The First Marquis of Daxuan

Su Mu, the commander of Daxuan Army, led his army back with a great victory.

The news still spread.

Long before Su Mu and others set out to return to Daxuan, Chen Beixuan, Mingyi Hou Zhang Songtao and Jin Hou had already returned to Daxuan in advance to build momentum.

Although Emperor Xuan has been trying to suppress the news, it is more difficult to prevent the people from speaking than to prevent a river from flooding.

Even Emperor Xuan cannot control the gossips of the people.

Especially after Su Mu entered the pass, he sent people directly to Beijing to deliver the message.

Naturally, this was widely publicized along the way.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Emperor Xuan to suppress the news.

No matter how reluctant Emperor Xuan was, he had no choice but to reward a hero who had just won a great victory over the Demon Court.

However, Emperor Xuan's reward arrived one month after the expeditionary army returned to Hulao Pass.

In fact, Emperor Xuan had already sent people to Hulao Pass long before the reward arrived.

The messenger conveyed an imperial decree, ordering the recruiting army to temporarily station at Hulao Pass, and no one was allowed to leave without a military order.

Emperor Xuan also adopted the same approach as Su Mu.

His intention was also publicized and known to everyone.

If Su Mu dared to leave Hulao Pass, it would be considered disobeying the Emperor's order, and Emperor Xuan would have enough reasons to punish him.

Although the struggle between the two sides was becoming increasingly intense, on the surface, the Taiping Division and the imperial court had not yet completely torn their faces apart.

So everyone was stabbing each other in the back, but in public they were still using open tactics to fight each other.

In order not to give Emperor Xuan a chance to punish him, and also to allow Dongfang Liuyun and others to recuperate for a while, Su Mu simply followed Emperor Xuan's order, stationed the army at Hulao Pass, and he also stayed at Hulao Pass.

Although Su Mu seemed to have nothing to do during the month he stayed at Hulao Pass, he was actually very busy.

Facing two powerful enemies, the Night Owl Guards and the Gravekeepers, Su Mu did not dare to relax at all.

During this month, he was either forging weapons or refining elixirs. What little free time he had, he used to handle military affairs.

News from Chen Beixuan, Mingyi Hou Zhang Songtao, Jin Hou, Wang Huomin and Wuling City also continued to arrive at Hulao Pass.

Some important information must be decided by Su Mu himself.

It was under such circumstances that Emperor Xuan's reward arrived at the camp of the Recruiting Army.

"Is he serious?"

Dongfang Liuyun, Zhuge Jingang, Mo Xuesong, Shi Binbin, Lu Pengju and others were filled with anger and couldn't help but slam the table.

"Is this a reward or an insult?"

"Don't doubt it, this is the reward."

Su Mu said calmly that he was somewhat immune now.

He can accept anything Emperor Xuan does.

In fact, Emperor Xuan's "reward" was much more restrained than Su Mu had imagined.

At first, Su Mu was still wondering whether Emperor Xuan would split up his army of nearly 10,000 soldiers in the name of reward.

This is something that can be done very easily. He only needs to promote his men to different places in the name of rewards, and he can naturally disperse the 10,000-strong army.

These ten thousand people gathered together are a very considerable force, but if they are dispersed, they can easily be defeated one by one.

Now, Emperor Xuan really "rewarded" them instead of dispersing them, which was beyond Su Mu's expectations.

"It's really nice of him to offer a reward of ten thousand taels of gold."

Shi Binbin said indignantly, "There are so many of us, and we only get 10,000 taels of gold. On average, each person gets less than one tael. Isn't this an insult?"

"It's better than nothing."

Su Mu said, "Isn't this a nominal promotion?"

A sneer appeared on his face.

With the Emperor Xuan’s rewards, except for him, everyone else could be said to have been promoted three levels.

Dongfang Liuyun, Mo Xuesong, Shi Binbin and others were promoted to commanders.

Even the disciples of the Sword Sect were all given official positions.

The officers and soldiers in the army were also promoted three levels.

Only Su Mu.

Su Mu was previously the commander of the Taiping Division and was granted the title of Zhenxibo.

The next step up is to be granted a title of nobility or become a prime minister.

Obviously, Emperor Xuan couldn't do this.

If Su Mu is really granted the title of marquis, then he will truly become the Marquis of Taiping, and then he will be able to lead the Daxuan Taiping Division legitimately.

How could Emperor Xuan see this happening?
Although most people in the Daxuan Taiping Division now listen to Su Mu's words, they still lack a name after all.

