Sword Emperor of the Astonishing Sky

"The path of cultivation is like this. Even though people know there is no chance, there are still many people who rush into the flames!"

The leader of the Chunyang Sect spoke in a steady and calm tone.

Li Guxian had no objection to this, but agreed strongly:

“The road is difficult and obstructed, but if you keep going you will reach your destination.”

“If the road is difficult and obstructed, and you are unwilling to take action, you will never reach the destination in your lifetime.”

She took a deep breath and said to the leader of Chunyang Sect across the magic circle:

"No matter if it's a moth flying into a flame or if the road ahead is difficult and arduous, the defeat of the Chunyang Sect today is inevitable."

She deliberately lowered her voice and spoke in a voice that only the Pure Yang Sect Master and she could hear:

"Uncle Shen, if Chunyang Sect is willing to surrender, I guarantee that Chunyang Sect can still receive the current treatment."

"Uncle Shen is still the leader of the Chunyang Sect!"

"The other elders and high-level warriors of Chunyang Sect will not be punished or implicated in any way."

"The Demon Palace also promises not to carry out massacres and ensure the continuation of the Chunyang Sect!"

The leader of Chunyang Sect listened carefully to the conditions proposed by Li Guxian, but sighed and said:

"Niece Li, I still say the same thing. Now that it has come to this, it is too early to surrender."

He turned around and took a look at the elite warriors of the Pure Yang Sect in Shengshui City within the sixth line of defense, and said to Li Guxian:

"My dear niece, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. We are planning to fight you at the sixth line of defense."

"Of course, with my niece's experience and vision, she will be able to see it easily."

"Currently, there are still nearly 500 elite disciples in the Chunyang Sect. If the Nine Nether Demon Palace officially goes to war with us, the Demon Palace may win, but you will definitely suffer heavy losses."

Li Guxian showed a helpless expression on her face, and said to the leader of Chunyang Sect in silence:

"Uncle Shen, after all, the Pure Yang Sect and the Nine Nether Demon Palace are still one family. Is it necessary to fight to such an extent that both sides suffer losses?"

"Isn't this just letting Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect take advantage of it for nothing?"

Li Guxian sighed softly and continued in a low voice:

"What exactly is the Chunyang Sect's appeal?"

"Uncle Shen, please explain it to me today."

"No matter what the Pure Yang Sect's demands are, the Demon Palace will do its best to satisfy them!"

"Isn't that enough?"

"There's no need for us to fight to the point of both suffering losses and letting Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect take advantage."

"What do you think, Uncle Shen?"

The head of the Chunyang Sect's expression froze slightly, he looked up at the sky, and said with a little helplessness:

"Goddess Li Guxian, you are the goddess of the Ninth Temple of the Nine Nether Demon Palace, and you are currently the highest commander on the front line of the Demon Palace."

"It is no exaggeration to say that the Demon Palace has basically handed over all its troops to you."

"And I am the leader of the Chunyang Sect, and I have been in charge of this area for more than ten thousand years."

"Then you should be very clear... Having come to our current position, there are some things we can't just not do if we don't want to."

"Isn't it?"

Li Guxian was speechless when he heard this. He subconsciously glanced at Lin Bai beside him and sighed twice.

What the leader of Chunyang Sect said was right, no matter whether it was him, Li Guxian, or Lin Bai, to have reached their current position, there were some things they had to do.

Even if you don't want to do it, there are countless people behind you pushing you to do it.

For example, in today's battle between the Jiuyou Demon Palace and the Chunyang Sect, even if Li Guxian is willing to stop and make peace and withdraw his troops.

But the warriors of the "Jiuyou Army" and "Yutian Army" in the Jiuyou Demon Palace will certainly not agree.

The reason is very simple. They have already set out on the expedition, and the army has paid an extremely heavy price, but has not gained an inch of land.

This is extremely unfair to the warriors who have already died in the Yutian Army and the Jiuyou Army.

It is also extremely unfair to the development of the Jiuyou Demon Palace.

Therefore, even if Lin Bai and Li Guxian decided to end the war at this moment, the commanders of the Jiuyou Army and the Yutian Army would not agree.

At this point, there are some things that have to be done.

Even if you don't want to do it, there are countless people pushing you to do it.

The leader of the Chunyang Sect took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"Tell me the truth."

"Initially, our Chunyang Sect just wanted to increase our bargaining chips and gain enough power to negotiate the price with the Jiuyou Demon Palace."

