83: Chapter 83 Bad News

Just as the war in Great Yan Country was still ongoing, in the State of Zheng, the western neighbor of Great Yan Country, demons and devils were everywhere, countless Human Race corpses covered the ground, Mortal cities were filled with the smoke of war, and Sect peaks were in ruins.

As the Sect Master of the Zhenyang Sect, one of the three major Sects in the State of Zheng's cultivation world, he stood before the Sect gate at this moment, looking at the countless Disciples under his command who had died tragically. Some of their expressions were filled with pain, some had disbelief in their eyes, and some carried incomprehension and bewilderment.

"As expected of the Blood Fiend Sect's Grand Elder, your methods are truly so ruthless." A blazing lion mocked.

The Middle-aged Scholar, who was both the Sect Master of the Zhenyang Sect and the Grand Elder of the Blood Fiend Sect, ignored the other's tone and merely said indifferently: "We have helped you take down the State of Zheng, so you should also fulfill your promise."

"Hehe! Our blazing lion clan is not like you despicable Human Race; we naturally fulfill what we say. We have already gathered that group of Mortals and Cultivators, and you can harvest them now." The lion king spoke in a bantering tone. It loved watching the scene of the Human Race killing each other most, and every time, it made its heart joyful for a long time.

The Blood Fiend Sect's Grand Elder gave a few instructions to the Blood Fiend Sect Disciples behind him, and those Disciples and stewards acted one after another.

Among them were impressively Xiao Yun and Master Xieyan. Ever since they attacked Taihe Market, the two of them had not appeared in Dayan again; instead, they received a summons from the Sect and were responsible for ambushing and killing some Cultivators in the State of Zheng.

The changes in the State of Zheng's cultivation world had not been discovered by any of the dozen or so surrounding countries until now. Firstly, everyone's attention was entirely on Dayan; secondly, the interior of the State of Zheng had long been corroded by the Blood Fiend Sect, coupled with the help of the Yao Race, so the State of Zheng was completely captured in just a short period. With such a sudden change, not to mention other surrounding countries, even the cultivation forces within the State of Zheng's cultivation world were uprooted before they could react in time.

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Great Yan Country.

A thousand miles away from Taihe Prefecture City, even with a Golden Core Late Stage Perfection Divine Sense, one still could not detect this place.

Three Azure Wolf Demon Kings and one human-like demon king stood here, and almost all of them were injured.

"This war is almost coming to an end." Said Cang Wang, the leading Azure Wolf Demon King.

"Big Brother, are you saying the State of Zheng has already been taken?" Cang Ao's condition was also not very good; not only was one of his arms broken, but there were also multiple startling wounds on his body.

Of the six major demon kings dispatched by the Azure Wolf Yao Race this time, one Silver-backed Demonic Ape died, and another Azure Wolf Demon King died, which could be considered a huge loss. However, the result they wanted had already been achieved.

The original attack on Dayan was just to pull the wool over people's eyes and buy time for the blazing lion clan to occupy the State of Zheng. Now that the State of Zheng had been conquered, the Yao Race of the Thirty-Six Demon Nations could use the State of Zheng as a springboard to come over here and attack other countries at any time in the future.

It was laughable that the Human Race still hadn't discovered this conspiracy up to now; they were truly foolish to the extreme.

Just as Cang Wang issued the retreat order, countless Yao Race members retreated immediately, vanishing from the eyes of the Human Race in the blink of an eye.

"What is the Yao Race planning to do again?" Daoist Wuyou asked doubtfully, but no one could explain it to him, and all the Immortal Masters silently looked into the distance.

A few days later, after all the Yao Race members had completely retreated back to the Wanshou Mountain Range, countless Cultivators were both puzzled and pleasantly surprised. Especially the Cultivators of Qinghe County, who thought that the Taihe Prefecture City side had heavily battered the Yao Race, which was why those demon kings had no choice but to retreat back to the depths of the Wanshou Mountain Range.

Of course, because the Yao Race's retreat was too clean and decisive, no one dared to let down their guard at this time, for fear that the Yao Race would launch a counter-attack.

