Chapter 211: In the spring of the eighteenth year of the Jingxin calendar, the reward has arrived! (6K)

After taking down the Jihun Pass, King Rāhu was in great trouble.

Because the bet between him and King Ling De started on November 10th, when Liu Tianning had just arrived in the war zone for a few days.

He and King Lingde bet that Zhao Xing could solve the problem within forty days and take down the Jiehun Pass.

As a result, the Jiehun Pass was not taken until the end of December.

"Hahaha, Luohou, I will gladly accept your two seventh-level magic weapons!" King Lingde smiled happily. "Thank you."

King Rāhu's mouth twitched and he was speechless.

Zhao Xing's performance was in line with his expectations.

However, the speed of taking down the Sacrifice Soul Pass was still a few days slow.

"If Luo Hou had bet for two months, Ling De would have definitely lost." King Tian Yan shook his head and said, "What a pity, it was just a few days away."

"A few days is still a little short, I have to admit defeat." King Luohou said, "The resistance at the Soul Sacrifice Pass this time was slightly beyond my expectations."

"Look at the intelligence submitted by Ying Yuan Prefecture. If it weren't for Zhao Xing's amazing performance, it would probably take until next year to take down Jihun Pass."

When King Tianyan and King Lingde saw it, they indeed found something special.

The military supplies provided by Zhao Xing far exceeded expectations.

That was why the Six-Army Alliance was able to launch continuous and fierce attacks in the last month, especially the Hunyuan warships, which almost never stopped attacking in the second half of the month.

If the logistical supplies had not been in place, the battle at Jiehun Pass would have to last until next year, just as King Rāhu said.

"But why did the Shenwei Army stop fighting?" King Lingde asked in confusion.

"Commander Liao Rulong had a conflict with Yi Yue." King Luohou said in a deep voice, "Liao Rulong missed the opportunity to fight and gave up halfway through the pursuit. Yi Yue had a big quarrel with him, and Qi Yuanjun and Nangong Ye also parted ways with them."

"It's not necessarily a good thing for a partner to be too strong. They will separate sooner or later." Tian Yan said, "But Liao Rulong is lucky. Maybe a truce will be called soon. If we chase him now, we won't have much merit. The danger is greater than the opportunity."

"Truce?" King Lingde and King Luohou both looked at King Tianyan, "Why don't I know?"

King Tianyan groaned and said, "I am just guessing. There is no definite news yet."

King Luohou said: "If we really want to stop fighting soon, it would be a safe strategy to stop the pursuit now."

If a high-level war really were to begin, there would be strong high-level warriors who would come to the front lines to prepare.

There will be a period of chaos at that time, and both sides will no longer strictly abide by the rule that "high-quality products cannot attack low-quality products."

If you are not careful, you might run into an area with high-quality items. Not only will you not achieve any military merit, but you will also suffer heavy casualties.

Even if we don't encounter them, we have to retreat as soon as we get the order, which means it's all in vain.

"Luo Hou, I may lose to you." King Tian Yan was somewhat helpless. If a truce really happened, neither Xia Jing nor Zhao Xing would be able to be conferred the title of second-class marquis.

All we can say is that Emperor Jing was more impatient than expected. He wanted to start a real war before he had even trained his troops for long.

Jihunguan, a separate courtyard.

"Within the five elements of heaven and earth, destiny is my fate, destiny is my destiny, and longevity is my life span."

"Yin and Yang, the self, the five elements of heaven and earth, in the end, the self school is the kingly way." Zhao Xing sighed in his heart.

It is now the first month of the eighteenth year of the Jingxin calendar. Since the capture of the Sacrifice Soul Pass, the Shenwei Army, the Xuanjia Army, and the Zhenhai Army have been resting on the spot.

He had nothing to do in Tonghuo City, so he came to the Soul Sacrifice Pass to practice.

The area within a hundred miles of the Jihun Pass has been transformed.

Its damage was not as serious as that of Fire Dragon Pass. The Xuantian Sect's Yin Five Elements Formation was even still in operation. Only the barrier in the southern section still could not be restored.

Being in the Yin Five Elements Heaven and Earth Array, Zhao Xing's understanding of "Yin Yang Self Sutra" and "Five Finger Destiny" became more profound.

Because Liu Tianning taught him a high-level maze, which involved the deep principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

Secondly, he learned the Self-Grass Man and the Unity of Five Methods, which is actually the shallow unity of Five Paths.

What is combined is also the way of the five elements.

Now, coming to the large formation set up by Xuantian Sect again, and feeling the rare Yin Five Elements Formation, he had a deeper understanding.

