Fenghai County, outside the prison department where the county capital collapsed, Xu Qing walked out with a gloomy expression.
He looked up at the dilapidated county capital above, flew away in a flash, and soon reached the county capital, heading straight to the headquarters of the Eight Sects Alliance.
Along the way, incomplete buildings were constantly reflected in Xu Qing's sight. It was obvious that yesterday's drastic changes had a great impact on this prosperous capital city.
The usually bustling crowds on the streets were now much thinner. Among the sparse pedestrians walking in a hurry, Xu Qing saw hesitation, confusion, nervousness and fear.
The mysterious death of the county guard was enough to make people panic, but the collapse of the prison department was even more frightening. Coupled with the spread of the news of the invasion of the Shenglan tribe, a huge anxiety arose in the hearts of these people.
haze.
There are even some monks here, and they can't hide the fear in their expressions. After all, not everyone is a sword wielder.
Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and galloped all the way.
Soon we arrived at the headquarters of the Eight Sects Alliance.
With Zixuan in charge, the branch sect is still intact, but most of the alliance disciples inside are packing their bags at the moment, seemingly preparing to travel.
Xu Qing glanced over, without pausing, and went straight to Zixuan's residence, where he saw Zixuan and his best friend Li Shitao.
The two looked solemn and were discussing important matters. After seeing Xu Qing, Zixuan's gloomy face showed a touch of softness.
"Xu Qing, I was going to find you later. I received an urgent call from the sect and I cannot stay here. I will be teleported back today."
"The corpse ban has broken out. The Sword Holding Palace has issued an order to Yinghuang Prefecture, asking all the clan sects in Yinghuang Prefecture to resist the disaster of the corpse ban." Zi Xuan's voice was solemn.
Xu Qing's heart sank when he heard this. He was the first to discover the matter of corpse imprisonment, so he naturally knew what happened there.
"Actually, the Eight Sects Alliance and the Sword-holding Court already knew that the Shenglan tribe was behind the disaster of the Corpse Imprisonment, and they took precautions, so you don't have to worry too much about your master."
"And the purpose of the Shenglan clan's detonating the corpse ban has now been revealed. It is to contain the forces in some branches of Fenghai County."
"Xu Qing, this period has been eventful. You should be safer with the Lord of the Sword Palace than outside at the moment, so I didn't ask you to come back with me this time. You must be more vigilant here..."
Zixuan's eyes showed concern, and he took out three jade slips and handed them to Xu Qing.
"One is for concealment, the same as the concealment I drew for you before, and the other is a large-scale teleportation talisman. You can use it to avoid danger at critical moments."
"The last one contains a ray of my divine will, which can resist a fatal blow for you."
Xu Qing's heart was filled with excitement. After taking it silently, he also took out some Ten Intestinal Tree Dao Fruits and handed them over. After all, this thing has miraculous effects in refining weapons and elixirs. The Sword Holding Palace is rich in materials and there is no urgent need, but for the Eight Sects Alliance,
, the effect of these Tao fruits is not small.
Zixuan was also moved when he saw it. He did not greet Xu Qing politely. He put it away and warned him again. An hour later, as all the branch sects were sorted out, the eight sects of the alliance left as Xu Qing watched.
Before leaving, Zixuan looked back at Xu Qing several times, and the two looked at each other until they took one last look at each other next to the teleportation array. As the light dispersed, Zixuan and the disciples of the branch disappeared.
Li Shitao was obviously worried. After Zixuan left, she nodded to Xu Qing and left in a hurry.
Looking at the empty teleportation array, Xu Qing's expression slowly became numb. This feeling was once very familiar to him, as if he had returned to the time when he was alone in the slums.
"It's time to report to the Sword Holding Palace." Xu Qing murmured, and when he turned to leave, the dusk light fell on his Taoist robe, turning his body red and making his figure appear longer.
As dusk passed and darkness fell, Xu Qing arrived at the Sword Holding Palace.
When he appeared, Kong Xianglong, who received his message, flew at full speed from the Sword Holding Palace. When he approached Xu Qing for the first time, his eyes showed surprise.
Obviously, Kong Xianglong noticed the change in Xu Qing's cultivation. After all, compared with when he left before, Xu Qing changed so much that it even made Kong Xianglong feel like he was facing the Nascent Soul.
If it had been any other time, Kong Xiang would have
Long Bibing asked curiously, but the drastic changes in the county capital now made him not in the mood, so he spoke in a low voice as he approached.
"Xu Qing, news just came from the border. The power of the forbidden magic weapon cannot completely stop the Shenglan tribe's army, but only slightly delays their progress."
"Let's go, the sword holders are returning one after another. Tonight, the palace chief will arrange a battle plan for all the sword holders in the county."
"Now... you are the real accompanying book order." Kong Xianglong stared at Xu Qing and spoke softly.
Xu Qing nodded calmly. He knew very well that within his status as a pawn, his original position was to serve as the palace lord's accompanying order.
The fact is indeed as Kong Xianglong said, not long after Xu Qing stepped into the Sword Holding Palace, he received a summons from the palace master.
Deep in the Sword Holding Palace, in the Sword Holding Hall, Xu Qing, who arrived immediately without any delay, saw the Master of the Sword Holding Palace standing in front of a huge light and shadow map, with bloodshot eyes and an extremely serious expression.
The palace master's body was stained with blood, and he was also very tired. It was obvious that he had not rested at all since the drastic changes in the county capital until now.
There were seven or eight sword-holders around him, including the four deacons and deputy palace masters. Everyone had injuries to varying degrees, and the last two were the deputy palace masters.
This is the trauma they suffered yesterday when they suppressed the Prisoner God with the Palace Master. Now they have no time to recover and are accepting the Palace Master's dispatch and arrangements.
