Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1544 Never alert the enemy unless absolutely necessary.
At this moment, dozens of special envoys dispatched from the upper realm are gathered in a base behind the human defense line of the "Qianlun Realm".

Inside the luxurious mansion, the atmosphere was so heavy it was almost frozen.

Every face bore the indelible mark of despondency, and deep in their eyes lay an undisguised resentment.

This sense of oppression stemmed from the battle report that had recently arrived from Shenhua Heaven.

The moment the battle report reached the human defense line of the Qianlun Realm, it stirred up a huge wave throughout the entire Qianlun Realm war zone.

What shocked everyone even more was that, following the battle report, came a series of images that were enough to overturn everyone's understanding.

In the scene, a cultivator unleashes the domineering "Evil-Suppressing Thunder Seal," and under the thunderous force, the avatars of five great demons from the upper realm collapse in an instant.

After that, he single-handedly swept through the Shenhua Heavenly Demon Clan, slaughtering the entire demon clan's forces.

These breathtaking scenes caused a complete uproar throughout the entire Qianlun Realm.

The battle report from Shenhua Heaven did not mention the cultivator's name.

But the special envoys from the upper realm, sitting upright in their abode, had already vaguely guessed the answer: that person was Su Fan.

"Cough cough..."

Senior Brother Taizheng, seated at the head of the table, coughed twice, breaking the deathly silence in the room.

"Gentlemen, now that things have come to this, let's all share our thoughts on how we should deal with this..."

After he finished speaking, the cultivators from the upper realm inside the room fell silent, and no one responded.

In truth, they already knew exactly what was going on, so all they could do was pretend not to see it.

Su Fan's astonishing feat was like a heavy hammer blow to the prestige of the human race's Daoist sect in the upper realm.

The cultivators from the lower realms, who were already dissatisfied with these special envoys from the upper realms, have become even more unruly and completely disobedient.

They had long realized that the orders issued by the special envoy from the upper realm had now become nothing more than empty words.

The cultivators from the lower realms on all fronts of the Qianlun Realm war zone all obeyed orders but not summons, and no one took them seriously at all.

Now, all they can control is this base beneath their feet; once their orders leave the base, they have no effect whatsoever.

This sense of powerlessness, like an invisible shackle, tightly bound the hearts of every envoy from the upper realm.

But as if things weren't going to go wrong, Su Fan single-handedly turned the tide of the battle against Shenhua Heaven.

In particular, the ancient forbidden thunder technique he unleashed was able to kill several avatars of great demons from the upper realm in one fell swoop.

It should be noted that when those five great demon avatars descended upon Shenhua Heaven, the major sects of Shenhua Heaven repeatedly sought help from the human Daoist sects of the upper realm, but ultimately they did not receive even a single response.

If Su Fan hadn't appeared out of nowhere, Shenhua Heaven would probably have already fallen completely.

That is why, in the eyes of all cultivators in Shenhua Heaven, Su Fan is now seen as a savior.

Even the cultivators of the entire Qianlun Realm war zone regarded him as an unparalleled hero of the human race in the lower realm.

Not to mention these special envoys from the upper realm, even the cultivators of the Qianlun Realm have many complaints about the upper realm's Daoist sects themselves.

In every previous battle, whenever the demon race summoned the avatars of great demons from the upper realm, their requests were always granted.

However, when sects in the lower realms encounter crises and summon powerful figures from the human race in the upper realms, their efforts often go unanswered.

Human nature is like this; what people fear most is comparison.

Anyone would feel resentful if they were treated differently.

Seeing that everyone in the room remained silent, Senior Brother Taizheng couldn't help but sigh softly.

Faced with this thorny and predicament, even with his status and cultivation, he felt powerless.

He knew in his heart that once the human race's Daoist sect in the Upper Realm completely lost the hearts of the people in the Qianlun Realm war zone, it might be of no consequence to those high-ranking big shots in the Upper Realm.

But for these special envoys in the lower realm, the days ahead will likely be filled with hardship.

Therefore, there is only one way to break the current predicament.

That is to organize a counter-offensive as soon as possible, and it must be a great victory.

Only in this way can we win back the hearts of the people and restore the prestige of the Daoist sect in the upper realm.

The reality is that their orders are now worthless in the Qianlun Realm war zone, and no one pays any attention to them outside this base.

Thinking of this, Senior Brother Taizheng took a deep breath.

He suppressed his frustration and asked again, "Gentlemen, how many sects do we still truly control...?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room instantly understood his intention.

He was asking about the number of sects that the powerful figures of the human race in the upper realm could truly control in the lower realm through their avatars.

