The Sea Exploring Sect attached great importance to this war. They already knew that they would fight this time. Therefore, they were prepared. Naturally, they wouldn't take out all of their strength, but they would still show a part of it. They wanted to let these people know that the Sea Exploring Sect wasn't easy to deal with.
Zhao Hai was prepared to take out a third of the Sea Exploring Sect's strength. In other words, he would take out 30 large artifacts, 3,000 war beasts, 100,000 warriors, and nearly 100 experts. He would personally lead them to deal with these people.
The Profound Sky Sect and the 33 Southern Sea Islands were also preparing. The three sects were working hard to make their final preparations while exchanging information with each other.
At the same time, Zhao Hai also strengthened his vigilance towards the free trade zone. The people inside the zone weren't allowed to leave at will. If someone dared to follow the Sea Exploring Sect, then Zhao Hai would deal with them first.
In this atmosphere, a month passed by in the blink of an eye. The date of Zhao Hai's ultimatum to the sects was getting closer and closer. The atmosphere in the Sword Spirit Realm was getting more and more tense. Whether it was the South Sea Alliance or the other sects, they were all very nervous as they prepared for this war.
The people of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance weren't sure if the South Sea Alliance would really make a move. This was because if the South Sea Alliance destroyed the Sky Hall, then the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance would suffer a great loss. Moreover, it was equivalent to offending the sects of the Sword Sect Realm. Would they really dare to do this?
Finally, the South Sea Alliance's ultimatum to the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance passed. However, the South Sea Alliance didn't make a move. The people of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance couldn't help but laugh at the South Sea Alliance. In their opinion, the South Sea Alliance was just bluffing. They simply didn't dare to destroy the Sky Hall.
At this time, the South China Sea Alliance issued a statement, solemnly warning the people of the major sects that they would officially destroy the Sky Great Hall in two days. They asked the people around Sky City to leave immediately.
The people of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance didn't care about this at all. In their opinion, the South Sea Alliance wouldn't dare to do this. They were just scaring people.
Two days passed just like that. At this time, Myriad Buddhas Temple and other sects that didn't want to participate in this matter had already asked their disciples to withdraw from the ruins of Sky City. This naturally attracted the mockery of those from the Demon Gate Alliance. In their opinion, the Myriad Buddha Temple was simply too cowardly.
However, on the day that Zhao Hai and the others said that they were going to destroy the Sky Palace, a large group of sea monsters suddenly appeared in the sky above Sky City. Then, they directly dove into the sky above the Sky Palace.
When the cultivators of the Evil Spirit Sect and the other sects saw this situation, they had a bad feeling. However, before they could do anything, the sea beasts immediately attacked the Sky Hall.
All the formations in Sky City were special. If you use normal methods to slowly crack them, then they would be destroyed sooner or later. But if you attack these formations, then they would immediately explode. Moreover, the power of the explosion was very great.
Now that the sea beasts attacked the Sky Hall, the Sky Hall immediately emitted a red light. Then the sea beasts directly flew out of the sea. Then the Sky Hall exploded with a bang. A huge pillar of water soared up to a kilometer high. Moreover, with the Sky Hall as the center, an incomparably huge force spread in all directions. This huge force formed huge waves that wantonly destroyed everything in the sea. At the same time, the waves surged towards the coast and the islands.
However, Zhao Hai and the others were already prepared. They had already evacuated the people on the coast. At the same time, the island's guardian formations were also activated. This was enough to block these waves.
However, the Evil Spirit Sect and the other sects weren't so lucky. They still had a lot of disciples in the ruins of Sky City. They wanted to use Sky City as a loan. Naturally, they couldn't leave people behind. Moreover, they didn't take Zhao Hai's warning seriously. Because of this, they didn't evacuate. And those who didn't leave had no place to hide in the face of these waves.
Very quickly, these people were killed by the waves. Aside from a few who managed to escape, most of them died in the sea. Although they were cultivators and were very strong, they still felt powerless in the face of nature's might.
The South Sea Alliance's actions this time were completely beyond the expectations of the Evil Spirit Sect. They didn't expect the South Sea Alliance to really destroy the Sky Hall. Not only did they destroy a large number of their disciples, they also had to compensate the Myriad Buddha Temple with a lot of things. This wasn't a big deal. What was important was that this was equivalent to slapping their faces in front of them. How could they endure this?
