This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 587 Different offensive and defensive forces
There wasn't much laughter on the night after the victory.

The sound of weeping echoed in every corner of the city.

After being thoroughly 'crushed' by several top-tier experts and Li Fei, Emerald Green City could no longer be called a city.

It's almost impossible to find a single intact building!

Moreover, even though Li Fei and Ning Qingman intentionally avoided crowded places when they fought, how terrifying is a clash between top-level fighters?
Even after a battle, it is inevitable that many people will be accidentally injured.

Tens of thousands died directly!

Nearly 50,000 people were injured!
Overnight, the home was gone, and the family was gone too.

Some were seriously injured, and some were disabled.

It is said that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune, but the people of Cuiqing City were emotionally devastated.

"Your son has just lost too much blood. I have already given him a boost of energy. He can take the medicine once it arrives. Don't worry, he will be fine."

Hua Donghan spoke softly to a woman.

"thanks, thanks!"

The woman, with tears in her eyes, was about to kneel down and kowtow to Hua Donghan, but was stopped.

"It's cold in winter, let's take a rest first."

Yang Lingyue walked over and said to Hua Donghan.

Having gone through life and death together, the two became much closer, and Yang Lingyue's way of addressing Hua Donghan changed accordingly.

Hua Donghan shook his head and said in a hoarse voice, "There are still many wounded people. If they don't receive timely treatment, they will die."

He broke through to become a Grandmaster and helped Ning Qingman and Li Fei at a crucial moment.

This should have been a very joyful thing.

But looking at the post-war disaster scene and listening to the cries and wails throughout the city, Hua Donghan couldn't bring herself to laugh.

She immediately threw herself into the rescue work.

Although she does not possess healing supernatural powers, one of the core-level extraordinary abilities she has awakened through her Dao foundation is healing, capable of healing people's injuries.

Moreover, her energy is water-based, inherently containing extremely strong vitality, more than enough to heal ordinary people.

These ordinary people she saved may never know that they were saved by a grandmaster.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Hua Donghan, Yang Lingyue had no choice but to help her rescue the person.

Suddenly, both of them sensed something was wrong.

It's like a fish swimming in a great river suddenly feeling the water level dropping rapidly, as if the entire river is about to be drained!
"Such a rapid absorption speed is truly remarkable, Marquis Jing'an."

Hua Donghan looked into the distance.

"Are there any enemies?"

Yang Lingyue asked somewhat nervously.

Hua Donghan shook his head: "He's probably saving people too."

Yang Lingyue remained silent.

His ability to rise from a rogue cultivator to a martial arts master demonstrates his exceptional talent.

However, since independent cultivators have limited resources, he has suffered a lot along the way.

During this period, he was recruited by various forces, including the imperial court.

But he refused them all.

Yang Lingyue had always disapproved of the imperial court.

Corrupt officials, who disregard human life and engage in petty and despicable acts, are nothing but filth in his eyes!
But even though Li Fei knew it was a trap, he still rushed to rescue Cuiqing City.

Now, they chose to save lives immediately after the great battle.

This changed Yang Lingyue's opinion of the imperial court considerably.

He always felt that the important figures in the imperial court valued their lives, and that ordinary people were no different from ants in their eyes.

"Perhaps, if this Marquis of Jing'an were to come to power in the future, the Great Lan Dynasty would have a different future."

Yang Lingyue had this thought in his mind.

"After this, should we consider joining the Blue Patrol Pavilion?"

Hua Donghan noticed that Yang Lingyue was somewhat moved, so she couldn't help but ask.

In fact, her talent was no less than hers, but the reason she couldn't see any hope of breaking through was because she was held back by her status as a rogue cultivator.

No matter how talented you are, without resources and cultivation techniques, what will you use to break through to the next realm?

Therefore, Hua Donghan wanted to persuade Yang Lingyue to join a powerful force, so that he would have a chance to go further.

"If you don't like Lanxun Pavilion, you can also consider joining the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion."

Hua Donghan smiled.

Yang Lingyue was taken aback, then smiled: "If that Marquis is willing, it's not impossible."

After tonight's battle, he was completely impressed by Li Fei.

He felt it was acceptable to join the Jing'an Marquis's mansion.

