Xue Prefecture, Mount Liang.

After the previous great battle, most of the buildings on Mount Liang had been razed to the ground. However, this was no ordinary world, but a high-martial arts fantasy world.

Powerful martial artists could easily move mountains and fill seas.

Moreover, Mount Liang itself had a large army. Under proper organization, a month was enough time for reconstruction.

Although not as luxurious as before, there were still many places to shelter from the wind and rain.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

Waves of roars sounded like thunder on flat ground.

Tens of thousands of elite black-armored soldiers were training.

On a high place, Xiang Qianqiu and Lu Guangsheng looked down at the elite soldiers below, a hint of satisfaction in their eyes.

Although these soldiers couldn't compare to the top elite armies of the former Chu Dynasty, they could definitely be considered elite in the current world.

Compared to the renowned Northern Liang Army, perhaps they had only seen a little less bloodshed.

These elite soldiers were also a great help to the Xiang family. Therefore, in the previous battle, they were reluctant to waste them. Even Song Lun thought the same way.

His idea at the time was that these elite soldiers were all his. Wouldn't it be painful if they were lost?

After all, this was an elite army that the Xiang family had spent decades training!

"Decades of training soldiers have finally yielded some results, but it's a pity that the numbers are still too small." Lu Guangsheng shook his head and sighed.

Even if all the soldiers on Mount Liang were counted, there were only nearly 200,000.

It seemed like a lot, but compared to the whole world, it was still far from enough.

The Sima family possessed hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. If mobilized, even a million-strong army would not be a problem.

The Liangzhou army still had 200,000 soldiers.

The Zhennan Army in Nanzhou also had hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Two hundred thousand elite troops were enough to guard a state, but not enough to control the entire world.

Xiang Qianqiu smiled:

"Use war to support war. Two hundred thousand elite soldiers are enough to expand by one fold. Perhaps the combat power will decrease, but I have never counted on these."

Garrisoning hundreds of thousands of troops in a pass could unleash extremely strong power, but once dispersed, it was nothing. He had only ever counted on himself.

As long as he could break through to the Martial God realm, he would be able to suppress all rebels.

"What is the clan leader planning to do about Jingtai?"

The fact that Mount Liang was supported by the Xiang family was no longer a secret in the martial world. There was no need to hide it anymore.

Now that Jingtai wanted to ascend to the throne of Human Emperor against the will of the world, the Xiang family had to stop him.

Although the Chu Empire, which had been destroyed for more than two hundred years, had collapsed, the centipede dies but never falls down. Even now, even if the Sima family tried their best to smear the Xiang family and even eliminate their existence.

But the Xiang family still had a great reputation among the people.

Of course, this reputation among the people did not refer to the common people at the bottom. In fact, for the meat-eaters, the common people at the bottom were not even considered human.

"Min" referred to the poor families, those with a certain amount of wealth.

These people could read and practice martial arts. Naturally, they could learn about the Xiang family and the glorious Chu Empire from books and ancestral stories.

Eight hundred years was a long time, enough to leave many impressions.

In fact, in the Western Regions, on the Northern Barbarian grasslands, on the Eastern Sea islands, and in the mouths of the various demons in the Southern Border, they were either collectively referred to as the Central Plains, or as the Chu people!

The term "Jin people" had not yet become popular.

Unless the Sima family could also rule the country for more than five hundred years.

With this reputation among the people, they had to prevent Jingtai from becoming the Human Emperor. If they did not stop him and Jingtai succeeded, the Xiang family's reputation would be greatly reduced.

"Naturally, we must take action."

"Raise the Chu flag?"

"No need. Someone will help us take action. Those who start chaos rarely have good endings. Being the first to stick out will inevitably become the target of public criticism when the situation stabilizes."

"Does the clan leader have a plan?"

"Of course."

"Then..."

"I will go to the capital."

He was going to cover the bottom line. If Chen Yuan couldn't do what he wanted him to do, then it was time for him to take action, tear off the Sima family's tiger skin, and save Chen Yuan's life.

Don't misunderstand. Xiang Qianqiu didn't have any parental love for his son.

Chen Yuan could die, but only at his hands.

He gave Chen Yuan life, and he should also end his life.

"Your subordinate can also go."

"No need. Mount Liang still needs you to guard it."

"But if Jingtai is prepared..."

"The Sima family cannot escape the fate of being attacked by everyone. Besides, who says only Jingtai is prepared? Do you think I wouldn't be prepared?" Xiang Qianqiu turned his head and smiled faintly at Lu Guangsheng.

