Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"Hey, you two fellow Taoists, please calm down." Kong Lin said, and the twisted space in the hall returned to its original state in the blink of an eye, and the chilling aura instantly dissipated without a trace.

"Let's discuss the matter! Everyone expresses his or her opinion." Xuanzhen glanced at Yun Tian: "You can't let people speak! Why get angry."

"Fellow Daoist Shen, what do you think, do we miss this opportunity? You should know that since the war between Qinghai and Xuanmen broke out, we have suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, and the financial losses have been countless."

"Although Xuanmen has more casualties and losses than us, they are already better off than we are. We suffered such heavy losses. What did we get in the end? It's just a clear sea, with only dozens of cultivation islands, and desolate resources. If it weren't for its strategic location, , it was given away for free and no one took a second look.”

"Using the resources of the Qinghai Islands to make up for our losses may not even be enough. Besides, we have won consecutive battles and are in great momentum."

"In order to capture this important area of ​​​​Qinghai, all of you fellow Taoists have paid a lot of price. If we just stop fighting like this, you will not be willing to accept it!"

The old man smiled faintly, and it seemed that he didn't care about the murderous intent in Fangcai Hall: "If we can successfully capture Fenghua City, and then take Donglai County in one go, it will naturally be good for you, me, and everyone, but what if we suffer a big defeat!"

"The three Taoist friends wanted to accomplish all the feats in one battle, and concentrated all their efforts to capture the well-fortified and well-deployed Fenghua City. Didn't they think that once we were defeated, we might not even be able to capture this safe place in Mubei that we worked so hard to conquer? Can’t keep it?”

"If you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. This matter should be planned slowly. First, we must stabilize the rear and ensure that we can still have a place to stay after our defeat. Only then can we plot the Qingzhou inland."

"Since our uprising, we drove away Xuanmen, captured Mubei, and went through the Qinghai War for decades. We have continued to transport soldiers, horses, spiritual weapons, and spiritual stones from Mubei, but we have never properly managed the territory of Mubei. land."

"The entire Mubei is now a mess. Countless resource areas have been destroyed in the previous war with Xuanmen. In recent years, in order to supply the front line, they have been over-exploited. Many large-scale spiritual mines, spiritual veins, and resource producing areas have been destroyed. It’s almost exhausted.”

"The price of cultivation items such as elixirs, magical instruments, and talismans is already two or three times higher than the market price."

"If we are defeated, the tree will fall and the hozen will scatter."

"I believe that in order to attack the front, we must first stabilize the rear, so we need to plan for it slowly."

"Fellow Daoist Shen's words make sense." The man with a pair of white temples, narrow eyes and a long beard below said: "I also think that attacking Qingzhou at this time is too hasty, so we should plan it slowly."

"Not to mention that Fenghua City has been deployed by Xuanmen for so many years. It has strong fortifications and tight defenses. After Xuanmen joined forces with the Merchant Alliance, they joined the Merchant Alliance as a new force, and their morale was greatly boosted."

"With our current strength, if we fight against Qingzhou Xuanmen, the outcome will only be between 50 and 50, and they have the help of the Merchant Alliance, while we are exhausted."

"The other side is waiting to work at leisure, but we are working far away. What's more, our base camp in the rear is dilapidated after years of chaos and war. It is the time when everything is waiting to be revitalized."

"Now that we have captured Qinghai, we can use this as a barrier to temporarily recuperate. At least we have to stabilize our rear. It won't be too late to move south to attack Qingzhou."

"The vastness of Mubei is much larger than the inland Qingzhou. As long as we develop with peace of mind, if we attack Qingzhou in the future, it will be overwhelming."

"The words of these two Taoist friends are that they are experienced in seeking the country." Another man said: "Xuanmen has just formed a treaty with the merchant alliance, and it is unwise for us to confront each other tit for tat and take the initiative to make enemies."

"If we attack Qingzhou at this time, Xuanmen and the Merchant Alliance will inevitably reject each other under attack. It was us who took the initiative to push the forces of the Merchant Alliance to the Xuanmen side."

"The Merchant Alliance has always maintained a middle position. Why is it unusual this time? To form a united front with Xuanmen, haven't several fellow Taoists considered this?"

Just as Yun Tian was about to refute, Kong Lin saw this and quickly said, "Does Fellow Daoist Wu know the inside story? What's the best plan?"

The man surnamed Wu said: "According to the information I received, the merchant alliance was forced by the four major Xuanmen and was not allowed to send troops to help the Xuanmen. Moreover, the three major chambers of commerce were not directly involved in this dispute. They only ordered Chambers of commerce in various places have joined the Xuanmen camp. For example, the Qingzhou Xuanmen Alliance only has the support of the local chamber of commerce in Qingzhou.”

"So what? Do you have the ability to instigate rebellion against those chambers of commerce?" Yuntian snorted coldly.

"Since Xuanmen can negotiate with the merchant alliance, why can't we contact the merchant alliance?"

Kong Lin frowned and said: "Go and negotiate with them. Do we have any leverage? Most of the chambers of commerce in the Merchant Alliance are in Xuanmen territory, so Xuanmen can coerce them, and we have never had any contact with the Merchant Alliance. I'm afraid it will be difficult." Help."

"How would you know without contact? Since the Merchant Alliance is being coerced by Xuanmen, there must be an opportunity between the two. Since they are not really enemies of us, we should also show appropriate sincerity. After all, they are helping Xuanmen, and they are also But for the sake of profit, as long as we promise big profits, we may get unexpected gains."

Yuntian snorted coldly: "Wu Daoyou thinks things are too simple! Can the business alliance change its attitude with just a few empty words? Do you think you are coaxing a three-year-old child?"

"If we want to negotiate with them, we must be based on war. We must at least capture Donglai County first so that they can see the situation clearly and then have the leverage to negotiate with them. Otherwise, everything is empty talk."

"While the three major chambers of commerce have not yet directly participated, we will capture Fenghua City in one fell swoop. Let the merchant alliance see our strength and know that Xuanmen is doomed, and then they will seriously sit down and negotiate with us."

"Don't forget, our opponents are not just Taixuan Sect and Qingzhou Xuanmen. The coalition forces on the Tiannan Marsh are confronting the Shangqing Sect, and the situation is not optimistic."

"Once they are defeated and the forces under the Shangqing Sect support Qingzhou, what we will face will not be as simple as a few chamber of commerce legions."

"The coalition forces in Tiannan Swamp will not be defeated so easily, otherwise they would not have the ability to occupy Tiannan. What we have to consider now is ourselves, instead of worrying about the so-called "alliance forces" far away in the world and gathering all our strength Attacking Qingzhou is too hasty and I cannot agree to it.”

"We must at least stabilize our rear before attacking Qingzhou, otherwise we are likely to suffer a disastrous defeat, and even Mubei will not be able to be defended."

"We can first build corresponding defenses on the Qinghai Islands, which can ensure that we advance and retreat in a controlled manner, so that we will not be completely defeated and have no place to retreat."

"We also need to send people to contact the merchant alliance as soon as possible to see if we can convince them. Even if we can't convince them now, our attitude can lay the foundation for future cooperation."

Everyone in the hall was talking to each other, just over whether to attack Qingzhou, the two sides were arguing and arguing.