Chapter 4021: War Escalates

Golden Mushroom Island, controlled by the Lin family, was home to numerous spiritual medicine gardens where a vast quantity of immortal medicines were cultivated. The Lin family had stationed a Golden Immortal cultivator there. Now, the island was engulfed in flames, and many Lin family disciples lay in pools of blood.

A massive five-colored lightning bolt illuminated the sky. A colossal ice sculpture descended from above, crashing heavily onto the ground and shattering into pieces, instantly splattering blood. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out of the body, was enveloped by a black aura, and was drawn back to Murong Yuhong.

He had already advanced to the Golden Immortal stage, but his comprehension of laws had not yet reached the Minor Accomplishment level.

Murong Yurong and Murong Yuxue descended from the sky, landing beside Murong Yuhong. A dazzling black light emanated from Murong Yuhong's palm, enveloping the miniature Nascent Soul. The miniature Nascent Soul shrieked and disintegrated.

"We couldn't unseal the soul restriction on the Nascent Soul," Murong Yuhong said with a frown. "A forced soul search would only activate the restriction and destroy her."

"It's nothing; eliminating her is fine," Murong Yurong instructed. "Inform Elder Yunfeng that we have secured Golden Mushroom Island. What's the next step?"

"Yes, Sister Yurong."

Murong Yuhong agreed, took out a communication immortal mirror, and contacted Murong Yunfeng.

Murong Yuxue conjured a white-glowing scroll, channeled a spell into it, and after a dazzling white light erupted, numerous Murong family cultivators flew out, scattering across the island to gather cultivation resources.

Azure Moon Island, an island controlled by Cangyun Palace, contained a second-order immortal vein and cultivated a large number of Azure Moon Immortal Trees. Now, corpses littered the island, and many buildings had collapsed. Judging by their attire, the bodies belonged to Cangyun Palace disciples. Qian family disciples were clearing the battlefield and collecting cultivation resources.

A burly man in a red shirt stood atop a peak, holding a red communication immortal mirror that displayed Murong Yunfeng. "Fellow Daoist Murong, we have taken Azure Moon Island. What should we do next?" the red-shirted man asked politely.

This was Qian Yiyan, at the early Golden Immortal stage, practicing both cultivation and body refinement.

"Using Azure Moon Island as the center, clear out any resistant forces in the surrounding areas," Murong Yunfeng said. "That region will belong to your Qian family from now on. You can manage it as you see fit."

"I understand," Qian Yiyan replied, putting away the communication immortal mirror. He then instructed, "Clear the battlefield as quickly as possible and eliminate all resistant elements in the vicinity. Those who comply shall prosper, those who resist shall perish."

"Yes, Ancestor Yiyan," the Qian family members responded.

While the Radiant Moon Alliance and Beast Spirit Sect were under attack, the Murong family and Qian family also launched assaults on the Lin family and Cangyun Palace, conquering territories.

The Radiant Moon Alliance, Beast Spirit Sect, Lin family, and Cangyun Palace had previously lost several Golden Immortal cultivators in the Chaos Continent, suffering significant losses and not yet recovering their strength. They were no match for their attackers and were steadily retreating.

All the besieged forces consolidated their troops, fortifying crucial territories. Seizing this opportunity, the Murong family, Qian family, Nine Immortals Sect, Wang family, Qi family, Snow Crystal Race, and Hundred Refining Island occupied vast amounts of territory, to the point where they were short on personnel.

Cloud Hao Island, an island controlled by the Radiant Moon Alliance with a second-order immortal vein, had been captured by the Nine Immortals Sect. In Cloud Hao Hall, Ning Hao sat in the main seat.

Wang Qingshan, Qi Feiyun, Bai Xuewei, Qi Tongguang, Zhang Guanghong, and Jiang Tianfeng sat on either side, all with smiles on their faces.

Zhang Guanghong had already advanced to the Golden Immortal stage. In this war, he commanded the Zhang family cultivators against the Skyfall Sect cultivators, achieving some results. Of course, when it came to achievements, the Wang family had the greatest.

