The young Daoist priest came out from an underwater cave and found that the messenger bird had been waiting for him on the surface of the sea for many days.
After reading the message from the Green Cloud Temple, he immediately headed west and returned to the land.
On the way, he saw a white sparrow flying towards him.
There was only one talisman left for the Green Cloud Temple.
Now, this second bird should be from another sect.
The young Daoist priest tapped lightly, and the bird turned from white to purple once again turned into smoke and dissipated.
The Daoist priest already knew the content of the message.
He stopped in mid-air and looked down at the sea surface, deep in thought.
After a long while, the Daoist priest continued to head west and returned to the land.
At the same time, the flames of war were rising inland.
After learning that the King of Tang, Li Xuanxin, had died at the hands of Chang 'an, the Eastern Tang was in chaos. The Southern Chen Dynasty immediately regrouped and attacked the former borders of the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
In their eyes, this was the best time to divide up the Eastern Tang.
However, before they could enter the land of the former Tang, they were attacked head-on.
Chang 'an's army went all the way south and stopped the Southern Chen army.
The Southern Chen army's marshal, Jiang Ke, and the Southern Chen imperial family's expert, Chen Ruiyang, were also forced to stop.
Other than the Mirror Moon Tower's Lord Yan Xishi and Qingxia Villa's Lord Yun Mo, there was also the Black Sect's Sect Master, Meng Shen.
Chen Ruiyang was also an Eighth Level expert, and he was confident that he could defeat any one of them.
Even if it was two against three, they might not be at a disadvantage. The outcome would only be determined after the battle.
However, that would mean starting a war with Chang 'an.
"I'm here to help Chang 'an fight against the Eastern Tang," Chen Ruiyang said in a deep voice.
Qingxia Villa's Lord Yun Mo said calmly, "How can a mere Eastern Tang stop the footsteps of Chang 'an? At present, the land of the former Tang is already under the rule of our Chang 'an. We don't need Nanchen's help. "
At this moment, Jiang Ke, the Marshal of the Southern Chen Army, spoke up, "The Eastern Tang's Qianxing County was originally Great Chen's territory. It was swallowed up by the Eastern Tang's Li Clan. Right now, we are only here to take back our homeland."
Yun Mo's expression did not change. "The land of the former Tang is now under the rule of my Chang 'an. Not an inch less."
Jiang Qi and Chen Ruiyang's expressions both became unsightly.
"The Li Family of the Tang Dynasty has given you more land. You can go and settle the score with the Li Family."
Mirror Moon Tower's Tower Master, Yan Xishi, said, "As far as I know, Li Xuanxin's eldest son, Li Hong, is on the run. The two of you should keep an eye on him."
Jiang Qi took a deep breath and was about to speak again when Chen Ruiyang stopped her.
"Chang 'an's prosperity is worthy of celebration. I would also like to congratulate His Majesty."
Chen Ruiyang said, "I hope that there will be more cooperation between our two dynasties in the future."
"I will report your words to Chang 'an," Yun Mo said.
Although they were unwilling, the Southern Chen army still retreated.
On the way back, seeing the morale of the soldiers and generals was low, Jiang Qi herself was also angry, she felt extremely depressed and vexed.
"Next, I will have to trouble Marshal Jiang to raise the morale of our army," Chen Ruiyang said.
"Rest assured, Your Highness. This is my duty," Jiang Qi said in a muffled voice.
Chen Ruiyang said, "I also know that stopping today will damage the morale of the army and the dignity of Great Chen. However, the situation is chaotic and unpredictable. We have to be careful."
Slowly, Jiang Qi exhaled, "Rest assured, Your Highness. I am not someone who does not care about the big picture. It's just that Chang 'an's overbearingness has exceeded our expectations.
At first, we only thought that it was a disaster caused by the Eastern Tang. However, from the looks of it, if we continue to tolerate it, the Eastern Tang will be interdependent with us. "
"Everything will be decided by Brother."
Chen Ruiyang said solemnly, "From the looks of it, since Chang 'an can destroy the Eastern Tang, it means that their strength is above that of the Eastern Tang. We cannot underestimate them."
When Jiang Qi heard these words, he nodded with a heavy heart.
Southern Chen thought that they could take advantage of the situation, but in the end, they ended up losing.
The East Jin Dynasty in the north did not feel good either.
After Eastern Tang changed hands, they immediately sent people to Chang 'an to congratulate them.
However, when Sima Yuan, the Commandery Prince of Zhaowu, came back with bad news.
Chang 'an requested the East Jin Dynasty to withdraw from the Eastern Tang that they had previously occupied.
This made the East Jin Dynasty really unhappy.
They had contacted Chang 'an to split up the Eastern Tang.
Before this, they had occupied a few prefectures to block the Eastern Tang dynasty's counterattack and had already started to operate there.
Now that the Eastern Tang Li Family Dynasty had fallen, East Jin's original plan was to expand their gains.
However, they did not expect that not only would they not be able to expand their gains, but they would also lose the few prefectures that they had already occupied.
How could East Jin accept this?
Before, Eastern Tang could not chase them away, and now Chang 'an could forget about it.
"Chang 'an is fighting with Western Zhou in the west and Northern Qi in the north. They are facing enemies from the front and back."
A general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty bowed to the Prince of Jin and said, "I heard that Western Chu and Southern Liang both lost people in Chang 'an. Moreover, the Southern Chen Dynasty wanted to take over the southeastern region of the Eastern Tang, but was stopped by Chang' an.
They are surrounded by enemies, and as long as we work together, they will not be able to stop us. "
In terms of geography, Eastern Tang was in the middle of the seven countries in the east, and it was the land of four wars.
