King Xi's army encountered a strong obstacle in the second month of their large-scale attack. Their originally smooth attack was forcefully stopped because Lie King's reinforcements had arrived.
In the past, when King Xi fought with the Elder Regiment, Lie King only sent his higher-ups to support him. He didn't send a single soldier. However, this time, King Xi came aggressively and seemed like he wouldn't withdraw his troops until he conquered the Central Region. Lie King saw that the Elder Regiment might not be able to hold on if this continued, so he sent powerful reinforcements.
Lie King was also very clear that if King Xi was allowed to obtain the Central Region, he would be able to digest the population, factories, and even the superior crafting skills of the Central Region. Lie King would definitely not be able to resist him by himself.
In fact, it wasn't just him this time. The Six Sects from the Outer-Realm were also extremely nervous. They didn't expect King Xi to suffer several setbacks while attacking the Mian Lu from the rear. He had even suffered a complete defeat once. His power should have been damaged and his prestige should have been greatly reduced. However, his current performance was even better than before.
Therefore, they were also urging King Lie to stop King Xi's army no matter what. It could be said that King Xi's performance this time had frightened the other factions. It was also the first time they tried to join forces to fight against him.
King Xi's army's front line was blocked, so the army's momentum also came to a halt. Both sides built fortifications across the battlefront. It seemed that this battle had returned to the previous confrontation.
This was the battle that the Elder Regiment, Lie King, and the other factions were familiar with. Next, it was a contest of attrition. No matter what, this was acceptable to everyone. This made all the factions heave a sigh of relief.
However, because the Elder Regiment was on the front line against King Xi's army, they were still abnormally nervous. Without the natural moat of Mian Lu, their resistance was relatively weak. For this reason, they could only send more of their higher-ups to the front line as a deterrent. This also showed that they were determined to fight at all costs.
On Lie King's side, other than military reinforcements, he also sent more of his higher-ups. Although the higher-ups of the two factions were only there as a deterrent and didn't really participate in the battle, this still put a lot of pressure on King Xi's army at the front line. As a result, their morale was greatly reduced.
In the newly built royal boat at the rear, King Xi stood in the main hall and looked at the distant sky. He slapped his hand with his cane and said, "There are quite a lot of people here. It's good to have more." He turned his head and said, "Master, how much longer will the array take?"
Shi Yanxin said, "About a hundred days."
King Xi thought for a moment before replying, "Not long." He pointed ahead and said, "Esteemed Master, the number of people who have returned this time seems to have exceeded our expectations. Can we handle them all?"
Of course, he could afford to wait for a hundred days. He was still thinking that he might be able to take advantage of this time to push his army forward a little, forcing the other side to bring out more high-level forces to defend themselves. That way, he might be able to deal more damage to Lie Wang and the elder group.
Shi Yanxin glanced ahead and said, "Sure."
Currently, the array was being set up in an orderly manner. This array was not entirely created by him, but was left behind by some upper-level Daoist cultivators in Xuntian Dao Zhang who were proficient in array formations. In fact, he was just using it as a reference. Furthermore, there was also the jade tablet that Zhang Yu had given him as sustenance. Even the earth veins did not need to be sorted out. When the time came, he would be able to launch it even more stealthily.
King Xi replied, "Alright, then this Monarch will wait."
At the same time, in addition to stacking their forces at the front to resist King Xi's army, the elder group did not give up on their efforts at the rear. The emissary that they had sent to Mianlu had already met with Zhu Zonghu and raised their request.
Zhu Zonghu said in surprise, "You want me to send troops to restrain King Xi?"
The emissary in front of him said solemnly, "The elder group hopes that Zhu Zongzi will remember the support that the central territory has given you in the past and will be able to put pressure on King Xi from the rear."
Zhu Zonghu's voice was heavy as he said, "I need to remind you that it is possible for us to close the city and defend ourselves. However, even if we achieve victory, we will have to pay a great price and make huge sacrifices …"
When he heard this, Daoist Wang looked straight ahead with a serious expression.
Zhu Zonghu continued, "The reason why we can resist King Xi's army is mainly because of the array formation. If you want us to fight our way out, neither the flying ships nor the armored soldiers are enough. Even a single relative of King Xi's can gather enough troops to defeat us, let alone make King Xi turn his head and look inside."
Daoist Wang solemnly said from the side, "You are making things difficult for us!"
The emissary looked at him and said in a low voice, "We have already given you no less than 50 sets of top quality armor. We hope that you can give us something in return."
Zhu Zonghu nodded and said, "I thank you for your support, but no matter how many sets of armor there are, we still need the right people to wear them. The Mianlu Mountains are small and sparse, so how can we have so much strength? Emissary, you think too highly of us. "
The emissary said, "When Zhu Zonghu took the outer armor, you didn't say this. We didn't give it for nothing. I hope that Zonghu can carefully consider it.