"We don't want to be the watchdogs of the Nine Nether Demon Palace for the rest of our lives. We are willing to support the Demon Palace in rebuilding the mountain gate, but we don't want to submit to the Demon Palace for the rest of our lives."

"According to our original idea... we can help the Demon Palace to make a comeback, but the Demon Palace must promise that after you succeed, they will let us be completely independent!"

"From now on, the Chunyang Sect is no longer affiliated with the Nine Nether Demon Palace's branch or subordinates. We are a legitimate and independent sect."

"but……"

When the leader of Chunyang Sect said this, he paused and said with a little helplessness:

"But once things started, something went wrong."

“I don’t know where the disciples inside and outside the Chunyang Sect get their confidence from, but they feel that the Chunyang Sect has the potential to become a powerful force.”

"When we wanted to negotiate with the Nine Nether Demon Palace, we were opposed by all the elders and disciples."

“They believe that… the Pure Yang Sect should take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to defeat the Nine Nether Demon Palace in one fell swoop, seize control of the Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory, and become a powerful force.”

"As a result, a split began to appear within the sect."

"Some elders and warriors, as well as the families they represent, are willing to return to the Nine Nether Demon Palace."

"This group of elders and warriors are represented by the 'Ma Family'."

"Some warriors and elders believe that the Chunyang Sect can take this opportunity to become a powerful force."

"This group of elders and warriors are represented by our 'Shen Family'."

"As the feud between the Pure Yang Sect and the Demon Palace deepened, a third faction emerged. They believed that the Pure Yang Sect should not make enemies on so many sides and become enemies with the Demon Palace."

"I hope that the Chunyang Sect can make peace with the Demon Palace. Although this faction of warriors does not have representative families and warriors, most of them are middle and lower-level warriors within the sect."

Li Guxian smiled and said when he heard this:

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"Uncle Shen should have listened to the advice and made peace with the Demon Palace!"

The leader of the Chunyang Sect laughed when he heard this, but after a while his smile suddenly stopped and he said helplessly:

"But... there are more people in the sect who advocate war!"

"It's not just the Shen family that's in favor of this battle anymore. There are too many warriors, and the family forces behind them, who all hope to become famous and achieve success through this battle!"

He looked up to the sky and sighed helplessly, then took a deep breath and continued:

"Ever since the Nine Nether Demon Palace created a set of 'rule system' in the Demon Realm 100,000 years ago, all the forces in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm are currently modeled after this rule system."

"The Demon Palace's ruling system, to put it simply, is... big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, and shrimps can only be eaten!"

"This has resulted in all the precious resources in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm being controlled by the powerful forces."

"If the resources of the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm are divided into '10 parts', then the most prosperous sects will occupy '80%', the remaining top forces will be allocated '10%', and the remaining 10% will be shared by small and medium-sized families and other inferior sects and families!"

"Under this kind of ruling system, the stronger sects will only become stronger, while the weaker sects will become weaker!"

“It leads to extremely uneven distribution!”

Li Guxian nodded and said:

"But this is the rule of the martial arts world. The weak are eaten by the strong, and the strong are respected. Isn't that how it should be?"

"The strong take everything, the weak have nothing!"

The leader of the Chunyang Sect nodded, not thinking that Li Guxian was wrong, but just stating his point of view:

"But have you ever thought that in this extremely oppressive world, middle and lower-level warriors will never see the day to rise."

“There are too few ways to move up the career ladder, which causes many of them to hold their breath!”

"This is the case with the Chunyang Sect. Many warriors and sects that have already suffered enough oppression have long been prepared to risk their lives to fight for a way out!"

Li Guxian closed her mouth after hearing this and didn't say any more.

The leader of the Chunyang Sect continued, "I have always wondered why every time there is a chaos in the Demon Realm, it is always caused by the Demon Realm's Eastern Region."

"Is it simply because the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm occupies the richest land in the Demon Realm?"

“This may be one of the reasons!”

“But this is definitely not the main reason!”

"I think the main reason should be... the lower-level warriors in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm have no hope of advancement. They see no hope, so they are forced to rebel!"

Lin Bai stood aside from beginning to end, without interrupting too much, and listened carefully to the dispute between Li Guxian and the leader of Chunyang Sect.

As the leader of Chunyang Sect walked here, Lin Bai gradually understood the helplessness of the leader of Chunyang Sect.

It seemed that he was pushed to the front by countless people and had to do this.

Li Guxian sighed softly, "This is a helpless move. Whether it is the demon world or the spirit world, under the situation of extreme scarcity of resources, the limited resources must be used where they should be used."

