100-year-old foundation building, starting from the maximum level of understanding

Chapter 331 The Truth Behind the Defeat, A Tragic Reality

Various thoughts flashed through his mind about the possible impact this battle might have on their human race.

Ji Haoyuan's mood couldn't help but feel a little heavy for a moment.

As the saying goes, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.

If the demon race takes advantage of this great victory to continue its advance into the inland areas of the human race.

It is conceivable that their human defenses will likely continue to be breached.

I wonder what the situation is like for Senior Brother Xuan Yuan and the others.
Can they successfully escape from the subsequent pursuit by the demon race?
Just as Ji Haoyuan was pondering these things, his intuition was suddenly triggered.

He immediately turned his head and looked towards the outside of the great formation in the other courtyard.

About a thousand miles away from them, a beam of light with the spiritual pressure of a Nascent Soul level was rushing toward them.

A few moments.

Ji Haoyuan's gaze narrowed slightly.

Because he had already recognized that the owner of that streak of light was none other than True Lord Xuan Yuan.

However, the other party doesn't seem to be in a very good state right now.

No hesitation.

Ji Haoyuan's mind moved.

The protective array of the villa was immediately breached.

wow-

At the same time.

The light that Xuan Yuan Zhenjun transformed into immediately flew into the great formation.

Then, as if he heard something, he continued to move at the same speed.

Before long, True Lord Xuanyuan had already descended upon Nanhua Peak.

"Senior Brother Xuan Yuan..."

Ji Haoyuan immediately stepped forward.

Behind him were Miao Zixi, Zhang Tianyang, Beichen Zhenren, Pei Youlan, and several others.

Upon seeing the appearance of True Lord Xuan Yuan, they were all inexplicably delighted.

Regardless, it's a good thing that our own True Lord was able to return safely at this time.

At that moment, the group stepped forward one by one to pay their respects.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ji Haoyuan looked at Xuan Yuan Zhenjun, whose aura was clearly unstable, and then asked:
"Senior Brother Xuan Yuan, what exactly happened to you before? Why did such a thing happen?"

Although I had already heard Zhang Tianyang and the others tell me the whole story.

But the true inside story and details of the whole affair are probably only known to True Lord Xuanyuan, who personally experienced it.

that's the truth.

Then, Xuan Yuan Zhenjun let out a long sigh, his expression somewhat forlorn, and said:
"You've probably already heard the general situation, Junior Brother Nanhua."

Let me tell you something you don't know.

To be honest, the fall of Yuantong Pass was entirely avoidable.

"Um……"

Upon hearing Xuan Yuan Zhenjun's words, not only Ji Haoyuan, but also Miao Zixi, Zhang Tianyang, and Beichen Zhenren all suddenly froze.

"Senior Brother Xuan Yuan, what do you have to say about this?"

"As you all probably know, besides us, the one who is truly in charge of the overall situation at Yuantong Pass is actually the Fifth Elder of Feixing Palace, True Lord Beiming."

As if recalling some unpleasant memories, True Monarch Xuan Yuan first closed his eyes to adjust his state, then reopened them and looked at Ji Haoyuan and the others, saying:

"When we were attacked by the demon army led by the Crimson Dragon King, the Northern Darkness True Lord was not actually at Yuantong Pass."

"Not at Yuantong Pass?"

Upon hearing Xuan Yuan Zhenjun's words, Ji Haoyuan, Miao Zixi, and the others were momentarily taken aback, seemingly not quite understanding what was happening.

It should be noted that Beiming Zhenjun, as the highest-ranking person in charge of Yuantong Pass at that time, and also the person with the highest cultivation level in the entire Yuantong Pass, was actually not in Yuantong Pass during his tenure.

What's the difference between this and dereliction of duty?
"good."

As if sensing everyone's thoughts, True Lord Xuanyuan nodded.

"If we strictly follow the regulations, Beiming Zhenjun's previous actions were indeed dereliction of duty."

But as a core elder of the Flying Star Palace, and also a Great True Monarch in the late Nascent Soul stage, even if he did that, we, including the other fellow cultivators within Yuantong Pass, couldn't say anything.

indeed.

This is the world.

The strong have the right to trample on all rules.

The weak can only act within the prescribed scope and follow the so-called rules.

And you have to be very careful.

If one is not careful, one may offend something that should not be offended, thus bringing about one's own death.

Then Xuan Yuan Zhenjun continued, "If that's all there is to it, then everything is still understandable."

But the Northern Darkness True Lord, he should never have shown himself when we encountered the demon army led by the Crimson Dragon King at Yuantong Pass.

This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the confidence of the many cultivators within my Yuantong Pass.

As a result, when the opponent used that fourth-grade high-level barrier-breaking talisman to break a section of the array foundation at my Yuantong Pass, it directly caused an uncontrollable panic in the hearts of many people.

However, these were not the main reasons that led to the complete collapse of morale among the cultivators stationed at Yuantong Pass.

The real reason for the collapse of morale was that those people from Feixing Palace were the first to choose to run away.

original.

Even if Yuantong Pass at that time did not have a Great True Lord in charge, and even if the foundation of the protective array was broken in a few places.

If everyone had been able to unite completely at that time and fight the enemy together, they might have been able to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

However, because the cultivators of Flying Star Palace led the way in fleeing, the remaining people lost all will to continue guarding the place.

To put it in plain terms, it was a complete rout.

indeed.

Feixing Palace was the overtly dominant force in Yuan Tongguan at that time.

Once the first person to flee begins to do so, the pressure they exert on everyone present is absolutely unparalleled.

Furthermore, the fact that Beiming Zhenjun, the main person in charge, never appeared from beginning to end made it even more difficult to see the point of continuing to persist.

This matter may seem complicated, but the underlying reason is actually quite simple.

There are claims about things like a fourth-grade superior-level barrier-breaking talisman, a traitor within the human race, and a peak-level demon king.

However, this is merely an external excuse for the fall of Yuantong Pass and the mistakes made by Beiming Zhenjun and his group.

The most tragic thing is that, in the end, neither the Wuji Palace, nor the Wansha Demon Sect, nor anyone else will likely come out to refute this claim.

Ji Haoyuan had heard about it before.

The three major Nascent Soul sects placed their core cultivators in the safest places, even far from the front lines.

Even though the situation forced them to send some people to the front lines.

Those sent there were hardly any useful personnel.

At the time, he didn't have a concrete understanding of such statements.

Now that I've heard what True Lord Xuanyuan said...

Those guys are not just useless; they're clearly more trouble than they're worth.

(End of this chapter)