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Chapter 234 A Fierce Battle, The Dragon Transformation Sect's Backup Plan [Please Subscribe]

What a coincidence.

The day after Lin Wan'er left, Zhou Mingde was summoned to a meeting by Daoist Mingjing.

It turns out that the Golden Core cultivators also knew that the White Dragon branch was not easy to attack, so they convened a meeting of all the Purple Mansion cultivators to solicit opinions and see if they could brainstorm some useful solutions.

At this moment, after Zhou Mingde followed Daoist Mingjing into the stone hall that served as the meeting place, he saw thirty-nine Golden Core cultivators gathered together, each sitting cross-legged in two rows inside the hall.

These Purple Mansion stage cultivators could only line up and sit in the open space behind the two rows of Golden Core stage cultivators.

Once all the summoned Purple Mansion stage cultivators had arrived, the number of Purple Mansion stage cultivators in the hall had exceeded one hundred and fifty!

"Alright, now that everyone's here, we can begin."

At the head of the main hall, a middle-aged man in a silver robe and with white hair spoke first.

The man's name was Liu Yiping, the Grand Elder of the Moon Wheel Sect. His cultivation had already reached the late Golden Core stage, making him the strongest among the Moon Wheel Sect's Nascent Soul stage elders.

On his left and right sat a Taoist nun in green robes and an old man with red hair. They were Jin Chixuan, the Grand Elder of the Yan Yang Sect, and Qing Su, the Grand Elder of the Qing Lian Temple, both of whom were at the late Golden Core stage.

In this southern expedition against the Hualong Sect, the three of them were the de facto commanders-in-chief.

Because the Moon Wheel Sect was significantly stronger than the Flame Sun Sect and the Green Lotus Temple, Liu Yiping was also unwittingly superior to Jin Chixuan and Qingsu Daogu.

Therefore, he will be the one to chair today's meeting.

At this moment, Liu Yiping took the initiative and attracted everyone's attention by speaking first. He then said in a deep voice, "The reason I have gathered you all here today is to hear your suggestions on how to attack the White Dragon Branch. I hope we can pool our wisdom and find some brilliant strategies."

"Therefore, fellow Daoists, if you have any good ideas or suggestions, please feel free to speak your minds and give full play to them later."

At this point, he shifted his gaze and suddenly looked at a Golden Core cultivator to his left, saying, "Now, please have Junior Brother Sun from our sect explain the known information about the White Dragon Branch!"

"Junior brother obeys."

The Golden Core cultivator surnamed Sun responded and then slowly began to recount the situation he had observed and investigated within the White Dragon Branch Altar.

According to him, there are currently about twenty Golden Core cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect in the White Dragon Branch Altar, as well as several fourth-order flood dragons and two fourth-order demon beasts.

Given the formidable combat power of those dragons, the number of fourth-tier combatants within the White Dragon Branch Altar can be considered to be over thirty.

While this number is still slightly inferior to the Yasukuni Alliance, it is not without the ability to put up a fight.

Moreover, the opponent has the advantage of terrain and the protective array of the White Dragon Altar as its foundation. This alone could potentially eliminate the Jingguo Allied Forces' advantage in fourth-tier combat power.

As for the third-tier combat power, the preliminary estimate is that there are more than sixty Purple Mansion cultivators in the White Dragon Branch, and there may also be some third-tier demonic beasts, but the number is unlikely to exceed twenty.

In this respect, the Jingguo Alliance has a very clear advantage.

The combat power at the next level is difficult to estimate precisely, but it is estimated that the Yasukuni Alliance still holds an absolute advantage.

Therefore, the key difficulty of this war lies in whether or not the protective formation of the White Dragon branch altar can be broken.

If the situation of the Black Dragon branch altar can be replicated, then winning this battle will not be difficult.

At this moment, after the cultivator surnamed Sun finished his introduction, he said in a deep voice, "That's the basic situation. Fellow Daoists, if you have any thoughts, please speak frankly."

After hearing his words, all the Purple Mansion cultivators present lowered their heads and fell into deep thought.

Not long after, some cultivators from the Purple Mansion emboldened to offer their opinions.

To avoid attracting too much attention, Zhou Mingde didn't dare to speak at first.

After seeing that many people offered suggestions that he considered even more absurd, without receiving any severe reprimands, he felt somewhat relieved and boldly voiced his speculations.

Finding a quiet moment when no one spoke, he respectfully said, "Esteemed seniors, in my humble opinion, the Dragon Transformation Sect, knowing full well that its strength is inferior to ours, has still amassed a large force at this White Dragon branch altar to fight us. There must be something fishy about this!"

