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Chapter 1053: Chapter 995: United_2
"Uh-huh!"
Li Xunda nodded and said, "This matter cannot be delayed; I’ll trouble you and the external affairs elder to lead our clanspeople in this task."
"At the same time, the family must also prepare for the battle. The mobilization of our clanspeople and the preparation of strategic spiritual objects must begin immediately. This will be a hard task for the Internal Affairs Elder and others."
"Yes!"
Some elders entrusted with heavy responsibilities quickly stood up and hurriedly left the family hall to take action.
"Should we seek assistance from the Zhang Family?" 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
"But they might not be willing to help. The last time the Devil Race took advantage of the situation to attack the various powers in the mountains, the Zhang Family just stood by. Will this time be any different?"
"No! This time it’s different."
The elder who made the suggestion said, "The Zhang Family didn’t make a move last time because the Devil Race didn’t come out in full force. At most, it would cause significant casualties among our forces, but they couldn’t possibly seize the mountains."
"But this time is clearly different, the Devil Race intends to take over the Thousandfold Mountains! Although the Zhang Family’s sphere of influence is all on the vast plains and they don’t have much at stake in the mountains, regardless, the mountains and the plains both belong to Shanyuan State!"
"As the leader of the Shanyuan State Immortal Tao, if the Zhang Family just watches the mountains being occupied by the Devil Race, how would they explain it to the East Continent Immortal Tao? And the loss of territory will affect luck!"
Although the Li family was not very familiar with the matter of luck, they had experienced the great battle of the East Sea and knew this much.
Li Xunda and the other elders couldn’t help but nod, persuaded by his words.
"Exactly, we must inform the Zhang Family about this and seek their assistance."
After giving it some thought, Li Xunda said, "To catch their attention, we should unite with all the forces of the mountains to tell the Zhang Family."
Everyone pooled their wisdom and came up with a few methods to enhance the strength of the cultivators, such as summoning loose cultivators; striking first to take the initiative and choose the battlefield.
"Iron must be tough in itself!"
Li Xunda said gravely, "This is indeed a great challenge for the family, but as long as we get through this, the family will inevitably become stronger!"
"And after all, the strength of our family has developed over many years and is not weak!"
Just among those in the Void Refinement Realm in Mount Wanxian, there are more than twenty members; there are even hundreds of Divine Transformation cultivators, and even more Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators below them.
"That’s right! We can just take this opportunity to clear out the Devil Race from the mountains and make this territory entirely the domain of Immortal Tao!"
Other elders were also inspired, with less fear showing on their faces.
When it comes to handling things, the Li family already had an effective plan. Li Xunda just needed to arrange everything step by step, and the elders would carry out their duties.
Most crucially, they needed to recruit the family’s most powerful group, hoping they would join the battle! Because they are the key factor that will determine the outcome of the battlefield.
Li Zhirui, Jiang Fengwu, and others were exactly among this group.
"I understand, I will prepare to take part in the battle," Li Zhirui agreed without hesitation.
As the strongest and most senior elder in the family, he had to come forward in the face of a threat to the family’s survival.
And in seeking Jiang Fengwu’s help, apart from asking her to join the battle, he also wanted her to help improve the Mountain Protection Array.
Redeploying the Mountain Protection Array was not only too costly but might also not be swift enough; they had no choice but to resort to this quick and effective method.
Jiang Fengwu agreed to all of it.
It was also at this time that Li Zhirui learned that Jiang Fengwu had already emerged from seclusion.
"Fengwu, you’ve finally come out of seclusion! I thought you were going to stay in there until you broke through to the Mid Nascent Soul stage."
"It’s not that easy."
Jiang Fengwu earnestly looked at Li Zhirui and smiled, "On the other hand, you are about to break through to the Late Stage Refinement Void, aren’t you?"
She even faintly felt a dangerous pressure!
This discovery left Jiang Fengwu astonished; after revising the "Array Scripture," her strength had multiplied several times, and if she were to set up a Formation, the increase would be even more significant!
