Fenghai County, outside the prison department where the county capital collapsed, Xu Qing walked out with a gloomy expression.
He looked up at the ruined 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 Shenglan tribe's invasion, 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 the residence of Zixuan Immortal, 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 Imprisonment has broken out. The Palace of Swordsmanship has issued an order to Yinghuang Province, asking all the clan sects in Yinghuang Province to resist the disaster of the Corpse Imprisonment." Zixuan's voice was solemn.
Xu Qing's heart sank when he heard this. He was the first to discover the corpse imprisonment, so he naturally knew what happened there.
"Actually, the Eight Sects Alliance and the Sword Holding Court already knew that the Shenglan Clan 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 Shenglan tribe's purpose of detonating the corpse ban has now been revealed. It is to contain the forces of some states in Fenghai County."
"Xu Qing, this period has been eventful. You should be safer by the side of the Palace Master of the Sword Holding Palace than outside, so I didn't ask you to come back together 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 be polite to Xu Qing. He put it away and gave some instructions. An hour later, as all the branch sects were sorted out, the eight sect alliances left as Xu Qing watched.
Before leaving, Zixuan looked back at Xu Qing many times. 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 blood color, and stretched his figure very long.
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. After approaching Xu Qing for an instant, he saw Xu Qing for the first time, with surprise in his eyes.
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.
At any other time, Kong Xianglong would have asked curiously, but the drastic changes in the county capital now put him in no such mood, and 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 combat plans 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 facts are 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.
There was some blood on the palace master's body, 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 of varying degrees, the two deputy palace masters being the most serious.
This was the trauma they suffered yesterday when they suppressed the Prisoner God together with the palace master. Now they have no time to recover and are accepting the palace master's dispatch and arrangement.
Following the palace master's instructions, the four deacons and the two deputy palace masters all said yes with solemn expressions and left one after another. When they passed by Xu Qing, most of them nodded to him with profound 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 those who have returned to hold the sword, find out those who have not returned, find out the reasons, and arrange the meeting tonight. Is there any problem?"
The palace owner 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 experiencing internal and external troubles, and 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 shuling is worthy of his name at this moment. He has the authority to query any records, and all sword holders must cooperate. However, his strength alone is somewhat insufficient, so after thinking deeply, 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 for 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 was his first real voice as a traveling scribe.
Soon, midnight is approaching.
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 county guard, 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 the pull of this, a vortex appeared in the sky, and it 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 master.
As the eyes of all the sword holders gathered, Xu Qing's figure also came into everyone's eyes. With an expressionless face, he paused three feet away from the palace master and stood there silently, looking at the palace master.
The palace master's gaze swept across the people below, and after a while, a low voice echoed in all directions.
"Sword holders, war has arrived."
"The Shenglan tribe'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 and the late governor, including all the rulers, 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 entire clan’s ancestral land will not take a single step outside.”
"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."
"First, the new governor and reinforcements appointed by the Human Emperor were supposed to arrive tomorrow via domain transmission, but they were intercepted by the Black Sky clan on the road at noon today. Their life and death are unknown."
"Second, 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 long battle."
"So, this could be a lone battle."
"No matter what, this is the situation we have to face, but it does not affect our determination to defend 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 gaining some time."
"During this time, we have to solve several problems."
"The ban on corpses and clothes will cause chaos in the two places and distract the power of some states. This is the purpose of the Shenglan clan."
"The Prison Department collapses and prisoners escape. All this 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 the 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, making everyone's hearts slowly calm down again. Only the solemnity and determination continued to rise.
Looking at everyone, the palace master paused and spoke calmly.
"Don't be afraid, if the sky falls, I will hold it up!"
(End of chapter)
