Dispatch Troops to Earth Lion Ridge
To ensure they could unleash their full combat power, the Heavenly Ruins Alliance even prepared over ten thousand array flags. With nine Purple Mansion cultivators in charge, they could set up the Myriad-Law Demon-Refining Formation.
After ten thousand Late Stage of Qi Refining cultivators activated these array flags, the power they unleashed was comparable to that of late Golden Core stage.
Although this formation has great limitations, it is still quite effective for defending against attacks from high-level cultivators or for attacking Mountain-Protecting Array.
Besides the main force, the main force in this battle consists of four Golden Core realm Ancestors: Jiang Linglong, Chen Nianzhi, Lin Qianshu, and Xu Ganyang.
In particular, Jiang Linglong and Chen Nianzhi, Chen Nianzhi, relying on the Heavenly Separation Twin Swords and her Divine Ability, are strong enough to fight against late Golden Core stage cultivator.
After Jiang Linglong broke through to the Golden Core Middle Stage, her Law Power Divine Ability increased dramatically. It's likely that even two or three ordinary late Golden Core stage cultivators wouldn't be her match, not to mention that her side also had two Tier 4 War Treasure Ship.
After carefully assessing the relative strengths, Chen Nianzhi felt that she had an 80-90% chance of winning this battle.
So he put the scroll away, then said with a smile, "Now that everything is ready, let's get going."
"Go and arrange for another round of checks, then we'll send troops to Earth Lion Ridge tomorrow."
"Clear."
The group of the Purple Mansion cultivators nodded and then withdrew.
After everyone else left, only Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong remained.
The two sat facing each other in the main hall. Chen Nianzhi brewed a cup of tea for Jiang Linglong and then asked, "Has there been any notification from the Purple Abyss Sect or the Qi Kingdom?"
Everything has been arranged.
Jiang Linglong took the teacup and said with a smile.
This attack on Earth Lion Ridge is different from the attack on Heavenly Python Lake. In the past, they attacked Heavenly Python Lake twice. The first time, they dispatched elite troops to launch a surprise attack and kill the Heavenly Python Demon King. The second time, they took advantage of the Beast Turmoil.
Because Mountain-Protecting Array had been set up in Earth Lion Ridge, they needed to mobilize troops to break through it this time, a move that was already well known to the Demon King around Earth Lion Ridge.
If we were to attack Earth Lion Ridge at this point, due to the interdependent relationship, the nearby Demon King would definitely send troops to support us.
Although Crimson Scorpion Ridge is currently leaderless, the Azure Sparrow Demon King north of Demon Ape Mountain and Earth Lion Ridge will not stand idly by. In this situation, the nearby Human Race forces need to check and balance each other.
Therefore, Jiang Linglong had already informed Qi Kingdom and Purple Abyss Sect in advance that Purple Abyss Sect would keep an eye on Demon Ape Mountain, and Qi Kingdom would also put pressure on the Demon Race.
"Now that everything is arranged, I can rest assured."
Chen Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief. They had made ample preparations for this battle and had left multiple backup plans. As long as the surrounding Demon Race did not all come to their aid, they had sufficient means to deal with the situation.
"..."
Early the next morning, a fleet of treasure ships flew out of Azure Sun Mountain and headed towards Earth Lion Ridge along Yang Province.
The distance between Earth Lion Ridge Azure Sun Mountain is more than 800,000 li, which is a long distance even for Foundation Establishment cultivators.
If it were a Late Stage of Qi Refining cultivator, even traveling day and night and disregarding the depletion of spiritual energy, it would still take three or four years to arrive. If we include rest and recovery of spiritual energy along the way, it would probably take at least five or six years.
Even if the Treasure Ship were extremely fast, it would still take a considerable amount of time to traverse such a long distance.
Fortunately, no Demon Race dared to resist such a massive fleet along the way, and after nearly three months, the group finally arrived at the front of the Earth Lion Ridge.
"Is this the Earth Lion Ridge?"
Chen Nianzhi looked at the majestic mountain range before her, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.
