After the battle at Feng City, Nan Ao was forced to retreat. All the land they had occupied was reclaimed by Wan Xiu Union.
Ning Wu Empire was still unwilling to give up. They chased the Xuanyuan army all the way to Taifeng Mountain before they stopped.
Nan Ao suffered a great loss. Not only did they lose the land they had occupied, but the seven states and fourteen counties south of Taifeng Mountain all fell into the hands of the Ning family.
Li Yaxu even led troops to attack Xiangyang City. In the north, they lost seven cities.
Currently, Li family was eyeing Nan Ao from the north.
In the southwest, Ning Wu Empire was waiting to attack.
In the east, Zheng Empire, which had just recovered its title, was attacking from both sides.
The three empires were like three-legged cauldrons that fell from the sky, suppressing the Xuanyuan family from three directions. They did not dare to go out.
Moreover, Shanglin City and other cities of the former Prosperous Country, under the call of Star Refining Tower, joined the Zheng Empire. Now that the Wan Xiu Union had changed its title, its manpower was replenished in time. Moreover, it had formed an alliance with Ning Wu. It could be said that their strength had greatly increased.
In this battle, Nan Ao had suffered a great loss. Not only did they not gain any benefits, but their land was also torn apart by Nan Ao and Ning Wu.
It was true that Nan Ao had suffered a great loss, but it was the overall strength of the country that was damaged. In fact, Xuanyuan family's foundation was not damaged.
After all, tens of thousands of martial cultivators died in the battle at Feng City. They were the higher-ups of Nan Ao's sects. Only one fleet of Xuanyuan family was slaughtered by Qin Hao.
If there was a loss, it would be the imperial censor who killed the third prince, Xuanyuan Wuyao.
In addition, Xuanyuan Wuba was severely injured by Ning Kong, Ning Lie and Ning Jingshan.
Xuanyuan Wuba's injuries were very serious. After the battle, Ning Kong described that the three of them had pierced through Xuanyuan Wuba's internal organs. It would not be easy for him to recover.
However, Qin Hao knew that Xuanyuan Gaoyan had the Qiankun Earth. Xuanyuan Wuba's soul was indestructible and his body could be rebuilt.
Therefore, he would not die. It was only a matter of time before he recovered.
Of course, Qin Hao knew that Ning Tianxing had acted on the surface to repay him. Firstly, it was to give him the sword grass. Secondly, it was to thank him for saving Ning Chaofan's life.
But in reality, Ning Tianxing's real scheme was the seven provinces and fourteen counties of Taifeng Mountain. That was Ning Wu's former territory. They had fought Xuanyuan Wuba in order to conquer that territory.
As for helping Qin Hao, it was just an excuse.
Otherwise, with the ability of the Ning family, how could they not know about the war in Feng City?
But they chose to come to the rescue at the last moment. Clearly, they wanted to borrow the hands of the Zheng Family and the Ten Thousand Cultivator Union to greatly weaken the strength of Nan Ao. This was naturally very beneficial to the Ning family.
Not only Qin Hao, but also Qing Lao.
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Zheng Family Patriarch and Xiang Bu were all smart people, so they naturally knew what was going on.
However, they wouldn't say it out loud.
After all, it was true that Ning Wu's army had turned the situation around and saved the Myriad Cultivator Alliance.
But there was no need to thank him. Everyone had their own motives.
After obtaining Tai Feng Mountain's seven provinces and fourteen counties, Ning Tianxing did not advance rashly.
First of all, the third branch had just taken control of the Ning Wu Kingdom, so they needed time to stabilize.
Second of all, the Xuanyuan Family's foundation had not been damaged, and they still had a huge foundation. If the Ning family continued to fight and drove Xuanyuan Gaoyan crazy, then both sides would definitely fall into a tragic situation of mutual destruction. This was not the result that Ning Tianxing wanted.
In particular, the Xuanyuan Family had suffered a great loss in this battle, and their ancestor, Xuanyuan Wutian, had not appeared. This made Ning Tianxing even more daring to act rashly.
Qin Hao followed Qing Lao all the way forward, sometimes tearing space, sometimes flying. He thought a lot along the way. Dan Ge had entered the Southern Mountain Range, and the only people he could really entrust his safety to were Qing Lao and Zheng Qingchi.
