279: It's broken. There's no more pills.

Gu Liangyuan's words resounded through half of the Eastern Continent, and other forces also received the news.

Karma, something even Undergoing Tribulation grand Cultivators regarded as poison, how dared Gu Liangyuan take it on willingly?

Was it just for a moment of pride?

After much thought, they concluded this was the only logical explanation.

Everyone knew about Gu Liangyuan's Soul Transformation tribulation, and they believed Gu Liangyuan thought a little Karma wouldn't harm him, which was why he willingly took on this Karma for a momentary burst of spirit.

Even Mo Emperor thought so, calculating in his mind to seize the opportunity to give (send) Gu Liangyuan more Karma, letting him completely lose control (reap a full harvest).

Gu Liangyuan didn't know what others thought, but what Gu Liangyuan did know was that his words had removed all worries for the Disciples currently in battle.

They showed no mercy, warships roared, and explosive Medicinal Pills were launched from within the warships.

These 500,000 troops hadn't even seen a person, and their well-rehearsed grand formation hadn't been deployed before they were subjected to merciless bombardment, scattering in disarray.

A few surviving Disciples hidden among the army looked at the severed limbs and broken arms beneath their feet, feeling their scalps tingle.

From a high vantage point, precise bombardment.

After the bombardment, the cavalry immediately came to finish them off.

If someone could shoot down these warships, it would be fine, but as soon as they showed their heads, they would be targeted by other Disciples, let alone making a move.

Previously, the Supreme Sacred Ground Disciples had concerns about Karma, so they could still hide among the crowd and maneuver.

Now that they didn't even have this weakness, how could this battle be fought?

Unfortunately, he would never get an answer to this question.

In his terrified eyes, a Flying Sword pierced towards his glabella.

The Flying Sword was extremely fast; almost the instant he saw it, it had already penetrated his glabella.

Leaving him forever on this land.

A quarter of an hour, only a quarter of an hour.

This battle ended with the Great Abyss's unharmed victory.

None of the enemy Disciples who participated survived.

More than half of the Mortal army were dead or wounded.

Looking at the Five Thief Qi floating between heaven and earth, Mo Chen took out the Five Thief Banner.

With a gentle shake, all kinds of Five Thief Qi, such as slaughter, fear, and anger, were collected into his Five Thief Banner.

The Five Thief Banner, which had not evolved for many years in his hand, achieved Heavenly Rank Magical Artifact status in one go after absorbing these Five Thief Qi.

This made Mo Chen's eyes light up:

“Battlefields and the Five Thief Banner are truly a perfect match.”

“I knew Revered Master giving me the Five Thief Banner must have had his intentions. I didn't expect Revered Master to have foreseen today's scene three years ago.”

Saying this, he looked towards Forget-Love Peak, his face full of admiration:

“Revered Master's wisdom, I am not even one ten-thousandth of it.”

After his emotion, Mo Chen saw that the battlefield had been cleared, and immediately took the unwilling Gou Dezhu, led the warship cavalry, and brought the newly incorporated 200,000 troops to attack the next kingdom.

Mo Chen had heard Gu Liangyuan's previous words, and Jun Ao Zhi and Song Xianer naturally heard them too.

The two went all out, advancing all the way.

With the cooperation of warships and iron cavalry, wherever they went, corpses lay everywhere, blood flowed like rivers, and they had almost no opponents.

In just one month, the Great Abyss captured ten more kingdoms. At this time, in terms of land area, the Great Abyss was no less than the Chu and Wei kingdoms.

The name of the Great Abyss's warships became famous throughout the Eastern Continent!

This led to the fact that before the two sides even started fighting, upon hearing that the opponents were from the Great Abyss, their Aura would weaken by three points.

Many people witnessed the power of the warships and wanted to imitate them.

They found that although the explosive Medicinal Pills and warships were not very difficult to make, mass production would take at least three to five years.

Three to five years, the Fu Long Court would have finished fighting. What use would they be then?

They had no choice but to give up this idea.

...

Outside Qingyuan City, Jun Ao Zhi, who had just annihilated a kingdom, hadn't had time to lead his troops to attack the next kingdom when three Cultivators came with white flags.

Seeing Jun Ao Zhi frown, one of them quickly explained:

“I am the chief Disciple of the Moon Swallowing Sect. Knowing the might of the Great Abyss, my Moon Swallowing Sect is difficult to resist, so I specifically came to surrender.”

“I hope Fellow Daoist Ao Zhi will spare my Moon Swallowing Sect Disciples, considering my Moon Swallowing Sect's initiative to surrender.”

