Chapter 319: Chapter 311: The Great War Begins

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Upon seeing this, He Song also disregarded everything else and continued to approach the Golden Elixir Array, constantly trying to understand the array’s working principles.

As time passed on,

He Song’s comprehension of the Golden Elixir Array in front of him deepened quickly.

This Golden Elixir Array was not just a simple defensive or offensive array. Instead, it integrated both offense and defense.

Moreover, it also had a concealment function, and it seemed like there was an effect of gathering spirits inside it as well.

The Array Skills that He Song knew nearly matched him perfectly on all aspects.

However, after thinking about it, He Song also found this situation to be normal.

Offensive Array.

Defensive Array.

Concealment Array.

Spirit-Gathering Array.

No matter where these four functions were, they all had their own uses.

But, the Array Skills that He Song had comprehended from Array Tao Introduction and Array Tao Primary Introduction focused on only one aspect, not like the current Golden Elixir Array that mastered everything.

In Array Tao Introduction and Array Tao Primary Introduction, specializing in one aspect of Array Skills would undoubtedly be more powerful than those who mastered everything.

For example, after setting up a Seven Kills Heaven Fire Array-like killing array, its power could be considered among the best among Foundation Establishment arrays.

Similarly, after setting up a defensive array like the Sea-Stabilizing and Spirit-Orienting Array, its defense could also be regarded as the best among Foundation Establishment arrays.

The same goes for the Smoke Array.

Array Skills that specialized in attack, defense, or concealment naturally had more power and better effects than those that combined several functions and mastered all of them.

Upon realizing that the Golden Elixir Array in front of him wasn’t focused on a particular aspect,

He Song hesitated for a moment in his heart.

Would such a Golden Elixir Array even be worth spending a great deal of time researching?

Even if he could replicate it, could an array with so many functions really satisfy his needs for a Golden Elixir Array?

However, after some thought, He Song continued to focus on studying the Golden Elixir Array in front of him.

He had no choice.

He Song currently had no options to choose from.

Even though He Song was now an elder of the Golden Elixir Sect’s Thick Earth

Sect and appeared to have a high status,

The truth behind it was that he was actually a Loose Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage and couldn’t truly integrate into the Thick Earth Sect.

Whether it was the Golden Congealing Elixir Pill,

Or the Golden Elixir Secret Arts,

For He Song, they were all out of reach.

Under such circumstances, if he wanted to obtain the knowledge of the Golden Elixir Array from the Thick Earth Sect, it would probably be even more difficult than ascending to heaven.

As a loose cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, He Song couldn’t even enter the third floor of the Thick Earth Sect’s Book Collection Pavilion.

Since he couldn’t obtain the knowledge of Golden Elixir Array in the Thick Earth Sect, he naturally couldn’t obtain it from other forces either.

The only thing that could enable He Song to truly get in touch with the Golden

Elixir Array was this multifunctional but slightly inferior hybrid array in front of him.

Having no other choice, He Song could only continue studying the Golden Elixir Array in front of him, hoping that he could master it quickly and enter the array system.

Perhaps, there were some unexpected opportunities waiting for him inside the array.

However, He Song didn’t hold too much hope in his heart.

If there was really something inside the array system, that would naturally be better.

If not, learning a Golden Elixir Array would still be worthwhile.

In the future, if there were any crises, He Song would be able to face any Foundation Establishment cultivators without fear once he laid down the Golden Elixir Array.

With that thought in mind, He Song continued to study the Golden Elixir Array in front of him.

As He Song continued to study the array,

The rules of the Golden Elixir Array in front of him and the movement of the Array Diagram inside it gradually became clearer.

With He Song’s current status as an Array Path Master, his familiarity with the Golden Elixir Array in front of him quickly improved.

However,

Just as He Song was studying the Golden Elixir Array in front of him, The world outside had started to change drastically at this moment.

Lead by the Thick Earth Sect, the Righteous Alliance’s sects had started to make their move against the Demonic Alliance in the north after many years of accumulation and preparation.

It was unknown whether they had received an order from the Sun Faction or not.

On a certain day,

At the order of various Golden Elixir Masters, Foundation Establishment Realm Masters and Qi-refining cultivators from various factions set out and launched a surprise attack on the Demonic Alliance in the north. He Song, who was studying the Golden Elixir Array, naturally received the news.

However, the news he received was not about joining the battlefield,

But to guard the Heaven Power Immortal City and prevent any surprises from the demons.

Regarding this command, He Song, who was studying the Golden Elixir Array, just glanced at it and put it aside.

Guarding the Heaven Power Immortal City,

That is to say, this war had very little to do with He Song.

About this, He Song had already expected it.

The difference between a Loose cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage and the sect elite was also reflected in this aspect.

If He Song were a sect elite, the order he would have received might have been to move forward and attack the Demonic Sects.

However, for a Loose cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, the sect’s higher-ups didn’t consider them reliable.

Indeed, if a great war broke out, the loosely affiliated Foundation Establishment cultivators would basically be excluded.

