Everyone was well aware of the intentions of those few patriarchs.
They wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to divide the 18 districts of the Reincarnation Island and take control of them.
After all, there were only five of them under the command of the Kenshin.
The new Domain Lord would definitely be chosen from among them.
Other than this, there was no better choice.
The chiefs were looking forward to it, thinking that they would get what they wanted.
Unexpectedly, Ji Tianxing decisively rejected this proposal.
"There are still tens of thousands of soldiers guarding the Youdu City. We only have 12,500 people, which is already pitifully small.
If we occupy the 18 district master's manors, we will definitely spread out more power.
At that time, I will take a few thousand people to attack the Youdu City. Do you want me to let a few thousand soldiers face tens of thousands of enemies?
The war has just begun, and the outcome is still unknown. Please put away your little thoughts! "
Ji Tianxing didn't give any face to the Patriarchs and directly exposed their thoughts.
Immediately, the patriarchs' faces were filled with awkwardness as they retreated with embarrassed smiles.
Next, Ji Tianxing announced the decision to divide the troops.
He would personally lead an army to surround the nine regions around Youdu City, conquering and clearing them one by one.
This army was composed of the Hidden Dragon Tribe of the Yinlong Domain and the Kui Tribe of the Kui Mountain Domain, totaling 5,000 people.
The other army was led by Pine Crane Tribe, Quicksand Tribe, and Fang Tribe. The 7,500 soldiers were led by Pine Crane Tribe, Quicksand Tribe, and Fang Tribe.
Although there was a difference in numbers between the two armies, the Hidden Dragon Tribe and Kui Tribe agreed happily to follow Ji Tianxing.
Most importantly, the chiefs of the Hidden Dragon Tribe and Kui Tribe were two troublemakers.
One was straightforward and hot-tempered, while the other was more scheming and scheming.
Ji Tianxing had to lead them personally to ensure that there would be no accidents.
The Pinecrane Clan's loyalty to him was obvious to all.
Quicksand Tribe and Fang Tribe were also more obedient and rarely provoked trouble.
It was also easier to let the disciples of these two tribes follow the Pine Crane Tribe and accept the command of Pine Crane Tribe.
The meeting ended like this.
Ji Tianxing waved his hand to dismiss everyone and ordered them to set out in eight hours.
In the evening, the sun was setting in the west.
The twelve thousand five hundred soldiers of the five clans rode on five different divine ships and sailed out of Ancient Pine Grotto in a grandiose manner.
White Dragon steered the God-slaying Battleship, carrying Ji Tianxing, and led the battleships of the Hidden Dragon Clan and the Kui Clan towards the north at lightning speed.
Patriarch Song He led the disciples of the Quicksand Clan and the Fang Clan in a fleet of three divine warships and flew toward the southwest.
Ji Tianxing's goal and mission was to subdue the nine regions in the inner circle with Youdu City as the center.
The goal of the Pine Crane clan, Quicksand clan and Fang clan was to conquer the nine territories in the outer circle.
In comparison, subduing the nine regions in the outer circle would take more time and travel.
As for the nine regions in the inner circle, they had to endure even more dangers. They could be ambushed by the Nether River Commander at any time.
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Several hours later.
The fleet led by Patriarch Song He arrived at their first target, the Domain Chief's Manor in the Cypress Pine Region.
For a thousand years, Patriarch Song He was known as a stubborn old man who refused to yield to the Nether River Commander.
The Domain Chief of the Cypress Pine Region was the lackey and loyal servant of the Nether River Commander.
Therefore, the relationship between the Pine Crane clan and the Cypress Pine Region Commander was very strained. There were often conflicts and disputes.
Countless times, the disciples of the Pine Crane clan had dreamed of trampling the Domain Chief's Manor and killing the Cypress Pine Region Commander.
Now, their wish had finally come true.
Although they couldn't kill the Cypress Pine Region Commander for the time being, they could still trample the Domain Chief's Manor.
The three divine warships arrived outside the Cypress Pine Region Commander's Manor and arranged themselves in an attack formation in the sky.
The Domain Chief's Manor was in a grotto, and the entrance was guarded all year round.
However, the Domain Chief's Manor was closed after the Cypress Pine Region Commander rushed to Youdu with his elite forces.
Naturally, the guards guarding the entrance of the Domain Master's Mansion also withdrew into the cave.
Seeing that the defense formation of the Domain Chief's Manor was activated and the entrance was closed, there were no guards around. Patriarch Song He decisively ordered the attack.
If the enemy hid in the Domain Chief's Manor and didn't show up, he would break the formation by force and attack the Domain Chief's Manor.
This scene was very similar to when the Blood Prison Marshal led the army to attack the Ancient Pine Grotto.
However, the Pine Crane clan had the help of the Kenshin. In the end, the Blood Prison Marshal was defeated and died with regret.
However, there were no strong practitioners in the Cypress Pine Region Commander's Manor. There were only more than three thousand guards and soldiers, and more than five thousand servants and odd-job workers.
The seven thousand and five hundred disciples of the Pine Crane clan, the Quicksand clan, and the Fang clan formed three battle formations and attacked continuously for two days.
The three warships also joined the battle and spent billions of resources to bombard the entrance of the grotto.
Even though the guards and soldiers who stayed behind to guard the Domain Chief's Manor desperately resisted and defended with all their might.
However, after two days, the defense formation of the grotto was still breached.
Patriarch Song He led more than seven thousand soldiers into the Domain Chief's Manor with murderous intent and started a massacre.
The three thousand guards and soldiers guarding the Domain Chief's Manor resisted with all their might for four hours before they were utterly defeated. More than half of them were killed or injured.
The survivors surrendered one after another, and thousands of servants and odd-job workers fled in panic.
Patriarch Song He followed Ji Tianxing's decree and orders and did not kill the surrendered guards and servants.
He took out a jade slip in front of everyone and showed the captives a simple pledge of surrender, forcing them to read it out loud.
The pledge was only a little more than a hundred words. The general idea was that the captives would no longer fight against the Kenshin and the forces under their command. They would immediately leave the Domain Chief's Manor and stop helping the tyrants.
If the captives could abide by the pledge, they would be safe.
However, if they dared to do anything that endangered the Kenshin or disobeyed the Kenshin's decree, they would be punished by the heavens and die.
The Heavenly Oath was very simple and clear. It was not harsh.
Most importantly, the oath did not require the captives to become Kenshin's soldiers and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
Therefore, more than a thousand guards and soldiers, and more than five thousand servants and odd-job workers all recited the Heavenly Oath.
After the pledge was made, Patriarch Song He dismissed the soldiers and servants and ordered them to go their separate ways. They were not to fight against the Kenshin anymore.
Those guards, soldiers, and servants had barely survived the ordeal. Naturally, they hurriedly fled from the Domain Chief's Manor and went back to their own homes to look for their mothers.
No one risked being struck by the heavenly lightning and rushed to Youdu City to look for their Domain Chief.
They only hoped to be as far away from the disaster as possible so that they would not be implicated.
Half a day later, the Pine Cypress Domain Chief's Manor was emptied. All the wealth and resources were confiscated.
Patriarch Song He then led the soldiers to seal the entrance of the grotto-heaven with array formation skills.
After that, he led the fleet to the next area.
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