Chapter 1653
The Chaotic Arrangements
As soon as Ling Pengyun and his wife, along with Xinghai Ancestor, arrived at Yaoxing Mountain Range, they were invited by the Nascent Soul stage of Yaoxing Immortal Sect to a luxurious reception hall.
This place had already gathered many powerful figures from the Heavenly River Realm.
Even the Golden Feather Old Daoist of the Golden Origin Immortal Sect was among them.
They were all intelligent people, and they guessed the reason why Yaoxing Daojun had summoned them this time.
Their expressions differed.
Most of them carried a hint of melancholy, after all, the last great demonic chaos had only occurred a few hundred years ago.
Moreover, most of their forces are of relatively ordinary strength, and they suffered heavy losses during the last great demonic chaos.
They simply couldn't withstand the storms.
However, powerful figures with ambitions, such as the Golden Feather Old Daoist, had some expectations for this.
Judging from Senior Jin Yu's expression, this doesn't seem to match his style in recent years.
'It seems that all of this changed because of that set of golden-feathered bow and arrows.'
'Furthermore, most powerful figures are somewhat wary of widespread chaos, and it remains to be seen whether they can influence the future course of events.'
Ling Pengyun observed the matter closely and made his own guesses.
After a long wait, the leaders of all the major Nascent Soul cultivators of the righteous path in the entire Heavenly River Realm finally arrived.
At this moment, the Radiant Star Dao Lord of the Radiant Star Immortal Sect also appeared.
After many years, his injuries have not only healed.
He even used the rouge he had acquired in his early years to refine several batches of special cultivation pills recently, which improved his cultivation level.
His cultivation level became even more profound.
Moreover, he made no attempt to conceal it, revealing it openly.
Therefore, as soon as he appeared, he became the most dazzling presence among everyone.
"I didn't expect Daoist Yaoxing to recover from his injuries so quickly. This is probably related to his forceful attack on the territory of the Wind and Moon Spirit Fox Clan..."
"..."
The leaders of the major powers present speculated and were secretly alarmed, while showing him great respect.
"I am truly grateful that you all arrived at my Radiant Star Immortal Sect as promised."
"And now, I'll get straight to the point."
"Now that my injuries have healed, I intend to gather the righteous forces of our Heavenly River Realm to take action against the demons."
"Even focusing on dealing with the weaker demonic path."
"Would any of you be willing to offer your assistance?"
The Radiant Star Dao Lord, exuding extraordinary power, looked at the crowd and spoke calmly.
"Sure enough."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun sighed helplessly.
Many other powerful figures even frowned.
"Fellow Daoist Yaoxing, isn't this matter a bit too hasty?"
"Our sect lost quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators during that great chaos hundreds of years ago."
"If we forcefully participate in the chaos again, I fear our sect's lineage will be in jeopardy."
"..."
Some powerful late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators even intended to refuse.
"Yes, this matter is indeed a bit urgent."
"..."
Many powerful figures echoed this sentiment.
"Everyone... don't worry."
"Since I dared to propose this, I must be confident."
Daoist Yaoxing smiled calmly, and then he went on to explain in detail his own 'control'.
He wasn't the only one who suffered severe injuries during that great upheaval hundreds of years ago.
The same applies to the Silver Moon Bear, a Nascent Soul cultivator of the demon race, and the Yinming Old Demon of the demonic path.
Such severe injuries are extremely difficult to recover from. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Yaoxing Immortal Sect has a strong foundation and a large number of high-level recovery pills, and that Yaoxing Daojun has extraordinary alchemy skills, it would be difficult to recover.
I'm afraid it will take him at least several hundred years to recover.
While the forces behind Silver Moon Bear Lord and Yinming Old Demon are also quite powerful, no less so than Yaoxing Immortal Sect, they may also possess some formidable healing artifacts.
However, they currently lack a top-tier alchemist of the fifth rank, such as the Radiant Star Dao Lord, to oversee them.
Therefore, Daoist Yaoxing was absolutely certain that their injuries had not fully recovered, and he would suppress them and beat them.
Most importantly, with the passing of the last few centuries...
The lifespan of that Nascent Soul stage demon cultivator, 'Old Demon of the Underworld,' is probably even shorter.
Their strength is estimated to have dropped to an extremely low level, making them relatively easy to deal with.
In addition, the ancient ghost realm is about to open.
The demonic cultivators under the command of the Old Demon of the Underworld and the evil spirits in the ancient ghost realm also followed a similar path, albeit with slight differences.
Indirectly, those demonic cultivators were able to obtain a great deal of opportunity during each opening of the ancient ghost realm.
Therefore, the demonic path is most prone to change after each opening of the ancient ghost realm.
If we don't act now, and something unexpected happens that leads to a new Nascent Soul cultivator taking over from the Yinming Old Demon, the strength of the demonic path will likely recover.
The righteous path in the Heavenly River Realm will also face considerable trouble.
