Demon Sword Sect's Undercover

Hou Niao glanced at them indifferently, "I am the Sect Leader, I have decided."

Master Jiang was somewhat incredulous, "Sect Hierarch, you don't even know the origin of this beast tide? Its scale? Its purpose? Is it a feigned attack or mere harassment in the Lizhi Sea? What if this is not a whole continent beast tide, but just a planned demonstration against the human cultivation world? What if your reckless actions further deepen mutual misunderstandings, leading the situation to an uncontrollable direction?

You know nothing, just because of a few vague messages, just because of the flustered mindset of various Daoist sects you rashly deploy troops? You must know that the panic of many people in the departing Daoist sects is faked, while your panic is all too real...

Just like a mortal war, the scouts in the front only discovered a few enemy riders, and you, as the commander, start assembling troops for a thousand-mile raid?"

Master Jiang's words were blunt, but Hou Niao was not angered, at least speaking out was better than keeping it in; among these Masters, those closest to him were the two Masters from the previous Sikong Mansion, the four Masters of Idle Cloud and Wild Crane, the two Masters from the previous Situ Mansion were also agreeable, he could even joke with Master Wu now, except there was always a bit of unspeakable awkwardness between him and the three Masters from the Sima Mansion.

But he understood, Master Jiang's words didn't just represent his own opinion, they also represented the majority of those present. For these old Masters, he couldn't turn a blind eye because he wasn't risking himself alone; he was leading over a hundred elites into risk.

"I indeed don't know the scale, origin, or trajectory of this beast tide, where their main force is hidden, whether it's still in the launching phase or already integrated? But given the messages come from the Five Domains simultaneously happening, haven't you considered, this is nearly equivalent to long-distance coordination between the five extremes of the continent, difficult even for humans, yet they've accomplished it, such perfect coordination merely for harassment, to demonstrate strength? I don't believe it."

Hou Niao stood up, pacing back and forth, "It's not that I am prone to risky maneuvers, but our time is limited, our power is even more limited; our Sword Sect's current strength isn't sufficient for a properly conducted war, both sides set up, soldier against soldier, general against general?

Especially when we have to also attend to the Northwest direction, Northern Territory direction on both sides, you tell me what to do? We are stretched thin!"

With a wave of his hand, "We can only take risks! Exploit the Sword Sect's characteristic of free movement, take proactive engagement, regardless if they're still gathering, or already consolidated, striking first at least has one benefit, disrupting their orderly deployment, forcing them to fight us in hastily drawn battlefields."

"I won't cling to the idea of one army defending against an invasion, I just want through one or two heavy blows to inflict pain, to anger them, and then as temper flares, they rush into a decisive battle."

"There are many benefits, it can advance the time of decisive battle, so after handling the sea demons in the Lizhi Sea, we will have the chance to assist the Northwest and Northern Territory; we can prevent the Southwest Continent from being ravaged..."

"My goal is to accelerate the pace of this war! No more probing, let's reveal the cards directly."

Master Jiang murmured, "This... If it succeeds, that would be great, but what if it fails?"

Hou Niao smirked, "What if it fails? What does it matter to me? You can choose another Sect Hierarch, in the future Qingkong guests might take over, the Sword Sect may lie dormant for a while... If it's truly irreparable, let the Southeast Daoist come and clean up the mess for us, can they pretend not to see?"

Master Shi was speechless, "You're really only considering your own satisfaction, regardless of..."

Hou Niao laughed, "I'm not recklessly taking risks, in the vast sea, the biggest problem is finding the main force of the Sea Demons; now there's an opportunity, Ying Platform! I'll head directly to Ying Platform, there's a high probability that a fierce battle is ongoing there, which is the best entry point for me to intervene in the war. If Ying Platform is carefree, or already wiped out, I won't arduously search the sea, I will promptly return to the continent, reverting to the normal pace of war, but if that's the case, the timing and direction of war will become dragging, and we may find it hard to attend to the Northwest and Northern Territory."

Shi Le didn't bother with that setup, the Northern Territory grasslands were his main concern, although nothing's happened yet, it doesn't mean that after the Mountain Demon of Yuan Yi Mountain sweeps the Northern Territory, everything will still be fine,

"The grassland Sword Cultivators of one hundred and fifty men are at your command anytime."

Yu Zhengxing chuckled, "If we're fighting like this, directly in a decisive battle at sea, then clearing out those stray demons within the country would be irrelevant, I'm willing to accompany the Sect Hierarch with a division of Sword Cultivators."

Clearing domestic demons is a complex and tedious process, large packs of demon beasts have long been cleaned out, what's left just wastes time and isn't exhilarating, but if it's heading to the sea for sweeping battle, that's different, for every Sword Cultivator, there wouldn't be much thought needed in choosing such a battle."

Li Chuping lightly coughed, "First disrupt the sea situation, it's crucial for detecting the enemy's main force movements! Stir the waters and the fish will appear, this is indeed a good thought, just grasping the measure, flexibly applying the strategy of maneuver, this doesn't count as much of a risk, right? Just taking a spin on the sea..."

He truly had no confidence in his reconnaissance task, navigating the vast sea to find the main force of the Sea Demons, even if found, there's a bothersome communication issue, by the time the news gets back, who knows where the demon horde might have moved?

The difficulty of finding, the timeliness of communication, are the most important factors in a war. Comparatively, if wind and clouds can be stirred at sea, it can get significantly better.

The young people in the sect were eager to give it a try, the Masters were quite troubled, these fellows had all been led astray by Hou the mongrel, now within Dushan, the strategy of maneuver became the pinnacle of the sect, striking swiftly, became the absolute mainstream, so countless peculiar theories emerged, like the Hyena Sect, Plaster Sect, False Tooth Sect...

But the core essence is, proactively engage, and then it's endlessly incessant...

Master Xu already sensed this dangerous trend, his spiritual ideology couldn't stop it, but in specific aspects, he could still think of ways,

"Alright, even if you severely wounded the Sea Demons in the Lizhi Sea, disrupting their layouts, inviting their encirclement, then tell me, how can you ensure the message is conveyed back immediately? Relying only on scouts doesn't seem secure? The situation changes rapidly, the timing is fleeting..."

Aunt Nineteen laughed alongside, "Well, I do have an idea, I'll go with the Stone Fetus, though I can't bring back the Eocene Space, I can return to the Ice and Snow Sword Pavilion from any place through Otherworldly Space, what do you think..."

Hou Niao laughed heartily, "Born to me by my parents, known to me by Aunt Nineteen, see, isn't everything solved then? We go to inflict pain, and attract them, once their main force is lured to a specific sea area, you suddenly appear..."