Oliver Sheng and his group continued their journey back to River West.
When he killed Tianxing, the soul lamp Tianxing left behind in Kunlun was extinguished.
This scared the disciple guarding the soul lamp out of his wits.
Tianxing was considered an elder in Kunlun, a Yin Spirit Ancestor. His death was a major event.
“Something terrible has happened! Ancestor Tianxing’s soul lamp has gone out,” the trembling disciple reported.
“Hurry, go inform the sect leader and the ancestors,” another young disciple urged.
“I… I don’t dare to go.”
“How about we go together?”
“Alright then.”
The two young disciples went together to the secluded place where the sect leader was in retreat.
“Master, Qingfeng and Mingyue request an audience.”
“Creaaak!”
The door of the grand hall slowly opened.
“Come in!”
The two entered and saw the sect leader, dressed in white robes, sitting on a meditation cushion with his back to them.
“Master, Ancestor Tianxing’s soul lamp has gone out,” Qingfeng said, trembling.
“What?!”
A powerful aura instantly pressed the two young disciples to the ground, making them shiver.
Their hearts were filled with bitterness. The task of guarding the soul lamp hall was supposed to be the easiest, but now it had become so dangerous.
When Tianquan heard that Tianxing’s soul lamp had gone out, he was furious.
Had Junior Brother Tianxing failed and been killed?
This was a result he had never considered. Tianxing, who was at the Great Perfection of the Yin Spirit Realm and wielded the Yang Spirit Dao Sword Chiron, how could he lose to a Martial Grandmaster?
How could he possibly lose?
Or had the Martial Saint of Great Wei intervened?!
In the next moment, Tianquan’s figure disappeared from the grand hall. He was going to Great Wei to find out what had happened.
If the Great Wei Dynasty had interfered, he would risk everything, even if it meant not reaching the Yang Spirit Realm, to overturn Great Wei.
At the same time, he would personally take Oliver Sheng’s head to avenge Tianxing and Tianxing.
As soon as Tianquan’s figure disappeared, the terrifying oppressive aura vanished, and Qingfeng and Mingyue managed to get up from the ground.
They wiped the sweat from their foreheads, thinking how terrifying the Yin Spirit Realm was. Even though the aura wasn’t directed at them, it still pressed them to the ground.
In the next moment, three figures appeared in the grand hall.
“Where is Senior Brother?” Tianxu asked.
“What happened to Senior Brother? Why did he suddenly go berserk?” Tianyin frowned.
“You two, explain what happened,” Tianyuan asked, looking at Qingfeng and Mingyue.
“Reporting to the three ancestors, Ancestor Tianxing’s soul lamp went out, and then the sect leader became furious and disappeared from the hall,” Mingyue replied.
“What? Junior Brother Tianxing’s soul lamp went out?!” The three were shocked.
They knew very well what it meant for a soul lamp to go out!
“Who dares to be so audacious as to kill Junior Brother Tianxing?” Tianyuan was furious.
“Why didn’t the sect leader notify us before rushing off alone? Let’s go after him. I have a bad feeling about this,” Tianxu said.
“Let’s go!!”
The three figures disappeared from the grand hall, turning into three streaks of light to chase after Tianquan.
Kunlun Daoist Sect, four high-level Yin Spirit cultivators, all left Kunlun in succession.
……
After a few days, the news of Oliver Sheng being conferred the title of Champion Marquis spread throughout Great Wei.
Peace Pass!
Since the Huns’ great defeat, they hadn’t ventured south again, and Peace Pass had been tranquil.
“General, General, something big has happened!” Elliott Sun shouted as he ran into Calvin Yang’s tent.
“Why are you so flustered? Do you have any semblance of a general?” Calvin Yang scolded.
He glanced at the wine jar on the table, filled with the rich aroma of Western Wind Blaze.
Ignoring the scolding, Elliott Sun grabbed the wine jar and took a big gulp.
