Chapter 356: The Great War Will Begin

"In the past month, there have been many abnormal movements of the demons, and the border friction has become more and more serious, but I didn't expect their actions to be so big."

"Overnight, six strongholds were pulled out, and more than a hundred monks disappeared. You must know that the total number of monks who graduate from all our Taoist schools every year is only a few thousand."

"No countermeasures have been issued for the sudden riot of the Heavenly Demon. What the hell is Jijian Pavilion doing? I demand that the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Theater be replaced immediately."

"The actions of the demons are too sudden, we can't predict them in advance, and they will have abnormal actions every few months, we can't spend time and energy every time, summoning senior monks and troops, no one can spend so much, Everyone needs to practice."

"Human beings can no longer handle this crisis. The Heavenly Demons rioted and a hundred monks died. This is a major mistake of Jijian Pavilion. I will report it to the Heavenly Court."

In the meeting room, the sound of debate kept ringing out. Dozens of high-level human beings, including the four major schools, the government, the army, and the special commissioners of the Heavenly Court, were fighting for the situation in front of them.

At this time, Yun Chonghe and Ying Hui from Donghua Taoist School were sitting beside them.

Yun Chonghe, as the principal of Donghua Taoist School and the current head of the Sanqing Taoist School, has a heavy burden and countless important tasks, so he does not work in the Taoist school all year round.

Facing the outbreak of war in the Northwest this time, he immediately responded to the call and rushed over. He looked at Ying Rui at the side, and asked via voice transmission, "How are Zhou Bai and Old Zhao?"

Ying Rui: "Zhou Bai went to the battlefield to practice, so there shouldn't be any danger with his methods. What's more, Lao Zhao secretly followed him to protect him."

Yun Chonghe nodded, and suddenly sighed: "Old Zhao, is it necessary?"

Ying Rui's face also darkened slightly: "According to the latest assessment results, he is already on the verge of his limit. I'm afraid he will go see the Great Elder after he returns from protecting Zhou Bai this time."

Yun Chonghe thought of Zhao Shouyi, dreaming of dreams, the evil sect's defection to the four major schools, and this demon riot, and felt that the situation was difficult and the human side was walking on thin ice.

Thinking of Zhou Bai who won the strongest contest among the four schools this time, and remembering how the other party rejected Immortal Mingyue, Yun Chonghe's expression softened slightly: "How is this kid Zhou Bai...?"

A smile appeared on Ying Rui's originally gloomy face: "Zhou Bai is a very good kid, highly talented, responsible, thick-skinned and strong-willed, but sometimes he's a bit out of touch... and has a little bit of a hobby. "

Yun Chonghe: "That's good."

At this moment, the debate at the meeting seemed to have come to an end, and the middle-aged man stood up and said: "The latest order from the Thunder Department of the Heavenly Court said that there will be no gods involved in this war for the time being, and the war will now be conducted by the Thunder Department." Commander Qing Yangzi commanded."

The man who spoke was a commissioner from the Heavenly Court from the Central City, who was responsible for conveying the will of the Heavenly Court.

And the middle-aged Taoist next to him was Qing Yangzi who was sent by Lei's subordinates to command the battle this time.

Hearing what the Commissioner of Heavenly Court said, the expressions of all the people at the scene changed, some were surprised, some were frightened, some were uneasy, some were puzzled... all kinds of emotions were mixed.

"This time the Heavenly Demon is making a big move, without the support of the gods, how can we fight?"

"Is there something wrong? Why didn't the Ministry of Thunder come to support us? This time it's not an ordinary demon movement!"

"Please contact Leibu again, there must be some misunderstanding!"

Almost all the people who started to shout loudly belonged to the human government side, but the leaders of the military and the four major schools were all silent.

The current components of human rights are mainly the government, the military, and the four schools of thought.

Among them, the government represents the will of the Heavenly Court, and most of the officials are sent from the Heavenly Court to be responsible for the management of human administration, people's livelihood, economy, agriculture and other aspects.

