Chapter 219: The Three Dangerous Passes

Hu Lanlan, with the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

She is a Mountain God who, like Hu Bailing, hails from the Qingqiu Fox Clan, and currently serves as a Fifth-Rank Mountain God under Hu Bailing.

After the fox woman left.

Hu Yuanling looked into the distance, his expression carrying a faint worry, and muttered to himself: "Sigh! With the Human Dynasty factions warring against each other now, I hope it is nothing major that my little sister has encountered!"

Qingqiu Divine Domain.

Upon returning to the Qingqiu Underworld Divine Domain, Hu Bailing immediately issued an order.

"Report immediately to the Taibai Mountain Mountain God, stating that the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty has already taken action; what should we of the Earth Deity Divine Court do next?"

As soon as the words fell, several Patrolling Mountain Divine Envoys immediately appeared from the shadows.

"Understood!"

They then simultaneously transformed into streaks of gray mist, followed the passages of the Underworld Divine Domain back to the Underworld, and turned toward the Underworld passage leading to the Taibai Mountain Divine Domain.

After receiving the news, the Taibai Mountain Mountain God, Shang Yuanzi, dared not delay and immediately reported it up through the ranks.

Very soon.

News of the movements of the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty and the Mysterious Gate reached the hands of several Great Gods of the Mountain God Department.

The Mountain God Department is one of the agencies under the Mount Tai Great Emperor, Zhenyuanzi.

Besides the Mountain God Department, there is also a Land Deity Department and a Yin Deity Department, which respectively govern the land and mountain peaks of the Primordial Land, as well as the Yin spirits and Yin gods remaining in the mortal world.

Because the Mount Tai Great Emperor Zhenyuanzi has been in seclusion guarding Mount Tai for years, matters concerning the Earth Deity Mountain Gods and Land Deities in the Primordial Land are basically handled by the several Great Gods within the departments.

Such as the several Great Gods within the Mountain God Department.

The five First-Rank Mountain Gods: the Qishan Great God, Anshan Great God, Fengshan Great God, Kunshan Great God, and Fushan Great God.

Their Immortal Rice cultivation has not only reached the Quasi-Saint Realm, but their Earth Deity Divine Path cultivation has also reached the level of the early-stage Supreme God.

Five Mountain Gods at the Quasi-Saint Realm, five Land Deities at the Quasi-Saint Realm (the Central Plains Land Deity, East Plain Land Deity, West Wasteland Land Deity, South Ridge Land Deity, and North Plain Land Deity), and five Yin Earth Great Gods.

Added to the Sub-Saint Realm Mount Tai Great Emperor Zhenyuanzi, there are a total of sixteen Great Gods at the Primordial Origin Realm.

And since the Mount Tai Prefecture is one of the agencies under the Underworld Earth Deity Divine Court, it can be seen that the middle and high-level cultivators within the Underworld Earth Deity Divine Court are not much weaker than the Divine King Lineage of a Divine Court.

"What should we do? The Prefecture Lord is still in seclusion at this time; should we inform him about the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty crossing the border?" After understanding the news sent up by the subordinates, the Anshan Great God said with a worried expression.

"Whether we tell him or not, the result is the same; we must also issue a warning to the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty and even the Mysterious Gate Four Teachings!" the Fengshan Great God said expressionlessly.

"Correct. Issue a warning first, and if they remain obsessed and unrepentant, immediately order all Mountain Gods and Land Deities within the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty to stir up trouble and cause them some chaos!"

"I am not worried about the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty; what I am truly worried about are the disciples of the Mysterious Gate Four Teachings!"

Hearing this, the group fell into silence again.

The Qishan Great God thought for a moment, then sighed: "If the Mysterious Gate has truly intervened in secret, we need not wait any longer; let us awaken the Prefecture Lord and let him make the decision!"

Seeing this, the others also shook their heads helplessly and said: "That is all we can do!"

Taixuan Imperial Dynasty, Taixuan Imperial Palace.

Yuanhe Hall.

The contemporary Imperial Lord, Yin He, was currently flying into a rage within the hall.

"This is too much bullying!!!"

"What is the meaning of this from the Yuding Sect?!"

"Over a hundred years have passed, and our Taixuan Imperial Dynasty has resisted the Shang Imperial Dynasty's attacks tens of thousands of times over several decades; why have they still not sent troops to assist?"

After saying this, he grabbed a wine goblet and smashed it fiercely in the center of the hall.

Such behavior caused the civil and military officials and deities present to lower their heads in silence, not daring to utter a single word.

As it turned out.

The great decisive battle from several hundred years ago made Yin He, and indeed the entire Taixuan Imperial Dynasty, clearly realize the gap between them and the Shang Imperial Dynasty.

They, who originally possessed an army of several million trillion, were left with less than fifty trillion after a mere few hundred years.

The brutal war caused many among the civil and military ranks of the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty to develop a fear of battle.

Yin He had no choice but to send envoys to the Dazhou Dynasty and the various sects and factions under the Chan Sect, just to solicit aid.

After all.

Tens of thousands of years ago.

Their Taixuan Imperial Dynasty once had an alliance oath with the Yuding Sect: the Yuding Sect would help the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty develop into the largest dynasty on the East Sea Coast, while the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty would help the Yuding Sect guard the pass between the East Sea Coast and the Shouyang Mountain territory.

Yet now, tens of thousands of years later.

His Taixuan Imperial Dynasty has reached a moment of crisis, and this Yuding Sect, and even the Dazhou Dynasty, have actually betrayed the oath and abandoned them without any bottom line! How could this result not make Yin He furious? Over these ten thousand years, although he had received quite a lot of material aid from the Yuding Sect, the Taixuan had at least provided them with a large amount of talent and information.

