East of the Northern Frontier, above an unbroken expanse of mountains and hills, a fleet of more than nine hundred flying vessels waited silently beneath the cover of arcane power. They had arrived over two months ago and had spent that time searching for a weak point in the eastern fortifications of the Northern Frontier.
Inside a flying vessel at the head of the formation, Yan Yuming warned a young profound cultivator, "Lin Bing, I'm telling you, we've opened up a separate route this time, and the overall situation hangs on it. Behave yourself!"
Lin Bing protested, "Senior Brother Yan, what kind of person do you take me for? I've always followed the rules and listened to your instructions and arrangements."
Yan Yuming gave a few derisive huffs, wearing an expression that plainly said he would believe that when pigs flew.
At that moment, a profound cultivator disciple seemed to be monitoring something. After a while, he turned and said, "Senior Brother Yan, word has come from the Xi Emperor's main army. They have already broken through the two outermost lines of defense and are now pushing into the Northern Frontier, but fortresses still lie thick ahead, and the defensive strength has been reinforced. They hope we can achieve a breakthrough here soon and support the main army."
Yan Yuming thought for a moment, discussed it with a military commandant nearby, and said, "Send back word that we are looking for an opportunity. Ask them to wait for our news."
The profound cultivator disciple immediately used the Heaven-Training Dao Canon to transmit a message to the Xi Emperor's fleet.
Yan Yuming swept a hand across the air, and a map immediately appeared on the crystal screen before them, densely marked with deployment plans discovered over recent days.
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