When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

In the seventh year of Shengtong, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, on the largest Gole grassland in the northern part of the Dayin Empire, the personal expedition army accelerated its advance due to Li Shun's return. During this period, Li Shun took the time to meet with the leaders of various grassland ministries, cordially expressed the care and concern from the emperor, and asked each ministry to send cavalry to assist in the battle.

The leaders of the twenty-three grassland tribes came with tributes.

Li Shun stood outside the golden tent, looking at the grassland cavalry coming from the skyline. They wore felt hats, cotton robes, scimitars, and no armor. The first impression he gave was that of poverty.

This relatively closed piece of land is a huge voodoo pot.

In order to find a suitable place for dragon veins, Li Yin fought south and north to unify the world. Since the founding of Dayin, the northern grasslands have been under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Twenty-three departments have been established, under the jurisdiction of the three major border generals, and trade has been opened to exchange what is needed.

The three major border generals selected young men from each tribe to be selected into the border army, weakening the tribe's combat power, and mixed in some border residents, and the Dayin border army cavalry was formed.

The Zhenbian General is a second-grade border official. In order to prevent the separatist regime from causing chaos, it is usually held by civil servants. The term is four years. There are nine deputy generals to divide the powers. The recruited border army officers and soldiers are not stationed locally.

During last year's military reform, Li Shun deleted the word "zhenbian". The vast grassland is also Dayin's territory. What is the meaning of "zhenbian"?

"I will see His Majesty the Emperor."

Among the people who came this time, there were no three generals. They had been transferred to Bailong Mountain to fight against the Shenmu Sect.

In the tent, the leaders of the twenty-three tribes saluted the emperor.

Li Shun raised his hand slightly, indicating that he was flat: "I have never been to the grassland in person since Yuji. I am sorry for my dear friends. Please understand."

The leaders of various ministries dare not take it seriously. If the emperor is polite to you, you can't really think that you are right. Sometimes you have to listen to the opposite. Does the emperor mean that if he doesn't come, they can't go? As a result, all the leaders quickly bowed their heads and apologized: "I failed to come to the capital to see Tianyan, and I have violated the divine grace. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Li Shun was very satisfied with their answers. People who can be leaders are not fools. He smiled and said: "How can I blame you? The mountains are high and the roads are far, and there are tigers, leopards and wolves blocking the way. You can't come to see me in person. I I don’t blame you. Now that I have issued an imperial edict, you are flocking to me. It can be said that you are loyal to me.”

The leaders were ashamed. If they had not heard of the emperor's great reputation in Isa, they would not be so respectful.

"The Emperor is mighty and all the people are surrendered. How can we dare to disobey him?"

Li Shun did not argue with them. Someone outside the tent counted the troops and horses of each ministry and reported: "Your Majesty, the troops and horses from each ministry are waiting for a total of more than 31,000 troops."

"That much?"

Li Shun's face was unswerving, and he glanced at the leaders. They all bowed their heads and touched the ground, sweating profusely: "Your Majesty, we can only recruit this few troops. The rest are old, young, women and children, unable to bear the heavy responsibility."

The visitor also said: "Your Majesty, this grassland is already sparsely populated. In addition, the previous three generals' mansions were for the Ping Shenmu Sect, which recruited troops many times."

Li Shunxin said, Sure enough, there are over 10,000 soldiers and horses, and they are boundless. It looks like a lot, but I didn't expect that there are only so few.

Li Shun's taste has been cultivated. He has millions of soldiers and horses, and alchemy guns. Naturally, he looks down on these cavalry who can't even prepare armor. However, it is better to have something than nothing. His purpose is not to take them to fight any war, but to promote Dayin's national prestige, show the strength of the court, and make them surrender with peace of mind.

It would be natural for the cheerleaders who show themselves as saints in front of others to give themselves honorary titles in the future.

Sometimes, it is necessary to carry out face-saving projects that waste people and money. Otherwise, how can we show that Li Shun is the eternal holy king, the emperor of the ages, and that the Shengtong Dynasty is a prosperous age that has not been seen in a century?

Li Shun led the leaders of the 23rd Division, and the march was obviously much slower, but it only took two or three days. By the time he arrived in the Bailong Mountain area, the war was coming to an end.

"Your Majesty, I have rebelled against the Shenmu Cult and besieged it in Bailong Mountain. They will be completely annihilated in a few days." Li Shun listened to the report from Liu Wenlong, one of the three generals, and looked at the people who had surrendered following him. The warlock sent to assist from the Dalong Gu family asked in confusion: "They didn't resist?"

Bailong Mountain is the second base of the Dalong Gu family in Dayin after Tianlang Mountain, and it must have many masters. How could it be easily forced into such a situation by Dayin's army?

The warlock said: "Your Majesty, what General Liu said is true. Bailong Mountain suddenly shrank its troops seven days ago, and most of the senior warlocks under his command retreated to Bailong Mountain, so I can besiege it."

Li Shun noticed the unusual meaning and thought in his mind: "Shrink the troops? Retreat to Bailong Mountain? Conspiracy? Or prepare to escape when you hear he is coming?"

He wasn't sure, but in the face of absolute power, any conspiracy would be an egg against a stone.

Li Shun ordered: "Launch an attack on Bailong Mountain immediately!"

In the current situation, even if he is not included, the warlocks on Dayin's side are still capable of fighting against Bailong Mountain.

Li Shun's personal conquest army joined forces with the original border troops and charged towards Bailong Mountain.

The horns were blaring and the horses' hooves were beating, but soon, he noticed something strange.

Except for a small group of Shenmu Cultists on the outside of Bailong Mountain, the deeper you go, the more mysterious silence you fall into. If it were not for the existence of man-made objects such as military camps and houses, it would seem that this mountain has never been inhabited.

Xu Liya came to Li Shun and reminded: "Your Majesty, be careful of fraud!"

Li Shun walked in the forest and ordered the three armies to stop: "The three armies will camp on the spot. All the warlocks and I will go to the mountains to check."

He felt an oppressive atmosphere from the moment he entered Bailong Mountain. The so-called lifeless atmosphere, there was not even a single bird or beast in the forest.

A group of people flew into the hinterland of Bailong Mountain, and some buildings similar to Tianlang Mountain appeared. After entering, everyone was shocked.

At this time, Bailong Mountain has become a slaughterhouse! The corpses of the Shenmu believers were everywhere, and their death was horrific.

Yu Bingqing endured the discomfort and asked, "Your Majesty, what do they mean?"

Li Shun is no longer the Wu Xia Amon he was back then. After reading so many people’s training memories, especially those of the old ghosts from the Hualing Sect, he understood with just one glance: “These people have had their souls forcibly extracted. Caused by it!”

"Extract the soul!"

Xu Liya's face changed slightly when she heard this: "Did the Spirit Transformation Sect do it?"

Li Shun looked up at the main hall located on a high peak. These Dalong warlocks always hope to build the main altar at a high place, so they are not afraid of being struck by lightning?
He flew up to the peak, and the others immediately followed him. When they entered the hall, a strong smell of bloody corpses hit their nostrils.

Li Shun heard a slight noise coming from somewhere, closed his sense of smell, and followed the sound, only to see a human stick with all limbs cut off and ears and eyes damaged placed on the main seat.

Someone among the Dalong warlocks behind him knew him and exclaimed: "Huang Tao!"

This person is the person who controls the affairs of Bailong Mountain after Le Zhijia. His cultivation has been destroyed, and he is still alive now, but the people who made him like this want him to live, and use a force of magic to maintain his life. (End of chapter)