That's right. The huge Shangcheng City was in ruins.
Because it was at the foot of the Dacheng Sky Mountain, there were no city walls around Shangcheng City. There were no troops stationed there either. Apart from the officials, there were no other defensive forces. However, Shangcheng City had the best security because of the existence of the Dacheng Sky Mountain.
Now that the Dacheng Sky Mountain had been reduced to ruins, it was the same here.
However, Shangcheng City was a big city after all. It was not the Dacheng Sky Mountain. Although it was barren and there were few people around, there were still some buildings that could be inhabited. Moreover, one or two pedestrians could be seen on the road.
As soon as he walked out of the street, Lu An saw a man about 30 years old running across the street. Lu An was delighted. He hurriedly ran over to stop him and shouted, "Wait a minute!"
The man was startled when he heard someone shouting. When he saw that it was a well-dressed young man running over, he heaved a sigh of relief. However, he still hurriedly walked into an abandoned house. Lu An followed him in.
"Brother, may I know what happened here?" Lu An looked at the frightened man and asked politely and anxiously, "I just went to the Dacheng Sky Mountain and found it in ruins. What happened?"
The man looked at Lu An fearfully. However, when he realized that Lu An did not have any ill intentions, he took a deep breath and asked in a hoarse voice, "You … are not local?"
"Yes, I just want to go to the Dacheng Sky Mountain to look for an old friend," Lu An said.
"An old friend?" The man sighed deeply and shook his head. "Sigh, there are no old friends in the Dacheng Sky Mountain now."
Lu An's heart sank when he heard this. He cupped his hands and said, "Please explain in detail."
The man glanced at Lu An. After confirming that Lu An did not have any ill intentions, he said slowly, "Nearly half a year ago, before the New Year, the Dacheng Sky Mountain held a very important Eight Nation Competition. An accident happened on the day of the finals. No one expected that the disciple who won the championship for the Dacheng Sky Mountain would be a traitor. "
Lu An's heart skipped a beat.
"That disciple bullied his superiors and actually killed an elder. Later on, he found outsiders from somewhere and joined forces with them to kill the Sect Masters of the eight Holy Lands. Then, he escaped." The man sighed and said, "I can only say that the Dacheng Sky Mountain has such a calamity. The heavens want the Dacheng Sky Mountain to die!"
Lu An frowned but didn't say anything. He just said, "What's next? The Vice Sect Master of the Dacheng Heavenly Mountain, Gao Fei, is also a Level 6 Heavenly Master. Logically speaking, this is not a good time to expand. How did it become like this? "
"Indeed, at the very beginning, because of the death of the Sect Masters of the various Holy Lands, it was a good time for Dacheng Mountain and Tiancheng Nation to expand. At the very beginning, it was also effective." At this point, the man smiled bitterly and shook his head. "That's what everyone thought at first, but things aren't that simple."
The man looked up at Lu An and said, "In less than two weeks, someone came to the Dacheng Sky Mountain to seek revenge."
Lu An's heart tightened as he clenched his fists!
Revenge!
He had forgotten to seek revenge!
"The people who died were all Sect Masters. These Sect Masters had a lot of friendships and many of them were life-and-death friends. Since eight Sect Masters died, at least eight level-six Heavenly Masters came to the Dacheng Sky Mountain to seek revenge." The man sighed bitterly and said, "When the first enemy came to seek revenge, Gao Fei, who took over as Sect Master, tried his best to chase them away. However, he also realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Fortunately, he made the wisest choice. He dismissed all the elders and disciples and even announced to the public that the Dacheng Sky Mountain was disbanded. " The man shook his head and said, "However, in order to preserve the honor of the Dacheng Sky Mountain and buy time for the disciples to retreat, he fought with the enemy until the end. No one knows if he's still alive or not."
"…"
Lu An gritted his teeth and tensed up. He took a deep breath and looked at the man. "Don't those people know that the person who killed their Sect Masters was not from the Dacheng Sky Mountain? Moreover, Shi Changdao is also dead. If they want to seek revenge, they should look for that person instead of the Dacheng Sky Mountain! "
"Why would they care so much?" The man smiled bitterly and said, "They died in the Dacheng Sky Mountain, so they will settle the score with the Dacheng Sky Mountain."
