Yan Lingxian said, âYou all should know that my Group of Celestial Maiden Halls has the weakest protective formation among the top ten sects. Itâs at the edge of grade eight. Even if you give us another thirty million troops, I feel the formationâs inferiority will drag everyone down. So Iâve made the preparations for packing up. Weâre rather far from Fushen Valley, so if the Divine Sun Palace turns toward us, weâll retreat like the rest of the second-rate sects and head to the Myriaddragon Mountains.â
Although they were between the Voidword Shrine and the Dreamless Celestial Nation, they werenât too far from the Xuanyuan Dragon Sectâs domain, either. It would greatly strengthen the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect once they entered the Myriaddragon Mountains. Plus, the two sects had a friendship that went back generations.
The decision was definitely very difficult for Yan Lingxian, as they were the ninth-ranked sect in the end. The first-rate sects were the face of the Myriad Solar Sects. They all had a much older history than the second-rate sects as well, so their lands had many more cultivators and inheritances. However, she had chosen to make the sacrifice today. It was clear that things were very awkward for them, trapped as they were between the Voidword Shrine and Dreamless Celestial Nation. If they were surrounded, they would become a burden on the Myriad Solar Sects.
The worst case scenario would be becoming hostages.
In comparison, the Empyrean Sword Sect, Shenwu Dynasty, and Frostsoul Imperium had much better geographical locations and protective formations.
As members of the older generation of the Myriad Solar Sects, Yan Lingxian and the Saintdragon Emperor had talked about this possibility before.
âI agree with Yan Lingxian,â the Saintdragon Emperor said in a low voice.
âYes, if the opponent really takes us as a soft target, weâll immediately move to the Myriaddragon Mountains. It doesnât matter where we are, the possibility of rebuilding our home will always exist as long as weâre alive. All of the second-, third-, and fourth-rate sects can do it, and so can we. Our ladies are all the free and easy type.â Yan Lingxian laughed, obviously much more at ease now that she had let it out.
Indeed, free and easy was an apt description for Yan Nuxia.
âYou have my respect, Senior Yan! Itâs our Myriad Solar Sectsâ blessing to have you and the Saintdragon Emperor around,â the Northdipper Swordsage said with admiration. If it were him, he wouldnât be able to abandon the Empyrean Sword Sect.
âWhen youâre older, you understand how to let go. This will also let the young ones fearlessly fight without worrying about their backyard,â Yan Lingxian said.
Now, only Fushen Valley and the Frostsoul Imperium were left.
The Frostsoul Imperiumâs formation was a good counter for the race of fire totemancers, and the depths of the Frostsoul Sea it was located in was a place of extreme cold. It would be even harder to attack than the Myriaddragon Mountains. Hence, the Frost Empress said, âWhile youâre en route to Fushen Valley, leave twenty million people with us. Iâm confident of holding on then even if the Divine Sun Palace heads my way.â
âAlright.â
The problem was settled! Forty million to the Fushen Clan and twenty million to the Frostsoul Imperium. The Fushen Clan would now have forty million troops, plus the ten million elites they already had. They also had three hundred million gods and their Nonacrypt Fushen Formation. It was enough for the Fushen Clan to be hard to swallow for the Divine Sun Palace.
It was a critical value. Ten million more and the Divine Sun Palace might not dare come. And even if they did, the Frostsoul Imperium had the confidence to hold on.
The Group of Celestial Maiden Halls would retreat as soon as they were targeted. That was the most comprehensive plan they could come up with.
âOur formations canât move, unlike the Divine Sun Palace. The Myriad Solar Sects can only passively take attacks, while the sun emperor can choose who to attack.â
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Tianming followed the plan to drop off twenty million cultivators from the third- and fourth-rate sects at the depths of the Frostsoul Sea. As he entered the sea, he could see the area was indeed dangerous. If the Frostsoul Imperium chose to hide, the world below would immediately plunge into complete darkness. Anyone not in an astralship would immediately suffer the intense water pressure and biting chill. The ocean currents carried a lot of frost-type nova source. Those who werenât strong enough would die on contact, and the protective formation could also manipulate the seawater, which reminded Tianming of the Southsky Sectâs protective formation back in the Grand-Orient Realm. The formation back then had created a massive water sphere, surprising him. And the Frostsoul Imperiumâs formation was clearly a million times more complex than that.
âWeâll be fine now, even if the emperor enters the sea with his Divine Palace Army. Or in other words, even if over a hundred million fire totemancers come, we wouldnât be afraid if they donât have the Divine Sun Palace. This is our territory, and weâre the masters of the Frostsoul Sea.â The Frost Empress was full of confidence as she spoke, as well as icy killing intent.
âThen I can relax and support the Fushen Clan with my all.â Tianming felt himself relax as he gazed into the dark sea, despite the fact that he had lost twenty million troops. âThis united Myriad Solar Sects is impregnable.â He was feeling emotional. No one had begrudged him and the other alliance leaders their arrangements. The united myriad sects was a clear improvement from before.
âTianming, who do you think the sun emperorâs real target is?â the Frost Empress asked.
Tianming considered it. âHeâll soon get the information that the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb dropped off twenty million, and heâll either go for the Fushen Clan or Group of Celestial Maiden Halls, not here.â
All of his Yin Chens in the Frostsoul Sea would be frozen.
âThen⦠help them. Donât lose!â The Frost Empress inhaled.
âUnderstood!â Tianming confidently grinned, then entered the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb.
Before the tomb moved off, Tianming asked Yin Chen the Divine Sun Palaceâs current flight path.
âThe Fushen Clan!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Fushen Valley would be the next battlefield.
âLetâs kill!â The Ninedragon Imperial Tomb broke through the cold waves, bursting out of the sea like a giant beast as it shot into the clouds, seawater dripping down like rain.