Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

March of the 82nd year of the Qiming era.

The Tiger Warriors and the Qin King's rebel army engaged in a decisive battle at Tiger Leap Cliff.

During the clash between the two armies, elite troops from the southern border region launched a surprise attack from the cliff top, catching the Tiger Army completely off guard.

Three of the five Celestial Martial Saints of the Tiger Legion died on the spot, and 60,000 of the 80,000 troops were killed. Those who escaped were all wounded.

Fortunately, the Dark Feather Guards A, B, and D provided support, thus preventing a complete annihilation.

Taking advantage of the momentum, the Qin army pursued and routed more than 800,000 regular troops of the Great Qi.

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In July of the same year, Shanhe Pass, which leads to the heart of Daqi, was attacked by 300,000 troops from the Datong Road.

After a month of unsuccessful attacks, the Yunxiao Legion advanced to the skies above Shanhe Pass. Under overwhelming firepower, Tianming's Datong Army suffered a crushing defeat, with casualties reaching 200,000.

Fortunately, Wan Shu arrived in time and used the "Book of Great Harmony" to stop the Yunxiao Legion, which prevented the Great Harmony Army from suffering a complete annihilation.

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In October of the same year, the Tian Su Army encountered the elite Tan Lang Army of the Northern Border in the Bei Lu Mountains.

Even though it was snowing heavily, two elite forces from different factions still fought a large-scale war around the Beilu Mountains.

In the snow-covered mountains and forests, two elite factions engaged in fierce battles around the mountain peaks.

The once quiet winter forests are now noisy with the flames of war, and the snow, which should symbolize purity, is stained red with blood.

The Heavenly Destiny Army was one of the three elite forces of the ancient Great Qi Dynasty. Having experienced countless battles and participated in numerous rebellion suppression campaigns, its members were all martial artists.

The Greedy Wolf Army consists of the elite direct subordinates of the former Duke of Zhenbei. They grew up in the frigid winter lands, trained in the ice and snow, and spent their days suppressing bandits in the mountains and fighting against savages in the wilderness.

Both armies involved in the battle were elites among elites, skilled in various combat tactics.

The Beilu Mountains, covered in dense forests and snow, provided them with the best strategic environment.

Both generals displayed their exceptional skills, employing military strategy and tactics to the fullest extent.

Two elite forces fought for a full year around the Beilu Mountains, resulting in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

The 100,000 Tian Su troops were reduced to only 20,000, and the 120,000 Tan Lang troops also suffered 90,000 casualties.

A total of 170,000 elites were buried in the snow-capped mountains, never to return to their homeland.

Until the main force of the northern border crossed the Beilu Mountains and captured Dingzhou, the last barrier of Qi'an City, their military might reached Qi'an City.

The war in the Beilu Mountains finally came to an end.

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October of the 83rd year of the Qiming era.

The main force of the Northern Frontier captured Dingzhou, located north of Qi'an City, and its 800,000 troops advanced directly towards Qi'an City.

Left Chancellor Meng Deming personally led an army of 600,000 to confront the northern army at Changling Mountain, which is located on the outer edge of Qi'an City.

As a person born with a literary mind, Meng Deming, though not a terrestrial immortal, can draw upon the accumulated resources of the Confucian Temple over the generations and utilize the relics of past sages of literature and Taoism to exert power at the level of a terrestrial immortal.

Under Meng Deming's command, the main force of the northern border was blocked outside Qi'an City, and there was no significant progress for two consecutive years.

The two armies engaged in over a thousand large and small skirmishes around Changling Mountain, with each side experiencing victories and defeats.

Relying on Qi'an City, the Daqi army held an absolute advantage in logistics, and the continuous influx of troops further guaranteed Daqi's combat strength.

Meng Deming adopted a delaying tactic, turning the defensive line into a tortoise shell, attempting to force them to withdraw by depleting the northern border's food and supplies.

Faced with such tactics, Shen Yunwei repeatedly reinforced his troops, but to no avail.

After careful consideration, Shen Yunwei decided to abandon his plan to take action himself and let his troops wear down the imperial army.

