A Formidable Enemy Attacks
Hearing the Elder of Law Enforcement's words, Yi Xuan nodded, inwardly sighing, "The Elder of Law Enforcement is indeed many times more extreme in his methods than my master, but this situation requires a sect leader who can make decisive decisions!"
Yi Xuan could imagine how his master would act in this situation. He would definitely investigate the other sect's situation, analyze the relationship between the two sects, and then return to his own sect to discuss it with the other elders.
All the time involved could add up, and by the time you make up your mind, the other party might have already mined out the Spirit Stone mine!
However, the decisiveness of the law enforcement elder does not mean that there are no worries. The other side may have a large number of people and may cause heavy losses to the Azure Cloud Sect.
But in the Cultivation Realm, what is ever smooth sailing?
Seeing Yi Xuan nod in agreement, the law enforcement elder looked at Yi Xuan with some surprise.
His gaze seemed to be asking Yi Xuan: Are you really your master's disciple?
Yi Xuan understood the Enforcement Elder's thoughts; he simply hadn't expected that a disciple from the sect leader's lineage would agree with his way of doing things.
Yi Xuan didn't say anything, he just smiled at the law enforcement elder.
What happened next was simple. After the group returned to the sect, the law enforcement elder urgently summoned the sect elders.
Afterwards, they dispatched three Golden Core elders to lead more than two hundred disciples in a surprise attack on the mine.
Unexpectedly, there were only a few disciples of the Gazing Immortal Sect in the mine, and the Azure Cloud Sect members easily took control of the entire mine.
Afterwards, the Azure Cloud Sect dispatched nearly a thousand menial disciples to rush to mine the Spirit Stone mine.
Later, Yi Xuan learned from the Supreme Elder that the sect had extracted half of the Spirit Stone from the Spirit Stone mine in just three days!
Unfortunately, on the fourth day, the Gazing Immortal Sect finally discovered the situation at the Spirit Stone mine.
That same day, they dispatched a team of similar strength to the Azure Cloud Sect. A chaotic battle broke out between the two sides near the Spirit Stone mine, resulting in casualties on both sides.
As a result, neither side had any intention of continuing to mine Spirit Stone, and a standoff began over the Spirit Stone mine.
The standoff lasted for half a month. Both sides seemed to have forgotten about the Spirit Stone and were just constantly probing each other.
Yi Xuan learned from Liang Shi that almost every day, injured or killed disciples of the sect were sent back.
Finally, after another half month, the Enforcement Elder could no longer endure this protracted war. He dispatched five Golden Core True Person, led by Cui Yan, to provide support. The Gazing Immortal Sect did not expect that the Azure Cloud Sect would actually dare to make a move.
The previous probing attacks, to put it bluntly, were not considered a serious breach of protocol in the Cultivation Realm, since the casualties were mostly disciples of lower cultivation levels, and had almost no impact on either side.
However, the addition of five Golden Core True Person from the Azure Cloud Sect this time completely changed the course of the battle.
With the addition of five Golden Core True Person, a total of eight Golden Core cultivators launched a surprise attack on the Gazing Immortal Sect's camp that very night.
Although the opposing side had three Golden Core cultivators, they were still struggling to cope with the attacks from the eight Golden Core cultivators on the Azure Cloud Sect's side.
The disciples below fared even worse. All three Golden Core True Person were held back. Although the other disciples put up a resistance, they ultimately suffered heavy casualties under the powerful attack of the Azure Cloud Sect members.
Seeing that they were powerless to save their disciple and were also tied down, the three Golden Core had no choice but to use a secret technique to suddenly increase their strength, forcing back the Golden Core True Person of the Azure Cloud Sect before fleeing back to their sect.
Cui Yan laughed heartily as he watched the three Golden Core cultivators depart, "Hahaha, if they dare to invade my territory again, it won't be so simple! Humph!"
After that, it seemed like everything was over, Gazing Immortal Sect didn't cause any more trouble.
The Spirit Stone in the Spirit Stone mine were quickly mined out by the sect's menial disciples.
The Spirit Stone harvested this time were equivalent to ten years' worth of supplies for the Azure Cloud Sect, making it a win-win situation. The Enforcement Elder also established his authority through this incident, while gaining greater support from the sect's elders for their lineage's rule.
That day, Yi Xuan was at No. 1 Base researching and improving the Nüwa model robot.
Then they heard Liang Shi running and shouting, "Something's wrong! Something's wrong!"
Seeing the panicked look on Liang Shi's face, Yi Xuan realized that something serious might have happened and quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Huff... huff... the fight... they've started!"
"What fight? Explain yourself!" Yi Xuan asked, patting Liang Shi's back to help him catch his breath.
"Master! Something terrible has happened! The Gazing Immortal Sect has attacked! The bell at the Azure Cloud Sect's mountain gate has struck nine times!"
"Outside, disciples of the Gazing Immortal Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect are fighting each other everywhere. The Azure Cloud Sect's mountain-guarding formation has been activated, and the experts of the Gazing Immortal Sect are unable to break through it for the time being. However, I heard that three Nascent Soul elders from the Gazing Immortal Sect have arrived!"
"What? Three Nascent Soul Ancestors? The Gazing Immortal Sect brought three Nascent Soul Ancestors?" Yi Xuan asked in surprise.
The Gazing Immortal Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect are adjacent to each other. The Azure Cloud Sect is stationed in five Southern Frontier countries, including the Western Jiang Kingdom, while the Gazing Immortal Sect is stationed in countries such as the Suyuan Kingdom, which is adjacent to the Western Jiang Kingdom.
The Western Jiang Kingdom and the Suyuan Kingdom are neighbors, and the two countries have been fighting each other for over a thousand years, so the two sects have also been fighting for over a thousand years. However, since the strength of the two sects has always been roughly equal, neither can do anything to the other.
Originally Gazing Immortal Sect, like the Azure Cloud Sect, only had one Nascent Soul Ancestor in charge. But who would have thought that the Gazing Immortal Sect would suddenly have two more Nascent Soul Ancestors?
Yi Xuan was worried for the sect.
"I wonder if the Supreme Elder and the Enforcement Elder can withstand the attack of the three Nascent Soul Ancestors?" Yi Xuan thought to himself.
He stopped what he was doing and ordered No. 01, "Turn on all the outside cameras. I need to know what's going on outside."
"Okay, boss, but we've just detected that the outside cameras are severely damaged. Only eight cameras are currently functional!"
After he finished speaking, eight images appeared on the screen.
These eight cameras were all located in the city, and the footage from them revealed numerous signs of fighting. However, the two sect disciples were no longer visible in the footage.
Yi Xuan guessed that the sect must have issued some kind of order, instructing the sect disciples to retreat and guard the mountain gate.
With the Azure Cloud Sect disciples gone, the Gazing Immortal Sect disciples no longer needed to stay in the city and gathered at the foot of the Azure Cloud Sect Mountain with their sect's experts.
"Alas, so many cameras were destroyed; we can't see anything above the mountain gate!"
Hearing Liang Shi's words, Yi Xuan shook his head and said, "Use your brain more when you think about problems! Can't you think of other solutions if there are no cameras?"
After saying that, Yi Xuan ordered No. 01 to send out squads of robots. Seeing these robots leave No. 1 Base, Liang Shi's eyes lit up, and he showed a look of sudden realization. "That's right, how come I didn't think of that?"