In this situation, ng Zhang will certainly not sit idly by. The current Endless Sea of Sand is the territory of the Taiyi Sect, and they cannot allow the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan to destroy it.
Fortunately, the Endless Sea of Sand is vast and desolate enough that the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan won't be able to enter the human settlent areas in the short term. According to the current marching route and speed of the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan, it will take at least half a month before they pass through significant oases.
ng Zhang has enough ti to consider how to respond. His initial reaction is to command the cultivator army under his command to leave the Yellow Sand Ridge and intercept the Barbarian Clan's forces. However, leaving the well-prepared preset positions to engage in a battle with the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan in the wilderness would an sacrificing their advantages and playing to the enemy's strengths.
Engaging in a field battle without a stronghold as a base could make it difficult for them to retreat if the situation becos unfavorable and they face the onslaught of the Barbarian Clan's army. The cultivator army under ng Zhang is not as disciplined as the Dali Dynasty's forces and lacks the sa level of coordination.
ng Zhang convened the elders of the Taiyi Sect on Yellow Sand Ridge to discuss the matter. Almost all the elders were inclined to take the initiative and intercept the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan's forces. Since the elders held this opinion, ng Zhang decided to go along with it.
However, he still maintained a cautious attitude and had the Deep Earth Spirit General command the cultivator army, ready to depart at any ti. He also invited the Book Mountain True Monarch to join him and decided to personally conduct reconnaissance.
The flying speed of the two Primordial Spirit True Monarchs was swift, and they quickly arrived not far from the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan's forces, where the Extre Sword Spirit General and Shocking Thunder Spirit General had been monitoring their movents.
Upon eting, there was no ti for small talk or pleasantries. ng Zhang went straight to the point and inquired about the situation of the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan's army.
According to the report from the Extre Sword Spirit General, this Barbarian Clan's army numbered close to ten thousand people, consisting of young and strong mbers, without the elderly or infirm. They were undoubtedly the elite forces of the Barbarian Clan. Almost all the Barbarian Clan mbers had mounts, including a large number of land-based mounts and a considerable number of flying mounts.
With sufficient mounts, the Barbarian Clan's forces should have a higher speed of advancent. However, they intentionally slowed down their march since they entered the Yuantu Great Prairie area. Patrol teams riding flying mounts surrounded the Barbarian Clan's army, with so savage generals among them.
The Extre Sword Spirit General and Shocking Thunder Spirit General couldn't get too close and could only conduct distant reconnaissance.
There were many details about the Barbarian Clan's army that they were not clear about. After hearing the report from the Extre Sword Spirit General, ng Zhang and Book Mountain True Monarch exchanged glances.
If the Barbarian Clan's forces with sufficient mounts launched a full-speed assault, it would be challenging for the Taiyi Sect's cultivator army to intercept them midway. Slowing down their advance could be seen as a cautious and steady approach. On the other hand, it could also be interpreted as a lack of determination in their willingness to engage in combat or even a fear of battle.
Before witnessing the actual situation, all ideas were re speculations. Both ng Zhang and Book Mountain True Monarch had a surprisingly similar idea – they were preparing to see the situation for themselves.ng Zhang left Extre Sword Spirit General and his team behind, instructing them not to approach easily. Then, accompanied by Book Mountain True Monarch, he continued flying forward.
Not far ahead, they encountered a group of Barbarian Clan warriors riding massive eagles. Since the opponents were extraterritorial Barbarian Clan mbers, ng Zhang and his companions didn't need to adhere to the rules of the Cultivation World. In the Cultivation World, killing weak cultivators as a Primordial Spirit True Monarch would be frowned upon. However, when it ca to the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan, everyone felt it was only natural.
With a casual wave of his hand, ng Zhang caused the patrol team of the Barbarian Clan, along with their flying mounts, to lose all signs of life and fall from the sky. As they continued on their way, any patrol team they encountered couldn't escape their deadly attacks. They even killed one of the savage generals because he couldn't dodge in ti.
Their ruthless actions naturally attracted the attention of the strong within the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan. Accompanied by thunderous roars, a tall, giant-like man with a shaggy beard soared into the sky and arrived not far from ng Zhang and Book Mountain True Monarch.
"You despicable human cultivators have no sense of honor as strong beings. Bullying the weak and slaughtering the helpless, it's utterly disgraceful!" The Barbarian King called Tuller Bear berated them with a righteous tone.
Hearing the opposing side's stern scolding, ng Zhang couldn't help but roll his eyes. These seemingly honest extraterritorial Barbarian Clan mbers were no strangers to vile acts like slaughtering the weak. They had done such things countless tis. They only put on a self-righteous act when they beca the target of others' killings.
"I am Tuller Bear, and today I shall take your heads to honor our fallen kin," the Barbarian King declared, apparently provoked by ng Zhang and his companions' disdainful attitude, and he charged towards them.
Book Mountain True Monarch took out a scroll of a book and t the attack head-on without any signs of weakness. ng Zhang, on the other hand, didn't join Book Mountain True Monarch in attacking the Barbarian King, not because he didn't want to overpower him together, but because he gazed higher up ahead.
"Cangshan old man, it's been a while," ng Zhang spoke, and True Monarch Grey Mountain, whom he had encountered before, descended from the heights and landed not far from ng Zhang.
When Elder Beast Fury introduced them, ng Zhang instinctively disliked True Monarch Grey Mountain for his gloomy deanor. However, he didn't expect him to stoop so low as to betray his fellow Hundred Battles Gate allies and collude with the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan, even if there was so involvent from the Dali Dynasty. His actions were simply unforgivable.
"If I had known you were such a despicable traitor, I should've slapped you to death the first ti we t, saving you from coming out here to disgrace yourself and tarnish the legacy of the ancestors of Grey Mountain School," ng Zhang scolded rcilessly, unleashing a torrent of insults.
True Monarch Grey Mountain, usually calculating and cunning, was inflad with anger by ng Zhang's relentless berating. Joining the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan's forces, betraying the Hundred Battles Gate, and selling out his own sect, Grey Mountain School, were all actions that even faced opposition within his own school.
He believed he had sacrificed much for the continuation of his sect and felt misunderstood by his fellow disciples. Following the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan's army for so ti, he had endured the ridicule from the Barbarian Clan mbers. ng Zhang's scolding unleashed all the accumulated resentnt and anger within him.
With a furious shout of "Die, youngster," he mobilized the power of Grand Dao and launched an attack towards ng Zhang.
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