In the following days,
Zhang Ling, under the guidance of Senior Brother Tianfeng, also participated in several strategic conferences, getting to know many Nascent Soul cultivators.
In these few days, the reinforcements sent by the Demonic Path, the Righteous Path, and the Skysea Alliance have also arrived one after another. Not to mention those low-level disciples,
the number of Nascent Soul old monsters gathered here alone has exceeded a hundred.
It is worth mentioning that from the Righteous Path, the younger sister of Little Phoenix Fairy from the Crimson Firmament Sect, Jade Phoenix Real Person, has also arrived in this city.
Also from the Demonic Path, Hundred Flowers Young Master from the Joyful Union Sect, was also invited by Thunder Light Hermit.
These two are both great cultivators in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Hundred Rivers City now has gathered three late-stage Nascent Soul experts.
It is said that the Red Devil Elder from the Demonic Path's Luo Demon Sect, and Dong Yangzi from the Water Spirit Sect of the Skysea Alliance, will also arrive soon.
In this way, they will have five late-stage Nascent Soul experts on their side.
Apart from the Righteous Path's True Yang Sect, whose late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is currently in secluded death cultivation, their side's forces can be said to have been mobilized completely.
So many Nascent Soul old monsters gathering is a rare sight in the cultivation world.
According to the news Zhang Ling has gathered in the past few days, the three forces of the Righteous Path, the Demonic Path, and the Skysea Alliance are willing to send so many cultivators to reinforce.
Besides not wanting to see the alien demon race become powerful and break through the Twelve Immortal Cities' defense line,
there is another important reason, it is said that in the past few years, the territories of these three forces have also been harassed by the alien demon race.
It has now been clarified that the bloodstained events that often occurred in the cultivation world before were caused by this group of alien demon races.
This is why the forces on the human race's side are united against them. Well, the Nascent Soul old monsters gathered in Hundred Rivers City are temporarily dispatched by the Twelve Immortal Cities' Council of Elders, preparing to strike back and drive the alien demon race back in one fell swoop.
Some extreme old monsters even want to take this opportunity to wipe out the alien demon race in one fell swoop.
After all, the alien demon race only has four late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators now, and the number of Nascent Soul cultivators, well, although there are many, it is still not as many as the human race's side.
The overall strength is still somewhat lacking. Therefore, it is not infeasible for someone to want to take this opportunity to destroy this alien demon race.
Of course, the alien demon race is also preparing for war.
These guys have taken the previously occupied Misty Glow City as their base camp and have also gathered a large number of high-level cultivators. The number of Nascent Soul old monsters is also over a hundred.
Misty Glow City is not far from Hundred Rivers City, only a few thousand miles in a straight line. The two cities face each other across the Hundred Rivers River.
The alien demons have also been mobilized, including the three late-stage Nascent Soul old monsters, including that Flame Demon Old Ancestor. It seems they also intend to fight with all their might.
In the past few days, except for some scout cultivators and some minor frictions, the two sides have fallen into a brief period of calm. The alien demon race has not attacked other immortal cities either.
Seemingly calm, but whether it is the human race cultivators or the alien demon race, they all know that a great battle is coming, this is just a brief calm before the storm.
Half a month after Zhang Ling arrived in Hundred Rivers City.
On this day, a series of bell sounds rang from the top ninth floor of Hundred Rivers City.
The bell sound was loud and clear, and it spread hundreds of miles away in an instant. Not only did the cultivators in the city hear it, but they also looked nervous.
The numerous disciples from the supporting sects and the Nascent Soul old monsters gathered on Tianyi Lake below the city also looked sideways.
At this time, Zhang Ling was refining a furnace of pills in his residence. Hearing this sound, his mind stirred slightly, and the pill furnace in front of him suddenly made a muffled sound of "bang".
Strands of black smoke came out of it. Zhang Ling's face twitched, and he immediately collected the Nascent Soul Fire, cleaned the pill furnace with a look of bad luck, and put it away. He walked outside.
This bell sound indicates that the Immortal City Council of Elders is going to hold a large-scale war preparedness meeting. The bell sound, well, it is a call to gather the Nascent Soul cultivators to go to the council.
As soon as he went outside, he ran into Senior Brother Tianfeng.
Senior Brother Tianfeng joked, "Junior Brother Zhang, your mood doesn't seem to be good."
"I'm making a fool of myself, senior brother. I was refining pills, but I didn't expect to be disturbed by the bell and the furnace exploded." Zhang Ling smiled wryly.
"So that's how it is, these guys really know how to pick their moments. I was studying a secret technique just now, and I'm also a little irritable at the moment. But there's no way, now is a critical period. Listening to the constant bell sounds, this exhibition will be unusual. Would Junior Brother like to go and see with Senior Brother Wei?" Senior Brother Tianfeng said, his expression becoming serious as he looked at Hundred Rivers City.
"Well, it looks like the great battle is coming. I also want to see the demeanor of those great cultivators." Zhang Ling nodded.
