The two Golden Core cultivators of the Zhao family wanted to go to Emperor Zhao, but they also knew that the Cold River Pass was of great importance and had to be guarded by trustworthy people.
As for the cultivators of the two sects who had just surrendered, even Wang Daoyuan did not dare to completely rest assured, let alone them.
Everyone stayed in the Cold River Pass for two days, during which they went out of the city to provoke the Golden Core cultivators of Wei State several times.
The forces of Wei State hurriedly withdrew. They did not know the current situation of Zhao State and would not attack the Cold River Pass again in a short time.
After this matter, Wang Daoyuan left all the cultivators of the Zhao family below the Golden Core realm in the Cold River Pass. The Golden Core cultivators were still the two from the Zhao family and Perfected Yu Yang.
The others left the Cold River Pass and returned to the Sunset Valley.
The cultivators who stayed in the Sunset Valley were not idle either. They had now found out the situation of the Three River Market.
After the surrender of the Netherworld Sect, the defeat of the three sects was set.
The defensive value of the Three River Market was almost gone. Everyone withdrew from the Three River Market, taking away all the local specialties and destroying the defensive array formation.
Without the defensive array formation, it was meaningless to take down the Three River Market.
The cultivators of the Netherworld Sect also reported the situation of the battle south of the river.
Emperor Zhao led a group of Golden Core cultivators of the Zhao family to sweep westward from the easternmost Linchuan County.
The cultivators of the Myriad Spirit Sect did not dare to guard the Spirit Stone mine anymore and directly gave up on Linchuan and Longpan Counties.
West of Longpan County was Zhennan County, and west of Zhennan County was Myriad Spirit County, where the Myriad Spirit Sect was located.
The Myriad Spirit Sect was located in the southeast of Myriad Spirit County, not far from Zhennan County.
Therefore, the Myriad Spirit Sect did not dare to give up on Zhennan County.
There were many level-four Spirit Veins in Zhennan County. The Myriad Spirit Sect relied on the level-four defensive array formation to contend with the Zhao family.
Now, Emperor Zhao had taken half of Zhennan County and the two sides were fighting in the central part of Zhennan County.
Wang Daoyuan was appointed as the Southern Mountain Appeasing Ambassador to attack the Netherworld Sect and the Cruel Sun Palace.
Now that the two sects had been taken down, Wang Daoyuan could only temporarily stay in Cruel Sun Palace and send a message to Emperor Zhao to ask for instructions on the next step.
During this period, Wang Daoyuan could not be idle.
Under Qian Yang's lead, he came to the secret realm of the Cruel Sun Palace.
The three major sects were able to hide so many Golden Core cultivators mainly because of the mystic realms.
Otherwise, such a huge commotion during the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation would not have been hidden from others.
Wang Daoyuan had entered the Netherworld Sect's Mystic Realm before. It was a relatively small Mystic Realm, with a diameter of only about 20 miles.
There was only a fourth-tier low-grade attributeless spirit vein and a third-tier high-grade Yin vein. Both were very small and could barely support the tribulation of a Golden Core cultivator.
Because it was a special place for tribulation transcendence, there were no local specialties.
The scale of the mystic realm of the Cruel Sun Palace was much larger, with a diameter of a hundred miles.
In the middle of the secret realm was a huge lava lake, and the edges of the lake were rocks formed by the solidified lava.
The spiritual energy in the lava was also extremely rich, reaching the level of the middle grade of the fourth stage.
Within the Lava Lake, there was a Low-grade Tier 4 Earth Fire. This Earth Fire was the core of the Lava Secret Realm.
Once it was taken away, the Lava Secret Realm would collapse.
Earth Fire was the most common type of Spiritual Fire. It was mainly of the fire attribute and was supplemented by the earth attribute.
Wang Daoyuan only looked at it and did not touch it.
After all, the Cruel Sun Palace had already surrendered, so it was considered Emperor Zhao's property.
No one would say anything if he took some local specialties, but if he destroyed the Mystic Realm, it would be a big deal.
Moreover, he did not lack this Earth Fire.
Qian Yang took out a Yin and Yang Ring from his cave and cupped his hands to Wang Daoyuan. "Your Highness, although my hands are not stained with the blood of the Zhao Family, I am still from the Cruel Sun Palace.
In the future, I will most likely be bullied in the State of Zhao, so I want to earn a living under you.
When Your Majesty quells the rebellion and rewards the meritorious officials, I hope Your Highness can put in a good word for me and set my fief in the Qingli Commandery. Even if it is in the cold north of the mountains, it will be fine. "
Wang Daoyuan smiled. "That is easy. I can only say a few good words. I cannot decide what Your Majesty decides."
Qian Yang's face was full of excitement. "It is good that Your Highness can speak for me. Here are some local specialties of the Cruel Sun Palace. Please accept them."
