I am evergreen in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 429: Heaven's help, war choice (Dragon Boat Festival holiday leave)

According to Lu Changan’s original plan.

If Qingmu Zhenjun does not come to him within sixty years, he will take the initiative to attack and head to the Central Region.

Facts have proved that Qingmu Zhenjun is still quite confident and came to the Daqing East Region again.

According to the sensing of Changqing Daoguo, Qingmu Zhenjun is probably currently staying around the Seven Nations Alliance and has not yet approached the Wei Dao Alliance.

The situation of the Seven Nations Alliance is not good.

With the Mingquan Sect's covert or overt support, the Seven-Nation Alliance suffered successive defeats in the Demonic War.

Taking into account the losses in previous wars, three of the Seven Nations Alliance have now been occupied by the Blood Spirit Sect and the Phantom Demon Palace.

The strength of either the Blood Spirit Sect or the Phantom Demon Palace is not as good as that of the Beast King Valley, but when the two join forces, they are much stronger.

Lu Changan finished his practice for the day.

"Master, this is the latest information from the Defense Alliance headquarters."

Outside the secret room, Di Yanjun handed the selected important token to Lu Changan.

Lu Changan took an encrypted jade slip, broke the restriction, and obtained information about the Wei Dao League headquarters.

"After the Seven Nations Alliance pulled back their defenses, the situation eased a bit and was barely stable."

"In addition, Qing Mu Zhenjun's open appearance in the Seven Nations Alliance and serious injury to a demon Yuanying also played a certain role."

After reading the information, Lu Changan's eyes flickered and his face was filled with thought.

It must be said that the timing of Qingmu Zhenjun's appearance was very clever.

Uncertain rumors say that this person may have been invited for help by the Seven-Nation Alliance, or may have the tacit support of the Ten Sects of Xuanmen.

Qingmu Zhenjun does not directly belong to one of the Ten Sects of Xuanmen, but comes from a righteous sect on the periphery of this camp.

Moreover, he joined the then declining Yuanying Sect midway through his studies.

This situation is somewhat similar to Lu Changan.

The difference is that Qingmu Zhenjun has stayed in the sect longer and practiced in the Central Region for a long time.

Because of this identity, Qingmu Zhenjun appeared in the Eastern Region and affected the war situation, and the six sects of the Demonic Path were unable to question the ten sects of the Xuanmen.

Qingmu Zhenjun is not a direct descendant of the Ten Sects of Xuanmen, and when he came to the Eastern Region for "travel" more than a hundred years ago, it was the Demonic Yuanying who attacked him first, thus creating a grudge between them.

Judging from the intelligence analysis alone, Qingmu Zhenjun’s main target does not seem to be Lu Changan.

But his intuition told him that Qingmu Zhenjun’s real purpose was himself, and his superficial actions were just to follow the trend.

……

Seven days later.

No one noticed that True Lord Changqing disappeared and entered the Fengyuan Kingdom with endless flying sand desert.

No one knows.

In the holy land of Snow Mountain, two fourth-rank divination masters met secretly and formally reached an alliance.

Of course, it is limited to the aspect of divination. It is impossible for Master Zhong Tianshi to leave Fengyuan Kingdom and personally participate in the affairs of the outside world.

"I owe this old fox another favor."

Lu Changan smiled and returned to Liang State with satisfaction.

Destiny is invisible and intangible, and can help across space.

From now on, even if Lu Changan is in the Wei Dao League, he can still get secret help from the Heavenly Master.

This agreement is mainly directed at Aoki Shin-kun.

For personal goals, there should be less resistance.

If the entire demonic war involves too many aspects and causes and effects, Master Zhong Tianshi does not want to bear too much backlash of fate and can only provide a little assistance.

With the invisible help of the Heavenly Master, Lu Changan was able to seize the initiative and advance and retreat freely.

As long as Master Qingmu does not have the magical powers of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it will be difficult to pose a real threat to him.

……

Not long after returning to Liang State.

The Wei Dao League headquarters held an important meeting and invited Yuanying Zhenjun from all major forces.

True Lord Tian Feng was patrolling and guarding the front line.

Lu Changan has an extraordinary status and is participating on behalf of Jinyun Valley.

Weidao League, the headquarters of Shancheng.

Lu Changan and Fairy Xia appeared together, like a pair of immortal lovers.

In recent years, Xia Wenyue, as a newly promoted Nascent Soul, has mainly been practicing magic and has not participated in front-line defense.

The two of them would meet every month to discuss Taoism, mostly in Ao Yue Palace or the Wei Dao League headquarters.

