Infinite Fighting

Quanxu Continent, Northern Border.

While cultivating, Zhang Ji held a hand mirror and watched the many True Immortals chatting in the battle group.

[Yulan Temple (Western Region)] Ban Xin: More than ten days have passed, and those extraterrestrial demons haven't made a move at all. I guess they haven't even noticed yet. I'm thinking of just going to kill them directly.

【(Eastern Territory) Eight Directions City】Min Jun: Master Ban, you must not be careless. Only after the restrictions are in place can you consider other things.

[(Central Realm) Seven Ink Cave] Jiang Miaotong: I have completed 60% of the barrier setup here. In another half month, it should be completely completed. However, in theory, with such a big commotion, they should have noticed it. Why didn't they come to stop it?

[Dantian Palace (Western Region)] Yu Tao: I think they're just scared. These extraterrestrial demons are nothing special. Once we've completed setting up the restrictions, we can surround and attack them together. Under the combined might of our divine soldiers, they will surely perish on the spot.

The True Men of the Western Territory all appeared very confident. If it weren't for the arrangements made by Heavenly Lord Jingyi, they wouldn't even have planned to build any defensive fortifications and would have just stormed in directly.

The Eastern Frontier, on the other hand, proceeded cautiously and steadily, showing signs of being prepared to retreat at any time.

On the central border, they completely followed Jingyi Tianjun's orders without giving it much thought.

As for the sects in the Southern Territory where Zhang Ji and his group are located, Lingxiao Sect and Qingcang Sect are currently building defensive barriers steadily, while Beast Chant Valley and Purple Smoke Sect are doing relatively little work.

Especially the Purple Smoke Sect.

The manpower brought by the Purple Smoke Sect was severely insufficient, and there was only one True Person, Fei Hong, while the Beast Chant Valley sent two.

Zhang Ji even had some doubts about whether they had brought the sect's most powerful weapon with them.

He was becoming increasingly pessimistic about the chances of dealing with the extraterrestrial demons.

Anyway, Chen Hong had given him instructions beforehand, so he didn't need to exert himself too much. If things went wrong, he could just walk away.

Hundreds of miles outside the restricted isolation zone built by the Qingcang Sect, two figures appeared.

One is an ugly rat covered in green fur, about six or seven meters long. If you look closely, you can see that it is a life form formed by countless tiny, almost imperceptible insects.

It is the "Tooth Disease," one of the seven insect queens conceived by the nest mother.

The other was a massive being, three zhang tall, with a lion's head and a human body, covered in jet-black armor.

It is one of the Seven Insect Kings, namely [Jiaxi].

“I can smell it,” said Toothache. “He’s right there.”

Zhang Ji was less than a thousand miles away from their location, which was practically within arm's reach for beings of this level.

"Let's just go up there, grab him, and take him back to Mother," Jiaxi said.

"No, I smell danger. They have weapons that can harm us. Let's weaken them first," said Toothache.

"You handle the brain-related tasks; they're too much trouble."

Jiaxi immediately gave up, completely unwilling to think about these things.

He began to ponder the dental problem.

The four sects in the Southern Territory all possess their own sect-protecting divine weapons. If they were to confront them head-on, and all of them were to unleash their sect-protecting divine weapons, they would not be able to break through in a short period of time, and they might even be injured.

The other five brothers each have their own missions. Since only the two of them are present, they must use some methods to break through. First, they must make those ordinary disciples lose their combat ability, and then force them to actively use the sect's divine weapon to consume as much energy as possible.

This will make things much easier for them.

"Drip, drip, drip!"

Like raindrops pattering on the ground, countless tiny green insects began to drift away along the ground.

These insects disintegrated in the void, becoming even smaller, and soon became so small that they were imperceptible.

The four protective barriers failed to take effect, allowing the insects to enter. They then entered the bodies of many cultivators, beginning to devour their energy, destroy their antibodies, and rapidly multiply and expand.

"What's going on? A large number of disciples have suddenly contracted a strange illness?"

Upon receiving the news, Zhang Ji quickly rushed to the location where the disciples were being settled.

One by one, the disciples at the Rift Mountain Realm lay on their sickbeds, their bodies stiff. They appeared to be alive, but were like corpses, unable to speak or move.

The treatment methods possessed by the Qingcang Sect are not very effective. Master Nianqiu has already used several healing medicines, but the results have been poor.

"What is the cause of the illness?" Zhang Ji asked Master Nianqiu.

"We haven't been able to find out yet. They all collapsed suddenly while setting up the restrictions," Master Nianqiu replied.

Zhang Ji stared at one of the disciples, a golden light flashing in his eyes. His eyesight, enhanced by the [Heavenly Eye Buddhist Inner Landscape], could see through illusions and reality. He vaguely seemed to see something, but it was just a trace, very small and tiny, which ordinary methods could not detect at all.

"Microorganisms? Could it be some kind of special pathogen?"

At this moment, Zhang Ji had not yet associated it with the Nest Mother.

He only thought it might be a special virus that existed in the Northern Territory, but the fact that it could instantly paralyze a disciple of the Rift Mountain Realm was clearly no ordinary thing.

Zhang was extremely vigilant. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that some viruses were indeed close to him, but they were blocked by the force field and protection that constantly surrounded him.

This virus can at most infect a large number of disciples at the Rift Mountain Realm.

Disciples at the Earth-Covering Realm can have resistance, but it's almost useless against True Persons at the Profound Heart Realm.

The strength itself is actually average; its main characteristic is that it is too subtle to be detected and difficult to target.

How can I clean it if I can't even see it?
"let me try."

Zhang Ji entered the Prajna posture, and a golden halo appeared behind his head, maximizing his perception.

