FVN Chapter 975: The Battle of the Gods
Chapter 975: The Battle of the Gods
Chapter 975: The Battle of the Gods
As soon as Chen Mobai's new policy was issued, all the major immortal cities in the Eastern Wilderness were in an uproar.
The faces of the Dongwu independent cultivators and small family cultivators who escaped turned pale. Some were angry, some were panicked, and some were thinking about countermeasures.
"This Five Elements Sect is too cruel! We fled here, but now they want to expel us!"
A casual cultivator who had already established his foundation said indignantly that he was considered a prominent figure in Dongwu, and even if he went to one of the eight major families, he would be a guest of honor.
It’s just that the housing prices in Beiyuan City, where they want to settle down, are too high, so they have been renting houses. Now according to the new policy, these foreigners who rent houses here will also be affected.
"The Five Elements Sect's move is obviously to force us to go back to fight against the demons and monsters, but how can we, the independent cultivators, be their opponents?" another female cultivator said anxiously.
The meaning of this latest order is very clear.
However, even though the public was excited, facing the policies of the Five Elements Sect, the overlord of the Eastern Wilderness, all of them combined had no ability to resist.
At night, many leaders of the independent cultivation forces of Dongwu in Beiyuan City and the patriarchs of small families held a secret meeting.
"I got the news that Chen Xianzun summoned people from the eight major families of Dongwu today. They must want to force us back to be cannon fodder."
"The Five Elements Sect definitely doesn't want us all to flee to the Eastern Wasteland. Once Eastern Wu falls, the Five Elements Sect will not be able to remain unscathed. They need us to go back, even if it's just to delay a little bit of time."
"Damn it! This world is so big, is there no place for us?"
Amid the noise, some people stood up and expressed their willingness to lead everyone back to Dongwu. Compared to being alone, at least they could unite and negotiate with those big families.
This group mainly consists of people from small and medium-sized families who have industries in Dongwu. When forced by the Five Elements Sect, they are willing to leave a few core members in Beiyuan City and bring the rest of the family monks back to give it a try.
Leading the group was a middle-aged cultivator in a green shirt. He was the patriarch of the Shen family in Dongwu, and was in the middle stage of foundation building. His name was Shen Feng.
"Everyone, although the move by the Five Elements Sect is harsh, it is not without reason. We have all fled here, and after the fall of Dongwu, we will also be recruited to continue to fight on the battlefield. We can't continue to flee towards the East. The teleportation array there is in the hands of the Five Elements Sect, and going through the ruins is a dead end. Why don't we form a team and go back to protect our homeland? The Five Elements Sect will definitely help, and maybe we can really keep the enemy out." Shen Feng said in a deep voice.
His words moved some of the independent cultivators and cultivators from small families. Yes, they fled here mainly because the East Wasteland was the safest place in the entire East Continent border.
But if Dongwu falls, this place will also become a battlefield. They are strangers here and have no roots. If the Five Elements Sect fights against demons, they will definitely be forcibly summoned to the front line.
"Master Shen is right. We can't just give up like this. Even if we die in battle, we must die in our own homeland!"
A young monk stood up. He was a spy arranged by Shen Feng. He spoke in a passionate tone and quite a few young monks were persuaded.
Soon, the sentiment of going back to resist began to spread among many monks.
But there are also some people who have indifferent and disdainful expressions.
After the party, what they said was passed on to E Yun, who summoned Shen Feng specifically and praised his behavior.
Encouraged by this, Shen Feng began to organize a number of Dongwu cultivators after returning. He returned to Dongwu via the flying boat arranged by the Five Elements Sect and joined the Dongwu Alliance.
However, this group of people only accounts for less than 30%.
One tenth of the people tried to buy a house and settle down in the most remote fairy city in the East Wilderness where the housing prices were the cheapest, and they were determined to survive.
But apart from them, the other Dongyi cultivators also thought of this. When the war was about to begin, the housing prices in every fairy city in Donghuang skyrocketed one after another.
However, there are only a few monks who can afford to buy a house, even if it is just a down payment, so the remaining 50% to 60% of the monks just go with the flow, waiting for the deadline to come and for them to be expelled from the Five Elements Sect.
There were also some people who simply disappeared in the major immortal cities in the Eastern Wilderness, concealed their cultivation, changed their appearances, and hid in the deep mountains of the Eastern Wilderness or in the mortal world.
