In Yang Capital, Zhu Shen sat behind a desk and looked through the crystal wall at the spiritual barrier of King Xi's army that covered the sky. It had been a long time since Wang Duo charged into the army formation.
His trusted aide beside him said, "Don't worry, Yuanshou. Wang Zhidao has obtained the Armor of Ultimate Benevolence and is immortal. No one can take him down. He will definitely succeed this time. I think King Xi's defense is tight and he won't be able to succeed for the time being."
However, Zhu Shen did not relax because of this consolation. After being in power for so many years, he was already able to calmly assess the pros and cons of everything. He thought to himself, "I wonder how the arrangements for the six sects are going."
However, this wasn't something he could control. He had done what he could and left the rest to the will of the heavens.
At this moment, he suddenly felt his mouth go dry. He picked up the teacup on the table, but before he could drink it, he suddenly saw specks of starlight on the opposite side. In an instant, they lit up the world. The next moment, he felt the entire city tremble. The chair beneath him swayed as if it was on the waves and the decorations on the table jumped. Following this was the earth-shattering roar of the cannons.
He remained calm and said, "It seems that Wang Zhidao has failed."
The trusted aide was shocked and said, "Could it be that King Xi flew into a rage out of humiliation or is trying to cover it up?"
Zhu Shen shook his head and said, "No. Only King Xi has the authority to mobilize the entire army." He said, "Summon the elders for a meeting."
The aide trembled and hurriedly went to make arrangements.
After a while, crystal walls rose from the golden stone floor on both sides of the table. The figures of the elders also appeared one after another.
Zhu Shen opened his mouth and said, "Elders, Wang Zhidao went to attack King Xi and his whereabouts are still unknown. I suspect that he has fallen into the enemy's formation. Now, the situation in Yang Capital is as precarious as eggs."
The elders were all shocked. After asking for more details, they had no choice but to accept this matter. At this moment, someone couldn't help but ask, "What about the six factions? What about the Lie King? What are they doing? Yang Capital has fallen. How can they stay out of harm's way? "
Someone sneered, "Lie King is under the control of the various sects. I'm afraid he is also powerless. It is impossible for the six sects to sacrifice their lives for our Hao Clan."
Zhu Shen said in a deep voice, "We need to make preparations for the fall of Yang City."
The atmosphere in the square immediately became heavy and oppressive after his words sounded. It was a long while later before an elder said, "Yuan Shen, has the matter really reached such a stage?"
Zhu Shen said, "I don't need to say more about Wang Zhidao's abilities. Everyone has seen it with your own eyes. If Wang Zhidao falls, it won't just be his own problem. It means that King Xi has someone or something that can fight against him. Let me ask you, with this kind of support, what can Yang Du use to resist?" He sighed. "Unless King Xi's army collapses, the fall of Yang Capital is inevitable."
The elder on his left said, "Yuanzhu's worries are not without reason. Yangdu is our foundation. If we lose Yangdu, we will lose everything. Therefore, we cannot leave."
However, when he said this, he changed the topic. "However, even if you don't think for yourselves, you should think for your children and relatives, right? I suggest that we arrange for them to leave first so that we don't have to worry about the future … "
These words won the approval of all the elders present. Someone even suggested, "We can't all stay here. When someone goes outside to preside over the overall situation, even if Yang Capital isn't here, we can still continue to resist King Xi."
Zhu Shen looked at the elder on his left and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. Other than you, no one else can take on this responsibility."
The auxiliary elder solemnly agreed.
No one objected to this, because other than Zhu Shen, only this person had the ability and prestige to do this after the fall of the Yang Capital.
An elder said unwillingly, "Yuan Shen, the creation of Ultimate Benevolence is not complete yet. If King Xi obtains it, won't we be benefiting him? Should we … "
Someone said coldly, "Why don't we just destroy it? Even if we can't obtain it, we can't let King Xi obtain it!"
Zhu Shen said in a low voice, "The creation of Ultimate Benevolence involves the foundation of our Hao Clan for thousands of years. It is the key to suppressing the cultivation sects. It is the culmination of the painstaking efforts of countless generations. This is not our private property to begin with. The battle between us and King Xi is an internal conflict of the Hao Clan. We can't disregard the paramount interests of the Hao Clan for our own selfish reasons. Now that the creation has not been completed, if King Xi obtains it, he will still have to continue this matter.
It is better to keep it. "The auxiliary elder said," I agree with Yuan Shen's words. If we lose to King Xi, it means that King Xi is more suitable for us to take charge of the situation. We can withdraw, but the Hao Clan cannot fall. "
Another elder said, "Didn't you say a few days ago that the six sects found a way to deepen the curse on King Xi's body?"
Zhu Shen said slowly, "Whether it can be done or not, we will know in a few days. If it isn't the result we hope for, the elders and everyone in Yang Capital should be prepared for the worst. "
The auxiliary elder looked at the seat of honor and said, "Yuan Shen, in my opinion, there is no need to wait for this matter. There is still an upper-level cultivator from the Everlasting Life Faction imprisoned in the city. We might as well let him calculate the result."
