We Cultivators Defy Heaven and Strike Against Fate, Our Paths Steeped in Slaughter
Little B...
We can't say what's on our minds!
Besides, with the Trait in hand, and expenses reimbursed on a reimbursement basis, there's a sure-fire way to make a profit.
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[To prevent the Avatar of the Golden Crow Demon Emperor from escaping after its arrival, you set up seven more layers of sealing formations around the outer perimeter of the Crow's Arrival Grand Formation.]
[The Spirit-Isolating Formation isolates Spiritual Qi from both inside and outside; the Heaven-Locking Formation seals spatial rifts; the Dragon-Trapping Formation suppresses Movement Method...]
[You've deployed all the high-level Formation Technique you know, aiming to make this place an impregnable fortress.]
[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement, effective.]
[The Artisan Spirit is now in effect.]
[Workaholic, effective.]
[Multiskilling, effective.]
[I Love Working, effective.]
[Overtime, effective.]
[The grand formation you set up is 30-40% more effective than that of an ordinary Array Master, while consuming 60-70% fewer resources.]
[Looking at the mountain of remaining top-grade array materials— Nine Netherworld Profound Iron, Thousand-Year Lightning-Struck Wood, Stardust Crystal ...] You smiled slightly.
[This wasn't embezzled; you saved it through your own hard work.]
You calmly swept the remaining materials into your Storage Ring.
So, is this why Civil Engineering was so popular back then?
[Half a month later, the grand formation was completed.]
[You stand at the bottom of the valley and nod to Chen Zhao.]
Chen Zhao immediately took out Communication Talisman.
Soon, squads of war War Oversight Office, escorting a group of cultivators, entered the valley.
[These people are all Human Race cultivators whose Bloodline Mark have been planted by Zhu Wanshan.]
There were approximately 150 to 160 people.
[You previously calculated that at least forty-nine Bloodline Mark were needed to activate the Crow's Arrival Grand Formation. All these years of planning were precisely for this purpose, just in case.]
[Furthermore, the more Bloodline Mark, the greater the chance of success.]
[Some of these cultivators were still wearing the battle armor of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, clearly indicating they were captured directly at the front lines.]
[Some were secretly imprisoned for a long time, becoming emaciated, with Spirit-Sealing Lock on their collarbones.]
Your gaze sweeps over this group of people.
[The one with the highest cultivation level had actually reached the Nascent Soul Perfection, which is equivalent to the Core Condensation Perfection for Demon Race.]
[He was a middle-aged, robust man; although Spirit-Sealing Lock, his back remained ramrod straight.]
[He was just one step away from breaking through to the Transformation Stage and becoming a true Great Demon.]
[Once they reach the Transformation Stage, the auras of Human Race and Demon Race become even more difficult to distinguish.]
[This shows how far-reaching the Golden Crow Demon Emperor's plans were.]
"I am the Camp General of the Seventh Battle Battalion of White Blade Rampart!"
"I've Demon-Severing Cliff, killing over a thousand Core Condensation Demon Cultivators!"
"What right do you have to arrest me!"
"I want to see the Demon Suppression Tower Master! I want to ask him face-to-face, is this how the Demon-Suppressing Tower treats its meritorious officials?!"
[His shout caused the other arrested people to join in the commotion.]
"We're innocent!"
"Let us out!"
[Upon hearing this shout, the War Oversight Office of the escorting force, Zhan Xiu, visibly wavered.]
[After all, some of those arrested were slaying demons just yesterday, and some were even comrades-in-arms who had risked their lives for each other.]
[This morning, a sudden, strict order came from above to arrest him, without even a charge or reason; he was secretly brought here.]
Anyone would be suspicious if someone attacked their own people without provocation.
Even one of the Commander the team seemed somewhat puzzled.
[Options pop up.]
[A: Ignore their clamor and activate the grand formation immediately.]
[B: To kill someone is to destroy their spirit; to slap them in the face directly boosts morale.]
[C: Announcement that their 360 Performance Assessment review has concluded. Congratulations to them for being named one of the "Top 100 Outstanding Cannon Fodder Who Moved the Myriad Demon Domain" and receiving a "Reincarnation Restart Priority Coupon."]
Little A was indeed a prudent one.
Even those who travel through time know that villains die from talking too much.
However, these people's remarks did indeed affect morale within the army.
It's time to show the power of words.
Lu Ping chose option B, definitely not to embarrass himself or show off.
[You chose B.]
[You walk up to the burly man who has reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Perfection stage.]
[You're wearing the robes of an elder from the Azure Cloud Sect, so you're clearly not a current member of the Demon-Suppressing Tower.]
