Battle of Pacifying Youzhou (9)

Chu Xuanao said with a slight smile.

"Make a box with Spirit Sealing Stone and seal this guy up first. After the battle, go to Bingwu Mountain and get some other good materials to forge a few good weapons."

Bingwu Mountain isn't too far away; they're in Taizhou, but we'll have to wait until after the war to discuss that.

Chu Xuanao looked at his Maternal Grandfather, Bai Yi, and said.

"Maternal Grandfather will have to help suppress the corpse poison in this guy for now."

The Great Brightness Fist Scripture created by his Maternal Grandfather is designed to suppress evil spirits. Zombies are actually formed from yin energy, evil energy, blood energy, resentment, and the like. With the restrictions set up by his Maternal Grandfather and the box made of Spirit Sealing Stone for sealing and isolation, there should be no problem.

Yes, he's contributing to environmental protection in this way.

Besides this, it's really not a good idea to bury this thing.

With this guy's physical body, it would probably take hundreds of years to decompose completely. Moreover, this thing is covered in corpse poison. If it is buried underground for decades, the land within a radius of dozens of miles will probably suffer.

Burned?

Ordinary fire can't burn this guy's body. He'll have to find a master who specializes in fire magic, like Duke Protector Ling Feng, which is too much trouble.

It's still the most cost-effective way to forge them into weapons.

Bai Yi nodded, stepped forward, and channeled the light energy in his hand into the corpse. The corpse was immediately enveloped in a white light. In the end, Bai Yi withdrew his hand, leaving only a white spot of light between the corpse's eyebrows, and there was no longer any trace of Corpse Fiend poison energy around it.

After disposing of the body, Bai Yi mentioned the Corpse Immortal Sect to Chu Xuanao again.

"Xiao Ao, the Corpse Immortal Sect and the Great Feng are attacking together, we must be on guard! And the Blood Lotus Sect is causing trouble too, we must be extra careful."

Seeing that his grandson hadn't even asked about the Corpse Immortal Sect, as if he didn't take it seriously, Bai Yi still voiced his warning.

Although his grandson has a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert under his command, the Corpse Immortal Sect is not without Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts as well. They immediately dispatched a Peak Ascension Realm expert with a clear objective, so we must be wary!

"Maternal Grandfather, don't worry. I know they are the three major cults in the world. No one will take them lightly, and no one will dare to be careless. I will be careful."

"Alright, everything's ready, let's go."

Seeing the army gathering, Chu Xuanao said something and strode towards the foot of Cold Mountain. His Ghost Servant, carrying the corpse, followed beside Chu Xuanao with a burst of true energy.

Upon arriving at the foot of Cold Mountain, Chu Xuanao took out a Small Golden Light Mirror and handed it to Zhang Liao. After looking at the 30,000 troops gathered in Hanshan Prefecture, he only gave Zhang Liao and Nie Mingfei a word of advice.

"Wen Yuan, General Nie, I'm entrusting this to you two."

Zhang Liao was also present when Chen Gong discussed the other arrangements, so he knew the details and didn't need to give any further instructions. Even if something unexpected happened, they could still make contact using the Golden Light Mirror.

"Prince Your Highness, rest assured."

Following this, Zhang Liao led 800 Huben Army and 30,000 troops from Hanshan Prefecture, heading straight from the plains towards Zhenyou City.

Looking at the remaining Guang Xing and Mo Pan, Chu Xuanao also gave them a few words of advice.

"Gather the corpses of the Great Feng army as soon as possible, and build Imperial Ossuary. I will inspect the body of the victorious army upon our return."

Back in Hanshan Prefecture, I will also have Zhou He organize men to come and help bury our soldiers. They will arrive shortly. The defense of Hanshan Prefecture is now in your hands."

The two spoke respectfully.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the Imperial Ossuary will be built beautifully to comfort the spirits of our heroic border soldiers."

Chu Xuanao nodded, turned around and climbed onto Xiong Da's back. Xiong Da had seen quite a scene today, and he was still not calm. His body trembled slightly, like a frightened bird, no, like a frightened bear.

Chu Xuanao led the Prince of Qin's Manor and his entourage, escorted by the Camp of Trapped Formations, back towards the city. Afterward, they would take the official road within Hanshan Prefecture all the way to Zhenyou City.

