Chapter 1079 - 1179: The Reason for Demonic Sect Participation

All the sect leaders present were dumbfounded after the Taichu Immortal finished speaking.

Even those from minor sects were dumbfounded, and even the leader of the Shan Sect looked shocked at the Taichu Immortal seating at the prominent position above.

He never expected that the Taichu Sect could obtain such a treasure. For the Taichu Sect, gaining such a treasure was equivalent to controlling the world, as the area outside the wall was much larger than inside.

Meanwhile, a drop of cold sweat fell from the Shan Sect Leader's brow. Initially stunned, he suddenly realized that the Taichu Sect's acquisition of the treasure meant that all the sects would have to venture outside the wall to explore. Consequently, the Daffodils that the Shan Sect had cultivated over thousands of years would be rendered worthless. But he knew he couldn't stop it, because the upper sects could use this opportunity beyond the wall to increase their strength. Not just because the Daffodils themselves lacked the potency of other materials, but because the resources outside the wall were so abundant, outclassing the Daffodils in both quality and quantity.

Indeed, if the Taichu Sect had not acquired such a treasure, after thousands or even tens of thousands of years, when resources inside the wall would be depleted, the Shan Sect would have claimed the dominant position. However, it's important to remember that the Shan Sect's Daffodils were nurtured using a variety of materials to achieve such spirituality. This wasn't unknown to other sects, who merely thought the Daffodils needed various materials to enhance their spirituality.

In reality, it wasn't so; at the beginning of cultivating the Daffodils, they had failed, requiring heavenly treasures to be irrigated with to achieve such spirituality. The higher the quality of the magnificent treasures used, the better the quality of Daffodils produced.

Nevertheless, they persisted with the Daffodils because a portion of heavenly treasures could produce a more significant amount of Daffodils, which was their fundamental motivation. Another uncertain reason was that during the immortals' cultivation of Daffodils, it was noted in the cultivation manual that if Daffodils received a sufficient amount of heavenly treasures, their mother plant might transform into a kind of heavenly treasure.

Certainly, this chance could be very small, but it was part of the reason the Shan Sect persisted for so many years without giving up. The primary reason was still being able to turn a portion of heavenly treasures into two portions for the Shan Sect's people to use, indirectly saving on the use of heavenly treasures.

At this moment, the Shan Sect Leader was quite conflicted. On one hand, he knew that seizing this opportunity could considerably strengthen the upper sects, but on the other, their millennia-long plan had just been shattered. The resources outside the wall were so plentiful that there was no need to use them to cultivate Daffodils. After all, Daffodils don't have the quality of the same-grade resources; they merely excel at converting same-grade resources into more Daffodils.

However, the Shan Sect Leader did not intend to give up on the Daffodils. Primary magical treasures may not need Daffodils, but auxiliary magical treasures must use them. After all, Daffodils aren't particularly good in offensive roles, but they excel significantly in support roles. Using Daffodils for communication or purification are excellent choices.

All the sect leaders were still in shock, unable to recover.

"We should all know; if the Demon Dao learns of this news, we won't develop beyond the wall in peace. Every sect likely has infiltrators from the Demon Path; it's absurd to claim that your sects are clean from this. So if we don't bring the Demon Path along, imagine sending troops beyond the wall; once it's developed, would your sects still exist within the wall? The stronger sects can have enough people to manage those from the Demon Path, but can some of your sects handle them? I think not, and that's why I propose bringing the Demon Path along to develop beyond the wall, because those beings beyond the wall are the common enemies of all cultivators within the wall," the Taichu Immortal nearly convinced himself with his words. After all, those demonized beings in the Demon Path wouldn't initially attack minor sects but would vent their hatred on the Taichu Sect first. If the Taichu Sect had enough people remaining, they would then target the minor sects, yet the Taichu Immortal neglected to mention their hatred for the Taichu Sect and instead pointed out their hatred targets later.

While this wasn't wrong, no one knew how long this hatred would persist and how much developmental delay the Taichu Sect would suffer because of it.

If the Taichu Sect were ruthless enough, at the outset, they wouldn't develop beyond the wall, keeping their forces within the sect. Whenever the demonized beings arrived, they would ensure they'd never leave, keeping them forever within the Taichu Sect. In a few years, the demonized beings would stop harassing the Taichu Sect and move on to harass the minor sects.

However, if the Taichu Sect didn't develop beyond the wall, other sects wouldn't be able to either, creating a vicious circle. The Taichu Sect must develop beyond the wall, and it's impossible to achieve that with only a small part of their forces; otherwise, they wouldn't even have a taste of the soup beyond the wall.

If the Taichu Sect placed too much power outside the wall, the remaining forces inside would endure tough battles, unless they turtle up.

But the Taichu Sect could never turtle up. Typically, the demonized beings from the Demon Path would provoke those on the righteous path, conducting indirect provocations instead of going directly into major sects. Minor sects were a different story; they would generally conduct slaughters in villages or towns near a sect, forcing the righteous path members to resolve the issue, then take advantage of the situation to kill those who responded.

Then the sect would send more people to investigate, allowing the demonized beings to surround and attack them again in the town. If those minor sects emptied their forces, the demonized beings would seize this chance to attack their sect and take over its geographical position, culminating in destroying that sect from both sides.

Although they cannot do this to the Taichu Sect, it would still serve as a distraction. After all, there were too many demonized beings from the Demon Path to confront an incomplete Taichu Sect adequately.

To deal with a fully strengthened Taichu Sect, one could still destroy it if willing to pay the price.

Yet, they won't do that, nor would other sects let the Taichu Sect be obliterated.