"What time is it right now? Is there not smoke rising everywhere in the vast Nine States? The Southland of Sorcerers is certainly a perilous land, but is the Dark Cloud Country not? Is the West Plateau not? Even the prosperous and stable East Lake, which used to be a land of fish and rice, is now filled with bandits and ghosts! "
Appeasing Ambassador Ling smiled bitterly. "They are either pacifying the barbarians in the Southland of Sorcerers, suppressing the rebels in the West Plateau, suppressing the demons in the East Lake, or even resisting the cavalry of Ghost Qin in the Dark Cloud Country … Which place is easy to deal with?
"Besides, the Ling family is deeply mired in the turbulence, and we will be doomed forever if we make one wrong move. I need to know that the walls have ears, too. Even though barriers have been imposed on the camp, we must be careful in case trouble comes from carelessness!"
"Father, I was wrong," Ling Lingyin bowed and said in a low voice.
Ling Lanyin bowed expressionlessly. Pausing for a moment, she said, "However, Father, you must know that those barbarian Cultivators whose backgrounds are unknown cannot be trusted at all. Chances are that they have joined Ghost Qin in secret and will attack us at the critical moment!"
"How can I not know what my daughter is talking about?"
Appeasing Ambassador Ling heaved a long sigh and said, "Not just the young man in the Building Foundation Stage who popped up out of nowhere, the hundred or so barbarian Cultivators who joined the emperor's army a few days ago were also a bunch of scoundrels who betrayed their own interests."
"Betting on both sides and swaying with the wind. That's for sure!
"Those people appear to be loyal to the court, but aren't they wavering and waiting for the dust to settle? If we crush the Ghost Qin Cultivators in the battle, they will naturally still be the loyal subjects of the court and His Majesty's subjects. Otherwise, as soon as we show any sign of failure, hehe, I guarantee that they will all lunge at us like hyenas and gnaw us into nothing. Then, they will bring the bones to Ghost Qin and ask for rewards!
"Those barbarian Cultivators must be in touch with the news from Ghost Qin. Even if the young man in the Building Foundation Stage is the same, is there any difference? What's more, from the way I see him, he doesn't seem to be a scheming person. Perhaps, in the end, he'll be the most 'loyal' one! "
There was infinite misery in Appeasing Ambassador Ling's words. He chuckled miserably and comforted himself. "Thankfully, the barbarian Cultivators who have joined Ghost Qin's side are the same. They are still observing the situation. As long as we demonstrate the might of the court, they will not act recklessly. Chances are that they will even tie up the people of Ghost Qin and deliver them to us!"
"All in all, those barbarian Cultivators can only be used to boost our morale. The Black Tiger Iron Guards of the Ling family and the Purple Pole Sword Sect will be the ones to do the job. I understand that very well!"
"Rest assured, Father!"
When it came to her own sect, Ling Lanyin was even prouder than when she mentioned the 'Ling family' just now. She stood straight, her eyes glittering, and declared resolutely, "The Ling family and the Purple Pole Sword Sect have been deeply connected for five hundred years. The leaders of the family and the elders of the Purple Pole Sword Sect are deeply connected. The Purple Pole Sword Sect will certainly not sit by and watch the Ling family being destroyed!
"Let me tell you a piece of great news, Father. I just received a message from my sect this morning. My senior brother took off five days ago and marched to the Southland of Sorcerers with almost a hundred elite swordsmen of the Purple Pole Sword Sect to reinforce our army!
"They received word that a batch of Ghost Qin Cultivators were going to cross the Sorcerers' River and enter the Southland of Sorcerers, too. Therefore, they set up ambushes and intercepts in advance. I believe that they will arrive with the heads of the Ghost Qin Cultivators in three days!"
"Senior brother?"
Appeasing Ambassador Ling was slightly dazed. Overjoyed, he lost all his dignity as an 'Appeasing Ambassador' and exclaimed, "Is it 'Thunderous Straight Swordsman' Lou Chongxiao? He is the youngest Yuanying sword Cultivator in the Purple Pole Sword Sect. Even he is here? "
"Exactly!"
Ling Lanyin smiled. "You can rest assured now, can't you, Father? The Purple Pole Sword Sect will not abandon the Ling family!"
Appeasing Ambassador Ling nodded slightly, but he had complicated feelings in his heart.
While the Ling family of Luochuan was deeply connected to the Purple Pole Sword Sect, even Lou Chongxiao, the best sword Cultivator of the younger generation of the sect, had joined the battle not just because of the 'Ling family'.
More importantly, it must have been because of his daughter, who had shown herself to be a genius in sword Cultivators since childhood and had reached the level of Jin Dan before she was thirty. As the last true disciple of the leader of the sect, she had a promising future!
Now that a sword Cultivator in the Yuanying level was coming to help the battle, he would definitely be a great help for the fierce battle to come. Appeasing Ambassador Ling's heart, which had been hanging in the air for months, was finally calmed down.
…
While the father and the daughter were talking in the wagon, Li Yao, the 'young man' in the Building Foundation Stage, was riding on an enormous boa that was more than ten meters long and as thick as a bucket. He was at the end of the line and moving forward unhurriedly.
He was best friends with Fire Ant, an expert of the Blood Demon Sector. Jin Xinyue, the nominal supreme leader of the Pantheon of Demons, was his disciple, too. It was not a problem for him to learn the techniques of refining and taming demon beasts from them.
