Chapter 387: Chapter 362: Advancing to Jinzhou_1
Lu Yan and Zuo Yun immediately returned to Lingdong and began to mobilize their forces.
At the same time, he gave some of the worldly treasures he had on hand to Wen Yuan and Guan Shan, allowing them to cultivate in seclusion in Lingdong using the treasures for breakthrough. He didn’t involve the two in this battle.
In this battle, the main force was still the Mansion of King Ming. With the strength of Guan Shan and Wen Yuan, even if they participated in the battle, they wouldn’t be of much help.
On the overseas islands, Lu Yan obtained several spiritual medicines, including some worldly treasures. He also got five worldly treasures from the White Tiger Holy King. All of these were enough for Wen Yuan and Guan Shan to reach the True Body Seventh Refinement.
A few days later, Lu Yan assembled an elite force of ten thousand warriors, who passed through the passage of Moling Mountain range successively, camped outside, and waited for Chu Long’s army to join them.
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Spirit Sect’s headquarters, a dimly lit underground secret chamber.
Above the secret chamber, a stalwart figure was sitting cross-legged. His body seemed to absorb the light, making the already dim light of the secret chamber even dimmer, and his appearance was completely unclear.
This figure was the hierarch of the Spirit Sect.
Saint Envoy Yinyue stood about ten meters away, reporting to the Sect Hierarch about the situation of the battle at the Mansion of King Ming.
"The White Tiger Holy King is dead. Who killed him?"
The voice of the Hierarch of the Spirit Sect sounded, indifferent and calm, without any emotion.
"It is very likely Lu Yan, because the task of the White Tiger Holy King was to find Lu Yan first, eliminate Lu Yan’s soul with the White Tiger Devouring God, and then come to assist us. Unexpectedly, he died silently, while Lu Yan is full of life has also killed Zhuo Kunsheng."
Envoy Yinyue reported while bowing, then said, "Sect Hierarch, the power of the Mansion of King Ming is growing too fast. Chu Tianjiao may step into the Seventh Transformation of Primordial Spirit, and that Lu Yan is even more terrifying. We should get rid of him as soon as possible. Should our sect pour all efforts into eliminating the Mansion of King Ming first?"
"Do you want me to take action personally?"
The voice of Spirit Sect Hierarch came out.
"With the Sect Hierarch’s cultivation level reaching the sky, if you take action personally, you can easily crush the Mansion of King Ming and kill Chu Tianming, Chu Tianjiao and that Lu Yan."
Envoy Yinyue said.
The Spirit Sect’s Hierarch fell into silence, after a moment, he said, "Now that the overall situation has entered the final stage, and Chu Tianming, being a descendant of the Chu family, is of great use to our last push considering his personality. Being alive may be more useful to us than being dead."
"As for Chu Tianjiao and Lu Yan, don’t worry. No matter whether they step into the Seventh Transformation of Primordial Spirit or the Primordial Spirit Eighth Transformation, so what? Once the overall situation is settled, it will be easy to kill them."
"We can ignore the Mansion of King Ming for now, I have a few more tasks for you to do..."
After giving the instructions, Saint Envoy Yinyue bowed and exited.
After Envoy Yinyue left, the light in the secret chamber suddenly brightened, revealing the true face of the Spirit Sect’s Hierarch.
This was a middle-aged man with a pale face. On his chest, there was a bloody palm print passing through his chest. Fresh blood was seeping out from time to time, carrying terrifying Rule Power, continuously eroding the life force of the Sect Hierarch. Even with the Sect Hierarch’s fearsome recovery, it was difficult to heal this wound.
"More than two thousand years have passed, Wan Family, Wan Family, well done. Once the overall situation is settled, this minor injury is insignificant. This world will eventually belong to me. With this world as the foundation, when I achieve great success in my cultivation, I can return to the Origin..."
The hoarse voice gradually dwindled.
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There are no secrets in the world.
After remaining silent for several days, news of the shocking battle at the Mansion of King Ming spread like a hurricane throughout Da Chu, causing a great uproar.