As for Ning Tianxing, this person might have certain principles, but as an Emperor, he would first place the empire's great cause. In fact, he would only talk about personal friendship with you.
Therefore, the Ning family was still not completely trustworthy.
Of course, being on good terms with Ning Tianxing was definitely better than facing a hypocrite like Ning Hongxuan.
"We're here!" As soon as Qing Lao finished speaking, the two of them arrived at a high altitude and quietly floated.
Qin Hao was a little surprised. He looked around and realized that this was the source of the Southern River, where Coiling Dragon Peak used to be.
Especially when he looked down and saw that there was a huge, deep, black pit several thousand meters below his feet. The area was incomparably vast, and this further confirmed his guess.
However, Coiling Dragon Peak had been destroyed, and things had changed. This place had long been deserted, and there was no longer a grand scene of martial artists worshipping.
Why did Qing Lao bring him here?
Was this place related to Ning Cangsong's death?
While Qin Hao was surprised, he couldn't help but be curious about the person they were going to meet.
In the next moment, a whirlpool appeared above his head. The whirlpool spun crazily, sweeping out a terrifying suction force that enveloped the two of them. Before Qin Hao could react, he and Qing Lao were forcefully pulled into the whirlpool by the suction force. It was exactly the same situation as when Qin Hao first found the Dragon Eye half a year ago.
Buzz!
The terrifying sound of wind reverberated in his ears.
When Qin Hao opened his eyes again, he had already entered the original Hidden Dragon Secret Realm.
The difference was that when he fell in the first time, he didn't know where he had fallen, along with Xiao Han, the Old Demon, and the others.
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Scattered.
But this time, he fell directly into the former temple. Looking at the towering Primal Crystal Mountain in the courtyard, the scene of the bloody battle against the Twelve Palaces was still fresh in his mind.
"Brother Qin is here!" Zheng Qingchi's voice came from the front.
Qin Hao looked over and saw three silhouettes and a lone grave.
In the past, this was a church that stored treasures. The church was destroyed by him and the old man with the broken sword. The two giant steel doors were also taken away by Qin Hao. There were no more houses as far as the eye could see.
This time, the corpse of the red-robed man had also disappeared.
In front of him stood Zheng Qingchi and the "Virtuous Emperor of the Zheng Dynasty."
Beside the lone grave, there was a blood-stained person lying on the ground.
This person's aura was weak, but he gave Qin Hao a strange sense of familiarity.
"What's going on?" Qin Hao went forward and asked.
"You'd better ask Senior Li first!" Zheng Qingchi's gaze fell on the bloodstained body.
Qin Hao walked over quickly, squatted down, and looked at the person.
"Kid, you've caused me so much trouble!"
The person raised his head. Under his messy hair, a pale face and deep eye sockets were revealed. It was Li Wanji.
Qin Hao couldn't help but feel awkward. He knew what the other party wanted to say, but he had no choice but to reveal Li Wanji's identity in front of the sects in Golden Light City. Later, Ning Cangsong disappeared while chasing Li Wanji. He even lured Xuanyuan Xiu, the five Emperors, and Li Yaxu away.
As for what happened between these people, Qin Hao didn't know.
But now, Li Wanji's condition was very bad. There was no need to investigate. He was most likely crippled!
"That old bastard Ning Cangsong did it?" Qin Hao asked.
According to the situation at that time, Ning Cangsong shouldn't have killed Li Wanji. Instead, he wanted to pull him into the Ningwu Empire.
But now, Ning Cangsong suddenly died in a strange way, and Li Wanji was seriously injured and crippled. Could it be that the two of them didn't talk well and had a dispute, which angered Ning Cangsong and made him attack Li Wanji?
That was one possibility!
Otherwise, Qin Hao really couldn't think of anyone in the Southern Region who could kill Ning Cangsong and cripple Li Wanji.
After all, these two people were both Nine-star Great Emperors, and Ning Cangsong was an Old Demon who had stepped into the Second Realm. Not to mention Xuanyuan Wutian of the Southern Region, even in the entire East Continent, there were probably not many powerhouses who dared to attack the two of them at the same time.
Li Wanji didn't directly answer Qin Hao's question. Instead, he spat out another shocking sentence, "Xuanyuan Xiu … is also dead!"
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