Fang Jian nodded, and then the spiritual officer retreated.
A little later, another spiritual officer returned with a report: "Captain, the Jingshan Dao Nation, upon seeing the Burning Heart Fire Rain attacking the Lower Qinghe region of the Ganzhao Dao Nation, has dispatched five thousand soldiers from Maling Pass to attack Luyun Pass at full speed."
Fang Jian asked, "Who is commanding the army?"
The spirit official reported, "This is the Minister Kuai Yu of the Pure Good Dao State."
"Yes." Fang Jian nodded and waved his hand to let the spiritual officer leave.
As soon as the spiritual officer retreated, everyone heard a thunderous sound of rushing water coming from outside. Fang Jian raised his hand and waved it. A water curtain immediately appeared in the hall, reflecting the situation outside.
More than 5,000 soldiers from the Jingshan Dao Kingdom, led by a senior minister and a dozen junior ministers, came galloping on dragon horses and soon arrived in front of the Lingguan Temple.
"Be careful to avoid it, there is a temple ahead."
"Why is there a temple here?"
"Why wasn't there one before? Was the reconnaissance wrong?"
"The army will bypass the temple and continue forward, heading straight for Luyun Pass. We must capture it in one fell swoop."
As the order from Kuai Yu was issued, five thousand soldiers from the Jingshan Dao Kingdom rushed straight to Luyun Pass with the force of thunder. There were originally three thousand soldiers from the Qianzhao Dao Kingdom in Luyun Pass, but they were severely damaged by the Burning Heart Fire Rain and lost more than one thousand people, leaving more than one thousand eight hundred people.
Therefore, the Jingshan Dao Kingdom took advantage of the situation and raided Luyun Pass with an army of 5,000. The battle situation was not suspenseful at all. Feng Yan, the Shangqing of the Ganzhao Dao Kingdom stationed in Luyun Pass, decisively rushed out with more than 500 soldiers and retreated to the main city of Xiaqinghe, 'Qinghe City'.
After capturing Luyun Pass, Kuai Yu Shangqing ordered his men to report the victory to Yun Qi at Maling Pass, and then he personally led his men to the outside of the temple and entered the temple.
But the temple was already deserted. After searching the entire temple, Kuai Yu Shangqing and the others withdrew and said, "It seems that this is just a sentry post set up by the Gan Zhao Dao Kingdom. Because of the Burning Heart Fire Rain, everyone here has left."
The Shaoqing beside him asked, "Shangqing, do you want to tear it down?"
Kuai Yu Shangqing glanced at the temple and was stunned when he saw the couplets on both sides of the gate:
The way of heaven is ruthless, those who enter my door need peace.
The great way is invisible, when you leave this door you should seek the true constant.
"What a profound couplet." Kuai Yu Shangqing seemed to have gained some insight from the couplet, so he said, "There's no need to demolish it. Luyun Pass has been captured, and this temple is no longer of any use. Let it remain here."
"yes."
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At the same time, Fang Jian brought a thousand spiritual officials to the top of a mountain more than a hundred miles outside Qinghe City. He asked Yu Censhuang, Su Kuang and other great spiritual officials to lead the thousand spiritual officials to stay here and wait, and then he rode the unpolished jade crane to Qinghe City.
At this time, Qinghe City had been fortified and the countryside had been cleared. Feng Yanshangqing, who had retreated from Luyunsai, had entered the city with more than 500 soldiers.
The soldiers of Ganzhao Dao State on the Qinghe City Tower were already on high alert. When they saw Fang Jian coming outside the city on a celestial crane, all the mountain-breaking crossbows on the city walls were aimed at Fang Jian.
A high-ranking official from the Ganzhao Dao Kingdom walked out of the gatehouse, came to the wall, glanced at Fang Jian, and then shouted, "Who are you? This place is about to become a battlefield. Retreat immediately, or you will bear the consequences."
Fang Jian said, "I am Fang Jian, the captain of the Night Patrol of the Dao Court. I need to go into the city to see Daoist Master Yao Cheng, the ruler of the Ganzhao Dao State."
Hearing this, the nobles and soldiers of Ganzhao Dao State on the city wall were in an uproar. It seemed that Fang Jian was also quite famous in Ganzhao Dao State.
But it is not a good reputation. Fang Jian does not have a good image in the hearts of the people of Ganzhao Dao Country. This is entirely because of people like Madam Yao Xing and Yao Shu.
So when the high minister heard Fang Jian introduce himself, he sneered and said, "How would I know who you are? There's no way to verify it. What if you're a spy for the Pure Good Dao Kingdom?"
"Let me into the city. I have my own credentials." Fang Jian said.
The Shangqing said, "No, the king has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the city. Please leave immediately, otherwise we will not be polite."
"You're welcome to give it a try." Fang Jian said.
The senior minister was stunned. A junior minister beside him said, "Oh? So arrogant."
After saying this, the Shaoqing came to a mountain-collapse crossbow and ordered the soldier who was driving it, "Aim and shoot him."
"Yes." The three soldiers received the order, then aimed the mountain-collapse crossbow directly at Fang Jian, and then fired the crossbow arrow with a "bang".
The crossbow arrow turned into a long white rainbow and shot straight towards Fang Jian with the power to collapse mountains and split the earth. When the crossbow arrow was about to smash Fang Jian into pieces, Fang Jian raised his hand and pressed it down. A regular mysterious energy was immediately released, which instantly fixed the crossbow arrow in mid-air.
Then Fang Jian pinched his five fingers together, and the crossbow arrow shattered instantly and dissipated into a breeze.
On the city wall, everyone was stunned. The junior minister was speechless, while the senior minister was quite surprised. Although he did not understand the laws of Xuanqi, the fact that Fang Jian resolved the attack of the Collapsing Mountain Crossbow so easily was enough to prove that this person was, as rumored, at the pinnacle of the Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Jinxian realm.
Just as the ministers and officials of the Jingshan Dao Kingdom were stunned, Fang Jian pointed at the junior minister and the three soldiers on the tower and said, "Your actions will surely bring misfortune to the Ganzhao Dao Kingdom."
The Shaoqing suddenly realized what was happening and immediately replied without showing any weakness, "Unlucky? If you don't leave now, it will be your unlucky move. You can withstand one mountain-collapsing crossbow, but there are over a hundred of them here. Can you withstand them?"
"Heh." Fang Jian sneered, then flew away on the unpolished jade crane and soon disappeared without a trace.
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