Chapter 1206: The Fight Has Begun

A group of Divine Sea Realm cultivators from the Hao Tian Alliance immediately took out a detailed map of the Spirit Stream Battlefield to examine it. They found that the Cloudmist Sect and the Miluo Sect were tens of thousands of miles away from Weishui River, leaving them momentarily speechless.

They understood that the young fellow from the Crimson Blood Sect must have spent a significant amount of merit points to teleport using a Heavenly Secret Pillar; otherwise, it would be impossible to cover such a long distance so quickly.

For other Spirit Stream Realm cultivators, this method of teleportation was very uneconomical. After all, merit points were hard-earned, and each teleportation was calculated in units of thousands.

However, it was different for Lu Ye. While he did spend a lot of merit points, he could always earn them back by capturing others' strongholds.

First, it was the Cloudmist Sect, now the Miluo Sect. Whose turn would it be next?

It was obvious that Lu Ye, like a raging prairie fire, was about to spread the flames of war in all directions again.

Just as he had previously assembled a Hao Tian Alliance allied army, he could now form a second one.

This was precisely why the Myriad Demons Ridge had made a significant concession. The old man knew that if Lu Ye's actions weren't quickly curbed, his abilities and methods could truly plunge the entire inner circle into utter chaos.

"This kid is far too reckless; I'll reprimand him right away," the Sect Master declared, then openly began sending a message to Lu Ye.

At that very moment, Lu Ye, who was flying on a spirit artifact with Ju Jia, heading towards the next battlefield, checked his battlefield imprint. He saw the Sect Master's message, which was simple, containing only four short words.

"I'll handle everything!"

Lu Ye felt greatly assured.

On Spirit Peak, the Divine Sea Realm cultivators of the Hao Tian Alliance began to busy themselves, transmitting messages outwards to gather information from the Spirit Stream Battlefield. The feedback they received was consistent with the intelligence provided by Myriad Demons Ridge. Furthermore, news arrived that Lu Ye had departed shortly after capturing the Miluo Sect stronghold, already heading towards the stronghold of a third Myriad Demons Ridge faction.

The leading old man from Myriad Demons Ridge repeatedly attempted to resume negotiations with Pang Zhen, but Pang Zhen held him back with a raised hand each time. Pang Zhen maintained a serious, extremely busy demeanor, but inwardly, he was delighted.

The old man sighed languidly, "Pang Zhen, delaying this has no meaning. My Myriad Demons Ridge can stop that kid once, and we can stop him a second time. It's just a matter of abandoning a few strongholds."

Pang Zhen nodded repeatedly. "Myriad Demons Ridge certainly has that resolve; we have already seen it."

The old man, feeling weary, said, "State the Hao Tian Alliance's conditions."

Pang Zhen immediately stopped acting busy. Staring directly at the old man, he calmly stated, "Besides the previous conditions, we want an additional half-province of strongholds. As for which half, your Myriad Demons Ridge can discuss it among yourselves. There's no rush; you can take your time."

Frankly speaking, the conditions Myriad Demons Ridge had previously agreed to already exceeded his expectations. If no new news had arrived, that would certainly have been the best outcome for the peace talks.

But now the situation was different. Lu Ye had once again acted alone and opened up a second battlefield, rendering the standoff at Weishui River insignificant. If Pang Zhen couldn't discern the value this move represented, he wouldn't be fit to serve as the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Hao Tian Alliance.

As he had stated, the Hao Tian Alliance was in no rush; it was Myriad Demons Ridge that should be anxious. The longer the delay, the greater the losses for Myriad Demons Ridge, as every captured stronghold meant a massive outflow of merit points and resources.

As for the old man's claim that they could stop Lu Ye a second time, they were welcome to try.

If Lu Ye could open up a second battlefield, he could open up a third, a fourth... As long as he remained alive, Myriad Demons Ridge would never know peace!

How to leverage their own advantages and maximize the benefits from the negotiations was what Pang Zhen needed to consider now.

The more fiercely Lu Ye stirred things up in the Spirit Stream Battlefield, the greater the pressure Myriad Demons Ridge would endure.

"Pang Zhen, don't push your luck!" The old man's tone was no longer as gentle as before. No one could remain calm when faced with such a situation, as the Hao Tian Alliance had clearly demonstrated an attitude of having Myriad Demons Ridge cornered. Myriad Demons Ridge, naturally, could not and dared not concede too much.

"So you can discuss it slowly and come up with a plan you can accept," Pang Zhen chuckled.

The old man gave him a deep look, then said nothing more. He sent out messages while telepathically communicating with the Divine Sea Realm cultivators beside him.

Not long after, another piece of news emerged from the Spirit Stream Battlefield: following the Cloudmist Sect and the Miluo Sect, the stronghold of a third Myriad Demons Ridge faction had been captured.

Currently, under Lu Yiye's command, the combined forces of six sects had gathered, numbering over a thousand cultivators. Their morale was soaring as they advanced towards the next Myriad Demons Ridge stronghold.

In this area, all Hao Tian Alliance factions who heard the news became restless and, one after another, led their people to join.

Meanwhile, Myriad Demons Ridge was also making emergency deployments. Just like their previous response, strongholds belonging to Myriad Demons Ridge factions were actively abandoned one by one in the direction the allied army was advancing, and all personnel gathered at a single location.

Two days later, two armies of cultivators, each numbering three to four thousand, faced each other from a distance of three miles.

However, unlike the situation encountered by the first allied army, there were no natural barriers between these two large armies of cultivators, making the situation much more severe.

Because one careless mistake could truly trigger a large-scale war.

Only then did the powerful figures from Myriad Demons Ridge breathe a slight sigh of relief.

