"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Behind the Ghost Gate, in the Jiyu garrison, in the cold and empty hall, the ghost generals of the ten ghost clans hung their heads, and few dared to look up at the unsightly-looking King Taishan above them. Only the ghost general of the Ghost King clan was the strongest among the ten ghost clans. In the silence of the whole hall, he stepped forward and asked this question.
"what to do?"
The face of King Taishan actually looks a bit honest, and because he is tall and strong and has a strong aura, people often think that he is simple-minded. He always stays with the child-like Coroner Wang and has no opinions of his own.
But that's just an appearance.
He sat high in the hall, looking down at the group of ghost generals who were independent of the Eight Directions Hell Hall. He couldn't help but sneered and read their questions again.
It was clearly just three simple words, but at that moment, everyone felt a chill all over their body. Everyone realized that King Taishan was angry, so no one dared to respond.
Three consecutive defeats.
Even though these three battles could only be considered minor defeats, the loss of troops and overall strength did not seem to be a big deal, but the blow to morale was very fatal. And even now, they still did not understand the two most critical issues -
First, how did the cultivators from the Nineteen Continents pass through the gates of hell and come around to cause trouble
Second, what is the real purpose
In the first and second battles, everyone could guess that the other side wanted to paralyze them in this way, so that they would lose their vigilance against the attacks from behind.
But who would have thought that the opponent's attack did not come in the third battle.
They spent a lot of effort setting up an ambush behind the formation in order to catch the enemy in a trap and crush the enemy's plan in one fell swoop. However, the result was like hitting cotton. Not only did they fail to catch any enemies, but the enemy seemed to have anticipated their plans and set an ambush in advance, causing them to lose their composure and suffer another defeat.
As the old saying goes, the first push is strong, the second is weaker, and the third is exhausted.
Although the three battles did not cause any fatal impact on them, the blow to morale was really frightening. Now, because of these three harassments behind the battle line for unknown purposes, everyone from the ghost generals to the ghost soldiers was in a panic.
What we fear most is not a powerful enemy, nor the inability to predict the next move of a powerful enemy, but knowing that he must have a purpose in his plan, but not knowing where he will start.
This is the dilemma King Taishan is facing at this moment.
The enemy is in the dark, while he is in the light, which has put Jiyu in a passive position where he cannot resist; the enemy is smart, but because of his passivity, he cannot anticipate the enemy in advance, so his plan is not as good as his, just like a beast trapped in the fog, or an army stuck in a quagmire, unable to move forward.
Generally speaking, faced with the three schemes of disrupting the morale of the army set up by the mysterious opponent in the dark, ordinary people would only be extremely angry when they fall into the trap for the second time, and would habitually conclude that even if there is a third attack, it is just a trick; smart people would be able to see the clues when they fall into the trap for the second time, and guess that the opponent wants to use two tricks to cover up the next real attack, so as to catch the opponent by surprise and attack them when they are unprepared.
King Taishan felt that he was the latter.
But he didn't expect that his opponent was behind the latter.
He thought of this, and his opponent expected that he had thought of this, so he designed something that he had not expected.
And behind that, the other party's purpose is even more confusing.
It’s hard to tell the real from the fake!
"Don't act rashly." King Taishan stood on a high place and looked up to see the dark clouds covering the sky above the Extreme Territory Badlands. He felt heavy for no reason. "The other party has made three plans in a row, but has never revealed their true purpose. Although we don't know what they are trying to do, if we act rashly before we understand the situation, we will give them an opportunity to take advantage of us."
"this… "
The ghost generals below never expected that King Taishan would give such an answer? You know, according to the rumors in the Extreme Domain, this King Yan has a very bad temper. They thought that after losing three battles in a row, he would definitely come back to get revenge.
Who would have thought…
He is so "calm".
But, just sit there and do nothing? That's a bit too patient.
