Chapter 900: Demon Clan Army

The Demon Clan’s great army was on the move, and the thirty-six Sword Dao sects were all extremely grim-faced, especially since at this moment of reform, the Demon Clan’s army had quietly launched its attack.

This was absolutely no coincidence.

The Sect Masters of the thirty-six sects all rushed to the Sword God Temple.

Inside the Sword God Temple, all the major Sect Masters had arrived; this was a matter concerning the very survival of Sword Dao, and they absolutely did not dare be careless in the slightest.

At this moment, the four great experts of the Sword God Temple came to deliberate.

They had received intelligence that the Demon Clan’s army at the border had launched a massive invasion, starting an all-out war.

The four great experts knew that the Sword Sect’s reform had already made the Demon Clan wary. At this point, the four great experts understood that at least the reform itself was a very successful endeavor.

If they kept it up, for Sword Dao it would herald a meteoric rise.

At this time, the Sword Ancestor spoke: “Everyone, don’t panic. How many troops has the Demon Clan sent this time?”

Qingyun Sword Ancestor said, “Reporting to Senior, this time the Demon Clan’s army numbers about five million men invading, and they’re still continuously reinforcing!”

“So that’s how it is. Looks like they’ve come this time precisely to stop our Sword Dao reform!”

The Sword Ancestor understood immediately.

“How about I lead a force up there and slaughter their five million till they throw down their helmets and abandon their armor!”

The Sword Emperor spoke.

But the Sword Ancestor said, “No. Before the Demon Lord himself moves, we absolutely must not move. If they want war, we’ll give them war! Their intention is nothing but to obstruct our Sword Dao reform!”

“Let us go all out into battle so we have no time to reform!”

“But they underestimate my Sword Sect far too much. My Sword Sect grew from the weakest of times to the colossal power it is now, and what we relied on was definitely not luck!”

The Sword Ancestor said coldly.

Then the Sword Ancestor said, “Hua Tian Sword Ancestor, Cang Yun Sword Ancestor!”

“Here!”

Both stepped out at the same time.

The Sword Ancestor said, “You two will lead three million troops to confront them!”

“These three million troops will be selected from the thirty-six sects—no, you will lead three million six hundred thousand troops! Fight the Demon Clan to the death!”

“Yes!”

At this moment, neither of them shirked. This concerned the life and death of the Sword Sect; they did not dare evade.

Then the Sword Ancestor said, “Infinite Sword Ancestor, Cang Yun Sword Ancestor!”

“Here!”

The two immediately stepped out.

“You two will lead one million troops as a reserve army. Once the situation on the battlefield changes, you will reinforce at once!”

“Yes!”

The two nodded at once.

The Sword Sect was easy to defend and hard to attack, so this level of precaution could be called extremely secure.

Then the Sword Ancestor spoke again: “All Sect Masters, although war has already arrived, the reform must by no means be handled rashly or carelessly!”

“Yes!”

More than thirty Sect Masters nodded repeatedly.

At this time, the Sword Ancestor continued, “For the time being, we will resist the Demon Clan army in this manner. We will not stand idly by either.

“While urging you to carry out the reform, we will also constantly guard against large-scale invasions from the Demon Clan!”

“Yes!”

The crowd all withdrew one after another.

…

The four great experts had not expected the Demon Clan’s invasion to come so quickly, but things had already reached this point; they had no other choice and could only move step by step.

In any case, the Sword Sect and the Demon Clan had fought for so many years; even a large-scale war would not end in a short time.

At this moment, the four great experts summoned Ye Fan.

Because they had already made a decision.

“Disciple!”

The Sword Ancestor addressed Ye Fan.

“Four Masters!”

Ye Fan spoke.

Then the Sword Ancestor said, “You’ve been studying deeply in the Sword God Temple for many years now. We know you’re someone who can’t stay put, so this time, we old fellows have something arranged for you!”

“It’s also a form of tempering for you!”

“Are the four Masters sending me to participate in the war between Dao and Demon?”

Ye Fan was extremely sharp; he guessed it instantly.

