"We have no place to retreat to. Dongli Chihuang and his people will not let this go. We can only fight to the end."
Ye Zijin spoke. Her beautiful face was cold, but her expression was solemn.
"Of course, we can only fight. However, we have to plan for the worst. If we reach the last step, the World Society and the Barren Country's foundations need to be preserved. The foundations that we have painstakingly built over the years cannot be destroyed. When Shaofu returns, we will not be able to explain ourselves!"
Yi Wuming's aged face turned cold. He looked at the people in the tent and said seriously, "Yunlong, Xiaoman, Youruo, Zijin, tomorrow is the last moment. You will leave with the Barren Country and the World Society's foundations. You are not retreating. A great man knows when to yield and when to stand tall. When Shaofu returns one day, he will repay you tenfold. As for us old fellows, we have lived for a long time. Even if we die, there is nothing to regret."
"Old Yao …"
But now, this old man was still thinking of a way out for the World Society and the Barren Country. He did not care about them. This kindness moved all the experts in the tent.
Then, there was silence in the tent. If the battle were to start tomorrow, it would be a bloody battle …
"Everyone, don't be too worried. At least we still have two great allies, the Ancient Heaven Sect and the Mysterious Talisman Sect. We are not fighting alone," Du Yunlong said to the crowd. His sharp and murderous face squeezed out a smile.
…
At night, in the Barren Country's Stone City.
Night fell, but the vast Stone City was brightly lit.
The Stone City, which was originally densely populated, had lost more than half of its population. Most of them were the elderly, women, and children. The young cultivators had all rushed to the battlefield, intending to stop the Purifying Evil Alliance's army from entering.
It must be mentioned that the Barren Country's army did not ask the residents of the Stone City to go to the battlefield. It was the residents of the Stone City who had asked for it. If the Du family had not stopped them, the elderly and the youths would have rushed to the battlefield.
"I pray to the heavens that the Huang Nation's sons will be able to defeat the Purifying Demon Alliance and return in triumph, protecting the Huang Nation for generations to come!"
Within the stone city, there were many places where old people, women, and children gathered. They burned incense and kowtowed. They couldn't rush to the battlefield, so they could only sincerely pray for the protection of the heavens.
For the past few years, the Du family of the Barren Country had been very considerate of the people. They had never collected any exorbitant taxes from the commoners and only collected a small amount from the merchants. They had also often helped the poor. Under the protection of the Barren Country, the entire Barren Country was peaceful and the lives of the people were getting better and better. Even things like dominating the market and bullying the weak were rare.
All the citizens of the Barren Country knew that this was all thanks to the efforts of the Barren Country's Du Family. It was because of the Barren Country's protection that they could live such a life.
Now that the Evil Purifying Alliance was about to enter the Desolate Country, it was destined that blood would flow like a river. Everywhere they passed would probably be turned into ashes and razed to the ground. All of the citizens of the Desolate Country were strongly against it.
The moonlight was faint, and the starlight was twinkling.
Under the night sky, two figures quietly appeared in the sky above the Barren Country's stone city.
The two figures were one old and one young. The young one was a woman. She wore a long green dress and looked to be about 25 or 26 years old. Her green dress fluttered in the wind, and her black hair fell to her perky buttocks. The delicate contours of her face revealed an otherworldly beauty.
The old one was an old woman in a plain dress. She looked senile, but as she hovered in the air, she looked vigorous. Her face was full of wrinkles, as if the vicissitudes of time were written on it.
"Miss Shaojing, this is the stone city."
Looking at the vast stone city below, the old woman said softly to the otherworldly woman beside her. Her wrinkled face seemed to have seen the vicissitudes of life, but her eyes were deep and spirited in the night sky.
"Granny Ming, I can feel it. This is the place where my brother grew up."
The woman's green dress fluttered, and her eyes shone. She kept looking around, as if she was curious about everything.
"For such a small place to be able to produce such a young man, this place must be extraordinary!"
The old woman also looked around curiously. Then, she looked kindly at the woman and smiled.
"He's my brother. It's not strange."
The woman raised her head and looked at the old woman. Her eyes were firm, and there was a smile on her face. Her smile could topple a city. Then, her eyes swept across the vast stone city below, and her eyes moved slightly. She said, "Many people are praying to the heavens. Did something happen?"
"Eh, this is unexpected!"
The old woman looked ahead. In the vast and majestic palace, there was a bright light under the night sky. It was like a bright moon, releasing its brilliance.
Hearing this, the woman in the green dress followed the old woman's gaze. On her otherworldly face, her ethereal eyes also looked at the palace. Her eyes were like stars, and the corners of her red lips moved. She said softly, "Granny Ming, it seems to be related to you. There seems to be the aura of the Grass of Immortality."
"That's strange."
The old woman smiled and looked ahead. Her figure suddenly flew out, and in the next moment, the old woman appeared in front of the palace.
The woman in the green dress smiled. Her eyes were filled with anticipation, nervousness, excitement, and longing. She muttered softly, "Father, brother, Shaojing is here to look for you. Will you wait for me at home? I miss you so much …"
As she muttered, the beautiful figure of the woman in the green dress disappeared into thin air. In the next moment, when the woman in the green dress appeared again, she was beside the old woman in front of the palace of the Desolate Country.
"Miss Shaojing, we are here. But according to the news from the clan, your brother seems to have disappeared. Your father has not appeared either."
The old woman looked at the woman in the green dress. Her eyes were filled with love.
The woman in the green dress did not speak. She looked at a small mountain range in front of the vast palace. It was also a place where light shone. There was energy everywhere, and the palace's dragon aura rippled around it.
"Whoosh …"
A strange fluctuation appeared in the space. The woman in the green dress seemed to have discovered something. Step by step, she walked through the air and slowly stepped forward. She entered the palace of the Desolate Country.
The palace of the Desolate Country had an array set up by the Sacred Array Prodigy Zhen Qingchun. If a stranger wanted to break in, even an ordinary Martial Domain Realm cultivator would not be able to do so.
However, at this moment, this otherworldly woman in a green dress calmly entered the Imperial Palace.
"It should be a talisman array set up by the descendants of that old man. It's not bad."
The old woman looked around the palace of the Desolate Country. Then, she entered the palace without causing any disturbance.
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