Therefore, when they meet, there is not much longing, but more of a calm and warm affection.

The main hall of the headquarters.

Alliance Leader Chu sat at the top, and the familiar faces were still present.

Xia Wenyue was the only new face, representing Aoyue Palace. Her master, Jinyue Zhenjun, was also guarding the front line.

"According to reliable information, although the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Beast King Valley did not go out to the magic battlefield of the Seven Nations Alliance, they did provide support from a group of spiritual birds and beasts with special abilities, including two fourth-order beast kings, which had a significant impact on the battle situation."

"That's why the situation of the Seven Nations Alliance collapsed so quickly."

Chu Tianfeng's tone was heavy, and he felt guilty.

Lu Changan nodded and said ashamedly:
"It seems that our previous preparations for the confrontation were too conservative, and we didn't put enough pressure on the Beast King Valley. The Seven Nations Alliance didn't expect our support, and they couldn't even hold back the Beast King Valley."

Hearing the conversation between Chu Tianfeng and Lu Changan, the Yuanying representatives present were slightly stunned.

Today, the top two figures in the Wei Dao League are both pro-war factions.

Fairy Xia, who had just reached the Nascent Soul stage, was also supported by Lu Changan.

It can be said that the war faction has an absolute upper hand.

"Alliance Leader Chu, does Master Lu intend to take the initiative to provoke a war with the Beast King Valley?"

As the number one figure of the peace faction, Liuyang Zhenjun frowned and asked back.

"After sixty or seventy years of truce between our Guardian Alliance and the Beast King Valley, due to the unequal trade agreement and the gap in heritage, the gap in strength between the middle and lower levels of both sides has widened."

"If we continue to be sucked dry by trade and wait for a few more decades until the Seven Nations are completely defeated, the morale of the people inside is low and they lose their fighting spirit, I'm afraid they won't even have a chance to fight."

Chu Tianfeng's sharp eyes swept across the monks present:
"In the current situation, apart from relying on Beast King Valley, the only option is to fight."

"Our Weidao League now has three Nascent Soul warriors: Lu Zhenjun, Di Yanjun, and Xia Xianzi. The top level is unprecedentedly powerful, and the gap with the Beast King Valley is not as big as before."

After listening to Alliance Leader Chu's statement, the Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall were silent and thoughtful.

If you want to choose a battle, now is indeed the best opportunity.

True Lord Liuyang had a solemn look on his face, and his expression changed constantly. He felt that the peace faction was weak and unprecedentedly powerless.

Especially after Fairy Xia was promoted to the Nascent Soul stage and checked and balanced the power of True Lord Jin Yue in Ao Yue Palace.

"Do we have to fight to the death? Is there no temporary compromise plan?"

True Lord Liu Yang said in a low, unwilling voice.

"Have."

Lu Changan smiled slightly, "If Fellow Daoist Liu Yang can break through the magic blockade, support the Seven Nations Alliance, stabilize the situation over there, and even gain an advantage. We are not in a hurry to fight."

Upon hearing this, True Lord Liuyang was secretly angry, but remained silent.

This plan is indeed feasible, but it is extremely risky. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator acts personally, his life will be in danger.

The Defense Alliance currently obtains intelligence from the Seven Nations Alliance, and loses a lot of elite scouts every year. It is blocked by the Beast King Valley and the Infernal Gate, and even faces siege from the Blood Spirit Gate and the Phantom Demon Palace on the other side.

……

In fact, Lu Changan is very confident that he can do this.

With the help of the [Black Wind Cloak], he was confident that he could break through the blockade of the demons and provide support to the Seven Nations Alliance on the battlefield.

However, if the distance is too close, even if one deliberately restrains his energy and does not use magic power, he may still be sensed by Qingmu Zhenjun who is practicing the "Changqing Gong".

Aoki Shin-kun has many connections in the Seven Nation Alliance and holds a high status.

If we meet Qingmu Zhenjun there, we will have the geographical advantage and maybe we can find help.

On the other hand, Lu Changan has local advantages in the Weidao League and has more powerful allies and support.

"In fact, Lu is also a cultivator who pursues peace."

Lu Changan spoke in a soothing tone and had a gentle smile.

"But in many cases, the best option to stop a war is to fight." "As long as we don't suffer a crushing defeat, even if we can barely maintain a balance for a period of time, we can make the Beast King Valley cautious. When we start negotiations again, won't we have more bargaining chips and be able to negotiate better terms?"

