Sword Emperor of the Astonishing Sky

"Two-pronged approach?"

Li Guxian repeated in a low voice the plan that Lin Bai mentioned, her mind racing as she thought about its feasibility.

After a while, Li Guxian pursed her lips, and seemed to be hesitant to speak:

"But in this case, it will be extremely dangerous for warriors to enter the Chunyang Sect."

Lin Bai took a deep breath, looked up towards the direction of the Chunyang Sect's mountain gate, and whispered:

"The Nine Nether Demon Palace currently has no time to wait for the headquarters to send troops to support us."

"A head-on battle would cause the Nine Nether Demon Palace to suffer heavy losses, which is not in our favor."

"So far, the best solution is to remove the fire from under the cauldron."

Lin Bai put his hands behind his back, a look of determination appeared on his face, and he said in a low voice:

"I brought a group of high-level warriors from the Nine Nether Demon Palace and used a special method to enter the sixth line of defense of the Pure Yang Sect."

"Before the Demon Palace launches its general attack, we will take action against the high-level warriors of the Pure Yang Sect in advance."

"As long as we succeed in killing several high-level warriors of the Chunyang Sect, especially the core leaders of the Chunyang Sect, it will definitely cause chaos in the Chunyang Sect."

"When the time comes, the Demon Palace will break through the magic circle and enter. We will definitely catch the Chunyang Sect off guard and win!!"

After hearing this, Li Guxian hesitated for a while and added:

"In this way, we are exchanging the lives of high-level warriors for the number of low-level warriors."

Lin Bai nodded and said, "That's true."

Of course, he was also very clear that if he brought the high-level warriors of the Nine Nether Demon Palace into the sixth line of defense of the Chunyang Sect, once a confrontation with the Chunyang Sect occurred, some warriors would inevitably die.

The warriors that Lin Bai brought with him were too weak to be of any use, so they must be high-level warriors.

Warriors at the levels of Hunyuan Daoguo, Hundun Daoguo and Zhizun Daoguo will most likely participate in this battle.

This is equivalent to using the lives of high-level warriors to fight against the number of low-level warriors.

Even if Lin Bai and others paid some price within Chunyang Sect's sixth line of defense, as long as they could succeed, it would definitely help achieve an overwhelming victory on the front battlefield.

After the victory of the Jiuyou Army and the Yutian Army, there should not be signs of a large number of warriors dying, but there will inevitably be casualties among high-level warriors.

This is the decision made by Li Guxian, the supreme commander on the front line.

How should Li Guxian choose?

Should we let the Jiuyou Army and the Yutian Army fight head-on with the Chunyang Sect warriors, even at the risk of annihilation, to achieve victory?

Or should we let Lin Bai bring the high-level warriors into Chunyang Sect to give it a try, and eventually exchange the lives of the high-level warriors for the number of low-level warriors?

Li Guxian took a deep breath. It was indeed difficult to make a decision.

High-level warriors are the lifeblood of the Jiuyou Demon Palace. Not only the Jiuyou Demon Palace, but any sect and family are of vital importance.

And now, if a large number of warriors from the Jiuyou Demon Palace, the Jiuyou Army and the Yutian Army die, it will inevitably lead to the weakening of the Jiuyou Demon Palace's strength on the front battlefield.

After defeating Chunyang Sect and Phoenix Valley, Jiuyou Demon Palace still cannot rest in peace. They must retain their strength to deal with Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect.

This is what Li Guxian is really considering.

"If Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect weren't lurking behind us, there would be no need to take such a risk."

"Even if we fight the Chunyang Sect to the point of both being defeated, it doesn't matter!"

"But now... Fantian Sect and Baitian Sect are standing by and watching. It's obvious that they want to watch us fight with Chunyang Sect until both of us suffer losses."

“If we lose too many warriors in the Chunyang Sect, whether they are high-level warriors or the Yutian Army and Jiuyou Army, it will not be conducive to our entanglement with the Fantian Sect and the Baitian Sect.”

Li Guxian then told Lin Bai about her difficulties:

"The Fantian Sect and the Baitian Sect have not taken any action yet. It's not only because Senior Brother Di Zi once warned Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang, but also because they want to use the Chunyang Sect to spy on the true strength of the Jiuyou Demon Palace!"

"Or, watch the Nine Nether Demon Palace and the Pure Yang Sect fight to the point where both are hurt, and then come out and reap the benefits!"

"So we must not make too many sacrifices in dealing with the Chunyang Sect!"

Lin Bai could tell that Li Guxian seemed to have rejected his idea.

Li Guxian did not intend to agree to let Lin Bai and the senior warriors of Jiuyou Demon Palace take the risk of entering the sixth line of defense.

In this way, whether it is the injury of the high-level warriors or the injury of Lin Bai, it will cause a huge chain reaction.

Lin Bai smiled bitterly and said, "If we don't do this, what else can we do?"

After thinking for a while, Li Guxian suddenly changed his mind and said with a smile:

"I have an idea!"

