Ji Beilan left the palace and left the Great Zhou Empire that very night.
A few days later.
The five counties of the Great Zhou Empire had experienced three days of intense battles.
The corpses of the soldiers piled up into mountains.
Some of them belonged to the Great Zhou Empire, while others belonged to the Celine Empire.
It had been six days since the evacuation of the citizens.
With the efforts of all parties, the citizens had all evacuated to the back of the capital.
"You useless trash. You have more than ten times my number, and you still haven't taken them down in three days!"
The Celine Marshal was furious.
"Marshal, the Black Armored Army of the Great Zhou Empire is a bunch of lunatics. Furthermore, most of our troops are surrendered soldiers from other countries. They are not strong enough …"
"Enough, I don't want to listen to excuses! How many casualties have we suffered in these few days? "
"Marshal, the total number of casualties is 30 million. We have lost more than 2 million cavalry …"
The Celine Marshal's face darkened.
"However, our army has already broken through the five counties, more than 10 strategic towns, and more than 10 passes. We have cut off the defensive line of the Great Zhou Empire and are forming an encirclement!"
"Pass down my orders immediately. All troops are to complete the encirclement as soon as possible! The defensive line of the Great Zhou Empire has been broken. The defending army will definitely retreat. We have to get there before them and block their retreat. We have to annihilate the Great Zhou Empire, especially the Black Armored Army. We cannot let anyone escape! "
"Yes!"
…
The borders of Wushun County, Shangxuan County, Yu Shan County, Qinghe County, and Ningyuan County were filled with corpses.
The armor of the Great Zhou Empire's soldiers was tattered. The shields in their hands were cracked, and their weapons were deformed.
Their faces and bodies were stained with blood.
"They are here. The Celine Army is charging again!"
"Gather all the arrows and prepare for battle!"
"General, the Marshal has ordered us to retreat to the capital city as soon as possible!"
"What?"
"General, the Marshal said that the citizens have safely evacuated to the back of the capital. There is no need for us to continue defending!"
"How many soldiers do we have left?"
"General, including the injured and disabled, we still have a total of 1200 people in the camp …"
The deputy general wiped his bloodstained face and choked with sobs.
The general closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Retreat!"
"Quick, don't leave behind any injured soldiers!"
The general ordered the retreat. Tears welled up in his eyes as he looked at the broken corpses of the soldiers.
An army of thirty thousand!
Now, there were only a thousand or so people left!
…
On the defensive line of the five counties, the various generals and military camps were retreating.
The towns and passes that had been breached were terrifyingly quiet. Only vultures were circling in the sky and crows were cawing.
The Great Zhou Dynasty's soldiers, including the Black Armored Troops, had all died in battle. Their blood dyed the mountains and rivers red!
Along the way, the retreating soldiers encountered parts of the Cillin army that attempted to separate and encircle them. They could only choose to forcefully break through the encirclement and suffered heavy casualties.
Several days later.
Of the tens of millions of soldiers on the frontlines, only about three hundred thousand managed to return to the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty alive. Among them, more than half were injured …
Now, the entire capital was shrouded in an atmosphere of despair.
The people in the city, on the other hand, were not as terrified as they used to be.
Within the city, every street had an additional recruitment area.
Young adults lined up in a long line to sign up for the army.
"If this goes on, I don't know how long I can last …"
On a tall building, Yan Qingcheng, Mu Xuelan, the Demon Image Sect, the Spirit Controlling Sect, and the Medicine King Sect looked down at the entire city.
"Now, not counting the new recruits who signed up, the entire capital, including the soldiers from the few counties and provinces at the back, only has about five million soldiers. Cillin's army still has about a hundred million soldiers. At the latest, they will arrive from all directions and reach the city by tomorrow. "
"Luckily, this city is still quite sturdy. The city walls are carved with defensive runes. Cillin's siege weapons are unable to damage the city walls and gates. If they want to attack the city, the only way is to use siege ladders! "
…
On this day, the ancient teleportation array in the Southern Region Ancient City was suddenly damaged.
A mysterious person shrouded in mist rushed into the teleportation formation and knocked away all the people who were using it. Then, he used a bone-like item that was covered in runes to forcefully change some of the runes in the formation.
This caused the teleportation array in the Southern Region Ancient City to lose its function.
By the time the experts from the various factions rushed over, that person had already disappeared.
They all checked the ancient array and found that the array runes were not really damaged. Instead, they were forcefully shifted from the correct position, causing the array runes to stop functioning.
After some evaluation, they concluded that it would be difficult to repair them within a few months.
…
In the Eastern Desolation Ancient City, Jun Wu Xie finally broke through to the Eighth Transformation of the Star Sea Realm after a few days of cultivation.
Before he could celebrate, he heard the news about the Great Zhou Empire as soon as he came out.
The Treasure House had been keeping this news under wraps.
But today, it could no longer be kept under wraps.
The news was spreading everywhere in the city.
The house masters were helpless.
They knew that someone was deliberately spreading the news to let Jun Wu Xie know and provoke him to return.
"Young Master Jun, don't be anxious. Perhaps the matter is not as serious as you think."
The house master of the Medicine King Sect comforted.
Jun Wu Xie's expression was a little ugly. "Everyone, I just want to know why you are hiding this from me and deliberately keeping this news under wraps?"
"This …"
The house masters looked at each other, feeling Jun Wu Xie's anger accumulating.
They sighed.
"Patriarch Yan told us not to tell you for the time being."
They sold Yan Qingcheng out mainly because they did not want to be the scapegoat.
"It's her?"
Jun Wu Xie's facial muscles twitched violently.
"Now, what is the Great Zhou Empire's situation? I hope everyone can tell me, don't hide it anymore! Can such a big matter be kept under wraps? The Great Zhou Empire is my country and where my sect is located! "
"Sigh, Young Master Jun, please take a look for yourself."
