The Zhou Kingdom's Defeat and Retreat

The world changed overnight.

Originally, the Zhou Kingdom came with great force and captured Anping Province in just a few days.

The Imperial Court army of 300,000 rushed to the aid, but before they even entered Anping Province, Grandmaster made his move.

Sword Saint Qin Wuya secretly accompanied the army, but he was still no match for four fists with his bare hands. It turned out that there was more than one Grandmaster from the Zhou Kingdom.

Military generals were assassinated one after another amidst the vast army, the defensive line retreated again and again, and the Great Qian was in grave danger.

Suddenly, murderous intent intent arose from the occupied governor's mansion in Anping Province. The Zhou Army Commander was killed on the spot, and the people inside the mansion attacked, but no one could withstand a single blow. Wherever it went, Zhou Kingdom Cultivator fell one after another. No matter what kind of military formation or method was used, it was impossible to stop the spread of the murderous intent.

When the Zhou Dynasty National Teacher, the Grandmaster of his generation, Sikong Yan, was killed in one move, the morale of the Zhou Kingdom finally collapsed.

Almost no one dared to make another move, and they all fled at the first sign of trouble.

The troops and Martial World arts masters who had gathered around the area all attacked, and countless Zhou Kingdom Cultivator fell in pools of blood. Of the tens of thousands of experts, only less than a hundred managed to escape to the foot of Taiwu Mountain.

Some say that the one who made the move was a woman in White-Clad, her face veiled by a light gauze, her figure graceful, and even when killing, she was as ethereal as a fairy.

Some speculate that this person may be Gong Daoxian, the Sect Leader of the Lingxu Sect, because among the Lower Sect, she is the only woman, and it is said that she was indeed not in the sect during that period.

However, some disciples of the Lingxu Sect later denied this, saying that the Lingxu Sect could not participate in national wars, as this was a rule passed down since ancient times.

Li Miaoxuan, who was actually the one who made the move, had already quietly left. Fame and fortune were of no use to her; her actions were solely driven by her own Dao Heart, and nothing else.

The only pity was that one of the Beyond Grandmaster of the Zhou Kingdom seemed to have sensed something was wrong beforehand and withdrew back into the Taiwu Mountain Range.

Yue Hong stood atop the city wall and gently shook his head. Perhaps this was the reason why those Beyond Grandmaster were not allowed to participate in national battles!

The difference between the Dao Fire Realm and an ordinary Cultivator is like the difference between an immortal and a mortal. A single person can Heaven and Earth of the world with a single move, rendering a thousand armies useless.

True Martial Cultivator's lower-level military formation can rival Grandmaster, but no matter how many there are, they cannot defeat someone Beyond Grandmaster!

Upon hearing the news Li Haotian was far away in the Imperial Palace, was overjoyed, and the tense atmosphere in the court immediately eased.

However, no one knows who exactly came to their aid.

"The female Grandmaster... could it be Miaoxuan?" Prince Qing guessed.

Emperor Li Haotian of the Great Qian Dynasty shook his head and said, "Even the Sword Saint Qin Wuya was entangled and could not get away. Although Xuan'er has become Grandmaster, her cultivation is still shallow. Not to mention that she is still cultivating in the Lingxu Sect, even if she were to make a move, she would not have such strength."

The person who made the move in Anping was probably not just Grandmaster; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to dismantle the Zhou army so easily. It's worth noting that the Zhou Dynasty National Teacher Sikong Yan, had been Grandmaster for decades.

"Who made the move will perhaps be revealed later. The defeat of the Zhou Kingdom has relieved our immediate crisis. Right now, the only thing we need to deal with are those two Trial People."

Li Shi'an breathed a sigh of relief. That night, even though he and Ji Dai joined forces, they were no match for Yue Hong. Although he naturally had other means in the capital, it must be said that Yue Hong's cultivation and skills had improved significantly after entering the Lingxu Sect.

Now that the Zhou Kingdom has retreated, they can focus on dealing with the Trial People.

"Your Majesty, news has arrived from North Spring Mountain."

Xu Lianying bowed and entered.