Emperor Xuan wanted to get rid of Su Mu as soon as possible, so how could he possibly add strength to Su Mu?

However, Su Mu made great contributions this time. If only other people were rewarded and Su Mu was omitted, it would be a bit unreasonable.

So Emperor Xuan came up with a clever idea.

As the commander of the Taiping Division, Su Mu's original duty was to guard Jingzhou.

Within Jingzhou, all matters related to demons are his responsibility, and all the Taipingsi offices in all prefectures and counties in Jingzhou are under his command.

Now, Emperor Xuan has expanded Su Mu's "territory".

From guarding one state, it changed to guarding three states.

In a sense, this is indeed a promotion.

The official position remains unchanged, but the scope of jurisdiction has expanded.

This is like a county magistrate of a poor county and a wealthy county magistrate in the capital, both of whom are seventh-rank officials. Of course, they are not the same.

"The dog emperor has made a good plan. He sent you from Jingzhou to the three Lingnan states. The environment in the three Lingnan states is harsh. It is only slightly better than the Savage Continent. It is the poorest and most chaotic three states in Daxuan."

Even someone as slow-witted as Mo Xuesong said angrily, “And as far as I know, the mountains and forests of the three Lingnan states are full of powerful monsters.”

"More than that."

Shi Binbin said, “The three Lingnan states have the highest mortality rate in the Taiping Division outside of the border.

In the past thirty years, among the Taiping commanders of the three Lingnan states, the longest-lived one was in office for five years.

That was because when he took over, the Marquis went to the three states of Lingnan and killed people.

The three states of Lingnan have high mountains and dense forests. Monsters hide in the deep mountains, and even the marquises can’t do anything to them.”

"Emperor Xuan's idea is very simple."

Dongfang Liuyun sneered, "The imperial court's control over the three Lingnan states is not strong to begin with, and they threw us there, not afraid that we would rule the land.

In fact, if we can wipe out the monsters in the three states of Lingnan, it will only benefit Daxuan and not harm him.

Of course, it would be what he wanted even more if we were eaten up by the monsters there.

So, no matter what, he won’t lose. ”

"You forgot to mention one thing."

Zhuge Jin Gang said, "The three states of Lingnan are far away from the emperor. Even if something happens to us, we can blame it on the monsters. There, the Night Owl Guards can attack us without any scruples.

It is difficult for news from the three Lingnan states to spread outside.”

"He decided to place the decisive battle in the three Lingnan states."

Su Mu said slowly, "This is a good thing.

The three states of Lingnan are large enough that even if we fight the Night Owl Guards to the death, it won’t affect too many people.”

"Are you ready to accept this reward?"

Hearing this, everyone looked towards Su Mu.

They just discussed this for a long time, and no one wanted to go to the three prefectures of Lingnan.

They would rather just overturn the table, even though they know it's impossible.

"why not?"

Su Mu said calmly, "If we refuse, then we are not in the right.

The three states of Lingnan are large enough to accommodate all the people from our Taiping Division.

A large enough place means abundant resources.

It doesn't matter if the environment is a little harsh.

and--"

He paused for a moment and said slowly, “There are at least nine divine weapons hidden in the three Lingnan states.

Since he has sent me to the three states of Lingnan, I will not refuse these nine divine weapons."

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Su Mu's eyes.

…………

The three states of Lingnan, "Ling" refers to the Longji Ridge of Daxuan.

The scale of Longji Ridge is even larger than the 800-li Daxing Mountains.

If the Daxing Mountains separate Daxuan and the Savage Continent, then Longji Ridge is like a dragon's spine, dividing Daxuan into two parts, north and south.

The Longji Ridge stretches for thousands of miles and towers like clouds, isolating the three Lingnan states from the main territory of Daxuan.

There is only one way to enter the three states of Lingnan.

It was a canyon over a hundred miles long in the Longji Ridge.

On this necessary road, a group of people wearing dark blue embroidered clothes quietly appeared.

After careful counting, there were at least thirty-six of them.

These people occupied various fortresses in the canyon, but did nothing but lurk in secret.

They are the Night Owl Guards.

…………

Savage continent, demon court.

The Demon Lord's aura fluctuated violently for a while, and then slowly calmed down.

It opened its eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in them.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Liang Jinglue, the Imperial Master of the Demon Court, bowed and said, "Your Majesty has recovered from his injuries and has made further progress in his cultivation. This is cause for celebration."

"not enough."

