Tactics

"Lei Yuan, this Martial Saint, is really quite shabby."

On the way to Liuhuo City, Gu Jinlai finished counting the spoils of war carried by the Haifeng City Guards.

There are quite a few standard instruments.

There are eight items, including one damaged defensive guide.

The total value of these artifacts is easily over 10 billion.

The rest are all top-grade Spirit Artifact.

Although there are complete sets of top-grade Spirit Artifact and defensive top-grade Spirit Artifact, the total price still does not exceed two billion.

The combined value of all the spoils is less than that of Ding Zhongyuan, who is ranked third on the list of extremely dangerous places.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Compared to Celestial Person and Saints, there's not much difference between Quasi-Dao Artifacts and Dao Artifacts for Martial Saints. They simply cannot amplify their Divine Ability powers by relying on the resonance between Dao Artifacts and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. And due to the decline of the Celestial Master civilization, new types of Dao Artifacts suitable for Martial Saints have not been developed."

After examining the spoils one by one, Gu Jinlai turned his gaze away from the storage ring. "Most Martial Saints have money and resources, and they spend almost all of it on themselves to enhance their combat power. They don't even need weapons, because they themselves are the strongest weapons. A small number of Martial Saints will pour their resources into their descendants, letting them walk the path of cultivators. In many Martial Saint Lineage, the weight of descendants at the Celestial Person Realm is far greater than that of descendants at the Martial King Realm."

After all...

After Celestial Person breaks through to become a Saint, their lifespan can reach four or five hundred years. If they consume a treasure similar to the Creation Fruit, which can extend their lifespan by sixty years, they can even live to nearly six hundred years old.

In other words, the birth of a saint can guarantee the glory of a power for three or four hundred years.

This is why, although only one in twenty or thirty Celestial Person can become a saint, the actual ratio of saints to Celestial Person is actually more than ten to one.

The reason is that saints reside in the world for much longer than Celestial Person.

"Ancient Martial Saint, Flowing Fire City is just ahead."

Qi Shengdao.

From Gu Jinlai, a voice responded.

He has already seen the building.

Although most of the buildings are in the form of fortresses, this undoubtedly proves that they have entered a populated area.

Led by Qi Sheng and Qi Yunxiao, the group soon arrived at a courtyard about two hundred miles away from Liuhuo City.

The courtyard is not small, spanning several hundred meters in length and width.

According to Qi Sheng, this place was originally a security escort agency. During one of their escort missions, the chief escort and his elite team were attacked by the Demon King and all were wiped out. The agency then declined and was later bought by him and his friends as a temporary base.

Because it was located in an outer district two hundred miles away from the city, it didn't attract much attention.

When Qi Sheng Gu Jinlai, there were already four people waiting at the entrance of the courtyard.

Upon seeing Gu Jinlai, the four stepped forward and bowed respectfully. "Thank you for your righteous help, Ancient Martial Saint. Everyone in Liyang Cave will forever remember your kindness."

Gu Jinlai nodded to the group.

Qi Sheng quickly introduced them, "Ancient Martial Saint, this is Liu Feiyun, the True Disciple our Liyang Cave Heaven. This one is the Dharma Protector Xi Bainian. The other two are the Pharmacist Zhuo Chunqiu and the inner disciple Zhang Suoxin."

"Pharmacist?"

Zhuo Chunqiu, who looks like a sixty-year-old man from Gu Jinlai.

They are either doctors or Alchemist; pharmacists are quite rare.

"I had made some achievements in the path of the Celestial Masters, but unfortunately, the cave collapsed and we scattered and fled. My small achievements in the path of the Celestial Masters became the source of disaster. In the end, I destroyed my True Spirit and turned to the cultivation of the Celestial Person. Because I still had the knowledge I had learned before, I was also responsible for preparing some medicines to help everyone heal and cultivate."

Zhuo Chunqiu gave a wry smile and offered an explanation.

