Yes!
There was no way out!
At this point, the rebels were surrounded by enemies from both front and back. The imperial army had surrounded them, and there was no way out for them.
Once there was no way out.
They could either surrender.
Or fight with their backs to the wall.
However —
Rebellion was a capital offense.
Gu Changqing had no other choice but to fight with his back to the wall.
At this moment.
A guard came in and knelt down on one knee. "Greetings, my Lords!"
"What happened?"
"My Lord, the rebels have sent a letter of challenge!"
"Bring it to me."
"Yes!" The guard stepped forward and respectfully handed over the letter in his hand.
Yan Caizhe signaled with his eyes. A general took the letter and waved his hand. "You may leave."
"I'll take my leave!" The guard left respectfully.
Then.
The general opened the letter and read the contents. Then, he passed it to Yan Caizhe.
He took it.
Yan Caizhe read the contents of the letter and frowned. Then, he sneered. "Gu Changqing is bold. He dares to send us a letter of challenge at a time like this!"
After reading it, he passed the letter down.
When it landed in Qin Shujian's hands, he read the contents of the letter clearly.
There was not much content.
It could be summarized in one sentence.
The final battle would take place in half a month at the Shang River.
The Shang River mentioned in the letter.
Qin Shujian knew a little about it.
It was a vast plain. There were only two rivers on both sides. It was rumored that the river was a huge river that connected the entire Thousand Mountains Prefecture.
Wu Tai said in a low voice, "Gu Changqing sent the letter of challenge. He should know that they have no way out now. This is their final struggle!"
"But I have a question. Up until now, the Demon Race hasn't made much of a move. Could there be any hidden moves?"
Ke Yucheng said with a serious expression.
Now, everything was progressing too smoothly.
It was so smooth that the rebels did not even have a trace of resistance.
As for the Demon Clan experts behind them.
They had caused a lot of trouble in the beginning. Until now, they had not done much.
Hearing this.
Wu Tai sneered and said, "Now that the Human Sovereign is still here, how dare the Demon Clan interfere? Things have already come to this point. Even if Gu Changqing has a backup plan, what can it do?"
These words made many people secretly nod their heads.
The current situation was clear.
With the Imperial Court's army closing in, the rebels did not have much room to maneuver.
Even if he didn't accept the challenge.
In just a few days, the army would also be aiming for the enemy's lifeline.
Wu Tai turned to Yan Caizhe and asked, "Master Yan, do you think we should accept Gu Changqing's challenge?"
"Why not?"
Yan Caizhe shook his head and smiled.
"If Gu Changqing dares to issue a challenge, then I, Yan Caizhe, will accept it. We can use this opportunity to stabilize all the cities we have. Then, we can gather our forces at Shang River and crush them."
In his opinion.
It was great that Gu Changqing was willing to issue a challenge.
When that time comes.
Everything was out in the open. Both sides had a head-on contest.
Or else …
If the other side avoided the battle and chose to break through from the side, it would cause quite a lot of trouble.
But with Gu Changqing's status …
He obviously did not want to avoid the battle.
In that case …
Yan Caizhe would give him the opportunity to fight fair and square. Gu Changqing would accept his defeat wholeheartedly.
Of course.
The main reason was …
It was because the Imperial Court had taken down most of the rebels' cities in a short period of time. There were not many guards left in these cities. This caused the people's hearts to waver. The rear was gradually becoming unstable.
This required some time to stabilize the rear.
Therefore …
Yan Caizhe agreed to Gu Changqing's challenge.
And as the main general of the army, since he had agreed to the rebel's challenge, the others did not raise any objections.
Soon …
A reply letter was sent directly to Marquis Qianshan's hands.
This was going to happen.
It was settled.
At the same time …
The news of the battle between the two armies at Shang River spread through some unknown method. It spread further and further. It seemed to be spreading all over the world.
On the other side …
Qin Shujian was in his new residence. He had entered a state of cultivation.
For half a month …
As the army went to war …
Although Gu Changqing's forces rarely resisted and had mostly retreated, it did not mean that there were no confrontations at all.
And every time there was a battle …
He had killed many enemies with his formation. Naturally, he had obtained a lot of life force.
Until now …
His life force had reached more than thirty million.
But …
Even though his life force had reached thirty million, the Guiyuan Ancestral Classic still did not have a plus sign that could be upgraded.
This also meant that …
If he wanted to upgrade the Guiyuan Ancestral Classic to the next level, he would need at least forty million life force.
This matter …
This was not good news for Qin Shujian.
Excluding the Guiyuan Ancestral Classic …
The other six Divine Level techniques that had reached the Spiritual Martial Arts section all had a plus sign that could be upgraded.
But …
However, Qin Shujian did not pour his life force into these cultivation methods.
