Qin Chu was stopped by two Protectors of the Blood Blade Sect, unable to pursue Su Xueyi and the young man.
"Elder Su, Young Master, hurry and leave!" the two Blood Blade Sect Protectors who stopped Qin Chu roared.
Key figures... Qin Chu understood that Su Xueyi and the young man were very important to the Blood Blade Sect, or rather, the Myriad Blade Sect.
Although Qin Chu was anxious, he couldn't break through because both Protectors had higher Cultivation than him.
By the time Lu Yuan and Lei Yin came to help Qin Chu, Su Xueyi and the young man had already disappeared.
It wasn't that the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Cloud Sect's encirclement and attack weren't strong enough; it was that many of the opponents fought to the death to allow Su Xueyi and the young man to Break through, which enabled them both to successfully escape.
Lu Yuan and Lei Yin stopped the Myriad Blade Sect's Protectors, leaving Qin Chu without an opponent. He didn't make another move, his eyes scanning the various battlefields, watching how others fought. This was a life-and-death battle, with no one holding back, and experience from such battles was invaluable.
After a short period of fighting, most of the resistance was wiped out, leaving only Qian Lingtian and Luo Yuan still fighting. Battles between King Realm Cultivators are difficult to decide quickly.
Cao Tian was captured alive, Zhong Han was beheaded, and Qian Qing was also killed. He was a traitor to the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Qian Family, destined not to live. Keeping Cao Tian alive was necessary, as he still had to take some blame for Qian Lingtian.
Some of the Blood Blade Sect's Disciples were killed, and some laid down their weapons. Those who laid down their weapons were local Cultivators from Nan Yan Prefecture, while the killed core members were from the Myriad Blade Sect in Nan Huang Prefecture.
"Qian Lingtian, your actions now are courting death. Our Myriad Blade Sect will destroy you," Luo Yuan roared, because his waist was pierced by Qian Lingtian's spear.
"Are you trying to scare me? If your Myriad Blade Sect has the ability, come and fight. Let's see if you can swallow my Nan Yan Prefecture and suffer heavy losses? Then it's hard to say whose meat your Myriad Blade Sect will become. The Eastern Three Prefectures are watching covetously. For the sake of my Nan Yan Prefecture, are you going to abandon your foundation in Nan Huang Prefecture? I don't believe it!" After Qian Lingtian finished speaking, he pierced Luo Yuan's chest with another spear.
Luo Yuan's face was extremely grim. He hadn't expected Qian Lingtian to not only be powerful but also extremely intelligent, having roughly analyzed the situation. Both the Myriad Blade Sect and the Wolf King Hall had reservations and dared not launch a large-scale war, because once Nan Huang Prefecture's strength was damaged, Cultivators from the Eastern Three Prefectures would surely invade.
The Saint Martial Continent is divided into the Eastern Three Prefectures, Southern Three Prefectures, Northern Three Prefectures, Western Three Prefectures, plus the Holy Land Central Prefecture, making a total of thirteen prefectures.
The area of each prefecture varies. Even the smallest prefecture has a territory of hundreds of millions of miles. Take Nan Yan Prefecture, for example; its territory is vast. It takes six or seven days to travel from the Azure Cloud Sect to the Great Qian Imperial Capital, which shows how expansive the territory is.
These vast territories all have rulers; some are Imperial Dynasties, some are Sects, and others are Families. Disputes over territory often occur because territory represents resources. Larger territories produce more promising talents and more Cultivation resources.
Top-tier forces generally occupy vast territories.
Various forces exist in a complex web, all treading on thin ice. The Myriad Blade Sect and the Wolf King Hall are strong, but they are unwilling to commit the entire Sect's strength to battle. If the battle losses are great, they themselves can easily be devoured. This is also why they infiltrated the various forces in Nan Yan Prefecture; they wanted to take Nan Yan Prefecture with the smallest possible cost, but the plan clearly failed.
After another period of fighting, with Luo Yuan being beheaded, the battle completely ended.
Qian Lingtian looked at the more than two thousand Blood Blade Sect Disciples who had laid down their weapons and turned to look at Mo Daozi and Luo Zhen, "What are Grand Elder Mo and Sect Master Luo's opinions?"
