Chapter 729: Immortal Gate Citizens Mobilize

Jiang Ding flew in the sky, gazing down at Qingfeng University.

It had been countless years since he last returned to his hometown in Rongcheng; the home in that residential district was covered in dust, the people there had long forgotten that a youth once grew up here, not a single person among hundreds of thousands knew him, and it had become part of history.

Qingfeng University occupied an ever-increasing portion of his life, gradually beginning to surpass the status of his hometown.

In the past, his understanding of Bai Mei True Person's feelings for Xiang Qiyu Sect was vague and shallow.

Now, he was personally experiencing this new attachment.

Within the seemingly ordinary mountain gates, plants, trees, rocks, and stones lay the emotions of a Jin Dan cultivator's entire life, their entire past; how many laughs and tears had occurred here, impossible to abandon except through life and death.

With a single glance, Jiang Ding easily spotted the differences in the campus.

"Now is truly not a good time to launch a war! Once we fail, the Immortal Gate will immediately face the crisis of collapse!"

This is a special supreme-grade infant treasure, capable of providing Nascent Soul peak-level defense, as well as array affinity, enhancing the control ability of military formations.

He took out the blue general's uniform for the Sky-Heaven Troops, issued not long ago, from his storage jade pendant; inputting magic power, it became like rippling water, covering his whole body, with complex array patterns spreading outward.

The serving armies included ground tank units, Sky-Heaven Troops, Star-Heaven Troops, and others.

He accelerated, moving through the air above the city, and soon arrived at the Immortal Gate Military Assembly Hall located in the center of Immortal Capital.

But their parents, families, friends, and classmates were likely already conscripted into the army, joining the military ranks to become individual soldiers and officers at various levels.

"Those who don't know might think I brought a child from my relatives' family."

Zhang Zhang Junsheng rolled his eyes: "Look around at everyone; which of us isn't a mature, reliable, steady middle-aged man, clearly a pillar of both family and Immortal Gate, while you are just a small one."

As long as the Immortal Gate's homeland is not under attack, schooling must continue, of course, limited to those below Jin Dan.

"This is irrational; we must prevent the war from happening."

No one can be exempt; this is the other side of the generous rights enjoyed by citizens.

"Everyone, this meeting is the last opportunity..."

Many Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun cast strange glances in this direction.

"Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun..."

The previously relaxed and lively campus atmosphere was gone; the students coming and going, from the freshmen just enrolled down to the juniors and seniors, all had tight little faces and hurried expressions, with almost no laughter or play.

These few were Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun nearing retirement and term change; if there were no war, they would have already entered the Chen Mian Mi Jing to slow the passage of time.

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun and the others were not wearing their usual preferred Daoist robes; they had all changed into the white general's uniforms of the Star-Heaven Troops, lacking elegance, standing straight and capable, adding a touch of sternness.

Jiang Ding was fine.

Jiang Ding asked casually.

Lu Ling Master Dinghai Zhenjun and Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun instantly showed fierce light in their eyes, looking toward where the voice came from.

Ahead, people were gathered together, talking loudly.

Jiang Ding's expression straightened, trying to make his face look serious.

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun thought for a moment, then smiled gently.

"In this battle, who knows how many people will bury their bones in a foreign land..."

It shouldn't be like this.

Ground force commanders have the weakest cultivation, while Star-Heaven Troops commanders have the strongest strength, often held by Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation cultivators.

There too was a group of Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun; taking advantage of the time before the military meeting began, they quickly built a podium and were loudly delivering speeches on it.

Various reserve divisions and framework divisions were rapidly being filled out, urgently resuming past military formation training.

They were usually civilian staff, but now they wore general's uniforms; this meant they had been granted the rank of Major General in the Star-Heaven Troops.

These measures were taken for practical combat considerations; if the organizational structure were shattered, having a clear standard when reorganizing again would make it much faster.

The few of them stopped.

A group of Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun with slightly red-rimmed eyes gathered around, killing intent overflowing; the surroundings instantly became like polar ice, and even groups of Jin Dan cultivators present would have their souls frozen.

"About right."

"By the way, the Military Assembly Hall does not allow entry with disheveled attire; you must quickly change into your military uniform."

People came in and went out here; without exception, all were wearing various colored military uniforms.

"Everyone!"

Once the battlefield situation turns unfavorable, more troops can be assembled instantly to reinforce the battlefield.

Lu Ling Master Dinghai Zhenjun said casually.

Education is the foundation.

This two-hundred-plus-year-old little fellow seemed no different from the children in their families.

"Too early, too early; I do not agree. The Immortal Gate's strength has not yet accumulated to its optimal state..."

"That seems correct as well."

Jiang Ding landed on the ground and found that Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun, Lu Ling Master Dinghai Zhenjun, and Zhang Zhang Junsheng had also arrived; the few of them gathered together.

From Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun down to mortals manning heavy machine gun lines, all had received conscription orders and begun fulfilling their civic duties, either on the battlefield or in rear military factories.

At Jiang Ding's request, the defensive capability was removed and replaced with concealment and speed bonuses.

Generally speaking, officers of lower-level forces often regard themselves as two ranks lower when in the presence of officers from higher-level forces.

He conjured a mirror with spells.

This is only the initial mobilization.

In the mirror, the young general looked heroic and dashing, elegant and graceful... yet also childish, lacking any authority, like a child playing dress-up.

"Oh, the uniform!"

Before graduation, they face no military service pressure.

Clearly, Shen Ya Master Dinghai Zhenjun and Ran Gu Master Dinghai Zhenjun had never shown any unusual appearance regarding their looks; they were just ordinary, and he had thought all Nascent Soul cultivators would be like that.

Zhang Zhang Junsheng's face overflowed with killing intent: "If we truly enter Chen Mian Mi Jing, we won't even be able to wait for thousands of years; it's better to take a gamble now. If we die, so be it; if we die, we die."

Jiang Ding finally remembered.

"Don't waste your effort; it won't work."

"Didn't the Master fall into slumber?"

Jiang Ding recognized the chubby old man giving the speech.

Jiang Ding rubbed the back of his head, wore an embarrassed expression, and followed beside Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun and the other two, walking briskly toward the Military Assembly Hall.

Jiang Ding showed a look of confusion.

Jiang Ding stopped looking.

The Outer Realm Star Army wore white, the Sky-Heaven Army wore blue, and the Ground Forces wore pine-green; ranks ranged from Major General to General, with varying cultivation levels.

Compared to Zhang Zhang Junsheng, who radiated killing intent, he and Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun were far more calm, long accustomed to war, with no great fluctuations in their minds.

"..."

"Slumber my foot!"

For instance, a Ground Forces Major General had no authority to command the Sky-Heaven Army; if encountering a Star Army field officer, they would need to obey his command.

Ignoring the fierce glares from many elder Master Dinghai Zhenjun below, Master Dinghai Zhenjun Elder Bo Ming shouted loudly: "We could clearly have waited another few thousand years, let the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace expand once more, seize the small realms of other Immortal Sects, continue widening the cracks between them, until the contradictions became impossible to heal."

"The little ones are starting to get nervous too..."

This was the Immortal Gate's Minister of Foreign Affairs; they had met once before, when the man had accused him of killing the Sword Disciple of the Shangqing Lingbao Sect, offending the Zhonglixian Sect, and ruining the diplomatic achievements the Immortal Gate had worked so hard to obtain.

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun reminded him.

"Only then is it the best moment for war!"

"Now is too early!"

(End of this chapter)