Zhuo Kunsheng, was dead.
A supreme power, was dead.
This was explosive news.
The supreme power, with unparalleled strength and various means to save his life, would hardly ever be killed by others unless he died of old age.
Since the World Bank issued the Supreme Power Ranking 190 years ago, this was the second time a Supreme had fallen.
The key was that Zhuo Kunsheng didn’t die at the hands of another Supreme, but was killed by a person whose name was unknown.
Lu Yan!
Many people were stunned when they heard the news.
Who was Lu Yan?
The name was unfamiliar.
When more detailed information came out later, everyone was astonished.
Lu Yan turned out to be just an ordinary general in the Mansion of King Ming, who had risen to prominence only a dozen years ago and was very young.
Many people’s first reaction upon hearing this was disbelief.
A young man under the command of the Mansion of King Ming, whose name was unknown, could kill Zhuo Kunsheng?
"As far as I know, there were seven or eight masters who participated in the battle that day, all at the supreme level. I think it’s very likely that Zhuo Kunsheng was heavily injured in the battle with King Ming and King Ming and others, and was then killed by Lu Yan when he launched a surprise attack."
Someone speculated.
This speculation won the approval of a large number of people.
Of course, some people think it’s not that simple.
Because in the battle that day, the number of masters at the Mansion of King Ming were clearly at a disadvantage. How could they be at a disadvantage and still severely injure Zhuo Kunsheng?
Even if we take a step back and assume Zhuo Kunsheng was really heavily injured beforehand, is a heavily injured Supreme that easy to kill?
Many people secretly noted Lu Yan’s name and put him on their list of people not to offend.
"In ten years, the World Bank will issue the Supreme Power Ranking again. This time, I don’t know how many people will fall off the Supreme Power Ranking and how many new faces will make the list."
"Over the past 190 years, so many talents have emerged, and Tianjiao’s have risen like meteors. The Supreme Power Ranking ten years from now will probably have a massive turnover."
"That’s right, the old will be replaced by the new. Some people can’t keep up with the times, just like Zhuo Kunsheng. Even if he doesn’t die, I’m afraid he’ll be off the list in ten years."
"Can that Lu Yan be on the Supreme Power Ranking?"
"Hard to say, it depends on whether he really relied on his own strength when he killed Zhuo Kunsheng."
Fang Family’s main residence in Jinzhou.
"How is that possible? How is it possible?"
Mother-in-law Wandu was utterly shocked when she heard the news.
After the battle on the overseas island, she guessed that Jian Wuji and Zhuo Kunsheng would not let it go. They would absolutely invite strong people to surround and kill Chu Tianjiao and King Ming.
She was always sending people to pay attention, waiting for good news.
As long as King Ming and Chu Tianjiao died, she could command her army to move south and seize control of Xuan Zhou.
But she did not expect to receive such information.
"With Zhuo Kunsheng’s death, there is no more restraint around the Mansion of King Ming. Chu Tianming will definitely expand. My Fang Family will be the first to bear the brunt. What should we do, what should we do?"
The old face of Wandu turned distorted, she looked like a malicious ghost.
"Report!"
At this moment, someone rushed in.
"Ancestor, a scout reports that the Mansion of King Ming has been frequently mobilizing military forces recently, especially the military forces of Xuan Zhou, which are gathering and seem to intend to go north."
A guard reported.
"So fast?"
Mother-in-law Wandu widened her eyes, her heart growing more and more anxious.
"No, we absolutely cannot just wait to be slaughtered."
After a while, Mother-in-law Wandu gradually calmed down and wrote more than a dozen letters.
"Someone!"
Mother-in-law Wandu shouted.
More than a dozen figures appeared in the hall.
"Deliver these letters to the Shengwu Sect, Ji Family, Tianjian Sect, Nineyou Sect, Zhang Family, Dongfang Family..."
Mother-in-law Wandu handed out the dozen letters to the individuals.
These letters were for soliciting aid.
