"Nonsense! The matter of leading the army is for Lord Bai to decide; why should you interfere?"
Elder Qing Xue had been listening with great interest, but after realizing what was happening, she worried about taking responsibility and immediately reprimanded him.
"Wait! Elder Qing, please don't be angry!"
A true expert's skill is immediately apparent, and Bai Jinglong's gaze towards Chen Mu now held a hint of respect.
" Chen Mu, I must say, your plan is excellent."
But you may have overlooked one issue: the complexity of human nature!
He sighed, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Staying at Broken Blade Mountain means facing the Otherworldly Demon head-on, which is far more dangerous than staying in the city."
Half of the elite cultivators currently in the city were actually forcibly recruited to stay there.
They're willing to help defend the city, but if you force them to go to Broken Blade Mountain, they definitely won't obey.
Bai Jinglong's words elicited silent nods from the people around him.
Broken Blade Mountain is called Broken Blade Mountain because its steep slopes resemble a sharp blade that has been cut in half.
There are only two narrow mountain paths to climb Broken Blade Mountain. These paths are very steep and not suitable for large-scale marches. As long as some strong warriors are sent to guard the key points, even a thousand troops will not be able to break through.
However, the purpose of stationing troops at Broken Blade Mountain is to be able to support and assist Absolute Sword City. Simply guarding the mountain is meaningless, so the troops stationed at Broken Blade Mountain must also have sufficient mobility.
For a cultivator to be mobile, their cultivation level cannot be too low. Generally speaking, only cultivators at the Qi Nourishing Realm or above can have sufficient strategic significance.
If a cultivator at the Qi Nourishing Realm were in the military, they would at least be a squad leader. Bai Jinglong would not transfer these key personnel from the military to garrison Broken Blade Peak.
If he does that, his army will be rendered useless.
Therefore, the people stationed at Broken Blade were mainly selected from the Rogue Cultivator in the city.
There are quite a few cultivators in the city with the Qi Nourishing Realm, but how many of them are willing to be stationed at Broken Blade Mountain?
Bai Jinglong couldn't help but sigh, only a young man like Chen Mu would dare to come up with such a wildly imaginative plan!
"However! As long as the forces at Broken Blade Mountain can be formed, we will be able to seize the initiative in the war!"
I think the city lord should understand the significance of this; it's extremely advantageous to our side!
Chen Mu insisted.
Otherworldly Demon march, they will inevitably have siege equipment, ranged units, logistics units, and so on. If there is no mobile force outside, the enemy can focus all their efforts on attacking the city, which will turn into a war of attrition.
A war of attrition would inevitably result in heavy losses, and given the current balance of military strength, the probability of victory for the Otherworldly Demon is very high.
As the city lord of Absolute Sword City, Bai Jinglong knew more than Chen Mu; he simply still harbored a glimmer of hope.
But Chen Mu's suggestion now gives him another option.
"Alright then! I'll post the official notice in a bit and see how many people are willing to go and garrison Broken Blade Mountain!"
If enough people are gathered, then I will carry out your plan; otherwise, let's abandon it!
Bai Jinglong made the final decision.
"The city lord is wise!"
Chen Mu bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.
"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now!"
That evening, in Chen Mu's room.
Then he returned to his room, set up a high-quality Spirit Gathering Array, and began cultivating the Acala Heart Sutra.
In fact, he could have easily taken out a large number of his Rune Artifacts and shown them to the people in the city lord's mansion today.
If that's the case, they will definitely have more confidence in their plan and be able to gather more people to guard Broken Blade Mountain.
But Chen Mu didn't say that he felt that in harsh conditions, he could gather more courageous soldiers.
What he needs are truly righteous men willing to stay at Broken Blade Mountain; those who back down at the first sign of setback are just troublemakers.
Having fought several battles alongside Chen Hongjie in Chen Village, he deeply understood that in military operations, more people do not necessarily mean better results.
For a team to be effective, the will, obedience, and unity of its members are even more important.
In such a dangerous situation, most of those who are still willing to go to Broken Blade Peak to guard it must be people who care about the safety of Absolute Sword City. They are willing to risk their lives to prevent Absolute Sword City from being devastated.
Only a team with courage, willpower, and a unified goal can possess true fighting power.
Chen Mu will only feel at ease handing over his Rune Artifacts to them when the time comes.
Now Chen Mu faces another potential problem: whether the group of people he has gathered will obey him in the war.
In fact, he possessed Rune Artifacts; once those people received them, they would surely admire him.
But on the battlefield, only strength can give those around you the greatest confidence.
Therefore, Chen Mu plans to do his best to break through to the True Spirit Realm in the next few days.
As his cultivation level increased, he discovered that the difficulty of breaking through the Acala Heart Sutra was also increasing. It was no longer easy to break through the martial arts realm after breaking through the Divine Soul realm.
The reason why the Acala Heart Sutra was able to help Chen Mu break through quickly during the martial arts stage was because when the Divine Soul realm is high, it can attract more Spiritual Qi to gather around him.
However, Chen Mu no longer lacks Spiritual Power concentration. He has abundant resources and can easily set up a Spiritual Qi- Spirit Gathering Array with extremely rich spiritual energy, so the Spiritual Power attraction effect of the Acala Heart Sutra is no longer of much use.
Therefore, Chen Mu's current improvement in his Divine Soul realm will not significantly increase his martial arts breakthrough speed.
This is not because his martial arts breakthrough speed has slowed down; on the contrary, it means that Chen Mu's martial arts resources are so abundant that the Divine Soul Realm no longer affects his martial arts progress.
It's important to understand that Chen Mu cultivates both martial spirit and spiritual power. It's extremely difficult for one person to cultivate two paths; otherwise, all other cultivators in the world would choose dual cultivation.
Chen Mu now focuses on cultivating his Divine Soul, spending most of his time on Divine Soul each day, while his martial arts cultivation time averages less than an hour per day.
In such a short time, his martial arts cultivation has almost caught up with the realm of the Divine Soul. This is not unique in the entire cultivation world, but it is extremely rare.
The reason he was able to do this in the early stages was because the Acala Heart Sutra could attract Spiritual Power through the Divine Soul, but now it's because Chen Mu has a large amount of cultivation resources.
After studying at the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, he also discovered the difference between himself and A Huo. Although A Huo was at the same Peak of the Qi Nourishing Realm as him, every step A Huo took in his breakthroughs was incredibly solid.
Therefore, even though they are all at the Peak of the Qi Nourishing Realm, A Huo could defeat three of them in a fight based solely on martial arts.