"I really don't dare to believe that a person like City Lord Yue would die in the hands of this person for no reason. A child who hasn't matured, still full of baby energy … "
"Child? The child you are talking about caused those four thousand cloud ships to sink into the sand. Within twenty days, he swept several provinces, no one could stop him! "
"Scoff! He can only be happy for a while. Just because he has some achievements, he is so arrogant. Even when his father was at his strongest, he was really thrifty. Even his carriage was an extremely ordinary Cloud Crossing Carriage. Look at his extravagance and extravagance, who knows how much of the people's blood and sweat were used … "
"I only know that Xie Rong died in a tragic manner. Taoyun City lost five battles, all of which were head-on on the battlefield. If they didn't surrender, they would most probably follow in Xie Rong's footsteps. You and I are different from Huanlong Province. Those people who surrendered then rebelled, rebelled then surrendered. It is normal that Zong Shou doesn't like them. Why do we have to join in? "
"However, that carriage is really not bad. No matter if one is a spirit master or martial cultivator, cultivating in it is beneficial. What a waste, probably in these few years only the city lords under Gantian Mountain can afford it. This time they have earned too much … "
"You can't say it like that. One must be loyal. Moreover, this Zong Shou is so overbearing at such a young age. He probably won't last long! "
"Loyal? If you talk about loyalty then why don't you surrender without a fight? So what if he is overbearing at such a young age? As long as he can make the territory safe and give us some benefits every year, it is okay. As for whether or not it will last, let's see how many powers in Donglin Cloud Continent can go up against Gantian Mountain. "
Zi Donglai smiled when he heard that, coming back to his senses from deep thought. Although he was a little absent-minded, he heard the words of the people beside him.
He knew that most of these people were at odds with each other and had different opinions. Who knows what methods that Zong Shou used.
He thought back to the agreement he signed when he met Zong Shou. He borrowed 50 thousand Grade Four beast crystals from the Gantian Mountain Monster King.
This time, Yuanlong City suffered a great loss. A total of twenty-five cloud ships were sunk. Not only did they gain nothing, but they also lost tens of thousands of elites. Just the compensation alone was an astronomical figure. With these beast crystals, they were finally able to solve their desperate situation.
Although the interest was frighteningly high, it would allow Yuanlong City to quickly recover its vitality. It was better than gradually declining in the future. Naturally, there was a price to pay for this loan.
"Be careful with your words! No matter what, the person you are talking about is already our ruler, so how can we not respect him? West Border City only has itself to blame, and there is no need for us to grieve over the loss of the rabbit. No matter whether or not Gantian Mountain falls in the future, at least now we need to follow the official path … "
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding people fell silent. The dozen or so people here were all in the vicinity of Dragon Origin City, following his lead.
Since Zi Dong had made such a decision, even if this person was dissatisfied, he had to suppress it in his heart.
At this time, Zi Donglai was too lazy to care. He was deep in thought, what kind of person was this Zong Shou?
If it was before, there would be people who dared to look down on him for not cultivating and not learning spells. However, at this moment, no one dared to look down on him.
To be able to behead Yue Guanyun and force Taoyun City to the brink of destruction, causing Gantian Mountain City to rise up once more in the west region of the Cloud Continent and become the overlord of a region.
Such a person, even if he didn't have the strength to fight a chicken, it was enough to make one tremble in fear!
This meeting had left a deep impression on him. His style had changed a lot.
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In the snow, a group of close to twenty thousand cavalry were galloping. Tens of thousands of horse hooves were like lightning, causing the snow to fly up.
Zong Shou also rode his horse forward, protected in the middle by the army. His face was filled with exhaustion.
Twenty days of galloping without stopping. Riding the war horse, pretty much not stopping at all. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't tired.
Just him alone had exhausted three grade 4 Windrider foals. At Xijie City, he finally had a rare two days of rest. Following which he needed to gallop day and night. What a tough person.
However, he had no choice as the east matter had already been solved. Blazing Flame City and Yunxia City had a possible huge battle which he needed to personally head over to take a look.
As expected, the monster king position wasn't for a human. In his heart, he was filled with regret. If it wasn't for Long Ruo and the others provoking him, he wouldn't have gone crazy. Within twenty days, he had taken down Huanlong, Tianfang, and Xiping provinces.
Actually, within a few years, slowly eating and swallowing was the best method. If he swallowed like a whale sweeping up, he would have some indigestion.
Coincidentally, at this moment, a red shadow descended from the sky. Hu Zhongyuan at the side reached out and grabbed the red swift bird in his hand.
Zong Shouxin knew that this was definitely a message from Hu Qianqiu or Qiu Wei. He was lazy to take a look, directly asking, "Is it uncle Hu or uncle Qiu, what's the situation there?"
Hu Zhongyuan took out the letter and took a look. His brows furrowed, "It's father! He said that Yunxia City's attacks are really strong, gathering nine hundred thousand cavalry along with the lords of the subordinate cities. They have been attacking for three days and three nights near Gu Crane City. However, at noon today, they have retreated and are showing signs of merging with Blazing Flame Mountain. They seem to know about the situation here … "
Zong Shou's lips curled up. As expected from Feng Nu and Xiong Ba, they were all war veterans, heroes of a region, understanding the situation.