On the other side, Li Fei was unaware that another martial arts master with the potential to break through to the next realm was about to join his ranks.

He is indeed saving people.

After the battle, he first used the [Refining] divine power to convert blood soul into life force to help Ning Qingman stabilize her injuries.

However, the most serious injury to the opponent was related to the Dao principles, which is an inevitable result after a fierce battle between top-tier experts.

The life force transformed from blood and soul can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. Li Fei can only help Ning Qingman stabilize her injuries and prevent them from worsening; the rest depends on Ning Qingman's own slow recovery.

After Ning Qingman went to heal her injuries, Li Fei didn't rest for a moment. He frantically absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and then used 'Azure God' to begin large-scale treatment of the wounded in the city.

Countless blue dots of light, like stars, swept towards a large group of wounded soldiers.

After these cyan light spots merged into the wounded soldiers' bodies, their injuries began to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only physical trauma, but also mental trauma and the emotional breakdown were alleviated.

Li Fei flew through the air, leaving behind a trail of blue light spots as he saved lives with terrifying efficiency!

The city, having lost all its buildings and lights and plunged into darkness, is lit up again.

This scene was nothing short of a miracle!

Countless people, plunged into despair, found salvation in this blue light, and they all looked up at the figure in the sky, tears streaming down their faces.
This is the scene that Ye Jingfu saw when he entered Cuiqing City.

Although the Eastern Border Admiral disagreed with Li Fei's risky move, he eventually led his men to provide support.

However, by the time he arrived, the fighting in the city had already ended.

"Commander Ye, the Flame Wolf Cavalry has been defeated, suffering more than half casualties."

Fu Ziwu approached Ye Jingfu and spoke.

Qilian Guanshi was able to leave with the 'Divine Eagle King', the temple shaman, and several powerful figures from the Western Continent, but he couldn't take all three thousand-plus Flame Wolf Riders with him.

This legendary cavalry force, one of the top ten on the grasslands, has become a pawn tonight.

More than 3,000 Flame Wolf Riders fled the city immediately, but were intercepted by Fu Ziwu and others outside the city.

Then they encountered Ye Jingfu and others who came to their aid, and the outcome was already predetermined.

"Ah."

Ye Jingfu nodded.

In tonight's battle, the grasslands only lost one troop of Flame Wolf Riders. Compared to Qilian Guanshi, who has already broken through to the peak, the grasslands' combat strength has actually increased rather than decreased.

But Ye Jingfu felt no worry at all at this moment.

He looked up at the figure in the air, wielding azure light, and murmured:

"After tonight, the balance of power will shift!"

Lanling City.

As dawn broke, the faint morning light fell upon the brightly lit imperial city.

Sifangguan was a guild hall in the imperial city specifically used to receive foreign guests.

Since the Western Continent delegation arrived in Lanling City, they have been staying at the Sifang Pavilion.

Silently, three thousand imperial guards had already surrounded the entire guild hall!

These three thousand imperial guards are all part of the imperial army and can form three troop formations of a thousand men each.

A man dressed in the official robes of a cabinet official, exuding an imposing aura, strode into the Sifang Pavilion with a group of people.

This person is none other than Ni Xuan, the master of Zhige Pavilion.

With the Great Blue Dynasty waging war on three fronts, the court's top experts were dispatched to various places to provide support, and the powerful members of the Zhige Pavilion also left the capital one after another.

Currently, in Lanling City, apart from the two imperial eunuchs in the palace, only Ni Xuan, the master of Zhige Pavilion, remains as a Grandmaster.

Ni Xuan's talent and strength are not to be underestimated, given that he was able to become the head of Zhige Pavilion.

He was already a Grandmaster of the Dao Establishment Realm 21 years ago.

Over the years, thanks to his status as the leader of the Zhige Pavilion, he has been able to obtain top-tier resources and cultivation techniques, resulting in a steady increase in his strength. He has now reached the peak of the Establishing Dao Realm, and is only one step away from the Martial Saint Realm!
In terms of the possibility of breaking through to the next realm, Bai Yan, who has already died in battle, has the greatest chance.

Secondly, there's Ni Xuan.

The reason why the Pavilion Master of Zhige Pavilion was not sent on the expedition was that the capital city needed a powerful figure of sufficient influence to oversee it.

