The First Marquis of Daxuan

Boom!

With a loud bang, the Thousand Machine Staff once again entered the passage.

Steel spikes grew from the shaft of the stick, piercing into the walls of the passage and completely sealing it off.

With the passage sealed, the Void Beast became like a tree without roots and water without a source.

The remaining task was to kill all the Void Beasts that had invaded the Yang Realm.

Kitamiya had been injured earlier and had just suffered another outburst, so he was now somewhat exhausted and retreated to the side.

Whether he participates or not no longer affects the overall situation.

When a large number of Void Beasts broke into the Yang Realm before, Bei Gongye thought he was going to be in trouble.

Even Su Mu was entangled by those Void Beasts and unable to seal the passage.

The result was far beyond Kitamiya's expectations.

Less than half an hour after Chen Beixuan sent out the distress signal, a large number of martial artists came to his aid.

Among them are many experts at the Heavenly Profound Realm.

Bei Gongye saw more than ten Heavenly Profound Realm experts leading a group of Integration Realm warriors in a military formation, and they managed to kill several Heavenly Profound Realm Void Beasts in succession.

As reinforcements arrived, the situation quickly stabilized.

Then, Su Mu unleashed his power, completely sealing the passage and blasting those several Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts to smithereens.

Although there are still over a hundred Void Beasts remaining on the sea, the strongest of them is only at the Heavenly Profound Realm.

They are being chased and fleeing in disarray by the armies of the outer realms.

Su Mu did not continue to attack, but instead landed next to Bei Gongye.

"Are these your people?"

Bei Gongye couldn't help but ask Su Mu.

"They are not anyone's people, we are just colleagues."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "The largest power in our outer realm is the Great Xuan Dynasty. These people are all under the Great Xuan Taiping Division. As for me, well, I am currently the commander of the Great Xuan Taiping Division."

That's right, Su Mu's identity is still the commander of the Great Xuan Taiping Division!

The main reason is that everyone forgot to promote Su Mu!

Even after Prince Gong, Li Chuan, became the new Emperor Xuan, he still listened to Su Mu's every word.

Not to mention the two marquises of Taiping Division.

Throughout the entire Taiping Division, and even the entire Da Xuan, Su Mu is the uncrowned king.

When he says something, no one will disobey.

His prestige in the Great Xuan Dynasty far surpasses that of the newly appointed Emperor Li Chuan.

Most importantly, everyone thinks this is something that should be taken for granted.

Because Su Mu's prestige was so great, everyone regarded him as their backbone, which made them overlook his official position.

His power was greater than that of the emperor, so who would have thought of promoting him?
As a result, Su Mu's actual official position is still Commander of the Great Xuan Taiping Division.

Of course, Su Mu hasn't used this title in a long time.

If Bei Gongye hadn't brought it up, even Su Mu himself would have almost forgotten his own identity.

"The Great Xuan Taiping Division? Commander? You have someone above you?"

Kitamiya was stunned for a moment, and said with an incredulous look on his face.

With Su Mu's strength, even if he were placed in the Taixu Sacred Realm, he would already be able to stand on equal footing with people like Martial Ancestor and Fu Canglan.

Who are Wu Zu and Fu Canglan?

They are either the sect leader of the Azure Sky Sect or a member of a Martial Sect. When the Heavenly Venerable does not appear, they are the most powerful beings in the Void Sacred Realm.

With such strength, how could someone from the outer realms only hold the position of a commander in the Great Xuan Dynasty?

If Su Mu is already this powerful, how powerful will the emperor of the Great Xuan Dynasty be?
Otherwise, how could he possibly make Su Mu submit to him?
Bei Gongye knew very well that a strong person like Su Mu was definitely unruly and would never easily submit to someone else.

This is similar to making Emperor Wu of Han submit to someone else.

That is simply impossible.

"Su Mu, tell me the truth, has a Celestial Venerable emerged from your outer realms?"

Bei Gongye lowered his voice and whispered, "Or is it that some of the Seventy-Two Sages are still alive?"

Su Mu gave Bei Gongye a strange look, wondering how Bei Gongye could have such a vivid imagination.

