Chapter 307: Extermination

"Join the Dao Soldier Department, and I'll cover everything!" Commander Yang patted his chest and guaranteed.

"You're just a Foundation Building cultivator, how dare you say such big words?" Zhang Lan said disdainfully.

Commander Yang glared at Zhang Lan, "Even though I'm only at the Foundation Building stage, some people aren't even that."

Zhang Lan didn't argue with him but said seriously:

"Moxiang is naturally weak and cannot refine his body. Joining the Dao Soldier Department and fighting on the battlefield is extremely dangerous."

"Naturally, we won't let him do that," Commander Yang said. "In warfare, the most difficult part is 'knowing yourself and knowing your enemy.' He knows concealment techniques. He can advance to conceal himself and detect the enemy situation, and if he has to retreat, he can also use concealment techniques for self-protection."

"Isn't detecting the enemy situation dangerous?"

"Then forget about detecting the enemy situation," Commander Yang said simply, directly retreating a large step. "Drawing arrays will do."

Moxiang couldn't help but ask, "Does the Dao Soldier Department also lack array masters?"

Commander Yang said vaguely, "It's not that they lack..."

Zhang Lan sneered, "Don't listen to his nonsense. Where in the cultivation world isn't there a lack of array masters? Even those evil cultivators who built this Heishan stronghold didn't they rely on the third boss, that evil array master?"

"Not to mention the Dao Soldier Department, which is dirty, tiring, and always has the risk of losing one's life. Array masters are noble and generally won't go there."

Commander Yang's face turned slightly red as he was exposed, but he still insisted:

"Precisely because of this, array masters who are skilled in concealment and can protect themselves are even rarer and more valuable on the battlefield."

Commander Yang looked at Moxiang and said solemnly, "As long as you are willing to join the Dao Soldier Department, I can even apply to the higher-ups to make you a vice commander."

"At that time, you can just follow me. My Yang family has deep and wide connections in the Dao Soldier Department. With my Yang family taking care of you, no one will dare to bully you!"

Moxiang was a little troubled.

It wasn't that he disliked hard work, feared danger, and was unwilling to enter the Dao Soldier Department, but once he entered, he would have to leave his hometown and travel outside all year round.

He still had to follow Mister Zhuang to learn arrays and support his parents in their old age after growing up.

Commander Yang saw Moxiang frowning and looking troubled, so he quickly said:

"You're still young, so there's no need to rush a decision. You can think it over carefully. Even if you don't go now, if you change your mind in the future, you can still find me in the Dao Soldier Department. Just report my name, Yang Jiyong."

Yang Jiyong...

Moxiang silently nodded, remembering the name, and then said gratefully:

"Thank you, Commander Yang."

Commander Yang laughed, "No need to be so polite. You call Zhang Lan uncle, so you can call me uncle too."

Moxiang then said, "Uncle Yang."

Commander Yang nodded, a smile blooming on his face.

Zhang Lan sighed, helplessly saying, "Yang Jiyong, after so many years, you're still so shameless!"

Commander Yang snorted coldly, "You're not much better yourself."

With the map of the Wulin and the map of Heishan stronghold, Commander Yang and Zhang Lan spent a day initially planning the extermination of Heishan stronghold.

The next day, several forces in Tongxian City gathered at the Dao Court Department to discuss the extermination matter.

Those participating included Commander Yang of the Dao Soldier Department, the old chief of the Dao Court Department, and Zhang Lan of the Dian Division, as well as Elder Yu, Moshui, Yu Chengyi, and others from the Hunt Demon Branch.

Moxiang moved a small stool and listened from the side.

Commander Yang went straight to the point:

"The array in the Wulin has changed. The evil cultivators probably detected something. If we act directly, we will likely alert the enemy and won't be able to exterminate them in one fell swoop."

"The best way is for the Hunt Demon Masters to feign an attack to lure the evil cultivators out, and then the Dao Soldiers will surround and annihilate them, completing the task in one go and exterminating all the evil cultivators!"

"There are four Foundation Building evil cultivators in Heishan stronghold, and they may not all be inside the stronghold, but we will prepare for the worst-case scenario. Chief Zhou, Elder Yu, and I will each deal with one. I will also divide two teams of the most elite Dao Soldiers, equipped with the best armor, to kill another Foundation Building cultivator."

