Sever Heaven and Earth Connection: Battle of Cultivators (II)

After three days of relentless attacks on Min City, Union Water City, and Feather Dark City, Zhao Xing didn't rest during the retreat.

He ordered the Divine Might Army, the Black Armor Army, the Sea Pacifying Army, the Tigron Army, and the Blazing Sun Army to each leave behind six groups of cultivators during their retreat, who would take turns casting two different spells outside the three cities each day.

First, there's the flying sand and stones; second, there's the use of Cloud Method or Mist Art to deliberately create a disturbance, as if the city is about to be attacked again at any moment.

Because of the previous three days of fierce attacks, Zhao Xing and others had also used the strategy of luring the enemy out of the city, so the generals of Min City, Union Water City, Feather Dark City only wanted to defend the city and had no intention of going out to scout.

If you don't make mistakes, you won't make any mistakes. As long as you defend the city and prevent the enemy army of the Great Zhou from receiving supplies, that will be a great achievement!

Therefore, when the Youyun Commander arrived outside the cities of Min City, Union Water City, and Feather Dark City with reinforcements,

Only Echo Conch stretching for several miles were discovered.

"Hui~ Hui~"

Inside, there were the sounds of warhorses neighing and blacksmiths forging.

The Echo Formation continued to make a racket, but looking at the surrounding field stoves, it was unclear how long they had been cold.

Youyun Commander crushed the Echo Conch with an expressionless face, looking at the garrison commanders of Min City, Union Water City, and Feather Dark City.

"You say the enemy is launching a fierce attack on the city, seemingly determined not to give up until it falls. May I ask you three, where is the enemy force?"

The generals of Min City, Union Water City, Feather Dark City looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Youyun Commander's face turned ashen. "Are you all so cowardly that you don't even have the courage to send someone out of the city to investigate?!"

"What use are you bunch of useless trash to the royal court?!"

The three commanders didn't dare to utter a sound.

Although they were also a regular army, they were ranked very low, far inferior to elite forces like the Nine Hells Army.

Leaving the city? Are you going to risk your life? We strictly followed the orders to defend the city. How can you blame us for letting them leave? Why don't you blame yourself for being too late in providing support?

However, such words could not be said aloud; instead, they simply said that the enemy was too cunning and that the commander should apologize.

Commander Youyun took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to kill these three bastards.

If they don't even know when the person left, then naturally they can't get any information about where the person went from these three good-for-nothings.

Therefore, Commander Youyun could only inquire through the surrounding garrison cities and sent out scouts to search.

Strangely, after searching for three days, he still couldn't figure out where Zhao Xing's team had gone.

It wasn't until the seventh day that he got some clues.

"Commander, the Ten Suns Army Corps has appeared at the northern border of Ripple Union Prefecture and Cangzhou Prefecture, in the area between Tage City and Xueying City."

Commander Youyun frowned. "What are they going there for? One of the cities, Tage and Xueying, isn't even Witch City, and the other is just a small town of the Ninth Grade. What could they possibly want there?"

"Further northwest, there are two Seventh Grade cities. They can't possibly get through there. How can they reunite with Dong Ze?"

This is completely a search—wait, bring me the map.

As if suddenly remembering something, Youyun Commander immediately snatched the map from his adjutant's hand.

He then saw two ferry crossings on the eastern half of the Sky Water River: Songshan Ferry and Yangshan Ferry.

Youyun Commander's heart skipped a beat. "Could they have returned to the southern part of the Pin Prefecture again?"

Pin Prefecture was actually a large prefecture, an important city within Ripple Union Prefecture. Wind Witch City, Tianshui City, and West Field City all belonged to the southern part of Pin Prefecture.

"What's the point? They just broke out of our encirclement, only to turn back again. This is bad— Wind Witch City is now only defended by Zang He's 1,500 men. Something terrible is about to happen!"

"Songshan Ferry and Yangshan Ferry are in the southeast, while Wind Witch City, Tianshui City, and West Field City are in the southwest. But there aren't any strong garrisons within this encirclement. If I didn't expect him to return, then probably no one else did either. Now that I've been here for so long, something's going to happen to Zang He!"

