Chapter 2531: Dynasty

Inside a hidden underground chamber deep within the Royal Palace, Xiao Muan gently knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

An aged voice from within replied to him.

Xiao Muan then pushed the door open, first bowing respectfully to the elder before stepping inside.

The elder's hair and beard were all silver, his face covered with wrinkles, yet his speech was full of vigor.

"The Royal City was destroyed by the Foreign Tribe?"

The elder had evidently already gathered some information.

"Yes!"

Xiao Muan gave a brief reply, then described the situation outside.

"So it means it's our turn, us old folks, to step in! Even if we act this time, we may still be unable to turn the tide!"

The elder said this while letting out a long sigh.

He was the most loyal guard of the royal family, whose strength far surpassed that of ordinary Triple Heaven Martial Cultivators.

However, he does not involve himself in the internal power struggles of the royal house.

And he will not act until the dynasty faces its final critical moment.

Since Xiao Muan came to see him, it was clear the dynasty had already reached a very perilous stage.

Xiao Muan fell silent for a moment, then recounted Ye Liuyun's past deeds to the elder and explained the Foreign Tribe's withdrawal conditions.

"What do you mean by telling me all this?"

The elder listened quietly to Xiao Muan's account and then asked in return.

"I would like to ask the senior for guidance—what should I do!"

Xiao Muan replied directly.

"I have always stayed out of dynastic affairs..."

Before the elder could finish, Xiao Muan bowed again, saying, "Senior, after all, you are experienced.

In this moment of life and death, I still request your guidance."

Hearing that, the elder could only speak slowly, "One must look at the essence of matters.

The Foreign Tribe is insatiably greedy, exterminating everywhere.

Yet the Ye Liuyun you mentioned can lift your Slave Seal and did not seize power opportunistically.

Who is the enemy, who can be allied with—does that still require asking others?"

"But the current situation..." Xiao Muan began, thinking that the Foreign Tribe now held the advantage and fearing Ye Liuyun might not withstand their assault.

But the elder raised a hand to stop him.

"How to decide is your matter.

I should also go find a few old friends to lend a hand to the Holy Land Dynasty!"

Saying that, the elder rose, left the secret chamber, and immediately shot upward, disappearing to wherever he sought allies.

Xiao Muan was left alone in the chamber, quietly pondering for a long time.

When Xiao Muan emerged again, he directly had a notice released, roughly stating that the Foreign Tribe was invading everywhere, lacking humanity; the Holy Land Dynasty would never negotiate with them, nor hand over the benefactors who aided the Holy Land in resisting the Foreign Tribe to the Foreign Tribe.

The notice also called on all Human Martial Cultivators to unite and fight the Foreign Tribe to the end.

No surrender, no compromise.

It summoned Martial Cultivators to the front lines, while covering civilians without combat ability as they withdrew toward the Royal City.

This proclamation represented Xiao Muan expressing his thoughts to everyone.

Afterward, he also sent a distress message to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun and others immediately received the message.

"Xiao Muan looks decent, this proclamation is indeed resonant and powerful!"

Mo Shaowen even praised him.

Mo Tianheng, however, said, "This notice should have been issued long ago.

He only released it now; perhaps he received guidance from a master!"

Ye Liuyun nodded, laughing, "Whoever guided him,

if he can see reason, it shows he's not beyond salvation!"

Ye Liuyun immediately deployed the Sharp Blade Corps.

He instructed Ye Tiandao, "Go to all regions and eradicate the Corpse Demons.

Remember, avoid the Foreign Tribe's main forces; just eliminate the Corpse Demons, no need to cooperate with the Holy Land Dynasty's army, and keep your movements concealed."

"Yes!"

Ye Tiandao replied affirmatively, then led his men away, dedicated to killing Corpse Demons.

Mo Tianheng, Mo Shaowen, Liu Yang and Liang Bin, among others, were sent by Ye Liuyun to capture Foreign Tribe soldiers to see if they could gather information on the enemy's main forces.

Ye Liuyun himself kept a close watch on the few cities controlled by the Foreign Tribe; should a strong enemy emerge from within, he would strike, killing or capturing them.

Qiong Qi also led a team of Formation Masters, beginning to study how to break the Defense Array the Foreign Tribe had set up in those cities.

He also had Yu Xiaofeng dispatch five thousand Hawks to support Liu Kui, and sent Liu Kui many battle wagons, Energy Cannons and other gear, allowing them to temporarily hold back the Foreign Tribe's advance.

Liu Kui, upon receiving the equipment, was thrilled, immediately gathering the remaining troops to prepare once more to resist the Foreign Tribe.

Xiao Muan, after receiving the news, also let out a sigh of relief.

"He really is in the Holy Land! Fortunately I figured it out; otherwise the Holy Land might have been wiped out by the Foreign Tribe this time!"

With Ye Liuyun's Hawks and equipment support, Liu Kui quickly won a victory, boosting the Holy Land Martial Cultivators' morale considerably.

Moreover, a surge of Corpse Demon slaying erupted across the lands.

Especially the assault team led by Ye Tiandao had a very significant effect in killing Corpse Demons.

So many Martial Cultivators began forming teams to go hunt Corpse Demons, allowing many non-combatant civilians to evacuate from the front lines.

The overall situation improved slightly.

But the Foreign Tribe army then also began to exert strength, continuously advancing, while Liu Kui led his troops to fight a fighting retreat, trying to consume as much of the Foreign Tribe's manpower as possible.

With the help of five thousand Hawks, the Foreign Tribe lost soldiers and generals for every city they captured.

Their attack speed naturally slowed down.

And thanks to the efforts of Qiong Qi and other Formation Masters, they finally broke through the Defense Array of a city.

Ye Liuyun had already detected, even before the Formation was broken, that there were as many as two hundred Foreign Tribe experts inside.

Just as the Formation was broken and he was about to act, suddenly several powerful auras came killing from afar to near.

The leader, an old man with completely white hair, was exactly the guardian expert that Xiao Muan had visited.

These people acted at this time, obviously knowing his movements well, and only attacked after the Formation was broken.

Before the old man even arrived, he shouted loudly in the air: "It's time for us old fellows to contribute some strength to the holy land!"

He also deliberately glanced at Ye Liuyun's hidden position and said meaningfully: "To guard the holy land, do we still need to rely on the young people's strength, or should we old fellows first lure the snake out of its hole?"

He said this as if reminding the other two experts, but the words were obviously meant for Ye Liuyun to hear.

He was telling Ye Liuyun that the Foreign Tribe still had stronger experts, and this time they would act first to lure out the Foreign Tribe's experts.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil examined the three experts; each had refined True Essence and appeared to be at the same level as the Sword God.

These people were the strongest Martial Cultivators of the holy land; by personally stepping forward, it was obvious they were bearing all the pressure themselves.

Moreover, they must have placed great hopes in Ye Liuyun, so they were unafraid to sacrifice themselves and act as his vanguard.

Ye Liuyun immediately bowed to the three experts, then led Qiong Qi and the others to withdraw from the battlefield and observe the situation from afar.