The method Wu Du and the others used to deal with the beasts was the same as before. When the beasts hit the barrier, they would kill their way out and use the Iron Lotus Platforms to seriously injure or kill them.
After carefully observing for a while, Zhao Hai turned his head to Wu Du and said, "Ancestor, we can't attack blindly. It's best if we attack only one island. However, this island can't be Silver Sand Island. We should choose another island and attack them." Wu Du nodded and said, "Then we can't attack anyone else.
When Wu Du heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but stare. Then he nodded and said, "Alright, I understand."
Wu Du also notified the others. Then they chose an island with a sea snake and attacked it. As long as the sea snake hit the barrier, they would clash with the other side.
The Iron Lotus Platforms of the Iron Buddha Temple were too few. Under the impact of so many sea beasts, the island's barrier shook more and more. It seems like it wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
Sure enough, after another half an hour or so, the shield was finally broken. As soon as the shield was broken, the people of the South China Sea Alliance Army directly rushed to the island. Wu Du and the others began to drive the Iron Lotus Platforms to guard the open space above. The ten Iron Lotus Platforms kept rotating above the open space, shaking off the Battle Beasts in front of them. All of them were injured by the high-speed rotating Iron Lotus Platforms. Therefore, the Battle Beasts could only use spells to attack the Iron Lotus Platforms of the Iron Lotus Temple and then send cultivators to the platforms to attack the disciples of the Iron Buddha Temple.
Zhao Hai has been watching Wu Du controlling the Iron Lotus Platforms. To be honest, the Iron Lotus Platforms were very strong. Although their speed wasn't the best, their attack power was very strong. Moreover, Wu Du and the others' commanding ability was also very good. Under their command, the Iron Lotus Platforms cooperated very well. Because of this, they were able to guard the open space and prevent the South Sea Coalition Army's beasts from attacking the Iron Buddha Temple's Disciples.
In addition to them, the Elders of the Iron Buddha Temple also flew up and fought with the experts of the South Sea Coalition Army. However, Zhao Hai also discovered that these experts were very restrained. It can be seen that there wouldn't be a lot of casualties in this battle.
Zhao Hai let out a long breath. It was good that both sides were restraining themselves. This meant that the two sides wouldn't turn hostile. In other words, the people of the Iron Buddha Temple wouldn't stay here for too long. This was the best outcome.
Zhao Hai also paid attention to the situation below. Fortunately, after a few days of training, the Iron Buddha Temple's Disciples were very familiar with the formation. Moreover, their attacks were also very layered....... Therefore, blocking the South Sea Coalition Army....
After two hours of fighting, the South Sea Coalition Army finally retreated. However, they still couldn't drive the Iron Buddha Temple out of the island. This was because they had no choice but to retreat. Their casualties were very heavy. If they didn't retreat, then their morale would be shaken, which would be more troublesome.
After the South Sea Coalition Army retreated, the Iron Buddha Temple immediately began to rest. Zhao Hai also helped to rearrange the formation. However, what made Zhao Hai and the others uneasy was the fact that the South Sea Alliance didn't retreat too far this time. They only retreated about a hundred li away from the island before stopping. However, they didn't stop in the sky but instead landed on the surface of the sea. These war beasts were all aquatic beasts. Now that they had landed on the surface of the sea, they joined together to form a small floating island.
The South Sea Coalition Army didn't leave. This made the Iron Buddha Temple uneasy. Although they were still a hundred li away from the island, this distance wasn't too far for Cultivators. In other words, the South Sea Coalition Army was constantly attacking the island, making it impossible for the Iron Buddha Temple to rest.
Wu Du immediately responded. He sent some of the more heavily injured disciples back to the sect. Then he transferred some disciples from the sect. The number of disciples on the island was about five thousand. Among them, three thousand were responsible for defense while two thousand were in charge of mining.
Zhao Hai didn't train the Iron Buddha Temple's disciples at this time. This was because there was no need for it. At this time, Na Yu and the others could also train the Iron Buddha Temple's disciples. They didn't need Zhao Hai at all.
At this time, Zhao Hai was by Ze Zhen's side, constantly making adjustments to the island's formations. At the same time, he also made a lot of trap formations on the island's seaside. These trap formations weren't meant to hurt people, they were just meant to explode when the other party gets on the island. This would serve as a warning to the people on the island.
However, what surprised the people on the island was that the people from Silversand Island didn't attack them. Moreover, they didn't attack for ten days. This made the people on the island even more uneasy.
Wu Du and the others didn't understand what the other party wanted to do. In the end, Wu Du and the others gathered in a wooden house and discussed what to do next. Normally, only the Elders could participate in this meeting. However, Wu Du made an exception and allowed Zhao Hai to participate.
