After the immortal left, the emperor held the scroll with a glow in his hand. After being stunned for a moment, a slightly excited look appeared on his face. The scroll in his hand was the golden book of the heavenly list given by the immortal. It clearly told the emperor a truth: as the king of a country, he could actually give orders to the ghosts and gods in the country!
"With my imperial power and this book bestowed by the immortal, can I command ghosts and gods?"
Some of the court officials below immediately flattered him.
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, carrying the divine power, this is the way it should be!"
Several military officers immediately took this opportunity to make further suggestions.
"The immortal has given me a letter to prove that our dynasty will prosper. This enemy country cannot compete with us. Your Majesty, we must defeat the enemy country as soon as possible so that we can return to our country and wipe out the invaders!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, we need to recruit new soldiers and train them to supplement our troops. This matter cannot be delayed!"
Several censors glared at the military officers, stepped out of the crowd, saluted and gave their advice to the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, the most urgent task should be to stop the war!"
"That's right, Your Majesty. Before the immortal gave me the letter, he said that we need to set up an altar to ask for orders and announce it to the world. We also need to return to the country to eliminate the filth. This is the way to consolidate the country's foundation, and we should do this first!"
The emperor looked at the scroll in his hand, which was still emitting a faint glow, with a smile on his face. He turned a deaf ear to the dispute in the hall and only gave orders to his subordinates after a long time.
"I have come up with a brilliant plan. The existing soldiers will not attack or retreat. I will recruit new soldiers and train them to eliminate the troubles in the country. At the same time, I will order the Ministry of Rites to prepare the altar and recruit magicians from Kyoto and nearby areas to prepare."
"Your Majesty! Are you not going to stop the war?"
The emperor stood up from the dragon throne and looked at the censors and ministers in the hall.
"If our dynasty withdraws its troops, what about the Empire? They won't listen to us. What if they take the opportunity to counterattack? How can we resist if we give up the favorable situation? Okay, I have made up my mind!"
After the emperor spoke, the ministers were temporarily speechless. It was not that no one could say anything to refute him, but that the emperor had made up his mind. What's more, what the emperor said was indeed a compromise for the time being and it made sense.
While the Emperor was making decisions in the hall, many immortal cultivators were rushing to pass on messages in all directions. The Qianyuan Sect was responsible for part of the matter, and other sects, schools, and immortal palaces were also responsible for part of the matter, striving to take care of all the countries that could be taken care of in a short period of time.
This is not just about sending a message or a fairy letter, but also requires the help of some monks to try their best to guide the ghosts and gods to help. Otherwise, even if the emperor sets up an altar to ask for help and has an influence on the ghosts and gods, not everyone will show up for it.
This process was certainly not smooth sailing. For one thing, the world is inherently complicated, and human hearts are even more so. Court affairs are not that simple, and those in power in each country are no pushovers. How many people think they have got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and come up with all kinds of strange tricks, and how many people's desires are inflated as a result, not to mention the kings and ministers who hope to obtain the method of immortality or the elixir of life.
Secondly, as the monarchs of some countries set up altars to worship heaven and earth and pray to ghosts and gods, they aroused the destiny of humanity to a certain extent. Naturally, their movements were soon noticed by the Apocalypse Alliance, and the harassment activities of demons naturally became more frequent, whether it was against mortals or immortal cultivators.
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Due to the change in weather this year, this winter is longer and colder than in previous years. By the twelfth month, the temperature has become so cold that most people prefer to wrap themselves in quilts at home.
In such cold weather, the righteous forces including Shinto, Immortal and even part of Buddhist forces, led by Qianyuan Sect, killed countless demons in a few months.
And although the mortal kingdom performed poorly most of the time, there were also many elite troops who showed power beyond imagination. With a certain number of amulets and the blessing of righteousness, the bloody aura of the elite soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles matched the power of humanity and showed amazing power. They were able to confront a considerable number of demons head-on. If there were immortal cultivators with profound cultivation in the army, they could unleash even more amazing power.
But the situation in Tianyu Continent does not seem to have improved much. Initially, Qianyuan Sect broke the old rules and directly interfered with humanity, and the speed of response afterwards did surprise the Apocalypse Alliance, but this only made the trouble bigger. The world is so big that there will always be times when you lose sight of one thing while focusing on another.
New demons keep appearing in Tianyuzhou, some are caused by the chaos in heaven and earth, some are extradited from outside, and some come here on their own to join in the fun. Most of them are extremely scattered and there is no good demon, all demons are vicious, and they will vent their violence and desires at will as long as they get the chance.
Even though the efforts of the righteous and the resistance of humanity itself have ensured that a considerable part of the human territory is not destroyed by demons, the entire Tianyu Continent is inevitably in a state of chaos between good and evil, with demons wreaking havoc in the world.
The area of a continent is really too vast. Even if there are a large number of righteous monks with profound Taoism, it is impossible to take care of everything. What's more, there are also many people with good cultivation and the ability to conceal the secrets of heaven.
