The Nether Race's Scheme, War Erupts Without Warning!
"Xuanhun, you can rest assured, that ant will not succeed." The Nether Domain Dao Venerable's voice was calm, even carrying a hint of sarcasm. "Peak Mountain Emperor Lord already has a backup plan; the Vast and Broad Earth Immortal Foundation has long been eroded."
Even if Bailu Lingyuan cultivates to the fifth level, forcibly attempting to prove his Dao will only lead to certain death.
"Moreover, if we can annihilate all the Nascent Soul Spirit Transformation the Spirit Race in this battle, what if he attains enlightenment? It will only be a loss for the Beast Realm, while we in the Nether River will have a great opportunity to achieve our goals."
"Moreover, a newly promoted Dao Venerable who has just attained Dao, or even Dao Venerable whose Immortal Foundation is incomplete, is nothing more than a rootless duckweed."
"If we seize the opportunity, we might be able to surround and annihilate that ant as soon as it has attained enlightenment."
"A Dao Venerable's True Soul is enough to allow fellow Daoists Xuanhun and Youpo to continue deducing the Soul Dao and further strengthen their Dao Path."
"This battle serves three purposes: first, to Returning to Stillness and restore the Death Dao; second, to annihilate the living and glorify the dead; and third, to collect souls to strengthen the Soul Dao."
"Throughout the Nine Realms, various races vie for the Yin-Yang Five Elements, Life and Death, Time and Space, Wind, Thunder and Ice, Strength, Body and Life, and the Light and Dark Swords for Weapon Forging. Although these Great Daos are all real Daos, the competition for them is fierce."
"However, many changes have occurred, and various ethnic groups have blocked each other out."
"Only my Nether River Imperial Clan focuses on developing this Soul Dao; once this path advances further and the third fruit is formed, my clan can then attempt to claim the supreme position in the Soul Dao."
"Once the Soul Path is perfected and the fourth Path is derived, one can become the Ancestor of the Soul Path."
"By completing the Death Dao, our clan will control both the Path of Death and the Path of Soul, allowing us to contend for dominance in the Nine Realms and compete with the Heavenly Feather Race for the position of supreme ruler!"
Upon hearing this, the four Dao Venerable all fell silent.
The Nether River Imperial Clan had grand ambitions, and their current predicament was naturally the result of their own calculations.
If successful, it would severely damage the Spirit Race, leaving the Beast Realm with a great debt of gratitude, and allowing the Nether River Imperial Clan to seize the position of the Returning to Stillness.
Even if they lose, the Nether River Imperial Clan won't lose out; they'll still make a fortune by taking away more living souls and essences, so they won't lose either way.
"All departments, listen to my command!"
The aura of Death Dao emanating from the Nether Domain Dao Venerable surged, and his voice echoed in the void, "Stay hidden and await orders; do not reveal your presence."
"When the Beast Realm launches its all-out attack, that will be the time for us to act."
"In this battle, the Spirit Race must pay for their blood debt!"
Thousands of Nascent Soul Nascent Soul and hundreds of Spirit Transformation cultivators responded in unison. Then, the Eternal Darkness Dao Venerable activated the power of the Great Dao to completely isolate this area.
The darkness enveloped an area of hundreds of millions of miles, completely concealing all auras. Even the Dao Venerable of the eight native clans of the Dao Realm did not notice this anomaly.
Inside the council hall at Barbarian Bone Pass.
The Shan Yue sat cross-legged in the main position, his Earth Dao aura as steady as a mountain, yet a trace of solemnity could not be concealed between his brows.
Shi Jian stood in the hall. He had just broken through to the Late Spirit Transformation when he was suddenly summoned by the Shan Yue to discuss matters. Moreover, only he was summoned.
I don't know why the Ancestor Shanyue suddenly acted this way.
"Shi Jian, have you condensed your third Immortal Foundation?"
"You have fulfilled your mission and achieved Three-Foundation Perfection." Shi Jian cupped his hands in greeting. "Now that all three fundamentals are complete, our combat strength is considerably greater than it was ten years ago."
