Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

It has been three full days since the headquarters discussed the matter of the Qinghua Divine Sect's invasion. I wonder what kind of attitude the Ten Thousand Dao Divine Lord holds. This discussion, originally involving the decision-making of forty-nine Return to Void realm experts from the Divine Altar, has gradually expanded to the entire headquarters of the Ten Thousand Dao Trading Company.

All core members, including the Pavilion Masters, Elders, and Guardians, can participate and vote.

Up until now, there have been roughly four factions regarding the decision of war or peace.

The pure war faction led by the Thunder Temple and the Fire Temple.

The pure peace faction led by the Fu Feng Hall and the Ten Thousand Dao Pavilion.

The neutral faction led by the Sword Forest Hall and the Qishan Hall, who don't care whether it's war or peace and can participate in either.

And... the faction led by the Mysterious Yin Hall, which advocates for deceit and betrayal.

The Trading Company initially agreed to peace talks and a ceasefire, but then instigated the Heavenly Demon Temple to swiftly occupy the first main city in the Northern Continent, Xueyue City.

Using Xueyue City as a stronghold and with half of the Northern Continent's territory as support, the strategy is to surround the city on three sides and focus on psychological warfare. The methods include retreating when the enemy advances, harassing the enemy when they are trapped, wearing down the enemy until they are exhausted, and pursuing the enemy when they retreat. This will result in a long-drawn-out battle with the Qinghua Divine Sect.

It must be said that this strategy is very cunning and deceptive, very much like the Mysterious Yin Hall.

After hearing the introduction from his elder brother, Ji Boying silently equated the Mysterious Yin Hall with the old coin.

In fact, in the battle of Yuyang City, the key to the Trading Company's great victory was not solely due to the strength of the Four Evil Sheep or Ji Boying's extraordinary ability to kill Return to Void realm experts.

It was Chen Lao's strategic planning and cunning schemes!

When Ji Boying first participated in the Northern Expedition, he felt that military strategy from his hometown was ultimately just a side path for cultivators and had little effect.

If both sides were only at the Gold Core realm, military strategy would indeed be of great significance.

But...

In this Northern Expedition, from Gold Core to Nascent Soul, and then to Soul Formation, and even Return to Void, spanning four major realms, the effectiveness of military strategy has become negligible.

Could it be that by using military strategy, Gold Core realm cultivators can challenge Return to Void realm experts? Not to mention Return to Void, even with Soul Formation, the significance of Gold Core is limited.

Even if a killing formation is set up to unleash the peak attack of a Soul Formation expert, the opponent is not a fool and won't just stand there and take the hit, right?

As for trapping formations...

At most, a trapping formation can bridge one major realm or two major realms, but it requires a professional formation master to preside over it. The level of the formation master cannot be too low, and the grade of the formation itself must match the enemy's cultivation level. Otherwise, no matter how good the trapping formation is, it cannot bridge two major realms.

Just like the battle in the Fallen God Valley.

The Five Elements Trapping Immortal Array itself is a six-star High Grade formation. It requires experts at the Return to Void Realm and Soul Formation Realm to sit in order to trap and kill enemies at the same cultivation level.

But...

After the modification by those talented formation masters from the Qishan Temple, the Shang Clan only sent dozens of Soul Formation Realm cultivators and a group of Nascent Soul and Gold Core cultivators to trap Gong Jingci, who is also at the Return to Void Realm.

Although Gong Jingci is not a cultivator focused on combat, her cultivation level is there, and she possesses the violent Fire Element laws. If it weren't for the formation, she could have single-handedly slaughtered everyone from the Shang Clan that day.

But it is precisely because of the formation, with the help of those extraordinary five-star and six-star formation kings from the Qishan Temple, that they were able to elevate Qin Fang, who has already mastered the Thunder Element laws but is only at the peak of the Soul Formation Realm, to a position almost equal to Gong Jingci.

But let's get back on track.

After the establishment of the four major factions of the Shang Clan, a vote was held, and in the end, the faction led by the Fufeng Hall and the Wandao Pavilion emerged victorious.

The faction supporting war had the fewest number of supporters.

After all, the Northern Expedition has been ongoing until now, and the previously expected goals have already been achieved. Moreover... whether it's the cost in terms of time or resources, it has already been minimized.

Especially in terms of the combat power at the Return to Void Realm, there have been no losses.

If they continue to fight, the Shang Clan can only send the Lord of the Danhuo Hall to participate at most.

Including the Lord of the Danhuo Hall, Che Yang, Mo Hanyi, a total of three people from the Shang Clan will participate, while the Heavenly Demon Hall will deploy five cultivators at the Return to Void Realm. In total, there will only be eight people.

