Chapter 676

After the Purple Golden Elixir entered her mouth, Frozen End Progenitor pointed at her disciple's glabella and dissolved the elixir with her magical power.

After the elixir dissolved, it didn't flow into her stomach. Instead, it turned into purple gas and lingered between Li Miaozhen's eyebrows.

The process didn't last long. In less than a quarter of an hour, the purple gas slowly converged and turned into a purple pattern between her eyebrows.

The purple pattern was the same as the lines on elixirs. It was a sign that the elixir had settled.

Li Miaozhen's Fourth Rank body couldn't absorb the elixir completely.

She woke up quickly. Her vision went from blurry to clear. The first thing she saw was Li Lingsu with red eyes and a crying nose. Li Miaozhen was at a loss. Senior Brother, are you here to accompany me too?

Then, he saw his master, Frozen End Progenitor, and his Senior Uncle, Taoist Priest Xuan Cheng.

She understood what was going on.

Her face was pale and her lips were dry. She forced a smile.

"Thank you for saving my life, Master."

Surviving a disaster should be a happy thing. However, when she looked at her old friends who had died in battle, her heart was heavy. She didn't feel the slightest bit of joy.

"You are Tenzō Shōnin, one of the successors of the Sect Leader. I should save you."

Frozen End Progenitor said in an emotionless voice,

"Your Martial Uncle Xuancheng and I have left the mountain this time under the Celestial Lord's orders to bring you two back to the sect.

"After the Battle of Heaven and Man, Tenzō sealed the mountain. No one is allowed to leave."

Li Miaozhen sensed her own condition. Her organs were damaged and her body was in danger. Her burning Primordial Spirit, on the other hand, had been repaired.

She knew she couldn't oppose her master. After a few seconds of silence, she said,

"How will Tianzun punish me?"

Frozen End Progenitor shook her head and said,

"That's Tianzun's business."

Li Miaozhen didn't ask further. She turned to Li Lingsu and said,

"I have one wish. Qi Guangbo's surprise attack on Xunzhou City is urgent. You must inform Yang Yan and other generals. Master, please take pity on me and fulfill my wish. "

Frozen End Progenitor frowned.

"You've died once, but you still can't let go?"

Li Miaozhen looked at the corpses strewn all over the battlefield again, her eyes filled with sorrow. "My friends are all on the battlefield. I can't leave anymore."

She meant her heart.

The Frozen End Progenitor nodded. Since this disciple of hers had already done too many "wrong things", she would not oppress her disciple out of anger, disappointment, or other similar emotions.

No, in fact, she didn't have any emotions right now, not even anger.

Taoist Master Xuan Cheng agreed, but he had an additional condition. He took out a green pill and passed it to Li Lingsu.

"To prevent you from running away again, eat it."

"Spirit Devouring Pill!"

This pill was unique to the Heaven Sect. If one didn't get the antidote within three days after taking it, their primordial spirit would be exhausted.



As the Holy Child, Li Lingsu naturally recognized this pill. She looked at Taoist Priest Xuan Cheng in disbelief and said in a trembling voice,

"Master, I, I'm the disciple you've raised since I was young. Don't you feel pain in your heart? Don't you feel guilty?"

Xuan Cheng was expressionless. His tone was cold.

"Do you think I will?"

"Goddamned Supreme Indifference …" Li Lingsu accepted the order and flew away on her flying sword, disappearing into the blue sky.

He was sure that his master's heart wasn't with him.

There was no point in staying in the Heavenly Sect.

…

The day before the Spring Sacrifice Day.

The Spring Sacrifice Day was the busiest time for every household in the Central Plains.

It symbolized the return of spring and the resurrection of all living things. Every year, the imperial court would hold a ceremony to pray for good weather and peace.

The common people would also cook sheep and slaughter pigs on this day, offering sacrifices to the heavens and earth, praying for a good harvest this year.

This year's Spring Sacrifice Day was the most difficult for the common people. The rich families didn't make any sacrifices, but the poor could only use grass as offerings.

As for the imperial court, no one was in the mood to hold the Spring Sacrifice Day.

It wasn't a lack of money. No matter how tight the imperial court was, they couldn't hold the Spring Sacrifice Day. It was the war in Yongzhou that worried them.

Eight days had passed since Luo Yuheng's Heavenly Tribulation. During this time, the war in Yongzhou could no longer be described as "tragic" or "tragic".