He had foreseen what Jingtai was going to do, and had leaked Wu Daozi's whereabouts to the imperial court in advance. How could he not be prepared?

Don't look down on Jingtai on the surface. In fact, being able to plot this step in just a few decades was enough to prove that Jingtai was not a simple person.

It was just a pity that the path... was off!

......

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Demon Domain.

Xue Prefecture was divided into two. The majority of the area was still Xue Prefecture, shared by the Seven Kill Hall and Mount Liang, along with some vassal small forces. The remaining three or four-tenths of the area was called the Demon Domain.

It had always been like this since ancient times, but the former Chu Dynasty didn't dare to be so arrogant. It was only called that by the demonic martial world. But when the former Chu Dynasty collapsed and the Sima family came to power.

The Demon Domain was called the Demon Domain.

Not to mention that the imperial court couldn't reach it, even the Seven Kill Hall and many other forces couldn't penetrate it.

This place was firmly controlled. Although it only had a few prefectures, it was rich in resources and supported a contemporary immortal sect.

That was the number one demonic sect, the Heavenly Demon Palace!

The Heavenly Demon Palace's strength could definitely be ranked among the best in the world. Although it was far from being comparable to the number one immortal sect, Lingshan, it would also retreat when encountering the powerful Martial Emperor City.

But it was still very strong.

This could be seen from the Heavenly Demon Palace's reckless style.

If Wusheng Sect was only wanted by the imperial court in recent decades, then in the previous years, the Heavenly Demon Palace was basically bearing the brunt, killing officials and destroying generals at every turn.

The last time, Palace Master Dongfang Sheng personally went to the capital. Although he didn't dare to enter the capital, he also relied on his powerful strength to suppress Li Kuangxiu from moving.

This showed the Heavenly Demon Palace's strength and power!

Compared to the Seven Kill Hall's hidden sect, which dared not reveal its mountain gate, the Heavenly Demon Palace blatantly established its mountain gate in a blessed land.

It was called... Sacred Demon Mountain!

Although high-profile, it had never been destroyed for thousands of years.

Of course, a large part of the reason was that the Seven Kill Hall and other forces were blocking the Demon Domain, and the Heavenly Demon Palace was not easy to provoke, so it had stood until now.

The imperial court had not tried to use powerful figures to directly suppress Sacred Demon Mountain.

It was just a pity that they had fought once, and the imperial court returned empty-handed.

This also fueled the Heavenly Demon Palace's arrogance.

Inside a Demon Hall on Sacred Demon Mountain.

The Heavenly Demon Palace Master, Dongfang Sheng, sat high above, draped in a black cloak, his eyes indifferent, with an air of majesty.

Below him, the Red Flame Demon Venerable and the Imprisoning Sky Demon Venerable Song Zhilun, two of the four great demon venerables, stood with their hands folded.

He and the former Mount Liang leader, White-Clothed Scholar Song Lun, differed by only one word.

In addition, there was also the Heavenly Demon Palace's Holy Son, Wei Wuye, and a cold woman in a black robe.

If Chen Yuan were here, he would definitely be able to recall some memories from this woman's temperament.

It was the woman who had explored the secret treasure with him in the Yuan Kong Secret Realm.

Chen Yuan had taken the relic, and this woman had taken a map from the Taoist priest.

And she was the Heavenly Demon Palace's Holy Daughter, Beiming Xue.

"How is the preparation going?"

Dongfang Sheng's voice echoed in the hall, carrying a sense of heaviness.

"Reporting to the Palace Master, ten thousand demon soldiers are ready!"

Song Zhilun bowed and said.

Not only were other forces secretly training soldiers, but the Heavenly Demon Palace also wanted to get a share of the pie in the chaotic world.

It was just that others trained elite soldiers and strong generals, while the Heavenly Demon Palace used pure demonic energy as the foundation to train ten thousand bloodthirsty demon soldiers, whose combat power was no less than that of ten thousand Northern Liang iron cavalry.

The only drawback was similar to the Wusheng Sect, in that the demon soldiers trained by this secret method would not live long.

Often, thirty years after becoming soldiers, their minds would be invaded by demonic energy and they would die suddenly.

"Good."

A smile appeared on the corner of Dongfang Sheng's mouth.

"A thousand years ago, it was called the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a dark age for the human race, but a great thing for our martial world forces.

The heroes divided the land, each occupying a territory. Without the imperial court's oppression, that was the true martial world. At that time, the Heavenly Demon Palace was still very weak and could only be subservient to others.

