Chapter 620: When the Time Comes, All Parties Work Together

Seeing Qing Chi agree to Jiao Ma (Unlike Ning Zhuo) without hesitation, Qing Yan felt shaken in his heart for the first time—is it really reliable to hand over the military heart to Qing Chi like this?

Unlike Ning Zhuo's scalp tingled, and he was speechless for a moment.

Qing Chi stared at him, the corners of her mouth curling up, revealing a bright smile.

A feeling of guilt arose in the bottom of Unlike Ning Zhuo's heart.

This was the first time he had encountered such a thing.

Before in the two-note country, even if General Mu Lan had plans for Unlike Ning Zhuo, it was mainly for the overall situation and interests. The girl in front of him was quite emotional.

"Sigh! I rely on the identity of Jiao Ma to deceive her; this is wrong."

"But concerning the century-old conspiracy of the Lord of the River of Oblivion, my mother's dying wish, and the safety of the entire White Paper Xiancheng, I cannot expose my identity at this juncture; Qing Chi's role has become increasingly important!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed in his heart: "I can only temporarily be sorry to Qing Chi; after this ghost tide recedes, I will come to tell her the truth and apologize."

Qing Chi was far less reliable and steady than General Mu Lan; she was still too young.

Unlike Ning Zhuo thought for a while and decided to hide it for the time being.

He looked at Li Xiangshang and Qing Yan, pondering the words in his heart, preparing to explain his choice to the two of them.

Don't look at Qing Chi being obedient to Jiao Ma (Unlike Ning Zhuo); winning over Li Xiangshang and Qing Yan was still extremely necessary.

If it were before the two-note country war, Unlike Ning Zhuo might think that controlling Qing Chi was equivalent to indirectly controlling the army.

But after the two-note country war, Unlike Ning Zhuo's vision and experience had been greatly improved, and he had a tangible realization—the commander is just a component of an army, very prominent, but that's all.

The main composition of military strength is still the vast number of soldiers.

Only by winning over Qing Yan can he be considered to have gained recognition for the embryonic form of this army.

Winning over Li Xiangshang can allow him to continue to assist Qing Chi in building this new army.

Unlike Ning Zhuo opened his mouth: "Among the three military branch directions, the Paper Money Passing Nether Soldier is the most expensive. A penny for a penny, naturally there is a reason for it being expensive."

"In my opinion, the greatest advantage of the Paper Money Passing Nether Soldier is the ability to enter and exit the yin and yang worlds. And this means should be very practical."

"The yin and yang worlds are isolated from each other. If the new army is surrounded in the mortal world and falls into a desperate situation, it can escape into the underworld to exchange for a chance of survival."

"Similarly, when chasing ghost entities in the underworld and needing rest, it can return to the mortal world to reorganize the army calmly."

"Once this direction is chosen, the new army is simply free to advance and retreat, mastering absolute initiative!"

"Especially in the Underworld Tide Black Swamp, the interval between yin and yang is not so remote; this is simply the home field of the new army."

"You say, isn't this good enough?"

Everyone hesitated.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's reasons were not enough to convince them.

Qing Yan said bluntly: "These are all guesses, not certain answers. If the new army cannot advance and retreat between the yin and yang worlds in a very short time, then this main power is a chicken rib."

"Look, that group of underworld soldiers outside the city, aren't they from the underworld? They can also do this through the Nether Jiaohe."

His words made sense, but Unlike Ning Zhuo said only one sentence, which left him speechless: "Even if the entry and exit between the two worlds is very slow, as long as this is chosen, the main force of the Qing family will at least not be trapped to death in White Paper Xiancheng."

"The ghost tide is becoming more and more violent, and it is not certain that this Xiancheng will eventually be overturned."

"So, having such a military branch can at least save the bloodline of the Qing family."

Qing Chi's eyes lit up: "Little Ma, you are still smart, you can think of this point."

Qing Yan: "You forgot, the power of the Lord of the River of Oblivion is very huge, comparable to a cultivation kingdom. We only face a part of his army in the mortal world. In the underworld, we are very likely to face this Spirit Transformation-level existence directly."

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head: "The Lord of the River of Oblivion is a dignified king of a country; how could he be so easily encountered?"

"This is just a possibility."

"But if we choose the Paper Money Passing Nether Soldier, we will at least have a trump card to escape, right?"

Qing Yan was silent.

Li Xiangshang was convinced: "This makes a lot of sense. I also feel now that choosing this direction is the most correct."

Qing Yan looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo: "So, Jiao family boy, you want your Jiao family to participate in this new army and also win a way out for your Jiao family, right?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo's expression was slightly stagnant.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's real intention in choosing the Paper Money Passing Nether Soldier was to hope that this army could enter the underworld at the critical moment, kill to the altar, help him complete his mother's dying wish, and destroy the century-old conspiracy of the Lord of the River of Oblivion.

But he couldn't say this point clearly.

Even this secret, he didn't tell the White Paper City Lord.

