Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 149: Deploying Troops to the Abyss City, Battle Approaching

The first is nuclear deterrence.

The second option is naturally to subdue the Black Mountain Army according to the plan and expand the Cloud Firmament Sect's power in the Xuan Yuan Realm.

However, he is well aware that if he doesn't make adjustments to the subjugation, the loyalty of the Black Mountain Army to him will not be zero, but -80.

Taking such an army on the road would be a waste of effort.

They are also very likely to suddenly turn against him when they come into contact with the Demon Sect.

If such a situation really occurs, it would be very troublesome for Zhong Cang.

He wouldn't want to encounter such a situation, which is why he insisted on fighting them even after Hou Pengfei and the others surrendered.

And during the challenge, he played a little trick.

He knew very well that challenging them one by one would easily push many generals to rebel.

So, Zhong Cang gave them hope and let them attack at the same time.

Then, when they started, he displayed extremely powerful means to intimidate everyone present.

His plan succeeded.

Of course, it is more accurate to say that Zhong Cang's power is too strong. Like a god, he is unmatched and has intimidated everyone.

"In a way, this can also be considered as one force surrendering ten."

...

With his super strength, Zhong Cang first crushed the conspiracy of the Demon Sect in an ambush.

Then, with his overwhelming strength, he scared away the Black Mountain Army and brought them all under his command.

However, while his side was progressing smoothly, among the many reinforcements sent by the Cloud Firmament Sect, only he had a relatively smooth journey.

While reorganizing the Black Mountain Army in the Black Prison City, one piece of bad news after another kept coming to him through sound transmission jade talismans.

The first piece of news was about the Demon Sect.

Before entering the Xuan Yuan Realm, Zhong Cang learned that the Wanling Demon Sect was hostile to the Cloud Firmament Sect.

But after a period of investigation, the Observation Tower discovered that this invasion involved not only the Wanling Demon Sect from the North Abyss Region, but also two other states in the surrounding area, which had infiltrated to cooperate with the Wanling Demon Sect.

And this time, there were a total of three sects from the Demon Sect cooperating in the battle.

"The first is the Burning Sun Demon Sect, specializing in fire-based Dao techniques and skilled in various demonic fires. They can easily ignite a person's flesh, blood, and even soul. When encountering them, one must protect oneself."

"The second is the Blood Sea Gate, where disciples are skilled in manipulating blood and creating blood puppet corpses."

"The third is the Joyous Union Sect, where disciples are skilled in Yin-Yang cultivation and illusion techniques..."

After hearing the information from above, Zhong Cang slightly furrowed his brows.

"So, now our Cloud Firmament Sect is facing four sects... No wonder the Wanling Demon Sect suddenly attacked."

Yue Qianqian: "It's not four, it's two. The Lingyun Cloud Sword Sect is our ally. Moreover, those sects also have opponents in their respective states and won't go all out to deal with us."

Yue Qianqian seemed somewhat optimistic, but Zhong Cang didn't think so.

Those sects may not necessarily help us. The benefits of exploring the foreign realm are too great. There are no eternal relationships between sects, only eternal interests... Well, this is something the higher-ups should consider, it's not our concern. What does the higher-ups want us to do?

"Kill them all, drive out and kill any Demon Sect, no matter which one."

"...With our strength alone, we may not be able to repel them, right?"

The Four Great Demon Sects, even if their unity is not strong, they are still a great threat to Zhong Cang and the others.

"They have also considered this matter. The sect has opened the teleportation gate to Independent Cultivators. There will be many Independent Cultivators coming to the lower realm to assist us."

This statement made Zhong Cang breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Independent Cultivators are not as powerful as sect disciples, there are so many of them.

...

The arrival of Independent Cultivators is a good thing for Zhong Cang. However, just two days later, before the first batch of Independent Cultivators descended, a piece of bad news arrived.

