Luoyi.
The new sovereign, Ji Ao, urgently summoned Dongyang Si Chen, Grand Priest of the Ancestral God Hall, at once.
He discussed with Grand Priest Dongyang Si Chen the Devil Race's retaliatory dispatch of a Creation Realm Divine King Realm expert.
The Grand Priest Dongyang Si Chen who came was merely a Blood Essence Clone, but it was more than enough for discussion.
"Grand Priest Dongyang, the Devil Race has sent a Creation Realm Divine King to lead a large force of elite troops in a surprise assault on Changling Commandery. What do you think?" The moment they met, Ji Ao came straight to the point. There was no helping it—the situation was exceedingly urgent.
Once Changling Commandery fell, it would mean that Duke of the State Ye Zhen's forces had been nearly wiped out, and that the North Sea Three Commanderies had fallen completely.
Once the North Sea Three Commanderies fell completely, the northeastern territory of the Great Zhou Empire—the part not yet touched by war—would be utterly engulfed in the flames of war.
Moreover, once Duke of the State Ye Zhen was eliminated, the North Sea Aquatic Race that he had driven back would certainly return in force. The northeastern territory of Great Zhou would likely be finished for good.
As things stood, this matter was of utmost importance to Great Zhou. It would not be an exaggeration to call it Great Zhou's lifeline.
Great Zhou had suffered frequent wars and endless division over the years. Its rich tax-producing lands and stable rear areas were all gone.
At present, more than half of the Great Zhou Empire's tax revenue came from its northeastern lands, with the North Sea Three Commanderies accounting for no small share.
If the North Sea Three Commanderies were lost, Great Zhou's current annual tax