Summit of the Old Gods-Chapter 1135 - 1058: To Survive, or Perish

"Has the Jade Venerable finally embarked on the expedition..." Chang Ying muttered with a grave expression.

"The scale is unprecedented!" Yan Chou said in a low voice, his mind filled with a terrifying image.

The vanguard of the Jade Venerable was the overwhelming White Jade Tide, their formations relatively dispersed, filling the world.

The rear forces remained the solid White Jade City Wall!

An endless number of Jade Venerable Minions stacked layer upon layer, making it hard to imagine the thickness of this wall.

The problem is severe!

The Jade Venerable Minions from the Heavenly Realm can still be resisted by the Ran Gate Gods, but who knows how many Jade Venerables are hidden within the "White Jade City Wall"?

This is the most terrifying part!

Chang Ying pondered, "It will take some time for them to fly over, you should go and report to the Lady first... By the way! Have General Yan navigate over.

Do not transport directly to avoid misunderstandings."

Recently, for a month and a half, teleportation arrays have been constantly opening near various Divine Mountains.

What falls from the arrays are always the Jade Venerable Minions.

In all four directions of the Heavenly Realm, there were soldiers like Yan Chou carrying out missions.

Yan Chou was in the northwest, Qiang Xiu went to the southwest, Yan Shuangzi dismantled walls in the northeast, and Huangfu Zhao was causing chaos in the southeast.

All mobility maxed out!

"Hmm." Yan Chou tilted his body and traversed away.

Chang Ying stared at the spot where General Yan disappeared, contemplating continuously.

Perhaps it was because the Ran Sect developed a method against the enemy that forced the Jade Venerable Clan to embark on this expedition?

Is it possible?

The Ran Sect has been carrying out missions for over a month and a half! Undeniably, the soldiers’ proficiency in the tasks has indeed improved, with their speed in dismantling walls skyrocketing.

But if the Jade Venerable Clan wanted to minimize losses, they wouldn’t have waited for more than a month, would they?

It’s more likely that the Jade Venerable completed a plan, prompting the mobilization of the army.

Thinking of this, Chang Ying’s mood became heavier.

"Eh? Why did he leave?" Si Xianxian flew back urgently and asked quickly, "What happened?"

She was of no use staying on the battlefield.

After all, it was General Yan who threw the Jade Venerable Minions at the three mountains in the northwest, and now that he’s here, it naturally means no more Jade Venerable Minions will be deployed near the Divine Mountain.

"Yingying? Speak up!" Si Xianxian grew anxious, flying quickly to Chang Ying’s side.

Transforming into a Divine Sculpture has another advantage: everyone has similar sizes.

In her Human Clan body, Si Xianxian stands over one meter seventy, indeed tall, but before Chang Ying, not enough to wrap an arm around and chat like "wild girl" friends.

Now it was better, with the Mad Immortal Divine Sculpture holding Chang Ying’s Divine Sculpture’s shoulder and shaking vigorously.

Chang Ying finally returned to her senses, but once again looked up at the dark sky in the northwest, a complex emotion filling her stone eyes as she slowly spoke:

"A battle concerning life and death is coming."

Si Xianxian’s eyes widened slightly.

The great battle, is it finally coming?

Deng Yutang, who rode to the peak of the mountain and silently laid down Niu Zhengzheng, also heard Chang Ying’s words.

For a moment, a somber atmosphere enveloped the Divine Mountain.

"Everyone, obey the command!" Chang Ying, worthy of being the Divine Mountain leader appointed by the Ran Sect’s decision-makers, immediately said upon sensing the wrong atmosphere, "Produce as many God Demon Minions as possible.

We will form formations and prepare defenses!"

Meanwhile, at Immortal Mo Divine Mountain.

Yan Chou arrived by traversal, only to be stunned to find the Evil Shadow Guardian and Qiang Xiu both reporting tasks at the mountain peak.

These two God Demons were supposed to carry out missions on the border like himself.

But now...

"Lady." Carrying a heavy heart, Yan Chou traversed to the left front of the Immortal Jasmine Divine Sculpture and respectfully saluted.