"Haha, that's right. However, Junior Brother doesn't need to worry too much. Both you and I have participated in the city defense war before and have made a contribution. I have already discussed it with Third Elder Qin. The elders will not assign us dangerous tasks." Senior Brother Tianfeng chuckled and said.
The two chatted while flying directly towards the top floor of Hundred Rivers City.
Along the way, Zhang Ling saw a large number of cultivators gathered on Tianyi Lake, mostly in small camps based on their respective sects. There were more than half a month ago, and they were even more chaotic.
After all, these cultivators belong to different sects and forces, and there are many reasons such as cultivation techniques. Naturally, it is impossible to arrange them into a large army like a mortal army.
Fortunately, in half a month, the Council of Elders also made arrangements based on some of the characteristics of each sect's techniques. They still made a bit of a show.
The disciples of their Haoyuan Sect were basically disrupted and assigned to the dozen or so teams organized by Misty Glow City.
The teams are mostly led by Golden Core cultivators, practicing some group combat abilities.
Of course, there are also some Immortal City guards and some sect disciples who are proficient in combined attack secret techniques, practicing combined attack secret techniques every day. It is quite imposing.
Several thick water wall defenses have been raised on the hundred-mile water surface on the outermost periphery of Tianyi Lake.
Even the original wetland environment outside Tianyi Lake has been transformed into a swamp by cultivators who are proficient in formations, connecting underground water veins.
Some places have water mist spreading, hiding murderous intent. Some places have dense swamps, and patches of red trees have grown on the water surface.
Wait for various special environments. Huge flying birds and other spirit beasts are also hovering everywhere in the sky.
The overall defense of Hundred Rivers City is several levels higher than it was half a month ago.
Even Nascent Soul old monsters like Zhang Ling dare not break into those areas with hidden restrictions without a restriction token.
After a while, Zhang Ling followed Senior Brother Tianfeng to the ninth floor of Hundred Rivers City and landed on a wide esophagus(食道: esophagus/path) towards a white stone hall in front.
Streams of light fell from the streets from time to time, some alone, some in twos and threes. But without exception, they were all Nascent Soul experts, each with an extraordinary aura.
"Brother Tianfeng, Fellow Daoist Zhang, you are here too." At this time, an old figure fell not far in front. A purple light flashed and an old Taoist in a purple robe appeared. It was the Purple Cloud Old Taoist of Qingyun Temple.
"Purple Cloud, didn't I hear that you were in seclusion? Why are you here too?" Senior Brother Tianfeng's eyes flickered with surprise when he saw the Purple Cloud Old Taoist.
"Haha, this great battle is related to our interests, how can I be absent? Besides, if I am not here, I am afraid that the disciples sent by the sect will not be well protected." The Purple Cloud Old Taoist stroked his beard.
"Is that so." Senior Brother Tianfeng smiled strangely.
The Purple Cloud Old Taoist didn't care, but looked at Zhang Ling and cupped his hands. "Fellow Daoist Zhang, I have heard a lot about your reputation recently. Being able to easily kill alien demons of the same rank has greatly enhanced the prestige of our Seven Sects."
"Taoist priest is exaggerating, I am just lucky." Zhang Ling also smiled and responded.
"Oh, is that so." The Purple Cloud Old Taoist rolled his eyes and said oh.
"Hmph, what is your tone, old Taoist? Could it be that you want to satirize my junior brother." Senior Brother Tianfeng snorted.
"Brother Tianfeng, what are you talking about? I wouldn't dare to satirize Fellow Daoist Zhang. Old Man Fire Spirit and Third Elder Qin have praised Fellow Daoist Zhang a lot. These are not empty words." The Purple Cloud Old Taoist smiled slyly. "This time, the alien demon race is coming out in full force. When I rushed over, I was blocked by a demon. If I hadn't used a secret technique to escape, I wouldn't have been able to get here in these two days. This war is probably different from the past. Our Three Kingdoms and Seven Sects are of the same spirit, and I hope the two Fellow Daoists will take care of me."
While the three were talking, their voices disappeared and they used voice transmission to communicate, and walked into the White Stone Hall.
The stone hall was very cool and the space was very large. It looked like it was a thousand feet wide. In the central position, there was a huge scroll floating, thirty to forty feet wide, with mountains, rivers and other maps drawn on it. It looked like it was the topography of the Hundred Rivers City area.
Below the scroll was a black wooden square table. More than a dozen cultivators were already sitting on both sides of the table, and the clothes they were wearing represented their identities. They were the elders of the Twelve Immortal Cities.
Zhang Ling glanced at it and saw Third Elder Qin, Elder Lu, and the Crimson Cloud Hermit of Misty Glow City among these dozen people. It seemed that these three were also members of the Council of Elders.
This was not strange. The Council of Elders of Tianmu City did not only belong to Tianmu City alone. It was the actual controller of the entire Twelve Immortal Cities.
With a concentrated gaze, Zhang Ling noticed that the person sitting in the main seat of the square table was a skinny old man wearing a black Taoist robe with messy white hair. This person had a square face and was closing his eyes to rest, seemingly undisturbed by external things.
