"Reporting … My Lord, urgent military news. The Dao Master Alliance's Blood Dragon Path has launched a surprise attack on Ningping City. Ningzhen City has fallen. City Lord Qu Butong has died in battle. The Golden Light Path has attacked Ningwang City. The city is about to fall …"
A warrior covered in blood stumbled in and knelt on one knee, holding up the urgent military report with both hands.
In an instant, the entire conference hall fell into a deathly silence.
Li Qingxin's expression changed. He quickly walked to the center of the hall and took the military report. Opening it, his expression became even more solemn.
"Guards, bring the messenger to treat his wounds."
The guards quickly walked in and helped the heavily injured messenger out.
Bloody footprints were everywhere in the hall.
"My Lord, Ningping City is really …"
Murong Buzhen, the commanding officer of the Mighty Camp of the Ningping Iron Guards, asked in a trembling voice.
Li Qingxin nodded and said, "Ningzhen City has been massacred. Mister Qu Buzhen has died in battle. Less than a tenth of the people in the city are still alive. The Blood Dragon Path has built a blood pool in the city and eaten human flesh. The Golden Light Path has attacked Ningwang City. City Lord Peng Yuanshou's military report says that they can hold on for at most one more day. If there are no reinforcements, the city will fall. "
The breathing of the people in the hall became heavy.
Ningping City, Ningwang City, and Ningzhen City were the three major cities at the edge of the Vast Sea Forest. They guarded the southeast border of the ascender camp. For so many years, the forces of the Dao Master Alliance had been unable to advance westward. They were the barrier of the entire southeast region of the ascender camp.
Unexpectedly, the forces of the Dao Master Alliance had suddenly broken through and trapped a city.
The loss of Ningzhen City was already a very bad thing.
Once Ningwang City fell, Ningping City would become an isolated city.
Without the lips, the teeth would be cold.
The southeast barrier of the camp was probably going to be crushed soon.
"My Lord, we must send reinforcements."
Murong Buzhen said.
Li Mingzhe also said, "There's no time to lose. We must send reinforcements quickly."
Li Qingxin's expression was solemn as he said, "We must send reinforcements, but we can't act blindly. I'm thinking, of the three major cities of the Vast Sea Forest, Ningzhen and Ningwang, why is our Ningping City safe and sound? If we send reinforcements, what if the tiger is lured away from the mountain? What if we are besieged and attack the reinforcements? "
Li Mubai, the God of Swords, said, "What the City Lord said is right. We need to plan before we act. Ning Ping Iron Guard has three battalions, which can be divided into the Wandering Battalion and the Mighty Battalion. Iron Mountain Battalion can defend Ning Ping City. Relying on the tactical matrix of the city, even if there are external enemies attacking, they can definitely defend for three days. At that time, reinforcements will definitely arrive, and the crisis of the two cities can be resolved. There is also hope to take back Ning Zhen City. Otherwise, once the three cities are destroyed, the Forest of Vast Sea will fall into enemy hands. "
Li Qingxin made a prompt decision and said, "We will act according to Mister Li's plan. Murong Buzhen, Xin Zilong, the two of you will immediately gather the troops from the headquarters and follow me to reinforce Ningwang City. Tie Rulong, you will immediately take over the defense of Ningping City. Order the soldiers outside the city to enter the city at top speed and defend the city. Do not make any mistakes, understand?"
All the generals stood up and accepted the order.
The military machinery began to move in an orderly fashion.
Li Qingxin suddenly called out to Wang Chuxuan, who was walking out with Xin Zilong, the commander of the Roaming Trail Camp, and ordered him to stay.
"Sir, what's the matter?"
Wang Chuxuan asked in puzzlement.
Li Qingxin said, "You stay and take care of Li Mu in the city. If the situation worsens and Ningping City cannot be defended, you will use my token to open the secret passage and leave with Li Mu and his parents. Do you understand?"
Wang Chuxuan was taken aback and said, "What? Your Excellency, the token … This is for your protection. How can you … "
Li Qingxin waved his hand and said, "If the situation really deteriorates to this extent, how can I escape? First Master Qu also has the token of the Castellan, but he sacrificed his life for Ningzhen City. As the Lord of Ningping City, how can I retreat? The defending side must fight to the death. "
Wang Chuxuan fell silent and said, "Okay."
…
In the government office.
Li Mu reunited with his parents.
Li Lin and Xue Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
Before Li Mu could not enter the city, the two of them were always on tenterhooks.
Because no ascendant had appeared for a long time, there were no other guests in the government office except for Li Mu and his family. The place was rather quiet.
Li Lin and Xue Rui finally recovered their limbs. The first thing they did was to cultivate and quickly improve their strength.
Because after a brief conversation with Li Mu, they both went into closed-door training.
Li Mu sat under the willow tree in the yard of the government office and also began to cultivate.
He also had to seize the time to break through to a higher realm.
Time flew.
Suddenly, Li Mu opened his eyes.
A moment later, the alarm sounded in Ningping City.
The earth trembled slightly. Then, beams of orange light rose to the sky from all parts of the city and shot up to a thousand meters high, turning into an orange light curtain. Like a huge orange mosquito net, the whole Ningping City was covered in it.
The city-protection tactical deployment was activated.
Then, there was a burst of hurried footsteps on the street outside the government office.
