"Different wars have different ways of fighting. The same war has different goals and different ways of fighting. Especially now, the battlefield is very different from before. The involvement of the Immortal City in the war has changed the mode of war."
Yu Qingluo summoned Zuo Songyan. When Zuo Songyan heard that a war was going to happen, he immediately summoned a group of scholars from Yuanshuo Tiandao Academy who specialized in studying war and said to Yu Qingluo, "If your majesty wants to fight a war, you must first determine the purpose of the war, and then we can determine the way to fight it."
Yu Qingluo said, "Emperor Feng has mobilized most of the Immortal Court's military forces, crossed the Northern Crown Great Wall, and marched straight in. I want them to increase their forces and have more immortals from the Immortal Court descend on the Seventh Immortal Realm. This is the purpose of the war. Zuo Pushe and all the scholars, do you have any ideas on how to fight?"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Songyan and the other scholars from the Tiandao Academy became solemn, especially Zuo Songyan, who suddenly felt an incomparable pressure on his shoulders.
This time, the Emperor and Empress Yu Qingluo summoned him because he heard the news that there was going to be a war, so he summoned the scholars of Yuanshuo Tiandao Academy. The reason why he did not choose the scholars of Tongtian Pavilion was because the scholars of Tongtian Pavilion studied Taoism and magical powers, and did not make much achievements in war, and were not as good as those of Tiandao Academy.
However, the question raised by Empress Yu Qingluo deeply stumped him.
"My lady, I need to invite some old enemies."
Zuo Songyan left in a hurry. After a few days, Qiu Shuijing, Danqing and Han Jun came to Ganquan Garden with Zuo Songyan and met Yu Qingluo. Han Jun put on the mask of the saint Xue Qingfu, and had the demeanor of a great saint. He said: "If the queen wants the Immortal Court Difeng to increase its troops, she must delay the Immortal Court and make it divide its troops and feel pressure. In this way, Difeng will be able to increase its troops."
Dan Qing's eyes flickered, and he sneered, "Then how many troops does Your Majesty have to attack from all sides and put pressure on the Immortal Court? It's probably difficult to do it with just the troops of the Imperial Court, right?"
Xue Qingfu smiled warmly and said, "The last time your majesty went on an expedition, he took away six immortal cities, claiming to have a million immortals and demons, but in fact there were only 100,000. My imperial court has a total of 12 immortal cities, with no more than 200,000 people."
Danqing stood up, only about a foot tall, wearing a small pointed black hat, and sneered, "Two hundred thousand people are less than the soldiers of one cave heaven under Emperor Feng. It's hard for them to protect themselves. How can we divide our forces to attack?"
Yu Qingluo frowned and said, "Xiao Changsheng, the Immortal Emperor under the command of the Queen Mother, commands the immortals, gods, and demons of the South Pole Cave Heaven, and can serve as a large army."
Xue Qingfu smiled: "If your Majesty confirms that the Queen is willing to cripple this army, then it can be counted as a large army. Is the Queen willing?"
Yu Qingluo pondered for a moment and said, "I can convince the Queen!"
Dan Qing said: "Even if we persuade the Queen of Heaven, there are only two armies, which cannot put more pressure on the Immortal Court. Even if we add the two emperors of gods and demons, there are only four armies! We need more troops!"
Yu Qingluo frowned.
Qiu Shuijing said: "Someone must be able to convince the Evil Emperor."
Everyone's eyes fell on him. Zuo Songyan shook his head and said, "It is almost impossible to persuade the Evil Emperor. The Evil Emperor is eyeing the Imperial Court covetously, and he has a blood feud with the Queen Mother. How can he help us and fight a desperate battle?"
Qiu Shuijing said: "I will go and persuade the Evil Emperor."
Zuo Songyan frowned. The evil emperor was moody. If he was not careful, he would offend him and be killed by him. If Qiu Shuijing went forward, it would be dangerous.
"Shui Jing, how do you persuade the Evil Emperor to go to war?" Zuo Songyan asked.
Qiu Shuijing said: "I treat people with sincerity. When I go to see the Evil Emperor, I will tell him the truth and show him the structure diagram of the Thunder Pond. When he knows that I have the Thunder Pond, he will make the right choice."
Everyone fell into deep thought.
After a while, Yu Qingluo said: "Mr. Shuijing, don't go to see the Evil Emperor first, go to see the Immortal Biluo first."
Qiu Shuijing's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement.
Han Jun took off Xue Qingfu's mask, replaced it with another one, and asked, "Even with the evil emperor's army, it's still not enough. Your Majesty, can you let the Fairy Queen and Ziwei fight to the death?"
Yu Qingluo fell silent.