"The Five Fingers Destiny is to use the inner five elements of heaven and earth to combine the five elements of heaven and earth."

"To deduce the fate of the inner world is to deduce my own fate."

"I can even vaguely feel how long I can live." Zhao Xing said to himself.

His extra life span reached 150 years, which was obtained by taking various spiritual medicines and using luck to increase longevity.

How long can he live as a seventh-grade Earthly Demon? Less than 150 years.

Isn't it true that the more you practice, the longer you should live?

This is not the case.

A low-level realm cannot effectively prolong life.

Compared with the shackles of heaven and earth, this realm is simply insignificant.

"In the Yuanqi Era, the shackles of destiny are the most difficult to shake among the rules of heaven and earth. There is a rule that determines how long the creatures of all races should live. This is the so-called destiny."

"Practitioners can become very powerful, but it is difficult to break the shackles of destiny. Even an emperor as powerful as the Qiyun Dynasty can only live for a thousand years."

"After the revival of spiritual energy, the world changed dramatically and entered the spiritual energy era. The upper limit of the shackles of destiny became higher, and the lifespan of all creatures also increased."

"In ancient times, Xuanhuang Continent also had a spiritual era. Giant creatures roamed the land. Whether animals or plants, they were all extremely large. Even a small grass could live for a long time. The rare treasures of today could be found everywhere at that time."

"After the Age of Natural Disasters, the status of heaven and earth was reduced to the 'vital energy level'. Everything shrank accordingly, and the upper limit of lifespan was also reduced."

Every time Zhao Xing was promoted, he could see the "giants" in the court in his illusion, especially Emperor Jing, who was even bigger in size. That also meant that his "destiny" was stronger than others and he could live longer.

Zhao Xing began to calculate how long he would have to live before he could have the hope of immortality.

"There are still nineteen years left in the Jingxin calendar. After the thirty-seventh year of the Jingxin calendar, it will be the Dazhi and Yongzhi years. The two periods will add up to a total of one hundred and fifty-eight years, and then Emperor Jing will die."

"That means there are still 177 years left in the reign of Emperor Jing."

"The subsequent Emperor Wu lived for one thousand and twenty years. He broke the shackles of the emperor's life span in the Qiyun Dynasty, but he still did not make any further progress."

"After Emperor Wu came Emperor Yuan. From here on, the Great Zhou Dynasty began to experience internal and external troubles and natural disasters, and its fortunes began to decline. There were a total of fifteen emperors, with an average lifespan of more than a hundred years. Roughly speaking, it was about 1,700 years."

"The spiritual energy will revive after that, which means I have to live for nearly three thousand years." Zhao Xing thought to himself. "The road to immortality is a long one."

"We have to take it one step at a time. We must first achieve the fifth-rank goal during Emperor Jing's reign."

"Now my war merits have reached 1.6 million, ranking 45th on the seventh-grade war merit list."

"Excluding the temporary promotion from the Divine Might Army, my current official rank is the lower seventh rank."

"I am currently in the Shenwei Army, following Liao Rulong's troops, and I have never been defeated."

"With my military achievements, if I am awarded, I will definitely be promoted three levels, so I should be able to reach the sixth rank."

"Old Chen and Long Xiao have a higher starting point than me. They should be able to reach the sixth rank."

"With 1.6 million military merits, the title will not be upgraded any further and will remain a third-class marquis. Although this is not a military marquis, but just an idle marquis, he can also have 160,000 acres of low-quality farmland and 1,600 households of food fiefdom."

"The title of a casual official should be the fifth-level county council doctor. He can participate in important decision-making discussions in the county city, and he also has some say at the prefectural level and can offer suggestions."

"The rank should be able to reach the sixth rank. As long as you stay in office, in addition to your salary, you should be able to get 300,000 points in bonuses every year."

The bonuses for medals and ranks are calculated based on the points accumulated by the military community, because the bonuses for medals and ranks are awarded by the military community.

After the Great Zhou expanded its territory, its territories generated a large amount of income, and part of the taxes from this income was used to pay the soldiers who had received honors.

The military class must be the richest class in the Great Zhou!
Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were also keen on expanding the territory. Because even after retirement, the bonuses brought by the honors were still one-third to one-half of what they received while in office.

Zhao Xing's official titles and ranks were not high, because his previous millions of military merits were used to exchange for a place as a Yin God.

"If nothing unexpected happens, there will be a truce in February, the entire Pingman battlefield will begin to withdraw troops, and the rewards will be completed in March."

"Immediately afterwards, the Ten Yang Cave Heaven underwent a strange change, and a large number of spiritual creatures from heaven and earth began to emerge." Zhao Xing was sorting out the future direction.