Li Haotian took a look, and after a short while, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Otomo, is this news true or false? That it can actually bring back White Bones to life, causing them to crawl out of the ground Siege North Spring Mountain? Isn't this just a monstrous rumor, something to scare the public?"

Xu Lianying bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this old servant has confirmed this several times before daring to report it. Several people in the Heavenly Policy Mansion witnessed it themselves. This servant has them waiting outside the hall. Your Majesty may question them personally."

"Your Majesty, let me see it," Li Shi'an said.

Li Haotian quickly handed it over.

Li Shi'an was stunned after reading it, and remained silent for a long time. Both Zuo Qiu and Gong Xin were Dao Fire Realm Cultivator, the same realm as himself, but these methods were something he had never heard of before.

He was completely stunned when he read the last part, which read, "Two giant swords fell from Within North Spring Mountain, and the Life and Death of the Trial People is unknown."

Li Haotian asked, "Ancestor, you have been to North Spring Mountain many times. I remember you said you had seen that Secret Sword. Is it possible that it is so miraculous?"

Li Shi'an smiled wryly, "I don't know either."

North Spring Mountain.

The White Bones at the foot of the mountain were burned to ashes, the fire was extinguished, and within a radius of ten feet, not a blade of grass remained; everything was reduced to ashes.

After a night's rest, the Spiritual Qi within the mountain slowly recovered, and the animals, having been pleasantly surprised, tentatively ventured out of their caves again.

Gu Yuanqing kept his mind focused on Mountain-Viewing Object Control, and each experience brought a different feeling.

Aunt Feng's mental state was slightly better than yesterday. When Gu Yuanqing came back to his senses from his meditation, he happened to see her carrying water buckets with difficulty up the mountainside.

These tasks used to be done by that old man, but now only Aunt Feng is left to work in the Mountain.

She was already old, and being a woman, she had never practiced Buddhism. Carrying water up the mountain, she hadn't walked more than a few dozen meters before her legs began to tremble.

Gu Yuanqing sighed softly, and with a thought, the bucket rose up and flew straight up the mountain.

Aunt Feng was initially alarmed and reached out to grab the bucket, but she immediately realized that this was the trick of the young master from the Mountain. When she returned to the side courtyard, she found that the several water vats in the courtyard were already filled with clean water.

Gu Yuanqing appeared in the courtyard.

Aunt Feng immediately knelt down to pay her respects.

Gu Yuanqing used his will to harness the power of North Spring Mountain to help her up, and asked, "Aunt Feng, do you have any relatives outside the mountain? Would you like to go down the mountain?"

The voice echoed in Aunt Feng's mind, and she suddenly panicked, gesturing frantically with her hands.

Gu Yuanqing patiently explained, "You've seen what's happened these past few days. It's too dangerous for an Ordinary Person like you to be in these Mountain. Don't worry, next time someone comes up the mountain, I'll entrust you to them and make sure they take good care of you."

Aunt Feng gestured anxiously: I have no relatives left and I don't want to leave, young master, please don't send me away!

Gu Yuanqing asked, somewhat surprised, "Why don't you want to go down the mountain?"

Aunt Feng smiled and gestured, "This servant was born deaf and mute and has never known what sound is. Here, this servant finally knows what sound really is."

Gu Yuanqing was stunned. He hadn't expected it to be because of this. The fact that his voice could resonate in Feng Tao's heart was not simply a matter of sound transmission, but rather a mental communication technique he had comprehended by Mountain-Viewing Object Control and listening to the voices of all things. He also used this technique to communicate with the animals in the Mountain.

Aunt Feng insisted on kneeling down, repeatedly begging Gu Yuanqing not to send her away.

Seeing this, Gu Yuanqing had no choice but to agree.

He emerged from the side courtyard and wandered aimlessly through the Mountain, communicating with the animals Mountain his mind. Suddenly, he sensed something and looked toward the road leading into North Spring Mountain.

There, a woman in White-Clad floated gracefully among the treetops. As Gu Yuanqing turned to look at her, she also looked up at North Spring Mountain in a telepathic connection, and their gazes seemed to meet across miles.

Is it her?

Gu Yuanqing felt that the aura was somewhat familiar, but since he had not entered Within North Spring Mountain, he was not sure.