More than a dozen True Lords of the Ye family surrounded Jinlian Dao Zong, and then waited quietly for the arrival of the army.
In the blink of an eye, a year passed, and until the huge army arrived, Ye Linyuan nodded slightly.
This time, the Ye family recruited more than 3,000 Jindan cultivators and a total of more than 200 third-level treasure ships.
But at this time, there were thousands of third-level treasure ships, and the number of Jindan monks had exceeded eight thousand.
Half of the extra treasure ships and Jindan monks belong to the Qingyuan Palace, and many are Jindan forces that turned against the Jinlian Dao Sect.
Because the gap in strength between the two sides was too great, the Jindan forces under the Jinlian Dao Sect believed that they would lose this battle. Ye Linyuan also demanded that the army not harm a single person, so most of the Jindan forces under the Jinlian Dao Sect remained on hold.
A very small number of forces that believed that the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect was bound to be destroyed took the opportunity to join the Red Dragon Mountain Ye family, hoping to gain a chance to achieve enlightenment.
At this time, seeing that the army was fully prepared, Ye Linyuan calmly ascended to the sky, and then slowly said: "Everyone, if you can break through the Golden Lotus Dao Sect in this battle, I will definitely reward you according to your merits."
"Moreover, on top of the original ones, I will add two more Infant Formation Pills, or even five inferior Infant Formation Pills."
"I swear with my heart that if you have enough merit, I will definitely reward you generously."
Upon hearing this, all the major forces present showed expressions of ecstasy.
War is the best opportunity to plunder resources. The reason why the major Jindan forces present were able to remain unharmed was that Ye Linyuan gave them enough.
If you are not allowed to rob and the rewards are not enough, then why would others fight you to death?
So for this war, Ye Linyuan took out a huge amount of supplies.
Among them were a large number of Bu Tian Dan, Jie Jin Dan, and a vast number of elixirs. The most precious ones were five Jie Ying Dan and ten inferior Jie Ying Dan.
With so many resources, if one is lucky, it is enough to cultivate two or three Yuanying Zhenjun and several false infant level ancestors, which can enable thousands of Jindan cultivators to make further progress in their cultivation.
Taking out so many resources would be enough to cause serious damage to the Ye family's immortal clan, and completely deplete the low- and middle-level resources accumulated by the family over the years.
At this time, Ye Linyuan added two more Infant-Forming Pills and five inferior Infant-Forming Pills, which greatly increased the intensity of this war.
However, in Ye Linyuan's opinion, as long as he could defeat the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect, all the sacrifices in this battle would be worth it.
Because once he takes over this vast territory of tens of millions of miles, the annual tax revenue in the future will be an astonishing figure, and it will only take sixty years at most to recover all the investment today.
Moreover, in this battle, if the Jinlian Dao Sect is defeated, the Ye family will be able to make a huge comeback.
"Let's do it."
Seeing that everyone was eager to fight, Ye Linyuan immediately waved his hand to start the fight.
In an instant, thousands of sails set off on the battlefield, and countless treasure ships fired at the mountain gate of the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect.
Unlike the treasure ships in Cangling Sea, the treasure ships in Chixiazhou of Nanling are smaller in size, not as large as those in Cangling Sea which are several thousand or tens of thousands of feet long.
Because Chixiazhou is not an ocean area, there is no buoyancy of sea water to support the treasure ship, so the size and weight need to be reduced in order to be able to fly long distances.
Therefore, the size of the treasure ships here generally does not exceed a few hundred feet, and only the extremely rare fourth-level treasure ships exceed a thousand feet.
But because of its smaller size, this treasure ship can store less spiritual energy, and the specifications of the weapons it carries are also one level lower.
In the Cangling Sea, a third-grade superior treasure ship can carry a cannon that can match the full-strength attack of a fake infant monk.
And here, the giant cannon carried by the third-grade superior treasure ship can at most exert a power comparable to that of a golden elixir.
Therefore, at this time, the power exerted by the thousands of third-level treasure ships is only approximately equivalent to the three hundred third-level treasure ships in Cangling Sea.
But even so, the threat posed by so many treasure ships opening fire was still very terrifying.
The Golden Lotus Taoist Sect's mountain protection formation withstood the bombardment of thousands of treasure ships and thousands of huge cannons. For a moment, the entire mountain protection formation began to tremble violently.
However, this formation is indeed a powerful fourth-level intermediate-grade formation. Even after enduring such heavy bombardment, there is still no sign of damage.
"It looks like it can hold out for a while."
Ye Linyuan whispered slowly, but he did not show any surprise.
It is simply a pipe dream to want to break through this fourth-order compound formation by relying solely on the power of a third-order treasure ship.
