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Chapter 765 One Knife
The Eastern Yi, Western Rong, Northern Di, and Southern Man were all once the greatest threats to the empire.

However, during the Dayong Dynasty, the Eastern Yi and Western Rong were conquered and became part of the Dayong Dynasty.

The Qin Dynasty can be considered to have inherited the legacy of the Yong Dynasty. Although the Chu State has always been hostile to the Qin Dynasty, in the eyes of both sides, it is just a dispute between brothers of the same lineage. Regardless of which family is in charge, they both yearn to one day reunify the world.

During the centuries of division between Qin and Chu, Qin wanted to conquer the Yuan state in the north, but it was unlucky. It encountered three brilliant rulers in succession on the northern Di side. In the contest between the two sides, the other side became stronger with each setback. In the end, Qin had no choice but to recognize the existence of the Yuan state and regard it as an opponent of equal strength.

For centuries, the Chu state had never given up its conquests of the south, though they were somewhat luckier. The south had never produced a hero capable of truly uniting all its ethnic groups, and the southern barbarians remained divided.

However, the State of Chu did not completely conquer them. Whenever Chu attempted to abolish the traditional chieftain system and establish direct imperial control, it would immediately face backlash from local power factions. At this point, the chieftains would unite and launch several major rebellions, inflicting heavy losses on Chu. From then on, Chu tacitly accepted this state of indirect rule. As long as the chieftains acknowledged Danyang's central status, paid tribute on time, and sent hostages to Danyang, that was sufficient.

By now, Li Dachui had destroyed the Northern Yuan, and the Northern Di had become history. While Li Dachui was laying the groundwork in the Northern Yuan, Jiang Qian was also laying the groundwork in the south, sending back large numbers of hostages to support their power struggles, sending countless caravans into the southern mountains, and the imperial court providing substantial subsidies to dump countless goods there. Various methods were employed to try to divide and weaken the region from within.

Finally, taking advantage of Na Wei's passion for power, they lured him to lead troops out of the southwest to assist the court. At the same time, they sent officials led by Shang Rong into the southwest to undermine Na Wei while he was away.

Jiang Qian's series of actions were quite successful.

However, she was unlucky enough to lose to Li Dachui in the next contest. But because it was Li Dachui who defeated her, he took over all her plans and upgraded them, leading to the current situation.

More young men from the southwest were transferred out of that region that any country or army feared. Once these peoples, who roamed freely in the mountains, left the mountains, they lost their original characteristics and became just an ordinary army to both the Chu and Qin armies.

Eliminate these wolf soldiers, then kill the shaman who holds an unparalleled and exalted position in this area, wipe out the core members of the shamanistic religion in one fell swoop, and when the army marches in again, that area will have little ability to resist.

Even if there are still some remaining forces, didn't we send Shang Rong and two others there before?

This was Li Dachui's entire plan: after the Dayong Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Yi and Western Rong, he would then take over the Northern Di and Southern Man, truly achieving the unification of the world.

The mountain is nine ren high, and now it's just one last hurdle to climb.

Moreover, that tremor was already imminent. After Xin's crushing defeat, Na Wei gathered his troops in Liyang County, hoping to wait for Linghu Ye to attack Jiang Qian's rear, thus turning the tide of the war.

However, regardless of what Linghu Ye is thinking now, or whether he will change his mind, Na Wei is definitely not going to be able to wait any longer.

With Gan Ba ​​killed, the entire army of 5,000 wolf soldiers left to guard the southwest was wiped out. Once the shaman died, Na Wei of Liyang County would immediately become a sitting duck. Liyang County would not be his fortress, but his grave.

For the sake of future imperial unification, how could Li Dachui and Jiang Qian allow the sorcerer to escape back to the south?
Letting her go would be like making the future reform of the Southern Plains into a hellish version, even if Na Wei escapes, it would not give the shaman a chance to go back.

The shaman understood this deeply. Only by escaping could she have the leverage to negotiate. She firmly believed that as long as she got away, whoever wanted to destroy the Southwest would have to think carefully about the revenge she would face at all costs. Only in this way could she win a chance for Na Wei and the others.

She was willing to sacrifice the lives of dozens of her disciples to buy herself a chance to escape from the encirclement of two innate masters. Recklessly pushing her disciples to their limits, she managed to suppress Hong Zhan and Jiang Chong, finally launching her final attack as they approached the imperial city.

Dozens of shamanic disciples had their life force drained in an instant. This life force was then injected into the shaman's body like birds returning to their nests, making her, who was originally thin, appear fuller at this moment.

With a sweep of the snake staff, a small snake detached from the staff's tip and leaped to bite its opponent. Its gaping mouth occupied more than half of its body, and its sharp fangs emitted a faint fishy smell. Just smelling it, let alone being bitten, was enough to make one feel dizzy.

Witchcraft practices are indeed evil!
Hong Zhan and Jiang Chong dared not be careless in the slightest. They stood side by side and attacked at the same time.

The invisible and intangible forces met in mid-air, and the first to suffer was the small snake that had pounced out. It was frozen in mid-air, shaking its head and tail, but could no longer move forward even an inch. After a moment of stalemate, it exploded into a cloud of blood mist with a crack. Immediately afterward, a thunderous roar followed, and the overwhelming internal energy spread out in all directions. A section of the palace wall, several dozen feet long, collapsed with a crash, and the long side room on the other side was also shaken into ruins by the overflowing force.

Hong Zhan and Jiang Chong were also thrown backward like birds, while the shaman was also thrown in the opposite direction by the powerful force. The shaman in the air looked happy, thinking that he had been waiting for this moment.

She knew she was seriously injured. In the end, she forcibly absorbed the internal energy of dozens of disciples into her own power, but her own dantian meridians could not contain this massive amount of power. Even though she acted as a channel for this power, she was still seriously injured.

But none of that matters. As long as we can get away, everything can get better.

"You two old thieves, just you wait! Next, I will wipe out your entire family!" The shaman's shrill voice echoed in the air.

Jiang Chong and Hong Zhan steadied themselves and looked in the direction the shaman had retreated, but they gave a cold smile.

You want to wipe out our entire family?

I'm afraid you won't have that opportunity!

The two of them walked forward unhurriedly.

As the two took their first step, they saw a dazzling blade of light, almost as bright as the sun, appear behind the shaman.

That was Hu Tianying.

The self-proclaimed master of the Five Tigers Severing Gate Blade Sect, who claims to possess the power of only one strike!

It is also the last resort used to deal with the sorcerer.

While it's difficult to kill a master of innate talent, it's not impossible!
(End of this chapter)