’ll release two more, just two."

"If I say no, then no it is, Zhou Huaiying, are you asking for trouble again?"

Lin Jiang, with a cold tone, said, "Zhou Huaiying, you’ve gotten yourself into trouble again, huh?" When Zhou Huaiying heard this, he shrank his neck and dared not say anything. During this time in Yun State, he had been beaten more than in the past thousands of years and had cast a shadow.

"Lin Jiang, I suddenly thought of a problem."

Zhou Huaiying looked seriously at the battle situation in front of him, then said to Lin Jiang.

"Go on."

"Actually, you can quickly end the battle in front of you."

"How?"

"Dutian Formation, Li Yuncheng, if you activate Dutian Formation now, no monster below the fourth rank can escape."

Zhou Huaiying said. Dutian Formation is both offensive and defensive, we can definitely use it to suppress the monster clan.

"We can’t do it anymore, Zhonghang Sect, Cloud Sword Sect, and Yunzhong City’s energy are all used to activate the formation, we can’t break through Dutian Formation."

"Haha, you’re just deceiving the lower-level cultivators with your words. Even if I’m not a Formation Master, I know at least ten ways to do it. Lin Jiang, what are you guys doing?"

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

"Of course, you know your sister’s situation very well, so we are in a cooperative relationship."

"You are my enemy, I only think about killing you."

"To kill or not to kill me, that’s a matter for later. But first, you need to figure out the situation with your own sister, right? It’s normal to cooperate first, then have a fight, isn’t it?"

"That does sound pretty normal."

Lin Jiang laughed and said. Over there with Third Sister, he and Lin Ying were indeed very worried in secret.

"Then you can explain things to me."

There is nothing new under the sun. We can indeed quickly resolve the current war, and as long as we pay a very small price, it’s enough. But why should we do that? Are there many benefits?

Dragging out the war is how we can profit the most. You are a clever person; do you understand what I mean?

"I see, you don’t want to get involved in the entire cultivation world war."

"That’s right."

Lin Jiang admitted directly that defeating the Wild Bear Demon Emperor and wiping out the demon clan of Yun State would either result in the Demon God Temple sending more demon clans, maybe even multiple Demon Emperors launching a major attack on Yun State, or heading north to join the battle, facing the demon clan in a decisive battle, since Cao Ying had already agreed for Yun State to join the Immortal Alliance.

But if that happens, it will be Yun State that suffers losses. There aren’t many benefits, there are a lot of dangers, who would want to do it? Yun State is not that generous.

Another benefit is that it can weaken the strength of the smaller forces in Yun State, strengthen the positions of the three families in Yun State, to prevent the occurrence of vassals betraying after the three families’ strengths are damaged.

"There is nothing new under the sun. The human race is always calculating. Aren’t you afraid that the human race will be completely defeated in battle and become vassals of the demon race in the future?"

"With tall figures holding up the sky and so many Tao Achievings, why should I worry? If a cultivator really appears as a Human Emperor like Green Emperor, Yun State would be willing to follow his orders, but that’s not impossible, right?"

Lin Jiang laughed, not hiding his selfishness. Others are not worried, why should he worry? Without a Human Emperor leading the human cultivation world, they would just be cannon fodder if they go north to fight. He wouldn’t do it.

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Bing State, Yucheng City

The defenses of Yucheng City were broken, and in three days, it was attacked by the demon race. The demon beasts poured into Yucheng City like a tide, and the cultivators in Yucheng City flew around like headless flies, trying to escape for their lives.

In the sky, Feng Jiu put away two jade bottles, each containing the Dao rhyme of a Tao Achieving, which means that each bottle represents the fall of a Tao Achieving.

"It’s the third one, Feng Jiu."

"Only three, ancestor."

Feng Jiu and Phoenix Demon Emperor looked at each other, then fell silent.

"Bad luck, they got away."

Before long, Peng Bird Demon Emperor flew over, grumbling to himself. In this battle, Phoenix Demon Emperor and Feng Jiu achieved victory, but he didn’t as the Tao Achieving he was fighting with managed to escape.

"Peng Bird Demon Emperor, why the rush? There are still many Tao Achieving in the human race."

"I’m not in a hurry to…"

"*cough*"

A cough from Phoenix Demon Emperor made Peng Bird Demon Emperor immediately stop talking.

"Old Phoenix, things are not going well now. The human race is too weak. We have held back, but the Human Emperor hasn’t appeared yet. What should we do? Killing them all later won’t help."

After Peng Bird Demon Emperor set up a restriction, he said to Phoenix Demon Emperor.

