703: Chapter 217_1 703: Chapter 217_1 Hundred Peaks Sect, after the great battle, took a whole day to recuperate.
The next day, numerous message-transmitting paper cranes flew towards various peaks within the Hundred Peaks Sect.
Hundred Peaks Call-to-Order!
Previously, Nie Jie, although he was the Vice Sect Master, in charge of the Hundred Peaks Sect, was still not the Sect Leader, and thus he could not issue the Hundred Peaks Call-to-Order.
Cao Zhen returned to the Hundred Peaks Sect and exercised the Sect Leader’s authority on the second day.
Moreover, this time, he summoned not only the Peak Masters of Hundred Peaks but also all the uninjured Golden Core Stage cultivators.
Ascension Peak, Peak Masters’ Council Hall.
When Cao Zhen attended the Peak Masters’ meetings in the past, he always sat at the very back.
But this time, he was seated at the foremost main seat.
With many experts in deep slumber, and after yesterday’s battle, several Peak Masters chose self-destruction, sensing their time was running out.
At this point, there were less and less familiar silhouettes in the seats of the Peak Masters.
Cao Zhen waited until the last Peak Master arrived,
Looking at each arriving figure, and when everyone from all the peaks had gathered, he slowly began, “Gentlemen, the reason I have called everyone here today is for one purpose only, and that is revenge!”
No sooner had his voice fallen than the crowd seated around him instantly stood, shouting in unison, “Sect Leader, just give the command, and we’ll follow you and attack the Great Lai Dynasty immediately!”
“Yes, blood for blood!”
“Sect Leader, tell us, how should we fight!”
Cao Zhen looked at the fervently impassioned crowd, extended a hand, and slowly pressed downward, “To fight, we must, but we can’t just rush in blindly.”
If other Immortal Sects attacked them, the Hundred Peaks Sect, they had to strike back no matter what.
He was aware that battles inevitably led to death, especially when the three major Immortal Sects combined had more Golden Core cultivators than the entire Hundred Peaks Sect.
Their Hundred Peaks Sect would suffer many casualties in the quest for revenge, but fighting back was absolutely necessary.
If other sects sought to annihilate yours, and you won but chose not to seek vengeance, the word would spread, and everyone would deem the Hundred Peaks Sect weak.
In time, none would fear the Hundred Peaks Sect, and some might even emulate the three major Immortal Sects of the Great Lai Dynasty in striking them.
Moreover, it was a tradition of the Hundred Peaks Sect to repay kindness with kindness and to avenge all grievances.
Therefore, even though they knew that attacking in return would lead to heavy casualties, the Hundred Peaks Sect still needed to make their move.
All he could do was to minimize the losses for the Hundred Peaks Sect as much as possible.
Cao Zhen’s gaze swept across the crowd as he declared, “I know nobody here is afraid of sacrifice, but now is the Reversal Mini Epoch Period, and chaos has already begun across the land.
If we launch an assault and end up both parties severely wounded, the Hundred Peaks Sect would also suffer heavy losses.
In such a dark and chaotic time, our sect could potentially become a target once again.
If we fail to defend the Hundred Peaks Sect, we will all become the sinners of our sect.”
Around him, people nodded in understanding, their expressions becoming even more grave.
After a slight pause, Cao Zhen continued to address the crowd, “If we were facing only one of the three major Immortal Sects of the Great Lai Dynasty, I would lead you to battle right now.
But this time, we are up against three major Immortal Sects.
They invaded our Hundred Peaks Sect yesterday, surely not with all their experts, as they must have left some to guard their sect’s entrances.
We also don’t know if the Red Refinery Demonic Sect and the Sun and Moon Demon Sect will continue targeting our Hundred Peaks Sect.
Likewise, in attacking them, we, the Hundred Peaks Sect, cannot dispatch all Golden Core cultivators; I will also need to leave some high-level experts to defend our gateways.”
Everyone fell silent around him.
While speaking, Cao Zhen held up two fingers and elaborated, “So, to seek our revenge, we need to do two things.
First, we must repair our sect’s Mountain Protection Array and then set up another Great Formation.
After all, the previous Mountain Protection Array of our Hundred Peaks Sect wasn’t designed to counter Golden Core Stage attacks.
Facilitating the formation took a great toll on us, plus, once the Lakeside Formation was destroyed, we lost the ability to counter-attack using our formations.
Hence, after mending the previous array, I personally plan to set up a new Formation.
However, setting up a new Great Formation requires a significant amount of resources.
Relying solely on my own resources is far from sufficient, so I need to utilize all the accumulated resources of our Hundred Peaks Sect.
I wish to open the Hidden Treasure Immortal Palace!
For this, I need everyone’s consent.”
Within the Hundred Peaks Sect, the Sect Leader’s authority is naturally supreme.
Yet, even as Sect Leader, while he can manage many of the sect’s resources, that does not include the Hidden Treasure Immortal Palace!
What is stored within the Hidden Treasure Immortal Palace is all the resources accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years since the founding of the Hundred Peaks Sect!
To open the Hidden Treasure Immortal Palace, besides needing the Sect Leader’s initiative, it is also mandatory to have unanimous agreement from a Vice Sect Master, Grand Elder, Supreme Elder, Teaching Elder, Law Enforcement Elder, and other crucial Elders.
Additionally, more than half of all the Peak Masters within the Hundred Peaks Sect must agree.
“Use all the resources of our Hundred Peaks Sect?”
“This…”
Upon hearing this, everyone was momentarily stunned before someone spoke up.
“Sect Leader, setting up the formation surely doesn’t require opening the Hidden Treasure Immortal Palace.”