Lost again.

  Gongsun Zan gazed at the battered and tattered battlefield, and the scattered remnants of his troops, unable to help but reveal a bitter smile. He couldn't recall how many times he had lost.

  Playing against that mysterious opponent, the level was extremely high. As for the situation of the mysterious person, he knew nothing about it, and he hadn't even discovered a single trace of this mysterious person in his daily life. But he knew that such an unseen mysterious person really existed.

  Because he will play chess with him.

  Although the other party would use Left Martial Uncle's name as a cover, their levels were actually far apart, and Gong Sun could easily distinguish between them.

  Gongsun Zhi was clever and didn't ask much, which predecessor's divine soul hadn't been extinguished and was dwelling in Left Master's body wasn't too hard to accept. Thinking again about Left Master's sudden rise to power over the past two years also added a bit of evidence to his conjectures.

  But losing is just the worst feeling!

  He is somewhat unwilling!

  Although he knew it was the most reasonable and normal outcome, every time he failed, he could learn a lot from it, but he still couldn't accept it! He hated failure, perhaps "detest" would be a more fitting description.

  This sense of discontent flashed through his mind, only to be deeply buried in the depths of his heart. Self-reproach was useless, and although playing chess differed greatly from real war, it was currently the only place where he could learn how to command battles, leaving no room for him to pick and choose.

  Moreover, that mysterious senior is obviously a master of Go, with tactics that are out of this world and an attacking power that makes one's hair stand on end. Every time the battle is intense, he always seems to have a hallucination, thinking that his opponent is a giant of a man wielding a heavy hammer!

  The opponent is best at local cornering, and it's simply unmatched. It can often be seen that the opponent uses a kind of unreasonable and arrogant posture to kill all sides. The original stalemate situation, once contact occurs between the two sides and they start fighting, signals the beginning of Gong Sun's defeat. His territory is like a crispy cookie, first crumbling locally with a cracking sound, and then the gap gets bigger and bigger, eventually evolving into a full-line collapse of the entire front line.

  Violent, barbaric, and reckless!

  Many times, Gong Sun Zan was puzzled in his heart. In his view, this mysterious person was much stronger than his own commanding ability and was a more suitable candidate. Left Master left the formidable unused, but handed over such an important and difficult task to himself, a newcomer.

  He pondered for a moment, then put the issue behind his mind. He had finally found something that interested him, and there was such a challenging battle waiting for him, just thinking about it made him feel excited, genuinely excited!

  What a wonderful and interesting thing!

  Gathering his emotions, Gong Sun Zan charged headlong into the camp.

  The chess game of war crafted by Zuo Mo, where the units were either yao or mo, with cultivators being the least. Except for a few classic combinations of cultivators, there was no other place to refer to. In comparison, the combinations of yao and mo troops were numerous and detailed. Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder if the senior inside Zuo Mo's body wasn't an old yao or mo?

  This guess is not off the mark. Others may not see through Jin Jiao Wei's true face, but Gong Sun Chi, who has been in command for so long, how could he not know?

  These three Golden Armors are the White Scale Attendants among the Demon Guards.

  Bai Lin is a low-ranking soldier in the game of Weiqi, he has used it countless times, and can bring out the strength of the three Jiaowei to the greatest extent. The game of Weiqi gave him a lot of inspiration and help. However, what makes him puzzled is that the strength of the three Jiaowei far exceeds that of ordinary Bai Lin.

  Gongsun Zhi didn't care whether the mysterious person was a demon or not.

  He has too many headaches.

  Whether it's the cultivator or the demon, the combination of troops is very particular. For example, the classic sword symbol combination and sword Zen combination of the cultivator, the combination of demons changes more richly and variedly.

  But Gong Sun's subordinates, twenty-eight condensed pulse cultivators, twenty-six were sword cultivators, and the remaining two, one was a knife cultivator, and one was a Zen cultivator. A uniform group of combat cultivators, without any auxiliary cultivators.

  On paper, this fighting force is very strong. In fact, for team battles, such a power structure is extremely poor. They have similar roles, meaning the team lacks variation.

  Jian Xiu is the strongest in terms of attack power among all cultivators, but it's not without weaknesses. Compared to other cultivators, Jian Xiu mostly lacks the ability to sustain long battles. Moreover, Jian Xiu excels at offense and is weak at defense, another weakness being their extremely low defensive capabilities.

  Large-scale battles and one-on-one duels are worlds apart. Swordsmen are the kings of one-on-one combat, their powerful and sharp attacks, as well as their incredibly fast speed, allow them to have the upper hand in a duel, constantly putting pressure on their opponent until they can't catch their breath. In a duel, all a swordsman needs to consider is how to take down their opponent before they can threaten their weak points. However, in group battles, especially large-scale ones, swordsmen often require other cultivators to provide cover for them in order to bring out their full attacking potential.

  If a team only has swordsmen, the opponent just needs to withstand the first wave of attacks, and then they will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

  It's okay, actually it doesn't need too many changes, Gong Sun can only tell himself this way.

  Anyway, after breaking through the small mountain boundary, everyone went their separate ways. Left Shixiong had already told him this more than once, and the reason was simple: they couldn't afford to support such a large group of people.

