Over the years, the scourge of Mara along the coast of the Middle Earth had not been eradicated!
The reason was that the major sects of the Middle Earth had encountered major incidents in succession over the years, so the eyes of the Middle Earth's practitioners had never paid attention to Mara, who was wreaking havoc along the coast.
In addition, the sea was vast and boundless, and Mara's army was wandering everywhere, making it difficult for people to track them. Although the various sects along the coast had the intention to encircle and annihilate them, they could not capture the traces of Mara's army. Naturally, they could not completely eliminate the scourge of Mara.
There was another more important reason, which was the threat of the Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace had always sought a place in the Middle Earth that could be used to establish a foundation for their power to penetrate deep into the Middle Earth.
However, this attempt had always been strongly resisted by the various sects along the coast led by the Tianyue Sect. The two sides even often had conflicts over the coastal areas.
In the past, the Tianyue Sect had the secret support of Jiuxuan Tower, Wuxing School, Skyward Pavilion, and other holy lands. But now, the Jiuxuan Tower had been greatly damaged by Mara's army and had to announce the closure of the mountain. Several pure yang practitioners of Wuxing School had also died, which caused public anger in the Middle Earth. And Skyward Pavilion had somehow provoked the Tyrannical Tortoise Clan of the South Sea.
In the past, the forces behind the Tianyue Sect had no time to care about other things due to various reasons. This was originally the best time for the Crystal Palace to take advantage of the opportunity to expand. However, at this time, the disaster of Mara broke out along the coast. Under the deliberate connivance of the Tianyue Sect and other sects, they happened to isolate the exit of the East Stormy Ocean from the Middle Earth.
The Tianyue Sect deliberately shrank, so the Mara's army all went to the various strongholds established by the Crystal Palace in the sea. Instead, the Crystal Palace had to face all the Mara's army that was wreaking havoc on the sea and had to stop the expansion.
This was also where the Tianxuan Sect and the Heavenly Moon Sect had always been at odds. The Tianxuan Sect did not directly face the pressure of the Crystal Palace, so they needed to eradicate the hidden danger of Mara on the surface of the sea. However, the Heavenly Moon Sect needed the existence of Mara's army to form a natural barrier against the expansion of the Crystal Palace's power.
However, the sea was vast and the north and south were the same. Even if the Heavenly Profound Sect cleared out the Mara on their own sea, there would still be the Heavenly Moon Sect's Mara army on the coast.
Similarly, one of the most important reasons why the Tianxuan Sect allied with Zhenling was that they wanted to join forces with Zhenling to completely eliminate the hidden danger of Mara in the sea. However, in this way, the number of Mara in the sea area of the Tianxuan Sect would be divided, which would give the Crystal Palace an opportunity to take advantage of.
This was also the reason why the Heavenly Moon Sect immediately came to the Tianxuan Sect after hearing that Zhenling was about to become a large sect.
The Yulan River meandered to the west. Not far from where the Tianxuan Sect was located was the estuary of the second largest river in the Central Plains. Back then, Lu Ping followed the meandering Yulan River to the east, and finally comprehended the mystery of the "Great River Flows East" sword technique at the estuary of the Yulan River. He separated this great sword technique from the "All Rivers in the Sea" sword technique, and laid the foundation for it to become a supreme sword technique by itself.
Now that Lu Ping once again came to the estuary of the Yulan River, the scene he saw was naturally different from that time when he was still a Minor Repairs Cultivator of the Forging Core.
Green and red light flashed in Lu Ping's eyes, and he saw a group of fish at the estuary of the Yulan River. This group of fish was divided into dozens of groups, always cruising back and forth in the waters of dozens of miles around the estuary, but never leaving the estuary.
Qing Li Laozu smiled and said, "This is the Wuling Fish Dao-soldiers left by Wuling Laozu. For thousands of years, this group of Dao-soldiers has been guarding the estuary of the Yulan River, so that the demon clan in the Yulan River and the demon clan in the sea have never cooperated with each other. At the same time, this is the fundamental reason why Mara from the sea has never invaded the coast."
Back then, Wuling Laozu used three thousand Wuling Fish Dao-soldiers to block the attack of a hundred thousand Mara's army, and became famous. Since then, these Wuling Fish Dao-soldiers had been guarding here.
Back then, when Lu Ping gained enlightenment on swordsmanship here, he practiced his swordsmanship without fear. But he didn't know that under his feet, there were hidden dangers that could take his life at any time.
These three thousand Dao-soldiers were far more powerful than when Lu Dagui was defending against the demon clan's attack on Huang Li Island. The three hundred Wuling Fish Dao-soldiers that Lu Ping trained were very messy. Most of the Dao-soldiers were in the late Blood Condensation stage, and only a few were barely in the Core Forging stage.
But these three thousand Dao-soldiers were all in the late Blood Condensation stage, and nearly a hundred of them were in the Core Forging stage.
Compared to these three thousand Dao-soldiers, Lu Ping's three hundred Wuling Fish Dao-soldiers were just a motley crew.
"So this battle will be led by the Wuling Fish Dao-soldiers?"
Qing Li Laozu nodded and said, "Indeed. This time, the four sects, your sect, Heavenly Moon Sect, and Carefree Pavilion will work together to suppress the Mara's army on the sea in a specific area. Then, with the help of Mo Luo's power, we can drive the Crystal Palace's forces back to the East Sea. But it's not like there won't be any problems."
