Starting with a useless yellow dog, he swept through the immortal realm.

Song Xun's words instantly ignited the fighting spirit of the surrounding officers and soldiers, and Zhou Fan and Gu Song, who were stationed at the rear, also heard these words.

The ancient pine general's camp was located between Zhou Fan's seventh and sixth city towers, and Song Xun spoke these words particularly loudly at this moment.

Song Xun's original intention was to inspire the soldiers who were fighting hard below, so he used magic to amplify his voice.

"How can we say we have no clothes? We share the same robes with you."

"Okay, okay."

At this moment, Gu Song was reflecting on this sentence and felt that Song Xun's words were very well said. Gu Song immediately used magic to amplify the sound.

"Fellow soldiers, for the sake of the lights of thousands of homes behind us, for the sake of our vast land, let us defeat these demons! We are all in this together!"

"How can we say we have no clothes? We share our robes with you!"

At this moment, Gu Song's words were clearly transmitted to the ears of every soldier, and they all shouted.

"How can we say we have no clothes? We share our robes with you!"

"How can we say we have no clothes? We share the same robes with you!"

With this spirit bolstering them, the defenders' fighting will soared, and in no time, the 20,000 to 30,000 monsters were driven back in defeat.

It was unclear how the blood-red sun controlled this group of demons, since no one had heard any commands being given, yet the extraterrestrial demons had already retreated in a very orderly manner.

Clearly, this battle was far from ideal for the extraterrestrial monsters, resulting in a complete rout. Sometimes, the impact of morale is just that significant.

Having won their first battle, Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng had already returned to the city tower. Their performance in this battle earned them the admiration of everyone.

Therefore, the members of the seventh squad were constantly praising Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng.

"Miss Jiang's Thousand Swords Technique was absolutely amazing!"

"Yes, and Brother Song's words, 'How can we say we have no clothes? We share the same robes,' really stirred my blood."

Not only these team members, but Zhou Fan also looked at Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng with uncontrollable admiration.

This battle allowed Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng to successfully establish themselves at Zhenyao Pass.

The two eighteen-year-old boys and girls were both in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm and were very energetic. They remained calm and composed in the face of danger on such a large battlefield. Gu Song could already see the shadows of the world's top experts in the future in Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng.

After the battle, naturally, the members of each squad would go to the general's camp for a meeting to discuss the situation of the battle.

It had been a long time since Zhenyao Pass had fought such a brilliant battle, with more than 10,000 extraterrestrial demons killed in just over an hour.

Of the more than 10,000 extraterrestrial demons, 3,000 were killed by the Seventh City Tower. This achievement allowed Zhou Fan, who had been bent over for three months, to stand up again.

For this reason, Gu Song specially invited Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng to participate in this conference. After all, Lin Canghai and Jiang Lie entrusted Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng to him with peace of mind. Besides fighting on the battlefield, they certainly hoped that Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng could learn more about the overall situation in war.

After all, having a good overall perspective is essential in a sect's major operations, and Gu Songxian expressed great approval of this battle.

Over the past few decades, there have been few battles as spectacular as today's. Although the extraterrestrial demons have never been able to successfully breach the city, the defenders of Zhenyao Pass have never won an easy victory in almost every battle.

Strangely enough, there was one thing that Gu Song never understood: the extraterrestrial demons had been trying to invade the continent for hundreds of years, but they seemed to have never succeeded in history. However, the extraterrestrial demons persisted relentlessly.

As someone from within the pass, Gu Song couldn't understand what it was about the pass that attracted the monsters from beyond the realm, making them so persistent.

Moreover, it's not just Zhenyao Pass; all the forces in the world that border the outer realms will establish defense forces to resist attacks from those outer realms.

Gu Song had been on guard duty for decades, always trying to figure out this matter. However, every time he painstakingly captured an extraterrestrial demon, it would die of its own madness before he could even interrogate it. It was impossible to communicate with it, and even the Mind-Searching Needle was ineffective.

The probe needles stored above the Demon Suppression Pass were magical artifacts prepared by Gu Song to investigate the cause, but over the years, there has never been a target to actually use the probe needles on.

After acknowledging the success of the battle, Gu Song began to plan the next battle. After all, according to the pattern of the battles between the two sides, this battle would last for at least three months, with the extraterrestrial monsters launching a comeback every two or three days.

Meanwhile, Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng were also listening attentively to Gu Song's plan. Although they were not the strategists or commanders of the war, it was a rare opportunity to learn from the strategic wisdom of someone who had fought on the battlefield for decades, starting as a soldier and rising step by step to become a general.

Today's battle gave Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng a deeper understanding of extraterrestrial monsters. This was the first time the two of them had ever seen extraterrestrial monsters. Although they had heard of them before and made various assumptions, they could only truly understand them by seeing them for themselves.

Song Xun's assessment of these extraterrestrial monsters was that they were extremely difficult to deal with, each possessing its own unique abilities. The same fighting style could not be used to directly combat all of them.

After all, Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng had just followed Zhou Fan down the city gate and fought in close combat with the extraterrestrial demons for quite some time. There were demons with ranged attacks, demons with sturdy bodies, demons that could turn into phantoms, and demons that could shapeshift...

"It truly is biodiversity," Song Xun thought to himself, continuing to listen attentively to Gu Song's arrangements.

The two studied diligently, and then began their battle at the Demon-Suppressing Pass...

A month later, a major event occurred in the capital city, thousands of miles away. At this time, Chang Shen was in the council hall of his Eastern Palace, looking grim. He had kept the news under wraps for a day.

