Chapter 139 The Battle between Good and Evil
After Lin Shan returned to the temporary headquarters of the three demon sects, he submitted a petition for war to Protector Yan.
It stands to reason that the Jingtan envoys do not need to go to the front line, they can just sit in the back and do soy sauce and provide logistics. However, this time when attacking the inland of the Song Dynasty, we have to deal with the three righteous factions that have dominated for thousands of years. Naturally, the more manpower the better.
The superiors quickly approved it and assigned Lin Shan to the ninth detachment of the central theater, which was under the command of captain Yan Yuanchun.
This time, in order to work together during the war and not hinder each other, the three demonic sects specially formed a United Front Department, under the unified command of nine Nascent Soul monks.
In addition to staying in the Lu Kingdom to ensure that the base was not lost, three of the six Dharma Kings of the Black Lotus Sect came, three of the five Hall Masters of the Blood River Palace came, and three of the four Ghost Kings of the Hundred Ghost Sect came to the scene.
The nine Nascent Soul Stage True Lords confirmed a series of issues such as tactics, logistics, communications, intelligence, and troop deployment in the United Front Work Department for the last time. Tomorrow's swearing-in meeting is about to kick off.
"Report! The last rebel group in Yunshan Sea Area has been wiped out, and the entire East China Sea has been pacified!"
"Withdraw the garrison."
"Report! The Protector of the Baigui Sect escorted the supplies to the Yan Kingdom, but most of them were robbed by the local sect!"
"What's the use of keeping him? Kill him!"
"Report! There is no trace of Kame Master in the Ezo waters, and he is suspected to have fled to the outer sea."
"Ignore it."
"Report! Donghai Yuanying Sanxiu Jinglian layman left Kusu Island and I don’t know where he is going."
"Watch closely."
"Report! The sharks from the stormy sea region have sent a message asking why they injured the water bear leader of the affiliated tribe!"
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A group of Nascent Soul stage bosses were instantly furious, their bodies surging with momentum, and their robes were still windless. The disciples who reported to the United Front Work Department one by one were trembling with fear!
"The sharks in the stormy sea area? What the hell? What kind of strength does a person with the highest level of cultivation dare to teach our three sects of demons to do things?"
"I heard from my subordinates that among them, the one with the highest cultivation level is in the middle stage of Golden Core, and he seems to be the Great Elder of the Shark Tribe."
"Send a late-stage Jindan protector over and beat them hard! If you don't show your respect and speak arrogantly, they will be destroyed directly!"
"As you command!"
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On the second day, in the square of the temporary headquarters, the billowing demonic energy dyed the area hundreds of miles away.
The waves of the vast sea are rolling continuously, the demon birds in the sky are screaming loudly, and the fish are vying to jump in the water. Countless lightning flashes appeared in the dark clouds, and thunderbolts struck among the rumbling drums.
Hundreds of thousands of monks and soldiers were shaking their heads, shoulder to shoulder, looking at the nine Nascent Soul Stage True Lords on the stage with enthusiasm, listening to one of them impassionedly reciting a petition against thieves, and countless magic fire sky lanterns around the square illuminated the four directions. .
"The people of the Song Dynasty today are living in the heat of water, and the world has been suffering from the righteous path for a long time."
"Zi Xiao is in charge, with autocratic power, and he has the power to control himself. People at the time are coercing him, and he dares not speak out. His ancestors were burned, and he is humiliated to this day. He is replaced by others, and the hearts of the whole world are chilled!"
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"Three sects of the Demon Sect, acting on behalf of Heaven, destroying evil and promoting good, accumulating energy, bursting with ambition, raising troops and anger, slaying barbarians and rebels, honoring Luo Ancestor, the Demonic Way prospers, darkness manifests, and the power is like a rainbow!"
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"Today, the soldiers of the East China Sea were divided into three groups, coordinating their momentum, each marshaling their troops and horses, retreating to the state, raising their troops to show their prestige, and uniting the country. In an emergency, they should accomplish extraordinary feats!"
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"The first person to conquer Bianliang in the Song Dynasty will be awarded the title of honorary elder of the three sects and be rewarded with a million spiritual stones. Those who are righteous monks who abandon the dark and surrender to the light will not be asked anything. Widely spread the favor and trust, and the banyan talisman will reward the world, such as "Laws!"
