Chapter 649

"There are twenty ordinary Primordial Core cultivators left."

After releasing his perception, Zi Chen could still sense eight out of ten Primordial Core cultivators with the Soul Seed Art. In other words, Longhu only had twelve Primordial Core cultivators left.

After pondering for a moment, Zi Chen said, "You can leave now. Call Longhu and Demon Ape here."

Soon, Longhu and Demon Ape appeared.

"Demon ape, go back to the Bedlam Lands and bring some more people here. Tell Wang Qiong that he can only take one mid-stage Primal Core cultivator and bring the rest here. As for early-stage Primal Core cultivators, bring as many as you can, even if they are just cannon fodder."

Demon Ape nodded and left. After leaving Yunxia City, he went straight to the teleportation array.

"Longhu, you should have twelve Early Primordial Core cultivators left, right? That's not enough. Go back and get more," said Zi Chen.

Longhu nodded, but just as he was about to leave, Zi Chen called him back. "Forget it. Twelve is twelve. It's barely enough for a battle."

"A battle."

"Okay." Zi Chen nodded.

The major forces still didn't make any moves. It was as if they had all given up.

Two days later, Zi Chen took the initiative to find Wang Zhentian. Of course, this time he spoke as the leader of one of the major forces.

"Senior, when the first batch of Calamity Evasion Pills comes out, I plan to attack Cangli City. I need your cooperation."

"What? You want to attack Cangli City?" Wang Zhentian's expression changed.

Zi Chen nodded and said seriously, "Cangli City suffered a great loss last time. Now is the best time to attack. Once we do, it will also serve as a warning to the other major forces."

"Then how do you want us to cooperate?" Wang Zhentian pondered for a moment and asked.

"At least twenty Primordial Core cultivators and one Late Primordial Core cultivator. We must have a solid foundation," said Zi Chen firmly.

Wang Zhentian smiled bitterly, "Our Wang Family only has twenty-three Primordial Core cultivators. If you want to take twenty, why don't you take all of them?"

"When the first batch of Calamity Evasion Pills comes out, I believe the Wang Family will have many more Primordial Core cultivators. Twenty is not too much." Zi Chen smiled.

"I can't give you an answer. Please allow us to discuss this."

Zi Chen nodded, and Wang Zhentian left.

"My Lord, they definitely won't agree." After Wang Zhentian left, Wu Liu whispered to Zi Chen.

Recently, Zi Chen had been bringing Wu Liu with him wherever he went, and he also let him participate in the discussion of the war. Wu Liu used to be the leader of a force, and he dared to attack the Shangguan Family's market, and even survived the attack of Shangguan Feixiong and the others, so he must have something extraordinary about him.

"Oh, why?" Zi Chen looked at Wu Liu.

"It's very obvious. That's the final trump card they rely on to protect themselves. They won't give you all of their Jindan essence and let you fight," Wu Liu said.

"As I said before, we will only attack Cangli City when the first batch of Evasion Pills is refined."

Wu Liu smiled and said, "That's even more impossible. With so much Core Energy, they still want to use it to defend Yunxia City."

Hearing Wu Liu's analysis, Zi Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "Perhaps the process will be a little difficult, but they will definitely agree."

Soon, the Wang Family's Jindan essence experts gathered. These Jindan essence experts had all passed the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation, and were all at the Master level. Naturally, they were also well-known figures, so they all participated in the meeting, and discussed this matter in the huge conference hall.

Wang Zhentian sat on the side, and the main seat was reserved for the strongest person in the family. He quickly got up and explained Zi Chen's intention.

"What? Borrowing twenty Jindan essence experts to attack Cangli City? That's all of our family's trump cards. Wang Zhentian, are you crazy? You actually called people to discuss such a ridiculous matter." A hot-tempered Jindan essence expert, who was older than Wang Zhentian, said.

"As I said, after the first batch of Evasion Pills is successfully refined, I believe that the number of Jindan essence in our family will double," Wang Zhentian said.

"Right now, the war is still in peace. Once we attack the Cangli and Cangli Families, we may end up facing the five forces and end up being completely annihilated. I don't agree with this," another man said. He was Wang Zhentian's cousin.

"The five forces haven't made any moves yet. Once we start the war, it will be equivalent to provoking them. At that time, it won't be the three forces besieging us, but the five forces besieging us. This is a reckless move," said another Jindan essence expert.

"Zi Chen's move is a reckless gamble. He is gambling with the lives of all our Jindan essence experts. Even if we win, we will suffer heavy casualties. But if we lose, our Wang Family will be finished, and Zi Chen will return to the Fringe."

"That's enough, Wang Xiang. Don't say such things in the future," the late-stage Jindan essence expert sitting at the head of the table coldly glanced at him.

"Although it's unpleasant to hear, it's the truth. Whether we win or lose, Zi Chen has a way out, but we don't," Wang Xiang continued.

The others were silent.

"Don't forget that without Zi Chen, our Wang Family would be gone. Even if we don't send out our troops, the five forces will let us go."

