The Kong Household's Expeditionary Force

Shortly after the county government issued the "conscription order" through the "Magistrate's Official Seal," the second elder, Kong Changlan, also sent back news from the county seat. It was news that "Black Crane County" had been captured, and he speculated that the county government might issue a "conscription order" to prepare the Lineage.

Although it was a step behind the county government's "recruitment order," it still showed the effectiveness of the network of relationships and intelligence that the Second Elder and others had cultivated in the county city.

After replying to the Second Elder, the Kong Household began preparing for the "conscription order".

The "Conscription Order" did not contain a specific list of conscripts or the number of conscripts, but such "conscription" had its own rules. A "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage" like the Kong Household would not simply send a few Qi Refinement or Foundation Establishment cultivators to deal with the "Conscription Order." One of the two Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage cultivators from the Kong Household would definitely have to lead a team to Black Crane County to participate in the battle.

Originally, according to the clan leader's intention, he himself was to lead some clansmen, disciples, and several "Peacock Dao Soldiers" to "Black Crane County" to answer the call for battle, while Kong Wenxuan was to stay behind to oversee the Lineage and Peacock County, and continue to seize the time to refine his sword and cultivate, improving his cultivation and strength.

However, Kong Wenxuan rejected this suggestion. In his opinion, the battle of Black Crane County involved too many and too powerful enemies, including Demon Race, Demon Beast, and martial artists from the True Martial World. If the clan leader led the team, his strength might not be enough to withstand them. On the contrary, it was more likely that the Lineage members who went to support the battle would suffer heavy casualties.

Therefore, it would be best for him, the strongest fighter in his Lineage, to lead some of his clan members and Peacock Dao Soldiers to support the battle.

After some debate, Kong Wenxuan finally persuaded the clan chief to lead the team to rescue Black Crane County.

However, he did not intend to take too many Lineage members to the battlefield. This was both to preserve the family members and their fighting strength, so as not to cause too many casualties on the battlefield of "Black Crane County", and to leave enough fighting strength to protect the Lineage and "Peacock County".

After all, their Kong Household's "Peacock Secret Realm" had just been invaded by martial artists from the "True Martial World." Although it was safe and sound now, there was no guarantee that a new invasion wouldn't happen in the future, so they naturally had to leave enough fighting power for the clan.

Therefore, there are more than 30 Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan, Kong Wenxuan plans to bring only six people: his eldest brother Kong Wenzhang, his fifth uncle Kong Yuluo, and four others: Kong Huancai, Kong Wenchang Kong Wenzhao, Kong Wenchang, and Kong Wenyin.

Kong Wenzhang and Kong Yuluo are representatives of the Lineage elders. They have respectively refined the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "White Metal Divine Sword", as well as the "Black Water Talisman Slip" and the "Yellow Earth Talisman Slips". They are both sword cultivators and magic cultivators, and both are quite suitable for the combat environment of the "Eastern Forest Great Marsh".

It would be most suitable for the two of them to lead the "True Spirit Battle Formation" teams, which consist of two Qi Refinement disciples from the Lineage.

As for the four people behind them, Kong Huancai, Kong Wenzhao, Kong Wenchang, and Kong Wenyin, they are all rising stars in the Lineage over the past ten years, and are among the best of the newcomers. Kong Huancai and Kong Wenzhao can join forces to set up the "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation", and Kong Wenchang and Kong Wenyin can also gather the "Five Elements Talisman Slips". It is enough for the four of them to serve as the main Foundation Establishment combat force for the Lineage in this battle.

As for the elders who Foundation Establishment, such as the eldest uncle Kong Yushuo, the third aunt Kong Yuyin, the sixth uncle Kong Wencheng Kong Yushan, the third sister Kong Wenmo, they stayed in Peacock County to better ensure the safety of the Lineage and Peacock County.

Then there are the Qi Refinement disciples of the Lineage. Although there are now more than eight hundred Qi Refinement disciples in the family, he only plans to take one hundred people to the battlefield of "Black Crane County".

Fifty people can refine the "Five Elements Divine Swords" to set up the "Sword Screen Peacock" True Spirit Battle Formation, led by the eldest brother Kong Wenzhang; fifty people can refine the "Five Elements Talisman Slips" to set up the "Dharma Screen Peacock" True Spirit Battle Formation, led by the fifth uncle Kong Yuluo.

Finally, there was the "Peacock Dao Soldiers" team, which also consisted of only one "hundred-man squad," with fifty "Peacock Dao Soldiers" refining the "Peacock Feather Sword" and fifty "Peacock Dao Soldiers" refining the "Peacock Feather Slip."

However, before setting off, the clan leader Kong Changgeng handed a Third Tier "Azure Dragon Command" to Kong Wenxuan. The token contained the Third Tier giant crocodile Demon Beast that he had captured in a large river in the "South Lake Mountains".

According to the clan leader, the environment of "Eastern Forest Great Marsh" is most suitable for tamed beasts like "Giant Crocodile" to fight and kill. Bringing a Third Tier tamed beast will increase combat power by a Third Tier, which can save lives or turn the tide of battle at critical moments on the battlefield.

Kong Wenxuan ultimately did not refuse and accepted the "Azure Dragon Command".

Soon, the Lineage members responsible for the expedition gathered in "Peacock County Seat" at the summons of Kong Wenxuan.

Meanwhile, most of the Lineage members who were responsible for staying behind had already returned to the county town, and under the leadership of the clan chief Kong Changgeng, they saw them off.

Congratulations to the army on your victorious return! May you have a safe and successful journey home!

Congratulations to the army on your victorious return! May you have a safe and successful journey home!

Clan chief Kong Changgeng was the first to bow to Kong Wenxuan and the others who were about to go on the expedition, and loudly offered his blessings.

Behind him, many members of the Kong Household and clansmen bowed to Kong Wenxuan and his entourage, offering their blessings.

Kong Wenxuan and the others split into three groups and stood on three "Five-Colored Peacock Feather Boat". Among the people seeing them off, they saw many familiar faces. He even saw his parents in this life, who were also among the clansmen seeing them off.

He is now in his fifties, and his parents in this life are in their seventies. Although they are nourished by various elixirs, they have not yet embarked on the path of cultivation. The longest lifespan of mortals is no more than one hundred and twenty years. The two old people have mostly turned white hair, and their faces show signs of aging.

Kong Wenxuan looked at the two elders in the crowd and couldn't help but sigh. His cultivation speed and the speed at which he promoted the Lineage's advancement were already fast enough, but no matter how fast he was, he could not outpace the aging of his parents.

Clearly, he couldn't elevate the Lineage to the Sixth-Grade True Spirit Lineage level before his parents reached the end of their lives. Without reaching the Middle-Grade True Spirit level, the "Peacock True Spirit" would be unable to awaken the bloodline of his aging parents and allow them to embark on the path of cultivation.

With a sigh of helplessness in his heart, Kong Wenxuan's face beamed with a confident and determined smile. Leading his troops, he bowed to the clan chief and other members who had come to see them off, and proclaimed, "Rest assured, my fellow clansmen, we will surely achieve victory and return in glory and peace!"

Behind him, his eldest brother Kong Wenzhang, fifth uncle Kong Yuluo, and other Lineage members who had gone to war were equally full of confidence, shouting loudly, "Return with glory and safety!"

Lili!

As the clear chirping rang out, the "Peacock Dao Soldiers" on the side also bowed their heads in worship.

In the sky, the "Peacock True Spirit Star" appeared, and the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit" raised its head and sang a clear song, scattering a large amount of Five-Colored Starlight, which fell on Kong Wenxuan and others who were going to war, as a blessing.