Meanwhile, a thousand miles away, in another military camp at Heavenly Abyss Pass.
[Tie Ming], who had just stabilized his cultivation at the nascent soul early stage, sat with his eyes closed in concentration, silently regulating his breathing;
He was trying to thoroughly tame the newly born true essence surging through him like a tide.
Cultivating with a Fortune Spirit Crystal, he could now clearly sense a slight rise in fortune power.
"This change... it couldn't be from the Heavenly Abyss Pass region. Could it be Qiongzhou?!" Tie Ming abruptly rose.
He had authorized Tie Qingniu to handle the many reports from the Iron Household's secret informants.
Naturally, he also knew that Qing Chen had specifically requested detailed intelligence on the actual conditions of ten county seats in Miaochong Prefecture, as well as the locations of their hidden underground spirit veins and earth vein nodes.
"You little rascal! Could you really have pulled it off?"
The corners of Tie Ming's mouth lifted, revealing surprise and delight he could scarcely conceal. Then he could not help bursting into laughter.
"If this succeeds, hahaha..."
Yet before his laughter faded, Tie Ming frowned, a trace of puzzlement flashing through his eyes. "But... a single county could never cause such a great disturbance!
"A commotion that shakes heaven and earth like this would require at least two or three counties to have trouble at once!
"That boy Qing Chen has some tricks, but surely he doesn't have enough strength to take three counties simultaneously?"
At that thought, Tie Ming sank into contemplation, doubts stirring in his heart.
Outside the territory of White Stone County in Qiong Prefecture, Qiongzhou, cries of battle shook the heavens.
[Dharma Nascent Soul True Lord Chongxu] stood firm before the formation, his expression as grim as frost, directing his