Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant

Chapter 459: Chapter 43 Battle begins_3

It wasn’t until the Qi Dynasty, located in the heartland of Fenglin Continent, sensed the impending crisis and boldly joined forces with the Chu Dynasty to quash the Kingdom of Immortals about a year ago.

The cultivators of the Kingdom of Immortals suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat to the Ehou Pass. For a time, they ceased their westward ambitions— or so it seemed.

Everyone knew that this was merely a facade.

The cultivation method of the Incense Fire Dao destines them to have an instinctive desire for expansion.

If there is the slightest hope of life, these cultivators from the Kingdom of Immortals would go all out, expand and invade in all directions.

What puzzled Tang Ji was that a year later, the way of attack by the Kingdom of Immortals added a trace of bizarre flavor. They struck from the Ehou Pass of Wei State and captured Wei and Xu States overnight.

It sent a shockwave throughout the Fenglin Continent!

Even Jin found it quite puzzling.

This was also why Tang Ji was willing to accept Xiang Huang’s invitation to come here.

He really wanted to understand the reason behind it.

After all, even if there were a hundred Immortal Masters of Nascent Soul stationed in the Ehou Pass, they would not be able to achieve such speed.

Given the huge territories of Wei and Xu States, even if the Immortal Masters of Nascent Soul traveled unfettered, it would still take at least half a year.

Conquering two states overnight means that either an Immortal Ascendant elder broke the rules and took action personally, or there is some hidden information.

And this idea was also lingering in the minds of the seated Immortal Masters of Nascent Soul.

Immediately, the discussion began.

However, the few heads of the families present did not dare to question Xiang Huang as they did before. Instead, they didn’t say a word and quietly listened to Prince You’s deployment.

The deployment for the Immortal Masters of Nascent Soul did not take much time; apparently, Prince You had long preplanned it.

Most of the Nascent Souls accepted it.

Tang Ji remained aloof all the while. He had only agreed to cooperate with Xiang Huang but didn’t promise to follow Prince You’s arrangements. But Prince You had obviously anticipated this and made no arrangement for Tang Ji.

“Friend Tang is Jin’s ally. We just hope you will take action if the situation changes.” Prince You said in a gentle tone.

Tang Ji clasped his hands: “I definitely will.”

Several heads of the families below showed their displeasure.

But no one dared to say anything.

These matters were soon arranged.

Prince You’s expression tightened slightly:

“Next, let’s thoroughly comb through how the Kingdom of Immortals managed to effortlessly conquer Wei State and Xu State…”

By this time, the servant cultivator at the side had already brought out a lot of materials from his storage ring.

Not just these materials, but a bunch of cultivators from the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and even Golden Core stages were also brought over by the servant cultivator.

Everyone looked puzzled.

Tang Ji took the jade slip from the servant cultivator and quickly scanned it with his spiritual sense. He found that most of it was about various issues that occurred in Wei State and Xu State in the past year.

“The Ming Curse Sect, as the first major sect after the reconstruction of Wei State, had conflicts with the other two sects in Wei State. Half a year ago, the other two sects conspired against the Ming Curse Sect, and the Ming Curse Sect was wiped out…”

“The master of the ‘Spiritual Prosperity Gate’ of Xu State died in an accident while pursuing the Kingdom of Immortals a year ago…”

“The Spiritual Prosperity Gate was besieged by several sects of Xu State. These sects were originally allies of the Spiritual Prosperity Gate. After the gate was destroyed, the other sects suffered heavy losses. None of the Golden Core Masters in Xu State survived…”

These tidbits of information, collected and organized by many cultivators, swiftly passed through Tang Ji’s mind.

Without much thought, they instantly connected into a single thread.

“It’s the Kingdom of Immortals!”

“The Kingdom of Immortals incited strife within the two nations!”

All Nascent Soul Masters who had read the materials in the jade slip unanimously had similar thoughts.

Seeing the shock in everyone’s eyes, Prince You had a solemn expression:

“What you all are thinking is correct. This is the information we just collected. According to what we found out, we, like you, believe that the Kingdom of Immortals stimulated civil discord in these small countries.”

