Not only Taiyi Sect, but the entire Hanhai Alliance has long been actively preparing for war. Under the strict supervision of ng Zhang, the disciples of Taiyi Sect have already begun rigorous combat training. The sect has started full-scale production of various war magic tools, including so rare large-scale magic tools and combination magic tools.
To save ti, so less important components have been outsourced to refining sects within the Hanhai Alliance and so peripheral refining sects. Many carefully selected elite disciples of Taiyi Sect have begun practicing large-scale war formations. These formations are not only applicable to large frontal battlefields but can also be used to restrain higher-level cultivators when their forces are combined.
The formation currently being prepared by Taiyi Sect is led by a Gold Core Daoist Master and supported by Foundation Building stage cultivators. When the formation is operating at full capacity, it can even pose a threat to cultivators in the Primordial Spirit stage.
If the Dali Dynasty and the Jiuqu League go to war, the outco will not solely depend on the top-level cultivators of both sides. If low-level cultivators are of no use, they might as well send out Primordial Spirit True Monarchs to fight directly. So, the role of low-level cultivators becos essential, relying on formations and magic tools to counter higher-level cultivators.
Currently, Taiyi Sect possesses several ancient scriptures inherited from its pri, and with the personal guidance of a few Guardian Spirit Generals, they have gained so confidence after years of practice in this area. ng Zhang himself has tested the disciples' training results. Once the formation is deployed, they can hold their own against Primordial Spirit cultivators.
ng Zhang made several probing attacks, which they easily repelled, and they could even counter-attack from ti to ti. ng Zhang couldn't completely ignore their counter-attacks. With such achievents, he couldn't ask for much more.
Ti passed quickly, and six months flew by. The day Xu ngying expected to ambush the True Monarch Mountain Peak quietly arrived.
Early in the morning, Xu ngying led ng Zhang, flying high into the sky, directly entering the Nine Heavens region.
The Nine Heavens is a special area with different levels. Ordinary Gold Core late-stage cultivators only dare to venture into the outer regions. ng Zhang has achieved Primordial Spirit not long ago, and he hasn't been to the Nine Heavens many tis. Every ti he cos, he quickly collects Nine Heavens Refined Essence and leaves.
He isn't very familiar with the deeper areas of Nine Heavens.
Xu ngying achieved Primordial Spirit even more recently than ng Zhang. With the accumulation of previous generations of Primordial Spirit True Monarchs from the Yellow Lotus Sect, she doesn't need to personally enter the Nine Heavens to collect Refined Essence.
When she entered the Nine Heavens region, she felt a bit unfamiliar with her surroundings at first. Soon, she took out a palm-sized compass, made a few gestures, and then flew in a certain direction.
ng Zhang's Spiritual Awareness didn't give any warning, and he didn't detect any danger. He followed Xu ngying, flying in the sa direction.
At the Primordial Spirit True Monarch level, as long as they don't intentionally seek death or venture into extrely dangerous areas, they can avoid most dangers within the Nine Heavens and ensure their own safety. Xu ngying followed the guidance of the compass, stopping and changing directions along the way. Sotis, they encountered powerful cloud beasts and had to engage in battles.
Fortunately, the two of them were powerful enough to handle any situation as long as they didn't encounter an overly powerful group of cloud beasts. After beheading two cloud beasts with Primordial Spirit strength and dispersing several other groups of cloud beasts, they finally reached their destination.
Inside the Nine Heavens, the space was chaotic, without any clear distinction of up, down, left, or right. If cultivators haven't practiced special abilities like divine eyes or divine hearing, they often rely on their Divine Sense to determine directions and guide their way forward.
Xu ngying led ng Zhang to a rather peculiar space—a region covered by pitch-black, ink-like clouds, rolling endlessly ahead, resembling a boiling lake. Even before getting too close, ng Zhang felt a sense of danger and beca increasingly cautious.
"Up ahead is the Black Fiend Lake, ford from a special fiend qi," Xu ngying explained in a low voice to ng Zhang. "This fiend qi has a strong corrupting effect on the Primordial Spirit. Even Primordial Spirit True Monarchs can't linger in the lake for too long."
"Approximately every five years, the fiend qi in the Black Fiend Lake becos weaker. At this ti, with adequate preparation, cultivators at the Primordial Spirit stage can venture into the lake."
Xu ngying continued to explain, "About a century ago, Yue Feng used to co here whenever it was ti for the fiend qi to weaken. In the depths of the lake, there's a treasure left behind by a senior cultivator. The treasure is guarded by powerful fiendish beasts."
"This guy, Yue Feng, never trusted others and was unwilling to share this treasure. He always went alone and ended up being defeated by the fiendish beasts each ti, returning empty-handed."
"He is determined to get the treasure, no matter how many tis he fails. When he's occupied with the fiendish beasts, we will make our move and have a good chance of leaving him completely behind."
With just a few sentences, Xu ngying had her plan laid out. She didn't ntion the origin of the treasure, how True Monarch Mountain Peak knew about it, or how she ca to know this secret. ng Zhang hesitated for a mont but decided not to pry further.
In the Cultivation World, almost everyone had their own secrets, so of which they were unwilling to share with others. While ng Zhang was curious, he wouldn't let a bit of curiosity lead him to pry into Xu ngying's affairs.
He respected her and her secrets. As long as the ambush went smoothly, her secrets wouldn't harm him, and he had no intention of pressing her for answers.
ng Zhang and Xu ngying were allies now and would need to take care of each other in the future. He didn't want any unrelated matters to affect their relationship.
Seeing ng Zhang didn't press for more information and seed content to follow her arrangents, Xu ngying finally relaxed. There were things she couldn't reveal to him right now, and so secrets she might never disclose.
According to Xu ngying, the change in Black Fiend Lake would occur in five days. True Monarch Mountain Peak would probably arrive around that ti too. They needed to hide and wait for these five days in secret.
ng Zhang had the patience for this; waiting for five days wasn't difficult. Xu ngying found a concealed spot nearby and led ng Zhang there.
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