Upon realizing Zhao Xing's intentions, the Youyun Commander felt a chill run down his spine.

He never expected that Zhao Xing would dare to go back and attack Wind Witch City again.

He wanted to send a message to Canghe in Wind Witch City, but there was no reply for several hours.

"Quickly, back to Wind Witch City!"

Youyun Commander roared.

Wind Witch City, City Lord's Mansion.

"The battle horn sounded, waking Zang He from his sleep."

He shoved the two fox-woman beauties off him and opened the door without even bothering to put on his clothes.

"Someone come here!"

"Commander, Commander!" A guard rushed in, looking flustered.

"Who's blowing the horn? Where did the enemy come from?!" Zang He shouted.

"Yes, the Ten Suns Army Corps! They've already stormed into the city!"

"What? Impossible, absolutely impossible! They were in Min City, how could they possibly be back?!" Zang He couldn't believe it. The Ten Suns Army Corps had barely managed to break out of the first encirclement.

They were so close; they would have been surrounded in front of Tianshui City, fighting with their backs to the river. How could they possibly come back?

Yesterday, he was still chatting with Hou Ying, complaining that he wasn't included in the encirclement and suppression operation.

I heard that he and the Grand Commander were besieging Zhao Xing in the Min City. They finished talking last night, and before dawn this day, they actually came to Wind Witch City.

"Thirty thousand troops—even a Seventh Order warship couldn't cross that distance, let alone the fact that there are no warships inside the restricted area!"

Zang He was completely baffled, but the shouts of battle outside were real and getting closer, so he began to tremble. "Fight your way out with me!"

"You're probably not going to get out."

In the darkness, a flash of sword light illuminated Zang He's eyes.

"What, you—"

"Boom!"

Zang He immediately let out a low roar, threw his personal guards toward the sword light, and his own blood surged as he charged toward the other side of the wall.

The awkward thing about martial artists is that they can't burrow underground when they run away, and they can't even Skyflight before they reach the Heavenly Star Realm.

"Trying to run?! I've been braving the elements these past few days, just waiting to devour you, this big piece of fat meat! Where do you think you're going?!"

Long Xiao is currently Seventh Grade, Zang He is also a seventh- Seventh Grade Seventh Grade, but these two are not the same person at all.

Long Xiao is the number one swordsman in Pinghai Province! Zang He's original cultivation level wasn't even at the first rank.

The reason Zang He survived the sword strike was because he unleashed his power in the face of death, while Long Xiao had already been fighting for a long time.

But he absolutely cannot withstand the second sword.

"Pfft~"

Zang He's head flew off, and his body was dismembered in mid-air.

The last thing he saw was the city lord's mansion burning in the darkness, and a young man dressed in Agricultural Official's Cloud Uniform looking at a token on a high platform.

"I shouldn't have overexerted myself last night, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to even withstand two sword strikes. Sigh, women are the root of all evil—."

Zang He, filled with endless regret, completely lost consciousness.

"Um?"

Zhao Xing suddenly found himself illuminated by a light, followed by a warm current washing over his entire body.

"I've reached the mid-stage of the Seventh Grade?"

"I didn't kill anyone when I entered the city, but the transferred 'power' keeps coming back to me."

"Random probability events have all become deterministic events."

In the entire Profound Yellow World, the only ones who can surpass Yan Jiu's fortune are probably Witch Moon God and Wu Emperor.

Without resorting to the Dynasty of Fate, Yan Jiu represents the limit for ordinary cultivators.

Of course, Witch Moon God is quite special, and he is slightly superior to himself.

Such high-level luck meant that after entering the city, regardless of who killed them, most of the credit would be transferred to them.

After Long Xiao killed Zang He, he naturally recovered to the mid-stage of the Seventh Grade.

" At the Earth Fiend Realm, I can now burrow underground. I've finally sensed the existence of the Earth Vein," Zhao Xing exclaimed.

Before, when he Eighth Grade or Ninth Grade, he couldn't burrow underground, as if there were no Earth Vein in the world.