This time, Myriad Demons Ridge's losses were not too great, primarily because they had experience in dealing with such situations and had made timely deployments. Consequently, this second force assembled by Lu Ye only captured about a dozen strongholds of Myriad Demons Ridge factions along the way.

Even so, from the perspective of the battlefield, another "dragon bone" representing Myriad Demons Ridge had been broken.

On Wolong Mountain Spirit Peak, the old man from Myriad Demons Ridge gloomily looked at Pang Zhen. "Can we talk now?"

During these two days, both sides had been waiting without any communication until Myriad Demons Ridge managed to curb the advance of the second allied army.

Pang Zhen looked surprised. "Myriad Demons Ridge has made a decision? Tell me about it."

The old man replied, "The conditions remain unchanged."

"Then what's there to talk about? If you keep delaying like this, that kid will probably run off and open up a third battlefield!"

The eyelids of the Divine Sea Realm cultivators from Myriad Demons Ridge couldn't help but twitch. This was their most worrying and distressing concern.

A strange situation had now emerged on the Spirit Stream Battlefield: all cultivators from Myriad Demons Ridge's major sects had been recalled to defend their strongholds. Every faction was on edge, constantly terrified whenever Hao Tian Alliance cultivators came to attack, fearing that a "Sect-Destroying Lu Ye" might suddenly emerge from the enemy's ranks.

"No matter what, we cannot give up half a province!"

"I'm hungry," Pang Zhen said, rubbing his belly and looking at the others on his side. "Who brought food?"

The old man turned to the Sect Master. "Brother Tang, Lu Yiye is a disciple of the Crimson Blood Sect..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Sect Master waved his hand and said, "My Crimson Blood Sect is merely a ninth-grade sect. This matter is significant, and it's not appropriate for us to comment. This sect will follow the Hao Tian Alliance's lead."

Merely a ninth-grade...

Merely...

How grating these words sounded.

But this was the truth.

A ninth-grade sect had produced a monstrous talent who was now giving Myriad Demons Ridge a massive headache, yet Myriad Demons Ridge still had no good way to deal with him.

True Lake Realm cultivators had been deployed, resulting in two deaths. They had also sent Heaven Nine-level ghost cultivators to assassinate him, but they were all wiped out.

If that kid were in Kyushu, these Grand Divine Sea Realm cultivators could easily crush him to death, but he happened to be in the Spirit Stream Battlefield.

Never had there been a moment when these Divine Sea Realm cultivators so detested the Heavenly Secret's moderation and suppression.

"They're fighting!" a Grand Divine Sea Realm cultivator suddenly exclaimed with a trembling voice.

"What?"

Everyone present, whether from the Hao Tian Alliance or Myriad Demons Ridge, turned pale with shock. Pang Zhen was no longer hungry and quickly inquired about intelligence from the Spirit Stream Battlefield through their respective channels.

They hadn't even discussed a definite outcome here yet; how could a fight have started?

Which side had started fighting? If it was the second allied army currently led by Lu Ye, it wouldn't be too big of a deal, as their numbers weren't particularly large. But if a fight broke out at Weishui River, things would become uncontrollable.

A moment later, everyone received definite news.

A fight had indeed started. Thankfully, the situation at Weishui River remained stable; with natural barriers separating them, tens of thousands of people dared not act rashly.

The fighting involved the second allied army assembled by Lu Ye.

Six to seven thousand inner circle cultivators engaged in a chaotic battle, and then... Myriad Demons Ridge suffered a crushing defeat.

The reason for this outcome was primarily the arrival of powerful reinforcements from the Crimson Blood Sect.

The Divine Sea Realm cultivators of the Hao Tian Alliance exchanged glances. With their level of cultivation and mental composure, having their emotions fluctuate wildly because of a group of Spirit Stream Realm cultivators was an unprecedented experience.

They couldn't help but lament that these young fellows nowadays were truly too troublesome. If every single one was like that young fellow from the Crimson Blood Sect, these old folks would probably live a hundred years less; life would be far too stimulating.

In contrast, the Divine Sea Realm cultivators of Myriad Demons Ridge each wore a gloomy expression, and their gazes towards the Sect Master were extremely unfriendly.

The Sect Master glared. "What are you looking at me for? It's not as if I gave the order! If I reprimand him again, it would be utterly undignified!"

At this very moment, in the Spirit Stream Battlefield, thousands of Hao Tian Alliance cultivators were hot on the heels of the fleeing Myriad Demons Ridge cultivators. Among them, the figure of a giant eagle was particularly prominent.

The giant eagle was Little Gray from the Crimson Blood Sect's stronghold.

Originally, Myriad Demons Ridge had employed their old trick again, gathering thousands of cultivators to block the way ahead. Lu Ye had already planned to leave this place and go elsewhere to open up a third battlefield.

However, before he could make a move, a message came through his battlefield imprint.

Hua Ci had arrived!

As early as when Lu Ye assembled his first allied army to campaign in all directions, Hua Ci had wanted to help. After all, she was also a Crimson Blood Sect disciple and a medical cultivator. Since Lu Ye often got injured in major battles, she could be of great assistance in treating him.

It was just that the journey was too far.

Who would have thought that Lu Ye would actually leave Weishui River and come to Silverlight Island?

This location was not very far from the Crimson Blood Sect, so Hua Ci immediately set off with Little Gray. By the time she sent the message to Lu Ye, she was already close to arriving.

Upon learning that Hua Ci had brought Little Gray, Lu Ye timed it perfectly and commanded the allied army to attack.

This second allied army, though consisting of only over three thousand people and assembled just a few days prior, had been invincible under Lu Ye's leadership. Therefore, even when facing an enemy of comparable numbers, the over three thousand Hao Tian Alliance cultivators charged out without hesitation when Lu Ye gave the order.