"Heh heh! It's not too late to realize, but you're wrong about one thing, the Gate of Creation is also part of the Emperor's plan!"
"Kill!"
...
This battle was long, and no one knew the immense effort An Yuan Celestial Dynasty put into it. However, after that battle, Bi Yi hastily withdrew from the Chi Yang Celestial Dynasty battlefield and returned to An Yuan Celestial Dynasty to recuperate.
He was said to be severely injured. More importantly, in that battle, the Third Elder of the Gate of Creation, Rui Feng, who guarded the capital of Chi Yang Celestial Dynasty, died, and the Third Elder of Ling Xu Palace, Geng Xia Zhi, also died. The armies of the two major powers that had occupied the Chi Yang Celestial Dynasty battlefield were completely annihilated.
After this battle, most of the territory of Chi Yang Celestial Dynasty was controlled by An Yuan Celestial Dynasty, thus completing the blockade of the Gate of Creation.
The Gate of Creation, a sect controlling a province, was the core of what remained.
Compared to the Chi Yang Celestial Dynasty battlefield, the encirclement led by Ling Xu Palace and Jiu Li Celestial Dynasty had completely suppressed the arrogant might of the Nangong family.
In the past month, the Nangong family had lost one-third of its territory. Nangong Ruo Fei, who had ventured deep into Ling Xu Daozhou, was killed. Jiu Li Celestial Dynasty also lost a top Heavenly God, and the First Elder of Ling Xu Palace, Han Qiu Bai, was severely injured.
Facing the desperate counterattack of the Gate of Creation, Ling Xu Palace, and Jiu Li Celestial Dynasty, An Yuan Celestial Dynasty and the Nangong family were ultimately unable to cope.
In order to continue collecting immense amounts of death energy, Liao Seng and Liao Yan sent Ben Chen and Ben Quan to respectively guard the two forces, stabilizing the hearts of Emperor An Yuan and the Nangong Clan Leader.
Upon their arrival, Ben Chen and Ben Quan brought with them one hundred thousand elite troops, all at the peak of the Unity realm.
Among them were more than ten Heavenly God beings.
It could be seen that Liao Seng and Liao Yan had not placed all their hopes on An Yuan Celestial Dynasty and the Nangong family. To the two of them, An Yuan Celestial Dynasty was merely a pawn, and it mattered not whether they perished or survived, as long as large amounts of death energy could be generated.
As for why they sent Ben Chen and Ben Quan to lead the army to assist them, it was simply because the Death Banner had not yet completed its collection of death energy. These two armies, under the guise of helping the Nangong family and An Yuan Celestial Dynasty, were in fact fanning the flames, pushing this bloody battle to a new peak.
After Ben Chen and Ben Quan entered An Yuan Celestial Dynasty and the Nangong family, they did not engage in direct combat. Instead, they had their brought Unity realm peak troops engage in rampant slaughter. In just over ten days, they not only shattered the combined offensive of Ling Xu Palace and Jiu Li Celestial Dynasty but even advanced tens of thousands of miles.
Especially the position of the Gate of Creation, which was in peril. With the help of the eminent monks, An Yuan Celestial Dynasty quickly adjusted its state and reassembled its army, pressing the attack on the Gate of Creation.
...
On the third day of the sixth month of the seventh year of Han, Shou Zi Ping, the sect leader of the Gate of Creation, walked step by step towards the imperial palace in Chang'an City.
As he walked, he increasingly felt the might of the Han Dynasty. In Qianzhou, Ying Bu, the commander of the Sky-Splitting Yak, possessed the might of a top Heavenly God. The commander of an army was a top Heavenly God!
He knew that Ying Bu was not a true Heavenly God. It was no secret that beings of the Han Imperial Dynasty could fight across realms. Being able to unleash the power of a Heavenly God was enough to showcase Ying Bu's strength.
