Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 228 The Catastrophe of Emei
Fast, too fast, too fast.

The news came so fast that the three provincial governments, local garrisons, common people, powerful families, and martial arts sects in Sichuan had no time to react. They had barely received the news when most of Sichuan had already fallen under the iron heel of the Tian Ce army.

In less than half a day, the news that Tian Ce banners were planted all over most of Sichuan caused a sensation throughout the entire Sichuan region.

Mount Emei.

In the world of martial arts, the Emei sect is filled with powerful figures and countless experts.

But when they heard the news that Tian Ce had swept through Sichuan, they were still shocked beyond words.

"Minjun, is the news true?"

"Reporting to Master and Elders, your disciple has repeatedly confirmed that there is no error."

"hiss!!"

Before the Golden Hall of Emei, everyone from the sect leader to the elders of each peak gasped in astonishment.

The Emei Sect Leader, Dugu Yihe, said with a solemn expression: "Grandmaster Tianxiang cleared the way, shattered the city gate with a single slash, and then the Tian Ce Iron Cavalry swarmed in. There was no way to defend against tens of thousands of Vajra Realm experts. No wonder the Tian Ce was able to advance so quickly and conquer Longzhou Division and Baoning Prefecture in less than a day. Even Shunqing Prefecture could not withstand them!"

"Not only that, according to the messages sent back by my disciples."

Master Wugou took a deep breath, trying to calm her turbulent emotions, but she still couldn't completely calm down. Her voice trembled as she said, "The Tian Ce First Battalion is not composed entirely of Vajra Realm cultivators, but rather seventy to eighty percent of them are Vajra Realm cultivators, and one or two percent are Finger Profound Grandmasters. Such an army, even without celestial phenomena clearing the way, can still be invincible."

The Tian Ce First Battalion has more than 5,000 men.

Four thousand of them were all Vajra Realm warriors.

The remaining thousand or several hundred people all refer to Xuanzong Masters.

There must also be several, or even a dozen, grandmasters of celestial phenomena.

Such an army is a nightmare for all the nations of the martial arts world; it is an invincible force that cannot be resisted.

Just thinking about that scene made everyone tremble.

Dugu Yihe gave a bitter smile and said in a deep voice, "Commander Ye of the Sichuan Military Command has sent someone here, hoping that Emei will provide support. Fellow junior sisters and brothers, what do you think?"

“We have a long-standing relationship with the Sichuan Military Commander, and Emei has also established its lineage in Sichuan. We can’t refuse, can we? Otherwise, how will the people of Sichuan and other sects view Emei in the future?”

“Emei disciples, you can go and provide support; a few of us can also go.”

"But the biggest problem is that apart from you, Senior Brother, who has one foot in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, the others are only at the Pointing Profound Realm. Do we have to ask our senior uncles and elder brothers to come out of the mountains?"

Whether it was Abbess Wugou or Abbess Miejue, who had the most fiery temper, they both fell silent when faced with such a question.

Is Emei Mountain strong?
Very strong.

Not to mention the dual swordsmanship, Dugu Yihe, who once fought against Tianxiang, and the nuns Wugou, Miejue, Qingyue, and Wuchen within the sect, are all masters of the Zhixuan realm. In addition, there are also older generation Emei masters as a foundation.

There is a grandmaster of celestial phenomena who is in seclusion on Mount Emei.

This is also the foundation that enabled Emei to be ranked among the eight major sects of the Ming Dynasty.

This level of strength is enough for the various sects in the Ming Dynasty's martial arts world, but against Zhu Jinzhen's Tian Ce Army, let alone the whole army, just the two battalions of Tian Ce responsible for Baoning Prefecture and Shunqing Prefecture could easily slaughter the entire Emei Sect.

support?

Perhaps calling it suicide would be a more accurate description.

Even if we could get the older generation of masters from Emei to help, it wouldn't make a difference.

For a moment, Mount Emei fell into a deathly silence.

At this moment, a clear voice like a cuckoo rang out, and then several uninvited guests gracefully landed in front of the Golden Hall of the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, looking down at the crowd: "Since you all don't know how to choose, how about I help you choose?"

"choke!"

Dugu Yihe, Abbess Wugou, Abbess Miejue, and others drew their swords, watching them warily. The reason was simple: the newcomers were not friendly.

These figures, wearing straw hats and raincoats, were hiding their heads and tails, and in their eyes, they didn't seem like good people.

"What brings you all to my Emei Mountain?" Dugu Yihe asked in a deep voice.

The woman with half her face covered in silver smiled slightly, revealing a gentle smile: "Of course, I'm here to help you make the choice."

"presumptuous."

"Noisy!"

As soon as the Emei elder finished speaking, a sound wave like muffled thunder exploded in everyone's ears, making all the Emei elders and disciples inside and outside the Emei Golden Hall dizzy and stagger to the ground.

"The power of a single shout has reached this level."

"Celestial Phenomenon?" Dugu Yihe swayed, his expression becoming even more solemn as he looked at the newcomer. He had already stepped halfway into the realm of Celestial Phenomenon, yet he still could not resist. His senior sisters, junior sisters, and junior brothers were even knocked to the ground by the shouts. Only a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomenon could achieve this.

and many more.

Dugu Yihe noticed something unusual.

Whether it was Wuchen or his several junior sisters, they were all shaken to the ground and unable to get up.

Why does Abbess Wugou seem largely unaffected?
At such a critical moment, Dugu Yihe did not think too much about it, only assuming that Master Wugou's cultivation level had improved again, and turned all his attention to the group of uninvited guests in front of him.

"clever."

The person who had just reprimanded them stepped behind the crowd, leaving the stage to the woman wearing a silver half-mask.

The woman at the head of the group stood with her hands behind her back and spoke arrogantly: "I give you two choices. First, hand over the jade thumb ring of the Emei Sect Leader and submit to His Highness. Second, I will suppress you and forcibly subdue you."

Your Highness?

Dugu Yihe exchanged glances with Wugou Shita and the others behind him.

They quickly guessed what was going on.

"Are you perhaps referring to... Prince Su?"

"Exactly."

The woman at the head nodded slightly.

"The Xuanjia Secret Guards and the Tiangan Secret Guards have come on His Highness's orders."

“There’s no need to look at the back of Mount Emei. Since we’ve come under orders, we’ve naturally made thorough preparations. Besides us, there are also people going to deal with that old guy.” The woman said with a smile, holding up two slender, jade-like fingers: “Two Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena are going in person. No matter how powerful he is, he can’t possibly come.”

A veteran astronomical master poses little threat, but can cause considerable trouble.

After the secret guards issued their orders, several celestial phenomena occurred.

The guiding principle for all secret guards in carrying out missions is the same cautious approach that Zhu Jinzhen has repeatedly emphasized: it is better to abandon the mission than to endanger oneself.

The woman said that two celestial phenomena had passed by, but in reality, there was another Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena waiting to lend a helping hand.

Unless that old guy on the back mountain of Emei has the fighting power of a terrestrial immortal.

Otherwise, there would have been no way they could have come to support Dugu Yihe and the others.

Upon hearing the woman's words, Dugu Yihe and the others felt their hearts sink. Even their master (junior uncle) was being restrained. How could they possibly stop these uninvited guests?

still is……

Choose to submit and surrender?
(End of this chapter)