Lin Bai asked curiously: "What method?"

Li Guxian smiled mysteriously: "Brother Di Zi, please allow me to keep you in suspense!"

After finishing speaking, Li Guxian summoned a messenger from the Nine Nether Demon Palace, wrote a letter in his own handwriting, and asked the messenger to send it out.

But Lin Bai had no idea where the messenger had sent the letter.

Since Li Guxian disagreed with Lin Bai's "strategy of breaking into the enemy's formation", Lin Bai had nothing more to say and could only nod and agree.

Seeing Li Guxian's confident look, it seems that Li Guxian really has other ways.

Lin Bai doesn't need to worry too much.

…

After the Demon Palace army rested for half a day, Li Guxian ordered the army to march towards the sixth line of defense.

Lin Bai and Li Guxian both knew what the sixth line of defense contained, but they had not revealed it yet.

According to reports from scouts at the front line, the Chunyang Sect is at the sixth line of defense, the 'Holy Water City'.

Like the fifth line of defense, the army of Jiuyou Demon Palace cannot avoid or detour, and must go to "Holy Water City" to fight with Chunyang Sect.

After all, the Jiuyou Demon Palace went on an expedition to deal with the Chunyang Sect, not to suppress them.

Lin Bai stood on the cloud boat, gazing at the magnificent mountains and rivers in the territory of the Chunyang Sect's capital, and his expression couldn't help but become solemn.

Li Guxian walked to Lin Bai with a smile and whispered:

"If nothing unexpected happens, this sixth line of defense will be a decisive battle!"

"If we win, the Chunyang Sect will no longer continue to fight against us and will definitely choose to surrender."

Lin Bai had no doubt about this. After all, if the sixth line of defense was taken by the Jiuyou Demon Palace, then the Chunyang Sect’s capital would only have the seventh line of defense left, which was the last line of defense, guarding the Chunyang Sect’s mountain gate.

The Chunyang Sect is definitely not that stupid.

If the sixth line of defense is breached by the Nine Nether Demon Palace, the only remaining line of defense is the seventh line.

The Chunyang Sect will never sit idly by and watch the Jiuyou Demon Palace break through the seventh line of defense, because if the seventh line of defense is broken, the Chunyang Sect will lose all bargaining chips with the Jiuyou Demon Palace.

The breach of the seventh line of defense meant that the army of the Nine Nether Demon Palace could rush straight into the mountain gate.

If that’s the case, why does the Nine Nether Demon Palace need to keep the Chunyang Sect?

Wouldn’t it be better to just wipe out the Chunyang Sect first?

That is why the Chunyang Sect would place the decisive battle at the sixth line of defense instead of the seventh line of defense.

Even if the sixth line of defense was breached, Chunyang Sect would still have the capital and bargaining chips to negotiate peace with Jiuyou Demon Palace by holding the seventh line of defense.

Lin Bai nodded and said, "I hope that the divine plan of goddess Li Guxian can work. Otherwise, I don't know how many warriors will die on the sixth line of defense."

He had already witnessed the bloody battle at the fifth line of defense, Yong'an City; it was truly a meat grinder.

Only half an hour after the war began, the number of casualties on both sides exceeded one million.

Lin Bai had never seen such a bloody and cruel scene.

Li Guxian was quite confident in her arrangement, so she smiled and said:

"It shouldn't be a problem."

"It just takes a few more days."

Lin Bai nodded and said:

"It's not a big deal to spend a few more days, as long as we don't fight a protracted war."

Li Guxian tied up her hair and sighed softly, saying:

"If the Demon Palace was not so pressed for time and could give me enough time, I could make the Chunyang Sect surrender without a fight."

Lin Bai did not refute this, but smiled and said:

"I believe you have the ability!"

After getting Lin Bai's approval, Li Guxian's face suddenly blushed shyly, and she said calmly:

"It's a pity that we don't have much time now. We have to take risky measures. Casualties are inevitable!"

While Lin Bai and Li Guxian were chatting, the Demon Palace army had already arrived in front of the "Holy Water City", the sixth line of defense.

Lin Bai looked up and saw that the Holy Water City and its surroundings were also on high alert. Countless warriors were floating in the air, staring at the Nine Nether Demon Palace army outside the magic circle.

Among them were the Sect Master of Chunyang Sect, the Grand Elder of Chunyang Sect, and many high-level warriors from the Elders' Pavilion of Chunyang Sect.

The warriors guarding the "Holy Water City" were all wearing the robes of Chunyang Sect's disciples. They were obviously the elite disciples of Chunyang Sect.

This is completely different from the warriors guarding the fifth line of defense, "Yong'an City".

The warriors of the fifth line of defense, Yong'an City, are all a large army gathered by Chunyang Sect from many small and medium-sized family warriors within the capital's territory.

They had not received any special training and were forced to follow the arrangements because they were afraid of the pressure from the Chunyang Sect.