Several ghost generals looked at each other, obviously they all had their own ideas and felt that the decision made by King Taishan at this moment was not very appropriate.
The one who spoke out was the ghost general of the Ghost King clan.
He is a ghost cultivator in the Hedao period who has cultivated a ghost claw, which is equivalent to entering the world of the Nineteenth Continent.
He frowned and frankly expressed his doubts: "Your Highness, this move may not be appropriate. My Jiyu has suffered small losses in three consecutive battles, and morale is low. We should have a victory to boost morale. And standing still and confronting the Nineteen Continents is a bit weak. And judging from the fact that the opponent pretended to be mysterious three times but did not really attack, the mysterious opponent that Yan Jun is worried about may not be very strong. If they have hundreds or thousands of elite soldiers, why didn't they catch us off guard early and sandwich us from both sides with the Nineteen Continents, instead of using such means to disrupt our army's morale and gain a small victory?"
King Taishan looked at him and said nothing.
Seeing that he was indifferent, the ghost general said, "You have thought it through, Lord Yan, but perhaps what you have thought of is exactly what the other party wants. Keeping the troops in place and hiding inside is exactly what the other party wants! Besides, we have already found out the strength of the Nineteen Continents after days of fighting. They only have thousands or even tens of thousands of cultivators! As long as we send more troops and use the trump cards in our hands, there is no need to worry about not being able to win. There is no need to drag it out for too long. With just this battle at Ghost Gate, we can send them 'home'!"
Everyone says that a powerful monk has the ability to destroy the heavens and the earth with just a wave of his hand.
But from the Nineteen Continents to the Extreme Territory, how many powerful cultivators are there
Moreover, not every powerful cultivator has the so-called ability to "destroy the heavens and the earth." Although the three realms of Return to the Void, Having Realm, and Transmigration are all called "powerful," the gap between each realm is enormous.
In the Nineteen Continents, if one counts on one's fingers, the number of those who can be called "powerful" does not exceed twenty.
Ghost cultivators have appeared in the Jiyudi since ancient times. Counting from the beginning to the end, the longest time of cultivation by a ghost cultivator is no more than 1,500 years, and the Eight Directions Yama Palace was only established 660 years ago. There are only thirteen people who can be called "powerful".
In addition to the Eight Kings of Hell, there is one Immortal in the Mist of the City of the Dead, and four among the Ten Great Ghost Clans.
No matter how you look at it, the number is too small.
Since this ghost general from the Ghost King clan dared to persuade King Taishan, he must have already calculated the strength of both sides in his heart.
Before entering the Return to Void Realm, the strength gap in each realm fluctuates between two and eight times. Whether it is two or eight depends on the individual.
The strongest can kill people if they cross the border, and the weakest can also be killed if they cross the border.
But how many truly top-notch masters are there? Therefore, even if we count the masters based on strength alone, if there are four thousand Jindan realm cultivators, five hundred Yuanying realm cultivators, or sixty Chuqiao realm cultivators, attacking a Return to Void Great Power at the same time, they will definitely be able to match him!
The reason why powerful monks are invincible on weekdays is that they don't face too many enemies most of the time. Fighting with a difference of two to eight times in strength is terrifying enough. When facing a siege, they can kill many enemies at once. Of course, it is because their strength is far superior to that of ordinary people, but more often it is just because the besieging monks do not cooperate well.
After all, it is too difficult to achieve "at the same time"!
But now we are on the battlefield, and there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of monks! Nothing can't happen!
"If a large number of ants can kill an elephant, how much more can wolves, tigers and leopards?"
The ghost general had obviously come up with the idea of wiping out all the cultivators from the Nineteen Continents at the gates of hell, and he urged.
"When the Nineteen Continents attacked us, their military strength was limited. They wanted to preserve their vitality for the Nineteen Continents, and they dared not involve low-level cultivators in the battle. All of our Extreme Domain ghost cultivators were transformed from mortals from isolated islands on earth, so they had no scruples and had a huge advantage in military strength! Not to mention, we are now covered by the Yin Hua of the Hope Platform, so why should we be afraid of the enemy's little conspiracy behind us? We should forcefully break through the situation and destroy the Nineteen Continents!"