"The True Spirit collapses on its own..."

Gu Jinlai have sighed upon hearing this.

In a stable environment like Liyang Cave Heaven, protecting a Heavenly Lord would not be difficult. However, Liyang Cave Heaven was breached thirty-six years ago, its disciples scattered, and a Heavenly Lord...

Demonic Beasts can sense it from hundreds of miles away.

If one were to flee with such a celestial being, it would surely bring countless troubles.

This is also the current predicament faced by all Celestial Masters and Celestial Rulers.

Gu Jinlai looking at the other three people again, one man and two women, their ages were hard to judge.

But their strength is not bad.

Two Celestial Person, one Martial King, and Zhuo Chunqiu, who had transformed from a Celestial Monarch into Celestial Person, this group was surprisingly composed of no weaklings.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If they were targeted by the Demonic Beasts led by the Chilong while on their escape route, they would have had no chance of breaking through the encirclement without sufficient strength.

"Ancient Martial Saint, please come in. We have made all the necessary preparations. In addition, we have prepared some useful supplies for you, hoping they will be helpful in the upcoming operation."

Liu Feiyun stepped forward and said.

Judging from everyone's attitude, she was the leader.

This has not surprised anyone, both in Gu Jinlai.

Liu Feiyun is True Disciple of Liyang Cave.

Holy lands and grotto heavens often regard the Primordial Spirit True Lord as their True Disciple and protector.

Some powerful grotto-heavens only allow cultivators to advance to the ranks of True Disciple and protectors after they have cultivated to the Celestial Person.

The order of succession is: True Disciple, Dharma Protector, Elder, Hall Master, Deputy Headmaster, and then Headmaster and Supreme Elder.

Among the True Disciple and protectors, the True Disciple with unlimited potential have a higher status than the older protectors whose potential has been exhausted.

Among the group, Xi Bainian, Zhuo Chunqiu, and Qi Sheng are all protectors, while Zhang Suoxin and Qi Yunxiao are only inner disciple. Under these circumstances, the True Disciple Liu Feiyun is naturally the leader.

"The Primordial Spirit is the inner sect, the Celestial Person the True Disciple, the saint is called elder, and the illusory immortal governs the sect... this is what makes a true immortal sect."

A sigh escaped his lips, reflecting on the Gu Jinlai.

Fantasy/Xianxia (a genre of Chinese fantasy/martial arts fiction).

The forces we've encountered Gu Jinlai, such as the Purgatory Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, the Dragon Sparrow Manor, and the Yellow Heaven Sect, are at best cultivator sects; they have none of the grandeur of a great immortal sect.

After inviting Gu Jinlai into the courtyard and serving him tea and snacks, Liu Feiyun handed him a document. "Ancient Martial Saint, this is the intelligence we have obtained over the years from constantly spying on the Chilong Territory. The Chilong Territory is located 6,600 miles south of Liuhuo City, occupying a vast area of mountains and rivers spanning 4,000 miles, imprisoning more than 10 million of our human race, and is practically a Demonic Beasts kingdom..."

After the introduction, she added, "Currently, in addition to the six of us, we have 104 other men available for combat. Without exception, they all have relatives who have fallen into the Chilong Territory and are trying their best to rescue their relatives."

Gu Jinlai entering this courtyard, they sensed that besides themselves, there were many martial artists, generals, martial patriarchs, and figures at the Spirit Refining and Spirit Transformation Realm.

Now it seems...

"So many people?"

Zhao Yushu, standing to the side, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "There are so many of you, yet you didn't all go to Liuhuo City together..."

Before she could finish speaking, she remembered what she had overheard on her way there, and her face turned pale. "Could it be..."

"In the records of Blazing Fire City, we are all exiles. Some of the best among us are even listed on the Purifier Department's Bounty Board list as members of the Cult of the Demon."

Liu Feiyun said in a deep voice.

The Purgers?

Zhao Yushu couldn't help but glance at Gu Jinlai.