The Three-Tailed Spirit Fox clan on the Qing Prefecture side also rapidly retreated back to the Wanshou Mountain Range. This change left the entire Dayan cultivation world in a daze. The Azure Wolf Yao Race's retreat was somewhat justifiable, but the Three-Tailed Spirit Foxes, who were already in the upper hand, also retreated together. This sense of absurdity made them realize that perhaps a certain conspiracy existed within the Yao Race, and this conspiracy seemed to have succeeded.

The Golden Core Masters of Qing and Cang Prefectures all gathered together, intending to head deep into the Wanshou Mountain Range to investigate what exact reason caused the Yao Race to completely retreat.

Although the forces participating in this battle from the Three-Tailed Demon Country and Canglang Demon Country did not even make up half, retreating just like this seemed somewhat bizarre. Not to mention anything else, as long as they sent out a few more Tier 4 demon kings, they could definitely conquer Dayan, and then use Dayan as a stronghold to occupy the remaining countries.

One month after more than a dozen Golden Core Masters joined hands to head deep into the Wanshou Mountain Range, another piece of news spread across Dayan and its dozen or so surrounding countries: the State of Zheng had been captured by the Yao Race, and that happened precisely during the period when Dayan was at war with the Yao Race.

The three countries closest to the State of Zheng, including Dayan, all wore expressions of disbelief. It was one thing that the Dayan cultivation world did not know the State of Zheng was occupied, but Lu Country and Wei State were also unaware, which made things somewhat problematic.

In an instant, the dozen or so Human Race countries urgently summoned all Golden Core forces to discuss together what to do next.

Someone proposed taking advantage of the time before the Yao Race completely migrated to the State of Zheng, gathering forces to drive the Yao Race of the State of Zheng back to the Wanshou Mountain Range.

Someone also proposed using the three countries of Yan, Lu, and Wei as a defense line to contain the Yao Race in the State of Zheng. After all, since the Yao Race captured the State of Zheng, they must have made preparations.

However, the three countries of Yan, Lu, and Wei were naturally unwilling. If the three countries were truly used as a defense line, their losses would inevitably be huge, especially for Dayan, which had just ended the war. How could they possibly agree to such a matter? Moreover, previously when they asked them for help, everyone adopted a detached attitude of looking on from the sidelines. Now, they wanted Dayan to continue standing at the very front—how was that possible?

Fortunately, at this meeting, the Nascent Soul Monarchs of Tang, Chu, and Zhao made an appearance, which finally determined the general direction for all countries going forward. As the only three Nascent Soul Cultivators among the dozen or so surrounding countries, the three of them naturally had to step forward at this moment, not only for their own forces but also to consider the Human Race.

However, these matters could not yet affect the interior of Dayan. During this demon country invasion, Dayan suffered heavy losses. Five Golden Core Masters died alone—three died in Qing Prefecture and two in Cang Prefecture. Then, nearly ten Golden Core Masters were each injured. At least for now, Dayan had no way to continue participating in the upcoming wars.

As soon as the Yao Race retreated, Dayan's native forces also began clearing the battlefield. Quite a few Sect forces in Qing Prefecture were wiped out, while Cang Prefecture fared a bit better, as the Yao Race's offensive pace was blocked at Taihe Prefecture. However, the luck of the three Purple Mansion forces in Taihe Prefecture was not very good.

The Xuantian Sect lost three Purple Palace Cultivators, leaving only Master Lingxiao and Master Bingyou. The Disciples under their command also suffered heavy casualties and injuries, with fewer than a few hundred escaping disaster. As for the Song and Yun families, the Song Family lost one Purple Mansion, while both Purple Mansions of the Yun Family died. Therefore, the Yun Family was reduced to a Foundation Establishment Family from this moment on.

Now, the atmosphere of the Yun Family was heavy. Over the years, relying on the Yun Family being a Purple Mansion Family, they had oppressed quite a few forces. Now that all the Yun Family's Purple Palace Cultivators had died, whether the Yun Family could continue to exist in the future was hard to say.