Speed ​​is of the essence in war.
The advantages of having fewer people are clearly demonstrated at this moment.
Both spending and coordination will be much simpler and faster.
Therefore, the Sword Sect was the first sect to set foot on the land of Zhongling.
In addition, the Sword Sect's system is simple and straightforward, unlike the top leaders of other sects, which are like the twisted roots of an old tree, intricate and interconnected, and often can argue for a long time.
Therefore, Xie Qingyun, who arrived at Zhongling first, made corresponding tactical arrangements within just half an hour after understanding the current situation in Zhongling.
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"Master, when will we take action?" Gu Qiu asked the most critical question at the moment.
"When the two guards of the Western Region Zhulong and Zhongtian ascended to Zhongling." Xie Qingyun replied.
This was exactly what Lu Qingshan had expected.
When he learned from Xie Qingyun that Zhulong from the Western Region and the two guards of Zhongtian were coming to support Zhongling, he had already guessed the time of Jianzong's action.
Because now the only channel connecting the entire human domain with the Central Spirit is the cross-domain teleportation array of Yishuitai.
If the Sword Sect sends its army to the front before the second wave of reinforcements arrives, and if the Demon Clan recklessly attacks and forcibly breaks the teleportation array, won't they be doomed?
At that time, the two teams that had mustered up great courage and determination to support Zhong Ling would really only be able to stand on the other side of the river... or rather, watch the fire from afar.
The Sword Sect would naturally not allow such a ridiculous thing to happen.
Therefore, waiting became inevitable.
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"Young Master, how long will it take for the reinforcements from Zhulong Palace and Daxia to arrive?"
Ever since Lu Qingshan defeated three thousand cultivators with a single sword outside Beihe Pass, captured the three black magic flowers and the withered dragon demon commander of the demon clan, and saved Beihe Pass with a tough attitude, and then Xie Qingyun announced his title of young sect leader to all the cultivators in Yumen Pass, and finally when Dong Xueying greeted him with his sword roaring in the west wind and leading the sword cultivators of the Sword Sect, young and old, on the west expedition, the entire Sword Sect was convinced of this young sect leader.
No one regarded him as a mere divine cultivator anymore.
Within the Sword Sect, although his status was much lower than that of the peak masters, it was already far superior to most people.
Everyone knows that this young sect master is at least able to compete with a cultivator in the late stage of fusion.
Maybe his cultivation is not enough, but as a sword cultivator, when has he ever cared about his cultivation?
The one who can kill people is a good swordsman.
Lu Qingshan's current position is based on his solid achievements and accomplishments, and is extremely solid.
So as soon as I left the main building, a group of sword cultivators surrounded me and asked questions that everyone was concerned about.
Lu Qingshan saw the eagerness in everyone's eyes, but he could only helplessly spread his hands when he heard it.
Well, do you think I know everything?
He shook his head. "I don't know. But since they have already made such a difficult decision to support Zhong Ling, they will definitely not waste too much time. It should be within one or two days."
Lu Qingshan could understand the two support forces, Yulin Guard and Chang'an Guard, after all, they were under the control of Xia Zhao.
Xia Zhao has never been one to care about the gains and losses of her family. She pays more attention to the overall situation.
On the contrary, Lu Qingshan was very confused about Zhulong's "anti-demon and spiritual aid".
What on earth could allow Zhulong to risk everything and make this decision that is difficult for others to understand?
If you say that it was just based on passion, Lu Qingshan would definitely not believe it.
The world of monks is not so simple.
Even if they were the Sword Sect, they had a thousand-year spiritual heritage, undefeated self-confidence, the unique belief and persistence of sword cultivators, and the consideration that no hidden dangers could be left to future generations. It was the combination of these factors that prompted them to march west.
"Young Master..."
"Young Master..."
The sword practitioners, young and old, brought by Lu Qingshan still had many questions.
Although his status is terrifyingly high, his potential is limitless, and he is also a person with a strong murderous nature, people who don't know him keep their distance from him, thinking that he is high and mighty, but there are few such concerns among the disciples of the Sword Sect.
——Among the disciples of the Sword Sect, regardless of their status or level of cultivation, the relationship between them has always been very easy-going.
This is also a kind of spiritual inheritance of the Sword Sect, so they have constant problems.
Especially young disciples.
In this first battle among Zhongling, they suffered the greatest sacrifices, firstly due to their lack of strength, and secondly due to their lack of experience.
The reason for their lack of experience is that they are still young, which is a factor that cannot be changed by external forces.
But the strange thing is that their young master is only 23 years old this year, younger than all of them.
In terms of inexperience, he should be the one with the least experience, but how come this young master is so skilled in killing people and his fighting methods are so sophisticated?
Are there any tips or unique experiences?
Lu Qingshan was confused for a moment.
That's what happens when there are too many people.
One can imagine what the situation is like in those big sects.
At this point, Lu Qingshan felt fortunate again. Fortunately, their Sword Sect was following a unique elite route in the entire cultivation world. At least relatively speaking, there would be fewer people.
