Free Web NovelChapter 659: Chapter 630: Iron-Blooded Suppression
Yang Yan’s opposition.
Was not unexpected for Gu Fang.
As the other party’s voice fell, this Divine Court Elder said solemnly.
"If it were peacetime, or during a lull in the war, Elder Yang’s words would indeed be correct, but now is not such a time.
The Cyan Yang Divine Court is retreating at the Two Realms battlefield, with high-level strength severely damaged. For ninth-level cultivators to truly break the barrier for Ascension to Immortality, only through life-and-death battle is the fastest result.
Even if it means sacrificing a hundred ninth-level cultivators, as long as one tenth-level emerges, it is worth it.
Moreover, has Elder Yang noticed, since Cyan Yang Divine Court unified the starry sky and the Upper Realm invasion began, the cultivators able to Ascend to Immortality within the court have significantly decreased, far slower than during the initial starry sky conquest.
Ultimately, this is because the Two Realms battlefield prohibits their entry, compounded by the internal court’s complacency.
Furthermore, this time I am not forcibly requiring them to enter the Two Realms battlefield, I am merely giving them the right to enter. If they don’t have confidence in themselves, they naturally can choose not to enter."
"However—"
At this point.
Gu Fang’s expression suddenly turned solemn, and his gaze was icy.
"If the situation further deteriorates, then all ninth-level cultivators will be forced to enter the Two Realms battlefield, even as cannon fodder so what; if there’s enough cannon fodder, strong ones can still be overwhelmed.
Moreover, among many ninth-level cultivators, I just don’t believe a few top-tier strong ones won’t emerge from life-and-death trials.
It must be known that under a collapsed nest, no egg is intact. Truly, when we reach that stage, discussing sacrifice won’t be necessary; if the Divine Court is defeated, extinction awaits us!"
This statement was harsh, but the reality is exactly that.
Truly at the Divine Court’s moment of life and death, everything is geared towards ensuring the court’s continuance.
If the Divine Court is defeated, the outcome is extinction.
At that time.
As long as the Divine Court’s legacy can be preserved, no matter how many cultivators are sacrificed, it is worthwhile.
Yang Yan took a deep breath and then said with a bitter smile, "It seems I’ve been somewhat naive in my considerations."
"Elder Yang has long been stationed at the rear, not having truly seen much of the Two Realms battlefield’s brutality. These years, in Divine Court, countless cultivators have ventured to the battlefield. The numbers are in the trillions.
Today, those fallen on the battlefield are no less than multi-trillion.
It is precisely because of this many cultivators sacrificing and falling that our Cyan Yang Divine Court can sustain for tens of thousands of years, yet even so, the court’s situation continues to worsen.
What Gu Fang said earlier was no exaggeration!"
As he spoke, a hint of sorrow filled Gu Fang’s eyes.
He guarded the Two Realms battlefield, witnessing countless sacrifices. Though they all say sacrifices are insignificant, and when the day comes to expel the Upper Realm, Divine Court will use Contribution Points to resurrect them.
However.
Whether the Divine Court can truly defeat the Upper Realm is an unknown.
Therefore.
Today’s death is true death, the so-called resurrection is merely a fleeting hope.
Yang Yan asked: "Is this just Elder Gu’s idea, or is it the collective thought of other Elders?"
"All Elders guarding the Two Realms battlefield share this view. Elder Yang can inquire them to get the answer."
Gu Fang’s words have come to this point, Yang Yan naturally has no need to oppose.
Only a minority of Divine Court Elders are stationed at the rear; most guard the Two Realms battlefield.
Being Divine Court Elders.
Elders guarding the Two Realms battlefield naturally have absolute say.
"With Zhong Shan fallen, whom does Elder Gu think should take over as Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau?"
"Matters of the Evil Suppression Bureau can be decided by Elder Yang himself. Gu Fang, after all, has spent years at the battlefield, with little knowledge of internal Divine Court affairs, even less about the Evil Suppression Bureau."
"That’s fine."
Yang Yan nodded.
The decision power of the Evil Suppression Bureau’s Director is in his hands, akin to a favor from the other side.
Following this.
In less than a few days.
A message spread from the Imperial City, shaking the world.
If the Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau being killed was merely a high-level change in the Divine Court, the current news affects the vast majority of cultivators.
First.
All tenth-level and above cultivators are mandated to guard the Two Realms battlefield, requiring fifty years of guarding every hundred years.
Once this news emerged.
Many hiding in the rear, unwilling to enter the battlefield, strongly opposed, even causing significant unrest across various states.
However.
Facing this public pressure, the Divine Court’s stance was extremely firm.
Then.
Gu Fang took direct action, uprooting the most vocal dissenting factions, his iron measures swiftly quashing numerous opposing voices.
As things reached this stage, it made them understand: this time the Divine Court is serious, with no room for negotiation.
Previously, Divine Court’s decisions could be swayed by public opinion, allowing some cultivators to believe they could disregard Divine Court’s decisions by claiming moral high ground.
But now.
These cultivators have truly realized.
In the face of such a colossal entity as the Divine Court, they are mere ants.
In comparison.
Ninth-level cultivators having the autonomy to enter the Two Realms battlefield also caused quite a stir.
Allowing ninth-level cultivators onto the battlefield made many sharply sense the complexity of the situation.
Only when the situation deteriorates to a certain degree, does the Divine Court permit ninth-level cultivators to engage in such war.
It should be known.
Before Ascension to Immortality strong ones, even ninth-level are mere cannon fodder.
Although it currently seems ninth-level cultivators have the autonomy to choose, once this door is opened, who can guarantee it won’t turn into forced participation?
Therefore.
Many felt a looming crisis.
But with the Divine Court’s iron deterrence, it didn’t cause much subsequent chaos.
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In the Path to Immortality.
Tremendous power rampaged.
The Heavenly Dao Divine Tree stood in the void, unfolding the Heavenly Dao Domain, intercepting all sixteen-level and above strong ones.
Various Saint Immortal Kings, as well as the Harmonization Immortal Venerables, fully attacked the Heavenly Dao Divine Tree.
However.
The Heavenly Dao Domain was solid.
Despite enduring many strong ones’ attacks, it remained stable.
More than thirty thousand years ago.
Gu Qingyang, seeing himself unable to contend with nine Harmonization Immortal Venerables, directly merged with the Heavenly Dao Divine Tree, abandoning all attacks to gain absolute defense, thus resisting Upper Realm invasion.
Facts proved.
Gu Qingyang’s decision was not wrong.
Upon reintegration with the Heavenly Dao Divine Tree, the power of the Heavenly Dao Domain surged suddenly, allowing Upper Realm’s joint Harmonization Immortal Venerables’ attacks for tens of thousands of years, still showing no sign of breaking.
This approach has greatly impeded the Upper Realm strong ones’ advances.