"Oh, what do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

Liu Yiping turned his gaze to Zhou Mingde, signaling him to continue.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde immediately lowered his head slightly and said respectfully, "Senior, you are wise. This junior feels that the Hualong Sect may be deliberately creating a false impression, fabricating a battle between us and the White Dragon Branch, while secretly plotting something else!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yiping frowned slightly, a look of surprise on his face. He then followed up, saying, "You mean to say that the White Dragon branch is just bait?"

"This is just a guess I have, and I'm not sure."

Zhou Mingde lowered his head even further and his voice even softer, appearing extremely cautious.

Upon seeing this, Liu Yiping nodded thoughtfully and said, "That is indeed a rather novel idea; perhaps we cannot rule out this possibility!"

After saying that, he narrowed his eyes and suddenly looked at Zhou Mingde, asking, "Then if the White Dragon Branch is just bait, what do you think the Dragon Transformation Sect's real scheme is?"

"this……"

Zhou Mingde hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This junior dares not make a hasty judgment!"

Seeing his hesitation, Liu Yiping waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, just relax and say what you want to say. It doesn't matter if you say something wrong!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately raised his head slightly and bowed to the person above him, saying, "I am honored by your high regard, senior. I will utter a few words on my own. If they are absurd, please do not take offense!"

He then revealed his belief that the Hualong Sect might use a feint to harass the homeland of Yasukuni.

After hearing his guess, Liu Yiping immediately shook his head and laughed, "If it's just sending a small group of elite troops to harass our rear, then it's actually easier to handle."

Liu Yiping did not explain why it was easy to handle.

Zhou Mingde didn't dare to ask any more questions.

He had already achieved his goal and done his best by offering his suggestion.

Moreover, Lin Hongyu's information was vague and could not be fully trusted.

After another half-day of brainstorming and discussion, the pre-battle meeting finally came to an end.

At the end, Liu Yiping, Jin Chixuan, and Qingsu Daogu made a joint decision to launch a major attack on the mountain two days later.

Two days naturally passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the Jingguo Allied Forces set up their formations on all four sides of the Bailong branch altar, preparing to launch an attack from all four directions simultaneously.

"Fellow Daoists, the traitors of the Dragon Transformation Sect have defied human ethics, colluded with the demon race, fed humans to dragons, and betrayed the interests of the entire human race. They are nothing short of traitors!"

"If such wicked and treacherous individuals are not eliminated, the lives of our human cultivators and mortals will be constantly threatened, and the interests of our human race will be continuously stolen by the demon race, causing endless harm!"

"Therefore, we, the human cultivators who cherish justice, gather here today to eliminate the traitors, punish the wicked and eradicate evil, uphold human ethics, practice the righteous path, and safeguard the interests of our human race and the lives of cultivators and ordinary people from harm!"

In the sky, Liu Yiping, dressed in silver robes and with white hair, stood on the void, his voice booming like thunder, exuding an imposing aura.

He righteously denounced the crimes committed by the Hualong Sect, and portrayed the southern expedition against the Hualong Sect as an act of justice on behalf of Heaven, a war to protect the righteous path and uphold the justice of the human race.

They have already occupied the moral high ground.

Unfortunately, he was not the kind of orator, and the cultivators below were not easily swayed, ignorant masses, so his words could only remain empty platitudes.

He probably realized this himself, so he quickly stopped himself from saying anything more and reduced all his words to just two words.

"attack!"

As soon as the order to attack was given, the Yasukuni Alliance, which was already prepared, launched an attack on the White Dragon Branch Altar, which was covered by white clouds and mist.

Fire Dragon Technique, Water Dragon Technique, Golden Spear Technique, Wind Dragon Tornado, and other second-tier spells familiar to Zhou Chun were unleashed from the hands of the cultivators, raining down on the area shrouded in white mist.

The scene was just like the artillery bombardment of enemy high ground during his previous life's wars—incredibly spectacular.

Even someone as temperamental as Zhou Chun felt a surge of excitement upon seeing this scene.

War is a man's romance!

Which man wouldn't get excited watching such a scene of simultaneous spells being unleashed?

Which man could resist such temptation?

Zhou Chun himself was also making hand seals and casting several second-tier spells he had learned.

He hadn't been at the Foundation Establishment stage for long, and he usually focused on meditation and cultivating secret techniques. He also had to spend a lot of time handling family affairs. As for many second-tier spells, he had only learned them, but was not proficient in them at all.

In other words, if he were to calm down and focus on casting spells, he could perform such magic, but he generally wouldn't have the opportunity to use it in battle.