Because there was no need for that.
Based on the situation of upgrading the Guiyuan Ancestral Classic …
Even if he used all thirty million life force on one technique, it would at most be upgraded to the seventh or eighth level of the Spiritual Martial Arts section.
Based on his current Spiritual God strength …
When a technique reached this level, it would not be able to provide much of an increase.
Unless it was before he swallowed The Black Abyss, it would still be of some use.
But after he swallowed The Black Abyss.
His Spiritual God had broken through to three hundred feet and had already undergone a transformation.
So …
Qin Shujian had a premonition.
Even if he used a technique, it would not be of much help.
Towards this kind of sixth sense …
He firmly believed it.
Since that was the case …
It was better to keep his life force and think of a way to deduce the ninth level of the Guiyuan Ancestral Classic's Spiritual Martial Arts section. When the time came and he cultivated to the next level, the increase would undoubtedly be more.
More importantly …
The remaining six techniques were all of the Divine Level. They were all leading to the Divine Martial Arts.
In other words …
Under the premise that there was no life force to upgrade, he could still slowly upgrade through his own cultivation.
Other things aside.
In terms of his own cultivation talent, Qin Shujian was quite confident.
Even if he was not in the range of the Liang Mountain Spirit Domain and did not receive the blessing of the Domain Master title, his cultivation speed was not slow at all.
This also proved from another point of view.
Even if he did not have the life force as a means to increase his strength, he was still a proper genius.
At this moment …
Qin Shujian's Divine Sense suddenly moved.
Immediately, the Fourth Rank Golden Lotus floated above his head and a golden shield covered his entire body.
At the same time …
The white blade cut through the secret room and directly bombarded the golden shield.
Boom —
The shield shattered.
The remaining power of the blade did not stop as it slashed towards Qin Shujian.
However, after encountering the Golden Lotus, the sword blade had been weakened a lot. When it was close to him, the Dustless Immortal Robe immediately showed its effect. Another layer of Qi barrier was propped up, blocking the sword blade.
Things happened too quickly.
The moment the blade shattered, Qin Shujian opened his eyes.
In the next moment …
He saw a person wearing a silver mask charging towards him, a Dao seal looming on his long sword. A fatal threat emerged in his heart.
Without the slightest hesitation.
The moment Qin Shujian's body moved, a large formation descended with a wave of his hand and covered the silver masked person.
However …
In less than two seconds, the formation shattered.
The silver masked person rushed out of the formation and shortened the distance between the two in one step. The tip of his sword was pointed directly at Qin Shujian.
At this moment …
Su Mingyang, who had been guarding the mansion, also sensed the movement. With a roar, a terrifying Divine Sense erupted and bombarded the silver masked person.
Shen Wu's Divine Sense erupted.
The power was enough to shake heaven and earth.
The silver masked person obviously knew how powerful it was, so before the sword touched Qin Shujian, his body had already fled in the opposite direction. In less than half a breath, he had already disappeared into the night sky.
Everything happened too quickly.
And also too quickly.
By the time Su Mingyang had rushed over, only Qin Shujian was left standing there.
As for the secret room where he had been cultivating …
It was now completely shattered.
"Sect Master Qin, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Qin Shujian shook his head slightly, but his face was a little cold.
In the short exchange just now …
He understood how terrifying the other party's strength was.
To be able to break the defense of a fourth-grade golden lotus with one blow, and even break the formation he had set up in an instant.
Such strength …
Even the half-step Celestial Being envoy of The Black Abyss was a little weaker before he used his trump card.
In this way …
The silver masked person was at least a half-step Celestial Being.
As for whether he was an expert of the Celestial Being Realm …
Qin Shujian was not completely sure.
After all, the other party retreated because of Su Mingyang's appearance. It was hard to say whether it was because he was afraid of Su Mingyang, or because he was afraid of being entangled by the other party. He was a Formation Grandmaster and other experts in Dingxiang City.
At this moment, Su Mingyang's face did not look too good. He said coldly, "The other party dared to assassinate, no doubt he is an expert of the Demon Clan. Even with Sect Master Qin's skills as a Formation Grandmaster, you can't stop him. His strength is not simple!"
"He is at least a half-step Celestial Being."
"It seems that Gu Changqing issued the letter of challenge in advance to let us temporarily relax our vigilance and then send someone to assassinate us!" Su Mingyang thought about it and roughly guessed the other party's plan.
On the surface, he issued the letter of challenge to calm the people.
Then he sent someone to assassinate Qin Shujian.
The purpose was to make the imperial court one less Formation Grandmaster before the war began.
When the day of the war began …
They would have a lot of advantages.
It was also at this moment …
The huge movement just now had attracted the attention of the people in the mansion and Dingxiang City. Then, they all rushed over.
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