A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 311 Steppe Invasion, Two Countries Fall

Several years have passed in a flash.

With the help of three bottles of top-grade pills made from ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, Gan Rushuang's cultivation level advanced to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in one fell swoop.

Yuan Yao's cultivation level reached the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

With the help of the demonic energy from the Demon Abyss and the Nascent Soul Yin energy provided by the Nascent Soul cultivators captured in the Cangkun incident, the F4 within the Soul Banner have successively advanced further.

A batch of Yin Fire Thunder was also refined.

Everyone has made progress, more or less.

For example, after Han Li's magical cultivation hit a bottleneck, he began to focus on the fifth level of the Great Evolution Technique under the guidance of the Great Evolution Divine Lord and with the effective assistance of the Soul Nourishing Wood.

For example, the naturally powerful Manhuzi, with his superior understanding, mastered the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique. His consciousness underwent a slight transformation when he achieved minor success in the technique, and he experienced a sudden, inexplicable enlightenment. Man Dahan then used this as an opportunity to step into the late Nascent Soul stage.

Its spiritual strength is even greater than that of Han Li at present.

This is the innate advantage of those with naturally strong spiritual senses.

Barbarian Beard's innate spiritual sense is two to three times that of cultivators of the same level, and about 50% more than Han Li's.

This innate talent became even more prominent after being enhanced by the Great Evolution Technique.

This is not.

According to the Great Evolution Divine Lord's speculation, the barbarian's divine sense had become so powerful that it was comparable to the combined divine sense of two ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. This statement might seem ridiculous to a Nascent Soul cultivator, a prodigy, but it was the truth. This was the allure of the Great Evolution Technique, which could double the divine sense even at the Void Refinement stage.

It is also about one-third of the divine consciousness that the Great Evolution Divine Lord possessed at his peak.

If it weren't for the fact that the barbarian bearded man's lifespan was nearing its end, with only a few decades left, the Great Evolution Divine Lord would have been willing to take on a disciple and pass on the complete Great Evolution Technique.

...

Just as the Xuan Tian Sect members were quietly cultivating in seclusion on Seven Spirits Island...

A sandstorm swept in from the direction of the Nine Nations Alliance.

The sandstorm swept from south to north, obscuring the sky and the sun.

A fierce wind swept into the border of Fengyuan Kingdom, and on the very first day, the border defense line, which had not seen war for a century, was declared lost.

For more than a month thereafter, strongholds throughout Fengyuan Kingdom were captured by the invading Mulan people from the grasslands.

After nearly a century of peace, the Nine Nations Alliance is once again engulfed in war.

One piece of terrible news after another, which caused an uproar throughout the entire Tiannan cultivation world, flew towards the righteous and demonic paths and the Heavenly Dao Alliance in the north like snowflakes.

This day.

Everyone remained in seclusion, oblivious to the world around them.

However, Wang Changsheng, the eldest disciple who would return to the Xuan Tian Sect of Yue Kingdom every two years using the million-mile teleportation array, knocked on the door of Han Li's cave in a somewhat anxious manner.

"come in."

Inside the cave dwelling, there is a pavilion carved from beautiful jade called "Jade Pavilion".

Not bad.

It was the very same one as the Cangkun Cave.

This pavilion is no ordinary pavilion, but a spatial artifact covered with restrictions. It resembles a spirit beast pouch, and is also somewhat similar to the Thousand Machine Palace, a mobile spatial treasure from the Great Jin Dynasty.

From the outside, the pavilion is not very large, only about ten feet tall.

However, the interior space is quite large, exceeding one hundred feet.

Upon entering the Jade Pavilion, Wang Changsheng respectfully handed over a jade slip.

After receiving the jade slip, Han Li didn't rush to examine it. Instead, he looked down at his eldest disciple, who had inherited his forbidden area's wind-attribute cultivation technique:
"what happened?"

"Master, the Mulan people have launched a surprise attack on the border of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance. Fengyuan and Yu have been captured by the invading Mulan people. The Nine Kingdoms Alliance's original defense system is now useless. The Nine Kingdoms Alliance is doomed."

Those standing beside Han Li, including Yuan Yao and Yan Li, were all greatly surprised upon hearing this news:
"how is this possible?"