"Fellow Daoist Liu Yang, why don't you think about this? If we can easily rely on and join the Beast King Valley, how good will the treatment be in the future?"

Speaking of which.

True Lord Liuyang sighed with a wry smile and finally chose to compromise and could only obey the will of the pro-war faction.

If the war situation is still acceptable, it will actually be beneficial to rational peace seekers like him.

On that day, the top leaders of the Defense Alliance reached a preliminary agreement and decided to restart the Demonic War, completely tie up the Beast King Valley, and share the pressure for the Seven Nations Alliance.

As for Jin Yue Zhenjun, who did not attend the meeting, her personal opinion is no longer important.

Fairy Xia, on behalf of Ao Yue Palace, agreed to the main battle plan.

……

After the meeting.

Chu Tianfeng kept Lu Changan and talked to him alone.

Lu Chang'an influences the combat power of many Nascent Soul cultivators and is the second-in-command of the Wei Dao Alliance. Alliance Leader Chu has to discuss many of his decisions with him.

"At this point in time, Alliance Leader Chu chose to restart the Devil War. But was it the suggestion of the Ten Sects of Xuanmen?"

Lu Changan tested directly.

According to the calculations he and the Heavenly Master had made, the past ten years were the best time for the Wei Dao Alliance to make a desperate effort, and it might also be the last chance.

"Well, the big boss behind the Ten Sects of Xuanmen secretly supports the Weidao League. In addition to intelligence and divination, he also promised to provide strategic materials for the Beast King Valley."

Chu Tianfeng did not hide anything and revealed some secrets to Lu Changan.

Without the secret support of the Ten Sects of Xuanmen, even with Chu Tianfeng's great talent and strategy, it would be difficult for him to lead the Wei Dao League to persist for so long.

The more powerful Seven-Nation Alliance will probably get more support.

The reason why Master Qingmu came here at this time was probably facilitated by the Ten Sects of Xuanmen.

Through Chu Tianfeng, Lu Changan learned the attitudes of the top leaders of the ten sects of Xuanmen.

Although the Ten Sects of Xuanmen are the most powerful faction in Daqing and stronger than the Six Sects of Demonic Path, they are not united internally and suffer from serious internal friction.

At present, the internal fighting among the ten sects of Xuanmen has not stopped, and opinions are not highly unified.

The Central Region was relatively more prosperous and rich in resources, which made many of the ten major sects of the Xuan Sect content with the status quo. After the six sects of the Demonic Path were driven away, there was no unified will.

Due to the distribution of interests and generational grudges, some major Xuanmen sects even had infighting.

Therefore, the actual support brought by the Ten Sects of Xuanmen is actually limited, and they basically will not send powerful Nascent Souls to directly participate in the war.

The reason why the Xuanmen leader "Lingyu Zhenjun" was concerned about this was because his hometown was in the Jing State of the Weidao League.

If the situation collapsed and the State of Jing ended up relying on the Valley of the Beast King, True Lord Lingyu would have no reasonable excuse to intervene.

……

"If the war starts again, can Lu Zhenjun and Di Yanjun join forces to contain a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator from the Beast King Valley?"

Chu Tianfeng raised the issue that concerned him most in a serious tone.

"If I just want to stop a mid-stage Nascent Soul, I have a 50% to 60% chance of success."

Lu Changan said without hesitation.

Chu Tianfeng was slightly stunned: He didn’t even say which middle Nascent Soul stage cultivator he wanted Lu Changan to restrain.

Among the six sects of the devil, there is a certain gap in strength between the leaders of the devil sect and other sects in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

For example, the great elder of the Beast King Valley has much stronger magical powers than the sect leader of the same middle stage.

This does not include the Beast King Valley’s great elder’s natal Celestial Silkworm, which can almost be resurrected with full blood once at a critical moment.

To Lu Changan, the two mid-Nascent Soul giants in the Beast King Valley actually did not pose a real threat, so it did not make much difference which one he faced.

Since it is a beast-taming sect, the main advantage of both the Beast King Sect Master and the Great Elder is that they have more means of taming beasts, such as fourth-order spirit pets.

This advantage would be greatly reduced for Lu Changan, who is good at positional warfare.

In the years since returning to Daqing, he has been gathering intelligence and doing divination with all his might.

The two middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Beast King Valley are not the best in their level in terms of offensive power.

At least, he is not as good as Yu Huang who is well-equipped and possesses the [Blue Dragon Sword].

Unlike the old monster Jin Kun, his metal-based magical powers and weapons have a certain restraint on Lu Changan.