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Hundreds of thousands of monks on the field raised their heads and shouted in unison: "Recover our homeland! Decisive battle in Bianliang!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
The sound of waves in the crowd kept rising, mixed with the auras of various formations around the square. Around the square, demonic monks with bulging muscles were beating the cowhide drum hard, and the deafening sound waves stirred everyone's inner impulses. and desire.
Thirty-six general towers on all sides are towering and majestic. The honor guards in the southeast, northwest and four directions were in order, each holding a green, red and white flag. The sacrificial vessels were placed on the stage, and the attendants on both sides were arranged in a row. Their clothes were neat and tidy, and their swords and halberds were guarded.
Lin Shan was caught up in the enthusiasm and pushed by the general trend, and he had to follow everyone to express his feelings.
The nine Nascent Soul Stage True Monarchs on the stage nodded to each other, and the hundreds of Golden Core Stage Protectors below them were all chatting and laughing. Seeing that the troops and horses were strong and their morale was high, it was time to go all out to attack Huanglong. After a military parade, various ceremonial ceremonies were completed, condolences were given to the soldiers of the three armies, and the United Front Work Department directly issued orders to attack across the board!
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On the third day of March that year, the three demonic sects officially sent troops to attack the inland of the Song Dynasty on all coastlines of the East China Sea, setting off a war between good and evil.
More than 200,000 cultivators were divided into three groups, known to the outside world as a million-strong army.
The United Front Department divided the war zone into the Blood River Palace in the northern war zone, the Black Lotus Sect in the central war zone, and the Baigui Gate in the southern war zone. The three armies rushed along the coast with the goal of meeting Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty.
Wherever the three demonic sects passed by, and wherever their troops went, they all looked forward to the wind.
The eight major cultivating families in Jiangdong all submitted their pledges of surrender, willing to lead the way. Five small and medium-sized sects in Hebei Province all rebelled against the righteous path, claiming that they had been squeezed and their inheritance was no longer guaranteed, and they were willing to follow the example of the devil.
In the Jianghuai area of the central war zone, good news spread frequently. Wherever the Black Lotus Sect passed, those who dared to resist were turned into powder. Sixteen cultivation families and eight small and medium-sized sects were wiped out in succession, and more than fifty spiritual mountains were captured. blessed land.
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In the past two months, Lin Shan followed the sect's large forces to attack the city, conquer the strongholds of the righteous monks one by one, and pull out the nails one by one. Only then did he finally realize how powerful the three demon sects were.
Thousands of years ago, the eastern half of the Song Dynasty had always been the habitat of the devil, and many of the cultivating forces were their vassals. Now that the original masters have returned, most of them have surrendered.
The original headquarters of the three sects of the righteous path were in the west, northwest and southwest. After driving away the demonic path, in order to maintain the order of the eastern cultivation world and the so-called benevolence and morality, these small and medium-sized affiliated forces were not exterminated.
Now that the three demon sects have returned from killing each other, these people directly cheered each other with their crowns and bowls of food. The billowing demonic energy was like a prairie fire, and the war burned tens of thousands of miles away.
The captain of the Ninth Detachment of the Central War Zone to which Lin Shan belongs, Yan Yuanchun, is the protector of the Golden Core Stage. The five envoys of the Foundation Establishment Stage under her command are all those who originally followed her. Including Lin Shan, they all became team captains, each with hundreds of Qi-training monks under his command.
Because they were originally a local faction, their strength was weak, and they did not have enough manpower. The monks assigned to them during the Qi training period were all casual cultivators from the East China Sea, so they were not able to fight the tough battles along the way.
The other factions of the Lu State are different. This time, there are three Nascent Soul Stage Dharma Kings, hundreds of Golden Elixir Stage Dharma Kings, 500 Foundation Establishment Envoys, and 100,000 Qi Training Stage Demons coming to the Lu State Black Lotus Sect General Altar. build.
They are all the elites of the mountain factions within their respective sects. It is said that they are only half the strength of the Black Lotus Sect.