First, the Yunzhou Army attacked Xunzhou. Only 3,000 of the 20,000 soldiers in the city were left. Yang Gong, the former Minister of State of Qingzhou and the current Commander-in-Chief of Yongzhou, lost an arm. The flying beast cavalry of the Heart Voodoo Tribe was completely wiped out.

When Xunzhou was in danger, Xu Xinnian and the other troops on the defense line came back in time to help. The heavily wounded Yang Gong made a prompt decision to lead the remaining soldiers out of the city to attack the Yunzhou Army.

The Commander-in-Chief of Yunzhou, Qi Guangbo, whose surprise attack on Xunzhou had failed, could no longer turn back. He could only grit his teeth and order the elite troops under his command to engage the Daibun army in a fierce battle.

The two sides fought outside Xunzhou for a day and a night. Blood flowed like rivers. According to the reports that were sent back to the capital, the corpses of men and horses were so thick that it was impossible for cavalry to advance, forming a natural barricade.

In this battle, they had the chance to take down the Yunzhou Army. If they had succeeded, it might have been one of the turning points in the war on the Central Plains.

That was until a terrifying cavalry unit appeared and entered the battlefield in a barbaric and almost unreasonable manner. With the cooperation of the Yunzhou Army, they pierced through the Daibun cavalry several times.

The Daibun army, which had the upper hand, found it difficult to contend with this cavalry unit on flat ground. They could only retreat back into the city to take a breather.

This cavalry unit was now firmly remembered by the Daibun court officials and was deeply imprinted in their hearts. It was called the Xuanwu Army.

It had never appeared on the battlefield in Qingzhou, but it became famous in one battle and became the nightmare of the Daibun army. Even the officials of the court couldn't help but feel their scalps go numb when they heard the words' Xuanwu Army '.

Qi Guangbo was determined to take Xunzhou. He launched another attack that night and poured in troops regardless of the cost. Xunzhou fell at dawn.

The Daibun army withdrew from Xunzhou. The three great scholars, Yang Gong, Zhang Shen, and Li Mubai, led eight hundred troops to bring up the rear. The great scholars of Yunlu Academy were skilled and unfathomable, and they successfully covered the retreat of the Daibun army.

However, Yang Gong had repeatedly used the Spell of Conjuration and was seriously injured. Under the backlash of the spell, internal and external injuries erupted. After retreating to Yongzhou, he fell into a coma and his life hung by a thread.

This battle had directly wiped out the remaining elites of the Daibun army. Since the autumn harvest, half of the 100,000 soldiers had died in battle in Jingshan, and the elite troops of the Daibun army had been stretched thin.

In the battle of Qingzhou, the imperial court had mobilized troops and dispatched almost all the elites that could be mobilized from the various prefectural guards to Qingzhou.

In the end, nearly 50,000 people had died in battle, and the remnants had retreated to Yongzhou.

After the empress ascended to the throne, the Minister of War had gritted his teeth and transferred another 10,000 troops from the nearby prefectures.

In the battle of Xunzhou, even this little bit of resources had been used up.

At the same time, the Wulin League, Li Miaozhen, and the other volunteer armies had also been annihilated in this tragic siege battle that would go down in the annals of history.

The Wulin League had lost two fourth-rank sect leaders and 80% of its followers. In particular, Li Miaozhen's Flying Swallow Army had been completely annihilated. She and her senior, Li Lingsu, had been brought back to the sect by the elders of the Tenzō and had not been heard from since.

After the fall of Xunzhou, the Yunzhou Army had completely ceased all banners and drums of war, and they had started a confrontation with the Daibun army.

When the Yunzhou Army had left Yunzhou, it had a total of 60,000 troops, divided into the left, middle, and right armies. All of them were the elites of the elites, and this did not include the militia.

After capturing Qingzhou, they had relied on their abundant reserves of money and rations to recruit people from the pugilistic world and refugees, and their military strength had expanded to 100,000. This caused the Yunzhou Army to grow larger and larger, while the Daibun army had dwindled.

Daibun's national treasury was empty, and refugees were a disaster. Yunzhou had come prepared and had been accumulating for 20 years.

In reality, it was a competition of resources.

In the battle of Qingzhou, the Yunzhou Army had seemed to grow larger and larger, but in reality, the thirty thousand elites of the Left Army had been almost completely wiped out by the Daibun army.

After the battle of Yongzhou, the miscellaneous troops and elites had dwindled day by day, until the bitter battle to capture Xunzhou ended. General Qi Guangbo's direct middle army had been completely wiped out.

