Volume 8: Demon Suppression Chapter 10: Determination
In the hall.
Jin Yichuan looked at the jade slip in his hand with a serious face, and the others also looked solemn.
"After so many years of efforts by our Nanyu Zhishou Tower, we have only been able to cause some minor damage to the underworld. A Xiuchun monk and a Sword Sect disciple, just two people, have accomplished something that so many of us cannot do?"
Jin Yichuan's tone was calm, but the meaning of his words was very profound.
"Should we say that they are extremely capable, or that we are too incompetent?"
The other high-ranking monks of Zhishou Tower looked at each other in bewilderment. After a few seconds of silence, someone tentatively asked, "Could this be false information?"
"It is impossible for Monk Xiuchun to betray Zhishou Tower." Lu Xingjian was the first to express his opposition.
"You have misunderstood, General Zhenfu," the monk who had just spoken explained, "What I meant was, could it be that this monk Xiuchun was deceived by the cover given by the underworld? Everyone knows that the underworld is very tight-lipped, so how could they reveal such confidential information so easily?"
What he said made a lot of sense, so everyone fell into deep thought.
Even the information provided by Monk Xiuchun was not believed by everyone at once.
It is conceivable how much trouble would arise if Lu Qingshan came alone and wanted to provide information to join forces with Zhishou Tower to destroy the underworld.
Intelligence is not so easy to give.
Especially in the more strict and larger organizations, people tend to be skeptical about the benefits given by others for free.
Fortunately, Lu Qingshan has the cover of Tan Tai Qingrun, who has a certain status and voice in Zhishou Tower, which can give him a lot of bargaining chips.
After a long time, Jin Yichuan looked dignified and thoughtful: "What if this information is true?"
His majestic eyes swept over the crowd, "Our duty is to destroy the underworld. Even if this may be just false information, we must treat it as real information. Otherwise, if we miss the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the underworld because of our carelessness, our dereliction of duty is a small matter, but will we miss this opportunity again?"
The final word.
Since Jin Yichuan said so, everyone stopped raising objections and began to seriously discuss the action plan.
This is also the reason why every time Lu Qingshan revealed information to Zhishoulou, he seemed a little too "rough" and too rough.
Zhishou Tower is like the police station in the previous life. Even if it is a seemingly false alarm, it must be treated as a police incident.
Their duties require them to do so, and they must do so.
It is better to work hard in vain than to be negligent!
The foreplay that Lu Qingshan performed was never intended to give a perfect explanation for the source of his intelligence, but more of a superficial effort.
Because as long as Zhishoulou is still Zhishoulou, they will take this information seriously even if it comes a little unexpectedly.
But if Zhi Shoulou has changed his original intention, even if his information is flawless, it will still be neglected by Zhi Shoulou.
It's that simple.
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Time passed quietly, and on the seventh day, which was exactly the New Year's Day of the seventh year of Tianyuan, the monk guarding the tower sent a message, telling Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun to go to Xuanhui Square and wait.
This means that Zhishoulou has already formulated all the action plans and is ready to take action.
In seven days, all the manpower was organized and a corresponding action plan was formulated. The efficiency of the monk Zhishoulou is worthy of praise.
When Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun arrived at Xuanhui Square, there were already hundreds of cultivators there, all of whom were at least at the Nascent Soul level.
The two found a place and stood still.
Soon, Jin Yichuan, the chief master of Zhishou Tower in the Southern Territory, appeared.
He swept his eyes over all the cultivators in the audience and slowly said, "This operation is of great significance. If it succeeds, it will be an unprecedented achievement and will deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the underworld. At the same time, it will also demonstrate our ability to defend the tower, so that the cultivators of the human race will think twice before facing the temptation of the underworld in the future."
The reason why the underworld has been able to gather human cultivators all the time, in addition to the huge benefits it can offer, is that the deterrent power provided by Zhishou Tower is not enough.
This makes many human cultivators feel that even if they join the underworld, there won’t be much danger?
If you want to stop human cultivators from selling out their race for profit, you can't rely on the moral standards and conscience in their hearts. Taixu, the real approach should be to scare them and make them dare not do it.
Jin Yichuan continued, "The targets are relatively clear, namely the Beizhou Sea Area, Qingming Mountain in Gezhou... a total of fourteen targets. The specific distribution is as follows: the pacification envoy Lu Xingjian will lead the Dinghe team and the Bingren team... to Gezhou... Ding Xiu will lead... to Ningzhou..."
Zhishoulou has also conducted a survey of the specific location and drawn up a corresponding map with the detailed location marked on it.
"You all must set off immediately. Today is New Year's Day. Three days later, that is, before the beginning of January, you must arrive at the designated location. And you must attack at the same time at noon. You cannot act earlier, and you cannot delay."
Hearing this, Lu Qingshan immediately understood the action plan of Zhishou Tower this time.
In fact, it is an extremely simple combat strategy, and of course, it is also very practical.
Specifically, in order to prevent the transmission of information between the underworlds and not give them any chance to communicate, Zhishoulou will launch simultaneous raids on the fourteen state halls of the Southern Region Underworld based on the intelligence he provides.