The burly man looked at you, clearly taken aback, then gritted his teeth and asked,
"Who exactly are you? Who is directing you?"
"We shed blood and risked our lives at the Demon-Severing Cliff, and we have done nothing wrong. Aren't you afraid that your actions will discourage the 100,000 defenders?"
"Is there still any sense of right and wrong in this Demon-Suppressing Tower?"
[You remained calm and said indifferently,]
"We cultivators defy the heavens and fight against fate; our lives are inherently filled with killing. What's the point of talking about right and wrong?"
"If we really have to say, was it right or wrong that you used five Human Race Foundation Establishment cultivators to refine the Blood-Congealing Five-Elements Pill to reach where you are today, and only then did you achieve the initial False Core?"
"Today you all perish, yet it is for the greater good of Human Race. Is this... right or wrong?"
As soon as you finished speaking, the middle-aged man's face turned deathly pale.
["You..."]
The middle-aged man's lips trembled slightly, but he could no longer speak, and his posture became even more hunched.
[His supposedly flawless disguise was already a joke in the eyes of the OP.]
Those who had been shouting and crying foul just moments before were now completely silent.
The War Oversight Office scouts in charge of escorting the prisoners, seeing this scene, could easily understand what was going on.
"Fuck you! You monster!"
The Commander the team turned pale and immediately started swearing.
"The battle begins."
[Without further ado, you cast a Method Formula, which entered the array's core.]
[Boom!]
The ground trembled slightly.
[The war cultivators of the War Oversight Office no longer hesitated and pushed all 150-plus Demon-Transformed Cultivators into the great formation.]
You turned your head, waved to Chen Zhao and the Commander, signaling the entire War Oversight Office to retreat.
[Everyone quickly evacuated.]
[But you, as Array Master, stayed.]
This deadly trap allows for no mistakes; you must personally oversee it.
[You raise your hand, forming a hand seal, and tap out the dots with your fingertips.]
[Spiritual Qi surged, and you activated the eight great formations one by one.]
[A burst of light shot into the sky from the bottom of the valley, then quickly subsided.]
[The seven layers of sealing formations surrounding the mountain, including the Spirit-Sealing, Heaven-Locking, and Dragon-Trapping formations, Void without a trace after a flash of light.]
[Of all the formations in the valley, only the Crow's Arrival Grand Formation at its very center was slowly revolving.]
Dark red Array Patterns crawled across the ground, and a strange suction force emanated from within the array, locking all the bound cultivators inside.
["Ah...!"]
[A series of piercing screams rang out.]
[Stripes of scarlet blood were torn from their bodies.]
[Of the more than 150 people, without exception, Bloodline Mark from their bodies.]
[Sure enough, none of these people were innocent.]
[After the Bloodline Mark from their bodies, it drained them of all their life force and soul.]
Their physical bodies began to melt, turning into blood that flowed along the Array Patterns towards the center of the great array.
[Hundreds of Bloodline Mark intertwined wildly in mid-air, converging into a massive crimson Whirlpool.]
A fierce and oppressive aura emanated from the depths of the Whirlpool.
[The next instant, a sharp, piercing cry came from the center of the vortex, and a massive, Three-Legged Crow phantom slowly emerged.]
[The Avatar of the Golden Crow Demon Emperor has descended.]
[A cry from the center of the Whirlpool pierced the Void.]
The enormous, Three-Legged Crow phantom finally broke free from the crimson Whirlpool.
[This oppressive aura is far stronger than the Avatar you encountered on the battlefield of Demon-Severing Cliff.]
[The last time the Chunwu descended, it used as much Bloodline Mark as there was nearby.]
[That Avatar's strength is at most one-tenth or one-twelfth of the original's.]
[And this time, you've planned for ten years, almost completely eradicating the Bloodline Mark scattered throughout the Azure Dragon Domain.]
[The life force and soul essence of over one hundred and fifty high-level cultivators were piled together.]
[This avatar of the Chunwu Avatar at least 30% of the original's strength.]
[The Dark Gold flames on the Three-Legged Crow's body distorted the space of the entire canyon.]
"What kind of lowly ant dares to disturb this Emperor!"
[Options pop up.]
[A: Activate the Formless Myriad-Breath Cloak and immediately retreat behind the seventh layer of the defensive array to safely survive.]
[B: Little Demon Emperor, give him a Star River Myriad Blades first, then we can always Early Leave...]
[C: Shouting at the Avatar of the Golden Crow Demon Emperor: "Congratulations on successfully landing in the Azure Dragon Domain! How would you rate your 'descent experience'? If you're not satisfied, you can request a retake!"]