Zhang Tieliang glanced at the group of people and then said in a deep voice, "Follow me." After saying that, he followed Wu Qian and flew forward. Among those people were quite a few disciples of the Zhang family. As soon as they heard Zhang Tieliang say this, they immediately followed. However, some people turned their attention to Wu Qingying.

Wu Qingying nodded and followed Wu Qian forward. The others quickly followed as well. When the rest of the people saw this, they didn't say anything more and followed Wu Qian forward.

Before long, they arrived at a small town. Wu Qian and his group landed directly in the town and then used the town's teleportation array to go directly to another base.

As soon as they arrived at another base, Wu Qian received a letter from Gongliang Juewen, instructing him to go to Wukong City for a meeting immediately with Zhang Tieliang and Wu Qingying.

Wu Qian immediately led the two to Wu Kong City. When they arrived at the main hall of Wu Kong City, the heads of all the sects and families had already arrived.

Wu Qian and the others entered the main hall and immediately bowed to Gongliang Juewen. Gongliang Juewen waved his hand and then said, "No need for that. Tell me about the Jade Dragon Base. You didn't explain it very clearly in the jade slip. Please explain it in detail."

Wu Qian responded and then recounted what had happened in Jade Dragon City. Finally, he said, "Your Majesty, the Blood Slaughter Sect is definitely not simple. They have vines that grow incredibly fast, and insects that can move freely in the soil. In addition, they can resurrect the dead and use magic arrays. It can be said that their strength is completely beyond our imagination. The reason we withdrew from the Jade Dragon base this time was because we were worried that someone might be resurrected and then infiltrate our ranks again, which would be too dangerous. Fortunately, I have now thought of a way to detect resurrected people. When we left, a resurrected person tried to sneak in, but I discovered him. He ran away, and I attacked him. I found that after being injured by my flying sword, he did not bleed, and the wound healed quickly. We can test our people to see if anyone can be injured without bleeding and whose wound does not heal immediately. That person must be a resurrected person."

Gongliang Juewen and the others listened quietly to Wu Qian's words. After Wu Qian finished speaking, they remained silent for a long time. After a while, Gongliang Juewen turned to look at everyone and said, "I really didn't expect that the Blood Slaughter Sect would be so strong, and that they would have such means to bring the dead back to life. Does that mean that people were already resurrected at the first and second lines of defense? They could always know the situation of our lines, which is why their attack on our lines was so successful."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, and then they all nodded. To be honest, the mobility of rogue cultivators at the front line was quite high. Many rogue cultivators had already retreated from the front line, which meant that there were probably people resurrected by the Blood Slaughter Sect in various cities now.

This is a big problem. If they start a full-scale investigation to see if there are any resurrected people, it will cause panic. But if they don't do this, it will be impossible to find the resurrected people. In that case, the Blood Slaughter Sect can still get information through these people, which is a real headache.

Gongliang Juewen said, "No matter what, we must find those who have been resurrected. By the way, I wonder if we can place restrictions on those who have been resurrected. If we can place restrictions on them, then are they considered members of the Blood Slaughter Sect or members of our sect?"

Everyone was stunned. They really hadn't thought of this question. At this moment, Qingxuan spoke up: "It's impossible to place a restriction on them, otherwise there would definitely be an energy conflict. Now we understand why the Blood Slaughter Sect usually didn't leave any survivors when they attacked our base. It must be because they were worried that we would find out their secrets. But this time, their secrets have been revealed to us, and they should know this too. So they will definitely act immediately and try to occupy as much territory as possible before we can react. It's possible that the other bases on the third line of defense have already been attacked."

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch ran in from outside the door. The eunuch came to Gongliang Juewen's side and handed him a jade slip.

Gongliang Juewen took the jade slip and glanced at it. Then he said to Qingxuan, "Minister Qingxuan, you guessed right. The Blood Slaughter Sect has indeed begun to attack the other bases on the third line of defense."

Wu Qian's expression changed, and he immediately said, "Your Majesty, because I had to attend a meeting, I didn't explain to the people at the other bases what had happened. They are completely unprepared, and if attacked at this time, they will be in grave danger." Gongliang Juewen said in a deep voice, "It's too late to say this now. Someone, go and send letters to those bases, instructing their people to withdraw as soon as possible and retreat to other small towns." A palace attendant immediately responded and went to make the arrangements.

