Sect Master's Immortal Journey
Chapter 775: Defense Deployment

Chapter 775: Defense Deployment

Meng Zhang saw Fei Guo True Monarch and quickly went to greet him respectfully.

All along, Fei Guo True Monarch has been in contact with Meng Zhang on behalf of the Jade Sword Sect.

Although Fei Guo True Monarch has had some grudges with Jin Li True Monarch, he treats Meng Zhang without any discrimination, and his attitude is acceptable.

Fei Guo True Monarch seemed to be in a hurry. After a simple greeting, he went straight to the point and asked Meng Zhang what was going on.

Knowing his temper, Meng Zhang straightforwardly inquired about the situation with the reinforcements and when they would arrive.

Fei Guo True Monarch didn't directly answer Meng Zhang's question; instead, he comforted him and assured him that the Jade Sword Sect would not deceive him. He only needed to hold the defense line of Taiyi Sect, and the Jade Sword Sect would handle everything else.

Seeing that Fei Guo True Monarch was tight-lipped, Meng Zhang could do nothing but take his leave.

It seems that the Jade Sword Sect still doesn't fully trust Meng Zhang and keeps the information about the reinforcements confidential.

It's understandable since Taiyi Sect recently joined the Jade Sword Sect's camp, and Meng Zhang is not someone they deeply trust. Gaining complete trust is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Due to the intense preparations for battle, everyone at the Yellow Lotus Sect Main Altar was busy, coming and going hurriedly.

Meng Zhang had intended to bid farewell to Xu Mengying, but seeing the current situation, he decided not to disturb her and left the Yellow Lotus Sect Main Altar directly.

The defense line assigned by Taiyi Sect was located more than three hundred miles east of the Yellow Lotus Sect Main Altar, a critical location.

It was a large peak with a stretch of mountains and a few smaller hills scattered around.

When Meng Zhang arrived there, he saw that the entire mountain range had undergone significant alterations. Compared to the map he had in hand, he could hardly recognize the surroundings.

Deep Earth Spirit General and his team had arrived here long ago and had enough time to set up their positions.

Deep Earth Spirit General fully utilized his Geomancer abilities to change the terrain, moving mountains, and setting them up as barriers in front of Taiyi Sect's defense line.

Wen Qiansun, leading the Formation Master from the Formations Hall, had arranged the Third Rank great formation called Ten Directions Absolute Killing Formation here.

Years ago, when Meng Zhang was at the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, he and the Gold Core Daoist Masters of his sect set up this formation together to move freely among the groups of demons and kill them.

Originally, this place only had a Second Rank spirit vein, but after Taiyi Sect disciples poured a lot of spirit stones and various spiritual materials into it without hesitation, they were able to support this great formation.

Except for Niu Dawei, the eldest disciple of the Sect Master, leading a few elderly and weak disciples guarding the mountain gate, most of the Taiyi Sect disciples, including many Gold Core Daoist Masters, came here one after another to join the defense.

After arriving at the location, Meng Zhang was greeted by Deep Earth Spirit General, who was in charge of the defense arrangements, and he was given a detailed explanation of the defensive measures.

Once Ten Directions Absolute Killing Formation was set up, the Gold Core Daoist Masters led their disciples to stand at their respective positions, relying on the formation for defense.

In the rear, the disciples from Taiyi Sect and Hanhai Alliance were still rushing to this location. Together with them came various war magic tools carefully crafted by Taiyi Sect.

Meng Zhang was the only Primordial Spirit True Monarch of Taiyi Sect, but he wasn't good at commanding such large-scale battles.

However, several Guardian Spirit Generals, who were originally special Dao soldiers refined by Taiyi Sect, had received training in this aspect.

Meng Zhang delegated the specific command to the Guardian Spirit Generals and Third Rank Formation Master Wen Qiansun.

Among them, Deep Earth Spirit General was the overall commander.

