75: Layout of the Seven Kingdoms

Heavenly Fox Kingdom, Golden Palace.

Inside the hall, a huge sand table was displayed, meticulously restoring the topography of the entire Nineteen Chaotic Domains.

The five states east of the Qianlong River had all fallen under the Wu Dynasty.

If Xia Xuan wanted to further encroach upon the Nineteen Chaotic Domains, he could only start with Seven Kings City.

At this moment, besides him, there were three others by the sand table.

The Unworthy Yuan Tiangang.

Heavenly Dark Star, who had recently reached the Divine Dharma Aspect Realm.

And Lord Wu'an Bai Qi, with long, slender phoenix eyes, a refined face, and dressed in black robes and black boots.

Bai Qi was already at the Divine Extreme Realm upon his summoning.

After obtaining his Cultivation insights and Killing Dao profound techniques, Xia Xuan no longer needed to wait for the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty's method of Realm Breakthrough; he knew in advance how to proceed after the Dharma Aspect Realm.

The Divine Extreme Realm requires invoking more Advanced Heaven and Earth power, breaking the shackles of the Physical Body, shaping a divine fetus, and achieving great Divine Abilities.

The so-called Advanced Heaven and Earth power includes, but is not limited to: exotic heavenly lightning, exotic heavenly fire, Heaven and Earth Divine Objects, and so on.

These things were once almost extinct in the Four Seas and Five Regions.

However, with the revival of Heaven and Earth and the advent of a great era, they will gradually reappear.

“Your Majesty, please observe.”

Yuan Tiangang was giving a report using the sand table.

“The seven states of Seven Kings City are surrounded by rivers on all sides. The Qianlong River is vast and boundless, with rapid currents, and it is home to many evil spirits and demonic beasts.

According to investigations, whenever a Cultivator attempts to cross the Qianlong River by air, they will attract attacks from the demonic beasts in the river. True Martial Cultivators attract wandering spirits, Divine Martial Cultivators attract great demons, and only those in the Dharma Aspect Realm have a chance to cross successfully.

As for the weaker individuals in Seven Kings City, if they wish to leave, they must wait for the full moon night on the fifteenth of each month.

On every full moon night, myriad flood dragons lie dormant in the Qianlong River, and the waters are calm, which is also the only opportunity for a large army to cross.

Currently, the bandit army of Seven Kings City has set up defenses along the Qianlong River. Once our army crosses, they will inevitably face harassment from both the bandit army and the demonic beasts in the river.

Your Majesty, your subordinate suggests that the army temporarily hold its position in this battle, and let the The Unworthy infiltrate the enemy, gradually dividing and controlling the forces of Seven Kings City, and then send in the main army to take over.”

Xia Xuan nodded: “A purely frontal assault is indeed not feasible. The young men of the Wu Dynasty cannot be sacrificed needlessly for reconnaissance.”

He actually had another method.

Directly letting Bai Qi display his Divine Extreme Realm strength, intimidating Seven Kings City, and killing everyone.

But there was no need.

The Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty was wary of the Yun Kingdom, keeping its edge hidden.

He also did not want to reveal all his trump cards, allowing the Yun Kingdom and the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty to gain first-hand intelligence and seize the initiative.

“Lord Wu'an, what do you think?”

As soon as Bai Qi was summoned, Xia Xuan bestowed upon him a noble title, and subsequently had him train the 400,000 Prefectural Army.

“The Dao of hegemony lies in pacifying fearful nations, attacking arrogant nations, and destroying lawless nations. Although Seven Kings City has formed a coalition, its internal structure is not monolithic. If the main army does not advance, your subordinate fully agrees with the Grand Marshal’s suggestion.”

Bai Qi said, “If Your Majesty believes this is too slow, your subordinate can also lead the army across the river and fight those evil creatures in the river.”

“No rush.”

Xia Xuan ordered: “From this day forward, the The Unworthy shall begin to lay out their plans in Seven Kings City.”

“Yes!” Yuan Tiangang accepted the order.

“Lord Wu'an, will you also prepare?”

Xia Xuan looked at Bai Qi.

Bai Qi nodded: “That is my intention. The generals of the Prefectural Army can also gain better experience in Seven Kings City.”

...Great Yan Eastern Prefecture, Coalition Headquarters.

In the Council Hall, the high-ranking figures of several great Immortal Sects occupied the seats of honor.

As the nominal leader of the coalition, Xia Ying was only slightly better off than the envoys from the Undying Kingdom and Snow Country, sitting in the third-to-last position.

“The Wu Dynasty’s power is expanding again. After taking the Heavenly Fox Kingdom, their next step might be against Seven Kings City. Everyone, we cannot continue to observe.”