Western Zhou was in the northwest, Qi was in the north, Jin was in the northeast, Chen was in the southeast, Liang was in the south, and Chu was in the southwest.
In history, as they faced enemies on all sides, Eastern Tang was relatively weak.
It was only in the recent few hundred years that Eastern Tang started to develop after their relationship with Northern Qi and the other countries eased up.
It was only after Li Xuanxin ascended the throne that they slowly reached their peak.
After easing the pressure on the west, north, and south, Li Xuanxin led Eastern Tang to attack the east.
East Jin was the main victim.
However, no one had expected that Li Xuanxin and his Eastern Tang would decline from the peak of their power. They would fall from the highest point in history and perish in the short span of a year.
They did not even go through a process of decline before jumping off a cliff and becoming history.
Instead, the one who replaced them seemed to be an existence that was even more threatening than the Eastern Tang.
They were even more overbearing and arrogant, pretty much offending all the surrounding countries.
As such, the general suggested to work with the other countries to surround and destroy the new regime that was built up in the old Tang land.
When King Jin heard this, he did not comment.
On the other side, I said, "Under normal circumstances, the other party would definitely not be able to hold on when the six dynasties work together.
However, what if the other party was able to defeat Eastern Tang not because of the number of Ninth Realm experts, but because of the existence of higher Ninth Realm experts? "
As soon as he said this, the hall instantly fell silent.
After a long while, the general who spoke first asked hesitantly, "You're saying that the source of Chang 'an actually comes from the west?"
"I don't know, but we have to worry about it," I said.
The hall fell silent again.
After a long while, King Jin finally spoke.
"Withdraw the troops from the original few counties in Eastern Tang first."
He spoke slowly, but clearly.
Everyone in the hall answered in unison, "Yes, His Majesty."
Even if the six dynasties were to surround Chang 'an, Eastern Jin did not intend to be the first to charge.
Currently, Western Zhou and Northern Qi were at war with the other party, and they were closer to Chang 'an. It was best for them to be at the front.
"While withdrawing the troops, send envoys to Qi, Zhou, Chu, Liang, and Chen," King Jin said slowly.
Everyone immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
After the court was dismissed, King Jin allowed news to be sent to various places in Eastern Jin.
One of them was in the east of Eastern Jin, near the shore of the ocean.
About 200 miles away from the shore, there was a mountain peak.
There was a Taoist palace on the mountain called the Three Stars Palace. It was famous for thousands of miles, and it was a famous Taoist sect in Eastern Jin.
The sect master of the Three Stars Palace, Tianlu Zhenren, was in the palace. After seeing the news from the capital, he fell silent.
Suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he walked out of the palace. He looked into the distance, "Since you're here, why don't you show yourself?"
In the distance, a white cloud floated in.
On the cloud stood a Taoist in black. His hair and beard were white.
When Tianlu Zhenren saw him, he raised his eyebrows, "It's Taoist Zi Que. What wind blew you here from Northern Qi?"
"An evil wind that came out of nowhere."
The old Taoist in black had a serious expression.
His Taoist name was Zi Que. Like the sect master of the Three Stars Palace, he was a Taoist Ninth Realm Taoist.
However, the Three Stars Palace was in Eastern Jin, and Xuanming Temple, which was led by Taoist Zi Que, was one of the five major sects in Northern Qi.
Of course, strictly speaking, there were only three and a half sects left.
Icefire Valley had been wiped out.
Even Misty Sky Peak's sect master, Lin Ying, had died in Chang 'an. Without a Ninth Realm master, they would fall from the ranks of the top forces in Northern Qi.
In fact, some of the surrounding forces were starting to raise their heads.
On the other hand, the Northern Qi royal family and the Xuanming Temple, regardless of whether it was the loss of the lips or the loss of the rabbit, did not attack Misty Sky Peak while it was down.
However, the fate of Icefire Valley and Misty Sky Peak, as well as the fate of the Eastern Tang dynasty, put great pressure on Northern Qi.
Tianlu Zhenren welcomed Taoist Zi Que into the palace. After both sides sat down, he stroked his beard and said, "Your sect and mine are of the same Dao. It is natural for us to look after each other. However, we are still a bit far from each other. Forgive me for being blunt, but Yuquan Mountain and Yuquan Mountain, which are both in Northern Qi, can help you more."
"They are different from us," Taoist Zi Que said faintly.
Tianlu Zhenren raised his eyebrows, "Please enlighten me."
Taoist Zi Que looked at him, "Yuquan Mountain is different from our two sects. Similar to us, it should be the Green Cloud Temple that was originally in Eastern Tang, right?"
Tianlu Zhenren stroked his beard and said nothing.
Taoist Zi Que looked at him and continued, "Let's not beat around the bush. Yuquan Mountain has always been the dominant force in Northern Qi. Compared to them, Xuanming Temple is indeed inferior."
Tianlu Zhenren understood what he wanted to say.
"It is only in recent years that we have caught up with Yuquan Mountain and can be mentioned in the same breath."
Reverend Zi Que said, "Among all of this, there is one person who can't be separated from the help and guidance of others. Just like how Green Cloud Monastery suddenly became the leader of the Eastern Tang, and how your sect gradually overshadowed all of its peers in Eastern Jin."
Tianlu Zhenren was silent for a moment before he spoke again. He did not deny what he said, "Then, what do you want to talk about with me today?"
"Green Cloud Temple was destroyed because of Chang 'an. I don't know if our sect and yours will follow in their footsteps."
Taoist Zi Que sighed, "To avoid this, perhaps we still need the help of that master."
Tianlu Zhenren was silent again. After a while, he smiled slightly.
At this moment, a young Daoist walked in from the back of the palace, "Heaven will help those who help themselves."
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