At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator quickly stood up and bowed to report.

"Reporting to Senior Brother, the sects we can still truly control today were tasked with leading the attack in several counterattacks in order to cooperate with our orders, and their elite forces have long been exhausted..."

When they first arrived at the Qianlun Realm war zone, they hastily organized several counterattacks in order to demonstrate the authority of the Upper Realm Daoist sect.

However, most of those counter-offensive plans were made on a whim, and the vast majority failed to achieve the expected results.

Even when they achieved some breakthroughs on a few occasions, they were all Pyrrhic victories, where they "killed a thousand enemies but lost eight hundred of their own."

The root of the problem is that these cultivators from the upper realm don't treat cultivators from the lower realm as human beings at all, and they don't care about their lives or deaths.

In order to establish the authority of these special envoys from the upper realm, the sects controlled by the upper realm clones naturally had to be at the forefront, and thus often undertook the most dangerous main attack missions, suffering the heaviest losses.

“Senior brother, as far as I know, those sects are already out of our control. It’s absolutely impossible to get them to go to the front lines again…” another cultivator added.

“I’ve also heard that some sects have even sidelined their upper-realm avatars who control the sect. Such behavior is simply outrageous…” someone echoed indignantly.

"Senior brother... in my opinion, it would be better to report the current situation in the war zone to the upper realm truthfully, and request that the upper realm send powerful experts to severely punish a group of disobedient cultivators from the lower realm, as a warning to others..."

"That's right... We absolutely cannot let them run rampant any longer. Kill a batch, then raise another. I refuse to believe we can't deal with these ants from the lower realms..."

Listening to the indignant words of the crowd, Senior Brother Taizheng revealed a bitter smile.

Compared to his short-sighted colleagues in the room, he was more clear-headed and had a broader perspective.

There are countless sects in the Qianlun Realm war zone. If we were to act according to their ideas, it would only plunge the entire war zone into complete chaos.

Such reckless behavior would not be tolerated by him, nor would it be approved by the bigwigs of the human race's Daoist sects in the upper realm.

Once the defenses of the Qianlun Realm war zone completely collapse, and the demon race gains an absolute advantage on the battlefield, or even completely annexes the Qianlun Realm, then it will be more than just the loss of the Qianlun Realm.

The demon race will surely send more of its forces from the lower realms to continue encroaching on other lower realms controlled by the human race's Daoist sects.

When that time truly comes, even a powerful sect like the human race in the upper realm will find itself in a passive position. Senior Brother Taizheng grew increasingly alarmed as he thought about it, and a layer of cold sweat seeped down his back.

He suddenly realized that his previous idea of ​​organizing a counterattack was simply not feasible.

Currently, the major sects in the Qianlun Realm are divided and unable to unite as one. Even if they forcibly organize a counterattack, it will most likely end in failure.

If the counterattack fails, the entire human defense line may collapse.

He suddenly realized that, given the current situation, all he could do was to do his best to stabilize the existing defenses.

Preventing the Qianlun Realm's defenses from collapsing is already an extremely difficult task.

He was already grateful if he could just maintain the status quo, and secretly hoped that the demon race would not launch another large-scale offensive in the near future.

If the demon race were to launch a large-scale offensive, it would be uncertain whether the human defenses could hold.

With this in mind, Senior Brother Taizheng finally made a decision.

"Gentlemen, the most urgent task now is to win back the hearts of the people as soon as possible..."

He spoke solemnly, then took a deep breath, as if he had made a tremendous decision.

"I have decided to immediately report to my senior uncles in the Upper Realm Dao Sect and request the allocation of a large amount of cultivation resources from the Upper Realm, and to reward all cultivators in the Qianlun Realm handsomely in recognition of their efforts in protecting the defense line..."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was immediately stunned.

The next moment, the whole house erupted in chaos.

"Senior brother...you mustn't...this will only encourage those scum from the lower realms! It's one thing to not punish them, but why reward them so handsomely..."

"They now obey our orders but not our commands, so unruly and defiant. If we are not severely punished, what will become of our dignity as special envoys from the Upper Realm, and what will become of the prestige of the Upper Realm's Daoist sects..."

"I strongly oppose this... They must be severely punished to make those lowly ants of the lower realm understand the consequences of disobeying the will of the higher realm..."

"Reporting to Senior Brother, I also object... We absolutely cannot tolerate them any longer, otherwise they will only become more and more unscrupulous..."

Despite the fierce opposition from the crowd, Senior Brother Taizheng remained unconcerned.

He firmly believed that the bigwigs of the human race's Daoist sect in the upper realm would understand his predicament and considerations.

"Please be patient, everyone..."

