Turbulence

The two groups parted ways.

After the Celestial Masters of the Purgatory Sect left, Xin Tianqi came to Gu Jinlai's side. "Lord of the State, I have heard about what happened on the road. You were ambushed by Dragon Sparrow Manor?"

"Good."

He glanced ahead, looking back from Gu Jinlai the present.

Despite the billowing dust ahead, the number of people was clearly only a few hundred or a thousand.

They are still far from being able to completely wipe out the tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of troops that Longque Mountain Manor occupied in Jiangzhou.

"Are we really going to start a war against Dragon Sparrow Manor now? The Heavenly Sword in your hand..."

Xin Tianqi glanced at Gu Jinlai.

They had discussed the issue of Dragon Sparrow Manor, and the Gu Jinlai opinion at the time was to wait until they had stockpiled more than six "Heavenly Sword" Spirit Artifact before launching an attack.

But now...

"The foundation of Dragon Sparrow Manor is even greater in Star Province, or even greater than ours. We cannot outlast them. Dragon Sparrow Manor has clearly realized our threat and is prepared to fight a great battle with everything they have. As a result, they will inevitably allow the elders and seniors to use all the precious resources they have stored as their foundation, in order to cultivate more Nascent Spirit Transformation and even True Lord Primordial Spirit. In this way, the power of Dragon Sparrow Manor will surely increase significantly in the next year or two."

Gu Jinlai said in a deep voice, "Although this growth will slow down over time and time will turn in our favor again, Dragon Sparrow Manor will not sit idly by. Therefore, we must crush them completely before they can convert these resources into strength."

"To defeat them... I'm afraid it won't be that easy..."

"We had no choice."

Gu Jinlai said, "Don't forget, you are the only True Lord on our side, and there are only a handful of Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators. If these Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators break into smaller groups and infiltrate various parts of our Star Province to wreak havoc, how can we resist them?"

Xin Tianqi fell silent.

Although he and Gu Jinlai were not weak, they were still experts at the Spirit Transformation stage...

That's too little.

Although Gu Chifeng and the others could block the flying swords of the Spirit Transformation cultivators with their close-in weapon systems, they might not be able to react in time if these Spirit Transformation infiltrated and assassinated them.

After all, these experts in the Spirit Refining and Spirit Transformation stages now know how to avoid close-in weapon system radar detection.

"We have too few combatants at the Spirit Transformation level."

Gu Jinlai, "We can only attack Dragon Sparrow Manor using positional warfare to force them into a direct confrontation with us."

Seeing that Gu Jinlai's mind was made up, Xin Tianqi stopped trying to persuade him, "I understand. I have made relevant arrangements during this period. Thanks to Gu Tianjun's continuous trial of the most heinous criminals, and the fact that the north and south are connected, those sects with the ability to stir up trouble have fled. Star Province is still relatively stable. After discussions with Qi Renwang, Gu Chaoyang and others, we in Star Province can barely fight a full-scale war."

"It's enough to be able to barely start a war. We are not ready, and neither are they. Besides... nothing in this world is perfect."

This Gu Jinlai.

Xin Tianqi nodded. "Under the premise of ensuring the minimum order in Star Province, we can mobilize thirty-three Spirit Refining True Person, two Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators, and the Primordial Spirit True Lord, which is me alone."

Thirty-three Spirit Refining True Person, two Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators, and one Primordial Spirit True Lord.

This lineup...

Very shabby.

It should be noted that the Purgatory Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, the Cold Moon Sect, and other forces all have dozens or even hundreds of cultivators at the Spirit Transformation Spirit Refining, and maintain a scale of more than ten Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

As the Six Immortal Sects, they have an even greater number of Spirit Refining True Person and Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators.

Although Longque Manor lost four Spirit Transformation cultivators in the battle of Lingxiao City, and three more Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators, led by Ye Dongliu, were killed in the ambush not long ago, the number of Spirit Transformation cultivators among them is still no less than twenty.

This number is nearly twice that of the Purgatory Sect.

As for experts in the Spirit Refining True Person, Core Forming, Gang Condensing, and Qi Refining the Qi Realm, there are even more of them.

The fact that the Six Immortal Sects, though only six in number, can rival the ten Ten Great Demon Sects in prestige, and even surpass them, reveals the difference between them.

Of course, in terms of quantity, the mid-level experts of the Ten Great Demon Sects are not as numerous as those of the Six Immortal Sects, but in terms of quality...

The fierce and brutal competition among the Ten Great Demon Sects clearly gives them a slight edge.

Therefore, if demonic forces like the Purgatory Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, and the Cold Moon Sect were to truly engage in a life-or-death struggle with the Dragon Sparrow Manor and the Yellow Heaven Sect, even if they were at a disadvantage in numbers, the final outcome would not be too far off.

"Two Spirit Transformation cultivators?"

Gu Jinlai at Xin Tianqi and asked, "You didn't count the people from the Purgatory Sect?"

"The Purgatory Sect?"

Xin Tianqi was somewhat surprised. "They're willing to go to war with Dragon Sparrow Manor for your sake?"

"We have to give it a try, right?"

Gu Jinlai chuckled and said, "I am now a Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect, and I can mobilize a portion of the Purgatory Sect's power. There's no harm in not using this power."

After saying that, he added, "It would be best if we could persuade one of the three Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord, Liu Jingtao, Zhang Liefeng, or even Lu Zhanxian, to take action."

"After all, Dragon Sparrow Manor still has Ye Qianqiu, Long Xiangtian, and Sparrow Sword Immortal Huo Yuqing, the three True Lords. This lineup is no less than that of Liu Jingtao, Zhang Liefeng, and Lu Zhanxian of the Purgatory Sect."