Saber Mountain of Sword Cliff, Grand Elder, said in a deep voice, “If we truly let the Wu Dynasty first swallow Seven Kings City, it will be as difficult as ascending to Heaven for us to control the Nineteen Chaotic Domains.”

The Hall Master of Life-Killing Hall said: “My Killing Life Hall has already dispatched assassins to target the Seven Kings for assassination. You all can handle the rest.”

Pill King Mo Qian said indifferently: “The Pill Cloud Sect is only responsible for providing Medicinal Pills; we will not concern ourselves with anything else.”

The Venerable Monk of Buddha Temple said: “Several Junior Martial Uncles, ascetic monks of the Buddha Temple who have Cultivated for a hundred years, are willing to accompany Benefactor Xia to convert those seven cities of sin.”

“Killing the City Lords of Seven Kings City is useless.”

Xia Ying said coldly: “To firmly hold Seven Kings City in our hands, we must lead a large army to kill all those desperadoes, establish a long-term garrison, and immediately crush any signs of resurgence.

Even before Seven Kings City was fortified, the Iron-Blooded Army and Blood Wolf Battalion had already dispersed and infiltrated more than half of the seven states. All that is missing are the Spirit-Severing Battle Banners to form a Domain covering the seven states, and then the main army can launch a general offensive.”

His words caused the gazes of the others in the Council Hall to turn towards the people of the Artifact Refining Sect.

“What’s going on with the Artifact Refining Sect? After all this time, the battle banners still haven’t been refined?”

“Each of us contributed 10 billion yuan stones and Materials for Artifact Refining. Is the Anti-Air Spirit-Severing Banner really that difficult to refine?”

All parties questioned, putting pressure on the Artifact Refining Sect.

The representative of the Artifact Refining Sect’s face turned red, and he retorted:

“Isn’t it because the Old Ancestors of each family were too ruthless back then, destroying all the battle banners and their refining methods? Now we can only refine a large number of semi-finished products. Lacking complete refining methods, progress is stagnant. After repeated failed attempts, my Artifact Refining Sect has already started losing money. What more do you want?”

All parties fell silent.

Xia Ying sneered, sweeping his gaze across the people of the five great Immortal Sects.

“You all lack sincerity. Then let the Nineteen Chaotic Domains be annexed by the Wu Dynasty. Lord Yan did send a partial battle banner refining method, but this alone cannot change the current situation.”

Saber Mountain Grand Elder said: “Although Sword Cliff cannot provide help in this regard, we can provide 100,000 saber blanks, along with the forging method for the Ancient Blood Soul Saber.”

Upon hearing this, the representatives of the other parties slightly changed their expressions, angrily accusing:

“You still keep such things? Are you really not afraid that our Immortal Sects will also be annihilated under the blades of the Imperial Dynasty’s army, just like the four great Immortal Sects of the Eastern Realm in the past?”

The Blood Soul Saber, which cleaves both body and soul, was even more terrifying than a divine weapon that breaks through defenses. It could almost achieve a Breakthrough with every strike, making it difficult for even the Dharma Aspect Realm to resist. Accumulating too many saber wounds on the body would lead to sudden death.

In ancient times, there were four great Immortal Sects in the Eastern Realm that were once unrivaled.

Ultimately, they were annihilated by an Imperial Dynasty that had only a few Dharma Aspect Realm Cultivators, relying on Spirit-Severing Battle Banners, human lives piled up, and war Sharp Weapons such as the Blood Soul Saber.

It was only then that other transcendent super-forces could make up their minds to join forces and destroy those battle banner refining methods, war Sharp Weapons, and so on.

This also led to later Imperial Dynasties having mostly ordinary soldiers in their military, with high-Realm Cultivators sweeping everything before them, and those in the Dharma Aspect Realm able to move freely among millions of troops.

“The Yun Kingdom is about to collapse. If we don’t contend in this generation, when else will we wait?” Saber Mountain Grand Elder snorted coldly.

“Killing Life Hall will provide another 20 billion yuan stones. If there are assassination missions, just state them directly.”

“Pill Cloud Sect will provide Minor Creation Pills, calamity crossing divine pills, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, limited to those in the army who need to Breakthrough.”

“Amitābha, Buddha Temple has a 90% complete battle banner refining method, which can be lent to the Artifact Refining Sect.”

“Old bald donkey, you hide things well.” Everyone muttered under their breath.

“Xia Ying, remember, both your main body and your blood fetus have Restrictions placed by us. Do not, by any means, think of establishing your own faction because of this help, otherwise, you will die a very miserable death.”

Before the meeting concluded, the people from the several great Immortal Sects all revealed killing intent, intimidating Xia Ying.