Chapter 306: The Council of Nascent Souls
During the years when Wang Hong was deeply engrossed in refining tools, the battle between the Cultivation World and the Demon Clan continued to escalate, growing fiercer by the day.
The Human Clan found themselves caught in a two-front war, and their disadvantage became increasingly evident. They were running short on manpower.
At this point, most loose cultivators from various Cultivation Cities, except for those conscripted, had left the cities and gone into hiding in remote, untraceable locations.
Hoping to save the fate of the Cultivation World by sacrificing themselves and shedding blood was nothing more than a fool's dream.
While there was a loose cultivator alliance that could represent the entire loose cultivator community, it only held when there were benefits to be gained. When it came time to make sacrifices, most individuals couldn't be found anywhere.Điscover new chapters at novelhall.com
The cultivators who remained in place at this moment were those with families and businesses, unable to flee.
Inside a grand and imposing hall, ten powerful cultivators were seated.
If a Golden Core cultivator were to rashly intrude at this moment, they would likely be terrified by the overwhelming aura these ten individuals exuded.
Remarkably, all ten of them were Nascent Soul cultivators, a sight rarely seen in ordinary times. Today, they had gathered to discuss the fate of the East Zhou Cultivation Realm in the face of the ongoing war between humans and demons.
"Ladies and gentlemen, given the current situation, the East Zhou Cultivation Realm finds itself trapped between two enemies. If this continues, our realm is in grave danger!" spoke a seemingly young cultivator.
"Yes! If we cannot come up with a solid plan, East Zhou may face destruction!"
"Every day, cultivators are dying, while the Demon Clan loses only cannon fodder, with a steady stream of reinforcements."
"Last year, I ventured into the Southern Region and tried to contact the Southern Region cultivators, hoping they would extend a helping hand in solidarity as fellow members of the Human Clan against the Demon Clan. Unfortunately, those Southern Region cultivators were short-sighted and only cared about their immediate safety. Not a single one was willing to help," lamented a cultivator with a youthful appearance and silver hair.
"Humph! Those deviants in the Southern Region no longer consider themselves part of the Human Clan. If East Zhou falls to the Demon Clan, they shouldn't expect to fare any better. The Demon Clan doesn't discriminate between those who practice evil or ghostly arts," angrily retorted a middle-aged woman.
"This is indeed troublesome, and it's something I hadn't considered before. Do any of you have suggestions to address this concern?" The white-robed young man was open about his limitations.
After thinking for a while, the group couldn't come up with a better solution. The number of Demon Clan infiltrators was substantial, and it would be challenging to identify them all quickly.
"In my opinion, we may have to sacrifice a small number of individuals."
One middle-aged person suggested, and everyone was aware that although there were many infiltrators, they were scattered throughout the entire East Zhou Cultivation Realm. Gathering them quickly was unlikely, and the dispersed forces posed no real threat to their major factions.
They only needed to activate the protective Large Formations, making it difficult for the Demon Clan to break through, regardless of how they attacked.
As a result, it was the smaller factions outside the city that would suffer the most, and those without any affiliations would have to rely on their luck.
The Cultivation World had always been cruel in this regard, with the weak unknowingly becoming cannon fodder for others. Wang Hong, in particular, had no knowledge of these matters.
At this moment, he was upstairs in the East Zhou Trading Company, handing a Storage Bag to Xu Lun.
Inside it were countless Spiritual Weapons he had crafted over the past few years to practice his skills, which he now intended for Xu Lun to sell.
He had no intention of keeping such unsightly Spiritual Weapons anymore. Xu Lun, looking at the hundreds of Spiritual Weapons in the Storage Bag, was utterly amazed.
He knew that Wang Hong had been learning refining tools, but he never expected his progress to be this rapid. Wang Hong was now proficient in crafting Spiritual Weapons.
"You can trade all of these for refining tool materials," Wang Hong instructed Xu Lun. The reason he had come out of his sect this time was that he needed more refining tool materials.
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