Qing Yan saying this is completely reasonable.

Unlike Ning Zhuo nodded immediately, taking the opportunity to admit: "It is like this. This ghost tide is really different from usual, and there are more and more underworld armies. We have to consider our relatives and friends, right?"

Qing Yan nodded: "If the Jiao family participates in the army and recognizes Qing Chi as the commander, then I agree!"

"We keep the trump card for saving our lives, and it is bound to not coexist with White Paper Xiancheng at the last moment. In this way, we can no longer seek funding from the White Paper City Lord."

"The biggest difficulty now is here—where do we get so much wealth?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled slightly, took out a storage bag, and handed it to Qing Yan: "Commander Qing, please take a careful look."

Qing Yan took the storage bag, opened the bag mouth, and his divine sense probed in, and a look of shock appeared on his face immediately.

There was too much wealth here!

Could it be too much?

This is almost all the wealth of the famous powerhouse Heavenly Ghost.

Li Xiangshang and Qing Chi also saw the wealth and were all pleasantly surprised.

Qing Yan frowned: "There is a lot of wealth, but many are not suitable."

To refine the Paper Money Passing Nether military branch, it requires 100,000 catties of century-old green sandalwood pulp, mixed with Chenzhou cinnabar to make talismans, and made into cyan-purple money. While burning the cyan-purple money, burn another 900 catties of South Sea agarwood to temper the divine sea, and finally use countless yin energy to saturate the body for twenty-seven days to achieve great success.

Unlike Ning Zhuo had expected this and answered directly: "Even if the White Paper City Lord funds it, she will not take out suitable materials in the first place."

"We can completely trade with other forces."

"In the Xiancheng, it is not just the City Lord's Mansion, but also super sects like the Myriad Phenomena Sect, the Soul-Devouring Sect, etc."

Qing Chi nodded: "Yes, yes, we can find them." 【62

"Meng Yaoyin." He directly stated the name of Unlike Ning Zhuo's mother.

Sun Lingtong's expression softened slightly: "Since that is the case, please give me your guidance!"

The Gray Bone Elder's ash avatar was also very straightforward, directly transmitting his divine sense: "The Lord of the River of Oblivion has been planning for nearly a hundred years; destroying his grand plan is not easy."

"Fortunately, we have also prepared for many years, so it is not a hasty action."

"When the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Offering Ritual concludes, it is the time when the Heavenly Ghost skull is completely refined. We need to destroy this Heaven-Sacrificing Ritual before it concludes."

"And to break into the altar of the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Offering Ritual at the final moment, three conditions must be met. I will explain them in detail first."

"First, a soul foundation of at least one million human souls."

"Second, there must be sufficient evil energy for suppression."

"Third, one must have sufficient fate to withstand heavenly punishment!"

Sun Lingtong's eyes widened; the information he heard from the Gray Bone Elder himself was different from what Meng Yaoyin had left behind.

He asked decisively: "Wait a minute!"

"To break into the final altar, wouldn't we have to face the Lord of the River of Oblivion in the end?"

"Also, what is this about withstanding heavenly punishment? Aren't we doing a good deed by destroying this conspiracy? Why do we still have to withstand heavenly punishment?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo interjected: "Boss, first ask him why he wants to help us deal with the Lord of the River of Oblivion."

Sun Lingtong nodded secretly and immediately added: "Also, Senior Gray Bone, this junior also doesn't understand why you want to deal with a Lord of a Prefecture? Do you have a grudge against him?"

The ash avatar laughed and shook his head, continuing to transmit his divine sense: "No grudge, no hatred."

"But I have a more sufficient reason to do so!"

"This reason is that I am a divination cultivator; I follow the Dao of divination, advocate following heaven and earth, and study the secrets of fate."

"The Heavenly Ghost has long since perished, but now it wants to reverse-refine and reincarnate; even if it is only a part, it is going against heaven. This is the first point. The Lord of the River of Oblivion himself possesses powerful talent; as a king of this side, he still feels it is not enough, is greedy, and wants to go a step further, which violates the upper limit of the King's mandate. This is the second point."

"In order to refine the Heavenly Ghost skull, the Lord of the River of Oblivion holds the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Offering Ritual, intending to bribe the heaven of the underworld, sacrificing things from the heaven of the mortal world, and wanting to blood-sacrifice the entire White Paper Xiancheng; such behavior is truly demonic and greatly violates the harmony of heaven. This is the third point."

"He previously used human sentiment to threaten me, entered the valley personally, and forced me to obscure the heavenly secrets of White Paper Xiancheng; now he has even disguisedly placed me under house arrest in the Water Burial Valley. This is the fourth point."

"These four points are enough for me to go all out to deal with him."

"In the end, the Lord of the River of Oblivion and I are not people on the same path."

"I want to follow heaven and obey fate, but he wants to go against heaven and change fate; this is a divergence of the Dao path, and even more so, a struggle of the Dao!"

