Strategy settled behind the command tent, the Nine-Bend Azure Wave Dragon-Binding Formation
It felt like a fleeting moment, or perhaps just the blink of an eye.
All the light within the hall faded away, and the three Nascent Soul True Lord who had vanished reappeared, though their states were somewhat subtle.
True Lord Qingyu appeared slightly disheveled, Old Man Fish Pillow was somewhat taken aback, and as for True Lord Jihai —the dark light emanating from this True Lord fluctuated somewhat, but calmed down after a few breaths, as serene as a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.
True Lord Jihai cupped his hands towards the two Nascent Soul True Lord and said, "You flatter me!"
A moon-white light shimmered around True Lord Qingyu, concealing his disheveled state. Looking at True Lord Jihai, a hint of disappointment flickered in his eyes. He sighed and said, "I couldn't defeat you even when I was at the Golden Core, and now I've achieved Nascent Soul over twenty years earlier than you... yet I still can't beat you!"
"What kind of mess is this...?"
The Old Man Fish Pillow, suppressing his astonishment, sighed with a look of deep emotion, "Truly a top-tier lineage passed down from overseas continents; it is indeed unparalleled in its profound mystery."
Both of them are from prominent sects and are certainly not the kind of people who break their word.
Thus, the position of leader of the Vast Waves Alliance has been decided, and it will be True Lord Jihai of the Jade Spring Sect of the Jing Kingdom.
The three sat down again.
This time, True Lord Jihai took the seat of honor.
The atmosphere inside the hall was different now.
An invisible sense of order is forming, and the framework of the Vast Waves Alliance is truly being built at this moment.
Now that the priorities have been determined, the next step is the first major battle reshuffle within the Vast Waves Alliance.
"Now that the Holy Origin Alliance is eyeing us covetously, although our Vast Waves Alliance has the combined strength of three factions, in terms of overall strength, we are still inferior to the Holy Origin Alliance. Therefore, Jihai believes that there are three urgent tasks at present—"
True Lord Jihai raised three fingers and explained them one by one:
"Firstly, the Wu Country is located between the Jing Kingdom and the Qian Kingdom. Besides the Turbid Wave Pavilion, there are two other major sects within it, the Painstaking Heart Sect and the Setting Sun Sect, which have not yet been unified."
"Normally, we would just keep to ourselves, but the situation is delicate now. They could join an alliance at any time, or, for some reason, stab us in the back!"
"Therefore, the most urgent task is to first recover these two kingdoms and bring the Wu Country fully into the territory of our Vast Waves Alliance!"
After listening, Old Man Fish Pillow and True Lord Qingyu pondered for a moment, and then nodded in unison.
True Lord Qingyu said, "Our Turbid Wave Pavilion has also considered this matter. It was not advisable to attack both sides at the same time before, but now that there are many experts in the alliance, the time has come to make our move."
True Lord Jihai looked over and asked, "How about this? I'll have Xuhong help you deal with the Golden Core True Person from the two sects. I also ask you to immediately ask Senior Sister Bai for help after you return, and at the same time, keep the Nascent Soul True Lord from both sects occupied so that we can achieve a quick victory."
"Good!"
True Lord Qingyu readily agreed.
Secondly: Integrate the intelligence of the three factions and establish a sharing mechanism to ensure that news from the front lines can be delivered to the alliance leader in the first instance.
All the cultivators nodded.
Intelligence, of course, cannot be taken lightly.
"Thirdly, establish three lines of defense along the borders of the Jing Kingdom, Wu Country, and Qian Kingdom, forming a defensive perimeter to prevent a surprise attack by the Holy Origin Alliance."
In fact, all three sects have been working on this matter, but now it involves extending the three lines of defense once again. The spiritual resources required will likely have to be drawn from the treasuries of the three sects, which can be considered the first major undertaking for the Vast Waves Alliance.
"These three points are all very important."
