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Chapter 478 - 53: Spring of Jingxin Calendar Eighteenth Year, Rewards Bestowed! (6K)_4

Chapter 478: Chapter 53: Spring of Jingxin Calendar Eighteenth Year, Rewards Bestowed! (6K)_4

Zhao Xing was just a commander; no matter what, he could not be blamed.

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On January 20, the rumor of a ceasefire spread within the army.

On January 21, Yang An and Jia Pu issued formal orders to Liao Rulong’s Unit and Wen Shaoyang’s Division, prohibiting them from advancing further.

From January 21 to 24,

Strong warriors above the sixth rank appeared on each line of the Fire Demon Territory, both enemies and allies.

On this day, Zhao Xing also emerged from underground. He dispatched a Grassman aboard a Flying Boat to patrol east of the Sacrificial Soul Pass, simultaneously initiating the Heavenly Eye Skill.

Four hundred miles east of the Sacrificial Soul Pass, many large cities emerged, filled with overwhelming yin aura and dense, persistent dark clouds.

Gigantic ghosts, each a thousand meters tall, wielding enormous axes, stood ahead, eyeing fiercely.

Zhao Xing glanced from afar; his Self Grassman nearly collapsed, forcing him to retreat swiftly.

However, strong warriors from their side also appeared.

Fourth-Rank General Yang An personally arrived at the Sacrificial Soul Pass, accompanied by strategist Jia Pu, also of the fourth rank, and eight former generals of the fifth rank.

The Xuanjia Army brought expert warriors; Marquis Mingwei, Xiang Kui, sent his Deputy General, Zhang Jue, a Secondary Fourth-Rank General.

Additionally, a Secondary Fourth-Rank Military Minister of Agriculture Officer, Li Yuanzhen, was also present.

Seven Fifth-Rank officials, including priests, strategists, martial artists, and magicians, were there too.

Although the Xuanjia Army had just over ten thousand soldiers, Xia Jing’s special status meant that Xiang Kui sent exceptionally strong warriors.

Moreover, Liu Tianning and Fan Zhaoli also attended personally.

Liu Tianning came voluntarily, while Fan Zhaoli was requested by Tian Shan.

The most attention-grabbing figures were Liu Tianning from the Supervision Department and Li Yuanzhen from the Xuanjia Army.

On his way back, Zhao Xing’s Grassman saw Liu Tianning arriving on clouds, sweeping all scouts and flying boats, including Zhao Xing’s, backward.

"Whoosh~" In an instant, the gust of wind blew thousands of their men fifty miles away.

At the same time, Liu Tianning pointed forward, his voice carried by the wind across the sky: "The boundary of the ceasefire is set here. Cross it, and you shall not be spared!"

Rumbling~

The ground surged like ocean waves, casting a shadow over dozens of miles of the battlefront, followed by a faint glow within the shadow.

One after another, towering trees over five hundred meters tall rose from the ground.

They shone brilliantly on the battlefield; some trees flickered with lightning, others spewed flames... as a powerhouse of the Self Sect, Liu Tianning’s display shocked everyone.

"All Seventh-Rank plant species!" Zhao Xing’s eyebrows twitched. "Lao Liu is just a Fifth-Rank official; his strength far exceeds that!"

Pure Essence Projection, able to project this far and maintain so many Seventh-Rank plant species, was simply terrifying.

Following closely, Li Yuanzhen aboard the Cloud Rain Ship pointed at the sky, dispersing the dark clouds to let sunlight shine through.

A light green Spring Token floated in the air, driving away the distant dark clouds.

"The Spring Token has changed the heavenly time of a thousand miles around, balancing the yin and yang of this land tainted by the Five Elements of Yin. He must have reached the ’Ding Realm’."

Even from afar, Zhao Xing felt the vital energy of spring; a touch of green appeared on the once lifeless, yin-affected barren land.

Li Yuanzhen changed it now!

Zhao Xing watched Li Yuanzhen and Liu Tianning, "Lao Liu is truly formidable, and Li Yuanzhen, a Fourth Rank, is destined to rise to Second Grade. Seeing now, Liu’s aura is not inferior to Li Yuanzhen at all."

"With their arrival, the ceasefire became real. It seems the timeline hasn’t changed."

In February of the eighteenth year of the Jingxin Calendar, all major war zones on the Pacifying Barbarian Battlefield entered a ceasefire.

The Four Royal Courts, the Five Grotto Heavens, and various legions ceased hostilities, delineating defensive boundaries and leaving buffer zones.

Numerous mid to high-rank warriors took over the battlefields, forming standoffs.

As for mid to low-rank warriors, they began to withdraw from the battlefield gradually.

Zhao Xing boarded the Cloud Rain Ship, crossing the Canglan River and returning to the Ten Suns Cave Heaven in the Military Realm on February 14.

On February 16, a Tianxin Hall appeared within the Five Grotto Heavens.

The rewards and recognition from Emperor Jing began on February 16.

Warriors of various ranks, credited for their deeds in battle, started receiving their rewards, continuing until March.

At the Ten Suns Cave Heaven, Yang City, the Divine Might Army’s garrison.

Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, Yu Ziqi, and others stayed within the garrison.

Suddenly, a pillar of golden light descended from a golden palace in the sky, surrounded by coiling dragons, enveloping the four of them.

"It’s time." The four exchanged glances and quickly stepped into the golden light pillar, then ascended towards the palace in the sky by a mighty force.