Chapter 123: Heavenly Pavilion

In the No. 5 Fortress of Yanshan City, in a ground fire pill room.

The soul refining furnace was blocking the fire outlet. Luo Ying sat on the cushion, quietly refining the elixir. She originally had an ordinary appearance, but recently she has become more and more charming, especially her temperament. Her every move exudes a fatal temptation.

The Earth Fire Alchemy Room, which should have been scorching hot, became a little chilly under the suppression of her aura.

"Are you sure you're okay? Another person died in Fortress No. 6 next door." The elder of Wuliang Sect looked at Luo Ying.

Who could have thought that this originally ordinary person, who was only at the second level, would, in such a short period of time, have the combat power comparable to those first-level warriors who were called geniuses, not to mention the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

"Of course, I am not one of those idiots. I was actually killed by the backlash of the magic weapon. How ridiculous."

Luo Ying smiled faintly. At this moment, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which she had repeatedly sacrificed to, was quietly staying in her sea of ​​consciousness. The aura released by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and the weak souls in the banner became excellent materials to assist her practice.

This is also the reason why she is willing to take risks and is unwilling to give up this magic weapon.

"Just be aware of this. If you feel like you can't suppress it anymore, report it immediately. Don't try to be stubborn. This way you can at least save your life."

Among the Ten Thousand Souls Banners that Jiang Yi had placed in various places, the one in Fortress No. 5 was the fastest growing and the most ferocious due to the war.

This treasure has a significant restraining effect on soul cultivators and has a wide range of influence. If it can be controlled by a cultivator with a cultivation system that matches it, it will naturally be much more powerful than controlling it with the [God's Conversion Array].

No matter what, Luo Ying is a member of the Wuliang Sect, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner is in her control, which means that the Banner is in the hands of the Wuliang Sect.

"Thank you for your concern, Elder." Luo Ying still had the faint smile on her face, but her tone was somewhat perfunctory.

"Your actions in the fortress during this period... If necessary, it is better to go to the criminal camp. After all, some things will be embarrassing for everyone once they are exposed." The elder did not say it explicitly, but the meaning was already hinted.

More than half of the people who practiced with Luo Ying in the fortress before died inexplicably. Only during this special period, and because she was in charge of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the higher-ups did not pursue the matter and even helped her cover it up.

As for the Criminal Camp, the people inside were all evil cultivators who were causing trouble for the local area. Their actions were beyond the sect's tolerance limit, so they were captured, labeled as criminals, and exiled to the Yanshan defense line, where they were organized into a separate camp.

In addition to these criminals, there are also many demon cultivators who have volunteered to come to the front line. There are a large number of soul beasts left by Jiang Yi on the Yanshan defense line. These soul beasts are difficult for warriors to control when they leave the range of the Demon Summoning Banner. In order to avoid trouble, they all become materials for the demon cultivators to practice.

“It’s not necessary anymore.” Luo Ying’s fingers changed the magic formula, and demonic energy rose above the soul refining furnace.

Her "Six Desires Demonic Soul" has been refined, and the threat of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner's Master Devourer has been temporarily suppressed, but this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. If she wants to get rid of it completely, she has to become stronger and improve her realm as quickly as possible.

At this moment, a heavy and low horn sounded throughout the fortress.

"So fast?" Luo Ying sighed. This furnace of pills would be completed in seven days at most, but now it was obviously impossible to continue. The wasted materials did not count, the key was time!
"I won't say more. We should have waited a little longer... You are the leader of the Criminal Camp. I believe that under your command, these demon cultivators will be able to exert even stronger combat power."

"Disciple, I will never bring shame to the sect." A hint of madness flashed across Luo Ying's smiling eyes.

Not every demon cultivator is a madman, but those that are born quickly, without exception, have problems to some extent, with madness and bloodlust being the most common.

She is now being "chased" by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. She knows very well that she cannot outrun it. Although the speed of practicing the magic way is fast, it is not faster than the "full" Ten Thousand Souls Banner. If she wants to escape the danger of being devoured by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner next time, she needs a lot of merit.

So she is different from the sect’s top leaders who only want to delay time. She looks forward to war, even if she dies in it!
……

Dark clouds covering the sky slowly moved towards Fortress No. 5. Under the surveillance of the Haotian Mirror, it would be impossible to conceal the large-scale crossing of the border by the soul cultivators.

The fortress's defenses were fully activated, the ground fire surged, pieces of red, like divine patterns burning with flames, emerged from the void and the earth, and one war artifact after another awakened from silence.

This time, the raid on the Hell Soul Realm did not involve endless soul beasts, but that did not mean the offensive would be weaker. After all, Fortress No. 5 had been breached once, and even if it had been repaired with all its might, it was impossible for it to be intact again.

