Published: March 3, 2025
…… Liu Yu chose to strengthen the defenses of the Immortal City, and indeed it had a good effect. However, the pressure on the surrounding gathering places of cultivators continued to increase.
The demonic race seemed to have sensed this and did not directly attack the Immortal City, but intensified their offensive against the nearby gathering places.
Thus, for the next two years, Bright Moon Immortal City remained in a state of calm.
"Reporting to senior Ink Plum, the situation at Dragon Fortress is critical. The stationed real person has sent a plea for help, stating that they cannot hold on for much longer."
"There are also dozens of strongholds, including Jinzhu Fang City and Tongguan, which have sent pleas for aid, urgently requesting reinforcements from the Immortal City."
"Please make a decision, senior Ink Plum."
On the city tower, several people leaned against the railing and gazed into the distance, the aging golden core city lord respectfully reported.
"Everything remains the same."
"Dismissed."
Hearing the shocking casualty numbers one after another, the true lord Ink Plum showed no signs of emotion on her face and said lightly without turning around.
"Yes."
The golden core city lord, not daring to say another word and just wanting to get through the day, immediately retreated respectfully.
Time passed, and it had been two years.
Without support from Bright Moon Immortal City, many gathering places could only barely hold on, and under the strong offensive of the demonic race, bad news came frequently.
Small and medium-sized gathering places fell one after another, and even large gathering places were on the brink of collapse.
Every day, there were numerous pleas for help coming in, but Ink Plum turned a deaf ear to them.
Without her orders, the cultivators from the Immortal City dared not act on their own.
This arrangement led to many cultivators being secretly dissatisfied, quietly reporting the situation to the Seven Nations Alliance.
Faced with inquiries from the Seven Nations Alliance, True Lord Ink Plum simply dealt with them with a light remark of "there are arrangements," stating directly that if they felt she was not doing well enough, they could arrange for other true lords to take over.
Most nascent soul old monsters prioritized their own interests, and if anything happened to them, their affiliated powers would crumble. Upon hearing news of going to the front lines, they naturally were unwilling to come and take over.
As a result, regardless of how many reports were made by the subordinate cultivators, Ink Plum's decision did not change in the slightest.
As long as they did not act on their own, she would turn a blind eye to the behavior of secretly reporting lower-level cultivators.
"If this continues, I’m afraid the alliance will have some difficulty explaining."
Beside Ink Plum, True Lord Yellow Brow said leisurely.
"It doesn't matter, just a minor issue."
"I actually wish the alliance would replace me."
True Lord Ink Plum smiled indifferently and did not care.
"But if this continues, as more and more gathering places fall, it won't be long before the demonic army reaches the city."
Not disagreeing, Liu Yu casually stated.
If the demonic king took action, the gathering places established by lower-level cultivators would indeed be quickly uprooted.
But nascent soul true lords could similarly wantonly slaughter low-level demonic beasts.
Thus, over time, both sides reached a tacit understanding that those above the fourth stage were not to act freely.
So faced with the overwhelming offensive from the demonic beasts, the gathering places did not quickly fall, still able to hold on due to their terrain and formations.
However, the demonic race was inherently powerful, and the number of demonic beasts of the same tier far exceeded that of human cultivators.
Although they could barely hold on with formations for a time, without reinforcements from the Immortal City, falling was only a matter of time.
Continuing like this, it could be foreseen that it wouldn't be long before the demonic race could advance to Bright Moon City.