After a long time, Yu Qingluo said: "Dongjun Fang Zhuzhi returned to the side of the Fairy Queen, which forced the Fairy Queen to fight for her life. Your Majesty once avenged Shi Yingyu, the descendant of Ziwei Emperor. Ziwei Emperor once made a promise to Your Majesty. Now you are asking him to fight for his life with this promise. But these two actions are somewhat immoral."
Danqing seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
Han Jun took off his mask and stammered, "My brother and I can go and do these two things. I will go and persuade Dong Jun and give him advice."
Danqing hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I will become the villain and go to see Emperor Ziwei and ask him to fight to the death!"
“But the troops are still not enough.”
Zuo Songyan whispered, "Compared with the Immortal Court, the gap in military strength is still too great, so it is impossible for Difeng to increase its troops. If Difeng wants to increase its troops, it will need more troops."
Danqing said: "Your Majesty and the Dark Emperor have sworn brotherhood..."
He stopped talking here. There were too many people who were friends with Mingdu Babai. In order to maintain the last lineage of the old gods, Mingdu would definitely not send troops!
The death of one old god means one less, and he cannot let the old gods take risks no matter what!
For the Emperor of Hades, his best choice was to remain neutral, pretending to obey Emperor Feng's orders but actually disobeying them, and turning a blind eye to the requests of the imperial court.
When the war is over and the dust settles, the new dynasty will still allow him and the old gods to continue to rule the underworld and have a place there in order to appease the people.
If he makes a choice, any choice could be the wrong one.
Zuo Songyan suddenly said, "Tongtian Pavilion has made some progress in studying the cultivation methods of the old gods. I will go to the Hades City to meet the emperor and use the cultivation methods of the old gods to convince him! If I can convince him, that would be great. If not, there will be no loss."
Qiu Shuijing frowned: "If the Dark City turns its heart to the Immortal Court, then the loss will be you, Song Yan!"
Zuo Songyan smiled and said, "I will let the God King Bai Ze go with me. With his skills, he can escape even if he is left behind."
Qiu Shuijing was still a little worried.
Zuo Songyan continued, "My queen, the troops from Mingdu will not be considered for the time being. We will also need other armies."
Yu Qingluo used up all his wisdom, but could not think of any powerful military force that could make Di Feng afraid.
Qiu Shuijing coughed and reminded, "Your Majesty, there are six great masters and the Queen in the imperial court."
Yu Qingluo sighed and said, "The Queen Mother and the six elders, they all..."
She frowned and said, "I will do my best. Gentlemen, with His Majesty gone, the future of the imperial court is in your hands!"
She bowed politely to everyone.
Qiu Shuijing, Zuo Songyan and the others quickly stood up to return the greeting, saying, "I don't deserve it, this is my duty. Your Majesty has exhausted all her energy and has to go and persuade the Queen Mother to send troops and persuade the six elders. This is the heaviest burden!"
Yu Qingluo stood up and saw everyone off.
Zuo Songyan went to look for the God King Bai Ze. Bai Ze heard his purpose and said, "Last time I sent a few good friends to the Dark City. The Dark City Emperor saw me and said that I have extraordinary bones and am a genius of the time, so he swore to me as his friend. This time I will go with you and personally plead for you. We will surely succeed!"
Zuo Songyan backed off after hearing what he said, thinking, "The Dark Emperor is indeed a man who likes to be sworn brothers. He obviously doesn't take his sworn brothers seriously. I guess it will be difficult to get away if I go there this time."
Having said that, he still went down to the Underworld with the young man Bai Ze to ask for an audience with the Emperor of the Underworld.
On the other side, Han Jun put on Xue Qingfu's mask and came to see Fang Zhuzhi. Fang Zhuzhi stayed in Dongqiu City, the eighth fairy city of the imperial court, and was training troops.
Xue Qingfu said: "Dong Jun is really enviable."
Fang Zhuzhi's cultivation has become more and more powerful in recent years. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Do you see that my seal art has made great progress again?"
Xue Qingfu shook his head and smiled, "I envy Dongjun's leisure! Xijun guarded the first fairy city Cangwu and resisted the invasion from Houtu Cave Heaven. Master Emperor was defeated and attacked by Changsheng and Demon Emperor. The remaining troops fled everywhere. Xijun led his troops in guerrilla warfare and trained soldiers and horses. He made many military achievements, but he was also exhausted. Dongjun can stay in Dongqiu Fairy City and enjoy his leisure time. He doesn't have to go to the battlefield to charge. He is the envy of others!"
Fang Zhuzhi's face flushed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That pretty boy Shi Weiran just took advantage of the geographical advantage. If I were to guard Cangwu again, it would be better than what he did."