Through the mysterious Mi Cang Path, he entered Chang'an City of the Han Imperial Dynasty in a few breaths. The closer he got to the imperial palace in the city center, the more he felt the thickening national destiny of an empire!
"Is this the national destiny an Imperial Dynasty can possess? Even the combined national destiny of An Yuan Celestial Dynasty and Jiu Li Celestial Dynasty would not be two-thirds of the Han Imperial Dynasty's!!" Looking at this scene, his face was filled with immense shock.
On the streets of Chang'an City, Unity realm cultivators were everywhere, all with smiles on their faces, doing their business. There were no soldiers patrolling the streets, yet it was incredibly harmonious.
Passing by some government offices, he could see officials carefully inquiring about the troubles of the common people. He had traveled to many places, and no imperial court had achieved the state of the Han Imperial Dynasty.
In front of the Vermilion Bird Gate of the imperial palace, Mao Xiang, the Commander of the Imperial Guard, quietly watched Shou Zi Ping, the sect leader of the Gate of Creation, who had come from afar. This was once the ruler of a Daozhou region.
"His Majesty has decreed!"
"Summon Shou Zi Ping, sect leader of the Gate of Creation, to an audience!"
"Hmm!"
Shou Zi Ping stopped, his brow furrowed slightly with displeasure. No matter how fallen the Gate of Creation was now, no matter how desperate Shou Zi Ping was, he was still the ruler of a Daozhou region, and he was still a Dao God realm expert.
"Boom!"
"Thump thump!!"
Just as Shou Zi Ping was about to speak and reprimand, from within the Vermilion Bird Gate, came orderly footsteps. Led by the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry, three thousand White Horse Volunteers emerged from the Vermilion Bird Gate and stood guard.
"This..."
A team of Divine Fire realm beings!! An army of three thousand peak Unity realm beings!! What was the origin of the Han Imperial Dynasty?
With this scene before him, the Gate of Creation could organize such a force, but it would require mobilizing the core disciples of the entire sect.
"Weng~~"
Who!
Shou Zi Ping's heart trembled, and he quickly looked up. He saw a burly man on the Vermilion Bird Gate, clad in Qilin armor, holding a Green Dragon Saber, exuding the pressure of the Dao God realm, making Shou Zi Ping's legs tremble. An immense spiritual pressure was suppressed, and in a single breath, his face turned pale.
"Let's go!"
Mao Xiang, holding the Xiu Chun Saber at his waist, glanced at the weakened Shou Zi Ping and walked inside without looking back.
"Please..."
Shou Zi Ping reluctantly extended his palm, bowed respectfully, and with this word, all his pressure vanished. Wei Wen Tong raised the Green Dragon Saber in his hand and patrolled the city wall, not fearing Shou Zi Ping's sudden attack.
Shou Zi Ping bowed solemnly to Wei Wen Tong, not daring to delay. He hastily extended his palm, wiped the cold sweat from his face with his clothes, took out a few pills, temporarily stabilized his injuries, and then hurried to follow Mao Xiang.
He passed through several palace gates. The further he went, the more he saw the patrolling soldiers, all of them at the peak of the Unity realm!
This strength was enough to sweep away the Gate of Creation!
Soon, he followed Mao Xiang into the square in front of the Xuanzheng Hall. Upon entering, it was exceptionally spacious and profound.
For some reason, he felt as if a mountain weighing ten thousand jun had been placed on his chest, making it difficult to breathe. He looked up and stared straight ahead, and his whole body trembled, not daring to move an inch.
He saw a giant Bi Xi supporting a mysterious stele, entwined with dragon energy and imbued with bronze divine light, its aura as imposing as a mountain.
He could sense from the air how heavy that stele was, yet the Bi Xi remained unharmed, as if unaffected by any gravity, quietly closing its eyes.
"Let's go!"
Mao Xiang turned back, looking at the shocked Shou Zi Ping, his eyes filled with even greater contempt. Was this the ruler of a Daozhou region? Truly pathetic!