Embers of Sword

Chapter 730 Taking advantage of the situation
In less than half a year, across the entire northern border garrison, there have been a total of 131 large and small demon tides!
Important fortresses like "Shifang City" were likely to be hit by demonic tides five to ten times.

Small and medium-sized fortresses were attacked one to three times.

Jiayong Pass is an exception.

This was the first human pass that Mo Zhen, the Great Venerable, personally broke through when the North-South War began. Back then, the Northern County's spiritual energy was still quite abundant. As long as a node was opened, the Demon Kingdom could invade the Great Wall and obtain a large amount of "spiritual energy supply," thus initiating a protracted war. But the situation is quite different now... Jia Yong Pass, located at a remote node on the western front, is no longer considered an important fortress!
"The pressure exerted by the Demon Kingdom on the western front is far less than that on the eastern front."

Chen Jingxuan slowly said, "Shifang City, as the 'supply and fodder hub,' has only been attacked seven times... There are more than four fortresses on the eastern front that have been attacked more than five times."

Perhaps it's because the western border of Da Chu is too barren and desolate.

Even if the Demon Kingdom successfully breaks through the city walls from the western front and takes over a piece of the heartland of the Northern Prefecture, it will still be difficult for them to gain a foothold.

"Therefore... 70% of the western front is almost entirely entrusted to the Xu family and the Qiantian Palace for defense."

Chen Jingxuan frowned slightly: "I didn't expect that this time the demon kingdom's beast tide would launch such a fierce attack on the western border. It's like..."

It's like those great demons, who really want to break through from the Western Region.

The demonic surge at Jiayong Pass and the appearance of the Grand Venerable of Shifang City both exceeded Chen Jingxuan's expectations.

In his opinion.

If the Demon Kingdom truly intends to breach this Great Wall and advance south, it must open a breach in the east.

"It is indeed very unreasonable."

After reading the case file, Xie Xuanyi fell into deep thought.

Every demonic tide attack was meticulously recorded by the Black Scale Guards. The distribution of attacks was severely uneven on both the east and west sides of the Northern Great Wall... The western front experienced only about thirty attacks.

On the eastern front, the Grand Master appeared more than three times.

That's why.

The Great Chu Dynasty's top military strength was concentrated in the east.

Zhang Lu, Ye Zu, Tang Fengshu... these Yang Gods spend most of their time stationed in the Eastern Border Fortress.

"These demonic tides are just the prelude."

Chen Jingxuan said softly, "The reason I am still in the capital is because the real 'great tide' has not yet arrived."

talking.

He looked at the [Hun Yuan Yi] not far away beside him.

On the demon kingdom's side, several holy lands joined forces and headed south, uniting to launch attacks against each other... Such unity must be orchestrated by someone behind the scenes. At least the Grand Palace Master of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace and the Holy Emperor of the Great Ape Mountain have reached a "consensus." Judging from these waves of demon tides, besides these two top-tier Grand Venerables, there should be at least one "strategist" hiding in the shadows, fueling the flames.

Those who observe the heavens can exchange their own destiny for their future fate.

But the world is full of complex and varied trends.

Even if Chen Jingxuan were to burn his entire life force... he still couldn't possibly calculate all the changes in the demon tide. Of course, directly exchanging his life for the [Hun Yuan Yi] to spy on him would be the dumbest and most foolish method.

In fact, Chen Jingxuan has overdrawn his life force only a handful of times in the past six months.

Aside from major cases like the "Qingzhou Uprising," which required the "Hun Yuan Yi" (a type of celestial globe) for verification and stability, Chen Jingxuan had no need for this powerful tool in most of his plans.

All 131 waves of demonic tides, large and small, were blocked and blocked by the Book Tower.

Chen Jingxuan sat upright in the imperial city, deciding the outcome from a thousand miles away.

This time, however, the attack on both Shifang City and Jiayong Pass was truly unexpected.

An uneasy feeling is spreading through my heart.

"Could it be the Paper Doll Path?"

Xie Xuanyi subconsciously began to suspect Lu Yuzhen.

"No...it's unlikely..."

Chen Jingxuan shook his head. No matter how powerful the Paper Doll Dao was, it couldn't possibly be this powerful.

"There's something I need to tell you, but I was in such a hurry to leave the border that I didn't have a chance to."

Following the guidance of the Heart Lake, Xie Xuanyi recalled the events that occurred during his spiritual journey.

He sat down and recounted in great detail what had happened during his seclusion in the Ice Soul Cave.

No detail was too small, and nothing was kept secret.

Even a Zen master.

Let it be the river of fate.

Xie Xuanyi told the young imperial advisor everything that had happened to him.

"Lu Yuzhen actually set up this kind of scheme?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingxuan, whose expression was usually calm and collected, revealed a rare look of shock.

He really couldn't think of it.

Lu Yuzhen was able to use the divine power of the Great Dao Brush to evolve cause and effect in the River of Destiny, and with the Immaculate Venerable as the anchor, he cultivated and supported one "divine travel world" after another.

This transcends the ordinary understanding of the word "layout".

"The Zen master told me that those spiritual journeys were like flower petals."

Xie Xuanyi said, "The world we live in is the flower's stamen..."

"As the Buddhist saying goes, all conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, dew, and lightning."

Chen Jingxuan lowered his eyes and said, "Perhaps the petals and stamens in the Zen master's prophecy mean just this... Petals may fall, but stamens cannot perish. If the river of destiny can only exist in one world, then it is the world we are in now."

Yes.

This was also what Xie Xuanyi was thinking.

"Therefore, Lu Yuzhen used the [Great Dao Brush] to evolve cause and effect."

Chen Jingxuan raised his head and murmured, "I can see a long line of destiny through the [Hun Yuan Yi], but he can personally evolve these long lines of destiny..."

If a major war were to break out in the North.

Chen Jingxuan needs to proceed with extreme caution, as if walking on thin ice.

As for Lu Yuzhen... she only needs to personally experience and evolve within the world of her imagination.

How terrifying is such an enemy?
"That's why I suspect that the strategist from the Demon Kingdom is a paper doll."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly, feeling quite troubled.

"Do not."

Chen Jingxuan shook his head again. After listening to the story of the divine journey, his expression became even more determined: "This matter... just proves that the organizer of these demon tides in the demon kingdom is not Lu Yuzhen."

Xie Xuanyi was stunned.

"This paper avatar has just begun to evolve within the River of Destiny. Moreover, the most important divine travel world has already been destroyed by you."

Chen Jingxuan laughed and said, "In that world of divine travel, he almost controlled the entire Great Chu and also seriously infiltrated the Demon Kingdom... If we were to compare that 'petal' with the 'stamen', how would it be?"

"Lu Yuzhen has just experienced the Empress's crushing defeat, made the wrong bet, and paid a heavy price."

Xie Xuanyi said, "This 'world of flower stamens' is naturally incomparable to that 'petal'."

"That is the reason."

Chen Jingxuan said, word by word, "Even in that world of divine travel, the Paper Doll Dao could not directly command the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, nor could the Great Ape Mountain launch a southward campaign... Now, with these demon tides, how can Lu Yuzhen intervene? If I'm not mistaken, all Lu Yuzhen can do now is... borrow power!"

(End of this chapter)