Ji Beilan left the palace and left the Zhou territory overnight.
A few days later.
Dawu County experienced three consecutive days of fierce battles.
The corpses of soldiers piled up into mountains.
There are those from Dazhou and those from Xilin.
It has been six days since the people were evacuated.
Now, with the efforts of all parties, the people have all evacuated to the back of the capital.
"You useless trash, with more than ten times the force, you still haven't conquered it in three days!"
Commander Xilin Lei was furious.
"Marshal, the Xuanjia Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty are all crazy, and most of our armies are surrendered troops from various countries, and their combat effectiveness is weak..."
"That's enough, Commander, don't listen to excuses! How many total casualties have there been in the past few days?"
"Reporting to the marshal, the total casualties are thirty million casualties and more than two million cavalry losses..."
Marshal Xilin's face suddenly turned dark.
"However, our army has now broken through more than a dozen important towns in five counties and dozens of passes. It has cut off the defense lines of the Great Zhou defenders and is forming an encirclement!"
"Immediately pass the commander's order to complete the encirclement as quickly as possible! The defense line of Dawu County is broken, and the defenders will retreat. We must get ahead of them, block the retreat, and destroy the Zhou army, especially the Xuanjia Army. , annihilate them all, and don’t let anyone go!”
"yes!"
…
The borders of Wushun County, Shangxuan County, Yushan County, Qinghe County, and Ningyuan County were filled with smoke and corpses.
The soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty were in tatters, their shields were cracked, and their weapons were deformed.
There was blood all over their faces and bodies.
"Here we come, Xilin's army is charging again!"
"Collect all the arrows and prepare for battle!"
"General, the marshal ordered us to retreat quickly to the capital!"
"What?"
"General, the marshal said that the people have safely evacuated to the rear of the capital, and there is no need for us to hold on any longer!"
"How many soldiers do we have now?"
"General, there are still more than 1,200 people in the camp of our generals, including the disabled..."
The deputy general wiped his blood-stained face fiercely and choked with sobs.
The general slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said: "Withdraw!"
"Quick, no wounded soldiers can be left behind!"
The general commanded the evacuation of the camp. Looking at the broken corpses of the soldiers everywhere, his eyes were filled with tears.
An army of thirty thousand men!
Now there are only more than a thousand people left!
…
On the five-county defense line, all the troops, generals, schools and camps were retreating.
Those important towns and passes that had been conquered were eerily silent, with only vultures circling and crows cawing.
In the place where the city was broken, the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, including the Xuanjia Army, were all killed in battle, and the mountains and rivers were stained with blood!
The retreating soldiers encountered part of Xilin's army trying to separate and encircle them on the way, so they had no choice but to force a breakout, resulting in heavy casualties.
A few days later.
Of the tens of millions of soldiers on the front line, only more than 300,000 were able to retreat back to the capital of the Zhou Dynasty alive, and the disabled accounted for half of them...
Now, the entire capital is shrouded in an atmosphere of despair.
The people in the city are no longer as frightened as before.
In the city, every street has an additional recruiting station.
Young adults lined up in long lines to sign up to join the army.
"If this continues, I don't know how long I can last..."
On a high building, Yan Qingcheng, Mu Xuelan, senior officials of Moxiang Sect, senior officials of Yuling Sect, and senior officials of Yaowang Sect were overlooking the entire city.
"Today, not counting these new soldiers who signed up to join the army, the entire capital city, plus the troops transferred from several counties and provinces in the rear, only has more than 5 million people. Xilin's army still has more than 100 million people. At most, tomorrow there will be more than 100 million soldiers from all over the country. The road has arrived and the troops are approaching the city."
"Fortunately, this city is quite strong. The city walls are engraved with defensive runes. Xilin's siege weapons cannot cause damage to the city walls and gates. If they want to attack the city, the only way is to use siege ladders!"
…
On this day, the ancient teleportation formation in the ancient city of the Southern Territory was suddenly destroyed.
A mysterious man shrouded in mist rushed into the ancient teleportation formation, knocking away all the people who were using the ancient formation, and then used a bone fragment engraved with runes to forcibly change parts of the formation. runes.
As a result, the teleportation array in the ancient city of the Southern Region lost its teleportation function.
When powerful men from various forces arrived, the man had disappeared without a trace.
They checked the ancient formation one after another and found that the formation pattern was not really damaged, but was forcibly moved away from the correct position, causing the formation function to stop.
After an assessment, they concluded that it would be difficult to repair it within several months.
…
In the ancient city of Donghuang, after several days of practice, Jun Wuxie finally broke through to the Eighth Transformation of the Star Sea Realm.
Before he could be happy, he heard news about Da Zhou as soon as he came out.
Jubaozhai has been blocking this news.
But today, it can no longer be blocked.
It was spread all over the city.
Several vegetarians were helpless.
They knew that this was obviously someone deliberately spreading the news, just to let Jun Wuxie know and inspire him to go back.
"Master Jun, please don't be anxious. Maybe the matter is not as serious as you think."
The master of Yaowang Sect consoled him.
Jun Wuxie looked a little ugly and said, "Everyone, I just want to know why you want to hide it from me and deliberately block the news?"
"this……"
Several owners looked at each other, feeling Jun Wuxie's anger building up.
They sighed.
"The head of the Yan family asked us not to tell you for the time being."
They sold Yan Qingcheng mainly because they didn't want to take the blame.
"is her?"
The muscles on Jun Wuxie's face twitched violently several times.
"Now, what is the situation in Dazhou? I hope you will tell me and stop hiding it! Can such a big thing be hidden? Dazhou is my country and the seat of my sect!"
