Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 352 Food Shortage Leads to Plague, Demonic Path Arrives
The Taiyi Sect quickly set the tone for the western expedition and sword forging.

Furthermore, they adopted a strategy of using war to sustain war, directly abandoning their territorial foundations.

It can be described as a desperate gamble.

As for the two masterpieces of the Heavenly Soldier Pill and the Heavenly General Talisman, Chu Danqing had also seen them.

With his level of expertise, he couldn't see much, at least not any overt harm.

As for further exploration, it was too late, because the westward expedition had begun.

This westward expedition was conducted from the bottom up.

Large quantities of Heavenly Soldiers Pills were distributed.

On average, each person receives one pill per day, and during wartime, the maximum allowable supply is ten pills.

There's no need to worry about the raw materials needed; most herbs can be substituted, except for the immortal energy.

If you find something with similar properties, you can manufacture it artificially.

There's even less to worry about regarding immortal energy. Once the celestial craftsmen master the Heavenly General Talisman, they don't need to cultivate it themselves; they can directly extract it from the Taiyi Heavenly King.

The rest is simple: just simplify the process and increase production.

It is powerful, has high yield, and can be widely distributed.

However, there are conditions.

That means one must have faith in the Heavenly King Taiyi in order to use the Heavenly Soldier Pill and the Heavenly General Talisman.

However, this condition is not very strict, because as long as there is faith, there is no requirement for the degree of faith.

There is no difference in effectiveness between verbally believing something and truly believing it.

"Another group of believers has been rescued." The smile on the face of the Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son has been as solid as if it had been welded on ever since he came out of seclusion.

"Soon, we will be able to rescue everyone."

"You agree, don't you, Vice Sect Leader Chu?" Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son looked at Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing rarely made a move along the way, since he had only encountered low-level demons.

The ones who took action were ordinary people who had taken the Heavenly Soldier Pill.

“That makes sense.” After answering, Chu Danqing added, “However, the demon army of the Chongde Dynasty has already assembled and is said to be heading south.”

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to encounter them in three to five days at most."

"With our numbers, even if we win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory," Chu Danqing said.

The western expedition began, and they set off from Xiangzhou and fought their way west, capturing several breeding areas of the Chongde Dynasty along the way.

The rescued people were quickly converted through missionary work and rapidly transformed into combatants by taking Heavenly Soldiers Pills.

During this period, they also recruited all the celestial craftsmen along the way, with a large number of people added at the low, medium and high levels.

However, compared to the imperial army, they were still far inferior.

"What I've been waiting for is the army of demons." Tianxiong Taiyi Shengzi said, pulling out a section of the Taiyi Tianwang Demon-Slaying Sword that was slung across his shoulder, and said, "I will forge the sword by sacrificing blood to demons. Once the sword is completed, I will have no fear of any number of demons."

The results of the western expedition were not only the surge in the power of the Taiyi Sect members, but also the original purpose of forging swords.

If there's no progress at all by now, what's the point of forging the sword?

"As this sword is perfected, we will be able to extract more and more power from the Heavenly King Taiyi."

"The effects and duration of the Heavenly Soldier Pill and Heavenly General Talisman are getting stronger and stronger."

“This shows that we haven’t gone astray.” Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son knew that Chu Danqing had noticed his change.

Neither side dared to break the ice.

In his view, he needed Chu Danqing's military strength as a guarantee, while Chu Danqing needed him to revive humanity.

It wasn't just Chu Danqing; many other celestial craftsmen also noticed it, but they all tacitly agreed to use each other's knowledge.

Take Hong Xuanjiao for example. She grew up with Hong Shixun since childhood. How could she not notice such a big change in such a short time?

“Before that, we need to solve the problem of food supplies.” Hong Xuanjiao walked over and handed the account book she was holding to Tianxiong Taiyi Saint Son.

"The number of people is growing too fast. Even if we don't recruit any more believers, our food supplies will only last for three days at most."

"If we don't find a solution, everyone will go hungry in three days."

This is a fatal problem.

The snowball effect is a great way to grow, and that's how Chu Danqing grew up.

But if resources can't keep up, then there will be trouble.

Food is like Paradise Points. If Chu Danqing didn't have Paradise Points, he would have been swallowed up and killed halfway through the snowball.

The Taiyi Sect is currently facing far more serious problems than Chu Danqing, since Paradise will bail out the apostles, but the Taiyi Heavenly King cannot conjure food out of thin air.

What? The grain from the previous breeding area?
Those grains were made from humus, oyster shells, and other such things; eating them was tantamount to suicide.

We've been able to hold on until now thanks to the donations from the celestial craftsmen we've recruited.

Using war to sustain war is indeed a good way to grow, but the premise is that the enemy has to eat the same food as them, otherwise they can't even get supplies.

Demons eat people or low-level demons; killing them yields no food.

Having figured out the connection between the front and back, the Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son's smile was starting to falter.

"Temporarily stop farming for three days. As long as all believers work together and cooperate with the celestial tools, they can harvest about seven days' worth of grain after three days."

"By using this seven-day cycle, we can resolve the crisis." Hong Xuanjiao had already devised a plan when she arrived.

It's essentially a three-day trip followed by a three-day rest, with the extra day reserved as a precaution in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

It's only because they have the Heavenly Crafting Tool; otherwise, if they really followed the strategy of Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son, who doesn't need logistics, they would probably have completely collapsed in just two days.

Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son was unwilling to stop. Now that they had the initiative, they could fight and rescue people along the way, so that the Taiyi Sect could become even stronger.

Stopping means being locked on, and when the army surrounds them, they will truly have to fight to the death like Chu Danqing.