Following this, the Demon Sect Alliance's people immediately released a statement saying that the South Sea Alliance's people had disregarded the safety of their Sect's disciples. The Demons had destroyed the Sky Palace, causing them to suffer massive losses. This was a provocation to them, so they directly declared war on the South Sea Alliance.
The South Sea Alliance also responded at the same time. The Evil Spirit Sect didn't have any ulterior motives towards the South Sea Alliance. They were just retaliating and declaring war on the Evil Spirit Sect.
In fact, these were just lies. Everyone knew what was going on. It was just that everyone wanted a righteous name. There was really nothing much to say.
Now that the two sides had declared war, there was no point in saying anything else. The people of the Evil Ghost Sect also thought about it. If they were to fight the South Sea Alliance on the sea, then they would be the ones to suffer. This was because the South Sea Alliance had a lot of sea beasts, and these sea beasts could display a lot of strength in the sea. Because of this, they didn't attack the Thirty-Three Islands from the sea. Instead, they decided to attack the Profound Sky Sect's alliance from the ground.
The Profound Sky Sect Alliance was closer to the center of the Sword Spirit Realm compared to the Sea Exploring Sect. Therefore, they were attacking the Profound Sky Sect Alliance.
What Zhao Hai didn't expect was that the sects around the Sword Tomb actually started to attack the Sword Tomb. Upon seeing this, Zhao Hai stared for a moment before he became overjoyed. He didn't think that these sects would take the initiative to attack them. For them, this was good news.
Attacking them was good news. If other people heard this, they would think that they were crazy. However, Zhao Hai was very clear that this was good news for them. This was because if the Sects attacked them, then they would naturally be able to deal with them. Nobody would be able to say anything about this. Zhao Hai originally wanted to take all of the territories around the Sword Tomb, but he didn't have an excuse to do so. Now that the Sects were attacking them, he had a ready-made excuse to attack them.
Besides the Sword Tomb being attacked, the Iron Buddha Temple was also attacked. Zhao Hai was very happy to see such an attack. He wanted to use these people to test the defensive formation.
It was precisely because of this idea that Zhao Hai didn't place a large number of troops in those two places. He only let them use defensive formations while he personally led an army of 50,000 Qi Refinement Realm experts, ten Iron Lotus Flowers, and five Myriad Sword Ships to the Profound Sky Sect Alliance. At this time, the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance's army was also moving towards the Profound Sky Sect Alliance. A great battle was about to break out.
Zhao Hai arrived at the Profound Sky Sect Alliance. As soon as Zhao Hai appeared on the Profound Sky Sect Alliance's teleportation formation, Daoist Tiger greeted him. He cupped his hands towards Zhao Hai and said, "Sect Master Jian, you're here. The Sect Master is waiting for you in the main hall."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "This time, I brought 50,000 disciples and 15 large artifacts. I hope Daoist Tiger can help me arrange a place to rest."
Daoist Tiger said, "Don't worry, Sect Master Jian. I've already arranged it. Please."
Zhao Hai nodded. Daoist Tiger walked into the Profound Sky Sect. Zhao Hai had only been to the Profound Sky Sect's main hall once before, but he still remembered the specific location. The two of them soon arrived at the main hall. The sect master of the Profound Sky Sect, Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi, was welcoming Zhao Hai in front of the main hall.
Seeing that Zhao Hai had arrived, Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi mounted his horse and took a step forward. Then, he cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Sect Master Jian. I'm very grateful that Sect Master Jian has personally come to help today."
Zhao Hai hurriedly said, "Daoist Priest, you're too polite. This is a matter of the South Sea Alliance. We're fighting side by side, not supporting each other. I really can't accept your words."
Qing Zhanzi smiled and said, "No matter what, I have to thank Sect Master Jian for coming to help. Sect Master Jian, please." Zhao Hai nodded, then he followed Qing Zhanzi into the Great Hall. It was impossible for the army of the 33 Oceanic Islands to come today. This was because the Sea Exploring Sect's army was a lot. It would take more than a day for them to arrive using the transmission formation. It would already be good if Jie Yiming and the others could arrive tomorrow. Because of this, Qing Zhanzi only entertained Zhao Hai and didn't invite anyone from the 33 Oceanic Islands.