"Hey, Mr. Jun, please see for yourself."
They took out a piece of information and placed it on the table.
Jun Wuxie unfolded it and read line by line. His eyes became colder and colder, and his mood became heavier and heavier.
It had only been a short time since he left, but Da Zhou was already in a desperate situation!
Hundreds of millions of troops are pressing down on Xilin, and now they have reached the capital!
The Xuanjia Army suffered all casualties, and there were only 300,000 soldiers left in the five-county army, out of more than 10,000 soldiers!
"Young Master Jun, Master Yan, Master Mu, our Yuling Sect, Yaowang Sect, and the strong men of Demon Xiang Sect have all gone to Dazhou. With them here, maybe we can still deal with it, and we can delay it no matter what. You don’t have to be too anxious about the day. Just wait until the auction ends tomorrow morning, when the young master will return to Da Zhou.”
"If Xilin is not destroyed, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will not be able to live in peace!"
Jun Wuxie clenched his fists, his eyes showing a cold light.
Although Xilin was solved, it could not completely resolve the crisis of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
But without Xilin, the Soul Hunting Hall would not have a strong army to utilize. At least for a period of time, Great Zhou would remain calm.
"Mr. Jun, please have a good rest and we won't disturb you."
Several of the owners got up and left.
It was now approaching nightfall.
Jun Wuxie looked at the waning moon in the sky. He wished he could rush back now.
But he knew he wasn't ready yet.
You must bid for the Great Return Pill and the 7% pure Fountain of Life at tomorrow's auction.
This time back in the Great Zhou Dynasty, these two recovery resources will be of great use!
Yueyao, Ling Fei, and Qin Keqing stayed with him quietly, and no one spoke.
They knew that at this moment, no words could relieve the anxiety in his heart.
…
The next morning, Jun Wuxie, who had not slept all night, entered the auction venue early.
Jubaozhai prepared a VIP room for them.
People participating in the auction entered the venue one after another.
The lobby filled up quickly, as did the surrounding VIP rooms.
Everyone came early.
The auction begins.
Jun Wuxie has been sitting quietly in the VIP room, and the sounds of people bidding are constantly heard in his ears.
He had no interest in several treasures in succession.
"Next, the item to be auctioned is the eight-star middle-grade healing elixir - the Great Return elixir!" The auctioneer opened the jade box, and inside there was a pale golden pill, filled with a rich aroma.
"Everyone must know the effect of the Great Return Pill! This pill, under the realm of the Holy Sect, even if you are seriously injured, you only need to take one pill to repair all injuries, not to mention the flesh and bones of the living dead. That’s almost it, this is a must-have treasure for high-level warriors!”
"The Great Returning Pill, our Jubaozhai has a total of ten pieces in stock this time. They are auctioned together and cannot be sold individually. The ten pieces of the Great Returning Pill have a base price of 300 million spiritual coins. Each increase in price must not be less than 10 million. Please bid!"
"Three hundred and ten million!"
There are casual cultivators making bids.
"Three hundred and fifty million!"
In front of the window of a certain VIP room, a middle-aged man from the Yunlingnan family calmly shouted out the price.
"Haha, four hundred million!"
The senior officials of Kaitian Sword Sect also started bidding.
"Four hundred and fifty million."
The senior leaders of the Mei Tong Clan in Southern Xinjiang participated.
"Six hundred million."
The senior management of Shengmen stood in front of the VIP room window and raised the price by more than 100 million as calmly as a breeze.
For a time, all the major forces bid for it.
Soon, the price reached 1.3 billion.
"Five billion."
The upper echelons of the Holy Sect are still so bland.
Suddenly, the hall was in an uproar.
The normal price of the Great Return Pill is about 100 million per piece, but now it has been sold for 150 million.
Speaking of which, a force like the Holy Sect should not lack the Great Return Pill.
After all, they are one of the controllers of Qizhen Pavilion.
Haven't you stocked up on this healing elixir over the years?
"Two billion."
A young voice instantly silenced the noisy hall.
People followed the sound and couldn't help showing expressions of astonishment.
"Jun Wuxie? He is the one bidding!"
In front of a certain VIP room window, Jun Wuxie stood there with an indifferent expression.
"Haha." The higher-ups of the Holy Sect were also stunned. He glanced at Jun Wuxie lightly and said with a hint of contempt, "Twenty-five billion."
"Three billion."
Jun Wuxie's tone was calm.
"Disciple of the Soldier Saint, you want to compete with my Saint Sect for financial resources? You really don't know your own abilities." The senior leader of the Saint Sect smiled confidently and said with a hint of provocation: "Four billion. Are you still following?"
"Your Holy Sect prides itself on being wealthy, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. If you add one billion at a time, do you want to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf here?" Jun Wuxie retorted, "Ten billion."
Suddenly, the smile of the senior leader of the Holy Sect stiffened, and the muscles on his face twitched violently.
Ten billion?
At this price, you can buy a hundred Dahuan Dan under normal circumstances!
Although their holy sect has strong financial resources, they do not waste it like this.
"Hmph! Bidding at ten times the price will give you the elixir. Do you think you are capable? It will only make people think you are stupid! I can't do anything so stupid."
"I'm happy, I like it, but you're not convinced? If you lose, you lose. If you don't give in, it's the end of the world. You have to argue and regain face. It looks like you are incompetent and furious. You have lived for hundreds of years, You are still so unstable and in a worrying state of mind, I am afraid it will be difficult to advance even further, tsk tsk."
"you……"
Being ridiculed in public, the senior members of the Holy Sect were trembling with anger.