Wang Zhentian sitting at the side said, "With Zi Chen, they won't cause us any trouble in the short term. But after they eliminate Zi Chen's forces, who can guarantee that our Wang Family won't be the second Zi Chen's force to be eliminated?"

"Didn't you say that we have Calamity Evasion Pellets? With them, we can create more Jindan essence and defend Yunxia City and the Wang Family," said Wang Xiang.

"The Calamity Evasion Pellets were provided by Zi Chen. His purpose is to attack, not defend. And if we keep defending passively, it will only make the five forces stronger. When the time comes, we will still have to fight," said Wang Zhenwei.

"I still say the same thing. If our Jindan essence experts fail, Zi Chen won't suffer any losses, but our Wang Family will fall into eternal damnation," said Wang Xiang.

"You won't suffer any losses?"

Wang Zhenwei looked at Wang Xiang and said, "Twenty Jindan essence experts of our Wang Family is a loss, but are the forty or so that Zi Chen brought with him not a loss? Zi Chen had been preparing to establish a force in the Fringe. But when he learned that we were in trouble, he immediately rushed back with his men. He came to save us, not to show off or prove anything."

"As you said, Zi Chen still has a way out. But since he has a way out, why did he come here to attack the five forces? Is it just for the trivial grudges of the past? Don't be naive. Zi Chen is now the leader of a force. He is no longer the powerless little guy who hid from place to place. He won't sacrifice his own life and the lives of his companions for a small grudge of the past before he has consolidated his forces."

Wang Zhenwei looked at the crowd and continued, "Zi Chen has a way out, but he can also return without fighting. I don't think any force will stop him, but he didn't. Why? Because he wants to help us, help this region."

The twenty or so Jindan essence experts in the hall fell silent. Even Wang Xiang was speechless.

Everyone was silent. Everyone was hesitant and conflicted. They couldn't make up their minds.

This wasn't just a matter of putting their lives on the line, but also the lifeline of the Wang Family that had been passed down for ten thousand years.

"Tell Zi Chen to do as he says. Our Wang Family will support him unconditionally," said a late Jindan essence expert sitting at the head of the table.

As the strongest expert of the Wang Family, his words naturally carried the most weight. Once he spoke, it was the end of the discussion and the final word.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. How could they not see the situation in front of them? They just lacked the courage to make such a bold gamble.

Wang Zhenwei quickly told Zi Chen the news. Zi Chen only smiled after hearing it.

"Sir, how did you guess that they would agree?" asked Wu Liu, puzzled.

Zi Chen smiled and said, "Because they have nowhere else to go."

Wu Liu still wanted to ask something, but Zi Chen just smiled and didn't say anything. Indeed, this choice was a bit difficult for the Wang Family. The only thing that made them choose was trust.

They believed that Zi Chen wouldn't harm the Wang Family.

On the same day, a piece of news spread from Yunxia City. Zi Chen was going to take the Wang Family forces to destroy the Cang Li Family and the Li Family in Cangli City.

In the entire region, Zi Chen's news spread the fastest. As soon as this news came out, it naturally spread to all the major cities.

When the news spread, it was obvious that the Wang Family was furious after learning that the news had been leaked.

"You dare to take the initiative to come to us? You're courting death." When the forces of the Cang and Li Families heard this, they were naturally furious and threatened to not fear Zi Chen.

But secretly, they had already sent out a signal of support.

A few days later, the monk, who had returned from Yongqi City with the first batch of Escape Pills, passed by Cangli City. He stood in the air above Cangli City, looking down at the city below, and shouted, "People of the Cang and Li Families, listen up. Five days later, your Lord Zeng will bring the Dan Realm army to flatten Cangli City and make the Cang and Li Families disappear forever."

The monk's domineering words spread throughout Cangli City, and many forces were frightened. Now, Cangli City was just like Yongqi City before. When the war came, many rogue cultivators left to find other places.

"You're courting death."

There was a loud shout from below, and a stream of Sword Qi shot up to the sky, fiercely chopping towards the monk.

"You still have five days to enjoy. Five days later, Cangli City will be destroyed."

The monk dodged the Sword Qi and flew in the direction of Yunxia City.

Two late-stage Dan Realm experts rushed out with their Foundation, but after chasing for hundreds of miles, they were afraid of an ambush, so they decisively retreated.

"Damn it, there are only five days left. Have the reinforcements come yet?" The experts who came back were flustered and exasperated.

"A few with Foundation have come. They are guarding outside. When the time comes, they will cooperate with us from the inside and outside. They will definitely be able to kill Zi Chen and his people."

The monk's following journey was unimpeded. Now, he could do whatever he wanted in this area, because he was already standing at the peak of this area.

"Did you bring the things?" As soon as the monk came back, Zi Chen asked.

"This batch of Escape Pills is very small. There are only twelve of them," the monk said.

"Why are there so few?"

"It seems to be because of the ancient beast's blood essence. The effect of this Escape Pill is very strange. It doesn't suppress the person's potential. After taking it, the person's potential is still there. It is completely possible to break through to the mid-stage Dan Realm."

The monk's explanation surprised Zi Chen, but what he cared about was not these Escape Pills, but something else.