Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 337 The army assembled and headed to the border, leaving Meiniang behind to stabilize the rear.

"Alas..." Xue Rengui sighed as well, his eyes filled with an indescribable sorrow: "Speaking of which, in the Xuanwu Gate, when Li Jiancheng was dying, he restrained his demonized soul and will. In the end, he severed his purest human soul, while his remaining body was completely assimilated by the demon race, becoming a so-called demon. Then he was killed by the current emperor."

"Although Li Jiancheng, who had completely transformed into a demon, was killed, the supreme being of the demon race, Kunpeng, somehow managed to revive Li Jiancheng in Beiju Luzhou. Kunpeng also highly valued Li Jiancheng after his demon transformation, taking him as his direct disciple and granting him the power to command countless demons."

"Afterwards, Li Jiancheng, having transformed into a demon, launched a brutal invasion of the demon race to avenge his death years ago. This was the first great calamity that His Majesty had faced since becoming the Human Emperor. Three out of the five continents of the world were attacked."

"That battle was incredibly brutal, with the demon race even invading the Nine Provinces at one point. In the end, it was His Majesty who sacrificed nearly half of the Tang Dynasty's national fortune to bless all the Tang soldiers, and together with countless powerful human families, established the Wei River Alliance by slaying the white horse. Only then did he lead countless powerful humans to kill countless demons and repel Li Jiancheng."

"But who could have known that only a few years later, Li Jiancheng would make a comeback, transforming himself into the ancient, monstrous Locust Devourer!"

The Wei River Alliance, the Slaying of the White Horse… Good heavens, the Wei River Alliance and the Slaying of the White Horse in my memory weren't signed with foreign tribes. They were signed with powerful clans within the human race.

Di Xiao frowned. "Your Majesty needs to sacrifice half of the nation's fortune and sign a contract with a powerful human family to obtain their help? These are humans, and it's the demon race that's attacking. Isn't what they're doing a bit...?"

"As human beings, it is our duty to suppress demons and monsters. Protecting humanity and the Nine Provinces is the responsibility and belief of all human beings. However, the disaster that befell the Tang Dynasty was entirely due to its own reasons. Moreover, the one who attacked was Li Jiancheng, the former crown prince of the Tang Dynasty."

"The Tang Dynasty royal family has created such a huge problem that the sages of the Fire Cloud Cave, as well as the human families and powerful figures, all feel disgusted and disgusted with the Tang Dynasty. In particular, Li Jiancheng's transformation into a demon and his attack on the human race have made many powerful figures unwilling to help the Tang Dynasty. Some have even raised the idea of ​​directly overthrowing the Tang Dynasty and creating a new dynasty."

"Originally, many human families and powerful figures were prepared to step in and rebuild the land when the Tang Dynasty and the demon race were fighting to the last drop of their national fortune. It is also thanks to His Majesty's immense sacrifice in signing the Wei River Alliance that the Tang Dynasty would not exist today."

As Xue Rengui said, the great calamity that befell the Tang Dynasty was entirely caused by its own people. If the Tang Dynasty had remained obedient and faced the invasion of the demon race, then without the Tang Dynasty saying a word, countless human powerhouses and aristocratic families would have come to its aid.

But we'd love for your Tang Dynasty to be destroyed so we can create a new dynasty, since you've created your own mess. So we don't care about your Tang Dynasty's fate at all.

It is unknown what else Li Shimin sacrificed besides giving up half of the Tang Dynasty's national fortune to make these humans agree to help.

The Tang Dynasty sacrificed half of its national fortune in exchange for its previous victory.

It's important to understand that the fate of a nation represents the lifespan of a dynasty. Sacrificing half of it is tantamount to sacrificing half of the Tang Dynasty's life. For any dynasty that aspires to last for many generations, this is a devastating blow.

Yet, Xue Rengui's words also carried a sense of helplessness. Clearly, the Tang Dynasty was besieged on all sides. Outside, Li Jiancheng, disguised as a demon, led countless demons and barbarians in an invasion. Inside, countless powerful human warriors and aristocratic families awaited the Tang Dynasty's destruction.

Given such dire circumstances both internally and externally, it's not surprising that Li Shimin made that choice.

But now, Li Jiancheng, transformed into a demon, has returned to attack, and history is clearly about to repeat itself. This time, Li Shimin has no national fortune to sacrifice.

Therefore, Li Shimin was determined to fight with everything he had, even though humanity had just survived a drought, he had to resist at all costs. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would truly perish.

Xue Rengui's deep gaze was filled with fighting spirit: "Di Xiao, my avatar is about to dissipate. You must quickly lead the army to the southern border and take command of one of the armies."

As he spoke, he handed a special token to Di Xiao. It was the token that commanded the army and also a symbol of Di Xiao's status.

Di Xiao grasped the token, sensing a profound aura emanating from it; clearly, it was an acquired spiritual treasure. It contained imprints of Di Xiao's military rank, duties, and the amount of merit he had accumulated. Even the exchange catalog from the Hall of Merit was now present within the token.

This token is clearly extraordinary; it's practically a mobile hall of honor.

Di Xiao was pleasantly surprised and immediately searched for his merits, as well as the items that could be exchanged in the Merit Hall. He discovered that his merits had unknowingly increased to tens of millions. Moreover, the number of merits was constantly increasing.

Di Xiao quickly learned what was going on with the change in the number of merits. It turned out that civil officials in the Tang Dynasty could gain merits by governing a region, and as the governor of Yuhang County, Di Xiao naturally reaped merits for governing the region.

Moreover, Emperor Xiao led the people of Yuhang County through the drought, so his merits would naturally be even greater. However, the current merits amount to only tens of millions, which obviously does not include Emperor Xiao's pioneering work in developing new grain varieties. Otherwise, it would be quite normal to have merits worth hundreds of billions, let alone tens of millions.

With so many merits, Di Xiao naturally wanted to spend some. However, he noticed that the items available for exchange seemed to be at an unusually low price. Clearly, this change was also for the upcoming great battle.

In order to deal with this battle, Li Shimin spared no effort, and his merits were reduced, which was enough to improve the lives of countless soldiers and cultivators in the Tang Dynasty.

Di Xiao pondered silently, then with a wave of his hand, exchanged all the resources he valued. He didn't exchange for any cultivation methods, but focused solely on acquiring resources.

With constant battles to come, resources will be the key to victory. Cultivation techniques can be acquired and studied later when there's more time.

After a long time, Xilin and Ruolin returned.

"Lord Di Xiao, in accordance with your orders, all the soldiers in Yu Hang County have gathered. There are now over 300 billion female warriors and over 100 billion male warriors. These soldiers are ready to rush to the battlefield at any time." Since being assigned by Di Xiao to lead the soldiers in Yu Hang County, Xi Lin has naturally worked hard to organize them.

All the female warriors that Di Xiao brought from the Kingdom of Women were integrated into the army of Yuhang County, and the original army was reorganized. After many years of training, it has reached its current size.

Emperor Xiao's divine sense followed the flow of Qi and instantly sensed the aura and posture of the Yuhang County army, feeling the battle intent gathering within them. He was very satisfied: "Since the army is fully prepared, let's set off."

(End of this chapter)