At this time, there was movement from the teleportation array again, allowing Lu Qingshan to finally get rid of this group of young people.
It’s not that he is hiding his experience, it’s mainly because his experience is not applicable to anyone except himself.
Lu Qingshan couldn't tell them that as long as he experienced hundreds or thousands of life-and-death battles, even a rookie could become a veteran fighter, right?
If he said that, the old sect leader would probably skin him alive first.
The Sword Sect is not afraid of death, but also respects death.
He was a player in his previous life. He could just , so he naturally didn't care about life or death in battle.
Fighting in the arena would only result in the loss of some property, so he became even more fearless.
Therefore, he had experience and awareness in fighting between life and death that no other cultivator had.
This is part of the "soft" power of a cultivator's combat capability. It cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist and is extremely important.
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In the teleportation array, groups of monks wearing uniform Taoist armor appeared.
These are the Chang'an Guards and Yulin Guards sent by Xia Zhao, as well as a Buddhist monk from the Western Regions, the Chicken Soup Monk.
They were the second batch of reinforcements to arrive in Zhongling.
Yulin Guard and Chang'an Guard are two well-trained corps of monks. Although they cannot be as disciplined as secular armies, they are definitely more obedient than the monks in the sects, and can gather for action faster.
As for the chicken soup monk...
There is nothing more to say.
When one moves alone, without worrying about trivial matters, how slow can one move?
King Qingmei led the army personally, but he handed over the overall command to Jianzong without any hesitation.
There is no other reason, the Sword Sect is the strongest and the most convincing.
Moreover, the Sword Sect was the initiator of this Western Expedition.
Of course, the most important thing is that Xia Zhao personally instructed him to cooperate with the Sword Sect before he came.
King Qingmei and Monk Chicken Soup are old acquaintances of Lu Qingshan. It can be said that it is a kind of fate that they are gathered in Zhongling at this moment.
"King Qingmei, Master Abbot." Lu Qingshan greeted the two of them.
King Qingmei nodded slightly to Lu Qingshan, "Seven years ago, when the Seven Realms discussed the Dao, I saw you cross the border and win the championship, so I knew you had a bright future. I didn't expect that in just seven years, you have become a small cultivator in a small border town and become the young master of the Dao Sect..."
Speaking of this, King Qingmei was still very emotional.
If Lu Qingshan had not appeared out of nowhere, the leader of the first Seven Realms Forum would have become a traitor to the sect. Wouldn't the Seven Realms Forum organized by their Great Xia have become a joke?
Thinking of this, he even felt a little grateful to Lu Qingshan.
The Saint Monk of the Eight Realms raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, clasped his hands together, and said in the same way: "When I first met Lu Shaozong in the Western Regions three years ago, I knew that Lu Shaozong was a man of wisdom and would definitely achieve extraordinary success in the future, but I never expected that Lu Shaozong would rise so quickly."
Lu Qingshan found the sudden competitive behavior of the two people a little amusing, but he had to admit that the originally tense atmosphere was indeed eased a lot.
“You two have to wait for a while. After Zhulong from the Western Region arrives, our sect will explain the specific action plan.” Lu Qingshan explained.
The two nodded, appearing very reasonable.
Half a day later, the Zhulong Palace, which had come all the way from the Western Regions, finally arrived.
The reason why it moved the slowest was that, first, the Zhulong Palace was located in the Western Region, and it had not built a large-scale cross-domain teleportation array. First, it had to borrow the Daxia's teleportation array to get to the Eastern Region, and then directly transmit from Qiuyan City to Zhongling, which was troublesome.
The second reason is that as a top-level sect of magic cultivation, the Zhulong Palace does not follow the elite route like the Sword Sect, but is closer to the explosive force flow. The number of people is too large, and they are not as well-trained as the monks of the Yulin Guard and Chang'an Guard. Therefore, the actions are always a little slower, which is inevitable.
The leaders of the Zhulong Palace are two elderly ninth-level monks of Zhulong whose cultivation has stagnated for many years.
In addition, there is an old acquaintance of Lu Qingshan, Mo Yan.
I don’t know if it is God’s will or coincidence, but in any case, the three teams of Zhongling in this Western Expedition all have a relationship with Lu Qingshan, whether deep or shallow.
The battle situation was urgent and there was no time to waste, so Lu Qingshan just greeted Mo Yan and did not reminisce about the past.
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This time all the men were finally there. Jian Zong no longer waited, explained the specific plan, began to organize the troops, and prepared to march to the front line.
But before that, we must first carefully plan the specific fighting method.
Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.
This has to be coordinated.
Every powerful monk has his own unique combat system.
It may not be the best, but it must be the most suitable for them.
Because this is what they have figured out through years of practice and fighting. If it didn't fit, they wouldn't be alive today and would have died in a battle in a confused manner.
But in large-scale wars among monastics, most combat systems will be abandoned.
In war, the simplest is the most effective.
The reason is very simple.
No matter how good your kung fu is, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife.
Just like an ordinary army, facing thousands of arrows, you don't have many choices except raising your shield.