Besides, the Blood Stripe Virus was born with the naturally-endowed techniques to suppress and modify apocalyptic beasts.
Using it to deal with a tiny High Crown Venomous Python was simply as easy as flipping one's hand, and without the slightest effort, this beast was dealt with to the point it was obedient like a long pug.
The bystanders, including the rest of the barbarian Cultivators, were all dumbfounded by the ferocity of his mount. None of them had the courage to talk to him.
Li Yao happened to have some peace and quiet.
His appearance right now was slightly different from when he had just left the canyon.
It was not his appearance that had changed, but his vibe.
That deep and gloomy temperament was completely retracted into the deepest part of his eyes, and the faint smile that was not a smile also disappeared. The corners of his mouth were hanging down, and his eyes did not move at all. When he looked at anyone, he looked straight at them.
He was now thirty percent more reckless, dominating, and brutal, which was more in line with the image of a fearless barbarian.
He was not hiding his strength because he was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger at all.
The barbarian Cultivators who were merely in the Refinement Stage and the Building Foundation Stage, and even Appeasing Ambassador Ling at the beginning level of the Core Formation Stage, and the female swordsman in the Jin Dan Stage, were nothing more than insignificant geckos in Li Yao's eyes.
Was there any pleasure in pretending to be a pig to eat a gecko?
However, Li Yao did not know whether or not the identity of 'Master Spiritual Vulture' would bring him any trouble. If he was really a notorious evil villain who deserved to be punished by everybody, or if he had raped and murdered the family of a certain Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator, Li Yao would never choose the identity even if he was beaten to death.
After he made sure that the identity was not a problem, he would naturally resume his demeanor as a Yuanying monster and make friends with the upper class of the Sector as soon as possible.
While nobody was bothering him, Li Yao began to draft the second observation report in his head.
"Observation Report of an Alternate World, Issue II.
"On the twenty-third day since I arrived in this Sector, I've finally gained a basic understanding of the situation in this Sector through Neltharion's tailing and eavesdropping on the conversations of the locals.
"This Sector is named the 'Ancient Sages Sector'. By my estimation, the so-called 'Ancient Sages Sector' are probably the enormous remains of the Pangu Clan or the Nuwa Clan, which are not rare in this Sector. It appears that this is indeed a primeval world that greatly respects the primeval times.
"The good news is that the Ancient Sages Sector is indeed governed by 'Great Qian', a relatively civilized dynasty in central plateaus. The Great Qian Dynasty boasts relatively civilized laws, bureaucratic systems, and ethics. At the very least, it is not a bloody jungle world where naked people eat each other. The government of the Xing Yao Federation and the government of the Great Qian Dynasty are likely to communicate and form an alliance.
"The bad news is that the Great Qian Dynasty has ruled the Ancient Sages Sector for a thousand years. There is no dynasty that lasts a thousand years in the world. The Great Qian Dynasty cannot escape from the historical cycle of the rise and fall of dynasties. It is now at the end of its road!
"The Great Qian Dynasty is a dynasty supported by the Cultivation sects. The only significance of its existence is to provide the Cultivation sects with a stable, continuous, and efficient population, food, crystals, and all other resources.
"The royal family of the Great Qian Dynasty was the largest Cultivation sect in the first place.
"However, after a thousand years of steady development, the number of experts in the royal bloodline has gradually decreased, but many sects that are scattered in various places are showing signs of prosperity. They have been annexing land, taking in refugees, raising servants, and expanding their forces. Gradually, they have become too powerful to be eliminated."
"Since a hundred years ago, as the density of the dark nebula around the Ancient Sages Sector changed, the average temperature of the Ancient Sages Sector plummeted by more than ten degrees. It was in a brief 'mini ice age' period. All kinds of natural disasters were happening nonstop, and large-scale famines broke out every now and then!
"The more famines there were, the more refugees there were, and the more opportunities for the major sects to annex land, recruit refugees, and expand their influence. The stronger the sects were, the weaker the dynasty was. It was a vicious cycle!
"To this day, the Great Qian Dynasty is in turmoil.
"In the formerly prosperous south, an evil sect known as the 'White Lotus Cult' rose up. The 'Riot of White Lotus' broke out, casting half of the southeast of the Great Qian Dynasty into an ocean of fire.
"In the northwest, a god of slaughter known as the 'Heaven Battering King' arrived. Commanding thousands of refugees, he formed an enormous army and savaged the three states, nine prefectures, and eighty counties like locusts. Wherever he went, nothing was left.
"On the prairies of the north, an alien species known as the 'Ghost Qin' rose up. The alien species was adept at rearing demon beasts named 'Dragon Wolves', which could come and go as fast as the wind and as unpredictable as the wind!
"When the Great Qian Dynasty was in its heyday, Ghost Qin was nothing more than a scabies. However, the 'Riot of White Lotus' had not been extinguished yet, and the Heaven Battering King was on a rampage in the northwest. After the two wars of suppression drained the national strength of the Great Qian Dynasty, Ghost Qin took the opportunity to rise!
"At the beginning of last year, the 'Dark Cloud Ghost Knights', the main force of Ghost Qin, had a battle with the emperor's army of the Great Qian Dynasty in the north. The three hundred thousand elite soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty were crushed by the 'Dark Cloud Ghost Knights', who were riding Dragon Wolves and going into battle in light armor!
"The Dark Cloud Ghost Knights took the opportunity to march forward and reached the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty. The emperor was so scared that he was killed abruptly. The situation couldn't have been worse.
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