Sect Master's Immortal Journey
Chapter 778: Aerial Battle

Chapter 778: Aerial Battle

The Dali Dynasty's army advanced on all fronts, quickly breaking through the outer perimeter and penetrating into the defensive line.

On this defense line that spanned thousands of miles, chaos and smoke erupted everywhere, plunging into a fierce battle.

Shortly after the fighting began, the Dali Dynasty's fleet of flying ships advanced rapidly and arrived not far from Taiyi Sect's stationed area.

On the side of the Jiuqu League, they also managed to put together a team of flying ships and war boats, taking to the sky to engage in combat with the enemies from the Dali Dynasty.

Knowing the vast difference in strength between the two sides, Jiuqu League's flying fleet did not seek to overpower the enemy but rather to entangle and divert them, easing the pressure on the defense line below.

The Dali Dynasty's prowess in Mechanical Creations was extremely high, not only able to produce a large number of powerful war creations, but also capable of mass production.

The warships dispatched by the Dali Dynasty not only outnumbered their counterparts but also possessed significantly greater combat power.

Originally, the Jiuqu League only had sects like Clever Machine Sect capable of producing some Mechanical Creations.

Within the Jiuqu League, Clever Machine Sect was not highly regarded, with many traditional cultivators looking down on their so-called peculiar and skillful techniques.

Clever Machine Sect's status within the Jiuqu League was not high, their strength was limited, and they lacked sufficient resources. They could barely build Third Rank warships, let alone anything else.

Taiyi Sect's Sect Master, Meng Zhang, who was a transmigrator, did not share the deep-rooted prejudice of those veteran cultivators. He not only purchased a large number of Mechanical Creations from Clever Machine Sect multiple times but also established a Divine Artificer Hall in the sect, striving to develop Taiyi Sect's construction capabilities.

Unfortunately, Taiyi Sect's foundation was too shallow. Despite Meng Zhang's substantial investment, starting from scratch, and lack of sufficient accumulated time, Taiyi Sect had a significant gap compared to Clever Machine Sect in the field of Mechanical Creations.

The entire Jiuqu League only had a few Fourth Rank Cloud Boats, with more than half of them falling into the enemy's hands with the collapse in the south.

The remaining Cloud Boats were valuable assets, and Jiuqu League was reluctant to deploy them to the battlefield.

The few Third Rank warships of the Jiuqu League, led by flying ships, valiantly charged toward the Dali Dynasty's army, akin to moths flying into the flame, fiercely pressing forward.

When Jade Sword Sect ordered the requisition of flying ships from various cultivation forces for centralized use, Taiyi Sect also contributed a batch, driven by cultivators from the Hanhai Alliance.

One reason was the tight timeline, and secondly, the high-level members of Jade Sword Sect did not attach much importance to this matter. Therefore, Jade Sword Sect did not exert much pressure on its subordinates, allowing Taiyi Sect to keep quite a few flying ships under the pretext of transporting materials and personnel.

Now it seemed that Taiyi Sect's decision back then was very wise.

Because as soon as the flying fleet of the Jiuqu League charged forward, they were quickly shot down one by one by the forces of the Dali Dynasty.

Seeing the wreckage of the flying ships falling from the sky, Meng Zhang was shocked and even felt a sense of temporal dislocation.

Did he enter the wrong scene? Isn't this a cultivation world but a high-tech world of the future?

Flying ships engaging in dogfights in the sky, bombarding the ground, various war puppets launching attacks all around.

The Dali Dynasty spared no effort in enhancing the combat power of its army, making full use of techniques like Mechanical Creations. Such a useful means would naturally not be missed by them.

Everything served the war effort, and those old and decadent ideologies had no place in the vibrant and energetic Dali Dynasty.

After many years of painstaking development, the Dali Dynasty's production capacity of Mechanical Creations not only far exceeded that of the surrounding cultivation forces but could even rival that of Middle-Earth Continent, if not surpass it.

One could even say that in the entire Grand Dust World, they were considered the top power.

Most of the Jiuqu League's flying fleet that greeted the battle was wiped out, and a small portion panicked and fled the battlefield.

The Dali Dynasty's flying fleet did not rush to pursue them but instead prioritized providing firepower support for the ground forces, bombarding the frontline fiercely.

In front of the Dali Dynasty's army were countless puppets acting as cannon fodder.

The war puppets mass-produced by the Dali Dynasty had a consistent style and uniform design. There were only a few main types of puppets, making it easier for them to produce in large quantities and maintain logistics.

One after another, lion and tiger-shaped puppets pounced forward, led by Fang Meng at the forefront.

Giant golden-armored giants wielding various weapons strode forward.

In the sky, there were also eagle-shaped puppets that alternated between lifting to provide guidance for the rear and forcefully diving down to launch fierce attacks on the ground.

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Meng Zhang floated silently in the sky above Taiyi Sect's defensive line, watching the battle not far away with a heavy heart.

This battle wouldn't be easy to fight. Regardless of the outcome, Taiyi Sect would definitely suffer heavy losses and be severely weakened.

Meng Zhang even had the urge to withdraw the elite disciples of Taiyi Sect from the defense line below, so they wouldn't sacrifice in vain.

After some time, Meng Zhang forcibly suppressed this impulse.

If he really did that, it would not only affect the morale of the troops but would also not pass Jade Sword Sect's scrutiny.

Beams of colorful light descended from the sky, which was the Dali Dynasty's first attack against Taiyi Sect.

The flying fleet that had ascended to high altitude gradually lowered itself, bombarding Taiyi Sect's defensive line below continuously.

The Formation Masters of Taiyi Sect were highly skilled and had employed a rare technique of combining two Third Rank Formations.

The Six Spirits Golden Light Formation had strong defensive capabilities and was mainly used for defense.

The Ten Directions Absolute Killing Formation was an offensive and defensive formation, with much stronger attack power than defense, used specifically for counterattacks.

By setting up these two Third Rank Formations together, they could cover and reinforce each other.

After seeing the situation of the Dali Dynasty's army, Meng Zhang took the initiative and ordered the disciples of Taiyi Sect and the Hanhai Alliance to retreat voluntarily, giving up some small outposts on the periphery and falling back within the protection range of the great formation.

His decision was timely, avoiding many unnecessary casualties.

In the face of the bombardment from the flying ships, golden light rose one after another, forming golden light screens in the sky, blocking all attacks.

It was not the style of Taiyi Sect's disciples to take hits without retaliating. Several Gold Core Daoist Masters wanted to fly up into the sky and shoot down these flying ships.

However, Deep Earth Spirit General, responsible for commanding the operation, quickly stopped them.

The upcoming battle would be very difficult and lengthy, and it was not the time to counterattack yet.

Meng Zhang stood quietly in the air, and all the beams of light directed at him were directly distorted and avoided his body.

This place didn't have a Third Rank spirit vein, so the Third Rank Formations set up by Taiyi Sect relied on consuming spirit stones for support.

Almost every day, an enormous amount of spirit stones were consumed.

Even for the wealthy Taiyi Sect, it was a painful expenditure.

But now, it was not the time to be concerned about the consumption of spirit stones. As long as they could hold the defense line, all their efforts would be worth it.

If the defense line was breached, no matter how many spirit stones they had, they would be of little use.s

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