There were not many people from the pugilistic world and miscellaneous troops left. The Vermillion Bird Army that had once galloped on the battlefield and soared in the sky now only had twenty to thirty riders left. They had completely become aerial scouts.

The current Yunzhou relied on the main force of the Right Army and the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry to hold the fort.

This was also why Qi Guangbo had changed tactics after the battle of Yongzhou. He had adopted the method of using war to sustain war.

The resources of Yunzhou were limited and could not continue to be depleted.

However, in recent days, the situation on the battlefield had changed again. Perhaps because the extraordinary battle in the north had not ended, the Yunzhou Army had smelled something bad.

Qi Guangbo had gathered all the elites and stationed them outside Yongzhou City. A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Once Yongzhou was conquered, the Yunzhou Army could directly reach the capital. Taking a step back, even if they could not take the capital for the time being, they could let Xu Pingfeng refine Yongzhou and increase their resources.

In addition, in addition to the tribulation transcendence battle that affected the entire Central Plains, there was another extraordinary battle that was also dangerous.

According to the observation of the scouts and night watchmen, the old man from the Wulin League had been plotted against by Xu Pingfeng several times and forcibly transported to Qingzhou.

This peak rank two Warlock wanted to kill the old man on his home ground. The old man was indeed a famous expert. Every time he was beaten, he would cry out in pain. But every time, he could rely on the thick skin of the Warrior to return to Yongzhou from Qingzhou and make a comeback.

Compared to the battle between the two peak rank two Warlocks, the battle between Sun Xuanji and Ji Xuan was remarkable. The secret agents did not pay much attention to it.

… …

In the Imperial Study.

The white-haired Minister of War complained to the Empress.

"Your Majesty, except for some elites stationed at the border, the Ministry of War really can't mobilize any more troops. All the available soldiers have been used up. We only maintain the minimum number of troops to maintain the stability of the various states.

"The Spring Sacrifice is approaching, but there is still some time before the weather turns warm. We need troops to suppress the refugees and bandits. Once we mobilize the air force, the consequences will be unimaginable. "

Qian Qingshu stepped out and scolded.

"The war in Yongzhou is about to break out, but it is difficult to defend Yongzhou with the number of troops. If the Yunzhou Army successfully captures Yongzhou, the next step will be to invade the capital. What else can we do except to rob Peter to pay Paul? "

The officials in the Imperial Study were quarreling.

At this stage of the war, even these old foxes could not maintain their composure.

Behind the big table, the Empress looked dignified. She gently raised her eyes, glanced at the Minister of War, and said, "Mobilize the troops.

"Just do as I say. I don't want to hear any excuses. I only want obedient people."

The Minister of War was shocked and said disappointedly,

"I understand."

The officials looked at each other, and the quarrel gradually died down. The Minister of War was one of Wei Yuan's gullible followers. The Empress did not care about his feelings at all.

Huai Qing looked at the officials and said slowly,

"If the Cloud State Army wants to fight, let's fight. In five days, the Imperial Advisor's tribulation will be over. Within five days, the Yunzhou Army will not be able to invade the capital. After five days, the national advisor will successfully advance to the first rank, and we will still have a chance.

"Otherwise, everything will be over. Whether the Yunzhou Army takes Yongzhou or not is no longer important."

Whether the Daibun lives or dies depends on the background … The officials had mixed feelings. Some were worried, some were hopeful, and some were pessimistic.

Huaiqing continued, "Tomorrow, I will ask King Yu to worship the heaven on my behalf.

"During tomorrow's Spring Sacrifice, I will ask King Yu to worship the heavens on my behalf. I have other important matters to attend to, so I won't be participating."

All the dukes felt that it was inappropriate, but they knew that they were not in the mood for the spring sacrifice. Putting themselves in her shoes, they could understand the empress's feelings.

…

The day of the Spring Sacrifice.

On the day of the Spring Sacrifice.

A luxurious carriage made of Zhennan wood slowly stopped outside the Stargazing Tower.

While the officials were participating in the Spring Sacrifice, the Empress Huaiqing, dressed in bright yellow casual clothes, stepped on the wooden stool set by the eunuchs and got off the carriage.

She stood outside the spacious square and looked up at the towering Stargazing Tower. She turned around and ordered the eunuch,

"Before I come out, no one is allowed to go near the Stargazing Tower."

