Desolate God

In Qingzhou City, at the Divine General Residence.

The light of the Ancestral Blood Array faded, and Li Tiangang bid farewell to his ancestors in the Ancestral Shrine and returned to the Mountains and Rivers Courtyard.

He glanced at Li Xiaoran, whose expression was cold, and instead of trying to explain, he said:

"Fourth Uncle, those who have returned to the Li Family to reinforce us need your assistance. I plan to activate the Ancestral Secret Passage to allow them to enter from the Huai River."

"You make the plan, I'll follow your orders," Li Xiaoran said indifferently.

Li Tiangang nodded, then glanced around at everyone, ordered someone to bring paper and pen, and quickly wrote down the subsequent plans.

At this moment, he seemed to return to the sleepless nights on the Yanbei Battlefield. He glanced at his wife, who was still by his side. Her eyes still held the same look of unwavering devotion to life and death. This stirred his emotions slightly. With a wife like her, what more could he ask for in life?

"Prepare to open the Secret Vault. Each of your academies will command 50,000 elite troops, ready to form ranks and provide support at any time. Each academy will receive 50,000 doses of the Divine Medicine Precious Blood Pill and 10,000 doses of Dragon Qi Pill..."

These Divine Medicine, which were previously only received in single digits each year even by direct descendants, and only those born out of wedlock who made significant contributions could receive rewards, are now being given out as if they were free.

The accumulated heritage over thousands of years includes not only numerous Spirit Elixirs but also Divine Weapon and Treasure Armor.

At this moment, they are all fully engaged in this final battle.

"Send out the Secret Art Communication, instructing all cities to activate their secret passages, guiding those returning to the Li Family to enter from below the Huai River Mountains to the east..."

Li Tiangang unfolded Topographical Map of Qing Prefecture and deployed a response plan.

The Qingzhou City is nestled among towering peaks to the east, with the winding Huai River meandering through it like a dragon. Most of the water used by households in Qingzhou City comes from this vast river.

But no one knew that the Li Family had long ago opened up the Huai River and there was a secret passage under the Huai River. This was a route prepared by an ancestor of the Li Family in anticipation of the most dangerous situation in Qing Prefecture. It could not only be used to escape through the secret passage, but also to allow reinforcements from all over the country to enter Qingzhou City through the secret passage.

Now that Demon are lurking outside the city, it's impossible for them to leave. The Great Yu Dynasty has not yet been destroyed, and the main territory of the Divine General Residence will not be handed over so easily.

As orders were issued, sweat gradually seeped from Li Tiangang's forehead. His expression was solemn, and his brows furrowed into a deep frown, but the pressure in his heart eased slightly.

Meanwhile, the Li Family Army in Qingzhou City also sprang into action. The city's City Warden Commander and all officials at all levels in Qingzhou City were of the Li Family Bloodline. Here, the Li Family were the local emperors, and their word was law.

At this moment, following the orders from the Divine General Residence's Mansion, the operation was extremely efficient. Half of the elite troops were drawn from the army and given Precious Medicine from the Divine General Residence. With the help of these rare medicines, their combat power could be greatly enhanced in a short period of time. Even those at the Fifteen Li Realm could unleash power comparable to the Heaven and Man Realm.

Such an improvement naturally has side effects, but compared to life and death, they are insignificant.

At this moment, large chests of treasures were carried out from the Secret Vault of the Divine General Residence. Everyone in each courtyard had a sorrowful expression. These were things accumulated by their ancestors generation after generation, but now they were about to be exhausted.

"When the Bloodline of the Li Family return from all over the country, that will be the time for a decisive battle!"

Li Tiangang said in a deep voice.

The return of numerous members of the Li Family Bloodline is primarily to utilize their Bloodline to Reforging the physical bodies of their ancestors, and then, with the Heroic Soul of those ancestors at their disposal, unleash tremendous power.

The specific strength depends on the number of returning Bloodline members.

With He Jianlan and the others leaving, each leading their own armies to guard different parts of the city, Mountains and Rivers Courtyard became empty.

Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing exchanged a glance, and the couple remained silent.

"If only I could reach the Great Peace Dao Realm. If only I had known this would happen, I should have worked harder and cultivated more diligently back then..."

Ji Qingqing said in a low voice, her eyes dim. As the Ji Family Prodigy, if she had cultivated properly in the Ji Family, she would probably have already reached the Great Peace Dao Realm by now.

With this, and in conjunction with his Second Uncle Li Muxiu, the situation on the battlefield will be drastically reversed.

