Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 754 - 88: Designating You’ll Have Good Fruit to Eat
Chapter 754: Chapter 88: Designating You’ll Have Good Fruit to Eat
With the execution of Elder Yuan Shou by the Chi Song Immortal, the divisions within the Kunlun hierarchy were quickly settled.
Qiu Changtian then arrived in Guanzhong, only to find that the situation was quite bleak.
Not only had all the major mines and herb gardens that had been reclaimed been snatched away by the Demon Cult once again, but there were also subtle signs that the occupied zone was expanding, clearly indicating that Kunlun’s defending troops here were no longer holding up.
You really are something, Wei Dongliu! Such a fearsome opponent!
No wonder the Ziwei Master was in such a hurry to call me back from handling the affairs of Iron City Mountain to rush back to Guanzhong to take charge… If I had not returned sooner, the whole of Guanzhong might have changed hands by now.
Upon reaching Kunlun’s camp set up in the Qin Mountains, Qiu Changtian immediately began designing the counterattack plan.
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Of course, before launching the counterattack, it was necessary to confirm the movements of the Demon Cult first.
As the saying goes, “Know thyself, know thy enemy, and you shall never be imperiled in a hundred battles.”
“Ah Jing, load Wei Dongliu’s file!”
I knew it… The Kunlun Mirror silently grumbled to itself, as it obediently loaded the file for its capricious host.
[Data Point Four: Central Peak, Tong Xuan Gate.]
[Character Identity: Wei Dongliu.]
[Mirror Flower Water Moon Template overlay in progress, time-space travel commencing.]
Having arrived at Central Peak, Wei Dongliu began to calculate the time.
At this point in time, the Guyuan Zhao Family’s surprise attack force was on its way to Mount Beimang.
Zhao Jinghong had not yet pulled back at the brink, Elder Yuan Shou had not yet made a desperate move, and most of the Kunlun Cultivators were still indulged in the dream of a swift and decisive victory over the Demon Cult, utterly unaware of how this war would evolve.
Now that the Nether Ghost Path had already laid an ambush at Mount Beimang and was about to deliver a heavy blow to Kunlun—this also directly led to the complete loss of the Guyuan Zhao Family’s reputation, clearing obstacles for Qiu Changtian’s future prospects.
Of course, this cannot be attributed to anyone’s act of leaking secrets.
Wei Dongliu thought to himself that even without the alter ego of Qiu Changtian, it would have been easy for him to see through Kunlun’s actions and intentions—obvious flaws, how could that be considered leaking secrets?
Next, Qiu Changtian should propose a strategy to pressure Iron City Mountain, fighting on two fronts.
Once his alter ego headed to Iron City Mountain, then Wei Dongliu could start to make his moves in Guanzhong without worrying about facing Qiu Changtian head-on.
As he was gleefully planning this, he suddenly heard Guo Jin reporting that the Nether Ghost Path’s Lianshan had come to visit.
Lianshan was the Daoist title after Wen Yang’s Core Formation.
This sudden visit from Madam Wen must mean that the Nether Ghost Path had some results to share.
Sure enough, Jiang Lian and Wen Yang walked in, arm in arm and laughing, looking quite affectionate.
Madam Jiang opted to tie up her long hair at the back of her head today, adding a few touches of valor to her charm; Wen Yang, on the other hand, kept her refreshing shoulder-length hair, which, in a world where most women don’t cut their hair, gave her a distinctively playful and endearing aura.
Indeed, only us women of the Intercepting Cult have such distinctive personalities!
What about those outdated styles of the Clarify Cult? A monotonous sea of long black hair draping down, not a single one who knows how to style their hair!
“Brother Wei, great news!” Wen Yang said cheerfully, “The Taiqing Sect of Kunlun did just as you said, they organized a large force to launch a surprise attack on our market north of Mount Beimang, but we detected their movements in advance and dealt them a heavy blow!”
“Oh,” Wei Dongliu responded indifferently with a single word.