Moreover, Zonghu should know that if the central territory is breached, King Xi won't let Zonghu go. In terms of strategy, we are natural allies. If you help us today, isn't that the same as helping yourself tomorrow? Zonghu was able to see through King Xi's hypocrisy and decisively break off relations with King Xi. I believe that you are not such a short-sighted person. "
Zhu Zonghu understood that the Council of Elders might have really sensed the danger of death, so they didn't care about anything else and kept asking for a reward. As long as they could share the pressure, they would use anyone they could.
He pretended to think for a moment, then finally raised his head and said, "If you want my help, it's not enough at the moment. The Council of Elders probably doesn't understand either. If we can't put enough pressure on King Xi, then it won't be of much use. If a local power can resist us, then how can we attract King Xi's attention?"
The emissary directly said, "Then what do you need? Please speak frankly. "
Zhu Zonghu said, "I need some creation skills, a Master Creator, and more flying boats and outer armor. These are all things that we urgently need.
The emissary frowned and said, "Forgive me for being blunt. The flying boats and outer armor are fine, but the other things don't seem to be of any use at the moment."
Zhu Zonghu said, "Although they won't be of much use at the moment, they can help increase our battle potential. Emissary, you don't want us to invade King Xi's territory and then stop, right? Didn't you also say that I'm not a short-sighted person? "
The emissary stared at him for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I will report this matter to the Council of Elders. I only hope that you can move out as soon as possible."
Zhu Zonghu shook his head and said, "When you send the things over, I will send out my troops."
The emissary was slightly displeased, but he still nodded and turned to leave.
Zhu Zonghu didn't care about his mood.
This time, the Council of Elders wanted to cooperate with him. The person who contacted them was just a tool that didn't matter at all. As long as there was a basis for cooperation, no matter how bad his attitude was now, the Council of Elders wouldn't care. Of course, they might 'repay' his attitude afterwards, but that was only if the Council of Elders could pass this hurdle.
Daoist Wang said, "Zonghu, will you really agree to their request?"
Zhu Zonghu said, "Of course."
Daoist Wang vaguely said, "But King Xi isn't …"
Zhu Zonghu smiled and turned around. He pointed at the map on the wall and said, "Wang Zhidao, look here." He pointed somewhere.
Daoist Wang looked and said, "Marquis Fei?"
Zhu Zonghu said, "This person's brain has never been good. He only knows how to indulge in pleasure and his internal governance is chaotic. There aren't many people below him who are willing to listen to him. It's only when facing King Xi that he is pushed out to deal with him. This time, he is the one who sent the least troops. He is also someone that King Xi deliberately left behind for us to practice on. This time, we will attack them! I believe that the Marquis of the First Bureau will be able to answer to the Council of Elders. "
Daoist Wang thought for a moment and said, "Zonghu, could they also be …"
Zhu Zonghu asked in reply, "What are they? The Council of Elders didn't tell us anything and the Council of Elders didn't specify where we should attack, so why can't we attack them? "
Daoist Wang nodded.
Zhu Zonghu said, "I'll have to trouble Wang Zhidao to make the preparations first. Although we can only move out when the things arrive, there are still some things that need to be done first."
Daoist Wang solemnly complied.
In the blink of an eye, another hundred days passed.
At the front lines, both sides were desperately building fortifications. Under the cover of this, King Xi's side also began to lay down their great array.
In truth, the Council of Elders was also laying down the array. However, the array wasn't the main defensive force and was only used to coordinate with the enemy. This was because the operation of the formation had to be controlled by cultivators in the end. The council of elders might trust some cultivators, but when it came to matters of life and death, they wouldn't use cultivators.
Shi Yanxin stood on the array. He looked at the tablet in his hand and said, "The array has been successfully laid out." He took out a jade talisman and handed it to King Xi. "King Xi, you can order your men to carry this talisman with them."
King Xi took it over and asked, "Is there only one piece for everyone?"
Shi Yanxin nodded. "Yes."
King Xi didn't ask any further. He handed the jade talisman to a Creator beside him and said, "Do as I say."
After a short while, all the cultivators and Creator cultivators who came with the army received the same message. While they were puzzled, they suddenly seemed to notice something. When they raised their hands, they discovered that a jade talisman had appeared in their hands. They didn't know where this thing came from. However, after hearing the message, they had an idea of what this thing was and it naturally appeared.
Those with deeper cultivations understood that this was their consciousness taking the initiative to accept it. Thus, this thing naturally appeared. At the same time, it also completed a mutual confirmation.
Through the jade talisman, they also knew that a killing move had been laid down below without them knowing. Later, when the array was activated, their consciousness and aura would also coordinate with the array to move to a certain position and coordinate with the operation of the array.
After everyone confirmed that they had obtained the jade talisman, they used spiritual transmission to send a message to King Xi.
King Xi received a report and said, "Esteemed Master, now that everyone has obtained the jade talisman, can we activate the array?"
Shi Yanxin said, "Let's wait a little longer. Let's wait for Fellow Daoist Tao and the others to arrive. We can't do without them to ensure the success of this operation."
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