"The explosive appearance of the spiritual beauty of heaven and earth lasted for half a year. In September, the two poles reversed, and the ten suns appeared in the sky. A disaster that destroyed the heavens and the earth appeared."

"In October of the same year, Emperor Jing reopened the low- and medium-level battlefields and continued to practice military strategies."

"After that, the war lasted until the 28th year of the Jingxin calendar, when the mid-level combat forces were gradually deployed, with the highest being the fourth level. From the 29th to the 35th year, the war continued to escalate, with the third to the first levels being eliminated one after another."

"In the thirty-fifth year, the war was lost, and King Liang colluded with the sects and the southern barbarians to start a rebellion. In the thirty-seventh year, the rebellion was suppressed and the war was completely over. After that, the Dazhi calendar began, and Emperor Jing began to have children and reproduce. In the Yongzhi calendar, the successor was determined..."

"There is still a window period for the Nanman battlefield after the Shiyang Cave Heaven, but I must be careful not to get away by then." Zhao Xing said secretly.

If an officer is promoted to a high position, it is impossible to escape whenever he wants. After all, the military is not a place where one can come and go freely.

You are given an official position so that you can do things, and there are only a few opportunities for you to escape.

Once he missed it, Zhao Xing would have to continue fighting and participate in the mid-to-high-end battlefields, and he would be cannon fodder.

The Great Zhou is now full of talented people, such as Liu Tianning, Fan Zhaoli, Lu Bang, Tan Taiming... These veteran fifth- and fourth-rank officials have all lived for one or two hundred years, or even three or four hundred years.

It was never Zhao Xing's turn to take the throne. Lu Yuanwei, the son of luck, was also defeated in the subsequent battlefield and ultimately only managed to barely maintain an official position below the fifth rank.

If he is like this, others are even more dangerous.

"I have enjoyed the blessings that I deserve, and I have to avoid the disasters that I deserve." Zhao Xing said, "I am not strong now, and my status is too low. I must put an end to greed and not try to affect the situation on the battlefield."

Practicing the Five Fingers Destiny also sounded a wake-up call for Zhao Xing. He calculated the fate of the Soul Sacrifice Pass and Lao Chen, and both suffered backlash. What about committing himself to the entire war to pacify the barbarians?
Yan San's luck was indeed good, but in the later stages of the war, there were many people who were stronger than Zhao Xing.

Take Lv Yuanwei for example, Zhao Xing estimated that his luck had reached at least the sixth level!

Because he was born in Luliang Prefecture, this Lu was another king of a different surname. Lu Yuanwei was the direct descendant of the king and he himself had great fortune!

By comparing him, you can understand the danger of the mid-to-high-end battlefield.

"The goal during the Jing Emperor period was to grow. Now, no matter my connections, strength, or luck, I have not yet gained momentum, and the Jing Emperor does not have that destiny. This period is not the time for me to rise to the top and perform."

After sorting out his thoughts and deciding on his future plans, Zhao Xing closed his eyes and stored his memories deep in his soul using the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Technique. He would not think of them at ordinary times, and they would only be triggered at critical moments. Of course, he could also take the initiative to recall them at certain safe moments.

In the Yuanqi era, there were very few methods to search the soul. For example, the Soul Binding Grass Man, which was almost a forbidden method, could only obtain memory fragments of the past few days. But Zhao Xing was still cautious to prevent any accidents.

In the following time, Zhao Xing practiced magic in the Soul Sacrifice Pass.

In the short term, I focused my energy on [Self Straw Man], because this spell has infinite uses, and practicing it is equivalent to practicing many kinds of spells.

On January 4th of the eighteenth year of the Jingxin calendar, the transport ship arrived at the Jihun Pass.

Lu Tingzhi planned to find Zhao Xing to "talk about common interests", but heard that Zhao Xing was in seclusion, so he had to give up.

Long Xiao and Chen Shijie exchanged millions of military merits for the position of Yin God and completed the procedure for the Heavenly Soul to reside in the temple.

Xia Jing didn't do so because he didn't need to. His father had already made great contributions and brought blessings to his descendants. As the crown prince, Xia Jing already had such treatment.

Wen Shaoyang did not choose the Yin God quota. As for the others, Jiang Ming and Li Que were not qualified because their performances were not outstanding, and their military exploits at the Soul Sacrifice Pass were not as many as those at the Fire Dragon Pass.

On the twelfth day of the first month of the Jingxin calendar, the attack by Qi Yuanjun, Yi Yue and Nangong Ye was unsuccessful. The 'Minghun' and 'Longyang Taoist' who retreated to Linggui City seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and the three armies lost thousands of people.

