In this Southwest sea expedition, there are forty-three Nascent Soul Masters, five from the Ying Platform still didn't exceed fifty, which is quite embarrassing.

There are over five thousand Golden Core cultivators, which is quite impressive; just the Anchor Chain Gold Core and pirates contributed one thousand five hundred of them.

There are forty thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators; all who could come, came. As cultivators, martial arts is the basic skill, the only difference is whether they are specialized in it.

"Are you sure, Tianfeng can restore the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain to normal?" Master Xu stared closely at Li Chuping. He knew this disciple was always cautious and wouldn't make unfounded claims.

Li Chuping's heart was anxious; how could he be sure? This was something uncertain. But he couldn't back down, because if he showed even the slightest hesitation, it would make the army lose its forward momentum. Without confidence, how could they fight? There could be countless possibilities.

At this moment, even if he didn't want to pretend, he must pretend. Fortunately, the blame could be put on the visitors from Shangqing, and he was satisfied with the shamelessness of Nineteenth Aunt; this little peacock had a promising future.

"I'm not sure, but it seems Tianfeng is very sure?" With this statement, Li Chuping shifted the responsibility away from himself and solidified the responsibility on Tianfeng. After all, Shangqing has a big reputation and a strong foundation, so they could bear such responsibility.

The statement was skillfully crafted because there's a trend in the Jinxiu Cultivation Realm now that people trust foreign monks more.

Just like now, basically no one questions whether the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain will restore to normal. Shangqing Tianfeng Daoist has been here researching for about a month; if he says it can work, then it must be possible, right?

This was not deceit, because telling the truth would make the situation worse; saying a lie was better. The world is just that strange.

Time was pressing, and everyone nodded towards Master Xu, tacitly consenting to the following arrangements.

Master Xu was not arbitrary; he knew that these people, having just arrived, were unfamiliar with the actual situation, "In your opinion, what should be done?"

Li Chuping was not polite; now was not the time for courtesy hedging, "First, send people to scour the island, clean up Blue Mountain Island's periphery. The Sea Clan will not persist; they will only wait in the Divine Mountain because that's where the things they care about are.

After the sweeping is done, we approach the Divine Mountain at the island's center, making a grand display to send a message to Tianfeng hiding in the Divine Mountain to urge him to act.

Outside the three hundred li circle of the Divine Mountain, drop the Foundation Establishment cultivators because we don't know how much time Tianfeng needs. Letting these Foundation Establishments participate in sky battles is not worthwhile, it is meaningless.

I have a map of Blue Mountain Island here. Coordinators, please, the Sea Clan has ten plus possible escape routes; we've already arranged Blue Mountain locals to intercept but they may not be able to hold them, so we need our cultivators to support them."

Master Xu took the map, swept it with Divine Sense, and was quite satisfied, it seemed the forward team's preliminary work was solid.

He handed the map back, "Assign specific people for each direction, each route, then prepare to send people down, do it carefully, don't be sloppy, losing too much time would arouse the Sea Clan's suspicion."

Each sect's Master transmitted the map in turn, and from then on, there were no doubts about the restoration of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain; with such a detailed plan, how could there be uncertainties in critical places?

The misunderstanding layered one upon the next, just like rumors becoming undeniable truth after being repeated a few times.

The news quickly spread among the floating platforms; distributing over forty thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and blocking the main routes was not an easy task, but the rational thinking and strong acting abilities of cultivators far exceeded those of mortals.

Master Xu nodded in satisfaction, he had one last question, "Since it's Tianfeng's matter, why is the Sect Hierarch staying there? The more people involved in this, the worse it gets."

Li Chuping had to cover one lie with another, but in Sikong Mansion, he often did such things,

"The Sect Hierarch and Fairy Hong Xiu, they were just there for more certainty, and perhaps as a cover. Their strength is formidable, even a few Nascent Soul Great Demons can't do anything to them."

Master Xu's suspicions were dispelled, and he waved his hand, "Everyone, Nascent Souls and Golden Cores, follow me into battle, organized by each sect, clear the Blue Mountain perimeter!"

Half a hundred Nascent Souls and five thousand Golden Cores, this was quite a formidable force, virtually the cream of the Southwest Cultivation World. Spread out, it was a dark mass on one side; the Sea Demons, those few lingering in the air, didn't dare to attack recklessly, just circled outside Blue Mountain Island, pushing the Sea Clan inward.

This was expected, both sides understood.

The human cultivator army circled and spiraled, moving closer with the Divine Mountain as the center. There were no Sea Clan willing to linger along the way; those occasionally foggy in mind or slow-footed were all slain by wandering human experts, drawing cheers from the crowd.

Blue Mountain Island, at this specific level of islands, was considered large, measuring one to two thousand li in diameter. After circling several times, a conch horn sounded, audible throughout the island, and all Sea Clans started to move toward the two Divine Mountains. From a distance in the air, there were also nearly two hundred thousand; this was even more than Li Chuping initially estimated.

Old Li had a gnawing sense of doubt; he dared not tell others, so he could only confide in his close companion Yu Zhengxing,

"Old Yu, why does it feel like there are too many Sea Clans? In the deep pit, there are another seven or eight thousand egg shells, each likely containing a little demon; if calculated this way, wouldn't the Lizhi Sea Clan have nearly three hundred thousand? Is this possible?"

For a long time, humans had some understanding of the Sea Clan numbers deep in the ocean, sourced through various channels, including occasional defectors joining humans. But regardless of the source, Lizhi Sea's Sea Clan was estimated to be around two hundred thousand, not suddenly increased by one hundred thousand?

Sea Demons, except for a few rare breeds born as Demon Beasts, mostly gained Spiritual Sense through acquired effort. This can't be simply improved through reproduction, so their numbers couldn't suddenly surge like this. It's the balance of the Heavenly Dao, being so easy, the Jinxiu Continent would have long become a Demon Beast realm.

Yu Zhengxing was also puzzled, "Old Li, the things you mentioned, I'm also puzzled by; so let's reverse deduce, if three hundred thousand Sea Clans is impossible, yet nearly two hundred thousand near the Divine Mountain we saw with our own eyes, then it can only be those egg shells in the pit, they're fake!"

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with uncontrollable fear because they always thought they were calculating the Sea Clan, but it now seemed the Sea Clan was also calculating humans.

The critical question is, what is the Sea Clan's purpose in doing this?

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