Casualties of the First Battle; A Change in Opinion of the Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture

"Uncle, Fifth Brother, the statistics for this battle are in."

In the Heavenly Demon Grotto-Heaven, within the army camp of the three prefectures in front of the "Spirit Taming Pass," where the Kong Household was encamped, the eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, was responsible for leading the lower-ranking members of the Lineage in battle and fighting. At this time, he was also responsible for the statistics of battle gains and losses.

At this time, after the other party completed the statistics, they came to report to Kong Wenxuan and his uncle Kong Yushuo.

"In this battle, our Kong Household harvested a total of three Fourth Tier Seven-Colored Peacock Demon Race and Demon Beast corpses, fifteen Third Tier- Second Tier Peacock demon corpses, one hundred and thirty second-tier Peacock demon corpses, one thousand seven hundred First Tier Peacock demon corpses, and an estimated four hundred more scattered demon corpses. The harvest was quite substantial."

"However, in this great battle, our Kong Household family also lost thirteen Second Tier Foundation Establishment disciples, two hundred and sixteen First Tier Qi Refinement disciples, and nearly five hundred disciples of all stages were injured."

"Nearly six hundred Peacock Dao Soldiers of various ranks died in battle, and more than a thousand were wounded."

"Furthermore, the number of the various servant Lineage who followed us in battle exceeded three hundred, and the number of those wounded also exceeded one thousand."

"Fortunately, most of the dead and wounded were low-level Dao soldiers and bloodline cultivators of the First Tier and Second Tier, so even with compensation and rewards, it won't cost too much."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Kong Yushuo frowned and said, "This great battle has only just begun. We haven't even taken down the first obstacle, ' Spirit Taming Pass,' yet so many people have already died?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, said, "I've investigated. More than half of these deaths and injuries were caused by people killing each other when they were initially trapped in the illusion."

"The actual casualties in the later fighting and battles were less than half of those."

"Illusion!" Upon hearing this, Uncle Kong Yushuo frowned even more deeply. He still vividly remembered the destructive power of the "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" that the Seven-Colored Peacock Demon Race had used to strike him during the previous battle, and he was even still shaken by it.

If Kong Wenxuan hadn't resisted the "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" and activated the power within the Peacock True Spirit Star Peacock True Spirit Star " imprint in time, thus awakening everyone from the "bewitching illusion," it would have been a different story.

The infighting among them would likely have continued for much longer, resulting in even more and more serious casualties. It's even possible that more than half of the Kong Household members, Dao soldiers, and servant cultivators would have been killed or wounded in the first exchange.

Before Kong Wenxuan rose to prominence, the Kong Household had been practicing and writing the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture." The Kong Household members were most skilled at using "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique." Although they felt that the destructive power was limited at the time, they had tasted the benefits and sweetness of "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" on many battlefields and knew how useful these "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" were.

However, later, with Kong Wenxuan's successful "Star Inlaying", the inheritance of the "Five Elements True Scripture" was passed down. It was not only more complete and comprehensive than the inheritance of the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture", but it could even lead to the heavens through cultivation. It was much better than the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture", which was only passed down to the Second Tier of Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore, Kong Wenxuan personally demonstrated the power of the "Five Elements Divine Swords" from the Five Elements True Scripture; even those who did not like to refine the "Five Elements Divine Swords" could find the "Five Elements Talisman Slips" to provide a path of Ten Thousand Laws Reach the Heavens that would satisfy the needs of the rest of the Kong Household.

Therefore, after Kong Wenxuan successfully "Star Inlaying", the cultivation path of Kong Household disciples almost entirely leaned towards the "Five Elements True Scripture".

Within the clan, a small number of people from the Chang, Yu, and Wen generations had already awakened their bloodline and embarked on the path of cultivation before Kong Wenxuan "Star Inlaying." Those Lineage members who had practiced the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture" have continued to cultivate to some extent over the years and have mastered some "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique."

However, later, the Lineage members who awakened their bloodline and embarked on the path of cultivation after Kong Wenxuan "Star Inlaying" in the clan, especially most of the fourth generation of Huan, basically only cultivated the "Five Elements True Scripture". Almost none of them cultivated the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture", let alone mastered the means of "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique".

Even the clan leader, Kong Changgeng, persisted in cultivating and researching "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" at the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage stage, continuing the Lineage's original inheritance of the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture" at the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage, and adding to the Lineage's Third Tier "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" inheritance methods.

However, after advancing to the Fourth Tier Golden Core Stage, due to various practical reasons, he did not continue to study and cultivate the Fourth Tier "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique," nor did he intend to further expand the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture" or continue the Fourth Tier Golden Core Stage inheritance.

This shows that the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture" and the techniques of "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" were lost and forgotten among the descendants of the Kong Household.

To their surprise, when they launched their counterattack and entered the "Heavenly Demon Grotto-Heaven," they were confronted by the Seven-Colored Peacock Demon Race. They were taught a lesson by the "Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique" techniques that they had previously looked down upon and gradually abandoned, receiving a huge rude awakening and causing so many casualties!

This inevitably gave Kong Yushuo, Kong Wenxuan, and others some strange feelings and thoughts.

"Perhaps this ' Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique ' is not a trivial skill, and deserves the clan's attention, making it an essential option for future generations of clan members to cultivate?"

Uncle Kong Yushuo looked thoughtfully at Kong Wenxuan and Kong Wenzhang and offered his suggestion.

The eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, nodded slightly and said, "I agree with this. Although the inheritance of the Five Elements True Scripture is powerful and it is a path to heaven, it is always good for the Lineage members to master more ' Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique '. It will also give them more ways to protect themselves on the battlefield."

"The problem is that, although the Lineage's current ' Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture ' has been supplemented and expanded by the clan leader, it can only be cultivated up to the Third Tier of the Purple Mansion Stage at most. It may not be able to keep up with the growth and development of the Lineage and its members."

How can we supplement and improve the lineage of the "Peacock Soul-Bewitching Scripture"?

The eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, asked with some doubt.

Kong Wenxuan smiled upon hearing this and said, "The inheritance is right before our eyes."

The eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, was still somewhat confused upon hearing this, but the eldest uncle Kong Yushuo, already understood his meaning and immediately asked, "Wenxuan means, those Seven-Colored Peacock Demon Race on the other side?"

"Indeed!" Kong Wenxuan nodded directly, saying, "Through the previous battles, it's clear that the Seven-Colored Peacock Demon Race in this ' Heavenly Demon Grotto-Heaven ' possesses a complete bloodline inheritance related to ' Soul-Bewitching Illusion Technique '."

"Whether we conquer the lair of the Seven-Colored Peacock Demon Race to search for it, or try to capture some of the Seven-Colored Peacock Demon Race and obtain their inheritance from their bloodline, there is always a way."

"This must be one of the main reasons why many ' True Spirit Lineage ' and even servant cultivator Lineage in the 'True Spirit True Spirit Realm ' participated in the counterattack against the ' Heavenly Demon Grotto-Heaven '."

Listening to Kong Wenxuan's words, his uncle Kong Yushuo and elder brother Kong Wenzhang both nodded thoughtfully and said, "That is indeed a direction."