  In this regard, Zuo Mo did not lie.

  Not being the host, he didn't know how precious柴米油盐 was. With only forty people, Zuo Mo already felt the pressure. Especially in a small mountain boundary with thin spiritual energy, the only things that could replenish spiritual power were Ling Valley and crystal stones. Moreover, they couldn't reduce the intensity of their training, as they were racing against time with the demon army.

  One more day's delay in leaving Xiaoyaojing will add one more danger.

  Jing Shi can't be used excessively due to its side effects, and its consumption rate is slower than Ling Gu. Zuo Mo soon felt that he couldn't take it anymore.

  "It can't go on like this." Zu Mo said resolutely: "The spiritual valley in my hands can only last for half a month."

  "Half a month..." Gong Sun Chi looked at Zuo Mo: "What can be done?"

  "Let's fight and nourish ourselves with war!" Zuo Mo said directly without hesitation.

  "It's just like this." Gong Sun Cha felt a bit helpless, these forty people were far from his expectations. However, he also didn't have a better solution to the problem his senior brother had raised.

  "But has the magical artifact been refined yet?"

  "I get it." Zuo Mo spread out his hands: "But there's not enough material."

  At this point, Gong Sun Chi completely gave up on the idea of the same heart necklace, and for now, he only had to take the 40th person's horse and set off.

  Zuo Mo actually wanted to follow, but thinking of Xun Yu Cheng who was focused on the beast pool, he decided to stay behind. The three Golden Armor Guards were also left behind by him. Of course, he said with a flourish, since it's real combat, let's have a real fight then.

  To ensure safety, Zuo Mo also set up a formation around the valley. Mainly using illusion formations, his formation-setting skills have improved significantly compared to before. The small illusion formations and small killing formations are intricately connected, their power is not strong, but they can confuse and disrupt the enemy, which is more than enough.

  Yin fire bead, talisman soldier and golden armor guard, plus illusion array trap, safety is still quite guaranteed.

  Gongsun Zhi led forty of his men and proceeded with caution.

  In terms of prosperity, Xiaoyue Realm can't compare to Tianyue Realm, and the number of natural high-handers is also less than that of Tianyue Realm. However, in terms of ruthlessness, Tianyue Realm can't compare to the current Xiaoyue Realm. The 28 condensed pulse cultivators would be a considerable force in Tianyue Realm, but they are nothing in today's Xiaoyue Realm.

  The reason is simple: the weak cultivators are already dead.

  Those who can survive till now are all some powerful and clever guys. In such a cruel environment, the foundation of the peak is barely enough to survive, the first heavy sky can only be considered ordinary level, the second heavy sky can already become the top power of a small group, and the third heavy sky can be listed as a high hand. As for the golden elixir, there is only one person.

  Like Golden Armor Guard, although his cultivation is only between the first and second heavy skies of Cong Mai, his actual strength far surpasses that of ordinary Cong Mai second heavy sky cultivators. The demon guard refined by Cang Long Gu, Jin Wu Huo, and You Ming Tan together, how can it be compared to an ordinary product?

  Every three sword cultivators form a combat unit. Three combat units, one in the front and two on either side of the front, forming a pinwheel shape, they are the vanguard, Gong Sun chooses those with the fastest flying speed among the sword cultivators.

  The other ten combat units maintained a certain distance from each other, and Ma Fan was alone in the gap between these combat units.

  Three people formed a combat unit, also a helpless move by Gong Sun. The Three Talents Formation was the simplest formation, but even this simplest formation, these people still haven't mastered it yet.

  Large-scale wars are contests of strategic vision.

  But only forty people...

  If placed on the battlefield of a grand war, it wouldn't even count as the most basic combat unit. Commanding such a small-scale team, the most important things are formation and tacit understanding. Formation is something unique to cultivators, from the simplest Three Talents Formation to super-large formations that require tens of thousands of cultivators to set up together, all can greatly enhance combat effectiveness.

  Taking the Three Talents Formation as an example, under the interconnection of the three people's energy mechanisms in the formation, they can greatly enhance their connection with each other. It is a very practical symbol array. Some more advanced symbol arrays will also have special large-scale killing moves. Once launched, the heavens and earth change color, and the power is unmatched.

  However, forming an array is not that easy. Everyone in the array must remember each other's positions and changes. The simplest three-element array, these cultivators have not yet fully grasped, its difficulty can be imagined.

  Moreover, although formations can enhance combat effectiveness, they are not omnipotent. In battle, situations change rapidly, testing the commander's insight and adaptability, as well as the tacit understanding between teammates.

  Gongsun Zuo was in the middle of the team, with several formidable masters around him, and Ma Fan was also wandering not far away.

  Glancing at Ma Fan, Gong Sun was rather satisfied. Among all the people, Ma Fan was the one he valued the most. Apart from his strong combat power, he surpassed others in comprehension, always quickly grasping Gong Sun's meaning.

  So Gong Sun Zan made him his core without hesitation and specially formulated tactics for him.

  At this moment, news came from the front, something's happening!

  Gongsun Zhi's delicate and handsome face flashed a faint red color, his first battle had arrived!