"Who did you listen to?"

Su Mudao.

"I guessed it."

Beigong Ye said matter-of-factly, "With your strength, you're not even the number one person in the world in this outer realm."

Aside from one of the Seventy-Two Sages or a Celestial Venerable, who else could command your submission?

"Makes sense."

Su Mu nodded thoughtfully.

"But you guessed wrong, it didn't happen."

"No? Then the emperor of this Great Xuan Dynasty is a descendant of one of the Seventy-Two Sages?"

Kitamiya Nomichi.

Su Mu was a descendant of the Seventy-Two Sages, so it would be understandable if he were willing to assist a descendant of one of the Seventy-Two Sages to become emperor.

Kitamiya is currently imagining things wildly.

Unfortunately, as far as Su Mu knew, although there were some people with the surname Li among the Seventy-Two Sages, they had no relation to the Li family of the Great Xuan royal family.

The idea of ​​descendants is, of course, nonsense.

Moreover, even if Li Zhen of the Great Xuan royal family is a descendant of the Li family among the Seventy-Two Sages, what does that have to do with Su Mu?
Su Mu would not treat people differently just because of their bloodline.

As they were talking, the Void Beasts that had invaded the Yang Realm had been completely wiped out by Chen Beixuan and the others.

Bei Gongye opened his mouth, only to find it dry and parched.

These people are the Great Xuan Taiping Division that Su Mu mentioned?

This level of strength is almost comparable to that of the Golden Armored Divine General of the Azure Sky Sect.

Furthermore, the weapons they wield are at least divine weapons, and some even appear to be of the highest caliber.

Are the Outer Realms already this wealthy?
Even Kitamiya was a little envious of the equipment these people had.

Given their strength, they would never receive such treatment in the Taixu Saint Realm.

To use Kitamiya's words, that would be a waste of resources!

That's right, it's a complete waste!
Yes, it must be a treasure left behind by the Seventy-Two Sages.

The legend is indeed true; only the treasure left behind by the Seventy-Two Sages could make the outer realms so wealthy!

Kitamiya thought he had already guessed the truth of the matter.

Of course, the people from the outer realms wouldn't tell Bei Gongye that the cultivation resources they enjoyed were all earned by Su Mu through trickery and deception—no, through his intelligence and cunning.

A large portion of them were gifts for the Martial Ancestor's thousandth birthday.

These have nothing to do with the treasures of the Seventy-Two Sages; they are all the fruits of Su Mu's hard work.

"Your equipment is very good, but your strength is lacking."

Bei Gongye looked Chen Beixuan up and down and couldn't help but say, "You've enjoyed so many resources, yet not a single one of you has reached the Heavenly Fate Realm. What a waste!"

Chen Beixuan: "..."

Everyone looked at Beigong Ye with expressions of utter disbelief.

Who are you, standing here pointing fingers at us?

What do you mean we haven't produced a single person at the Heavenly Fate Realm?

We only recently broke through to the Heavenly Profound Realm, okay?

"He is the oldest person here."

Su Mu pointed to Wu Chang, the leader of the Witchcraft Sect, and said calmly, "He is 206 years old this year."

"How old? Two hundred and six?"

Kitamiya's eyes widened.

A two-hundred-year-old Heavenly Profound Realm cultivator?
Even in the Taixu Sacred Realm, he would be considered an absolute genius.

The oldest is only two hundred years old, so how old are the others?

What kind of monsters are these?

It should be noted that even Bei Gongye was over a hundred years old when he broke through to the Heavenly Profound Realm.

When he broke through to the Heavenly Fate Realm, he was already nearly three hundred years old.

In the Taixu Sacred Realm, those who can break through to the Heavenly Fate Realm before the age of three hundred are absolutely geniuses, one in ten thousand.

These people are already at the Heavenly Profound Realm before they are even two hundred years old. Does that mean they could all break through to the Heavenly Fate Realm before they are three hundred years old?
Bei Gongye looked at Su Mu, his eyes filled with a hint of resentment.

He had thought that by standing with Su Mu, he would become one of Su Mu's top lieutenants.