"Respectfully seeing off Your Highness."

In the central command tent of Zhenyou City, Wang Hanying sat high in the main command seat. Without a doubt or controversy, in the entire You Province, in terms of seniority and ability to lead troops into battle, only she was qualified to sit in this position.

However, her appearance was no longer that of a slightly aged woman; she had become younger, with the look of a mature woman, possessing a unique beauty.

Dressed in a suit of silver armor, she sat solemnly atop it, exuding a touch of domineering power; the woman's appearance was both heroic and dashing.

She had been injured before, and her energy was very weak. After being healed by Yuan Tiangang, her cultivation level improved even further. Now, it can be said that she has been rejuvenated.

However, Wang Hanying's face was somewhat gloomy at this moment, and the atmosphere in the entire central command tent was very low and tinged with dejection.

Just then, Lu Shuangxing, the prefect of You Province, entered the tent. Looking at Lu Shuangxing, Wang Hanying asked in a deep voice.

"How is General Qian?"

After Lu Shuangxing to a seat below Wang Hanying, she looked at the gazes of the people around her, sighed, and said...

"Ah! Don't worry, everyone. It was the Heart Burning Poison from the Great Feng Lieyang Sect. The poison has been neutralized now, and his life is out of danger. However, the true energy accompanying Qiu Jiuyang's strike did damage his meridians, and he'll probably need to recuperate for a while."

Upon hearing Prefect Lu Shuangxing's words, a hunched old man, looking weary and with a long, green sword at his waist, slammed his fist on the table and angrily cursed.

"Damn it, we should have wiped out those bastards from the Shadow Kill Hall long ago. When I consulted you all, not one of you said a word, thinking it wasn't your business. See? Now the retribution has come."

Upon hearing the old man's words, the crowd immediately erupted in anger and began arguing.

Having suffered a crushing defeat and lost face, everyone was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it. This opportunity allowed them to unleash their fury.

"Wei Wensong, don't try to pin this on us. Don't think we don't know what you were thinking at the time."

"Exactly, isn't your goal to destroy the Shadow Kill Hall so that your Koudao Mountain the world?"

"You can even blame us for this? In the past, the Dark Night Heavenly Monarch was famous throughout the two kingdoms, and Han Wuguang was also a heroic figure. Who could have imagined that he would end up like this in Qiu Jiuyang's hands?"

"That's right. Before the war, why didn't you, Wei Wensong, say that the Shadow Kill Hall was a traitor? Now you're criticizing it after the fact. Who would have thought that Qiu Jiuyang would dare to lead the Shadow Kill Hall in treason?"

"Alright, alright, everyone. The Great Feng is eyeing us covetously. Let's think about how we should fight next."

"What's the point of fighting? The Left Guard General of the Vanguard Army of You Province has betrayed the country, and the Youguan Prefecture has defected to the enemy on the battlefield. He even tried to persuade us to surrender in front of both armies. Now the army's morale is shattered and its soldiers are demoralized. Tell me how we can fight?"

"The first battle was a great defeat. The entire 80,000-strong vanguard army was wiped out, and the Zhenyou Cavalry suffered nearly half its losses. The Martial World faction, Shadow Kill Hall, betrayed the country and directly assassinated our generals. We suffered heavy losses in one battle."

Even General Qian Shan was seriously wounded, and the army is now in a state of utter despair. How can we possibly fight?"

Looking at the crowd below and listening to the noisy commotion, Wang Hanying's face darkened, her aura exploded, she slammed her spear into the ground, and roared loudly.

That's enough.

Seeing Wang Hanying's aura exploding and her eyes sharp, the crowd gradually quieted down.

Wang Hanying's sharp eyes swept across the entire room as she spoke in a resounding tone.

"Instead of thinking about military matters and devising solutions, all we do is argue. How are our soldiers supposed to view us?"

It's just one defeat, what's there to fear? We can regroup and fight again.

"If you lose so much after just one battle, how can you possibly defeat the Great Feng, let alone recover lost territory?"

Upon hearing Wang Hanying's words, many people slowly lowered their heads.

Before the war, they were full of ambition and made bold promises: first defeat the Fengtian Army, then reclaim lost territory, cross the Cangshui, and drink wine in the Qilian Mountains.

After the first battle, all we hope for now is to hold onto Zhenyou City, which would be a victory in itself.