Chapter 730: The Best Strategic Window Has Arrived

"You, for your own selfish gains, starting the war early, will bury the Immortal Sects!"

"How can your heart bear it?"

Amidst the sky-filling killing intent, under the gaze of countless ancient Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun, Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun roared.

Jiang Ding fell into thought.

Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun was also an ancient Nascent Soul; he too desperately hoped to obtain a Soul Transformation opportunity, for this was life's intense instinctual craving to survive.

But now, he was preventing the war from arriving early.

"Bo Ming!"

Yuan looked toward the Commander-in-Chief of the campaign, Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun, signaling him to speak.

"This once-in-a-millennium opportunity is the best time for the Immortal Sects to start the war, to liberate the many small realms under the bloody rule of Brother Brother Xuanwu's Heavenly Palace."

Yuan was stunned.

A moment of waiting?

The Soul Transformation Canghai Tianjun's expressions were calm.

"But, Bo Ming, you have not considered one thing!"

"... This military conference officially begins."

"So that is how it is!"

"Why can we not wait?"

Attacking others in the Immortal Sects' Military Grand Hall is a grave crime!

"Ah..."

Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun shouted loudly: "Fellow Daoists, fellow comrades, why can we not continue to wait? A hasty war will bring our Immortal Sects to the brink of annihilation!"

Many Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun clenched their fists, staring at him fiercely.

"Elder Yuan, it is still not too late to stop now!"

"A moment of humiliation, a moment of waiting, what does it matter?"

"The Immortal Sects' development speed is faster than the Badaxian Sect; the further we go, the more advantage we have. Even, after several thousand years, once the Great Sun Sword Disciple has fully grown, our war will begin with victory!"

Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun frowned coldly at the Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun clamoring below and snorted: "Since the Immortal Sects' development speed is faster than the Badaxian Sect, then why not do our utmost to postpone the war time to gain the greatest advantage?!"

Silence fell around them.

Just as he was about to say something, below, an old man with a face full of wrinkles, resembling orange peel, flew up.

"This..."

"Do you still have doubts?"

"Yes, exactly so!"

"Therefore, now is the best strategic window!"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun said sternly.

Importantly, he was Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun's father.

Master Master Dinghai snorted: "The reasons you speak of, the elders have certainly considered; since it has already been passed, that proves now is the best time to start the war. How can a mere Nascent Soul cultivator be allowed to make noise!"

But this crude silencing...

"What does that matter?"

"Haha!"

"Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun has had too much contact with the Jiewaixian Sect, thus unconsciously receiving their intimidation; how foolish!"

"I have always believed the timing is not yet ripe!"

Even Master Master Dinghai and the other two sighed secretly, wondering what to think.

"As for waiting for the Great Sun Sword Disciple to grow up... this is extremely difficult; the estimated time for the Great Sun Nascent Soul Secret Art project is currently one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven years."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun said coldly: "The Immortal Sects' estimate is between six thousand and eight thousand years; the lifespans of the Void Refining Great Beings of the various Immortal Sects differ, but roughly fall within this range."

"Who can endure it?!"

"Once this strategic window passes, it will never return."

The older the person, the more they cherish their own life; they are far less impulsive than youths or adults, and when emotions and violence surge, they would discard tens of thousands of years of life without even furrowing a brow."

"They have a strong will to survive; under normal circumstances, a Void Refining Great Being would absolutely never ignore danger and fight to the death. To sacrifice oneself for the sect or for righteousness, no one dares to demand a Void Refining Great Being do such a thing."

The Master Dinghai Zhenjun around spoke one after another, from how the realm relations stood, to the natural appeasement tendency of the diplomatic department, to the disdain for liberal arts; various arguments, various speeches added up to detailed liberal arts theses.

Even a Soul Transformation cultivator, what does that amount to?

These are the good sons and daughters of our Immortal Sect citizens; the elders' authority and coercion cannot change us."

The old man ignored everything, grabbed the collar, raised his fist, and beat him, striking wildly, beating Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun until he screamed continuously and could not speak.

"Old thing, even if you do this... ah... I will not yield..."

"Who can resist? Who will resist?"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun slightly calmed his emotions and said slowly: "The Void Refining Great Beings are entering old age, but there is still a long time ahead to live."

"I oppose this campaign!"

Jiang Ding opened his eyes, looked around; thousands of Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun and nearly a hundred Soul Transformation Canghai Tianjun had already arrived, sitting in their seats.

"No, there is none left."

Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun must have the right to speak!

This is granted to him by the Law of the Immortal Sects; he can debate, can unite more people to oppose, can drown his voice with more voices.

"Dare not answer directly,"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun bowed slightly.

"Serves him right!"

"Stop with your flowery lies and short-sightedness!"

"In this situation,"

"How can worldly affairs always go as one wishes..."

The distant voice raised slightly.

Jiang Ding remained silent.

"Oppose!"

"Reason?"

Zhang Zhang Junsheng gloated.

As expected, it was Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming.

"A Refining Void Great Power, not an Immortal, not a God; this is beyond doubt."

Regarding this, although murderous intent stirred in Jiang Ding's heart and he worried for the Dao Disciple's heart, he still said nothing.

