"Freeze."
Zhang Dongyun said calmly.
The excited old devil immediately calmed down.
He couldn't help but reflect on himself.
Today, he had experienced so much joy and sorrow that he had completely lost his cool.
He would definitely disappoint His Majesty.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I lost my composure just now." Blood Shadow calmed himself down and kowtowed to Zhang Dongyun again.
"Get up," Zhang Dongyun said. "Go and cultivate."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I won't let you down!"
Old Demon Blood Shadow treasured the Blood Agate as much as he could. Then, he took his leave.
Seeing this, Zhang Dongyun smiled and shook his head.
To a certain extent, he had indeed changed the old devil's fate.
With his talent and the demonic techniques he had cultivated in the past, reaching the eighth realm was basically his limit.
Of course, the same went for Purple Sun.
Now, they all had the potential to reach the ninth realm.
Because he, as the City Lord, had helped his trusted aide, Blood Shadow could at least cultivate the true body of a demon.
Of course, it also depended on his subsequent efforts.
If he worked hard, Zhang Dongyun could help him improve his innate bone structure with the power of Invincible City. It was not impossible for him to have a chance to go further.
[The City Lord has successfully built a more advanced and developed transportation network in the city to facilitate the expansion of Chang 'an. Construction Mission 7.4 has been successfully completed. Obtained 2,000 experience points for leveling up.]
At this moment, a system notification sounded in Zhang Dongyun's mind.
He couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He had finally succeeded.
Now, he had accumulated 8,600 construction points. At the current speed, he should only need one more mission to break through the 10,000 mark and meet the requirements for leveling up.
Zhang Dongyun heaved a sigh of relief.
He rubbed his cheeks with both hands and refreshed the mission list.
[Construction Mission 7.5 — Chang 'an is expanding day by day. There are many people under your rule and the borders are vast. A larger garrison is needed. City Lord, please speed up the construction.]
Seeing this, Zhang Dongyun smiled.
He had thought of this long ago.
This was also part of the objective requirement.
Apart from the Eastern Tang, the territories of West Chu, West Zhou, and Nanliang were all under the control of Chang 'an.
Chang 'an occupied four-seventh of the entire Eastern Border.
Under such circumstances, it was obviously impossible without sufficient security personnel and garrison troops.
Even if they didn't guard against Northern Qi, Southern Chen, and Eastern Jin, they still had to consider their own internal situation.
Therefore, while Zhang Dongyun was completing the previous construction tasks, he was also expanding the Chang 'an 16 Guards.
From the looks of it, the expansion wasn't enough.
Therefore, he was unable to flatten this mission in one go.
However, Zhang Dongyun believed that he was not far from completing the mission.
This task could be considered difficult, but it could also be considered not too difficult.
The main task was to reorganize the surrendered soldiers of the Eastern Tang, Western Chu, Southern Liang, and Western Zhou dynasties.
For this kind of reorganization, as long as there were sufficient provisions and as long as the soldiers did not have to worry about their hometowns, the difficulty would be greatly reduced.
This kind of thing was not difficult for Zhang Dongyun.
As long as he was willing, the dozens of counties occupied by Invincible City could support the entire Eastern Border.
However, unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn't want to be so ruthless.
He accepted Western Zhou's Yunxin Temple, Qingyuan Academy, Barren Thunder Sect, Wang Family, and other places.
He accepted Xuanhe Academy, Xie Family, Ling Family, and Jade Bull Palace from Western Chu.
He accepted Southern Liang's Nanshan Sect, Chuyang Temple, Lushan Palace, Shi Family, Yan Family, and You Family.
It was all to stabilize the place and resume production as soon as possible.
The results of the Hall of Heavenly Works on agriculture, water conservancy, grain cultivation, and other aspects were sent in large quantities to various places under Chang 'an.
With abundant resources, it could completely support Zhang Dongyun's reorganization of the surrendered soldiers and large-scale expansion of the army.
After completing the previous few system construction missions, the difficulty of this military expansion mission wasn't that high anymore.
Zhang Dongyun was very satisfied with this.
Mr. Dark Cloud, who was projected in Tianshu Hall, gave the order, and the 16 Guards of Chang 'an began large-scale expansion again.
Just as Zhang Dongyun was paying attention to the expansion of the Chang 'an army, two unexpected people returned.
Zhang Dongyun sensed them as soon as they entered the area covered by Invincible City.
It was Elder Dahe Longmen, Han Zhe, who had gone out to look for his sect leader.
And the target he was looking for, the sect leader of Dahe Longmen, "River Dragon King" Li Jie.
Speaking of which, Han Zhe had gone out to look for Li Jie for half a year.
But now it seemed that God didn't disappoint those who worked hard.
But what Zhang Dongyun noticed was that there seemed to be some special changes in Li Jie.
Han Zhe brought Li Jie back to Chang 'an. He didn't care about meeting his fellow sect members and immediately asked to see Mr. Dark Cloud.
"Dahe Longmen, Li Jie. Greetings, sir."
The high-spirited man bowed to Mr. Dark Cloud.
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded slightly. "Congratulations on your safe return. The people of Dahe Longmen are all worried about you."
Li Jie said sincerely, "I also want to thank Chang 'an for taking in my sect members and keeping them safe."
Mr. Dark Cloud said indifferently, "Li Xuanxin has been killed, so there's no need to mention these things anymore. Anyone who is loyal to Chang 'an will be protected by Chang' an."
Li Jie sighed. "I didn't expect that things would be so different when I came back."