Yet even so, she found that she still couldn’t defeat Li Zhirui, and she couldn’t help but sigh deeply that while she was making progress, others were not resting, and their improvement was even greater than hers!
"I didn’t expect the Devil Race to suddenly become uncooperative, making it impossible for me to concentrate on my cultivation."
However, upon further thought, Li Zhirui laughed and said: "Perhaps I could use this war as an opportunity to breach through several years earlier than expected."
But Jiang Fengwu was not as optimistic as he was, shaking her head, she said: "According to our family’s observations, the Devil Race intends to come out in full force this time, and the battlefield will undoubtedly be extremely dangerous; we must be cautious."
Li Zhirui nodded, indeed, the strength of the Devil Race should not be underestimated, careless underestimation could lead to problems.
"How are Sheng and Shuo doing?"
In the conversation between parents, their concern for their children was always present.
"Sheng is practicing the family’s original cultivation technique, attempting to integrate a trace of True Sun Fire, enhancing his strength while also preparing for the future."
Once Li Chengsheng, at the Integration Realm or Void Refinement Realm, completes the integration of True Sun Fire, his journey in seeking the Immortal Tao cannot be said to be smooth sailing, but it will certainly reduce many hardships.
"As for Shuo..."
Li Zhirui helplessly shook his head, saying: "I also haven’t seen her for many years."
He then explained to Jiang Fengwu the reason for that: the development of a large Spirit Stone mine on Wanling Island required a powerful person to oversee it initially, and by the time he returned, Li Chengshuo had already left for her trials.
"Don’t worry, Shuo’s strength is not weak, not to mention she is accompanied by two sixth-order Spirit Beasts, Moon Flood Dragon and Howling Moon. If she encounters danger, she still can escape safely even if she cannot win." Seeing Jiang Fengwu’s worried expression, Li Zhirui spoke to comfort her.
Jiang Fengwu couldn’t help but worry, no longer in the mood to continue reminiscing or making idle chat.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui had no choice but to take his leave.
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"What do you think about this news from the Li family?"
A Nascent Soul Power in the Thousandfold Mountains convened its high-ranking officials to discuss and come up with decisions quickly.
"I think it’s credible! Based on the information collected by our Sect recently, the Devil Race’s actions are indeed suspicious; it is very likely that they are really preparing for a great war, and we must be on guard!"
"Alas! That’s right, we need to be extra cautious and avoid being caught off guard by a surprise attack from the Devil Race."
All the high-ranking officials acknowledged the information provided by the Li family and recognized the favor granted.
Afterward, they began to discuss how to respond.
There was no inclination towards surrender within the high-ranking members; they all chose to meet the challenge head-on.
There was no choice; since their Sect’s location was too close to the Devil Race, they would be the first to be impacted should the Devil Race decide to act; unless they abandoned their stronghold, they had no choice but to fight.
At the same time, they were also infuriated with their own intelligence network.
The first to notice the unusual movements of the Devil Race was the remote and secluded Li family. They were the power most focused on monitoring the Devil Race, yet now they had to be reminded by others!
If the Li family had any ulterior motives in this matter, they didn’t know what kind of price they might have to pay.
And this scene was not just happening within one power; most powers took the news very seriously, considering the Li family wouldn’t joke about such matters, plus they could also gather intelligence on the Devil Race themselves.
Of course, some powers remained unconvinced, either because they felt themselves too far from the Devil Race to be impacted by the war at all, seeing it as an opportunity to expand, or they simply did not trust the Li family’s speculation and suspected them of exaggeration or hidden agendas.
Just three days after the news was released, various powers from the Thousandfold Mountains came together to discuss countermeasures.
Of course, before that, there was something else to do: to jointly appeal to the Zhang Family for support; without the Zhang Family’s help, they feared they could not defend against the full-scale onslaught of the Devil Beasts.
Even if they defended successfully, it would result in severe loss of vitality and substantial losses, and would raise concerns about the continuation and expansion of their heritage.
And this joint appeal for assistance quickly reached the hands of the Zhang Family.
