Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Blood Cloud remained silent.

The surrounding generals muttered, not daring to speak.

No one else wanted to be the one to stick their neck out, and even surrounded by the army, they no longer felt safe.

The Tushan maiden group watched quietly.

As time passed without a response, hints of scarlet began to emerge in their eyes, their murderous intent spilling out without any attempt to disguise it.

In this war, thirty thousand Tushan maidens had died in battle, too many to count. Their victory was bought with the lives of their teachers, friends, sisters.

Whoever sought to usurp the fruits of victory would die!

Within the Spirit Consciousness Court conference, several cold voices arose.

”A bunch of ragtag bandits, utterly chaotic, perhaps they’re no longer needed...”

”We can fight independently and, once we’ve fully absorbed Black Snow Prairie as well as the territories of the other five families of Liudao Sect, we can independently achieve victory in the King’s Court war...”

Together, the six families of Liudao Sect make up a complete sect.

That is to say, in addition to Black Snow Prairie, there were five other territories with depleted military forces, richer and larger, all waiting for them to capture and rescue their enslaved sisters.

”Kill them,”

”Just kill them all, now is the perfect opportunity...”

Many maidens spoke with chilling murderous intent, evidently planning to disregard the choice of the Blood King Army, intending to slaughter first and clear out dissenters without needing them anymore.

Such extreme maidens were initially the minority; many more believed in the need for cooperation until the ultimate victory was secured.

But now, the number of extreme maidens was multiplying, spreading like a chain reaction.

Jiang Ding watched, secretly clicking his tongue in wonder.

He suspected that at this moment, even if he personally attempted to block the Tushan maiden group from securing their desired benefits, he would be attacked without hesitation, regardless of who came; without another suppression, he simply couldn’t completely control this troop.

Typical Sword Cultivator renegade Taoist Soldiers.

Especially since the ”Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Wind, Rain, Thunder, Lightning, Sun Nine Parts Dao Canon” Taoist Soldiers Cultivation Method referenced some of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion’s methods. Other than setting an unbreakable location, it left no hidden doors, backups or safety nets in the method, displaying extreme confidence, leaving no need for such things.

If the Taoist Soldiers rebelled, one would personally slaughter them and rebuild anew.

After a few hundred years, they’d become an elite army once more.

And stronger than before, with no need for regrets. The process of killing is also a process of practicing and refining the sword, nothing wasted.

”They should all be killed!”

”The territories of the six families of Liudao Sect belong to us, belong to our master. Why should we give away half...”

”Seconded...”

One by one, resolutions passed, and the murderous intent of the Tushan maidens grew icier and sharper.

Externally,

this affected even the skies. Despite the scorching sun, flakes of ice fell from the sky, covering the ground in a white layer.

Blood Cloud suddenly shivered, sensing something.

Of course, he had many concerns.

With such a vast army under his command, there were many factions to balance. Making a hasty decision to divide half of the spoils would invite strong internal opposition, shaking his authority.

Those whose interests were impaired did not care about the amount of military achievements made or what was a fair share; they only knew they had lost a great deal, which would breed resentment.

After much deliberation, these considerations were precisely why he hesitated and couldn’t come to a decision.

But at this moment,

Blood Cloud smelt a terrifying whiff of a deadly crisis.

At such close range, this crisis was even more imminent than during the battle against Liudao Sect.

After centuries of struggle, he was all too familiar with such danger.

”Agreed!”

”I am willing to do so!”

Blood Cloud hastily yelled out, fearing he was a moment too slow, ”Your excellency has made a great contribution, what’s wrong with dividing half? It’s only fair!”

”If anyone disagrees,”

he turned, facing many of his shocked and angry subordinates, and said coldly, ”you may use ten thousand men to challenge any thousand-man squad under Sword Cultivator Chun Jian. The victors may take what they desire.”

A hundredfold, exactly the current total force disparity between the Tushan maiden group and the Blood King Army.

Among these subordinates, there were quite a few who would take money over life, completely disregarding the balance of power and the overall situation.