It turned out that Su Mu had many talented people under his command.

How on earth did he do it?
Could it be that the Seventy-Two Sages transformed the outer realms into such a blessed land?
The fact that the Taixu Sacred Realm has ignored the outer regions for so many years is absolutely absurd.

If the forces of the Taixu Sacred Realm knew about the situation in the outer regions, they would probably be utterly shocked.

"What just happened? How did you get over there?"

Chen Beixuan asked, "And who is he?"

Chen Beixuan pointed at Beigong Ye, who looked greasy and didn't seem like a good person.

"Bei Gongye, from now on you're one of us."

Su Mu said calmly.

Bei Gongye felt a warmth in his heart, and a look of gratitude appeared on his face.

Bei Gongye had heard many compliments in his life, but this was the first time he had ever heard the words "one of our own."

"As for why we came from the Ruins Realm, that's a long story."

Su Mu said.

He briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

"The Void Realm suffered a great loss this time, and they probably won't let it go."

Su Mu pondered for a moment and said, "We don't yet know how many passages from the Void Realm can lead to the Yang Realm, but we must be wary of a large-scale attack from them."

"I don't know about other places, but in the outer realms, there is definitely more than one passage."

Those seventy-two soldiers used this place as their frontline outpost back then.

Kitamiya raised his hand and said, "Who knows, they might have breached seventy-two passages here."

"Seventy-two channels?"

Everyone looked at each other.

If that's the case, then things could get complicated.

If the Void Beasts of the Void Realm invade the outer domain in seventy-two separate groups, they will be unable to stop them no matter what.

"Two things."

Su Mu pondered for a moment and said, "First, send people to search the outer realms. If there are any passages connecting to the outer realms, find them."

Chen Beixuan and the others nodded.

Although the Great Xuan has not completely unified the outer realms, the Demon Court no longer exists, and the remaining small kingdoms are completely obedient to the Great Xuan.

It is not impossible to use all available resources to search for the outer realms.

"Second, the entire army must prepare for war."

Su Mu said slowly, "Everyone, prepare for the invasion of the Void Beasts."

"We have been invading the local Taixu Sacred Realm all along, and now we have just changed the target of our vigilance. There is no problem."

Chen Beixuan said.

Ever since Emperor Xuan, Yang Xiuhu, was killed by Su Mu, the Great Xuan Dynasty has regarded the Taixu Sacred Realm as its hypothetical enemy. From Emperor Xuan, Li Chuan, to the lowest-ranking soldiers, everyone has been preparing for war.

It was precisely because the entire Great Xuan Dynasty was in a state of war preparedness that reinforcements were able to arrive so quickly after Chen Beixuan sent out a distress signal.

It's no exaggeration to say that now, anywhere in the Great Xuan Dynasty, if a battle breaks out, reinforcements will arrive within an hour as long as a distress signal is sent.

“The Void Realm and the Great Void Sacred Realm are different.”

Su Mu pondered for a moment.

He pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Your equipment is still a bit lacking when it comes to dealing with the Void Beasts."

"So, you issue the order to assemble the army. I want to assess everyone's current strength and then tailor some weapons for you."

Although this trip to the Void Realm was not very fruitful, we did bring back some corpses of Void Beasts.

The corpses of these Void Beasts are also excellent materials for forging weapons.

Su Mu planned to use them to forge some weapons to counter the Void Beasts.

He had fought against the Void Demon many times, and with his mastery of the Qiankun Creation Technique, it was not difficult for him to achieve this.

However, as a top-notch weapon maker, Su Mu knew very well that no matter how good a weapon was, it depended on who wielded it.

That's why he wanted to tailor-make weapons for everyone in the Taiping Division.

Kitamiya understood this principle, but he was still deeply moved by what he heard.

Custom-made weapons are a privilege reserved for the strong, yet in the Great Xuan Dynasty, every soldier enjoys this privilege.

What kind of national strength is this?

Even in the Taixu Sacred Realm, it's impossible for the Cangqiong Sect to take care of every disciple.

"Since Li Chuan ascended the throne, we have completely disbanded the original Tian Ce Army and other armies."

