My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 442 Preparation
Reality is not a game.

Especially in the vast and boundless world of cultivation.

There is no such thing as simply annihilating the enemy's main force and then that area quickly turning into an occupied territory.

In fact,
Even the Demonic Alliance wouldn't dare to have such a thought.

The world is too big.
However, there are too few cultivators at the upper levels, making it impossible for them to control that vast and boundless land.

For cultivation factions

Being able to control the resource points in various locations is already sufficient.

As for the much larger area where mortals and low-level cultivators are mixed together,

Whether it's the Tiannan Domain Alliance or the Demonic Alliance of the Nanyue Kingdom,
None of them have the ability to penetrate this vast land and grasp every corner.

We can only let things drift.

As a result, apart from a few important strategic locations that were lit up, large areas of the map were completely blank.

It is precisely because of this,
Even though Broken Soul City had been captured for over a year,
But not long ago,

When Shen Changchuan arrived at Broken Soul City, he still encountered the situation outside the city where demonic cultivators from the Demonic Path Alliance were attacking patrolling cultivators from the Southern Region Alliance.

This is because,

Outside of Soul City, there are vast "wilderness" areas, which are all considered neutral "fog zones" on the map.

Moreover, due to the harsh natural environment of the Nanyue Kingdom,

The vast wilderness is sparsely populated even by ordinary people.

The surrounding vast fog-shrouded areas are mostly desolate and uninhabited wilderness.

Various swamps, miasma, dense fog, and low-level monsters roam freely.

Thus, the demonic cultivators of the Demonic Path Alliance secretly passed through that vast foggy area, stealthily approaching to launch surprise attacks or sabotage, making it virtually impossible for anyone to detect them.

If the battle is lost
They could also retreat into that vast foggy area.

Unless someone of a completely higher realm is pursuing them with overwhelming power, there is simply nothing that can be done.

These days,

Shen Changchuan, who was in Broken Soul City, also learned of this.

The guerrilla tactics employed by the demonic cultivators have caused considerable trouble for the righteous alliance.

Of course,
The Righteous Alliance is not entirely without options.

The response from the righteous path in the Southern Region.

This involves dispatching cultivators from all sides to sweep through mortal gathering points and strategic locations, then selecting key points to garrison, thus gradually squeezing the demonic cultivators' space for maneuver.

after all,

Due to the harsh natural environment of the Nanyue Kingdom,

The map shows vast stretches of treacherous wilderness unsuitable for human habitation.

Human gatherings comprise only a small portion of the population.

The demonic cultivators were clearly not superhumans who didn't need to eat or drink; they also needed places to rest and resupply when traversing the desolate wilderness.

Putting aside everything else, the sheer number of demonic beasts lurking in the wilderness alone is enough to make demonic cultivators constantly vigilant when traversing vast stretches of wasteland.
And battles occur from time to time.
Whether you're exhausted or injured, you need a safe place to rest.

Clearly, only in human settlements can one find a safe place to recuperate.

As a result,
As long as the Righteous Alliance sweeps away the local forces in various human settlements...

It could be either conquest or annihilation.

In any case, as long as those human settlements are brought under control...

To minimize the activity and rest space of the demonic cultivators in the Demonic Cultivation Alliance.
The troubles of Broken Soul City will naturally be resolved!

This was also the case previously.
Master You Longzi led a group of Longxiao Sect disciples out to attack and defend a key location.

The place where Master and his men were stationed was a very important transportation hub in a human settlement.

of course,

These are just some digressions.

This time,
Gu Xuanqing and the disciples of the Ancient Sword Sect faced off against a reclusive demonic cultivation family.
This is what we encountered during our attack on human settlements, which compressed the space for the demonic cultivators of the Demonic Path Alliance to operate.

That place,

It is more than 10,000 miles away from Broken Soul City as the crow flies.

If we include the dangerous swamps, desolate wildernesses, and forbidden zones shrouded in miasma and poisonous gas that need to be bypassed along the way, the journey would be more than 20,000 li!
"This journey is quite long."

Shen Changchuan murmured to himself, his brows furrowed as he pondered the surrounding situation.

According to Gu Xuanqing, after suffering a great loss in that place, the group from the Ancient Sword Sect immediately retreated.

Furthermore, after searching the memories of several enemies, they learned that the little thing that had caused them such great losses was none other than the Flying Spirit-Splitting Ant!

Unable to deal with those things, they had no choice but to leave some people behind to keep watch from afar.
They, on the other hand, withdrew first to rest and recuperate.
We'll consider a solution later.

The location is quite far away.

Moreover, the timing seems rather coincidental.

You should know that you posted the task a month ago, so the Demonic Alliance probably already knows.
It might be a trap!
Shen Changchuan stroked his chin, lost in thought.

This is not because he has paranoia.

It was because he was very aware of how much people hated him within the Demonic Alliance.

A secret technique for controlling Gu worms, and a method for large-scale breeding of Gu worms.

It directly changed the course of the war.

Whatever you do, you should always be prepared for the worst.

But soon,

Shen Changchuan then put his worries aside for the time being.

because,

He has a treasure map in his hand.

The place pointed to by the treasure map is near the Jue Tian Valley, where that reclusive demonic cultivation family is located!

"I obtained this treasure map not long after I advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. It's impossible that the Demonic Alliance knew about my danger seven or eight years ago and set a trap for me in advance."

Shen Changchuan held a somewhat worn jade slip in his hand, his divine sense sweeping over the map recorded inside.
His eyes flashed slightly.

This treasure map,

It was not long after he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm that he killed a group of demonic cultivators who tried to rob him on his way back from an auction in Fangxian City.
It was obtained from the storage bag of one of the female cultivators named Shi Miaoqing.

That group of robbers
They seem to be colluding with the demonic cultivators of the Southern Yue region, as they have several demonic artifacts in their storage bags.

However, although they obtained the treasure map at that time,
But at that time, due to the situation...

Shen Changchuan had no intention of going to the Southern Yue Kingdom to search for treasure.

So they put the matter aside.

until today,

When Gu Xuanqing mentioned the name Jue Tian Valley
Shen Changchuan then remembered this treasure map.

I took it out from the corner of the storage bag.

"Although we don't know the specifics of this treasure map, it points to the wilderness near Jue Tian Valley, which may be related to the demonic cultivator family within Jue Tian Valley."

"In any case, perhaps we should go and take a look."

A thought flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

This guess was somewhat unfounded, but he instinctively felt that his premonition might be correct.

The treasure map may be related to that demonic cultivator family itself.

If that's the case...
Therefore, the possibility that Jue Tian Valley is a trap set by the Demonic Alliance is greatly reduced.

Because that means,

That reclusive demonic family had long been entrenched there.

It was not a fabricated existence created by the Demonic Alliance as a trap for him.

"Moreover, the Flying Sky-Splitting Spirit Ants are crucial to the refinement of the Void-Escape Gu, and even more so to victory in the Centennial Grand Competition ten years from now!"

Even if there is still danger, as long as there is news from them, I will go and risk it!

quickly,

Shen Changchuan had already made up his mind.

"However, we should be prepared beforehand."

A glint flashed in Shen Changchuan's eyes.
Fortunately, as Gu Xuanqing said,

It will take at least six months before we can gather our forces again to attack Jue Tian Valley.

I can take this time to prepare properly.

Try to improve our combat strength as much as possible.

For example,
Practice several top-tier second-tier spells.
(End of this chapter)