Secondly, the emperor did not want to put all his chips on the table.

Li Fei and Wenren Zheng have already gone to war. In case anything happens to them, leaving one person with the potential to become the top in the capital can at least leave some hope for the Great Blue Dynasty.

Ni Xuan made no attempt to conceal his aura. As he entered the Sifang Pavilion, he was like a ferocious beast forcibly squeezing into the pavilion, giving the impression that the surrounding space was about to be burst open!

Inside the guild hall, the delegations from the seven Western nations were all awakened.

Soon, the seven dukes led their entourage out of the room and into the front courtyard of the clubhouse, where they confronted Ni Xuan and his group.

"Sect Master Ni, what brings you here so early?"

Duke Zeke, dressed in a white silk robe, stepped forward and asked.

"Your Western Continent secretly sent people to join forces with the Eastern Border's Emerald City and the Great Manchu Plains to ambush my Marquis Jing'an. I have been ordered by His Majesty to come and arrest you!"

Ni Xuan's voice was like thunder, completely shaking the entire clubhouse.

Hearing this, many people in the group showed signs of unease.

Only the seven dukes remained calm and composed.

Duke Zeke spread his hands and looked directly at Ni Xuan:

"Sect Master Ni, isn't there some misunderstanding here?"

Even at such a tense moment, the glorious Duke of Denis remained composed and his smile never wavered.

“Sect Master Ni, the Eastern Territory and Lanling City are thousands of miles apart, so it’s normal for the information to be misrepresented. It’s likely that the Great Blue Sky Prince has been deceived.”

Duke Miller of the Kingdom of Seferon, with his long silver-gray hair, also stepped forward. "If the Western Continent really wanted to harm your Marquis of Jing'an, why would we people have stayed in the capital?"

"Yes."

The last person from the three major powers of the Western Continent, the tall Duke James of Mega Kingdom, also stepped forward:

"We've stayed here all this time so that we can cooperate well with the Great Blue Dynasty."

Each of the three major powers dispatched a prince to the grasslands to ambush and kill Li Fei.

Zeke and the others naturally knew about this important matter beforehand.

The reason they dared to stay in Lanling City was that they were confident the ambush would succeed. After Li Fei died, they could shift all the blame to the grasslands, leaving it to have nothing to do with the Western Continent.

Secondly, even if the news leaked out in the end, they were certain that at this critical juncture, the Great Blue Dynasty would not dare to directly break ties with the Western Continent!
Knowing that Xilu had sold new weapons to the two major desert kingdoms, did the Great Blue Dynasty have any strong reaction?
They still treated these envoys politely, continuing to negotiate and wrangle with them.

Therefore, all seven dukes remained calm at this moment.

"By the way, you just said that Marquis Jing'an was ambushed in Cuiqing City. What was the outcome?"

Duke Zeke asked with a curious expression.

In his view, Li Fei was most likely dead.

Under these circumstances, the Great Blue Dynasty is even less likely to break ties with the Western Continent.

Ni Xuan's gaze swept over these smug faces, and he sneered:
"Marquis Jing'an encountered a Grand Master of the Grasslands and two top Grassland experts in Cuiqing City, as well as three Western Princes and three Glorious Dukes who joined forces to kill him!"

"In the end, Duke Edwin of the Principality of Ori and Prince Logan Davenport of the Kingdom of Severn were killed on the spot!"

Duke Zeke's smile froze on his face.

Upon hearing that the head of the family had been killed, Duke Nalton's expression changed drastically.

"impossible--"

Duke Miller of the Kingdom of Seferon roared, unable to believe the result.

Prince Logan survived under the command of that war god of the Great Blue Dynasty, so how could he possibly die in Emerald City now?
"Do it-"

Ni Xuan wanted to enjoy the shocked expressions on these people's faces; otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted so much time talking to them.

Now that he has seen what he wanted to see, he's ready to act.

A dazzling light emanated from his body as he donned azure armor and instantly appeared before Duke Zeke.

At the same time, three military demons shot into the sky from outside the guild hall and stormed in.

"Walk--"

Duke Miller had no intention of engaging in battle and immediately ordered his subordinates to retreat.

Including Ni Xuan and the three Imperial Guards outside, there are only four top-tier combatants.

