#869 - Eternal love in the world is not as good as power in one day?

“There's no turning back, look!”

Someone from the Pavilion of Rare Treasures and the Gathering Treasure Pavilion secretly ventured out of the Dragon Ridge Mountains to scout the situation, recording the scene with a starry sky rune communicator.

They filmed from a great distance.

In the footage, the capital city of the Zhuxian Dynasty was surrounded by heavily armed forces, laying siege without attacking.

Above the sky, vast energy surged, with peerless experts engaged in a fierce battle, their light as brilliant as burning stars, occasionally accompanied by the roars of beasts and the clang of swords.

From the captured images, it could be seen that the dynasty's Beast King and the ancestral-level experts of the Xuanyuan clan were fighting against the powerful figures from various forces in the starry sky.

“Who is that?”

Everyone looked at the stern-faced, sexagenarian old man in the footage, whose strength was extremely formidable. With every gesture, he unleashed powerful secret techniques, sweeping across all directions, single-handedly holding his own against six opponents at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm.

“We contacted people from the sects in the capital city, and we heard that he is Xing Baitian, the hall master of the Law Enforcement Hall under the Eighth Ancestor of the Starry Sky Ancient Road headquarters. He came with a large number of Law Enforcement Hall members to seek refuge, and is now an enshrined elder of our dynasty.”

“What did the people from the sects say? Did the Regent address the current situation? Is there confidence in resisting those invaders?”

Many people felt heavy-hearted. There were too many enemies. Now, around the city, in addition to the assembled army, there were also a large number of experts at various levels of the Absolute Celestial Realm on the floating battleships, and many at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm had not yet made a move.

“The dynasty's internal affairs are currently in order. The Regent and others do not seem worried that the capital city will be breached, suggesting they are confident. The only concern is that if those people cannot conquer it for a long time, more experts will come from the starry sky, and then the situation will be hard to predict.”

“Now, not only may more experts at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm come, but also those armies gathered around the capital city. Battles between armies in the cultivation world involve the contention of heavenly fortune. According to ancient records, once a siege battle is officially launched, it will trigger the rules of the Heavenly Dao. At that time, with the Heavenly Dao overseeing, all Half-Saints cannot directly attack the army, otherwise, they will be stripped of their fortune by the Heavenly Dao!”

“There is indeed such a record in the ancient books. The wars of dynasties and empires involve heavenly fortune, which is different from the wars of ordinary secular nations. If it really comes to that, can the Xuanjia Army withstand those legions? Looking at their realms, the lowest is the Star Sea Realm, and most are in the Grandmaster Realm, with countless Saint Realm experts among them, and Saint Realm Completion small generals!”

“Hmph, the Xuanjia Army cultivates the Holy Battle Art, the effect of true energy resonance and power intercommunication is stronger than the methods cultivated by those armies. In terms of strength, they are definitely not the opponents of the Xuanjia Army, and their fighting will is even more incomparable. It's just… the Xuanjia Army only has over ten million, while the number of enemies is too large, with as many as seventy to eighty million around the city alone!”

“It's more than seventy to eighty million. There are also tens of millions in the Southern Border, Northern Plains, Central Earth, and Western Desert, and they can be mobilized at any time. What's worse is that news on various platforms of the Starry Sky Rune Communicator says that the second batch of armies from those forces is also on the way!”

“These bastards, taking advantage of Lord Jun being away, want to seize the dynasty and Emperor Beginning Star, holding chips in their hands, so that when he returns, they can restrain him. They really have a good plan!”

…

At the same time, outside the four gates of the Zhuxian Dynasty capital city, there was a dark mass of extraterritorial armies.

In the sky outside the eastern city gate, there were more powerful figures on the floating battleships than outside the other cities.

There were several experts at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm from under the Eighth Ancestor of the Starry Sky Ancient Road headquarters, more than a dozen experts at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm from the Four Heavenly Reason Sects, and several experts at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm from the Heavenly Reason Dao Earth.

There were also many old monks from the Great Might Buddha Temple, many experts from the Ancient Heavenly Desolate Star, and experts from other ancient stars in the top thirty in the starry sky.

This was a very terrifying force, now gathered outside the Zhuxian Dynasty capital city.

