Three days later, just as Li Qingyun finally succeeded in forging his first Level 3 secret artifact, a pill cauldron, the Xia Clan's retaliation arrived.
It came bearing an overwhelming tide of power!
"The Witch Law aberrations have swept in once more. The frontline battle is deadlocked, and our clan's army has suffered grave losses!
By order, Shang Hechen of the Thirty-seventh Supervisor and Deputy Great Chief Guard Shang Yun are to select two hundred elites from this division and proceed to the Eighty-eighth Sequence Chain, where they will provide support in artifact forging, secret artifact repairs, and all related matters!
They must report to their assigned positions within six days. Any delay shall be punished by execution without pardon..."
This "transfer order" had been personally delivered by Yu Kong, the head of the Secret Artifact Domain and a cultivator of the Ninety-ninth Heng Level. He read it aloud before Li Qingyun, Shang Hechen, and the others.
Yu Kong, the domain head, was usually exceedingly low-profile, never showing his hand or revealing his edge. Yet this time, under pressure from the Xia Clan's might, he had personally stepped forward.
It was said that the Yu Clan had been the foremost surname of the Eternal Myriad Universes in ancient ages. But it had long since declined. Even so, the character "Yu" itself represented a supreme status.
That was why Yu Kong, despite not even being at the Hundred Heng Level, could still firmly preside over such a crucial place as the Secret Artifact Domain.
"Hechen, Nephew Yun, this order was not issued by this old man. It came from above..."
After reading the transfer order, Yu Kong's solemn expression immediately eased. He even spread his hands with a bitter smile, clearing himself of responsibility before Li Qingyun and Shang Hechen.
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