"First team, go to the west wall."
"Third team, support the Eastern Barbican."
"Reserve team, maintain the order in the city. From now on, the whole city is under martial law."
"Reserve team, get ready …"
All kinds of seemingly messy but actually orderly calls sounded from all directions outside the government office.
The soldiers of the Iron Mountain Camp of the Ningping Iron Guards quickly gathered and began to set up defenses everywhere.
At the same time, all the ascendants and their descendants in the city began to arm themselves.
Li Mu waved his hand.
An invisible Bounded Domain unfolded and covered the place where his parents were doing closed-door training, isolating the aura of the outside world to prevent their cultivation process from being interrupted.
"It's only been half a day since we entered Ningping City, and the war has already come."
Li Mu was quite surprised.
The Middle Three Heavens was not peaceful.
Although he had read a lot of descriptions about the war between the major camps in the Middle Three Heavens in the books of the Wizard Ancestor's Sacred Hall, the sudden war between the immortal forces still made Li Mu feel complicated.
In that immortal world, because the rule of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals was deeply rooted and unshakable, even the rebel army in the Central Chaotic Realm could not really shake the rule of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals. Therefore, the most existence was oppression and persecution, not war.
The system of the six prefectures of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals allowed them to maintain an absolute ruling position in each state.
But in the Middle Three Heavens, the ascendants had the capital to fight against the Taoist Master Alliance.
Therefore, wars broke out from time to time.
Like today.
Ningping City, which was quiet and serene a moment ago, ushered in a war the next moment.
A cruel war.
Boom! Boom!
The roar of the immortal force rang out.
Strange arcs of light, with horrible destructive power and killing power, bombarded Ningping City continuously. They bombarded the orange city-protecting tactical deployment and burst out, like clusters of dazzling and beautiful fireworks blooming, bringing the threat of death to the city.
The entire city began to tremble slightly.
The destructive power of each attack was borne by the tactical deployment shield and transferred to the ground.
The orange power of the earth was the strongest and most tenacious.
But the power of a city was limited after all.
"If the bombardment goes on like this, the tactical deployment shield will be broken in less than two hours."
Li Mu heaved a sigh.
In the war of the immortals, once the protective tactical deployment was broken, it was equivalent to the collapse of the city wall and the destruction of the city gate in the mortal war. Then there would be a real close combat, which would be the most cruel.
Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat.
"Is Lord Wang here?"
Li Mu looked at the gate of the courtyard of the government office.
Wang Chuxuan walked in through the gate.
"Little brother, you have a keen perception. I have just arrived, and you have already noticed me." Wang Chuxuan said with a wry smile.
Li Mu asked, "Which force is attacking?"
Wang Chuxuan said, "It's the Annihilation Path and Qing Sha Path from the Taoist Master Alliance's camp, which are also known as the Six Killing Paths, joining forces to attack the city. The situation is more serious than I thought. I'm under the order of the Castellan to take you away in advance."
"The governor is not in the city at this time?"
Li Mu asked.
Wang Chuxuan did not hide it and explained the cause and effect of the matter.
After hearing it, Li Mu felt a warm feeling in his heart.
This was the ascendants' camp.
Sure enough, they hugged each other and relied on each other. Even in such a life-and-death situation, they would never give up on rescuing their comrades.
He did not choose the wrong camp.
"General Wang, take me to the top of the city wall. I want to join the battle."
Li Mu said slowly and resolutely.
"This … can't." Wang Chuxuan shook his head and said, "Under the orders of the City Lord, I must prioritize your safety. Once the city is breached, I must immediately use the City Lord's token to break through the void and send you away. You must not participate in the battle."
Li Mu said, "Even if I have the power to reverse the war, you don't agree to let me join the battle, do you?"
"This …"
Wang Chuxuan was stunned, but then he nodded firmly and said, "Yes."
He was ordered by the governor to send Li Mu away safely no matter what.
He was not sure whether Li Mu had the power to reverse the situation.
The only thing he was sure of was that if Li Mu was really the fourth peerless expert of the ascendants' camp, he could not take the risk today.
Seeing him so determined, Li Mu could not help but smile and said, "General Wang, have you considered one thing?"
"What thing?"
Wang Chuxuan asked.
Li Mu said, "If I am determined to join the battle, I am afraid you can't stop me."
Wang Chuxuan was stunned.
Because the moment Li Mu said the last word, he found his body was fixed on the spot and could not move at all.
Li Mu squinted and said, "General Wang, I have the power to protect myself. If things go south, I am willing to listen to your arrangements. But now, why not let me join the battle and try? In the governor's order, he only asked you to protect me and send me away when the situation worsens. But he did not say that once the war breaks out, I am forbidden to join the battle. "
Wang Chuxuan found that after Li Mu said this, he could move again.
He regained control of his body.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, as long as you cooperate with me, I can take you to the top of the city wall."
Li Mu said a lot, but the governor did not forbid him to join the battle.
Things could be changed.
"Let's go."
Li Mu said.
The two left the government office and immediately headed for the east city gate that was under the most attack.
With Wang Chuxuan's lead, their journey was smooth and they also got the cooperation of the Ningping Iron Guards.
Soon, the two reached the top of the city wall.
Li Mu looked out and saw a sea of darkness, like a black tide.
The number of enemies was beyond imagination.
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