Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 453 - 47: Asking a F***ing Question (5K)

Chapter 453: Chapter 47: Asking a F***ing Question (5K)

Underground in City No. 98, the earth veins pulsated chaotically. Now that they formed a sentence, it became very obvious.

The information conveyed by the pulsation of the earth veins was quickly captured by Zhao Xing.

He opened his eyes and looked upwards.

"Old Chen is summoning the Earth God." Zhao Xing chuckled lightly.

Stomping his foot and going up, didn’t it seem like summoning the Earth God for a chat?

To be honest, in the interior of Great Zhou, there really were Earth and Mountain God Temples. However, this method was impolite, generally used only by high-ranking officials.

If lower-ranking officials dared to use it, they would be beaten.

"Stop shouting, I’m here." Zhao Xing looked at the golden ripples diffusing above and immediately controlled the earth veins to respond.

Then he tidied up everything in the underground cave, burned it down, and performed Divine Movement Protection to surface.

"What’s the emergency? I just slept for a few hours."

Chen Shijie said, "The scouts from Wen Shaoyang’s division have been gradually returning. After consolidating the intelligence, Duwei Liao plans to convene everyone to discuss how to proceed."

As he walked, Zhao Xing asked, "Which places did Wen Shaoyang’s scout units go to?"

Chen Shijie replied, "Northeast, the farthest they reached Qu City of the West Xian Territory. Southeast, the farthest they reached Sacrificial Soul Fortress."

"Fortress?" Zhao Xing’s eyes narrowed. He had been to this place in the Illusion Realm, and Wen Shaoyang’s division had been trapped there. "Did any problems arise with the scout teams?"

"No, why ask?" Chen Shijie noticed Zhao Xing’s unusual reaction and asked immediately.

"Nothing, just asking." Zhao Xing replied, "Isn’t Sacrificial Soul Pass guarded by elite troops of the Holy Spirit Royal Court?"

"Yes," Chen Shijie nodded, "So Wen Shaoyang’s men didn’t get too close. That place is heavily infested with Yin energy, and ghosts run rampant, making it hard to sneak in and gather intelligence."

"But from Duwei Liao’s perspective, he intends to attack Sacrificial Soul Pass first." Chen Shijie said.

"What do you think?" Zhao Xing asked.

"I don’t have any ancestors I’m particularly attached to," Chen Shijie replied indifferently, "So I think attacking any division is fine."

Zhao Xing nodded slightly. He knew that Chen Shijie was an orphan. His parents had died early, and though he had some relatives like an uncle and aunt, they were ill-natured and had severed ties long ago.

Zhao Xing asked mainly because Great Zhou soldiers had a natural aversion to the Holy Spirit Royal Court!

Because the Holy Spirit Royal Court, one of the Four Royal Courts, specialized in controlling ghosts.

They often tore open weak points in the Yin Realm, releasing a large number of ghosts, turning them into Holy Spirit Royal Court’s ghost soldiers and Ghost Generals.

The Yin Realm was quite unique: entering it from Great Zhou and entering it from the Southern Barbarian Region could result in ending up in the same place.

This meant that sometimes the Holy Spirit Royal Court could even capture the souls of the deceased from Great Zhou.

This severely impacted Great Zhou’s rites and priesthood systems.

From a simple emotional perspective, the actions of the Holy Spirit Royal Court essentially meant controlling the ancestors of Great Zhou.

How could anyone tolerate that?

Of course, it made them hated!

"Among the Four Royal Courts, the Golden Feather Royal Court has the most tribes, with Insect Witches, Blood Witches, Magicians, Power Warriors, and a wide variety of occupations, and their equipment is not much different from Great Zhou’s."

"The Purple Dragon Royal Court excels in taming beasts. The exotic beasts they raise are fierce because the Southern Barbarian Region frequently experiences large-scale transformations. It’s virtually a natural beast habitat, requiring no special cultivation, just taming."

"The Flame Light Royal Court is the hardest to fight. The land is vast and sparsely populated, equipped with natural exotic beasts like the Babok Worm. Fighting them is like playing whack-a-mole."

"The Holy Spirit Royal Court is the most frustrating. After a battle, their combat strength barely diminishes because their main soldiers are ghosts, which can be continuously replenished. One might even find former fallen comrades rising again as opponents in the subsequent battles."

Zhao Xing said, "Marching west from the eastern front, we’ll encounter various support troops sent by the different Royal Courts because the Golden Feather Royal Court intends to hold the territory of the Fire Demon Clan... primarily the Qinggang Mine area."

"Personally, I don’t want to attack Sacrificial Soul Pass because we lack enough priests."

Liao Rulong’s Unit and Wen Shaoyang’s Division both had few priests.

Most of the main generals were Martial Artists, with martial artists comprising most of their forces. Priests were relatively scarce, reflecting the military’s current situation.

The priest occupation was hard to cultivate, even harder than the Minister of Agriculture. During the training period in Ten Suns Cave Heaven, there were over ten thousand Minister of Agriculture reserves.

But priests? There were just over two thousand.

In Gucheng, there were more than five hundred clerks under the Minister of Agriculture, while there were only forty to fifty priest clerks.

The divine occupation was like this; it wasn’t something that could be widely cultivated even if desired.

Are there armies capable of fighting the Holy Spirit Royal Court?

Of course, there were. Among the Five Cave Heavens, the Illusion Cave Heaven was the exclusive base of the Huan You Army. This Cave Heaven housed only one army, and its main general, Marquis Huan You, was a Fourth Rank Ghost God Priest.

Most members of the Huan You Army were combat-type priests.

When Zhao Xing arrived at the Council Hall and expressed his thoughts, Xia Jing chimed in,

"Now it’s not a matter of whether we want to fight or not; it’s that we must fight."

"The defensive line of Sacrificial Soul Pass has extended much further than before. With the fall of Fire Dragon Pass, the Golden Feather Royal Court became enraged and stationed reinforcements from the Holy Spirit Royal Court on the eastern frontline."

"Now the date is October 13. The Holy Spirit Royal Court’s troops have firmly established themselves, with their defensive line significantly more robust than before."

Zhao Xing shook his head internally. Originally, the three armies should have moved out as soon as they finished resting at Fire Dragon Pass. The defenses along the Sacrificial Soul Pass had not been that strong.

But due to the incident with Qian Shougang, delays of ten days had occurred, giving the Golden Feather Royal Court time to deploy reinforcements.

However, this was the unpredictability of the battlefield. Nothing could go perfectly as planned. Could everything always go as one wished?