Things are different now.

"It feels like I'm on another layer, and only I can feel it. I can unleash the power of the Earth Fiend Realm. Everyone else is on another layer. There are probably only twenty or thirty people in the whole city who are on the same layer as me," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Swoosh~

He immediately left the city.

To advance from Seventh Grade to Sixth Rank, killing Seventh Grade is the most effective method. If you were to kill rank 8 or 9 enemies, you would need to fuse tens of thousands of enemies to advance.

The best way to transfer the effects of those low-ranking soldiers is, of course, for the Ten Suns Army Corps to receive them.

With an increase in the number of cultivators, his Ten Suns Army Corps will be more mobile and have greater combat power.

Long Xiao and his group can even form a battle formation.

Wind Witch City, Zhao Xing stared at the blood-stained token, which trembled incessantly before he crushed it.

This is a warning order; I don't know where it came from, but it's best not to respond.

"Brother Zhao, you may come in now."

The battle was completely over before dawn.

Zhao Xing's men successfully occupied Wind Witch City.

Returning to Wind Witch City once again, Xia Jing sighed deeply. He never expected to be able to come back, and so easily at that.

"Zang He, with only 1,500 men, simply cannot defend against such a large Wind Witch City."

"In addition, this city had been damaged before, and it's full of holes. Even if we wanted to repair it, we wouldn't have enough time or manpower."

"Many barbarian soldiers died in their sleep, completely unaware of what had happened." Xia Jing looked at the final battle report.

"Of the 1,500 men, 90% were killed, and only a few managed to escape."

"We're still counting the cultivation levels of our own people, but I think it should be close to two thousand cultivators soon," Xia Jing said.

"We've regained a large amount of supplies. Hehe, this place may be small in number, but it's a logistics city under our control. We're rich again!"

Zhao Xing smiled and said, "That's why I said there wasn't much to bring back then. Our neighbors stored grain, and I stored guns. Our neighbors were our granaries. As long as we maintained our fighting capacity, these enemies were our food."

The results weren't anything special. Zang He so few men guarding this dilapidated city, anyone else would have achieved similar results.

He didn't pay much attention to the outcome of the battle, but quickly summoned Wang Ji.

"Here!" Wang Ji jumped down from the rooftop. "Grand Minister of Agriculture, what are your orders?"

"Is there any news from the imperial court?"

Wang Ji said, "I made contact with one of the Wuyao Army's Mechanism Master, but we only had twenty breaths to maintain communication."

We are too far apart.

"The Nine Nether God have begun a massive sweep. Wuyao Army's army is at least three thousand miles away from us. Limitless Compass cannot communicate over such a distance."

"However, in these twenty breaths, I delivered your message and provided some information on troop deployment."

"Wuyao Army also sent back some information, telling us some key intelligence."

Zhao Xing asked, "What crucial intelligence?"

Wang Ji pointed to the map and said, "It includes the various generals and factions under the Nine Nether God and Demons, their respective tribes, and the command styles of their generals."

"In addition, the sects in Ripple Union Prefecture and Cangzhou Prefecture can provide us with assistance, as long as we can use the secret code. General Li has already given me this set of secret codes."

"Finally, he asked me to tell you that the imperial court is mobilizing a large army to provide assistance, and that I should report the location at all times."

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Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing was not pleased; instead, he frowned slightly. "If the imperial court knows the news, then the Nine Nether God should also know about me."

"True Self only needed to face the encirclement and suppression of 30,000 Jiuyou Army soldiers and local garrison troops, but now we may have to face an army of 400,000."

"No wonder the enemy reinforcements came so quickly when we attacked Min City."

Before the second retreat, Zhao Xing had to wage guerrilla warfare for almost half a month in the Xueling and Tage areas, adopting a mobile tactic of breaking up the main force into sixteen routes to harass and confuse the enemy.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we are now surrounded by multiple armies." Zhao Xing pointed to the map and said, "Wang Ji, you and Xia Jing go and contact those sect members who have surrendered. They don't need to do much. Just tell us the intelligence and movements of the encircling armies. It's easy for them to provide information on any enemy troops that pass through or are about to pass through their territory."

