Chapter 3039: Three Thousand Years of Standing Firm, Gone in an Instant

After the spiritual energy of heaven and earth became dense, both sides no longer needed to communicate through the heavenly script; they could now communicate directly.

"Captured alive by the Nine Abysses." Lu Yongyan only stated the facts. If the Holy Sovereign had not spoken, he would not have made a rash judgment.

"Captured alive?" Holy Sovereign Lingxu knew this was also one of the Nine Abysses' tactics. He did not kill King Haoling, so the Haoling people would not be willing to elect a new king. "How exactly was the 'City Armor' of Baoji City broken?"

"According to frontline reports, the Nine Abysses personally led a team to infiltrate Baoji City and opened the gate from within. Thus, the City Armor failed to resist the enemy army." Holy Sovereign Lingxu said faintly: "Did you ever warn Haoling State that the Nine Abysses like to court danger?"

"There was." Lu Yongyan heard the hidden anger in Chi's voice, and his back grew slightly damp. "On the day after Cangyan invaded Haoling State, I sent a message to the Haoling King. But... the Haoling King is foolish."

He wanted to speak but stopped. Would a warning even have been useful?

Holy Sovereign Lingxu let out a low hum.

In fact, Chi also understood that this level of national war was immensely complex. Even with Tiangong's warning, the Nine Abysses' infiltration and strikes against Haoling State were impossible to defend against.

What truly concerned Holy Sovereign Lingxu was what realm the Nine Abysses and the Red General had entered.

"Tell me in detail about the battle between the Nine Abysses and the Red General."

Lu Yongyan only spoke for two ke about the entire process of Haoling State's fall; but because Baoji City and the Haoling palace were captured, and Holy Sovereign Lingxu repeatedly asked for details, he spoke for over half an hour.

He understood deep down that there were only a few people in the world who could make Holy Sovereign Lingxu care this much.

Afterward, Zhai Xing Lou fell into silence once more.

Clearly, Holy Sovereign Lingxu was pondering, and Lu Yongyan could only wait patiently.

Fortunately, after a quarter of an hour, an attendant walked steadily forward and knelt below the steps.

This was because major news had arrived from the outside world.

Lu Yongyan lightly stepped out to read the message, then returned to the hall.

Holy Sovereign Lingxu's voice sounded at the right moment:

"How?"

"Ling Mountain has sent a large number of immortals, Xian Sects, and cultivators to the War Alliance, and they have been arriving at the battlefield continuously these days."

Holy Sovereign Lingxu only said: "As expected. This time we descend to the lower realm, Ling Mountain cannot stand by and watch."

Ling Mountain has the most immortals; once the heavenly gods descend collectively, Ling Mountain will be the first to bear the brunt. And in the past three thousand years, in the struggles between Tiangong and Ling Mountain, Ling Mountain has never been the side holding the advantage.

Lu Yongyan said softly: "However, Ling Mountain's dispatch this time differs from before. Immortals and Xian Sects have basically joined Mou State and Cangyan to obtain primordial force. There are also opponents within Ling Mountain, but Xiao Hanzi and Wuhuan Laozu are resolute, and others' opposition is ineffective."

Holy Sovereign Lingxu said faintly: "If we were not about to descend, Ling Mountain could not have made this decision. We have, in fact, helped the Nine Abysses." "I never thought that Ling Mountain, which has clung to ancient ways for three thousand years without change, would this time dismantle itself." For the sake of primordial force, and to preserve themselves in the next Immortal-God War, vast numbers of immortals and Xian Sects have flocked to Mou State and Cangyan, which has invisibly weakened Ling Mountain's function and hollowed out its status. Lu Yongyan still found it hard to believe, after all, Tiangong and Ling Mountain—this pair of old enemies—have coexisted for a very long time: "I always thought they would drag down Cangyan or the War Alliance's rear."

Holy Sovereign Lingxu let out a low hum, too lazy to spell it out.