Chen Mobai had no solution for this. After all, the Five Elements Sect did not have many people, and the Sky Curtain and Earth Network Array only covered a small part of the Eastern Wilderness. Where there were spiritual veins, the traces of cultivators who were absorbing spiritual energy to practice could be detected. But if they really went to a deserted place with no spiritual energy, or even just an ordinary first-level spiritual vein, there would be no way to find them.
However, Chen Mobai still ordered the inspection team of the Five Elements Sect's Punishment Hall to patrol the entire Eastern Wilderness. The policy had just been promulgated, and they had to make their attitude clear, which would also give more confidence to the big families in Dongwu.
In addition, Chen Mobai is also piecing together the spiritual vein maps donated by the major families in Dongwu, preparing to adapt to local conditions and set up some powerful formations in Dongwu, which will then be connected to the sky and earth networks in Donghuang.
He has worked diligently for a hundred years to develop the Five Elements Sect, which now has only 120,000 disciples. When facing monsters, he must proceed step by step. It would be best if there were formations set up to follow each step forward.
In this way, we can attack or defend, and the safety of personnel can be guaranteed.
If the formation is well-planned, after the war, it will be a natural process to bring the Dongwu region under the control of the Five Elements Sect.
However, the territorial consciousness in Dongwu is very strong, and many of these spiritual vein maps are incomplete, which makes Chen Mobai frown.
He called over the head of the Five Elements Sect's Spiritual Vein Department, pointed to a blank spot on the map, and asked them to send people to conduct on-site surveys and examine the properties of the spiritual veins, mountains, rivers, terrain, and so on.
After giving the order, Chen Mobai issued an order to assemble the elite disciples of the five sects of the Five Elements Sect, and he himself went to Fengyu Fairy City in person.
Mo Douguan led the disciples of the Five Elements Sect to practice the Five Elements Taoist Soldiers every day. The huge Gengjin Taoist Soldiers stood above the surface of the Yunmeng Lake, whistling with thousands of sword qi and filling the sky with sword lights, making the cultivators in the Immortal City both excited and nervous.
The ones who were excited were naturally the cultivators of Eastern Wilderness, as they were proud to have the protection of the Five Elements Sect.
The Dongwu monks were worried because the fifteenth day would be up soon and most of them would be expelled from the country. As long as they hid in the huge Yunmengze, even the Five Elements Sect would not be able to find them.
But if that happens, that's all they need to be on guard against.
Because every monk knows that in times of war, the most dangerous ones are often their companions.
Those robber cultivators would come in groups to plunder lone cultivators, or even ambush and kill the treasure ships of small cultivation families.
And this situation is already happening!
"Brother Mo, please lead the five battalions of monks to this Jinfeng Slope first..."
In Fengyu Xiancheng, Chen Mobai began to deploy his troops based on the existing map of Dongwu spiritual veins in his hand. He divided the cultivators of the Five Elements Sect into camps.
One battalion consists of 6000 people, because 5000 monks can evolve into Five Elements Taoist soldiers, plus 1000 mobile reserves can be added at any time, which can maximize the combat effectiveness.
Jinfengpo in Dongwu is a fourth-level spiritual land and the territory of the Jin family, a major family in Dongwu. It is located between the coastal border and the core Huangwu Fairy City in Dongwu, and its location is very important.
The five camps under Mo Douguang's command include Ning Leshan, Mu Yuan, Luo Xueer, Sheng Zhaoxi, and Zhuo Ming, five Jindan cultivators who are practicing the Five Elements Kung Fu.
"After arriving at Jinfeng Slope, take this as the center, select these spiritual veins, and set up a large formation."
"I have already informed Ming'er of how to arrange the formation. She will lead a battalion of disciples under her command to complete it when the time comes."
"This will serve as our sect's base for fighting against those demons."
"There is another fourth-level spiritual place, Xiaoqingling, which is also very important. When the time comes, I will personally lead the five camps of monks from the sect to take charge..."
Chen Mobai had previously sent Song Huangda to lead the water disciples of the Five Elements Sect to the coast of Dongwu to gather information. Fortunately, the aura of the demons was very obvious, and they were able to sense it from a long distance above the sea.
Song Huangda also brought a number of disciples from the Puppet Department, and placed some puppets improved by Chen Mobai in various places in the sea near Dongwu. As long as there was an aura above the third level, the message would be sent to the nearest Tongtianyi, allowing the Five Elements Sect to grasp whether the demon's Nascent Soul had arrived.
After receiving the order, Mo Douguan led the Five Elements Sect’s army to set out!
This move also gave hope to many Dongwu cultivators who had originally looked dejected in Fengyu Xiancheng.