Fengyuan Kingdom was one thing, with only the Shadow Sect being somewhat formidable. Aside from that sect, the rest of the defensive forces consisted of fortresses established by various major powers in Tiannan. Therefore, while the fall of Fengyuan Kingdom was unexpected, it was also quite reasonable.

But the state of Yu was different.

The Kingdom of Yu is one of the top five kingdoms in the southern region, jointly controlled by the Huayi Sect, the largest sect of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance, and the Beiye Sect, the second largest sect.

Besides the two major sects, there is also the Wei family, the number one family of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance, which is the family of the great cultivator Wei Wuyai, as well as the family established by the Nascent Soul old monster, Marquis Nanlong.

The Yu Kingdom alone supports forces of the same level as any two of the six major sects of the demonic path, as well as multiple Nascent Soul level families, with more than twenty Nascent Soul level monsters existing there.

It has hundreds of thousands of cultivators.

How could we possibly lose our position?
Could it be that the war has actually been going on for a long time, and they've only just received the news?

When did Fengyuan Kingdom and Yu Kingdom fall respectively?

Yuan Yao asked out of curiosity.

"Reporting to Master Yuan, Fengyuan Kingdom fell four months ago. In less than twenty days, most of Fengyuan Kingdom fell. Moreover, the Mulan people are different this time. This time, not only did the ten tribes of the grasslands unite and attack with overwhelming force, but more importantly, after the high-level cultivators captured most of Fengyuan Kingdom's territory, they did not simply loot and retreat as before. Instead, they advanced triumphantly, their cultivator army like a tidal wave, directly targeting Tiantian City. Then, in just ten days, the Mulan people conquered Tiantian City before reinforcements arrived. After that, they became unstoppable..."

Wang Changsheng responded respectfully.

"Tiancheng only lasted ten days?"

"impossible?"

Khotan City is known as the "Number One Cultivator City in Southern China".

It is not only a major city for cultivators, but also a super war fortress with layers upon layers of array formations and restrictions. More than 100,000 cultivators from Tiannan reside there, and there are no fewer than ten Nascent Soul stage elders from various sects who gather there year-round. The former Tianjing Shangren was a Nascent Soul stage rogue cultivator who resided in Tiantian City.

With such advantageous location and manpower, how did Tiancheng manage to hold out for only ten days?

"The Mulan people mobilized dozens of Nascent Soul stage Grandmasters and thousands of Core Formation stage Masters. The operation can be described as a blitzkrieg."

"Dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators?! Thousands of Core Formation cultivators?"

The two women were horrified.

"Yes."

The old man nodded:
"Furthermore, the spies who had been lying in wait in the city worked together with the Mulan army outside the city, creating an opportunity to breach the city."

"What kind of spy could have compromised the defenses of Tiancheng?"

Yuan Yao was puzzled. "Among the Nascent Soul stage experts in the city, some are not of the Yan clan, who are native to Tiannan, but rather half Mulan and half Tiannan blood..."

Wang Changsheng explained.

"So, the Muran people have been eyeing our Tiannan region for quite some time now?"

Yanli raised an eyebrow.

“The Mulan people began planning this a thousand years ago.”

Han Li then spoke.

He mentioned the internal strife between the righteous and demonic factions in Tiannan a thousand years ago, which severely damaged both sides.

Judging by the timeline, the age of the Nascent Soul stage spies and agents planted by the Mulan people coincided perfectly with the severe internal strife between the righteous and demonic paths thousands of years ago.

"My lord, was the internal strife between the righteous and demonic paths very severe back then?"

Yuan Yao became interested.

"The internal strife between the righteous and demonic paths a thousand years ago led to the decline and even annihilation of sword sects like the Xuanjian Sect, which had a history of at least 20,000 years. Several great cultivators from the Tiannan region either fought to the death or disappeared after being seriously injured. As a result, many major sects on both the righteous and demonic paths were taken advantage of by forces such as Huangfeng Valley, Giant Sword Sect, Qingxu Sect, Tianxing Sect, and Wanmiao Temple, who seized the fruits of victory that should have been theirs."

"They were driven to Tianluo Kingdom and Fengdu Kingdom by a combined force..."

Like a stray dog.

"By the way, the Azure Origin Sword Technique that the three of us mainly cultivate is the treasured manual of the Profound Sword Sect. It was created by the great power Qing Yuanzi who ascended to the Spirit Realm."

"So the Azure Origin Sword Technique has such a significant background?"