Perhaps the biggest good news is that after half a year of devastation, any grudges between countries in the world have been temporarily restrained, and all their energy has been used to fight against the demons.
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In the Southern Wilderness, in the temple where Ji Yuan was, a sword-shaped light broke through the strong wind in the sky and fell from the sky, and in a flash, it landed in the monk's room where Ji Yuan was.
At this moment, Ji Yuan was sitting under a tree in the yard reading a book. The sword light fell straight down, as if it would cut him directly, but he raised his left hand and caught the sword light. Ji Yuan glanced and saw that his left hand was holding a small transparent sword, and then the divine power flowed on it and was received by Ji Yuan.
This sword came from Tianji Pavilion and was sent by Tianjizi. The divine message conveyed by it was exactly the current situation of Tianyu Continent. It was transmitted by Lian Baiping to Tianji Cave Heaven through the secret technique of Tianji Pavilion, and then Tianjizi cast a spell to pass it to Ji Yuan.
After a long time, Ji Yuan interpreted the divine will on the transparent flying sword and threw the flying sword back into the sky. At the same time, he also gained a better understanding of the situation in Tianyu Continent. In general, it also proved Ji Yuan's idea that humanity is not weak.
Although Niu Batian, the traitor, had only sent out a message once, this message was the most critical one. Otherwise, humanity would most likely have suffered a severe blow before falling into the current anxiety.
"The power of humanity itself can indeed contend with demons. If there is a more appropriate method, it will definitely be more outstanding... But, I wonder if those people have found out anything?"
The first half of the sentence was Ji Yuan's affirmation of the performance of the people in Tianyu Continent in dealing with the monsters. It was not as some cultivators had guessed, that they could only allow themselves to be slaughtered when they encountered monsters. Although there was still a huge gap between individuals, at least they could form an army formation and get some coordination. Without exceeding their limits, they could actually fight against a considerable number of monsters.
The second half of the sentence is about the person who makes the move, and whether the so-called "test" will produce any results.
The practitioners of various sects in Tianyu Continent, headed by Qianyuan Sect, basically believe that they can control the situation and that good will prevail over evil. After all, some major sects in Tianyu Continent that had been practicing in seclusion at first have also come out one after another, coupled with the likes of ghosts and gods, to some extent, it can be said that the righteous forces in the continent have joined forces for the first time ever.
In this case, will the chess player give up? Or can the opponent foresee this result? If he stops here, Ji Yuan can foresee that the righteousness of Tianyuzhou will stabilize the situation little by little, which is of course a good thing, but at this moment Ji Yuan is still a little conflicted about this.
Ji Yuan's thoughts drifted away as he looked at the snowflakes on the branches. At the same time, he heard the noise in the temple. Someone was walking towards him quickly.
Compared to half a year ago, Li Feng has grown a little taller, but is still basically within the range of a three-year-old child, and is growing at the same speed as a normal person. At this moment, he is holding two books, walking quickly with his head down, and seems to be in a low mood. But after seeing the Nichen Temple, he became obviously much happier and his pace became much faster.
"Sir, I'm here~~"
Li Feng trotted into the yard and saw Ji Yuan sitting under a tree. The latter also saw the child who had gained several rounds of weight due to being wrapped up in winter.
Seeing the child standing at the gate of the yard, Ji Yuan smiled and waved at him as usual.
As if he was waiting for Ji Yuan to wave with a smile, seeing this scene, Li Feng happily ran towards Ji Yuan, taking something out of his bloated clothes pocket while running. It was a handkerchief wrapped in a snack.
"Sir, I brought you some snacks!"
Li Feng ran to Ji Yuan excitedly, put the book on the ground aside, then unfolded the handkerchief with both hands, inside which was shortbread that had been crushed into small pieces.
"Mm, it smells good. I'll accept it."
Ji Yuan took the handkerchief from the child, put the book on his knees, picked up the biscuit crumbs with his hands and started eating.
Li Feng squatted by the side and watched Mr. Ji eat up the big piece of biscuit, shake the crumbs together and put them into his mouth, and finally shook the handkerchief clean and returned it to him.
"Sir, aren't you afraid that I might have a runny nose?"
Ji Yuan stuffed the handkerchief into the child's hand and tapped his little forehead.
"Come on, let's go inside. It's cold here."
"Oh... sir, why do you always like to sit under the tree?"
"Well, maybe it's because I have a tree at home, and I like to read under the tree when I'm at home..."
Ji Yuan looked down at Li Feng and touched the child's red face.
"Unhappy again?"
"No... well, it's okay..."
Li Feng looked up at Ji Yuan, then lowered his head again.
"Sir, my mother is pregnant again, she is smiling so happily... I have never seen this before... My father is also very happy, and so are the servants in the mansion..."
"how about you?"
Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Li Feng immediately grinned.
"I am also very happy!"
Ji Yuan frowned slightly, shook his head, and rubbed Li Feng's hair.
"Don't hold it in."
The door of the monastery was pushed open. When entering the room, Ji Yuan could clearly feel the child's body shaking beside him, and a faint sense of hostility also dissipated a lot at this moment.
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