He immediately began to treat the disciple in front of him.

Those tiny germs were broken down by his ever-changing, formless force field, and none of them could escape his lock.

In the blink of an eye, the germs were gone. However, even after Zhang Ji finished cleaning them up, his disciple still didn't react.

The treatment came a little too late; his primordial spirit had been mostly devoured, and although his physical body was still alive, it was almost dead.

It would be extremely difficult to save them.

Zhang Ji frowned and asked, "How many infected people are there?"

"More than half of the 100,000 disciples have been infected, and it seems that some of the remaining disciples are also showing symptoms," said Master Nianqiu.

"Have the other sects been notified?" Zhang Ji asked.

"We've notified them, but it seems a bit late. Both Lingxiao Sect and Ziyan Sect are experiencing problems. Beast Chant Valley is doing slightly better; it seems they managed to get rid of the disease-causing plague insects thanks to the divine beast [Jianyu]," said Master Nianqiu.

The beast is the sacred artifact brought by Beast Chant Valley.

Thus, the magical artifacts crafted by the evil Void-Rank Wild Beasts have retained the original body's functions, becoming fully intelligent magical artifacts that obey commands.

This is the core of the Beast Roar Valley's beast-taming techniques.

“Isolate them first, and have the True Person from Beast Chant Valley bring [Jianyu] over for a walk. The True Insight disciples should also check and clear out the plague worms,” Zhang Ji said. “Don’t let the plague worms spread in large numbers.”

It would be too much trouble for Zhang Ji to deal with them one by one. Since some of the four sects have the means to counter them, he should let the professionals do it.

Soon, Master Yin Yan of Beast Chant Valley arrived with Zhang Yu.

With a pat on the beast-taming pouch, a gigantic, yellow-haired wild beast, about ten feet in size, with four legs on its belly, a body like a tiger, and a head like a bear, leaped out.

Before coming to the Qingcang Sect, he had already visited the Lingxiao Sect and the Ziyan Sect.

Zhang Ji and his group arrived last.

After being summoned, the boar leaped into the void in two steps, opened its mouth and swallowed a massive number of plague insects from the entire encampment. When the insects were gathered together, they could be seen to be some green microorganisms.

"Is it only us who are experiencing this?" Changhan asked.

“I’ve already inquired with the sects in the other three realms within the Xuan Domain set up by Jingxu Palace. Indeed, only our side has this situation. Youxian Sect also stated that there are no such special plague worms in the Northern Territory. I don’t know if it’s the work of those extraterrestrial demons. For now, it’s best to remain vigilant,” Zhang Ji said.

“Most of the disciples have already lost their ability to move, so the construction of the restriction needs to be slowed down,” Yin Yan said.

"Let's slow down if we want, we'll do our best," Zhang Ji said.

He's starting to get a little wary now.

If only the disciples of the Qingcang Sect were infected, that would be understandable.

However, the disciples of the four sects were infected almost simultaneously, while the other sects in the Northern Territory were unaffected, which suggests a degree of targeting.

This enemy is different from the ones we've faced before.

They're playing a biological warfare game.

Without even seeing a shadow of the enemy, they paralyzed most of the disciples; that's a bit too cunning.

Fortunately, they also had someone who used biological weapons, so they could barely put up a fight.

After dealing with the plague insects at the Qingcang Sect's base, Yin Yan left.

After instructing everyone to be on high alert and slow down the construction of the restrictions, Zhang Ji returned to the Void Shuttle to continue his cultivation.

He had a gut feeling that the other party wouldn't just end it like that.

Indeed, this was the case. Less than 45 minutes after Yin Yan left, another disciple showed signs of infection.

It's not just the Qingcang Sect, but the other three sects as well.

Yin Yan also dared not let Zhang Yu leave the camp.

Zhang Ji and his group needed treatment, so they had to bring people with them.

"Let's consult with Lord Jingyi. Now, our four sects have no choice but to act together. If we continue to set up restrictions separately, I'm afraid something bad will happen," Master Tanming of the Lingxiao Sect sent a message.

The request for instructions came out quickly. Jingyi Tianjun didn't say much and directly allowed them to make their own arrangements.

Actually, asking for instructions is unnecessary; given the current situation, we have no choice but to reunite.

Soon, the Void Shuttles from the four sects converged.

The boar was extremely busy, but fortunately it was only swallowing some plague insects, which consumed almost nothing of its energy and had little impact on it.

The problem is that a large number of ordinary disciples have lost their combat power, and the remaining disciples are afraid of being infected again and dare not leave casually. As a result, the progress of setting up the restrictions has come to a standstill.

Before they even saw the enemy, the plan came to a standstill. Zhang Ji now understood why Chen Hong had been so pessimistic about this joint operation before he even arrived.

The two sides' methods of warfare are not even on the same level.

He had previously thought that the idea of ​​those True Immortals in the Western Regions joining forces and attacking directly was a bit reckless, but now he thinks that might actually be the most effective method.

After one wave of reckless attack, it will be clear whether to fight or retreat.

On the contrary, it was Jingyi Tianjun who ordered them to build defensive fortifications and construct isolation lines, advancing little by little in a rather inefficient manner.

While this is the best way to avoid a protracted war, the prerequisite is that they must be qualified to wage a protracted war!

Judging from the current situation, even if we charge head-on, we may not be able to win, let alone force the opponent to retreat and start a protracted war.

However, Zhang Ji only grumbled inwardly; it would be foolish to directly refute the Heavenly Lord's battle plan.

Who knows, perhaps the Heavenly Lord Jingyi has other plans of his own?

He'd already made up his mind that it was best to avoid any problems; if anything went wrong, he'd definitely run away with the bottle. (End of Chapter)