They took out a piece of information and placed it on the table.
Jun Wu Xie opened it and read line by line. His gaze grew colder and his heart grew heavier.
He had only left for a short time, but the Great Zhou Empire had fallen into a desperate situation!
Celine's army of over a hundred million was already at the capital!
The Black Armored Army was almost wiped out, and the army of the five counties only had three hundred thousand people left!
"Young Master Jun, Patriarch Yan, House Master Mu, the experts of our Spirit Controlling Sect, Medicine King Sect, and Demon Bearing Sect have all gone to the Great Zhou Empire. With them, we might be able to stall for some time. You don't have to be too anxious. Rest assured and wait until the auction ends tomorrow morning. Young Master Jun can return to the Great Zhou Empire then. "
"If Celine is not destroyed, the Great Zhou Empire will not be at peace!"
Jun Wu Xie clenched his fists, his eyes cold.
Although it was to get rid of Celine, it could not completely resolve the crisis of the Great Zhou Empire.
But without Celine, the Soul Hunting Hall would not have a powerful army to use. At least for a period of time, the Great Zhou Empire would remain peaceful.
"Young Master Jun, have a good rest. We won't disturb you any longer."
The house masters got up and left.
It was close to nightfall.
Jun Wu Xie looked at the waning moon in the sky. He wanted to rush back now.
But he knew that he was not ready yet.
He had to bid for the Great Restoration Pill and the Spring of Life with seven percent purity at the auction tomorrow.
These two recovery resources would be of great use when he returned to the Great Zhou Empire!
Yueyao, Concubine Ling, and Qin Keqing accompanied him quietly. No one spoke.
They knew that at this moment, no words could ease the anxiety in his heart.
…
The next morning, Jun Wu Xie, who had not slept the whole night, entered the auction venue early.
The Treasure House had prepared a VIP room for them.
The people who participated in the auction entered one after another.
The hall was soon full. The surrounding VIP rooms were also full.
Everyone came early.
The auction began.
Jun Wu Xie sat quietly in the VIP room. The sound of people bidding constantly rang in his ears.
He had no interest in the few treasures that were auctioned.
"Next, the auction item is an eight-star middle grade healing pill – the Great Restoration Pill!" The auctioneer opened the jade box. There was a pale golden pill in it, emitting a strong fragrance.
"I'm sure everyone knows the effect of the Great Restoration Pill! Under the Sage Grandmaster Realm, no matter how badly injured you are, you only need to take one pill to heal all your injuries. Although it may not be able to bring the dead back to life, it is close to it. This is an essential elixir for high-level martial artists! "
"The Treasure House has a total of ten Great Restoration Pills. We will auction them together and not individually. Ten Great Restoration Pills, the starting price is three hundred million spirit coins. Each increment must not be lower than ten million. Please make your bids! "
"Three hundred and ten million!"
A rogue cultivator made a bid.
"Three hundred and fifty million!"
In front of a VIP room, a middle-aged man from the Southern Cloud Ridge Family called out the price.
"Hehe, four hundred million!"
The higher-ups of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship Sect also started to bid.
"Four hundred and fifty million."
The higher-ups of the Southern Border Phantom Pupil Clan also joined in.
"Six hundred million."
The higher-ups of the Saint Gate stood in front of the VIP room and casually raised the price by more than one hundred million.
In an instant, all the major forces started to bid.
Soon, the price reached one hundred and thirty million.
"One hundred and fifty million."
The higher-ups of the Saint Gate were still as calm as ever.
Suddenly, the hall was in an uproar.
The Great Restoration Pill's normal price was around one hundred million. Now, the price had reached one hundred and fifty million.
Speaking of which, a force like the Saint Gate should not be lacking in Great Restoration Pills.
After all, they were one of the controllers of the Qi Zhen Pavilion.
Over the years, they had not accumulated enough healing pills.
"Two hundred million."
A young voice instantly silenced the noisy hall.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and couldn't help but reveal a shocked expression.
"Jun Wu Xie? He is the one who is bidding! "
In front of a VIP room, Jun Wu Xie stood there with an indifferent expression.
"Hehe." The higher-ups of the Saint Gate were also stunned. He looked at Jun Wu Xie indifferently and said with contempt, "Two hundred and fifty million."
"Three hundred million."
Jun Wu Xie's tone was calm.
"War Saint's disciple, you want to compete with the Saint Gate in terms of wealth? You are really overestimating yourself. "The higher-ups of the Saint Gate laughed confidently and said with a hint of provocation," Four hundred million. Are you still going to bid? "
"The Saint Gate prides itself on being rich and imposing. Now, it seems like you are just so-so. Adding one hundred million in one go, and you still want to pretend to be rich and powerful? "Jun Wu Xie retorted and said," Ten hundred million. "
In an instant, the smile of the higher-ups of the Saint Gate froze and the muscles on their faces twitched.
Ten hundred million?
Under normal circumstances, such a price could buy one hundred Great Restoration Pills!
Although the Saint Gate was rich and powerful, they shouldn't be so wasteful.
"Hmph! Bidding for a Great Restoration Pill at ten times the price, do you think you are very capable? You will only make others think that you are stupid! I will not do such a stupid thing. "
"I am happy and I like it. You are not convinced? If you lost, you lost. Can't you just admit defeat and be done with it? Why do you have to talk back and regain your face? You are acting like a useless and furious person. You have lived for several hundred years and yet you are still so agitated. With your state of mind worrying, it will be difficult for you to improve your cultivation base. Tsk, tsk. "
"You..."
After being ridiculed in public, the higher-ups of the Saint Gate were so angry that they trembled.
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