100-year-old foundation building, starting from the maximum level of understanding

Chapter 341 The Last Line of Defense: Four Symbols Pass, Upgrading the Spirit Veins
Ji Haoyuan and Xuan Yuan Zhenjun were clearly aware of what Yanfa Zhenjun had said.

To be honest, while they could understand the Ziyang Sect's decision to close its mountain, they didn't think it was a wise move.

True.

After a sect chooses to close its mountain, it can reclaim all its power, making it an impenetrable whole.

Under normal circumstances, unless a being of a much higher realm makes a move, it is almost impossible for an enemy of the same realm to find any weakness in your attack.

But this leads to...

You've essentially cut off all contact with the outside world.

It's equivalent to you voluntarily giving up all the resources around you.

From now on, no new resources will be produced in the gate.

There is only consumption, no replenishment.

If this continues in the long run, it's almost tantamount to slow suicide.

Moreover, Ziyang Pass is not far from their Ziyang Sect.

Once Ziyang Pass falls, your Ziyang Sect will be isolated outside the human race's camp.

Even if the demon race doesn't target a sect like yours that has closed its doors for the time being.

But it’s been a long time.

The desolate feeling of being isolated from human civilization is enough to drive some cultivators with weak resolve to madness.

Perhaps the Ziyang Sect believes that once this crisis passes, the human race will reconsider reclaiming their lost territory.

But as far as Ji Haoyuan and the others know, given the current state of the human race, that possibility is not very high.

At least in the short term, it is absolutely impossible.

Moreover, who can guarantee that the demon race, upon seeing a sect as isolated as yours, won't first concentrate all their forces to eliminate you?

Although the possibility is not very high, the risk still exists.

At least for Ji Haoyuan, he would never allow his fate to proceed in such a passive manner.

At this moment, the True Lord of Mantra continued:

"The three major passes of Ziyang, Daliang, and Tianyu can be breached."

However, the Four Symbols Pass, located between the inner sea and the three major city passes, absolutely cannot afford any mishaps.

At this point, the tone of the True Lord of the Dharma had become extremely serious.

Ji Haoyuan, Xuan Yuan Zhenjun, and Fu Guang Zhenjun all felt a slight chill run down their spines.

indeed.

Sixiang Pass is a city pass that is many times larger than Yuantong Pass, Ziyang Pass, Daliang Pass, and Tianyu Pass.

It is also one of the most important lines of defense for the human race against the demon race.

If the four major passes of Yuantong Pass, Ziyang Pass, Daliang Pass, and Tianyu Pass fall, and the human race still has room to retreat, then once the Four Symbols Pass is breached, the human race's overall defense line may indeed collapse.

It can't be done well.

Nearly four-fifths of the Southern Wilderness could fall directly into the hands of the demon race.

At that time, the demon race will gain a large amount of territory and resources, while the human race will have to fight and compete with each other for such a small area.

Given enough time, the fate of the human race in the Southern Wilderness will be predictable.

Most importantly, the area behind the Four Symbols Pass almost spans the entire route between their main sect and the branch temple.

If this pass is lost, it will directly affect the safety of their Yanfa Sect.

and so.

For whatever reason, Sixiang Pass must be protected at all costs, and there must be no room for any mishaps.

When necessary, he, the True Monarch of Manifestation, and even the patriarchs of the other three Nascent Soul sects, would personally take to the field.

"Senior Brother Headmaster, so what you mean is...?"

Xuan Yuan Zhenjun then tentatively spoke.

Upon hearing his words, True Lord Yanfa nodded and said:
“Good. When the time is right, I will have you lead people to Sixiang Pass.”

"Especially Junior Brother Nan Hua..." Yanfa Zhenjun turned to Ji Haoyuan.

"At that time, I will give you the title of head coach."

"If anyone dares to disobey orders, or feign compliance while secretly resisting, regardless of their status, even if they are cultivators from the three major Nascent Soul sects, you may kill them."

It is clear that Yanfa Zhenjun is truly determined in this matter.

Ji Haoyuan naturally wouldn't refuse.

Currently, his cultivation has reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Combined with his body-refining cultivation, he is not afraid of any Great True Monarch at all.

Even a peak True Monarch like the Blood Prison Demon Lord could be fought against him.

of course.

Whether he can kill such a being is another matter entirely.

Sometimes, you need to listen to the underlying meaning and not just look at the surface.

Whether to kill or not, whether to be forceful or make a temporary compromise, should be decided based on the actual circumstances at the time.

But no matter what, the appropriate attitude must be clearly expressed.

Half a year later.

Meanwhile, cultivators from the main branch of the Yanfa Sect were arriving at this separate courtyard one after another.

Among them were Ice and Fire True Man, who had been separated from Ji Haoyuan for a long time, and Hundred Flowers True Man, whom he hadn't seen for quite some time.

It is conceivable that, as time goes on, this secluded courtyard will truly become their new mountain gate for the Dharma Mandate sect.

Rumble!
this day.

Above the gate of the secluded courtyard.

Endless clouds of spiritual energy surged and billowed.

The spiritual energy, surging like a tidal wave, instantly permeated the entire courtyard.

Under such a level of spiritual energy, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch could clearly feel that the magical power within their body began to instinctively become active.

All of this is because the current concentration of spiritual energy has reached the limit of the fourth rank.

Moreover, it is still striving to reach even higher levels.

Yanfa Zhenjun, Ji Haoyuan, Xuanyuan Zhenjun, as well as Fuguang, Baihua, and Binghuo Zhenren, were standing above the gate of the secluded courtyard.

Each of them held a high-grade fourth-tier array flag in their hand.

Among them, Ji Haoyuan and Yanfa Zhenjun even possessed array flags and array plates of the fifth tier.

The two continued to make hand seals.

As you can see, torrents of spiritual energy, resembling long dragons, were drawn out from that small cave and eventually merged into the spiritual vein of the courtyard below.

Rumble!
The ground shook.

It can be seen that deep underground, rich earth energy is constantly surging out, eventually forming an inseparable connection with the surrounding spiritual energy.

In an instant.

The sky was filled with the glow of dawn.

A cloud of spiritual energy, resembling a cloud, floated right before everyone's eyes.

At this moment, the concentration of spiritual energy in the courtyard seemed to have finally broken through some kind of bottleneck and limit, bursting out with extremely dazzling spiritual light in an instant.

"It's done!"

Almost instinctively, the Nascent Soul cultivators above the courtyard couldn't help but show expressions of surprise.

At that very moment, Ji Haoyuan and Yanfa Zhenjun exchanged a glance.

Neither of them hesitated any longer.

The array flags and array plates in their hands immediately flew out together.

boom! boom! boom!
In an instant, a dazzling rosy glow, like stars, fell from the sky and transformed into extremely sharp sword energy around the entire courtyard, its sharpness intimidating.

(End of this chapter)