Chapter 163

Marquis Heavenstar was handsome . As he walked over in the darkness, he smiled and nodded when he saw Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue . “Originally, I wanted to attend your wedding . Unfortunately, I had something important to tend to and couldn’t come . ”

“Fighting the demons takes greater priority,” said Liu Qiyue immediately .

“Yes . ” Marquis Heavenstar nodded slightly . “I have something to discuss with Meng Chuan . Qiyue, we can have a chat tomorrow . ”

“I’ll personally cook tomorrow and have you try it, Master,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile . Liu Qiyue silently left after saying her piece .

Marquis Heavenstar, Zhang Yunhu, and Meng Chuan entered a hall . The three of them sat down as the door closed .

“Uncle-Master, may I know what’s the matter?” inquired Meng Chuan . Marquis Heavenstar had rushed to North River Pass at night, so it had to be a matter of great urgency . If it were a small matter, he would’ve just sent a letter . Meng Chuan couldn’t help but glance at Zhang Yunhu .

Zhang Yunhu immediately said, “Don’t look at me . I’m at a loss as well . ”

Marquis Heavenstar’s gaze swept across the two before solemnly saying, “Listen carefully . Only the two of you at North River Pass can know about what I’m going to say . You can’t tell anybody else . ”

“Only the two of us will know?” Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu exchanged looks . They were shocked .

“After discussing with Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island, we have decided to abandon all small and medium-sized city passes in a year’s time . ”

Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu were stunned by the revelation .

They were giving up after defending the city passes desperately?

“Won’t that mean that nobody will stop the demons from entering on a large scale?” Zhang Yunhu could not help but ask .

“This will be a thousand times worse than unstable World Entrances appearing . Many people will die . ” Meng Chuan’s face paled . He knew that the demons had plans to deal with humans! They wanted to wipe out the human race and occupy this world . If they allowed the demons to enter, the consequences would be…

Meng Chuan shuddered at the thought .

“Take a look at this . ” Marquis Heavenstar took out two thin dossiers and handed them to Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu .

The two immediately began flipping through the dossiers .

Meng Chuan’s expression changed when he read it .

The dossiers described the current situation regarding the demons lurking in the human world .

“In fact, many unstable World Entrances have appeared in the past 800 years . Many demons have already infiltrated our world,” said Marquis Heavenstar . “The total number that has entered our world is much more than you can imagine . However, most are second Firmament demon monarchs . They are weak, and Earth Net’s Godfiends are hunting them down . This causes the demons to hide desperately; thus, they rarely appear in front of humans . Occasionally, they will appear and attack a village fort . After attacking, they will quickly flee the scene . ”

“Many village forts were attacked by demons that were hiding in the human world . ” Meng Chuan came to a realization . “The three great sects always announced that the attacks were due to an unstable World Entrance that had appeared—which explained away the demons’ sudden attacks and disappearances . ”

“Indeed, Unstable World Entrances disappear quickly,” said Marquis Heavenstar . “If people knew that many demons are hiding in remote mountains and lakes, there will probably be even more panic . ”

“No wonder…” Meng Chuan nodded slightly . From when he became a Patroller, he had encountered fewer than ten demon attacks that started because of unstable World Entrances . Even if some attacks happened in remote areas and nobody requested for help, it was much more than the number of publicly-known unstable World Entrances .

It was obvious that many attacks on village forts couldn’t be attributed to unstable World Entrances .

“Two World Island can’t hold on any longer?” Zhang Yunhu’s expression changed when he read the dossier . Meng Chuan’s expression changed as well when he read that part .

Great Yue Dynasty was suffering much more than the other two dynasties . They had fewer Godfiends, and many more city passes . This forced Two World Island to deploy all their Great Solar Godfiends to small and middle-sized city passes for the past ten years . They were extremely tight on manpower . For the past ten years, Two World Island’s situation had been worsening every year . They averaged 20 to 30 Godfiend deaths a year .

“Back then, Two World Island’s situation was only slightly worse than Archean Mountain and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven,” said Meng Chuan softly .

