War of Expansion (14)
The Cold Tide War in Luochuan Commandery has come to an end.
The Human Race won a great victory, with the biggest winners being the Purple Moon Yang Household, followed by the Luochuan Sect, then the Cloudglow Sect Feng Household.
The Yang Household acquired the territory of four counties and submitted a petition to Emperor Luochuan Sect, naming each county.
From west to east, they are Ten Thousand Blades County, Ice Pool County, Blue Rock County, and Black Blood County.
The territory of the county that Cloudglow Sect Feng Household obtained was respectively integrated into Silver River County and Clearwind County, greatly expanding the territories of both counties.
Silver River County, in particular, has become a large county comparable in size to Purple Moon County.
As for the major commercial county that the Yang Household plans to build, it is Ice Pool County, located between Ten Thousand Blades County and Blue Rock County. Within its borders, there is a Third-Tier Upper-Grade Ice Vein, a common Third-Tier Middle-Grade Spirit Vein, more than thirty Tier 2 Spirit Veins, and more than one hundred First-Tier Spirit Veins.
There are countless Mineral Deposits, as well as vast areas of wild Spirit Fields and spirit medicine.
Of course, the Yang Household Member had already swept through these wild spirit medicine, collecting the rarer parts.
What was left for the various Golden Core Force were mostly common spirit medicine of little value, which were no longer of any concern to the now wealthy and powerful Yang Household.
Furthermore, the Yang Household did not completely relinquish control over Ice Pool County.
Yang Tianyou ordered the construction of a town above the Spatial Passage in Ice Pool County, where five Foundation Establishment Cultivators and over a hundred Qi Refining cultivators were stationed.
With this Spatial Passage, even if something unexpected happens in Ice Pool County, the Yang Household can take timely action without worrying about controlling the area.
In addition, there is the most critical issue of defense.
The territory extends more than 10,000 li to the north, and the original Three Passes of Lan Mountain, Crouching Ox, and Suppress Evil have lost their original function.
After discussing with True Person Yunxia and Feng Yuezhi, Yang Tianyou decided to transform these three passes into three cities.
The Spirit Veins beneath these passes were upgraded with funds collectively from various forces in Luochuan Commandery.
Therefore, if the Yang Household, Cloudglow Sect, and Feng Household want to monopolize the three Third-Tier Upper-Grade Spirit Veins, they must spend a large sum of Cultivation Resources to buy them.
This requirement is certainly not a problem for the three major powers that have just won a great victory and have bulging pockets.
After purchasing the three passes, the three major powers began to relocate Mortals to the area and station cultivators there.
As for the new border defense issue, it will be replaced by Tier 3 warships. The Yang family has many warships, and they are just sitting idle anyway. Since they require a lot of resources to maintain them, it's better to make the most of them.
Led by a Third-Tier Upper-Grade Flying Boat and supported by two Third-Tier Lower-Grade Flying Boats, the Yang Household formed three small Fleets, which were stationed in Ten Thousand Blades County, Blue Rock County, and Black Blood County respectively.
As for the defense of Ice Pool County, it was undertaken by the numerous Golden Core Force leased the area.
After finishing everything, half a month had passed, and Yang Tianyou began to focus his attention on the other two battlefields of the Lineage.
Mo Province, Chaotic Sea.
Mo Province, Qingyuan Commandery!
This prefecture is located in the northernmost part of Mo Province, and like Luochuan Commandery and Zhou Commandery in Qin Province, it is a border area.
The Immortal Dao lineage of the Human Race in the Northern River Region launched a war against the Savage Wilderness Great Domain, dividing into five armies that simultaneously advanced from the five border prefectures of Mo Province and Xuan Province.
Qingyuan Commandery was one of them, and the army on this route was Commander by three major Province-Level Power.
White Cloud Sect, Heavenly Separation Palace, Cloudwater Sect.
The Hidden Dragon Sect, being subordinate to the White Cloud Sect, was naturally incorporated into this army.
At the start of the war, the three major Province-Level Power each dispatched a Fifth-Tier Upper Grade War Flying Vessels, leading Fleet of tens of thousands of Flying Boat and an army of millions of Cultivators, to launch a massive frontal attack on the Savage Wilderness Great Domain.
The army swept across the land, and in just half a month, it invaded the Savage Wilderness Great Domain 100,000 li.
However, the Human Race's offensive was finally thwarted, encountering fierce resistance from the Foreign Races.
Several powerful Foreign Races forces mobilized simultaneously, gathering their elite troops to block the main army's attack from the front at Illusory Sound Valley.
