116: Chapter 116 You have a backup plan, but don't I?

The primary goal of this trip was the Medicinal Pills. Now that the pills were within reach, launching a cross-prefecture war seemed somewhat not worth the candle.

"Go! Why wouldn't we go?" A glint of greedy ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of the Palace Master of Black Rock Palace. "The arrow is on the string and must be fired! We've prepared for so long; how can we return empty-handed?"

He stood up and paced, saying, "The Medicinal Pills of the Zhenpin Pavilion are ours. But we also want that land in Qinghe Prefecture! Especially that Monster Beast Mountain Range that stretches for tens of thousands of miles—that is an inexhaustible treasure trove!"

"Don't forget, everyone, that dog from the Blazing Fire Sect is still waiting for us to feed him."

"If this battle goes well, we won't just get the Medicinal Pills; we can also establish a foundation in Qinghe Prefecture."

"At that time, the entire Monster Beast Mountain Range will become our back garden!"

"But what if we lose?" the Representative of Qingfeng Valley raised the most critical question.

The Palace Master of Black Rock Palace chuckled, his voice carrying a hint of chilliness. "Lose? That doesn't matter. The four-Sect alliance of Qinghe Prefecture is not a monolith. If we really can't win, is it possible we can't even run?"

"Before we leave, we'll slaughter that fat dog from the Blazing Fire Sect for his meat. We won't return empty-handed, will we?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall felt a chill in their hearts.

Regardless of the victory or defeat in this battle, the fate of the Blazing Fire Sect seemed already sealed.

The Demonic Path was truly the Demonic Path—completely devoid of conscience.

In Fallen Phoenix Valley, the seven-day deadline had arrived.

Under the investment of resources regardless of cost and the day-and-night efforts of hundreds of Cultivators, the final strokes of the array patterns for that massive Formation, hundreds of feet in diameter, were finally completed.

Buzz!

As the final stroke fell, the entire grand Formation burst with light, and countless profound runes soared into the sky, weaving into a brilliant star map above the valley.

A terrifying spatial fluctuation rippled out in all directions from the center of the Formation, causing the surrounding rocks to rustle and clatter.

"It's done!"

The Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect looked at the masterpiece before him, which condensed a hundred years of the Sect's painstaking effort, his eyes filled with fanaticism and excitement.

True Person Chiyan also stood up, flew above the Formation, and performed hand seals, striking streaks of spiritual power into the Formation eye.

"Welcome, Fellow Daoists, to Qinghe!"

His voice, through the resonance of the Formation, crossed the endless spatial barriers and reached the ears of the four major Sects of Pingling Prefecture.

In the next moment, the space at the center of the Formation began to distort violently, and a massive Silver Vortex appeared out of thin air, rapidly expanding.

Accompanied by a piercing hum, powerful figures stepped out of the vortex one after another.

Leading them were the eight Golden Core True Persons dispatched by the four major Sects of Pingling Prefecture.

The two Golden Core Cultivators from the Qiankun Gate carried ancient swords on their backs, their auras as sharp as blades.

The two from Qingfeng Valley were a man and a woman, their robes fluttering with an otherworldly temperament.

The two from the Spirit Talisman Sect were covered from head to toe in various Talismans, with flashes of lightning appearing in their eyes as they opened and closed.

Meanwhile, the two from Black Rock Palace were shrouded in dense Devilish Qi, making it impossible to see their faces, leaving only a cold and eerie impression.

Behind them were four hundred well-equipped, murderous Foundation Establishment Cultivators, as well as thousands of Qi Refining Stage Disciples dressed in various colored robes.

The army assembled with overwhelming power!

Seeing such momentum, the Blazing Fire Sect Disciples in Fallen Phoenix Valley were first deeply shocked, then erupted into earth-shaking cheers.

However, after clearly seeing the number of the opponent's Golden Core Cultivators, the hearts of the Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect and several Core Elders suddenly sank.

Eight?

Why were there only eight?

On the Qinghe Prefecture side, they had dispatched a full thirteen Golden Core True Persons!

The Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect suppressed the unease in his heart and went forward to meet them. He cupped his hands to the leading Golden Core Cultivator from Qiankun Gate and said, "Welcome, Fellow Daoists. However, why have only eight Immortal Masters come? Our Qinghe Prefecture's four-Sect alliance has thirteen Golden Cores holding the line!"

