Sword Emperor of the Astonishing Sky

Thousand States in the Sea of ​​Clouds! ...A detailed map of the Seven Nights Divine Sect's territory quickly emerged in Lin Bai's mind.

The five top sects in the territory of Qiye Divine Sect are distributed, with Qiye Divine Sect, Fantian Sect, and Baitian Sect being located at the northern end of the territory.

Phoenix Valley and Chunyang Sect occupy the central part of the Qiye Divine Sect's territory, while Qinglian Sect is in the tail area.

The entire territory is shaped like a nail.

When the Seven Nights Divine Sect first occupied this territory, they deliberately placed the sect's mountain gate near the north end, and it was not a spur of the moment decision.

The first reason is that the territory close to the northern end of the Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory is the most fertile territory in the entire territory.

To this day, it is still considered one of the most fertile territories in the Seven Nights Divine Sect.

The second reason is because... after the destruction of the Nine Nether Demon Palace, the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm was severely damaged.

Both the State of Chu and Wansheng Mountain were worried that the Northern Territory would take advantage of the situation and invade, so they needed someone to guard the north.

In order to force Wansheng Mountain and the State of Chu to recognize their status, the Qiye Divine Sect volunteered to guard one of the northern gates.

Based on the above two reasons, the Qiye Divine Sect was able to gain a foothold in this territory.

The closest one is the Seven Nights Divine Sect. Even though the Nine Nether Demon Palace is rebuilding its mountain gate, the area it chose is called "Huanglong Qianzhou". This place originally belonged to the territory of the capital of the Seven Nights Divine Sect and is still very close to the Northern Territory.

The Jiuyou Demon Palace chose this place to guard the north and ensure that the Northern Region could not invade the Eastern Region.

Simply put... whoever occupies the territory of the Seven Nights Divine Sect must take on the task of resisting the invasion of the Northern Territory.

Only in this way can one gain recognition from powerful forces such as Wansheng Mountain, Qitian Sect, and the State of Chu.

If the area where the Nine Nether Demon Palace rebuilds the mountain gate is not close to the Northern Territory, then the Chu State and Wansheng Mountain must have some grudges and will definitely not watch the Nine Nether Demon Palace rebuild the mountain gate.

The location of the "Thousand States in the Sea of ​​Clouds" mentioned by Li Guxian is exactly the interruption point of the Qiye Divine Sect's territory, close to the territories of the Fantian Sect and the Baitian Sect.

Li Guxian asked Chunyang Sect to store three million elite disciples here, which was undoubtedly an ambush.

If the Fantian Sect and the Baitian Sect want to deal with the Jiuyou Demon Palace, the elite troops of the Chunyang Sect will immediately launch a sneak attack on the capital territory of the Fantian Sect or the Baitian Sect.

"With Li Guxian's arrangement, there is no need for the Chunyang Sect to do anything. They just need to stay in Yunhai Qianzhou."

"As long as they stay in Yunhai Qianzhou, it will be a warning to Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect!"

After Lin Bai understood Li Guxian's meaning, he did not express any objection.

The eyes of the leader of the Chunyang Sect flickered slightly, and a detailed map of the territory of the Qiye Divine Sect appeared in his mind. He immediately understood Li Guxian's intention.

"All right."

"I will immediately give the order for 'Elder Shen Yuan' to lead three million elite disciples to station in Yunhai Qianzhou."

"Wait for the instructions from the Nine Nether Demon Palace."

Li Guxian nodded slightly to show her agreement, and urged:

"Uncle Shen had better let them set off as soon as possible. After all, time is running out for the Nine Nether Demon Palace."

"The Chunyang Sect has been delaying time by relying on the magic array, isn't it just to wait for the Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect's armies to take action?"

"good."

"I will arrange for their departure immediately."

The leader of Chunyang Sect agreed.

Li Guxian turned around and said to the leader of Phoenix Valley, "Since the Phoenix Valley warriors have gathered five million troops and left the mountain gate, there is no need to rush back to the mountain gate."

"The warriors of Phoenix Valley will immediately go to 'Wanshan Qianzhou' to station and wait for my order."

Wanshan Qianzhou, like Yunhai Qianzhou, belongs to the territory close to Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect, but it is still on the border of Fenghuang Valley.

Li Guxian placed the Phoenix Valley's army here, obviously wanting to use the power of Phoenix Valley to deal with the Fantian Sect and the Baitian Sect.

The leader of Phoenix Valley had already discussed the terms of the deal with Lin Bai, and the conditions they obtained were much better than those of Chunyang Sect, so he naturally had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, everyone in the territory of the Qiye Divine Sect knows that the Chunyang Sect is currently seriously injured, but the Phoenix Valley has not consumed much of its resources. Even if the Fantian Sect and the Baitian Sect want to take action, they may not start with the Phoenix Valley. They will definitely give priority to the Chunyang Sect.