A little conspiracy
King Taishan raised his hand and rubbed his temples, which began to ache and tighten for some reason. After looking at the ghost general of the Ghost King clan who had analyzed the current situation in detail, he sneered for no reason. All of a sudden, a myriad of complicated feelings surged into his heart.
Somehow, he had already seen it clearly.
This is not a conspiracy at all; it is an open conspiracy laid out on the table!
I will first use three clever tactics to harass the enemy, telling you clearly that the real fun and the real tricks are yet to come.
But the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, so you have no way to defend yourself.
Moreover, even if we can understand the current situation and the strategies used by the other party, we will not be able to break them. It is a fact that the morale of the army is disturbed, and keeping the troops in place is by no means a long-term solution.
King Taishan was really curious at this moment. Who was the person behind this
A thought flashed through his mind and he closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, the anger aroused by the ghost generals of the Ghost King clan below had disappeared, but he still ignored the other party's long list of suggestions and gave a death order without room for rebuttal: "Hold the troops! Immediately send enough people to search the area from Ghost Gate to Wrongful Death City for dozens of miles! If you can't find them, bring their heads to me!"
“Your Highness!!!”
When the ghost generals below heard the order, they almost shouted out in unison, not understanding why he was so afraid of the opponent who was playing tricks behind his back!
But King Taishan only gave them three words: "Back off."
Even though the ghost generals still had hope of convincing King Taishan, now after hearing these calm but decisive words, they understood -
He has made up his mind and cannot be persuaded.
Although he felt extremely aggrieved at this moment and felt that there was no need to reason with the Nineteen Continents, he was intimidated by the power of the King of Hell and had to swallow his opinions. So he had to swallow his breath and retreat.
After everyone left, King Taishan stood alone in the hall.
Not moving.
After a long time, he seemed to have sorted out all the thoughts in his mind. He just raised his hand and pointed into the void, and a vortex connected to Bafang City appeared in the hall.
King Qin Guang's calm voice came from the vortex: "What's the matter, King Taishan?"
King Taishan bowed to the vortex and said, "I remember that hundreds of years ago you had a very special judge under your command. In addition to his outstanding talent, he was also an expert in formation. Even the formation used by the lookout tower in my Jiyu to extract the earth's Yin Hua was created by this person. It is said that you allowed him to give up his position as a judge and return to the isolated island on earth to become the emperor. Although he is no longer with us, I wonder if the Yama Palace has preserved the formation research that this person left behind in the past?"
King Qin Guang did not seem to expect that he would mention this person. It had been so long that he almost forgot about him, so he asked, "Perhaps there is, King Taishan would like to see it?"
King Taishan replied truthfully: "It may be of great use."
In the following days, Jiyu really lay dormant, hiding inside the pass, as if the monks from the Nineteen Continents gathered in front of the Ghost Gate did not exist at all.
The battlefield at Ghost Gate was extremely calm.
The Nineteen Continents certainly don't want to delay here for too long. They just want to take advantage of the three previous victories and pursue the opponent. They are unwilling to give the opponent time to recuperate. The weird thing is that no matter how they harass, the opponent just stays put.
The hot-tempered and blunt-spoken Master of the Spiritual Pavilion, Lu Song, sat beside the rectangular jade table where the Nineteen Continents held meetings. He simply couldn't understand why: "I have seen those ghost soldiers stationed in front of the battle line baring their teeth in anger, but they just stood there and refused to fight! Could it be that the Jiyu is afraid of us? They are simply cowards!"
The rest of the people thought more deeply, guessing that something had happened in the back that had to be dealt with. But at this time, most people did not respond, but instead turned their eyes to the Hengxu Zhenren sitting on the left side of the upper seat, or rather...
