People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

Especially those powerful celestial masters, if they are accidentally corrupted and turn into collapsing bodies, the damage they bring to the front line is far beyond what can be summarized in a few words!

Can you imagine a fearless demon that can endlessly unleash lightning spells, each one tainted with corruption, capable of assimilating anyone who touches it?

In order to defend this line, Yan Kingdom even had to send its strongest six warriors, the old Celestial Master known as the "Pillar of the Nation".

But it only maintains the stalemate in this area.

The evil spirits are endless, and even someone as powerful as the Celestial Master has no effective way to eliminate them. He can only repeat the killing to bring peace day after day.

But today, as the old master stood atop the endless "Great Wall" of the Wuding River defense line, gazing at the boundless frozen wasteland in the distance, he felt a sense of inexplicable doubt.

"What about those collapsed bodies?"

In the past, although collapse bodies did not attack every day on this far northern tundra, they could often be seen with careful observation.

After all, they were truly extraordinary, with their bizarre, ethereal faces and eyes that resembled dark stars, making them all too eye-catching.

Moreover, the old master had recently received intelligence from a group of scouts that a large wave of collapsing bodies was crossing Ursus territory and heading towards the Wuding River defense line.

Judging by the time, it should be time.

They couldn't possibly be delayed on the road by anything else.

But today, even at this very moment, the old master, who has been waiting in ambush for a long time, has not seen a single shadow of evil spirits.

Not only that, she also contacted the Taoist priests at other outposts, but to no avail.

A strange thought involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

Sometimes, people or animals corrupted by evil spirits will appear as if their image has been erased from the world.

It's the same today.

However, this time, only the evil spirits and collapsed entities were erased.

After much deliberation, the old Celestial Master still gave the order:

"Send a small team to investigate thoroughly and see what happened."

She had to prevent the southward-bound demons and monsters from suddenly detouring and bypassing the defenses of the Wuding River for some unknown reason.

Behind them lay the Great Wilderness City, home to its unarmed and vulnerable people. If those ordinary people were to collide with the collapsing body, the consequences would be unbearable for the entire Great Yan Dynasty!

The messenger quickly withdrew with the order. The old Celestial Master intended to stand on the city wall for a while, but then another messenger rushed over.

"Guozhu, Rong Wanqing, the magistrate of Dahuang City, requests your assistance."

"The Great Wilderness City is currently conducting a cleansing ritual to remove the fragments of the demon. She hopes you can attend to avoid any accidents."

The old master immediately frowned.

Cleanse the demonic fragments?

She actually knew that a fragment of a demon was buried beneath the Great Wilderness City. However, that fragment was suppressed by Shu, one of the agents of the Year Beast. Due to their powers, the two were practically "bound by life and death." Even the Old Celestial Master had no good way to eliminate the hidden danger of the fragment without harming Shu, and could only let it exist.

Why would the Great Wilderness City suddenly want to touch that fragment?

Why do we need to get rid of it? Could there be something wrong with the millet? But even so, who has the ability to do that?

The old celestial master couldn't think of any other way to resolve the pollution besides simultaneously eliminating the millet and the demonic fragment. But to destroy a demonic fragment while killing a powerful beast agent—that was a difficult task, let alone for the ordinary people of Great Wilderness City, even for her!

The best way is actually for the millet to "commit suicide," and then, with the power of cause and effect, to share the fate of death and take away that demonic fragment and its contamination!

But how could millet suddenly commit suicide?

Although she was completely baffled, she didn't have time to think about it further.

The reckless advance of the Great Wilderness City caught her completely off guard. She could only hastily order other Celestial Masters to take her place and then hurriedly headed towards the Great Wilderness City.

"Hopefully nothing will go wrong."

She murmured something, glancing at the messenger from the Great Wilderness City.

"Who told her to do that?"

"Reporting to the Grand Master, it is indeed a dragon."

Chapter 971 You should know what the International Summit is.

"So, the matter is resolved?"

"Yes, Lord Guozhu, it's resolved."

The old celestial master looked at the somewhat embarrassed Rong Wanqing with suspicion, then glanced at the four beast agents behind Rong Wanqing, as well as a stranger named Feilin, with an incredulous expression.

"You mean, the four of you completely cleaned up a fragment of a demon, along with the pollution it brought with it."

"That's not right, is it? None of your [powers] have this effect."

Chongyue waved his hand.

He hadn't expected the old master to arrive so suddenly, but judging from Rong Wanqing's awkward, hesitant expression, he could guess that the top official of Dahuang City probably didn't quite believe in Mr. Ernst's abilities, so he had temporarily sent someone to invite the old master.