Several ministers stood beside Chang Shen, all looking very nervous. Last night, Emperor Jingyuan passed away.

Before Emperor Jingyuan passed away, only Chang Shen had met with him.

Moreover, when the palace servants were moving Emperor Jingyuan's body, they unexpectedly discovered a secret edict under him.

After discovering the secret edict, the servant hurriedly handed it to the Crown Prince who was present. The Crown Prince was shocked after reading it. In the secret edict, Emperor Jingyuan actually pointed out that he wanted to depose him as Crown Prince and let Changde ascend the throne as the new emperor.

Chang Shen knew this was impossible, and he guessed that it was a trap set by his fourth brother, Chang De, but there was nothing he could do, as everyone present had already seen the will.

Those present at the time included Chang Shen, Chang De, the Left and Right Chancellors, the leader of the Imperial Guard, and the Grand Commander of the Capital Guard.

Because the news of Emperor Jingyuan's death was not announced at the time, Chang Shen directly ordered a day of court closure to verify the cause of his father's death.

After all, Chang Shen knew that although his father was nearing his death, he still had several years left. Now that he had suddenly passed away, outsiders would naturally focus their suspicions on him.

Although the Crown Prince has been assisting in governance for many years and has done a good job, Chang Shen understands that the waters in the court are very deep now, and only Emperor Jingyuan can keep the ministers in check, while he himself has not yet completely secured his position in the court.

Given this reason, it's easy to imagine that the civil and military officials and regional governors would blame Emperor Jingyuan's death on him, even though he was the crown prince.

However, although he was able to keep the news of Emperor Jingyuan's death a secret, he could not keep it from the people present.

The Third Prince is already mentally impaired, but the Fourth Prince is still alive. Chang Shen could not hide the death of Emperor Jingyuan from Chang De. Chang Shen also could not hide the deaths of the Left and Right Chancellors, the rulers of the Imperial Guard and the Capital Guard, who were the heads of the civil and military officials in the capital.

Therefore, when the edict of Emperor Jingyuan was turned over, there were six people present. After Chang Shen finished reading the edict, he instinctively wanted to hide it, but it was obvious that he could not hide the edict.

Right Chancellor Bai Mingxian took the imperial edict from the side. Chang Shen wanted to refuse, but looking at the eyes of everyone present, he knew he had no choice but to hand it over. Moreover, the others were standing very close to him, close enough that they could see the edict with just a squint.

After reading the will, he quietly took a few steps closer to Changde.

Changde naturally knew what Baiming meant. Baiming read out the contents of the will, which startled the Left Chancellor Zhang Qian, who instantly understood why Emperor Jingyuan had died.

The Hantian Dynasty's official structure consisted of two prime ministers, one for the left and one for the right. Each of them led half of the civil officials, thus creating a system of checks and balances. Unexpectedly, these two men became the biggest asset in the power struggle between the crown prince and the princes.

The six people present were now in a standoff, while Crown Prince Chang Shen hurriedly led the Left Chancellor and the leader of the Imperial Guard away from the scene.

"This must be a forged imperial edict. Prime Minister Zhang, Chief Wang, come back to the East Palace with me immediately. Let's discuss who did this."

"Fourth brother, Prime Minister Bai, Commander Su, you have worked hard. Go back and rest first. We will discuss the specific matters with the officials at the court meeting tomorrow."

Chang Shen returned to his Eastern Palace and quickly summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Chang Shen was in a hurry to leave because he was unsure whether Chang De had set up an ambush in the palace. After all, Chang De had managed to kill Emperor Jingyuan silently and had also won over Right Chancellor Bai Ming and Commander-in-Chief of the Capital Guard Wang Lang right under his nose.

Just as Chang Shen had predicted, if he hadn't acted decisively and left the palace, he would never have had the chance to return to the Eastern Palace.

At that time, Changde was hesitating whether to take down Chang Shen directly in the palace, but because Zhang Qian and Wang Lang were still there, Changde did not act immediately.

Chang Shen admitted that he had underestimated his younger brother. He had always directed his struggles at the Second Prince and the Third Prince, but he never expected that the Fourth Prince, Chang De, had been hiding his true abilities all along.

Having been tricked, Chang Shen was extremely anxious. As the crown prince, and one whose position was already secure, there was no need for him to risk causing his father's premature death, as it would not benefit him at all.

But the civil and military officials and local powers don't think that way. They'd rather they couldn't rise to power, since the Hantian Dynasty is currently devastated and will soon face a new round of reshuffling.

Because of Crown Prince Chang Shen's iron-fisted methods, many powerful forces and ministers were terrified. If this Crown Prince were to become the new emperor, it would inevitably stir up a bloody storm and require a complete overhaul of the court.

Having learned that he was to meet the late emperor and that the emperor had left a will, Chang Shen felt immense pressure.

These days, Chang Shen is secretly investigating Chang De, and Chang De is aware of all this. Chang De knows his brother's methods well. If he doesn't retaliate quickly, his brother will sense the danger and bring him down quickly.

Therefore, Changde plotted to kill Emperor Jingyuan and frame Changshen. At this time, Changde returned to his residence as the Fourth Prince. Su Qing, the Grand Commander of the Capital Guard, had already gone to mobilize troops to prepare to deal with the threat of the Imperial Guard under the Crown Prince's command.

Changde's plan is to announce this matter at tomorrow's court assembly, thus creating a reasonable justification for his ascension to the throne.

The meeting on the second day...