"Speaking of that, it reminds me of something."

Mao Mo, hailing from the Immortal Realm as a Loose Immortal and thus well-informed, whispered:

"If we’re talking about several hundred Primordial Immortals, it’s very likely they’re Immortal Soldiers that can form a battle array... In the Immortal Realm, Immortal Soldiers are usually recruited from Primordial Immortals, and small factions might even use Loose Immortals.

"They wear a special kind of War Armor, which isn’t just protective Magic Treasures. Hundreds of War Armors serve as an Array Base and can form a Battle Array, linking with each other.

"A high-level Immortal Armor Formation allows for the sharing of immortal power, enabling several hundred Primordial Immortals to jointly attack a Heavenly Immortal through the array.

"The downside of this War Armor is that it’s expensive, and the large array is prone to damage during operation." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Wang Jixuan slowly nodded.

He couldn’t help but ponder whether the Heavenly Dao that appeared last time was purposely trying to vex him.

Didn’t they say they would first have a battle to put some pressure on the cultivators of this realm, allowing Tianluo to recruit the experts of the Righteous Path here, and let him take away those at the Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core, and Heaven and Earth Bridge cultivation levels?

Then why did the Heavenly Dao send so many people here?

The Heavenly Dao knew that with Senior Bai Gu’s help, even sending a Da Luo Golden Immortal wouldn’t prevent them from leaving...

Could it be that the Heavenly Dao wants to use Wangxian Valley to tie him down?

Wang Jixuan sneered; the first ones he placed in the Second Base were the disciples of Wangxian Valley.

Even the Foundation Establishment Stage granny who cooked for the young outer disciples was invited by Master Wang.

Now he has fled, leaving those Loose Cultivators behind.

"The actions of the Heavenly Dao seem really contradictory to me," Zheng Shiduo sighed, "Now I completely doubt whether the Heavenly Dao is truly schizophrenic."

Wang Jixuan laughed and said, "The Heavenly Dao isn’t human, how can it be schizophrenic."

"Hmm," Mu Dan gently nodded, "The Heavenly Dao is a life-like thought entity."

The meeting room suddenly became silent.

Everyone was waiting for Wang Jixuan to make a decision.

As long as he nodded to fight, everyone at the First Base would put their all into it without any objection.

Master Wang looked up and sighed mildly: "Things have come to this point, there’s nothing else to do."

"No way," Mao Mo widened his eyes and asked, "Given the current situation, do we still have a plan?"

Wang Jixuan solemnly nodded.

At that moment, he seemed imbued with a sense of conviction, turned to look at a corner, and then bowed deeply, loudly shouting:

"Senior! Please intervene and directly sweep away the demons of the Dark Sect!"

The meeting room fell silent enough to hear a pin drop.

Mao Mo and the others were completely engulfed by black lines.

Is this even possible?

Directly calling upon a Da Luo Golden Immortal to intervene...

"Ahem," Senior Bai Gu coughed, "The senior you’re calling for is not in the current timeline."

Wang Jixuan chuckled, "Senior, I have no other way. The Dark Sect is behaving despicably, bringing so many Immortals here—how are we supposed to fight this?"

Senior Bai Gu didn’t manifest, speaking in a gentle tone, "Without hardship, how could it be called training?"

"Do I still need more training..."

"Indeed, you do," despite not manifesting, Senior Bai Gu could easily be imagined as a white jade skeleton nodding away in the corner.

Wang Jixuan was momentarily speechless.

Senior Bai Gu laughed: "Although I also see little hope for you winning this battle, if you seek my help whenever you face difficulties, how will you grow thereafter? Besides, don’t these machines cost you nothing because they’re made from unwanted minerals by various cultivators? Just lose a batch and then train a new batch, isn’t that fine?"

Senior Bai Gu gently sighed:

"Furthermore, Da Luo Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals cannot act recklessly. The cause and effect are too great with every move, especially since we are now in the past, not in the present world.

"The starting point of this path lies in the present—without repercussions in the present, it would be chaotic."

Wang Jixuan mumbled, "Didn’t you say to stir up a huge commotion here so you can comprehend the Great Path?"

"I’ve finished comprehending it. The conclusion is that I cannot control time; I can only seek the gaps within it."

Senior Bai Gu chuckled loudly:

"Go figure things out yourself.

"Bullying the weak is meaningless; if you can defeat the strong with the weak, it would be hugely rewarding for all of you."