After seeing that everyone was present, Wu Du opened his mouth and said, "I think everyone is clear about the island's situation. The enemy isn't attacking us, but they also aren't retreating. They're just a hundred li away. What do they want to do? What do you think? Let's hear it. "
Everyone was silent for a moment before Ze Wei opened his mouth and said, "I think the people from the 72 islands will certainly attack us. They won't let us stay on the island for long. The reason why they haven't attacked us yet is because they feel that they can't eat us in one fell swoop. To be honest, Silversand Island's strength isn't much worse than our Iron Buddha Temple's. The reason why they called the other islands is because they don't want to fight us to the death. Although we repelled the enemy's attacks twice, we're now fighting against the 72 islands with our own strength. This is absolutely unacceptable. Their losses are shared by the 72 islands while our losses are shared by our own people. Therefore, I think that we shouldn't be entangled with them here, we should think of other ways as soon as possible."
Everyone nodded. Then Wu Du said, "We've already mined a part of the lode and obtained a lot of crystal stones. The people in the sect calculated that the lode can be mined for a long time. It would be a pity if we give up now."
Everyone nodded as well. Then another Elder opened his mouth and said, "Although the lode is important to the Iron Buddha Temple, it's not necessary. This time, we've lost nearly a thousand disciples on this island. Among them, several hundred died in battle. This loss isn't small. Moreover, if we continue to entangle with them, our losses would be even greater. Therefore, I agree with Ze Wei's opinion that we should retreat when necessary."
Everyone pondered for a moment. The Iron Buddha Temple had a lot of outer disciples. There were nearly 50 thousand of them in the Iron Buddha Temple. If the outer disciples that were sent out were counted as well, then the number might reach 100 thousand. Compared to 100 thousand, a thousand casualties wasn't a lot. But from another point of view, this number wasn't small. This was because this number was equivalent to 1% of the Iron Buddha Temple's outer disciples.
Wu Du looked at everyone, then he turned his head to look at Zhao Hai who was standing on the side. The lowest status in the room was an Elder of the Ze Generation, two times higher than Zhao Hai. As for Wu Du, he was an existence that Zhao Hai could only call Ancestor Master. Because of this, although he came to participate in the meeting, he wasn't qualified to sit and could only stand on the side. Wu Du looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Jing Hai, what do you think? Let's hear it."
Everyone turned their heads to look at Zhao Hai. Although Zhao Hai's status was the lowest in the room, nobody dared to underestimate him. Zhao Hai's commanding ability was very strong. Moreover, he was highly valued by Wu Du. What was certain was that his future was limitless. Because of this, nobody dared to underestimate him.
Zhao Hai quickly bowed to the crowd and said, "Amitabha. Disciple will be bold enough to say a few words. Ancestor, disciple has a question, but I don't know if it's appropriate to ask it or not."
Wu Du said, "Go ahead."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes, Ancestor. Disciple wants to ask the Ancestor, why did the Iron Buddha Temple occupy this island? Is it for the ore veins? Or is it for the island? Or is it to teach the 72 islands a lesson? Different goals lead to different approaches."
Wu Du nodded and said, "To be honest, we actually have two goals in occupying this island. One is for the ore vein, and the other is to teach the 72 Isles a lesson. We need to make them understand that our Iron Buddha Temple isn't to be trifled with. Now that our second goal has been answered, although our Iron Buddha Temple has suffered some losses, the other side's losses were even greater. Several thousand of their ordinary disciples have been killed or injured, as well as a lot of their beasts. This lesson is enough. If we continue to be entangled with them, then our Iron Buddha Temple wouldn't have any benefits. However, the ore vein here is very rich. The Sect doesn't want to give it up, so it's always good to harvest more."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Disciple understands. In other words, the Sect doesn't want to be entangled with the 72 Isles anymore. However, we still want the ore vein. Am I right?"
Wu Du nodded and said, "Right, that's what I mean. What do you think?"
Zhao Hai replied, "If that's the case, then there's no need for us to fight the 72 Islands. Disciple thinks that we can secretly mine the crystal mines. Although it's impossible to take all of them, we still wouldn't have any casualties. Perhaps this would be better." Zhao Hai nodded, "That's right.
When Wu Du heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but stare. Then he showed an interested expression as he said, "Oh. Then tell me, how can we secretly mine this lode without being discovered by the people of Silver Sand Island?" Zhao Hai nodded.
Zhao Hai continued, "First, we can arrange some trap formations on the island. Then we can destroy the cave as well as the cave inside the ore vein. But before that, we can establish a transmission formation inside the ore vein. This way, when the enemy attacks the island and finds out that there's no one here, they would think that we have retreated. But in fact, we're still mining inside the ore vein … …" Zhao Hai nodded, then said, "That's right." Zhao Hai nodded, then said, "That's right.
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