After all, the main reason why the righteous path of the Heavenly River Realm is so prosperous today is because the only Nascent Soul Perfection Yinming Old Demon of the Demonic Path has a weak lifespan and average strength, coupled with the sudden rise of the Cangxuan lineage, and so on.
"Gentlemen, do not forget that for tens of thousands of years, our righteous path has always been weaker than the demons and monsters."
“Even our righteous territory has been repeatedly swallowed up, and many forces and fellow Daoists have been wiped out.”
"Do you all also wish to experience such a thing?"
Daoist Yaoxing questioned the group of powerful figures.
Upon hearing this, the leaders of the various forces who had previously expressed interest fell silent, and their expressions changed.
'If even a demon at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage is severely injured and hasn't recovered, and considering that Senior Golden Feather mentioned that Senior Radiant Star borrowed the Golden Feather Bow and Arrow set from the Golden Origin Immortal Sect…'
'This battle is indeed worth fighting.'
"After all, we have a huge advantage in terms of high-end combat power. Even if demons and monsters, especially those at the Nascent Soul stage, are stronger than our righteous path, Senior Yaoxing can still spare the resources to help us."
'And his strength is extraordinary, enough to withstand countless attacks...'
After listening to what Daoist Yaoxing said, Ling Pengyun's thoughts changed, and his tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
Afterwards, the leaders of various factions held another discussion.
Ultimately, considering that the odds of victory in this battle were relatively high, at least 60% or 70%, the leaders of various forces decided to send troops, with a focus on attacking the demonic path.
After all, you always have to pick the softest persimmon.
The timeframe is six months from now.
In addition, the Cangxuan lineage is relatively strong and has a heavy mission. Yaoxing Daojun plans to have them entangle a powerful and superior demonic force, the "Vajra Demon Rock Demon Sect," during the upcoming period of great chaos.
This sect is quite powerful, not only because it shares the same lineage as the Cangxuan sect, but also because it has two late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivators in charge.
There were even more than twenty ordinary demon cultivators who had transformed into gods.
In addition, this demonic sect follows the pure path of demonic cultivation, rarely using living beings as resources to improve their cultivation. As a result, the demonic cultivators of this sect are less tainted by the bloodthirsty aura.
The obstacles they encountered during their spiritual practice were quite normal.
They, along with those on the righteous path, can be considered relatively normal 'seekers of the Way'.
However, they ultimately belonged to the demonic path, and were the right-hand men of the Yinming Old Demon, who had reached the Nascent Soul stage.
This made them a thorn in the side of the righteous path. Therefore, the righteous path would not show them any mercy.
"And rest assured, everyone of the Cangxuan lineage, our Yaoxing Immortal Sect will never let you work for nothing."
"As long as you can lead the Cangxuan lineage and keep them occupied, if our Yaoxing Immortal Sect gains anything on the front lines, we will share the spoils with you."
"For example, high-level spiritual lands or high-level spiritual objects."
"At the very least, our sect can sell you a batch of our sect's unique pills at a low price."
Daoist Yaoxing also knew that the Vajra Demon Rock Sect was quite troublesome, so in order to get Ling Pengyun and his wife, as well as Ancestor Xinghai, to agree to this matter, he made a solemn promise.
Such practices are the usual practice of the Shining Star Immortal Sect.
The Radiant Star Immortal Sect has always been extremely generous and never exploits those who help them for nothing.
It is precisely for this reason that it has been able to gather all the major righteous forces in the Heavenly River Realm in such a short time.
Otherwise, those righteous forces would probably have objected long ago, and thus gathered together to reject the Radiant Star Immortal Sect.
Furthermore, it is actually quite difficult for the righteous path to simultaneously kill both the demonic and evil paths.
After all, both the demon and monster factions have many powerful warriors under their command.
Daoist Yaoxing then decided to take a more prudent approach.
He planned to have the righteous path of the Cangxuan lineage, a Nascent Soul cultivator, do its best to entangle the various demonic Nascent Soul cultivators.
He then led the Radiant Star Immortal Sect to establish advantages in various places, thereby gradually expanding the advantages of the righteous path.
This method was indeed quite good, and everyone present agreed with it.
'But the benefits of keeping the Vajra Demon Rock Sect entangled are considerable.'
'Furthermore, since all that's needed is for my Cangxuan lineage to entangle them, rather than severely injure or annihilate them, this matter isn't particularly difficult.'
'After all, while the Demonic Sect is somewhat difficult to deal with, it's not insurmountable.'
Ling Pengyun secretly made his plans.
He then discussed it with Yan Siyi and Xinghai Laozu, and they agreed to it.
"Our Cangxuan lineage has taken on the task of entangled with the Vajra Demon Rock Sect."
"That's wonderful, thank you so much."
Upon hearing this, Yaoxing Daojun's face lit up with a slight joy, and then he turned to make arrangements for the other righteous forces.