It was then that he realized there were many Heavenly Realm bodies of soldiers here, apparently also reporting conditions and awaiting orders.

Jiang Ruyi slightly frowned, looking at the Emperor Robe-clad Heavenly General Yan:

"Over there, has the Jade Venerable army moved as well?"

"Reporting to the Lady, yes!"

"Have you seen the true form of the Jade Venerable?" Jiang Ruyi asked again.

"I have not!" Yan Chou immediately shook his head, "The Jade Venerable Minions stacked the wall and are advancing rapidly, but I don’t know if there is a Jade Venerable true form among them."

Jiang Ruyi remained silent, her massive stone fingers gently pinching the small Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd.

The issue isn’t about whether or not it’s there.

It’s about how many there are!

The peak of the Divine Mountain fell into silence.

The gathered soldiers remained silent, not daring to speak.

The guards behind, Tian Tian Guard and Yiren Guard, showed worried expressions, but Xuan Shuang Guard remained indifferent, much like the Lady of the Ran Sect.

After a long while, Jiang Ruyi finally spoke, "Return to your respective areas, notify the three Divine Mountains within the domain to support each other, and execute everything as previously planned."

"Yes!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Yes!" several responded promptly.

"If resistance becomes truly difficult..." Jiang Ruyi deliberated further and added, "You are allowed to retreat when necessary, and consolidate forces within each area.

Jointly protect one Divine Mountain within the domain, and hold the First, Second, and Third Heavens firmly!

Remember, demolish the mountain peak before retreating and ensure the Black Cloud Vortex closure."

Yan Chou let out a heavy sigh in his heart.

Back when the Ran Sect rose, overthrowing the God Demon rule, with plundering, sneak attacks, encirklement, penetration, defections... until it grew into a giant beast and crushed all Gods and Demons head-on.

The process was indeed extremely dangerous!

But looking back on that journey, it was undoubtedly exhilarating.

Under the leadership of the Sect Master, the Ran Sect swept like the autumn wind removing rotten stones entirely.

And now, the Ran Sect governs the Three Realms.

Facing the Jade Venerable again, the Ran Sect seems to revert to its early beginnings, once more falling into a position of absolute disadvantage.

What kind of person is the Lady of the Ran Sect?

Cruel as she is, she uttered words like "allowing retreat," such a command naturally contains her judgment on the overall situation.

"Before the Sect Leader exits seclusion, protect as much of the Divine Mountain as possible," Jiang Ruyi commanded.

In the four directions, at least guarding one Divine Mountain in each area is her minimum acceptable baseline.

The Heavenly Realm Battlefield must not be lost!

The Divine Mountains are too few, and as the supporting pillars weaken, the Heavenly Realm will gradually collapse.

If the buffer zone is lost, the Jade Venerable Clan can descend directly to the Human World, and the Ran Gate Gods will completely lose their foundation.

The most crucial thing is, Lu Ran’s lifelong endeavors will come to a failing end.

Everything else, Jiang Ruyi can disregard.

But not this! Absolutely not!

"If you find yourself incapable of protecting your respective Divine Mountains, unite and survive as best as you can until his return," Jiang Ruyi spoke with icy gaze, sweeping over the gods kneeling at her feet.

Her undisguised ruthless words deeply pierced the warriors’ hearts.

"Go." Jiang Ruyi said casually, as a colossal afterimage flew out from her body, swiftly forming a physical body, descending upon the Flying Stone Hand.

A small Heavenly Realm body entered the even smaller Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd, entering an energy-rich world.

The Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd, a top-level magical artifact for assisting cultivation, was always filled with Divine Power.

It would also have traces of Holy Spirit Energy emerging.

But at this time, the Holy Spirit Energy within the Gourd was astonishingly concentrated, comparable in volume to the lower-tier Divine Power.

Truly astounding.

"Shriek~"

A finely woven little phoenix, crafted from golden fire lines, appeared quietly and circled around the Phoenix Robe Woman.

Jiang Ruyi raised her hand, and the little creature obediently descended into her palm, a tender voice following, "Mom’s here~"

Hearing this, Jiang Ruyi’s expression softened slightly, "Keep it down, don’t disturb him."