Marquis Heavenstar sighed . “Back then, they had enough Godfiends to fend off the demons . However, due to lacking manpower, the number of Godfiends that died in battle increased . With so many dead, the number of Godfiends they could deploy decreased . This led to their current situation .

Marquis Heavenstar said, “Previously, they could still hold on, but the casualties in recent years have indeed increased . Especially the casualties two years ago . Two World Island lost 61 Godfiend disciples . How many Godfiends does Two World Island have? If this went on, all of Two World Island’s Godfiends would be dead in ten years . Even if they aren’t all dead, only three or four years will pass before they can no longer defend against the demons . This will still lead to a complete collapse in their strength .

“Great Yue Dynasty has a total of 93 medium-sized World Entrances in their territory . Even if Archean Mountain and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven were to help them, it would place strain on our available manpower . By doing so, over half of our Great Solar Godfiends would die in battle . The three sects would be severely weakened, and we would no longer be able to defend . When that happens, the demons will begin attacking us in earnest . Therefore, the three sects have decided to abandon the small and middle-sized city passes . ”

Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu finished reading the dossier . They had a clear understanding of how dire the situation was . They also knew that the three sects had no other choice .

“We will strengthen Earth Net . More Godfiends will become a part of Earth Net,” said Marquis Heavenstar . “We will also monitor all small and medium-sized World Entrances . As long as they enter the human world, we will monitor them! Afterward, we will send powerful Godfiends to kill all that have entered . ”

“Humans hold the strength advantage in the human world . ” Zhang Yunhu nodded . “Even if we give up small and middle-sized city passes, only third Firmament demon monarchs can enter through those World Entrances . At most, they will be fourth Firmament demon monarchs after breaking through . Human Godfiends can slaughter them easily . ”

Still, Meng Chuan’s expression remained grim .

He understood the plan from a rational perspective . This would greatly reduce the death rate of human Godfiends . Since the Godfiends held the upper hand in the human world, the demon monarchs wouldn’t cause too much trouble even if they entered unobstructed .

However, the only problem with this plan was that more humans would die .

“If we continue to defend the mortals, the entire human race will be wiped out in a few decades,” said Marquis Heavenstar . “We have no choice . All we can do is kill the demon monarchs and minimize the damage they can cause . ”

“Kill them all . ” Zhang Yunhu nodded . “Actually, I already had a feeling that the pressure on medium-sized city passes would increase . I thought that the sect would increase the number of disciples recruited per year . ”

“Nurturing disciples takes time and resources . ” Marquis Heavenstar said, “Taking in more disciples is a terrible choice . Archean Mountain’s resources would be expended faster than we can accumulate them . In 200 to 300 years, we will risk the Godfiend Blood Pool being drained completely . If that happens, the Godfiend heritage will be severed . ”

Zhang Yunhu and Meng Chuan nodded .

In the past, humans had encountered such a crisis . Back then, powerful Godfiends sacrificed their Blood Crystals to refill the Godfiend Blood Pool’s powers; thus, continuing the Godfiend heritage . However, only a small number of Godfiends could be created after doing this .

Currently, the large-scale creation of Godfiends required the sects to balance their expenditure speed with their accumulation speed .

“We have to abandon the small and medium-sized city passes . Once we do so, the areas around small and medium-sized city passes will be uninhabitable . The civilians need to be relocated .

“There are too many people to be relocated . ” Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu were extremely shocked . Just one area numbered hundreds of thousands of humans . With so many small and medium-sized city passes, the number of people that had to be relocated would be shocking!

Marquis Heavenstar said, “Don’t worry . For the past year, the three major sects have been secretly preparing for this . Food and residential areas have been prepared . For example, North River Pass’s population will be evacuated to the 18 surrounding cities . By scattering the numbers, each city can deal with the influx of people . ”

Only then did Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunhu feel relieved .

“From today onwards, I’ll be in charge of North River Pass . ” Marquis Heavenstar looked at Zhang Yunhu . “Disciple-Nephew Zhang, you should have already received the order . ”