“People of the Zhuxian Dynasty, listen up! You are already turtles in a jar, a lone city. Stubborn resistance will not lead to good results. Only death awaits you!” A powerhouse under the Eight Ancestors on the warship spoke with a voice like a bell, resounding through the mountains and rivers, and spreading throughout the city, "Now there is only one path before you, and that is to open the city and surrender, kneel down and submit!"

“Well, after you surrender, we can treat you kindly, just capture the women around Jun Wuxie, and the rest can gain freedom!” The strong man said with a sneer, and continued: “Lingfei, as the regent of the Zhuxian Dynasty, you should consider all the people of the dynasty. If you are willing to lead the crowd to surrender, we can make an exception and pardon you for your sins, and support you to completely control the Zhuxian Dynasty, as long as you listen to our orders in the future, the highest authority of the Zhuxian Dynasty will always be in your hands!”

At the top of the monument altar in the imperial palace of the capital city, Shangguan Wanwan and Lingfei stood side by side. Hearing such words, she chuckled: "Sister Lingfei, they want you to betray your husband."

“Lingfei, those who know current affairs are heroes, why should you be loyal to that Jun Wuxie? What is he worth you selling your life for? Now, Jun Wuxie is an enemy to the world and is destined to die. Your talent is good, and your future is limitless. Don’t you want to live and see the vast upper realm universe? As long as you lead the crowd to surrender and open the city to surrender, these are all possible to realize; if you are stubborn, then your life will come to an end…”

“Noisy!”

As soon as the words of the Absolute Celestial Realm powerhouse under the Eight Ancestors fell, Lingfei gave a cold shout and flicked her sleeves.

With a bang.

A verdant vine of thorns, without warning, suddenly rushed out of the void outside the east city, causing a large area of ​​space there to collapse, and the verdant light illuminated the mountains and rivers.

The thorn vine was too fast, dozens of times the speed of light, and it arrived on the warship, causing all the Absolute Celestial Realm powerhouses there to be unable to react.

Poof!

A touch of bright red blood bloomed.

The throat of the Absolute Celestial Realm powerhouse who shouted was pierced by the thorn vine.

The rest of the powerhouses reacted and all attacked the thorn vine.

The thorn vine suddenly shrank back, and then danced like a whip, slapping the face of the old man whose throat was pierced, causing him to fly hundreds of miles away, his face bloody and blurred, his bones were cracked, his teeth fell out, and he smashed a mountain, dust soaring into the sky.

“Lingfei, you don’t drink a toast, you drink a forfeit, you are looking for death!”

The strong man soared into the sky from the rolling smoke and dust, covering his throat and face, his life essence flowing, but it was difficult to repair the wound, which made him feel terrified and furious.

It was not a fatal injury, but it was extremely difficult to repair, which showed that the true energy level of the person who shot was far superior to him!

That Lingfei was actually a powerhouse at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm?

Not only that, her talent growth intensity is also extremely terrifying!

“In my capacity as the Regent and Imperial Concubine of the Zhuxian Dynasty, I advise you to get out of Emperor Beginning Star and keep your whole bodies! Otherwise, when Lord Jun returns, he will sweep you away and leave no bones!”

Lingfei's voice was clear, cold, majestic, and echoed in the sky.

“Hahaha, by the time he comes back, your Zhuxian Dynasty will have already fallen, and Emperor Beginning Star will have become a starry sky colony. By then, you people will be our bargaining chips to lure him to come and die!”

“You are a smart person, but you have to be obsessed and hang yourself on Jun Wuxie’s lone tree! You should understand that the love of thousands of generations in the world is not as good as holding power once, let alone becoming a saint in the future, maintaining youth forever, and prolonging life!”

Lingfei said coldly when she heard the words: "Before you say these words, you should go back and ask your mothers if they would betray your fathers like this, and see if your mothers would slap you in the face."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the city was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter on the spot.

The regent's rebuttal was too beautiful.

Outside the city, on the warship, the faces of the powerhouses were gloomy, their chests heaving violently, almost suffocating from internal injuries.

Beside Lingfei, Shangguan Wanwan laughed so hard that she leaned forward and backward.

“What’s so funny, am I wrong?”

Lingfei smiled and patted her.

“No, Sister Lingfei is so right, giggle ~”

Shangguan Wanwan covered her red lips, her breasts surging in the laughter.

“Since you are determined to seek death, then flatten the Zhuxian Dynasty!”

Those strong men no longer persuaded them to surrender, knowing that persuasion would not have any effect, and only absolute force could be used to destroy this dynasty.

