Chapter 246: Tianlingzhou Battle

“I wonder what the specific battle situation is like over at the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven.”

According to Li Fan's understanding, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Old Men Association had not engaged in war for over three hundred years.

Though there were occasional skirmishes between the two sides, they were, at most, limited to a single state.

A scene like the current full-scale preparation for war was truly rare.

Li Fan continued to ask his friends about the cause of the war, to see if his guesses were accurate.

Unfortunately, the war seemed to be of an extremely high secrecy Rank, and all the replies Li Fan received were “not quite clear.”

The clouds of war hung over everyone.

The originally calm atmosphere of Wanxian Island also became desolate and肃杀.

Everyone’s face faintly revealed expressions of unease.

As a Formation repairman in Ce Zhen Hall, Li Fan also received his mission assignment.

He was to follow Yanwu Hall members, forming a small team to patrol along the border of Congyun Sea.

Furthermore, they had to set up Formations to constantly guard against Five Old Men Association spies infiltrating.

The team Li Fan was in was led by a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator named Shan Wu.

The team also included Huan Sui and several other Foundation Establishment cultivators who had previously collaborated to kill the Red-haired Exotic Beast.

There was more than just Li Fan's patrol team.

Almost all the available grassroots forces on Wanxian Island had been mobilized, showing the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s official重视 for this war.

As for Jiang Zhengji and Du Xingchang, it was said that they had been conscripted by the Headquarters and sent to the front lines of the war.

“When Jiang and Du combine forces, they can set up the ultimate Divine Ability [Glazed World], comparable to an ordinary Nascent Soul expert.”

“And Formation Great Master Zhang Zhiliang also seems to have been transferred to the front lines.”

“Nascent Soul cultivators as the main force of the war…”

Li Fan pondered inwardly.

The scale of this war was clearly even larger than he had anticipated.

“Other things are fine, I’m just afraid that if ‘Rebirth’ Ye Feipeng finds that things are not happening as they did in his memory…”

“Given that kid’s suspicious and cautious nature, he might just abandon his plan to kill Chiyan.”

“Then wouldn’t my plans for this life all go to waste?”

With a thought, the scene shifted to the little fatty Ye Feipeng.

What relieved Li Fan slightly was that Congyun Sea was large enough.

And because Ye Feipeng had always avoided the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in his previous actions, he currently had no inkling of the major war unfolding in the Cultivation World.

“I hope the war ends soon and doesn’t spread to Congyun Sea.”

As the saying goes, Divine Ability cannot contend with fate. With such a variable occurring, even with Li Fan's many Rebirths, he was helpless.

It must be said that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s control over the grassroots was extremely strong.

The secrecy of the war was also almost perfectly maintained.

On the surface, Congyun Sea only seemed a bit tense, completely devoid of the smell of war.

If it weren't for Li Fan's constantly soaring功勋 Rank during wartime, reminding him.

Li Fan wouldn't have even realized that a world-shaking war was unfolding in some distant, unknown region.

Time slowly flowed on like this.

Several months passed, and the sixteenth year of anchoring was nearing its end.

During this period, besides occasionally repelling a few small groups of invading Five Old Men Association enemies.

The flames of war, as Li Fan wished, did not significantly affect Congyun Sea.

And by continuously completing wartime功勋 missions, Li Fan's authority Rank also increased to Yan Eighteen.

On this day, the tianxuan mirror’s notification finally arrived.

The dust of war settled, and the over eight-month-long state of readiness was lifted.

As for the outcome of the war, it was naturally a victory for the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

And after the intelligence was declassified, amidst the enthusiastic discussions and debriefings of the Cultivators, Li Fan finally gained a general understanding of the war's causes and consequences.

Nine months ago.

A team of Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Cultivators, who were under orders to develop a Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven, discovered during their production research that the Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi in this Grotto-Heaven did not, like ordinary Grotto-Heavens, require a long time to slowly recover on its own after being consumed.

Instead, it flowed continuously and endlessly from an unknown source, as if it would never be completely consumed. A large batch of spiritual plants, after consuming a massive amount of Spiritual Qi, would immediately be naturally replenished.

This discovery greatly delighted the Cultivators.

Because this Spiritual Qi was clearly not produced by this Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven itself, nor did it come from the outside Xuanhuang World.

After analysis, the Cultivators believed that this Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven belonged to an extremely rare composite Grotto-Heaven.

And this rapidly produced Spiritual Qi was precisely supplemented by other Grotto-Heavens.

After a rather circuitous search, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance team finally discovered the complete traces of the [Five Elements Great Cave Heaven].

This was an immense功劳!

While the exploration team was overjoyed, they also felt a bit more worried.

Because the location where the Five Elements Cave Heaven was discovered was quite awkward.

It was located in Tianling State, bordering the territory of the Five Old Men Association.

Such a treasure, placed on the front lines, truly made people uneasy.

So the exploration team sent a message to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Headquarters.

While explaining the situation, they also hoped that the Headquarters could send support to move the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven back to the hinterland, near Tian Yu State.

Who would have thought that before the Headquarters’ support arrived, the Five Old Men Association’s people came first?

The news somehow leaked out.

The Five Old Men Association’s attack caught them off guard.

The entire exploration team in the Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven was wiped out.

According to the messages they sent before their deaths, the Five Old Men Association’s assault Cultivators even included three Harmony Dao Realm experts.

With the concerted efforts of the three Harmony Dao Realm Cultivators, the Five Elements Cave Heaven was dragged, rapidly migrating towards the Five Old Men Association’s territory.

It was one thing to be secretly infiltrated into their territory.

But to have so many members of the Alliance slaughtered and precious Grotto-Heaven resources plundered by the Five Old Men Association in broad daylight?

It was an utter humiliation!

The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Headquarters immediately decided to enter a Class B combat readiness state, first mobilizing eight Harmony Dao Realm Cultivators and a number of Soul Transformation Cultivators to pursue the Five Old Men Association’s scoundrels.

They were determined to reclaim the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven.

Subsequently, they ordered all states to be on strict guard, to prevent the Five Old Men Association from feigning an attack and having other intentions.

Migrating a Grotto-Heaven was not an easy task.

Even for Harmony Dao Realm experts, it was so.

When the eight Harmony Dao Realm Cultivators led their forces to catch up with the Five Old Men Association’s scoundrels, just as they were about to make a move.

They suddenly discovered that the other side had indeed been plotting for a long time.

Besides the three Harmony Dao Realm Cultivators who launched the overt surprise attack, there were actually five other Harmony Dao Realm Cultivators ambushing in secret.

Eight Harmony Dao Realm versus eight Harmony Dao Realm.

A great battle immediately erupted.

The process and outcome of the battle were unknown.

It was only known that after this battle, the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven remained in its original location.

And the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Old Men Association tacitly recalled their surviving Harmony Dao Realm combat Cultivators.

Subsequently, a war, primarily fought by Soul Transformation and lower Rank Cultivators, unfolded around the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven.

The war lasted for nearly eight months.

Countless Cultivators perished.

The strange phenomena in the sky continued from morning till night, without a moment's pause.

Finally, when both sides were somewhat injured in their Origin Qi.

The war inexplicably came to an abrupt halt.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance internally declared that they had achieved victory in the war.

Because the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven was indeed subsequently moved back to the hinterland, Tian Yu State.

I have something today, so I can only update one chapter. I will make up for it tomorrow.