Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
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570: Chapter 569 Undead Army 1 [Request for Guaranteed Monthly Tickets] 570: Chapter 569 Undead Army 1 [Request for Guaranteed Monthly Tickets] One mountain cannot house two tigers.

This is not the norm in the Cultivation World but a characteristic of the human world; in fact, it’s not just in the Northwest on the Jinxiu Continent, other places are the same with their specific situations – just like in the Southwest, where the Shan Sect and Wu Sect are as incompatible as fire and water.

This was something Yu Zhengxing could not control; the reach of Shan Sect was not that long.

For his grand plan, the biggest potential assistance actually came from the two doors of Qin and Yue.

Other Northwestern forces were limited in strength, barely able to defend themselves, and how much power could they really spare to support them?

Since cultivators of the Shan Sect began planting trees near Ancient Lop, news spread, and a few Northwest cultivators volunteered to join, all driven by a vision of repayment, but they were too few to form a significant force, barely making a dent.

But Yu Zhengxing’s plans would not halt because of these challenges; such was his nature, once he set his mind on something, he would follow it through to the end.

Regardless of whether these saplings survived, starting from Longxu Gully, he continued to arrange the arrays on both sides.

With a continuous supply of resources, the underground array extended to the sides, and with that, a massive number of saplings were transported.

The forest belt along the direction of Longxu Gully started taking shape, spanning hundreds of miles in length and ten miles in width.

A year later, a long-missed green belt appeared on the edge of the Northwest desert; seen from the sky, it resembled a young dragon, winding its way through the landscape.

Because of the specially chosen plant species which prized rapid growth over wood quality, it would only take about three years for these trees to mature.

Their roots would delve deep into the sand layer, and they would no longer need the support of the array.

They had to ensure that the forest belt would not suffer attacks from undead creatures in the remaining two years, and the real test was just beginning.

…Lately, Hou Niao had some free time, not because he was slacking but because the array could not be extended – there were no Spirit Stones left.

He also joined the defense patrol team.

Recently, the activities of undead creatures near Ancient Lop had become somewhat frequent, and their current task was to thoroughly suppress this trend.

The battles were not fierce.

With nearly two hundred cultivators, including a few Golden Core Cultivators, the ordinary-scale disturbances of undead creatures posed no threat to them.

Humans feared the organized attacks of undead creatures, but it was hard to completely cover a frontline that stretched hundreds of miles wide.

They dragged on the inevitable as much as they could, but the day to face it eventually arrived.

“An Undead Army of nearly a thousand is approaching, three hundred miles away.”

The human cultivator team in Ancient Lop received this message, which was obtained by a dozen scouts who kept patrolling a few hundred miles ahead.

Over two hundred human cultivators began to gather at Longxu Gully, including dozens of Shan Sect sword cultivators, dozens of disciples from the Demon Sect, dozens of volunteers from the Northwest, and dozens of adventurers from Loulan City.

Their origins might have been mixed, but one thing fueled their fighting spirit: they absolutely could not let their spent Spirit Stones go to waste.

A year after the protective forest in the direction of Ancient Lop was established, the undead creatures finally began an organized counterattack.

Although no one knew exactly what form their organization took, it was a dangerously new beginning.

If they lost, all was lost; if they won, the battles would continue endlessly.

Since most had come here voluntarily and belonged to different Daoist traditions, besides the Shan Sect sword cultivators who were a major force, other cultivators were essentially acting independently, making it tough to enforce a single sect’s rules.

Considering that the undead creatures were not particularly well-organized, no special arrangements were made for the battle on the human side.

Apart from keeping a few purely sword cultivator teams as mobile reserve forces, they relied on the cultivators’ spontaneous team formations; like the original ten teams guarding the area, adventurers forming their own groups, newcomers from the Northwest sticking together, etc.

Gui Team remained with the same people, only adding Wang Gandang who had completely submitted after being rescued.

As an adventurer, he knew that to survive in battle, one must stick close to the strong.

Yu Zhengxing transmitted his order through the sky, “Hold the three divisions, each fight on their own; if you encounter high-tier undead creatures, do not engage in battle, leave them to us.”

The cultivators were of mixed origins, so they were roughly grouped together.

As they fought more battles, they would adjust according to their abilities.

Yu Zhengxing’s experience in battle was very seasoned, knowing well the principle of using troops is not to force anything, highlighting the biggest difference between cultivators and mortal soldiers.

Three divisions, one pushing forward aggressively led by Shan Sect sword cultivators; the second establishing a defensive line with an assortment of cultivators; the third was his mobile force, two teams of five pure sword cultivators each.

As for the six Golden Core cultivators, their main task was to handle the high-tier entities within the Undead Army.

Gathering close to a thousand undead creatures, there were bound to be high-tier organisms among them.

The group of human cultivators began to slowly advance, forming a majestic sight in the sky, yet it somewhat paled in comparison to the approaching Undead Army.

These undead creatures weren’t hiding by burrowing into the sand anymore; they boldly flew towards them, ready for a decisive battle.

Hou Niao and his Gui Team were part of the first division, as their squad had two sword cultivators, it was assumed their combat effectiveness was still noteworthy.

The approach of over a thousand undead creatures was quite impressive, covering the sky and blocking the sun, a scene completely different from their usual experiences of dealing with no more than a dozen creatures.

It was the first time in hundreds of years that such a large scale event had occurred in the direction of Ancient Lop, making everyone very nervous.

Hou Niao said with a smile, “Keep formation around me, go all out in your fight, I’ll cover for you!

Take it easy, Old Wang, it’s nothing serious, just some appetizers with a few hundred eyes and heads.”

The formations of both sides kept drawing closer, but the first contact wasn’t made by their Tongtian Realm cultivators.

The higher-rank undead creatures didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding among the hordes, but charged at the forefront, at least a dozen in number; besides Yu Zhengxing, the other five Golden Core cultivators met them head-on.

Although they were still unclear about the abilities of these high-tier undead creatures, each of the Golden Core cultivators was an elite of their respective sects, without confidence none would have come here to temper themselves.

Their battles immediately branched away from the main battlefield; it seemed the undead army’s intent was mainly focused on the human cultivators, not on the protective forest.

This separation inevitably led to the two forces clashing head-on, all-out, comparing their ability to break through each other’s defenses; in such a situation excessive evasive maneuvers were useless because no matter how you dodged, you couldn’t avoid contact with surrounding enemies, potentially exposing vulnerabilities.

To carry solid spears, wear solid armor, and charge forward was the only method.

Gui Team’s heavy spears were Hou Niao and Nan Xiangye’s two Flying Swords, with Yuan Shangyuan’s Dharma Form, Fairy Huang’s Water Technique, and Wang Gandang’s Magic Artifact providing the most stable first layer of defense for this small team.

The coordination among humans was more seamless, but the undead creatures held a sheer numerical advantage, making it a collision of equal strengths.