Half a month had passed since the collapse of Zhongbai Mountain.
In that time, the major cities of the Tianlan Dynasty had fallen one after another, and countless living beings had perished. Seventy percent of Yue Province had turned into a bloody purgatory.
And this was after Zhong Huai and nearly a thousand people had fled to inform the others. If Xie Tian had not rescued them, even if Xia Yi could return safely, Yue Province would have fallen completely.
Now, the focus of Yue Province's defense was on the Tianlan Dynasty's capital, Heavenly Mist City, where the Dao Palace was staying.
"Lord Xiayi, how are the casualties of our disciples?" Xie Yun's master, Lord Xuanfa, asked.
As soon as these words came out, the upper echelons of Yue Province in the great hall became angry. Xia Yi cleared his throat and said softly, "Your palace's casualties are not heavy. There are a total of thirty-six Elixir Tribulation disciples and nine Dao Transformation Perfected Ones."
Lord Xuanfa frowned. "The casualties are so heavy."
"Hmph, you call this a heavy casualty?" A great figure of Yue Province could not help but say angrily, "The Dao Palace is indeed a transcendent holy land. The people of the palace are not only strong in killing, but also in escaping!"
"Shut up!"
Xia Yi interrupted with a frown, then turned to Lord Xuanfa and said, "Yue Province is grateful for the Dao Palace's help. Now we have lost seventy percent of our territory, and the front line of Heavenly Mist City is in danger. What do you think?"
Lord Xuanfa glanced at the person who had just spoken and said indifferently, "It is not our duty to help Yue Province. When the Zhongbai Mountain defense line collapsed, the people of the Dao Palace did not retreat. Are they really going to die there? They are not from Yue Province."
"Lord Xuanfa!"
"Lord Xiayi." Xuanfa interrupted Xia Yi, stood up, bowed, and said coldly, "If you do not welcome us, we will leave immediately."
Xia Yi's expression changed slightly. He stood up and bowed back, forcing a smile. "Don't worry, Lord Xuanfa. What happened just now was just a misunderstanding. If not for the Dao Palace and the Jin dynasty, Yue Province would have fallen long ago. I will remember this kindness."
"Rakshasa destroying the world has nothing to do with the Dao Palace." Xian Feng faintly smiled and began to smooth things over. "Sir Prefecture Lord, please do not be impatient. Since we are here, how can we just sit back and do nothing?"
Xia Yi smiled gratefully and was about to speak when a clear voice rang out.
"I'm going to the Body Refining Pagoda to take a look."
Everyone in the hall turned to look at the person who had spoken. Xia Yi raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Is this the Holy Zhi Palace's number one disciple, Tianxin?"
Tianxin glanced at Xia Yi, then closed his eyes.
The faces of the people of the Yue State changed drastically. In the Nine States Major World, no one dared to disrespect the Prefecture Lord!
"Prefecture Lord, please forgive me." "Tianxin has been cultivating in the Holy Zhi Palace since he was young, so he doesn't know much about the ways of the world. When he saw the phantom of the Divine Emperor, he didn't even greet him."
Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.
Although the cultivation of the Divine Emperor could not be divided according to ordinary realms, he had the fate of a nation and the fate of a province, so he was the number one person in the Nine Regions.
Facing the number one person, Tianxin didn't even dare to greet him. How arrogant was he?
Xiayi suppressed his anger and smiled faintly. "How can I blame you for having a pure and innocent heart? However, Tianxin Daozi mentioned something …"
Seeing Xia Yi hesitate, Dao Lord Xuan Fa asked, "What does the Prefecture Lord want?"
"Ah, I won't hide it from Dao Lord Xuan Fa." Xia Yi sighed. "Ever since Patriarch Poshan founded the Body Refining Pagoda, he set a rule that non-disciples of the Body Refining Pagoda are not allowed to enter.
Therefore … "Dao Lord Xuan Fa chuckled." If the Prefecture Lord finds it difficult, I will forget about this matter. "
Xia Yi immediately heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Thank you!"
"If the Body Refining Pagoda is not open to me, we will return home."
Tianxin spoke again calmly.
Xia Yi's expression changed.
"Tianxin, don't be rude!" Xian Feng frowned and reprimanded him. He then turned to Xia Yi and said apologetically, "Tianxin, Daoist, has been cultivating since young and has not experienced the affairs of the world. I hope the Prefecture Lord can forgive me."
Before Xia Yi could speak, Tianxin opened his Dao Eyes.
"The Dao Palace helped the three states to stabilize their defenses and recapture most of their lost land. The three sects also abided by the sect rules, but they took the initiative to open the Dao Scriptures for me to read."
Xian Feng's expression was gloomy. Tianxin's words were extremely presumptuous, but he didn't expect that there would be even more presumptuous words.