Relying on his own powerful forces and large numbers, Zhishoulou prepared to divide his troops into fourteen parts in an effort to wipe out fourteen branch halls of the underworld in one fell swoop.
Among the fourteen groups of monks, four are led by monks of the seventh realm, and the other ten groups are led by more than three monks of the sixth realm.
This is Zhishou Tower, whose strength is not inferior to many major sects.
In just seven days, they surveyed and determined the intelligence, formulated a plan, and gathered so many people.
Finally, Jin Yichuan cast his gaze towards Tan Tai Qing Run and Lu Qing Shan who were standing by, "If you two want to go together to destroy the underworld, you can choose one of these fourteen teams to follow."
Tan Tai looked at Lu Qingshan with clear eyes, as if waiting for his decision.
Jin Yichuan saw this scene.
Being an experienced man, he immediately realized the difference in status between the two people and who was the dominant one. His eyes couldn't help but flicker.
"Let's go with the group in the Beizhou Sea Area." Lu Qingshan made his choice quickly.
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This group of monks in the Beizhou Sea Area should be the last group of monks to arrive at the destination in this operation.
Because among the fourteen teams, they have the longest journey.
Beizhou Beizhou is naturally the northernmost state in the southern region.
In order to maintain the efficiency and concealment of the overall operation, the monks of Zhishou Tower did not fly separately, but first reached Beizhou through a teleportation array, and then relied on a standard flying magic weapon to go to the sea area where the Beizhou underworld branch was hidden.
The flying magic weapon is a spirit boat with its own invisibility array. Apart from anything else, its speed is quite fast.
Although there were some doubts about the joining of Tan Tai Qingrun and Lu Qingshan, the many monks from Zhishou Tower on the flying boat remained silent and no one asked any questions without reason.
This is the good quality of the monks in Zhishou Tower, which is the so-called "discipline".
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The sea-surrounding area, as its name suggests, is the area along the coastline.
There, there are many islands scattered all over the place, and on each island there are large and small cultivation families or small sects stationed.
The branch hall of the underworld also occupies a small island in this form, mixed in with hundreds of cultivation families and sects, and it is really difficult to find any major flaws.
Two days later, the flying boat approached the Beizhou coastline.
The temperature in the area around the sea was extremely low, it was freezing cold, and the icy air surrounded everyone. They took a deep breath and immediately felt their minds become much clearer.
The leading cultivator from the Sixth Realm carefully steered the flying boat close to the small island where the Underworld Branch Hall was located, and then he used all his strength to activate the flying boat's magic formation.
A barrier like a water curtain or a gauze appeared, covering the flying boat and completely concealing all the aura of the flying boat.
Next, they will have to wait here for a day, until noon tomorrow, and then take action.
Time passes slowly.
Noon of the second day arrived quietly.
"Do it!" The leading Divine Transformation cultivator confirmed it without a doubt and shouted in a low voice.
In an instant, dozens of monks filed out of the flying boat and rushed straight to the island below.
At the same time, a beam of light was emitted from the flying boat, shaped like a laser cannon, and shot towards the small island where the branch of the underworld was located.
The next moment, spiritual light became brighter, and after the light column fell, a huge barrier suddenly enveloped the entire island, forming a closed barrier.
The flying boat is not only a means of transportation, but also has the ability to create a barrier!
There were a total of four Divine Transformation cultivators in their group of cultivators heading off to the Northern Province.
As soon as the barrier was formed, one of the Divine Transformation cultivators stayed on the flying boat to maintain the operation of the barrier, while the remaining three Divine Transformation cultivators had already rushed into the barrier with their men.
However, Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun did not enter the realm.
First, there needs to be support from the outside world to prevent any fish from slipping through the net.
After all, although the barrier is strong, it is not invincible, and there are always people who break through the barrier and escape through certain means.
Secondly, the monks from Zhishou Tower who entered the realm at this moment, just like the Yinhu team that Lu Qingshan was in at the beginning, all entered the realm as a group and cooperated seamlessly.
The leading Divine Transformation cultivator was well aware of the combat capabilities of each team. If the two of them rashly followed them into the realm, it would be very likely that not only would they not be able to provide much help, but they would also cause trouble to their actions and create more chaos.
The barrier did not block the view, so Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun, who were high above, could have a clear view of the battle situation on the island.
It can be seen that when the monk Zhishoulou suddenly attacked, within a few breaths of time, hundreds of figures rushed out from every corner of the island.
Yes, at the first moment, even though they had not yet fully understood the current situation, facing this obvious situation of extermination, the monks from the underworld here made the best choice at the moment and rushed forward with all their strength in an attempt to break through.
The monks from the underworld reacted decisively, catching the monks from Zhishou Tower, who launched the attack first, off guard.
But the three leading Divine Transformation monks quickly stabilized the situation.
The spiritual practitioners and the magic practitioners controlled the situation and cast spells to control a large area. Other practitioners also performed their duties, forming an encirclement that was slowly closing in.
Monk Zhishoulou does have some experience.
Although the number of cultivators from the underworld is large, their individual strength is far inferior to that of Zhishou Tower.
