The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 221 Admonishment
Hearing the person in front of him say these words, Gui Yin felt a little relieved. He even bowed and treated him as a half-master and half-respect, saying, "Xuan Yuan above, this little demon is willing to obey the master's orders!"
I just don't know what to do now. The Heavenly Demon Sect has launched a massive invasion of the Heavenly Demon Path. As a bloodline of the Demon Emperor's close attendant, I should logically return to the Heavenly Demon Realm to resist the invasion of the demonic path.

However, since the True Lord's decree has not been lifted, I cannot easily return.

Li Yuan laughed and said, "There's no need to worry. In the war between the Heavenly Demon Path and the Demon Realm, no True Monarchs will be involved; at most, it will be a battle between Golden Core cultivators. The Heavenly Demon Realm will not be in danger of extinction. On the contrary, the Southern Continent is more important."

This struggle for destiny and the attainment of rank is the most crucial, after all, having one more True Monarch is far more useful than killing ten Golden Core cultivators.

"Guiyin, do you still harbor the ambition to attain the position of True Lord?"

Upon hearing this, Gui Yin's face turned pale instantly. He forced himself to say, "This humble demon wouldn't dare!"

“In the past, our paths were not considered allies, and there were not many interests involved. It is understandable that you plotted against my disciples.”

But since I've said it today, I'm giving you a chance to change your ways.

Li Yuan showed no coldness on his face, and simply spoke calmly.

He knew perfectly well how Li Xuanyue's Purple Gold Destiny came about; it was through the secret method bestowed by Guiyin, which involved offering sacrifices to all spirits.

In the past, this old snake had no good intentions. According to the lineage of Gui Shui, it was mostly necessary to wait until Li Xuan Yue ascended the throne, and then use his position to transform Gui into true essence, becoming a true water golden elixir. In this way, it could save thousands of years of cultivation time and then rely on the fortune of the Southern Continent to seize the position of true water!
Li Yuan had known this all along, and thus had been on guard against him. But now that things had changed and Yuan Gui had merged with the Dao, since both sides were now on the same boat, they could no longer blindly pursue past schemes and plots.

Most importantly, using all available resources to fight against all the enemies is what is in the best interest at present.

Gui Yin bowed his head respectfully and said, "This humble demon will remember this and will never dare to offend again! I will do my utmost to assist Li Xuanyue when he ascends the throne!"

"It's enough that you have this intention. As for her, perhaps there's another destiny for her." Li Yuan shook his head and chuckled. "From now on, just follow the original plan and do what you need to do."

The struggle for destiny in the Southern Continent has begun, and the day of Qi Ling Sect's prosperity will return.

The Tianqi Immortal Sect has been lost to the annals of time, but the Qiling Immortal Sect will surely rise again one day.

After he finished speaking, the light and shadow dissipated into droplets of water mist and disappeared with the wind. By the Gui Pond in Tianyao Valley, Gui Yin slowly raised his head, and a firm and fervent look appeared in his eyes.

Qi Ling Immortal Sect? Each of the twelve immortal sects under the Heavenly Palace has more than one True Monarch, making them far stronger than the later ones in the Nine Provinces Daoist lineage.

He is of the Guiyin type and also has the opportunity to ascend to the position of True Lord!
……

At Qiling Sect, on Law Enforcement Peak, the Primordial Daoist closed his eyes and concentrated. Every moment, messages from all directions of heaven and earth entered his mind through his primordial spirit. The vast sea of ​​messages overwhelmed him, leaving him no time to cultivate.

In fact, even if he had time to cultivate, he wouldn't see any improvement in his cultivation level.

In the early Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Chu was forcibly elevated to the Golden Core level by the original body using the True Water Divine Power, which was tantamount to cutting off his own path to enlightenment.

Even though the four water elements are more closely related to the other elements, the transformation within the water element is easier.

But the four waters are ultimately four paths, and even if they are combined and transformed, they are difficult to completely match.

As for the position of True Water that Gui Yin wants to obtain, it would only be possible if the three Water Virtue True Lords, Gui, Zhen, and Ren, agreed to act together.

Although the Gui water has been suppressed, the Yuan water has been born.

All waters originate from the primordial water. As long as the True Lord of the Primordial Water assists, Gui Yin still has the possibility of proving the true water.

As for Yuan Shui Zhenjun, all the Zhenjun in the Heavenly Palace believed that Li Yuan would definitely be certified.

Even if Xuanming and Yuanshui merge, they are still two separate paths, and the position of True Lord can never have two paths coexisting. Since the beginning of time, countless brilliant and talented individuals have failed to achieve this.

Yuan Shui and Xuan Ming, taken individually, are already extremely powerful True Lord positions; even the First Manifestation cannot completely merge these two paths.