Chong Yue wasn't particularly dissatisfied; he could understand Rong Wanqing's actions. After all, the demonic fragments, if left untouched, would remain so; but if they were to move, it would affect the safety of the entire city. Furthermore, Great Wilderness City played a crucial role in Yan Kingdom's food security, so her caution was understandable.

After all, before today, how many people in the world would have believed that the fragments of the demon were so "vulnerable"?

Let alone Rong Wanqing, even Chong Yue himself, as well as Wang, Ji, and Shu, who were also involved, would be lying if they said they weren't shocked at all.

However, all four of them are strong-willed, so they didn't show it to each other.

When the old master asked this question, Chongyue, not wanting to steal Ernst's credit, took the initiative to clarify:

"We didn't do it."

He pointed to Ernst standing to the side:

"It's this one."

"Ernst Shivaish, a guest of the true dragon."

The old master was slightly taken aback, then re-examined Ernst, his face full of curiosity:

"What a handsome young man! Judging from your name, you're not from Yan? You actually have such skills. What's your background?"

The old master indeed had no recollection of the name Ernst.

She spent most of her time on the front lines of the Wuding River, and even the Celestial Master's Mansion headquarters in Baizhao was merely a place bearing her name. For someone of her rank, simply by virtue of her title of "Pillar of the Nation," ordinary political struggles had absolutely no effect on her.

If a political storm were to occur that could affect her, then Yan Kingdom would most likely be doomed.

During this period, turmoil was brewing across the land, with countries such as Victoria, Iberia, and Letania experiencing one trouble after another. She was aware of this, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

In her eyes, there were only the millions of people of the Great Yan Dynasty and the overall crisis facing Terra.

The lower realm is the foundation of the Great Yan Kingdom, while the upper realm truly concerns the life and death of the Great Yan Kingdom and even this land.

As for politics, it wasn't that she was being disrespectful; at least during the time when she still cared about court intrigues, the so-called "political issues" of the entire Yan Kingdom were treated like child's play.

They either persecuted the agents of the Sui Beast or sought centralized power. The only incident that caused some trouble, the "Yanwu Palace Coup," ultimately amounted to nothing more than killing a bunch of people, a hasty conclusion, as the saying goes, "there's nothing new under the sun."

It's meaningless, lacks ideas, and has no vision.

The assessment was that it was better to fight the evil spirits.

However, just because she doesn't care about politics doesn't mean politics doesn't care about her.

The court has always been watching the Old Celestial Master's every move, and has never given up looking for a way to "replace" her important position on the front lines. In the original story, the Grand Tutor ordered the construction of the Twelve Towers and Five Cities, along with thousands of weapons, in the "White Jade Capital Project" in order to use these creations to replace the Old Celestial Master on the front lines, so that she could return to Baizhao and conspire to kill the year!

However, her strength was too great, and she was indeed a pillar of the nation, making it extremely difficult to find a replacement so easily. Both the True Dragon and the Grand Commandant and Grand Tutor were deliberately restrained, avoiding involving her in those "trivial matters," and maintaining a tacit understanding with the Old Celestial Master.

In other words, regardless of which side gains power, the demands of the "National Pillar" must be met!

Otherwise, if things go wrong and the front lines run out of supplies, or if evil forces invade and destroy the Great Yan, then it will be too late to regret it!

Now that she has seen Ernst in person, although she does not recognize him, she can sense something strange from the attitude of Yue and the others, which is why she asked, "What's the connection?"

However, Ernst couldn't quite say what kind of path he was on.

Is he a good brother of the "Creators"? Or a good son of the great god Yeragand and the people of Sherag? Or perhaps a transmigrator of [Amber] whose nature, origin, and true purpose are unknown?

He smiled and could only say to the teenage girl in front of him, who showed no signs of aging and didn't exude any particular "celestial master" aura:

“I’m from Shelag.”

The old master was clearly not satisfied with this answer.

She frowned, about to ask a few more questions, but unexpectedly, Wang suddenly spoke up, interrupting her:

"Don't ask any more questions, Guozhu."

The old master turned his head with some confusion.

"I've been wondering why you're here?"

"And, there are three more like you?"

"Where are the people from the Sisu Terrace? I remember that according to their rules, they would be extremely anxious if you had any small family reunion or gathering?"

As she spoke, she even gestured with her chin towards Rong Wanqing, as if seeking confirmation from the former candle-bearer:

"Am I right?"