They suffered heavy losses in the cloud ocean and returned empty-handed. They knew that their forces were hurt and were really weak, but they went all out to attack to try to break the situation.
After knowing that the three provinces of Tianfang were swept by him and that Taoyun City had no way to fight back, they decisively retreated. They used troops and strength, not giving anyone a chance to take advantage of them.
Following which he heard Hu Zhongyuan say, "My father said that although Yunxia City's attacks are strong, they are weak on the inside and their hearts aren't calm. He has seventy percent confidence that he can crush them in one strike. He blames the ruler for tying up his hands and feet such that he can only defend Gu Crane City and miss out on a good chance. "
Zong Shou laughed involuntarily. At the start when he sent down the numerous decrees, he had predicted that Hu Qianqiu would be unhappy.
"Write back to your father and say that if you use your fists to hit people, you need to clench your five fingers tightly and retract your hand. Only when you gather enough strength can you cause pain. If not, if it doesn't hurt or itch, what's the point? Yue Linghuan's talents aren't weaker than his father's and can't be underestimated. We also can't be careless … "
Hu Qianqiu nodded his head. He deeply agreed with Zong Shou's last sentence. Although Yue Linghuan lost five times in front of their ruler, he was able to lose but not collapse.
After knowing that things weren't going well, he retracted all his strength right away. He gathered the troops of Yuntao City in Hanxi Province and defended it tightly.
It caused Zong Shou's troops to be like a mouse pulling a turtle, helpless and could only return. He had no choice but to leave Chai Yuanling and Fakong behind. He also called Renbo over to deal with these new lands to defend against Taoyun City's counterattacks.
Which was why no one here, including Hu Zhongyuan, dared to underestimate this person.
Yue Linghuan's decisiveness in doing things was no less than his father.
If anything happened on the west line, this person would definitely make a move.
After Zong Shou finished speaking, he was slightly distracted. This trip to Gu Crane City might be the last battle he participated in in these few years in Gantian Mountain.
That Tiegang Stone Hall was about to be built. After settling everything, he would be able to be at ease and place everything down to continue to chase his sword path.
This king position seemed really important and had huge power, controlling the life and death of billions of people. However, it wasn't what Zong Shou wanted!
To complete that person's wishes, he had already wasted too much time.
He closed his eyes and allowed the Windrider Foal under him to gallop on its own. Zong Shou's intent entered the underworld.
After 20 consecutive days and nights, he had slowly learned how to enter a meditative state on a horse.
At the start, it was to recover soul power. In the end, he could even cultivate in such a state.
At this moment, what Zong Shou paid the most attention to was the One Origin Sword that he was nurturing within his soul.
This illusionary spirit sword was more and more golden in color, and there were dragon patterns wrapping around it.
Actually, since he obtained all the riches of the beast tomb under the cloud ocean. He also used the energy destroying crossbows to sink those 4 thousand cloud ships. The aura of the Dao of Kings that was gathered on the body of the sword was the so-called aura of dragons. It was already growing. When he led his troops to invade south and expanded by 10 thousand miles, the dragon energy within naturally became thicker and thicker.
This was the sign of the country strength increasing greatly, the military strength reaching its peak.
However, to his surprise, the problem of contamination from the Dragon Energy that gave him a headache did not appear.
These threads of bright yellow energy only gathered on the One Origin Sword, like it was blocked by a power and didn't spread outwards.
He remembered what Wei Xu said before he left. Zong Shou instinctively focused all his attention on the nine layer purple gold pagoda.
If it was as he expected, the dragon energy was suppressed by the pagoda. It seemed like this item wasn't as simple as just suppressing the soul.
His senior brother had indeed left him a huge gift.
Zong Shou still couldn't touch this magical treasure of unknown grade. He only took a close look and didn't bother about it.
Instead, he continued to form true spiritual talismans in his soul ocean. When he was on the boat, he asked Xuanyuan Yiren for advice on the meaning of the purify word. He also studied the Heaven Swallowing Energy Conversion Technique.
Using Little Gold's natural ability, he swallowed and purified several spiritual treasures. He was only a few steps away from these 2 true spiritual talismans.
Maybe in 4 days, maybe in 10 days, in less than a month, his spiritual cultivation would be able to enter the return to sun realm!
From the west world to Ancient Crane, the distance was a total of 2200 miles. Luckily, the land was flat and there was no need to take a detour. 1 man, 3 horses. Traveling day and night, in just 2 days and 2 nights.
Zong Shou was on the horse, continuously forming true spiritual talismans, using them to comprehend laws and to observe where he was lacking. He didn't feel too tired along the way.
On the morning of the 3rd day, the distant Ancient Crane City was finally in sight. Zong Shou felt slightly regretful and stopped his meditation. At this moment, within his soul ocean, there were only 2 true spiritual talismans that weren't completed. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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