Xuan Province in Peril

The operation to resist the Rat Tide in the north was a great success. Yang Yusheng and Wolf Ancestor led the army to continue clearing out the remaining Demon Rats in the White Wolf Mound area, and also took over Iron Lion Ridge.

Although the Spirit Veins have been destroyed and devoured by the Rat Tide, there are several precious mineral veins beneath Iron Lion Ridge. Although the Rat Tide is powerful, it does not dare to stay in one place for too long, so it simply does not have time to devour these mineral veins.

The war is currently of unknown duration, and massive amounts of War Resources are being consumed every moment. The Yang Household has the highest achievement in Artifact Refining, and the amount of Spirit Gold they consume each month is astronomical. Obtaining these mineral veins will at least allow them to sustain themselves for a longer period of time.

There's good news, and naturally, there's bad news too.

With the Mo Province Realm Gate open, a legion of 100,000 Divine Wind Clan Army took root in the Lu Wu Realm.

Among them, there were 10,000 Sacred Land-Level Army Corps, and the rest were all Prefecture-Level Army Corps. Once they formed Battle Formations, even seven or eight Sage Manifestation powerhouse would not be able to defeat them.

After True Lord Wan Lei and others launched several strong attacks, they reached a stalemate, waiting for reinforcements from all Lu Wu Realm to arrive before driving them back into the World Interstice.

However, this process will definitely take a considerable amount of time. After all, the entire Lu Wu Realm is in dire straits, and almost all the major powers are unable to spare any resources. If they want to mobilize legions and powerful individuals, they will have to wait for a while, unless the Alliance brings out some more of its resources.

Strategically speaking, however, prematurely revealing their hand would be extremely detrimental to future battles. Therefore, after discussion, the Lu Wu Realm's top leadership decided to wait and observe the war situation before making a final decision.

Xuan Province, the Ye Household!

Ye Wuyou, the head of the Ye Household, pressed his temples hard with both hands, his eyes slightly closed, his face haggard.

During this period, a large number of Nine-Phoenix Realm Experts flooded into Xuan Province and wreaked havoc. Several Commandery-Level Power had stood for thousands of years, as well as many more Golden Core Forces, were uprooted. Over a billion Mortals were killed or injured. Xuan Province, which had shown signs of prosperity under his rule, was once again plunged into the mire.

Ye Wuyou also sent an elite team to provide support, but these people were ambushed and killed by the Nine-Phoenix Realm Experts were lying in ambush as soon as they left. As a result, the Ye Household paid a heavy price, losing two Spirit Transformation cultivators and eight Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Fortunately, the Medium Realm Gate that Mo Province opened could only allow cultivators in the Middle Stage of Spirit Transformation to enter. Otherwise, if a few more Spirit Transformation Late Stage or Great Perfection realm experts had come, the Ye Household, having lost its Sage Manifestation foundation, might not have been able to withstand them.

Even so, if this situation continues, the Ye Household will not be able to hold on.

Now the Lineage only has seven Spirit Transformation cultivators left, and only four Fifth-Tier War Flying Vessels. Even if you add the seven thousand Xuan Ying Army, the Ye Household's total Nascent Spirit Transformation combat strength will not exceed twenty.

However, there are forty Nascent Spirit Transformation powerhouse in the Nine Phoenix Realms of Xuan Province. Once these experts have destroyed all the forces in Xuan Province, large and small, that are dependent on the Ye Household, they will besiege the Ye Household.

Even if the Ye Household isn't destroyed, it will suffer a severe blow and fall from its status as Province-Level Power.

In this era of constant warfare, having lost its strength and its high-ranking position in the Lu Wu Realm, the Ye Household is likely to decline and slowly perish.

An elderly man dressed in black robes entered the study. "Patriarch, the Hanging Star Sect has been annihilated by Nine-Phoenix Realm Experts."

Boom!!

Like a thunderclap exploding in his mind, yet another Commandery-Level Power had perished. Of the eleven counties in Xuan Province, only the three closest to the Ye Household's directly controlled Yuanping Mountain still existed.

At this moment, the old man in black robes continued, "Patriarch, the Hong Household, the Li Household, White Jade Tower implore the Lineage to send powerful experts to provide support!"

Ye Wuyou leaned back in his chair, feeling utterly helpless in the face of a seemingly collapsing situation, despite his endless schemes.

Ye Wuyou waved his hand without saying anything, and the old man understood and withdrew.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Wuyou took out his Communication Law Treasure and called for help.

Although he knew it was unlikely he could get reinforcements, Ye Wuyou still wanted to give it a try.

An hour later, Ye Wuyou put down the Communication Law Treasure, closed his eyes, and felt a chill in his heart.

The nearest Fire Spirit Palace is tied down by the Fire-Bathing Tribe, making rescue difficult. Moreover, even without this reason, given the generally strained relationship between the two clans, the Fire Spirit Palace wouldn't risk coming to their aid.

Most of the major powers in the Cultivation World adhere to a foreign policy of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones.

The Ye Household has poor relations with its three major neighbors: Fire Spirit Palace, Myriad Forms Sect, and Heavenly Separation Palace. After all, their territories are adjacent, so conflicts often occur. In addition, Fire Spirit Palace and Heavenly Separation Palace are both ambitious and always want to expand their territory. Since the Ye Household lost its Sage Manifestation Foundation, both of them have attacked Xuan Province more than once.

Although they formed Alliance to fight the enemy because of the Interface War, the previous grudges were not so easily resolved.

It's good enough if they don't kick you when you're down; don't even dream of them coming to your rescue at the cost of their own serious injury.

The Heavenly Sword Pavilion, which has been on good terms with the local government for generations, agreed to provide assistance, but only after half a month.

Ye Wuyou knew that these were all just excuses.

Xuan Province harbors too many Nine-Phoenix Realm Experts. If a rescue is attempted, all forces must be prepared for annihilation. Regardless of whether they are old friends or not, at this moment, everyone prioritizes their own interests. A delaying tactic was used to brush off the Ye Household.

Half a month... Yuanping Mountain would probably be a ruin by now.

His third request for help came from the Yang Household, but they also refused.

Yang Tianyou didn't try to fob off Ye Wuyou; he was very sincere and laid out the Yang Household's strength, explaining that it wasn't that he didn't want to help, but rather that he lacked the ability.

However, Yang Tianyou promised that if the Ye Household were destroyed, he would take care of the Ye Household members on Four Symbols Island, as a way of repaying Ye Wuyou of helping to cover up the Blood Source.

Subsequently, forces such as Heavenly Separation Palace, White Cloud Sect, and Cloudwater Sect also declined Ye Wuyou's request for assistance. For a time, the Ye Household of Xuan Province seemed to be isolated by the entire world.