Chapter 1105: Carefully Selected Battlefield

After this meal, Xu Jie felt depressed, but fortunately Ye Zhangqing had specially left him a bowl of braised noodles at the end.

"Being disrespectful to elders, do you think it's easy for me to risk my life and make a trip? Coming back, you still treat me like this."

"You're suppressing me with cultivation, right? Fine, fine, fine. When you guys die someday, I'll dig up your graves."

"So infuriating, so hateful."

"I, Xu San, have shed blood for the Human Race and made great contributions for the Human Race, yet you treat me like this, right?"

Even while eating the braised noodles, Xu Jie couldn't help muttering to himself.

What a table full of delicious food, yet he stubbornly ate only a bit of leftover soup and rice at the end, while Qi Xiong and the others even put it nicely.

"Xu Xiaozi, even if you have no appetite, you must eat a bit; this is specially made for you by Changqing Xiaozi, you have to give him face."

"Yeah, eating just a little is fine, just for show."

Just thinking of these words made Xu Jie tremble with anger—'Is it that I can't eat? Is it that I have no appetite?'

I can't even move my fingers—why is this happening? Don't you know?

You old fogeys, please act like humans—bullying a junior like me, what's the point?

Looking at those plates with only scraps left, Xu Jie wanted to cry but had no tears—'Not human, you bunch of old geezers.'

In the end, Xu Jie still ate those leftovers with tears in his eyes.

Now that I think about it, I'm furious—I, Xu San, ventured alone into the Ancient Tribe's ancestral lands and successfully persuaded them, yet you treat me like this?

You talk about being a Human Race hero and future hope, but why not release your pressure and let me have a bite?

Beside him, Ye Zhangqing heard Xu Jie muttering and also gave a wry smile—actually this bowl of braised noodles was prepared for him by the elders.

"Junior brother, do you think the Shèngzhǔ are going too far? I have made contributions for the Human Race."

Originally listening from the side, but when Xu Jie suddenly turned and asked him, Ye Zhangqing nodded helplessly.

"Exactly, exactly, you are a hero of the Human Race."

"Indeed, this is the treatment of a hero—just a bowl of braised noodles to get rid of me?"

He cursed while eating, but his noodle-slurping speed was indeed not slow at all.

A huge bowl of noodles, Xu Jie finished it clean in just a few bites.

After eating and drinking his fill, Xu Jie's mood finally improved a bit; after chatting with Ye Zhangqing, he then returned to his quarters.

Since the Stone Tribe matter is settled, the next step is to pick a suitable battlefield.

Even with the Stone Tribe's help, they can at most deal with one of the major rival tribes.

Even setting aside the already crippled Demon Race, the Human Race still needs to deal with two and a half major tribes.

As for the subsidiary tribes of both sides, their numbers still differ greatly.

Of course, the subsidiary tribes have no decisive impact on the situation; it mainly depends on the final outcome of the main tribes.

Facing two and a half overlords at once puts considerable pressure on the Human Race, so the elders also did not let their guard down.

On one hand, they hope the Stone Tribe will suddenly strike and achieve a good result, thereby maximally relieving the pressure on the Human Race.

On the other hand, before the war begins, they still need to make preparations.

The only good news now is that the choice of battlefield is up to the Human Race.

Given the current situation, as soon as the Human Race appears, the Five Tribe Alliance will surely surround them immediately.

Therefore, wherever the Human Race appears, that becomes the battlefield—so selecting the battlefield is very important.

Yun Xiantai, Yu Mo, Shi Qingfeng, Bai Zu, and the two elders from the Jade Pond Holy Land personally went out to find a suitable battlefield.

The six of them secretly selected many places, finally choosing a plain dotted with strange rocks.

Though called strange rocks, each stone is huge, resembling a small mountain peak.

From afar it looks like a plain, but upon entering one discovers the terrain is extremely complex.

The six from Yun Xiantai are all very satisfied with this place.

"Not bad, let's choose this Stone Plain."

"Okay."

The six all decided on this Stone Plain; first, to set up traps, and second, to create a Space-restricting Grand Formation, which would better allow the Human Race to exert itself.

A Space-restricting Grand Formation is a formation that restricts cultivators' flight.

With the Instrument Ancestor's current ability, restricting experts below the Great Saint Realm is no problem.

When the time comes, the saints of the four major overlords, upon entering the formation, will be unable to fly through the air.

Moreover, in such complex terrain, the situation is clearly more advantageous for the Human Race.

Furthermore, the Human Race can familiarize itself with the terrain beforehand—this mutual advantage needs no further explanation.

Once the battlefield was chosen, the Human Race quickly and secretly headed for the Stone Plain.

At the same time, all the Human Race's subsidiary tribes received orders from Yun Xiantai and the other elders, preparing for battle against the Five Tribe Alliance.

Also accompanying them was the Charm Tribe, which had been staying by the Human Race's side this whole time.

This made the Dao Yi Shengdi overflow with praise—after all, the taste of the Charm Tribe... well, who knows who killed whom.

Just looking at it made others green with envy.

How the hell is it so hard for them to get the upper hand?

Ye Zhangqing followed the crowd to the Stone Plain; the first thing, besides familiarizing himself with the terrain, was to set up the kitchen.

After all, for the Human Race's warfare, this kitchen is crucial.

Without a kitchen, morale would plummet significantly.

For this reason, many Human Race experts volunteered to help, offering various plans and suggestions.

"Fellow Daoist Zhangqing, the kitchen shouldn't be built too far away, otherwise it'll be inconvenient later."

"Yeah, when the fight starts, there won't be much time—you'll have to grab a bite and go."

First, they selected a site; it had to be hidden, and also not far from the battlefield.

Listening to everyone's chatter, Ye Zhangqing could only nod repeatedly.

He didn't even need to think; these people had already considered all the problems themselves.

Finally, everyone chose a place not far from the battlefield, hard to discover, and safe, and built the mess hall there.

The mess hall didn't need to be large; anyway, everyone just came during a lull in the fighting, grabbed a bite, and left.

However, safety had to be guaranteed, so the Weapon Ancestor, the Talisman Ancestor, and the Formation Master Old Ancestor were all summoned.

Everyone gave their orders in a chorus of voices.

"You must focus on protecting this mess hall."

"Yes, any talisman seal, formation disk, or magical artifact that can be used must be arranged for the mess hall."

"Exactly, this time we're facing the Four Great Hegemon Clans; we can't be careless."

Hearing everyone's arrangements, the Three Old Ancestors could only smile bitterly over and over.

The mess hall's defense is indeed important, but isn't this a bit too much?

Defensive formations, talisman seals, and magical artifacts go without saying; illusion formations and confusing-type talisman seals, as well as magical artifacts, can also be understood.

But why do you also need to arrange offensive and supportive-type formations, talisman seals, and magical artifacts?

What kind of place is the mess hall? You're making it seem like you want to hug the mess hall and fight the enemy to the death—there's no need for that, right?

The most absurd part is, what the heck is a Gathering Spirit Formation supposed to do?