Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

Late at night.

In a small unnamed city, five hundred miles away from Qiankun Pass.

After returning from Yuyang City, the disciples of the Qinghua Divine Sect gathered in this newly built city gate, specifically designed to resist the Wan Dao Commercial Firm and the Heavenly Demon Hall.

"Elder Qi... The losses of the aristocratic families and sects in Yuyang City have been counted. The Gu family, Yun family, Chen family, and Wang family have all been completely wiped out..."

"Elder Qi... The casualties among the disciples have been counted. A total of 321 Gold Core disciples died, 2741 seriously injured, and 111 lightly injured; 185 Nascent Soul disciples died, 1744 seriously injured, and 54 lightly injured!"

"The casualties among the elders have also been reported. 50 Nascent Soul elders died, 11 seriously injured; 3 Soul Formation elders died, 3 seriously injured, and 31 lightly injured; as for the Supreme Elders, 1 died, 2 seriously injured..."

On the main seat, Qi Yuanming leaned against the back of his chair, silently listening to the reports from the elders below.

The battle in Yuyang City was a heavy blow to the Qinghua Divine Sect, especially the return-to-virtual realm experts, with one dead and two seriously injured!

The Qinghua Divine Sect itself only had eighteen return-to-virtual realm experts.

In terms of numbers alone, they outnumbered either the Wan Dao Commercial Firm or the Heavenly Demon Hall, but when combined, the two far surpassed the Qinghua Divine Sect.

In addition, the top combat power among the return-to-virtual realm experts was not as good as the Wan Dao Commercial Firm and the Heavenly Demon Hall, especially now that the Sect Master was absent, making the situation even worse.

The only consolation was that the Wan Dao Commercial Firm had been restrained by the Wan Dao Divine Altar, and most of the return-to-virtual realm experts had to stay at headquarters to activate the divine altar.

As for the Heavenly Demon Hall, they also needed half of their experts to support the blood sacrifice formation.

Combined, they had slightly fewer numbers than the Qinghua Divine Sect.

"Sigh..."

At this moment, a handsome middle-aged man near the main seat let out a light sigh.

"The defeat in Yuyang City has had a great impact on the morale of our entire sect and even the Northern Continent. Especially those aristocratic families and sects that were originally going to ally with us, I'm afraid they have already changed their minds."

As his words fell, the atmosphere in the originally dull hall became even more depressed.

Morale, although intangible, was extremely important in a major battle.

When two armies faced each other with similar strength, the side with higher morale would have the initiative, launching a fierce attack and achieving victory over the enemy.

If they had won the battle in Yuyang City, the Qinghua Divine Sect would have been able to drive the Wan Dao Commercial Firm out of the region in one fell swoop, and the Heavenly Demon Hall could have been repelled by concentrated fire.

However...

They had already lost, suffering heavy losses, and their morale had crumbled.

On the main seat, Qi Yuanming took a sip of tea and spoke calmly.

"If the hearts of the aristocratic families and sects have scattered, then so be it. From the beginning, I never placed my hopes on them. If they are there, it's a bonus; if not, it doesn't matter."

Pausing for a moment, he glanced at the people present and continued.

"Victory and defeat are common in warfare. Low morale is only temporary. As long as we can win the next battle, morale will naturally rise."

"The key to the battle in Yuyang City lies in the deaths and injuries of the three return-to-virtual realm experts."

"As for the return-to-virtual realm and below, especially Nascent Soul and Gold Core, even if they have suffered such heavy losses, we still have an absolute advantage. We can use formations and numerical superiority to win against Gold Core with Nascent Soul, and Nascent Soul with Soul Formation, and secure victory against the return-to-virtual realm and below."

"This plan is feasible."

The handsome middle-aged cultivator next to him nodded slightly and commented.

"The Wan Dao Commercial Firm and the Heavenly Demon Hall, in order to deceive the cultivators of the Five Continents and hide their true strength, are willing to sacrifice more than half of their Soul Formation and below combat power in a desperate struggle."

"Even now, even after the merger of the two forces, their combat power below the return-to-virtual realm is still far inferior to ours!"

"Moreover, in the Northern Continent, we still have many aristocratic families and sects, which are also a force that cannot be underestimated."

"In addition..."

The middle-aged cultivator murmured, then added:

"Besides, the combat power of the Return to Void realm is not as pessimistic as we imagined."

"The Ten Thousand Dao Divine Lord has already opened the Ten Thousand Dao Divine Altar. Although there are many Return to Void experts among them, they still need to leave half of them to activate the divine altar."

"As for the Heavenly Demon Hall, they also need to leave half of their Return to Void experts to maintain the Blood Sacrifice Formation and help the Holy Maiden refine the Qi and blood of the Five Continents."

"We paid the price of one death and two injuries in the Return to Void realm in the Yuyang City. It may seem like a loss, but in the overall situation, we still maintain an advantage."

Hearing this,

The expressions of the elders present visibly eased, and the atmosphere in the hall gradually recovered without anyone noticing.

"And we still have the Eight Desolation Cauldron!"

At this moment, a blue-robed elder spoke up.

"Yes! With the Eight Desolation Cauldron, as long as the Ten Thousand Dao Divine Lord and the Heavenly Demon Hall Master don't personally intervene, if the Return to Void experts fight one-on-one, we are already invincible!"

As he spoke, the previously somewhat dull hall instantly became lively.

Many elders began to speak eloquently, using this to boost morale.

Qi Yuanming silently watched this scene and did not intervene to maintain order.

This defeat, with three Return to Void experts dead or injured, not only shattered the courage of the aristocratic families and sects, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Qinghua Divine Sect.

Proper venting can also help them adjust their mindset.

In this way, after about half a stick of incense, when the atmosphere was already more or less settled, Qi Yuanming slightly released the pressure from his body, restoring silence to the hall.

He stood up from his seat, swept his gaze over the crowd, and immediately began to reestablish the rules for the upcoming battles and the specific arrangements for the aristocratic families and sects within the Northern Continent.

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Yuyang City,

In a solitary courtyard next to the City Lord's Mansion.

As a surge of spiritual pressure and thick Qi and blood poured out, Ji Boying's physical body finally completely returned to normal.

He clenched his fist, looking at his body that had returned to the Divine Power realm, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Hmm...

There is one thing worth mentioning. After a certain part of the body swells, it does indeed cause the cracks to enlarge, but it is only the cracks that enlarge, and there is no phenomenon of reseparation.

This is a conclusion Ji Boying reached through experimentation when he obtained the Revival Pill for living beings and felt confident and fearless.

Of course, with the cracks, it is naturally not as convenient to move as when everything is normal.

In addition, the presence of cracks cannot be ignored, and they come with noticeable pain. Moreover, Ji Boying's physical body is already extremely tough, so the cracks formed after being cut by the void laws are like blades.

If one is not careful during exercise, the blades formed by the physical body at the Martial Origin realm can easily cut through the flesh and blood of Li Yueyao, a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

Originally, it was just a friendly exchange that was supposed to stop at a certain point.

If blood is drawn, it won't be so pleasant anymore.

It's like two people on a stage, originally just sparring with each other, playing around.

But then one of them accidentally makes the other bleed.

Damn...

We agreed to stop at a certain point, and now you're really going all out?

Can't we take it back?

Then both sides go back and forth, and it inevitably escalates when tempers flare.

Ji Boying sat cross-legged on the ground, confirming that his body had fully recovered, and silently opened the Wish Store once again...