Sect Master’s Immortal Journey - Chapter 463: Difference

In the midst of the Demon Wind Gobi, there are not many Third Rank spirit veins. Due to the rarity of human cultivators venturing deep into the Demon Wind Gobi, the human side, apart from the Flying Swan Sect, lacks sufficient understanding of the area. The Flying Swan Sect, with Fei ShiDaoist Master residing in the Demon Wind Gobi for a long time, is relatively familiar with the situation there. The Flying Swan Sect has a rough understanding of the distribution of spirit veins and various resource outputs in the Demon Wind Gobi. Naturally, they would not share such valuable information with their temporary allies. With this information, even if the army of the Flying Swan Sect falls behind, they have confidence in reaping the sweetest fruits of victory.

On the other hand, before the army’s operation, Meng Zhang of the Taiyi Sect dispatched the Deep Earth Spirit General to explore the area ahead, while also examining the geomancy and searching for Third Rank spirit veins. With their cultivation base restored to the late stage of Foundation Building, the Deep Earth Spirit General, as a Geomancer, has displayed increasingly powerful abilities and can now utilize many secret techniques that were previously inaccessible. Geomancers are skilled in examining the earth’s veins and locating mineral deposits. Even if they have never been to the Demon Wind Gobi before and know nothing about the area, the Deep Earth Spirit General is still confident in quickly finding clues to the Third Rank spirit vein.

Due to the unexpectedly weak resistance from the demonic beasts, the human cultivators’ plan to lure the enemy has not been put to use, leaving everyone doubtful. As a result, the Gold Core Daoist Masters on the human side have all left the main force and formed small teams to venture deep into the heart of the Demon Wind Gobi for careful exploration before the army’s arrival.

Within the Demon Wind Gobi, many Second Rank demonic beasts already possess a relatively high level of intelligence and can clearly understand commands from Third Rank demonic beasts. Dark Crow Demon General, Poison Sand Demon General, and Golden Tiger have formed their own faction and retreated to Dark Crow Demon General’s stronghold. Lion Demon General has gathered the Crocodile Demon General and, along with the Vulture Demon General by their side, assembled a large army of demonic beasts, awaiting the human cultivators at Lion Demon General’s stronghold. At the same time, Lion Demon General has dispatched some Second Rank avian demonic beasts with fast flying speeds to gather scattered demonic beast tribes throughout the Demon Wind Gobi, aiming to consolidate them and expand the strength of their demonic beast army.

This invasion of the Demon Wind Gobi by the human cultivators is the first of its kind on such a large scale. None of the Gold Core Daoist Masters have ventured so deeply into the core areas of the Demon Wind Gobi before. During their exploration, they did not encounter many demonic beasts along the way. Most of the demonic beast tribes have left their original habitats and begun a large-scale migration. It took considerable effort for the Gold Core Daoist Masters to roughly understand the distribution of the demonic beasts.

Dark Crow Demon General and Lion Demon General have become the two formidable enemies standing in front of the human cultivators. If they were to join forces and collectively resist the human cultivator army, it would be difficult to predict the outcome of this battle. However, the animosity between Dark Crow Demon General and Lion Demon General provides an opportunity for the human cultivators. Now, the human side’s task is to defeat both groups of demonic beasts. However, when it comes to choosing which group of demonic beasts to prioritize as the primary target, the Gold Core Daoist Masters have serious differences of opinion.

After completing their reconnaissance, several Gold Core Daoist Masters first returned to their own teams to give instructions before gathering with the Flying Swan Sect to discuss the next steps of their action plan. Through soul-searching several Second Rank demonic beasts they had captured, everyone gained some understanding of the recent internal conflict in the Demon Wind Gobi. The strength of the demonic beasts within the Demon Wind Gobi was unexpectedly strong, but everyone was relieved that these beasts still couldn’t overcome their tendency to fight amongst themselves. Even when the human cultivators were at their doorstep, they remained unable to unite.

The immediate priority was to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate one group of demonic beasts and establish an absolute advantage for the human side. The two Gold Core Daoist Masters of the Flying Swan Sect insisted on prioritizing the elimination of Lion Demon General. This was not only due to the Flying Swan Sect’s past grievances with Lion Demon General but also their strategic needs. Before Lion Demon General advanced, the demonic beasts in the Demon Wind Gobi had never launched a large-scale invasion of the Endless Sea of Sand. It was only after Lion Demon General gathered a massive army of demonic beasts that a series of battles between humans and demonic beasts occurred. Eliminating Lion Demon General would remove the direct threat to the Flying Swan Sect.

However, the two Gold Core Daoist Masters of the Northern Desert Qi Family, Qi Nanfei and Qi Nangui, insisted on prioritizing the elimination of Dark Crow Demon General. Several Gold Core Daoist Masters were already aware of the news that Dark Crow Demon General held the legacy of the White Lion Demon King. However, for human cultivators, the techniques left behind by demonic cultivators, no matter how high their cultivation base, were not very effective due to differences in their cultivation systems. For some reason, the Qi Family’s two Gold Core Daoist Masters insisted on attacking Dark Crow Demon General first but refused to provide a convincing reason for their decision.

In reality, Dark Crow Demon General had no interest in invading the Endless Sea of Sand. There was no irreconcilable conflict between Dark Crow Demon General and the Flying Swan Sect. Unless necessary, the Flying Swan Sect was not willing to provoke Dark Crow Demon General. The attitudes of the Flying Swan Sect and the Northern Desert Qi Family were both resolute, and they were unwilling to compromise. At this point, Taiyi Sect, as a third party, became very important. Meng Zhang was also a bit hesitant. His main goal in attacking the Demon Wind Gobi was to seize the Third Rank spirit vein. So far, the Deep Earth Spirit General had not found any other clues to the Third Rank spirit vein. The only two known Third Rank spirit veins were located in the strongholds of Dark Crow Demon General and Lion Demon General.

From this perspective, it seemed that attacking any group of demonic beasts first would make little difference. Luo Ye Daoist Master’s target was Golden Tiger, who was currently with Dark Crow Demon General. To help Luo Ye Daoist Master kill Golden Tiger, it seemed that they should prioritize attacking Dark Crow Demon General first. However, Meng Zhang also had concerns. In terms of high-end combat power, Dark Crow Demon General was obviously stronger. From a strategic perspective, they should first eliminate the weaker Lion Demon General to effectively weaken the strength of the demonic beasts and avoid any unexpected occurrences. As a Sect Master, Meng Zhang had to consider many things, which made it difficult for him to make a decision.

As for the foolish idea of dividing their forces to attack, no one would suggest it. The strength of the demonic beasts was not necessarily weaker than that of the human cultivators. The human side was only taking advantage of the demonic beasts’ internal conflict. If the human side dared to divide their forces, it was unclear who would emerge victorious. Meng Zhang did not express his opinion, and the Flying Swan Sect and the Northern Desert Qi Family were at an impasse, unable to reach a consensus. While the Gold Core Daoist Masters were deadlocked, the cultivator armies of the three factions did not stop but instead busied themselves with attacking and occupying territory, plundering various resources.

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