Now that the opportunity was rare, he simply used the battlefield as a training ground to train his spellcasting speed.

Faced with various attack spells flying in from all directions, the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect in the White Dragon Branch also used various spells to intercept and wear down the attackers.

Just as a golden spear flew towards the white mist area, it was intercepted by a suddenly rising earthen-yellow light wall. Then, the earthen-yellow light wall was shattered by a series of attack spells.

In this back-and-forth of offense and defense, the number of spells that actually manage to fall into the white mist area is actually not that many, only about 30% of the total.

At this moment, only Foundation Establishment cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators have made their moves; the Golden Core cultivators have not yet taken action.

Clearly, the first day's attack was mainly a probing attack, primarily to test the strength of the enemy inside and the defensive formation protecting the mountain.

After attacking for about half a day, Zhou Chun and the others received an order to stop because they had exhausted their magical energy.

When they stopped attacking and returned to their camp to meditate and recover their mana, the thirty-nine Golden Core cultivators took over and launched a fierce attack.

One after another, magical treasures brimming with spiritual energy and radiating dazzling light hurtled towards the gate of the White Dragon Branch Altar, quickly engaging in fierce battles with the magical treasures and spells that flew out from within.

In the clash of these magical treasures, the aftershocks alone dispersed much of the white mist that Zhou Chun and the others could not scatter, revealing its true form in fragments.

The protective formation of the White Dragon branch altar is different from that of the Red Dragon and Black Dragon branch altars.

It is divided into two layers, an inner and an outer layer. The outer layer is the white mist area that Zhou Chun and the others saw earlier.

This layer of white mist is not usually visible; it only appears when the mountain-protecting formation is fully activated.

Its appearance can directly expand the protection range of the mountain-protecting formation several times over!

However, this area of ​​white mist is not actually the mountain gate of the White Dragon Branch Altar. Even if it is destroyed, it will not have any impact on the mountain protection formation of the White Dragon Branch Altar.

The inner area behind the outer layer is the true location of the White Dragon Branch Altar, protected by a formation.

Only by destroying the base of this inner region can the formation be truly disrupted.

The attacks by Zhou Chun and the others hadn't even touched the inner door.

Meanwhile, the attacks from the Golden Core cultivators quickly tore through the outer layer of the sea of ​​clouds, which stretched for dozens of miles, and reached the inner layer of the protective array.

Under such a fierce offensive, the Golden Core cultivators and fourth-order demonic beasts of the Dragon Transformation Sect inside the White Dragon Branch could no longer hide themselves and could only take action to intercept and resist the attacks from the outside.

After another half-day of fighting, the Yasukuni Alliance, having roughly ascertained the number of enemy personnel inside, ceased its attack and called a truce.

After a day of rest, the real battle to capture the mountain finally began on the second day.

On the four sides of the White Dragon branch altar—east, west, south, and north—the Moon Wheel Sect cultivators set up three "Crescent Moon Shooting Star Arrays," the Flame Sun Sect cultivators set up three "Flame Dragon Burning Heaven Arrays," and the Azure Lotus Temple cultivators set up two "Azure Lotus Sword Arrays."

The power unleashed by these eight battle formations is equivalent to that of eight mid-stage Golden Core cultivators.

The thirty-nine Golden Core stage cultivators were divided into groups of nine, each responsible for one side, and were stationed among the eight battle formations to provide protection.

Liu Yiping, Jin Chixuan, and Qingsu Daogu were stationed in the center, coordinating all aspects.

"attack!"

At Liu Yiping's command, all the Jingguo cultivators who had arrived launched a fierce attack on the White Dragon branch altar.

This time, the Golden Core cultivators and the eight battle formations acted as the vanguard.

Their attack first tore through the white mist and cloud sea, and then a large number of Purple Mansion stage cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators charged forward, directly rushing into the torn white mist and cloud sea, and launching an attack on the inner mountain-protecting array shield.

But at this moment, accompanied by several long dragon roars, three dragons (two black and one white) and a giant black tortoise rushed out of the mountain-protecting formation.

Relying on their powerful bodies, they completely ignored attacks from those below the Golden Core stage, instantly restraining the power of more than ten Golden Core stage cultivators.

Then another giant, earthen-yellow elephant charged out from inside, heading straight for a "Crescent Moon Shooting Star Array," drawing away the power of two more Golden Core cultivators.

As a result, the number of Golden Core cultivators on the Jingguo Allied Forces side who could still participate in attacking the formation was less than seven.