"Do you know how much lifespan the Refining Void cultivators of the Badaxian Sect have left?"

No matter what, one cannot lock one's own father away for decades or even a hundred years, can one?

Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming's face turned red; he wished he could drill into a crack in the ground.

"What are you shouting about!"

"Do you want to wait several thousand more years?"

"You have not considered the lifespan of a Refining Void Great Power!"

Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming roared.

His face was bruised and swollen; the wounds carried the aura of spells, could not heal, and were extremely wretched, yet his voice remained firm, even when facing a Soul Transformation cultivator.

So many powerful ones gathered in this tiny space unintentionally radiated pressure that filled the great hall; the air nearly solidified. Jin Dan and Foundation Establishment cultivators could hardly speak or think in such an environment.

Gradually, many Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun who had been full of murderous intent fell silent.

A trace of Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun's pressure unconsciously bloomed; within it, the terrifying scenes of blood seas surging and sweeping across the realm that the old cultivator had experienced flashed briefly, causing countless Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun to suffocate and their magic power to stagnate.

"We will witness eight Refining Void Great Powers whose lifespans are about to end!"

"Senior speaks too heavily."

Countless gazes turned over, including many surprised gazes from Soul Transformation Canghai Tianjun.

In the hearts of many Master Dinghai Zhenjun, the survival of the Immortal Gates was as important as their own life and death; do not look at their faces full of murderous intent, perhaps they have already given up in their hearts, or even been persuaded by Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming and begun to oppose the war.

Jiang Ding suddenly realized.

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun took up the thread of conversation and said slowly: "The Badaxian Sect cannot be viewed with the gaze for a major power; rather, one should look at the eight Refining Void Great Powers and see how they are."

Yuan laughed heartily and praised: "What is there to be shy about? If you do not understand, ask; it is only right."

Jiang Ding and the many Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun hurriedly rose and clumsily returned the greeting.

He thought this was again like the Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun just now, avoiding the question and refusing to answer directly, speaking bluntly with no tact whatsoever.

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun raised an eyebrow and continued.

"Previously, due to various considerations, we did not inform you little ones; this was indeed our fault, please forgive us."

"When three walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher."

But these were unimportant.

His life was too short; he was only sixteen, knew and understood very little, and found it difficult to make correct judgments before the grand trends of the realm.

Master Master Dinghai's heart rose with murderous intent.

Just now, it must have been Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming who stopped the guards from coming, probably citing the reason that cultivators sparring occasionally was normal.

"I ask only one question: do you dare answer?"

This moment was his entire life; all chances for Soul Transformation would be buried, waiting until he withered and died.

"The Immortal Gates develop faster; if we continue to wait, our strength will become relatively stronger than the Badaxian Sect."

"You selfish cultivators... ah!"

Guards flew in from afar, paused in surprise, then retreated.

"Jiang Ding, it is not as you think."

Yuan did not become angry and asked.

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun looked at Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming.

Master Master Dinghai understood his student, waved his hand, and said: "The one beating Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming is Master Dinghai Zhenjun Pinbo, who once made great achievements in the application of water wave spells and can be called one of the ancestors of Immortal Gate wave-type spells..."

"This is correct, although we are poorer."

"A Refining Void Great Power is the Immortal Sect."

"But that is too one-sided!"

A voice appeared; everyone turned their heads.

Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming screamed incessantly, unable to finish a single sentence, yet he still spoke; when his mouth could not speak, he used his divine sense to spread his viewpoint to the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Do you not know that for every year that passes, the lifespan of a Refining Void Great Power decreases by one year, their danger increases by a fraction; for every thousand years that passes, the danger of a Refining Void Great Power increases by a segment; several thousand years?"

"Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming, your consideration is reasonable to a certain extent, but,"

"The joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness of a Refining Void Great Power, any one emotion, can affect the life and death of countless billions of living beings."

"Do not talk about such nonsense!"

"So annoying!"

"Everyone should learn from Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming."

Master Dinghai Zhenjun Bo Ming flew into a rage; no face was given.

"Do you think we do not want to wait?"

Master Master Dinghai and the others spoke of the left while meaning the right, answering his questions in a roundabout manner.

"Elder Bo Ming, there is no need for this."

Three days passed quickly.

"Yes!"

"Thousands of years hence,"

Yuan presided over this military conference and said, "The Immortal Sect Military Committee appoints Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun as the supreme commander of this campaign, to manage all matters of this campaign..."

The future Soul Transformation secret arts cannot be estimated."

"The guards have not been bribed by us."

Elder Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun sneered coldly.

"It is also not good if the time is too long..."

He walked into the military assembly hall, found his seat, and closed his eyes to rest his spirit.

"According to procedure, I, in my capacity as the still-serving Minister of Foreign Affairs, apply to re-vote on whether to execute this campaign!"

Jiang Ding saw at a glance that they were hesitating.

Jiang Ding frowned in his heart, displeased.

"You just said,"

"Elder Yuan speaks the truth!"

Jiang Ding and a group of Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun immediately rose, sincerely bowing to Elder Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun: "Elder Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun, we salute you. Thank you for your instruction; we have gained much and are extremely grateful."

(End of this chapter)