Unless there is a treasure ship of the fourth order or above, carrying a huge cannon with a power that exceeds the power of a late Nascent Soul cultivator, it is simply a pipe dream to capture it.
However, fourth-order treasure ships are extremely rare, and there may not be two or three in the entire Chixiazhou of Nanling.
Fourth-grade mid-level treasures and above are extremely rare, and are basically antiques that have been passed down for more than tens of thousands of years. Given the current repair capabilities of the major forces, it is hard to say whether these treasure ships can be started.
"It doesn't matter if we can't break the formation. As long as we can consume the spiritual energy of the Golden Lotus Sect, we will be able to completely break it sooner or later."
Ye Linyuan's mind was floating as he continued to look towards Jinlian Dao Zong.
At this moment, a fierce fire suddenly came from the Jinlian Taoist Sect. The light was so fast that it instantly blew up a third-order treasure ship on the spot, and the monks on it were instantly killed and injured heavily.
"It's a fourth-tier cannon."
In an instant, the army retreated in fear. Ye Hezhe couldn't help but look at Ye Linyuan with great fear.
Ye Linyuan did not say anything, but just looked at Jinlian Dao Zong calmly.
But on the top of the mountain, there was a huge red-patterned cannon sitting on a super-large turret, emitting a violent flame and blasting up a third-level treasure ship again.
"The fourth-order lower-grade True Flame Giant Cannon, with the help of the array pattern of the Spiritual Construction Artillery Platform to gather the power of the underground fire veins, exerts a power comparable to the full-strength attack of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul."
Ye Xuqiu spoke slowly, frowning slightly as he said, "How could the Golden Lotus Dao Sect have such a treasure?"
Everyone in the Ye family also looked solemn. This huge war cannon was a powerful weapon. It could be installed on a treasure ship for attack, or it could be placed on a sacred mountain to exert great power with the help of a gun platform.
Such valuable equipment is extremely precious, but it costs a lot to build.
A fourth-level cannon requires hundreds of fourth-level rare ores and is several times more valuable than a fourth-level robe.
Therefore, in today's world of immortal cultivation, fourth-order cannons are considered strategic materials. Even a giant in the late Nascent Soul stage would suffer great losses when building such a treasure.
The Golden Lotus Taoist Sect has only been passed down for six thousand years, and for more than four thousand years of that time it was only in the early Nascent Soul stage. It was really unexpected that it possessed such a huge cannon.
At this time, Ye Linyuan calculated for a moment, then frowned and said, "This huge cannon should have been borrowed from the Yang family."
Everyone present immediately showed a solemn expression when they heard this. They chose to deal with the Golden Lotus Dao Sect because the Golden Lotus Dao Sect's foundation was not as good as the Yang family's immortal clan.
But now the Golden Lotus Sect has an extra fourth-order cannon, so this battle might be much more troublesome. Thinking of this, Shui Hanqing couldn't help but ask, "Then what should we do in this battle?"
Ye Linyuan did not speak, but summoned the twenty or so false infant ancestors who were leading the army, and then said with a serious expression: "If we retreat from this battle, all our efforts will be in vain."
"Leave this giant cannon to me. You guys attack the formation. As long as the formation's spiritual energy is consumed by more than half, I will be able to completely break it."
Upon hearing this, all the fake infant ancestors immediately showed a look of worry.
Ye Linyuan understood what they were worried about, so he said directly: "Don't worry, the thirteen True Lords of my Ye family are here, and we will not allow the Yuanying True Lord of the Golden Lotus Sect to take action against you."
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and they all bowed and said, "We will obey your orders."
As soon as he finished speaking, the army launched another attack. This time, in addition to thousands of treasure ships, there were also more than twenty fake infant ancestors who took action.
Moreover, each of these fake infant ancestors used all their means, and their trump cards such as fake infant puppets, fake infant pseudo-demon kings, etc. were displayed one after another, launching a wild attack on the mountain protection formation.
Faced with the fierce attack of the army, the True Lords of the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect could no longer sit still and immediately continued to use the True Flame Cannon to bombard the treasure ship.
But this time, Ye Linyuan urged the Xuanyuan Zhenhai Flag to fly across the sky, revealing a vast ocean that covered the entire sky. The True Flame Cannon bombarded the vast sea, but was easily dissolved and annihilated by the endless sea water.
"Not good. This person's ocean water is very soft and has a great restraint on the True Eye Cannon."
Seeing that the effectiveness of the True Flame Cannon was greatly reduced, the four True Lords of the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect immediately showed worries.
But Jinlian Zhenjun looked very calm, and said calmly: "Don't worry, I have already passed the news to Xuanyin Saint Son. The two mid-Nascent Soul giants of this lineage are on their way."
"In addition, several great True Lords from the Yang family have already hidden in the dark in advance."
