Chapter 708: Relocation (Part 3)

Chapter 708 -521: Relocation (Part 3)

The only areas in Tieyuan County still under the control of the Huanggen Sect were the fortress-like Nocturnal City and a nearby Spirit Vein.

As Lu Qian predicted, Tieyuan County became a land fraught with peril, with the two alliances poised to clash at any moment.

In Junle County, with the Yunshan Sect’s army retreating to Minglong Mountain, the conflicts in Junle County also subsided.

The Huanggen Sect and Wind and Thunder Gang occupied the majority of Junle County’s territory, leaving the original Shaoyin Sect with only a population of six million in the south of Cold River Beach.

Master Xuan Jing gritted his teeth in anger, his face ashen, but with severe losses, he needed to carefully strategize on how to reclaim the lost ground.

This chaotic war that stirred the northwest of Cangzhou finally came to an end. Although the battles weren’t extremely fierce, their impact was profound.

The Three Sects Alliance, Wind and Thunder Gang, and the Huaiyou Alliance (Huaiyou, Qingyuan, Dongping, Junle) were generally evenly matched, but thanks to Lu Qian proposing to relocate the Huanggen Sect, the entire landscape of northwest Cangzhou underwent a dramatic change.

The final outcome could be seen from the dead cultivators.

In the initial surprise attack by the four Golden Cores, the Huanggen Sect suffered devastating losses. Three out of five Spirit Veins were breached, resulting in the death of nine Foundation Establishment cultivators and over four hundred Qi Cultivation Elites.

The Huanggen Sect’s remaining combat strength included one Golden Core cultivator, eight Foundation Establishment cultivators, and over fourteen hundred Qi Cultivation Elites.

After the Mingyu Sword Sect arrived to assist, there were slight losses between them and the Huaiyou and Qingyuan forces.

On the Junle County battlefield, the Shaoyin Sect lost fifteen Foundation Establishment cultivators and over two hundred Qi Cultivation Elites.

The Shaoyin Sect and its subordinate sects were left with one Golden Core cultivator, thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, and twenty-eight hundred Qi Cultivation Elites.

The Yunshan Sect lost one Divine Ship and over fifty Qi Cultivation Disciples were killed in action.

From the perspective of the latest territories.

Junle County lost nearly three-quarters of its territory, and Tieyuan also turned into a battlefield of tug-of-war over the remaining territories.

The Yunshan Sect also lost its complex of buildings at New Castle and its massive Artifact Refining Base. Several Spirit Veins in Junle County, burned to ashes by the Yunshan Sect, required reconstruction by the Huanggen Sect.

In Junle County, the Shaoyin Sect still retained considerable strength, especially a vast grassroots fighting force. Fortunately, the Huanggen Sect could now directly receive relatively close support from the Yunshan Sect and Mingyu Sword Sect, and with the Wind and Thunder Gang sharing the burden, there was no major issue in holding their ground.

Thus, the ten counties of the northwest fell quiet once more, enveloped in an undercurrent of tension. The two injured parties silently licked their wounds, accumulating strength and awaiting the next opportunity.

But everyone knew in their hearts that compared to a major war affecting all, the battle for Innate Spiritual Qi was the most crucial new battlefield.

The Yunshan Sect and Minglong Mountain, after a small yet intense conflict, commemorated the disciples who perished in this battle, cared for the injured fellow sect members, and moved swiftly with various tasks.

The first task was the reconstruction of New Castle. Wang Yu had anticipated this and evacuated Tao Boliang and a group of disciples in advance, so no one was harmed, but the entire New Castle was destroyed by an enemy Golden Core in a fit of rage and needed to be entirely rebuilt.

However, when it came to these expensive tasks, the Yunshan Sect never hesitated. Moreover, with the steady improvement in the Yunshan Artifact Refining skills over the years, the facilities and Artifact Refining scale at New Castle needed to be expanded, giving them a chance to start over and plan with ease.

The Yunshan Sect would build a larger, more comprehensive Artifact Refining Center here.

The second task also related to Artifact Refining, specifically to the future Magical Treasure refining for Lu Qian and Wu Yan.

Their Golden Core Celestial Tribulation was imminent. If they could overcome it, they would become Golden Core Masters, and suitable Magical Treasures would be particularly important.

Currently, the Yunshan Sect’s Magical Treasures consisted only of those seized from Master Fengfeng, Master Lingyin, and Master Yuhu. Although there were high-grade items like the Hundred Blessings Spiritual Ruyi, they were still someone else’s property and required a Golden Core Power effort to be refined anew.

Magical Treasures are completely different from Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts. The latter two can be used by anyone, though their effectiveness may vary due to cultivation techniques and Spirit Root Attributes. However, Magical Treasures bear the imprint of their owner and cannot be used until this imprint is removed completely.

Moreover, Magical Treasures are more selective about their users and are often custom-made according to the owner’s attributes. Using captured Magical Treasures, unless lucky and highly compatible, would certainly result in reduced effectiveness.

Therefore, it is essential to refine or purchase brand new, unmarked Magical Treasures as soon as possible, allowing for imprinting post-Golden Core promotion for immediate use.

Thus, over the span of half a year, in the blink of an eye, it was the 406th year of Jia Shen, in May.

On Minglong Mountain, the earth and sky rumbled, thunder echoed down from the heavens.

At this moment, a red Escape Light wobbled its way from afar.