"Also," Tianxin looked at Xian Feng calmly. "Dao Kuang doesn't even dare to say those words to me."
What he meant was that a mere Dao Lord who was about to transform into the Dao was even less qualified to say those words to him.
"Tianxin, how dare you!"
"My master is the third elder of the Dao Palace. As a disciple, how dare you be presumptuous!"
Xiao Shu and his four senior brothers were enraged, but they were suppressed by Xian Feng. He didn't say anything else, and his expression was very calm, as quiet as the great hall at that moment.
Xiao Shu was so angry that he almost cried. He knew that his master was willing to swallow the humiliation for the sake of the Dao Palace's reputation, but he couldn't.
Everything happened so suddenly that Xia Yi was stunned for a moment. Tianxin, however, pressed forward, getting up and walking out of the great hall.
"Tianxin, where are you going?" Lord Xuan Fa asked with a frown.
"Back to the Dao Palace."
Xia Yi was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that, but Xuan Fa stood up and said, "Lord of the Province, please forgive us for breaking our promise. We will also be leaving."
"Why?" Xia Yi was shocked.
"According to the Dao Palace's decree, there are seven of the Ten Great Dao Lords, 36 ordinary Dao Lords, 600 Perfected Ones, and 50,000 disciples of the Four Realms. All of them are Tianxin's guards."
The people of Yue State all sucked in a breath of cold air.
It was only at that moment that they realized how important Tianxin was to the Dao Palace.
"Wait!"
Seeing that Tianxin was about to walk out of the great hall, Xia Yi, who had been struggling, finally made a difficult decision.
"The Body Refining Pagoda of the Physique Faction is open to Tianxin!"
Tianxin turned his head to look at Xia Yi. After saying that, he continued to walk out.
"Then let's do it now."
After making arrangements for the people of the Dao Palace, Xia Yi handed the decree to an elder of the Physique Faction and asked him to bring Tianxin back to the Physique Faction.
Then, he sat down in a daze and didn't say anything for a long time.
"Lord of the Province, Tianxin has received the inheritance of the Physique Faction and can barely be considered a disciple of the Physique Faction. You are not going against the faction!"
"Say no more." Xia Yi sighed and shook his head. "In this battle, the vitality of Yue State has been greatly damaged. More than half of the four great clans have died, a small half of the elders of the Physique Faction have died, 60% of the disciples of each realm have died, and six disciples of the lineage have died. As for the other sects …"
Everyone was silent. The various casualties could be summed up in the simplest sentence. The cultivation world of Yue State, as well as 60% of the strength of the Skymist Dynasty, had been lost in this battle.
"Lord of the Province, the reinforcements of the Jin Dynasty have set up a stronghold outside of Zhongbai Mountain to restrain the main force of Rakshasa. They have also suffered heavy casualties!"
"Yes, what we need to do now is to eliminate the Rakshasa north of Zhongbai Mountain as soon as possible and rebuild the army south to receive the reinforcements of the Jin Dynasty!"
Xia Yi smiled bitterly. "You all understand the logic, but with the current strength of Yue State, how can we eliminate the Rakshasa?"
Everyone sighed inwardly. This was the reason why Xia Yi had violated the rules of the Physique Faction and let Tianxin enter the Body Refining Pagoda.
Unless they borrowed the power of the Dao Palace, there was no hope of eliminating the Rakshasa.
"When the Yue State is at peace, I will resign from the position of the Physique Faction Leader." Xia Yi stood up and walked out of the great hall. "Fang Min, let's put that matter aside for now. Everyone, from today onwards, we will serve Yue State to the death."
"Yes!"
Fang Min accepted the order, looked at You Peng, and walked out of the great hall calmly. You Peng sighed bitterly in his heart. "Reckless, you really are reckless!"
Perhaps to repay the Physique Faction for taking care of Tianxin, the Dao Palace did their best and volunteered to go out to battle the next day.
Dozens of Dao Masters split into three groups and led disciples of various realms to cooperate with the Yue State's army. They advanced in three directions with irresistible force. In just three days, they had reclaimed 13 large cities and a radius of nearly ten million miles.
At this time, in a certain cave in the southern region of Yue State, Wu Shang finally opened his eyes.
Then, he turned to look at Xie Tian and smiled.
Then, he looked at You Xiao Chan and his smile froze, his eyes in a trance.
In this trance, he seemed to have returned to a thousand years ago, and the You Xiao Chan in front of him had become Qing 'er. This was because You Xiao Chan's face was somewhat similar to You Qing's.
What made Xie Tian's heart tremble was that Wu Shang softly murmured these two words.
"Qing 'er!"
You Xiao Chan was startled, then her face turned pale, and her eyes widened.
In the next moment, an extremely shrill scream burst out of the cave!
"Wu Shang!"
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