It's difficult to keep the troop movements a secret forever. What Zhao Xing needs is timely information, and there are currently three main ways to transmit information.

First, send someone to make the trip in person; second, raise a messenger hawk; and third, have the Limitless Compass of the Mechanism Master.

The first and second methods are both slow and risky, but the third method is very safe, although its disadvantage is obvious: the distance is short.

For example, Wang Ji has now specially restored him to the Seventh Grade, but his communication range will not exceed a thousand miles. Beyond a thousand miles, whether he can contact friendly forces depends on luck.

"Nine Nether God— " Zhao Xing pondered under the night sky, looking at the token.

"You mean, with so many people surrounding and attacking, Youyun not only failed to kill Zhao Xing's Ten Suns Army Corps, but also lost Zang He's life?" Nine Nether God was clad in Black Robe, his face hidden in shadow, revealing only a pair of eyes that gleamed with an eerie light. He exuded a powerful aura of darkness, as if he could devour all light.

"Yes," the Mechanism Master reported. "Youyun said he is on his way to Wind Witch City and is determined to capture Zhao Xing."

"Foolish!" Nine Nether God was extremely annoyed. "Now that he's gone to provide reinforcements, he'll fall into another trap!"

"Tell him that I will personally command the encirclement and suppression operation, and that he should not act rashly."

"If you want to command the entire Ripple Union Prefecture and Azure Moon Prefecture, you need to find the central location. Otherwise, the communication between the government agencies cannot be transmitted in real time and quickly. The only suitable place to command Guiyang County."

"I will personally go to Guiyang County to command the allied forces," Nine Nether God said coldly.

He already knew that the Great Zhou was rapidly assembling a large army, preparing to move from Ke God's territory to his own. Therefore, the Nine Nether God had to eliminate Zhao Xing before the Great Zhou could build up sufficient strength.

The Great Zhou was willing to pay any price, Witch Moon God also said that she was willing to pay any price to kill Zhao Xing!

As long as Zhao Xing can be encircled and annihilated, then the Great Zhou will have no reason to provide support and will still prioritize the overall situation.

"Let's set off immediately!"

The Nine Nether God's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

The recapture of Wind Witch City gave the Ten Suns Army Corps a precious ten-day respite, while also allowing them to significantly replenish their supplies and recover their cultivation levels.

However, the two trips back to the Sky Water River only allowed the Ten Suns Army Corps to survive temporarily; the real crisis remained unresolved.

At this moment, the Nine Nether God was already very angry that his subordinates had been toyed with by Zhao Xing.

So he personally went to Guiyang County, the center of the two prefectures, to take command of the overall situation.

He knew that the Ten Suns Army Corps had a unique style and was good at mobile warfare. Because they had been trained for the longest time, the entire army had extremely high military skills and organization. They also had a good commander. When they moved, they were as smooth as mercury. If he was not careful, they would slip away from the encirclement.

Therefore, the Nine Nether God General divided his 400,000-strong army into seven routes and decided to encircle the Pin Prefecture again! At the same time, he issued an order to the seven allied forces to build strongholds and fight a protracted battle.

They adopted a fortress tactic, with hundreds of thousands of troops advancing steadily and cautiously, not allowing any single army to break through or advance recklessly.

They gradually narrowed the encirclement, restricting the Ten Suns Army Corps's operational space step by step.

This prevented Zhao Xing from launching a mobile warfare operation, ultimately annihilating Zhao Xing and the Ten Suns Army Corps in the Pin Prefecture area.

"Damn it, all 400,000 is coming for me!"

After conquering Wind Witch City, Zhao Xing, through the Wuyao Army's connections, contacted some Sect Realm figures in various parts of the two prefectures via secret messages and learned from them about the movements of the Nine Nether God ' army.

However, knowing this isn't very useful.

"The enemy's lines are impenetrable, and our army has no way to penetrate. Holding out is not a solution; we must launch a battle to break through." Inside the council hall, Zhao Xing and his high-ranking generals discussed the situation.

"Now, we have two choices."

