Chapter 1213: The Sword Forces Move First
The enormous Creation Great Sun hung high in the sky. Beneath its glittering radiance, a vast fleet was slowly sailing westward.
Li Shao sat within the spacious flagship. This time, he had been appointed commander of the expeditionary force.
King Xi valued him not because his strength and mystical power surpassed others', but because he had once led the breaching of several dozen sects. He was one of the few capable of organizing the Upper Layer's forces and employing them properly.
More importantly, there was his loyalty. Ever since being captured, he had served King Xi's maternal clan for several centuries. Thus, even after he had lost the lives of three Creation Adepts, King Xi had no intention of punishing him and still entrusted him with this heavy responsibility.
Footsteps sounded as a Creation Adept approached. After glancing at him, the man sat down in a seat nearby and asked, "Master Li, once we breach the City-Domain, that 'sect scion,' if he survives, will surely be handed over to His Highness King Xi for judgment. But how should we deal with those celestials? Those celestials do not fear death. If we simply let them escape, I fear the poison they leave behind will be endless."
Li Shao said, "I have already looked into those celestials. Even if they die and come back to life, most of them return to their original territories. So long as we surround the entire Sleeping Foothill City-Domain and establish a blockade, even if we cannot eliminate them, we can trap them here until they die."
The cultivator said, "Trap them?" He asked in surprise, "Master Li, do you mean that we should not attack first, but besiege them?"
Li Shao said, "Exactly. My strategy is not to launch