Chapter 169: Pass Down My Order!
Whoosh…
In the Demon Domain, astral wind filled the sky, blowing ceaselessly.
Beneath a mound of earth, inside a massive underground base.
Over a hundred thousand figures walked out from a pitch-black light gate, one after another.
“So this is the Demon Domain?”
“What thin spiritual energy!”
“Hisss! Look, there are so many puppets here too!”
“And that… is that a Dharma Artifact for Production Puppets?!”
“…”
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, the disciples of the Chaotian Sect could not help but exclaim in shock.
Even Ma Liang, who had just arrived, could not help but freeze for a long while after seeing all this.
Only then did he snap to his senses.
“Sect Master, is this a branch of our sect in the Demon Domain?”
“When did our sect establish such a scale of industry in the Demon Domain?!”
Ma Liang’s face was blank with confusion.
This was truly too astonishing.
Not just him.
At this moment, whether it was Jun Moyan and Chao San.
Or Yang Yu, Zhao Layue, and the others, all wore expressions of shock as they looked at this massive base.
Their faces filled with disbelief.
“Stop standing around. This place is our Chaotian Sect’s branch in the Demon Domain.”
“There are many disciples. Having just arrived, people are chaotic and equipment is numerous. Go manage them.”
Lu Qingyang waved his hand and spoke in a deep voice.
“We respectfully obey the Sect Master’s command!”
“This disciple takes his leave!”
For a time, the core members of the Chaotian Sect bowed to Lu Qingyang one after another, then departed.
Soon, the hundred thousand Chaotian Sect disciples were properly organized.
Early and mid-stage Qi Refining disciples were responsible for staying in the base to handle logistics and miscellaneous tasks.
Late-stage Qi Refining disciples were responsible for going out on reconnaissance alongside Battle Puppets.
Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators were assigned to mission squads and began taking sect missions for their first arrival in the Demon Domain.
Nascent Soul cultivators and Soul Transformation cultivators were responsible for overall coordination.
For a time, the hundred thousand-plus people were like a precision instrument.
Under Lu Qingyang’s command, they operated in perfect order, systematic and orderly.
“Jiangxin!”
“Beep beep, I’m here, Master!”
With a swish, Jiangxin’s main body appeared beside Lu Qingyang.
With the entire sect on campaign, Lu Qingyang naturally could not have left Jiangxin’s main body behind.
In any case, a portion of puppets had been left to guard Tiangong Island, so there was no worry about anything happening.
The key was that with all the various matters in the Demon Domain this time, without Jiangxin’s main body support, it would be a hassle.
That was why he had brought it along.
And the reason Lu Qingyang had summoned Jiangxin now was naturally to ask about that thing he had seen before the teleportation.
But before he could open his mouth to ask, the Communication Jade Talisman at his waist flickered repeatedly.
“Hm?”
Looking at the messages on the Communication Jade Talisman, Lu Qingyang’s brows furrowed slightly. “A message from the Sect Management Council? And Fellow Daoist Wan too?”
“Huh, what’s going on? Why are so many people sending me messages?”
Amid his shock and suspicion, Lu Qingyang was about to pick it up and check.
But before he could release the message content, he saw Ma Liang, who had already departed, come rushing back.
His face was filled with terror, yet seemed to carry a trace of relief and the look of one who had survived a calamity.
“Something terrible has happened, Sect Master!”
“What’s going on? Take your time.”
Looking at the suddenly panicked Ma Liang, Lu Qingyang’s brows locked tightly.
“The Demon Race has launched a full-clan surprise attack… on the Central Region!”
Hearing these words from Ma Liang, Lu Qingyang’s entire body shook violently…
A cup of tea’s time later, Lu Qingyang finally sorted out his thoughts.
“So, the scene I saw last was the beginning of the Demon Race’s surprise attack?”
“A full-clan surprise attack, with all five Overlords arriving together, and the Dragon Venerable suppressing the Central Region’s Supreme…”
“In that case, the Demon Domain right now is an empty nest!”
Lu Qingyang keenly grasped the key point.
Ma Liang, hearing this, was also stunned.
“Sect Master means… we’re not going back?”
“Why go back? According to what you said, this time the Demon Race is different from their usual population consumption.”
“This time, they say even that Demon Race Overlord has mobilized. What does that tell us?”
“It tells us that this time, the Demon Race is dead set on fighting our Human Race to the bitter end!”
Lu Qingyang drew a deep breath, his eyes gleaming.
Hearing this, the relief on Ma Liang’s face grew even stronger.
Half a year ago, he had still been hesitating over whether to follow Lu Qingyang to the Demon Domain on this adventure.
Now it seemed his decision had been nothing short of brilliant!
He also understood that this time, the Demon Race was no longer merely concerned with consuming population as in the past.
This full-clan surprise attack by the Demon Race was definitely not a simple matter.
If he had remained in the Central Region, he feared a single battle would have been enough to kill him.
“We’re not going back! If we go back, we’ll just be crushed up and thrown onto the battlefield, unable to play any decisive role.”
“Besides… I refuse to believe that the true Demon Race took even their old, weak, sick, and disabled. There must still be demons left behind to guard!”
“In that case, we might as well open up a second battlefield!”
“By then, perhaps we can even draw back a portion of the Demon Race’s forces. That way, we can be considered to have done our part for the Human Race of the Central Region!”
In just an instant, Lu Qingyang had made his decision.
Because he was familiar with this plot.
Having at least gone through nine years of compulsory education.
This scene was all too familiar to him.
“War behind enemy lines, mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare. Harass them when they’re tired, retreat when they advance, strike when they retreat.”
“I never imagined it, but I’ve come to fight a resistance war in another world!”
“Elder Ma!”
Lu Qingyang suddenly raised his head and looked at Ma Liang. “I have a suggestion!”
“Please speak, Sect Master!”
“We currently have strong soldiers and sturdy horses, and the Demon Domain is empty.”
“Our strategic thinking must change!”
“The original plan was to send that fool to infiltrate the Demon Race, then lure and kill them step by step.”
“But now there’s no need.”
Hearing this, Ma Liang raised his head and probed with some disbelief.
“Sect Master means…”
“Pass down my command!”
“The entire sect, assemble!”
“The Demon Servitude Bureau, Chaotian Heavy Industries’ Bionic Puppets, and the Mandala Pig Clan shall be the vanguard.”
“The remaining disciples will combine in squad mode. One squad commands ten people, with a Foundation Establishment cultivator as squad leader.”
“Ten squads form a column, with a Golden Core cultivator as column leader. Ten columns form a brigade!”
“With… Nascent Soul cultivators as brigade leaders!”
“A total of one hundred brigades. Target: the Xuanji Clan’s Clan Territory! Move out!”
Lu Qingyang directly shouted, cutting off Ma Liang’s guess.
And instantly set the Demon Domain base ablaze with fervor!
“Move out!”
“Yes!”
“Demon Servitude Bureau!”
“Chaotian Heavy Industries!”
“Move out!”
Instantly, the entire sect erupted into a frenzy.
First, Zhu Gangkai was appointed as the Demon Slave Vanguard.
Under his command were over ten thousand demons of the Demon Servitude Bureau, and three Bionic Puppet tribes of Chaotian Heavy Industries, roughly twenty thousand Demon Puppets.
Then there were the dozens of Mandala Pig Tribes that Chaotian Heavy Industries had subverted over the years.
In total, commanding over a hundred and fifty thousand demons, Demon Puppets, and beasts!
After that, one hundred Chaotian Columns, led by Jun Moyan, Chao San, Old Huang, Ma Han, Zhao Layue, and the others, surged mightily toward the heart of the Demon Race…