The Golden Core Cultivator from Qiankun Gate glanced at him and said, "Our four Sects have great businesses and cannot come out in full force, lest other petty people in the prefecture take advantage of the opening.

Furthermore, that Zhenpin Pavilion has already opened in our Pingling Prefecture. We must leave some manpower to guard our homes and prevent those supreme-grade pills from being bought by others."

Hearing the words "Zhenpin Pavilion," the Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect's body shook, and his fists hidden in his sleeves clenched tightly.

The Zhenpin Pavilion again! This culprit, who had pushed his Blazing Fire Sect to a dead end, had actually followed them to Pingling Prefecture like a lingering ghost!

Now he understood; this group of so-called allies before him was nothing more than a pack of wolf cubs who had smelled blood.

They had no intention of fighting to the death with the Qinghe Prefecture alliance; they had kept backup plans and left themselves a way out.

The Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect snorted coldly in his heart. Fortunately, he was not a fool to be slaughtered at will either.

After obtaining the diagram for that teleportation Formation in Pingling Prefecture, the Elders in the Sect who were proficient in Formations had studied it day and night.

To be safe, they had secretly arranged a small one-way teleportation Formation deep within the Forbidden Ground where the Old Ancestor meditated at the Blazing Fire Sect's mountain gate.

The ingenuity of this Formation lay in the fact that it only required building a Formation eye in one location, while the other end only needed a pre-marked spatial coordinate, which greatly saved resources.

The Formation led to another large prefecture hundreds of thousands of miles away; that was the final path of survival prepared by the Blazing Fire Sect.

And this was only one of the backup plans.

It would be best if they could win this war; otherwise, if his Blazing Fire Sect had a hard time, then none of the forces in Qinghe Prefecture and Pingling Prefecture should expect to have it easy either!

So, despite the humiliation, he could only endure for now.

They still held a glimmer of hope for victory, wishing that this pack of wolf cubs from Pingling Prefecture would keep their promise.

If not, the hundred-mile radius around the Blazing Fire Sect would become everyone's burial ground!

Because deep underground in this area, they had already buried a massive amount of Explosive Talismans, enough to level everything within a hundred miles.

Mutual destruction was the ultimate feast they had prepared for the worst-case scenario.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoists have come from afar; you should rest and reorganize first. The Qinghe Prefecture alliance army shouldn't arrive that quickly." True Person Chiyan flew down.

Inside the temporary meeting Immortal Cave, True Person Chiyan was discussing tactical deployments with the eight Golden Core True Persons from Pingling Prefecture.

According to their original plan, they were to gather and attack the Tiangang Sect first, but now they could only defend, as the opponent was already on the way.

It was also a good opportunity to use the many Formations set up in Fallen Phoenix Valley during this time to consume the opponent's resources.

By now, the mountain-protecting grand Formation of the Blazing Fire Sect had also been fully activated.

The other two Golden Core Ancestors of the Sect—one being True Person Xuanhuo at the Early Stage of the Golden Core, and the other being True Person Lieyang, who had reached the peak of the Golden Core Middle Stage—had also led thirty Foundation Establishment elites to join them.

Just as everyone sat down and was about to discuss the distribution of combat against the enemy's thirteen Golden Cores in detail, the light screen of the Immortal Cave suddenly fluctuated urgently.

An Elder responsible for outside security rushed in, his face pale and his voice trembling. "R-Report to the Old Ancestor and Sect Master! The four-Sect alliance... their army has already arrived outside the valley!"

"What?!"

An uproar broke out in the Immortal Cave.

The Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect stood up abruptly, the composure on his face completely gone. "What did you say? How could they be so fast!"

The Elder replied in terror, "I-I don't know! The speed of their Flying Ships far exceeded expectations, and they have already set up their Formation a hundred miles away!"

"Meet the enemy!"

The Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect's expression was very unsightly at this moment. He quickly walked out of the Immortal Cave and then let out a roar that echoed throughout the valley.

Before long, the armies of Pingling Prefecture and the Blazing Fire Sect also set up their Formation at the mouth of the valley.

Eleven Golden Core auras soared into the sky, confronting the thirteen Golden Core auras from afar.

The great war was on the verge of breaking out!