"First, we will attack the Nine Hells Army's direct forces, the Sky River Upper City guarded by the Youyun Commander (originally, we were attacking a small city)."

"First, we must attack the Blazing Light Royal Court and Wan Yansong's Earthly Fiend City."

Long Xiao immediately said, "One is the direct line army, and the other is the collateral line army, so it must be attacking Wan Yansong, right?"

He's definitely weaker, so he's easier to beat.

"That's right, I also think Wan Yansong should be punished."

"When the Blazing Light Royal Court arrived in Ripple Union Prefecture, they were not used to the change of environment. The climate here is humid, and they are not used to it."

"We're more likely to win if we beat him."

The vast majority of high-ranking officials expressed their opinions, and Long Xiao couldn't help but feel smug seeing so many people agreeing with him.

Looks like I, Old Dragon, am a wise man after all!

"I advocate attacking Youyun, the Grand Commander of the Nine Hells Army." Just then, Zhao Xing spoke up.

"Huh? Why?" Long Xiao asked, puzzled. The other generals were also baffled.

"First, Wan Yansong of Earthly Fiend City is indeed not as strong as Youyun, but he is not so easy to defeat either," Zhao Xing said. "He has Hou Ying's 36,000 men to the north and Wu Tingye's 48,000 men to the southeast."

"Hou and Wu are both direct subordinates of the Nine Hells Army."

"Upon receiving orders from my superior, I will immediately head to the rescue."

"If the siege is delayed, Hou and Wu will flank us and cut off our retreat, and the situation will become dangerous."

"Secondly, even if we capture it, we can't hold it. When the seven-way coalition arrives, it will be meaningless. So what are we fighting for? Please think about this carefully. We are not fighting for the sake of fighting. The gain or loss of a single city or place is not important."

"I have emphasized many times before that if you save the land but lose the people, you will lose both; if you save the people but lose the land, you will gain both!"

Our goal is to carve out a new path for ourselves!

Upon hearing Zhao Xing's words, everyone fell into deep thought.

"So if we're fighting the direct descendant of the Youyun Commander, is it possible that Wan Yansong's support won't be timely?" Xia Jing asked.

"Indeed, Brother Xia has considered many things." Zhao Xing nodded with a smile. "He worships the Ke God, not the Nine Nether God. On the contrary, the people of the Blazing Light Royal Court have always been at odds with the Holy Light Royal Court. One is cold and gloomy, the other is ruthless. This is determined by their cultures and beliefs. Even if he offers his support, it won't be so quick, and at least he won't go all out."

"After all, he is from a weak team, and his desire to protect himself outweighs his desire to make contributions. This can also be seen from the battle reports of the past few years, which show that he is a rather cautious person."

"But Hou Ying and Wu Tingye will send reinforcements as well," Zhao Zheng pondered. "They won't drag things out."

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"That's right." Zhao Xing nodded. "But the distance Wu Tingye and Hou Ying's reinforcements to Tianhe Sky River Upper City Youyun is much greater than the distance between their reinforcements to Earthly Fiend City Wan Yansong's territory. What we need is a time difference."

"Therefore, we should be attacking the direct subordinate of Commander Dark Clouds. It would be good if we could take Sky River Upper City as well."

It can severely damage the enemy's manpower and gain favorable space for the next maneuver.

"What if we can't take it down?" Chen Shijie asked.

"If we can't take it, we can cross the Sky Water River to the south nearby," Zhao Xing said. "This will create the illusion that after our defeat, we are eager to cross the Canglan River to the southeast and join up with Dong Ze."

"This way, all the enemies were drawn to the southeast of the Sky Water River."

"To create a favorable situation for our army's next maneuver."

"Another crossing?" Long Xiao was a little confused. What was he doing running around like that?

On March 17th, the Ten Suns Army Corps began a rapid movement, leaving Wind Witch City to attack the Sky River Upper City, which was guarded by the Youyun Commander.

Because of Zhao Xing's formidable reputation and the strict orders from the Nine Nether God, Youyun was immediately on high alert. While preparing to defend the city, they immediately sent out a message for help.