With their top-tier combat power holding back the Great Demon forces, the army of Qingzhou City is no less formidable than the Demon entrenched outside. After all, there is a full 300,000 -Yuan Character Camp army here, which are the most elite soldiers of the Li Family. They can fight ten against one, comparable to a three million-strong army of the same realm!

"Don't say that. You've already tried your best. It was accompanying me in my campaign in Northern Yan that held you back."

Li Tiangang shook his head and said.

Ji Qingqing glanced at him, biting her lip slightly. Now that they had been expelled from the Ji Family, she could no longer ask the Ji Family for help.

Several days ago, when Qingzhou City was besieged, she had already made an appearance, still relying on the power of the Great Wasteland Heaven to intimidate these Demons, which prevented them from choosing to attack directly. However, the Dragon Gate and the Saint Palace were not stupid. Now it was different from the Northern Yan period. They came out in full force, and the arrow was on the bowstring, so they had no choice but to fire.

Great Wasteland Heaven Ji Family's intimidation power is no longer effective.

After all, this is the Outer Great Wasteland Heaven. In Northern Yan, besides giving the Ji Family some face, the main reason the Saint Palace retreated was because a powerful member of the Ji Family stepped forward to help Ji Qingqing.

"You should rest first. There's still a tough battle ahead. I'll go check on how they're doing."

Li Tiangang said to his wife.

He then stepped out of Mountains and Rivers Courtyard and saw several figures rushing towards him as he left the courtyard.

"Uncle..."

Li Yuanzhao, Li Wushuang, and others arrived. They bumped into Li Tiangang at the door and were startled. Although they were uncle and nephew, they couldn't help but feel a bit of fear towards this Family Head, perhaps because of his overwhelming power.

"Let's see if there's anything you need to tell us."

Li Yuanzhao's eyes widened in fear, and he lowered his head to ask in a low voice.

Li Wushuang stared directly at Li Tiangang, and after Li Yuanzhao, she remained silent.

Seeing these younger men clad in armor, seemingly ready to rush to the battlefield at any moment, the coldness in Li Tiangang's eyes softened somewhat, and his tone became gentler as he said:

"You're all good kids. Just go back and wait. We'll need your help when the other Li Family return."

With that, he bypassed the group and quickly headed away into the distance.

Li Yuanzhao and the others were stunned for a moment, watching that imposing figure disappear into the distance, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Today, Uncle Qi seemed like a gentle elder, a feeling I had never had before.

Li Wushuang turned her head and stared intently until the figure disappeared from sight, her cold gaze turning dim and downcast.

"He was the best... If I had said those words to him back then, none of that would have happened, and he wouldn't have... died."

Li Yuanzhao and the others were slightly taken aback when they heard her words. The image of that stunning, carefree, and playful figure immediately flashed into their minds, and they all fell silent.

Li Yuanzhao clenched his fists, lowered his head and gritted his teeth. Even though many days had passed, his eyes still reddened when Li Hao was mentioned.

In Water Bloom Courtyard.

The courtyard had been sealed off, and only two old servants were inside serving Liu Yuerong.

"Ancestral Blood Summons... Ancestral Blood Summons..."

In the pavilion inside the courtyard, Liu Yuerong stared blankly in the direction of the Ancestral Shrine. She was no longer as glamorous as before, her clothes were not luxurious, her hair was simply tied up, and she no longer wore rouge. She looked haggard.

"Li Tiangang, how could you be so heartless? No wonder you even drove away your own son!"

"My son... you must never do anything foolish. Follow the Buddha Master and cultivate diligently. As long as you can reach the Great Peace Dao Realm and rival the Progenitor, even if the Divine General Residence is destroyed, it can be rebuilt. Don't think of your mother and come back to do something foolish..."

Liu Yuerong turned her head to look in the direction of Boundless Mountain, her eyes reddening, and bowed her head to clasp her hands in prayer.

As time goes by.

The news of the secret order from the Li Family was received in all cities of Qing Prefecture, and the Li Family members who held positions in each city quickly released the signal.

These signals are meant for those with the Li Family Bloodline to know, to guide them, but those who separated from the Li Family too early may have forgotten the meaning of these signals.

Nevertheless, those who had rushed to Qing Prefecture had already poured into various cities, following the directions of each city to the Huai River, and then up the Huai River to reach Qingzhou City.

The remaining group traveled through the wilderness, fighting against the scattered Demon as they made their way towards Qingzhou City.

Not long after the Ancestral Blood Summons, Qingzhou City, behind the Demon Tide.

On the Mountain Peak where the elders of Dragon Gate and Saint Palace, as well as the leaders of the two major forces, were located, the Dragon Gate's leader, a cold and aloof young man dressed in black robes, seemed to sense something and looked towards the city.

