"That's right, what Little Fish said makes sense. You've got a trump card to keep yourself alive anyway, so none of us will be in danger as long as we follow you."
"Besides, didn't that Hell Sect bully you before? This is the perfect chance for us to get revenge on your behalf."
"If we can beat them, we'll teach them a painful lesson."
"And if we can't, you just pull out that trump card of yours. Simple."
Long Mucheng chimed in as well.
Chu Feng didn't know how to respond to all of this.
"Chu Feng, let them come along. Isn't the whole point of friends to share life and death together?"
"You can't just bear all the danger yourself while only sharing the benefits, can you?"
"Then what would be the point of the Chu Alliance existing?"
"Besides, you're not the one forcing them. They want to share life and death with you of their own accord."
"It's kind of you to worry about their safety, but constantly rejecting their goodwill — doesn't that chill their hearts?"
At that moment, Eggy's voice echoed in Chu Feng's ears.
And her words struck a chord deep within him.
Especially when his gaze swept across the faces of Little Fish, Long Mucheng, the Totem Dragon Clan's Chief, and the others.
Seeing the longing in everyone's eyes, Chu Feng was moved even more deeply.
Most people craved wealth, glory, and power.
But what these people longed for was the chance to fight alongside Chu Feng. They wanted to be of help to him, and they didn't even fear death.
How precious were companions like these?
"Eggy, you're right."
After responding to Eggy, Chu Feng turned to everyone and said:
"Very well."
Chu Feng agreed.
"Chu Feng, I'm coming too."
"Me as well."
Long Chengyu and Long Muxi spoke up immediately.
"Chu Feng, bring us old fogies along too."
The Nine Totems made their stance clear as well.
One by one, more and more people expressed their desire to go with Chu Feng.
"Everyone — we're all going."
The moment Chu Feng said this, everyone's faces lit up with joy.
As if they weren't heading somewhere dangerous, but somewhere ripe with treasure.
But when Chu Feng spoke again, everyone was caught off guard.
"I don't mean everyone here. I mean every single member of the Chu Alliance. All of us, together."
Chu Feng said.
"Everyone? All of them?"
The Totem Dragon Clan's Chief was somewhat surprised.
After all, the Chu Alliance's strongest fighters were all gathered here. Bringing along the rest wouldn't just be useless — they could become a liability.
"Yes."
"Before we set out, you can let them know that this expedition is dangerous. Anyone unwilling to go may withdraw."
Chu Feng said.
"Understood. I'll see to it at once."
Seeing that Chu Feng truly meant it, the Totem Dragon Clan's Chief didn't ask further questions and immediately went to muster the troops.
Chu Feng, naturally, had his own plans.
In wars of the martial cultivation world, the outcome was primarily decided by top-tier fighters — it was never a matter of sheer numbers.
But weaker cultivators were far from completely useless.
There was, in fact, a conventional method that could greatly leverage their strength, even compensating for the gap in cultivation.
That method was formations.
Much like the Dragon Breath Clan's formation, where the power of the entire clan was channeled to activate a formation array that granted formidable combat strength.
Chu Feng could set up formations that didn't require activating bloodline power — just martial force — yet could still drastically amplify combat strength.
These formations required large numbers of people to function.
Though the Chu Alliance's headcount couldn't compare to the Seven Worlds Holy Palace, they did have the Totem Dragon Clan's population as a base, and in recent days, quite a few groups had pledged their allegiance.
If they were to power the formations Chu Feng set up, they could provide a significant boost to Little Fish and the others.
Chu Feng explained this plan to everyone, and they were very supportive of the idea.
Once the decision was made, Chu Feng began setting up the formations right away.
The reason he didn't do it en route was that although the formations were complex, the Spirit World Masters the Chu Alliance currently possessed could complete the preliminary framework remarkably quickly.
And once the preliminary version was done, it would form a formation world that everyone could enter first.
After everyone stepped inside, he could gradually refine the formation, allowing the participants to attune their aura with the formation's energy. This was an absolutely critical step in enabling them to channel the formation's power.
Of course, there was another reason — once everyone was inside the formation, Chu Feng could carry the entire formation with him and use the Nine Heavens Secret Ground to travel, reaching the Bloodline Galaxy much faster.
……
Meanwhile, Jie Tianran was also using his methods to gather the forces of the Seven Worlds Holy Palace.
Heading to the Divine Era, the Seven Worlds Holy Palace held a clear advantage — the power of the Divine Era was, after all, situated within the Seven Worlds Galaxy.
The problem was that all their main forces were currently en route back, and Jie Tianran himself was not in the Seven Worlds Galaxy at that moment either.
So he had no choice but to use his methods to notify the various forces to assemble at designated locations and await his orders.
But after notifying the Seven Worlds Holy Palace's forces, Jie Tianran also began using his methods to contact the Hell Sect.