NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 222: The Sit-in War
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Perhaps it was Meng Yu's great appetite that had scared the Immortal Sect elders.
"Meng Yu, getting 50,000 Divine Thunders truly is impossible..."
"Then, how about 500,000?"
After that, the other party's breathing suddenly grew ragged, and the conversation was interrupted.
Well, Meng Yu wasn't too clear about the full capabilities of the Fourth Industrial Group or what they could create, but that was no longer his problem. After all, if they didn't earn this money, there were plenty of others who would.
Then came Meng Yu's leisurely sword training time.
This time, he chose a swordsmanship that was above average but not exceptionally outstanding: the Gold Sand Sword Technique.
Earth Element swordsmanship emphasizes solidity and stability, and this technique was the same. Besides incorporating the advantages of Earth Element swordsmanship, it also possessed divine skills like sandstorms that covered the sky and eclipsed the sun.
Nine curves through the Yellow River's sand, waves decay, sifted by the wind from the earth's edge.
Now, straight up to the Milky Way, reaching the house of the Herdsman and the Weaving Maiden.
This path of swordsmanship was perfect for use in combination with the Wind, Water, and Fire Elements. His Flame Whirlwind Sword could then become a Flame Gold Sand Whirlwind Long River Sword...
Okay, it sounded a bit... earthy.
But the Gold Sand Whirlwind Sword was not bad at all.
Meng Yu continued sword training, occasionally going online to chat with people in the group, declaring himself a loyal and patriotic young man, warning others not to follow his example, and treating it like a vacation.
Days passed by, one after another, and Meng Yu had stayed in the Immortal Sect for three months.
By then, a portion of the equipment had finally arrived - the items for Hua Miaochai, Bu Shixian, and Grand Carp Immortal, along with dozens of sets of protective armor and weapons intended for those at the Foundation Establishment level.
It was clear that the Immortal Sect was hesitant, as this was akin to selling nooses to enemies. But they had no choice; Meng Yu had already made his stance clear: if you don't sell, I'll buy elsewhere.
As for Meng Yu's equipment, he didn't lack for treasure swords. Whether it was the Second Order Longsword given to him by Xie Feiyan, or the ones he had previously looted, all were quite suitable for him. Even Third-Grade Treasure Swords, he had two in his storage bag, both well-used.
Overranked equipment, while quite useful to the average person, could actually hinder fluency and endurance for Meng Yu, and in a life-or-death moment, they might be less efficient than a weapon he was proficient with.
However, he did procure two new treasures this time.
One was a Dragon Scale Treasure Armor. Although the name was rather rustic, it was a Second-Order Treasure Armor forged from the scales of a Fourth Rank True Dragon. Its defense was no less than that of a Third-Grade Magical Treasure, the only downside being it only offered skin-tight defense without shield-like features. It barely required Spiritual Energy to maintain, as it was an item prepared many years ago by a Body Refinement fanatic for their own use.
And the other was a Thousand Illusion Peach Blossom Picture.
Though Meng Yu had abandoned the path of Illusion Techniques, Master Taohua's Five Elements Peach Blossom Umbrella was quite to Meng Yu's liking. This Thousand Illusion Peach Blossom Picture, when activated, caused a reversal of the Five Elements, with thousands of peach blossoms creating a miasma that confuses and blinds.
In terms of Cultivation Techniques, he sought Master Lihua's guidance on how to use the Shocking Spirit Stab.
Meng Yu's strongest attribute was not swordsmanship but Growing Golden Lotus, for which he used a Hundredfold Strength Cultivation Technique. Therefore, his mental strength was extraordinarily powerful, although he never displayed it. Even Bai Qianqian was unaware of the true depth of his proficiency in this area.
Meng Yu humbly asked Master Lihua how to cultivate the Shocking Spirit Stab - a divine technique that could concentrate and release a person's mental strength in a focused burst. Those with lower cultivation could have their heads exploded by Meng Yu directly, while those with higher cultivation would feel as if their minds were violently pricked by a needle.
