Chapter 3409: Carrying Out a Sweep

Everyone knows that their promotion and riches this time are entirely due to borrowing Ye Liuyun's light.

So during the meal, everyone took turns to toast him. Liao Yaotian even joked that Ye Liuyun is their mascot; ever since Ye Liuyun arrived, his good luck hasn't stopped.

Through this meal they also became much more familiar with Xiao Han, and Xiao Han no longer seemed as stiff as he was in the army before.

"I truly envy that you can go out and spar with stronger opponents to hone yourselves!" he also expressed his envy.

"If there are no more battles, the few of us could go out to train regularly!" Ye Liuyun also knew that he wanted to improve his strength through combat, so he made a suggestion.

Xiao Han also told them: "There will be a battle soon. According to President Hao Tai, Zhen Wu Hou, angry at being unable to find his daughter, has ordered the entire army to prepare for war, planning a thorough sweep of the whole Xingqiu to eliminate all exiles and refugees here. We'll set out again shortly."

So after we return, we should take up new assignments and report to the new Grand Army. Whether I can go out and fight alongside you will depend on the situation!

"Huh? Still sending troops? Then we must hurry back; my injuries haven't healed and my True Essence hasn't recovered!" Liao Yaotian was the first to speak up.

"Actually it's not that quick; sweeping the entire Xingqiu definitely requires some planning. The President said there are still more than ten days, enough for you to recover!"

Use the rewards we've given you promptly to boost your strength. The gains from the next battle may be even greater; later opportunities like this will be hard to come by!

Xiao Han also took the chance to remind them.

Upon hearing that, everyone lost their appetite; after a hurried finish they all returned to the barracks, first to report to the army, take over new units, get acquainted with the situation, and also seize time to cultivate.

Liao Tianyang and others were assigned under Ye Liuyun; with them present, Ye Liuyun didn't have to worry about military affairs and handed everything to them. He himself immediately returned to the Space World to cultivate.

The few of them also took on all the tasks to help him, hoping he would become stronger. After all, in combat Ye Liuyun is the main force; they are the ones wounded, and as long as Ye Liuyun leads them, they won't be in great danger.

Within the garrison at Yunxiao City, everything is already bustling. All the Leaders are organizing the troops for battle.

President Hao Tai was very satisfied with Ye Liuyun's performance in the previous battle, so this time he deliberately gave them extra time to recover quickly, hoping they can continue to earn merit in the next battle.

As for the missing persons, Zhen Wu Hou also sent his eldest son Zhao Yuanpei to investigate, interrogating each captured prisoner. In the end they only pinpointed the bandits led by Meng Yunshan, but still couldn't find the person.

Zhao Yuanpei will also serve as a supervising general accompanying the expedition. By now, Zhen Wu Hou Zhao Yu'an, his eldest son Zhao Yuanpei, President Hao Tai, and Xiao Han have all lost hope.

A young woman captured by those bandits would be no better off dead; finding her is worse than not finding her at all.

Thus their current goal is no longer to find the person but to use the issue as a pretext. Zhao Yu'an wants to give the Thousand Spirits Sect an answer, avenge his daughter, and save face.

Zhao Yuanpei is taking the chance to see the world and accumulate more command experience. Hao Tai is also trying to seize the opportunity to transfer off the exile Xingqiu, advance further, and can meanwhile recommend talent to Zhao Yu'an, paving his own future.

Xiao Han, meanwhile, aims to prove his ability, to stand out without relying on family background, earn more merit, and be promoted quickly.

Ye Liuyun, taking the rest period, fully sparred with the captured prisoners to make up for his shortcomings. Before departure, his Heaven and Earth Power had increased considerably, and his Spatial Power finally reached the second-layer void barrier.

"We, as the vanguard of this battle, will be the first to leave the city!" As soon as Ye Liuyun stepped out, Xiao Han relayed this news to him.

Liao Yaotian and the others have all recovered from their injuries, and at this moment they are eager—

to test themselves.

Ye Liuyun also thought it fit his intention. He now wants to find a few Taixu Second Rank Martial Cultivators to spar with, to see the results of his recent cultivation.

So he immediately led Liao Yaotian and four others to be the first to leave the city and scout the situation. Xiao Han, meanwhile, led ten thousand soldiers, following behind Ye Liuyun.

After they left the city, Hao Tai only then began to gather the Grand Army and set out from Yunxiao City.

In fact they claim to sweep the entire Xingqiu, but the exiles on this planet outnumber the soldiers by far. They can't venture too far from the city; otherwise the opponents would be at Taixu Third or Fourth Rank, and the soldiers' casualties would be huge.

By then, it's not even certain whether the city can be held, let alone a sweep.

Thus the route Hao Tai assigned them only sweeps within the Taixu First and Second Rank Martial Cultivator zones. Yet this tier has the highest number of Martial Cultivators.

When Ye Liuyun's group encounters few bandits, they strike directly to spar; when there are many, they call Xiao Han's troops to engage. In areas dense with bandits, Xiao Han then requests reinforcements from Hao Tai to prevent excessive casualties on his side.

The Grand Army steadily advanced, sweeping across the entire Xingqiu. With Ye Liuyun's team scouting, our casualties were modest, but the gains were significant; in a month we captured over twenty thousand prisoners.

Ye Liuyun's few companions have also undergone ample combat honing. Qi Tianlin, Qiang Shi and Qin Yuan have already reached the suppressing realm; otherwise they could have broken through by now.

In every battle, Ye Liuyun specifically seeks Taixu Second Rank Martial Cultivator sparring partners; Taixu First Rank Martial Cultivators no longer pose any challenge to him.

However, due to constant fighting, the few of them are also heavily depleted and must return to the Grand Army to recuperate. The Grand Army temporarily halts at its position to let the soldiers recover.

At this moment, Zhao Yuanpei voluntarily petitioned Hao Tai, requesting to lead a squad of soldiers to scout the Taixu Third Rank Martial Cultivators.

He is at the Taixu Fourth Rank, and marching with the Grand Army feels boring; he has no chance to fight. Moreover, such battles are too easy, requiring no arrangement from Hao Tai, lacking any technical content, so he learns nothing and simply wants to go out to practice.

Hao Tai, fearing Zhao Yuanpei might cause trouble again, immediately assigned his own guard unit to Zhao Yuanpei. These guards are among the army's strongmen, most at Taixu Second Rank, with two at Taixu Third Rank.

With these aides, Zhao Yuanpei finds it easier to eliminate the refugees, pushing deeper with them until they reach the Taixu Fourth Rank Martial Cultivator territory.

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