But his expression has remained unchanged Gu Jinlai.

"I wonder what tactics the Ancient Martial Saint plans to use to rescue them?"

Liu Feiyun looked at Gu Jinlai.

She already knew that this was a peak martial saint Gu Jinlai, whose combat power was no less than that of a top-tier demon emperor.

But...

If he could break into the Chilong Territory and rescue a few people, that wouldn't be a problem. But rescuing tens of thousands from Liyang Cave Heaven...

It's now estimated that there are only a few thousand left.

Even if only a thousand people are rescued, it is still not something that a peak martial saint can do.

After all...

There are too many Demonic Beasts.

"Tactics".

I have pondered this question throughout Gu Jinlai and have finally come to a conclusion.

He calmly said, "It's very simple. Raze the Chilong territory to the ground and kill all the Demonic Beasts. Then we can rescue all the tens of millions of humans."

To raze the dragon's lair and slaughter all the Demonic Beasts?

Liu Feiyun, Zhuo Chunqiu, Xi Bainian and the others were all stunned.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Feiyun asked with some surprise, "The Ancient Martial Saint was able to persuade Zhao Hua, the city lord of Fengyu City, to gather a large army to attack Chilong Territory?"

"Cannot."

Gu Jinlai: "I can do it all by myself."

"One person..."

Liu Feiyun frowned, and finally smiled bitterly, "Ancient Martial Saint, please don't joke. We don't doubt your strength, but Chilong has four Demon Emperors, dozens of Demon Kings, and hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts... Unless a city mobilizes its entire forces, or a Void Immortal arrives with divine weapons, no one can eliminate this group of Demonic Beasts by themselves."

"I'm not joking with you."

This Gu Jinlai.

Although the bounties on Demon Emperors and Demon Kings are only half that of Celestial Person and Saints, and some are even only a third of those of Demon Cultists of the same realm, but...

His Chaotic Astral Body has now reached its peak. To go from peak to perfection, he needs thousands of Thunder Magnetic Essence.

Of course, he could also forcefully apply this Cultivation Method using pure light, but the amount of pure light required would likely increase from three or four hundred to over a thousand.

Therefore, the most appropriate approach is to adopt a two-pronged approach.

To obtain such a large amount of Thunder Magnetic Yuan Gold, one approach is market acquisition, and another is to exchange it with contribution points.

Although he wasn't a demon slayer, it can be deduced that the contribution value gained from hunting down the Demon Emperor should be around 5 billion.

Four Demon Emperors, forty-odd Demon Kings, plus some extra value, this is equivalent to a profit of 60 billion.

At a rate of 20 million pure contribution points per unit of Thunder Magnetic Gold, this amounts to a total of 3,000 units of Thunder Magnetic Gold.

Therefore, he was serious about eradicating the Chilong Territory.

Furthermore, during the operation to wipe out the Lilong Territory, he will inevitably demonstrate the power of the Eternal Furnace. He can also use this achievement to appropriately deter the high-ranking officials of Wind and Rain City, so as to facilitate his further actions and rapid growth.

This achieves multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

With these considerations in mind, he said directly, "I have my own ways of dealing with Demonic Beasts. You just need to organize people to receive the imprisoned humans and escort them safely back to Liuhuo City."

"Ancient Martial Saint... it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that..."

Liu Feiyun didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

Gu Jinlai turned his gaze to Qi Yunxiao: "Tell me, if I had several thousand low-yield hydrogen bombs, could I raze Chilong Territory to the ground?"

Hydrogen bomb!?

Thousands of hydrogen bombs!?

Qi Yunxiao, who was essentially a human from Blue Star and deeply understood the power of this weapon, narrowed his eyes sharply.

The power of a hydrogen bomb core is something that no Demonic Beasts, or even a demon king, can withstand!

Even the Demon Emperor...

Upon realizing this, he responded without hesitation, "Yes! Absolutely!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's convince them and set off."