"OK."

The Phoenix Valley Sect Master gave a simple and clear answer.

Li Guxian nodded and glanced at Lin Bai, then said to the two leaders of Chunyang Sect and Phoenix Valley:

"In that case, Senior Brother Di Zi and I will not stay any longer and will return to the Demon Palace headquarters immediately."

"There are other important things to do right now."

"Uncle Shen, goodbye."

After saying that, Lin Bai bowed and said goodbye, then boarded the cloud boat with Li Guxian and headed off into the distance.

Before leaving, Li Guxian informed the Phoenix Valley Sect Master and the Chunyang Sect Master of the arrangement method of the "Great Sound Transmission Array" developed by the Jiuyou Demon Palace, and asked them to maintain close contact with the Jiuyou Demon Palace.

After boarding the cloud boat and leaving the Chunyang Sect's mountain gate area, Lin Bai slowly said:

"Are we just leaving like this?"

"Don't you have any special means left?"

"Aren't you afraid that after we leave, the Chunyang Sect and Phoenix Valley will secretly collude and harm the Demon Palace again?"

Li Guxian shook his head and said:

"After this incident, even if Phoenix Valley wanted to rebel, Chunyang Sect would not have the courage to do so."

“The reason is very simple.”

"Without that great master, the Chunyang Sect is like a tiger with no teeth. It is no longer a threat."

"Besides, after this battle, the high-level warriors of the Chunyang Sect suffered heavy losses and were severely damaged. They can't make a comeback so quickly."

"And the one who destroyed the most high-level warriors of the Pure Yang Sect was not our Nine Nether Demon Palace, but Phoenix Valley!"

Li Guxian covered her mouth and laughed: "Speaking of which, the one who has a blood feud with Chunyang Sect now is not our Jiuyou Demon Palace, but the warriors of Phoenix Valley!"

Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, then revealed an expression of sudden enlightenment:

"Is this why you are dispatching warriors from Phoenix Valley to attack the Chunyang Sect?"

"Is this also one of the reasons why you are unwilling to destroy the Chunyang Sect?"

Li Guxian sighed:

"The reason why we dispatched the warriors from Phoenix Valley here is indeed because the warriors from Nine Nether Demon Palace suffered heavy losses."

"But similarly, after the Phoenix Valley warriors arrived, they got the result of the feud with the Chunyang Sect. This is also what I hope to see."

"As for not destroying the Chunyang Sect, there are many reasons."

"Whether it's to maintain peace in the Chunyang Sect's territory, or to use the Chunyang Sect to balance Phoenix Valley... judging from various reasons, the Chunyang Sect will be more useful if it survives than if it were destroyed."

Li Guxian chuckled and said to Lin Bai:

"Even if the Chunyang Sect is unwilling to hand over the many materials and treasures in the treasury, they are still a toothless tiger and do not pose a big threat to the Demon Palace."

"Let's just wait and see."

“If the Pure Yang Sect and Phoenix Valley still don’t restrain themselves after the Demon Palace has stabilized the situation in the Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory, then the Demon Palace will naturally have a way to come back and deal with them.”

Lin Bai nodded imperceptibly. Currently, everything the Nine Nether Demon Palace was doing was to maintain the stability of the Seven Nights Divine Sect's territory.

The battlefield can no longer be expanded, otherwise it will gradually lead to an uncontrollable outcome.

Returning to the sixth line of defense, Li Guxian ordered the Jiuyou Demon Palace army to retreat and leave the territory of the Chunyang Sect’s capital first.

…

Inside the mountain gate of Chunyang Sect, the elders ordered their disciples to begin expanding the buildings within the mountain gate area.

Although the leader of Phoenix Valley had received the order, he was not in a hurry to lead his troops away at this moment.

The leader of Chunyang Sect sat on the steps of the mountain gate, sighing softly with a haggard and tired face.

The leader of Phoenix Valley ordered other elders to arrange for the warriors of Phoenix Valley to retreat to "Wanshan Qianzhou", and he sat next to the leader of Chunyang Sect.

"I hope the Chunyang Sect won't blame me."

The feminine man, the leader of Phoenix Valley, smiled bitterly and patted the leader of Chunyang Sect on the shoulder.

The leader of the Chunyang Sect smiled bitterly and said, "Of course I won't blame you. I know that you and I were both forced into a desperate situation."

"But I have no right to control what the ordinary warriors and other elders of the Chunyang Sect think."

The Phoenix Valley leader nodded slightly, looked up at the smoke-filled sky, and whispered:

"The goddess Li Guxian is really cunning and cunning. With just a few simple moves, she turned Phoenix Valley and Chunyang Sect from close partners into mortal enemies."

"You and I both know the helplessness behind this matter."

“But the millions of disciples inside and outside the sect only know that it was our Phoenix Valley that destroyed the Chunyang Sect. They will put this blood feud on our Phoenix Valley.”

