"Choose our own garrison location?"
Shangguan Siheng froze for a moment. "That condition should not be a problem."
"Good. Then please ask Brother Shangguan to convey my terms. Once the Sacred Sect agrees, I will immediately send troops into Tianshui."
The reason Chen Sanshi had agreed to send troops was naturally because of the Far North secret realm.
At the same time, it would buy time before the conflict between the two sides erupted.
Over the past year, the spiritual energy concentration in the Mount Mang Ancestral Vein had continuously risen, while the cracks in the seal had grown ever larger.
If the thirty-six Tianshui sects made a move at this critical juncture, it would likely bring tremendous trouble.
Only by finding the secret realm amid the Righteous-Demonic War and forging the Spirit Extinguishing Great Formation could he solve the problem once and for all.
Considering all this, the Three Heavenly Sects were even willing to hand over a large batch of spirit stone resources for free. Why not accept?
"His Majesty Tianwu understands righteousness so deeply. On behalf of the people of Tianshui, I thank Great Han and thank Your Majesty!"
Overjoyed, Shangguan Siheng said, "I'll head back right away and tell them the conditions!"
August, Tianwu Year Twenty-Six.
For the first time since its founding more than twenty years ago, the Great Han Dynasty, which had enjoyed peace throughout the realm and favorable winds and rains, mobilized the entire nation for war. Grain and supplies from across the land were dispatched south to Xuzhou, its military edge pointed directly at Tianshui.
The present Great Han Dynasty had long since unified the Eastern Continent. Its territory was vast and its pool of soldiers abundant; its elite armies alone numbered nearly four million.
For this campaign, more than 2.6 million