Traveling through time to cultivate immortality: a life and death test

While the Wolf Pack was training in the deep mountains and forests, the war between the righteous and the evil had already begun. The evil forces advanced with great force, conquering cities and territories along the way, forcing the righteous to retreat. In just one month, they lost a spirit stone mine and a market town.

Xuantian Sect was now in a state of panic, with every blade of grass a threat. Throughout the sect, a surge of people was stirring, all preparing for war. The sect's protective formation had been activated, constantly on guard against sudden attacks from the demonic sects. In the meeting hall, the leader of this war effort was Lei He, a cultivator at the peak of the late Jindan stage. Hanging on the wall was a massive map, marking various strategic locations. Lei He stood before it, discussing countermeasures with fellow sect members. Suddenly, he looked up outside the sect and saw someone approaching.

"Fellow Daoist Yangguang from the Nine Yang Sect is here to visit. Fellow Daoists, please follow me to greet him." Lei He said loudly, and then he went out first, followed by the other Daoists. When they arrived at the sect gate, Yangguang and two fellow Daoists were standing in front of the sect's main formation.

"Master Yang is visiting. I hope you will forgive me for not welcoming you in person." Lei He laughed and greeted him loudly. His voice was as loud as the name suggests, a rumbling thunder.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Lei! These are my two junior brothers, Zhuge Ze and Ouyang Ming." Yang Guang has an immortal appearance, a whisk in his hand, and has reached the peak of the late Jindan stage. He is the commander-in-chief of the Nine Yang Sect's war.

"Welcome Fellow Daoist Zhuge, welcome Fellow Daoist Ouyang, please follow me into the hall to talk." Lei He waved his hand to open the sect protection ban, led the way in, and everyone followed in one after another.

"Master Yang, how's the battle going on the front lines?" Lei He, also impatient, dragged Master Yang over to the map and asked impatiently. The Nine Yang Sect bordered the Demonic Dao area, so they were the first to be attacked by the demonic cultivators.

"The situation is not good. One of our spirit stone mines and a medium-sized market town has been breached, resulting in heavy losses," Yangguang said solemnly. He went to the map, picked up two small blue flags, and placed them on the captured spirit stone mine and market town.

"How could it be captured so easily? Did something happen on the front lines?" Lei He asked in surprise. Because the Thousand Machine Sect had been forewarned of the Great War between Good and Evil, they had deployed heavy troops at several frontline positions, led by Jindan seniors.

"That's right. Our Jindan leader was pinned down by the enemy. The number of foundation-building cultivators was about the same as the enemy's, but their combat power was less than half. The battle became one-sided as soon as it started. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Jindan leader fled with a small number of people." Yang Guang said bitterly. The heavy losses this time made him lose face.

"This matter is very strange. We are basically aware of the foundation-building combat power of the Demon Sect, but some unfamiliar faces appeared this time. I suspect that the other party's superior sect sent people to directly participate in the battle." Zhuge Ze added from the side.

"You suspect the Hehuan Sect..." Lei He was shocked. The Xuanyin Sect and the Xueyan Sect were affiliated with the Hehuan Sect. If the Hehuan Sect directly participated in the battle, the righteous faction would be no match.

"This is a serious matter. Is there any direct evidence?" Chen Liming of Xuantian Sect asked solemnly.

"There is no direct evidence. According to the description of the Taoist friends who escaped back, the other party is powerful, with advanced magic weapons, and there are few rivals at the same level. Although they are new faces, they are wearing the clothes of the Xuanyin Sect, so I suspect that this group of new faces may be from the Hehuan Sect." Zhuge Ze analyzed.

Everyone fell silent for a moment, a sense of impending doom and gloom filling the air. If it were just the Blood Flame Sect and the Xuanyin Sect, they would be equally matched, though slightly inferior, both able to hold their own and not be completely defenseless. Now that they had the support of the Upper Sect, they were no match for them. Their sect's annihilation was imminent, a truly alarming prospect.

"Everyone, don't panic. We need to stay calm. Not to mention that we haven't confirmed whether the other party is from the Hehuan Sect, even if they are, our upper sect will definitely not sit idly by." Lei He saw that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, so he quickly encouraged everyone. Speaking of the upper sect, everyone suddenly felt hopeful again.

"Has Fellow Daoist Lu from the upper sect contacted you recently? Does he have any new instructions?" Yang Guang asked Lei He anxiously.

"Apart from the last time they gave us a warning of war, they haven't given me any news since. Now let's wait patiently while we quickly organize our forces to fight back. If the threat of annihilation truly threatens our entire clan, we'll request support." Lei He said calmly. Asking for support from the higher sect would also come at a great cost, so they should first try to resolve the issue on their own. Everyone nodded in agreement.

"The situation is urgent. We must quickly organize manpower to resist and stop the offensive of the Demon Sect." Yang Guang said anxiously. The first to suffer was his Nine Yang Sect, and he was the most anxious now.

"Urgent news from the front line!" Chen Liming was shocked. He suddenly took out a sound transmission talisman, activated it and projected it into the air.

An enemy attack had occurred at one of Xuantian Sect's refined copper mines, and the mine had activated its protective formations. Because of its proximity to the front lines, Xuantian Sect had stationed a team led by a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Now, they too were under attack. Although the enemy consisted of only a small group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, they possessed talismans and quickly breached the formation, wiping out most of the defending troops. Only the late-stage Foundation Establishment leader, sensing the situation at the moment of the breach, escaped while the enemy was off guard. He was the one who had sent this urgent report, and he was currently being pursued by the enemy.

"Contact the nearest troops and go to support them quickly." Lei He immediately ordered, and the assistant next to him took out the sound transmission note and made arrangements immediately.

Xuantianmen was also under attack. It looked like the enemy was preparing to launch a multi-front war, and their momentum was pressing. Lei He approached the map, took out a blue flag, and planted it on the refined copper mine, indicating that this place had been lost.

A gloom hung over everyone's heart. Judging from the three captured positions, the enemy's attack range had widened to a thousand miles.

"We have to deploy troops here, here, and here to resist the enemy's advance." Zhuge Ze said after thinking seriously for a while. Those were several important military strongholds close to the Demon Sect's attack route.

"That's not right. Those places are too close to the lost area. With their speed of advancement, they will have already broken through before our reinforcements arrive. By the time we arrive, they will be well-rested and may catch our reinforcements off guard. We should increase our troops in these places to resist." Chen Liming immediately objected and pointed out several other places.

"But those are spirit stone mines. If we don't defend them and they are taken by the enemy, the losses will be huge. We don't know how long this war will last. The subsequent supply of spirit stones is the key to a protracted war." Ouyang Ming added, obviously reluctant to let the spirit stones be taken away.

"We should hold on here to buy more time!"

"No, the Spirit Stone Mine must be defended!"

A group of people were arguing and expressing their opinions. It was obvious that everyone had their own reasons. Commanders Lei He and Yang Guang were unable to make a decision.