In this way, Lu Changan will not feel any pressure no matter who he faces.

What's more, in the years since he returned to Daqing, his magical powers have greatly increased, and are much stronger than when the "Twin Dragons of Central Region" of Dayuan became famous.

"That's good."

Chu Tianfeng smiled and felt relieved.

Lu Chang'an is not even afraid of the Grand Elder of the Beast King Valley, so his strength will only be stronger than he expected.

……

That night, Lu Changan stayed at the elders' residence at the Weidao League headquarters.

Fairy Xia accompanied and served him.

Given their status as friends, it can be said that it is legitimate and there is no need to be shy about it.

A few hours later.

After some tenderness, the bedroom was filled with fragrance.
Lu Changan lazily half-lying on the bed, his palm gently caressing Fairy Xia's beautiful back as pure as jade under her waist and hips, and a soft and gentle voice in his ears:
"Once the war between demons begins, the future situation will be unpredictable. My husband, have you ever considered a way out, such as leaving behind a bloodline heir?"

Hearing this, Lu Changan's heart moved. When Fairy Xia mentioned blood descendants, was she really planning to leave a successor, or was she hinting at the identity of the legal wife?

"Wen Yue should know that her husband has been wandering around and has offended too many enemy forces. For example, the Beast King Valley, the Wujian Sect, and Qingmu Zhenjun."

"The world of immortal cultivation is ever-changing. Even if we are Yuanying Zhenjun, we can call the wind and rain, but in the face of the catastrophe of the world of immortal cultivation, we are also helpless. If we are not careful, we will fall from the clouds at any time. Only by achieving Yuanying Great Cultivator can we dominate a state in the world of immortal cultivation. Without reaching this invincible level, how dare I really marry and have children?"

Lu Changan sighed and told his difficulties.

If these words were heard by ordinary cultivators, they would probably sneer at them.

But Xia Wenyue was also in the Nascent Soul stage, and being in the midst of the war between demons, she felt somewhat empathetic.

She secretly thought that her husband did not give her the status of legal wife and was unwilling to leave any offspring because he was worried that his wife and children would be targeted in the war against demons.

If she is just a concubine, and a Nascent Soul cultivator at that, there is not much point in targeting her.

"Lu Lang has great ambitions. I believe I can wait until that day comes."

Fairy Xia's cold and snowy face rarely showed a smile and she spoke encouragingly.

Lu Changan opened his mouth. Could it be that this girl believed it?

Xia Wenyue's innate Taoist body is suitable for dual cultivation. She has benefited greatly from the "Dragon and Phoenix Double Cauldron Method" and her cultivation progress is faster than that of her master in his time.

This is also the reason why Lu Changan is relatively equal to her and does not completely treat her as a deputy. Changqing's merits have paid off.

Xia Wenyue therefore had some confidence that if she could survive the war between demons and seize some opportunities in the future, she might have a chance to reach the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

She has a certain hope of reaching the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. Her husband, who is even more powerful than her and has great luck and fortune, naturally has a chance of becoming a great Nascent Soul cultivator.

Lu Changan sighed inwardly, realizing that he had underestimated Fairy Xia's admiration and worship for him since their girlhood.

……

Half a month later, the Wei Dao League once again entered full preparation for war, and the atmosphere was tense.

However, the middle and lower-level monks of the Weidao League have become accustomed to it after these years of "tempering".

When the war was about to begin, the number of monks who fled in the face of the enemy was unexpectedly small.

As the second-in-command of the Wei Dao League, Lu Changan went to the front line for the first time to patrol and take charge.

The Weidao League mobilized more high-level monks, which naturally alarmed the Beast King Valley and made an equal response.

Not long after Lu Chang'an arrived at the front line, a Nascent Soul-level black wind light flew in from the territory controlled by the Beast King Valley, like a domineering demonic flame meteor.

The newly joined Demon Lord is a young man wearing a black feather robe and with a stern face.

"Hmm? This gentleman has rebuilt his Dharma body and has recovered to the Nascent Soul stage?"

Lu Changan narrowed his eyes and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This time he came to the front line of the battlefield in person to cause trouble and deliberately provoke a war.

The foundation of the Weidao League is much weaker than that of the Beast King Valley. If they take the initiative to attack, their chances of winning are very low.

Defensive battles are different. The Wei Dao Alliance is experienced and particularly good at them.

Therefore, the strategy of Lu Changan and Alliance Leader Chu was to stir up trouble and drag the Beast King Valley into the water, forcing them to attack.

(End of this chapter)