Chapter 1187: Chapter 46: Wherever the Sun and Moon Shine, Wherever the Rivers Flow
"If the western wall can truly be repaired, that’s well and good, but the fear is that if the western wall isn’t mended in time, the eastern wall might collapse." Xue Wujian, the Peak Master of Sheathless Peak, spoke softly without expression.
"Dragon City Pass is no longer in existence, and the Bright Moon Formation has fallen into the hands of the Demon Race. Even if we can drive the Demon Race out of the Central Spirit Domain, it’s still quite difficult to reclaim Dragon City Pass." Gu Qiu, the Peak Master of Autumn Horizon Peak, looked down at the Cloud Map and said.
The Human Race is much weaker than the Demon Race, but relying on Dragon City Pass and the Bright Moon Formation, they managed to prevent the Demon Race from breaking through for twenty thousand years.
Now, with the stronger Demon Race controlling Dragon City Pass, it naturally becomes incredibly challenging for the Human Race to reclaim it from the Demon Race.
"If we can’t reclaim Dragon City Pass, the Demon Race can use it as a bridgehead, dragging us into a war of attrition, constantly depleting our strength, making it hard for us to manage both this and that."
Gu Qiu withdrew his gaze from the Cloud Map and said slowly, "On the contrary, just as the Heart Demon Clan is doing now, destroying the Cross-Domain Teleportation Formation and turning the Central Spirit Domain into an ’island,’ is a good countermeasure."
"The Demon Race wants to turn the Central Spirit Domain into an ’island,’ preventing us from supporting it.
We could also do the opposite, going with the flow, stripping the Central Spirit Domain away from our Human Realm boundaries."
Gu Qiu gently pointed with his finger, a thin strand of Sword Qi shot out, slicing open the cloud cluster representing the Central Spirit Domain. "In this way, even if the Heart Demon Clan captures the Central Spirit Domain, without the Cross-Domain Teleportation Formation, they won’t be able to launch a large-scale attack on the other Six Domains either."
"Moreover, the Central Spirit Domain will be enough to occupy the Heart Demon Clan for quite some time, even overwhelming them, causing them to hesitate before taking great risks to cross the vast seas, threatening the other Six Domains, thereby affecting the war situation."
"And all we need to do is ensure the Heart Demon Clan doesn’t secretly build another Cross-Domain Teleportation Formation in our Six Domains... That’s not difficult to solve; just have Qi Butian use the Heavenly Secret Mirror to inspect the Six Domains thoroughly."
"Wanting everything often leads to gaining nothing."
"As the weaker side, the Human Race must be more resolute."
"Compared to the enormous cost and the likely bad outcomes of supporting the Central Spirit Domain, cutting losses in time might be the wiser and more correct choice."
Everyone present fell silent, their eyes flickering as if contemplating something.
Lu Qingshan felt a chill in his heart and unconsciously furrowed his brows.
With inexplicable thoughts, he glanced at Xia Daoyun, only to find her expression calm, betraying nothing of her inner thoughts.
At this moment, Gu Qiu suddenly waved his hand, and the Sword Qi isolating the Central Spirit Domain dissipated, returning it to the Cloud Map.
He smiled and said, "This should be the inevitable reaction and judgment of the other Five Domains upon hearing this news, right?"
"Indeed, for some ordinary members of the Human Race, some cultivators with low cultivation, for a war that’s nearly impossible to win, dividing even more of our already insufficient manpower, possibly leading to the downfall of another domain...
Seeing it this way, cutting losses in time is the right decision, and could even be considered an extremely rational response." Xue Wujian shook his head and smiled.
Xia Daoyun spoke, "But this will result in the people of the Central Spirit Domain being slaughtered, reduced to slavery, the domain falling, becoming Demon Land."
The other four Peak Masters all smiled faintly, quietly watching the Qingyun Sword Immortal.
Qingyun Sword Immortal nodded, scanning everyone’s faces, and asked, "None of you... have any objections?"
"If the Ancestral Taoist were still here, and he knew that we would so easily abandon the Human Realm he fought so hard to defend, he might shake his head," Ning Fengchen said with a smile. "Our ancestors never gave up, even during the most difficult times, so there’s even less reason for us to give up now."
"Our Human Race is not just High Realm cultivators, not just the Taoist Sect, those ordinary mortals, and cultivators with low cultivation are also part of the Human Race." Yu Canghai said.
"Our Human Realm is much more than just Heavenly River City and Chang’an City, not just the Seven Great Passes, not just the Six Domains." Gu Qiu said.
"Even if it’s likely a gesture of futility?" Xie Qingyun calmly looked at everyone, asking a question he didn’t need to ask for which he already knew the answer, "Even if we might become a solitary force?"
"What we do is the greatest meaning."
"Even if there’s only one in a billion chance, it’s still not zero."
Xia Daoyun’s eyes narrowed slightly, her voice cold, "What others dare not do, our Sword Sect will do."
Finally, Xie Qingyun’s gaze fell on the young Young Sect Leader’s face, awaiting his thoughts.
The inexplicable thoughts that had just arisen in Lu Qingshan’s mind had long since dissipated, and his furrowed brow was now relaxed.
"Wherever the sun and moon shine, and the rivers flow..."
"It is all the Human Realm."
He said.