“Due to widespread internal strife, these small countries’ powers were swiftly depleted. The Kingdom of Immortals bypassed the front defense line of the Ehou Pass. To seize such states was as easy as taking something out of one’s pocket.”

“The cultivators within the two countries didn’t even get the chance to send a call for help or a warning to us. By the time we reacted, the Kingdom of Immortals had its army at the gates of Qiao State.”

“If I hadn’t strictly supervised the people under me when I was holding down the fort in Qiao State, I’m afraid we’d also have suffered the same fate.”

“The problem is, how does the Kingdom of Immortals know the internal situation of each state? How many similar situations are there in Qiao State?”

“Responders from within! It must be responders from within!”

The elder at the helm of the Huang family couldn’t help but speak up.

He then looked towards Xiang Huang on the opposite side.

He had thought that Xiang Huang would say something. Unexpectedly, at that moment, Xiang Huang’s face was extremely grim.

Behind Xiang Huang, the white-robed cultivator from Jin seemed to have thought of something. His face was equally unpleasant.

Not only him, but Prince You also noticed the two men’s odd behavior and couldn’t help but ask:

“Prince Gao, what’s wrong?”

Prince Gao wore an extremely unpleasant look and disregarding all etiquette, said:

“Uncle Wang, the Yan State I am guarding is in danger!”

“What?!”

Prince You’s face sank immediately.

The surrounding Immortal Masters of Nascent Soul also couldn’t help but change their expressions!

Yan State was connected to the heartland of the Chu Dynasty and was the crucial gateway to the northwest of Chu. If anything were to go wrong, the damage would be unimaginable.

Without any hesitation, he immediately ordered:

“You go to Yan State immediately, use the Teleportation Array!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure of a white-robed cultivator had already vanished instantly.

…

Moonlight.

Radiance as smooth as water.

Yanqiao Pass.

A massive transparent shield encompassed the entire Yanqiao Pass.

The sheen occasionally appearing atop it was dreamlike and emitted an exotic yet dangerous charm.

In the sky around, there were many Class IV Sky-Blocking Arrays set up.

Not only here, but the whole defensive line was generously filled with Sky-Blocking Talismans and such by Prince Gao.

This arrangement was enough to expose any cultivators who tried to circumvent the pass, subsequently being met with a storm of attacks from inside the Yanqiao Pass.

Yet, not far from Yanqiao Pass, atop an unobserved mountain.

Over a thousand Incense-burning Dao Cultivators, their eyes filled with excitement, watched Yanqiao Pass through a Concealment Array.

The weakest among them were Class II cultivators.

There were even dozens of Class III Masters.

Yet, they were also respectfully standing below the leading six figures.

The six were diverse in appearance.

There was a female cultivator of incredible ugliness.

And another was a cultivator of a different race, with red skin and fire flaring from the tip of his nose.

One of them, a cultivator in a dark gray robe with an ordinary appearance, glanced at the other five and revealed a smile:

“Friends, I shall take the lead.”

“Hehe, we appreciate your efforts. You are the only one who can infiltrate Yan State with the ‘Well Moon Body’. This time, if we conquer Yan State and achieve our blockade objective, you should take credit!”

The incredibly ugly female cultivator seemed like a leader and she spoke.

“Thank you, Chi Mei, but the three of us have an inseparable bond; we’re as close as siblings. There is no need to create a barrier with merit and credit.”

The gray-robed cultivator smiled gently, stepped into the moonlight, and gradually faded away.

Seeing the gray-robed cultivator disappear without a trace, the ugly female cultivator fell into a moment of contemplation, then turned to the crowd behind her, her eyes flashing with fierceness and zeal:

“Friends, it’s time to vie for believers and work for the superior gods!”

“Conquer Yanqiao Pass!”

“Conquer Yan State!”

“Yes!”

The cultivators below responded loudly.

Outside the Concealment Array.

Complete silence.