This was his first time visiting Earth Lion Ridge, and he couldn't help but be amazed by the mountain range.
Earth Lion Ridge, also known as Lion Ridge, has an area of influence spanning over 700,000 li, making it one of the most extensive mountain ranges in this region.
Within the Lion Ridge mountain range, there is a high-grade Tier 4 High-Grade earth Earth Vein and a mid-grade Tier 4 Mid-Grade Spirit Vein, making it far richer in resources than Heavenly Python Lake.
Over the centuries, Lion Ridge has changed hands several times, and almost all the Golden Core realm Demon Race in the surrounding area have fought over it, so it can be said that there are considerable internal conflicts within the Lion Ridge itself.
The reason why the Earth Lion Demon King was able to occupy Lion Ridge back then was because three hundred years ago, before launching an attack on the Demon Abyss, the Chu Kingdom, at its peak, eliminated the previous Demon King of Lion Ridge in order to prevent future troubles.
The former Demon King of Lion Ridge had a cultivation level as high as the late Golden Core stage. However, the Chu Kingdom had accumulated a thousand years of foundation more than three hundred years ago, and there were more than a dozen Golden Core realm cultivators. In one battle, they naturally wiped out the Demon Race of Lion Ridge.
Unexpectedly, that battle was so brutal that only six or seven Golden Core realm cultivators from the Chu Kingdom Cultivation World returned, and many of those who returned alive soon passed away.
It can be said that the reason why the Earth Lion Demon King was able to rise so quickly and cultivate to the late Golden Core stage in just two hundred years is largely due to the resources of Lion Ridge.
"Set up the formation."
Upon arriving at Lion Ridge, Xu Daoyuan and nine other Purple Mansion cultivators led tens of thousands of Qi Refining Cultivator off the Treasure Ship.
They immediately raised their battle flags and began to weaken the Mountain-Protecting Array of Earth Lion Ridge.
Meanwhile, on several Treasure Ship, a large number of cultivators began to activate the formations on the Treasure Ship, using killing formations to attack Earth Lion Ridge.
The Mountain-Protecting Array of Earth Lion Ridge is called the Heavenly Demon Calamity-Crossing Formation. It was set up by the Earth Lion Demon King at great cost, inviting Tier 4 Formation from Azure-Wave Lake. It possesses two Array Instrument.
One is the Heavenly Demon Blade, which gathers the power of the Earth Lion Ridge's Wu-Earth Vein. At its peak, it can unleash six blade beams, each level of which is comparable to the late Golden Core stage.
The other item is Tier 4 Mid-Grade Law Treasure called the "Calamity-Crossing Mystic Pearl." This treasure was the Life-bound Magical Treasure of the former Great Elder of the Firmament Sword Sect and possesses a powerful defensive Divine Ability called "Calamity-Crossing Mystic Astral Aura."
The defensive formation that the Earth Lion Ridge has set up at this moment is the defensive Divine Ability of the Calamity-Crossing Mystic Pearl -Calamity-Crossing Mystic Astral Aura.
With the blessing of Tier-4 Earth Vein, as long as the Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Vein is not greatly depleted, this Divine Ability can be continuously activated to resist the constant attacks of the crowd.
The Human Race army attacked for half a month and found that the defense of the Calamity-Crossing Mystic Astral Aura was indeed powerful. Even with tens of thousands of cultivators activating the great formation and the continuous attacks of the third-tier treasure ships, they could not break through it.
The group took a short rest that day, and the elders gathered together for a small meeting.
Chen Nianzhi glanced at everyone and said calmly, "We've been attacking for half a month, and the Mountain-Protecting Array of Earth Lion Ridge hasn't weakened at all. It looks like it can hold out for more than three months."
"What do you think we should do? Should we force the treasure Treasure Ship to break the formation at all costs, or continue to exhaust its Spiritual Qi?"
The expressions of the people standing nearby were somewhat solemn. If this war dragged on for a long time, the loss of Spirit Stone and resources would be too great.