416: Breaking the Modi's trump card

Inside Wei Ji Pass, a flash of light appeared, and twelve Undergoing Tribulation Cultivators, leading three hundred thousand elite soldiers, emerged within the pass.

These three hundred thousand elite soldiers were not like the previous Core Formation soldiers; ten thousand were Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators, and two hundred thousand were Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators.

Gu Liangyuan was not surprised by this; he had also encountered Soul Transformation elite soldiers when he broke through Bei Dou Pass.

When everyone saw the situation outside Wei Ji Pass, they were immediately shocked.

“These are… zombies!”

“When did Eastern Continent get such zombies?”

“This is bad. The trouble with zombies is that the more you fight them, the more there are. Although these Eastern Continent Cultivators are coming fiercely, we have the advantage of the Wei Ji Pass grand formation and should be able to stop them. But these zombies…”

Azure Dragon General, who had the most extensive war experience, immediately concluded upon seeing this:

“Not to mention our three hundred thousand strong army, even if another hundred thousand came, it wouldn’t be enough. We need to send for Your Majesty’s reinforcements.”

After speaking, Azure Dragon General looked around:

“Your Majesty is currently in a temper, so it might be difficult to talk to him.”

“If I don’t go to Hell, who will? How about this, this old man will return to the palace to call for reinforcements.”

Azure Dragon General spoke righteously, but the other generals were not fools and quickly realized what was happening.

This old fellow wants to escape!

Mo Emperor is angry?

No matter how angry Mo Emperor is, it’s impossible for him to execute a general on the battlefield.

But staying here, who knows when that bane, Gu Liangyuan, will arrive? Then people could really die!

Kuinniu General was the first to speak:

“Old Dragon, what are you talking about?!”

“You all know that I, Old Niu, value loyalty the most. How can I let you go for something like this?”

“If Your Majesty wants to kill or flay me, I accept it. I’ll go!”

Yin Tiger General looked at Kuinniu General, who was about to run away, and quickly stopped him:

“I say, Old Niu, you’re being boring.”

“One of you has participated in many wars, and one has unmatched combat power. Only I am a burden, so it’s most appropriate for me to go.”

“I’ll go!”

“I’ll go!”

For a moment, the generals vied with each other.

The civil official surnamed Qian’s eyes lit up upon seeing this scene.

While they were arguing, wasn’t this a good time to escape?

Yes, he didn’t even have the courage to go back and call for reinforcements.

He didn’t dare to face Gu Liangyuan, and at this moment, his only thought was to run away.

Just then, a small soldier spoke weakly:

“Don’t we have communication talismans? There’s no need for the generals to go in person, right?”

“Shut up!”

The generals’ argument paused, and they all shouted at the small soldier!

Do we not know that we can communicate directly?

Buzz!

Suddenly, a humming sound rang out.

Everyone looked up and saw that a Wind Calamity Realm Cultivator had already reached the pass and begun attacking the grand formation.

The expressions of several generals changed, knowing that it was too late to escape, and they sighed helplessly.

Azure Dragon General immediately ordered:

“Activate the communication talismans, report the situation here truthfully, and have Your Majesty send more troops.”

“The army will divide into two paths. All Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators, set up the Two-Form Killing Formation, and go out to meet the enemy!”

“The remaining Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators, reinforce the Wei Ji grand formation and stay within the pass.”

Actually, as defenders, they didn’t need to go out of the pass at all.

But the army below happened to be a zombie army. If they didn’t go out and actively meet the enemy, the zombie army would grow larger and larger, and only death awaited them.

The other generals also understood this principle and were about to act according to Azure Dragon General’s instructions.

But at this moment, the civil official surnamed Qian immediately spoke:

“This commander forbids it!”

Hmm?

Everyone turned their heads in unison, looking at the civil official surnamed Qian.

Facing the gazes of the generals, the civil official surnamed Qian spoke with a stiff upper lip:

“There are traces of the Halberd Soldiers and Halberd Generals here, but Gu Liangyuan is not seen, which means Gu Liangyuan is watching from the shadows.”

“Perhaps as soon as the army goes out, Gu Liangyuan will appear afterward.”

“In this commander’s opinion, we should guard Wei Ji Pass to the death and never go out!”

Everyone looked at the civil official surnamed Qian, with a hint of surprise on their faces.

Although Mo Emperor had appointed this person as commander, none of the generals had taken him seriously.

