I Have A Qi Fortune Altar-Chapter 1533 - 736: News Spreads, the World Falls Silent! (Part 2)

Once, when Chen Yuan was in Liangzhou, he received the command from Wei Jinfeng to launch a surprise attack and burn the Northern Barbarians' provisions. At that time, the space was unstable, and not even a True Master of Yang Transformation could pass through.

Ultimately, it was Chen Yuan who led eighteen Iron Cavalry to successfully pass through.

Actually, it was unwise.

Therefore, Chen Yuan is aware of the importance of Zhen Nan Pass.

If it were to be captured by the demon clan while he was traveling, Chen Yuan's initiative would turn directly into passivity.

Zhen Nan Pass is a gateway, but it's also a large city, second only to South State City in size, with at least a million people including all soldiers and civilian families.

On usual days, it is naturally bustling.

Inside the pass.

Chen Yuan and a few others stood atop a certain tavern, the void trembled, and Moluo, dressed in white, slowly stepped out, reciting a Buddhist name and glancing at them.

"Senior."

"Moluo Senior..."

Zhao Danqing sensed the other's ethereal Qi, and was shocked, following with a respectful greeting:

"Biyou Palace's Zhao Danqing, pays respect to Moluo Senior."

For him, it was the first meeting, but not the first time heard of him; long after the battle of Purple Gold Mountain, he knew that Chen Yuan was supported by an Immortal.

In fact, it was precisely because of this that he agreed to Chen Yuan's recruitment.

The reason he didn't take the initiative was simply to wait for a high price.

After all, proactively joining and passive invitation differ somewhat.

"Greetings, everyone."

When Moluo doesn't manifest as a demon, he is always courteous, and this time was no exception, nodding slightly to the crowd.

"Senior, how is the situation now?"

Chen Yuan went straight to the point, without any unnecessary wordiness.

"You've just slain those Demon Saints, the demon clan may only know about it now, and may not react immediately, but time is limited.

I, a humble monk, can sense that inside Zhen Nan Pass there are no less than several hundred demons hiding in various places...."

Moluo had secretly been guarding Zhen Nan Pass, and within these days, with his strength, he could discern everything clearly and relayed all to Chen Yuan and the others.

"Since that's the case, there's no time to wait."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and ordered:

"Old Jiang, go to the South Gate, control everyone immediately, show them the Memory Stone left by Nangong Lie before dying, make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Alright!"

Jiang He, always ruthless and concise, directly leaped away.

"Daoist Ling Xu."

"Hmm?"

"Go to the Prince Mansion inside Zhen Nan Pass, issue a decree in the name of the Prince Mansion, this is the Prince Zhen Nan's Royal Decree, you must make them believe, preferably with minimal casualties, of course, if some remain obstinate, then exterminate their entire clans, extraordinary times require extraordinary measures."

"Alright."

Daoist Ling Xu took the Prince Zhen Nan's Royal Decree, nodded, and left.

"Sect Leader Zhao."

"Here."

"You and fellow Daoist Yuan immediately head to North Camp, use the Memory Stone to stabilize them, anyone disobedient, can be killed, even if it means extermination, no one is allowed to seize the chance to create chaos."

Chen Yuan issued death warrants to Zhao Danqing and Ling Xu, as their characters might not be overly ruthless.

Jiang He is different, even if he said nothing, if anyone dared to plot, the Exterminating Immortal Sword in his hands would quell all dissident voices.

"Alright."

Zhao Danqing understood the importance, without hesitation, immediately set out.

"Senior, for now, please stay hidden, I'll head to South Camp."

Chen Yuan said gravely.

Before making a move on South State, he had already familiarized himself with the situation inside Zhen Nan Pass, generally divided into North and South Camps; North Camp, being closer to South State, had fewer soldiers, usually about seventy thousand.

Whereas South Camp, mainly responsible for defending against Southern Border demon clan, usually had close to two hundred thousand regular troops.

Of course, that was before.

