Immortality and cultivation begin at age forty, starting with Foundation Establishment.

Demonic cultivators are ruthless; even if they become prisoners, they cannot be completely trusted.

Yu Peiyao assigned Deputy Captain Yan Gang to handle the matter, and Yan Gang then brought in his trusted subordinate, Wang Kui.

Wang Kui was the one who persuaded old man Wang Pu to hand over the Golden Core cultivator's storage bag; he was also Wang Pu's nephew.

Wang Kui knew how to seize opportunities, and after that, he followed Yan Gang.

Wang Kui is no longer an ordinary rogue cultivator; he has become a squad leader, commanding three hundred elite members of the Demon Wolf Legion.

Even when encountering an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, one can confidently address them as "Senior Brother".

Wang Kui was able to become the squad leader because he was smart, capable, and quick-witted. During his time with Yan Gang, he helped Yan Gang solve many problems.

Yan Gang's ability to gain the trust of Chen An and Yu Peiyao was largely due to Wang Kui's presence; Wang Kui's intelligence compensated for Yan Gang's original shortcomings.

If Yan Gang hadn't known Chen An earlier and hadn't known how to hunt demons, he wouldn't have been able to become the vice-captain based on his strength and qualifications.

After Wang Kui took over the prisoners of war, the other squad leaders breathed a sigh of relief. They thought they had gotten rid of a hot potato, but little did they know that a hot potato only needs to be cooled down to become a delicious treat.

Wang Kui will make the most of the remaining energy of these demonic cultivator prisoners of war.

So he proposed a plan to Yan Gang, asking him to convey the message to Chen An and Yu Peiyao.

While the team gathered their spoils at the stronghold, the leaders discussed the war.

Chen An, Yu Peiyao, along with Foundation Establishment cultivators and several vice-captains, discussed the upcoming battle.

For the first time, Chen An and Yu Peiyao disagreed.

Yu Peiyao felt that war was about taking risks. The first battle only resulted in the loss of 500 men, and most of the remaining troops had not yet made a move. She felt that the troops still had strength to spare, and they should take advantage of the fact that the Demonic Sect had not yet reacted to attack the new strongholds in two separate groups.

Chen An held a conservative attitude. His only purpose in coming to the battlefield was to survive and get through the war. He didn't have much hope of obtaining any resources.

The resources needed for Core Formation will be seized by Chen An, who is at the peak of Foundation Establishment. There's no need to rush into conflict with others now.

As for Wang Qian and Shi Ying, they have been assigned to the sect's newly established headquarters in Qian Kingdom, with Wang Jing, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, serving as their guardian.

It can be said that Chen An had no worries at all and only needed to continue to live his life on the battlefield.

As long as there are no mandatory missions, the Demon Wolf Legion can make detailed plans for every battle it fights and go all out in combat.

Seeing that Chen An remained unmoved, Yu Peiyao's tone became slightly harsher, and she said:

"Senior Brother Chen should understand that this war will not stop in the short term. If we proceed step by step, we will definitely fall behind."

"The earlier wars were all about accumulating experience. Neither the demonic path nor we were prepared to face this war."

"If we can't let everyone in the team go through life-or-death battles, future battles will become increasingly difficult for us, and we may even face a huge crisis."

"After all, the number of people cannot be considered as the true combat strength. Only the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators can affect the overall strength of the team."

"The reason why Qi Refining disciples dare to hunt second-tier demonic beasts is because they have Foundation Establishment cultivators behind them. They believe they can win, which gives them the courage to risk everything and swarm in."

"But if you were to send a Qi Refining disciple to face a Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivator, would they have the courage to charge forward?"

"Even if we manage to get there, it won't be as easy as fighting monsters."

"Humans are different from demonic beasts. Demonic cultivators are more terrifying and intelligent than demonic beasts. Faced with such an opponent, ordinary Qi Refining disciples would definitely die or flee."

"If the demonic cultivators take advantage of this and create panic in the team, even with a Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge, it's easy to throw the team into chaos."

"In the first battle, there were losses among Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"We can't possibly rely on the losses of Foundation Establishment cultivators to sustain the battle going forward."

"We must train an army to fight against Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators before our Foundation Establishment combat strength is truly damaged."

"Only in this way can we ensure that we can face the counterattacks and sneak attacks of the demonic cultivators head-on on the future battlefield."

Undeniably, Yu Peiyao was very clever. She didn't understand war, but she understood human nature. She knew that Chen An wanted stability, so she shattered the stability that Chen An imagined.

Even if there was only a slight possibility that what she said was possible, Chen An would consider it.

The terrifying aspect of demonic cultivators lies not in their practice of demonic arts, but in their willingness to disregard any cost and employ any trickery.

In the future, when the demonic cultivators launch a counterattack and Chen An leads his men to retreat, there must be an army that can help Chen An resist the danger.

Comfort on the battlefield will erode the fighting spirit of an army.

An army that has not been tempered by war is just a flock of sheep, which will scatter at the first sign of trouble. Only by being tempered by blood can it be ensured that everyone is in the right position to face the powerful Netherworld Cult disciples when danger comes.

You can train troops without dividing them up, but the training speed will be greatly reduced.

Dividing the troops can increase the speed of training, but it will also increase the unknown risks to the team, and Foundation Establishment cultivators will have to face greater challenges.

Yan Gang transmitted a message to Chen An, saying that letting the elite troops see blood would confirm the feasibility of Yu Peiyao's plan.

In addition, the vice-captains Zhu Zizai and Liu Feng were playing coy, not daring to have any concrete ideas.

Shangguan Changqing agreed to the plan to divide the forces, believing that they could expand their gains by splitting their forces before the Demon Sect could react.

As for the Foundation Establishment cultivators, they all looked at Chen An, waiting for instructions.

"Junior sister, your words have moved me. Tell me, what is the best way to divide the troops?"

Chen An is not a stubborn person. The reason he has gotten to where he is today is simply because he listens to advice. No matter how brilliant one person's mind is, it can't compare to the mind of a group of people.

Chen An's ability to discern favorability levels often prevents him from being deceived.

Even if a transmigrator has never led troops, they still won't be able to lead troops, even if they transmigrate and become a cultivator.

Fortunately, practitioners do not need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, or sleep; they can simply find an open space to meditate to rest.

Yu Peiyao glared at Yan Gang, feeling that he was being nosy, but at the same time, she felt even more eager to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

If one does not enter the Foundation Establishment stage, one cannot ultimately be placed on an equal footing.

Especially the two times I was spanked.

It made her feel extremely ashamed.

Chen An could understand Yu Peiyao's desire to gain military merits; this war was the fastest and easiest way for her to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills.

Yan Gang then brought up Wang Kui's suggestion.

"I think that not all of the prisoners we captured in this battle were trying to escape. I think we can implement an undercover operation simultaneously."

"If any demonic cultivators can infiltrate the demonic sect's stronghold and cause damage beforehand, it will be of great benefit to our upcoming battles."

"Anyway, their lives are already in our hands. Even if they betray us again and escape back to the Demonic Sect, it won't have much of an impact on us."

"If someone actually manages to sabotage the Demonic Sect's stronghold for us and lure out the Foundation Establishment cultivators inside, we'll hit the jackpot."

"If we can get the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the stronghold to show themselves, we can prepare in advance and prevent the Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators from escaping."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that the plan was feasible, and that prisoners could even be used to counter some demonic cultivators in future battles.

Prisoners who perform sufficient merits can be released from prisoner status and join the legion.