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It is a tacit agreement among the high-ranking officials of all parties that deities on land should not directly intervene in wars.

In mortal wars, once terrestrial deities intervene, the situation can escalate out of control, much like in the Yin Yin Domain.

Over the past two decades, the Yin Yin Domain has been in turmoil, with nearly three billion people killed, including both humans and sea creatures.

The Demon Lord of the Heavenly Demon Alliance personally took action, sacrificing entire cities with blood to refine pills, resulting in significant improvements in the strength of many Demon Lords.

Even the twelve demon chief positions that were initially set up have been completely filled.

There are also several powerful demons who could ascend to the position of the thirteenth demon lord at any time.

Such actions naturally angered the Dragon Clan and the Spirit Clan behind the Hundred Kingdoms Alliance.

True dragons and adult spirits joined the battle, retaliating in kind.

The True Dragon and the adult Spirit Race changed their previous approach and directly attacked the ordinary soldiers of the Heavenly Demon Alliance, and even the civilians within the Heavenly Demon Alliance's territory.

The entire city of soldiers and civilians vanished amidst the wrath of the True Dragon and the Elven race.

The relentless fighting dealt an unprecedented blow to the Yin Yin Domain, resulting in a massive reduction in the number of living beings that originally inhabited it.

The world is permeated with karmic forces and malevolent energy, making it unsuitable for those who cultivate righteous paths to survive.

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Shen Yunwei absolutely did not want the Heavenly Revelation Domain to become like the Yin Yin Domain.

What she wanted was to build a glorious nation, not to conquer a wasteland.

Wars like those in the Yin Yin Domain are utterly meaningless; they are simply the result of those demon lords and their offspring tasting the sweetness of blood sacrifice, which has led to all that we have now.

Even someone as indifferent as Shen Yunwei would find such behavior shameful.

The terrestrial immortals of the Great Qi Dynasty are all people with status and wealth; how could they do such a thing?

Influenced by their status in Heaven and Earth and their experiences before becoming terrestrial immortals, in the eyes of the vast majority of terrestrial immortals...

The methods of demonic arts damage the creation of heaven and earth and harm the spirituality of all living beings. They are detrimental to the development of heaven and earth and to the principles of human harmony.

Things that are entirely harmful and offer no benefit should not exist in the world at all!

Regardless of the method of cultivation, terrestrial immortals are not afraid of karma, but they also instinctively dislike karma.

People burdened by karma will be genuinely disliked by the terrestrial deities.

If the Demon Lord of the Demonic Path were to perform only small-scale blood sacrifices as he had in the past, it would be fine, as it wouldn't arouse the hatred of other terrestrial deities.

However, using mass slaughter as a means of advancement, as is the case now, has undoubtedly aroused the indignation of all other terrestrial immortals.

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Shen Yunwei didn't understand why no one had taken action to punish those demon lords, but she felt that these demon lords were now courting their own destruction.

Those supreme experts will eventually take action and destroy these unbridled demon lords.

In Shen Yunwei's view, a real war should be like the Great Qi Dynasty.

Let their respective soldiers fight each other, while the terrestrial immortals who have attained the status of Heaven and Earth participate only as chess players.

Whether you win or lose, you should accept it with equanimity.

With this mindset, the Northern army remained outside Qi'an for three years.

During these three years, Ye Lin's army in the southern border region continued to expand, successively capturing seventeen major prefectures.

With the open addition of the Million Mountains to Southern Xinjiang, Southern Xinjiang now occupies a quarter of the Apocalypse Domain, including its original territory.

The puppet emperor, the King of Qin, has further expanded his power and now occupies seven states in the east of Daqi.

On the contrary, the forces of Datongdao were unable to achieve any results for a long time due to the existence of the Yunxiao Legion, and were never able to step out of the territory of the four southern states.

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March of the 86th year of the Qiming era.

The demon race of the Myriad Spirits Domain broke the ceasefire agreement, and an army of eight million demons crossed the border and invaded the Thirteen Eastern States.