In Shen Mo's plan, so long as Ear Wisdom God and several other Orthodox Gods were slain, their disciples would immediately lose all divine power. When that happened, Qing Kingdom's army would collapse without a fight.
That would also allow them to absorb large numbers of disciples stripped of their divine power, causing the numbers of Long-Eared God's disciples and believers to grow like a snowball. By then, they might be able to push Long-Eared God onto the throne of the Nine Orthodox Gods in one stroke, allowing the Prayer Scripture to spread openly and legitimately throughout Qing Kingdom!
With his mind made up, Shen Mo put on the [Cloud Soaring] Destiny and flew toward the location of Qing Kingdom's army.
At this moment, on the forest path leading from the outside world to Swallow Dock, over ten thousand soldiers hacked away with blades and axes, continuously felling the trees lining the road. Others were responsible for leveling the ground and widening the path.
Qing Kingdom's army carved roads through mountains for two reasons. First, it made passage easier for an army of tens of thousands, so they would not be strung out for dozens of miles along a narrow path. Second, it cleared out the wild beasts and venomous creatures hidden in the woods, while guarding against harassment from Long-Eared God's disciples lurking in the dense forest!
By now, Qing Kingdom's army had advanced within two hundred miles of Swallow Dock. After using divine power to strengthen their hearing, Ear Wisdom God's veteran disciples could even clearly hear sounds drifting over from Swallow Dock. Among these tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, even the weakest were ordinary disciples of some false god. With divine power in their bodies, two hundred miles was practically within arm's reach. Even