"Not only Fortress No. 5, but also Fortress No. 11 in the east has a large number of soul cultivators crossing the border!"

Ding Yuansong continued to control the Haotian Mirror to observe the entire area north of the Yanshan defense line, where the two worlds intersected. As expected, in addition to Fortress No. 5, Fortress No. 11 east of Yanshan City was also targeted by the army.

This is just the beginning. As long as the Soul Society is willing, two attack points can become three, four, or even more at any time.

With such a long defense line, there is no hope in simply defending, but their absolute disadvantage in peak combat power means they have no right to give up their home advantage and switch to offense instead of defense.

"How dare they! Are these evil spirits from the Hell Soul Realm so confident that they can defeat the group of sword cultivators from the Sword Realm after fighting us to the death?"

In the dream, looking at the scene reflected in the mirror, Liang Wenyou felt deep despair.

The posture currently displayed by the Hell Soul Realm is clearly no longer a small-scale test. They do not care about the spying of the Haotian Mirror at all. Their cards are clear: next, the soul cultivator army will launch an all-out attack on the Yanshan defense line.

"No matter whether the other side is stupid or confident, we should prepare for the worst." Qin Fuwen looked at Liang Wenyu who was a little out of control. He was just a clone here.

The reason why the Yanshan defense line has been able to hold out until now is, after all, the result of the secret intrigue between the Hell Soul Realm and the Sword Realm. Now the Hell Soul Realm is not playing by the rules. No matter what the real reason is, they can no longer wait.

"Then let's proceed according to the plan we agreed upon in advance. My Lieyang Sect has enjoyed the offerings of the Fire State's creatures for tens of thousands of years, so we will naturally live and die with the Fire State!"

Warriors who can enter the Sanyuan Realm are all people of strong will. Knowing that the situation is impossible, Liang Wenyou suppressed the last glimmer of luck in his heart.

The Yanshan Defense Line is the strongest defense line in Huozhou and the entire Chongming Realm in the north, but at the same time, under the current situation, the Yanshan Defense Line is also their biggest constraint!

The Chongming Realm simply cannot spare enough strength to defend a state-blocking super project. As long as the Hell Soul Realm pulls more, the defense will inevitably be leaky. As long as there is a gap in the entire defense line, the Yanshan defense line will no longer be a whole, and more gaps will appear until it is completely destroyed. However, is it because of this that we have to give up completely?

No, we still have to defend it, but we can't drag half the world's strength to defend it to the end.

Once the manpower is completely depleted and the defense line is broken, it will be completely over!
To put it bluntly, Chongming Realm’s final plan is to exchange space for time!

Without the Yanshan defense line, the entire Huozhou would be almost finished. By then, the Hell Soul Realm could even march straight in and threaten Shazhou, Zhongzhou, Quezhou, which border Huozhou, and even Dongzhou, which is on the diagonal line with Huozhou.

However, it would not be possible for the Hell Soul Realm's Heavenly Dao to completely swallow up the Fire State in a short period of time, so before that, they still occupied the geographical position and could fight guerrilla warfare with the soul cultivator army in the quagmire of the Fire State to further delay the Hell Soul Realm's pace.

This move will undoubtedly kill 500 enemies but injure 1,000 of your own!
If no power above the Three Yuan Realm can appear in the Chongming Realm in the future, exchanging space for time will be nothing more than a slow death.

Of course, if you are lucky, after losing enough land and top combat power in the Chongming Realm in the future, you may be able to form an alliance with the Sword Realm.

However, by then, the Chongming Realm would no longer be qualified to be on equal footing with the Sword Realm. Even if they formed an alliance, they would only be a vassal. The Sword Realm would not be stupid enough to give them a chance to recuperate, and they would definitely be drained of their last drop of blood, unless the Soul Prison Realm by then could be strong enough to suppress the two realms in a fight.

But is this possible?
No one can be sure what the situation will be like next, so for now we can only take it one step at a time.

This was the answer Qin Fuwen wanted. "I won't say more. As long as Chongming Realm survives, Lieyang Sect will surely rise again!"

Everything that needed to be said had been said in one combat meeting after another. What Liang Wenyou said about living and dying together with Huozhou should be more accurately described as living and dying together with Yanshan City, the mountain gate of Lieyang Sect. They will defend Yanshan City to the death. The master of the inheritance hall of Lieyang Sect had already moved with some disciples and the sacred objects of inheritance.

Before planning for victory, plan for defeat first!
Shortly after the start of this world war, all the sects in the Northern Territory began to strengthen the Yanshan defense line while planning a retreat. They knew very well that once Huozhou fell, they would not be able to defend their state.