On the battlefield of monks, countless monks were constantly flying, spells were bombarding the sky indiscriminately, and the aftermath was sweeping. It was impossible to imagine a one-on-one duel.
There is no time for testing and finding the bottom, because you can be killed at any time, and so can your opponent.
Before you can figure out half of the enemy's bottom line, he may be killed by a flying sword.
Then what?
Then pick a new opponent and start over again?
This is unrealistic.
This is war, not a visit to a brothel, where a group of high-quality girls are lined up for you to touch and feel.
On the battlefield, what a cultivator has to do is to unleash all the strengths he has learned in his life within a few short breaths.
And this is exactly what sword cultivation is good at.
Fast! ruthless! accurate!
This is something that flows in the blood of every sword cultivator and is the basis for their survival.
No matter what combat system the sword cultivator uses, he cannot escape these three words.
These three words are precisely the essence of war.
Besides, sword cultivators are good at killing. Who in the entire sky and even in the abyss doesn’t know this?
If the cultivation system is divided into specific schools, then sword cultivation belongs to the practical school, and the other five systems are more like the so-called academic school, or the theoretical school.
Therefore, there is no doubt that in every war, sword cultivators are the absolute main force and their military exploits are outstanding.
This is not to say that sword cultivation is superior to the other five major schools, it can only be said that every school has its own strengths and weaknesses.
Not to mention, the group of sword cultivators currently at Yishuitai are the most elite and powerful group of sword cultivators in the entire human race.
How can one bring out the sword cultivator's ability to kill quickly and effectively to the fullest?
This became a proposition that high-level monks needed to prove.
Firstly, it was no longer possible for sword cultivators to form teams of two as they had done before at Yishuitai.
It is strong, but it is a waste of combat power.
Originally, the troops were to be divided into three groups to garrison three cities. The number of sword cultivators in the Sword Sect was limited, and they were teamed in pairs, so the areas they could cover were too few.
The battlefield is extremely huge. It is not like a fist swung with all its strength, but more like a spread out net with countless nodes.
In a war like this, you can't win by gaining an advantage in one or two points. What is needed is to have the upper hand on a larger scale.
Sword cultivators must disperse to as many points as possible and serve as the arrows that break the net!
Since sword cultivation plus sword cultivation is not a good choice, what about sword cultivation plus spiritual cultivation?
A classic combination of big C and auxiliary.
The fact is, that doesn’t work either.
At least not in a large war.
The reason is very simple. Both spiritual cultivation and sword cultivation are too pure and too weak, and it is easy to be defeated one by one.
Sword cultivation plus physical cultivation?
One in the front row, the other as the main output, there's nothing wrong with this combination, right?
In fact, there is still a problem.
The problem lies with the swordsman.
The speed of sword cultivators is too fast, and physical cultivators often cannot keep up with the rhythm of sword cultivators, which will cause a disconnect.
However, physical cultivators are typical melee cultivators with few long-range means. If they are not careful, an awkward situation may occur where the physical cultivators in the front row are watching the show from the back while the sword cultivators, who are the main output, have already surpassed the physical cultivators to output in the front.
After many verifications like this, a combination that seems unreasonable but is actually the most reasonable emerged.
The sword skills combination of sword cultivator and magic cultivator!
That’s right, the two most powerful and violent output systems in the world of cultivation combine to kill the enemy.
Although sword cultivators and magic cultivators are both typical cultivation schools that excel at output, there are still huge differences between them.
In addition to the fact that one is physical output in the usual sense and the other is magic output, there is also a very important difference. If sword cultivation is the purest and most direct practice system, then magic cultivation is the most complex and extensive practice system.
Purity has its own merits, as the saying goes, quality is more valuable than quantity.
Complexity has its own charm. One more skill means one more means of survival.
Both have their own reasons. As for which one makes more sense, it depends on who is stronger.
To be specific, the magic cultivator is responsible for defense, field control, barriers, interference, side protection, assistance... and so on. All the complicated tasks are done by the omnipotent magic cultivator.
As a sword cultivator, you only need to be responsible for one thing.
What they do best.
kill!
It seems abrupt, but it actually makes sense.
The simplest example is that in some competitive games, in low-end games, a big C and an auxiliary may be able to accomplish the feat of 2v5.
But in truly high-end professional competitions, 2v5 is extremely rare. Even if it happens, the 2 can only be a double C, otherwise... the output will not be enough!
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The whole matching process went smoothly with only a few minor setbacks.
Although Zhulong is not the Taiqing Palace, it is still one of the top sects among the magic sects. From the quality point of view, there are many good magic practitioners.
Even if their individual combat power is not as good as that of the Sword Sect's sword cultivators, but the sword technique is the sword in front and the technique in the back. In this combination, the sword cultivator is the main force and the technique cultivator is just a support, and it is enough as long as their strength is similar.
And considering the huge number of Dharma cultivators, it would be no problem to pair them with the mere two thousand sword cultivators. From the stage of refining emptiness to transcending tribulation, they can easily find Dharma cultivators of similar realm to match them.
As for the minor setback, it was caused by Lu Qingshan...
No one can match him!