Wang Jixuan nodded, "Indeed, with hundreds of Immortals, along with four True Immortals, even if their Storage Magical Treasures contain nothing valuable, the sheer number would make them exceptionally valuable!"

"Don’t let your eyes linger on the Storage Magical Treasures!"

Senior Bai Gu, as a phantom, pretended to kick him, causing Master Wang to quickly apologize, thus avoiding a severe beating from a Da Luo Golden Immortal.

He was just being pragmatic.

Wang Jixuan turned to look at Mu Dan: "If we go all out, what’s the chance of success?"

"Five to fifteen percent."

Mu Dan simply stated:

"That’s the probability of winning the battle.

"If our goal changes to delaying enough time and severely damaging these Dark Sect members after taking the cultivators of this world away, it would be different.

"I have eighty percent confidence in completing such a plan."

Xiao Na suddenly asked from the side, "Hey, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"Why do we have to let these cultivators pass the character check one by one before putting them into the Second Base? Why not just cram them all into the Second Base and then gradually check their character traits?"

Wang Jixuan: ...

That discovery is nothing special... anyone could come up with that...

Mao Mo widened his eyes and said, "Exactly, there’s no need for us to stick to this timeframe. Put them all in, and after leaving this realm, execute character tests and directly expel those who fail; wouldn’t that be sufficient?"

"Brilliant!" Zheng Shiduo slapped his thigh, "Then we wouldn’t be passive but active!"

Mu Dan blinked: "Boss, you can’t scold me, okay? Machines inherently have some inflexible aspects."

"Alright then, let’s devise the tactics!"

Wang Jixuan seized the moment and waved his hand:

"The upcoming battle will have two parts: one is the surprise attack on the Immortal Spirit Road, and the other is addressing their provocation in the Xu Realm.

"The attack must be timed just as their main forces are about to show up. I’ve actually thought of a plan... What happens if we try a space-time distortion experiment inside the Immortal Spirit Road? Would it cause it to crumble on its own, like the way we experimented with two Fake Starry Sky Gates and voluntarily opened up a space rift leading to the Stone of the Past?

"Mu Dan, prepare some sets of such devices, let’s use them during the attack and see what happens.

"Next, our combat objective is to retreat safely and deal a heavy blow to the Dark Sect forces!"

"Yes!"

Wang Jixuan glanced at the beaming Xiao Na and gently smiled, saying: "I’ve realized, you are the smartest one in the family."

Xiao Na’s eyebrows nearly soared.

Mu Dan beside her pursed her lips.

Clearly, character checking was set by the boss, who emphasized it highly. Mu Dan’s previous priorities had been to discard the leftover Loose Cultivators.

Wang Jixuan asked, "Anything unusual with these Dark Sect members entering the Xu Realm?"

"They are setting up camp and show no signs of attacking for now."

Mu Dan reported:

"Probably waiting two more days before launching any initiative; that’s possibly what the Heavenly Dao Stele’s orders entail."

The projection screen displayed the mountain covered with Dark Sect members.

Mao Mo, softly rubbing his chin, muttered, "If only we had some lethal Immortal Realm demonic poison, that would be perfect—just sprinkle some upwind of them, and it would solve everything."

Wang Jixuan crossed his arms, intently observing the mountain.

"We can’t give them more time to gather."

Wang Jixuan slowly stated:

"First, finalize the surprise attack plan for inside the Immortal Spirit Road, and as soon as it’s ready, execute it immediately. The Second Base should be prepared to open its gates at any time to take away those cultivated awaiting inspection.

"The rest, if not managed, then just leave them aside."

After saying so, Wang Jixuan’s main body went back to the head of the conference table and switched his mind to the Alien Soul Facility, heading toward the First Base’s armory.

No matter what Mu Dan’s attack plans are, he would need more bombs.

Half an hour later.

With his usual trickery, Wang Jixuan snuck into the Immortal Spirit Road once again.

This time, without hesitating, the Alien Soul Puppet, maintaining optical invisibility, quietly approached the dozen or so treasure ships.

He didn’t dare get too close, merely deploying some box-shaped nuclear bombs equipped with optical invisibility.

Outside the Immortal Spirit Road, Zheng Shiduo and Mao Mo each stood on cloaked transport ships. The genuine Star Sky Gates within those ships had been thoroughly calibrated.

They would carry out Wang Jixuan’s previous strategy, aiming to incite a spatial tempest inside the Immortal Spirit Road.

Whether this would be effective or not, or how beneficial it might be;

They’d only know by trying it.