Rong Wanqing nodded with an increasingly strained smile.

The old master wasn't the only one puzzled by this; in fact, Shu and Ji were also completely unaware of it.

It's only natural that Shu is here. She has lived in Great Wilderness City for hundreds of years; it would be a problem if she suddenly left one day.

It's understandable that Yi Ji would be here. After all, he used to live with Shu, and he's only been traveling with merchants for a little over a decade, which is practically a blink of an eye for a behemoth. It wouldn't be surprising if he returned at any time.

Ling Chongyue's presence here is understandable. He came to persuade Shu to leave, a fact backed by the Grand Tutor, authorized by the True Dragon, and also on record within the Si Sui Tai. Otherwise, given Chongyue's status and strength, the Si Sui Tai would have already mobilized manpower to besiege him.

Of the four, Wang's appearance is the most perplexing.

Seven is a wanted criminal in Yan Kingdom! He is the most extreme (in terms of purpose) and most ruthless (towards himself) of the twelve brothers and sisters of the Sui family!

The power of the Six Departments and the Imperial Household Department has increased day by day in recent years, largely because they want to "arrest and capture Wang"!

But now, he has appeared on Yan Kingdom's land with a foreigner who is not from Yan Kingdom but has the ability to attack demons. Moreover, he is not afraid of the old master who could have captured him, and takes the initiative to speak up and increase his presence.

This is something that is hard to understand.

Ernst answered this question.

He glanced at Rong Wanqing, who was standing to the side. She paused for a moment, then pursed her lips, said goodbye, and turned to leave.

Some things are beyond her comprehension.

Once only Ernst, the Beast Agent, and the Old Celestial Master remained, Ernst reached out and took out a golden scroll from the small cube.

[Imperial Edict]!

[By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Guozhu has rendered outstanding service on the borders, protecting the nation for a century and preventing the invasion of evil spirits. I am deeply gratified and grateful for his merits, which deserve reward. However, this is a time of crisis for the Yan Kingdom. I wish to eliminate the scourge of the beast Sui, which has plagued the nation for a thousand years, in my lifetime. This act will lay the foundation for a century of prosperity for the Yan Kingdom, but it is fraught with peril. Therefore, I urgently need Guozhu's assistance in this endeavor. On the northern front of the Wuding River, I have contacted the Emperor of the Ursus Empire and mobilized the Wendigo Heavy Armored Legion to block the invading evil spirits from the south. The situation should be secure for the short term. Therefore, Guozhu is hereby ordered to receive this decree and immediately return to the capital with Ernst to discuss the strategy for defeating Sui with me.]

This was the edict that the true dragon gave Ernst before he left.

Originally, Ernst was supposed to make a special trip to the front line of the Wuding River in the north to deliver the edict to the Celestial Master, but unexpectedly, Rong Wanqing summoned the Celestial Master in advance, saving him the trouble of making another trip.

As the strongest force in the Yan Kingdom, the Old Celestial Master is now at the opportune time to strike down the old dragon. How could the True Dragon possibly forget her existence?

Not only did he always remember, but he also quickly solved the problem that had plagued the Yan Kingdom for a century: if the Old Celestial Master left the front line of the Wuding River, who could replace him?

Within the Yan Kingdom, there is no one who can replace the Old Celestial Master. While the other Celestial Masters are equally powerful, they are still a level below him!

The solution provided by the true dragon was something even the old celestial master himself had not anticipated.

"Has His Majesty contacted the Ursus people?"

"His Majesty actually wants the Ursus to mobilize the heavily armored Wendigo Legion?"

"The Ursus people actually agreed?"

That's the heavily armored Wendigo Legion, one of the most powerful weapons of war for the Ursus, second only in importance to their internal guard forces, whose super soldiers are known for their "learning from the barbarians to subdue them" strategy!

Before war reached the point where high-speed warships clashed head-on, three Wendigos were enough to destroy a small town! And that wasn't even the real heavy Wendigo army!

It's important to understand that the biggest difference between a legion and an individual lies in their discipline, their equipment, and their teamwork!

This small force has always been one of the Ursus Empire's trump cards, but their achievements are legendary, and even the Old Master, who doesn't pay much attention to worldly conflicts, has heard of them!

Break through Kazimierz, break through Victoria, break through Laterano! Slay demons, kill monsters, fight on the front lines against evil!

The Ursus people actually sent this group of people to help Yan guard the border?

No wonder she didn't see a single demon on the city wall today!

But, why?