"What about Shangcheng City?" Lu An gritted his teeth and asked again, "How did Shangcheng City become like this?"
"The people of the Dacheng Sky Mountain have all run away. They want to vent their anger. Where do you think they will go?" The man laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "It seems that you are not from the Tiancheng Kingdom. I don't mind telling you that after the Dacheng Sky Mountain was destroyed, the Tiancheng Kingdom lost all its protection. Up to now, half of its territory has been occupied by other countries."
"What?" Lu An's body shook and he said in disbelief.
"There's nothing strange about it. Now the land under your feet, Shangcheng City, is no longer under the control of the Tiancheng Kingdom. Even the entire capital has moved to the south and the entire north has completely fallen." The man sighed and said, "I just didn't expect that I would experience so many changes of dynasties."
With that, the man lowered his head, found some wood in the room that could still make a fire, and was ready to leave. When he reached the door, he stopped and said, "No matter where you are from, I advise you to leave quickly. Don't come to this place again."
After that, the man trotted and disappeared quickly in the long street without looking back.
Seeing the man disappear, only Lu An and Beauty Yang were left standing in the room. Lu An's face was solemn and his body was trembling. He couldn't say a word.
Seeing this, Beauty Yang said softly, "Master, don't blame yourself. It was the Sect Master of the Dacheng Sky Mountain and the King of the Tiancheng Kingdom who were unreasonable first. If they hadn't been so indiscriminate, the current situation wouldn't have happened. Master, you just wanted to protect yourself. What's wrong with that? "
Lu An frowned. After taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice, "Even so, the eight countries have fallen into the flames of war because of this. I don't know how many people have died because of this."
"It's not your fault." Beauty Yang shook her head slightly and said, "Everyone's life is precious. There's no reason for you to give up your life for them. Perhaps Master doesn't know much about war. In the entire Eight Ancient Continents, war is the most common state. People's desires are unlimited. It's not because of Master. "
Lu An's body trembled. He turned to look at Beauty Yang and asked, "What do you think I should do?"
"Don't care." Beauty Yang said without hesitation, "Forgive me for being blunt, but Master can't do anything even if he wants to. In this kind of war between small countries, only a Level 6 Heavenly Master can reverse the situation. No one can do it. "
"If you really do something, even if Master is a master of war, it will take at least a few years or even longer to help the Tiancheng Kingdom recover. It will also delay your cultivation. If that's the case, you'd better cultivate to Level 6 Heavenly Master quickly. Then, you can change the fate of the Tiancheng Kingdom with one word. "
Hearing Beauty Yang's words, Lu An frowned slightly. Beauty Yang was right. Moreover, he didn't know anything about the art of war. If he went, he could only rely on his own strength to help. Even if he went all out, he was only a peak Level 4 Heavenly Master. He couldn't even compare to a Level 5 Heavenly Master. How could he change the situation of the war?
Lu An took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I don't have deep feelings for the Tiancheng Kingdom. It's the same for the Midnight Kingdom. However, I can't ignore my friends. It's a time of war now. My friends in the Meteor Trail City and the Tiancheng Heavenly Mountain might be in danger. "
"They're all Heavenly Masters, not ordinary people. If they want to save their lives, they can naturally protect themselves." Beauty Yang shook her head slightly and said, "Unless they want to serve the country. However, if Master wants to save such people, he'll never save all of them."
"…" Lu An looked at Beauty Yang and asked, "So, I'm not going to do anything?"
"Yes." Beauty Yang nodded and said, "I just said that ignoring them is the best way."
Lu An fell into deep thought. He stood there for a long time without looking up or speaking. Beauty Yang had been waiting by the side. No matter what decision Lu An made, she would listen.
Of course, she hoped that Lu An would make the right choice. She hoped that Lu An would be a mature person and not a naive one.
Finally, after an incense stick's worth of time, Lu An suddenly raised his head, took a deep breath and exhaled. Then, he turned his head and said to Beauty Yang, "I'll listen to you."
Beauty Yang was startled and then felt joy in her heart. Just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted by Lu An.
"However, I thought about it for a long time just now. According to what you said, there are indeed people who are not Taoist Masters or Taoist Masters who are not serving the country." Lu An frowned and said firmly in a deep voice, "There are two places that I must go!"
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