The Guishi Clan and the Jade Huang
The Yangshe Man and Gu Husha of the Gaoyang Clan have gradually unified the entire Western Rong tribes, and the royal court is located in Gaoyang City.
Although Gaoyang City is high and strategically important, it is not difficult to attack.
The key point is that Gu Husha has built and renovated four fortified villages in recent years.
To the north lies Northern Mystic City, to the south Southern Vermilion Bird City, to the east Eastern Slaughter City, and in the center lies Buried Bones City.
In particular, Buried Bones City, located in the center and backed by the royal court of Gaoyang City Buried Bones City, forms a strategic triangle with the three cities of Beixuan, Nanque, and Dongsha, enabling them to support each other and encircle invading troops.
Moreover, according to Yang Yue'ao, Gu Husha usually resides in Buried Bones City and is currently stockpiling large quantities of grain and training troops.
Gu Husha's slogan is "Within ten years, sweep away Gazing Dragon Lake and drink from the Bitter Chaos Sea."
"Yang Yue'ao, which of these five cities— Gaoyang City, Buried Bones City, Northern Mystic City, Southern Vermilion Bird City, and Eastern Slaughter City— do you think is the easiest for my Tang Household to attack?" Tang Tiansong asked, glancing at Yang Yue'ao, who had already been offered a seat.
"Your Majesty Tang, I, Yang Yue'ao, am the last hope of the Gaoxin Clan, and I have also studied the military strategy of the city people."
"I think that with the Tang Household's strength, they won't be able to conquer any of these five cities within the next twenty years." Yang Yue'ao took a sip of tea with a satisfied smile.
Tang Tiansong frowned: He had just exaggerated the strength of the Tang Household, saying that they had five thousand clan soldiers, a dozen or so cultivators at the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening, and six cultivators at the Qi Refinement Refining realm.
As long as the opponent doesn't have Foundation Establishment cultivator, with this strength, one could definitely walk around arrogantly in front of the four immortal cultivation Lineage of Gazing Dragon Lake.
If the Tang Household truly possesses this strength, they could definitely rank among the top ten cultivation Lineage in Gazing Dragon Lake.
But Yang Yue'ao actually dismissed this strength as worthless, saying it couldn't even break through a single city.
"Yang Yue'ao, don't think the Tang Household is easily intimidated. Sooner or later, I will conquer the Western Rong." Tang Tiandong said indignantly.
Seeing that Tang Tiansong was also angry, Yang Yue'ao immediately knelt on one knee and said, "King Tiansong, I did not mean to belittle the Tang Household in the slightest."
"That Gu Husha is indeed too powerful."
"Hmph, what if I invite a Foundation Establishment cultivator?" Tang Tiansong said sullenly.
Of course, he also knew that those words were just said in anger; Foundation Establishment cultivators weren't so easy to invite.
Let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators, even with the Tang Household's current strength and prestige, they can't even invite a Qi Refinement cultivator.
Yang Yue'ao shook his head. "It still doesn't work."
"Presumptuous!
You shepherds underestimate the cultivators of the Central Lands.
The Dharma form that the Gu Husha transformed into was nothing more than a giant ape with a height of over ten zhang.
Even if Gu Husha transforms into a giant ape hundreds of feet tall, surely a Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't kill him?"Tang Tiandong felt that Gu Husha was deliberately boasting.
"Foundation Establishment cultivators can indeed kill Gu Husha, but they can't," Yang Yue'ao said, pursing his lips.
"Spit it out." Tang Tiandong was genuinely angry with the captured leader of the small Western Rong tribe.
"Although we Western Rong herdsmen are not as skilled in the path of immortality as the city people, we have a great power in our Ten-Thousand-Li Rong Mountains. He is True Person of the [Heavenly Gate] Realm."
His name seems to be Mu Quanbi. He has an agreement with your city's Azure Origin Sect and Golden Yang Sect.
Foundation Establishment cultivators are not allowed to enter Great Rong Mountain.
"So even if you have cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, you still can't kill Gu Husha." Yang Yue'ao's forced smile faded.
What?!
There is a sorcerer at the [Heavenly Gate] realm in the Great Rong Mountain!
Tang Tiansong looked at Tang Tiandong and sighed softly: The Tang Household, or rather most cultivators in the world, cultivate the [Purple Mansion Golden Core Dao].
My father, Tang Yuan, once said that the [Heavenly Gate] realm is also known as the [Purple Mansion] in some places.