If they were expelled from the Five Elements Sect's territory, they would definitely become the target of robbery. Instead of that, it would be better for them to follow the Five Elements Sect's army and return to their hometown.
After all, even if the war failed, the demons’ first target would definitely be to hunt down the Five Elements Sect and the big families of Dongwu. They might be able to escape.
Besides, if the Five Elements Sect can't stop them, then they will definitely be in more danger facing the demons than facing the Tribulation Cultivators.
After realizing this, many independent cultivators from Dongwu who were stranded in Fengyu Fairy City immediately began to contact each other. They formed groups based on their fellow townsmen, and organized one group after another of guerrillas, and followed the Five Elements Sect's army back to Dongwu.
After Chen Mobai learned about this, he asked the Five Elements Sect to make things easier for them. Hundreds of treasure ships were used to transport them back to Dongwu at almost cost price.
A year passed quickly.
The battle between good and evil in the East quickly entered its most brutal state after the initial test.
Probably because Ye Qing was ambushed and furious, Yuan Qingque personally fought several battles with Ming Zun's true body. The actions of the two great gods were undoubtedly thrilling and earth-shaking.
Yuan Qingque is worthy of being the number one incarnation of the god in Dongzhou. He holds a long sword in his hand, and the sword light is like a waterfall. Every sword strike forces Ming Zun's body to become illusory, flickering and erratic, and he dare not take it head-on.
However, Ming Zun, as one of the top fifteen people in the Tianhe Realm and the master of the Eastern Demonic Path, is naturally not an easy opponent.
As the Wheel of Samsara hung high in the sky, the black magic wand in his hand emitted endless magic light, which collided with Yuan Qingque's sword energy, causing a deafening roar.
The two fought with the Tongtian Dafa, causing the sky and the earth to change color and the wind and clouds to surge. The border between Dongtu and Dongli was a ten-thousand-mile uninhabited area, which was the result of the top cultivators of the righteous and evil ways fighting for tens of thousands of years.
Under the blessing of the Wheel of Reincarnation, Ming Zun seemed to have brought the Netherworld to the human world, and his own cultivation suddenly increased, reaching the peak of his previous life. Under such circumstances, the ghosts and gods from the Netherworld were like fish in water, not only were they not suppressed by the rules of the human world, but they even made Wuchen Zhenjun of the Daode Sect very uncomfortable.
However, the two gods of the righteous path are at a higher level, so they can still cope with this situation, or even suppress it.
Every fight between the four gods tore the void apart, and anything involved in the surroundings would be turned into dust.
Yuan Qingque's swordsmanship is extremely sharp, and each sword contains the most refined and pure Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Qi, which is enough to cut through mountains and rivers; and Ming Zun's magic wand is the most precious treasure of the magic way, which can reach the nine springs of the underworld. The magic light contains the utmost coldness and depth, and each strike seems to devour all living things.
The battle lasted for a whole month, and neither side was able to determine the winner, but Yuan Qingque and Wuchen Zhenjun gradually felt the pressure. The Samsara Disk could reach the netherworld, which suppressed the rules of the human world, and instead gave Mingzun and the ghosts and gods the advantage of home court, and each of their attacks consumed a lot of energy.
Although the gods have become one with the heaven and earth and have infinite true qi, the surrounding spiritual energy is now mixed with the air of the netherworld, which requires them to expend a lot of their mind and energy when refining it. As a result, in the protracted battle, the two righteous gods' qi drop first.
Yuan Qingque raised his head and glanced at the high-hanging Wheel of Samsara. The shadow of a mountain pagoda emerged in his eyes, and then an astonishing fairy light burst out from his pupils and cut through the sky.
When Ming Zun saw this scene, his expression suddenly changed slightly. He waved his magic wand in the air, and countless demonic energy condensed into black clouds, trying to block the fairy light.
However, this attack was already of sixth-order power, and his demonic energy dissipated amidst the earth-shaking roar. The wheel of reincarnation was also smashed to a halt, and a gap suddenly appeared in the Netherworld.
Amidst the loud bang, the rules of the human world were broken, and Ming Zun's face turned slightly pale.
At this moment, Yuan Qingque's flying sword pierced his head, and Ming Zun's body instantly split into several phantoms, avoiding this fatal blow.
There was a glimmer of immortal light in Yuan Qingque's eyes, and he was not fooled by Ming Zun's magic. The flying sword danced in the air, and the sword energy was like a dragon, turning into a series of dark yellow lights, covering Ming Zun's real body.