The Wang family had eliminated three Golden Immortal cultivators, two of whom were killed while attacking Green Lotus Island. The Wang family did not provide details on how they were eliminated. The outside world only knew that the Wang family possessed more than three Golden Immortal cultivators, but their specific methods remained unknown, and the unknown was the most terrifying.

"Let's not rush to invade Radiant Moon Island," Ning Hao said, his gaze sweeping over Wang Qingshan and the others. "Even a cornered rabbit will bite. First, send people to eliminate the stubborn resistors and advance slowly. As for whether we can destroy the Radiant Moon Alliance, it will depend on our unity and cooperation."

In this campaign against the Radiant Moon Alliance, the hidden Golden Immortal cultivators of the Wang and Zhang families finally revealed themselves. They usually feigned weakness, but now, fighting for their own interests, they displayed their true strength.

"Destroy the Radiant Moon Alliance?" Wang Qingshan voiced his opinion. "Fellow Daoist Ning, you just said that even a cornered rabbit will bite. I think we should just seize some territory and know when to stop. Yu Weiwei is a late-stage Golden Immortal, and who knows what other trump cards the Radiant Moon Alliance might have?"

The Radiant Moon Alliance had a long heritage and was guarded by a late-stage Golden Immortal cultivator. Even if they were to destroy the Alliance, their losses would be significant. The Wang family had the shallowest foundation and was the easiest target for others to make an example of, just like Jiang Yuqing and Jin Sheng. If they pushed the Radiant Moon Alliance too hard, Yu Weiwei might personally attack the Wang family, and they would be unable to stop her.

"Indeed! Let's stop while we're ahead!" Qi Feiyun agreed wholeheartedly. "With our current strength, destroying the Radiant Moon Alliance would be extremely difficult. It would be a Pyrrhic victory, losing eight hundred to kill a thousand. There's no need for that."

"Given the Radiant Moon Alliance's foundation, they could recover their strength if given enough time," Ning Hao said. "If we don't inflict heavy damage on them now, they will surely retaliate once they've recovered even a little. We'd have to fight them then anyway. Wouldn't it be better to cripple or eliminate them now? That way, you'll gain more territory and resources. What do you say?"

He intended to use the Radiant Moon Alliance to weaken the Wang and Qi families, and also wished to eliminate the Radiant Moon Alliance, his old adversary.

If the fighting continued, Yu Weiwei might very well invade Green Lotus Island or Golden Alligator Island to make an example of them. Of course, she might also attack Nine Immortals Island, but Nine Immortals Island had strong defenses and did not fear Yu Weiwei.

"We have already made a mortal enemy of the Radiant Moon Alliance," Jiang Tianfeng said with a frown. "Once they catch their breath, they will definitely retaliate. The Snow Crystal Race and Hundred Refining Island also want to destroy the Beast Spirit Sect. If we unilaterally abandon this, it will be very bad."

Wang Qingshan, Qi Feiyun, and Zhang Guanghong exchanged glances and nodded to each other.

"Alright then!" Wang Qingshan said. "But let's be clear: when Yu Weiwei appears, Fellow Daoist Ning will engage her, and we will assist from the side." He possessed mid-grade Chaos Armor and had mastered the Law of Life, so even if Yu Weiwei attacked him, it wouldn't be easy for her to kill him.

"Exactly, our strength is limited, so we can only assist," Qi Feiyun said.

"No problem, that's only fair," Ning Hao said. "If we destroy the Radiant Moon Alliance, sixty percent of the territory will be ours, and the remaining forty percent will be yours."

"Fellow Daoist Ning, isn't that too much?" Qi Feiyun bargained. "We are three families; fifty percent."

In her view, the Wang family alone had at least four Golden Immortals. With the Qi family and Zhang family combined, the number of Golden Immortal cultivators should exceed that of the Nine Immortals Sect. If Ning Hao weren't a late-stage Golden Immortal, Qi Feiyun would have demanded seventy percent of the territory.

Ning Hao frowned, thought for a moment, and then agreed.

Wang Qingshan didn't believe it would be easy to eliminate Yu Weiwei. However, with the arrow already shot from the bow, there was no turning back. Since the war had begun, it wouldn't end so easily. They had to teach the Radiant Moon Alliance a lesson to prevent them from causing trouble in the future.