Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength-Chapter 495 - 371: A Twist in the Tale, Friend or Foe is Hard to Distinguish

Cultivators that blotted out the sky and sun encircled Cool Breeze Mountain.

Although Meng Yu said it was just a random draw of one in five, the larger and smaller sects should provide Golden Cores if they had them, and those without Golden Cores... you'd better just stay at home.

But this did not mean that people everywhere really took Meng Yu's words to heart.

Every time the Ascension List was activated, it was an opportunity for those below to learn. Although the battles occurring within the Water Mirror could only reveal tactics and other elements, they were sufficient to enlighten many people and helped them understand the grand situation of the world, knowing many things.

Meng Yu's performance this time was exceptionally eye-catching, making many people see him as a hero.

Moreover, as cultivators from the northwest, everyone had learned over the long years that when a superior is polite, it was best for you to be even more polite, instead of assuming they were truly being gracious.

A magnificent procession of three hundred Golden Cores set out - well, Meng Yu's side did not have that many Golden Cores. It was like how Mirror Twelve only brought fewer than four hundred Golden Cores, but everyone regarded it as six hundred, eight hundred, or even a thousand. With such a massive force passing through, you had to choose your side.

If you do not choose now, once the grand situation is set, the winner who had chosen will wipe out those fence-sitters. Thus, numerous people followed along.

In ancient times, this would have been an alliance formation, a grand martial world convention, a scramble for supreme power.

The entire northwest's attention was on Meng Yu.

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"Cheng Family respectfully presents twelve Superior Quality Flying Boats and twenty-three puppets."

"Dongfang Family respectfully presents ten thousand Spirit Stones, with the sect's Golden Core Master Xin Yang arriving in person."

"Three Saber Sect's sixty-seven members are already in position."

Aboard the Flying Boats, someone reported various numbers, and as far as the eye could see, there were Meng Yu's people.

Along the way, Meng Yu's flamboyant journey stirred the blood of countless onlookers.

All sorts of dangerous and vicious lands were directly crushed underfoot. Given this recklessness, could Cool Breeze Mountain be directly crushed as well?

Even before Meng Yu's arrival, some had already launched proactive attacks on Cool Breeze Mountain, pulling out many of its strongholds, or waiting for Meng Yu's arrival, creating an overall favorable situation.

If the commanders of the Five Directions Tower or the Sky-splitting Sword Sect were here, they would have been ecstatic and ordered a total assault.

However, Meng Yu was somewhat vexed.

To be honest, when the army arrived at Cool Breeze Mountain and saw the other side maintaining silence without uttering a word, Meng Yu was quite surprised.

Although he had heard that True Monarch Shui Yue was of a fierce temperament, she need not have gone to this extent.

From beginning to end, Cool Breeze Mountain had not reached out to Meng Yu!

I said I would kill Jun Xiaonan and his entire family, but it doesn't mean you can't negotiate with me, does it?

Moreover, I have come here with great fanfare, including demonstrating the terror of the Immortal Sect Array Diagram, all to show you that fortresses cannot hold out and you should quickly surrender or negotiate!

He was not Minister Cao, who insisted on having both Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao; True Monarch Shui Yue was a Nascent Soul heavyweight that Meng Yu would be too late to respect.

Meng Yu was always clear-headed and often more cautious when he held the advantage in strength.

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The servant army had been coerced into service by force; if they were to be used as cannon fodder, he would have to shower them with Spirit Stones and rewards, but were these people really reliable?

If he were to attack with force... even Mirror Twelve, the impressive Divinity Transformation, had not launched a direct assault against Eternal Night Palace, which only had one Nascent Soul – so how many would he be prepared to lose?

A mountain gate that had been managed for a thousand years, numerous cultivators nurturing Formations, Spirit Veins, various post-mortem burials, prearranged contingencies... basic cultivator knowledge stated that an Orthodox Sect could survive even if all the Elders died, and the remnants could linger on within the mountain gate!

Besides, who knew whether there were enemies ready to attack from behind at any moment?

Yet, seeing his subordinates around him filled with confidence, Meng Yu fell into contemplation.

Many of them were truly fearless of death, at least more so than Meng Yu.

And the most absurd thing was, with the return of Peony Fairy, she told everyone that Meng Yu had the means to turn the tide and the power to suppress everything. Don't worry, just follow him and everything will be fine!

Meng Yu was already invincible; let's all charge with him!

Looking at the Peony Fairy, the gentlest, most bashful, and most timid among the Golden Cores, speaking in such a manner heightened everyone's morale even more.

Ah...

Honestly, Meng Yu would rather be an ordinary little cultivator and live a peaceful life with a harem... rather than constantly walking a tightrope.

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Inside the Ascension List.

The small town was rebuilt, and people like True Lord Bai Sheng did not continue to stir up trouble. For them, the matter was already resolved.

There were even more people in the town now, as many traveled from afar to witness Meng Yu, the strongest cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Yes, Meng Yu was now honored as the strongest cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Stage. His battle recordings were studied by countless people, and the final conclusion was that this guy was simply a hexagonal warrior!

With more people, more rumors circulated.

"Aha, I understand now."

It was then that Meng Yu learned a piece of news: Myriad Gold Pavilion attacked him to display their strength.

Apart from sending out three Nascent Souls who stealthily entered the northwest, leading ten Golden Cores, they wanted to show Meng Yu the power of Myriad Gold Pavilion during the Ascension List.

This time, they actually deployed six Nascent Souls.

Three appeared directly, while the other three, along with additional Golden Cores, planned to encircle and reinforce. They had a well-laid plan. Meng Yu, together with Lan Qiong and even Bai Hu, were able to fight the first group to a standstill, and when the second group would join, they intended to show Meng Yu just how many Nascent Souls Myriad Gold Pavilion could mobilize in one go.