Beauty helps me achieve immortality

Chapter 539: On the Edge of the Sword

Just a moment.

Zhao Qing brought Qinghuan into the main hall of the flying boat.

...This was obviously called by his lovely wife.

There are many scattered desk stones in the magnificent palace, with the aroma of tea lingering in the air and the spiritual mist hazy.

Ye Xi, Pu Xiu, and Li Wushuang were all present, Shu Yue and her aunt were sitting together, while Ning's sister Si He was hiding in a corner, chatting and laughing...

"Senior Brother Zhao!" Upon seeing Zhao Qing step into the palace, Li Wushuang immediately called out to him as a greeting.

"When the Dongren Territory was handed over to Senior Brother, there were more than this combat power, right~?"

Ye Xi smiled charmingly, and there seemed to be a hint of resentment in his greetings. He was obviously complaining about the heavy losses in the previous battle, but he did not show too much resentment. Instead, he seemed to be joking more.

Pu Xiu whispered a compliment, just like before: "If it weren't for Senior Brother Zhao's efforts to save the day, if it weren't for the Queen's unparalleled magic, Pu Xiu would probably be paying respects outside Tianxiang City now..."

The sound of voices coming from two or three people made the atmosphere in the palace more relaxed.

However, Shuyue curled her cherry lips and looked at Zhao Qing with a slightly teasing smile, as if her bright eyes could speak.

Zhao Qing naturally came over happily, exchanged a smile with his aunt, and then took his wife into his arms to comfort her.

Qinghuan smiled in her phoenix eyes and moved lightly with lotus steps, as if she had regained the posture of a humble little slave. She quietly went to the corner and stayed with the two mistresses Hong Ning and Si He.

"How is the current situation? It seems to be relatively easy."

Zhao Qing ruffled his wife's beautiful hair, accepted everyone's greetings, and then asked to himself with a little surprise.

He was feeling rather strange at the moment, and couldn't help but want to laugh... He always felt like he was hiding away with Qinghuan to play with his mobile phone, and was caught by Aunt Shuyue.

"There are still thirty-nine fairies left in the city. After joining forces, they have formed more than ten forces."

"But this is news that gathered from outside the city early this morning, and we don't know if there are any changes at the moment."

The aunt's eyebrows relaxed slightly, her chin resting on the tea table with her white wrists supporting her. She stared at Zhao Qing with a smile and continued, "Today at 7:15 AM, Xia Yuchan swept through West City and drove away the two fairies from other states again."

"Senior Sister Qingrao, along with Lan Xin and others, nearly two thousand cultivators had no choice but to abandon the city and retreat into the secret realm to defend themselves."

"Fairy Zhuo Yu's true form has never appeared... at least there's not much discussion outside the city. Now the Yunhai lineage remains dormant."

"At noon, Xian Ning learned from outside the city that Huangfu Tang and Xiao Yunshu had separated, each guarding their own part of the city to support the other."

The aunt kept talking, her beautiful eyes flickering, playing with the teacup in her hand, and looking at her husband with a meaningful smile, as if reminding him of something...

"In addition, the Nangong family has still disappeared. Xiaoyi has sent a message to Nangong Xingxing to express her gratitude."

"The Jian family remains trapped in the Beigui Territory, just like before. Over 4,000 cultivators are trapped within the formation, and they haven't made any moves..."

Zhao Qing nodded continuously as he listened, but the doubt in his eyes became even more intense.

Why are you telling me this?

He had a vague feeling that things were not going well, but he still smiled at his aunt and asked, "How about us? How are the Nan Ding Territory and the Dong Ren Territory?"

The woman's beautiful eyes curved and she pursed her red lips. She turned her head and looked at Ning Mei with a smile. At the same time, she teased Zhao Qing in a sullen voice: "My daughter thought that Daddy didn't worry about our situation at all~"

Zhao Qing: ???

Isn't it just teaching Qinghuan to play with the phone for a while? If I were to play with you... you would also play without saying a word.

Having said that, Zhao Qing still gently stroked his aunt's hair and showed concern for the wound on her arm... Even though he had carefully checked it with his spiritual sense early in the morning, there was no trace of injury left.

But just as he lifted up her hair, her aunt twisted around and knelt down gently beside her to serve her tea... How could she really joke and tease her husband in public?

Zhao Qing chuckled helplessly, as he was being repeatedly criticized by his aunt Shuyue. Now he took the teacup from his aunt's hand and naturally fed it to his wife in his arms first.