To most cultivators, a cultivator at the Heavenly Gate Realm is like a god.
The [Meridian Opening] Realm involves opening up the eight extraordinary meridians of the human body, breathing in and out the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, searching for every trace of Qi, and storing it within the body. This is the beginning of entering the path of cultivation.
However, for ordinary cultivation Lineage, the number of cultivators at the Meridian Opening Realm, especially those at the Meridian Opening Second Layer, is a measure of the Lineage's strength.
Qi Refinement Realm cultivators are the foundation of any cultivation sect.
Foundation Establishment cultivators are the heads of a sect or academy within a cultivation sect.
If the Tang Household possesses Foundation Establishment cultivator, they can be considered a true Aristocratic Clan cultivators.
The once-powerful Wu Household, which had existed for over three hundred years, now only has three Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The pursuit of immortality and the Great Dao inherently involves seizing even the slightest fortuitous opportunity.
But the Heavenly Dao are vast and unfathomable; how could mortals possibly fathom them?
In the vast Purple Mother Continent, there are countless cultivators and over a hundred immortal cultivation sects. The most famous are only one temple, two palaces, three monasteries, five sects, and seven schools, collectively known as the Eighteen Immortal Cultivation Sects.
As one of the top sects among the eighteen immortal cultivation sects, Azure Origin Sect only has three True Person with the cultivation level of [Heavenly Gate] within its ranks.
"It seems that killing this Gu Husha will require more careful planning." Tang Tiansong took a sip of tea, thinking to himself, then smiled and said, "Yang Yue'ao, I remember your clan worships the Wolf God, so why do you wear a jade pendant around your neck instead of a wolf fang?"
Yang Yue'ao touched the jade pendant he was wearing, his face filled with sorrow. "This belongs to my deceased wife. She was a descendant of the Gui Shi royal family, Northern Mystic City."
The royal family of the Guishi Clan all wore jade pendants.
Moreover, the jade pendant their leader wore appeared to be purple.
A Purple Jade Huang?!
"Guishi Clan?" Tang Tiansong's brow twitched slightly.
My father, Tang Yuan, once warned me to be careful when encountering people wearing jade pendants, especially Purple Jade Huang.
Could it be that the jade pendant worn by the royal family of the Western Rong Guishi Clan clan has an extraordinary origin?
"Your Majesty, I have turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise," Yang Yue'ao said, stroking his Tiansong pendant.
According to Yang Yue'ao, the Guishi Clan was a large, peace-loving tribe that originated Gui River the Great Rong Mountain and was led by a woman.
In his early years, Yang Yue'ao married a woman from the Guishi Clan royal family.
According to the tradition of the Guishi Clan, Yang Yue'ao and his descendants are members of the Guishi Clan and can never leave the clan.
However, Yang Yue'ao's father and all of Yang Yue'ao's brothers died because they obeyed Gu Husha's orders and marched east to the Tang Household.
The Gaoxin Clan Gaoyang Clan clan, was on the verge of being scattered and wiped out.
With no leader in the Gaoxin Clan and the death of Yang Yue'ao's wife without any offspring, Gu Husha mediated between the tribes to appease them. As a result, Guishi Clan allowed Yang Yue'ao to return south and inherit the position of tribal leader.
"Yang Yue'ao, my parents always taught me to kill less and save more lives."
You Western Rong herdsmen are also human beings, raised by parents too.
"This time, I, Tang Tiansong, can send you some gold, silver, copper, salt, and rice to help your Gaoxin Tribe overcome this difficult time." Tang Tiansong said with a dignified expression.
"King Tiansong is truly benevolent!"
You must be the reincarnation of the benevolent wolf father god, sent to save us, the Western Rong herdsmen.
Many Tiansong King Tiansong. My Gaoxin Clan is willing to wholeheartedly submit to the Tang Household.
Of course, it's being done covertly now.
"When the Gu Husha the Tang Household in the future, our clan will do our best to secretly assist the Tang Household." Yang Yue'ao knelt on one knee again, cupped his hands in a salute, and looked pitiful.
"But King Tiansong, you've given our tribe money and provisions this time, what will we do in the future?"
This disaster was too severe; those damned Gu Husha keep coming to demand money and provisions.
"What? You want the Tang Household you for life?" Tang Tiansong sneered. "We can help in an emergency, but not in a long-term relationship."
As the clan leader, I must also consider the interests of the people under my jurisdiction.