Less than half a day into the battle, news came from the rangers and Wang Ji that Hou Ying and Wu Tingye were urgently sending reinforcements.

An advance force of two to three thousand people can arrive in just Heavenly Timing.

"Cease the siege!"

Without hesitation, Zhao Xing immediately issued an order to halt the siege.

The siege stopped around 2 p. m., but Zhao Xing waited until it was almost dark before starting to withdraw his troops.

Firstly, it was to reorganize the troops and divide them into ranks; secondly, it was to confirm that Hou Ying and Wu Tingye's armies had already left the city.

"As originally planned, we will cross the Sky Water River from Heaven River Lower City and Three Bays Beach."

"Will we have enough time?" Liao Rulong asked worriedly. "If you wait until night to leave, our crossing speed won't be very fast, and we'll need to find some boats—"

Xia Jing and Zhao Xing exchanged a glance and immediately laughed, "The boat is ready, so don't worry. When we get there, you'll definitely have a boat to take you; we won't make you swim across the river in this freezing weather."

"Huh?" Liao Rulong immediately shut his mouth.

Xia Jing said, "As for waiting until night, the reasons are threefold: first, to reorganize the troops; second, to confirm that Hou Ying and Wu Tingye have left their stronghold; and third, darkness will facilitate tactical infiltration."

"I understand," Liao Rulong said suddenly.

He still didn't understand why he needed to cross the river, but Zhao Zheng was next to him, so he wasn't flustered.

There are plenty of people in the Ten Suns Army Corps who need to use their brains.

March 19th, at the former port of the Sky Water River Town.

The barbarian general with bluish skin looked at Zhao Xing and his men, who had appeared before him Divine Soldier, and his face turned green. "You, why are you here again?"

"Oh, what a coincidence, you're still guarding the city." Xia Jing laughed. This man was guarding the Heaven River Lower City when the crossing was first completed, but he took the opportunity to escape at that time.

I don't know how he managed to be so glib, Youyun Commander actually made him guard this dilapidated city again.

This time, the defending general surrendered.

There was nothing he could do; he only had five hundred men, even worse off than Zang He, and the city wasn't even finished yet.

"Should we kill him or not?" Long Xiao asked.

"Ah, my esteemed gods, please don't kill me!" The general, who resembled a green toad, immediately knelt down. "I'm just a lowly squad leader. I have a three-hundred-year-old mother to care for, and a wife and children to feed. I came here to defend the city only because I can speak sixteen tribal languages and coordinate different tribal soldiers. I've never killed anyone, sob sob sob—."

Everyone:

"...

"Forget it, let him go." Zhao Xing was too lazy to kill him, seeing his cowardly appearance. "Keep him alive to inform Youyun and the others that we've crossed the river."

"Ah, I won't say anything, dear gods and immortals, just go ahead and I'll pretend I didn't see anything," the toad pleaded again.

Zhao Xing was not about to listen to his nonsense.

However, his purpose was precisely to let people know that they had crossed the river.

Whether Ha Jiang speaks or not is irrelevant; speaking will be better for him.

"Unlike the previous two times, this time we won't advance stealthily, but rather in a high-profile manner," Zhao Xing said in the middle of the river. "So once we reach the shore, we'll attack any city we see and show no mercy to anyone we encounter."

"Huh? Isn't this easy for someone to track down?" Liao Rulong was confused again.

"I want Youyun's reconnaissance airships to see us," Zhao Xing said with a smile. "Otherwise, why would the Nine Nether God send a large army across the river to surround us?"

"Chen Shijie".

"Your subordinate is here." Chen Shijie immediately responded.

Zhao Xing shook himself, and a straw figure appeared around him.

"Change!"

The Central Ultimate Art, the Illusionary Form Straw Puppet.

Now that Zhao Xing has reached the Seventh Grade, his Illusionary Form Straw Puppet can be made so realistic that it's indistinguishable from a real one.

"Assign a team of Agricultural Official, whether they know how to use talismans or Straw Man Art Agricultural Official, put them all in one group."

"Yes." Chen Shijie left immediately.