This greatly irritated Blood Cloud, so he simply let them fetch it themselves to avoid being seen as the one who blocked his brothers’ path to wealth and status.

”Madam Chun Jian, what do you think of this proposal?”

Blood Cloud asked coldly.

”There is no objection.”

Chun Jian’s expression softened as she began to suppress the extreme forces within her ranks.

Now, they had only achieved victory in the first phase. The subsequent enemies— the righteous and devil alliance army, the Great Sun Sword Sect army, the Great Sun Dharma Sect army—one stronger than the other, it truly was not the right time to turn on each other; it was merely a choice of necessity.

The two parties actually had considerable mutual advantages.

”Is there anyone willing to go for this overwhelming wealth?”

”A hundredfold numerical advantage!”

”Don’t say I’ve been standing in everyone’s way again. I’ve always been on our own people’s side. Now, you can get it yourselves.”

Blood Cloud regarded the several most fervent individuals in the Spirit Consciousness Messaging with an icy gaze.

Silence reigned.

One by one, they all lowered their heads, with no one responding.

Golden Pill Monks may be greedy, but they are not foolish.

Although the Tushan maiden group numbered only a thousand, there were more than ten Golden Pill Monks among them, and the weakest soldiers were at Mid-stage Foundation Building. How could their mixed army of cultivators, who were fundamentally cultivating Qi and building their foundation, and who had the advantage in numbers, withstand them?

What if a significant number of the Blood King Army’s Golden Pill and Foundation-building cultivators were added?

The Tushan maidens were not blind; they would naturally also reinforce their ranks. The casualties might be even more severe then.

For a long time,

there were no voices in response, no tumultuous outcry.

Seeing this, Blood Cloud felt disappointed.

If his subordinates really went into battle, he might have been angry in his heart, but more so, he would have been pleased; his subordinates would truly think they had a chance before they would prompt him to do so. In this way, monopolizing the Liudao Sect prairie might also be possible.

But now, knowing they couldn’t win yet still provoking...

Perhaps they just thought that if they succeeded, everyone would be happy, after all, it wasn’t themselves taking the lead.

If they failed, it didn’t matter either.

It wouldn’t be their turn to lead until the people at the top died, and they would get more Nascent Soul Opportunities, even though the Nascent Soul Opportunity was still but a shadow now.

”Since none of you wish to obtain such wealth, then let it be Chun Jian’s,”

Blood Cloud sighed. Having seen too much scheming among cultivators, he felt helpless. He took out a map and drew a line on it with the Blood Flag: ”The remaining territories of the Liudao Sect’s five clans, let’s divide it like this. Each of us will attack the places we need, how about that?”

Chun Jian looked at the map and her eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

The division was roughly equal; there was still power from the Liudao Sect’s five clans that had not been eliminated, and a large number of cultivators had not been mobilized. However, the Tushan maidens’ direction of expansion was much closer to the Liudao Sect’s main gate, which inherently presented many dangers.

”Agreed.”

Chun Jian consented.

Protected by the Causal Skill of Shuoyang Heavenly Monarch, if it was effective, they need not worry about a large number of Nascent Soul Monks ambushing them; if it was ineffective, this distance was also not a concern.

As the army that defeated the Six Dao Saint rolled back, she could clearly feel the Causal Skill on her becoming even denser. Should a Nascent Soul Monk make a move against them, they would meet an even more miserable end.

Even Blood Cloud could not strip her of her official position.

”Then... let’s part ways here.”

Blood Cloud looked at her deeply: ”Our families should support each other and share what we have. I hope that both of us can reach the path of Nascent Soul and not fail the grand aspirations of today.”

He did not believe that a mere maiden would still choose to serve another Immortal of Nascent Soul when facing the great path of Nascent Soul.

”Supporting each other, of course,”

Chun Jian nodded, as if she hadn’t heard the underlying hint in his words.

The two armies separated, each heading in their respective directions.

Next, they would continue to expand into the territorries of the Liudao Sect’s five clans—expand and expand until they encountered resistance again and had to stop.