The old man fishing by the river put away his rod, which transformed into a shimmering dragon-headed cane as he rode away on Escape Light...
Five hundred years of accumulation, cultivation techniques driving their growth, and talented people from every corner gathered under Li Shimin's policy of Teaching Without Discrimination—Great Tang now displayed a terrifying war potential and unity against a common enemy beyond anything any previous era had seen!
This was not merely an army. It was the total mobilization of the entire cultivation world of the Human Race in Southern Jambudvipa! The peaceful image of cultivation in an age of prosperity had suddenly been torn apart, revealing the incomparably sharp wartime edge long concealed beneath it!
Feeling the majestic aura and soaring battle intent converging from every direction, flowing toward the Western Border like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, Lin Zhu looked at Li Shimin beside him, whose gaze was resolute and confidence filled his chest. At last, he completely understood that the King of Tang's declaration of war was by no means an impulsive act.
This was a... total war prepared for five hundred years, accumulated for five hundred years, awaiting only the right opportunity and direction!
The Human Realm was about to change.
Wind Snow City, this mighty city standing on the Western Border of Southern Jambudvipa, backed by endless snow-covered mountains and facing a vast desert, had now become the central frontline command and eye of the storm for Great Tang's all-out war against the Tianzhu Buddha Kingdom.
The atmosphere within the city was tense yet orderly. Squads of elite armored soldiers patrolled back and forth, while the sounds of hooves, shouted commands, and craftsmen forging military equipment rang without end. Cultivators, martial artists, and extraordinary individuals from all across Southern Jambudvipa, answering