The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 959: Taking the Initiative

Compared to Lingyun Immortal Venerable's boundless confidence, another Immortal Venerable poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"You all witnessed the casualties in that battle just now. Tell me, among those Celestial Kings and Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal cultivators who haven't arrived yet, who else dares to join the army without hesitation?"

These words immediately silenced the immortals inside the room.

Those who cultivate immortality seek longevity.

Exploring secret realms is for the chance to gain a longer life.

But what about participating in this war? There are only disadvantages and no advantages whatsoever. Who would be willing to volunteer for it?

Without more Celestial Kings arriving, even a battle formation will be ineffective.

Lingyun Immortal Venerable's face also darkened. He said in a deep voice, "Don't these people know that once the demon army enters the Immortal Realm, who can guarantee that their own region won't be chosen by the demons, leaving them with nowhere to live?"

The demonic spiritual energy used by demon cultivators is also derived from spiritual energy. However, due to their race and cultivation methods, the spiritual energy absorbed by demons turns black when released.

Therefore, demons can also live anywhere in the immortal realm.

Immortal Venerable Peng Yue sighed, "Let alone these individual local forces, even if each of the five major states were a united whole, I'm afraid some people would still have wishful thinking, believing that even if the demons came in, they wouldn't choose their own state."

At this moment, the powerful Qiangzhou cultivator, whose Daoist name was Xuansu, spoke up: "The immortals of each prefecture should unite and put pressure on the various immortal cities and immortal kings within their respective prefectures, so that they can bring out some good things to incentivize the cultivators participating in the battle."

At the same time, it also puts pressure on all the Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal cultivators and Immortal Kings within the state, compelling them to participate in the war.

This is the simplest and most direct approach of combining kindness and severity, and it is currently the only feasible method.

After all, the Immortal Venerable can rely on the fact that he will not perish easily, which reduces many of his concerns. In addition, having cultivated to this level, he still has some sense of the big picture.

But the Celestial King and the Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal are different.

Soon, all the immortals except the one who was acting as a scout arrived in the main hall to discuss a specific plan that would combine kindness and severity.

Unable to communicate using communication artifacts in the outer void, Shui Wuhen returned to the realm to seek Shangguan Yunfei's opinion.

In truth, Shui Wuhen felt that since Xiao Han had come, Shangguan Yunfei didn't need to come. However, he knew that the old Daoist Shangguan was a cultivator with a grand vision and would certainly not be afraid of fighting just because he feared death.

Sure enough, when he contacted Shangguan Yunfei, the old Taoist priest had already arrived from Yanzhou.

Upon seeing the figure flying towards them, and then another familiar face—also a Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal cultivator—Shui Wuhen paused for a moment.

Xie Yi actually advanced to the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal Realm at this crucial moment?

In recent years, Xie Yi has been traveling around, seeking an opportunity to break through to the Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal realm, and unexpectedly, he actually succeeded.

Seeing the person flying towards them with a face full of high spirits, Shui Wuhen didn't know whether he should congratulate him or not.

Is this a blessing or a curse?

As soon as the three met, Shangguan Yunfei and Xie Yi hurriedly asked about the demon invasion.

Shui Wuhen briefly recounted the events of the great war, focusing on the fact that many Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal cultivators, and even Immortal Kings, had perished in both the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm.

He then added a reminder, "Of the Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal cultivators in my territory, only one has reported, and Xiao Han has already joined the battle. You haven't registered yet, haven't left any spiritual traces, and are all independent cultivators. If you don't want to participate, you can leave now."

Shangguan Yunfei said calmly, "Cultivation is not only about comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, but also about cultivating one's mind. Putting aside the obligation of a cultivator in the immortal realm to protect their homeland, just considering one's Dao heart, if one fears life and death, is selfish and retreats, and leaves loopholes in one's mind, how can one talk about defying the heavens in the future?"

Xie Yi laughed nonchalantly, "Xiao Han has already joined the battle, how could I, Xie Yi, be such a coward who fears death?"

Although Shui Wuhen himself rushed to join the battle immediately, he still harbored a selfish wish: that his friends would not join the battle and thus reduce the danger.

The two people in front of him now made him feel that perhaps he should have a broader perspective and be more proactive in facing the calamity before him.

He took Shangguan Yunfei and Xie Yi to the outer void, where Xie Yi would meet up with Xiao Han, while he himself would take Shangguan Yunfei to the command center.

Xiao Han was also very happy to see Xie Yi advance to the Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal realm.

She knew it! This guy seems to be living the life of a powerful, overpowered hero; how could he possibly remain under her, a nobody, for long?

Yun Que had already run to the area where the cultivators of Wuzhou gathered, and Xie Yi was unable to run into her.

However, at this time, Xie Yi was only one major realm lower than Yun Que. When he saw Yun Que again, he felt that he could hold his head high.

Shui Wuhen explained his plans, and as expected, Shangguan Yunfei gave them his full approval.

The Yuan Tian Continent once waged a war against alien monsters.

There are many experiences that we can perhaps learn from.

At that time, Shui Wuhen was only a Nascent Soul cultivator and had arrived relatively late. He was not very familiar with many of the preparations for the early stages of the great war, which is why he brought Shangguan Yunfei, the commander-in-chief of the allied forces at the time.

However, Shangguan Yunfei has not yet advanced to the Immortal King realm, so he probably can't even get through the command center.

When the two arrived, there were already cultivators from the Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal realm on duty at the entrance of the command center's main hall, tasked with relaying messages.

Shui Wuhen said to one of them, "Fellow Daoist, please inform Immortal Venerable Lingyun that we have experience in organizing interdimensional wars and are willing to follow Immortal Venerable Lingyun's orders."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal cultivator on duty was unaware of Shui Wuhen's identity and background. In addition, since the other party was, after all, an Immortal King, after thinking about it, he still went inside to inform him.

The meeting of all the immortals in the main hall had already concluded, but many specific implementation details still needed to be discussed and implemented by the immortals in charge.

Upon hearing the report from the cultivator guarding the gate, Lingyun Immortal Venerable asked with some skepticism, "Is he referring to the Interdimensional War?"

The monk on duty nodded, indicating that that was exactly what the other party had said.

Immortal Venerable Lingyun immediately said, "Bring them in."

When he saw that the person who came in was one of the cultivators who had previously escorted the demon prisoners, his anticipation grew even stronger.

After Shui Wuhen brought Shangguan Yunfei in, he didn't waste any time and simply recounted the story of the Yuan Tian Continent's interface breaking and the invasion of alien monsters.

Finally, pointing to Shangguan Yunfei, he said, "This fellow Daoist Shangguan Yunfei was the commander-in-chief of the interdimensional war in the lower realm. He has some experience that Immortal Venerable Ling might be able to learn from."

Immortal Venerable Lingyun was overjoyed. That war and the current situation had many similarities, so they could learn from each other.

He immediately explained the current situation and then introduced Shangguan Laodao to the Immortal Venerable in charge of how to allocate resources, asking Shangguan Yunfei to assist them.

Shui Wuhen thought of Lingyun Immortal Venerable's earlier praise of the Yuan Tian Continent cultivators for their unity and responsiveness, and how easily they could gather resources and recruit cultivators. Suddenly, a thought struck him.

"Immortal Ling, I think that whether it's resources or the mobilization of cultivators, while using both kindness and force, we also need to have inspiring propaganda. I would like to recommend someone to you who may be able to help you draft a propaganda announcement to inform the world."