Even though Zhen Nan army secretly developed more than the Beiliang Army, it still didn't exceed four hundred thousand troops, which is an astronomical expense.

Nangong Lie took four military formations to East Mountain Valley, totalling two hundred thousand soldiers, which already drew away more than half.

Thus, within the city of South State, based on Moluo's findings, only about a hundred thousand remain, North Camp now has around thirty thousand.

South Camp has more, but doesn't exceed one hundred thousand.

For Chen Yuan at present, even if they form military formations, he can suppress them with a wave of his hand.

"Good."

Moluo nodded in agreement.

He hadn't shown his True Body until now to prevent Demon God from arriving unexpectedly.

With Chen Yuan arriving in time, he naturally couldn't show himself.

With everything arranged, Chen Yuan swiftly headed to South Camp, this time he did not use any trickery or elaborate display, he directly pressured the camp with immense force.

His voice echoed in the void:

"I, King Yan Chen Yuan, Prince Nangong Lie has fallen, before dying he entrusted South State to me, henceforth Zhen Nan army is under my command.

Follow me in resisting the Northern demon clan from Southern Border, those who refuse will be considered traitors, exterminated with their clans!"

All Zhen Nan army soldiers in South Camp looked up at the void, bewildered, wondering if they heard wrong, where is the camp's protective array?

Why is it useless, letting someone break in?

But before they could wonder, throughout Zhen Nan Pass, in the south and north, four directions, an array of grand voices came, bringing Zhen Nan Pass to a standstill.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! All troops mount and form array!"

A Yang Transformation general decisively ordered within the Zhen Nan army.

.....

..... 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Chen Yuan's orders were not very effective; even though he used the Memory Stone, many generals present couldn't believe their Prince had fallen.

These loyalists staying behind chose revenge.

But....

The circumstances were not as they imagined, even though they formed military formations, they were no match for Chen Yuan, instantly shattered before him.

Chen Yuan bluntly informed them, with his strength, killing them would be easy, but he didn't want them dying at the hands of comrades instead of the demon clan.

If truly incorrigible, he wouldn't show mercy.

Some were convinced, wanting to see the Royal Decree, and evidence from former Zhen Nan army soldiers, willing to follow Chen Yuan's orders for now.

Chen Yuan agreed.

Others persisted in avenging Nangong Lie, unwilling for his legacy to be taken, their loyalty greatly admired by Chen Yuan, thus he killed them.

All resistors were utterly exterminated.

North Camp, South City Gate, including Nangong Lie's Prince Mansion, showed this as well, some steadfastly refused submission, knowing death, still chose to fight.

To be frank, such backbone surpassed many Martial Artists in Jianghu.

Yet, Chen Yuan still showed no mercy.

He didn't wish any incident, gaining control over Zhen Nan Pass soon meant regaining initiative soon.

Under his and Jiang He's iron-blooded measures, in merely half a day, Zhen Nan Pass was thoroughly swept clean, countless bodies carried out for burial.

Of course, as he acted, the demons within the city also rioted, attempting to exploit the moment to create chaos, offering opportunities to the demon clan.

Unfortunately, Chen Yuan had already discerned their locations in advance, first command after controlling Zhen Nan army was the Demon Slaying Order, exterminating all demons within the city.

Their appearance also almost declared Prince Zhen Nan truly colluded with the demon clan, for without Prince Zhen Nan's orders, demons could never pass through the city gate array into the city.

This chilled many hearts, deeply disappointing Nangong Lie.

Death is acceptable, but not collusion with demons, this belief was passed down by generations who defended Central Plains for centuries, once shaken, losing army morale is inevitable.

Chen Yuan quickly seized Zhen Nan Pass, meanwhile, the news of Prince Zhen Nan's fall, East Mountain Valley's destruction, and Demon Saints' deaths.

swiftly spread in all directions through various channels.

For a moment, South State fell silent, Jianghu was shocked, the world amazed, Southern Border's demon clan… was also furious due to this news!!!

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