But now, my Heavenly Demon Palace has been ranked among the top ten immortal sects. Poisoning the Central Plains is beyond our capabilities, but suppressing a state is still possible.

Now that the world is about to be in turmoil and the imperial court is about to disintegrate, it is a good opportunity for my Heavenly Demon Palace to rise. Transport the ten thousand demon soldiers to the edge of the Demon Domain in secret.

Once the affairs in the capital are settled, we will directly exit the Demon Domain and take Jiaozhou!"

Of the thirteen states of the Great Jin, besides Zhongzhou, Qingzhou, Xuezhou, Liangzhou, Shuzhou, and other places, there were two states that basically had no presence.

Those were Jiaozhou and Lanzhou.

Lanzhou bordered the Western Regions, while Jiaozhou bordered Xuezhou.

Xuezhou had a large territory and even greater power.

Not to mention the Seven Kill Hall, which was the Heavenly Demon Palace's old opponent for hundreds of years, and neither could do anything to the other. Now there was the Xiang family entrenched there.

Dongfang Sheng had no confidence that he could defeat the two major forces.

Therefore, the always barren Jiaozhou was his target.

Jiaozhou was known for its barrenness, with countless corpse clans and Gu clans. But compared to other states, this place was the easiest to take down.

Nanzhou had Nangong Lie, Shuzhou had Mount Shu, Qingzhou was a place of four wars, and the north was needless to say. The Heavenly Demon Palace's power couldn't extend there at all.

They could only take Jiaozhou.

The Heavenly Demon Palace didn't ask for too much. Being able to control the Demon Domain and Jiaozhou was already a blessing. As for what happened after that, they would wait for the situation to change.

"Your subordinates obey!"

Song Zhilun and the Red Flame Demon Venerable said at the same time.

"Yes."

"Regarding the capital, is the Palace Master planning to go there?"

"Of course. A once-in-a-century great turmoil, the beginning of the world's disputes. How can I be absent from such a lively scene? No matter who wants to oppose the imperial court.

I will definitely... help out!"

Song Zhilun and the Red Flame Demon Venerable exchanged glances and didn't try to dissuade him anymore. After all, their Palace Master had always had a strong personality and liked to watch the fun.

This time, even if they tried to persuade him, they wouldn't be able to.

"You don't need to worry about the affairs in the capital. Just do your jobs well. When I'm not here, the Left Envoy will be the leader and guard the Demon Domain for me."

"Yes."

The Heavenly Demon Palace's power was definitely ranked among the top five immortal sects, and it was worthy of the name of the number one demonic sect in the world.

The Palace Master, Dongfang Sheng, and the Left and Right Envoys were all true lord experts in the Yang God Realm.

Although they rarely showed their faces these years, their presence was not low.

Besides them, there were also the Four Great Demon Venerables and the Five Great Protectors, each with considerable strength.

"You may leave first."

"Your subordinate takes his leave."

"Your subordinate takes his leave."

The two Imprisoning Sky Demon Venerables bowed and retreated.

Dongfang Sheng's gaze also turned to the Holy Son and Holy Daughter below.

"Wuye, how is your cultivation recently?"

"Master, this disciple has already broken through to Solid Core."

"Still a little short."

Dongfang Sheng tapped the armrest with his finger and said.

Needless to say, Chen Yuan, the publicly recognized number one genius in a thousand years, no young generation dared to compare with him. But Zuo Chengzong of Wudang Mountain had already entered the top ten of the Earth Ranking last month.

He had entered the Celestial Core realm.

There was no news from Xuan Ming of Lingshan and Dao Xuan Sheng of Biyou Palace, but Bai Changqing of Mount Shu, Shangguan Yu of the Shangguan clan, and other outstanding talents of the previous Hidden Dragon List.

Basically, they had all reached the Virtual Core realm, and the top few had already stepped into the Solid Core realm.

Wei Wuye, the publicly recognized top three, was indeed a little slow.

Not compared to Chen Yuan, he had to compare with Zuo Chengzong.

"This disciple is dull."

Wei Wuye didn't dare to refute and quickly lowered his head.

"Hehe, this can't be blamed on you. Chen Yuan is indeed not someone that the younger generation can compare with. It won't be long before he may be able to ascend to the Heaven Ranking.

But you can't fall behind Zuo Chengzong and Bai Changqing Dao Xuan Sheng and the others. As the Holy Son of the Heavenly Demon Palace, the burden on your shoulders is not light."

