Zhao Xuan's appearance saved Ling Yun Pass from its crisis and eased the tense atmosphere across the battlefield. This war, watched anxiously by the entire continent, temporarily came to an end. As for when it would erupt again, no one knew.
However, Spirit Hall's army had already retreated to Heaven Gate Pass. From the looks of it, they were unlikely to launch another attack anytime soon. This allowed the Heaven Dou allied forces, who had spent the past half year living in constant fear, to finally breathe a sigh of relief and gain a chance to recover.
The forces Zhao Xuan had brought from Flower Valley had not been incorporated into the Heaven Dou allied forces. This had been the Grandmaster's suggestion. Whether it was the people of Flower Valley or Mu Yuan of Ascetic Hall, they had come for Zhao Xuan. Out of respect for them, only Zhao Xuan held command over them. In other words, no one besides Zhao Xuan had the right to mobilize them.
Bang!
A gunshot suddenly rang out in a forest behind Ling Yun Pass, startling countless roosting birds into flight.
"Great Elder, look. This is the firearm our Tang Sect developed. Three months after you left, Elder Lou Gao handed the improved blueprints to the Strength Hall. Now, the Strength Hall can produce more than a thousand of these firearms every month. Their manufacturing speed is far faster than that of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow."
In a dense forest behind Ling Yun Pass, Yang Wudi eagerly held a long gun as he spoke to Zhao Xuan.
Zhao Xuan took it and examined it. As he stroked the smooth barrel, he could not help but nod. This could be considered a memento he had left in this world in remembrance of his previous