"Everything is peaceful inside and outside the secret realm. There is no danger or crisis."

The aunt's smiling eyes swept over Pu Xiu and Li Wushuang. As she spoke softly, her slender hands climbed onto her husband's shoulders and gently kneaded them...

Zhao Qing looked normal, but he was actually secretly pleased. He looked at Ye Xi, Yao Siyu and other outsiders with suspicion: "Just now I saw that many fellow Taoists were traveling back and forth between the three realms?"

Li Wushuang: ...

He was speechless for a moment and looked directly at Ye Xi.

The charming young girl smiled brightly, seeing Zhao Qing's beautiful wife being served by his concubine... She was also extremely surprised by Zhou Xiaoyi's appearance at this moment. How could she still be the proud and elegant empress described by people outside the city?

Zhao Qing had drugged them!?

Ye Xi gradually stopped smiling, frowned, and said slowly: "After the Fang family was wiped out, many of our wounded were extremely weak..."

"Everyone was worried about another attack, so they retreated to the depths of the secret realm and set up many killing arrays in the three city areas..."

Zhao Qing's eyes immediately showed understanding. He nodded and Si Chen continued, "But there is no danger anymore. Until now, our combat power has recovered a lot, and all the forces have turned a blind eye to us?"

"Exactly."

Li Wushuang whispered in a deep voice, "Not only that, Saint Han, who was originally alone in Nan Bing, has also retreated to the North City."

"Within the 300-li radius of the Dongren Territory, no cultivators remain. The forces of Spirit Beast Mountain in the Donggeng Territory have retreated into the secret realm, and Xu Qianqing in the Donggui Territory has also similarly defended himself silently with the Phoenix Emperor lineage."

Zhao Qing:?

Are they all running away?

His mind moved slightly, and then he frowned in doubt: "Are the secret realms leading to our three regions also empty?"

Yao Siyu and Hong Ning smiled at each other, then looked at Zhao Qing and slowly shook their heads, with an indescribable weirdness in their smiling almond eyes.

“Not just the three realms.”

"Originally, Senior Sister Pu Xiu's Nan Ding Domain, Fairy Si He's Nan Jia Domain, Junior Sister Ye Xi's Dong Ren Domain, and Saint Lady Sha's City Domain..."

"There are a total of thirty-six entrances to the Jade Towers, large and small, across the four regions. Excluding those that are interconnected and overlap, there are a total of nineteen secret realms. Currently, none of them are occupied by cultivators."

Ning Mei lazily lay on the tea table in the corner, looking at Zhao Qing and laughing cheerfully: "My husband took a nap these two days. Not only have we been at peace in all four cities, but we have also gained access to nineteen secret realms~"

Zhao Qing: ...

I can understand every word you said, but when put together... it's really a very niche phrase.

Nineteen secret places!

But damn...

It's clearly just a life-and-death battle in the Shajin Secret Realm, why are people outside running away?

Zhao Qing and Xiaoyi exchanged glances, each of them having the answer in their hearts.

"In that case, we have already escaped from the chessboard."

"At least the current chaos in Tianxiang City has nothing to do with us anymore."

It is obvious that their family is now the overlord of Tianxiang City, and all the major immortal sects and ancient clans do not want to come and offend them.

Pu Xiu's eyes sparkled. She slowly put down her teacup and spoke softly, "Pu Xiu is able to see the current situation thanks to Zhao Xingxing's continuous help. The three fairies are willing to support me..."

"Without Senior Sister Pu's help, we wouldn't be where we are today." The aunt raised her eyebrows slightly and responded with a smile in the business compliment.

Yao Siyu wrinkled her nose slightly and complained to herself, "Even with over 4,000 of us cultivators, we couldn't suppress the changes around us. Even after Senior Sister Hong Ning left, the Fang Clan still pressed on."

"But now, nearly half of our fellow Taoists have left, and our combat power is less than 60% of its original strength. Yet, the surroundings have become peaceful and tranquil, and all the secret realms have been abandoned..."

"They really do need to be punished!"

Zhao Qing nodded with a smile: "That being said, we must not be careless. This is just letting all parties see the price, but our own strength has been greatly reduced, so we need to be more cautious."

Zhao Qing and his aunt are as clear as a mirror.

The reason why they are in such an easy situation now is not because their strength is too strong, but because the Fang family suffered such a tragic defeat.

This is the charm of price.

