Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Chapter 309: Excavation

Deep EarthSpirit General drew a detailed map and handed it to the leaders of the two sects. The map recorded in detail where the excavation should take place and to what extent it should be carried out. Meng Zhang glanced at it briefly and felt a bit of a headache. Several surrounding mountain ranges were to be excavated, and many peaks were to be hollowed out...

Such a massive project, if placed in the mortal world, would require a mortal king to mobilize millions of laborers and take several years to barely complete. It had been decades since Meng Zhang crossed over, but a phrase he often heard before crossing over suddenly appeared in his mind: "Who has the best excavator technology..."

Unfortunately, this was a backward ancient world, not the high-tech world before his crossing. Of course, this world lacked technology, but it had Cultivators. With their great power, Cultivators could move mountains, change the course of rivers, and overturn the heavens and earth with their own strength alone.

The Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect, these low-level Cultivators, might not have such abilities, but as long as they were willing to go all out, excavating several mountains was nothing compared to the loss of lives and a direct attack on the enemy's mountain-guarding great formation.

All the Refining Qi stage Cultivators were divided into several teams, led by the high-level members of their respective sects, and were ready to start their arduous work separately.

Jin Wengbo of the Qiaoshou Sect felt that it was beneath the dignity of Cultivators to engage in such work, and the scale of the project was too large. He suggested mobilizing the mortals in their respective territories to carry out this work, especially since they had just occupied a large piece of land near Forest Spring Watch, which had a considerable number of mortals.

As soon as this proposal was made, Meng Zhang rejected it. It wasn't because Meng Zhang was pretending to be righteous and wanted to protect the people and minimize casualties. It was because the entire Endless Sea of Sand, including the vicinity of Forest Spring Watch, consisted mostly of desert and wasteland, with humans scattered in isolated oases.

Apart from the mountain gate of Forest Spring Watch, most of the areas near Forest Spring Watch were desert, with only a few mountain peaks showing a hint of green. In such a place, employing a large number of mortals for construction would be a terrifying task just to ensure their logistical support and provide enough water for them due to severe water scarcity. It would likely require numerous Cultivators to continuously cast water-system spells.

Meng Zhang immediately rejected Jin Wengbo's unreliable proposal on the spot and stuck to the original plan. However, Meng Zhang didn't mean to let the disciples of the two sects handle the excavation recklessly. He gathered all the construction talismans in the inventories of the two sects.This type of talisman, which is only used for construction and repair of various buildings, is not abundant in the inventories of the two sects. Meng Zhang urgently contacted the Flying Swan Sect, hoping that they could continuously provide this type of talisman. However, before taking action, the Flying Swan Sect had already provided a large amount of war materials to the Taiyi Sect. It seemed a bit difficult to continue bleeding the Flying Swan Sect. After all, the Flying Swan Sect was not a fool.

Meng Zhang didn't plan to ask for it for free but instead paid for it directly with spirit stones. In this war against Forest Spring Watch, both the Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect had gained a lot. Especially the Taiyi Sect, the size of the territory they occupied had already surpassed the former regional overlord, Twin Success Valley. On their vast territory, there were many oases, numerous spirit fields, and a large number of mineral resources. Once the Taiyi Sect completely eliminated Forest Spring Watch, they could slowly develop and produce various cultivation resources in large quantities.

With plenty of resources at hand, Meng Zhang became more generous. He urgently flew to the Flying Swan Sect and negotiated a deal with the Flying Swan Sect Master, Fei Hongzi. This time, he didn't haggle over the price but paid generously and offered a fair price.

As a result, the Flying Swan Sect also began to take action, purchasing a large number of construction talismans. In addition to the Talisman Master in their sect intensively drawing talismans, they also purchased a large number of talismans from Jiuqu League.

Batch after batch of construction talismans were sent to the front lines. At the same time, the Flying Swan Sect dispatched a series of transport teams to transport a large amount of cultivation resources from the territories of the two sects.

These cultivation resources were abandoned by Forest Spring Watch when they gave up their territory. Meng Zhang didn't care about the spoils of war that came for free.

Around Forest Spring Watch, one huge construction talisman after another was summoned by the disciples of the two sects. These powerful and tireless construction workers didn't need any tools and began digging with their bare hands. Explosive talismans, fireball talismans, and earth bomb talismans were released one after another at the foot of each small mountain, continuously blasting the small mountains. The huge explosions continued, and the rocks kept falling, gradually shaving off the tops of the small mountains.

In less than a day, a small mountain was leveled to the ground. Then, one construction talisman after another was released, and one small giant-like construction worker after another began digging. The huge amount of soil and stone excavated was transported away by the construction workers.

With the help of sufficient talismans, the project progressed smoothly. One small mountain after another was leveled, and deep and large gullies appeared on the ground, cutting the plains into pieces.

The Cultivators trapped in Forest Spring Watch instinctively felt that the situation was not good, but none of them were Geomancers. Cultivators from remote areas lacked insight and experience and couldn't see through the enemy's actions. According to common sense, they should do their best to stop the enemy from doing what they wanted. However, the Foundation Building stage Cultivators of the two sects were watching them closely, leaving no room for them to take advantage. Moreover, they were afraid that this was a trap set by the enemy to lure them away from the protection of the mountain-guarding great formation.

After a heated debate, Guang HuiDaoist made the final decision. The enemy was just playing tricks and must not be fooled. Everyone must remain calm, stick to the original plan, defend the mountain-guarding great formation, and not give the enemy any chance to take advantage. When Guang ZhiDaoist Master returned, it would be the death knell for the traitors of the two sects.

Although Guang HuiDaoist had been verbally tough, he was still a bit worried. He couldn't rest easy until Guang ZhiDaoist Master returned. Since the Flying Swan Sect dared to provoke the Taiyi Sect and other sects to take action, they must have considered the factor of Guang ZhiDaoist Master. Now that they couldn't contact Guang ZhiDaoist Master, they didn't know if he was being held up by something or if something had happened to him.

Of course, Guang HuiDaoist hid his thoughts well in front of everyone. Currently, Guang ZhiDaoist Master was everyone's greatest hope and their biggest reliance. If Guang ZhiDaoist Master really had an accident, the morale of everyone would immediately collapse.

Guang HuiDaoist could only cast aside his worries, force himself to be strong, and try his best to boost morale.

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