They attacked from both sides, attempting to cut the Fleet, which stretched for hundreds of miles, in half.
Due to the suddenness of their actions, the aid of rare treasures, and the fact that the Human Race's battle lines were stretched too thin, the Foreign Races succeeded.
Although the Human Race reacted just as quickly, adjusting their deployment and launching a counterattack that repelled the invading Foreign Races, their main offensive also came to a halt.
The battle reached a stalemate, with both sides engaging in a back-and-forth tug-of-war.
Above the sky, thousands of War Flying Vessels stretched out in a continuous line. If viewed from the side, they looked like a continent floating in the air, a magnificent and spectacular sight.
To the southeast of the Fleet, five Tier Third Tier War Flying Vessels and more than forty Tier 2 War Flying Vessels formed a small Fleet.
On the dozens of Flying Boat, there were many emblems representing different forces, four in total, representing the four factions.
Among these four forces, those with badges depicting Nether Dragons and rolling black clouds were the most numerous, accounting for more than half of the Fleet's total size.
Especially those five Tier Third Tier War Flying Vessels.
There were three of them, each with a large, Nether Dragon emblem engraved on its side.
This means that all three War Flying Vessels belong to the Hidden Dragon Sect.
The other two War Flying Vessels have the emblems of rosy clouds and water mirror engraved on their sides, respectively, indicating that they belong to Three Rosy Clouds Grotto and Water Mirror Manor.
In addition, some Tier 2 War Flying Vessels bear the emblem of the Stone Clan, indicating that these Flying Boat belong to the Stubborn Stone Sect.
This small Fleet was composed of four major Golden Core Forces: Hidden Dragon Sect, Water Mirror Manor, Three Rosy Clouds Grotto, and Stubborn Stone Sect.
In the center of the Fleet, inside the Third-Tier Middle-Grade Hidden Dragon Boat, several Golden Core Cultivators sat in their respective positions in the ancient and magnificent hall.
Yang Danglong sat in the main seat with a faint smile on his face.
To his left were Wang Shan, the Grand Elder of the Hidden Dragon Sect Artifact Hall, and Madam Gui, the Head of the Attendant Hall.
The latter was originally Golden Core Rogue Cultivator, but three years ago he was successfully recruited by Yang Danglong and became the first elder of the Hidden Dragon Sect.
Opposite Wang Shan and Madam Gui sat three Golden Core Cultivators: Mister Shuijing, an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face, and an elegant appearance.
The True Person Qixia, with his long beard, and the True Person Wanshi, with his imposing physique.
Yang Danglong is skilled at socializing, and over the years he has become friends with many Golden Core Cultivators.
Furthermore, due to the growing strength of the Hidden Dragon Sect, he became the leader of this temporary Fleet.
Even Mister Shuijing, whose cultivation level was far superior to Yang Danglong's, had to obey Yang Danglong's orders.
Seated in the main seat, Yang Danglong, who resembled a gaunt old man, surveyed the crowd below and said, "Fellow Daoist Friends, the White Cloud Sect has issued another mission, ordering us to attack White Ape Mountain to the east of Illusory Sound Valley."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions shifted slightly. Mister Shuijing spoke first, saying, "According to intelligence, there are as many as five Golden Core Demon Beasts on White Ape Mountain. The leader, the White Ape King, has even reached the peak of the Middle Golden Core. He's a tough nut to crack!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Gui chuckled, her voluptuous and alluring figure swaying with her movements, quite dazzling. "Although White Ape Mountain is a tough nut to crack, if we go all out, we can still take it down. We have more than ten Golden Core Combat Strength, more than twice as strong as the five Golden Core Demon Beasts on White Ape Mountain. We can definitely launch a direct assault."
"A direct assault is certainly an option, but there is Third-Tier Middle-Grade Formation set up on White Ape Mountain. A direct assault would take too much time and could easily lead to unforeseen events. If the Foreign Races race comes to our aid and coordinates with White Ape Mountain from the inside, we will be at a disadvantage."
"Therefore, if we are to launch a strong attack, we must have a means to quickly break through the Defensive Formation of White Ape Mountain." True Person Qixia stroked his beard and said.
"Quickly break through the Defensive Formation..." The Golden Core Cultivators exchanged bewildered glances.
At the head of the table, Yang Danglong chuckled, flipped his hand, and produced two gleaming silver Talisman.
"This is a Third-Tier Middle-Grade -Formation-Breaking Talisman. It can temporarily create a hole in Third Tier Defensive Formation. As long as we move quickly enough, we can use this hole to enter White Ape Mountain."