Chen Beixuan said, "Now, apart from the garrison troops in each state, the army of Da Xuan has been divided into nine armies."

Chen Beixuan knew that Su Mu had been traveling around for many years and was not very familiar with the current situation of the Great Xuan Dynasty, so he explained it in great detail.

That being said, even when Su Mu wasn't out, he didn't care about these trivial matters.

"The Nine Armies are named after the Nine Heavens: Juntian, Cangtian, Biantian, Xuantian, Youtian, Haotian, Zhutian, Yantian, and Yangtian."

Chen Beixuan continued, "Since you want to understand their strength anyway, why not just gather them together and let you inspect them? What do you think?"

"Yeah."

Before Su Mu could speak, Bei Gongye impatiently interrupted.

Chen Beixuan gave him a strange look.

What does this have to do with you?
Why are you interrupting me?!

“Su Mu, I think this brother’s suggestion makes a lot of sense.”

Bei Gongye completely ignored Chen Beixuan's gaze, and instead looked at Su Mu, saying, "Look, the Void Realm is stirring up trouble right now. Only by understanding the power you have will you avoid being put on the defensive when facing the Void Realm in the future."

Even my father had to gather his disciples every few hundred years to assess their strength.

"And who is your father?"

Chen Beixuan couldn't help but ask.

"His father is Beigong Tianzun."

Su Mu said casually.

Chen Beixuan's expression froze. Northern Palace Celestial Venerable?

This is fucking—

Chen Beixuan no longer knew how to describe his feelings.

Did Su Mu manage to trick the Celestial Venerable's son into coming back?
Moreover, it seems that Bei Gongye is completely obedient to Su Mu. How exactly did Su Mu manage to do that?
Although he knew that Su Mu could always bring surprises, this time it was not just a surprise, it was downright frightening.

Has Su Mu now managed to subdue even the son of the Celestial Venerable?

"Wouldn't he make a move against the Celestial Venerable next?" "What you said makes some sense."

Su Mu continued, "Then let's make arrangements for a military parade."

Chen Beixuan nodded hastily.

…………

Messages spread rapidly to all directions.

While recovering from his injuries, Bei Gongye followed Chen Beixuan and witnessed firsthand the profound strength of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

The more he saw, the more alarmed he became.

Bei Gongye was not an ignorant person; he had seen countless powerful forces in the Taixu Sacred Realm.

Even compared to those major powers, the Great Xuan Dynasty is not inferior.

To be honest, the warriors of the Great Xuan Dynasty are too young, so their strength is still lacking.

But given enough time, the Great Xuan Dynasty may well be able to rival the Azure Sky Sect and the Martial Sect in the future.

After seeing more and more, Bei Gongye gradually calmed down. He and Su Mu were now on the same boat, and the stronger Su Mu became, the better it was for him.

…………

Leaving aside the changes in Kitamiya's mindset.

Su Mu sent Chen Beixuan to gather the nine armies of Da Xuan, while he himself remained on the East Sea.

The passage in the East China Sea has been resealed, and the East China Sea is now calm.

However, for Su Mu, there was still one finishing touch to be done.

That is the Five Elements Mountain.

Su Mu paid a great price to bring this supreme treasure left behind by the Great Celestial Venerable back from the Void Realm, so now he must refine it thoroughly to avoid any unforeseen complications.

On an isolated island in the East China Sea.

Su Mu sat cross-legged on the Five Elements Mountain.

At the base of the Five Elements Mountain, about three feet had turned golden.

The Five Elements Mountain is a hundred feet high, and a distance of three feet is only the sole of one's feet.

However, Su Mu is no longer in a hurry.

He calmly and patiently refined the Five Elements Mountain, and even had time to spare to try to use the Five Elements Mountain to cultivate the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique.

After exploring for a while, Su Mu discovered that the Five Elements Mountain could reverse the five elements, creating a chaotic magnetic field around it.

This chaotic magnetic field can tear at a person's body, and even someone with a strong physique can feel a tearing pain.

Cultivating physical martial arts to achieve sainthood in this environment can indeed yield twice the results with half the effort.

of course.