Mr. Dark Cloud asked, "What are your plans next?"
Li Jie answered, "I've seen everything along the way. Chang 'an loves its people, which is completely different from Northern Qi and the old Tang. I'm willing to work for Chang' an with my sect members and protect the safety of the people."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded. "Very good. Remember what you said today."
"I'll remember your words." Li Jie saluted.
Mr. Dark Cloud then asked, "Why didn't you come back before?"
Li Jie sighed. "I escaped from Li Xuanxin's pursuit and entered the territory of Northern Qi Dynasty. Later, I met people from Shuofeng Academy.
I wanted to recover there, but later I found that they didn't seem to have good intentions.
My injury hadn't healed yet, and I knew that I couldn't defeat the dean of Shuofeng Academy and his reinforcements, so I left.
In the end, he chased after me and I escaped. In the end, I accidentally entered the Seven Disasters Abyss at the border of Qi and Jin. "
Han Zhe added, "Sir, the Seven Disasters Abyss is a famous place of great danger in both Northern Qi and Eastern Jin. It's said that there are seven disasters there, and cultivators of the ninth realm have gone missing there. Everyone's expression changed when they talked about it."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded and didn't say anything. He continued to look at Li Jie.
Li Jie continued, "At that time, I didn't know that it was the Seven Disasters Abyss, and I accidentally entered it.
There are indeed many dangers inside. My injury hadn't healed yet, and I almost died inside.
After being trapped for a long time, I was saved by a master, and I was able to survive at the bottom of the abyss.
After I recovered, I was worried about my sect members outside, so I asked that master to let me go.
He didn't make things difficult for me, and he even helped me out of the Seven Disasters Abyss.
After I came out, I hid my tracks and asked around. Only then did I know that not only was the Eastern Tang dynasty destroyed, but Western Zhou, Western Chu, and Southern Liang were also destroyed. "
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun was deep in thought and didn't say anything.
Normally, he would like to tease him. It was like in the novels he read on the Blue Planet in his previous life, where the main character fell into the abyss and was saved by a master.
But now, Zhang Dongyun's mind wasn't on this.
In the Tianshu Hall, Mr. Dark Cloud asked, "Do you know who that master is?"
Li Jie shook his head. "I don't know. I only know that she's a woman, but I've never seen her face, and I don't know her age or identity."
Mr. Dark Cloud asked, "You learned martial arts from her?"
Li Jie was slightly surprised. "Sir, you have a good eye. That master did teach me a thing or two."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded, and then suddenly slapped at Li Jie with his palm.
Han Zhe heard their previous conversation and knew that Mr. Dark Cloud wanted to see the martial arts that Li Jie had learned from someone else.
So he quickly pushed away, and Li Jie immediately retaliated with his palm.
Li Jie also understood Mr. Dark Cloud's intention, so he immediately used the moves that Mr. Dark Cloud had taught him.
At this moment, when Li Jie used the Dahe Longmen's Hundred Refinements of the Great River, it was even more magnificent and powerful than before.
The surging river seemed to have turned into a river of stars in the sky, vast and surging. It was far more powerful than the original Dahe Longmen.
At this moment, if the former King of Tang, Li Xuanxin, were to compete with Li Jie, it would be hard to say who would win.
But even so, the powerful Li Jie was still defeated by Mr. Dark Cloud's palm.
Mister Dark Cloud sat on the chair, his body did not move at all.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun looked at this scene and nodded slightly.
But on the surface, Mr. Dark Cloud pretended to frown. "That's strange …"
Li Jie flexed his numb palms. "Sir, do you know that expert?"
"I know him at first, but now it doesn't seem like it," Mr. Dark Cloud said.
On the other side, Zhang Dongyun called Shen Herong. "Tell Eleventh Brother to come back."
Shen Herong was surprised, but he immediately contacted Ao Kong.
Ao Kong, who was wandering in the westernmost part of Western Zhou and even Western Chu near the Huang Sea, quickly rushed back to Chang 'an after receiving the news.
"Boss, why are you in such a hurry?" Ao Kong asked after entering the palace.
Zhang Dongyun didn't say anything.
Mr. Dark Cloud appeared in the palace.
He nodded to Ao Kong and Shen Herong. "Eleventh Master, Twelfth Young Lady."
After that, Mr. Dark Cloud demonstrated the palm technique that Li Jie used just now.
Ao Kong and Shen Herong's pupils contracted slightly when they saw this.
The two of them spoke in unison.
"Eighth Sister?"
They all turned their heads to look at Zhang Dongyun.
Slowly, Zhang Dongyun nodded. "In my opinion, this is also Eighth Sister's Star Destroyer Saber."
After Mr. Dark Cloud finished his demonstration, he bowed to the three of them and left the palace.
Only Zhang Dongyun, Ao Kong, and Shen Herong were left in the palace.
Ao Kong immediately asked, "Boss, where is Eighth Sister?"
Zhang Dongyun said, "In the Seven Disasters Abyss at the border of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty."
Ao Kong said decisively, "I'll go find her."
Shen Herong exhaled deeply. "Little Sister will go with you."
Zhang Dongyun, who was sitting on the throne, clasped his hands in front of him. His ring finger and little finger were interlocked, and his middle finger, index finger, and thumb were facing each other.
He was also looking forward to meeting the person in the Seven Disasters Abyss.
He was ranked eighth among the Twelve Kings of Hell.
The Kingdom of Chen.
Chu Yaoguang.
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