The Tianji Hall Elder, who was hovering above Qingzhou City, detected a flash of Blood Light within the Divine General Residence. He was immediately alarmed and quickly flew down, transforming into the appearance of a beautiful young woman.

"Sect Master, it seems the Divine General Residence Li Family has used the legendary Divine General Blood Summoning Secret Technique!"

The young woman in the green dress hurriedly replied.

The Dragon Gate Master Dragon Absolute God, paled, "Are these guys really planning to fight to the death, leaving no survivors?"

He also had some understanding of the Divine General Residence's foundation. Two thousand years ago, a Divine General Residence collapsed, and at that time, they were forced to use this Secret Art to gather all the Bloodline members of the Lineage, summon the physical bodies and Heroic Soul of their ancestors, and unleash terrifying combat power, but in the end, they were still defeated.

"That's good; it saves us the trouble of searching one by one, and solves everything at once."

Saint Palace Master Phoenix Soaring Sky opened his eyes and said in a cold voice, but there was also a hint of Anger in his eyes.

"How long will it take for you to fully recover?" Dragon Absolute God asked him.

"It'll be ready soon, in another three to five days."

Phoenix Soaring Sky said.

"It's been too long." Dragon Absolute God frowned, staring at him.

When Phoenix Soaring Sky saw the look in his eyes, he felt angry and thought to himself, "If you're willing to risk your life, why would you be afraid of an old dog who's Half-Step Dao Realm?"

But he only thought this to himself; now was not the time for them to argue and fight amongst themselves.

"If you can hold back that old Li Muxiu, I can break the formation," he said.

Dragon Absolute God silent. Just then, a wisp of black mist drifted from afar and landed on the mountain peak.

The black mist arrived without alerting the surrounding Demon until it drifted down, startling them.

The black mist dissipated, revealing long, snow-white legs. A woman with a graceful figure and dark purple markings on her cheeks stepped out lightly.

She looked at Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky with a smile in her eyes, "It's no wonder you were driven out of the Beyond the Border by the Great Yu Dynasty like pigs and dogs. They've dragged their feet on even the smallest task assigned to you; it's truly disappointing."

"Desolate God Aragami!"

Upon seeing this woman, Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky's expressions changed instantly, their bodies tensed slightly, and a hint of nervousness appeared in their eyes.

"Why did you come here? What about the Imperial City..." Dragon Absolute God couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"It's just a wisp of my avatar. That old Yu Emperor is very clever. The Imperial Emperor Lineage is indeed ruthless. He has no intention of sending that True Person to take action; he only cares about protecting his own dog's life."

The woman said in a light tone, "But if you delay any longer, not only will the Li Family's Bloodline be affected, but Qing Prince is also on his way. Things won't be as simple as they are now."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky were shocked. That Qing Prince was one of the strongest among the emperor's brothers, second only to the Nine Kings Sword Demon!

When did this happen? How far away is he?

Phoenix Soaring Sky couldn't help but ask, his expression turning grim as he recalled the battle in Northern Yan. He remembered severely injuring his opponent back then; had they recovered so quickly?

"It'll be soon, so this wisp of my avatar is here to shield you from him when necessary. You'd better deal with the Li Family as soon as possible. It's not time for us to stay hidden. You'd better be smart in your actions. If you're really too incompetent, it wouldn't be a bad idea to get rid of you..."

Upon hearing her words, the two men's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately agreed.

The woman glanced at the two men, then looked at the city. With a flick of her finger, two Black Killing Intent treasures appeared out of thin air:

"I'm lending you these two Saint Heart Treasure. Today, I want to see the Li Family's blood flow like a river!"

After saying that, her figure vanished like a wisp of black smoke, leaving only two supreme treasures floating in the air.

A glint flashed in Dragon Absolute God's and Phoenix Soaring Sky's eyes, and they swiftly made their moves, each seizing a supreme treasure.

They like to call this thing the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure, but people outside of the Great Yu Beyond the Border call it the Saint Heart Treasure.

Even though they were top-tier Demon forces, and each of them had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, when Heavenly Treasure Daoist died in battle a thousand years ago, they only managed to seize a few top-tier Divine Weapon when they attacked the treasure vault of the Ten Thousand Artifacts Pavilion.

Once these priceless treasures appeared, they were basically divided up by the Imperial Clan and the Five Divine General Residences.

In the Great Wasteland Heaven, only the Ancient Sacred Clan can easily produce such items; other Minor Tribes would find it difficult to even possess one or two.