Pre-Battle Council
"You don't need to worry." The Old Clan Leader shook his head, still speaking solemnly, "According to my estimate, the Ji Clan alone has at least seven or eight True Lord."
"The Golden-Winged Roc Demon Emperor in the north will likely be restrained by the Celestial Star Sect of the Star Continent, while the Heavenly Hut Sect and True Lord Haoran in the Heaven's Spine Mountains will probably hold off the Black Fiend Old Ancestor and the two Demon Emperors."
At this point, he shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, the Vast Sea is now leaderless, and no one can restrain the Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor."
Chen Nianzhi's eyes narrowed slightly. If the Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor were to attack, the Chu Kingdom would likely be in serious trouble.
Upon realizing this, he pondered for a long time before finally saying, "Our only option now is to deploy our troops and gather as many Spirit Stone and strategic resources as possible."
"That's the only way." The Old Clan Leader nodded and said, "Over the years, I've collected some heavenly materials and earthly treasures. While we still have time, let's refine some array flags to strengthen the defenses of Spirit Mountain."
"Good."
With a major battle imminent, Chen Nianzhi mobilized a large number of Lineage cultivators to begin refining array flags.
He and the Old Clan Leader also got busy, personally refining Tier 4 Array Instrument. They first re-refined dozens of Array Instrument of different grades, reinforcing the arrays of Qingyuan Mountain and Spirit Isle Lake.
After hundreds of years of development, numerous Array Instrument have been deployed within the two Spirit Mountain. With the enhancement of Tier 4 High-Grade Spirit Vein, even a newly ascended Demon Emperor would have to put in some effort to break through them.
Jiang Linglong also took the time to dismantle the half-destroyed Grand Unity Heaven-Sealing Formation and the Four Symbols Array Flags into raw materials, and then reforged them into a set of Five Elements Origin-Returning Array Flags.
This set of array flags was deployed across the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness, and when combined with the Heavenly Dipper Stars Grand Formation, its defensive capabilities increased many times over.
With these two formations protecting it, if Chen Nianzhi arranges Golden Core realm cultivators to guard it, even Nascent Soul level experts might not be able to break through in a short time.
After setting up the array flags, two years had passed. With the Beast Turmoil imminent, Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong decided to go to the front line at Heavenly Ruins Lake.
On the front lines, Chen Nianzhi discovered that Chen Qingwan was still there, and had not yet broken through to the Golden Core realm realm.
He quickly grabbed Chen Qingwan, frowning as he said, "Why is Aunt still here? Your most important task is to go into seclusion and break through to the Golden Core realm stage."
Chen Qingwan had delayed her attempt to break through to the Golden Core realm realm for many years because she was busy acquiring Five Elements Essence for Chen Nianzhi. Unexpectedly, she is still busy on the front line now.
She shook her head, then smiled and said, "There are too many cultivators participating in this Beast Turmoil, and the Heavenly Ruins Alliance is already short-handed. Which cultivator in the Lineage isn't busy these days?"
"You don't need to worry about me. I can go into seclusion to break through after this Beast Turmoil is over."
"Foolish."
Chen Nianzhi's expression changed slightly, and she said firmly, "I will make arrangements for Heavenly Ruins Lake. You go back to Ancient Wilderness City to oversee things, protect the mortals of our Lineage, and also help us prepare supplies."
After seeing Chen Qingwan off, Chen Nianzhi simply convened a meeting of the Golden Core realm cultivators of the Chu Kingdom.
Besides those from the Chu Kingdom, the Golden Core realm cultivators participating this time also included the Azuregreen Immortal Sect and the Firmament Sword Sect from the Azuregreen Mountains.
Three Golden Core realm cultivators from the Firmament Sword Sect arrived, and two Golden Core realm cultivators from the Azuregreen Immortal Sect also came.
The Chen Clan already has seven Golden Core realm cultivators: Chen Nianzhi, the Old Clan Leader, Chen Qinghao, Chen Nianchuan, Ya Ya, Chen Xianyan, and Chen Xianling. Adding the Hermit Qingci couple as guest elders, there are a total of nine Golden Core realm cultivators.