At this time, the main hall was already prepared. Zhao Hai entered the main hall and sat down as the host and guest. This time, Zhao Hai's group was personally led by Zhao Hai. Ding Chunming, Tie She, and Long Dingtian were Zhao Hai's guards. Because of Long Dingtian's current strength and loyalty to Zhao Hai, Zhao Hai also took him in as a guard. Of course, Zhao Hai also planted a slave formation on him.
In addition to the three of them, Tie Shi also followed along. There were also a few elders from the Sea Exploring Sect and even two monks from the Iron Buddha Temple. Of course, they weren't weak either.
As for the Black Sky Sect, in addition to Qing Zhanzi and Daoist Priest Fierce Tiger, there were also a few higher-ups from the Black Sky Sect. They were all elders with real power in the Black Sky Sect. It was obvious that the Black Sky Sect attached great importance to Zhao Hai's group. However, Zhao Hai didn't see anyone from the Black Sword Sect here. This surprised Zhao Hai because the relationship between the Black Sky Sect and the Black Sword Sect had always been very good. They were like blood brothers, even closer than blood brothers. Usually, they would move together.
After Zhao Hai sat down, Qing Zhanzi raised his glass and said, "Everyone, let's welcome Sect Master Jian. Although this is the start of the war, we are confident that we will win. Therefore, let's drink together. Don't let the Evil Ghost Sect's actions spoil our mood." Qing Zhanzi nodded and said, "Everyone, let's welcome Sect Master Jian.
When Zhao Hai heard Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi's words, he was stunned. He really didn't expect Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi to say such a thing. It seemed that Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi was also a person with a temperament. Zhao Hai liked this kind of person.
Zhao Hai also raised his wine cup and followed Qing Zhanzi and the others to drink the wine in one gulp. Then a Daoist Priest filled their cups. Qing Zhanzi raised his wine cup again and said in a deep voice, "This second cup, I'm representing Daoist Qing Ying to toast Sect Master Jian. The Black Sword Sect is currently preparing to face the enemy, so they couldn't personally welcome Sect Master Jian. He asked me to represent him to apologize to Sect Master Jian and hope that Sect Master Jian can forgive him."
Zhao Hai quickly raised his wine cup and said, "Daoist Priest Qing Ying is too polite. Daoist Priest Qing Ying is busy for my South China Sea Alliance. How can I blame him? Daoist Priest Qing Ying is worrying too much. Please." After saying that, everyone drank the wine in their cups.
Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi poured another cup of wine. Then he raised his cup again and said, "This third cup, I'll first wish everyone a victory. Let's defeat those rascals of the Demon Sect Alliance in one fell swoop so that they won't dare to touch my South China Sea Alliance. Come, everyone, let's drink to victory!" Everyone responded loudly. Then they raised their wine cups and drank the wine in their cups.
After three cups of wine, Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi signaled everyone to be at ease. The atmosphere in the hall also relaxed a bit. At this time, Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi held his wine cup and gestured to Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai also raised his wine cup. After the two drank a cup, Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Sect Master Jian, how is the situation of your Sea Exploration Sect? I heard that your Sea Exploration Sect's Sword Tomb Branch and Iron Buddha Temple Branch have been attacked. Do you need support? Or do you need anything else? "
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi. However, there's no need for that. I didn't put too many troops in those two places. I only activated the Mountain Defending Formation. Moreover, the people who attacked those two places weren't very strong. The Mountain Defending Formation is enough. Those two places were only used to attract the troops, making our battle easier. Therefore, Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi doesn't need to worry."
Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi said, "Sect Master Jian's command of troops is divine. Naturally, I'm not worried. However, I don't know what Sect Master Jian thinks about the Demon Sect's attack. Are they really just targeting our South China Sea Alliance's territory? Or do they have a deeper meaning? "
When Zhao Hai heard this, he was surprised. He looked at Qing Zhanzi and said, "What does Daoist Priest Qing Zhanzi mean?"
Qing Zhanzi said in a deep voice, "Among the sects that are fighting with us this time, apart from the Exterminating Ghosts Sect and a few other sects, most of them are sword cultivator sects. Sword cultivator sects account for more than two-thirds of these sects. This is definitely not a good idea, so I want to hear what Sect Master Jian has to say about this matter."
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