They never expected that this person still had some depth of thought.

Actually, they were overthinking it. This civil official surnamed Qian did not have depth of thought; he was simply afraid of death.

His idea was very simple: outside the pass was too dangerous, so they absolutely would not go out.

After thinking for a moment, Azure Dragon General nodded:

“As Commander Qian says!”

Although the other generals felt something was amiss, none of them wanted to go out.

Therefore, they all nodded, fully bolstering the Wei Ji grand formation, and quietly awaited the arrival of reinforcements.

Gu Liangyuan, who had been multitasking and eavesdropping on Mo Emperor’s thoughts, roughly guessed everyone’s intentions when he saw the situation inside the pass.

Although he could order the Three Corpse Ancestors to break the formation at any time, Gu Liangyuan instead had the Three Corpse Ancestors control the zombie army to slow down.

You can only catch a big fish by casting a long line.

Since he was idle anyway, Gu Liangyuan once again eavesdropped on Mo Emperor’s thoughts:

“This Gu Liangyuan, he truly doesn’t play by the rules at all.”

“The Immortals will descend to the Lower Realm in three days, and he just has to cause trouble at this critical juncture.”

“He should just stay honestly in Eastern Continent and then be smoothly killed by the Heavenly Immortals, and then there will be peace in the world.”

“Then I will find a way to keep these Heavenly Immortals for a period, launch troops against the Zhou and Lu dynasties, and then unify the world!”

“What that civil official surnamed Qian said is not without reason. With Gu Liangyuan’s unpredictable methods of change, it’s highly possible that he knows about the Immortals descending to the Lower Realm.”

“He knows he is about to die and is unwilling, which is why he attacked East Dipper Pass, wanting to make a final desperate counterattack.”

“No matter what, as long as we hold out for three more days, everything will clear up.”

“Those people from the Holy Land have always been timid. The reason they allied was entirely because of Gu Liangyuan.”

“As soon as Gu Liangyuan dies, the Alliance will surely break!”

“To say that East Dipper Pass’s defenses can permanently stop Gu Liangyuan is unlikely, but stopping Gu Liangyuan for three days is not a problem.”

“Huh, why is the communication talisman glowing?”

“What?!”

“A zombie army?”

“And three zombies suspected to be Loose Immortals?”

“No, does Gu Liangyuan truly have no bottom line?”

“Where did he get these three zombies?”

“But fortunately, fortunately, the Immortals will descend to the Lower Realm in three days.”

“Otherwise, just these three Loose Immortal Realm zombies alone could turn Ancient Mo upside down.”

“Reinforcements, we definitely need reinforcements!”

“It’s just… besides the two hundred thousand elite soldiers guarding the capital, there are currently no other troops available.”

“Unless we recall the soldiers from the West and South Passes…”

“The capital’s troops cannot be easily moved. The scene of Gu Liangyuan attacking the capital last time is still vivid. Once the capital is empty, Ancient Mo will be in danger!”

“The reason for moving troops towards the West and South Passes was to force them to withdraw from the Dao Alliance.”

“If Gu Liangyuan dies, the effect will be the same.”

“Feasible. I will recall all five hundred thousand elite soldiers from the Southwest Passes, leaving only two hundred thousand regular soldiers to guard the two passes.”

“In addition, I will send another one million two hundred thousand Core Formation soldiers to gather at Wei Ji Pass.”

“These are almost the limits of what I can mobilize, and almost all of Ancient Mo’s assets.”

“Although Gu Liangyuan’s figure is not seen, he must be hidden in the shadows.”

“No, I also need to call upon the two Loose Immortals, Tianhuang and Earth Old, to prevent Gu Liangyuan from making a move.”

“It’s just that Gu Liangyuan already has the ability to kill Loose Immortals at this time. Although it’s with the help of a grand formation, he has indeed killed Loose Immortals, not to mention the three zombies suspected to be Loose Immortals.”

“I just don’t know where the Yao Sisters went. If the Yao Sisters were here, and they had the Kirin Ruler, then it would be foolproof.”

“The cost is a bit high, but everything is worth it. As long as Gu Liangyuan is held back for three days, everything will develop in a good direction!”

…

Gu Liangyuan’s eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he immediately summoned the Yao Sisters:

“You two quickly go to Gu Mo Imperial Palace. After Mo Emperor gives you the Kirin Ruler, you must then find a way to get the Immortal Wheel from his hand.”