Ming Zun's eyes showed a trace of solemnity. He knew that if Yuan Qingque's sword pierced him, any defense would be useless. He dared not be careless, so he could only raise the Netherworld Staff in his hand and go all out to meet it.
The two forces collided in the air, making a doomsday-like roar.
In this epic battle, both Yuan Qingque and Ming Zun displayed their respective top-notch skills.
But overall, Yuan Qingque is still better. After all, Ming Zun has already used the sixth-level Samsara Disk, while he only borrowed the Tongtian Refining Dao Tower to attack through the air.
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"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Chen. I feel that the spirituality of the Floating Cloud Sword is even more powerful than before."
Ye Qing, who came from the East, took out his own flying sword from the sword-washing pool. He felt the touch in his palm as if it were an extension of his own arm. His spiritual power was almost at the fifth level, and his face was slightly surprised.
"It's mainly because your golden grass is powerful enough."
Chen Mobai smiled and spoke. After Ye Qing went back, he sent a fifth-level peak golden light grass. Under the effect of the sword washing pool, the medicinal effect was perfectly exerted, greatly increasing the spirituality of the Floating Cloud Sword.
"There is one more thing. Junior Sister Yuan has successfully formed her infant, but she is consolidating her realm, so she did not come here. Let me express my gratitude on her behalf."
Ye Qing's words made Chen Mobai very happy.
After all, he and Yuan Zhen are friends.
"Junior sister said that she owes you a big favor for this matter. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."
Ye Qing opened his mouth to convey Yuan Zhen's meaning, but Chen Mobai shook his head.
The baby-raising pill was given to Yuan Zhen not only to thank Ye Qing for his sword skills in Huoyun Palace, but also because Chen Mobai owed Yuan Zhen a favor for the matter of Master Bingyun.
After all, if she, the Saint Maiden of the Jiu Tian Dang Mo Sect, had not come in person, it would not have been so easy for the Five Elements Sect to force Master Bing Yun to retreat.
"In that case, here are thirty pieces of top-grade spirit stones as a token of my appreciation!"
Seeing that Chen Mobai refused to accept the favor, Ye Qing probably understood the reason and immediately took out a storage bag.
"Hahaha, then I will respectfully obey your order!"
However, Chen Mobai accepted it. The clearing of money and goods was the cleanest line. He accepted Ye Qing's spirit stones to cultivate his sword, and accepted Yuan Zhen's spirit stones to make infant-raising pills. The two lines disappeared.
"Brother Chen, after I return, I will also participate in the battle between good and evil!"
At this time, Ye Qing said this, and then he held the Floating Cloud Sword, the energy in his body gradually rose, and soon broke through that layer of boundary.
Chen Mobai saw a faint mysterious light shining on the Floating Cloud Sword. It was as ethereal as flowing clouds, but with an edge that could cut through everything.
At this moment, the Floating Cloud Sword actually relied on Ye Qing to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage and was officially promoted to the fifth level.
This scene made Chen Mobai sigh in admiration.
Ye Qing is just like the protagonist in a fairy novel!
"Brother Ye, thousands of years from now, the reputation of 'Floating Cloud' will not be inferior to that of 'Taihe'!"
Chen Mobai said this sincerely, but Ye Qing just smiled slightly, clasped his fists to say goodbye to him, then turned into a sword light and disappeared on the spot.
After Ye Qing left, Qingnv flew over.
Although Ye Qing's breakthrough just now lasted only a moment, the terrifying and mighty sword energy and sword intent made all the cultivators in Wanhua Immortal City feel depressed.
"As expected of a Saint Land Daoist, with this kind of talent, it would be easy for him to break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage!"
After hearing this, Qingnv was surprised.
Ye Qing's talent, even in the history of the Immortal Sect, ranks among the top five.
"Thousands of years later, we will all be gods!"
In response to this, Chen Mobai said this with full confidence. After hearing this, Qingnv nodded firmly.
As the battle between good and evil in the East was raging, groups of demon armies began to surface in the Xuanhai and Huanghai, landing on the coastlines of Dongyi and Dongwu.
On the Dongyi side, the Xingtian Dao Sect, led by the late Nascent Soul Master Xingyun and Xinghuo Huoxuan, moved into the Jinwu Immortal City.
In addition, there are three Nascent Souls of the Five Burning Heaven Veins!
Compared with Dongwu, Jinwu Immortal City has seven Nascent Souls stationed there, and its influence on the border of Dongzhou immediately surpasses that of the Five Elements Sect.
The sixteen major Jindan forces of Dongyi, who had bought houses in the Five Elements Sect a long time ago, responded to Yu Ri Hai's call and came to Jinwu Immortal City to provide support.