Xue Qingfu said with a smile: "Dong Jun, you can't say that. But Xi Jun did take advantage of me. I heard that he has been training for a long time, and the talent and understanding of the first immortal have repeatedly broken through in the battlefield. Now he has cultivated to the fifth level of the Tao Realm and is heading straight for the sixth level of the Tao Realm! This first immortal is really extraordinary!"
Fang Zhuzhi's face was gloomy and uncertain.
Xue Qingfu glanced at his expression and said with a smile: "In the future, when your majesty has accomplished great achievements, the Western King will divide the territory and his name will go down in history. The Eastern King will be listed in history alongside the Western King."
Fang Zhuzhi laughed and said, "What can Mr. Han teach me?"
Xue Qingfu said solemnly: "Emperor Feng is leading the army to fight in person, and Gou Chen Cave Heaven is in danger. Since Dong Jun is useless in the imperial court, why don't you take the initiative to volunteer and lead the army to Gou Chen? If Dong Jun goes, I will go too, even if it means going through fire and water!"
Fang Zhuzhi then wrote a letter requesting the dispatch of troops to support Gou Chen.
After Yu Qingluo gave his instructions, he went to see the six elders.
The fishing fairy Yue Zhaoquan has been very leisurely in recent years. He either teaches in the imperial court or Yuan Shuo's academy, or goes around fishing with a fishing rod.
Occasionally, when I came back with an empty pole, I was not in a hurry at all. I would pick a few garlic sprouts from someone else's vegetable garden or knock down a rooster from someone else's house with one pole, and then I could have a delicious meal when I came back.
When Yu Qingluo found him, he saw Yue Zhaoquan fishing in Huilong River. Yu Qingluo couldn't help but said, "Old sir, the fish in Huilong River are all demon fish. Those who want to cultivate into Chilong are very smart and won't take the bait."
Yue Zhaoquan didn't believe it.
On both sides of the Huilong River, several Chilongs were lazily basking in the sun. Upon hearing this, they squinted their eyes and glanced at Yuezhaoquan with contempt.
In the Dragon Palace in the river, several naughty little dragons were catching a big koi and hanging it on the hook of the Moonlight Spring.
The koi was a fish monster. It tried its best to keep its mouth shut and refused to take the bait.
Yue Zhaoquan smiled and said, "Look, Madam, my float is moving. There are fish eating below!"
Underwater, the koi monster's face was filled with despair.
Yu Qingluo was silent for a moment, then saw Yue Zhaoquan casting his rod and catching a piece of air.
The fishing immortal was dejected, put away his fishing rod, and asked, "Why did the queen come?"
Yu Qingluo hesitated for a moment and said, "I am here to persuade the old gentleman to die."
Yue Zhaoquan paused while packing up the fishing gear, then got busy again and said with a smile: "Why don't you continue, Madam? You can persuade me to die with just one sentence, but it won't persuade me."
Yu Qingluo remembered Qiu Shuijing's sincerity towards others, gritted his teeth, and told the truth, "The imperial court created the thunder pool, and Empress Chuxi controls the fate of the disaster. If all the immortals and demons of the imperial court descend, the thunder pool will erupt, and the three flowers on the tops of all immortals will be cut off. The Tao realm will no longer exist, and their names will be removed from the immortal register! All those below the level of Heavenly Sovereign will be transformed into mortals!"
Yue Zhaoquan paused again as he was packing up his fishing gear. After a moment's thought, the smile on his face disappeared, and he said, "The Immortal Court is also refining the Thunder Pool. Does Your Majesty know about this?"
Yu Qingluo nodded: "I know."
Yue Zhaoquan said: "If the Immortal Court also sacrifices the Thunder Pool, it means that between the Immortal Court and the Imperial Court, only the Heavenly Sovereign, the Emperor, and the Great Emperor will have the strength to fight."
He gathered the fishing gear together and put it on his back. Wrinkles appeared on his old face one by one. He smiled and said, "While the Heavenly Sovereign, the Emperor and the Great Emperor were fighting, the world was saved. Madam, this is my lifelong wish."
He was very happy: "Go back, Madam. I will go to see the other old guys. You can't persuade them, but as long as I come forward, I can convince them!"
Yu Qingluo bowed, then turned and left.
"If we take action, we will surely die."
Yue Zhaoquan found Xishan Sanren, Gong Xilou and others. The six elders gathered together. After Yue Zhaoquan finished speaking, Li Shangxue said decisively: "We can survive the changes of the immortal world and witness the rise and fall of dynasties because we don't take action. If we take action, then our death will not be far away."
"But we can save the people." Yue Zhaoquan's face was filled with a simple smile, "Many people will survive because of our death."