Senior Brother Taizheng raised his hand to urge them on, and said in a deep voice, "How about this, we will immediately report the detailed situation of the war zone, along with our respective opinions, to the senior uncles of the Upper Realm Dao Sect, and leave the final decision to them..."

Afterwards, Senior Brother Taizheng gathered the opinions of everyone in the room, added his own detailed considerations and plans, and together they transmitted them to the upper realm using a secret method.

The response from the upper realm came exceptionally quickly. Just as Senior Brother Taizheng had predicted, the leaders of the human Daoist sect in the upper realm finally agreed to his request.

The edict clearly states that the Upper Realm will launch a large-scale reward ceremony for the major sects of the Qianlun Realm ten days from now.

At that time, countless rare cultivation resources from the upper realm will be allocated and bestowed upon meritorious cultivators.

Upon seeing this decree from the upper realm, Senior Brother Taizheng finally relaxed and let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his senior uncles from the upper realm eventually understood his predicament.

It seems they have also realized the seriousness of the situation in the Qianlun Realm.

When the five avatars of the great demons from the upper realm of Shenhua Heaven descended, the Daoist sects of the upper realm did not respond at all. In the end, it was a cultivator from the lower realm who turned the tide.

This has severely shaken the prestige of the upper realm's Daoist sects in the lower realms.

If no remedial measures are taken, at least in the Qianlun Realm war zone, the prestige of the major sects of the human race in the upper realm will be completely swept away, making it difficult to restrain cultivators in the lower realm.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to this decree of reward covering the entire Qianlun Realm, Senior Brother Taizheng also received a secret decree sent to him privately by his senior uncle from the Upper Realm.

The secret edict ordered him to use all his resources in the lower realm to conduct a comprehensive investigation into all of Su Fan's intelligence.

This includes their background, cultivation level, techniques, connections, and so on; and finally, it emphasizes one point.

Never alert the enemy unless absolutely necessary.

Tai Zheng immediately understood that the big shots of the human race's Daoist sect in the upper realm already regarded Su Fan as a potential threat.

Whether or not they will take action against Su Fan remains to be seen.

But he knew very well that it was definitely not a good thing for a cultivator from the lower realm to be targeted by so many powerful figures from the upper realm.

Senior Brother Taizheng was very clear that Su Fan was no longer someone he could shake at his level.

Not to mention these special envoys from the upper realm, even the big shots of the human race's Daoist sect in the upper realm dared not make the slightest move against that kid at this moment.

After all, Su Fan was a ruthless character who single-handedly killed five avatars of powerful demons from the upper realm.

Such incredible strength is simply unbelievable.

It should be understood that the individual combat strength of human cultivators in the Daoist sect is inherently inferior to that of the demon race, even in the Upper Realm.

Facing five avatars of great demons from the upper realm, even an avatar of a powerful human from the upper realm would need to descend at least eight avatars to secure a victory.

That is why Senior Brother Taizheng would never dare to openly investigate Su Fan.

If he angers that monster, he might not even know how he died.

That guy is ruthless when it comes to killing. Previously, three lower-world avatars of powerful figures from the upper realm's Daoist sects had already fallen at his hands.

The special envoy delegation from the Upper Realm of Shenhua Heaven, the elite squad of the Shao Guan family, and the cultivators of the Gongqiu family all perished in Shenhua Heaven.

Senior Brother Taizheng secretly guessed that the deaths of these upper realm cultivators were probably related to Su Fan.

Strangely, the families in the Upper Realm who suffered losses are now keeping quiet about Su Fan and never mentioning revenge.

Senior Brother Taizheng himself came from a prestigious family in the Upper Realm, and he knew better than anyone how much his family valued the life and death of their own children.

But now, so many members of the clan have perished in the mortal realm, yet the higher-ups of the various families seem to have completely forgotten about it, remaining completely silent.

It is not difficult to deduce that Su Fan's fearsome reputation has probably already spread throughout the entire Upper Realm, making even those high and mighty families wary.

Time flies, and the ten-day deadline has quietly arrived.

Within the Qianlun Realm war zone, at almost the same moment, dazzling star gates suddenly appeared in the headquarters of various sects.

Immediately afterwards, countless flying boats roared out from the Star Gate, landing steadily on the plazas of the various sects' residences with a whooshing sound.

This time, the Upper Realm's human cultivation sects were clearly going all out, sparing no expense to continuously send massive amounts of Upper Realm cultivation resources to the front lines.

Although most of these cultivation materials are not considered rare in the upper realm, they are considered invaluable treasures by cultivators in the lower realm, enough to drive them crazy.

(End of this chapter)