126: What do you mean by that?

Hearing Qin Wuhui's question, everyone looked towards Nangong Wenxin, seemingly anticipating his answer.

Nangong Wenxin shook his head slightly. “I have some speculation, and even a little expectation. When I tell you, please don’t get excited yet. How about we wait until we confirm it later?”

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

“Wenxin, stop beating around the bush, hurry up and tell us!”

Nangong Lingyun was somewhat impatient and urged him immediately.

“That’s right, General Wenxin, just say it. We will maintain our composure!”

“Yes, hurry up, General Wenxin!”

The others also chimed in, their expressions filled with anticipation.

Seeing this, Nangong Wenxin hesitated for a moment and said, “The brothers below only possess Medium Grade Talent, yet now all of them have achieved a Breakthrough to the Divine Combination Realm. Combining this with your Cultivation situation, could it be a Spiritual Root problem?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place fell silent.

Immediately afterward, gasps of cold air continuously sounded, causing the Formation to tremble slightly.

“Calm down, continue maintaining the Formation operation!”

Nangong Wenxin’s deep shout rang in everyone’s ears, and they quickly composed themselves and stabilized the Formation.

“General Wenxin, how certain are you about what you said?”

Someone asked, and everyone looked towards Nangong Wenxin, their eyes full of expectation.

Nangong Wenxin shook his head with a bitter smile. “I already said it’s just speculation, and we need to confirm it later. But this kind of situation has never occurred throughout history, so it’s just a wild guess of mine.”

“Why worry so much? Doesn’t the army have a spirit root measuring stone? Won’t we know if we test it later?”

Seeing everyone’s anxious and expectant looks, Nangong Lingyun spoke with a look of exasperation.

However, everyone present could tell that Nangong Lingyun’s face also held a hint of expectation.

Everyone nodded, unable to hide their anticipation.

But at this moment, Nangong Wenxin’s expression suddenly turned grave, and he said in a deep voice, “Regardless of whether it turns out to be a Spiritual Root issue later, no one is allowed to speak of today’s events, including your dearest relatives and friends. Did you all remember that?”

“Understood!”

Everyone quickly nodded.

Anyone who could Cultivate to the Calamity Destruction Realm was no fool. Whether or not it was a Spiritual Root issue, spreading news of today’s events would be trouble for the Zhenbei Army.

Naturally, they needed to keep silent about this.

Seeing everyone nod, Nangong Wenxin couldn’t help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.

In the Zhenbei Army, aside from a few individuals, the rest were orphans chosen by the Prince of Zhenbei, Nangong Aochen.

The others might be fine, but he was afraid that those few individuals wouldn’t be able to hold back and would tell their families about today’s events, which would be troublesome.

Amidst everyone’s eager anticipation, the 2,500 men soon successfully completed their Breakthroughs one after another.

After stabilizing their Realm, they were overjoyed, trembling slightly with excitement!

Nangong Wenxin smiled slightly. “Lingyun, you take forty-nine brothers to continue maintaining the Formation, and the rest of us will go down and take a look!”

“Alright!”

Nangong Lingyun agreed, and everyone tacitly left forty-nine people behind, while the rest descended.

Subsequently, Nangong Lingyun waved his hand, and the mist began to change, rapidly spreading outwards.

Before long, the mist transformed into a large bowl shape, over ten meters thick, inverted over the entire camp!

Nangong Wenxin nodded slightly, walked up to the Central Military Tent, and his voice drifted out.

“Everyone, compose yourselves and assemble the troops!”

As his voice fell, streaks of light quickly flew from various parts of the camp, landing in front of him.

In an instant, apart from Wang Wu and the ten men who were sent out, and the forty-nine people maintaining the Formation, all of the Zhenbei Army lined up neatly in front of Nangong Wenxin.

Nangong Wenxin glanced at everyone and slowly said, “I know you are all very delighted, and I know you are all very surprised. Actually, I am too.”

Hearing this, everyone listened quietly without interrupting. They knew that Nangong Wenxin definitely had more to say.

Sure enough!

Nangong Wenxin spoke, “Regarding today’s events, I have some speculation, but before I state that speculation, let’s perform a verification.”

With that, Nangong Wenxin took out a spirit root measuring stone and placed it in front of him.

Upon seeing this, those in the Calamity Destruction Realm had already heard Nangong Wenxin mention it, and their eyes held a faint sense of anticipation.

However, those who had just undergone the Breakthrough were confused, not understanding why Nangong Wenxin brought out the spirit root measuring stone.

But they were not fools. Before Nangong Wenxin could speak, many had already connected it to their own situation and formed a bold guess!

Thinking of that guess, their eyes sparkled with sharp light, containing complex emotions such as anticipation, worry, and excitement!

Nangong Wenxin looked at everyone’s expressions and was about to speak when he saw Wang Wu and the other ten men return.

Accompanying them was Shangguan Yuexi!

Seeing Shangguan Yuexi, everyone paused slightly, then immediately knelt on one knee to salute.

“We respectfully greet Imperial Concubine Mother Your Highness!”

“Dispense with the formalities!”

Shangguan Yuexi waved her hand slightly, then glanced at the spirit root measuring stone beside Nangong Wenxin, and asked him, “Have you tested it?”

As soon as she spoke, Nangong Wenxin’s eyes widened abruptly, and his heart rate suddenly accelerated.

He forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart. “Imperial Concubine Mother Your Highness, what do you mean by that?”

Judging by Shangguan Yuexi’s words, she seemed to know about their situation and asked about it immediately upon arrival!

But Shangguan Yuexi did not answer him. Instead, she said, “General Wenxin, could you ask the soldiers to make a Heavenly Dao Oath that they will never spread word of today’s events?”

At this, Nangong Wenxin understood completely—Imperial Concubine Mother Your Highness must genuinely know.

He didn’t know whether someone in the Zhenbei Army had informed her, or if Imperial Concubine Mother Your Highness knew herself, or if his own speculation was correct... Nangong Wenxin took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and glanced at the soldiers, seeing them nod in response.

Immediately, Nangong Wenxin declared, “The Heavenly Dao is above! Today, I, Nangong Wenxin, swear an oath that I will never spread word of what happened here today, nor let anyone outside this place know, or else my body shall perish, my Dao shall vanish, and I shall not enter Reincarnation!”

As his voice fell, the sky instantly rumbled and shook. Then, a wisp of spiritual light came from the Void Realm and submerged itself into Nangong Wenxin’s glabella.

Qin Wuhui and the others quickly followed suit. Aside from their names, the content of their oaths did not change a single word, and their oaths also received responses from the Heavenly Dao.

Seeing this, Shangguan Yuexi glanced upward. Nangong Wenxin immediately understood. “Imperial Concubine Mother Your Highness, Lingyun and the fifty of them already swore the oath together earlier.”

Shangguan Yuexi nodded slightly and said with a wry smile, “Originally, I wouldn’t have known about the situation here, but Yu’er accidentally let it slip, which is why I came over to see.”

A sharp light flashed in Nangong Wenxin’s eyes, and a look of sudden realization appeared deep within them.