The battle raged from day to night, with both sides relying on constantly taking pills to replenish their mana and sustain the fight.

As the attacking side, despite having an absolute numerical advantage, the Jingguo Allied Forces also suffered heavy losses, with three Purple Mansion stage cultivators and more than twenty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators dying on the same day.

However, these casualties did not move the three commanders in the slightest. They gave all the cultivators less than four hours to rest before ordering a second attack.

Once, twice, three times...

Within just seven days, the Yasukuni Alliance launched five attacks!

In just seven days, thirteen Purple Mansion stage cultivators and more than one hundred and seventy Foundation Establishment cultivators perished outside the White Dragon Branch Altar!

In addition, the number of those seriously injured and those with minor injuries is even greater.

Such heavy casualties set a precedent for the largest casualties since the start of the war.

Naturally, with such heavy casualties, complaints from the lower ranks never stopped, and there were even cases of people deliberately getting injured in order to avoid fighting.

However, under Liu Yiping's tough stance, all complaints were just complaints and could not truly influence his decisions!

After the fifth and most-half-day assault on the mountain came to an end, before his men could even report the casualties, Liu Yiping said in a deep voice, "After days of attacks, the enemy's formation has reached its limit. One more fierce attack should be enough to break it in one fell swoop!"

Having said that, he immediately gave the order: "Pass down the order that the army rest for half a day, then continue the attack!"

Then he went back to meditate and recover his magical power.

After he issued this order, the group of cultivators who had just retreated from the battlefield, before they could even rejoice that they had survived another ordeal, were once again filled with bitter faces and sighs.

The fierce battles of the past few days have truly made them feel the ruthlessness and cruelty of war. The confidence and arrogance brought about by the previous two great victories have completely dissipated.

The Zhou family members were no exception.

Upon returning to the temporary camp, Zhou Chun, without taking a break, rushed to another room to visit Zhou Jiarui, who was severely injured.

During the third battle to capture the mountain, Zhou Jiarui was unfortunately struck by a second-tier high-grade spell. Although he survived by chance, he suffered a severe injury that was difficult to heal and had to stay in the camp to recuperate.

Zhou Chongshan, who had been injured earlier, also suffered a relapse of his old injuries during the days of fighting and was now bedridden.

At this moment, Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Jiarui, whose face was as pale as paper on the hospital bed, and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Eleventh Uncle, how are you feeling? I still have a Snow Jade Ginseng and Poria Pill here, why don't you take it?"

"No need. I'm not going to die in my current condition, so I don't need to go back to the battlefield. You should keep your Snow Jade Ginseng Pill for future use!"

Zhou Jiarui gently shook his head, declining Zhou Chun's offer in a soft voice.

His words left Zhou Chun speechless.

It cannot be said that Zhou Jiarui's idea was wrong, but it is not difficult to see from his words how high the war-weariness of those family cultivators in the Jingguo Allied Forces is now.

When this war-weariness reaches its peak, Zhou Chun has no idea what will happen.

Now, all I hope for is to break through the protective formation of the White Dragon branch altar as soon as possible and have a face-to-face battle with the Transformation Dragon Sect cultivators inside, so as to vent my resentment.

"Then you should rest well, Eleventh Uncle. I'll go visit the Second Elder again."

Zhou Chun gently patted Zhou Jiarui's wrist, then turned and left the room.

But as soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw Lin Wan'er burst in. She had somehow managed to get into the temporary camp again.

Upon seeing him, Lin Wan'er immediately rushed forward and said urgently, "Something terrible has happened! Fellow Daoist Zhou, please take me to see Senior Zhou immediately! I have important information to tell you!"

Upon hearing her words, Zhou Chun's expression changed, and he quickly comforted her, "Fellow Daoist Lin, don't panic. Let's talk things over slowly. I'll take you to see the Supreme Elder right away."

After saying that, he led her to Zhou Mingde's room.

"I received a message from my godmother today: the Dragon Transformation Sect has gained the support of the Flood Dragon Clan, and the Flood Dragon Clan has now begun to launch a beast tide!"

"The Crimson Fire Dragon and Blood Flame Dragon that disappeared before went to gather beast herds in various places!"

"Moreover, according to my godmother, this beast tide will split into two waves. One wave will surge towards the White Dragon branch altar, and the other will surge towards Yunzhou and Lanzhou in Jing Kingdom!"

Inside the room, Lin Wan'er immediately told Zhou Mingde the important news she had brought with her.

This chapter has 5400 words. I don't know if there will be any more tonight. I was too excited watching the game last night and slept until the afternoon before I started writing!

(End of this chapter)