367: Li Changfeng's method

Li Changfeng explained:

“First, let's confirm that the Realm gap in the Xuanhuan World is enormous, so vast that ordinary people cannot overcome it.

“It's almost a given that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator cannot defeat a Golden Core Cultivator, and a Golden Core Cultivator cannot defeat a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

“Do you agree with this view?”

All the Golden Core Players nodded.

Even Wang Long, who was usually arrogant, had to admit this fact.

Li Changfeng continued:

“So, Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Players do indeed seem useless for the Qingling Sect's offense and defense.

“Of course, this refers to directly sending them to attack the Qingling Sect and engage in direct combat with the Qingling Sect's Immortal Masters.”

Wang Long frowned; his small brain wasn't enough to ponder deep strategies.

“So that means…”

Wen Xinghai, the former captain of the Red Rain battle team and now the Pavilion Master of the ‘Red Rain Pavilion,' spoke up:

“You want to use them for something else, not combat.

“Are you trying to have them infiltrate the Qingling Sect?”

The lower a Player's cultivation, the less they fear death, and the more tricks they can pull off.

Infiltration, a task with a ninety percent chance of death, isn't considered dangerous for Players, and many are willing.

But willingness is one thing; whether it can be achieved is another.

Due to differences in customs, habits, and thought processes, there are huge discrepancies between Players and natives.

The Qingling Sect originally had many Players, but they were gradually cleared out, and not a single one successfully maintained their infiltration.

“No, not infiltration.”

Li Changfeng shook his head and continued to explain: “To be honest, I know some Demonic Sect Cultivators in the south. They possess some secret methods that, as long as enough Cultivators are sacrificed, can grant powerful strength comparable to a Nascent Soul in a short period.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

“Hey, hey, what Demonic Sect? Is it Evil Cultivators again?”

“Is it similar to Midnight Gao Sou's human-eating Core Formation method? How dare you discuss such a thing in public?”

“No matter what, we are righteous individuals; this kind of thing is impossible for us to do.”

Li Changfeng coughed and continued:

“Please listen to what I have to say first.”

Everyone was still discussing, showing no signs of stopping.

“Everyone, please stop and let Changfeng finish speaking.”

Ma Dun, who was hit by a durian, suddenly spoke: “No matter what, he initiated this meeting. He wouldn't have called it if he wasn't prepared.

“Moreover, everyone at the foot of the mountain can also hear the content of the meeting. This meeting is even synchronized in the local chat channel, and some people are even live-streaming it now, allowing those who didn't come to see and participate.

“Everyone, please try to maintain order; don't be too chaotic.”

Only then did everyone slowly quiet down.

One difference between this meeting and previous ones was that it wasn't a gathering of a single faction to discuss issues, but a joint meeting of all Players.

At least, that's what was said on the surface.

Everyone felt that unless Li Changfeng was crazy, he wouldn't propose a re-enactment of Midnight Gao Sou's human-eating Core Formation in public.

So he must have another brilliant idea.

“Everyone will be sacrificed together to help me form my Nascent Soul.”

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

The Players at the foot of the mountain were even more astonished, with many typing question marks frantically in the chat channel and live stream.

“Of course, this is the last resort.”

Li Changfeng said calmly: “I'm just saying there's this backup strategy: using the Demonic Sect's method, a collective living sacrifice can help me quickly form my Nascent Soul.

“But this is not a complete Nascent Soul Method; essentially, it only allows me to possess the combat power of a Nascent Soul for a short period, possibly enough to defeat True Lord Feng Chuan, but if I do this, I will also perish soon after.

“Therefore, I personally will not use this method for profit; instead, I would sacrifice my Golden Core account so that everyone can jointly obtain the Nascent Soul Legacy.”

All the Golden Core Players finally understood.

“So that's why you called a general meeting?”

“Because this matter requires many people to cooperate, right?”

“Not only that, but you also need to ensure that after your death, and after we seize the Legacy, it will be announced, so you need to bring everyone in as witnesses?”

“Li Changfeng, you've thought this through very well, but why should we trust you?”

“What if you're just like Midnight Gao Sou, only seeking your own advancement?”

Listening to each question, Li Changfeng sighed and shook his head.

“It's all Midnight Gao Sou's fault for ruining the reputation of Evil Cultivators, and by extension, the reputation of Demonic Cultivators isn't good either…”

He paused and continued: “Precisely because you don't trust me, I think this method will be very difficult to advance and can only be used as a last resort.

“When there are no other options, and when everyone understands Demonic Cultivation methods more, perhaps this method will work.

“But for now, I will present other options, and then all Players will vote on which one to use.”

As Li Changfeng spoke, he edited a poll post on the forum.

“Method one: Utilize external forces such as Formations, Magic Treasures, and Medicinal Pills.

“It's difficult to kill across Realms, but it's not impossible.

“Led by us Golden Core Players, with Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining as support, we will all use the strongest Magic Treasures in conjunction with Formations, or other external forces, in short, everything that can effectively enhance combat power.

“With this, we can fight a decisive battle with Feng Chuan; there's still a chance of winning.”

The Players fell into thought.

“But the drawback of method one is crossing Realms. The Realm gap in the Xuanhuan World is simply too vast, and the Formations and Magic Treasures we possess are not of high quality. I believe Players who have high-grade Formations and Magic Treasures probably won't actively reveal them.

“So, personally, I don't rank this method highly.

“Then let's talk about the second method: sacrificing Soul Bodies.

“As everyone knows, many Players have soul body old grandpas attached to them, all with the cultivation of a golden body statue.

“There's a significant gap with Nascent Soul, and without a Physical Body, the strength they can exert is not high.

“But after all, they are golden body statues, still much stronger than Golden Core, and their numbers are quite considerable.

“As long as we unite these soul body old grandpas and let them unleash their strongest power at the same time, there's a high probability of defeating Feng Chuan.

“Personally, I think this method has a high success rate, but its drawback is also obvious: the soul body old grandpas won't cooperate willingly.”

At this point, Wang Long suddenly interrupted:

“Hey, hey, Li Changfeng, these two methods you mentioned are simply impossible to achieve, right?

“You're not trying to use them to highlight the first method, are you? You just want to form your Nascent Soul using Demonic Cultivation methods, right?”

The other Golden Core Players also looked at Li Changfeng, clearly agreeing with Wang Long.

Whether it was Formations, Magic Treasures, or soul body old grandpas, these were trump cards held by individual Players. How could they expose or even burn them all for a Nascent Soul Method that everyone could share?

Among Players, there wasn't such selflessness.

However, with Demonic Cultivation methods, if one could achieve Nascent Soul with only Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment levels, many Players would likely be willing to help, as the cost of restarting after death isn't too high.

If it could be ensured that Feng Chuan would be defeated and the Soul would not be harmed, even Golden Core Players might be willing to die once for the living sacrifice.

No matter how one looked at it, among Li Changfeng's methods, only the Demonic Cultivation method seemed to have a chance of being realized.

“No, I still have many methods, I won't go through them one by one; I'll post them all in the thread, and everyone can vote.”

Li Changfeng narrowed his eyes: “But I believe the most reasonable method is method seventeen: find a way to lure Feng Chuan to actively attack and invade our Newbie Village, enticing the Cloud-Swallowing Whale to entangle him.”