Chapter 819: Chapter 56: Explosion on the Spot

The Feathered Clan and Dragon Clan allied forces encircled the area around the original Yuanjiang City on the Two Rivers Plain, engaging in a series of fierce battles with the Qilin and White Tiger allied forces.

This war, which also involved the Imperial Clan and the three major feudal lords, was known as the Half Realm Battle in the Eastern Emperor Realm.

Clearly, if the Two Rivers Plain were to be completely occupied by Central State, South State would no longer have any buffer zone, allowing the Qilin and White Tiger forces to sail down along the two rivers and strike directly into the heartland core of South State, akin to “half the realm collapsing in an instant”.

But if the defense of the Two Rivers Plain holds, it would be possible to contain the allied forces of Central State and West State, providing the Northern State’s Xuanwu a breather.

As for the final outcome, no one could say for certain.

In Yuanjiang City, Long Long personally commanded day and night. The defensive formations were repeatedly shattered by the besieging forces, but he quickly repaired them with his extensive experience and then counterpushed back.

Whenever the pace of the siege briefly slowed, he would find a secluded corner in the city guard’s mansion to take and refine one of the Dragon Blood Pills stolen from the old dragon.

From the previous journey to the Shennongjia Mountain Range, the contents of the old dragon’s storage bag were plentiful but useless, and Luo Yan gave most of them to his wife, Shi Liuli. Trading the Shennong Cauldron for the Heaven-overturning Seal, yet to make sense of the Eight Trigrams Mirror, only the Dragon Blood Pill could be immediately cashed in to increase combat power and naturally should not be wasted.

The elixirs carried by this immortal indeed had extraordinary effects. Once the medicinal power was refined, Long Long felt that all the painstaking efforts triggered by the domineering blood energy were resolved with ease, transforming into solid hard cultivation.

In hindsight, his growth in cultivation level from the Soul Storing Rank to the Root Seeking Rank, and then to the Obscure Weave Rank, was not actually from hard cultivation, but rather benefited from various top-tier Immortal Pills obtained from the Ziwei Master, Wan Xiang Immortal, and the old dragon, which truly left one speechless.

Working will not make one rich overnight, and hard cultivation will not allow one to ascend to the heavens in a day. Only by relying on the support of high rank cultivators can one manage to maintain a swift pace of leveling up.

With a brief calculation, Long Long knew that it would take a few months to reach the Great Perfection of the Obscure Weave Rank.

After Great Perfection, comes the Nascent Infant Heavenly Tribulation.

Back when he was advancing to the First Grade Golden Core Rank, even with his extraordinary talent, he was nearly wiped out by the overly challenging Heavenly Tribulation. This First Grade Divine Infant tribulation would likely be even more perilous than the Golden Core Tribulation.

Luckily, he now possessed magical treasures, cultivation techniques, and Flying Swords, many more resources than he had during the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, so he wasn’t completely without assurance in overcoming the tribulation.

But certainly, he would not cross the tribulation in the Eastern Emperor Realm.

“Ah Jing, let’s go to Kunlun for the save.”

[Location One: Qinling, Kunlun frontline position.]

[Character Identity: Qiu Changtian.]

[Overlaying the Mirror Flower Water Moon Template, time-space traveling in process.]

Qiu Changtian opened his eyes and sighed helplessly.

In the Eastern Emperor Realm, a large-scale war had unfolded.

In the Cultivation Realm, a not insignificant war had also broken out.

In the Eastern Emperor Realm, I am playing the role of Long Long of the Azure Dragon Clan, taking on the task of commanding the war zone and leading my subordinate cultivators against the allied forces of the Qilin and White Tiger.

In the Cultivation Realm, I am playing the role of Qiu Changtian of the Kunlun Taiqing Sect, similarly…

I couldn’t continue.

If this were put into a novel, I might be accused of padding out the word count. But considering the repetitive nature of history, it’s actually not that surprising.

Just as the end of the Han Dynasty saw the decline of the Han royal house with numerous warlords contending for dominance, the end of the Sui Dynasty also witnessed the decline of the Sui royal house with various warlords vying for power. Heroes like Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, and Zhou Yu appeared during the Han Dynasty’s end, just as Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, and Cheng Yaojin emerged at the end of the Sui Dynasty… Anyway, warfare, it’s all somewhat similar.