Xin Tianqi paused as he spoke, "Their lineup is even stronger than the three True Lords of the Purgatory Sect. They haven't shown much advantage on our side, and they might not be willing to make a move since they won't gain much benefit after taking over Dragon Sparrow Manor."

"Then it's up to them to decide."

This Gu Jinlai.

Seeing this, Xin Tianqi nodded, but still asked, "Of the three Primordial Spirit True Lord of Dragon Sparrow Manor, Ye Qianqiu and Long Xiangtian are fine, but the key is Huo Yuqing. How do you plan to deal with this Sparrow Sword Immortal?"

"Could you help me pin her to the ground?"

Gu Jinlai, this has been discussed, with the added question, "At least it allows us to fight on the ground?"

"If Ye Qianqiu and Long Xiangtian weren't interfering, I could give it a try, but if they were also here..."

Xin Tianqi shook his head as he spoke.

He can't do it.

"Then we can only rely on flying swords and destroy their flying swords in advance. Without flying swords, the Primordial Spirit True Lord will naturally lose his means of ranged attack."

Gu Jinlai maintained a calm demeanor.

"A sword duel?"

Xin Tianqi was taken aback. "The number of Spirit Transformation cultivators in Dragon Sparrow Manor is even greater than ours. It will be very difficult to gain an advantage by relying on flying swords to fight."

"In terms of numbers, we are far from being able to match them, but... in terms of range, we have an absolute advantage."

Gu Jinlai, he smiled slightly, "What I used to fight them with flying swords was never Spirit Transformation cultivator, but a grenade launcher and a heavy artillery sword!"

"You mean..."

"I'm going to use cannonballs to flatten Dragon Sparrow Manor!"

The road has been winding and complex Gu Jinlai.

"Bomb it flat?"

"In this battle, I will let everyone in the world know that in a head-on confrontation, our Star Province is no less than any top power, and we can even annihilate a top sect in a direct confrontation."

Gu Jinlai, he asked, "Has the army of Lingxiao City arrived at Baihe City?"

"We've arrived. They've already assembled in Baihe City."

Xin Tian abandoned the Dao.

"Alright, let's head straight to White River City."

Gu Jinlai, a single command has been issued.

The movement of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of people in Star Province and Longque Mountain Villa could not escape the notice of those who were interested.

In addition, Gu Jinlai, who had returned from the Aries Star Palace, spread the story by word of mouth and the reason quickly became known to everyone.

With the atmosphere already tense in Star Province and Longque Manor, this move by Longque Manor...

The two sides have reached a point of no return.

In this situation, regardless of whether they were prepared in Gu Jinlai, a battle with Dragon Sparrow Manor was inevitable.

Otherwise, without the advantage in mobility and top-notch experts, if Dragon Sparrow Manor were to employ a decapitation tactic, they simply wouldn't be able to hold out. Gu Jinlai long, they might even be reduced to a lone commander.

Realizing this, Yellow Heaven Sect, Cold Moon Sect, Huangquan Sect, and Purgatory Sect all dispatched personnel to Jiangzhou, hoping to obtain firsthand information as soon as possible.

They can even do something when necessary.

For example...

Once the Gu Jinlai is defeated, Star Province, which has finally restored order, will inevitably fall into chaos again, and the situation in Star Province may even return to what it was a year ago.

They wouldn't mind re-entering Star Province and reclaiming the cities they had ceded.

As for the defeat of Dragon Sparrow Manor...

Yellow Heaven Sect and Cold Moon Sect, which are bordering Longque Mountain Villa, also have the opportunity to gain some benefits.

However, this possibility is unlikely.

Compared to Gu Jinlai, who had only completed the unification of Star Province less than a year ago, Longque Manor had a much stronger foundation.

Unless the Purgatory Sect is willing to provide Star Province with all its resources, otherwise...

In this match, Star Province's chances of winning are less than 30%.

As for whether the Purgatory Sect will intervene...

At this moment, the Purgatory Sect was also in an uproar.

When Sect Master Lu Dengxian learned that Gu Jinlai was planning to launch a full-scale war against Dragon Sparrow Manor, he was speechless.

For the first time, he realized that during his term, there had been no shortage of matters, big and small.

I'm mentally exhausted.

However, since Longque Manor had ambushed Gu Jinlai twice, his counterattack was a choice he was forced to make, and Lu Dengxian expressed his understanding.

The plea for help from Gu Jinlai has arrived. He has already reported the matter to Liu Jingtao, who is on duty. Now, he is waiting for the two Supreme Elders, Zhang Liefeng and Lu Zhanxian, to arrive and make the final decision.

In the conference room.

The elders discussed among themselves whether or not to participate in the great battle against Dragon Sparrow Manor.

Liu Jingtao, the Supreme Elder on duty, arrived at the scene early, but only listened from the side without speaking.

He's still waiting.

They await news from the other two Supreme Elders, or rather, from the First Supreme Elder Lu Zhanxian, the one Zhengyi Sect in the Purgatory Sect.

However, Lu Zhanxian did not receive the message he was waiting for. Instead, a divine thought arrived first, "There is no need to wait any longer. Our Purgatory Sect cannot participate in this great battle."

Immediately afterward, Zhang Liefeng arrived from outside on his sword. "Grandmaster Lu just used the Celestial Person Interaction Technique to detect that the Yellow Spring Sect's Old Ancestor Youquan has stepped into our Chi Province border! The Yellow Spring Sect has made its move!"