Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams
Chapter 517 - 228: Sword Intent (Part 2)
The remaining generals all looked at Wushi Ao with eager eyes, itching for a great battle.
Wushi Ao glanced at everyone and shook his head slightly.
"This time, I’m afraid you generals will be disappointed."
Upon hearing this, the generals at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm below all looked at each other in confusion.
"This time, the opponent of our Fushan Country is the Yunshui Shen Family."
Wushi Ao paced with his hands behind his back, his expression solemn, "The strength of the Shen Family is something you all have heard of."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a figure over ten feet tall, exuding intense evil qi, spoke up from the ranks: 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
"What is there to fear from a mere small noble family?"
"Please, Prince, give the order. I am willing to lead my Profound Kui Army to break through and smash that turtle shell of Yunshui City!"
Although the voice was somewhat rough, it was clearly a woman’s.
However, her physique and height were extremely inconsistent with her gender.
"Please, Prince, order us. We are not fools like those from the Great Witch Mountain, today we want to see exactly what strength the Shen Family has."
As soon as the commander of the Profound Kui Army finished speaking, another person stood up below, cupping their fists and requesting orders.
These people were all commanders of Fushan Country’s army, all at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, completely not believing that the Shen Family’s power was strong enough to deter them from an offensive.
Seeing this, Wushi Ao seemed slightly moved between his brows.
Regarding the previous attack by the Shen Family on the Great Witch Mountain territory, Fushan Country had also received some intelligence.
According to the intelligence, the reason the Great Witch Mountain couldn’t withstand the Shen Family’s assault was mainly because a genius sword cultivator from the Shen Family held off several Great Demons at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, including Lan Jue, by themselves.
However, the tiger-head-snake-tail breakthrough phenomenon in Yunshui City two years ago seemed to indicate that the genius sword cultivator from the Shen Family had failed to break through.
Failing to break through to the Golden Core after reaching Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm often results in death and the dissipation of one’s Dao.
Even if they were fortunate to survive, they would only just barely be clinging to life...
Under such circumstances, it seemed that Fushan Country might still have a chance.
Thinking of this, Wushi Ao even felt that during the previous meeting in the Zhili Imperial City, the Patriarch Shen Chongming’s attitude seemed somewhat like bluffing, intentionally trying to scare everyone.
But as he paced back and forth without making a decision, the many generals below all showed anxious expressions.
"Report!"
A sudden urgent shout broke the silence in the hall.
Suppressing his thoughts, Wushi Ao slowly turned around, and a soldier hurriedly entered the hall.
"Reporting to the Prince, all generals, news from the frontline, two large armies have been spotted in the direction of Anyang and Yunshui!"
Upon hearing this, Wushi Ao’s brows immediately furrowed tightly!
"The Shen Family actually took the initiative to attack?"
Last time during a major harvest, the Shen Family and Luoxia Mountain had relied on the City Defense Array, turtling up for defense.
Yet facing them this time, they actually took the initiative to strike?
Do they think Fushan Country is easier to bully than those beasts from the Great Witch Mountain?
"Prince, please give the order!"
The many generals present altogether cupped their hands.
After a brief contemplation, Wushi Ao realized that whether the Shen Family was bluffing or truly strong, hearsay intelligence was no longer of much use.
Only by truly engaging in battle could they know for sure.
"All generals, hear my command!"
Once he made his decision, he glanced at everyone present and said, "Profound Kui and Profound Goose armies, march to the west of Yingchuan to intercept the enemy."
"Profound Scale Army will support from the center."
"Yao Mountain Army, speed march along the Laishui River, and after reaching Yunshui City, send a vanguard camp to attempt an attack. I will personally lead the Fengwu Army, ready at all times."
"If Yunshui City has little resistance, the Profound Kui and Profound Goose armies should try to hold off the Shen Family’s cultivators, while the Profound Scale Army flanks. The three armies will unite to take down the two Shen Family cultivator armies, and we will converge outside Yunshui City!"
"Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the many generals below immediately cupped their hands and responded in unison.
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As the vast army set out from various parts of Yingchuan County City, Shen Wen’an, dressed in a green robe and holding a longsword, stood proudly in the sky.
His mount, the White Wolf King, did not accompany him.
In terms of Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm combat power, besides him, the Shen Family only had the White Wolf King.
This time, taking the initiative to attack, someone needed to stop those Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm experts from Fushan Country.
His primary target was to execute leaders.
It would be best to kill Wushi Ao; if not, then to kill several Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm cultivators from Fushan Country.
On the front lines, without the existence of Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm combatants, Shen Family cultivators could let loose.
In the light autumn breeze of September, Shen Wen’an crossed his arms and let his divine sense sweep over the mountains and rivers below without concealment.
"Hmm?"
In an instant, a hint of doubt flashed across his face, and then his eyes narrowed slightly as his figure transformed into a sword light and vanished into the void.
On the ground below, several thousand soldiers wearing standard armor, entirely composed of cultivators, were rapidly rushing forward, led by a Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm general using the Divine Movement Skill.
This unit, part of Fushan Country’s cultivator military corps, was the Profound Goose Army among the five armies.
The fully assembled Profound Goose Army originally had eight thousand members, divided into left and right deputy generals, with the deputy generals’ cultivation reaching the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing.
Beneath the deputy generals, there was one Thousand Households per thousand troops, with cultivation ranging from the Middle Stage to the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing.
After nearly twenty years in Yangnao Land, experiencing a major harvest and multiple clashes with other forces, the strength of the five military corps suffered some losses.
The Profound Goose Army now had a strength of over six thousand.
The commander of the Profound Goose Army was named Hou Tianhu, with cultivation at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm.
Hou Tianhu was slender, over six feet tall, skilled in body techniques, and proficient in the art of assassination and surprise attacks.