“My husband doesn’t seem too happy?” Jiang Lian inquired curiously.
It wasn’t that she was deliberately trying to be obscure; she could clearly sense that there wasn’t much surprise or joy in Wei Dongliu’s mood at the moment, as if dealing Kunlun a heavy blow ahead of time was nothing more than a trivial matter.
“It was all within my expectations, so nothing is surprising,” Wei Dongliu shook his head.
The two ladies exchanged glances, and then Wen Yang said with a smile:
“Then may I ask the all-calculating Alliance Leader Wei, what will Kunlun do next?”
“Hmm,” Wei Dongliu pondered briefly before replying, “We plan to use Iron City Mountain as a springboard to sever the connection between Kunlun and Guanzhong. Given the geographical location, Kunlun is unlikely to be unaware of this.”
“If I were Qiu Changtian, I would surely propose sending troops on a dual front: one to continue reclaiming Guanzhong and the other to march on Iron City Mountain, moving the frontline forward to neutralize the threat from Iron City Mountain.”
“If that’s really the case, then that would be wonderful!” Wen Yang immediately exclaimed with great delight, “Alliance Leader Wei, the Asura Path has recently been rumoring that they want to raise their price, otherwise they plan to pull out of this alliance!”
Wei Dongliu uttered an “Oh” and narrowed his eyes slyly.
The so-called “spreading rumors” was in fact just an excuse made by the spies.
The Nether Ghost Path had planted spies within the Asura Path, and through gathering intelligence, they found out that the Asura Path thought the geographical location of Iron City Mountain was too important for the Demonic Path, and so they wanted to hike up their asking price.
Though most of the price would be paid by the Nether Ghost Path, after all, if the Asura Path took more, the Mortal Life Path would naturally get less.
And what do they mean by withdrawing if they don’t get a price increase? Do they think my Wei the Demon Lord’s alliance is some sort of book club, where you come and go as you please?
They must be strictly punished!
“Hmph,” Wei Dongliu snorted coldly, “The Asura Path is overestimating their ability. With Kunlun’s army pressing down, they will surely lead to their own destruction.”
Both Wen Yang and Jiang Lian nodded and applauded his statement.
After leaving the Sect Leader’s residence, Wen Yang finally showed a worried expression and said to Jiang Lian:
“How confident is Brother Wen about his prediction this time?”
“Eh?” Jiang the Witch asked in surprise, “Brother Wen, my husband is right there, why didn’t you ask him just now, yet now you come asking me?”
“If I asked him directly, what if he thought I was doubting his judgment?” Wen Yang replied dryly with a chuckle, then sighed, “That Asura Path is too much. They had clearly agreed during the previous Six Paths meeting, how could they back out at the last minute?”
“If what Alliance Leader Wei said is true and Kunlun does indeed send forces to press Iron City Mountain, then it won’t be us needing the Asura Path, but rather they will need us… But can this really happen?”
“Reviewing past history, when facing external attacks, Kunlun typically adopts a rigid defense. Plus, with the recent surprise attack failure, causing them heavy damage, to say that they would continue to attack proactively… Even if I were to repeat his exact words, I might not be able to convince the venerated one!”
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“Brother Wen, you don’t need to worry,” Jiang Lian said with a slight smile, “Just say it’s my husband’s judgment.”
“Anyway, as long as the Asura Path openly takes a stance and aggressively pressures us, then certainly both the Nether Ghost Path and Mortal Life Path will join forces to suppress them.”
“That makes sense,” Wen Yang muttered softly, then quickly took his leave.
Before long, a meeting of the Six Paths Alliance was convened once again.
Mo Kong, a representative from the Asura Path, suddenly dropped a bombshell at the meeting:
Due to Iron City Mountain being strategically located at the frontline against Kunlun, if the Demon Cult wanted to launch an offensive using Iron City Mountain, it would require doubling the benefits previously offered to the Asura Path!