“Put that down! How dare you drink my wine?” Calvin Yang was furious.
“General, Oliver Sheng has been conferred the title of Champion Marquis,” Elliott Sun finally said.
“What? That kid got a marquis title?” Calvin Yang jumped up, his face full of joy.
“Yes, he’s been conferred the title. The Imperial Edict has already reached Peace Pass,” Elliott Sun said excitedly.
Oliver Sheng had come from their Peace Army, and now that he was a marquis, they were all thrilled.
“Goodness, a nineteen-year-old marquis,” Calvin Yang was both excited and incredulous.
Such a thing hadn’t been seen in centuries, and they had witnessed it firsthand.
Deny North Pass!
General Who Guards the North looked at the intelligence report in his hand, deeply shocked.
Great Wei had produced another marquis.
“Champion Marquis, it seems the northern region will be lively in the future,” Felix Wu murmured.
Southern Border!
General Who Guards the South, Harrison Zhou, looked at the letter in his hand.
His brows furrowed slightly. Oliver Sheng being conferred the title of Champion Marquis meant Great Wei had another marquis guarding the border, which made him happy.
But seeing that his daughter, under the alias Xiao Batian, had also been conferred the title of Viscount of Ruyang County, he was not pleased.
That girl was too wild, joining the army in the north.
She was his only precious daughter. What if something happened to her…
On the River West grasslands!
A grand city was rising from the ground.
Magistrate Chen and Felix Wu were overseeing the construction of River West County.
With the massive slave labor force, River West County was changing daily.
Orderly buildings were rising, and well-planned, spacious streets were taking shape.
It wouldn’t be long before they built a grand city in the north.
Tens of thousands of Barbarian captives made the construction speed very fast.
A group arrived at River West County.
Leading them was an eunuch.
Seeing the bustling River West County, with caravans coming and going and countless slaves working with shackles, the eunuch Xiao Chunzi was very surprised.
The grasslands gave off a prosperous vibe.
“Who are you? Dismount and submit to inspection,” River West Army soldiers stopped the group.
“We are envoys from the Capital City delivering an Imperial Edict. Here are our credentials,” Xiao Chunzi presented the documents.
The soldier in charge took the documents, examined them, and then allowed them to pass.
“Please proceed!”
Xiao Chunzi and his group were then allowed to enter the core area.
Magistrate Chen looked at the nearly completed county with great joy.
“General Wu, it seems we will leave a significant mark in this city,” Magistrate Chen said happily.
History would surely record their names for rebuilding River West County.
“Haha, indeed,” Felix Wu laughed.
He used to worry daily about whether they could hold River West County.
But now, they didn’t even need to defend it; they had even reclaimed River West County.
“General, Magistrate Chen, envoys from the Capital City have arrived with an Imperial Edict,” a soldier reported.
The two exchanged glances. An Imperial Edict from the Capital City?!
“Let’s go see!”
When they arrived, they saw Wesley Hu, Harrison Zhou, and Lin Jiang already waiting.
“All the officials are here,” Xiao Chunzi said.
“Eunuch, everyone is present,” Harrison Zhou nodded.
“Good!”
Xiao Chunzi then took out the Imperial Edict.
“By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The River West Army has reclaimed the land and restored the territory, a supreme achievement. I am greatly pleased…”
“Now establishing the River West Protectorate, the River West Army will guard the River West Protectorate without fail. Your rewards will be conferred by the Champion Marquis on my behalf.”
“Finn Chen is appointed as the Governor of the River West Protectorate, to govern the River West Protectorate. This is my decree!”
After Xiao Chunzi finished reading the Imperial Edict, Harrison Zhou, Wesley Hu, and the others were overjoyed.
Their general had been made a marquis!!
Finn Chen was a bit stunned. He had been promoted to Governor of the River West Protectorate?!
From a county magistrate to a governor in one leap!
This sudden promotion caught him off guard; happiness had come too suddenly.
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