Chapter 677

But it was ultimately too far from Jiuzhou; apart from those involved and the factions, most news never made it back.

The Divine General participated, but in the end he ended up killing his own subordinates and fled in panic.

It can be said that Divine Dragon Island was the nightmare in his heart.

If not necessary, he did not wish to answer.

Seeing him stammer in silence, Ying Zheng understood.

"Alright! If it's inconvenient, then don't speak—by the way, do you know the whereabouts of the Second Blade Emperor?"

Whether the Seven Warriors know is unimportant; what matters is finding the Second Blade Emperor.

"Uh! I left before them and don't know where they went."

"But Your Majesty, if you require it, I am willing to go and recruit the Second Blade Emperor for you."

The Divine General naturally knew it was time to repay the favor of being recognized.

484 Could he have joined the Qinglong Society?

Great Yuan, Imperial Court!

Watching the Qinglong Society gain another Heaven's Dao Golden List expert, and one of the most famed: the First Evil Emperor of Yunzhou.

Tie Muzhen and Ying Zheng's moods were identical.

The Qinglong Society already had no shortage of experts; even each of its three hundred and sixty-five branch commanders, every one exposed so far, was an elite among elites.

Ye Gucheng, Qiao Feng, Tie Zhongtang, Yan Shisan, Gui Chen…

These warriors were all once mighty rulers of their own regions, weren't they?

Each once stirred up countless storms in the Jianghu.

Yet now all have joined the Qinglong Society, reduced to mere branch commanders.

And that's not all!

Di Shitian, Xiao Jingtian, Xiao Aoshi—none of them were ordinary figures.

In Yunzhou, Di Shitian called himself a god, founded Tianmen, towering above all beings.

Xiao Jingtian called himself the Great Demon God; Xiao Aoshi called himself the Grand Boss; the brothers joined forces and even lifted up that broken vessel called You Dongying.

And which one of them was easy to deal with?

Tie Muzhen felt that each of these people was nearly capable of becoming a sovereign of their own imperial dynasty.

Yet they too submitted to the Qinglong Society!

Now the Qinglong Society has even accepted the First Evil Emperor!

How can the Three Imperial Dynasties possibly survive?

In truth, Tie Muzhen did not know that even Wu Wudi, a figure nearly invincible throughout the land,

the man who, in Tianshan of Yunzhou, drained the celestial and terrestrial yuan power of Tianshan to confront the Violent Eye, defying heaven itself,

had also joined the Qinglong Society as a guest advisor.

If he knew, he would surely rage until he spat blood.

Watching his khan's face turn as black as a pot bottom,

Yelu Chu, Bayan, and the other civil and military ministers dared not say much.

For fear of drawing fire upon themselves.

Fortunately, the next entry on the Heaven's Dao Golden List shifted tone, mentioning Xuanxinzheng Sect and the Yin Yue Imperial Court.

This time, Xuanxinzheng Sect had two names on the list.

One was the leader of the Four Divine Generals, the extremely prestigious Qinglong!

According to the description, this man could summon three thousand Lei Ting as his own, mastering the Taoist thunder arts.

Combined with his Wu Gong, even a typical mid-stage Mythical Realm cultivator would not be enough to match him.

In contrast, the Evil Dragon's description did not seem particularly impressive.

But from the fact that Qinglong himself avoided fighting him, one could see the Evil Dragon's true power.

Yelu Chu's eyes lit up, and he immediately said,

"Great Khan, we are on the verge of seizing Youzhou; this battle will determine whether we can establish contact with the Yin Yue Imperial Court.

Therefore, this old minister believes our focus should be entirely here."

This was essentially telling Tie Muzhen not to brood over the First Evil Emperor, but the old man was clever.

He knew direct advice might provoke Tie Muzhen's scolding.

But by indirect suggestion, he steered Tie Muzhen's attention toward another matter of great importance.

The Yin Yue Imperial Court's Four Sages of the Demon Palace and Four Guardians have all appeared on the Heaven's Dao Golden List.

Tie Muzhen's interest in the so-called Demon Palace of the Yin Yue Imperial Court grew ever stronger.

Hearing Yelu Chu's words, he finally shifted his focus and asked,

"Yes! How prepared are we for the assault on Youzhou? Has the army been assembled? Are provisions and supplies ready?"

Though only experts might be needed to seize Youzhou,

seizing it is not enough—the Great Yuan wants to take Youzhou from the Tang Dynasty.

Then consolidate it, and establish direct contact with the Yin Yue Imperial Court.

Moreover, by capturing Youzhou, we can disrupt the Tang Dynasty's destiny, compensating for the Great Yuan's recent losses in destiny.

After all, the Great Yuan has suffered greatly for these Thirteen Wings.

"General Mu Huali has sent his battle plan.

General Borhu will lead fifty thousand troops to attack Yanmen Pass, drawing the Tang's attention.

Meanwhile, General Borjigin will lead a diversionary force of thirty thousand, stationing in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty to further split their forces.

Finally, he personally led his army to capture the main city of Youzhou.

Master Changsheng marched south toward the key routes of Youzhou to intercept Tang Dynasty imperial envoys.

General Zhebie led three thousand elite cavalry to launch a surprise attack on Beizhen and Lanruo Temple, establishing contact with the Yin Yue Imperial Court.

This battle plan combined deception and reality, with clear priorities and distinctions.

It not only employed decoy forces but also fully incorporated Youzhou and Beizhen's Lanruo Temple into the plan.

After listening, Temujin felt deeply satisfied.

In truth, the Great Yuan had long known of the anomalies in Beizhen.

Yet around Lanruo Temple, the Tang's Bu Liang Ren and Qian Niu Wei had stationed countless agents, both openly and covertly, personally guarding the area.

The Great Yuan's spies could not infiltrate at all, and thus knew nothing of the situation inside.

Therefore, after deliberating with his advisors, Yelu Chu and Bayan concluded that the Tang still negotiated terms with the Yin Yue Imperial Court.

Perhaps the Tang, considering itself righteous, had yet to reach an agreement.

That was why things stood thus.

To win over the Yin Yue Imperial Court, Temujin intended not only to seize all of Youzhou to establish contact with them.

More crucially, he had already granted Yelu Chu full authority to negotiate.

Whatever the Yin Yue Imperial Court demanded—even territorial division and enfeoffment as marquises—he would agree to it all, so long as they submitted to the Great Yuan.

Hence, the Great Yuan had staked everything, vowing to capture Youzhou and gamble once more for its own power.

"Excellent plan! I await Mu Huali's good news!"

For the first time in a while, something pleased Temujin slightly; he stroked his beard with a smile, looking thoroughly satisfied.

"Great Khan! I have something to report."

Bayan spoke up as well.

"Speak!"

Temujin found it odd—why not just say it directly?

"Great Khan, recently, our agents stationed day and night by the coast appeared to have seen Di Er Daohuang."

Bayan said.

"Di Er Daohuang? The one known as the Second Blade Emperor, whose blade mastery ranks just below Di Yi Xiehuang?"

Temujin immediately became interested.

Di Er Daohuang's journey overseas with Master Changsheng to slay a dragon had become widely known among the Three Imperial Courts, the Yunzhou royal clan, You Dongying, and other major powers.

Now that Di Er Daohuang had returned from overseas, it was clear the dragon-slaying was complete.

Now that Di Er Daohuang has returned from overseas, it is clear that the Dragon Slaying has ended.