Fang Xiu didn't dwell on Xiao Chuxia any longer and continued to ask, "Where are Bai Qi and Luo Qingxin?"
Mentioning this name, Zhao Hao's eyes dimmed slightly, and his tone became low: "They...are all dead."
"Dead?"
"Yes." Zhao Hao nodded heavily: "Bai Qi, Luo Qingxin, Xiong Tianguang, and Li Xiaoru are all dead."
"How did you die?" Fang Xiu asked calmly.
"They didn't have Yang Ming's luck, Fang Moli's talent, or the life-saving methods of Fatty Xiao Chuxia. After we separated, they became independent cultivators, and their strength improved very slowly. They were gradually left behind by us. Later, in order to break through their cultivation, they joined forces to explore a forbidden area, and they never came back after that."
In fact, they could have obtained a lot of resources by contacting any one of us, or even asked us to accompany them to the restricted area, but they didn't.
Later, Yang Ming mobilized the forces of his own sect to forcefully break into the forbidden area and bring back the remains of the individuals.
At this point, Zhao Hao's dim eyes lit up: "Brother Xiu, we've been waiting for you, waiting for you to come back and revive them! Now that you're back, they can be saved too! This is why Yang Ming was willing to expend the sect's resources to bring their remains out."
Actually, when they first heard the news of their deaths, everyone was very sad. But then Xiao Chuxia said, "What's there to be sad about? It's not like we haven't died before. Anyway, Brother Xiu is here." Only then did everyone feel relieved.
"Hugh, can you bring them back to life?"
Zhao Hao looked at Fang Xiu expectantly.
Fang Xiu's expression remained as calm as ever, as if there was nothing in the world he couldn't do.
"Hmm." Fang Xiu gave a calm, soft "hmm."
Zhao Hao was overjoyed, and the heavy weight that had been pressing on his heart for many years was finally lifted.
"Great, Brother Xiu! Let's hurry back to Shenzhou and find Yang Ming at the Xuantian Dao Sect. His remains are kept there!"
"My purpose in coming to Juding Immortal City is to investigate the fall of Yunzhou in Shenzhou."
Zhao Hao's expression shifted: "Brother Xiu, I have heard some rumors about the fall of Yunzhou."
Is the rumor reliable?
"It should be fairly reliable. I learned about it from those female demigods. Shenzhou is the place closest to the gods, so there are often rumors about the gods circulating there. By the way, Brother Xiu, do you know about the Nine Provinces Grand Array?"
Fang Xiu shook his head: "I don't know."
"The Nine Provinces Grand Formation is a formation designed to prevent the Nine Provinces from being eroded by the Other Shore. Legend has it that it was set up by a god using great supernatural powers. Each province has a god's divine kingdom as the core of the formation to suppress the land of that province. Yun Province was originally suppressed by the Cloud God, but the Cloud God betrayed him, which made the Nine Provinces Grand Formation no longer perfect. Although it is no longer perfect, the demon gods cannot break into it in the short term."
But things went wrong because of Yun Tianshen. As a deity of the Nine Provinces, he naturally knew the Nine Provinces Grand Array inside and out. After being banished back to the Other Shore, he never gave up. Relying on his understanding of the Nine Provinces Grand Array, he secretly infiltrated Yunzhou, even activating a group of his old spies to coordinate an attack from within and without, which led to the invasion of Yunzhou.
"The gods of the Nine Provinces don't care?"
"It's not that we don't care, but that we can't. The gods of the Nine Provinces are operating the Nine Provinces Grand Array with all their might, while the demon gods are constantly attacking the Nine Provinces Grand Array. The two sides are in a tug-of-war phase, and the gods of the Nine Provinces simply can't spare any time. That's why they mobilized the major sects of the Divine Continent to come and rescue the Void Moon Palace and even the people of Nan Yue."
Because these people were key to the Moon Goddess's ascension to divinity, and were the foundation of her faith.