Although Qiu Changtian felt like he had just crawled out of one muddy pit only to fall into another, he had no choice but to make do and muddle through.

“Brother.” Guan Zhan pushed the door and entered from outside, “We have recaptured several mines.”

“Excellent.” Qiu Changtian applauded with a smile, “Junior brother, I have a new list here. Take your men and subdue them.”

After Guan Zhan’s Core Formation, his Daoist name became “Pingchuan”, but Qiu Changtian still preferred to address him as brother. As for the cultivators outside, they didn’t call Guan Zhan “Real Person Pingchuan”, but rather “Desperate Guan Lang”. The reason is needless to say.

Guan Zhan silently took the list, but was in no hurry to leave, merely gazing at Qiu Changtian with eager eyes.

“I also have a sword technique here. Junior brother, go have fun with it.” Qiu Changtian, imitating the manner of an immortal bestowing gifts, said indifferently.

Guan Zhan took the sword technique and hurriedly left while eagerly reading it like a person starved for knowledge.

Qiu Changtian watched his retreating figure and sighed.

Why Guan Zhan was so desperate for power, he knew all too well.

Back when the two were of the same realm, now their cultivation levels have become vastly different, such that even the little trickle from the gaps between his fingers would make him overflow with gratitude and be at his beck and call… It can only be said that the “Matthew effect” in the Cultivation Realm is excessively outrageous; one step behind, and you fall behind at every step.

In light of this, I must also hurry to perfect the Golden Core Realm and undergo the Nascent Infant Tribulation.

Thinking this way, Qiu Changtian returned to reviewing the detailed battle plans.

If the alliance between the Feathered Clan and the Dragon Clan had a four or five in ten chance of defeating the Qilin and White Tiger allied forces, then the strength comparison between the Kunlun Taiqing Sect and the Six Paths alliance should be above seven to three.

In terms of overt strength, the Demon Cult is definitely not a match–even if all Six Paths joined forces and united to oppose Kunlun, they would not be able to win.

The strategy adopted by Wei Dongliu was nothing more than surprise attacks (on Guanzhong), and containment (at Iron City Mountain), snatch a wave and then leave. If Kunlun turned hostile and seriously wanted to fight, then everyone would immediately scatter, leaving you unable to even find our Sect Residences.

However, Kunlun’s perspective was somewhat reminiscent of the ancient Central Plain dynasties’ helplessness towards nomadic tribes: I know you’ve come to take advantage; I also know I can’t completely get rid of you, so I can only try to send you away as quickly as possible.

Qiu Changtian sighed and received another Flying Sword Messaging from Xu Yinglian.

As he unfolded it, he saw that Xu Yinglian cursed Wei Dongliu out, her writing conveying “I was so close to defeating him, but the Master feared some mishap, so we had to sound the retreat. That old Wei is just too lucky,” which made Qiu Changtian laugh uncontrollably.

Do I not know the specific situation? My wife, you still need to practice well!

In any case, with the elders out in full force at Iron City Mountain, Nascent Souls abounding everywhere, there should be no more changes to come.

As long as the various resources in the Guanzhong area are recaptured, this battle will be considered over.

Qiu Changtian continued his orderly command, recapturing each lost region one by one. Most were decided in one battle, with a few stubborn holdouts; for those, he sent Guan Zhan to charge, slay, and cause chaos until no resistance was left.

Having recaptured roughly eighty or ninety percent, the remnants of the Six Paths were gathering for what seemed to be their final counterattack. As Qiu Changtian was directing the encirclement, suddenly there came a sky-shaking explosion from afar, as if mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting.

Both sides, locked in combat, stopped simultaneously and turned their heads to look. They saw massive dark clouds rising in the south, like a tidal wave of darkness bearing down.

That direction… was Shushan!

Another loud boom, shaking the wilds, thunderous like a stampede, galvanized the morale of the Demon Cult, thinking that the Shushan Shangqing Faction had committed too many evils and thus suffered divine retribution that exploded on the spot. They took the opportunity to counterattack.

In contrast, the cultivators from Kunlun were caught off guard and almost pushed back by the Demon Cult’s counterattack.

Qiu Changtian heaved a sigh and leapt up with his sword in hand.