Loose cultivators would likely fall apart in high-intensity battles if they had no affiliation with a sect.

Rather than leading such a motley group, it would be better to station them at the rear to guard the Immortal Cities and Immortal Pavilions.

The only ones who would be sent to the battlefield would be those who had just joined a sect and were still unclear about the gap between themselves and the sect’s elites.

If they were more experienced, they would naturally be like He Song, ordered to remain in Heaven Power Immortal City.

It was precisely because of the difference between the loose cultivators of the Foundation Establishment realm and the sect elites that He Song received different orders.

However, even though he felt that the war had little to do with him, He Song hesitated for a moment, ultimately sending a message to Master Xuan He.

He told him that he was currently occupied with important matters and could not return to Heaven Power Immortal City.

In response, Master Xuan He did not ask He Song to return immediately.

Instead, he informed He Song that Heaven Power Immortal City, located in the heart of the Thick Earth Sect territory, was safe and secure.

He also reminded He Song to be cautious when traveling outside, as it was the time when the Righteous Alliance was battling the Demonic Alliance.

If he encountered any diabolism practitioners whom he couldn’t defeat, he should run away.

Seeing this, He Song didn’t say anything more, but after thanking Master Xuan He, he continued to study the Golden Elixir Array in front of him intently.

But in his heart, He Song marveled at the situation.

He hadn’t expected that the righteous sects, led by the Thick Earth Sect, would one day launch a preemptive strike against the Demonic Alliance.

According to past patterns, wasn’t the Righteous Alliance supposed to wait for the Demonic Alliance to attack their homes before hastily organizing a counterattack?

Why was this world so different? The Righteous Alliance took the first step and launched a surprise attack on the Demonic Alliance.

This… If he didn’t know he was cultivating the Dao, He Song would think he was in a Demonic Sect instead.

How did this behavior resemble that of the righteous path at all?

However, when he thought about it, the conflict between the Thick Earth Sect and the Seven Star Sect came to mind.

That war seemed to have been initiated by the Thick Earth Sect, which ultimately occupied the entire area controlled by the Seven Star Sect.

By this calculation, the Thick Earth Sect’s preemptive strikes against the Demonic Sects had become a tradition.

Every time a great war started, the Thick Earth Sect would be the first to act, and the others would hurriedly respond.

Even this time, it was no different for both the Righteous Alliance and the Demonic Alliance.

As He Song thought about these things, he became more and more convinced that this was the Thick Earth Sect’s way of doing things.

This Thick Earth Sect… could its predecessor have been a Demonic Sect?

This thought flashed through his mind, and a strange expression quickly crossed He Song’s face.

Although he knew that this guess was a bit far-fetched, He Song couldn’t help but feel that the Thick Earth Sect didn’t quite resemble a righteous sect in some respects.

However, He Song only thought about it and then immersed himself in the study of the Golden Elixir Array in front of him.

As time passed, more and more news reached He Song’s hands from various places.

He Song had some connections within the Thick Earth Sect.

These connections were not only limited to Heaven Power Immortal City but also extended to Jade Immortal City and other places.

In these places, there were many people who were acquainted with He Song.

From these people’s mouths, He Song could naturally hear a lot of news about the upcoming war between the Righteous Alliance and the Demonic Alliance.

Because the Righteous Alliance, led by the Thick Earth Sect, launched a large-scale attack on the Demonic Alliance in a very short time, the Demonic Alliance was caught off guard at the beginning of the war.

By the time the Demonic Alliance’s reactions set in and they started deploying cultivators to fight back, the cultivators of the righteous alliance had already conquered many Immortal Pavilions and even several Immortal Cities.

The entire battlefront was within the Demonic Alliance’s territory.

Under such circumstances, even if the Demonic Alliance reacted quickly and deployed powerful cultivators, they would be hard-pressed to face a premeditated surprise attack from the Righteous Alliance.

Out of necessity, a Golden Core Master from the Demonic Alliance stepped forward to try and turn the tide.

Unfortunately, the Righteous Alliance’s numbers of Golden Core Masters were greater due to the Thick Earth Sect having two Golden Core Masters, one more than the Demonic Alliance.

Just as the Golden Core Master of the Demonic Alliance tried to turn the tide, a Golden Core Master from the Righteous Alliance also stepped forward.

Soon, the battle between the two Golden Core Masters erupted.

With the clash of the two Golden Core Masters, the war between the Righteous Alliance and the Demonic Alliance officially began.

The great battle between the Golden Core Masters did not last long.

Soon, both sides ceased fighting and returned to their respective camps.

However, after the great battle between the Golden Core Masters, both sides tacitly established the current battlefront as the front line for their conflict.

But since the Righteous Alliance initiated the attack and had already occupied several of the Demonic Alliance’s Immortal Cities, the Demonic Alliance was at a disadvantage overall.

The war took place in the heart of the Demonic Sect, and no matter how it turned out, it was doomed to be a mess..