Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Due to the severe consequences of this matter, Xie Jue Nan, and the Mad Monk, among other Divinity Transformation beings from Tianzhu Realm, personally inquired about the situation.

Six local Divinity Transformation masters, rarely gathered together, secretly held a meeting.

After the meeting, the Central Continent Alliance issued the highest level alert.

All Cloud Boats, fortresses, and other flying artifacts were ordered to remain airborne and ready, not allowed to land without permission.

Meanwhile, all participating cultivators, unless absolutely necessary, were to move to the Cloud Boats to live, and remain vigilant for potential earthquakes.

At the same time, all True Immortals above the Golden Core Realm, adept in the Earth Element Escape Technique, were dispatched underground to fully trace the giant Corpse Army's movements.

Despite this, progress was extremely slow; after all, the crust was too thick and vast, the terrain extremely complex, and relying on this handful of people to find the target was simply as hard as reaching the sky.

Of course, the alliance leadership was also aware of the difficulty, so they pinned their hopes on insiders, directly probing the Netherworld side for news, which was far better than this needle-in-a-haystack approach!

The various unusual maneuvers on the Tianzhu Realm side immediately alerted the Netherworld side.

The other side immediately judged that the Earth's Core plan had already been detected by the Tianzhu Realm.

However, so what!

The Earth's Core plan had already progressed halfway and could not be interrupted.

Moreover, the Earth's Core plan was nearly an open conspiracy; Emperor Yi and others were extremely confident that even if the plan was exposed, the Tianzhu Realm could not possibly prevent the implementation of the Earth's Core plan.

...

Three months flew by, and the Central Continent Alliance still couldn't find the true Earth's Core passage, yet discovered more than a dozen false passages instead.

In order to destroy these false passages, the Central Continent Alliance paid an incredibly heavy price.

"We can't keep going on like this. Not only is it futile, but it's also a meaningless drain on our forces.

Alliance Hierarch, haven't you realized? Their purpose is to use the false passages to ambush and kill our people."

Within Harmonious Hall, the Family Head of the Ksitigarbha Sect, Five Ridges Ancestor, suddenly slammed the table and stared at Daoist Qing Miao, his expression unusually enraged.

In the past three months, not only did the Ksitigarbha Sect lose seven Golden Core Masters to the enemy, but even a Nascent Soul elder perished, making the loss devastating.

At this moment, other sect leaders and family heads at their seats seemed to empathize, all wearing looks of sympathy and sorrow.

Watching this, Daoist Qing Miao sighed softly, saying, "Alas, our alliance is deeply pained by everyone's sacrifices. But... the Earth's Core plan poses a great threat to us. If this plan isn't extinguished, our chances of victory are minimal!"

"Alliance Hierarch, our sect has a proposal," Five Ridges Ancestor promptly interjected.

"Oh, please go ahead, Fellow Five Ridges," Daoist Qing Miao stroked his long beard, looking as though he was very expectant.

Five Ridges Ancestor looked around, taking in the expressions of everyone present, then said deeply, "Our sect proposes launching a premature total attack!"

At this statement, the hall was astounded. Everyone began discussing urgently, with quite a few Nascent Soul Ancestors showing a moved expression.

Then, the Master Qiu Sha of the He Mountain Sect suddenly stood up, loudly declaring, "Senior Five Ridges's proposal is great! Instead of sitting and waiting for defeat, it's better to counterattack! We'll have to fight eventually, so we might as well have the grand showdown early. Ha ha, my Yin Evil Bag has long been parched!"

"Indeed! After years of heavy losses, my sect's disciples have suffered terribly, and a battle now would be much more refreshing, saving us from wasting resources in vain."

"Absolutely not! This matter is of great importance; how can the final battle date be changed arbitrarily?"

"That's right; various materials are not yet fully prepared, and secret weapons are still being actively arranged. How can we rush into a premature battle like this? If we suffer a big defeat because of it, we'll go down in history as eternal sinners in this realm."

"...I agree with Senior Five Ridges's suggestion. Our sect's millennium accumulation is already half depleted. If the stalemate continues, we can no longer endure."

"...Ah, I wonder what stance the True Monarchs hold. Instead of arguing endlessly, why not ask the True Monarchs for advice?"

...

Just as the Central Continent Alliance leadership was expressing their opinions, all their words and actions were being watched by the Divinity Transformation True Monarchs hidden behind the scenes.

In a plain, unadorned chamber at the back of the great hall, the four Divinity Transformation True Monarchs—Ancient Scholar, Mad Monk, Heavenly Termination Immortal, and Dragon-fishing Elder—each took their seats.

Ksitigarbha True Monarch Ji Yun was currently searching for the Earth's Core passage, so was not present.

"Ancient Scholar" Xie Jue Nan smiled slightly and glanced at the other three fellow Taoists, slowly saying, "About the premature battle, what do the three fellow Taoists think?"

"Amitabha Buddha!"

The Mad Monk recited a Buddhist chant, shaking his head, "The east wind hasn't arrived; this matter is inadvisable."

Heavenly Termination Immortal appeared cold and indifferent, speaking calmly, "We all know it in our hearts; it's merely a matter of biding time. Now it's a question of which side can complete their plan first."

"We've already discovered the enemy's scheme early; although we find it extremely difficult to disrupt the Earth's Core plan, with preparations, our losses have been minimized in advance.

As they say, sometimes it's better to sit tight! I believe maintaining the current situation is best."

Xie Jue Nan nodded and added, "Adapting to circumstances without changing is indeed a wise strategy. However, doing nothing isn't good either; we must do something to show the opposite side."

"Oh, what plan do you suggest then?" Dragon-fishing Elder raised his eyebrows, revealing a curious expression.

Xie Jue Nan assumed a serious expression, decisively saying, "Gambling duel!"

"Gambling duel? That's inadvisable, too frivolous," Dragon-fishing Elder immediately shook his head upon hearing.