After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2683 The Storm Is Coming
Even though General Hong and He Lingchuan died in battle, their deeds can still be widely sung as a legend of their generation, and they were still honored despite their defeat.

But if Zhong Shengguang loses, he will only bear the infamy of causing the death of the entire nation. Because the existence or destruction of Panlong, and the life or death of the common people, will ultimately be borne by Zhong Shengguang, just as the Nine Nether Emperor in reality has to bear all the pressure and all the consequences.

That's why General Red asked them, "Can you two hold out?"
We've come this far, we have to persevere even if we can't handle it.

As General Hong was about to conclude the meeting, He Lingchuan suddenly remembered something and asked her again:

"By the way, can you still find Mi Tian's memories about Tianluo Star?"

"Not entirely. We suffered heavy losses after the great battle with the Black Dragon God. What do you want to ask?" General Hong is the successor of Mitian, but the wealth he acquired is not complete.

"Did Mi Tian accuse Lingxu Saint Venerable of stealing fragments of the world's core by abusing his power before the ancient war between immortals and demons?"

General Hong fell silent for a moment, probably searching through Mi Tian's past memories.

The memories of the Ancient God of Death were so vast that it took her a long time to find the answer:

"There is a little bit of content. At that time, the Holy Venerable Lingxu summoned several great gods, including her, and said that they wanted to continue refining the world core. Once successful, the Heavenly Demons would no longer need to stay in this world, and Tianluo Star would absorb the nightmare energy of the human world for them."

"The gods all agreed, but when Mi Tian saw the World Core, she knew something was wrong. Her predecessor was the Ancient God of Death, who had spent two thousand years with two other ancient gods refining the World Core, and she knew it exceptionally well. The World Core that the Holy Venerable Lingxu took out was smaller than the one they had refined."

"He questioned the disappearance of the core, but..."

He Lingchuan waited a moment: "But?"

“I’ve forgotten.” General Hong frowned. “Mi Tian’s memories after that are lost.”

"..." Never mind. "In short, she believes that Venerable Lingxu has secretly kept a fragment of the World Core, right?"

"Yes," General Red asked curiously, "Why do you ask that?"

"Is it possible that Venerable Lingxu is also using the hidden fragments of the World Core to privately forge a divine artifact similar to the Great Square Pot?"

Upon hearing this question, General Red fell silent.

To make a judgment, it is necessary to draw upon a great deal of past knowledge and experience.

After a full quarter of an hour, she said, "Although it is extremely difficult, we cannot rule out this possibility. Moreover, the Holy Venerable Lingxu has been in seclusion at the Ancient Volcano for many years, only saying that he has gained some insights. Even when many major events occur in the Heavenly Realm, he does not come out. Ha, who would go to a volcano for seclusion? Many righteous gods are also speculating that he is secretly refining something."

He Lingchuan's heart skipped a beat: "When did He begin this seclusion?"

"More than three hundred years ago... well, roughly three hundred and seventy years ago."

He Lingchuan asked again, "During the period of seclusion, is the Holy Venerable Lingxu able to communicate with the outside world?"

It's only been about ten months since the Holy Venerable Lingxu received the news that Dafanghu was in Panlong City.

"Of course, He is just in seclusion, not isolated from the world." The Holy Venerable Lingxu has many supernatural powers and will not be oblivious to what is happening outside.

"Okay, thank you. I was just asking casually." He Lingchuan clenched his fists.

The Frosty Leaf National Master told him that in the past three thousand years, the Holy Venerable Lingxu had gone into seclusion at the Ancient Volcano three times, for two hundred, three hundred, and five hundred years respectively.

If Lingxu Saint Venerable has been in seclusion for 370 years during this period in the Panlong World, he will continue to be in seclusion for another 130 years.

In other words, in the current Panlong World, the Holy Venerable Lingxu should not have forged that divine artifact yet!
He Lingchuan let out a long breath.

No wonder the Lingxu Clan is so interested in the Great Square Pot and is determined to get their hands on it.

This is good news for humanity right now.

……

Panlong's spies stationed in Lingxu City quickly sent back intelligence:

Within the various demon kingdoms and Lingxu City of Bega, a piece of news has already spread like wildfire—

Panlong Kingdom showed General Fushan the recipe for the "Heart-Breaking" secret medicine, which consists of eleven ingredients, and asked him to pass it on to Emperor Beijia!

These few simple words quickly stirred up a storm in the upper-class circles of Bega.

Those who are qualified to have heard of the secret medicine "Heartbreak" are all pillars of various demon kingdoms, and of course they can deduce what the leakage of the formula would mean for the emperor, for the gods, and even for Bega.

Many people's first reaction was that it was impossible. Even Emperor Beijia couldn't get his hands on the Heavenly Palace's top secrets, so how could Panlong Kingdom possibly obtain them?
It's a rumor, a clumsy one used by the enemy to sow discord within Bega's ranks!

But soon new rumors emerged that Panlong Kingdom obtained the "Qianchang" formula from Mitian.

Mi Tian is a renowned and powerful deity, so the probability that he could obtain the top-secret formula is indeed not small. It must be a mistake made in the Heavenly Realm, and has nothing to do with the Heavenly Palace. It is not surprising that Panlong City was able to obtain it.

But Mi Tian perished five years ago, so why is Panlong Kingdom only now producing the formula?

No one has answered this question.

But it doesn't matter, rumors are inherently ambiguous and difficult to verify.

But soon an insider revealed that the Demon Emperor had been summoned by the Holy Venerable and gone to the Heavenly Palace.

About two weeks later, on the southern front line of Panlong Wasteland.

Several more Panlong armies arrived at the front line one after another, all of which came under the command of Grand Marshal He Lingchuan. They were reorganized within a very limited time and then reassigned.

However, the fighting at the front was sporadic and not at all like the massive, raging war that Panlong and Beijia had originally imagined.

He Lingchuan remained inactive, consolidating his army without launching any offensive.

Anyway, the terrain is all on his side, and this war has only just begun, so what's the rush?
Meanwhile, their opponent, Fushan Lie, only launched two probing attacks, both of which were repelled by the Panlong Army, so he ceased large-scale offensives.

Everyone else thought that Fu Shanlie needed to spend time observing and formulating a battle plan, but only He Lingchuan knew that this guy was a little absent-minded.

He must have already reported their conversation to the Demon Emperor, and he knows that he has fallen into He Lingchuan's trap. He probably won't be able to stay on the front line for long.

However, Fu Shanlie's experience was actually worse than He Lingchuan had anticipated.

Since he obtained the "Heart-Tethering" formula, it has become a hot topic due to the hype from certain individuals, making it impossible for Fu Shanlie to fight properly on the front lines. The Heavenly Gods have many followers within the Bega army, and starting from the fourth day after Hu Yi's meeting with Fu Shanlie, Heavenly Gods have come to the main tent and, through their followers, repeatedly questioned Fu Shanlie about the matter, for example:
If you are an enemy, why did you meet with General Tiger Wing?
Why not set up an ambush during the meeting and take him down in one fell swoop? Wouldn't that have accelerated the war south of Panlong Wasteland?
The fact that you didn't lay a hand on him suggests that you two have a good relationship.