304: Xiamaguan

After three arrows extinguished the three strongest individuals, Gu Liangyuan no longer paid attention to the remaining few.

The people of the Dao Alliance wouldn't be so incompetent as to be unable to handle such a minor matter.

With a wave of his fan, five million troops reappeared.

"Song Rentou!"

Gu Liangyuan shouted, and Song Rentou emerged from somewhere.

Behind him were a group of Elders and Disciples below the Body Integration Realm.

"The Mo Emperor first assassinated a Forgetting Love Peak Disciple, then sent Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators to block them afterward. He goes back on his word and is unworthy of being a ruler!"

"Since he is unjust, we cannot be blamed for being disloyal."

"You all assist Qianqiu and quickly take the Eastern Continent."

"Once the Tribulation Transcendence Realm Elders are done, they will also come to assist you."

"Kill all who do not surrender!"

"Yes!"

Song Rentou received the order and, leading a group of Elders, went to Qianqiu's side.

After learning Revered Master's attitude from Song Rentou, Qianqiu immediately ordered the army to march south!

Before long, the Dao Alliance's Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators returned.

In this battle, none of the Family Elders who had come survived!

Gu Liangyuan immediately ordered all Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators to follow the army south, first taking Due, then destroying Taiyi!

Inside Gu Mo Imperial Palace, the Mo Emperor watched this scene, his expression frighteningly calm.

Although his goal of weakening the Family power had been achieved, he couldn't feel any joy in his heart.

He had thought that even if the Dao Alliance won, it would be a narrow victory.

But he never expected that under Gu Liangyuan's leadership, the Dao Alliance suffered no Tribulation Transcendence Realm casualties and almost completely annihilated those Family Elders.

This meant that while his internal enemies were eliminated, a more powerful external enemy had emerged.

At this moment, he felt some regret. While internal enemies were annoying, they could unite against external threats at critical moments.

But external enemies could only result in a fight to the death, with no room for maneuver.

Furthermore, in this battle, the Mo Emperor also lost his greatly valued reputation.

In the past, when people of the Five Continents mentioned the Three Emperors of the Central Continent, who wasn't respectful?

In this battle, the Family Elders first threw dirt on him.

The Mo Emperor could tolerate this dirt, as without his tacit approval, these people couldn't have left the Ancient Ink Capital.

But the dirt thrown by Fire God was hard for the Mo Emperor to accept.

Sending people to assassinate the opponent's junior was one thing, but the most important reputation of abandoning his subordinates had a significant impact on him.

The Mo Emperor knew it was false, but others didn't.

And Fire God had done it flawlessly, with Chaos in the heavenly secrets, making it impossible to deduce.

If this news spread, who would dare to work for him in the future?

The Mo Emperor knew his own affairs. Sometimes he was erratic and occasionally showed signs of tyranny, but he had always heavily rewarded loyal individuals. Only then would people be willing to work for him.

"What a Fire God! Eight hundred years ago, I should have killed you regardless of the cost!"

"But it's too late to say such things. The most urgent matter now is that the Dao Alliance must not occupy the Eastern Continent, otherwise, I will have difficulty interfering in the Eastern Continent again."

"Fortunately, I still have Taiyi in hand, and I still have a way to negotiate with them."

As the Mo Emperor thought this, he had the idea of sending more people to the Eastern Continent.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that the Dao Alliance's momentum was already established. If he sent people, even if he won, it would be a tragic victory.

One must know that Ancient Zhou had always been eyeing Ancient Mo covetously.

If he went all out, and Ancient Zhou made any moves, Ancient Mo would be in danger!

Thinking of this, the Mo Emperor's eyes flickered.

With a wave of his hand, a map of the Eastern Continent appeared before his eyes.

On the map, the boundaries were clear. In the southeastern border region, there was a pass called Xiama Pass.

Legend has it that there was a general in the Mortal world who spent his life in battle.

