Chapter 1192: Chapter 48: So Many Worries Today
The Peak Masters were incredibly familiar with each other’s methods and strengths.
Thus, Yu Canghai’s allocation was quite reasonable.
Gu Qiu and Ning Fengchen exchanged a glance, both having eyes sharp with unparalleled determination and battle spirit.
When Xie Qingyun mentioned leaving three to guard Yumen Pass, they already knew that the two who would rush to support the Central Spirit Domain would certainly be them.
Lu Qingshan felt a slight movement in his heart.
By this calculation, along with the Vastness Peak Master already in the Central Spirit Domain, there would be exactly three Peak Masters at Yumen Pass and three at the Central Spirit Domain.
The three Peak Masters at Yumen Pass were more adept at defense, while the three at the Central Spirit Domain were more adept at leading an assault.
"Canghai’s thoughts align with mine, so let’s proceed with this plan," Xie Qingyun agreed wholeheartedly with Yu Canghai’s opinion, "With the three of you defending, as long as the Demon Race doesn’t launch a full-scale attack, Yumen Pass won’t fall."
He had great confidence in the strength of Yu Canghai, Xue Wujian, and Xia Daoyun.
"The next question is, how many people should we take?" Gu Qiu continued.
"Not only the other Five Regions, but even in our Eastern Domain, other Sects besides ours wouldn’t support our plan to split forces to aid the Central Spirit Domain." Yu Canghai remained expressionless, though his words were utterly harsh.
This was an obvious conclusion.
Under the terrifying pressure of the War Demon Clan at the gates, the cultivators at Yumen Pass were constantly on edge, fearing they couldn’t hold the Pass.
At such a time, if the Sword Sect proposed sending a large portion of their strength to the Central Spirit Domain, other Sects would definitely be unwilling and scared to do so.
"Let alone follow us to aid the Central Spirit Domain; upon learning our intentions, they might even oppose and question us, trying to dissuade us from the thought of aiding the Central Spirit Domain." Gu Qiu stated plainly.
"No one can interfere with the Sword Sect’s decision," Xie Qingyun asserted determinedly.
"If that’s the case, then we’ll have to bring more of the Sword Sect’s cultivators," Gu Qiu pondered for a moment, then asked, "How many do we have now in the Sword Sect?"
"Three thousand two hundred and twenty-seven," Lu Qingshan, who had been silent for a while, proactively answered.
Gu Qiu glanced at Lu Qingshan, seeing his firm gaze, neither dodging nor evading, which made him smile slightly before he continued, "In that case, leave a thousand in the Eastern Domain, while the rest will follow us to aid the Central Spirit Domain."
"Sect Master, do you agree?" he asked.
Xie Qingyun thought for a long time, then nodded, "As you suggested."
"The final question, should the Sect Master go as well?" Yu Canghai, having pondered for a long time, finally spoke.
This was the most crucial question, and the hardest to answer.
Therefore, it was left for last to discuss.
"Even with the Sect Master going, expelling the Demon Race from the Central Spirit Domain and reclaiming Dragon City Pass from them would be an extremely difficult task..."
Ning Fengchen’s gaze seemed to pierce the void, falling upon the distant Central Spirit Domain thousands of miles away, "If the Sect Master doesn’t go, achieving this is utterly impossible."
Without a cultivator of such Level in the battle, the Central Spirit Domain had absolutely no chance of victory.
Everyone present was fully aware of this.
"I must go to the Central Spirit Domain," Xie Qingyun nodded and said calmly.
"Once the Sect Master goes to the Central Spirit Domain, as soon as the War Demon Clan learns of this, they will definitely not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will surely launch a full-scale attack."
"Without the Sect Master... Yumen Pass will be hard to defend." Yu Canghai gritted his teeth and finally said.
When he said "hard to defend," it actually meant that it would likely be lost.
Although Yu Canghai was the second in command of the Sword Sect and extremely confident in his own strength, he was also aware that he was ultimately just at the Eighth Realm, far from a Sword Immortal.
If Xie Qingyun weren’t there, relying only on himself, he definitely couldn’t withstand the full-scale assault of the Demon Race.
After all, the War Demon Clan had three top-tier Demon Lords, namely Chi Venerable, War Venerable, and Ming Venerable.
Whereas within Yumen Pass, they only had one Qingyun Sword Immortal at the top-tier Demon Lord’s combat power.
And it was precisely the dual deterrence of Qingyun Sword Immortal and the Long Wind Formation that kept the War Demon Clan at bay.
But if Xie Qingyun weren’t there, that dual deterrence would be halved; how could the War Demon Clan remain idle?
Yumen Pass couldn’t be without the Qingyun Sword Immortal’s protection.
Nor could the Central Spirit Domain be without the Qingyun Sword Immortal’s aid.
But there was only one Qingyun Sword Immortal.
It seemed they had suddenly fallen into a deadlock.
All seven present began to ponder, trying to find a mutually satisfactory solution.
But how many win-win solutions could there be in the world?
"If only I had more time," Xia Daoyun’s phoenix eyes were filled with extreme regret, her clear and cool voice slightly hoarse.
Given more time, she could be more confident in assuming Xie Qingyun’s duty to guard Yumen Pass.
But if remains an if.
Yesterday is gone forever.
So today is filled with much anxiety.
The group was at their wits’ end.
Lu Qingshan was also thinking, continuously thinking, exerting all his experience and wisdom to find a way out.
He may not be smarter than the Peak Masters of the Sword Sect, and his understanding was certainly not on par with theirs.
However, Lu Qingshan had his own unique advantage,
he wasn’t native to Sky Dome Heaven but came from another world.
Thus, his perspective always differed somewhat from the Sky Dome Heaven cultivators, and his thinking was more flexible and versatile.