I Have A Qi Fortune Altar-Chapter 1532 - 736: News Breaks, the World Falls Silent!

"This is not the end, but a new beginning!"

Chen Yuan's face was solemn, and he spoke very seriously.

Having killed Prince Zhen Nan, Nangong Lie, South State was almost pacified. The internal troubles could almost be ignored, but the external threats grew bigger. What Nangong Lie said before he died actually made a lot of sense.

"The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out!"

This phrase is absolutely a wise saying.

Previously, although Chen Yuan was powerful and feared by many forces, he was ultimately restrained. But now it's different; Chen Yuan has occupied South State, and half of the South is in his hands.

The consolidated forces are even stronger.

Naturally, he would be more feared by various forces, which might join hands against him. The foremost is Xiang Qianqiu of Blood State, who would certainly seize the opportunity to strike.

In this way, Chen Yuan's current situation can be considered as victory with hidden dangers.

Everyone nodded in agreement, without opposition.

Because, in fact, everyone could see this point clearly.

"Sect Leader Zhao, Old Jiang, Brother Chu, Daoist Ling Xu..." Chen Yuan's gaze swept over them one by one.

"Please give the order, King Yan."

Daoist Ling Xu made a bow.

"Biyou Palace is situated in the heart of Shuzhou, South State, without immediate danger, but the threat from the south is too great to ignore. Everyone, let's accompany Chen to Zhen Nan Pass."

"Alright."

"Alright."

"Sure..."

"As long as Zhen Nan Pass is not breached, South State will be secure, and we can spare hands to plan for Blood State. Once the South is completely under control, it is time for the Northern Expedition." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Indeed..."

"Daoist Qing Xu, Master Xu Yan, Friend Zhu Huai..."

"Present."

"Please give the order, King Yan."

"The 100,000 troops I brought will be split in two. 60,000 will follow me to Zhen Nan Pass, and the remaining 40,000, along with 50,000 Zhen Nan Iron Cavalry, will return to Shuzhou.

In total 100,000, deployed at the border of Shuzhou, with Daoist Tianxu overseeing them on my behalf. Additionally, Friend Zhu Huai will handle the matters in East Mountain Valley.

I will lead 100,000 Zhen Nan troops and 60,000 Shuzhou soldiers, making a total of 160,000, to march on Zhen Nan Pass."

Chen Yuan arranged everything methodically.

The South State's border is important, but so is Shuzhou. He doesn't aim to counterattack Blood State and kill Xiang Qianqiu, but he only asks that Shuzhou not be lost. Once he seizes the opportunity and overcomes this crisis with the Southern Border demon tribe, he can smoothly return.

This was his plan set before the battle of East Mountain Valley, and everyone was aware of it; it was merely a matter of arranging things at the moment.

Zhu Huai: "I obey!"

Xu Yan: "The poor monk understands."

Qing Xu: "The poor Daoist obeys!"

Chen Yuan nodded, then looked at the subordinate Zhen Nan troops and spoke about the division of forces. The Zhen Nan troops had surrendered, but were not trustworthy at the core. It was necessary for his trusted subordinates to fill the ranks of the Zhen Nan army.

With time, only then could he rest easy, to prevent them from being incited and directly rebelling.

"Soldiers of the Zhen Nan army, this time the Demon Saint of the Southern Border has entered our realm with great designs, and we must urgently return to defend Zhen Nan Pass, to resist the demon tribe's northward advance."

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Transmit my military order: all of Zhen Nan army that follows me back to Zhen Nan Pass, march at full speed; I will await you at Zhen Nan Pass!"

After speaking, Chen Yuan glanced at Jiang He and the others, speaking in a deep tone:

"There's no time to lose, let's move immediately!"

"Alright!"

"Alright!"

Although there was no news from Moluo about the demon tribe moving north yet, he had to rush there at the fastest speed and take over Zhen Nan Pass.

The great situation had been hard-won, and he would not allow it to be lost!

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The first group heading to Zhen Nan Pass consisted only of Chen Yuan, Jiang He, Ling Xu, Zhao Danqing, and the great turtle. They rushed at the fastest speed.

Chu Changfeng's task, meanwhile, was to integrate the 60,000 Shuzhou soldiers with the 100,000 Zhen Nan troops en route to Zhen Nan Pass, training as they traveled.

East Mountain Valley is situated within the territory of South State, and quite far from Zhen Nan Pass. But for Chen Yuan and the others, it was manageable. With their speed, it took about a day to cross a large part of Shuzhou and reach near Zhen Nan Pass.

Although South State is a border area, it is not entirely bordered with the Southern Border. Part of it is Shuzhou, a small part is Blood State, and elsewhere, there are also steep mountains and deadly miasma obstacles.

Small groups of demon tribe experts can naturally pass through these places, but if they were to lead an army north, Zhen Nan Pass would be the only route.

It is a flat path, capable of accommodating a million demon soldiers through.

Ordinary strong individuals can indeed smooth things out, but to invade South State from there, it's simply not possible, as the elite forces are mostly gathered at Zhen Nan Pass.

If Zhen Nan Pass does not fall, demon soldiers cannot move south.

Chen Yuan had once been curious whether there were such Exotic Treasures that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops. If such a treasure existed, a sudden assault would surely secure victory in one battle.

Even just a transmission array would be terrifying.

But Moluo had responded to Chen Yuan, saying that such treasures were almost impossible to exist in the human world, for even what Earth Immortals consolidate are merely blessed lands, which with time, integrate with heaven and earth, allowing life to thrive.

What was described is almost no less than a small world, which perhaps Heavenly Immortals could achieve, but the demon tribe absolutely could not muster that power. Whether the demon tribe even had Earth Immortals was a matter of speculation.

As for transmission arrays, unless there were enormous Void Divine Stones, it wouldn't be possible to build a large formation accommodating tens of thousands. Such an item had never been heard of in the human world.