For a time, more than a dozen experts at the pinnacle of the Absolute Celestial Realm rushed into the sky and entered the starry sky, joining the battlefield there.

“There are too many of them, we can only delay time…”

Shangguan Wanwan put away her smile, her cold and enchanting face was full of solemnity.

“If we can’t hold on, I will take action myself.”

A cold light flashed in Lingfei’s eyes.

“No!” Shangguan Wanwan objected, and said: “They should have brought forbidden weapons and killing formations, after all, they have to consider the interference of the Soldier Saint, and they must prepare methods that they think can deal with the Soldier Saint, but now the Soldier Saint has not appeared, and you just showed such strength, once you leave the city, it is very likely that they will be trapped by the killing formation!”

Lingfei smiled lightly: “We’ll talk about it then, we can still resist now.”

“They found that they underestimated our strength and will definitely ask for help. I believe a large number of Absolute Celestial Realm powerhouses will come in a few days. At that time, if our situation really falls into danger, I will go out of the city to fight. In this case, if they use the killing formation, with you as a master, you can break the formation from the outside, so that we can get out of trouble!”

Lingfei thought for a while and agreed, then looked at the starry sky and said through voice transmission: "Elder Xing Baitian, come back quickly."

Rumble!

Vast energy opened the atmosphere, and secret technique runes covered the sky.

It was Xing Baitian fighting with more than a dozen Absolute Celestial Realm powerhouses. He forcibly broke through the encirclement and returned to the city like a streamer, landing under the imperial palace altar, looking at Lingfei and Shangguan Wanwan above, and saluting slightly, said: "I have seen the Regent and Imperial Concubine."

Seeing him covered in blood and numerous injuries, Consort Ling said, "Elder Xingbaitian, please go and rest. With so many enemies, and without the protection of a Qiankun Battle Armor, it is not advisable for you to continue fighting. The enemy outnumbers us tenfold, making it extremely difficult to defeat them. Therefore, our goal is to defend the capital city, delay them, and wait for Lord Divine to return."

"Yes, this old man will withdraw."

Xingbaitian left, not minding that the Regent had not allocated a Qiankun Battle Armor to him.

Such battle armor could be called peerless, with monstrous defense capabilities. How could it be casually distributed?

He had already received great preferential treatment by joining the Immortal Execution Dynasty and obtaining the position of Elder.

Now that the dynasty faced a strong enemy invasion, the Regent had much to consider. It was only natural that she couldn't completely trust him. He would have done the same in her place.

"Hall Master!"

Outside the palace, the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall were waiting, their eyes full of fighting spirit, eager to try.

"You should not think about fighting. The battles of Extreme Heaven Realm peak experts are not for you. Furthermore, this is not about killing enemies, but about holding them back, fighting a war of attrition. When Lord Divine returns, I believe there will be opportunities for you to fight."

Xingbaitian said this and then led the group away.

Just after they left, more than a dozen old ancestors from the Xuanyuan Clan arrived at the palace.

"This old one and others greet the Regent and Imperial Concubine Shangguan."

"There is no need for such formalities, esteemed seniors." Consort Ling spread out her slender fingers, and a light of sun, moon, and stars bloomed. More than a dozen Qiankun Battle Armors flew down from the top of the altar, hovering in front of those Xuanyuan Clan ancestors, "These armors are temporarily lent to you for use. When our people are about to run out of strength, you will go to the battlefield and replace them."

"To experience the effects of such armor is truly our good fortune!"

These old ancestors were very excited. No cultivator disliked super battle armor. Such precious armor was hard to find in all ages and was a peerless treasure.

They stroked it, reluctant to let go, and only after a long time did they store it within their bodies, then they withdrew from the palace.

At this time, Yue Chenyu came from Sect King Mountain, landing beside Consort Ling and Shangguan Wanwan.

She looked at the starry sky with an eternally unchanging icy expression on her face, as if to say, "Keep away".

The battle had been going on for several days, and the energy of the Qiankun Battle Armors of those fighting experts had been greatly depleted. She needed to quickly restore the energy of the armor to prepare for the great battle ahead.

…

In the Heavenly Secret Earth, in front of the core area, on the black beach, the Chaos Phenomenon World disappeared, revealing the figure of Jun Wuxie.

He had been here for many days. Everything was ready. It was time to continue forward.