The leader of the Chunyang Sect was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then he asked with a sneer, "A close friend?"

"Isn't it?" The Phoenix Valley Sect Master perked up and said seriously:

"According to our previous agreement, after we take down the Seven Nights Divine Sect, we will negotiate with the Nine Nether Demon Palace."

"But what about you?"

"The Pure Yang Sect suddenly changed sides and wanted to replace the Nine Nether Demon Palace."

The Phoenix Valley leader sneered, "You and I both know that the Nine Nether Demon Palace took ten thousand years to prepare before deciding to start this plan. They must have already calculated all possible events."

"The Nine Nether Demon Palace has spent ten thousand years preparing. It is definitely not easy to destroy their plan."

"You can't do it, I can't do it, Wansheng Mountain can't do it, Chu State can't do it, even the three ancient forces can only acquiesce to the Nine Nether Demon Palace to rebuild the mountain gate!"

"You can judge how deep the water is behind this!"

"Speaking of which..."

At this point, the Phoenix Valley Sect Master paused for a moment and said with a sneer:

"Speaking of which, Chunyang Sect wanted to drag us Phoenix Valley to deal with Jiuyou Demon Palace together. If I hadn't secretly changed the strategy, I'm afraid the situation of Phoenix Valley would not be much better than that of Chunyang Sect."

The leader of the Chunyang Sect shook his head anxiously and said repeatedly:

"never mind."

"It's no use talking about this now. It's all in the past and no one can change it."

"We in the Chunyang Sect are now powerless to resist the Nine Nether Demon Palace. We must do whatever the Nine Nether Demon Palace says!"

"I will now order three million elite disciples to go to the border and die!"

Go to the frontier and die! ... When the Phoenix Valley leader heard these words, he couldn't bear it and his eyebrows trembled twice.

The leader of the Chunyang Sect said to the leader of the Phoenix Valley: "The Nine Nether Demon Palace will not be at peace until my three million elite disciples die."

The leader of Phoenix Valley smiled bitterly and said, "Phoenix Valley is the same. In the next battle against Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect, it will be us, Phoenix Valley and Chunyang Sect, who will take the lead."

"The Nine Nether Demon Palace will preserve its strength and sit back and watch the fight."

"I hope that after this battle, both our Phoenix Valley and Chunyang Sect can still retain some bloodlines."

The leader of the Chunyang Sect smiled and nodded, without saying anything more.

…

The army of Jiuyou Demon Palace obeyed Li Guxian's orders and withdrew from the territory of Chunyang Sect's capital.

On the way back, Lin Bai and Li Guxian came to the secret room at the bottom of the cloud boat and connected the rune of the "Big Teleportation Array" again.

Lin Bai and Li Guxian sat side by side on two chairs at the round table. Soon, illusory and transparent figures appeared at various places around the round table.

There were still only six people attending the meeting, including Lin Bai and Li Guxian. The other four were the Palace Master of the Nine Nether Demon Palace and three holy elders.

After the Palace Master and the three holy elders appeared, Li Guxian glanced at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai nodded slightly, indicating that Li Guxian could start reporting the situation.

After getting Lin Bai's permission, Li Guxian cleared his throat and said calmly:

"Reporting to the Palace Master and the three Saint Elders."

"Thanks to the great help of Elder Duanmu Pengsheng and Elder Lei Qinsheng, as well as Senior Brother Di Zi's foresight, we have successfully taken down the Chunyang Sect."

"We killed about five million enemies in this battle, most of whom were warriors from small and medium-sized families in the territory of the Chunyang Sect's capital, and a small number were elite disciples of the Chunyang Sect."

Hearing Li Guxian say this, it seemed that all the credit was attributed to Lin Bai and Saint Elder Duanmu Peng.

He originally didn't want to speak, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but add:

"I just contributed a little bit, it's nothing."

"The Demon Palace's victory this time was mainly due to the goddess Li Guxian's good command, and the fact that Saint Elder Lei Qin and Saint Elder Duanmu Peng suppressed the 'half-crazy' great master of the Pure Yang Sect. These were the real keys to victory."

Saint Elder Duanmu Peng chuckled and replied:

"Lei Qin and I didn't put in any effort. It's all thanks to you two youngsters."

“If you hadn’t broken through the formations repeatedly within the Chunyang Sect’s capital and put enough pressure on the Chunyang Sect, we wouldn’t have been able to suppress that great master inside the Chunyang Sect’s mountain gate!”

The illusory figure of the Nine Nether Demon Palace Master leaned on the chair and chuckled:

"Since you are all trying to shirk the credit, I think you should give me all the credit."

"It's all thanks to the good leadership of our Palace Master, hahahahaha!"

The palace master interjected half-jokingly, instantly making the atmosphere relaxed.