461: The Great War Begins

Seeing everyone laughing, Jiang Vengeance knew they looked down upon the players.

A complex emotion welled up in his heart, but in the end, he said nothing.

He knew that the Jian Family Head of Burial Emperor Star was plotting against the Prison Land, and he also knew that once the Jian Family arrived, none of the forces in the Eastern Region would be able to resist.

However, just as he had not informed the players about the Eastern Region forces plotting against the Eastern Region East, he did not inform these natives about the affairs of Burial Emperor Star.

Moreover, the fragments of information coming from other players lacked systematic logic and evidence, so naturally, they could not convince the forces of the Eastern Region.

'Let chaos ensue... If there is no chaos, how can a late-arriving player like me rise? How can I exact my revenge?'

Jiang Vengeance looked toward the east, his lips curling up, feeling increasingly expectant about the future.

At this moment, someone spoke up: "Elder Qin's decree: We are ordered to immediately proceed to the Vast Sea and set up the Immortal Gate Trial Grand Array in the Realm of Quicksand."

Everyone nodded and flew toward the Great Desert.

... Burial Emperor Star, Jian Family.

Inside an ancient-style pavilion, Jian Linran sat cross-legged in mid-air. His eyes had long since transformed into dragon eyes, filled with an oppressive aura that made the members of the Jian Family below dare not look directly at him.

"How are the preparations coming along?"

Hearing Jian Linran's question, a member of the Jian Family cupped his hands in salute and replied: "Family Head, the formation platform is ready, but we are still missing the [Flowing Shadow Evasion Stone]."

The Flowing Shadow Evasion Stone is an excellent spirit ore that can be used to forge spatial Treasure Tools and Grand Arrays. It was abundant in the ancient era, but due to constant consumption from building teleportation Formations, it has become extremely scarce in the current era, its rarity almost comparable to a first grade Treasure.

This time, for Jian Linran to arrange the means to restart the "immortal path" between the Prison Land and Burial Emperor Star, he must use this kind of precious spirit ore.

"Oh? Does the family not have any in storage?"

Jian Linran's dragon eyes widened, and a terrifying pressure radiated out, making it hard for everyone to breathe.

The Jian Family is an Ancient Noble Family with a long Legacy; they have produced Great Emperors and possess Emperor Weapons, and the Treasures they have in storage are countless.

Any family might lack a Flowing Shadow Evasion Stone, but the Jian Family could not possibly be one of them.

Jian Linran could determine almost instantly that someone wanted to stop him and prevent him from restarting the "immortal path."

"I have already transformed into a dragon and have taken the Dragon Sword Dao to a new peak. This is exactly when I need dragon blood and dragon bones to help me transcend. How can there still be people in the family who want to stop me?"

Jian Linran's tone was angry. He scanned the room, his emotions becoming increasingly agitated.

Finally, he rose in a fit of rage and shot out, seemingly to seek out some Old Ancestor-level figure.

Leaving the members of the Jian Family to look at each other with bitter smiles.

"Could it be that my Dragon Sword Dao really only has this one path of transforming into a dragon?"

"I believe the Family Head has already gone astray..."

"Shh! Don't say that, don't say that..."

... ... Prison Land, the border between Li Kingdom and Chu Kingdom.

As the front line of the war, more and more players had gathered here, building formation platforms one after another and setting up various defensive Grand Arrays, eventually forming an extremely massive frontline fortress.

Dragon Seeking City, led by the Red Rain Pavilion, and the Li Kingdom forces were not actually involved in this war, but under pressure from public opinion among the players, they did not take any action against them either, and could only open up the border area of the Li Kingdom to let Arthur and the others flex their muscles.

The players gathered by Arthur, Wang Long, and others were indeed numerous, but most were just going through the motions without exerting real effort, not to mention paying out of their own pockets for war supplies.

It could be foreseen that when the fighting actually started, many people would just be cheerleaders.

But just when Arthur and the others were feeling troubled, news came from Burial Emperor Star: [Jian Linran has defied the Old Ancestor and is forcibly building a Grand Array; the passage is about to be opened.]

As soon as this news spread, it immediately struck fear into many players.

The big one is coming!

Before, it was only a possibility, but now it had become a definite countdown.

The players had to deal with Heshui Prefecture before Jian Linran's Grand Array was completed, otherwise, all would be lost.

Consequently, the attacking side led by Arthur worked even harder, setting up their logistical bases in the shortest possible time, then immediately counted their numbers and prepared to march on Heshui Prefecture at once.

This time, a total of tens of millions of people were organized, including over thirty Fifth-Rank Cultivators, some with Golden Cores and some with Demon Bodies.

Arthur was wearing a suit of knight's armor, standing in mid-air at the very front of the army, high-spirited and indescribably excited.

At this moment, a scout flew back from the front and reported: "Heshui Prefecture has abandoned their mountains and left. They have boarded flying boats and are fleeing rapidly toward the west!"

Hearing this, Arthur immediately became anxious: "All troops, accelerate! We must intercept them!"

Densely packed Cultivators, either riding swords or riding the wind, flew rapidly toward the northwest.

Although Heshui Prefecture left in a hurry, moving the entire sect could not possibly be done without attracting attention, and their speed could not be very fast.

The strength of the players at this time was not as weak as it had been when the Qingling Sect moved. The coalition led by Arthur had over thirty Fifth-Rank Cultivators, was extremely fast, had a vast Spiritual Sense range, and was specifically targeting Heshui Prefecture, so they intercepted the flying boats immediately.

They saw hundreds of gigantic flying boats blotting out the sky, with countless Cultivators protecting them on all sides. Seeing attackers coming, they immediately unleashed a dense barrage of techniques and Treasure Tools, instantly igniting a chaotic battle.

Watching the battle erupt, with the player Cultivators on Heshui Prefecture's side standing in solidarity and resisting to the death, Arthur couldn't help but tremble. Even though he had thought about this kind of scene before, seeing it actually happen was still terrifying.

Both sides had tens of millions of Cultivators. The scope of the fighting was not tens of miles or hundreds of miles; they were battling throughout the entire territory of the Chu Kingdom, even spreading into the Li Kingdom, Great Jiang, and even the Northern Mountains, with some even fighting their way all the way to the East Sea.

Arthur had never commanded a battle of this scale; he hadn't even commanded a fight involving a few dozen people.

Seeing the battle lines in a complete mess, with everyone fighting on their own, he was at a loss, hovering in mid-air, not knowing what he should do.

Normally, when mobilizing so many Cultivators to fight together, they should have pre-arranged Puppets, Formations, or other Treasure Tools to concentrate the power of all the Cultivators, forming cross-Realm combat capabilities; only then could they utilize their numerical advantage.

But unfortunately, Arthur and the others had none of that.

Fifth-Rank Cultivators like Wang Long relied solely on their personal prowess, and after getting entangled in a fight with Ye Chun and the others, they ignored everything else.

"This won't do..."

Arthur knew the situation was wrong; their target should have been the flying boats, not the many players protecting them. If the chaotic battle continued like this, the flying boats would all escape.

In the end, it was Li Changfeng, who was not even there, who took the initiative to post a message, advising the players to first go to the original location of Heshui Prefecture, find the Old Ancestor to carry out a decapitation strike, and then plan slowly from there.

Arthur and the others were finally jolted awake, temporarily abandoning the fleeing flying boats, and hurriedly flew toward the original site of Heshui Prefecture, searching mountain by mountain.

"Found it! There's a Grand Array here!"

Until someone found the location of the secluded Immortal Cave, the players rushed forward with shouts, each using their own methods, and after a series of roars, they finally shattered the Grand Array protecting the Immortal Cave.