Chapter 450: Chapter 398: The Current Situation, the Newly Emerged Ancient Forces.

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“Master, the biggest event of these years is actually the imperial court’s army being held up outside the border and in a deadlock with the remnants of the Former Yuan.” Tao Rong said to Pei Xuanjing.

Pei Xuanjing was puzzled: “Wang Boan commands an army of millions and is assisted by forces from all over the world. Wasn’t he overwhelmingly victorious just a few years ago, and no one among the remnants of the Former Yuan able to stop him? How come there is a deadlock now?”

To be honest, Pei Xuanjing was very puzzled about this. The reason he’d felt confident enough to enter seclusion in the first place was that in his opinion, the sweeping victory of the army outside the border had already been determined. He’d never expected any setbacks.

Let’s face it, when Wang Boan led his millions-strong army to the battlefield, they had been unstoppable, advancing like a bamboo splitting the trunks. Even if the Tartar tribes had come together, they would not have been a match. Most people blamed Wang Boan for being steadfasdt and methodical, advancing too slowly, but no one thought that would cause him any hindrance.

But who would have thought that as soon as he began his seclusion, a problem would arise.

“In fact, as soon as you entered seclusion, you encountered a setback.” Tao Rong gave Pei Xuanjing a look and said somewhat helplessly.

Speaking of coincidences, the army didn’t encounter any obstacles early or late, just shortly after Pei Xuanjing entered seclusion, they ran into a blockade of hundreds of thousands of wolves, leaving them helpless.

Next, he gave a detailed account of the events that unfolded.

After the incident of the wolf pack blockade, various parties began to explore why the wolves were being so driven and continuously fighting to the death against the army.

After various parties failed to find out any news, it was Xue Hanyi, who was on Shenxiao Mountain at the time, who put forward a guess that it might be the work of the Demon Race.

“Have the Demon Race really descended?” Pei Xuanjing asked, frowning.

The Tianhuang World Human Race and the Demon Race had clashed countless times over the years, and the fighting between humans and demons was the main trend in the Tianhuang World. The Ten Thousand Spirit Body Forging Skill he had obtained from Xue Hanyi was also created by a Demonic Way power to counter the Demon Race.

He had thought that the arrival of Xue Hanyi, representing the ancient nation of Da Xue, was early enough, but he hadn’t expected the Demon Race to move so quickly as well.

“Yes!” Tao Rong nodded, even his face showing a hint of gloominess: “The Demon Race has indeed descended. They’ve been driving fierce beasts and birds to slaughter the Tartar tribes outside the border indiscriminately, and then halting the advancement of the army.”

They had confirmed that it was the Demon Race that had been driving the wolf pack to block the road, and that they had killed the leaders of the Former Yuan, turned countless Tartar tribespeople into food for the Demonic beasts, and stopped the Human Race’s army from advancing.

It could be said that in these years, the conflict had transformed from a battle between the Great Ming imperial court and the remnants of the Former Yuan, to a real conflict between the Human Race and the Demon Race.

Tao Rong couldn’t help but have a grim look on his face. After all, one always feels for their own kind. Even though they and the Tartars outside the border didn’t belong to the same race, and had fought each other fiercely in wars, they were still both part of the Human Race.

Now seeing the Tartars, who were also part of the Human Race, being devoured by Demonic beasts, how could they not sadden over their own kind’s fate?

“The Demons, they must die!” A hint of killing intent flashed in Pei Xuanjing’s eyes. He hadn’t expected that while he was killing Demons in the projection world, the Daming World he belonged to would be having the same encounter with Demons.

“What’s the situation now?” He asked solemnly.

Tao Rong replied: “The imperial court has added another million-strong army, and with the support provided by the various forces in the world, they are in a standoff with the Demon Race, often battling, with victories and defeats on both sides, but the deadlock remains.”

Pei Xuanjing nodded, and raised another question: “I fear the Demons that can descend would not be weak, even if there are experts in the Spirit Realm who have made breakthroughs over the years, they might not be a match, right?”

It’s not that Pei Xuanjing was belittling them, but based on his previous inquiry with Xue Hanyi, he knew that if one wanted to descend, one’s strength could not be too high or too low. The strength of the Demon beasts that descended was about the same as that of Xue Hanyi.

Despite the fact that Xue Hanyi was easily subdued by Pei Xuanjing, he was not someone who the newly ascended experts could deal with.

Tao Rong nodded: “Yes, the strength of those Demons should be around the second or third layer of the Spirit Realm, and there’s more than one. They’re simply not something we can deal with. The current situation has been kept in check because there’s been a return of experts from similar ancient forces!”

With the revival of the Heaven and Earth of the Daming World, it was naturally noticed by those ancient forces who had left and were monitoring it non-stop. The arrival of people like Xue Hanyi from the ancient nation of Da Xue was undoubtedly not the last batch.

Right at the time when the multitude of Demons were driving wolf packs and fierce beasts to attack, they were also stopped by the Human Race who had similarly returned from the Tianhuang World.

The return of similar ancient forces!

“Just as I thought!” Pei Xuanjing thought to himself.

This was something he had been prepared for. But what surprised him was that those who returned this time had taken the initiative to participate, which was somewhat unexpected.

It seemed that those who returned this time belonged to a camp similar to that of good and orderly power, otherwise, they wouldn’t have behaved this way.

Those with the strength to return, even if they were merely at the Onefold Spirit Realm, would still stand at the pinnacle in today’s world. If they didn’t want to reveal their presence, they wouldn’t be noticed at all and could safely stay hidden while plotting their moves.

“Which faction do those who returned this time belong to?” Pei Xuanjing asked.

Tao Rong replied: “According to their self-introduction, they belong to Heart Moon Lake and the Witch Deity Teaching.”

“Heart Moon Lake? If it’s them, it could be understood.” Pei Xuanjing was recalling the names of these two factions, murmuring with doubt: “But why would people from the Witch Deity Teaching want to help?”

Heart Moon Lake and Witch Deity Teaching, both of these were major powers in the Tianhuang World, and if it came to it, the Heart Moon Lake could be considered to be on the same level as the ancient nation of Da Xue, with powerhouses of the Spirit Realm Eightfold.

Moreover, because all the members of the Heart Moon Lake were women, and they weren’t affiliated with Buddhism or Taoism, they were a renowned righteous school, with great influence, and some connections with many powerhouses. In certain aspects, their influence was even greater than that of the ancient nation of Da Xue.

The participation of the disciple of Heart Moon Lake in aiding against the Demon Race could be understood, but it was a bit strange for those from the Witch Deity Teaching.

The Witch Deity Teaching, an inheritance from the ancient witches, is one of the oldest forces passed down among the Human Race. During the earliest days of the Human Race, they controlled the sacrificial methods of the Human Race. Even though the right to uphold traditions and ceremonies was later taken over by the Confucian Gate, they were still very powerful. In the Tianhuang World, they were a top-tier force with powerhouses of Spirit Realm Ninefold.

“I don’t know!” Tao Rong shook his head.

After his breakthrough to the Spirit Realm, he mainly guarded Shenxiao Mountain. On one hand, he was protecting Pei Xuanjing, who was in seclusion, and on the other hand, he was monitoring Xue Hanyi, who was under soft house arrest on the mountain. As for the issue of the army being blocked outside the border, he only knew about it from the messages relayed back to them.

Pei Xuanjing nodded: “In that case, I’ll take a trip out of the border to see what the exact situation is.”

He made a decision on the spot.