After a great victory, on his way back to the capital, he met a monk at this pass.

No one knew what they discussed, but the general had a great awakening and felt deeply sinful.

He dismounted and left with the monk to cultivate in the West Desert.

Since then, this pass was named Xiama Pass.

"Hong..."

The Mo Emperor subconsciously wanted to call Che Hongzhou, then realized Hongzhou was dead.

With a faint sigh, the Mo Emperor summoned another trusted minister:

"Tell Gu Liangyuan that when Immortals fight, Mortals suffer. I cannot bear to see the common people suffer any longer, so I invite him to a gambling match at Xiama Pass."

"The nine steps of cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, and Tribulation Transcendence Realm."

"Both sides will each send nine people, one for each of the nine cultivation realms. In a battle of nine, whoever wins five rounds wins!"

"If the Dao Alliance wins, I will immediately withdraw my troops and no longer interfere in the affairs of the Eastern Continent, and I will fulfill my promise that for the next three hundred years, the armies of Ancient Mo will not set foot in the Eastern Continent."

"If I win, I will still withdraw my troops and not set foot in the Eastern Continent for three hundred years, but the people of the Dao Alliance must stop at Xiama Pass and not proceed further."

The person below listened to the Mo Emperor's words and instantly understood the Mo Emperor's calculation. The Mo Emperor knew that the general trend was unstoppable, and defeat was already a foregone conclusion.

But before he withdrew from the Eastern Continent, he still wanted to leave a fallback plan.

Xiama Pass, this pass was not a grand fortress, but its geographical location was special.

As long as the Dao Alliance stopped at Xiama Pass, then Due and Taiyi would be preserved.

The two Families joining forces would prevent the Dao Alliance from becoming dominant, preparing for another invasion of the Eastern Continent three hundred years later.

...

On Gu Liangyuan's side, after formulating the battle plan, he returned to Forget-Love Peak with the Barefoot Girl.

Just as they reached the entrance of Forget-Love Hall, they encountered Elder Sha blocking the way, seemingly having some news to report.

But Gu Liangyuan stopped him with a gesture:

"Whatever it is, wait until I come out to talk."

With that, he led the Barefoot Girl into Forget-Love Hall.

Bang!

As soon as the two entered Forget-Love Hall, the door of Forget-Love Hall slammed shut, leaving Elder Sha outside the door.

Looking at the tightly closed door, Elder Sha shook his head and continued to wait at the entrance.

Waiting for Gu Liangyuan to come out to tell him about Ditian's visit.

Inside Forget-Love Hall, Gu Liangyuan sat at the head seat, silent.

The Barefoot Girl stood below, feeling uneasy.

On the way back, she had a premonition that the reason Gu Liangyuan brought her back was to settle accounts.

When the door of Forget-Love Hall closed, she completely confirmed this idea.

At this moment, she already regretted it. She had thought that Gu Liangyuan was already at the end of his rope when he killed Fire God.

She never expected Gu Liangyuan's methods to be so formidable.

First, he extinguished the Fire Calamity Realm, then killed the three Thunder Calamities.

Even so, he still had the remaining power to use that astonishing method, detonating cores to kill dozens of Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators!

While before, the Barefoot Girl's reverence for Gu Liangyuan was due to her controlled remnant soul, after the battle at Zhenbei Pass, the Barefoot Girl had a clearer understanding of Gu Liangyuan.

Even without her remnant soul being controlled, Gu Liangyuan had the power to easily kill her.

"Kneel!"

Gu Liangyuan's tone seemed calm, but the Barefoot Girl could hear the anger contained beneath the calm tone.

Not daring to be careless, she immediately knelt down.

Lowering her head, she didn't dare to look at Gu Liangyuan.

If it had been when she first met Gu Liangyuan, the Barefoot Girl certainly would not have knelt.

But people are always like this; once the first psychological defense is broken, kneeling again doesn't feel so hard to accept.