Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 151: How dare they attack us?

Zhong Cang had no understanding of the power struggle among the higher-ups, nor did he have the inclination to get involved.

The two special abilities, Heavenly Heart and Sword Heart, not only assisted Zhong Cang but also to some extent modified his character.

Currently, he rarely considered the thoughts of others in his actions. As long as he believed it was right, he would go ahead and do it.

At present, the one commanding Zhong Cang and his team in the Xuan Yuan Realm was a senior disciple of the Cloud Firmament Sect at the Foundation Building stage. The order he gave Zhong Cang was to defend Black Prison City and wait for reinforcements.

Issuing such an order was based on the senior disciple's logical deduction, believing that Zhong Cang's team was not strong enough to contend with Lin Yuan City.

For this reason, he specifically instructed that if they felt unable to resist, they could hide in the mountains.

But Zhong Cang believed that he could win.

As a result, he set off with his army directly.

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"Clatter..."

The soldiers of the Black Mountain Army had all practiced martial arts.

Although the cultivation techniques they practiced were low-level, and the chances of ordinary soldiers breaking through to the Innate stage were very slim, a rough practice still made them much stronger than ordinary people. This also allowed Zhong Cang and the others, leading the Black Mountain Army, to travel a hundred miles a day.

Lin Yuan City was about a thousand miles away from Black Prison City, and in about ten days, they entered the territory of Lin Yuan City.

However, in the early stages, Zhong Cang didn't pay attention to the progress of the Black Mountain Army. But when they were about a hundred and eighty miles away from Lin Yuan City, Zhong Cang suddenly raised his hand, causing the Black Mountain Army to slow down.

In the end, he even had the army stationed in a valley in a desolate mountain, fortifying their position.

This move immediately puzzled Yue Qianqian and Hou Hua.

Hou Hua was wary of Zhong Cang and didn't dare to speak to him, but he was more concerned about the Black Mountain soldiers. Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, he still found Yue Qianqian and shared some of his thoughts with her.

"Perfected Being Yue, it is not a good decision to fortify ourselves here. Speed is the essence of warfare. Our strength is inferior to Lin Yuan City, so if we want to win, it is best to launch a sudden attack and catch them off guard."

"If that's not possible, we can hide the main army and use cavalry to harass and attack, luring the enemy out of their stronghold. That's also a strategy..."

"Even if we want to fortify, it would be best to find a city with sturdy walls. This place is desolate and not suitable for the main army to station!"

Years of military experience made Hou Hua not just an empty vessel. He proposed several strategies to Yue Qianqian.

And regardless of which strategy, it was better than staying in one place.

Based on reason, Hou Hua convinced Yue Qianqian, but Yue Qianqian failed to convince Zhong Cang.

Zhong Cang did not adopt any of the strategies and simply had everyone wait in the desolate mountains.

They waited for three days.

And three days later, the thing Hou Hua was most worried about happened.

A demonic cultivator discovered them.

The first to arrive were a group of refugees.

As soon as they showed themselves, they were immediately controlled by the Black Armor Army.

However, before Hou Hua could inquire for more information, the army of the apprehension troops from Lin Yuan City, along with the demonic cultivators, arrived at this place.

"?!?!"

Seeing this desolate mountain suddenly filled with a large army, the people on the opposite side were frightened to the core.

After the initial shock, their first instinct was to escape.

Of course, this was not successful as the cultivators from the Cloud Firmament Sect were not to be trifled with.

Everyone attacked together and easily subdued them.

However, even though they had captured everyone, Hou Hua did not relax. He found Yue Qianqian for the second time and informed everyone that they were in great danger.

"Immortal Master Yue, we must relocate. Although we have captured them all, the sudden disappearance of such a group of people will surely attract their attention."

"If we don't leave now, we will truly be discovered."

Anxious, Hou Hua brought Yue Qianqian to Zhong Cang for the second time, but just like the first time, she did not persuade Zhong Cang.

Instead, it was she who was persuaded by Zhong Cang.

Back at the foot of the mountain, Yue Qianqian only said one sentence to Hou Hua.

"From the perspective of mortal military strategy, everything you said is correct. But we are not mortals, we are cultivators. From the perspective of cultivators, the place chosen by Senior Brother is the best."

"???"

Hou Hua didn't understand her words, but unlike Zhong Cang, Yue Qianqian was reasonable. Since she agreed, Hou Hua's heart relaxed slightly.

And so, the Black Mountain Army continued to station themselves in this unknown desolate mountain.

One day, two days, three days... seven days, time slowly passed.

Just as Hou Hua had said, the disappearance of the small team attracted the attention of some people, leading to frequent spies sneaking a peek at this place.

Although every spy who came to investigate secretly was discovered and completely wiped out.

However, the lack of any trace of information was also a kind of message.

Slowly, some people felt that there was a big fish here. As a result, after Zhong Cang and his group had been stationed for seven days, a large wave of enemies suddenly appeared before their eyes with a loud rumble.

This time, there were thirty demonic cultivators, seven thousand soldiers, and forty Innate Martial Masters.

When they arrived, they believed that this level of power could crush everything.