It might not seem significant in daily life, but during battle, it was deadly. However, Master Lihua also warned Meng Yu that the entry level was difficult, and if he found it too challenging, it would not be worth wasting time on.
Well, Meng Yu said nothing, just nodding his head.
Master Lihua also asked Meng Yu another question: what was the use of the Eternal Cycle Divine Technique?
Zhuge Caihua had become the Heavenly Dao's girl and chose this divine skill. Most people only gave it a cursory thought, but a very few, like those of the top ranks within the Immortal Sect, were pensive.
With so many divine skills available, why did Zhuge Caihua choose this one? Moreover, why could Meng Yu take Bai Qianqian to and from places, yet not bring many others?
The Eternal Cycle Divine Technique was very suitable for those of the Wood Element, and it had sparked a small craze, especially after hearing that Meng Yu was procuring a large number of Divine Thunders or weapons, more people started to prepare.
"There is a use, but in the end, don't I have very few people I can trust?"
Giving an ambiguous response, Meng Yu returned to the Moon-Watching Sect.
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In the Western Wastes, at the Moon-Watching Sect.
After arriving back at his cave dwelling, and then emerging from it, Meng Yu did not rush to take out the new equipment.
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All the subordinates are idiots, especially Bu Shixian, that stupid bird. If she gets new equipment, she thinks about going out to chop people up right away, while the Grand Carp Immortal and the others don't know how to keep a secret. Meng Yu would bet there are quite a few enemy spies in the sect, ready to pass on messages to the outside world.
Everyone better stay on the mountain!
In the following days, Meng Yu began sword training at the Moon-Watching Sect. There were masters of swordsmanship here, and he planned to train here for three months before returning. He wanted to show everyone how amazing his sudden enlightenment was and to cover up his tracks. After that, using Hundredfold Strength to refine his Sword Intent wouldn't seem so abrupt.
Although the idiot subordinates were always clamoring, saying it was a waste to give up so many places and suggesting they go out and kill for a while, Meng Yu still suppressed them and made them stay obediently at the Moon-Watching Sect.
Meng Yu originally thought that the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect might continue to wait for their chance, but unexpectedly, the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect's flying boats arrived quite quickly. It was only about twenty days after Meng Yu withdrew from the marketplace that they had already reached the territory of the Moon-Watching Sect.
One, two... one after another, huge flying boats arrived near the Moon-Watching Sect's gate. These colossal flying boats typically each represented a Golden Core Master—it was their ride.
Bu Shixian was initially very interested in watching, but after more than ten flying boats appeared, she looked at Meng Yu with a bit of embarrassment, admitting that he was right and she had been rash.
When the enemy's flying boats began their show of force, it could only mean their Golden Cores had already been mobilized. If Meng Yu hadn't made a decisive retreat, Hu Qingquan and the others would have been cooked already.
"Meng Yu, you are from the Human Race, why do you mix with the Demon Race?"
Someone yelled loudly from the sky, and Meng Yu replied directly.
"If you have the guts, come attack us, cowards!"
Next, Meng Yu found several demons who were particularly good at hurling insults and had them viciously curse, tearing into the ancestors of the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect.
Such a scale of the fleet could only indicate that they had started to assemble their troops and contact allies for battle more than a year ago.
To Meng Yu, it didn't matter if they were Human Race or Demon Race. Hall Master Zhao wanted to kill him, but Bai Qianqian had been so good to him. The so-called greater good of the Human Race, in Meng Yu's eyes, was just the Azure Star People seeing them as alien invaders!
Now it wasn't about stance or being right; it was about them coming to kill him—he certainly had to fight back fiercely!
Meng Yu told the demons to use the most venomous language they knew. If they could insult the enemies to the point of losing their reason and attacking the Mountain Protection Array full-on, he would reward them!
Unfortunately, no matter how the demons cursed, the Golden Cores of the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect didn't make a move, which disappointed Meng Yu.