The four nodded. “Smart, you already guessed it. Look at our Sword Sect’s army—where do you think we still need to make up for shortcomings?”

Ye Fan said, “Four Masters, in my view, under the current situation, although our Sword Sect’s army does not have the advantage in numbers, we have natural barriers and a favorable terrain!”

“That point can be ignored, because that is fundamentally not a weakness of our Sword Sect’s army!”

“But there is one aspect that still needs to be supplemented!”

“Oh?”

The four looked at Ye Fan with curiosity.

They hadn’t expected Ye Fan to have some accomplishments in military strategy as well.

Ye Fan said, “The four Sect Masters are all commanders capable of ruling a region; their ability is beyond question. But what they lack are high-ranking officers!”

“Within the Demon Clan’s army, there should be many high-ranking officers. Once such people appear among the masses, the damage they can cause is terrifying to the extreme!”

It had to be said, at this moment, Ye Fan’s knowledge and insight were quite substantial.

The four nodded in satisfaction. Ye Fan’s strategic thinking had exceeded their expectations. In fact, in this era where great powers sprang up everywhere, sheer numbers did not confer any advantage.

It was top-tier combat power that held the initiative.

Of course, the four did not yet know whether Ye Fan truly had talent or was just an armchair strategist. This point was crucial; it was also the test they were about to give Ye Fan.

At this time, the Sword Emperor said, “My Sword God Temple has thirty-six Sword Masters, and Guardians numbering one million!”

“So this time, we will send ten Sword Masters and five hundred thousand troops under your guidance. They will follow your command, and at the same time test your capability in warfare!”

This completely exceeded Ye Fan’s expectations. In Ye Fan’s mind, at most they would send him to the battlefield to temper himself alone.

He had never imagined they would actually hand over five hundred thousand troops and ten supreme Sword Masters for him to command. This was practically a heaven-sent surprise.

The four truly were generous with this precious disciple of theirs.

So Ye Fan hurriedly said, “Rest assured, Masters, I will do my utmost and make my army shine brilliantly on the battlefield!”

This was Ye Fan’s promise to them.

“Don’t rush to promise yet, because the place we want you to guard is very special!”

“Special in what way?”

Ye Fan asked curiously.

This point was crucial. In any case, he knew the four would never just give him five hundred thousand troops to let him charge around wildly on the battlefield.

“We want you to guard a fortress!”

The Sword Immortal spoke.

“What’s the name of the fortress?”

Ye Fan asked curiously.

The Sword Immortal said, “This fortress is the Demon Domain Fortress!”

In an instant, Ye Fan almost fell on his ass. This was just too brutal. The Demon Domain Fortress was one of the Sword Sect’s three great fortresses.

Five hundred thousand troops were simply not enough! It needed at least one million troops to have a chance. With just five hundred thousand guarding the Demon Domain Fortress, Ye Fan honestly did not have that confidence.

At this moment, the four asked him, “Are you scared?”

“Impossible. I’ve never had a time when I was scared!”

Ye Fan replied immediately.

But then he changed his tone: “Four Masters, if I can’t hold it, can I… run?”

In truth, Ye Fan didn’t want to say something so shameful, but at that moment, it just slipped out of him; he truly was feeling helpless.

The four shook their heads at once. “No. We believe in you. With your ability, guarding the Demon Domain Fortress will absolutely be no problem!”

“Go now! Don’t let us down!”

Ye Fan knew he’d been ruthlessly pit by these four old geezers again, and the key was that he could neither resist nor refuse.

That was the most exasperating part.

He honestly felt like crying.

After that, Ye Fan withdrew. He selected ten Sword Masters; these ten Sword Masters were not weak at all, each at Grade Six Ancestor Realm or higher.

Among them, three had even reached Grade Seven Ancestor Realm. In one go, he took away a full third of the Sword God Temple’s foundation. To say the four Sword Dao Experts didn’t treat him well was impossible.

After all, they were entrusting a third of their assets to him. But he still felt there was something a bit fishy about all this.

However, things had already come to this point; once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back for the arrow.