Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 347 - 244 Newcomer, Storm

North State.

North Garrison Government.

The North Garrison Government, located in the central part of North State, occupied a vast and expansive territory and was garrisoned with elite troops all year round.

Across the border, one could see tens of thousands of elite soldiers with boiling Qi-Blood, each divided into various Military Formations, drilling one another, raising spears, stepping forward, making thrusts, as shouts and battle cries merged into a continuous tumult.

"Heaven Formation! Strike!"

No one knew who issued the command, but upon it, tens of thousands of soldiers moved in unison, arranging into square formations, with officers at the center, their rich Qi-Blood shaking The Power of Heaven and Earth, forming a colossal military Momentum, connected with one another, and then they brandished their spears in succession.

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The so-called Military Formation, in fact, was not complicated, being mostly extensions of the ’Three Talents’ formation, among which the Heaven Formation was for striking, used for besieging cities; thousands of soldiers and horses unified their Qi-Blood and will, drawing upon The Power of Heaven and Earth, capable of destroying cities and splitting the earth.

The Earth Formation, on the other hand, was for defensive Momentum, and it could also suppress the power of Earth’s Veins; even a Martial Saint after Blood Exchange would have a hard time directly confronting the mountain and river Earth Veins with only their power. But with tens or even hundreds of thousands of elite troops forming a connected Momentum, one could suppress it bit by bit, attacking inward until it collapsed.

The Human Formation was for fighting against people; within the formations, one could isolate and block out Heaven and Earth, even the unparalleled Grandmaster upon entering the formation, could only use bodily strength to fight and could not draw upon Heaven and Earth to unleash Artistic Conception.

Past this drill ground,

behind it lay a majestic and imposing series of buildings.

In a residence located at the very center sat a man in Python Robe, behind a desk. He had a stern face, an imposing presence without anger, his Momentum restrained yet profound, as if he could subdue mountains and rivers, unshakable even if the sky fell and the earth collapsed.

King of North Garrison, Yuan Hong!

The world acknowledged him as the closest existence to the first generation king among all successive Kings of North Garrison; he could patrol the world on the prowess of Martial Arts, retreat to command thousands of troops to guard the Border Pass, and was also one of the mightiest beings of his time.

"The remnants of Heavenly Corpse Sect colluding with Sky Demon Sect, and the Sky Demon Sect having dealings with the Foreign Race outside the pass..."

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Yuan Hong put down the letter in his hand, casting his gaze toward a huge map placed in the center of the hall, which not only included all of Cold North Path Eleven State but also vividly outlined many of the areas outside the border.

"If they are going to make a move, it’s most likely in Ice State."

Yuan Hong pondered.

Ice State was the territory of the Ice Extreme Palace, with Yu State, governed by the Seven Profound Sect, adjacent. He did not intend to interfere with these two places for the time being because if the Foreign Race outside took action, then Ice State would be a pass, and Yu State would be a buffer zone.

Uniting the entirety of the Cold North Path was not an easy task; for major Sects like the Hao Ran Sect and Green Lotus Sect, it was not enough just to defeat and drive them away, because it was impossible to completely eradicate them. It was necessary to oppress, divide and co-opt them, and weaken their influence step by step.

While Yuan Hong was deliberating,

suddenly,

a figure appeared silently before his desk, bowed respectfully towards him, and handed over a piece of intelligence, "Bi Prefecture report."

"Hmm."

Yuan Hong nodded slightly, not immediately taking it, instead continuing to look at that map of Cold North Path Eleven State. After a long while, he reached out to receive the intelligence, "This young talent list of End of the World Sea Pavilion does bear some results, drawing the younger generation of various Sects to vie against each other and attracting a lot of attention."

"The Seven Profound Sect does know how to give way, even yielding the Yunni Sky Steps."

A person in White-Clothed stepped out from behind Yuan Hong and spoke softly.

Yuan Hong, with an unchanged expression, nodded and said, "The Seven Profound Sect has always wanted to stay out of conflict, especially after Qin Mengjun failed in the Blood Exchange. They retreated from Yu County, and even from Bi Prefecture, just to avoid getting involved in the turmoil."

The person in white said, "Our approach towards the Seven Profound Sect is correct, for now, they are the least of the Sects in Cold North Path Eleven State that we need to bother with. When the influence of North Garrison Government becomes significant, they will make the right choice... If all the Sects in Cold North Path were like the Seven Profound Sect, the Prince might have already taken the entire Cold North by now."

Yuan Hong said indifferently, "It’s not that easy, though. These Sects may all have the intent to stay put, but it’s not so simple to unite them; plus, we still have the likes of Heavenly Corpse Sect and Sky Demon Sect, these petty thieves, as well as the great trouble of the Foreign Race outside."

As he spoke,

he finally opened the intelligence letter in his hand and looked over it.

"Song’er has a good talent and aptitude, having a Zuo Qianqiu in this generation is a fortunate thing for him, to constantly alert and temper himself; the path of a Grandmaster will be smoother in the future for him... Hm?"

Yuan Hong’s expression subtly shifted as he paused mid-speech after seeing the writing on the letter.

The person in white asked, "What is it?"

Yuan Hong, holding the letter, paused for a moment, then passed it to the person in white, and said, "Wensong, when did someone practicing the Qiankun Path appear in Cold North Path?"

Leng Wensong took the letter, glanced down at it, with a flash of surprise in his eyes, and said, "There are quite a few practicing the Qiankun Path, but it seems it’s been eighty-seven years since someone in the Five Viscera Realm developed the Qiankun."

"Quite some time ago."

Yuan Hong remarked, "After eighty-seven years, another has emerged. The brave are few, the daring are few indeed."

Leng Wensong calmly said, "Ever since the Imperial Court lost the Illustrated Chart, over the years, very few have reached Grandmaster through practicing the Qiankun Path, and not many have developed the Qiankun Domain. The younger generation keep advancing, like moths to a flame."

Yuan Hong, laughing cheerfully, set the letter alight with candle flame, and said, "Who knows? Maybe in these chaotic times, someone will indeed traverse this path and redefine Qiankun."