"Wang Ji".

"Exist."

"How's the Void-Piercing Flying Boat I asked you to modify coming along?"

"The renovation is basically complete."

"Very good."

Zhao Xing smiled.

"Release all the Void-Piercing Flying Boat and send them into the air."

"Have all your clones and dharma bodies board the Void-Piercing Flying Boat."

"At the same time, contact the sect members in Ripple Union Prefecture, which borders Guiyang County Prefecture and Azure Moon Prefecture, and select a few people to deliberately leak our information to the Nine Nether God of Guiyang County. These must be assassins, because they are providing false information."

"I'm sure I won't survive it, I need to be prepared," Zhao Xing said.

"Yes." Wang Ji immediately went to make the arrangements.

"Grand... Grand Minister of Agriculture." Zhao Zheng, who had been listening intently, finally couldn't hold back any longer. "How do you know that the Nine Nether God is in Guiyang County?"

"Let your brother Xia teach you this kind of thing," Zhao Xing waved his hand. "I'll go take care of something else now."

Watching Zhao Xing turn and leave, Xia Jing explained helplessly, "The reason is simple: if the Nine Nether God wants to remotely control the entire army, then he must ensure that his group of Mechanism Master can cover all the troops."

"Judging from the map, only Guiyang County can fully cover 400,000 troops, transmit their orders in a timely manner, and also know our every move in a timely manner."

"If we change locations, his communication will be delayed, by half an hour, which is very difficult to tolerate."

"I see," Zhao Zheng said, suddenly understanding.

After crossing the Sky Water River three times, the Nine Nether God also learned of Zhao Xing's movements.

He glanced at the map and couldn't help but smile.

"Zhao Xing has run out of tricks. He actually crossed the Sky Water River again to attack the three cities in Min Land. Is he planning to use the same old trick of Songshan Ferry?"

"Little did he know that my seven armies had already blocked all the exits. If he dared to go through here again, it would be tantamount to suicide."

"Your Majesty is wise." A burly, middle-aged man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes couldn't help but praise, "It seems that within seven days, Zhao Xing and his Ten Suns Army Corps will perish in Min Land."

"After this, the throne can rest easy. Taking advantage of the Great Zhou's panicked retreat, we can head north and strike at Luo King's imperial guards. We can attack Dong Ze, Li Hao, or North Star King."

"It's a pity I can't watch him die." A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Nine Nether God.

After the Sky Water River three times, Zhao Xing dispatched about 3,500 men, keeping their distance, and ostentatiously passed through the town on Void-Piercing Flying Boat.

Since the ship is full of clones and talismans, there are actually very few living people on board, but the ship is a good one. The Void-Piercing Flying Boat can be said to be one of the best vehicles in the Sever Heaven and Earth.

Zhao Xing spread the word everywhere that he had shaken off his pursuers and was carrying heavy weapons. He invited people from all Sect Realm to join the Great Zhou, and that the tribes of the Southern Barbarians would surely conquer the three cities in Min Land. Once they crossed the Canglan River, they would be able to reunite with Dong Ze.

The Nine Nether God are utterly worthless.

His combat prowess was unmatched, it's a pity we didn't encounter him, otherwise, even amidst a vast army, we could have taken the head of the Nine Nether God.

Such arrogant remarks are beneath the notice of the Nine Nether God.

Having escaped from the heavy encirclement of the army three times in a row, he has probably recovered quite well and is even a little arrogant.

"However, you won't be so lucky this time."

Nine Nether waved his hand.

It looked as if Zhao Xing's head was being chopped off.

Just when everyone thought the army was heading towards Min Land.

The real Ten Suns Army Corps did not go to Min Land at all. Instead, they used the Mist-Hiding Art to disperse the army in the mountains and headed northeast, in the opposite direction, back to the vicinity of the Sky Water River in the northeast.

On the evening of March 22, more than 30,000 troops silently crossed the Sky Water River at ferry crossings such as Dragon Swim Beach.

Since this wasn't the first time they'd done this, everyone was very skilled this time, breaking into smaller groups and weaving through the gaps in the 400,000-strong army.