Gongliang Juewen glanced at everyone and then said, "After we go back, let's all conduct a self-examination. Hopefully, we can find all the resurrected people." Everyone responded.

Gongliang Juewen continued, "The problem now is how to stop the Blood Slaughter Sect's attack. Originally, we wanted to use the underground base to fight against the Blood Slaughter Sect and hold them back. But now it seems that the underground base is not very beneficial to us. On the contrary, it has become the Blood Slaughter Sect's home ground, which is absolutely unacceptable. So we can only change our tactics. Does anyone have anything to say?"

The group exchanged glances and fell silent. After a while, one of the clan heads suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, it seems that we have no choice but to fight the Blood Slaughter Sect. They have a large number of people, and we have just as many. They have large magical artifacts, and so do we. They have a shape-shifting shield, and we have the Shattering Star Sword. They have their sect's most treasured artifact, and so do we. Therefore, there is no need for us to wear them down bit by bit. Let's concentrate all our strength, form a large army, and fight the Blood Slaughter Sect to the death."

His words stunned everyone. They all stared at him. The patriarch glanced at everyone and then said, "The underground base is unusable, and other methods are also unusable. Let's just fight them head-on. I really don't believe that with our strength, we can't defeat them. Everyone, I now understand why so many sects and families surrendered to the Blood Slaughter Sect. It's likely that the people from those sects and families were killed and resurrected by them long ago. That means they probably never intended to spare our lives. Rather than waiting for them to kill us, we might as well fight them."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then their expressions all changed. They really hadn't thought of this. They had been wondering why those sects and families would suddenly surrender to the Blood Slaughter Sect. Now, after hearing what the sect leader said, they suddenly understood. That's right, if the Blood Slaughter Sect killed those people and turned them into the undead race, then wouldn't the actions of those sects and families make sense?

If this is true, it means that the Blood Slaughter Sect has no reason to keep these people alive. They could just kill them and then revive them. Wouldn't all of them then obey the Blood Slaughter Sect? Rather than waiting for the Blood Slaughter Sect to kill them, they might as well fight the Blood Slaughter Sect directly.

Gongliang Juewen's expression also changed. He then glanced at everyone and asked, "What do you all think?"

Qingxuan and the others all nodded. Qingxuan said, "Your Majesty, ever since I learned that the Blood Slaughter Sect can resurrect people, I have known that we have reached a critical moment of life and death. If we cannot defeat the Blood Slaughter Sect, then we will all die. Sect Master Yu is right. Rather than waiting to die, we should fight."

Everyone else nodded in agreement. Wan Hai continued, "The Blood Slaughter Sect probably initially intended to use this method to silently control our entire Divine Kingdom, but that plan was thwarted. So they had no choice but to confront us head-on. At this point, we absolutely cannot retreat or disperse our forces. We must fight the Blood Slaughter Sect to the death. Moreover, when fighting the Blood Slaughter Sect, we must retrieve all the bodies of those who have died in battle. Otherwise, those bodies might become their own and turn against us. In that case, the Blood Slaughter Sect will grow stronger and stronger, while our forces will dwindle."

Everyone nodded. This was their biggest worry. The Blood Slaughter Sect could resurrect the dead. If they didn't retrieve the bodies of those who died in battle, the number of members in the Blood Slaughter Sect would only increase, which was the most terrifying thing.

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "Minister Wan is right, that's indeed how it should be. We were wondering why the Blood Slaughter Sect collected the corpses of both their fallen soldiers and ours when they fought us. It turns out they can resurrect the dead. Now we understand why the Blood Slaughter Sect seems to be growing in number. Why they suddenly have so many people. Now, all we can do is fight them. This is a matter of life and death; either they live, or we..." "There's no other possibility. Everyone, go back and prepare. I will mobilize the forces of Wukong City and send it to the front lines. This time, we'll fight the Blood Slaughter Sect to the death." Gongliang Juewen spoke calmly, but his words sent a shiver down everyone's spine. They understood perfectly what he meant: Gongliang Juewen was truly going to fight to the death this time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have moved Wukong City to the front lines. This was the royal family's last trump card, and they wouldn't use it unless it was a desperate situation. (End of Chapter)

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