So although they looked numerous and powerful, they were actually a group of scattered sand. After being attacked several times by the Nine Nether Demon Palace's Yutian Army, they were quickly defeated.

But the situation of the warriors from Holy Water City guarding the sixth line of defense is completely different.

This is an army formed by the elite disciples of Chunyang Sect. Their loyalty to Chunyang Sect is definitely higher than that of the warriors from small and medium-sized families.

Moreover, disciples coming from large sects have always focused on the use of magical powers, Taoism, and magical weapons, and are also exceptionally strong in combat effectiveness.

The army of the Nine Nether Demon Palace was already tired and injured after experiencing a bloody battle in Yong'an City, the fifth line of defense. Now, facing the fully armed elite troops of the Chunyang Sect, it is bound to be another bloody battle!

The Demon Palace army stopped in front of the sixth line of defense, Holy Water City. The cloud boat carrying Lin Bai and Li Guxian slowly moved forward and came to the outside of the defensive magic circle.

Li Guxian shouted loudly: "I'd like to trouble the Chunyang Sect's Sect Master to come and answer my question."

After the voice was heard, a burst of angry curses came from within the magic circle:

"You, a demon girl from the Nine Nether Demon Palace, why do you want to see our master?"

"Witch, give me your life!"

"If you dare to come, I will make sure that you, the devil palace bastards, will never return!"

Inside the magic circle, the elite disciples of Chunyang Sect pointed at Lin Bai and Li Guxian and started cursing them angrily.

Faced with thousands of criticisms, Li Guxian just smiled and didn't take it to heart.

The next moment, the leader of Chunyang Sect slowly floated into the air, accompanied by the Grand Elder of Chunyang Sect and many elders of the Elders' Pavilion.

"Meet Emperor Lin Bai."

"Meet the goddess Li Guxian."

The leader of Chunyang Sect floated in the air, bowed and saluted to Lin Bai and Li Guxian with a smile.

Li Guxian returned the gift with a smile. After all, the other party was no ordinary character and his cultivation was that of a warrior at the Supreme Dao Fruit realm.

Proper etiquette should still be observed.

Moreover, the other party is the leader of the Chunyang Sect and is considered a hegemonic figure in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm.

Lin Bai also smiled and nodded.

This was not the first time he had met the leader of the Chunyang Sect.

Back then, on the Star Picking Platform in the Chu State's imperial capital, when the powerful forces and top sects in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm were discussing how to fight against the Nine Nether Demon Palace and the Northern Region, Lin Bai had met the leader of the Chunyang Sect.

It’s just that the leader of Chunyang Sect at that time was full of pride and ambition.

At this moment, he seemed to have aged thousands of years overnight. His face was full of fatigue and sleepiness, and his eyes were not as sharp and bright as before, but instead hid some crystal clear, deep wisdom.

Li Guxian cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Shen, you Chunyang Sect warriors are so rude."

"My niece just wanted to come to Chunyang Sect to pay a visit, but your warriors blocked her again and again."

"Someone just insulted me."

"It's him!"

Li Guxian started to complain to the leader of Chunyang Sect like a little girl.

He even named and pointed at a young man inside the magic circle, who was the one who had cursed him the most harshly just now.

The leader of Chunyang Sect looked back at the young man, waved his hand, and signaled other warriors to capture this man.

Regardless of whether the leader of Chunyang Sect wanted to punish this person, he gave Li Guxian enough face on the surface.

"Good niece."

The leader of the Chunyang Sect smiled and said, "Whose niece is here to visit us, bringing with her millions of fully armed warriors?"

Even Lin Bai did not expect that the meeting between Li Guxian and the leader of Chunyang Sect would not be as heated and tense as expected, nor would it be filled with such a strong smell of gunpowder.

Instead, it's more like a younger generation meeting an elder.

This made Lin Bai stunned for a moment.

Li Guxian curled her lips and said, "Just now when we were on the fifth line of defense, Uncle Shen sent someone to kill me."

"Fortunately, I brought some extra people with me, otherwise I would have really lost my life."

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Chunyang Sect hurriedly shook his head and said, "What are you talking about, niece? I know nothing about this."

Li Guxian's eyebrows curved, and she smiled and said, "Since Uncle Shen is unwilling to admit it, it doesn't matter."

"With millions of warriors in the Chunyang Sect, how could there not be a few with ulterior motives?"

The leader of the Chunyang Sect smiled and nodded, saying, "It's great that my niece thinks this way."

Li Guxian said: "Otherwise, I will return these people to Uncle Shen to deal with, and Uncle Shen will open the magic circle and let us pass."

The leader of the Chunyang Sect took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, sighed softly and said:

"Why."

"We've come this far, it's the final push, Uncle Shen can't give up halfway!"

Li Guxian shook her head and said, "Even if you know there is no hope?"

The leader of the Chunyang Sect laughed and said, "The path of cultivation is like this. Even though many people know there is no hope, they are still willing to throw themselves into the fire without hesitation!"