51: The War Begins
On Tianmen Island, after the First Elder returned, he quickly recounted everything he had seen and heard.
The Tianmen Island Lord and several Elders couldn't help but frown, but they quickly nodded slightly and said, "First Elder did a good job this time. As for the major forces in the Heaven's Gate Archipelago, after the demon cultivators pass through this time, there's no need for so many forces; we can reshuffle the deck."
"If the Li family is strong enough, what's wrong with giving them the southeast? The wealthiest north is in our hands, and that's enough."
The First Elder breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; it was enough that the Tianmen Island Lord didn't blame him.
"What about those disciples who targeted the Li family?"
The Tianmen Island Lord shook his head and said, "Don't mind them; everything they did was their own doing. What does it have to do with my Tianmen Island?"
Several Elders nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, yes, that was all their own doing. We don't know about this matter."
The First Elder nodded and said, "That's true. Oh, by the way, Island Lord, I discussed the matter of counterattacking with the Li family fellow daoist, and the Li family fellow daoist also agreed. At that time, whoever seizes the resources will keep them."
The Tianmen Island Lord said with a smile, "It should be so. First Elder, you've worked hard."
If Tianmen Island were alone, it would be somewhat difficult to deal with the demon cultivators this time. If the Li family is added, the chances of victory will be much greater.
The demon cultivators of the Heavenly Devil Archipelago surely didn't expect that the Luoxia Li Family, residing in a corner, would possess such formidable strength. At that time, they will definitely be caught off guard.
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Time flies, never to return.
Three years later, on an unnamed island in the west, Qin Mo looked at the twenty-one golden core cultivators and smiled with satisfaction, saying, "Very good, it seems you all took the Young Master's words to heart. After this is over, the Young Master will definitely not be stingy with rewards."
"Spiritual Essence Pills, demon essence pills, and various elixirs, as long as you want them, the Young Master can provide them. But don't treat the Young Master as a fool; only those who have made contributions can obtain these elixirs."
"As for those who dare to deceive the Young Master or try to fool the Young Master, don't blame the Young Master for being impolite."
"Now, lead your Foundation Establishment Cultivators and qi refining stage cultivators and launch a full-scale attack on the Heaven's Gate Archipelago."
Upon hearing this, the Golden Core Stage cultivators quickly responded, "Yes, Young Master!"
This time, the Heavenly Devil Archipelago not only dispatched twenty-one Golden Core Stage cultivators but also over five hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators and over eight thousand late qi refining stage cultivators.
Such strength was already formidable. Tianmen Island only had five Golden Core Stage cultivators, and barely over a hundred Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.
If it weren't for the other forces in the Heaven's Gate Archipelago, and their reluctance to see the Heaven's Gate Archipelago occupied by the Heavenly Demon Sect, such strength could likely directly overwhelm Tianmen Island.
The deployment of so many powerhouses quickly drew the attention of the cultivators in the Heaven's Gate Archipelago.
From the central Tianmen Island, hundreds of figures flew out, followed by ten massive flying boats, all filled with late qi refining stage cultivators, rapidly heading towards the direction from which the Heavenly Devil Archipelago's demon cultivators were attacking.
From the Oriental Qingfeng Island, Southern Flame Island, Northern Yunfeng Island, and Western Liyun Island, dozens of figures flew out, followed by three massive flying boats, closely trailing behind Tianmen Island.
At this moment, they didn't know that Tianmen Island had already sold them out; they just wanted to repel the enemy as quickly as possible.
At the Luoxia Li Family, the four individuals, including Li Xiantian, who were in seclusion suddenly soared into the sky, emitting powerful auras.
Li Haotian said, "Congratulations on stabilizing your cultivation. Zi Yi, Zi Qing, you two will stay and guard the family. Zixuan, the five of you can begin breaking through your realms."
Although he didn't have many Core Formation Pills, he still had century-old earth milk. In the past, he had even enhanced it into ten-thousand-year earth milk, which was a good item for increasing the success rate of core formation.
For the five people to break through to the golden core, Li Haotian had enough resources in his hands.
As for the remaining resources, it would depend on the harvest from this great battle. With a Nascent Soul Stage puppet, he wasn't going to hide his cultivation anymore; he would just directly charge out.
Li Haotian said, "Check personal information."
Host: Li Haotian
Age: 155 / 600
Cultivation: Late Golden Core Stage
Spiritual Stones: 620000
Note: Spiritual stones can enhance any treasure
With three years of accumulation, the Li family had another four hundred thousand spiritual stones. This was also because the great battle was about to erupt, and the Li family members hadn't gone out.
To be safe, Li Haotian had all the clansmen stay within the Li family's sphere of influence in the Heaven's Gate Archipelago.
Each area had a teleportation array, making it easy to teleport back if they encountered any danger.
In three years, Li Haotian's cultivation hadn't improved much.
Having reached his current realm of cultivation, it was too difficult to improve further. Moreover, he had only recently advanced to the late Golden Core Stage and had just stabilized his cultivation not long ago.
Zi Qing and the other person exchanged glances, smiling bitterly. They had been preparing to go into battle.
They could tell that the Haotian Old Ancestor was preparing to go into battle this time.
Li Haotian shouted, "Where are the Li family Foundation Establishment Cultivators? Leave two from the early, middle, late, and peak Foundation Establishment Stages to guard outside the family, and all other Foundation Establishment Cultivators, move out!"
At this time, there were quite a few Li family Foundation Establishment Cultivators, numbering over fifty. Adding Zixuan and his four companions, thirteen were left behind, leaving nearly forty people.
"Yes, old ancestor!"
Li Haotian flew into the air above Luoxia Island and said with a chuckle, "Although Luoxia Island is in the east, we must still be on guard. Zi Qing, you two must defend Luoxia Island well."
Zi Qing and the other person quickly responded, "Yes, uncle / father."
Li Haotian suddenly said, "Are you all ready? Depart."
As his voice fell, Li Haotian disappeared from his original spot and reappeared on Yunxia Island.
Yunxia Island was the closest island to Luoxia Island besides the four major islands. There was a medium-sized market on this island, which contained a teleportation array.
Li Haotian had departed. Li Xiantian and his companion exchanged glances and likewise arrived at Yunxia Island.
The Li family Foundation Establishment Cultivators who were going to the battlefield all moved out and entered Yunxia Island.
If one looked closely, besides Li Xiantian and his companion, the other Li family cultivators were all carrying several supreme grade flying swords on their backs.
In three years, they had cultivated the Five Elements Sword Condensation Art and had all chosen flying swords as their magic treasures.
To even cultivate a connection with their flying swords, they almost never parted with their swords. Whether cultivating or resting, they always carried their flying swords with them and would not put them into their storage bags.
On Yunxia Island, Li Haotian waited for a while. Li Xiantian and his companion arrived first, and then he saw nearly forty people flying on swords, heading towards Luoxia Island.
When each person was flying on their sword, they were also carrying several flying swords on their backs, looking very much like sword immortals.
Li Haotian murmured, "Could it be that my Li family has the potential to develop into a sword cultivation family? However, the Five Elements Sword Condensation Art is not a simple sword cultivation technique."