Therefore.

Now that they see the Taixuan has no utilization value, are they planning to unilaterally terminate the alliance oath? Yin He, slumped on the imperial throne, could not help but think with a heart full of bitterness.

After a long while.

Once his inner turmoil had subsided, he could not help but look up at the group of civil and military officials below who were keeping their heads lowered in silence, and immediately cursed in a deep voice.

"A bunch of trash!!"

"Lian Yue!"

"This subject is here!" Subsequently, a middle-aged man wearing dark official robes walked out from the second row of officials.

"How are things going with Qingqiu Mountain, Taihe Mountain, and Suolong Pass?"

Yin He asked with majestic authority.

He had issued the decree to arrange this one hundred years ago, and now that one hundred years had passed, their Taixuan Imperial Dynasty had also been holding off the Shang Imperial Dynasty's attacks for several decades.

If these three dangerous passes were not established, then his second line of defense against the Shang Imperial Dynasty would inevitably have huge loopholes! This was something Yin He would not allow! "Replying to Your Majesty, the array bases have been set up at Taihe Mountain and Suolong Pass, only Qingqiu Mountain remains... Qingqiu Mountain is the territory of the Mount Tai Prefecture's Qingqiu Mountain God, but it seems they do not particularly welcome us Taixuan people."

Lian Yue responded with a respectful expression.

"Hmph! The Mount Tai Prefecture and the Heavenly Court Divine Court are just birds of a feather!" Yin He snorted coldly upon hearing this.

Little did he know, the Human Qi Imperial Dynasty Method he cultivated was also of the same lineage as the Divine Court.

Changing the subject, Yin He asked again.

"Has the array base node of Qingqiu Mountain been found?"

Lian Yue bowed slightly, then replied: "It has been located!"

Yin He's eyes brightened slightly, "Where?"

"At Yanhu Mountain, a thousand miles east of the Qingqiu Fox Stele."

"Yanhu Mountain? Where is that?"

A flash of doubt crossed Yin He's eyes.

Seeing his doubt, Lian Yue explained immediately.

"Your Majesty, Yanhu Mountain is the residence of Bai Yanhu, a newly promoted Sixth-Rank Mountain God under the Qingqiu Mountain God. The mountain is a thousand zhang high and a hundred miles in circumference. Its Mountain God, Bai Yanhu, is a descendant born from the union of a white tiger descendant and a human, and his cultivation in both Martial Rice and Divine Rice is at the True God level."

Upon hearing this, Yin He frowned, then waved his hand and ordered loudly.

"This Emperor does not care if he is a True God or a Main God, nor do I care which faction he belongs to. This Emperor has only one requirement: within a hundred years, can the second array base defense line in the southeast be established?!"

"It is possible, but..."

"Hmm?" Yin He's gaze turned sharp.

"Understood!"

Seeing this, Lian Yue could not help but respond with a bitter smile.

In truth.

In the confrontation with the Dashang Dynasty, he did not favor the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty.

Not to mention the Dashang Dynasty, which already possessed profound strength in the past, it was even more so with the assistance of the many Pantheon Systems of the Divine Court.

Furthermore, there was now the possibility of adding the even more massive Mount Tai Prefecture! Isolated and without support on the East Sea Coast, the demise of the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty was only a matter of time.

Sure enough.

Under Yin He's stern command, a Second-Rank Divine General (Taiyi God) of the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty led an army of one hundred thousand soldiers (Celestial God Warrior) to descend upon the territory of Yanhu Mountain.

The Yanhu Mountain God, Bai Yanhu, along with a host of Patrolling Mountain Divine Generals, Patrolling Mountain Divine Envoys, and Yin Soldiers, fell one after another.

Because of this.

The neighboring Sixth-Rank Jiuhuang Mountain God, Hu Yu'er, immediately led a host of Divine Generals, God Envoys, and Yin Soldiers to engage in a fierce battle with the army of the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty's Second-Rank Divine General.

Although Hu Yu'er was only a Sixth-Rank Mountain God, her Divine Rice cultivation was merely at the True God Realm.

However, her Immortal Rice cultivation was not weak.

Her cultivation at the mid-stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal allowed her to trade blows evenly with the late-stage Second-Rank Divine General of the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty.

Because the current region was not direct territory of the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty, the host of Divine Generals from the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty did not receive the amplification of the Imperial Dynasty's Qi Luck.

They were even weakened somewhat because of this.

This was the reason why Hu Yu'er, at the mid-stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal, could remain in a stalemate with a late-stage Taiyi God Second-Rank Divine General.

The two sides fought for several decades, drawing the attention of their respective rear factions.

In an instant.

The Taixuan Imperial Dynasty immediately ordered nine First Divine Generals (Great Luo God), over a hundred Second-Rank Divine Generals (Taiyi God), several thousand Third-Rank Divine Generals (Main God), and hundreds of millions of Celestial God Warriors to descend upon the Qingqiu territory.

Helpless.

The Taixuan Imperial Dynasty was powerful, and the orders from Mount Tai Prefecture did not arrive in time.

The Patriarch of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, Hu Yuanling, and the Qingqiu Mountain God, Hu Bailing, could only gather their respective forces to confront the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty's army.

On the Qingqiu Mountain side, there were only three or four Great Luo Gods.

Yet on the Taixuan Imperial Dynasty side, there were nine.

The outcome was obvious.

After less than a few decades of confrontation between the two sides, the Qingqiu Mountain side had already lost dozens of Mountain God Yin Prefecture divine domains.

Now, a hundred years have passed.

In the Qingqiu Mountain territory, dozens of surviving Mountain Gods, both large and small, gathered at the Qingqiu Mountain Yin Prefecture divine domain.

(End of chapter)