The remaining half must stay at the main altar to defend the Confucian and Taoist sects born and raised in Lu. This shows how large the three demonic and Taoist sects have developed outside in the past thousand years!
Lin Shan followed Yan Yuanchun around, either eating dirt behind the frontline troops, or cleaning the battlefield. Not to mention his contribution, he didn't even see a single righteous monk.
The other four foundation-building female cultivators who followed from Yichuanfang City to this day also complained. Luan Chun relied on Protector Yan to pamper him and kept complaining in front of her.
"Master! You see, the other teams have captured spiritual sites one by one and killed countless righteous monks, but we have not made any achievements. Can you think of a way to move us to the front line?"
Yan Yuanchun stroked Luan Chun's hair with a doting look on his face, and smiled to comfort her. Don't worry, our team is so weak. If we rush to the front line, we will be cannon fodder. This arrangement of the United Front Department is also based on overall considerations.
Luan Chun seemed to be pampered, but she still kept making noises every day to go to the front line. Everyone was a little tired of hearing her chatter, and it was difficult for Protector Yan to say anything because of her reputation.
In the blink of an eye, the war lasted from March to September. Half a year had passed, and the overwhelming offensive of the devil was finally stopped.
With the Luosong Mountains running through the north and south of the Song Dynasty as the boundary, the good and the evil fell into a strategic stalemate.
The Luosong Mountains divide the interior of the Song Dynasty into two parts, the east and west. There are only a dozen passages in the middle that can be passed through. Some are pass cities and water villages built by mortals, while others are canyon tunnels, Shakeng cemeteries, etc.
Except for these places, the rest of the mountain ranges are all deep mountain forbidden areas, inhabited by countless monsters and ferocious insects, and some of them even transform into great monsters and lurk here.
Therefore, the top combat forces of the two human-monster clans had made an agreement that they could only travel through more than a dozen prescribed passages in between. As a link connecting the east and west regions of the Song Dynasty, other monster beasts were not allowed to trespass into the territory, otherwise they would bear the consequences.
If the demonic army did not want to arouse the hatred of the powerful demon clan, they would naturally have to follow the rules and attack from those dozen mountain and waterways.
The headquarters of the three sects of the Righteous Path are all in the west, and the influence of the Demonic Path thousands of years ago is in the east. The prestige legacy left behind today has been gradually digested.
One step further to the west, across the defense line of the Luosong Mountains, Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, is equivalent to being undefended and a vast plain.
Therefore, within half a year, the Three Righteous Sects continuously mobilized all the small and medium-sized sects and cultivation families in the rear, began to trade space for time, and deployed three lines of defense in the Luosong Mountains, finally curbing the decline.
Next, the demonic interspersed raid was frustrated, and the United Front began to discuss a key breakthrough and offensive campaign. After all, the goal this time is for the three armies to join forces in Bianliang, and the Luosong Mountains must be broken through.
As we all know, there must be sacrifices in a strong attack, and the first victims must be cannon fodder, which cannot be elites. Therefore, after many discussions at the rear, the task of this cannon fodder fell on the local faction who recruited Donghai's casual cultivators.
When the little girl Luanchun got her wish and received an order from the United Front Work Department in the rear to be transferred to the front line, she herself was confused.
"Order from the United Front Work Department! The ninth detachment of the Central Theater Command, all monks will go to the Dirty Poison Grand Canyon to serve as the first advance detachment."
The Zangdu Grand Canyon is the closest entrance to Bianliang among the more than ten passages in the entire Luosong Mountains. As long as you break through here, you can travel a thousand miles to the imperial capital of the Song Dynasty.
According to the intelligence, this canyon spans three thousand miles in length and is covered in clouds and fog all year round, making it impossible to see the sun. There are countless poisonous insects and evil poisons hidden in it, and there are also many swamps and poisonous springs. Even if a monk flies in, he will still shed his skin without a guide to guide him!
What's more, in such a strategically important place, the Zhengdao Sect may have set up all kinds of traps, killing formations, and even heavily guarded it.
"Go back and report to the United Front Work Department, my subordinates will obey!"
Protector Yan accepted the transfer order expressionlessly and flew to the front line with Lin Shan, Luan Chun and other subordinates.
(End of chapter)