Zhishou Tower dispatched a total of four Divine Transformation cultivators this time. However, there were only two Divine Transformation cultivators in the branch hall of the underworld here. Moreover, they were both cultivated through some special methods of the demon clan. Compared with the real Divine Transformation cultivators who practiced step by step, they were always lacking something.
The gap in high-end combat power is so huge, so there is no need to say more about the other things.
Under such circumstances, every brief confrontation between the monks of the Underworld and the monks of Zhishou Tower ended with the defeat of the Underworld.
Not long after, 20% of the hundreds of cultivators in the underworld were killed.
Even though some people took advantage of the gaps to escape the encirclement, they were still trapped by the barrier and unable to escape.
The Zhishoulou operation naturally took all aspects into consideration.
It looks like this is another sure-fire encirclement and suppression operation that will catch the turtle in the jar.
This thought flashed through the mind of the leading Divine Transformation Monk.
At this moment, something strange happened.
A strong fluctuation of energy instantly spread and expanded in the western corner of the island.
"What is this?!" Tan Tai Qingrun, who was watching the battle outside the barrier, couldn't help but change his expression slightly.
There are actually three gods-transforming monks in this branch of the underworld.
The last Divine Transformation cultivator who had been hiding all this time was not afraid of fighting, but was looking for the weak point of the barrier and then directly used self-destruction to break the barrier.
Only in this way can he break the barrier in the shortest time!
Almost at the same time when the third god-transforming cultivator in the underworld initiated self-destruction, two god-transforming cultivators in the underworld also suddenly exploded on the front battlefield.
One of the Divine Transformation cultivators opened his mouth and let out a roar, and an extremely terrifying and sharp sound wave swept towards the cultivators on the east side of the encirclement.
Under the impact of this sound wave, the monks in the east fell down like birds that fell asleep while flying.
Of course, to perform such a powerful spell, this cultivator from the underworld also paid a certain price. At this time, he was bleeding from all five orifices.
But no matter what, there was a brief gap in the encirclement!
The monks from the underworld quickly escaped through the gap.
The face of the Divine Transformation cultivator in Zhishou Tower changed, and he was about to fill this gap.
At this time, another cultivator from the underworld who had reached the divine level revealed a ferocious smile and blocked the gap. Suddenly, a violent wave expanded and spread from his body.
It was exactly the same as the energy fluctuation coming from the western corner of the island.
This is the Nascent Soul's self-destruction!
The self-destruction of the Nascent Soul is a cultivator's means of seeking death. It has great lethality, but is extremely useless.
Because this kind of self-destruction has a startup process.
However, in this process, the strong fluctuation could not be concealed. In other words, as long as the others quickly chose to escape at the moment the monk self-destructed, they could completely stay away from the range of the fluctuation.
The Yuanying's self-detonation would become a dud.
But the problem now is that the Divine Transformation cultivator who was preparing to self-destruct was blocking the gap, making it impossible for the Zhishou Tower cultivator who was afraid of the power of the self-destruction to fill the gap in time.
With this self-destructing Divine Transformation cultivator as the boundary, behind him are the fleeing Underworld cultivators, and in front of him are the Zhishoulou cultivators who dare not move forward for fear of the destructive power of the self-destruction.
I have to say, this timing was brilliant.
This scene also looks very heroic.
boom!
On the other side, the Divine Transformation cultivator who had used the Nascent Soul's self-destruction method earlier had already exploded into a ball of blood mist in the intense spiritual light.
What followed was a shock wave of terrifying power, like a nuclear bomb sweeping the ground.
In this extremely powerful shock wave, ripples appeared on the barrier covering the entire island and began to tremble violently.
The face of the Divine Transformation cultivator from Zhishoulou who was maintaining the barrier turned pale instantly, and he tried his best to maintain the form of the barrier.
Unfortunately, under the self-destruction of this Divine Transformation cultivator who sacrificed his life and soul, his efforts only allowed the barrier to exist for a moment longer.
Sizzle!
The next moment, the barrier turned into fragments all over the sky and collapsed.
The aftermath rushed to the surrounding sea surface, stirring up one water column after another.
A Divine Transformation cultivator blew himself up to break the barrier, and another Divine Transformation cultivator blew himself up to temporarily break the encirclement of the Zhishou Tower cultivators.
The monks from the underworld fought back with great determination.
Because they knew very well that facing the carefully planned and prepared monks of Zhishou Tower, it would be a fantasy to turn defeat into victory, and even the hope of escaping to heaven was slim.
There is no other way except to sacrifice some people.
It's a heroic and wise choice.
But what is puzzling is that, as everyone knows, most of the monks in the underworld are extremely vicious and cruel people who join the underworld because of the temptation of benefits.
But why at this time, these selfish monks in the underworld would show such noble sentiments of sacrificing their lives for justice?
With such a noble cause, why not just be a good person? Why do you have to be a villain?
This was a situation that the monks from Zhishou Tower had never encountered during their years of confrontation with the underworld.
Before this, when the monks from the underworld were facing the siege of Zhishou Tower, they all showed the attitude of "everyone runs away when disaster strikes."
This is a situation that the demons cannot change even if they have supernatural powers.
Because, this is the human heart.