If he were to attain the Profound Fate, the True Lords would never allow him to succeed. Attaining the Primordial Water, however, would offer only a tiny, albeit slight, chance; this was the only path the True Lords of the Heavenly Palace had left him.

But in reality, Yuan Chu knew that the original body might not necessarily attain the position of Yuan Shui!
They might not even choose to prove that so-called True Lord!

The Primordial Daoist stood atop the Enforcement Peak. He never stepped off the mountain, yet he knew everything in the world.

……

On the summit of Shuwu Peak, inside the Hall of Management, the lights were bright, and it was already past midnight.

Wearing a long black and yellow robe, Wang Chaochen was using his divine sense to delve into the dozen or so jade slips on the table, examining one by one the records on them of the number of soldiers dispatched by the disciples of each peak, the needs for various material allocations, the supply lines from the rear within the mountain gate, and the arrangements of the disciples guarding the various spiritual resource production areas, and so on.

Inside the hall, the eight peak masters stood solemnly, looking at the sect leader above them.

The most powerful arbiter among the various peaks of the Qiling Sect is now the sect leader. To launch a war, one must make extremely precise preparations, whether against a strong enemy or a weak one, and prepare for countless aspects of the war.

They had been preparing for this battle for nearly eight years, mobilizing almost half of their disciples!

This number is already extremely terrifying. For a major sect that relies on half of its disciples to launch a war, any mistake could cripple the entire sect and even affect its fate.

The fate of tens of thousands of disciples rested on the nine jade slips in front of them, and it all began when the sect's patriarch personally ordered the start of the war.

The ancestor issued only one decree, and countless disciples were willing to sacrifice their lives and abandon everything to fight for it.

Wang Chaochen studied it for more than an hour, then let out a long breath. He glanced at the eight peak masters and knew that the jade slip in front of him contained the schemes and struggles of each peak and faction. There must have been harm to the interests of ordinary disciples and various injustices.

However, if he were to reject the decisions of the various peaks at this moment, it would inevitably take a very long time to readjust, and it would inevitably lead to disputes and conflicts with the peak masters, delaying the army's deployment. I'm afraid even the patriarch would blame him.

After considering his words, he finally spoke up: "The decisions and strategies for marching and fighting made by the various peak masters are all very detailed. Tomorrow, we will submit all these decisions to the Ancestor for review. If the Ancestor has no instructions, then we will proceed with the campaign three months from now! If there are any further objections, then we will have to make further revisions. You have all worked hard during this period, so please go back and get some rest."

Upon hearing this, the eight peak masters relaxed slightly. It seemed that the sect leader would still give them face. There were many details in these submissions that contained their own selfish motives to varying degrees. When they submitted them, they were worried that they would be rejected by the sect leader.

But now it seems that the sect leader is kind-hearted and tolerant towards them.

After the eight peak masters finished their greetings, they took their leave one by one. Wang Chaochen then picked up the jade slip again and examined it carefully.

The jade slip contains numerous details, listing everything meticulously.

Looking at the meticulousness between the lines, Wang Chaochen felt a little gratified. It seemed that all the peak masters had put in a lot of effort.

"Da~"

Soft footsteps approached, and a disciple of the Hall of Abstinence quietly entered and bowed, saying, "Sect Leader, the Peak Master of Fu Peak has come to see you outside the Hall."

Wang Chaochen's mind stirred, and he withdrew his divine sense from the jade slip, saying, "Please come in."

He wondered to himself, why had Senior Brother Li returned? Could it be because of this jade slip?

As he was pondering, footsteps gradually sounded outside the door. Li Hanxing, dressed in a blue robe, walked in and raised his hand, saying, "Greetings, Sect Leader!"

"Senior brother, you're too kind. You've returned so soon. Is there anything you've forgotten?" Wang Chaochen asked with a gentle smile.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, I feel that there are still some omissions in this jade slip, so I have come to request an audience to withdraw the jade slip and make further revisions," Li Hanxing replied.

"Oh? What's wrong with that?" Wang Chaochen replied with a smile, "I've read the details of Fufeng's plan. We've reported 100,000 magic talismans and 100 precious talismans, and prepared over 100 talisman arrays. According to the formation, they will be arranged after the puppet army's march. When the real army clashes, the talisman arrays and the Hundred Puppet Array will provide cover to break through the enemy's formation and reduce the casualties of our disciples."

There are many other places that are also quite good, and they even listed nine emergency methods, which is extremely advanced among all the peaks.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Li Hanxing's face turned even paler. He suddenly knelt down and said, "Sect Leader, you must not submit this to the Ancestor!"

"Why is that?" Wang Chaochen was slightly taken aback. "Could it be that you are worried that the various quantities of materials recorded in these jade slips are all false?"

If that's the reason, there's no need to worry. I've already sent people to investigate the quantity of supplies at each peak. There might be slight differences in the quantities, but they wouldn't falsify the large amounts.