Shan Yue nodded slightly, his Earth Dao aura rippled slightly. "That's just right, you've caught up with this great battle."
Six months later, all seven passes launched a simultaneous all-out attack.
"This time it's not a test, it's a real fight."
Shi Jian's expression changed slightly. "Why has a major war suddenly been launched? And how far will this war go?"
"Fight until the Spirit Race's defenses collapse, until they have no choice but to send reinforcements from the Spirit Realm." Shan Yue lowered his voice, "This is the Emperor's order."
"This battle is extremely special. The many high-ranking officials above have only one requirement: to suppress the Spirit Race's reinforcements as much as possible."
Shi Jian remained silent for a moment, his unease growing stronger.
The Beast Realm has suddenly launched a large-scale attack, which is about to completely disrupt the balance.
"What about the three Dao Venerable of the Spirit Race?"
"These are not matters of our concern. The Dao Venerable will face the challenge, and the higher-ups will surely handle it. At that time, the Dao Venerable will be kept occupied in the Heaven Beyond Heaven."
"Our goal is to charge into the Spirit Race's territory at all costs; to do everything in our power to prevent Bailu Lingyuan from attaining enlightenment!"
"If successful, after this battle, there will be no place for the Spirit Race to stand in the southern part of the Dao Realm."
"Our Giant Bear Clan can also seize this divinely granted opportunity to occupy more territory in the Dao Realm, thereby strengthening our clan."
"You'd better perform well in this battle."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jian respectfully agreed.
I'm a bit confused as to why we suddenly need to start a war again; plus the Shan Yue, and that explanation just now.
"Could it be that the adults are paying attention?"
Six months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Six months later, the atmosphere of killing and conflict between heaven and earth became even more intense.
In the northern part of the Dao Realm, seven fortified cities simultaneously erupted with blinding light.
On the walls of Barbarian Bone Pass, thirty white bone warships simultaneously took to the air, and a pale white light rapidly condensed within the skull of the giant beast at the prow.
The Shan Yue stood at the highest point of the pass, its Earth Dao aura surging to its peak, Four-Foundation Perfection Daoist power enveloped the surrounding tens of millions of miles.
"All troops, attack!"
"Target: Spirit Race defenses!"
"We will not return until the fortified city is breached!"
At a command, more than twenty Nascent Spirit Transformation soared into the air, followed closely by over Nascent Soul and nearly ten thousand Golden Core cultivators.
Shi Jian transformed into the body of Lightning Bear, his body surging with purple-gold lightning arcs. He activated his three Immortal Foundation simultaneously, and his Lightning-Manifested Arm condensed into a thunder spear.
Now that the Three-Foundation Perfection, the aura of Dao of Lightning is several times stronger than before.
Cang Wuji stood to the side, smiling wryly, "Shi Jian, how long has it been? You're almost catching up to me."
"Sometimes I really don't know how you cultivate yourself."
"Others Spirit Transformation are considered quite lucky if they can condense one Immortal Foundation in a thousand years; you, kid, are truly fortunate, having condensed three Immortal Foundation in a thousand years!"
"I really don't know whether to say you're lucky or that you're truly destined for greatness; another day, I'll definitely invite a cultivator Fate Dao to take a good look at you."
"But Shi Jian, you'd better stick close to me this time, or you'll get tricked by those bastards from the Spirit Race."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jian smiled but did not reply, his gaze fixed on the verdant sky to the south.
On the Spirit Race's defensive line, dozens of Spirit Transformation have already unleashed their auras, clearly indicating that they have detected the movements of the Beast Realm.
This war came suddenly.
However, from an overall perspective, Barbarian Bone Pass is not the main target of the Seven Great Passes; as long as one does not encounter someone at the Perfected Spirit Transformation stage or even the Extreme Realm, life and death are not a concern.
The real main battlefield, however, remains Peak and Mountain Pass, one of the seven major passes.
In this battle, it is said that the Peak and Mountain Imperial Clan mobilized forty of its own Nascent Soul Spirit Transformation; in addition, many vassal clans assisted in the fight.
The intensity of the central battlefield is likely far greater than the combined intensity of the other six battlefields.
That's the real meat grinder!