Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1746 - 1063: Chaotic Battle of Attrition
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White Cloud Immortal City, Jade Sky Hall.
A white stream of light fell in front of the hall door, and Que Lingyu emerged from the glow.
Inside the hall, White Cloud True Monarch was talking with Yun Ge. Seeing Que Lingyu arrive, he quickly asked, "What’s the situation?"
The feather on Que Lingyu’s forehead gently twitched, and pure eyes were filled with joy.
"The battle has started. There are fights everywhere in the mountains now. I don’t know where so many demon beasts came from, but they simultaneously began attacking the Unpredictable Ghost Sect’s ghost soldiers and blood puppets!"
"It seems that the Qingyuan Fox Clan was prepared early; they should have already gathered some demon beasts. Many of these beasts haven’t been seen before, suggesting they’ve been hiding their strength for a long time!"
Que Lingyu’s tone was light-hearted. The conflict between the Unpredictable Ghost Sect and the Wanhua Demon Court is most beneficial for the Sky Cloud Sword Sect, as their clash means the Sky Cloud Sword Sect won’t face immediate danger.
At this time, neither the Unpredictable Ghost Sect nor the Wanhua Demon Court would provoke the Sky Cloud Sword Sect; they might even seek to win them over.
As for whether the Qingyuan Fox Clan has hidden strength, the answer is definitely yes.
Being one of the most powerful demon clans in the Wanhua Mountain Range, how could the Qingyuan Fox Clan not have some foundation?
"Good, we can have a period of respite!" White Cloud True Monarch smiled.
However, Que Lingyu shook her head, "You’re rejoicing too early. Perhaps they won’t pay attention to us now, but they will certainly focus on True Yang Immortal City! If the Unpredictable Ghost Sect attacks True Yang Immortal City, can we remain indifferent?"
White Cloud True Monarch was momentarily stunned, then sighed lightly, "We cannot!"
True Yang Immortal City is the largest resource pool for the Sky Cloud Sword Sect and also houses high-level resources.
Those first-stage spiritual objects and most second-stage spiritual objects aren’t greatly useful to Golden Core cultivators; they need third-stage spiritual objects, and in large quantities.
Hence, White Cloud True Monarch would rather abandon the Yunxiao Mountain Range than lose True Yang Immortal City.
"So, we still need to prepare for battle!" Que Lingyu said.
White Cloud True Monarch nodded slightly, "I know this, the sect has gathered forty Foundation Establishment cultivators and two hundred Golden Body Realm Martial Artists, ready to support True Yang Immortal City at any time!"
The Sky Cloud Sword Sect has been established for forty years, integrating the power of the Yunxiao Mountain Range and recruiting a large number of disciples during that time.
Currently, the Sky Cloud Sword Sect has over eighty Foundation Establishment elders, more than two thousand late-stage Qi Refining sect representatives and Inner Sect disciples, and over four thousand Outer Sect disciples.
This is merely the strength of the Sky Cloud Sword Sect itself, not to forget it has many subordinate forces.
These affiliated forces include Immortal Cultivation Family and Martial Arts Sects with more than ten Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists, three to four hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, and hundreds of Golden Body Realm Martial Artists.
While the Sky Cloud Sword Sect can’t mobilize all the power from its subordinate forces, it can draw on thirty percent of it.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators and Golden Body Realm Martial Artists mentioned by White Cloud True Monarch mostly come from affiliated forces.
"Our foundation is still too weak; this amount of force can’t block the large army of ghost soldiers and blood puppets from the Unpredictable Ghost Sect!" Que Lingyu said softly.
The ghost soldiers of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect at a minimum have the strength of Golden Body Realm Martial Artists, and while blood puppets are mostly comparable to Innate Martial Artists, their sheer numbers are overwhelming.
At present, the Unpredictable Ghost Sect is deploying their foundational power from the Corpse Sea, where the ghost soldiers and blood puppets are the elite of elites, nourished by evil qi and blood evil qi for hundreds of years.
Their strength is much greater than that of newly refined ghost soldiers and blood puppets.
Blood puppets have almost the strength of the peak of Qi Refining, while ghost soldiers possess power equivalent to Foundation Establishment cultivators.
If calculated this way, thirty thousand ghost soldiers and one hundred thousand blood puppets equate to thirty thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and one hundred thousand peak Qi Refining cultivators.
Thirty thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators!
How many second-order demon beasts are there in the Wanhua Mountain Range?
Que Lingyu estimates there are only about forty to fifty thousand!
Although ghost soldiers are weakened by the defect of incomplete Divine Soul, making them 30% weaker compared to regular Foundation Establishment cultivators and second-order demon beasts, they’re not much worse than thirty thousand second-order demon beasts.
Compared to this, the dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Sky Cloud Sword Sect are truly insignificant.
Of course, the Unpredictable Ghost Sect couldn’t use all their forces to attack True Yang Immortal City.
But even half of it would be more than True Yang Immortal City could withstand.
White Cloud True Monarch was aware of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Hmph, I might as well take action myself. A bunch of puppets, do you think they can stop me?"
"There are Golden Core level ghost soldiers in the Unpredictable Ghost Sect!" Que Lingyu reminded.
White Cloud True Monarch gently shook his head, "Those ghost soldiers are not as good as third-order puppets; they possess neither divine skills nor can they wield spiritual artifacts!"
The Unpredictable Ghost Sect can refine third-order ghost soldiers, but when they refine Golden Core cultivators and Demon Kings into third-order ghost soldiers, their strength is reduced to only three to four tenths.
A Golden Core cultivator turned into a ghost soldier retains about thirty percent of their strength.
A Demon King turned into a ghost soldier retains about forty percent.
Demon Kings are more suitable to be refined into ghost soldiers for a simple reason: Golden Core cultivators focus more on divine skills and spiritual artifacts, while ghost soldiers’ Divine Souls, being corroded by evil qi and blood evil qi, become incomplete, preventing them from using divine skills or controlling spiritual artifacts.
In comparison, Demon Kings’ divine skills come from blood lineage, and their spiritual artifacts are part of themselves, allowing them to retain some divine skills and spiritual artifact power.