Chapter 1011: Liu Zixuan’s Plan
Impressions of the small city.
Liu Zixuan’s safe return relieved Zhao Yi and the others.
After a moment of nostalgia, Liu Zixuan and the others sat in a conference room selected just for them.
Liu Zixuan sat cross-legged on the bed, with a cigarette in his mouth, and asked, "Where are the Shi Family members?"
"After returning, the Shi Family patriarch and Shi Ke originally wanted to stay here to wait for your return, but the Shi Family head received an urgent call saying the Shi Family suffered a major blow from the Celestial Dao Alliance, so they rushed back. Considering we’re in a cooperative relationship, I called some Thief Sect brothers to help." Zhao Yi said.
Liu Zixuan nodded, "We killed the Gu Family patriarch in the Celestial Dao Alliance, and five patriarchs suffered different degrees of injury. They’re bound to vent their anger, and right now, the Shi Family can only be their punching bag!"
"So what do we do next?"
Zhao Yi paused and said, "Based on what you just said, the only tough opponents in the Celestial Dao Alliance are the Willow Association patriarch and those so-called Azuo and Ayou. Add to that the killing of the Gu Family patriarch and injuring five Emperor Realm patriarchs; undoubtedly, now is the best time for us to tear them apart face to face."
"Tell me your thoughts," Liu Zixuan said, squinting his eyes.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yi replied, "After we returned, I contacted Yunxuan and Huzi. They are on their way back, and should arrive before noon tomorrow. Counting them, along with you, me, Lianyi sister-in-law, Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Hu, the Shi Family patriarch—we have eight Emperor Realm masters in total, and the Celestial Dao Alliance happens to have eight Emperor Realm masters left."
"As for below the Emperor Realm, I thought about it, their numbers of Half-Step Emperor Realm and Imperial Realm are more than ours, but we have many people who infiltrated their ranks earlier that can catch them off guard. This way, we can pull our strengths to a level field as much as possible."
Ye Lianyi chimed in, "I think we should call more people from Lingxiu Village, like Tongtong and others. This way, it would be a battle with great odds of victory!"
Liu Zixuan was silent for a moment, then looked at Xiao Hu and Xiaoxiao, "What do you think?"
"I’m not very familiar with these situations, I’ll listen to you guys," Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and added, "If it’s not enough, I can find ways to get a few people from the Profound Sword Sect to help under the guise of protecting me, so it shouldn’t be considered breaking the Hidden Sect’s rules between each other!"
Xiao Hu shrugged and said, "I think what they just said seems to be the safest approach. In these few days, I’ve also heard them talk about the matters between you and the Celestial Dao Alliance. I think after being suppressed by them for so long, suddenly striking back in such a strong manner would be beneficial in all aspects."
Liu Zixuan raised his eyebrows, stubbed out his cigarette butt, and asked, "I don’t deny your method, but I want to ask two questions."
"First, if we all move out, what if Lingxiu Village is tricked by the Void Mountain Sect? And what if this side is annexed by Venerable Ghost Nether taking advantage of the situation?"
"This..."
"I forgot about that!"
For a moment, Zhao Yi and the others frowned, clearly having only thought about the Celestial Dao Alliance side but neglected other enemies.
"Second, as I just mentioned, the Celestial Dao Alliance—no, more accurately, behind the Willow Association patriarch, there’s still someone. If they show up and we all rush over, we’re likely to be wiped out by them; that would mean all our efforts so far would be in vain. What would we do then?"
Faced with two consecutive questions, everyone was speechless.
Liu Zixuan sighed, "So that’s why I haven’t rushed to war with the Celestial Dao Alliance; I’m worried that if anything happens to me, you’ll scatter without a clue."
"It’s just that everyone is used to you making the decisions. Besides, you won’t have anything happen to you!" Zhao Yi shrugged.
Ye Lianyi frowned, "Did Yafei tell you anything else you haven’t told us?"
Liu Zixuan took a deep breath, "Even if she told me something, I wouldn’t be comfortable telling you all."
"Zixuan..."
Seeing Ye Lianyi about to press further, Liu Zixuan waved his hand, "Alright, Zhao Yi was right; the Celestial Dao Alliance has suffered a heavy blow, it’s the best time to retaliate, so the decisive battle is a must. Based on the plans you discussed earlier, I’ll make some minor adjustments."
As he spoke, everyone looked solemnly at Liu Zixuan.
"Firstly, we can’t all move out. Lingxiu Village stays untouched; this way, even if we fail, the foundation won’t be shaken. And here, we can’t all go, Lianyi, Xiaoxiao, Zhao Yi, you three will stay here."
Zhao Yi and Ye Lianyi immediately disagreed and stood up, "How could this be? Leaving out three Emperor Realm masters at once, how could we stand a chance?"
"Let me finish!"
Liu Zixuan waved his hand, "Secondly, notify Gu Yu and Mo Chengfeng; tell them to instruct our brothers who infiltrated the Celestial Dao Alliance. Once we enter the Celestial Dao Alliance Headquarters, they’ll coordinate with us internally. Haven’t we said we’ve already recruited enough people from various sects? I think it should be enough!"
Ye Lianyi nodded, "Right, people inserted into the Celestial Dao Alliance have recruited quite a few small sects previously. Except for the original Four Great Clans and Eight Great Powers which can’t be recruited, many small sects and families have grievances against the Celestial Dao Alliance. The previous unification was only a temporary compromise due to pressure!"
Liu Zixuan continued, "Lastly, and most importantly, apart from those heading to the Celestial Dao Alliance, no matter if we win or lose, be sure to return to Lingxiu Village within three days. Tonight I will take out some elixirs and cultivation techniques from the Relic Pearl to improve our strength as much as possible."
"Brother Xuan, I feel like something big is going to happen," Zhao Yi frowned.
Liu Zixuan smirked, thinking to himself, if there wasn’t anything major, why would he leave such a prosperous battle alone, instead retaining so many people? But he felt it’s not yet time to tell them about these matters.
If they learned of the ambitions of the person behind the Willow Association patriarch and the turbulent undercurrent of the entire World Martial Realm, their positivity might be dampened.
Then, don’t even think about fighting the decisive battle with the Celestial Dao Alliance; they might not even be able to maintain their current status.
Liu Zixuan’s situation here is different from the Celestial Dao Alliance, which was founded on the original Four Great Clans and Eight Great Powers. Those small sects and families are merely subordinate powers, whereas Liu Zixuan’s side consists of people gathered from all over, without a deeper foundation. Once severely injured, they will undoubtedly scatter.
Therefore, for protection, Liu Zixuan can only take risks this time, using the smallest price to eliminate the Celestial Dao Alliance, then strive for more time to improve his side’s strength to face even greater future challenges!