Following the palace lord's instructions, the four deacons and the two deputy palace lords all looked at each other.
They said yes solemnly and left one after another. When passing by Xu Qing, most of them nodded to him with deep meaning in their eyes.
After a while, when there was no one else in the hall, the palace master withdrew his eyes from the light and shadow map and turned to look at Xu Qing with a stern expression.
"Xu Qing, the sword holder, is here to report." Xu Qing looked solemn and bowed with clasped fists.
"Xu Qing, compile the list of returned sword holders, find out those who have not returned, find out the reasons, and arrange the meeting tonight. Is there any problem?"
The palace lord spoke in a deep voice.
"Respect the law and decree." Xu Qing said solemnly.
The palace master nodded and ignored Xu Qing. He had too many things to deal with. Fenghai County was currently facing internal and external troubles. All the burdens fell on him at the moment of the governor's death.
Xu Qing knew what was right, bowed and left. After walking out of the hall, he took out his sword and started busy according to the palace master's instructions.
The identity of the accompanying Shu Ling was worthy of his name at this moment. He had the authority to query any records, and all sword holders were required to cooperate. However, his strength alone was somewhat insufficient. After all the contemplation, Xu Qing sent a message to Kong Xianglong.
Soon Kong Xiang, Long Shanhezi, Wang Chen and Ye Ling all came to Xu Qing. With their cooperation, Xu Qing quickly sorted out the list of participants and the reasons for not returning as requested by the palace master.
Finally, an hour before the meeting, the time of the meeting was set, and preparations were made to leave the venue, and all the sword holders were notified with their own authority.
"By the order of the Palace Master, all sword holders are informed that at midnight tonight, we will attend the meeting at the first square in the east area of the Sword Palace!" Xu Qing's voice echoed in the command swords of all sword holders at this moment.
This is the first time he has made a real voice as a traveling scribe.
Soon, midnight is approaching. Search Sanyou on Baidu and see that there are no typos.
In the first square of the East District, all the sword holders arrived quickly. There was no need to organize the order. The sword holders palace was originally very disciplined. At this moment, nearly a hundred thousand sword holders were standing there, densely packed and orderly, arranged according to their cultivation level.
There was a long line of people.
No one spoke, only a sense of murder rose in everyone's heart, and most of their eyes contained anger and persistence.
The death of the governor, the collapse of the prison department, and the coming of war. These series of events will not make the sword holders afraid, but will only make them more murderous.
At this moment, the auras gathered together and filled all directions. Under this pull, the sky went into a vortex and started to rotate with a rumble.
When the momentum was astonishing, the four deacons and deputy palace masters arrived one after another. Finally, the palace master who appeared in front of all the sword holders was the palace master with a serious look and no anger.
Xu Qing, on the other hand, followed behind the palace lord.
As the eyes of all the sword holders gathered, Xu Qing's figure also came into view. His face was expressionless, and he paused three feet away from the palace master, standing there silently, looking at the palace master.
The palace owner's gaze swept across the people below, and after a while, a deep voice echoed in all directions.
"Sword-bearers, war has arrived."
"The Shenglan Clan's ambition to seal Haijun, our human race, has not stopped at all for countless years. This is not the first time they have launched a war, but without exception, they all failed!"
"In the past thousand years, I, the late governor, and all the sword holders have been prepared to face this battle."
"Even though the first batch of enemy troops from the Shenglan Tribe, composed of the Hongling Dynasty and the Yuewu Dynasty, have entered Fenghai County, I am confident."
"If everyone is loyal to their duties, makes no mistakes, and arranges everything carefully, we can, like the martyrs of Fenghai County in the past generations, prove that we can also protect Fenghai County and win in the storm of war.
Survive the threat of Shenglan."
"And with the help of the Fengxing Palace, 379 allied clans, including the Holy Demon clan, will also participate in this war. The Near Immortal clan also chose to blockade this morning after my personal communication.
The whole family’s ancestral land will not go out even half a step.”
"So in this war, we are actually not vulnerable." The palace master spoke calmly, without any excitement in his tone, but spoke slowly.
"But there are some things you need to know."
"Today, two things happened in our royal domain, which is extremely far away from Fenghai County."
"1. The new governor and reinforcements appointed by the Human Emperor were supposed to arrive tomorrow by means of domain transmission, but they were intercepted by the Black Sky clan on the road at noon today. Their life and death are unknown."
"Two, the Heitian Clan army is approaching the human royal territory, and the storm is coming. Therefore, Fenghai County needs to face the invasion of foreign enemies on its own in a short period of time."
"So, this could be a protracted battle."
"So, this may be a one-man battle."
"No matter what, this is the situation we have to face, but it does not affect our determination to defend it to the death, because we have no retreat."
"The Thirteen Prefectures have been occupied by the Shenglan tribe's army at this moment, but the power of Fenghai County's forbidden magic weapon has fully opened up to block the situation, forming a stalemate and buying some time."
"During this period, we have to solve several problems."
"The imprisonment of corpses and clothes will cause trouble in the two places and distract the power of some states. This is the purpose of the Shenglan tribe."
"The collapse of the Prison Department and the escape of prisoners will definitely bring disaster to Fenghai County and cause us internal and external troubles. This is also the purpose of the Shenglan Clan."
The sound of heavy breathing came from the mouths of one hundred thousand sword holders, and the palace master's words made everyone, including Xu Qing, truly realize the crisis in Fenghai County like a raging wave and storm.
But the calmness of the palace master's voice was like a magic needle that calmed the sea, causing everyone's hearts to slowly calm down. Only
The chill and determination keep rising.
Looking at everyone, the palace master paused and spoke calmly.
"Don't be afraid, if the sky falls, I will hold you up!"
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