Even if we win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory.

"We can choose a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack to fight the demon army," Chu Danqing interjected.

The Heavenly Brother, the Holy Son of Taiyi, was conflicted, but there was no way to change the facts. In the end, he could only nod and agree: "Alright, let's solve the food crisis first."

“Yes, then we will.” Hong Xuanjiao was very well prepared and quickly came up with a plan.

Just as she was reporting, a celestial craftsman rushed over and said, "Plague." These two simple words made Hong Xuanjiao stop.

"Half an hour ago, there was..." the celestial craftsman quickly reported the situation.

About half an hour ago, someone developed a fever, and a doctor was called to take a look.

The medicine had no effect and began to spread from person to person, first to people in the surrounding area, and then to doctors and so on.

The speed at which it spreads is astonishing.

“You can take the Heavenly Soldier Pill to eliminate the plague,” said Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son immediately.

"I tried it. The fever did subside after taking Tianbing Pills, but I don't know where the source was. I got reinfected after the effects of Tianbing Pills wore off."

"There is a suspected sabotage operation by spies. The church has begun an investigation, but there are no results yet."

“We suspect that the one who made the move was not a demon, but the evil Taoist Chongde.” The celestial craftsman’s expression was not good.

Most of the time, their enemies are demons.

The sorcerers who can create demons use even more bizarre and unpredictable evil arts, and they have little experience in dealing with them.

With a single move, they were thrown into complete disarray.

Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son felt a headache coming on, but it was normal. The Taiyi Sect's westward expedition was such a big commotion, how could the Chongde Dynasty not react at all?

It might take time for the army to assemble, but it wouldn't be difficult to arrange for the sorcerers to come.

In particular, the Taiyi Sect has many members and a lot of gossip, making it incredibly easy to infiltrate.

He was even certain that this plague was not caused by a single sorcerer, but by the combined efforts of multiple sorcerers.

"Vice Leader Chu, how about entrusting the Chongde Demonic Path to you? I'll go check on the patients and quickly prepare medicine to resist the plague." Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son looked at Chu Danqing.

Both sides are exploiting each other; to put it more politely, they are partners.

I certainly won't shoulder anything alone.

"Okay, leave it to me." Chu Danqing immediately agreed. If demons are like treasure chests, then the demonic path can also be like a treasure chest.

Furthermore, he is still the vice leader, and although he doesn't want power, his treatment is better than that of Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son.

This is not helping Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son, but helping the Taiyi Sect.

Chu Danqing may disregard Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son, but if the Taiyi Sect has any problems, he will still help if he can.

The two cannot be considered as one.

The two parted ways, and a celestial craftsman followed Chu Danqing, explaining the findings of his investigation in detail.

As for the main force of the Taiyi Sect, they began a short, rapid march to find a suitable place to set up camp.

There's no need to worry about the plague for now. Each person can take one Heavenly Soldier Pill and immediately regain their vitality.

Hong Xuanjiao had already chosen a location on the map, and it would only take an hour to reach it by marching at full speed.

"In other words, there are no clues left now," Chu Danqing concluded after listening.

“Yes, although we have the Heavenly King Taiyi, the evil Daoist Chongde is no ordinary person, and the incident happened so suddenly that it is really difficult to find him,” the celestial craftsman said helplessly.

Chu Danqing was pondering what method to use to find it.

The simplest way is to spend real money, call Yang Qianyuan over, and use the Heavenly Secrets Deduction to skip the investigation process.

His alliance fee was not expensive, and Chu Danqing could easily afford it.

Furthermore, as long as the evil Taoist is killed, even if the treasure chest is of excellent quality, it won't be a loss.

With this in mind, Chu Danqing decisively chose to summon.

As for why he didn't have to be repatriated before? Putting aside the fact that Yang Qianyuan himself had other matters to attend to, if he had stayed until now, the amusement park points would have been used up even more.

It has been almost a month since the last time the Five Pillars were killed.

If the other party stays for one day, that's a 24-hour "paradise point." If it exceeds two days, losses begin to occur.

[You summoned Covenant Target No. 3. This time, you consumed Paradise Points x 40.]

【The covenant object has responded】

[Complete rationalization of summoning cognition of covenant objects]

"Brother Chu, has the city been breached by demons?" Yang Qianyuan saw the army marching hastily as soon as he came out.

My first thought was that the Taiyi Sect failed to stop the demons and was forced into exile.

What else could it be?

Chu Danqing explained to Yang Qianyuan and then told him the purpose of their meeting.

Upon hearing this, Yang Qianyuan glanced at the celestial craftsman who was reporting to Chu Danqing, and then shared the digitized data with Chu Danqing.

【The Demonic Path of Chongde】

【attribute】

【HP: 100%】

[Evil Qi Value: 1550]

【.】

When Chu Danqing saw this data, his eye twitched.

He didn't even finish reading it; he broke down after reading only the first four lines.

This disguise is just too good! I don't know what kind of evil magic it is, but it even fooled Da Bao.

In other words, Yang Qianyuan's expertise in divination is related to perception and investigation, which is why he noticed something was wrong.

This wicked Taoist priest Chongde is truly skilled and audacious, daring to approach Chu Danqing.

It just goes to show that everyone has their own expertise.

"Sigh, is there anything you want to say?" Chu Danqing sighed, looking at the Taoist priest Chongde who was disguised as a celestial craftsman.

The other party was unaware that they had been exposed, and thus looked puzzled: "That's all. That's all we know for now. If there are any new clues, I will report them to the Vice Leader immediately."

"No, I think you do." As soon as Chu Danqing finished speaking, Da Bao immediately took action and grabbed the other party.

(End of this chapter)