This is because everyone in the world, including Ling Mountain itself, understands that the coming war will be vast and harsh, and Ling Mountain alone cannot possibly cope. Moreover, the emergence of primordial force as a new law has made the loose, old-fashioned sect alliance utterly unattractive.

The era of Ling Mountain has already passed.

That said, Ling Mountain will certainly not resign itself to fading away quietly. As long as it wants to stir trouble, it will cause internal strife for the War Alliance.

Ultimately, it is still the Nine Abysses' superior tactics that have caused the greatest destabilizing factor before the descent of the myriad gods to simply dissipate invisibly.

Lu Yongyan finally could not help but ask: "Holy Sovereign, the fall of Polang State and Haoling State is truly disadvantageous for us. These days, Lingxu City has been overwhelmed with miscellaneous affairs, and no one can handle them properly. Do you think we should recall the Frost Leaf State Master early?"

The Frost Leaf State Master went to Baoxiang State as an envoy and has not yet returned.

Holy Sovereign Lingxu remained silent for two breaths, then said: "The Jin Du Holy Mother has fallen."

"Ah!" Even with Lu Yongyan's city mansion, he was greatly startled.

This is far too sudden.

He steadied himself before saying: "Then the Frost Leaf State Master is also gone. What a pity, what a pity."

He said "pity" with his mouth, but in his heart he thought: trouble has come.

Lu Yongyan naturally knew that Frost Leaf was a flesh-eater, and also knew that it shared a life-and-death bond with the Jin Du Holy Mother. The Jin Du Holy Mother died, so even if Frost Leaf had talent and ability, it could not survive alone.

As a servant of Tiangong, Lu Yongyan serves the supreme Heavenly God and does not overly care for the Jin Du Holy Mother. But the Frost Leaf State Master has always been one of Lingxu City's stabilizing divine needles, especially now, when Tiangong urgently needs Frost Leaf's abilities to quell the various troubles that have arisen in Lingxu City. The old demon emperor is dead, the young emperor and Nie Xiaolou have fled Lingxu City, and the entire Wang Ting and city now belong to Tiangong. Yet Tiangong's task is far from complete—from top to bottom, from Wang Ting to the common folk, they must continuously purge dissidents, control public opinion, and capture traitors. Although Tiangong has loomed high for six hundred years, turning the current extreme chaos of Lingxu City into a hall where the heavenly gods speak with one voice is no easy task.

The former openness and tolerance are no longer suited to the current situation; the heavenly gods need to display might, and need everyone to crawl and worship!

Though mouths grow on every person, the current Tiangong does not need the noise of the common folk!

Holy Sovereign Lingxu needs to forge Lingxu City and its vassal demon states into a powerful war machine.

And machines do not need noise, nor do they need their own thoughts.

Moreover, the impact of Haoling State's fall on Lingxu City will soon begin.

Frost Leaf was originally meant to become the strongest pivot between Tiangong and Lingxu City. But at this very moment, he died!

What terrible timing. Lu Yongyan's heart surged with waves of worry.

Holy Sovereign Lingxu said nothing.

This matter is very suspicious. The Jin Du Holy Mother reported that Frost Leaf wanted to go to the Yada Sea Trench to obtain lantern jellyfish and refine the youth-restoring elixir, so Holy Sovereign Lingxu let three heavenly gods follow him, adding another layer of shackles to Frost Leaf.

Although Frost Leaf is a flesh-eater, he has always maintained a certain independence from Tiangong, neither close nor distant. Holy Sovereign Lingxu also hoped that through this opportunity, he could bring Frost Leaf under his control.

If this flesh-eater cannot truly be made useful to the people of Lingxu, then he can only be reduced to a skin bag for some great heavenly god.

But the Jin Du Holy Mother and those three heavenly gods suddenly all died.

It is hard to imagine what kind of power could kill them all at once—could it be some powerful sea clan?

Logically speaking, Frost Leaf should also be unable to survive alone.

Really?

Holy Sovereign Lingxu actually does not believe that, as the State Master of Beijia, Frost Leaf would die so cleanly.