What all forces fear is actually the price of making an enemy of themselves.

Everyone comes here to attack Tianxiang, and no one would specifically seek out Ningmei Ye Xi as an enemy.

The situation on their side was very special, there was no talk of retreat or concession... Si He simply took his men away, and the rest stayed where they were and fought to the death.

If you want to get rid of them, either you have to kill Si He Ningmei outside, or you have to fight to the death in the secret realm...you are playing an open hand.

Originally, some people might have underestimated the combat capability of the cultivators, and some people did not believe that Hong Ning Ye Xi would leave.

But Fang, the first person to try something new, choked herself to death...

Zhao Qing sighed inwardly.

In the past, no idea worked. No matter what strategy or alliance we tried, we couldn't guarantee a foothold in Tianxiang City.

But now that the Fang family is destroyed, the country is at peace and prosperity is restored in an instant.

In Tianxiang City, the more ruthless the means, the larger the territory.

Dignity lies only on the edge of a sword.

The reason behind this is very simple, just like when we first seized Pu Xiunan Ding Territory...

If Pu Xiu is a stubborn person who fights everyone she sees... then my aunt won't be able to do anything about her, and she may even have to consider giving up Nanjia Territory.

You can't kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of your own just to capture Puxiu City, right? Then is Tianxiang City still worth fighting for?

Shuyue smiled as she leaned against her husband's chest, holding a cup of hot tea in her slender hands as she explained, "We were just discussing matters in the various secret realms, as well as the arrangements for the defensive formations outside the four city areas."

"According to Fairy Ye's wishes, we should gather some of her fellow Taoists into the Xuanwu tribe to defend the city together."

"The Sand Gold Secret Realm still serves as our final foundation. Fortunately, we have enough secret realms at our disposal, so Ning'er doesn't need to fly out of the city all the time..."

Ye Xi couldn't help but glance at Zhou Xiaoyi. Seeing that the proud and intelligent woman had now become a gentle concubine, he really couldn't get over the confusion.

She had no choice but to throw her original proposal to Zhao Qing: "The Xuanwu tribe will guard the three areas outside, and set up formations in the secret realm. The other cultivators will temporarily guard this place and rotate at any time in the future. What do you think, brother?"

Zhao Qing seemed to be staring at Ye Xi in a trance for a moment, and then unconsciously looked at Xiaoyi.

Only then did I realize that I had become a fairy with a celestial fragrance...

You guys just discuss your own things, why ask for my opinion?

Ning Mei slowly came over and fiddled with her aunt's original sand painting. "We will temporarily abandon the Nanjia region. The borders of the remaining three regions total 570 miles. We can station battle formations every 45 miles..."

Zhao Qing:?

"Do not."

He pressed down Ning Mei's cool and delicate hand, glanced at everyone, frowned and asked in confusion: "Why don't you push the border out?"

Li Wushuang's expression froze. "Push them out? Include the Nanjia region in the garrison area?"

"With this arrangement, aren't our manpower too spread out..."

Zhao Qing: ...

What is Nanjia Territory? Can there be some structure?

He frowned and shook his head, then slowly took a sip of hot tea to show that he was really awake. Then he motioned for Aunt Ningmei to look at Sha Hui with him, and hesitantly whispered to himself: "I mean-"

Zhao Qing held Ning Mei's hand and gently pushed her: "Nan Jia, Nan Yi, Nan Bing, Nan Ding, Nan Xin..."

Seeing Yao Siyu's eyes widening, he simply said, "Dongding, Rengeng, Wu, Beixin, Beijia on both sides of Sha Qiujing, and the eleven cities near us, are all occupied by no forces now, right?"

Li Wushuang: ???

He frowned and said, "Although the Spirit Beast Mountain in Donggeng Territory has retreated into the secret realm, it can return to the city at any time."

"Saint Lady Han did abandon the land of Nan Bing, and it's now an empty city. However, among these eleven city areas, apart from our four areas, many have become abandoned cities, and the formation bases and palaces within them have collapsed..."

Zhao Qing interrupted immediately and said succinctly: "That means there is no force occupying it."

My aunt smiled, lowered her head and made tea, ignoring what everyone was discussing.

Pu Xiu, however, was already filled with surprise and doubt. He asked in confusion, "Brother, are you saying that we should take over all these eleven places?"

Zhao Qing:?

if not?

Since no one wants it, why don’t we want it?

He chuckled and asked, "Isn't it possible?"