The eunuch bowed and said,

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Huaiqing immediately entered the Celestial Commissioner's Office. From the first floor to the seventh floor, she climbed in silence. Along the way, there were warlocks in white who greeted her, but she ignored them.

She walked faster and faster, as if she could not wait.

Soon, she arrived at the seventh floor. In the spacious alchemy room, Song Qing had been waiting for a long time. He bowed and said,

"Your Majesty, if you did not come, I would have resurrected Wei Yuan.

After all, I still have a few alchemy experiments to do. I'm really busy. "

Huaiqing glanced at Song Qing, who was "the biggest alchemy experiment in the world", and nodded expressionlessly.

"Lead the way!"

There was nothing to blame. After being friends with Chu Caiwei for so many years, Huaiqing was already used to the behavior of her senior brothers.

After Cai Wei was "expelled" from the Celestial Commissioner's Office by the Supervisor, she initially sent her letters frequently, sharing delicacies from all over the world. Gradually, she began to talk about disasters and people's livelihood. Her words were less cheerful and more serious.

After that, she stopped sending letters.

The last time Huaiqing heard news about Chu Caiwei was from Li Lingsu through the Earth Book.

The gluttonous little girl was picking herbs all over the mountains and plains, treating the refugees who were sick in the cold disaster, or buying food every few days to provide relief to the disaster victims.

The two of them came to the secret room. Song Qing opened the iron door that even a fourth-grade Warrior could not open, and saw Wei Yuan lying unconscious on the bed.

Wei Yuan's Heavenly Soul was in this body.

Back then, Zhao Shou used the Spell of Verbal Power to let Wei Yuan return in triumph. The Confucian Sages Carving Knife and the Lesser Sage Confucian Crown brought back Wei Yuan's Heavenly Soul.

Then, Nangong Qianrou used the lotus seed, and Song Qing refined his body, so that the Heavenly Soul and this new body could be perfectly compatible.

Now, as long as Wei Yuan's soul was called back and the three souls were restored, he could wake up.

Xu Qi 'an had returned from his travels in the pugilistic world. He had gathered all the materials needed to refine the Soul-summoning Flag and finally succeeded.

Huaiqing gently placed her hand on Wei Yuan's shoulder. Her Qi guided him to float in the air, and he followed Huaiqing out of the secret room and toward the Eight Trigrams Stage.

Song Qing followed closely behind.

On the Eight Trigrams Stage, the first thing Huaiqing saw was a circle formation carved in cinnabar. The formation patterns were complicated and densely packed.

"This is the Soul-summoning Flag that Senior Brother Sun left behind before he left. It's a Soul-summoning Flag."

Song Qing gestured for Huaiqing to put Wei Yuan in the center of the array. Then, he took off the brocade pouch at his waist and took out a large flag that was as tall as two people.

The pole of the flag was made of a dark gold metal that was full of air holes. A pitch-black flag hung down from it. The flag was written with small tadpole-like formation patterns using gold powder.

"For you!"

Song Qing threw the Soul-summoning Flag to Huaiqing in a flurry, as if it was a hot potato.

"This flag contains the poison and coldness of a thousand-year-old ancient corpse. Your Majesty, you only have 15 minutes. If you can't summon Wei Yuan's soul within 15 minutes, then you can only wait for three months.

"Because the next suitable date to summon the soul is in late spring three months later."

"Three months later? Daibun can't wait anymore …" Huaiqing nodded and said faintly,

"What else do I need to do?"

Song Qing answered every question.

"Wave the Soul-summoning Flag and shout, 'Wei Yuan, return to me!'

"Sigh, this was originally done by Xu Ningyan. After all, he can be considered half a son of Wei Yuan. The Blood Pill that allowed him to advance was given to him by Wei Yuan. If it were His Majesty …

"Your Majesty, don't think that I'm being straightforward. Your Majesty, are you familiar with Wei Yuan? If you aren't, and he hears that you're calling for him and ignores you, then you're finished. "

"Song Qing is still as annoying as ever …" Huaiqing was expressionless.

"You don't need to worry about this. Before Xu Ningyan went to the Northern Region, he entrusted this matter to me."

Then, she walked to the edge of the Eight Trigrams Platform and raised the Soul-summoning Flag high.

Song Qing lit a stick of incense.

At this moment, the sound of drums and music came from the direction of the palace. The Spring Sacrifice had begun.

"Whoosh ~" Huaiqing waved the Soul-summoning Flag and shouted in a cold voice,

"Wei Yuan, return to me!"

The Empress waved the flag and looked as imposing as the men.