There were seven dukes present.

It is said that the emperor of the Great Blue Dynasty can unleash his peak combat power by taking advantage of the nation's fortune, but that is limited to the palace.

There are hardly any top experts left in Blue Ridge City, so Duke Miller feels he has a chance to break out.

He leaped into the air and was about to fly out of the clubhouse area.

The next instant, a sword light descended from the sky, as if it came from the heavens above, carrying with it a majestic divine might!

The sword light was high in the sky one second ago, and the next second it had already struck Duke Miller.

The duke had barely unleashed his domain when he was cleaved through by the sword light!

His body was pierced with a bloody hole, and he plummeted from the sky.

Before the powerful figures of the Western Continent could react, the sword light had already slashed towards Duke James.

James activated his divine form—[White-faced Azure Thunder Divine Dragon]!
His body was covered in pale bone spurs, crackling with violent lightning. A longsword formed from lightning appeared in his hand, and he thrust it forward with all his might to meet the sword light.

A torrent of lightning swept across the sky, engulfing the sword light!

But the raging tide was cleaved open, and the lightning was shattered!

James seemed to have been struck by a spear hurled from the heavens, which drove deep into the ground—

boom! ! !
The earth caved inward, and the [White-faced Azure Thunder Dragon] disintegrated.

With just one move, Duke James of Glory was severely injured!
"The summit?!"

Duke Zeke, who was being suppressed by Ni Xuan, turned his head to look with a look of despair.

Even against a prince-level powerhouse, the Glory Duke James could hold his own for a few moves.

Therefore, this suddenly appearing flying sword has definitely reached the pinnacle level!
The one who made the move was Ji Yiheng, the newly promoted prince-level powerhouse of the Great Blue Dynasty and the deputy pavilion master of the Righteous Law Pavilion.

As a prince-level powerhouse, with the help of the Lieque Sword Tower and the blessing of the national fortune, he possesses killing power comparable to that of a top-tier powerhouse in Lanling City!
This is also why the emperor dared to let Wenren Zheng leave.

With Ji Yiheng and the Blue Sky Iron Cavalry stationed in Lanling City, there shouldn't be any problems unless several top-tier experts attack the city.

Under the flash of swords, no one in the Western Continent delegation could withstand the attack.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

The imperial eunuch Feng Cheng arrived at the door and reported:

"Your Majesty, Pavilion Master Ni has arrived."

"So fast?"

Qin Ziheng was sitting at his desk, repeatedly looking at a telegram in his hand. Hearing this, he looked up and said, "Let him in."

Soon, Ni Xuan composed himself, entered the imperial study, and bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the entire delegation from the Western Continent has been apprehended and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. The seven dukes have been shouting that they want to see Your Majesty, saying they want to renegotiate cooperation with the Great Blue Dynasty."

"Ha ha!"

Qin Ziheng laughed heartily, seemingly in a very good mood. "Ignore them. Let the Marquis of Jing'an deal with these people when he returns."

"Want to talk? Have the seven kingdoms of the Western Continent send representatives to talk again!"

Ni Xuan rarely saw this side of the emperor so domineering, and a smile appeared on his face:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Qin Ziheng looked again at the telegram on the table, which he had read countless times and had repeatedly confirmed with his men:
"The Great Qilian Guanshi of the Grassland has secretly broken through to the peak and joined forces with the two evil demons, Li Ming and the Styx Ancestor, to kill the 'Sword Immortal' Ning Qingman."

Marquis Jing'an broke through his cultivation realm on the spot, joined forces with Ning Qingman, killed the evil demon Li Ming with a punch, and scared away Qilian Guanshi and Styx Ancestor.

In this battle, Marquis Jing'an displayed peak combat power sufficient to suppress the demon Li Ming!

Qin Ziheng couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Since ascending the throne, this emperor has not had a single day without feeling frustrated.

Now we can finally hold our heads high!
“Ni Qing.”

"The minister is here."

"Go and fetch some wine, and have a few drinks with me."

"Yes."

While Ni Xuan went to fetch the wine, the Emperor glanced at the telegram on the table again.

Snapped--

He slammed his hand heavily on the desk and laughed:
"From now on, the balance of power will be reversed!"

(End of this chapter)