The military is composed of senior human monks, who are mainly responsible for fighting the demons. The Four Great Schools represent the four major sects, the cultivation inheritance of human beings, and there is often a great degree of overlap between the top of them and the top of the army.

Facing everyone's entreaties, Qing Yangzi, who was sent by Leibu, smiled, but said nothing.

Seeing the terrified look on the government's face, Wang Shouxuan of Jijian Pavilion snorted coldly: "Without immortals, wouldn't this battle be impossible? The highest-level celestial demons that appeared this time are only at level 5 or 6. I think we should fight now." Take the initiative to attack, clean up the battlefield, defeat each of them, and don't give them a chance to gather."

The leading official glared at Wang Shouxuan: "Isn't it because you are too weak? You can't even beat the tenth-level big demon king, let alone the twelve-headed demon king. Any one of them, if there is no fairy god, is enough to beat us!" Get exterminated.

If you can be trusted, what will we look like? "

Another official said: "Wang Shouxuan, you have to be responsible for your own words. The degree of change in the celestial demons this time is far higher than in previous years. Now only celestial demons of level 5 or 6 appear at the most, which does not mean that it will be the same in the future. Level 10, or even level 10 demons are coming, are you sure you can stop them?"

"You must contact Heaven immediately to apply for support."

At this moment, a monk rushed into the meeting room: "In the 12th, 13th, and 14th war zones, a large number of demons gathered, and the number exceeded 300,000 by visual inspection."

Wang Shouxuan stood up straight suddenly: "Is there a big demon?"

"For the time being, no sky demon above level 6 has been found."

Wang Shouxuan: "Immediately set up the sword formation, strike first, and catch them by surprise before they have assembled..."

"Wait a minute." Qing Yangzi, a special agent from Leibu, said, "Launch a general attack easily. Once the demons and the human race start an all-out war again, can you, Wang Shouxuan, take the blame for this?"

"They're all coming to the door!" Wang Shouxuan said angrily, "Are you going to watch them assemble, form an formation, and launch an attack?"

Qingyangzi shook his head: "The big heavenly demons and the gods of the heavenly court restrain each other. As long as the heavenly demons are rational, it is impossible to really launch a general attack. In my opinion, they want to deliberately lure us away from the big formation in Xishan City. consume our strength."

"Pass my order, all the monks stay in Xishan City, and all the reconnaissance troops immediately retreat to the city. Without my order, they are not allowed to launch any offensive against the Heavenly Demon. Violators will be dealt with according to the military law."

Wang Shouxuan said angrily: "You are delaying the battle opportunity!"

"Once there is a war, the demons can live after they die. What about our monks?" Qingyangzi said coldly: "I can't let the lives of the people below be sacrificed in unnecessary wars of attrition. The war between humans and demons should be able to Avoid is to avoid. The battlefield is not a place for you to be a hero.

Wang Shouxuan, the heavenly court of this war has been handed over to me with full authority. If you still refuse to obey the order, I will report to the heavenly court and remove you from your position. "

Qingyangzi turned his head and said to everyone: "Don't worry, everyone, the Heavenly Court has been paying attention to the battle. Although we will not send any support now, please believe that once the Heavenly Demon really launches a full-scale attack, I will immediately summon the gods of the Thunder Department to descend on the battlefield." Fu Zhao."

"Heavenly Court, it's not that I really don't care about everyone anymore, it's just that I have my own things to do now, so I can't get away for the time being."

Hearing Qingyangzi's words, some people who originally wanted to object also silently closed their mouths.

...

A moment later, sword lights fluttered over the entire Xishan City, and countless monks gathered in the city, confronting the Heavenly Demon gathered hundreds of kilometers away.

But some of the entire monk team became gloomy. After all, there was no support from the immortals in this war, which made most people's confidence shaken.

‘Can human beings alone defeat the Heavenly Demon this time? '

Similar thoughts kept ringing in the hearts of countless people.

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