"Once the enemy's Foundation Building cultivators suffer casualties, we can then fight with more against less and establish victory."

"As for the other evil cultivators, even if their techniques are evil and their methods vicious, they are fundamentally not to be feared in this kind of frontal slaughter battlefield. The various Hunt Demon Masters only need to delay them slightly, and when the Dao Soldiers rush in and kill them, these evil cultivators will all be a motley crew..."

After that, Commander Yang opened a sand table. On the sand table, there was both a diagram of the Wulin and a terrain map of Heishan stronghold.

Commander Yang began to explain the specific attack details, how to enter the mountains, where the Hunt Demon Masters would go, and where the Dao Soldiers would ambush.

After that, how to attack the stronghold, to what extent to feign the attack, where to retreat if necessary, where to cooperate with each other, when the Dao Soldiers would charge in, and so on.

Elder Yu and others also raised questions or proposed opinions. Commander Yang either answered or considered them. After discussing for half a day, the plan was gradually completed.

Moxiang only listened from the side.

He was not familiar with this kind of matter. Whether it was Commander Yang of the military or Elder Yu of the Hunt Demon Guild, they were much more proficient than him.

All things in the world are learned.

Moxiang just listened seriously and learned more things along the way.

After the discussion, the crowd dispersed. Moxiang then fell behind and quietly asked Zhang Lan:

"Uncle Zhang, won't there be any problems?"

Zhang Lan patted Moxiang's shoulder, "Anything you do has risks, but the risk in this battle is already very small."

"Why?"

Zhang Lan said, "One is because of the intelligence you eavesdropped on, and the other is that the Dao Court's Dao Soldiers are actually stronger than you think."

Moxiang was a little doubtful, "Are they really that strong?"

"That's natural," Zhang Lan said. "Why can the Dao Court unify the cultivation world? They rely on powerful Dao Soldiers, hundreds and thousands, even larger scale Dao Soldier warfare. Fighting against ordinary cultivators is completely different."

Moxiang hadn't seen it in person and didn't particularly understand, but he still nodded and felt somewhat relieved.

Commander Yang acted decisively. After the plan was coordinated, the cultivators were arranged two days later.

It was before Mao time, the sky had not yet dawned. Three hundred experienced Qi Refining ninth-layer Hunt Demon Masters and three hundred well-trained Dao Soldiers, led by Commander Yang, as well as Elder Yu and Chief Zhou, used the cover of the dim sky to quietly advance towards the deep mountains.

Moxiang also wanted to go, but he faced strong opposition from everyone.

Not only did his father Moshui not let him go, but Chief Zhou, Zhang Lan, Elder Yu, Yu Chengyi, and even Commander Yang all refused to let him go.

It didn't matter if they suffered some injuries, but it would be bad if Moxiang was injured.

Moxiang had to obediently stay in the Dao Soldier camp at Wuming Peak.

The camp was in the inner mountains and relatively safe. Moreover, in case they encountered any tricky arrays during the attack on Heishan stronghold, they could come back and ask Moxiang.

Some Dao Soldiers were left in the camp, both to guard the camp and to protect Moxiang.

Moxiang stayed in the camp, not sleeping all night, practicing arrays on the Dao Stele in his sea of consciousness until dawn. Finally, sound came from the distance.

Even though they were far away, vague sounds of killing could be heard, carrying a solemn killing intent. Even without using divine sense, one could feel wave after wave of powerful spiritual power fluctuations.

It was a mixed battle between a large number of Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivators and Foundation Building cultivators fighting at full strength!

Moxiang frowned, his heart filled with worry.

His father Moshui, and many acquaintances, good uncles, and uncles were in the deep mountains, battling that group of ferocious evil cultivators.

Moxiang wanted to go and see, but he endured it.

Going now didn't seem to help much, and it would instead cause chaos.

Moxiang could only force himself to draw some arrays to calm himself down.

The mixed battle at Heishan stronghold lasted for three days. After three days, news arrived.

The casualties of the Dao Soldiers and Hunt Demon Masters were not significant. Moshui, Elder Yu, and Zhang Lan, among others, mostly only suffered some injuries.

While Heishan stronghold, which had occupied the deep mountains for hundreds of years, was completely broken!