The Demon Lord shook his head and said, "If I meet Chen Beixuan again, I still don't have a complete chance of winning.

Mastering the power of returning to the void with the help of the divine weapon of destiny is not the true return to the void after all."

"This is also something that can't be helped."

Liang Jinglue, the Imperial Master of the Demon Court, said slowly, "It is impossible to truly break through to the Return to Void Realm here. If we want to come into contact with the power of Return to Void, this is the only way we can do it."

The demon lord nodded, "That person hasn't come back yet?"

"No."

Liang Jinglue said, "With his strength, if he succeeded, he should have returned by now. Since he hasn't returned for so long, there must have been an accident."

"With Su Mu's strength, it's impossible for him to be his opponent."

The demon lord frowned and said, "Chen Beixuan is more seriously injured than me. He also can't beat that guy. How could it be possible?"

"Although he is strong, he is seriously injured after all. Su Mu is a bit weird, and no one knows what will happen."

Liang Jinglue looked calm and said calmly, "Also, Emperor Xuan is very well hidden. He is now beginning to show his claws. He may be involved in this matter."

"Humph!"

When mentioning Emperor Xuan, Demon Lord's expression turned a little ugly.

The last time he personally led the army to attack Daxuan, he had a great chance of winning. However, not only did Chen Beixuan show up, but Emperor Xuan's performance was beyond his expectations.

That cowardly guy actually led the army in person and defeated the imperial teacher.

"We all underestimated him before."

Liang Jinglue said, "Now that I think about it, the reason why our plan went so smoothly before and why we were able to assassinate several Taiping Marquises was that Emperor Xuan might have been behind it.

The Taiping Division is our stumbling block, so how can it not be his stumbling block?

I have been trying to deduce what Emperor Xuan did these days, and I found something very interesting. "

"whats the matter?"

The demon lord asked doubtfully.

"The Emperor Xuan's actions against the Great Xuan Taiping Division did not start recently. He had already started planning for decades."

Liang Jinglue said in a deep voice.

"The Great Xuan Taiping Division is his subordinate. What benefit would it bring to him if he targeted the Great Xuan Taiping Division?"

The Demon Lord said in confusion.

“That’s why I say it’s interesting.”

Liang Jinglue continued, "Logically speaking, the people in the Taiping Division only know how to kill and don't fight for power, so they are the helpers that any king dreams of having.

Even if those guys are a little arrogant, it is not unacceptable.

Emperor Xuan's targeting of the Taiping Division does seem like an act of self-destruction.

But if we think about it from a different perspective, things will be different.

We always think that Emperor Xuan is Emperor Xuan. He wants his regime to be forever stable, so his actions against the Taiping Division are unreasonable.

What if he is not the Xuan Emperor? "

"If he is not Emperor Xuan, then who could he be?"

The demon lord became more and more confused.

"Who are you, Demon Lord?"

Liang Jinglue did not answer but asked instead.

"Master, please don't keep me in suspense. You know that my brain is not very useful. You can let me fight, but I can't compare to you humans in terms of using my brain."

The Demon Lord said.

"The essence of a person does not lie in the labels given by outsiders. Our understanding of Emperor Xuan is limited to the fact that he is the monarch of Daxuan. But apart from this identity, we don't know much about who he is, what his personality is, and what he wants."

Liang Jinglue said, “Our inferences about him are all based on his identity.

In short, if your starting point is wrong, your destination will not be right either.

If Emperor Xuan was not Emperor Xuan, what he wanted might not be the eternal stability of the Great Xuan Empire. "

"So what does he want?"

The demon lord asked without hesitation.

"Then only he knows."

Liang Jinglue's eyes were grim as he said slowly, "But I know that if we want to kill him, we have to speed up our actions."

"My injuries have recovered. If you, the Imperial Master, can also master a divine weapon of destiny, then the two of us can join forces and definitely break through Daxuan."

The Demon Lord said.

"That's what I was going to say."

Liang Jinglue nodded and said, “Ever since Daxuan released the map of the seventy-two divine weapons of destiny, I have been sending people to look for them.

Half a month ago, Tushan Hanyu sent back a message from Daxuan that it had discovered traces of a divine weapon of destiny, so I decided to go there myself. "

"Would it be risky for you to enter Daxuan at this time?"

The Demon Lord hesitated.

"will not."

Liang Jinglue said confidently, "The Emperor Xuan and the Taiping Division are fighting fiercely, and now is the best time.

I'll keep a low profile and not draw their attention."

