249: Chapter 249 An Shouchang Recovers His Cultivation

In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.

The war situation was not optimistic. Except for the Demon State, which had temporarily avoided invasion, the Cultivators of the Western Regions and the Central Divine Land were almost all huddled together, unable to step outside by even half a step.

During this period, Mo Tianxiao had been in constant contact with Zhou Muxi to stay informed about the battle situation at all times.

Although the Central Divine Land possessed great power, under the fierce onslaught of the Shamo Clan, several top-tier forces suffered heavy losses. They could only huddle together for warmth, barely resisting the Shamo Clan's offensive by relying on the foundations of several major powers.

Similarly, most of the Western Regions had already been conquered. Because the headquarters of the Loose Cultivator Alliance was located there, the two top forces—the Loose Cultivator Alliance and the Great Thunder Sound Temple—were still struggling to resist.

The ranks of the Shamo Clan also gradually grew. Over a million Cultivators had even surrendered to the Shamo Clan, voluntarily becoming slaves to help them attack the Xuanhuang World.

Such a situation was unavoidable, and Mo Tianxiao understood this perfectly.

Currently, the various major forces could only barely cope with the Shamo Clan's offensive. In such circumstances, they truly had no time to worry about other Cultivators.

Not every force could be like the Demon Sect, uniting the resources of the entire Demon State to establish a safety defense line and protect the Cultivators within it.

Nor could all Cultivators face death with composure.

At present, aside from the Yao Race, the Demon State was the safest place in the entire Xuanhuang World.

Many Cultivators who were lucky enough to escape disaster tried every possible means to seek the protection of the Demon Sect, but very few were able to safely reach the Demon Sect from other regions.

"Swish!"

A figure appeared on the high platform of the Sect's plaza. His gaze fixed on the back of the figure ahead as his voice rang out, "Tianxiao, what is the current situation?"

Hearing this, Mo Tianxiao turned around and quickly went to greet him, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face. "Old Man An! Your strength has been restored?"

An Shouchang nodded. "Indeed. I didn't expect it to take so long this time."

While over a dozen years had passed outside, more than a century had gone by within the time pagoda. Since it took this long just to recover from the Peak Saint King Realm to the Quasi-Emperor Realm, the time required for Elder Gu and Aunt Lin to break through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm would likely be even longer.

Mo Tianxiao sighed emotionally in his heart, then proceeded to tell An Shouchang everything that had happened in recent years.

"Now that Old Man An has regained his cultivation base, I wonder if the former Sect Master of the Haoran Righteousness Sect has recovered his strength as well."

Mo Tianxiao naturally knew that a Quasi-Emperor of the Shamo Clan had died at the hands of the Yao Race. At this moment, the Shamo Clan had only ten Quasi-Emperors, while on the side of the Xuanhuang World, the only known Quasi-Emperors were currently An Shouchang and Yue Tianxing, whose recovery was still uncertain.

An Shouchang looked toward the distant horizon and said, "Besides myself and that old fellow Yue Tianxing, the old Daoist from the Tianji Pavilion is likely about to recover as well. The Haoran Righteousness Sect and the Tianji Pavilion possess many good things, enough for them to regain their cultivation bases in a short time."

"Three Quasi-Emperors... that should be just enough to contend with the alien race."

"Changsheng and that Little Girl from the Jade Pool Heavenly Palace have good talent. As long as we can stall for a bit more time, they should be able to break through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm."

Mo Tianxiao showed a look of contemplation. "I'm afraid the alien race won't give us much time. I remember Senior Xuan said before that these invaders can only stay in the Xuanhuang World for a maximum of one hundred years."

"More than ten years have passed now, which means they must leave the Xuanhuang World in eighty-some years at most. Therefore, within eighty years, they will certainly find ways to squeeze as much value out of the Xuanhuang World as possible."

Eighty years in the outside world would be eight hundred years in the time pagoda. In those eight hundred years, would the Grand Elder and Aunt Lin really be able to succeed in their Breakthrough?

The Quasi-Emperor Realm involves the power of Laws, and as for Laws, one can currently only rely on their own comprehension. If Mo Tianxiao could refine Emperor-grade Medicinal Pills at this time, he might be able to help them.

Unfortunately, the villain value required for the Emperor-grade Alchemy Realm might be even more than what he needed to reach the Saint King Realm.

The further one progressed, the more obvious the gap between Realms became, and the villain value required to improve various abilities increased exponentially.

"With their talent, eighty years should be enough."

An Shouchang speculated on the timing of their Breakthrough based on his own experience. "However, Tianxiao, you are right. If the alien race realizes we are stalling for time, they might adopt even more violent tactics."

"Tianxiao, what do you think we should do?"

An Shouchang looked at Mo Tianxiao, a trace of appraisal in his cloudy eyes.

Mo Tianxiao stepped forward a few paces and stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the layers of interlocking Formations. He said in a deep voice, "If we remain silent, the Shamo Clan will naturally become more and more aggressive. Now, a million Xuanhuang World Cultivators have been enslaved and stand on the opposite side of us."

"The longer we stall, the less likely it is to be in our favor. Since Old Man An has already recovered, why don't we contact the two old Seniors in the Central Divine Land? If they have also recovered, I think we can try to take the initiative to attack."

"The three Quasi-Emperor Experts who came to scout my Demon Sect before were bluffed into retreating by me. They have likely reported back about me having a trump card. If they want to take the resources of the Demon State, they will definitely send a Quasi-Emperor Expert first to force me to use my trump card."

Mo Tianxiao turned around and looked at Old Man An, a sinister smile curling his lips. "If we have the help of the two old Seniors from the Central Divine Land, three Quasi-Emperor Experts will be enough to take down one of the enemy's Quasi-Emperors."

"That way, the Shamo Clan will only have nine Quasi-Emperors left. Our Human Race will have three Quasi-Emperors, and the Yao Race has Senior Divine Tree, so the Shamo Clan won't dare to head there rashly."

I know a Senior Sun in the Yao Race, who is also a Quasi-Emperor Expert.

At that time, with four Quasi-Emperor Experts of the Xuanhuang World against the nine Quasi-Emperors of the Shamo Clan, although the gap is large, the Saint Realm combat power of the Shamo Clan is far inferior to ours in terms of numbers.

As long as we find an opportunity to integrate the high-end combat power of the Xuanhuang World, the Shamo Clan won't be able to do anything to us for a while. As long as both sides can maintain a stalemate, the final victory will surely be ours."

An Shouchang stroked his beard, his gaze thoughtful. "This method is indeed feasible, but getting the entire Xuanhuang World to unite will likely be no small difficulty. Moreover, the alien race won't just stand by and watch us gather our strength."

Mo Tianxiao nodded in agreement. "Indeed. So for now, we don't need to consider gathering all high-end combat power; we only need to secretly assemble several Quasi-Emperor Seniors."

"It's quite easy for Quasi-Emperor Experts to move while bypassing the Shamo Clan. Furthermore, the Shamo Clan currently doesn't know that the Xuanhuang World still possesses Quasi-Emperor Experts, so we can exploit this information gap."

An Shouchang also seemed to agree with this plan. "I have some friendship with Heavenly Secret Master, so I should be able to persuade him. As for Yue Tianxing, he was originally the leader of the righteous path, and our two Sects don't get along. He might not necessarily believe this old man."

Mo Tianxiao grinned. "Leave Senior Yue's side to me. I believe Senior Yue is also someone who understands the big picture and clearly sees the current situation. Only by uniting can we break the situation where we are treated like meat on a chopping block."

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