Old Man Fish Pillow frowned and offered his suggestion, "But relying solely on the strength of our three sects might be somewhat overwhelming. Therefore, if any smaller sects or factions from Wu Country, Qian Kingdom, or surrounding countries are interested in joining our alliance, we should try our best to win them over."
"Many hands make light work"—this is an age-old truth.
True Lord Jihai nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "There's one more thing, Uncle-Master. Since you have extensive connections, could you please send envoys or ask someone to inquire with both the Heavenly Star Alliance and the Sword Alliance to see if a preliminary agreement on cooperation can be reached, or at least some information sharing? That would be worthwhile."
The Old Man Fish Pillow, pondered for a moment, and nodded. "Alright, leave this to me."
In less than half an incense stick's time, True Lord Jihai broke down the most urgent matters into priorities and assigned them to the cultivators present in a clear and organized manner, demonstrating his swift and decisive leadership.
Chen Shuangbai observed this and couldn't help but nod in approval.
Although he was amazed by the Divine Ability of True Lord Jihai, the position of alliance leader was both mentally and physically demanding. Seeing how efficiently he handled it, he realized that his sect leader was truly a visionary.
The two Nascent Soul True Lord were also quite impressed and deeply moved.
In addition, True Lord Jihai took out two Jade Slip and distributed them to Old Man Fish Pillow and True Lord Qingyu, and also issued an order--
From this day forward, the three sects shall, in accordance with the formations in the Jade Slip, transform suitable cities within the Three Kingdoms' territory into war fortresses, each guarded by Golden Core True Person cultivator, and incorporating independent Rogue Cultivator.
"This formation is called the [ Nine-Bend Azure Waves Dragon-Binding Grand Array ]. This formation requires nine array eyes. The Qian Kingdom will establish three, the Wu Country will establish three, and our Jade Spring Sect will establish three. Once we have all nine array eyes, we can activate the power of this formation!"
"Once this formation is activated, it will possess two great mysteries..."
After hearing about the wondrous nature of this formation, Old Man Fish Pillow and True Lord Qingyu took a deep breath.
Especially True Lord Qingyu, whose Turbid Wave Pavilion is the least established of the three sects.
The grand formation that the Jade Spring Sect brought out was an extremely rare fourth-order grand formation, comparable to the Nascent Soul True Lord level.
Even among fourth-order grand formations, it is uniquely powerful.
This is because this formation is a rare combined attack formation.
But as wondrous as it may be, when the two continued to look down at the Jade Slip slip with their Divine Sense and saw the hundreds and thousands of spiritual resources, they couldn't help but feel dizzy.
True Lord Qingyu sighed, "That's right, the more wondrous the formation, the more difficult it is to construct."
The Old Man Fish Pillow gave a wry smile, stroking his beard as he said, "In all my centuries of life, this is the first time I've ever seen such a long list of spiritual resources."
"Just the fourth-tier spirit jade alone costs three hundred and sixty pieces, and the third-tier spirit materials number in the thousands... Building these three array-core cities will probably drain half of my Flower Washing Sword Sect's resources."
Upon hearing True Lord Jihai smiled slightly and said, "Uncle-Master, don't worry. Our Jade Spring Sect has already established a connection with the Jade Wave Immortal Market. With the continuous flow of spiritual resources from the eight great immortal markets at sea, we can surely raise enough."
Upon hearing this, the two Nascent Soul True Lord nodded slightly, their bitterness lessening somewhat.
"But we can't rely solely on the Jade Spring Sect. The spiritual resources needed for these nine array cores require contributions from three... oh no, from all the forces that have joined our Vast Waves Alliance!"
True Lord Qingyu also offered his suggestion.
The three Nascent Soul True Lord, one after the other, quickly dealt with the minor sects and factions that intended to join the Vast Waves Alliance.
In addition, Old Man Fish Pillow serves as the deputy leader of the alliance. If True Lord Jihai is absent, he will preside over all affairs of the alliance.