Tian Ziqing said, "The move against the Dragon Palace is imperative. But we must coordinate it properly. The situation within the Dragon Palace is still unclear, so caution is our best course. If the Dragon Palace believes it has little chance of winning and deliberately set this trap, then if we rush in like a swarm and reach the seabed with only seven-tenths of our strength left, I fear we will suffer grievous losses."
Rather than growing angry because Tian Ziqing had slighted her, Chu Jiaoling said, "Very well. Then I'll ask Sister Tian to make the arrangements."
Tian Ziqing said, "Since Fairy Nie cannot take action now, the eight of us will split into two groups. The five of us, together with Sister Chu, will lead the assault, while Fellow Daoist Qi and Yuyang True Person will remain behind to provide support. Also, every sect must activate its Mountain Protection Array, lest we attack the Dragon Palace only for our own sects to suffer sneak attacks from the demons."
Everyone agreed that Tian Ziqing's words made sense, and they began discussing how to attack, how to guard against ambushes, and how the front and rear would support one another. After roughly half a day, they finally settled every detail.
Early the next morning, the cultivator army of the East Sea gathered and set out for the Dragon Palace together.
This was vastly different from their previous battles against the Demon Race. Although they had killed several Spirit Cultivation Stage demons before, no full-scale war had truly broken out. This time, every sect in the East Sea had sent people to join the battle. The Sea Heaven Sect was no exception. Sect Master Kong Yi personally took the field, Chi Songzi came along as well, and they even brought Zihai.