This doesn't even include the four Golden Core True Person from Jiang Linglong's Heavenly Ruins Sect. Such formidable strength made Chen Nianzhi the leader of this allied force.
Chen Nianzhi looked around and found that there were already twenty Golden Core True Person present. He felt a little more at ease. With such a powerful force, the Chu Kingdom, under their leadership, might not necessarily suffer losses even when fighting against the Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor's lineage.
Before the conference began, Chen Nianzhi glanced at the crowd from the direction of the Azuregreen Immortal Sect and casually asked, "Is Taiwu True Person alright?"
The cultivator leading the Azuregreen Immortal Sect was True Person Ming Wu. He said with a pained expression, "Our sect leader passed away two years ago. Before he died, he instructed us not to spread the news of his death, given the impending Beast Turmoil, lest it affect the morale of the troops."
"Old friend..."
Chen Nianzhi's heart sank slightly; yet another old friend had fallen.
Upon careful calculation, it's true that Taiwu True Person should have run out by now, but he's been so busy in recent years that he hasn't paid attention to this matter.
"Oh, please accept my condolences."
He sighed and dropped the subject.
Sect Leader Qian glanced at everyone, then spoke up, "The Ji Clan has not yet sent any news or decrees. I don't think this battle will escalate to the True Lord level, will it?"
Upon hearing this, everyone smiled. They had not received any guidance from Non-Night True Lord and were unaware that this battle was likely to be extraordinary.
In their view, with a major battle imminent, the Ji Clan Ji Clan yet to make a move, suggesting they are not yet fully prepared to launch a full-scale attack.
With the Chu Kingdom's strength greatly increased and Jiang Linglong, who has mastered the Demon-Refining Immortal Sword, overseeing the situation, as long as it doesn't involve a major battle at the True Lord level, the Chu Kingdom will easily overcome this Beast Turmoil.
Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong exchanged a glance, knowing that they couldn't reveal the information yet, so they could only say, "Everyone, although the Ji Clan is unwilling to take action, we cannot let our guard down."
"In recent years, the Demon Race race has become increasingly active. No one knows if one of their True Lord level experts will be unable to restrain themselves and forcibly attack us, thus provoking a war between True Lord level experts."
"This..."
Everyone's expression changed drastically. The Old Clan Leader spoke up at the right moment, "Therefore, we cannot let our guard down. We must concentrate our forces to prepare for war."
"In that case, even if the Demon Emperor intervenes, we must hold out until the True Lord of the Ji Clan arrives to provide support."
Having said all that, Chen Nianzhi began to arrange the defense of the Demon Race's territory.
Within the frontier territory, Demon Ape Mountain, Heavenly Ruins Lake, and Earth Lion Ridge have all been connected by Teleportation Array.
The group decided to send a late Golden Core stage cultivator to guard each Spirit Mountain. This way, even if they were attacked by the Demon Emperor, they would not be defeated instantly and would be able to support the Teleportation Array.
As long as Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong provide support, even a powerful demon emperor might not be able to gain an advantage, and the situation will be able to hold out until the True Lord of the Ji Clan arrives to provide assistance.
Therefore, Chen Nianchuan and the Azuregreen Immortal Sect will be stationed at Demon Ape Mountain, while the Old Clan Leader and the Firmament Sword Sect will be stationed at Earth Lion Ridge.
Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong are stationed at Heavenly Ruins Lake, ready to support the two Spirit Mountain at any time.
The siblings Chen Xianling and Chen Xianyan were stationed at Spirit Lake Isle and Qingyuan Mountain, respectively, and the two Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Root could not be lost.
The Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness was entrusted to Chen Qingwan and Chen Qinghao. With one being a False Core realm cultivator and the other a Golden Core realm cultivator, they were well-equipped to maximize the power of the Mountain-Protecting Array.
These Spirit Vein all have Teleportation Array arrays, and if the situation at the front becomes urgent, they can use these Teleportation Array to support the front lines when necessary.