Although Jun Ao Zhi was warlike, he also knew that it was best to subdue the enemy without fighting, so he accepted with a smile:

“As long as you surrender, we are good brothers.”

Seeing Jun Ao Zhi accept this person, the two people behind him visibly breathed a sigh of relief, then bravely spoke:

“I am from the Black Tiger Sect...”

The Black Tiger Sect Disciple had just announced his Sect when Jun Ao Zhi raised his hand to stop him:

“Wait!”

In the Black Tiger Sect Disciple's surprised eyes, Jun Ao Zhi pulled out a blood-stained booklet from his embrace.

Flipping through a few pages, after finding the familiar name Black Tiger Sect in the booklet, Jun Ao Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing the Black Tiger Sect Disciple looking at him, Jun Ao Zhi suddenly spoke with surprise towards a direction behind the Black Tiger Sect Disciple:

“Revered Master, why are you here?”

Jun Ao Zhi's Revered Master?

Gu Liangyuan!

The Black Tiger Sect Disciple's heart jumped, and he subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see nothing behind him.

Just as he was about to turn his head back, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and instantly lost consciousness.

The last thin male Cultivator looked at the Black Tiger Sect Disciple lying on the ground, whose life or death was unknown, and then at Jun Ao Zhi holding a brick, nervously swallowing his saliva, and tentatively spoke:

“Fellow Daoist Ao Zhi, what do you mean by this?”

Jun Ao Zhi did not answer his question, but instead asked:

“You aren't also from the Anti-Yuanyuan Alliance, are you?”

The thin male Cultivator shook his head repeatedly:

“How could that be? I am from the Six Harmonies Sect.”

“Six Harmonies Sect...”

Jun Ao Zhi muttered, searching his mind for this somewhat familiar name.

Huh, isn't this the Sect where Sun Pu, that old fox, is from?

Jun Ao Zhi was about to ask a question when he saw the thin young man's figure instantly disappear, fleeing into the distance.

Jun Ao Zhi reacted, somewhat exasperated:

“How dare you trick me!”

Saying this, his eyes narrowed, and immortal and demonic Qi condensed, striking directly at the thin Cultivator.

“Ah!”

Accompanied by a scream, the thin Cultivator fell to the ground.

Jun Ao Zhi reached out and captured the man.

Upon closer inspection, he indeed found a status token belonging to the Jiangyun Sect on the thin young man's waist.

This Jiangyun Sect was one of the forces within the Anti-Yuanyuan Alliance.

Jun Ao Zhi squeezed hard, crushing the token.

With a punch, the thin Disciple also followed in the footsteps of the Black Tiger Sect Disciple.

Then, with a wave of his hand, a gust of Qi blew towards the two corpses, turning them into dust.

After doing all this, Jun Ao Zhi grinned at the Moon Swallowing Sect Disciple:

“Don't be afraid. I'm usually quite easy to talk to; I just happen to be ruthless towards those from the Anti-Yuanyuan Alliance.”

Although the Moon Swallowing Sect Disciple tried hard to control himself, his legs couldn't help but tremble.

Jun Ao Zhi's self-proclaimed kind smile looked particularly chilling in his eyes.

Listening to Jun Ao Zhi's words, he just nodded repeatedly.

Seeing this, Jun Ao Zhi felt bored and ordered someone to inform Qianqiu of the situation here.

After all, the treatment of the first surrendering Sect concerned whether subsequent Sects would surrender voluntarily.

How to set this example still needed Qianqiu's decision.

...

Inside the temporary Anti-Yuanyuan Alliance headquarters in Qingshan Sect.

Qingshan Sect Master's face was ashen.

The other Sect Masters seated around were also silent.

The atmosphere in the hall was exceptionally oppressive.

The continuous defeats had damaged their morale.

Facts proved that Gu Liangyuan's methods were even more ruthless and formidable than they had imagined.

They had almost never heard of things like warships and explosive Medicinal Pills and had no strategies to deal with them at all.

Currently, nearly ten small Sects' Disciples had been massacred.

Even those who luckily escaped were severely wounded.

Just then, a Purchasing Elder rushed in from outside the door to report:

“Reporting to Alliance Leader, most of the Disciples in the Alliance are severely wounded, and we don't have enough Medicinal Pills.”

The Qingshan Sect Master waved his hand, looking extremely impatient:

“If it's not enough, then go buy some. Don't bother me with such small matters.”

The Purchasing Elder looked troubled:

“Low- and medium-grade healing Medicinal Pills on the market, and even the raw Materials, have all been purchased by the Supreme Sacred Ground.”

“What!?”

Everyone in the hall changed color simultaneously.