Zhou Ye, who was in charge of Mingjing Fairy City, and Kuzhu of Kongsang Valley were also summoned.
Naturally, they would not go against the general trend, but they did not personally lead their disciples to Jinwu Immortal City. Instead, they set up a defense line on the coastline of their own territory.
For tens of thousands of years, the Dongyi monks have been fighting against the demons of Xuanhai and have already gained rich experience. Therefore, they are very skilled in facing such situations.
Within a short period of time, a defense formation was established with Jinwu Immortal City as the core, covering most of the coastline of Dongyi.
At this time, many cultivators in the border areas of Dongzhou felt that the Five Elements Sect was a newly rising upstart after all, and its foundation was not as good as that of the Yu Ri Sea.
However, despite this, not many people sold their houses in Donghuang and went to Jinwu Immortal City.
After all, no one is stupid.
Donghuang is located between Dongwu and Dongyi. As long as the two territories are not occupied, it will be a safe rear base.
Although the Golden Crow Fairy City has seven Nascent Souls guarding it, it is located on the seashore facing the Black Dragon King's Court. If the old dragon who has transformed into a spirit takes action, it will be more dangerous than the East Land where no one is there to help.
On this day, Chen Mobai received the news that the main layout of Zhuo Ming's formation had been completed, and he nodded with some relief.
Under the threat of war, manpower has become extremely cheap. There are even many independent cultivators who follow the Five Elements Sect's army and are willing to work for free as long as the Five Elements Sect does not drive them away.
Thanks to this, Zhuo Ming was able to complete the deployment of the Tushita Demon Refining Formation and the Wanchuan Returning to the Sea Formation on the land of Dongwu so quickly.
Both of these formations can reach the fifth level, but due to time constraints and limitations of spiritual veins, they are only at the fourth level in Dongwu.
However, the fourth-level formation is barely enough to face opponents who have not yet reached the state of god transformation.
After all, there is no time now for the Five Elements Sect to integrate the spiritual veins of Dongwu and synthesize a fifth-level spiritual vein with the Earth Network Array!
After the demons emerged from the surface of the Xuanhai Sea, the same naturally happened on the side of the Huanghai Sea.
The two sides seemed to have agreed on this and began to attack simultaneously.
Thanks to Song Huangda's precise intelligence, the treasure ship fleet of the Eastern Wu Alliance intercepted tens of thousands of small fry on the sea in time!
Soon, a fierce war broke out along the coastline of Dongwu and the wild sea.
In a very short period of time, it has become in full swing.
Chen Mobai stood on the highest peak of Xiaoqingling in Dongwu, his eyes as sharp as lightning, penetrating through layers of clouds and mist, looking towards the distant coastline.
Amidst the flashing silver light, his body standing on the top of the mountain suddenly emitted a phantom, as if transcending the limitations of space, crossing thousands of miles in an instant and arriving above the battlefield.
This was the illusion of void from the four volumes of Taixu that he had obtained at the Beidou Conference. During this year, apart from taking elixirs to restore his vitality, he had been practicing this spell.
His talent in space was indeed extraordinary, and he had even entered the first level not long ago.
After mastering it, he will be able to project his own void illusion into a certain range.
Now, he is using this to check the situation on the battlefield.
In the sky, his illusory image was like a man of silver light, blending into the white clouds. Looking down, there were surging waves and howling winds below.
The thick smoke of war rose along with the blood mist, making Chen Mobai's empty illusion appear bloody.
On the sea, the treasure fleet of the Eastern Wu Alliance and the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the demon clan fought fiercely, and every collision caused the waves to surge. Thunder and lightning, sword energy, explosions and roars came one after another, reflecting a thrilling picture.
Seeing this scene, another void illusion of Chen Mobai also fell in front of Mo Douguang.
After receiving the order, Mo Douguang turned to Ning Leshan behind him and said, "Pass on my order, assemble immediately."
Ning Leshan took the order and left. Soon, a number of flying boats rose into the air, forming a battle formation of the Five Elements Taoist soldiers and flew towards the coastline.
On the battlefield, Sun Huanglong was leading the monks of the Dongwu Alliance in a fierce battle with demons. The treasure ship he was driving was the largest, shuttling across the battlefield like a ferocious war dragon. Every time it went back and forth, it brought the force of thunder and killed countless demons.
However, the number of demons was too great, and they kept pouring in like a tide, putting the Eastern Wu Alliance under tremendous pressure.
(End of this chapter)