Wang Daoyuan liked local specialties the most. Naturally, he would not refuse and accepted the Yin and Yang Ring.
The space was not small, about three hundred square feet.
There were several kinds of third and fourth level refining materials commonly seen in lava, as well as a small number of animal skin books and jade slips. It should be the inheritance of the Cruel Sun Palace. Wang Daoyuan was very satisfied with these local specialties.
After leaving the Mystic Realm, he soon received a message from Zhou Luan.
The Thousand Spirit Sect sent people to Wucheng Pass to contact the State of Song. It was most likely that they intended to surrender to the State of Song.
Wang Daoyuan had expected this. Song Yan was a guy who took advantage of every opportunity.
When the State of Song took Wucheng Pass, the State of Song suffered a great loss. However, those who died were all Golden Core cultivators of the subsidiary forces. The Song Family did not suffer any casualties.
Although the State of Zhao had been fighting for many years and had consumed a lot of resources, it was much better than the State of Zhao being washed by the flames of war.
Therefore, the possibility of the State of Song joining in was not small.
With the current strength of the State of Zhao, even if the State of Song sent all its forces, it would not be able to swallow the entire State of Zhao.
Moreover, Qi, Chu and Wu were waiting to take advantage of the situation. The State of Song did not dare to make such a big move.
At most, they could ask the Thousand Spirit Sect to surrender and take over the entire Wucheng County.
The entry of the State of Song would be beneficial to the Wang Family.
Song Yan was messing around in the south to relieve the boredom of the Zhao Family. However, most of the Golden Core cultivators of the Zhao Family were old.
In the next two hundred years, the number of Golden Core cultivators of the Zhao Family would decrease. The Zhao Emperor would have to rely more on Golden Core cultivators of other surnames.
The Wang Family was the leader of the foreign forces. The Zhao Family did not dare to act rashly.
However, they could not let the State of Song enter the hinterland of the State of Zhao.
The Thousand Spirit Sect still controlled the entire Thousand Spirit County, the almost complete Wucheng County, and half of Zhennan County.
The original territory of the State of Song was equivalent to five counties of the State of Zhao.
If the Thousand Spirit Sect surrendered to the State of Song now, the State of Song would have two and a half counties.
In this way, the State of Zhao would not have much of a territorial advantage over the State of Song.
The State of Zhao would go downhill in the future, while the State of Song would rise.
After one or two hundred years, it would be hard to say who would be stronger.
Wang Daoyuan hoped that the Zhao Family would not have the time to attack, but he did not want the State of Song to invade.
After hearing the news, Wang Daoyuan planned to go south immediately to attack the Thousand Spirit County.
To the south of the Sunset County was the Thousand Spirit County. He did not plan to take over the Thousand Spirit Sect. He only hoped to take over more territory in the Thousand Spirit County.
This was to prevent the State of Song from becoming too strong in the future and threatening the stability of the northern part of the State of Zhao.
At the Sunset Valley, only Gu Wangzong and a few cultivators below the Golden Core level were left to guard it.
Wang Daoyuan led six Golden Core cultivators and most of the cultivators below the Golden Core level to the south.
He did not care about logistics for this battle. He just wanted to fight with speed.
Most of the Golden Core cultivators of the Thousand Spirit Sect were pinned down by the Zhao Emperor in Zhennan County. The rest had to guard the mountain gate and important properties.
To deal with the State of Song, they had to send powerful late-stage Golden Core cultivators.
They could not spare any manpower to guard against Wang Daoyuan and the others.
As long as they could advance fast enough, they could take over half of the Thousand Spirit County.
The properties and spirit veins they encountered along the way were not guarded by Golden Core cultivators.
Zhong Yaoting and Gu Shenghai could easily take over spirit veins below Level Four with a few Level Three flying warships.
Even places with Level Four spirit veins could not withstand Wang Daoyuan and the other late-stage Golden Core cultivators.
In just five days, Wang Daoyuan took over 70% of the Thousand Spirit Sect's territory. He advanced to the Fulong Mountain, which was more than three thousand miles north of the Thousand Spirit Sect.
The Fulong Mountain stretched for more than five thousand miles from west to east. There was a large-scale Level Four spirit vein and a Level Four defensive array. This was also the last barrier of the Thousand Spirit Sect.
As long as they took over the Fulong Mountain, they could use it as a springboard to threaten the Thousand Spirit Sect at any time.
Wang Daoyuan had the army camp 500 miles north of the Fulong Mountain, on a small mountain with a Level Three spirit vein. He led the Golden Core cultivators to spy on the Fulong Mountain.
Just as they were 50 miles north of the Fulong Mountain, they heard a voice filled with hatred. "Duke Qingli, how have you been?"
Wang Daoyuan was shocked. The person who spoke was no stranger to him. It was the Emperor of the State of Song, Song Yan.
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