The Holy Daughter, Beiming Xue, also lowered her head. However, when Dongfang Sheng mentioned Chen Yuan, her eyes were a little dazed.

Once upon a time, she was able to suppress this person. If the other party didn't also have a Pill Talisman, she would have died in her hands in the Yuan Kong Realm. As a result...

After returning from closed-door cultivation, she received shocking news.

Chen Yuan... had far surpassed her.

He had topped the Hidden Dragon List.

Now, he was the person her master often mentioned, saying that he would soon be able to rank among the Heaven Ranking and become a top figure in the human world. This...

Thinking of Chen Yuan's former appearance, Beiming Xue smiled bitterly in her heart.

He looked ordinary, but who knew he would have such potential.

If they met again, she would probably have to salute him.

"This disciple understands."

"Go ahead and work with Song Zhilun to control the Demon Soldiers. To take over my position, the first thing you have to do is subdue everyone in the Heavenly Demon Palace."

"Yes."

"Axue."

"Master."

Beiming Xue reacted and quickly bowed.

"Your talent is not weak either, but now you have fallen so far behind Wuye. In the future, don't think about anything else and focus on cultivation."

"Yes, this disciple understands."

"Well... The Immortal Domain matter is of great importance. You and Wuye should be aware of it and not reveal it. Wait for me to investigate it first." A gleam of light appeared in Dongfang Sheng's eyes.

"Yes, this disciple understands."

Dongfang Sheng opened his mouth, as if he wanted to give some more advice, but after thinking about it, he gave up and waved his hand:

"Retreat..."

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East Sea, Martial Emperor City.

Ye Xiangnan, dressed in a white robe, stepped onto the top of the Immortal Peak step by step without any expression on his face. The endless immortal mist opened a path, and his body was shrouded in an inexplicable dao rhyme.

He was in harmony with heaven and earth, and also benefited from the outside world.

Facing the palace in front of him, Ye Xiangnan bowed:

"This disciple greets Master!"

Three breaths after the sound fell, an old voice came from inside the hall:

"Well... another year has passed while I was sleeping."

"Master has reached the immortal realm. It is normal to sleep for decades. This disciple disturbed Master's cultivation."

"Hehe... what's the matter? Did something happen?"

Lu Chengfeng knew his disciple's character. If it wasn't for something big, he would never wake him up. He usually woke up naturally every ten years.

"Reporting to Master, something did happen. Not long ago... now Jingtai wants to offer sacrifices to heaven and ascend to the throne of Human Emperor. In Master's opinion, what should my Martial Emperor City do?"

"Northern barbarians entering the country, demons heading north, the battle of Mount Liang, number one in the world..."

Lu Chengfeng's voice slowly sounded:

"It seems that during the time I was asleep, many things happened in the world. It was more exciting than the previous hundred years. It was a bit like the feeling a thousand years ago."

"Xiang Qianqiu... is very extraordinary. He can break Sima Old Thief's methods and is probably no less than you."

"If I have the opportunity, I must see him."

"Isn't this an opportunity? Jingtai ascends to the throne of Human Emperor. The Xiang family cannot remain indifferent. At that time, you will be able to see him with your own eyes."

"Master is right."

"This time the imperial court is offering sacrifices to ancestors. If you want to take action, then do it. At least, the Sima family is not qualified to be the Human Emperor."

"Yes."

"Xiangnan..."

"Master."

"You are only separated from the Dao Realm by a layer of window paper. Before, the world was turbid and the rules were unclear, and those guys deliberately did some things.

It is ten times more difficult to comprehend the Dao. You have also been trapped in this realm for a hundred years. Now, the general trend of the world is vast, and disputes are about to arise. How similar is it to a thousand years ago.

This is the worst of times, but also the best of times. A thousand years ago, that shameless guy became the Human Lord and rose with the trend.

Now that another millennium cycle has arrived, you must seize the opportunity."

"This disciple understands."

"I have nothing to advise you on. You have to rely on yourself for the rest of the road."

"This disciple understands."

"Go, go, whatever you consider, is up to you."

"Okay."

"I'm sleepy..."

"This disciple takes his leave."

Ye Xiangnan bowed slightly and turned to leave.

Suddenly, Lu Chengfeng's voice sounded again:

"By the way, how is that Chen kid, the number one on the Hidden Dragon List, now?"

Ye Xiangnan thought for a while and said in a deep voice:

"This son's talent is rare in a thousand years. Now he has broken through the realm of Refining Spirit, holds the power of three states, and is secretly accumulating strength..."

"Damn it, how are all the Xiang family so strong..."

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