"The human race’s Tao Achieving is not enough, so we’ll use the Demon Emperor instead. Once we conquer Bing State, we’ll divide our troops."

"Old Phoenix, dividing our troops, don’t mess up and lead us into a trap. I’m not like you, I can’t be reborn."

Peng Bird Demon Emperor said cultivation world is vast, and dividing our troops is actually a foolish tactic, easy to fail.

"You can stay by Feng Jiu’s side. With Feng Jiu, you won’t die."

Phoenix Demon Emperor said, although Feng Jiu is not eighth rank, like them, he is rare among the seventh rank, becoming stronger by devouring more Tao Achieving and refining more treasures.

"Okay, I understand."

Peng Bird Demon Emperor felt reliable, staying close to Feng Jiu would surely be safe.

Two hours later, Demon Emperor and his group arrived at Pure Jade Sect’s entrance. This was the final battle for Bing State. If Pure Jade Sect’s entrance was taken down, it meant Bing State was finished. However, there were still some remote areas in Bing State where people were surviving.

"Pure Jade Sect has closed its doors."

"Demon Emperor, what should we do?"

The crowd exclaimed in shock. Pure Jade Sect had unexpectedly closed its doors.

The closing of a major sect’s entrance was extraordinary. When setting up the sect’s grand formation, there was an option to close the doors. Once chosen, the formation would seal off the sect, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting. At the same time, the formation would abandon all functions except defense, and almost all of the spiritual energy from the spiritual veins within the formation would be used up to sustain the formation. This meant places like the Spiritual Herb Garden or seclusion rooms would lose their spiritual power.

In short, closing the sect’s entrance was the sect’s last resort to save itself. All preparations were made with survival in mind. Although it would lose a significant portion of its internal resources, many sects hesitated to close their doors even in the face of annihilation, because once closed, it meant all hope was lost. Holding on a little longer might lead to survival.

"Pure Jade Sect still has a few Tao Achieving individuals."

"Two left, they originally had three, but one was killed by the Phoenix Demon Emperor previously."

Someone mentioned that in the rapid development of Pure Jade Sect over the past few centuries, they had gained an additional Tao Achieving individual, who had now also perished.

"Two, can’t be fewer than that. Ancestor, I’ll lead the way to Zhong State, you stay behind."

"Feng Jiu, let Divine Ape Demon Emperor stay behind. His powers are better suited for breaking through this formation."

"Demon Emperor, leave this to me. I will quickly break them down."

Divine Ape Demon Emperor also agrees. After sealing the mountain, the defense of the mountain gate formation will double, but it will lose its ability to counterattack and can only passively defend. This is something he excels at.

"Alright, then Divine Ape Demon Emperor stays. Demon Queen’s progress in the northeast of Zhong State is smooth. I will have Demon Queen come down to assist Divine Ape Demon Emperor when the time comes."

Feng Jiu nodded. The demon clan launched a full-scale attack, with five routes simultaneously attacking the eastern cultivation world. Demon Queen Lin Fanghua also led a group of demon clan troops to attack in the northeast of Zhong State. The battle was progressing smoothly, the human race was in chaos, and so far, there has been no Human Emperor capable of coordinating the overall situation, making them no match for the demon clan.

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Wangxian Sect, Li Qing saw the demon beasts outside the mountain gate and felt full of despair. She couldn’t believe that the human race would fall so quickly. The grand Bing State was about to be no more without any major upheaval.

"Senior Sister, please think of a solution quickly. Should we hold our ground or break through? If we don’t decide soon, it will be too late."

"I, I don’t know."

Li Qing answered that she was a skilled assassin, but only a mediocre leader. She had never received this kind of training from childhood to adulthood.

Although she had presided over major events in the Wangxian Sect, some key policies were set by Lin Jiang. She only carried out the orders. Additionally, the Bing State was peaceful, and Wangxian Sect had expanded several times without facing tough battles. Therefore, Li Qing truly didn’t know how to choose.

"Ah, senior sister, we can’t delay any longer. If we keep delaying, the whole sect will perish."

"Senior sister, go plead with our master."

"Senior sister, our master is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. He will definitely save us."

"Let’s go apologize to our master. He will surely save us."

Several people advised Li Qing that even though Lin Jiang had been very harsh when they first joined, they discovered that he was actually tough on the outside but soft on the inside. If they pleaded, he would surely agree.

"Break through, we must break through."

Li Qing finally made up her mind that they needed to escape from Bing State, even if Lin Jiang couldn’t rescue them. Staying in Bing State was a dead end, as there was no hope left.