Chapter 1240: The Battle of Dao Unification
In wars between countries, there will always be a result in the end, whether they lose or win or draw, and in the final analysis, most of the time they are related to interests.
Then the two warring sides will naturally consider whether a war will be fought in terms of the gains and losses of interests.
Of course, the two countries are not at war without a conflict of will, but after all, this situation is a minority, and most of them are for the sake of interests, so no matter how fierce the fight is, there is a degree.
But the battle of Taoism is different, because this is completely black and white, either right or wrong, destined to either you die or I live, before one side sheds the last drop of blood, it is really quite difficult to reconcile.
In fact, such fights have not been unheard of before. For example, the Han Dynasty has always been hostile to demon cultivators, and after discovering it, it must be severely punished, and in fact, it is also a continuation of the battle for Taoism.
In the same way, the Great Sun Demon Country is full of demon cultivators, and in turn, they naturally have no good impression of cultivators.
Now that the city lord of Moyun City has put this kind of thing on the table, it means that the situation will develop in the most serious direction.
As long as the demon cultivators start to act against the cultivators, then this war will really be completely endless. I don't know how many people will die in it.
In particular, in addition to the big hat of the battle for Taoism, the announcement also lured demon cultivators with various rewards, almost like adding fuel to the fire, and never gave up until this war was destined to be extremely cruel.
"Who is leading and driving this matter? Is this the city lord named Ji Lugao making his own assertions, or is there the tacit approval or even support of the Great Sun Demon Kingdom Imperial Court behind it?" Xia Fan pondered silently, but he still had no clue.
In addition to this matter, there was also one thing hidden in this announcement that made him feel troublesome, that is, if the demon cultivator wanted to receive the reward, he needed to take the cultivator's corpse as a certificate.
At first glance, this is not surprising, after all, the number of beheadings is also counted in the army, and the snatching of heads is not uncommon in any army.
However, in the announcement, corpses were needed, which made Xia Fan can't help but suspect that the Moyun City Lord was collecting the corpses of cultivators so aggressively, maybe he wanted to get a group of walking corpses out.
"Looks like we're going to have to go back first. Xia Fan thought in his heart, and immediately gave up his plan to infiltrate Moyun City, turned around and left, flew to a place where no one was thousands of miles away before sacrificing the Sky Devouring Pocket, and directly shuttled through the void and returned to the Qiankun Sect.
"Senior brother, why are you back?" Emperor Jingping, who was discussing with his ministers on the Golden Palace about the battle against the Great Sun Demon Kingdom, noticed Xia Fan's breath, and at the same time received the divine thoughts from him, and immediately found a reason to retreat from the dynasty, and then returned to the Qiankun Sect with Zhao Weiwei and Liu Yu Linglong.
"I've seen the emperor. "Bang Ye, Mu Sheng, Jian Ruthless and others were also summoned by Xia Fan, and when they saw Emperor Jingping, they hurriedly saluted.
Although Emperor Jingping was the previous thirteen princes, his identity had changed, and it was naturally impossible for everyone to be as casual as in the past.
"No courtesy. Emperor Jingping waved his hand, looked at Xia Fan and said, "Senior brother, aren't you in the Great Sun Demon Kingdom? Why did you suddenly come back? Could it be that something big happened?"
"Hmm. Xia Fan nodded, motioned for him and Zhao Weiwei and Liu Yu Linglong to take a seat, and then said: "Today I originally wanted to go to Moyun City, which destroyed the Great Sun Demon Kingdom, but I didn't want to encounter one thing......"
Xia Fan then told everything he saw and heard.
If others said that they would destroy Moyun City with the power of one person, they were afraid that they would attract the ridicule of everyone present, but when these words came out of Xia Fan's mouth, no one felt abnormal.
And hearing what Xia Fan said, everyone's faces changed greatly.
Because they knew that Xia Fan's worries were not groundless. If this battle over Taoism is really provoked, then the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable.
"I just received the information about this matter before I went to the court, because it is not suitable to say it in the court, so I plan to discuss it with Your Majesty after I retire from the court, but I didn't expect to let the senior brother take the lead. After listening to Xia Fan silently, Zhao Weiwei also took out a few jade talismans and handed them to Xia Fan and Emperor Jingping.
Compared to what Xia Fan heard, the only information Zhao got was much more detailed.
It mentioned that although this matter was obviously done by Ji Lugao, the city lord of Moyun City, his announcement alone could not attract so many demon cultivators, and it was the two sects and five sects of the Great Sun Demon Kingdom that really exerted influence in secret.
The two sects and five sects are the demon cultivation sects in the Great Sun Demon Country, and their status is similar to the status of the original three sects and six sects in the Great Sun Demon Kingdom.
It's just that the relationship between the two sects and the five sects is different from that between the three sects and the six sects.
Although the three sects and the six sects always claimed to be in the same breath when they had a good relationship in the past, in fact, everyone knows in their hearts that no matter how close they are, they are not a family after all, so in addition to advancing and retreating together in major matters, other times it is still you and me.
But the two sects and five gates of the Great Sun Demon Kingdom are different.
These two five sects are the Yin Demon Sect, the Yang Demon Sect, the Water Demon Sect, the Fire Demon Sect, the Earth Demon Sect, the Golden Demon Sect and the Wood Demon Sect.
These two sects and five sects have their own strengths, and each other's exercises also complement each other, so although there are some small frictions between the two sects and five sects, they are generally closely connected and treat each other as a family.