"Okay, Imperial Master, please bring more people with you." The Demon Lord thought for a moment and said, "I will lead troops to invade the border of Daxuan during this period to distract their attention.

Come back as soon as you get the Divine Weapon, and when we join forces, who can stop us?"

Liang Jing nodded, looking slightly melancholy.

…………

"The Marquis and the others have news."

Dongfang Liuyun came to Su Mu and reported, "They will meet us at the foot of Longji Ridge, and then follow us into the three states of Lingnan.

Besides, there is still no news from the gravekeeper."

Su Mu nodded and said slowly, "The map of the Destiny Weapons is just a guide. Even if you know where the Destiny Weapons are, ordinary people can't find them.

Since the Heavenly Mandate Divine Soldiers are like this, it is normal for the gravekeepers to hide deeper."

“The main thing is we don’t know when they’re going to show up.”

Dongfang Liuyun said with some concern, "You are the one in most danger now. Those grave keepers are mysterious and unpredictable. If they attack you——"

The gravekeepers clearly said they wanted to kill Su Mu, but their whereabouts were unknown and no one knew when they would take action. This was the most frustrating thing.

The enemy lurking in the dark is always the most difficult to deal with.

"If you want to kill me, it's not that easy."

Su Mu said calmly.

Dongfang Liuyun was not optimistic, but there was no point in saying more now, so he could only let everyone secretly strengthen their vigilance.

Su Mu dared to say this, but he was not exaggerating.

During this period he worked day and night without sleep or food.

The points on the system panel have accumulated to as many as 30 million points.

It takes 45 million points to achieve minor success in the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts, and he is not far from that point now.

According to the monster Big Cat, once the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts is mastered, the combined state will be enough to make one invincible.

and.

Su Mu's true essence cultivation has also made great progress.

He had previously obtained the Taiping Division's fusion-level martial arts from Marquis Mingyi and Marquis Jin. These days, whenever he had free time, he studied and practiced diligently.

As early as half a month ago, he had already mastered this fusion realm technique called "Return to Oneness Technique".

Although no points have been consumed to upgrade it, it is also steadily improving due to Su Mu's own efforts.

According to the current cultivation speed, even without the help of the system panel, it can cultivate to the minor success stage within ten years.

Great success can be achieved in thirty years.

A hundred years can be fulfilled.

Practicing for more than a hundred years to reach the peak of the fusion realm is a speed that others can only dream of.

After his Zhen Yuan cultivation broke through to the Fusion Realm, the most direct improvement brought to Su Mu was that the time he could use his domain increased.

Before the breakthrough, he could only use the Domain Returning Technique for a breath at most.

Now, I can probably hold out for a breath and a half.

This time will gradually increase in the future as his true essence cultivation level improves.

Both physical martial arts and true energy martial arts have promising prospects.

Only the Emperor Heaven and Earth Art has now stagnated and fallen into a bottleneck that Su Mu has never encountered before.

Physical martial arts and true energy martial arts only require one's own efforts.

But in the martial arts way of becoming a god through incense, in addition to one's own efforts, one also needs the power of incense and vows.

The power of incense and vows is not something that can be obtained simply by working hard.

Now that Su Mu is suppressed by Emperor Xuan everywhere, it is not so easy to obtain the power of incense and vows.

Even though he returned to Daxuan with the good news of his victory over the Demon Court last time, under the suppression of Emperor Xuan, it did not cause much waves, nor did it earn him much worship and support.

Now Su Mu is thinking that when he arrives in the three Lingnan states, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, he may be able to find a way to obtain more incense and power.

Danger is also opportunity.

The environment in the three Lingnan states is harsh, but there is also ample room for operation.

As the saying goes, there is a vast world with a lot to offer...

Riding on horseback, Su Mu discussed the plan with Dongfang Liuyun in a casual manner, while quietly calling out the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Alchemist (concurrently), Weaponsmith (concurrently), Silver-faced Assassin (concurrently), Lord Zhenxi (Lord), Commander (third rank)]

[Points: 30000000 points]

[Realm: Fusion Realm]

[Kung Fu: Guiyi Jue (entry/+), Bajiu Xuanmiao Gong (entry), Huangtian Houtu Jue (six-foot golden body)...]

[Field: Guizang (Not yet introduced)]

[Special Skills: Source of Qi (Perfect), Sword Drawing]

[Skills: Shennong's Classic of Herbs (perfect), Tushita Alchemy Secret (incomplete/beginner), Tiangong Refining Method (great achievement), Water and Fire Alchemy (perfect)]

The series of zeros in the points column were pleasing to the eye, making Su Mu in a good mood.

