Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1903 - 1138: Forward Base

"Jizhen, how many Foundation Establishment Cultivators are registered in the Immortal Hall?" Yang Zhenshan continued to ask.

"One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight!" Yang Jizhen replied.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, this number did not bring him any surprise.

Over eighteen hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators is still less than the White Cloud Immortal City of those days, which was said to have two thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

But in reality, White Cloud Immortal City could only command a few hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators back then.

The Spirit Source Land has over eighteen hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators, enabling Yang Zhenshan to command all of them.

The reason the Spirit Source Land has so many Foundation Establishment Cultivators is mainly because it absorbed a large number of cultivators last time, from the White Cloud Immortal City, from the northeast of the Yunxiao Mountain Range, and from the Qingli Immortal City. Just in that instance, the Spirit Source Land absorbed over eight hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Over the decades, many new Foundation Establishment Cultivators have also emerged in the Spirit Source Land.

Yang Zhenshan silently calculated in his heart.

Over eighteen hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators, more than sixteen hundred demon beasts, over three thousand Second-Order Puppets, eight thousand Divine Generals, plus a hundred thousand Yujing Guards, this is the largest force that White Jade City can mobilize.

Not to mention compared to the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, even Wanhua Demon Court is far inferior.

However, for now, this force is already sufficient.

"Kou Ta, Hong Fuxiu!"

"At your command!" The two stood up and responded.

"You two immediately head to the southern part of the Wanhua Mountain Range to find a temporary base, set up arrays and puppets, and establish our forward base in the Wanhua Mountain Range!" Yang Zhenshan instructed.

The forward base is what he prepared as a stumbling block for the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, and it needs to engage with the Yin Soldier army for some time.

"Understood!" Kou Ta responded.

Yang Zhenshan’s gaze swept over the crowd, then he said, "Xuanzhen! Lead three thousand Divine Generals into the depths of the Wanhua Mountain Range for guerrilla warfare!"

"Guerrilla warfare?" Xuanzhen was a bit puzzled.

"Advance when the enemy retreats, disrupt when the enemy stops, attack when the enemy is tired, pursue when the enemy retreats, destroy the White Bone Pillars built by the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, eliminate their Yin Soldier Blood Puppets, and capture their Yin Soul Ghost Generals! Understand?" Yang Zhenshan smiled.

The Spirit Source Land cannot confront the Unpredictable Ghost Sect head-on, so it must resort to some unconventional tactics.

Destroying the White Bone Pillars is to prevent the Unpredictable Ghost Sect from altering the spiritual energy environment of the Wanhua Mountain Range; eliminating the Yin Soldier Blood Puppets is to deplete the strength of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, and capturing the Yin Soul Ghost Generals will allow the Spirit Source Land to gain more Divine Generals.

"I see, I understand!" Xuanzhen chuckled.

Guerrilla warfare is a profound art, though executing guerrilla warfare in this world is certainly different from what Yang Zhenshan remembers, so how to proceed will depend on Xuanzhen himself. Yang Zhenshan only briefly conveyed the essence of guerrilla warfare.

"Yue Yao, you go to the Wanhua Mountain Range as well!" Yang Zhenshan looked at Yue Yao.

Yue Yao was startled, then stood up and responded, "At your command!"

"Take three hundred demon beasts with you, conduct guerrilla warfare just like Xuanzhen. Can you do it?" Yang Zhenshan asked.

"I can!" Yue Yao agreed very readily.

Sending Yue Yao out was a decision Yang Zhenshan made after careful consideration.

If she has any ulterior motives, Yang Zhenshan doesn’t mind her leaving the Spirit Source Land, but if Yue Yao intends to sabotage his plans, then she can’t blame him for cleaning house.

This is a test, and the outcome will depend on Yue Yao’s choice.

...

A month later.

In an unnamed canyon in the southern part of the Wanhua Mountain Range, hundreds of cultivators and Martial Artists were arranging arrays according to the layout of the canyon and building houses.

In just a few days, they had constructed over a hundred houses in the canyon, and the foundation of the grand array was completed.

Unlike Spring Valley, which was just a temporary base with a simple array that only blocked spiritual sense spying and had very weak protection, this place is being developed as a forward base that will face the siege of millions of Yin Soldiers, so its arrays must be strong enough.

Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun both went on site, first investigating the earth veins and spirit veins, and then designed a third-tier array based on these findings.

Setting up a third-tier array cannot be completed in a few days; it requires ongoing adjustments, filling in gaps, and crafting various array artifacts, and it will take at least several months.

However, the foundation of the array can be completed in a few days.

This canyon seems to have been home to a demon beast tribe, equipped with a Second-Order high-grade spirit vein, with rich earth energy, making it a decent Blessed Land.

The previous war likely forced the demon beast tribe to relocate, and this turned into a boon for White Jade City.

Having such a Blessed Land is very advantageous for White Jade City to establish a forward base, saving a lot of time and resources.

The canyon runs north-south like a trumpet, narrow in the south and wide in the north, with towering mountains on both sides forming natural barriers. As long as a wall is built at the northern opening, it becomes a terrain that’s easy to defend and hard to attack.

To enhance the defensive power of this place, the Spirit Source Land decided, after discussion, to rely on the mountain terrain to build a fortress-level city here.

This won’t be an ordinary city, but a fortress-level city.

It will not only have array protection but also deploy armies, build a comprehensive defense system, and draw upon the earth veins and spirit veins to provide ample spiritual energy to the arrays.

The Spirit Source Land even plans to elevate the spirit vein here to the third order, which makes it a massive undertaking that cannot be completed in less than a few decades.