Outside of the Ten Directions Absolute Killing Formation, the cultivator armies of Taiyi Sect and Hanhai Alliance formed an army formation to construct the second line of defense.

Although Jade Sword True Monarch didn't utter any harsh words and didn't send an inspection team, Meng Zhang still decided to defend with all his heart and would absolutely not slack off.

This battle was not only for the Jade Sword Sect but also for the entire Jiuqu League and Taiyi Sect itself.

Besides, Sword Cultivators were known for being ruthless and not saying much.

If Taiyi Sect were to flee or surrender in the face of battle, once Jade Sword Sect had the opportunity, they might launch a devastating attack, wiping out Taiyi Sect.

According to Jade Sword Sect's plan, Taiyi Sect, as a crucial support point in the defense line, would be defended at all critical locations.

Next to the Primordial Spirit Sects, several Gold Core Sects were assigned as auxiliary support.

Near Taiyi Sect, the cultivator armies of Fire Cloud Sect, Great Wind City's Gu Yue Family, and Crane Song Sect were deployed to guard and cover the flanks.

Clever Machine Sect used to be a Gold Core Sect, but recently, they finally produced a Primordial Spirit True Monarch. Without enough time to celebrate this advancement and seek benefits, they were caught up in a war with the Dali Dynasty.

Now that they were a Primordial Spirit Sect, they were arranged according to the standards of such a sect.

Clever Machine Sect was placed not too far from Taiyi Sect, responsible for defending an important section of the defense line.

Although they had become a Primordial Spirit Sect, apart from having one Primordial Spirit True Monarch, their overall strength wasn't significantly stronger than before as a Gold Core Sect.

They could only hope that their Mechanical Creations would be powerful enough to provide significant assistance in defense.

While the entire defense line of Jade Sword Sect was busy, two figures flew from high in the sky and landed not far from the defense line.

One was an old Daoist with a crane-like appearance and immortal air, none other than Qing Gu True Monarch from the Azure Origin Sect.

This Azure Origin Sect's number one traitor in history seemed to be living well after joining the Dali Dynasty.

Not only did he look radiant, but he also appeared full of energy and vigor.

Beside him stood a robust man in armor and a large cloak, Xia Houfeng, the Grand Marshal and Prince of the Dali Dynasty.

Within the Dali Dynasty, there were many marshals, but only a few held the title of Grand Marshal.

Xia Houfeng was of royal blood, but if his cultivation base and military achievements weren't enough, he wouldn't be qualified to hold the position of Grand Marshal.

To be a marshal, one only needed a Primordial Spirit cultivation base, but to be a Grand Marshal, one needed to reach the Primordial Spirit late stage.

In the cultivation realm of the Primordial Spirit stage, there was no essential difference between the early and middle stages.

A cultivator in the early stage of the Primordial Spirit could completely counter or even defeat a cultivator in the middle stage, as long as they had sufficient attainments in the Grand Dao of Heaven and Earth.

But a cultivator in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit was a completely different existence.

A cultivator in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit was an expert among Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, capable of easily overwhelming cultivators in the middle and early stages of the Primordial Spirit.

A cultivator in the middle stage of the Primordial Spirit, no matter how powerful their Divine Ability was or how strong their combat strength, could not challenge a cultivator in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit in a cross-stage battle.

Unless they had a significant numerical advantage, they could only barely contend with a Primordial Spirit late stage cultivator.

True Monarch Tian Zhu was a powerful expert in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit. When his main body was entangled by a Fifth Rank Earth Spirit, his external avatar alone was able to suppress the Qi Family brothers, strong cultivators in the middle stage of the Primordial Spirit.

In the current Jiuqu League, on the surface, there was only one Primordial Spirit late stage cultivator, Jade Sword Sect's Sect Master, Jade Sword True Monarch.

As for Qing Gu True Monarch, he was once the number one expert in the Jiuqu League.

Prince Xia Houfeng led a large army to fight in all directions, having experienced numerous battles and achieved countless military feats, killing numerous formidable opponents.

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