Li Wushuang shook his head secretly and sighed helplessly, "But our people are scattered everywhere. It's very likely that the city will be captured in an instant. Not only will it be useless, but it will also reduce our own combat effectiveness."

Zhao Qing frowned and shook his head repeatedly as he listened.

What are you guarding?

Wouldn’t it be more chaotic the more we defend?

Moreover, we are now the Flathead Brothers of Tianxiang City, and the Flathead Brothers must have the confidence of the Flathead Brothers.

He reconsidered his words, looked at everyone, and chuckled as he explained, "Of course, we can't extend our defenses, but we have the right to extend our guard further."

"Each city has spiritual restrictions, but if we can grasp the movements of the outer city, if a force crosses the border and attacks, we can make arrangements in advance to respond."

What does it mean to hold the line and not push forward, but to be alert and keep a distance?

In a word, open your fucking vision!

In the past, there were people everywhere outside, so it was okay that I couldn’t see outside.

It's empty outside now, why don't you open your eyes quickly?

Not only do you have to drive, but you also have to drive as far as you can, and open your vision directly to other people's doorsteps!

Sister Ning's eyes flickered with a smile as she analyzed, "If we can truly grasp the surrounding situation, the Xuanwu tribe won't need to be stationed there all the time."

Zhao Qing nodded with a smile in agreement.

That's right, with radar vision, can't we deploy defenses in advance at any time?

Ye Xi was obviously quite tempted, but considering the actual situation, he felt that there were many limitations...

"But the outer city area leads to various secret realms. When various parties move through, our personnel left behind may be lost at any time. If it's just one or two places, we can bear it, but..."

Zhao Qing also thought about it seriously, and after a long time, he slowly shook his head.

You're right, but is there a possibility... that we can open up the field of view without pushing people through?

He pondered for a moment, glanced at the crowd, and slowly suggested, "Every branch of Yujing possesses magical powers, and the Liyan branch is known for its ability to control the birth and death of all laws, and its thirty-six palaces connecting the heavens..."

"Among them, the ability to see through walls can penetrate the barriers of spiritual consciousness and control the gods thousands of miles away. Have you ever heard of it?"

Yao Siyu's expression froze, and she said helplessly, "This must be the magical power of the Golden Core Yuanying realm, right? Without cultivating the Golden Core Divine Hua, how can one control the spirit for a thousand miles? I think Li Yan's walking would be useful..."

As Shuyue listened, her bright eyes curved into crescents.

Zhao Qing knows how to use this kind of spiritual power!

I also taught her and Qinghuan!

The art of communicating with the spirits, modified by the fragments of the Heavenly Dao, can leave spiritual marks everywhere! If someone discovers it, just cut it off and then replace it.

Zhao Qing and Si He, who was watching the view in the corner, exchanged glances and both smiled knowingly.

At this time, what else can you drive if not cheating? Is it a dump truck?

His mastery of the art of communicating with the dead could be used as an electronic eye, and he had already mastered it completely when he was training in Songshan.

Nowadays, we need to open our vision...it makes sense to use electronic eyes.

Moreover, with his many years of experience in using the art of communicating with the dead, wouldn't it be easy for him to teach Brother Li Yan?

"I have a magical power of spiritual awareness that can fly a hundred miles away to provide a warning. I can give it to our fellow Daoist Li Yan."

Zhao Qing looked at the surprised eyes of Yao Siyu and others and seemed very generous. After all, he himself could not watch over the eleven outer cities.

But when these words fell into Ye Xi's ears, they seemed absurd and bizarre.

Zhao Qing first led his men to drive Shuiyue out of Tianxiang City. It was said that her heart meridian was severely damaged...

Now I have to teach monk Li Yan...

Who is this Li Yan Xingxing?

“If so, we have truly established a firm foothold in Tianxiang City. The territory is vast and there are many secret realms. We can make any advance or retreat with ease.”

Zhao Qing immediately stood up and was about to start teaching the Dharma. At the same time, he curiously asked, "Where is Senior Sister Yinghan?"

Ning Mei thought for a moment and said, "I'm exploring the situation in a secret place somewhere in the Dongren Territory."

Zhao Qing:?

The Sky Falcon flies so fast, is it used for exploration?

As the field of vision opens, the industrial value of the shipborne Ji rises sharply. The defensive fortifications outside the world cannot be brought along, right?

Build it now! Nineteen secret realms, and still can't gather resources?