The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings - Chapter 615

Chapter 615: Chapter 565 Wang Boan’s Judgment

A grain of sand from a great era, landing on anyone’s head, is like a towering mountain, pressing on them to the point of breathlessness.

As the Sect Leader of the True Martial Sect, the Taoist Qingxu does not want his sect to decline under his leadership during its most prosperous era. Therefore, he strives to persevere, even if it means facing death without regret.

DescriptionQingxu Taoist returned to his room, entered his meditation chamber, sat cross-legged on his meditation cushion, and started to circulate his Mysterious Skill within his body.

How talented Qingxu Taoist is, not many can exactly say, but his cultivation at the Spirit Realm Sixth Level gives some hint.

Obviously, over these decades, besides managing the various affairs of the True Martial Sect and caring about the progress of the Zhenwu Plan, he has never stopped striving in his cultivation.

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The frontier between the human race and the Demon Race, the human camp.

Wang Boan, the commander of the human army this time, dressed in scholarly clothes, thoughtfully reading a book, seems completely unconcerned about the imminent tension between humans and the Demon Race.

However, his casual and carefree attitude as the commander has invisibly influenced his soldiers. Their original tension has been eased considerably by him, and they have become calm and composed.

“Brother Boan, you seem to have everything under control. Are you not worried about the Demons taking action?” Gu Ji walks into Wang Boan’s tent and jokingly starts the conversation.

He was sent by the imperial court to assist Wang Boan. Although he is not an expert in military affairs, he is not ignorant either. Moreover, his main tasks are mostly logistical, such as overseeing food supply and military equipment.

The factions within the Great Ming Divine Dynasty might be on the same page now, but that doesn’t mean there’s no desire to outshine each other among them. At least Wang Qiong, the high-ranking Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Boan, the natural-born commander holding a large army in his hand, form a strong power in the court with their close cooperation, which makes many people very wary.

They understand the immense benefit these two have for the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, and it would be unwise to damage either of them, but does not mean others will not make small moves behind the scenes to disrupt this partnership and make it less formidable.

The experienced Wang Qiong knows this well. He also understands that Wang Boan at this stage is no longer the junior official who needed to rely on him and be taken care of by him. His former subordinate has become a world-renowned commander trusted by the emperor.

Even though Wang Boan still treats him as a master, Wang Qiong doesn’t presume to treat Boan with his former indifference. Sending Gu Ji to assist Boan in military affairs is to express his supportive attitude and prevent others from making mischief.

Nevertheless, overall, the two old friends are still cooperating well.

Seeing Gu Ji walk in, Wang Boan sets down his book and laughs. “Under the current situation, the Demons won’t want to start a war. For them, now is not the best time.”

Wang Boan certainly has a full grasp of the situation of the Demon Race.

The resurgence of Heaven and Earth has been going on for several decades. Nurtured by the rich Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, many animals have gained wisdom and started their path of cultivation, transforming into the Demon Race.

Although numerous, these Demons are very weak, utterly incapable of standing up against human warriors. If it weren’t for the coercion of the Great Demons from the Sky Wasteland, these weak Demons would have neither the will nor the courage to confront the human army head-on.

In these years of fighting, the weak Demons have not only failed to inflict significant damage on the human race, but have also become resources for humans to get stronger, making the army and cultivators increasingly powerful.

Furthermore, with the return of powerful forces from the Sky Wasteland, they have made up for the lack of high-end combat power in the human race, bringing the situation back to a stalemate where neither humans nor Demons can do anything about the other.

If the Demon Race wishes to break the current deadlock, they need more powerful creatures. But for now, even if the Demon Race had strong creatures, it wouldn’t be much different from the human race, so they can’t break the deadlock.

“So, as time goes on, we and the Demon Race are going to be in a long-term standoff situation like in the Sky Wasteland.” Gu Ji asked thoughtfully.

He’s not a fool. Hearing Wang Boan’s words, he understands Boan’s judgment and views of the upcoming situation and what they imply.

After all, if the current situation can’t be broken, and when the forces of the Sky Wasteland from both races return, they would be back to the old stubborn stalemate.

“That’s right,” Wang Boan nodded. “You could say that the Demon Race has already missed their chance, and now this is going to just be a stalemate.”

The Demon Race did have a chance. At the beginning, shortly after the resurgence of Heaven and Earth when several Demon Races, like the Howling Moon Gray Wolf, descended. If they weren’t so impatient and chose to hide and wait patiently before launching an attack, they might have caught the human race off guard.

Unfortunately, the Howling Moon Gray Wolf was too arrogant. He thought no one in Ancestral Land could challenge him, so he was eager to overrun the human race. As a result, he was killed by Pei Xuanjing, and both his life and the Demon Race’s chance were lost.

Gu Ji didn’t bother to consider this. What he was worried about was: “If so, does this mean that these millions of troops have to stay here indefinitely, unable to leave?”

This is the problem he needs to consider, and is also a worry for the elders and officials of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty. Millions of troops consume a lot of food and supplies every day. If they stay here indefinitely, it would be a great burden for the Great Ming Divine Dynasty.

What’s worse, there are many elite warriors cultivated by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty in the millions strong armies; they are the cornerstone of the dynasty. What should be done if the dynasty needs these armies for other purposes while they are stuck in the standoff with the Demon Race?

The situation of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty now seems flourishing, but it is actually turbulent underneath. With the return of the Sky Wasteland’s forces, they’re in an unfortunate and awkward position.