Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 240 - War Drum

Among the ten-star gathered black stream sect's top leaders, Lei Hai was the most senior. He was around a hundred years old above Yun Ming and the others. His older appearance is visible from his face which has some wrinkles and walks assisted with an heirloom stick.

If on the sect scale there was a long competition between the Sky Mountain Sect and the Poison Heart Valley, then for a single cultivator's scale, there was a competition between Lei Hai and the Ji Guang Light Pillar.

The competition between the two was quite famous in the world of cultivators, although the two were at odds of age quite far. Countless battles between the two and always ended in a draw. However, in their last fight, Ji Guang managed to get Lei Hai seriously injured to the point of making the man nicknamed Black Thunder invisible for a long time.

Lei Hai and Yun Ming were two old and close friends. Hearing that the Moon Cloud Sect was involved in a great war, he also wanted to help because he knew that Ji Guang as well as the Sky Mountain Sect would be one of the sects involved.

"I thought you'd forgotten me, Patriarch Yun. Plus I just heard about your granddaughter being so talented."

Yun Ming laughed awkwardly. "Don't take heart. With regards to my granddaughter, I actually wanted to ask you for help for one thing. However, we were delayed because we had to engage in war. I hope you understand, Patriarch Lei."

"Hm, your granddaughter belongs to the current golden generation and would-be Celestial Foundation cultivators. I don't mind helping your grandson face the ordeal of the Heavenly Lightning. It's not a big deal, but we can rule that out. So, what's the important thing I missed?"

Yue Song, Gui Tian, and Mo Da came closer and gave their greetings. Yun Ming then told the outline of the intent of the arrival of Gui Tian and Mo Da. It made Lei Hai giggle.

"Black alliance? That's not a bad idea. Isn't that right, Patriarch Yun? No need to think long."

Yun Ming did not immediately reply as he was still considering a few things. The understanding Lei Hai then raised a sensitive question to Gui Tian and Mo Da.

"I will not mince words, what do you want from the formation of this alliance?

"We don't want much. After helping the Moon Cloud Sect overcome the enemy, let us take over some territory of the Green Forest Country."

Lei Hai immediately laughed out loud. "You speak as if the enemy were so easy to face."

Gui Tian and Mo Da were not offended by Lei Hai's reaction or words.

"It's actually easier to take the Green Forest Country than to overcome the rotten white flow. But I need to remind you, you will provoke more life-threatening chaos if you disturb the Green Forest Country."

"We understand. The only problem was the existence of the East Wind. For that we have a solution."

The solution Gui Tian said was that they would expand the war to the Green Forest Country region but on a smaller scale so as not to attract the East Wind too much attention. The next solution was that they would avoid the territory that the East Wind disciples had or were visiting, whose existence was no less troublesome as well.

Lei Hai only responded coldly to that solution, but had no intention of giving any advice. He also did not care much about the risks that the black alliance would accept if it expanded the war into the Green Forest Country's territory. The only one whose main focus was Ji Guang or the Sky Mountain Sect.

"Patriarch Yun, you know for yourself my condition. I won't ask for any help but pills. The rest, leave Old Guang to me."

The deep wounds that Lei Hai had sustained in his last fight with Ji Guang could not be healed perfectly. The wound recurred several times at inappropriate times. To that end, Lei Hai asked for the help of pills that could ease his body condition on Yun Ming.

In the end, a black alliance was formed with some agreement. Each black alliance has its own agenda and none of them wants to interfere in each other's affairs.

"It seems we missed one more sect. No one tried to contact the Valley of the Poison Heart and invite them to join this alliance?"

Yue Song replied. "Actually I doubt they would be willing to join the war, considering they have lost She Yutian Poison Gate, but there is no harm in trying. Let me go there, it's better than sending them an invitation."

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While most cultivators thought the war would be started by either the white-neutral or black party, they missed their guesses. Many had not expected the Jade Treasure Tower to move first, but not in the form of a weapon war.

The unexpected movement of the Jade Treasure Tower shocked both sides of the alliance. If the white-neutral alliance thought the Jade Treasure Tower would remain 'silent' as usual at the time of the war, instead the black alliance thought the Jade Treasure Tower was joining the white-neutral alliance.

In less than two weeks, The Jade Treasure Tower closed and emptied the resources supplies of their merchant shop branches throughout the entire Red Land territory that was home to sects and black-flow cultivators.

The Jade Treasure Tower did not go to war directly, but their actions signified a resistance to the black alliance. Although their trade advantages were reduced because they were only obtained from the Blue Cloud Country and the Green Forest Country, but that was not a problem. It would be a problem if they directly participated in the war and caused great losses.

Several months had passed since the movement started by the Jade Treasure Tower, the two alliances had also finally made their move. They both headed towards White Peacock City, the largest city on the border of the Green Forest Country and the Red Land Country.

Not all of them immediately arrived in the battleground, but rather came gradually.

The white-neutral alliance party was represented by the Sacred Sword Sect and the Cleansing Flesh Sect, instead the black alliance party was represented by the Moon Cloud Sect and the Black Thunder Sect that came the earliest. They were involved in small-scale battles.

The war forces of the Northern Ice Fortress and the Flower Ombak Sect departed at about the same time. The two separated after reaching the border of the Blue Cloud Country and the Green Forest Country. The Northern Ice Fortress was waiting there, while the Flower Wave Sect led by Shui Lan continued on its way towards White Peacock City.

The arrival of the Flower Wave Sect was preceded by the Sky Mountain Sect and the Star Fire Palace. At the very last was the White Lotus Sect led directly by Mahaguru Wu Bai with Wu Yi and Wu Er.

While on the opposite side, the Valley of the Poison Heart came with She Liu and Xu Lao. Together with the two there was also Xu Gang and one of the Valley Elders.

At the very last was the Grey Sky Sect and the Sky Demon Sect who came simultaneously. Looking at the number of war troops, these two sects came in full force.

EXPIRE.

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