During this period, Daoist Yaoxing did not make things difficult for those forces, just as he had done for the Cangxuan lineage.
The goal is simply to have them, individually or in cooperation, entangle demon forces of similar strength.
Moreover, Yaoxing Daojun also made several promises to the leaders of the other righteous forces.
Indirectly, the leaders of those righteous forces quickly agreed to his arrangement.
After everything was settled, everyone dispersed and then went to mobilize their troops.
'Finally, they've convinced the leaders of the major Nascent Soul realm forces of the righteous path.'
'Next, all we need to do is see if fortune is on the side of those who follow the righteous path.'
Standing outside the main hall of the Yaoxing Immortal Sect in the Yaoxing Mountains, watching Ling Pengyun and the others gradually disappear into the distance, their brows were full of longing.
He then gathered all the high-ranking members who remained in the Radiant Star Immortal Sect together.
"I have already discussed the matter of starting a war with the leaders of the other righteous forces."
"Quickly summon all the disciples under my Radiant Star Immortal Sect who are not in trouble, as well as the cultivators under the direct subordinate forces."
"And with the promise of benefits, we will gather some powerful independent cultivators to prepare for the tough battles to come."
"In addition, during this period, our sect's businesses in various places and countless sacred sites must not be neglected and must be managed very well."
"This is the root of our sect. If something happens to it, even if we gain an advantage on the front lines in the future, I'm afraid it won't last long."
"After all, a major battle is a test of both strength and resources."
Daoist Yaoxing immediately made arrangements for everyone.
"Understood, Sect Master!"
"..."
Upon confirming the start of the war, the high-ranking members of the Radiant Star Immortal Sect were all beaming with excitement and immediately spoke in unison.
Subsequently, the entire Yaoxing Immortal Sect began to recruit cultivators on a large scale.
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the other side.
After Ling Pengyun and the others returned to the Cangxuan lineage, they told Zhengyuan Laodao and the others about what they had encountered during their previous trip to Yaoxing Immortal Sect.
Seeing that Yaoxing Daojun, who was leading the battle, was quite confident, Zhengyuan Laodao and the others felt even more emboldened.
Moreover, this matter concerns the righteous path of the entire Tianhe Realm.
They had no objection to participating in the war.
After discussing it carefully, they began to gather ordinary cultivators to help.
Although most of their ordinary disciples were in the Cangxuan Realm.
However, since the beginning of their establishment of the Cangxuan lineage in the Tianhe Realm, they have successively cultivated many cultivators with good aptitude and character.
Moreover, as time went on, those cultivators were basically able to stand on their own.
He even managed the Cangxuan lineage very well and recruited countless cultivators to become disciples of the Cangxuan lineage.
Indirectly, with Ling Pengyun and other high-ranking members of the Cangxuan lineage waving their arms, the disciples all set off and headed towards the Cangxuan lineage's base in the Scorching Sun Forest.
In addition, the Cangxuan lineage is quite powerful, and their territory has always been relatively safe, attracting a large number of independent cultivators to settle there in recent years.
The benefits offered by the Cangxuan lineage this time were substantial, which attracted some independent cultivators who hoped to make contributions to help.
As the time goes.
A few months later.
Outside the Scorching Sun Forest, nearly fifty million cultivators had gathered.
It was densely packed at a glance.
Moreover, they all possessed an extremely strong fighting spirit, and many of them were ruthless individuals exuding a murderous aura.
That group of cultivators was like a sharp sword, as if they were about to strike at any moment, their momentum extraordinary.
In addition, that batch was carefully selected by the Cangxuan lineage.
Not only are their cultivation levels all above the late stage of Qi Refining, but they also have relatively good reputations, and their backgrounds are traceable.
There's basically no need to worry about them causing any trouble.
At this moment, deep in the blazing forest.
"The number of cultivators is already quite good; the recruitment of cultivators should be stopped."
"Otherwise, if we continue to recruit them, even if the number of cultivators can be expanded again, I'm afraid my Cangxuan lineage won't be able to support them."
Ling Pengyun looked at the large number of cultivators outside and secretly made some plans in his mind.
The number of such cultivators is quite large, and once a major battle breaks out, a great deal of talismans and pills to restore spiritual power will inevitably be consumed.
Moreover, it will be difficult to achieve anything or gain any benefits in a short period of time.
In this way, even with the Cangxuan lineage's solid foundation, it cannot withstand continuous depletion.
Summoning fifty million cultivators would be the limit for the Cangxuan lineage.
The Cangxuan lineage managed to support itself by leveraging the profits from its various businesses and spiritual lands.
If there are too many, the Cangxuan lineage will not be able to cope.
He then shared his thoughts with the Star Sea Ancestor and other high-ranking members of the Cangxuan lineage, who also shared the same idea.
They then unanimously withdrew the conscription.
They then quietly awaited the day the great battle would begin. (End of Chapter)