But looking at the big money-eaters below, Su Mu's good mood disappeared.

Thirty million points, these were the hard-earned points he had accumulated through forging weapons and refining elixirs day and night.

This number is unprecedentedly large.

It’s a pity that the martial arts and skills that Su Mu is practicing now all consume a lot of points.

Although 30 million points are a lot, only the Guiyi Jue can increase it.

The others are still a little bit behind.

"Return to Oneness Technique, from entry level to minor success only requires 10 million points..."

Su Mu was thinking in his mind.

If the Guiyi Jue was upgraded to the minor success realm, the time he could use to unfold his domain and return it to its original state could be increased to at least two breaths.

The battle between masters only takes a moment.

What may seem like a difference of half a breath may actually mean life or death.

Although Su Mu has not yet mastered the Gui Zang domain, its power has been verified.

The Blood Chi of the Night Owl Guard died under his domain Guizang.

Although that was also due to the fact that Xue Chi underestimated the enemy, the power of Yuyue Guizang is undeniable.

In two breaths of time, if you deploy the Guizang Realm, it will not be difficult to kill a person in the Heti realm.

Looking ahead at the Dragon Ridge which had already appeared within his field of vision, Su Mu hesitated slightly.

Thirty million points were not much away from the forty-five million points needed to achieve a small success in the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts. According to Su Mu's previous experience, he could save enough points in a month at most.

If one were to spend 10 million points now to upgrade the Guiyi Jue, the upgrade of the Bajiu Xuanmiao Gong would have to be delayed by at least half a month.

"Half a month is not a long time, I can afford to delay. Dragon Ridge is ahead, and there is no telling what dangers we might encounter. The more I improve my cultivation, the more protection I will have.

If I don't upgrade now, what if something unexpected happens and I die without using up all my points? Wouldn't I regret it to death?"

Thinking in his mind, Su Mu had already clicked on the system panel while his thoughts were turning.

hum!
The light and shadow change, and the points decrease by 10 million.

The reduced points turned into countless information and poured into Su Mu's mind.

His Guiyi Jue began to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye.

boom!
Su Mu's clothes moved without wind, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth rushed into his body frantically.

Dongfang Liuyun, Zhuge Jingang, Mo Xuesong and others who had been following him were forced to dodge in panic by the sudden burst of momentum from him.

Everyone looked at each other and saw the speechlessness in each other's eyes.

Another breakthrough.

Everyone is now almost immune to Su Mu's occasional breakthroughs without warning.

"What realm is he in now?"

Shi Binbin said helplessly.

When he first met Su Mu, Su Mu's cultivation was not as good as his.

Now, he couldn't even see through Su Mu's realm.

Come to think of it, his progress is not slow.

From the Rebirth Stage, to the True Essence Stage, and now to the Infant Stage.

His cultivation speed is already the fastest among several generations of the Shi family. Even looking at the Taiping Division, his improvement speed ranks among the top 20.

Especially since Su Mu brought back many medicinal pills from Shennong Baicao Sect, they all benefited from it and their cultivation improved almost every day.

But even so, he still felt a sense of despair when facing Su Mu.

It would be fine if I couldn't catch up with Su Mu, but I couldn't even understand what realm Su Mu was at. This was too frustrating.

"Don't ask me, I don't know either."

Zhuge Jin Gang said expressionlessly.

His inner feelings were the same as Shi Binbin's.

Thinking back to the time, he could still fight with Su Mu for a few moves, but now, he felt that Su Mu might not even need a second move to kill him.

"At Hulao Pass, he killed Wood with just one move."

Lu Pengju said, "Wood has reached the perfect stage of Nascent Soul, which is almost half a step to the fusion stage. What is Su Mu's level? Can't you see through it?

He is the most outstanding person of our generation and he is already far ahead.”

As a contemporary genius, Lu Pengju had never been convinced by anyone, but now, he was convinced by Su Mu.

Even among the world's geniuses, not every one of them can break through to the fusion realm.

While they were still worrying about whether they could break through to the fusion realm, Su Mu was already a strong man in the fusion realm.

"You just can't find comfort when you compare yourself to him."

Dongfang Liuyun said calmly, "Didn't you notice that even Marquis Mingyi and Marquis Jin don't compete with him.

Don't forget, in addition to practicing martial arts, he also learned how to forge weapons and make elixirs."

"evildoer!"

Shi Binbin complained.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After a moment, Su Mu's aura slowly subsided.

He opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed and disappeared.

Just when everyone wanted to congratulate him, they noticed that Su Mu looked up in the direction of Longji Ridge with a serious expression on his face.

"Is there something going on over there?"

Dongfang Liuyun asked in a deep voice. He also looked up, and ripples appeared in his pale eyeballs, but he did not see anything unusual.

As soon as Dongfang Liuyun said this, the expressions of the others became solemn. Some people even held their weapons and looked around vigilantly.

"I know why Emperor Xuan's Night Owl Guards haven't shown up yet."

Su Mu said slowly, "It turns out they are one step ahead of us."

"Have you discovered the Night Owl Guard?"

Dongfang Liuyun was startled and asked in a deep voice, "Are they coming?"

"If I'm not mistaken, they should be just ahead."

Su Mu nodded. "Just now, I realized something. When I was absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, I sensed a breath similar to that of the old crow. It was about two hundred miles away from us."

Everyone's face showed horror.

What shocked them was not the fact that the Night Owl Guards were lying in ambush ahead.

Everyone had already been mentally prepared for the Night Owl Guards to attack them.

The Night Owl Guards and the Gravekeepers were keeping their eyes on them, and there was no telling when they might attack them. This was something they had already thought of.

What shocked them was Su Mu!

To what extent has Su Mu's cultivation reached that he can sense the breath two hundred miles away?

I'm afraid even the dukes couldn't do this in their heyday.

Two hundred miles, their eyes can’t see that far!

"I have practiced a unique skill called the Source of Qi, which can predict the direction of spiritual energy between heaven and earth."

Su Mu explained, "The other party must have made some big moves, so the direction of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has changed significantly, and that's why I discovered it."

Although the source of Qi can be seen, under normal circumstances it cannot be seen as far as two hundred miles.

It was because he had just achieved a small success in the Guiyi Jue, and when Su Mu’s cultivation level was improved, he entered a mysterious state.

In this state, the effect of the source of energy was also greatly improved, which allowed Su Mu to observe some clues.

"There is only one road in Longji Ridge that leads to the three states in southern Lingnan."

Dongfang Liuyun pondered and said, "That's the only way we can go. If the Night Owl Guards want to kill us, that's the best place.

It seems that they have set up a trap there, hoping to wipe us out completely in one fell swoop."

"The emperor has completely lost his patience."

Zhuge Jin Gang said in a heavy tone, "It's difficult to attack Hulao Pass, so we were transferred here.

The area within hundreds of miles of Longji Ridge is filled with miasma and is deserted. It takes several months for a caravan to pass through.

Killing us here will make us disappear without a trace, without even having to destroy the bodies."

"If we run into their trap like this, we will certainly die. But since we already know of their existence, why not just counterattack!"

Shi Binbin rubbed his hands eagerly.

He was not afraid of the fusion realm at all, because they had Su Mu on their side!
"It's not that easy. The Night Owl Guards are all in the Fusion Realm, and we don't know how many of them are here. Fighting head-on is the worst option."

Dongfang Liuyun objected.

"Or, we can take a detour and wait until we have established roots in the three states of Lingnan. Even if the Night Owl Guards attack, we will be able to deal with them."

Dongfang Liuyun said.

"If we want to take a detour, we can only cross the mountains. There are not many fewer monsters in Longji Mountain than in Daxing Mountain. The danger of crossing the mountains is not much less than facing the Night Owl Guards."

Zhuge Jin Gang said.

"You can't fight, you can't hide, what else can you do?
Su Mu, you decide, we will do whatever you say."

Shi Binbin complained and turned to look at Su Mu.

Everyone's eyes fell on Su Mu, waiting for Su Mu to make the final decision.

“You can’t go over the mountains.”

Su Mu pondered and said, "Even if we can get through, there will definitely be heavy casualties."

If it were just masters like them, crossing the mountains and ridges would not be a problem, but most of their group had cultivation levels below the True Yuan Realm, and it was impossible for them to cross the Dragon Ridge Ridge.

If they really encounter a powerful monster, Su Mu will not be able to protect so many people.

"I'll just say it—"

Shi Binbin said.

"Fighting head-on is not the best strategy."

Before he could finish, Su Mu continued, "The Night Owl Guards are coming for me. I will lead them away, and you can take the opportunity to cross the canyon and enter the three states of Lingnan."

"No!"

Everyone said in unison,
"Even if someone is needed to lead them away, you can't risk your life. I'll go!" (End of this chapter)