After handing the Fang Family matter to Hong Fuxiu and Kou Ta, Yang Zhengshan continued staying on Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau to refine the Soul Suppressing Lock, while over at Wuxiang City, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao were in charge.
On the North Route, after the Xuanqing Sect and the great clan army broke through Xianling City, they followed the edge of the Yunxiao Mountain Range eastward, attacking cities and seizing territory all the way. On the South Route, the Huanyue Sect, together with three thousand Jade Capital Guards, moved south along the Yi River, trampling the southern region of Youyu Gate into a state where everyone was jittery and ill at ease.
In just a little over ten days, the two armies had already entered the heartland of Youyu Gate, especially the North Route army, which was now less than a thousand li from Youyu Gate's base.
The army advanced as if entering a land without people. Such a situation made many people's eyes nearly fall out.
The reason why things turned out like this was, first, because of the Battle of Wuxiang City. Youyu Gate had suffered a crushing defeat, and after the news spread, the great clans affiliated with Youyu Gate all grew fearful in their hearts and did not dare meet the Lingxiu Sea army in battle, causing the two armies to encounter almost no decent resistance.
Second, because time was far too rushed. Youyu Gate itself had not even reacted yet. They still had not accepted the fact of their crushing defeat at Wuxiang City, much less imagined that the Lingxiu Sea army would actually dare to penetrate deep into their heartland.
Added to that, after the great defeat, many different voices had appeared inside Youyu Gate as well, preventing Youyu Gate's upper echelon from