"Even if the Chunyang Sect wins the final victory, what will you do?"

"Can you think of a better way than this?"

The leader of Chunyang Sect was silent for a while after hearing this, while Li Guxian turned his head to look at the sky from time to time, as if waiting for something.

The leader of Chunyang Sect suddenly noticed Li Guxian's expression and behavior, frowned and asked:

"My dear niece, you seem to be waiting for someone?"

Li Guxian shook her head, still smiling:

"No."

The leader of Chunyang Sect followed Li Guxian's gaze and looked all the way to the end of the sky, but he couldn't see any clues.

He suddenly became alert: "My dear niece, when are you going to attack? You have been dealing with me here for a long time."

"What on earth are you planning?"

Li Guxian quickly smiled and changed the subject:

"Uncle Shen, let's continue talking about the issue of 'ruling system' that you mentioned just now."

"Every time I listen to Uncle Shen's speeches, I feel that I benefit a lot."

"Let's continue chatting."

The head of the Chunyang Sect suddenly fixed his gaze, sensing that Li Guxian seemed to have other intentions, and immediately said alertly:

"My dear niece, are you stalling for time?"

He suddenly understood and immediately gave up the idea of ​​"chatting nonsense" with Li Guxian.

Only then did he understand that the reason Li Guxian was willing to chat with him for so long was just to delay time.

"snort."

"Goddess Li Guxian, today's battle between the Nine Nether Demon Palace and the Pure Yang Sect is a foregone conclusion, and no one can change it."

“There is only one situation left.”

"Either the Pure Yang Sect defeats the Demon Palace, or both the Pure Yang Sect and the Demon Palace suffer heavy losses."

Li Guxian shook his head and said:

“Not necessarily.”

"Why can't it be the Demon Palace that defeated the Chunyang Sect?"

The leader of the Chunyang Sect laughed twice with pride and said calmly:

"On the fifth line of defense, the Chunyang Sect mobilized more than 50 million warriors to block the Nine Nether Demon Palace. We never expected them to defeat the Nine Nether Demon Palace. We just wanted them to consume some of the Nine Nether Demon Palace's strength."

“Now it seems that they have done a good job.”

"In any case, the Nine Nether Demon Palace's armies, the Nine Nether Army and the Imperial Sky Army, have been severely damaged."

"And then on the sixth line of defense, the Nine Nether Demon Palace will face the elite disciples of the Pure Yang Sect. The Nine Nether Demon Palace may not have a chance of winning."

When he said this, the leader of the Chunyang Sect paused for a moment and added:

"Of course, the Nine Nether Demon Palace can still remain in place and ask for help from the Demon Palace headquarters."

"But unfortunately... you don't have enough time. The situation in the Qiye Divine Sect is changing rapidly. If you delay for one more day, the Fantian Sect and the Baitian Sect will become more eager to watch you."

"Therefore, it is not realistic for the Nine Nether Demon Palace to wait for reinforcements. Then they can only fight the Chunyang Sect head-on!"

"And if we fight head-on, there's a high probability that both sides will suffer losses, or the Pure Yang Sect will defeat the Demon Palace!"

After hearing the analysis of the leader of Chunyang Sect, Li Guxian nodded in agreement, still maintaining a bright smile on her face.

The leader of the Chunyang Sect wondered, "It's rare that Goddess Li Guxian can still maintain such a calm state of mind until now."

Li Guxian shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Why should I worry? Anyway, I'm not the one fighting against Chunyang Sect."

"He is not a warrior from the Demon Palace either."

The Chunyang Sect warriors were completely stunned and didn't understand what Li Guxian meant.

"Goddess Li Guxian, what do you mean by this?"

"If the one who fought with Chunyang Sect wasn't you or Demon Palace, then who else could it be?"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard a feminine and sneering voice coming from the void around him:

"It's me!"

"It's us!"

After hearing the voice, the leader of Chunyang Sect was stunned for a moment, and then a look of anger appeared on his face.

Then, the space around Li Guxian quickly opened up, and figures walked out from the void.

Lin Bai and the leader of Chunyang Sect were both shocked when they saw this group of warriors walking out of the void.

"Phoenix Valley!"

The expression of the leader of Chunyang Sect changed slightly.

The warriors who walked out of the void were the leader of Phoenix Valley and many elders of Phoenix Valley.

The leader of Phoenix Valley smiled slightly. Although he was a man, he showed a smile that was more feminine than a woman's:

"Long time no see, Brother Shen."