Due to their greed for merit and reckless advances, as well as the lack of logistical supplies, the three generals finally realized that the people in the Holy Spirit Royal Court were not complete losers. It was probably because of Zhao Xing’s assistance that they had created such an illusion.

But because of this incident, the relationship between the three of them and Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang reached freezing point.

They believed that if Liao Rulong continued to follow up, with Zhao Xing leading a 100,000-strong logistics force, they would not suffer a defeat in Linggui City.

Especially Yi Yue, after the retreat, he reported the battle situation to the main force on the northern front.

He actually publicly denounced the two main generals Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang as fools.

But when it comes to Zhao Xing, he feels that Zhao Xing is a talent and Liao Rulong is not worthy of having a logistics general like Zhao Xing.

Although Qi Yuanjun and Nangong Ye were not as extreme as Yi Yue, they also lowered their evaluation of the two main generals Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang when reporting the battle situation.

However, their statements are relatively objective.

The Shenwei Army can be considered a strong and powerful force. People like Long Xiao, Chen Shijie and Zhao Xing all have a good reputation in their mouths.

It was the main generals Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang who were indecisive and failed to seize the opportunity.

Qi Yuanjun, Yi Yue, and Nangong Ye are the top three powerful generals on the seventh-rank military merit list.

They have extensive connections and have broken through the Soul Sacrifice barrier, so naturally what they say has a great impact.

The reputations of Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang dropped significantly, but Zhao Xing's reputation rose sharply.

"Yi Yue has a bad temper. He scolded the commander Liao Rulong, but he praised Zhao Xing. It seems that Zhao Xing has done a good job."

Wei Hong from the Tiger and Dragon Army couldn't help but smile when he saw the letter. He and Yi Yue were good friends.

Yi Yue's attack was thwarted and the hundreds of thousands of military merits he had accumulated before were reduced to 120,000 or 130,000. Naturally, he complained to his friends first.

"If what Old Yi said is true, then Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang really don't deserve such high praise before." Wei Hong said to himself.

The most famous person who captured Huolong Pass was not Zhao Xing, but Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang.

Zhao Xing's fame mostly came from "beheading Qian Shougang".

Because those two were the main generals, everyone praised Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang highly in the beginning.

But after the spread of the three powerful armies, the reputation of Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang also declined a lot.

"Asshole! Yi Yue, this asshole! How dare you say that to me!" In the Soul Sacrifice Pass, at the City Lord's Mansion, Liao Rulong was furious, "When have I ever been a coward? Fuck your ancestors!"

Liao Rulong was so angry at this moment that he tore the letter in his hand into pieces.

Because in the public battle report that Yi Yue gave to the commander of the Yuanhua Army, he bluntly said that Liao Rulong was a coward, a fool, and a delayer of the battle, and was not worthy of being a general. Yes, these words were used.

The letters written to friends are even more disgusting!
It is conceivable how angry Liao Rulong was when he found out.

"Fuck his mother, I am a sixth-rank captain and he is only a seventh-rank captain. He actually comments on me like a superior. I can never coexist with this man!" Liao Rulong roared.

Pu Zhong was very calm. After Liao Rulong finished venting, he said, "Yi Yue is a simple person. At least he scolds you openly instead of doing bad things in secret."

"Are you still speaking for him?" Liao Rulong snorted, but did not continue to get angry.

It is not uncommon for the two armies to cooperate and then fall apart, especially when they are a strong-weak combination.

He also agreed with Pu Zhong's words, and he also understood Yi Yue's anger.

But even though I understand it, I still can't stand this kind of shit!

"Just don't cooperate in the future." Pu Zhong comforted him, "You also said that you are a sixth-rank official, so you should be more open-minded than him."

"You can show your magnanimity by not saying anything and not having to explain anything to anyone."

Zhao Xing also learned the news that Yi Yue, Qi Yuanjun and others had failed in their attack, and also learned that Yi Yue had scolded Liao Rulong.

"This hot-tempered old man really scolded the wrong person." Zhao Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It was me who persuaded Lao Chen, Long Xiao, and Xia Jing. These three people have a lot of say, so Liao Rulong decided not to continue the attack."

"If anyone wanted to scold someone, they should have scolded me, but he praised me instead."

However, as the main general, Liao Rulong has to bear both praise and criticism.

Zhao Xing was just a commander, you couldn't blame him for anything.

On January 20th, rumors of a truce spread among the army.

On January 21, Yang An and Jia Pu issued formal orders to Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang's troops, prohibiting them from continuing to attack.

January 21st to 24th.

Strong men above the sixth rank appeared in all lines of the Fire Demon Clan’s territory, both enemies and their own people.

