Chapter 3023: Audacious Strategy

"This is the last hammer-blow deal the Holy Venerable of Lingxu has made; even if he exaggerates the numbers, no celestial demon in the lower realm will be able to hold him to account afterward." Fu Shanlie clapped his hands. "By my reckoning, if the celestial demons who ultimately descend to the lower realm can number three or four thousand, that would already be remarkable."

Three or four thousand versus over ten thousand celestial demons — that is not merely a difference in quantity.

The Treasure Tree King reminded them: "Even if there are only three or four thousand, that still outnumbers the immortals of the mortal world. The heavenly realm has been rich in nightmare qi for three thousand years, so their cultivation is still higher than that of the immortals on the ground."

Sigh, what qualifications do they have to say "only"?

While the two vassal demon kings discussed, He Lingchuan remained silent.

He understood one thing very clearly: the power the Holy Venerable of Lingxu brings to the lower realm must be as strong and as complete as possible.

Strong — meaning the Great Celestial Demons of the Lingxu multitude must all answer the call, every last one; they are the terrifying weapons with which the Holy Venerable of Lingxu will invade the mortal world;

Complete — meaning the celestial demons of the Lingxu multitude must descend to the lower realm in the greatest possible numbers; thirty or fifty is useless, three or five hundred is worrying; only when thousands upon thousands reach the mortal world can a scale effect be formed.

They are the important cornerstone for the Holy Venerable of Lingxu to reconstruct his power in the mortal world after his descent.

Neither of these two can be missing, so the Holy Venerable of Lingxu's core thinking must be to have both.

If anyone else wanted to do this, He Lingchuan would just laugh at them.

But if the Holy Venerable of Lingxu wants to do this, He Lingchuan will only rack his brains to fathom him, to figure out by what method he could achieve it.

Therefore, to deal with the Holy Venerable of Lingxu, one must also destroy his power from these two aspects — that is, both strike at the Great Celestial Demons and reduce the number of ordinary celestial demons.

Just as Fu Shanlie said, when the time comes and celestial demons descend universally like a meteor shower, that will be the mortal world's greatest calamity, because our side fundamentally lacks an equivalent number of immortals to contend with them!

The two vassal demon kings discussed a few more sentences, then asked He Lingchuan: "You just mentioned there was a radical strategy?"

"Yes." He Lingchuan said in a solemn voice, "Right now the concentration of heaven-and-earth spiritual qi is sufficient, the God-Descent Bodies are also prepared, the conditions for the celestial demons' descent into the world have already matured. Everyone think — why hasn't the God-Descent Plan started yet?"

The God-Descent Plan he spoke of referred to the large-scale descent of celestial demons. Small-scale, localized descents have long been carried out in secret; everyone present is very clear on this point.

Fu Shanlie immediately said: "Perhaps the Holy Venerable of Lingxu is waiting to choose a better moment?"

The high levels of the various nations have long studied this point as well, but cannot produce an accurate answer. Because the Holy Venerable of Lingxu's thoughts, no one could possibly know. The Treasure Tree King then said: "I heard instead that the Holy Venerable of Lingxu has been in seclusion these past few days, while the Lingxu multitude is still slaughtering the heavenly realm on a grand scale, as if they intend to kill until the moment of descent."

Anyway, the Lingxu multitude is about to descend to the lower realm; before leaving, doing a bit of whatever to the heavenly realm carries no psychological burden. Everyone's mindset is:

"This old man is never coming back."

"I have accurate information that the Holy Venerable of Lingxu is urgently forging two divine artifacts. These two things could have a tremendous boosting effect on his own descent to the lower realm, and possibly even on the descent of the Great Celestial Demons." He Lingchuan's tone was grave. "Once he has them fully ready, the God-Descent Plan will begin." "Aid the Holy Venerable of Lingxu's descent?" Fu Shanlie was startled. "You mean, besides using the God-Descent Bodies? But how would he cross the Two Realms' wall barrier?"