Sun Lingtong: "Struggle of the Dao—"

Unlike Ning Zhuo, elsewhere, chewed on these two words, feeling for the first time the cultivation scenery of high-level cultivators.

The Gray Bone Elder observed his words and expressions, and seeing that he had initially gained Sun Lingtong's trust, he continued: "Let me answer your previous two questions."

"You indeed have the possibility of facing the Lord of the River of Oblivion directly!"

"At the final moment of the Heaven-Sacrificing Ritual, the Lord of the Prefecture will inevitably sit at the altar, but this is not absolute."

"At that time, we can split into two paths: one to head to the Prefecture Office of the River of Oblivion, attack his old nest, and lure him back to rescue. The second path will lead the army to attack the altar directly."

"Regardless of whether the Lord of the Prefecture is lured away by us, his combat strength will be weakened to the extreme because he has to maintain this Heaven-Sacrificing Ritual!"

Hearing this answer, Sun Lingtong frowned and directly asked the most critical point: "To what level will the Lord of the River of Oblivion be weakened? This answer is crucial!"

The Gray Bone Elder: "I can be sure that he will not be at the peak Spirit Transformation level, but at least at the Nascent Soul level."

"Nascent Soul level, can we rely on ourselves alone?" Sun Lingtong felt particularly troubled.

The Gray Bone Elder: "The pressure on the Lord of the River of Oblivion is much greater than you imagine."

"His actions this time are huge; the Lords of the surrounding Prefectures will not watch him ascend with folded arms."

"Therefore, he has made many preparations."

"One of them is that to break into the altar, one must withstand the test of the Heaven-Sacrificing Ritual."

"Those who do not satisfy the three items of soul, evil energy, and fate cannot even ascend the altar."

"However, rest assured, since you are the savior of the change in the heavenly numbers of the mortal world, you are naturally the star of calamity for the Lord of the River of Oblivion, and satisfying these three points is quite easy."

"Look, the Heaven-Bestowed Talisman in your bosom can allow you to quickly increase your foundation and reach one million human souls."

"As for the evil energy, it is even simpler; just use military evil energy. You don't have it now, but you can go to White Paper Xiancheng to seek it."

"As for fate—hmm?"

Speaking of this, the Gray Bone Elder's ash avatar pinched his fingers to calculate, and his expression couldn't help but change.

He stared at Sun Lingtong: "Your fate—you are not the savior this time!"

Sun Lingtong shrugged: "Of course not. I am just here under orders; I will report truthfully, so you can rest assured about this, Senior."

The Gray Bone Elder, however, stared at Sun Lingtong's Heaven-Bestowed Talisman: "This talisman, however, was something I plotted for a long time, set up for the savior."

Sun Lingtong: "Heh, I'll tell you the truth, Senior, our savior has long since had one million human souls."

"If you want to talk about military evil energy, he even participated in a great war in the country before. Perhaps he has already satisfied it."

The Gray Bone Elder first nodded: "As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes; the result of my planning went wrong, but as long as it is not critical, it is fine."

Then, he shook his head again: "No, there is more to the evil energy."

"You will eventually kill your way into the altar, so you must have corresponding evil energy; otherwise, you will not be recognized. Therefore, it is best to gather evil energy in White Paper Xiancheng."

"The Lord of the River of Oblivion wants to blood-sacrifice White Paper Xiancheng to satisfy his own selfish desires, which is equivalent to voluntarily sending his weakness to the heaven of the mortal world. Every drink and every peck is the mystery of fate!"

"You condense military evil energy, which can further increase the power of military tactics. At that time, command an army, kill your way into the underworld, protect the savior as he rushes onto the altar, and break the century-old planning of the Lord of the Prefecture."

Sun Lingtong waved his hand: "Back to the army again. Senior Gray Bone, where are we going to get an army? Even if it is an army of paper figures, there are no military ranks or organization, so they cannot withstand military tactics."

The Gray Bone Elder, however, seemed to have full confidence: "Creating an army is indeed quite difficult. But rest assured, the heavenly numbers of the mortal world will inevitably send the opportunity to you voluntarily."

Sun Lingtong: "Then can you calculate it, Senior?"

The Gray Bone Elder waved his hand repeatedly: "No, no. My fate has already fallen very seriously; before, the Lord of the River of Oblivion wanted me to repay his favor, which itself was also consuming my fate, preventing me from being used by others."

"Rest assured, when the time comes, there will naturally be an army."

After saying this, the ash avatar dissipated on the spot.

Sun Lingtong stared blankly: "Hey, don't go, Senior!"

The call had no result.

Sun Lingtong said to Unlike Ning Zhuo in a discouraged manner: "How come it feels like talking to the Gray Bone Elder or not is about the same?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo: "No, there are still major gains. At least we know how to act."

Sun Lingtong was worried: "But aren't you afraid that he is deceiving us?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled: "At least my ring has no movement."

Sun Lingtong also laughed: "Forget it, this is what you want to do, Little Zhuo, so let's do it!"

The two reached an agreement.

White Paper Xiancheng.