David nodded. “How do we prepare?”
Chu Tianxing stood up and walked towards the map.
“First, strengthen security. All restrictions in Cloud City must be activated, and patrols on the city walls must be doubled. Anyone entering or leaving must be strictly checked.”
“Secondly, hide your strength. Don’t reveal your true cultivation level and chaos power. If spies from the god race come, let them think you’re just an ordinary rank two True God.”
“Third, divert resources. Hide all the crystals, pills and cultivation techniques, and don’t let them know what we have.”
“Fourth, train our troops. The Protoss Alliance will send large troops sooner or later, and we must be prepared.”
David nodded. “There are more?”
Chu Tianxing turned around and looked at him. “In addition, you need to improve your strength as soon as possible. The second level of the True Immortal Realm is not enough, far from enough.”
You need to break through to the third, fourth, or fifth rank of the True Immortal Realm, the higher the rank the better. Only if your Power of Chaos is strong enough will we have a chance of winning.
David was silent for a moment, then said, “We don’t have enough resources.”
Chu Tianxing took out a storage ring from his pocket and placed it on the table. “This is what we brought from Sixteenth Heaven. Although it’s not much, it should be enough for you to break through to the third rank of True God.”
David stared at the storage ring silently for a long time.
“Thank You.”
Chu Tianxing shook his head. “No need to thank me. You saved all of our lives, this little thing is nothing.”
He stood up, walked to the door, stopped, and didn’t look back.
“David, you are the hope of all of us. Don’t let them down.”
Then he left.
In the next few days, Cloud City entered a state of high alert.
Feng Qingzi activated all the restrictions of the Free Cultivators Alliance, and the city walls were covered in defensive runes that shimmered with dazzling blue light in the sunlight.
The number of monks on patrol has tripled, and everyone entering and leaving must undergo strict inspection.
Checkpoints were set up at the city gates, and no one was allowed to enter or leave as they pleased.
Wolf Hao led the beastmen soldiers in training day and night.
The injuries he suffered had not completely healed; His left arm was still wrapped in a bandage around his neck. But every morning, he would stand on the training field, watching the orc warriors swing their axes, slash, and attack.
His eyes were filled with anticipation and worry; he knew the real battle had not yet begun.
Yunxi led the ghost soldiers to set traps outside the city walls.
The magical energy of the Underworld condensed into black threads, which wrapped around the barren land outside the city walls.
These threads are invisible to the naked eye, but once someone touches them, an alarm will sound, releasing a dense magical aura that traps the enemy.
Ying Wuji led the demon cultivators from the Shadow Palace to dig a secret chamber underground in Cloud City.
They hid all the crystals, pills, and cultivation techniques deep underground and sealed them with strict restrictions.
The secret room had three levels, each with different restrictions, making it impossible for outsiders to enter.
Jiang Xuelan led the Ice God Palace disciples to build an ice-sealing barrier over Cloud City.
Ice-blue divine light intertwined to form a vast net in the sky, enveloping the entire city.
Once the enemy attacks from the air, this huge net will fall and freeze the enemy into ice statues.
Chu Tianxing led tens of human cultivators to set up lookout points around Cloud City.
They disguised themselves as ordinary wild cultivators, mingling in the small town in the barren land, monitoring everything around them.
Once they find a Protoss scout, they will immediately send a reply message.
Everyone was so busy that they barely had time to breathe.
Only David sat alone on the Demon Suppressing Tower, with a pile of small crystals in front of him.
He took out the ring Chu Tianxing gave him from his storage ring and poured the resources inside.
Crystals, pills, and potions piled up until they formed a new small mountain.
He looked at the resources and was silent for a long time.
Then, he closed his eyes and placed his hand on the pile of crystals.
Chaos power circulated within his body, and purple light gushed out from within, illuminating the entire tower.
The spiritual energy within the crystal flowed into his body like a river flowing into the sea.
A piece of crystal is dried and turns into a whitish-gray powder.
Ten dollars, one hundred dollars, one thousand dollars.
His cultivation level began to improve from the early stage of the second rank of the True Immortal Realm.
True Immortal Realm, Second Level, Intermediate Stage, Late Stage, Peak.
Then, resources run out.
He opened his eyes, stared at the pile of gray-white powder in front of him, and remained silent for a long time.
Peak of the second rank of the True Immortal Realm.
There is still one more step to third place.
However, resources are running low.
David shook his head helplessly. As his cultivation level increased, his resource consumption speed increased exponentially.
He jumped out of the Demon Suppressing Tower and headed towards the council hall.
In the council hall, Lang Hao, Yun Xi, Ying Wuji, Feng Qingzi, Chu Tianxing, and Jiang Xuelan were all present.
They sat around the table, looking at David.
“Our resources are running low,” David said bluntly.
Everyone’s faces became gloomy.
“How much do you have left?” Lang Hao asked.
Feng Qingzi sighed, “The Loose Cultivator Alliance’s warehouse is already empty. To support your cultivation, we have given you everything we can.”
Yunxi shook his head. “Youyue Kingdom has also disappeared. All the resources accumulated over thousands of years have been given to you.”
Ying Wuji was silent for a moment, then said, “The Shadow Palace still has a few, but not many.”
Lang Hao clenched his fists. “Tianlang tribe is also empty.”
Jiang Xuelan remained silent.
His Ice Temple had just been rebuilt and was empty.
David looked at them and remained silent for a long time.
“I’m going to the Judgment Hall,” he said quietly.
FAQ Novel
Q: What is known about Wei Pengkun, the leader of the Protoss Alliance?
A: Wei Pengkun is at the peak of the ninth rank of the True Immortal Realm, with one foot in the Golden Immortal Realm. He cultivates the Heavenly Saint Technique, is careful, suspicious, and ruthless.
Q: Why is the Protoss Alliance leader particularly wary of the power of chaos?
A: Thirty thousand years ago, an individual wielding the power of chaos nearly annihilated the Gods Alliance, leading to significant losses for its elders during the suppression.
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