"The remnant body of the Divine Lord Sheyin in their hands is insufficient to support the God-Descent requirements of dozens of Great Celestial Demons and thousands of ordinary celestial demons; it simply cannot produce that many." He Lingchuan said with a straight face. "The origin and energy consumed by Great Celestial Demons are extraordinarily astonishing to begin with, let alone the Holy Venerable of Lingxu himself. Even a True Immortal's body cannot bear his descent; a mere remnant body of the True Lord Sheyin is even more impossible."

The Treasure Tree King smiled bitterly: "Although it seems unlikely, we have always hoped his true self would not descend."

This is no joke. The stronger the Holy Venerable of Lingxu, the stronger the Two Realms' wall barrier's restriction on him.

He Lingchuan understands this kind of wishful thinking psychology all too well, but: "Ever since retreating to the heavenly realm after the Ancient War, the Holy Venerable of Lingxu has been secretly forging a divine artifact in the Heavenly Realm's Eternal Volcano, and it also uses fragments of the Tianluo Star. Several materials collected by the robe-faction celestial demons from the mortal world were also used by the former immortals in forging the Great Fanghu."

The two vassal demon kings cried out in alarm: "Could it be that he intends to forge a second Great Fanghu?"

The Great Fanghu is what manner of supreme treasure; if the Holy Venerable of Lingxu can forge another, descent to the lower realm might truly be no problem. Previously Maitian wanted to use the Great Fanghu to fully descend to the mortal world; this matter had also long reached the vassal demon kings' ears.

"The reason the Great Fanghu is so miraculous is because it fused the will of the new world captured by the Three Saints of the Heavenly Realm, as well as the divine sense entrusted by the Black Dragon Divine Lord before his fall. Unless the Holy Venerable of Lingxu jumps into the volcano himself during the forging of the divine artifact, using his own body to forge it, that artifact could never hope to reach the Great Fanghu's level." He Lingchuan had already envisioned this problem countless times. "However, because it is also forged from Tianluo Star fragments, it will possess certain characteristics similar to the Great Fanghu."

"As for the second divine artifact, it is the 'Spring Wind and Rain' that he seized from the Great Celestial Demon Qi Huotian. Like Maitian, Qi Huotian was also one of the Great Celestial Demons who forged the Tianluo Star, and had researched returning to the mortal world for many years; this divine artifact was only successfully forged by him some days ago."

The Treasure Tree King suddenly realized: "Earlier we heard that Qi Huotian had fallen; so it was the Holy Venerable of Lingxu who wanted to seize his divine artifact?"

"Yes. Once the Holy Venerable of Lingxu has made foolproof preparations, he will lead the celestial demons to invade the mortal world with the force of a thunderbolt. That scene is already not far off." He Lingchuan did not beat around the bush either. "The only plan now is for us to make good use of this slight time difference."

"Wait!" Fu Shanlie's heart stirred. "You mean we launch a preemptive attack before the Gods' Plan?"

"Worthy of the King of Chiyan." Old in body but not in mind, his strategic vision remains outstanding. "Since this battle is ultimately unavoidable, our goal is to minimize losses and maximize gains!"

The Treasure Tree King was alarmed: "Your strategy is truly audacious!"

"Are we to sit and await death?" Fu Shanlie stroked his chin. "I think it's feasible! While the Gods have not yet descended, we swiftly attack the four vassal demon nations under the Heavenly Palace, and first knock out the celestial demons' footholds in the mortal world!"

"If the Holy Venerable of Lingxu still cannot descend, then we have ample room to maneuver." He Lingchuan smiled. "If the Holy Venerable of Lingxu descends hastily, his prior preparations will inevitably be greatly compromised, which is also a good thing for the mortal world."

What the mortal world fears most is the Holy Venerable of Lingxu at his peak.

One of He Lingchuan's deepest feelings from struggling to this day is that the variables occurring in this heaven and earth never wait for him to be fully prepared.

Now, he should also let the Holy Venerable of Lingxu have a good taste of how life is unsatisfactory seven or eight times out of ten.

Just then, the Treasure Tree King suddenly said: "Wait a moment."