This has almost no effect on the current Shetland Sheepdog.

However, as Su Mu's refinement of the Five Elements Mountain deepens, its power will also increase.

With the attitude that something is better than nothing, Su Mu kept urging the Five Elements Mountain to bless him.

Time passes bit by bit.

With each passing day, a little more gold appears on Five Elements Mountain, and the chaotic magnetic field around Five Elements Mountain becomes even more chaotic.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Mu unexpectedly discovered that his Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique had begun to improve once again.

After discovering this, Su Mu became even more enthusiastic about refining the Five Elements Mountain.

Ning Hongchen was not lying to him; the Five Elements Mountain could indeed help him cultivate the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique to the Great Perfection!

…………

The Sacred Realm of the Great Void.

A deserted place.

Two figures suddenly appeared out of thin air. They looked disheveled and were covered in wounds. They were Fu Canglan, the sect leader of the Cangqiong Sect, and Wu Zu, the sect leader of the Wu Sect.

After landing, the two sat down cross-legged at the same time.

After a full hour of meditation, the two finally exhaled a breath of stale air, and their faces regained some color.

"What a desolate world! We almost perished there."

Fu Canglan spoke slowly.

"Brother Wu, what do you think?"

"Wu Jiutong is Su Mu from the outer realm. He has cultivated the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique to perfection, and his strength is not far from yours or mine."

He led us to the Void Realm this time so that we would help him obtain the Five Elements Mountain.

The Martial Ancestor spoke expressionlessly, “He is the successor of the Seventy-Two Thieves, that is beyond doubt.”

As Wu Zu recalled the strength Su Mu had displayed in the Void Realm, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

This Su Mu is a good opponent; he hasn't felt this excited in a long time.

Seeing the Martial Ancestor's eagerness to try, Fu Canglan felt somewhat helpless.

"I'm not talking about Su Mu, I'm talking about that Void Beast."

Fu Canglan said helplessly, "That Void Beast released from under the Five Elements Mountain is incredibly powerful. Even the Returning Void Inducer couldn't kill it. Below the Heavenly Venerable level, it is probably invincible."

With this Void Beast breaking free, and with Cha Haishan fanning the flames, I suspect that the Void Realm will launch a large-scale invasion before long.”

"It's just in time. Since we couldn't determine a winner this time, I'd like to try fighting it again."

The Martial Ancestor snorted coldly.

Fu Canglan slapped his forehead. This martial arts fanatic would go crazy whenever the topic of fighting came up.

The Void Realm has launched a massive invasion; this is no ordinary martial arts exchange.

This is a matter of life and death for the mortal realm.

"That Void Beast had just broken free and was able to fight the three of us to a draw. Even Su Mu's avatar couldn't kill it by using the Return to Void Technique."

"If it were to regain its full strength, you wouldn't be a match for it."

Fu Canglan said without any politeness.

"Back then, for seventy-two years you overestimated yourself and attempted to invade the Ruins Realm, only to suffer a backlash. Do you intend to repeat the same mistake?"

"I am not them."

The Martial Ancestor calmly said, "Moreover, if it weren't for some people stabbing them in the back, they might not have lost."

I'm not going to argue with you about these things.

Fu Canglan waved his hand and said, "I will report the matter of the Void Realm and the Outer Domains to the Heavenly Venerables and let them decide. No matter what your Martial Sect does, my Azure Sky Sect does not support war."

Having said that, Fu Canglan transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky, disappearing in an instant.

The Martial Ancestor chuckled coldly twice.

"Occupying the position of the number one sect in the world, they only know how to cower and beg for mercy, relying on the goodwill of their enemies for a peaceful life."

The Martial Ancestor sneered and muttered to himself, "Retreating back and forth will only lead to being slaughtered by others in the end!"
I wonder how much of the Seventy-Two Thieves' backbone Su Mu has grasped. If the Void Realm is to be attacked, the Outer Regions will be the first to bear the brunt.

…………

"Everyone cheer up!"

A man dressed as a general shouted loudly.

Before him stood a neat and orderly column of soldiers, all clad in armor and armed with weapons.