"As long as we use the formation to greatly weaken their strength, we will be able to find an opportunity to kill them completely."
Upon hearing this, the three True Lords of the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Upon seeing this, True Lord Jinlian said, "In order to prevent the formation from being breached too early, we can attack through the formation and try to reduce the speed at which they attack the formation."
As soon as he finished speaking, True Lord Jinlian immediately summoned all the False Infants and Yuanying True Lords of the Jinlian Taoist Sect to work together to stop the people who were attacking the formation from the outside.
After they took action, the control of the True Flame Cannon fell into the hands of the Taoist master of the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect.
The current Taoist disciple of the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect is named Jinxu Taoist, who is an unrivaled sword cultivator who specializes in gold magic. It is said that he has cultivated a natural nine-patterned golden elixir, making him the greatest prodigy in the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect in two thousand years.
He is also a peerless genius in the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect, and is hailed as the next Golden Lotus True Lord.
A hundred years ago, the Golden Lotus Taoist Sect suffered heavy losses when attacking Red Dragon Mountain. Not only did many false infant ancestors die in the battle, but also more than half of the Nascent Soul seeds were lost.
At that time, Jinxu Daozi was only in the late Jindan stage, but he miraculously escaped from Chilong Mountain and became the only hope of Jinlian Dao Sect.
At this time, Taoist Jinxu mastered the True Flame Cannon, looked up at the Yuanying True Lords in the sky, and couldn't help revealing a complicated look.
"Alas, is it going to come to this?"
Jinxu Daozi whispered in his heart, with hesitation, indecision and reluctance in his eyes.
I still remember that I was also a proud genius back then, but that battle completely shattered my pride.
His clothes were torn and his body was covered in blood. He looked like a useless dog, kneeling in front of the being that looked like a banished immortal.
The man looked down at him from above, with a rare and mysterious precious pill floating in his hand. He spoke calmly with his eyes:
"Do you want to die here with all your pride, or do you want to accept this as my gift and step into that unreachable higher realm, becoming a Yuanying Overlord who looks down upon all living beings?"
The Saint of Jinxu slowly regained his mind, thinking of the rare and mysterious precious pill, and couldn't help but sighed and said: "The Heavenly Infant Pill, the most precious treasure for forming an infant, is worth such a huge price to lay it out."
"Whether it's their vision, courage or financial resources, they are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It's not unfair that the Golden Lotus Sect lost this battle."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hesitation, indecision and reluctance in the eyes of Saint Jinxu disappeared completely, but eventually turned into a hint of coldness and murderous intent.
But he suddenly turned the cannon and fired at the core of the formation.
"boom--"
As a flash of blazing fire exploded, the entire mountain protection formation on the top of Jinlian Mountain was flattened to the ground. The indestructible mountain protection formation exploded completely on the spot.
Ye Linyuan seemed to have anticipated this and immediately urged the boundless sea to spread out, completely covering the entire mountain top.
"Do not--"
The four great True Lords were involved in it, and only then did they realize what was happening, and immediately let out a cry of despair.
But Jin Lian Zhenjun looked at Jin Xu Sheng Zi and said in disbelief: "Jin Xu traitor, your master has treated you well, why do you..."
“Master!” Jinxu Saint Son looked at him and then said calmly, “A hundred years ago, I had no choice.”
Upon hearing this, True Lord Jinlian immediately smiled bitterly.
If you think about it carefully, it is true. In the battle of Chilong Mountain, so many false infant ancestors died, but the Holy Son Jinxu, who was only in the late Jindan stage at that time, was able to come back alive. This in itself is a bit strange.
However, she still couldn't find any problems, so she could only continue to use this top genius with the potential to reach the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.
What he didn't know was that Ye Linyuan's plan was extremely meticulous. He had already eliminated all doubts with the secret technique of heaven. Even if a giant in the late Nascent Soul stage was asked to investigate, he would most likely not find anything unusual.
"After a hundred years of making moves, the day of harvest has finally arrived."
Ye Linyuan spoke calmly, and with a flick of his sleeve, he threw a Heavenly Infant Pill to the Holy Son of Jinxu, and then said calmly: "I promised you that I would protect you to break through the realm of the True Lord."
"You can go to the back and rest."
"Thank you, senior."
Taoist Jinxu put away the Tianying Pill in surprise, quickly bowed to Ye Linyuan, and finally went to the fleet at the rear.
At this time, Ye Linyuan looked at Jinlian Zhenjun, his eyes calmly said: "Just surrender."
"Insanity."
Jin Lian Zhen Jun was furious, his eyes burst into a monstrous coldness, and then he looked up at the sky and said: "My fellow Taoists, please lend me a helping hand."
As soon as the words fell, several figures flew out from the sky. (End of this chapter)