"No!" Li Hanxing sighed. "Sect Leader, you are still young, and the other seven peak masters are all young people who have become true cultivators in the last hundred years."

Apart from me, they have rarely experienced major battles, and even those who have experienced major battles have no experience in personally commanding them.

Among the eight peak masters, I am considered one of the older ones and have experienced several major battles in Qiling. However, when formulating the battle plan, I couldn't help but consider the casualties of my family disciples. Therefore, I made some careful arrangements to place my family disciples in a safer rear area.

The sect leader must have realized it too, right? Perhaps the sect leader and I initially thought the same thing, that it was unimportant.

But then I remembered that the enemy we were facing was the Nine Provinces Daoist lineage! The Golden Core power! The Mirror Abyss Mystic Palace, with its ten thousand years of history.

In the past battles, it seemed that I, Qi Ling, had won every battle, but in reality, each victory was due to the divine power of our ancestor, and we disciples had made almost no contribution.

Back then, Qi Ling was too weak. In order to stabilize morale, the old sect leader Chen Guan deliberately suppressed the number of casualties and did not publicize it. After all, morale was low back then. Qi Ling was just a small Foundation Establishment force. When facing the Golden Core force, the most important thing was morale.

But now, I, Qi Ling, have also become a Golden Core cultivator, with Golden Core cultivators facing off against each other, and lower-level cultivators facing off against lower-level cultivators.

Now, everyone in the sect yearns for merit and reward, and anticipates war. But the sect is far too complacent! We are facing a formidable Golden Core force, with a foundation built over ten thousand years. Coupled with the shifting balance of power, if we continue to prepare according to our old strategies, we fear we will be utterly defeated on the battlefield!

After hearing what the other party said, Wang Chaochen's expression changed slightly. He comforted him, "Perhaps you are overthinking it, Senior Brother. Our Qiling Sect has an endless army of puppets that can sweep away all physical cultivators. The scene of actually using a large army in battle may not even appear. Moreover, these ancient sects are full of factions and are of varying quality. Our Qiling Sect is currently in a period of prosperity and has a strong morale. Why should we worry about not being able to defeat them?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hanxing became even more worried and said, "That is true, the soldiers' courage must be strong enough to defeat the enemy, but we must also think carefully before the battle begins and not be negligent or careless in the slightest!"
Even an eagle exerts its full strength to hunt a rabbit! I urge the sect leader to reject these jade slips, reprimand the seven peak masters, and reconsider the proposal and establish new detailed rules!

“This… it’s just that the battle is imminent. If we redeploy our troops and march again based on the proposal, it will probably delay things!” Wang Chaochen hesitated for a moment and said, “Senior brother, please get up first and let me think it over.”

"Sect Leader, you must not hesitate. The peak masters of each peak have little experience in battle and are all prone to underestimating their opponents. When the great battle begins, the Golden Core Ancestors will be fighting each other in the heavens above. It will take years to determine the victor, and they will have no time to attend to us."

"If we underestimate our enemy, they might seize the opportunity and cause us to suffer a crushing defeat!" Seeing that he was still hesitating, Li Hanxing couldn't help but loudly persuade him again.

Wang Chaochen was disturbed and couldn't help but say, "Enough, Senior Brother! If the old sect leader were here back then, would you still act so arrogantly and press me at every turn?"

"Sect Leader! This concerns the lives of tens of thousands of disciples. We must not be so careless!" Li Hanxing continued to persuade, "I have no intention of taking advantage of my seniority. I only hope that the Sect Leader can calm his mind and clear his head. The other peak masters' war preparation details have many compromises in order to protect the lives of their own disciples."

We urge the sect leader to investigate this matter thoroughly!

"The other peaks have the will to protect you, but your Fu Peak doesn't?" Wang Chaochen's tone was slightly cold as he looked at the old man before him and shouted, "Enough, Senior Brother, step back. I have my own decision to make!"

"Sect Leader...you..."

"Since you call me the sect leader, then why don't you step down?" Wang Chaochen interrupted him with a shout, his cold eyes sweeping over him.

Seeing this, Li Hanxing knew that the other party was now burning with anger and unable to reason. He could only stand up helplessly, bow, and leave.

Wang Chaochen, standing on the high platform, watched the other party leave, and his anger subsided slightly. He sat back down in the sect leader's seat, looking down over the hall, and said coldly, "When the old sect leader was in power, you were never so presumptuous."

Now that they've come to me, they all dare to offer suggestions and advice. In the end, isn't it just that they look down on me, the sect leader, for having neither qualifications nor cultivation?
"Since that's the case, then I, the sect leader, will show you my abilities. Now that I sit in this position, I must naturally live up to the expectations of Qi Ling's disciples and the trust placed in me by the former sect leader!"

(End of this chapter)