"Report to the Emperor, Lord Fang Xuanling requests an audience!"
"Summon him!"
"Your humble servant, Fang Xuanling, pays his respects to Your Imperial Majesty, may Your Imperial Majesty live ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand thousand years!" Fang Xuanling entered the great hall and bowed solemnly.
"What is it?"
Yang Ying's departure had left Yang Hao in a somber mood, and he spoke softly to Fang Xuanling.
"Your Imperial Majesty, the Ancient Immortal Emperor has perished on the Ancient Star Road. The Xuan Sheng Immortal Dynasty, the Chi Yang Sect, and the Fei Xian Gate, all of which were subservient to the Ancient Sacred Court, have now rebelled. Only the Zi Lei Sect in the Southern Boundary Realm remains loyal."
"According to intelligence gathered by the Brocade-Clad Guard, the Xuan Sheng Immortal Dynasty and the Fei Xian Gate have formed an alliance and will soon raise an army to conquer the Ancient Sacred Court," Fang Xuanling stated calmly.
"The Ancient Immortal Emperor has perished?"
Yang Hao's expression tightened, and he immediately inquired, "What is the situation of the war in the Lie Yan Realm?"
"Reporting to Your Imperial Majesty, since the Six Fires Cult refined their final Emperor-grade Immortal Treasure, they have been on the defensive. The Six Fires Cult has already lost one-third of its territory, and the situation is dire, on the brink of annihilation. Your servant believes that now is the time for our Great Han, which has been dormant for eighty-six years, to control the Lie Yan Realm."
"Issue an imperial decree, ordering the Kui Niu Legion to conquer the Qing Yang Sect and annihilate it within three months, taking control of ten thousand miles of territory!"
"Order the Qilin Legion to conquer the Six Fires Cult, dismiss Meng Juehai from his position as Grand Commandant of the Nine Gates, and integrate him into the Qilin Legion. Annihilate them within three months!"
"Your servant obeys the decree!"
Yang Hao looked at Fang Xuanling in the distance. The Great Yu Immortal Dynasty in the north was being manipulated by Jia Xu, the Six Fires Cult and Qing Yang Sect in the west were locked in a bloody battle, and the Zi Lei Sect in the south would soon face an invasion by the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty.
The time had come; he must bravely emerge and conquer the four directions!
...
In the 178th year of Great Han, in early March, the Qilin Legion and the Kui Niu Legion successfully landed in the Lie Yan Realm. While the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty and the Zi Lei Sect were engaged in a great battle over the Boundary Sea, they launched a fierce assault on the Qing Yang Sect and the Six Fires Cult. With the assistance of the Brocade-Clad Guard's intelligence, the war was swift, striking directly at the enemy's heartland.
"Seven Stars Convergence!"
On the battlefield deep within the Qing Yang Sect's territory, Chang Yuchun held his Tiger-Head Zhan Jin Spear. The tip of the spear guided the movement, as if tens of thousands of stars were rotating. The warhorse beneath him was a reward from Yang Hao for his meritorious service. This warhorse was already extraordinary, possessing a trace of true dragon bloodline. Beneath its hooves, several talismans were inscribed by Yuan Tiangang. When it ran, it was even faster than a powerful Immortal Lord.
On the warhorse, Chang Yuchun held his spear, his face cold. His dark green armor had been baptized by blood, with many dried bloodstains. The light of tens of thousands of stars surged out from within a siege, leaving behind a trail of killing intent. Soon, tens of thousands of troops gathered behind him!
He, alone, led tens of thousands of soldiers, charging out from the battlefield, breaking away from the Kui Niu Legion's formation. Layers of dark green light spread over the armor of the tens of thousands of soldiers behind him. Thunder roared, winds howled, and tens of thousands of troops advanced directly towards the Qing Yang Sect's central army tent.
"Kill!"
