Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

It was indeed a coincidence.

The day after Lin Wan'er had left, Zhou Mingde was informed by Taoist Mingjing that there was a meeting to attend.

It turned out that all the Golden Core Stage Cultivators also knew that the White Dragon branch was difficult to attack, so they convened all the Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators to gather opinions and see if they could brainstorm some useful strategies.

By the time Zhou Mingde followed Taoist Mingjing into the stone hall that served as the meeting venue, he saw thirty-nine Golden Core Stage Cultivators sitting in two rows with crossed legs.

They, the Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, could only sit in order behind the two rows of Golden Elixir Cultivators.

Once all the summoned Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators arrived, the number in the hall had already exceeded one hundred and fifty.

"All right, now that everyone is here, we can begin,"

spoke a middle-aged man dressed in silver robes with white hair at the top of the grand hall.

The man, named Liu Yiping, was the Great Elder of the Moon Wheel Sect, and his cultivation level had already reached the late Golden Core Stage, making him the strongest underneath the few Nascent Soul ancestors of the sect.

To his left and right sat two individuals, a green-robed Taoist nun and a redhead elder, who were the Great Elders Jin Chixuan of the Sunflame Sect and Taoist Nun Qingsu of the Green Lotus Temple, respectively; both were also in the late stage of the Golden Core.

This time, for the southern campaign against the Dragon Transformation Sect, these three were the actual commanders.

And because the Moon Wheel Sect's strength was clearly superior to both the Sunflame Sect and the Green Lotus Temple, Liu Yiping held an unspoken authority over Jin Chixuan and Taoist Nun Qingsu.

Therefore, he was chairing this meeting today.

At this moment, seizing the initiative and capturing the attention of those present, Liu Yiping spoke in a deep voice, "Today, we've gathered here to discuss how to attack the White Dragon branch and to hear the suggestions from all the cultivators present. We hope to pool together our wisdom and find some excellent tactics."

"So, if any of you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to speak your minds and share freely later on."

With that, he turned his gaze and suddenly looked towards a Golden Core Cultivator sitting at the lower left and said, "Now, let's have Junior Brother Sun from our sect give us a briefing on the intelligence gathered on the White Dragon branch."

"As the Elder commands."

The cultivator surnamed Sun replied, and then slowly began to speak about the current situation gleaned from observations and reconnaissance of the White Dragon branch.

According to his information, the Dragon Transformation Sect had around twenty Golden Core Stage Cultivators in the White Dragon branch, as well as several Flood Dragons of the fourth rank and two fourth-rank Demon Beasts.

Considering the formidable combat power of those Flood Dragons, the branch's fourth-rank forces could be considered to be over thirty in number. Explore new worlds at My Virtual Library Empire

Although this figure was still slightly inferior to the Jingguo Country Allied Forces, it wasn't without the power to fight back.

Moreover, the enemy held the geographical advantage and had the Mountain Protection Array of the White Dragon branch to rely on, which alone could potentially negate the Allied Forces' advantage in terms of fourth-rank forces.

As for the third-rank forces, it was preliminarily estimated that the number of Purple Mansion Cultivators within the White Dragon branch was over sixty, and there might be some third-rank Demon Beasts, likely no more than twenty in number.

In this respect, the advantage of the Jingguo Country Allied Forces was quite substantial.

Moving further down to the second-rank forces, it was difficult to make an accurate estimate, but it was conjectured that the Jingguo Country Allied Forces still held an absolute advantage.

Thus, the crux of this war was whether the Mountain Protection Array of the White Dragon branch could be breached.

If the situation could be replicated as it had been with the Black Dragon branch, then victory shouldn't be difficult to achieve.

At this point, the cultivator surnamed Sun had finished his introduction and spoke solemnly, "That's essentially the situation. If any of the cultivators have thoughts, please feel free to speak candidly."

After hearing these words, the Purple Mansion Cultivators present all began to ponder deeply.

Before long, some bolder Purple Mansion Cultivators stepped forward with their suggestions.

Zhou Mingde, not wanting to draw too much attention, initially hesitated to speak up.

However, after seeing many people offer suggestions which he found to be more absurd, and yet received no harsh rebuke, he eventually calmed down and dared to share his speculations.

He found a moment when no one else was speaking and respectfully said, "Seniors, I believe that the Dragon Transformation Sect is clearly aware that their strength is inferior to ours. Yet they still amass their forces at the White Dragon branch for a decisive battle with us, which suggests there might be something fishy going on."

"Oh? What do you mean by that?"

Liu Yiping's gaze shifted toward Zhou Mingde, signaling him to continue.

Zhou Mingde, seeing this, bowed his head slightly lower and added humbly, "Senior, I sense that the Dragon Transformation Sect might be intentionally creating the illusion of a decisive battle at the White Dragon branch, while covertly they could have other schemes at play."

Hearing this, Liu Yiping's brows knitted together in a surprised expression, and then following Zhou Mingde's line of thought, he said, "Are you suggesting that the White Dragon branch is just a diversion?"

"I merely have this suspicion and cannot confirm it,"

Zhou Mingde bowed his head even lower, his voice dropping further in a manner of extreme caution.

Seeing this, Liu Yiping nodded thoughtfully and said, "This is indeed a novel idea. Perhaps we should not dismiss this possibility!"

Having said this, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Mingde, asking, "So what do you think the real plot of the Dragon Transformation Sect could be if the White Dragon branch is just a bait?"

"This..."

Zhou Mingde hesitated and then shook his head, saying, "I don't dare to speculate rashly!"