Therefore, the only escape routes after Huozhou are Zhongzhou and Dongzhou!

Dongzhou Mengshen Sect has magical twin towers, a bridge, and multiple dream realms. Zhongzhou Zunwang Mountain is not well known even to the other sects.

The systems of warriors and sword cultivators are far less extreme than those of soul cultivators. There are both selfish and greedy people, and there is also no shortage of people who are passionate about serving their clan and the people.

It's not just the Northern Region, the Southern Region is the same. The forces in each state are busy transferring personnel and inheritance. Like a cunning rabbit, they have three burrows. They will not choose only Central Province or Eastern Province, they will bet on both sides.

……

Just as the dark clouds were approaching Fortress No. 5, Bi Fang of the Liuchen Sword Sect, as the representative of the Sword Realm in the Prison Soul Realm, was invited to Qianxue Peak to discuss the details of future cooperation between the two realms.

Although he thought there was nothing to discuss, he did not refuse because of the sincerity of the Hell Soul Society. Under the guidance of relevant personnel, he soon arrived at Qianxue Peak.

I had thought there would be large palaces and buildings here, but in fact it was surprisingly desolate. There was a solitary peak that reached the sky, and apart from the gray snow, there was only a three-story building on the top.

Surprising!

It is said that this is the highest meeting place of the Soul King. Isn't this too simple?

However, Bi Fang did not think much about it. In the Hell Soul Realm, with the strength of the sword cultivators he led, if those soul cultivators wanted to assassinate him, what would be the difference?
The entire Sword Realm is standing behind him. Is it worth it to destroy the already fragile trust between the two worlds just to plot against him?
Anyway, he doesn't think he is worth the price!

We have to thank that kid Jiang Yi. It was he who forced the Hell Soul Realm into a corner. Judging from the current situation, it would definitely be easier for the Sword Realm to join forces with the Chongming Realm to destroy the Hell Soul Realm than for the Sword Realm and the Hell Soul Realm to join forces to destroy the Chongming Realm!
“Hey, Guixu Soul King, long time no see. It seems that you have gotten rid of the mysterious curse.” Bi Fang said with a smile. This is an old acquaintance. This is the representative of the Hell Soul Realm who had contacted him before.

In addition to Guixu Soul King, there are several others who were the Soul Kings who fled from Yanshan City. Their desertion led to the failure of the battle. No matter where they are placed, even if they are not executed directly, they will be thrown into the death camp on the front line. Now it seems that things are somewhat different from what he expected.

However, as far as he knew, the power of these Soul Kings had already been devoured by other Soul Kings. They were really patient and even had the mood to discuss the follow-up details with him here.

"We paid a huge price for this!" Thinking of the price they paid, Guixu Soul King and others were almost twisted in anger.

Bi Fang also thought of the previous heavenly punishment. It really deserves to be the realm that is best at cursing. It can be resolved so quickly. He must find a way to remove it. Otherwise, once such power is used by the Chongming Realm on the Tiandu defense line, it will be quite troublesome for their sword cultivators.

"Sword Master Bi Fang, please come in!" Guixu Soul King said no more. For a soul cultivator who grew up in the Prison Soul Realm, nothing is more important than being alive.

Bi Fang looked up at the plaque hanging on the small building, "Pavilion of Heaven?"

It has such a grand name, and it is not built in a magnificent way. As expected, the ideas of these soul cultivators are quite different from those of living people.

Bi Fang walked into the Pavilion of Heaven. Guixu Soul King and others did not follow him, but floated around the Pavilion of Heaven like guards.

There was no sound coming from the Tianzhi Pavilion. The biting cold wind mixed with gray snowflakes kept whistling. After a long time, Bi Fang walked out of the Tianzhi Pavilion with heavy steps. He had lost his previous edge.

"Master Bi Jian, we are family from now on." Guixu Soul King smiled sinisterly as he watched Bi Fang walk out of Tianzhi Pavilion.

"You guys hide it so well!"

"Now you are one of us, so you should know that whether to hide or not is not up to us to decide." Who could know that these Soul Kings who are so high and mighty in front of others are nothing but humble slaves.

"Yeah, this kind of thing is not something a slave can decide." Bi Fang said gritting his teeth. No matter how many plans he made, he could not have expected such a result!
It turned out that they had been wrong all along, but now their life and death were out of their control and it was too late to say anything.

"Then, I'll have to trouble Master Bijian for the rest."

"Master Bi, there is no need to worry. It is nothing more than a few more marks. You still control the life and death of billions of lives. As long as the three realms are united, you will be able to control power far beyond what you have before!"

(End of this chapter)