In the letter, Mother-in-law Wandu analyzed in detail the serious relationship of the rise of the Mansion of King Ming, whose power was astoundingly terrifying. Now, they had three supreme battle powers, and they would sweep all the feudal princes around them.
After the Fang Family was annihilated, their next target must be the Tianque Sect, and then the Dongfang Family, the Tianjian Sect...
"Summon a person, pass on my command to assemble the military forces of the whole state, gather around Mingdu Mountain for strict defense. Also, seal Mingdu Mountain for me, until the Mansion of King Ming retreats, Mingdu Mountain is only allowed to be exited, not entered."
Mother-in-law Wandu ordered.
Doing this was because she was afraid that the experts from the Mansion of King Ming could disguise themselves and sneak inside to attack from within.
After arranging everything, Mother-in-law Wandu finally felt a bit relieved. Next, all she could do was wait.
...
Lu Yan led the large army and waited outside Moling Mountain for seven days. Then, he saw Chu Long leading an army of a hundred thousand coming grandly.
Among them, besides the top expert Chu Long, there were also six experts of the Primordial Spirit Realm.
The number of people in the True Body Realm was even greater.
When the two armies converged, they totaled one hundred and ten thousand soldiers, grandly heading north.
"Commander, how strong is the Fang Family? How many experts are in the Primordial Spirit Realm?"
Lu Yan asked.
"The Fang Family has one hundred thousand elite warriors. If you include those that have broken their limitations once or twice, you can call together an army of two hundred thousand. As for their experts in the Primordial Spirit Realm, there are fourteen in total."
Chu Long responded.
"Fourteen Primordial Spirits, that’s stronger than the Shengxuan Sect by a lot."
Lu Yan said.
"Not necessarily."
Chu Long shook his head, "Just looking at the number of Primordial Spirits, indeed Shengxuan Sect is not as good as the Fang Family. But in terms of the difficulty of attack, Shengxuan Mountain is harder to attack than Mingdu Mountain."
"The Shengxuan Sect, after all, has a history of several thousand years, there were never a shortage of Primordial Spirits in all generations. Over thousands of years, the number of refined corpses at the Primordial Spirit level has increased a lot. The mountain protection array has been continuously improved and reinforced for thousands of years and has become extremely strong. There is also the treasure of the sect, the Shengxuan Tower."
"But the Fang Family, established only six hundred years ago, truly rose after the King’s War five hundred years ago, allowing the Fang Family to seize Jinzhou opportunistically. However, five to six hundred years of history, the lifespan of the born Primordial Spirit Realm has not yet been exhausted, so the Fang Family’s refined corpses are very few, and they are not to be feared."
"And the Mountain Protection Array is not strong, and there is no treasure like the Shengxuan Tower, overall, it is easier to attack than the Shengxuan Sect."
"Upon hearing the commander’s word, Lu Yan suddenly had an epiphany."
Lu Yan said.
After hesitating a moment, Lu Yang continued: "Commander, the Fang Family knows that we are leading our army northward. They might abandon the mountain and flee. The Fang Family is good at using poison. If we let them escape and then wait for the opportunity to retaliate, the trouble will be endless."
"I intend to go ahead and wait at Mingdu Mountain. As for the matter of leading the army and war, I will have to trouble the commander."
"General Lu, you are considering very comprehensively. If the Fang Family does retaliate, indeed the trouble would be great. Rest assured, leave the army to me. We will rally at Mingdu Mountain."
Chu Long said.
After leaving instructions for his subordinates, Lu Yan soared into the sky, walking on the stars and in the blink of an eye disappeared into the horizon.
Lu Yan sped up to his maximum speed, traveling as fast as wind and lightning, and soon arrived at Mingdu Mountain.
Mingdu Mountain was a fourth-level Blood Land Vein, spanning thousands of li.
Below Mingdu Mountain, there was also a large city that was the main city of the Fang Family
Lu Yan stood high in the sky, hiding among the clouds and poured out his Spiritual Sense to cover all directions.