The reason why this is the case is because the two sects and five sects are all from the Demon Immortal Sect, but later they didn't know why they split, but it was like brothers splitting up, although they had their own lives, but the feelings did not dissipate.
The background of the two sects and five sects is not bad, and the influence in the Great Sun Demon Kingdom is naturally not trivial.
It is no exaggeration to say that half of the demon cultivators of the Great Sun Demon Kingdom are from these two sects and five sects, and the remaining thirty percent are also inextricably linked to it.
Because of this, with the secret support of the two sects and five sects, Ji Lugao's announcement was able to attract so many demon cultivators.
In addition to the two sects and five sects, there are many other demon cultivation sects and demon cultivation families in the Great Sun Demon Country, but their strength is much weaker, and their influence is even less great. They often even have to listen to the orders of the two sects and five gates.
With this information, even if it solved Xia Fan's original confusion, but new questions came up again.
Because Xia Fan wondered what the two sects and five sects were trying to provoke a dispute over the Dao system like this? Didn't they know that the result of doing so was likely to be a defeat for both sides?
If they insist on doing so knowing that the consequences are serious, then they must have the confidence to win, so what will it be?
Xia Fan half-squinted his eyes and lowered his head in contemplation, but for a while, he couldn't think of a reason.
In addition to the information that the two cases and five gates were the driving force behind this matter, some of the information was accompanied by a complete announcement.
Xia Fan glanced at the rewards mentioned in it, and it was really clearly priced, such as a cultivator of the Transformation God Realm could exchange for a Demon Spirit Pill, a cultivator of the Divine Spirit Realm could get a five-grade demon artifact, and so on.
Although Xia Fan was not a demon cultivator, just by looking at this list of rewards for hunting cultivators, one could imagine how greedy those demon cultivators would be, and then devote themselves to it.
"Why don't you also send an announcement to cultivators in the name of the four sects, and use the way of others to treat others?" After reading the information, the explosion master slammed it on the table, looked at Xia Fan and asked.
"If we do this, it will inevitably cause a full-scale war between cultivators and demon cultivators. Xia Fan shook his head and said, "The consequences are unimaginable. ”
"Then what should I do? You can't turn a blind eye and wait for the demon cultivator to come and kill us as prey, right?"
"I have two ideas, so let's hear if it's possible. Xia Fan said: "First of all, Moyun City has issued such an announcement, we must not sit idly by, we must spread it out and give a wake-up call to cultivators all over the world." ”
"Hmm. Not only the explosive master, but even Mu Sheng and Jian Ruthless nodded.
"Secondly, although this battle for Taoism is secretly promoted by two sects and five sects behind it, on the surface, it is due to the current war between the Great Han Dynasty and the Great Sun Demon Kingdom. Xia Fan glanced at everyone as he said and said, "My idea is that since this matter is caused by the national war, it is better to end up because of the national war." ”
"What do you mean?" Bang Ye was stunned, not trying to understand the meaning of Xia Fan's words.
"What my senior brother means is that he doesn't need to pay attention to the battle of Taoism first, and he must be on guard in secret, but on the surface, he will treat it as if he has no knowledge and will go all out to deal with the Great Sun Demon Kingdom. Emperor Jingping said: "As long as the Great Sun Demon Kingdom is destroyed, those demon cultivators will become lonely ghosts, and it will be difficult to make any big waves." ”
"That's right. Xia Fan nodded with a smile, pointed at Emperor Jingping and said, "There is progress." ”
"Thank you, Senior Brother, for the compliment. Emperor Jingping laughed.
"But aren't you afraid that the demon cultivators will get involved in the national war?" said the blaster.
"Mix it in, mix it in. Xia Fan waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "It's just a fight, it's not a big deal, they can come in, and the cultivators on our side can also get in, but everything is just a national war, and it must not be involved in the battle of Taoism, otherwise, once the war starts, it may not end in a short time." ”
Xia Fan paused when he said this, and said: "If our enemy only has one Great Sun Demon Kingdom, it would be nothing to fight a war that will expand the day, but don't forget, there is still a Tianyu Empire eyeing it. ”
"Well, I almost forgot about the Celestial Rain Empire. Bang Ye nodded, but then said: "It's just that how to fight this national war? If you can't tell the winner as soon as possible, I'm afraid that it will eventually evolve into a battle for Taoism." ”
"It's not easy to decide the winner in the short term, but I have a way to make the Great Sun Demon Kingdom riot. Xia Fan said with a smile: "As long as they are allowed to take care of themselves, presumably the Great Sun Demon Kingdom will no longer play these tricks." ”
"What are you going to do?" said the blaster, "Do you need our help?"
"Don't rush yet. Xia Fan looked at Zhao Wei and said, "Second brother, where did you get the information about Moyun City?"
"It was sent by Uncle Seven's people. There were no outsiders present, so Zhao Weiwei didn't keep it a secret, and said: "Now his old man is in Moyun City, and he has also recruited a lot of loose cultivators as subordinates. ”
"Can you contact him?" Xia Fan asked.
"Yes. Zhao Wei said: "I'll tell you the contact information later." ”
"That's easy. Xia Fan looked at the explosion master, Mu Sheng and Jian Ruthless: "I'm going to play big inside the Great Sun Demon Kingdom, do you want to get involved?"
"Tell me about it. Bang Ye said curiously.