The seventh node of the Heavenly Sacrifice Array, Lin Yuan City, has been lost. What's more important is that Lin Yuan City is located within the jurisdiction of Youzhou and is considered the main city of Youzhou. It is not far from the Black Prison City of Zhong Cang.

"In Lin Yuan City, the strength of our Cloud Firmament Sect's cultivators was originally not much different from that of the Demon Sect. The reason for our failure was that the aristocratic families in the city and the army that entered the city cooperated with the Demon Sect to attack our Cloud Firmament Sect cultivators."

Speaking up to this point, Yue Qianqian's face showed a murderous intent and anger.

However, she quickly suppressed her emotions and continued, "We have been warned that the power in Lin Yuan City is much stronger than that of Black Prison City. After occupying the main city, they may directly launch an attack."

Listening to the communication from above, Zhong Cang sighed.

The thing he least wanted to see had happened.

The decaying dynasty indeed had a closer connection with demons and monsters.

However, although he sighed, Zhong Cang did not intend to follow the order from above to stay and wait for reinforcements.

He wanted to take the initiative and carry out a deterrent action.

The so-called deterrent action meant: "In the battle between our Cloud Firmament Sect and the Demon Sect, you can choose not to help me, but if you help the Demon Sect, you must die."

"And it will be a complete annihilation, leaving no one alive."

Such behavior would definitely make those families and warlords who wanted to defect think twice before joining.

After all, they might not care about the deaths of ordinary civilians, but they did care about their own survival.

However, to create a deterrent and make others fear and hesitate, Zhong Cang must ruthlessly kill those "traitors" with thunderous force.

Only in this way could he establish a deterrent and make others fear and hesitate.

However, this matter was not easy.

Fortunately, it was only not easy, but Zhong Cang believed that he... could do it!

"Spread the order, let the Black Mountain Army gather and head to Lin Yuan City!"

...

"Boom..."

Upon receiving the order, Hou Hua did not delay.

Although he did not think that the Black Mountain Army could match the aristocratic families and sects in Lin Yuan City, he, who feared Zhong Cang, immediately gathered the army and headed there.

And as the newly organized Black Mountain Army set off towards Lin Yuan City.

A group of deserters and defeated soldiers also arrived in Lin Yuan City.

These people were none other than the group led by the demon woman Ding Rong who disappeared from Black Prison City.

Upon arriving in Lin Yuan City, they immediately visited the person in charge of the Demon Sect here and informed them of Zhong Cang's situation.

However, when they were reporting, because they feared Zhong Cang and wanted him to die sooner, and more importantly, to cover up their own failure and not appear incompetent, they slightly exaggerated Zhong Cang's abilities.

However, Zhong Cang's displayed abilities were already extremely powerful, and with a slight exaggeration, something unexpected happened to Ding Rong.

The higher-ups simply did not believe her words.

"Stepping forward, annihilating three thousand Black Armored Soldiers, and suppressing all the fellow practitioners of the Demon Sect... That Zhong Cang is at the Foundation Building Late Stage? Did a Foundation Building Stage cultivator from Cloud Firmament Sect attack you?"

Ding Rong: "...No, he is only at the Qi Refining Late Stage."

"Boom!"

Before she could finish speaking, a terrifying pressure pressed down on her, forcing her to kneel on the ground.

"Qi Refining Late Stage."

"Hehe, you actually told me that a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator could achieve such a feat. Ding Rong, do you think I, a Perfected Being, am foolish and deliberately came to insult me?"

Seeing Ding Rong being punished by the Blood and Bone Perfected Being, the shadowy youth beside her not only did not help, but also mocked, "It's fine to lose, it's not shameful to be unable to defeat others."

"But lying is not good, especially the lies you told, which have no credibility at all... A Qi Refining Stage cultivator annihilating three thousand Black Armored Soldiers in one step? Hehe, even if you said that Zhong Cang, after occupying Black Prison City, immediately launched an attack on our Lin Yuan City, it would be more believable than what you just said."

(End of this chapter)