With some interest, he looked at Xie Buchen who was standing behind Zhenren Hengxu.
Although the current battle with the Jiyu is still largely in the stage of mutual testing and has not yet reached the stage of serious fighting, the planning and tactics, and even the outstanding grasp of the overall situation displayed by this proud son of Kunwu Heaven have already impressed the powerful people with high status present.
After all, the Nineteen Continents is a place where personal strength is respected, and they adhere to the principle of "wild beasts walk alone, while cattle and sheep travel in herds". All people have embarked on the path of cultivation since they were very young. Formations, military books, elixirs, etc. are all side paths. Although there are people in the Nineteen Continents who are good at these things, they have all delayed their own cultivation because they have invested a lot of time and energy in studying them.
Those who can sit here are all powerful.
This means that none of them are at the top of the proficiency list when it comes to "side doors".
In this way, Xie Buchen's talent, which is almost like that of an "all-rounder", is even more amazing.
And during this process, Zhenren Hengxu has gradually begun to let him handle many matters, acting and speaking on his behalf, as if he has been cultivating him to be the next abbot of Kunwu.
Everyone also acknowledged the talent of this young man.
At this moment, Master Hengxu did not express any of his own opinions on this matter. Instead, he passed the topic to Xie Buchen who was standing behind him and asked, "The enemy is retreating and not coming out. What do I think we should do?"
Xie Buchen naturally noticed the abnormality in Lu Song's words earlier than others, and the subsequent challenges, harassment and tests were all instigated by him in order to find out Jiyu's bottom line.
Others might think that the enemy's strength had been weakened by the three battles and that they needed to rest and replenish their forces to fight against the Nineteen Continents. But in his opinion, the enemy's retreat was entirely due to their fear of the three harassments from behind the formation.
Attacking the city is inferior, attacking the heart is superior.
Jianchou caught the enemy by surprise and used this little trick, which had a miraculous effect in "attacking the heart".
The Jiyu domain did not move on the surface, but they must be making countermeasures behind the scenes. Anyway, they should catch the monk who was playing tricks behind the ghost gate and punish him.
Xie Buchen believed that if the Polar Region was allowed to drag on and the Nineteen Continents ignored it, Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng would suffer greatly and might even be killed in the Polar Region.
After all, King Taishan is not someone you can easily mess with.
The number of ghost soldiers in the Extreme Region is extremely terrifying. If we really dig up all the ground to search, we will definitely find traces of them. They will not be able to escape.
And now, his words and suggestions have the power to influence the actions and situation of the 19 continents in this war.
In other words, it can be left alone.
In this way, Jiyu can use his power to severely injure Jianchou, or even put him to death, then the hatred will disappear and the love will end.
Unfortunately...
The lower string of the ring that closed the watchtower was not in his hand.
Silently, his eyes swept over the Fudaoshanren who was sitting lazily on the right side of the upper seat. Xie Buchen looked normal, standing tall behind the Hengxu Zhenren, and replied: "The enemy is retreating, which is a good opportunity for us to capture the city. First, it can break the siege of the friendly forces behind the Ghost Gate, and second, it can prevent the enemy from resting, replenishing troops, or planning a secret plan. We should take this opportunity and attack with all our strength!"
"Attack with all your strength?"
These four words sounded plain, but everyone was shocked when they heard them.
Xuan Yue Xian Ji frowned slightly, finding it hard to understand. She wanted to confirm whether he knew what he said, so she asked solemnly, "When you say 'all your strength', how much force do you mean?"
Xie Buchen naturally knew what he was talking about, and also knew what opportunity Jianchou was waiting for, so he just calmly gave his exact answer -
"all."
all!
Ten percent!
Everyone gasped! Even Fudaoshan raised his eyebrows, thinking that Kunwu was really bold. He turned around and looked at him, with some deep meaning in his eyes.