The Long River Nine Bends Array was in full-blood status, with fourteen Third Grade Magical Treasures and one hundred and thirty-eight Second-Order Magical Treasures meticulously arranged by Bai Qianqian, complementing each other, connecting in lines, weaving into a net. Meng Yu didn't think it would be a problem, even if two or three Nascent Souls were to come, let alone twenty or thirty Golden Cores.
Although Bai Qianqian was not present to unleash the most terrifying power of the Great Formation, Hua Miaochai and the Grand Carp Immortal could still make the enemy experience a different kind of extreme agony—one with Illusion Technique and the other a Water Element Golden Core.
As for the possibility of the enemy being too powerful, even to the point of nearly toppling the Great Formation, Meng Yu could go and bring Bai Qianqian back.
Bai Qianqian had not been willing to return with Meng Yu because she knew that once she came back, she could never again disguise herself as a dead rabbit and sneak back in. Meng Yu would surely keep her at the Moon-Watching Sect. But if the Moon-Watching Sect indeed encountered serious troubles, she would definitely return to take control. Perhaps then, they could also seek help from others, such as asking the Immortal Sect's Pear Blossom, "Would you give up everything to achieve Nascent Soul and follow me?"
Of course, that above was a joke. Meng Yu wasn't so cruel, but he truly wasn't afraid of these scoundrels.
The enemy's army surrounded the Moon-Watching Sect for seven whole days and then made tentative attacks for three days before finally retreating.
The demons and Human Race Loose Cultivators on the mountain were overjoyed. Stay tuned to My Virtual Library Empire
To them, even one Golden Core was an immensely daunting presence, yet the Moon-Watching Sect had withstood the pressure of nineteen Golden Cores and had never bowed down.
The enemy's large forces withdrew, but the gates of the Moon-Watching Sect remained tightly closed. The Golden Cores of the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect sometimes came to have a look, but they only observed from a distance, unable to muster the courage to attack.
Due to Meng Yu's instructions, large and small families under the control of the Moon-Watching Sect who could flee had all run to the Moon-Watching Sect. Those who truly could not bear to run, Meng Yu also told them, if the enemy comes, just keep eating, drinking, and cooperating as necessary, prioritizing survival above all.
Meng Yu was easy to talk to, but the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect was ruthless. They brought several Golden Cores to oversee the sweep of the surrounding areas. Many demons were hunted down and killed, numerous Loose Cultivators died, and plenty were captured to work in mines. The whole territory was filled with sorrow.
Occasionally, smaller powers fled to the gates of the Moon-Watching Sect. Meng Yu did not refuse to take these people in. Coming from a background of poverty himself, he knew many would risk their lives for a meal. As long as these people were not burdened with blood debts, and could be taken into the Moon-Watching Sect, he would let them in. Then he would lock them up in the back mountain's prison to work tirelessly on sewing machines.
It was not that Meng Yu was being lax—it was because the Long River Nine Bends Array came with a scanning feature.
For the many years of war, the offenses and defenses were eternal adversaries, and the defense system always needed a precise scanning feature.
For example, the Moon-Watching Sect had brought in many outsiders before, but Meng Yu could still sleep soundly because the Long River Nine Bends Array could detect the presence of Golden Cores including Third Grade or higher Magical Treasures on the mountain.
Even if you have various Divine Skills and methods to suppress your cultivation, over a million years, numerous sects have been destroyed by traitors from within, and as a result, detection tailored to Magical Treasures and Golden Cores, including scans for high-energy materials like Divine Thunder, has been perfected.
A scanning method similar to law, perhaps a branch derived from the laws of the Immortal Sect from a million years ago, has been steadfastly reliable for the past several hundred thousand years with no mishaps.
This includes items within a Storage Bag, and even Bai Qianqian's feigned death cannot escape detection.
There are similar measures on the Immortal Sect's side, at every customs checkpoint, to prevent tax evasion.
Verification on both sides ensures no loopholes exist.
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