On this day, Zhao Xing also came out from underground. He sent a straw man on a flying boat to patrol to the east of the Sacrifice Soul Pass, and at the same time activated the Sky Eye Technique.

Four hundred miles east of the Jiehun Pass, there were many large cities. The cities were filled with gloomy energy and thick dark clouds.

A thousand-meter-tall ghost giants appeared in front of us, holding huge axes and looking at us fiercely.

Zhao Xing took a look from a distance and almost collapsed, so he had to retreat quickly.

And there are also strong ones on our side.

The fourth-rank military general Yang An personally went to the Jiehun Pass, accompanied by Jia Pu, a counselor below the fourth rank, and eight former generals of the fifth rank.

The Black Armor Army also had a master, Xiang Kui, the Marquis of Mingwei, who sent his deputy general 'Zhang Jue', a fourth-rank general.

There was also a fourth-rank military minister of agriculture named Li Yuanzhen.

There are also seven fifth-rank officials, including a priest, a counselor, a warrior, and a sorcerer.

Although there are only more than 10,000 people in the Xuanjia Army, Xia Jing has a special identity, so the people sent by Xiang Kui are also particularly strong.

In addition, Liu Tianning and Fan Zhaoli were also present in person.

Among them, Liu Tianning came on his own initiative, while Fan Zhaoli came at the request of Tian Yan.

The most eye-catching ones are Liu Tianning from the Supervisory Department and Li Yuanzhen from the Black Armor Army.

When Zhao Xing's straw man was on his way back, he saw Liu Tianning coming on the clouds. He directly rolled up all of his scouts and boats, including Zhao Xing, and threw them behind him.

"Whoosh~" In just a moment, the strong wind blew thousands of their own people fifty miles away.

At the same time, Liu Tianning pointed forward, and his voice spread across the sky with the strong wind: "The truce is now established. If you dare to take a step forward, I will kill you without mercy!"

Boom~
The earth was surging like sea waves. A shadow covered the battle line for dozens of miles, and then the shadow was filled with a faint light.

Towering trees rise from the ground, each one is over five hundred meters tall!

They sparkled brightly on the battlefield. Some trees flashed with thunder, and some spewed flames. As a strong man of the ego faction, Liu Tianning's move directly shocked everyone.

"They are all seventh-rank plant soldiers!" Zhao Xing's eyebrows jumped. "Isn't Lao Liu only a fifth-rank official? His strength is definitely more than fifth-rank."

It is simply horrifying that a pure Yuan projection can be projected so far and can support so many seventh-level plant soldiers.

Li Yuanzhen followed closely behind on the Yunyu Tower boat. He pointed his hand towards the sky, and the clouds dispersed, revealing the sun.

A light green solar term order floated in the air, dispelling the dark clouds in the distance.

"The beginning of spring solar terms, the weather in this area of ​​a thousand miles has been changed by him, the Yin and Yang of the five elements of the earth have become balanced, he must have reached the 'state of concentration'."

Even from a distance, Zhao Xing could feel the vitality of spring, and a hint of green appeared on the earth. This place was originally eroded by negative energy and was a barren land with no grass.

But now it has been changed by Li Yuanzhen!
Zhao Xing looked at Li Yuanzhen and Liu Tianning, "Old Liu is really powerful. Li Yuanzhen is a fourth-rank man, and later he will be a second-rank man. Now it seems that Old Liu is as powerful as Li Yuanzhen."

"Once they arrived, there was a real truce. It seems that there has been no change in this time node."

In February of the eighteenth year of the Jingxin calendar, all major battle zones in the Pingman battlefield entered a truce.

The four great royal courts, the five great cave heavens, and each legion ceased fighting, demarcated defense zone boundaries, and left buffer zones.

A large number of mid- and high-level warriors took over the battlefield, resulting in a standoff.

As for the medium and low-quality ones, they began to slowly withdraw from the battlefield.

Zhao Xing also boarded the tower ship, crossed the Canglan River, and returned to the Shiyang Cave Heaven in the military world on February 14th.

On February 16th, a Tianxin Temple appeared in each of the five caves.

Emperor Jing's rewards also began on February 16th.

The military exploits made by soldiers of different ranks in the war will be rewarded at this moment, and this will last until March.

Shiyang Cave, Yangcheng, the base of the Shenwei Army.

Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, Yu Ziqi and others were all staying in the base.

Suddenly, a column of golden light descended from the golden palace in the sky. The column of light was surrounded by coiled dragons and enveloped the four people.

"Here they come." The four of them looked at each other, quickly walked into the cylindrical golden light, and then were led by a powerful force and flew towards the palace in the sky.

(End of this chapter)