"Eh?" Lu Ping looked at Qing Li Laozu in surprise and said, "What?"
Qing Li Laozu smiled unnaturally and said, "You also know that Xiao Baiyu and Senior Qi Fan are close friends. He has seen through this, so Skyrend also wants to interfere."
Lu Ping's expression froze. The four sects had planned this for a long time. Zhenling had obtained the transfer point of their allies and the large sects, so their status was recognized. Heavenly Xuan Sect solved the problem at the sea. Heavenly Moon Sect might suffer a greater loss, but they could completely eradicate the hidden danger of the Crystal Palace's expansion. As for Carefree Pavilion, they already had an unresolvable hatred with the Crystal Palace, and they also had a close relationship with Heavenly Moon Sect. As long as they could make the Crystal Palace suffer losses, they would not shirk their responsibility. The final result of this matter could be said to be a happy ending.
However, at this time, Skyrend wanted to interfere. It was not that Skyrend's participation would affect the cooperation of the four sects. After all, Skyrend was an old sect that was not weaker than Heavenly Xuan Sect. With their participation, this matter would definitely be easier.
However, with the strength of the four sects, it was completely possible for Skyrend to participate at this time only for this matter.
As expected, Qing Li Laozu continued to say, "What Xiao Baiyu means is that Zhenling, Heavenly Xuan, and Heavenly Moon Sect's cooperation is enough to suppress Mara's army from the sea and wait for an opportunity to expel the Crystal Palace's forces on the sea. At this time, Skyrend and Carefree Pavilion can completely take the opportunity to block the entrance of the East Sea Storm Ocean from behind and block the Crystal Palace's forces to the west of the Storm Ocean from retreating."
Lu Ping suddenly gasped and said, "Does he mean to destroy all the forces of the Crystal Palace in the west of the Storm Ocean?"
Qing Li Laozu smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid so!"
Lu Ping couldn't help but ask, "Isn't he afraid that the Crystal Palace will be angry and take revenge?" Although the four sects expelled the forces of the Crystal Palace in the name of encircling and suppressing Mara, they were also offending the Crystal Palace. However, after all, they had the reason to exterminate Mara. The forces of the Crystal Palace were only expelled but not annihilated. The two parties didn't completely fall out with each other.
What's more, the four sects were also not weak. Even if the Crystal Palace wanted to do something, it would have to weigh whether it was worth it or not. It could be said that this time the four sects joined hands to step on the bottom line of the Crystal Palace.
But if they really acted like Skyrend, it would be a complete declaration of war with the Crystal Palace. At that time, even if the Crystal Palace was concerned about the strength of the four sects, they couldn't remain indifferent when their practitioners were slaughtered. What's more, in the face of such a huge sect that had been passed down since the beginning of the world by the Seventh Patriarch, no one knew what other trump cards they were hiding. Thinking of the Heaven and Earth Wine Tripod at the foot of Luo Xin Mountain and the Heaven Covering Feather Fan above Nine Mysteries Tower, Lu Ping still shuddered with fear.
"Xiao Baiyu thinks that this is the best time to weaken the Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace has been spreading around these years, which also scattered the strength of the sects. It's a good time to destroy them one by one."
"Destroy them one by one? That's the Crystal Palace! "
Lu Ping couldn't help but ask, "Then what does Senior Qi Fan mean?"
Qing Li Laozu also showed a helpless expression and said, "Senior Qi Fan didn't agree at first, but after the secret talk with Xiao Baiyu, he seemed to be a little hesitant. Also, Full Moon Laozu of the Heavenly Moon Sect also seemed to be a little undecided. This time, since your sect has come to the east, Xiao Baiyu also wants to meet you."
Lu Ping said in surprise, "Xiao Baiyu is in Tianxuan City now? Why does he want to see me? This matter is decided by the elders of the sect, it's not something that a junior can decide. "
Hearing this, Qing Li Laozu smiled and said, "Young friend, there's no need to belittle yourself. With your current position, even if you don't interfere with the matters of the sect, your words and actions have an incomparably great influence on the sect. If I were Xiao Baiyu, I would also find you at the first instance."
Lu Ping smiled helplessly and said, "But this time, the decision is made by Martial Uncle Jiang Tianlin of our sect. I will respect Martial Uncle's opinion."
Qing Li Laozu smiled and didn't comment on Lu Ping's words.
"That's right," Lu Ping suddenly thought of something and said, "What is Xiao Yao Pavilion thinking? If they really do this, Xiao Yao Pavilion and Skyrend, who are in the East Sea, will instead bear the brunt of the Crystal Palace's revenge."
Qing Li Laozu said helplessly, "That's the strange thing. This time, Xiao Yao Pavilion is on Xiao Baiyu's side. It's also because of Xiao Yao Pavilion's support that Xiao Baiyu is so confident to persuade the other three sects."
Lu Ping was stunned. However, after thinking about it, it couldn't be more normal. With the opposition between Xiao Yao Pavilion and the Crystal Palace, even with this scheme, the relationship between the two parties wouldn't get worse. As for revenge, Xiao Yao Pavilion had been suppressed by the Crystal Palace for many years.
Now that there was a chance to make the Crystal Palace suffer a great loss, Xiao Yao Pavilion naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity. In a sense, this time, Xiao Baiyu's proposal was probably the one that really hit it off with Xiao Yao Pavilion.
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