The elders had always resisted this kind of divination. If it was a cultivation sect, how could they calculate everything accurately? How could they be driven to the edge of the world or even beyond the heavens?
However, King Xi's army was at the city gates, and Yang Capital could perish at any time. It was better to ask him for a clear path. Perhaps they could even find a way out in the midst of death. If the price was to be lenient, they believed that they should be able to obtain a clear answer.
Zhu Shen nodded in agreement and said, "Then let's ask."
At the same time, King Xi urged the army to attack day and night after issuing the order. He also issued orders to continuously transfer more military boats from the rear. He didn't want to have any more delays. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the elders in Yang Capital in one fell swoop.
As for King Lie, he didn't fear him at all. If he wanted to fight against his army, he would have to suppress him with the power of the upper echelons. If the six sects behind King Lie dared to appear at this time, he would dare to fight a decisive battle with them.
In order to ensure that he wouldn't be affected by the power of the curse, he swallowed the pill that Daoist Geng had specially prepared for him and used a talisman to suppress his vitality. This way, as long as there wasn't any urgent news, he would automatically fall into a deep sleep. This way, he could last longer.
As a precaution, he also moved a body of creation onto the royal boat. If there were any changes, it could be replaced at any time.
Zhang Yu watched the flying boats attack in batches from the royal boat. Although the army lacked the true power of the upper echelons, the cultivation sects that didn't have the power of the upper echelons were also able to resist. One day, Tianxia's creations might be able to reach this level.
The cultivators of Tianxia were the first to reach the Dao, so they should be able to walk faster and further. If they couldn't do it, they would inevitably be replaced. Even if it wasn't a creation, something else would appear.
Shi Yanxin walked to his side. Looking at the Yang Capital that was about to fall, he said, "Daoist friend, what are the six sects thinking now?"
Zhang Yu said, "Unless this person has the heart to fight with everything he has, he might have a chance to help defend Yang Du."
However, this possibility didn't exist in his opinion. If the six sects had such determination, they wouldn't have hurriedly retreated after being repelled by him when they attacked Yang Capital. At most, they would attack Yang Capital again and try to salvage the situation.
However, when he came over, he had already arranged his avatar in Yang Capital. Even if the six sects attacked again, they would be able to stop them.
Unless the "upper self" personally appeared at this time.
However, if the "upper self" really cared about this, he would have appeared a long time ago.
In fact, in the past few hundred years, no matter how much the Hao Clan fought with the other sects, no cultivator from the upper echelons interfered.
Taking a step back, even if the "upper self" really did appear, he would be able to confirm his target.
After being besieged by millions of flying boats and many of the upper echelons for half a month, Yang Capital finally couldn't hold on any longer. At this moment, the white ancient bat that had recovered from its injuries flew to the sky above Yang Capital again and joined the attack. This made the situation even worse.
After another ten days, the spirituality of the ten Hao Gods that participated in the defense collapsed. They turned into countless rays of light and left. They couldn't recover for a while, and the air wall was broken. Then, a few backup creations were destroyed one by one and fell to the ground.
At this point, anyone could see that Yang Capital was doomed. Therefore, on the thirtieth day, in order to preserve the vitality of the Hao Clan, Zhu Shen first arranged for the relatives of the clan to leave. Finally, he sent a messenger out of the city to beg for King Xi's surrender.
King Xi didn't become complacent because of this. In order to prevent the elders from secretly plotting against him, he sent a group of soldiers and many Creator cultivators into the city. It took more than ten days for them to take over the entire Yang Capital with the cooperation of the elders. This included all the remaining war weapons in the Yang Capital.
Among them, there was also an elite fleet of three hundred thousand people. Because this fleet was useless against the upper echelons of King Xi, who had absolute advantage, they weren't sent out at all. Therefore, they were relatively intact.
King Xi only anchored the royal boat in Yang Capital after he had taken over all the military forces in the city and his troops had taken control of all the territories.
The elders chose to surrender because the cultivator from the Ever-living Faction told them that if they continued to wait, they might have a chance of survival. However, the cultivator said that he could only see a few years into the future. As for the future, he didn't know if there were any magic artifacts.
King Xi didn't make a move against them now because he still needed to stabilize the hearts of the people. Moreover, after conquering Yang Capital, the most important thing was to replace the Hao Emperor. He still needed to use the elders who surrendered to temporarily provide him with Dharma ritual support.
Only when he became the Hao Emperor could he control the core authority of the Hao Clan. Only then could he control the three great places and even the imperial treasury. When he achieved his goal, it wouldn't be too late to kick the elders away.
At this moment, he followed the creations cultivator to a crystal door with Zhu Shen. He looked at the flickering light inside and said, "Is he inside?"
Zhu Shen said in a low voice, "The Emperor hasn't woken up for decades. We're only maintaining his vitality."
King Xi flung his whip and said sarcastically, "Of course you have to maintain my brother's vitality. Otherwise, how can you maintain Dharma ritual?"
Zhu Shen only remained silent.
King Xi snorted and waved his whip forward. The creations cultivator entered first. After a while, he walked out and nodded to King Xi. Thus, King Xi strode up the steps and stepped through the crystal door.
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