"Oh? Jiang Mengyue hasn't become a god yet?"
Zhao Hao pondered for a moment and said, "According to those female demigods, she is already infinitely close to becoming a god, and is only one crucial step away from creating a divine kingdom. Once she becomes a god, she can take over Yunzhou and replace the previous Yuntian God to suppress Yunzhou, making the Nine Provinces Grand Array perfect."
That is why the gods of the Nine Provinces did their best to nurture the Moon Goddess, allowing her to make great progress in cultivation in a short period of time. It's just a pity that what the gods of the Nine Provinces knew, the traitor Yun Tian Shen also knew.
The Cloud God would never stand idly by and watch the Moon Goddess ascend to godhood. Invading Yunzhou was merely his first step; his true aim was to destroy the Moon Goddess's foundation and prevent her from establishing her divine kingdom.
“Wait, since most of Jiang Mengyue’s followers have been rescued, why doesn’t she just become a god in Shenzhou?” Fang Xiu suddenly asked.
"It's not that simple. I heard from those female demigods that gods like the Moon Goddess, who became gods by borrowing a divine title, definitely don't have the same foundation as those who condensed their own divine titles. The quickest way to create a divine kingdom is to borrow from the ancestral land."
"You mean, Southern Vietnam?"
Zhao Hao nodded: "That's right, it's Nan Yue. The fastest way for the Moon Goddess to become a true deity is to gather believers in Nan Yue and establish a divine kingdom."
Fang Xiu finally understood. This was Yun Tianshen's plan to invade Yunzhou and force Jiang Mengyue to become a god as soon as possible, because if she became a god too late, Yunzhou would eventually become part of the Other Shore.
However, if one wants to become a god quickly, one must rely on the land of Nanyue. The problem is that Nanyue has now fallen, so if one wants to become a god, one must go to Nanyue.
The consequences are predictable. Once Jiang Mengyue goes to Nan Yue, Yun Tianshen will definitely obstruct her at the crucial moment of her becoming a god, which is also when Jiang Mengyue is most vulnerable.
At this moment, Fang Xiu thought of a crucial question: "Has any demon god entered Yunzhou?"
"Of course not." Zhao Hao exaggeratedly said, "If a demon god had invaded, Yunzhou would have been finished long ago. Although the Nine Provinces Formation is no longer perfect, it has not failed. The demon god still cannot enter. If the previous Nine Provinces Formation was a perfect city wall, then now it is like a dog hole has been opened in the city wall in the direction of Yunzhou. The demon god is too big to squeeze through the dog hole."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xiu fell into deep thought. He vaguely felt that something was amiss. If what Zhao Hao said was true, then the matter was not too dangerous, because the demon god could not enter. Even if the Nine Provinces God was restrained and unable to intervene, he could send divine messengers or demigods to protect Jiang Mengyue.
The battle then became a struggle between demigods and overlords. Although the number of demigods was certainly less than that of overlords, their goal was not to win, but to buy time, so they were not without a chance.
Is Yun Tianshen's plan really that simple? Although the odds of winning are high, victory is not guaranteed. Is he simply unable to hold back? Or does he have some hidden trump card?
With insufficient information, Fang Xiu could not make a judgment, and this matter involved too many deities, so even divination could not deduce it.
Perhaps, someone can deduce it.
The image of Zhou Qingfeng involuntarily appeared in his mind. This being, who achieved demigod status through the Dao of Destiny, should be able to glean some insights from destiny.
"Let's go, to Shenzhou." Fang Xiu slowly stood up without any delay.
This time, he will help Jiang Mengyue become a god.
With the Moon Goddess's nourishment, his cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds.
This is much faster than Zhao Hao finding female demigods for dual cultivation; Fang Xiu only finds future goddesses.
First, help Jiang Mengyue become a god, then help Fang Yao become a god. With the nourishment of two goddesses, his own godhood will not be far off.
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