Chang Yuchun roared, brandishing his spear. The tens of thousands of soldiers behind him simultaneously raised their blades. The swirling blood-red light caused the sharpness of their weapons to seem to merge. With a roar from the tens of thousands of soldiers, the blood mist shattered, and the sharp, cold glint pierced through the blood. As Chang Yuchun thrust out his spear, all the boundless sharpness converged onto the tip of his spear. As he thrust his spear forward, tens of thousands of Qing Yang Sect disciples could no longer withstand it and directly shattered. The power of this spear was terrifyingly immense, shaking the hearts of the entire army!
"Chang Yuchun!"
"You are Chang Yuchun! Decades ago, you ruined my Qing Yang Sect's grand plan, causing the death of two Immortal Lord elders. Today, you shall remain here! My Qing Yang Sect's territory is specially here to bury battle generals like you of the human race!"
"Kill!"
Two Immortal Lord powerhouses of the Qing Yang Sect, leading the army, roared. Their Sect Master had fought a great battle with the leader of the Six Fires Cult a few days prior, and both were severely injured, their strength less than a tenth of their peak. If Chang Yuchun were allowed to continue his charge like this, he would surely reach the central army tent.
One hundred thousand core disciples of the Qing Yang Sect all condensed into a grand formation. The two Immortal Lord powerhouses, who were at the forefront, looked at the sharpness of the spear that shot out and their expressions immediately changed. They were covered in a layer of green scale armor, but these two pieces were far inferior to the Green Scale Armor worn by Xia Lezhi and Wu Ke in the past.
The moment the two sets of battle armor were donned, the two armies violently collided. On one side was the dark green spear light filled with blood, and on the other was a green scale shield. The void shook, the green shield directly shattered, and the two Immortal Lord powerhouses wearing battle armor were instantly killed by Chang Yuchun's spear. The dark green spear light blasted into the enemy ranks, and countless blood splattered everywhere, with no fleshy pieces remaining, all of it disintegrating like blood mist onto the surrounding land!
With one spear thrust, two Immortal Lord powerhouses perished, and forty thousand core disciples turned into blood mist, scattering everywhere.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"The annihilation of the Qing Yang Sect is today!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The tens of thousands of soldiers following Chang Yuchun roared up to the heavens, their battle blades striking against their shields, the sounds of bombardment shaking the entire battlefield. Their battle blades were raised, and they once again attacked the scattered remaining disciples!
"Pfft!"
Hearing the angry shouts outside the tent, especially the declaration that the Qing Yang Sect's annihilation was today, caused the Qing Yang Sect's Sect Master, who was recuperating from his injuries, to spurt out a mouthful of congealed blood. He had fought a great battle with the leader of the Six Fires Cult, and both were severely injured.
"Presumptuous! Presumptuous!"
"Pfft!"
Another mouthful of blood erupted. The Qing Yang Sect Master's body trembled as he pointed outside the great tent and roared, "If it weren't for my foundational injuries, how dare you insignificant vermin attack my Qing Yang Sect? Shameless villains, shameless villains! Victory without honor, victory without honor!!"
"Pfft!"
Another mouthful of blood spurted out. With this mouthful of blood, it was clear that the Qing Yang Sect Master was weak. He directly fell to the ground. The great tent was empty at this moment. The dignified Sect Master of the Qing Yang Sect, a man of ambition, now lay on the ground like an ant, a breath of anger stuck in his throat, making a gurgling sound like a muffled whistle.
On the battlefield, the Kui Niu Legion, led by several outstanding heroes, acted like sharp blades, instantly slicing through the entire battlefield. Especially Chang Yuchun, who, leading tens of thousands of troops, directly targeted the Immortal Lord powerhouses of the Qing Yang Sect.
Those aloof Immortal Lord powerhouses were like fruits that could be easily shattered before Chang Yuchun's Tiger-Head Zhan Jin Spear.
"All my generals!"
"Follow this general and slay the enemy!"
Chang Yuchun led the charge. His warhorse intercepted another Immortal Lord powerhouse, and he immediately let out a fierce roar. His Tiger-Head Zhan Jin Spear was thrust out like a streak of dark green lightning, vanishing in an instant. In that patch of void, apart from shattered spatial fragments, nothing else existed.
On the battlefield, armies clashed, and Immortal Treasures and battle blades emerged in endless succession, fighting fiercely!