"Today, Lord Su Mu is personally inspecting the army. Show me your best condition."

The general shouted, "If you catch Lord Su's eye, he will personally forge weapons for you!"

All the soldiers let out a cheer in unison.

Everyone knows that Su Mu is the world's top weapon forger. The weapons he forges must be incredibly precious.
The current nine armies of the Great Xuan Dynasty are a mixture of the armies of the three states of Lingnan from back then, the Great Xuan Tian Ce Army that later surrendered, and the armies of Shenwu, Shenwei, and Shenlong.

Since Emperor Xuan, Yang Xiuhu, was defeated, Zhuque of the former Night Owl Guard, General Bai Jinzhong of the Heavenly Strategy Army, and even the Four Elders of Shangshan, the Six Ding and Six Jia, and others have all submitted to the new Emperor Xuan, Li Chuan.

The newly enthroned Emperor Xuan, Li Chuan, was also a lazy bum. After ascending the throne, he immediately made heavy use of the Taiping Division.

Marquis Jin, Marquis Mingyi, Dongfang Liuyun, Mo Xuesong, Shi Binbin, and others all held great power.

The commanders of the Nine Armies were mostly concurrently held by members of the Taiping Division.

As for Su Mu, he didn't actually hold any official position.

In Li Chuan's view, Su Mu was his biggest backer, and it was inappropriate for him to grant Su Mu an official position.

If Su Mu were willing, he would even like to give up the throne to Su Mu.

At this moment, Li Chuan was standing in front of Su Mu, not like an emperor, but more like a lackey.

"Those guys from Dongfang Liuyun all want to quit, do you think I'll let them get away with it?"

Li Chuan said, "I just threw them into the army and let them command an army."

Anyway, they had already gained experience in the three prefectures of Lingnan back then.

Those in the Taiping Division should be given more responsibilities if they are capable.

I've made up my mind. From now on, all military affairs of our Great Xuan Dynasty will be handled by the Taiping Division.

If you want to manage it, then manage it; if you don't want to manage it, then leave it to the Marquis of Jin and the Marquis of Mingyi.

Su Mu, is the Void Realm really going to invade our outer realms?

Why don't they invade the Taixu Sacred Realm? The Taixu Sacred Realm has a large territory, a good environment, and abundant resources.

"What good would it do them to conquer this poor, remote place?"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

As Su Mu watched the nine armies line up for drills, he said, "The Void Realm and the Yang Realm are one Yin and one Yang, and they keep to themselves and do not interfere with each other."

Whether we go to the Void Realm or the Void Beasts of the Void Realm come to the Yang Realm, we must break down the barrier between the two realms.

How easy is it to break through the barrier between the two worlds?
This place in the outer realm is precisely where the barrier between the two worlds is weakest.

The reason why those seventy-two people wanted to establish their own independent territories back then was precisely because of this.

Simply put, if the Void Realm wants to invade the Yang Realm, the Outer Realm is the only way through.

"Those seventy-two have really given us a lot of trouble."

Li Chuan said with a hint of helplessness.

We've only had a few good days, and worrying about one Taixu Sacred Realm isn't enough; now we have to worry about the Ruins Realm too.

Even a dog wouldn't sit on that emperor's throne!
Li Chuan somewhat missed his carefree days.

"It's no wonder they did this. Even if they hadn't carved up the outer realms back then, it would have been only a matter of time before the Void Realm invaded the Yang Realm."

The Void Beasts of the Void Realm have no other way to acquire more cultivation resources except by expanding their territory.

Su Mu said slowly, "If we seek peace through concession, peace will perish; if we seek peace through war, peace will survive."

This is a very simple reason.

However, they eventually softened their hearts and carved out an outer realm, using it as a barrier between the Void Realm and the Great Void Sacred Realm. Even if they lost, they wouldn't drag the entire Yang Realm into the flames of war.

If it were me—"

Su Mu snorted coldly.

If it were him, we'd fight if he wanted to, and if he couldn't win, we'd die together.

Anyway, those Celestial Venerables aren't any good people, so let's just drag them all in.

"We don't need to shoulder this burden for those guys in the Taixu Sacred Realm."