Zhang Ling glanced at it and immediately sensed a trace of danger. The identity of this person need not be said, it was Thunder Light Hermit.
"Junior brother, this way." Senior Brother Tianfeng's voice rang in his ear. Zhang Ling followed silently.
Following Senior Brother Tianfeng and the Purple Cloud Old Taoist, they sat in the southern area of the hall.
In addition to the huge square table in the center, there were red or black wooden chairs placed around the hall. The chairs were several feet apart, looking very simple.
The hall was already filled with forty to fifty cultivators. Some walked in with a cold face, not looking at others and randomly choosing a chair to sit down.
Some had black air covering their faces, making it impossible to see their faces clearly. There were also a few who glared angrily, and some cultivators showed fierce expressions.
It seemed that they were not dealing with each other.
It seems that there may be cultivators from hostile forces. After all, the cultivators gathered here include righteous, demonic, and rogue cultivators.
Some of these old monsters naturally have private feuds. If it were in other occasions, they might fight each other instantly.
But in this place, with the Immortal City Council of Elders in charge, naturally no one dared to act rashly.
It can be said that each old monster has a different look.
"Junior brother, look at that green-robed old man, this person is a rogue cultivator, nicknamed Poison Cloud Old Monster. He has a lot of magical powers from his lifelong Green Cloud Poison Technique.
And that golden-haired man is the Law Enforcement Elder of the True Yang Sect, he cultivates the True Yang Sect's inherited body cultivation technique, Golden Sun Body Tempering Technique, it is said that he killed an alien demon in the mid-Nascent Soul stage a few days ago. …"
On a red chair a dozen feet away from them, sat a green-robed old man, holding a green teacup in his hand, shaking it gently. Wisps of black smoke came out of the teacup.
Two emerald green little snakes were wrapped around the old man's dry arm, making a hissing sound, shuttling through the black smoke, swallowing and spitting out smoke.
Even from a distance, Zhang Ling could feel a spicy feeling in the black smoke. It seemed to have fierce toxicity.
On a chair further to the right, sat a crew-cut man. This person had a tough face, with traces of golden light on his face, as if he had a layer of light gold powder on his body.
The cultivation of these two people were both in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and their aura were very different from most cultivators.
At this moment, there were five or six cultivators in the mid-Nascent Soul stage present, each of them was not an ordinary person.
After Zhang Ling sat down, Senior Brother Tianfeng introduced to him these old monsters who had powerful magical powers.
Soon after, he saw Old Man Fire Spirit, a white-haired, yellow-faced old woman, and a black-faced man walk in.
The three glanced at the crowd present and walked towards them, sitting next to Senior Brother Tianfeng.
Needless to say, Zhang Ling was already familiar with Old Man Fire Spirit. The other two who came with him were also Nascent Soul cultivators from their Three Kingdoms and Seven Sects.
The yellow-faced old woman was another Nascent Soul Old Ancestor of the Beast Controlling Sect. The black-faced man was the Supreme Elder of the Blood Bone Sect.
As for Black Eagle Venerable, White Crane Old Ghost, and the Old Ancestor of Cloud Sword Peak, they did not come. Together with Lin Fei of their Haoyuan Sect, they were all from their seven forces, intending to stay and guard their territories.
The other sects and forces were roughly the same, all leaving Nascent Soul old monsters to guard, it was impossible to transfer them all over to reinforce.
As more and more Nascent Soul old monsters came in, the atmosphere in the film became more and more serious. Even communication was done through voice transmission.
Each of these old monsters, when placed outside, were all powerful figures who could dominate an area.
If it weren't for the alien demons causing such a ruckus this time, it would be impossible to gather so many Nascent Soul cultivators, even once in a thousand years.
Speaking of which, besides participating in the trade fair held by the demon race in the Flowing Cloud Sea, this was the second time Zhang Ling had seen so many Nascent Soul old monsters appear together.
After another quarter of an hour, nearly a hundred cultivators had gathered. This was naturally not all the Nascent Soul old monsters in Hundred Rivers City at the moment.
Not all old monsters participated in this pre-war meeting. Some Nascent Soul cultivators had already been assigned tasks, so they did not need to participate.
Most of those gathered here to participate in the meeting were cultivators who had recently come to reinforce. People from the Righteous and Demonic Paths accounted for the majority.
The Skysea Alliance also sent many cultivators to reinforce.
On the contrary, forces like Zhang Ling's Haoyuan Sect, which were neutral, had fewer people.
After another short while, when the atmosphere in the store was extremely strange.
Two more cultivators came in, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to look at them. Even Thunder Light Hermit, who was sitting in the main seat, opened his eyes.
The people who came were two slender figures, one was a female cultivator wearing a red long dress with a cold face.
The other person was dressed in a red and green floral outfit, with their hair down, revealing a delicate and fair face. They held a bouquet of vibrant red flowers in their hand. They gave the crowd a charming smile, appearing to be a female cultivator.
However, this person was undoubtedly a man.