But then, looking at the tens of thousands of troops and over a hundred cultivators in the valley, they were dumbfounded.

"Kill!"

With Zhong Cang's participation, this small team was easily annihilated.

However, some cultivators sensed that something was wrong and fled before the battle even began.

Although the cultivators from the Cloud Firmament Sect pursued them, some people managed to escape using the Blood Ignition Technique and ascend to the heavens.

In this way, Zhong Cang and his group were completely exposed.

In response to this, Zhong Cang showed no fear, and his mood was quite good.

It's not because he was happy to be discovered by the enemy, but because his cultivation had made a breakthrough.

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The spiritual energy in the Xuan Yuan Realm is thin, which is not conducive to the cultivation of cultivators.

But this is under normal circumstances.

The first group of cultivators who entered could find many resources. They could exchange resources for elixirs and cultivate by taking elixirs, so they didn't have to worry about the spiritual energy outside.

Zhong Cang went a step further, using Starlight, Moon Dew, and Sun Essence for cultivation.

For him, the daily concern was not how to absorb the external spiritual energy, but how to completely digest the massive spiritual energy and essence within his body.

Therefore, with sufficient resources entering the lower realm, his cultivation did not suffer any delay.

During these days of marching, Zhong Cang's cultivation successfully reached the Late Stage of the 8th layer of Qi Refining, and his soul strength reached the Late Stage of the 9th layer of Qi Refining.

Even his physical body had advanced significantly due to the Sun Essence.

"Approaching the perfect soul strength of Qi Refining... This is more stable."

Speaking of this, Zhong Cang looked up at the sky and sniffed the scent of the wind.

After a while, a smile appeared on his face.

"The east wind has arrived. The time for me to launch the attack is approaching."

On this side, Zhong Cang felt relieved due to his increased strength. On the other side, several demon cultivators who had fled back to Linyuan City spread the news of the large army stationed in the desolate mountains.

This news caused a commotion throughout the city.

Especially when this news was combined with the information Cai Jie had obtained, the people in the Demon Sect instantly understood who was stationed in the desolate mountains, which made their commotion even more intense.

However, the commotion in Linyuan City was not due to fear, but rather confusion.

In their hearts, they were more puzzled.

At this moment, the entire Linyuan City was thinking and discussing one thing.

"How dare they launch an attack on us?"

After learning the news, the people in the Demon Sect and the noble families of the city pondered and contemplated all night, but they couldn't figure out who gave Zhong Cang the courage to attack Linyuan City.

"We have more soldiers, forty thousand..."

"If it's about Innate Martial Masters, we have four hundred, and three Grandmasters..."

"We have four hundred and eighty cultivators..."

From any aspect, the people in Linyuan City felt that they could crush the Black Mountain Legion.

In this situation, instead of being frightened and staying in the Black Prison City, the enemy sent troops to launch a surprise attack. This truly puzzled them, and they didn't understand what Zhong Cang was thinking.

After the confusion, the people in the city were pleasantly surprised.

"Perfected Being, please let me lead the troops to besiege. I, Cai Jie, have made a Heavenly Demon Vow and will definitely offer that arrogant person's head to the Perfected Being."

"Perfected Being, this humble one wants to avenge past humiliations."

"Leave it to me. I will kill them all without leaving anyone behind..."

"Perfected Being..."

Excited, they clamored to lead the troops to besiege.

In order to compete for the right to lead the troops, they even started fighting each other.

This scene was not surprising.

Demon cultivators can refine pills and artifacts using human bodies, and the higher the cultivation level, the more benefits they can obtain from sacrificing higher-level cultivators.

Now, in their eyes, Zhong Cang, who came to lead the troops, was simply sending himself to death.

As long as they led the troops to attack, they could capture all of them.

At the same time, demon cultivators also needed contributions for blood sacrifices.

In a situation where victory was certain, they naturally wanted to lead the troops to attack and kill Zhong Cang, gaining a large number of contributions and further improving themselves.

"You scum, you have already failed once, and you still have the face to lead the troops..."

"He is mine..."

"How dare you compete with me..."

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Blood sacrifice equals cultivation, cultivation equals status, power, women...

It can be said that in the Demon Sect, everything can be obtained through cultivation.

And now, an opportunity without "risks" and the ability to earn a large number of contributions is right in front of them, causing many demon sect disciples to go crazy.

Not only the Demon Sect, but the noble families were also eager to try.

"During this time, I have consumed some Blood Pills, but the pills made by those commoners are not very effective. I really don't know how the pills made from the flesh and blood of cultivators taste..."

"I want to capture some female cultivators and taste their flavor, hehe..."

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"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."

As if sensing the impending great battle, when the demon sect disciples were arguing, the sky darkened, and dark clouds gathered in the sky. A storm was about to come.

Wind, rain, and frost are all part of nature, and not many people in the Demon Sect paid attention to them.

But on the top of the desolate mountain, looking at the gloomy sky and feeling the impending rain, a cold and sinister smile appeared on Zhong Cang's face.

"The east wind has arrived..."

"Spread the order, the army is on the move, heading towards Linyuan City!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)