"War is war, but we should try to minimize the losses to Nan Yan Prefecture. Among these people, if there are no outsiders, then so be it," Mo Daozi said.
"Hmm! We don't have time to vet them for now. We can only detain them first and deal with it after we've resolved the Wolf King Hall and the Morning Star Pavilion. Guards, gather these people and detain them. Anyone who makes trouble will be immediately executed." Qian Lingtian waved his arm, and a general appeared.
Subsequently, the general led his army to detain the Blood Blade Sect's Disciples.
At this point, Qin Chu also saw what the army was about. The soldiers, in a crossbow formation, surrounded the surrendered Blood Blade Sect forces. Any unusual movement would result in them being shot to death, riddled with arrows like a beehive.
After making arrangements, Qian Lingtian, Qian Lingwu, and Mo Daozi led the elites of the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Cloud Sect towards the Wolf King Hall.
In just half a month, the Wolf King Hall and the Morning Star Pavilion were blood-bathed by the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Cloud Sect.
By then, the core forces of the Myriad Blade Sect and the Wolf King Hall from Nan Huang Prefecture, and the Cold Star Imperial Dynasty and Morning Star Pavilion from Nan Li Prefecture, who had entered Nan Yan Prefecture, were all annihilated.
The resources left by the three great Sects were divided by the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Cloud Sect. The Great Qian Imperial Dynasty planned to use the Morning Star Pavilion's Sect grounds as a military camp. As the Blood Blade Sect and the Wolf King Hall were closer to the Azure Cloud Sect, Qian Lingtian said they would be given to the Azure Cloud Sect for development.
However, the Azure Cloud Sect only took the Blood Blade Sect's Sect grounds. As for the Wolf King Hall's arrangement, everyone discussed it and felt it was more suitable to build it into a city.
The surrendered forces of the three great Sects were all brought to the former Sect grounds of the Wolf King Hall for individual vetting. Those with clean backgrounds could join the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty or the Azure Cloud Sect. Those who didn't want to join could leave, but they had to make a promise not to collude with outside forces to harm Nan Yan Prefecture.
The actions of the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Cloud Sect met no resistance. When Qian Lingtian previously released news that the Blood Blade Sect, Wolf King Hall, and Morning Star Pavilion were external forces, it caused a stir. While it was true that Cultivators from Nan Yan Prefecture had joined the three great Sects, they were also unwilling to betray Nan Yan Prefecture.
After this major upheaval, the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Cloud Sect not only did not weaken but significantly strengthened, having absorbed some elites from the three great Sects.
With matters resolved, the high-ranking officials of the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and the Azure Cloud Sect held a meeting together.
"Su Xueyi and Luo Xiao, who escaped from the Blood Blade Sect, are important figures of the Myriad Blade Sect. Su Xueyi is the daughter of Grand Elder Su Changjiao of the Myriad Blade Sect, and Luo Xiao is the grandson of the Myriad Blade Sect Master. Both are King Realm Cultivators," Lei Yin said. She had captured core members of the Myriad Blade Sect and interrogated some secrets.
"Many of their core members escaped. This war is just the beginning; conflicts will still erupt. However, with us working together, they won't dare to start a war easily," Qian Lingtian said.
"Regarding working together, His Majesty Qian need not worry. I told His Majesty Qian last time that our Azure Cloud Sect is only a Sect dedicated to making Sword Cultivators famous throughout the world, and we have no interest in imperial power," Luo Zhen said.
"Sect Master Luo, Grand Elder Mo, and Grand Elder Ling, please also rest assured. Having a powerful Sect within the territory is a great help to the development of a region. I will only support, not suppress. Qin Chu, isn't that right?" Qian Lingtian said.
Qin Chu, standing behind Mo Daozi, was momentarily stunned. "Your Majesty Qian, what did you say?"
Qin Chu was a bit distracted. He was thinking about the Saint Blood Family and hadn't listened to the exchange between the two major forces, because he was about to leave and search for the Saint Blood Family. His body's feverish condition was getting more and more severe, and he felt that a change was about to occur.