The two women were quite surprised.

"A sect with a history of ten thousand years was destroyed by that far-reaching internal strife, and all its resources were used by that group of idiots for infighting. If it weren't for that, no matter how much Tiannan was defeated, this land would not be something that the mere Mulan people could covet."

Han Li shook his head and sighed.

How would the Mulan people view the internal strife in Tiannan? There's no need to overthink it.

The Mulan people knew very well that they didn't need to provoke them. Once the righteous and demonic factions in Tiannan had recovered some strength, they would definitely take action against the sects in the heart of Yue Kingdom and redivide the kingdoms of Yue, Yuanwu, Zijin, and Tianlu.

By then.

Regardless of whether the righteous or demonic paths succeed, the people of Mulan will profit.

of course.

There is also competition among the Mulan people; they are not entirely harmonious, and large tribes often swallow up smaller ones. However, the level of competition is far less intense than that of the major sects in Tiannan.

As for why the Mulan people did not launch a large-scale invasion two hundred years ago?
The main obstacle is still the restraint from the Tuwu people.

Why are the Mulan people now making such a desperate move to attack Tiannan?

There is only one reason.

The Tuwu people gained a significant advantage in the ancient holy war on the grasslands between the two tribes, which had lasted for millennia. Knowing they were no match, the Mulan people could only try to bully the "soft persimmon" of the Tiannan people. Their goal was not to conquer the entire Tiannan region, but to force the Tiannan to cede half of its land to the Mulan. At the same time, the Tiannan side was also required to provide manpower and resources to help the Mulan resist the Tuwu people's annihilation attack.

Taking down Fengyuan and Yu first would catch Tiannan off guard.

If Tiannan refuses to yield and offer assistance, the Mulan people will likely give up entirely.

"It seems that the holy war on the grasslands has come to an end."

Han Li muttered to himself:
"The Mulan people were no match for the Tuwu people and the foreign aid from the Great Jin Dynasty that the Tuwu people had invited..."

In the recent holy war on the grasslands, the Tuwu people, who had always held a slight advantage, resorted to trickery and invited several major sects of the Great Jin Dynasty to help them, giving the Mulan people a big surprise.

The Mulan people followed suit and used similar blitzkrieg tactics in Tiannan.

The effect is surprisingly good.

In fact, the reason why Tiannan and Mulan were able to hold out for several years in the original trajectory was that Nanlonghou's team ran into the vanguard of the Mulan people, and Nanlonghou and his men gave advance warning to their rear.

But this time, the Nanlonghou team was wiped out by Han Li and his group in advance, so naturally no one gave the Nine Kingdoms Alliance a warning.

Furthermore, any scattered scouts along the way who encountered the vanguard of the Mulan people would be surrounded and dealt with by the storm formation that could block divine sense detection.

Furthermore, this was another large-scale invasion by the ten tribes of Mulan, which gave the Nine Kingdoms Alliance no time to prepare, thus allowing them to achieve a surprise victory.

The reinforcements from all sides in the south are probably only on their way.

Saying.

He had given warnings when he was in private with Wei Wuyai and others, so why did it have no effect at all?

This is the inherent arrogance of people from southern China.

When they fight amongst themselves, they are very clever and come up with all sorts of tricks.

When waging war against foreign powers, it is nothing more than a clever, wordy statement like "Those who offend us, no matter how far away, will be punished."

The problem is, they've never really hurt the Mulan people.

"It's good to learn a lesson this time..."

"It's time to breathe some fresh life into this stagnant pool of water in Tiannan..."

"Furthermore, only when the injured Tiannan, the severely weakened Mulan, and the aggressive Tuwuren come together can I have an opportunity to profit from this situation!"

The fire-attribute feathers of the sacred bird of Mulan…

The sudden appearance of the Celestial Beast, the Gold-Eating Insect breeding method, and the Reverse Spirit True Yin Technique that the Celestial Beast might possess…

And what about the influence in Tiannan...?

This involves far too many benefits.

To reap all those benefits, chaos is needed to facilitate it.

"Husband, shall we go back?"

"Yeah, some people must be going crazy looking for us."

Han Li smiled.

For all parties in Tiannan, his side possesses several formidable fighting forces.

His ability to use the transformation of demonic beasts to trigger a continuous series of transformation lightning tribulations is an invaluable tool for breaking through powerful military formations.

(End of this chapter)