"Hmm." Little Chi Feng lowered its head, gently pecking at her palm.

The Phoenix Robe fluttered gently, and the woman slowly descended.

The dense, undispersed fog opened to either side under Little Chi Feng’s control.

Jiang Ruyi’s vision expanded, and in the Divine Power Lake below, she saw several Stone Sculptures.

Ghostly Eyes Ghost, Thorny Rose, Ice Rose, Bamboo Wood Demon...

They all came from the God Demon Sculpture Garden, each holding a Divine Position.

At this moment, the deities were pouring Origin Energy, constantly channeling it towards a mysteriously elegant goddess sculpture—Forget Spring!

Unfortunately, the Forget Spring Divine Sculpture, though appearing magnificent on the surface, was actually thoroughly decayed.

The Origin Energy sent by other Stone Sculptures, when merged into her stone body, could at best be retained only two or three-tenths for her use.

Fortunate that this was Little Chi Feng’s domain.

The energy wasted by Forget Spring could be partially recovered by the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd, minimizing losses as much as possible.

"Phew~" Jiang Ruyi stood steady in the air.

The hands of the Forget Spring Divine Sculpture continually produced groups of Heavenly Realm·Forget Spring Minions, which upon birth were pierced and sliced in half by Divine Weapon Blades.

Occasionally, a beautiful woman’s head would fly high.

The scene was brutal and bloody.

Lu Ran remained motionless, standing quietly.

His attention was evidently absorbed not in the physical world but in the Spiritual World·Sculpture Garden.

Jiang Ruyi silently watched this scene, acutely aware of how Lord Immortal Sheep had toiled.

This slaughter had persisted for nearly a month and a half.

And that was with the active cooperation of Divine·Forget Spring.

Lord Immortal Sheep had secretly collected energy bit by bit, ultimately creating an entire God Demon Sculpture Garden.

What a tremendous amount of work this was!

There was no choice; the stone sculptures in the Sculpture Garden had to be shaped using the believers and minion souls of various sects.

Therefore, Forget Spring had to continually create minions, while Lu Ran absorbed their souls, utilizing souls seeped with the Forget Spring Sect energy to create his own stone sculptures.

Lu Ran had even considered having Forget Spring construct an Evil Nest, but according to Forget Spring, that would consume even more energy.

Better to create it by hand, allowing for finer calculations.

"Lu Ran..." Jiang Ruyi murmured in her heart.

The Heavenly Realm situation had shifted.

And this time, the Jade Venerable Clan seemed fully prepared; whether the Ran Gate could withstand their onslaught was uncertain.

Lu Ran...

Jiang Ruyi slowly descended beside the Forget Spring Divine Sculpture’s hand, gazing at the formidable figure in the palm.

After a moment, she couldn’t hold back and flew towards the core of the palm.

The Divine Weapon Blades and Forget Spring Minions parted, allowing the woman to land beside the Emperor-robed Youth, watching as she lifted his hand and gently rubbed its back against her cheek.

The actions were cautious.

The scene was heartwarming, with a slight sense of humility.

"What’s the matter." A hoarse voice suddenly came, bringing with it a chilling cold.

Jiang Ruyi’s graceful body trembled, clutching his hand tightly, struggling to compose herself as she looked up at him, "The Jade Venerable Clan... has attacked."

"Now."

"Yes, they are attacking from all directions, advancing towards our Divine Mountain," Jiang Ruyi spoke softly.

Lu Ran remained silent; the hand she had already placed by her cheek moved lightly, the back of his hand caressing her fair and alluring cheek.

Jiang Ruyi closed her eyes.

Perhaps aware of how perilous the situation was, how grim the ending might be, she, at that moment, showed no divine composure, greedily savoring this moment.

This time, if Ran Gate could withstand, then the next steps for defense might be discussed, or even how to counterattack.

If they couldn’t withstand...

Jiang Ruyi pressed her lips tightly.

At least, in her dying moments, she could recall this fleeting warmth.

Less pain.

...

Brothers, an update today.

During this period, various leads left in the Chapters, various small factors influencing the battle situation, will be well organized, and then the great battle will commence properly.