It was only March 25th, and the Nine Nether God army had basically arrived south of the Sky Water River, preparing to take down Zhao Xing and the Ten Suns Army Corps in one fell swoop.

They had no idea that Zhao Xing and the Ten Suns Army Corps had already reached the north of the Sky Water River.

What remained in Min Land was a pile of seemingly valuable equipment and a small group of living people; the rest were all "dummy people".

April 1st.

The Nine Nether God began his routine inquiry into Zhao Xing and the Ten Suns Army Corps's major campaign against them.

In the past, the answers he received were that Zhao Xing had been found and was being tracked down, but today seemed a little different.

"Hou Ying's troops discovered Zhao Xing, You Yun also discovered Zhao Xing, Wan Yansong also discovered Zhao Xing— " Nine Nether God smiled slightly, "This Zhao Xing couldn't hold back any longer and began to plan to use Straw Man Clone to confuse this god."

"However, his straw figures are all too crude."

"Your Majesty is wise. Without reaching the Fifth Grade, he simply cannot unleash the full power of the Straw Man Art," a tall, handsome man beside him said with a smile.

"As for the Fifth Grade [Heaven and Earth Guardian], it is very difficult for Zhao Xing to obtain it. The time is too short. In just a few months, he is far from having enough time to gather so many effects."

"Unless every major battle results in 80-90% of the effects on him alone, but how is that possible?" Nine Nether God nodded, "It is indeed unlikely."

He was just a Grand Minister of Agriculture; how could he possibly have such strong luck?

Guiyang County, a secluded mountain gate.

There is a very famous Agricultural Official sect here—the Guiyuan Sect.

He and Kunyuan Academy were once one entity, but like Mystic Heaven Academy, they later split up.

At this moment, the sect leader of the Guiyuan Sect, Guiyuan Divine Lord, was waiting for something at the mountain gate.

Suddenly, a boy emerged from the ground and appeared in front of him.

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture certainly has some nerve! A mere early-stage Sixth Rank, yet you dare accept the invitation to see Fifth Grade like me!" The Guiyuan Divine Lord Venerable laughed loudly. "Aren't you afraid that my submission is merely a pretense?"

"I believe you," Zhao Xing said earnestly. "I'm willing to pay the price for this trust and bear any consequences."

Guiyuan Divine Lord's eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly without saying anything more. Then he waved from behind, and a group of people came out from behind the mountain gate.

Zhao Xing's pupils contracted; there were actually two Fifth Grade and fifty-seven Sixth Rank among them!

Such a display is no less impressive than the scale of the Mist Walker ' defection back then!

"Having met the Sage of Agricultural Official today, are your wishes fulfilled?" asked the Guiyuan Divine Lord.

"He was True God who crossed the Heaven River four times. He has no regrets even if he dies!" A group of elderly elders stroked their beards and laughed.

"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening," Guiyuanzi said. "We are willing to contribute our meager strength to the Grand Minister of Agriculture's path to ascension, only hoping that the Grand Minister of Agriculture can lead the younger generation of the sect back to the Great Zhou together."

"You all—" Zhao Xing seemed to understand something, and he bowed to the crowd.

When they looked up again, only a group of young people remained inside the mountain gate.

The Guiyuan Divine Lord committed suicide with a group of elders, and all his authority was transferred to Zhao Xing's body. The younger generation in the sect were not affected at all because of the barrier.

At this moment, Zhao Xing directly Fifth Grade perfect realm!

"Don't worry, I will definitely take them with me to ascend to heaven." Zhao Xing waved his hand and led Guiyuan Sect members behind the mountain gate away.

On April 1st, Zhao Xing and the Ten Suns Army Corps appeared in Guiyang County.

The massive army besieged the empty Guiyang City, heading straight for the Nine Nether God!

In the evening, when the Nine Nether God asked Zhao Xing and his army where they had fled to in the Min Land.

The subordinate replied tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Zhao... Zhao Xing, his army has arrived at the gates of Guiyang City."

"What... what did you say?!" The Nine Nether God was stunned.