Li Chuan's eyes darted around, and he said in a low voice, "Why are they living the high life in the rear while we're risking our lives on the front lines?"

If you ask me, we should just abandon the outer realms and migrate to the Sacred Realm of the Great Void.

Anyway, the Taixu Sacred Realm is such a large place, it can accommodate even a large number of us.

The Void Realm can invade wherever it wants; even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

"That's too late."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "The Void Realm is stirring, and the Taixu Sacred Realm has also received the news. They will not give us a chance to back down."

The Celestial Venerables of the Great Void Sacred Realm have likely already issued orders strictly prohibiting people from outside the realms from entering.

Retreating to the Taixu Sacred Realm was indeed within Su Mu's considerations.

However, the best way to retreat to the Taixu Sacred Realm is to demolish the Great Wall and reunite the Taixu Sacred Realm and the outer realm.

The only way to demolish that Great Wall is to collect all seventy-two divine weapons destined by heaven.

After all, the seventy-two divine weapons of destiny were the foundation of that Great Wall.

The Great Wall that Su Mu once thought was protecting the outer realms now seems to be protecting the Taixu Sacred Realm.

Things can be absurd sometimes.

Those seventy-two individuals devoted themselves to protecting the outer realms, only to be betrayed by the celestial beings there, dying a truly humiliating death.

"Formation!"

Just as Su Mu and Li Chuan were talking, a loud shout echoed in the air.

The nine armies of the Great Xuan formed military formations.

As the army formed its ranks, the aura of the massive forces coalesced into towering giants, radiating an awe-inspiring presence.

Bei Gongye couldn't help but gasp.

This ability to condense military formations into Dharma images is not something many forces in the Taixu Sacred Realm possess.

The foundation of the Great Xuan Dynasty is truly unfathomable.

These military formations and their manifestations seem to be no less impressive than the Heavenly Manifestation and Earthly Manifestation of the Martial Ancestor and Su Mu.

Individually, these soldiers are not particularly strong, but when their numbers reach a certain level, especially when they master this military formation technique, once the military formation manifests, even a powerful expert at the Heavenly Fate Realm can put up a fight.

Bei Gongye estimated that, given the strength demonstrated by the Great Xuan Dynasty, even if the Azure Sky Sect wanted to attack the outer regions, it would probably suffer a crushing defeat.

"mighty!"

Kitamiya couldn't help but wave his fist and roar.

Everyone looked at the newcomer with strange expressions.

But a moment later, everyone started shouting.

"mighty!"

The shouts startled the clouds in the sky.

Those military formations wielded enormous weapons, capable of cleaving even a celestial being in two with a single strike.

Su Mu walked past the army formation, carefully observing the Great Xuan Nine Armies.

Many of the soldiers in the army were familiar faces to Su Mu.

He smiled and waved to the other person.

The soldiers looked at the legendary Lord Su with excitement and admiration.

"The number of the Great Xuan Nine Armies has exceeded one million. If we want to upgrade their equipment, even if you have all your hands, you won't be able to handle it all by yourself."

Marquis Jin spoke up, “I have gathered all the weapon-making masters within the Taiping Division and hired weapon-making masters from the Jianghu at great expense.”

All you need to do is give the order, and they will forge weapons according to your requirements.

They might not be able to handle top-tier divine weapons, but ordinary weapons shouldn't be a problem.

With a million soldiers, it's impossible for each one to possess a divine weapon. Even if they wanted one, the Great Xuan Dynasty didn't have that kind of national strength.

"The imperial court will do its utmost to supply the materials for forging weapons, but don't have too high expectations."

Li Chuan added, "Yang Xiuhu had exhausted the strength of the Great Xuan Kingdom too much before. After I took over, the national treasury was almost empty. In the past few years, we have only recovered a little. We cannot continue to exhaust the resources."

"if--"

He glanced at Su Mu furtively, "If only we could find the treasure of the Seventy-Two Thieves."

"Li Chuan, you're self-taught, aren't you? Now that you're emperor, you're starting to have designs on me?"

Su Mu glanced at Li Chuan and said calmly. (End of Chapter)