Three elders of the Qinghua Divine Sect died in battle, three were severely injured and lost their combat power, leaving only twelve who can participate in the battle. Under normal circumstances, the twelve elders of the Qinghua Divine Sect would definitely not be a match for the eight cultivators at the Return to Void Realm from the Wandao Shang Clan and the Heavenly Demon Hall.

But the opponents are on their own territory, and they also have the protection of the sect's grand formation. As for whether they have any other cards, it is currently unknown. Even if they don't, as long as the twelve elders of the Qinghua Divine Sect remain trapped, the Shang Clan will not be able to completely devour the Qinghua Divine Sect for at least several decades or even hundreds of years.

Unless the headquarters dispatches several experts at the Return to Void Realm to support, and they must be present with all six-star formation kings from the Qishan Temple, there is less than a 50% chance of forcibly taking down the Qinghua Divine Sect, and there is a high probability that some experts at the Return to Void Realm will fall.

This is already the best outcome.

But...

The Shang Clan has already sent the Lord of the Danhuo Hall into battle, so it is impossible to send several experts at the Return to Void Realm. After all, the Divine Altar has already been activated, and apart from the Wandao Divine Lord, there must be at least eight experts at the Return to Void Realm to barely maintain the operation of spiritual power.

The safest option is ten.

The Shang Clan does not include the Wandao Divine Lord, so there are only fifteen experts at the Return to Void Realm in total. Currently, three of them have gone to the Northern Continent, and one person is stationed at the headquarters. The maximum number of people who can support the Northern Continent is the last person.

But even if they go, it won't make much of a difference.

Unless the entire Heavenly Demon Temple is mobilized, but the Heavenly Demon Temple is also unable to spare manpower due to the Blood Sacrifice Array. The five Return to Void experts are already their limit.

Therefore, in summary, the number of people in the main combat faction is the least.

As for the delegation of the Old Coin and the Snake... The Five Continents not only have the Ten Thousand Dao Commercial Firm, the Heavenly Demon Temple, and the Qinghua Divine Sect, but also countless aristocratic families and sects.

They wouldn't do something like this even if they wanted to save face.

Although it seems to be the best choice at the moment, the consequences it brings are the worst.

So...

There is not much support.

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"Young Master..."

In the room, Li Yueyao walked in wearing a plain robe and reported softly,

"Han Hall Master is here."

Ji Boying glanced at Li Yueyao and nodded weakly.

After three days of rest, nodding, speaking, and moving fingers... These simple actions were already Ji Boying's limit.

After all, his divine soul was too weak, and this physical body itself was a Divine Power Realm physique. Being able to do this much was already quite good.

As Li Yueyao went out again, it didn't take long for Han He, wearing a crimson robe, to walk in.

"The Northern Expedition is over, and the people from the Commercial Firm will leave the Northern Continent in a few days. However, the speed of the flying boats is too slow. You can return to headquarters with me."

"Of course, you can also choose to take the flying boat and consider it for a while longer."

Ji Boying opened his mouth and hoarsely and laboriously uttered two words.

"No... need."

Then he continued,

"I... will... go... with... the Hall Master."

Han He nodded slightly.

He glanced at Li Yueyao outside the door, then looked at Chen Hui, Qin Fang, Ning Nanjia, and others who were waiting further back, and said softly,

"Give you another hour to say goodbye to everyone."

"Some of them will stay in the Northern Continent."

After saying that, he walked straight outside.

Ji Boying glanced at Li Yueyao, who understood and invited everyone waiting in the hall into the room.

And so...

Unknowingly, half an hour passed.

Although Ji Boying didn't say or do anything during this half hour, drowsiness had already come over him in his Sea of Souls. The back of his head felt as if something was gripping it, making his whole body feel heavy and drowsy.

After sending everyone away, Ji Boying looked at Li Yueyao.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he didn't have the strength to speak anymore.

Seeing this, Li Yueyao quickly approached, holding Ji Boying's hand and whispered,

"Young Master, rest first. If there's anything you want to say, it's not too late to say it when your injuries are better."

Ji Boying, with great effort, shook his head slightly, enduring the drowsiness and pain, and said word by word,

"If I succeed in going back this time, I will take you for revenge."

"If I fail... I still have some savings. You can divide it into five parts, take out two parts for yourself, keep one part for the girl in the pavilion, and give the remaining three parts to them."

"When you obtain these resources, don't rush to seek revenge. It's not too late to seek revenge after you break through the Soul Formation Realm."

In just three sentences, Ji Boying endured the pain and managed to speak for nearly the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Li Yueyao looked at the person on the bed, who had long been crying.

Perhaps...

This is what they call developing feelings over time!

PS: I received the news of the completion yesterday morning, which came quite suddenly. According to the rules, I shouldn't release so many chapters, but... I'll try to give it an ending anyway, although it may be a bit abrupt.

Finally, thank you all for your support, allowing this book to survive until now. I'm really grateful.