"Suiyang? Where is it?"

Guo Aman explained,

"Suiyang City is in the Eastern Country, it's a hub of canal transport, a southeastern barrier. Supplies and taxes from the two vassals of Zhen Xun must pass through here to be transported to Luoyang. In the past, the Heavenly King led an army of a hundred thousand Iron Cavalry southward, breaking through Yingzhou in three days, defeating tens of thousands of Zhenzhou's army, sweeping through the Central Plains, with his forces pointing directly at Suiyang.

It was thought that the Jiang and Huai region could be settled with one battle and that the world would fall into the hands of the Shi Family. Who knew they would hit a rock in Suiyang City, a bloody struggle lasting ten years just to breach the city!"

Huangfu Yi was shocked to hear this,

"Wha... what? Ten years!? What kind of stronghold, where did the strong soldiers come from that it could be defended for ten years!?"

Guo Aman shook his head and analyzed,

"Of course, that wasn't human effort. This time, it was the people of the Demon Sect who intervened. It's said they set up some Ten Absolute Array to stop the Heavenly King's army. And the people from the Demon Sect also assisted the Immortal Palace, besieging and cutting off Hebei's supply, thus trapping the Heavenly King's forces in Henan.

Although in the end, the Heavenly King Army still won, massacring all the soldiers and civilians in the city, razing over forty cities of the Eastern Country to the ground, and emptying the Central Plains, but the Heavenly King's forces also lost their elites, and the morale of the army was defeated. From then on, they declined from prosperity, giving the Three Constellations a chance to catch their breath and stabilize the front line.

Since then, the chaotic world has become even more deadlocked, with nobody able to overcome anyone else, heroes contending for supremacy, and battles never ceasing. No one knows when it will end."

Sun Tiezhu also chimed in,

"But that governor of Suiyang, Mr. Zhang, was truly a character. If it weren't for his bitter perseverance that attracted the world's attention, could the Demon Sect and the Demon Sect have both come out together, finally reversing the situation?

It's a pity that such a talent was just a mere city guardian. If he had been one of the Three Ministers then, would there be today's calamity of the Stone Dragon? The world has so many heroes, but the Three Constellations cannot use them, thus bringing such a catastrophe to the common people."

"Suiyang..."

Huangfu Yi was momentarily amazed but still somewhat puzzled,

"But I seem to have heard that the Demon Sect helped the Stone Dragon military back then? Why suddenly set up an array in Suiyang to stop him?"

Guo Aman rolled his eyes,

"Who knows, I'm not from the Demon Sect."

Huangfu Yi was curious,

"What about after that? What's the outcome now? The governor of Suiyang only held on for ten years, right? What about the remaining fifty years? What's the situation now?"

Guo Aman picked his nose,

"Who knows, I heard from merchants coming from the south that the Stone Dragon went crazy after losing in Suiyang. He slaughtered cities and killed people everywhere, went so mad that he even killed his own sons and grandsons, and used those Evil Demons and Heretics, and vile creatures as officials, making it unbearable for the people, causing everyone to rise against him.

As the guy went mad, his military leaders also lost command, but people still need to eat, right? So they started to act on their own, fighting everywhere, seizing territories, establishing their own regimes, making the world unsettled.

And the Three Constellations, in order to suppress the rebellions, also engaged in extravagant military campaigns, harassment taxes forcing people to be displaced, everywhere rebel armies opposing the king, the Twelve Countries all fighting as one. Today a mutiny, tomorrow a rebellion, a complete mess."

"Enough, you all, shut up! How much money do you earn in a year, sitting here pointing out other people's country?"

Mr. Feng Sr. gave a cold hum, interrupting their discussion,

"You, surnamed Bai, aren't you capable? Go and see what's going on."

Huangfu Yi snapped back to reality, slung his bow, and ran to the front squad, looking ahead, and discovered that not far away in the Sealing Demon Land of the West Mountain, there seemed to be faint purple light like fireworks spraying out from the depths of the mountains, making it so the scouts could see it from afar.

"What's going on?"

"If I knew, would I be asking you?"

Mr. Feng Sr. glared at him,

"Since you are so powerful, took care of the Skull Ghost King, then off you go.

Go halfway up the mountain and see if the seal on the mountain path is still there, pick some leaves and report back."

"Uh, just me?"

Mr. Feng Sr. chuckled, turned around and said,

"Ask them who would like to go with you?"

No one responded, even Guo Aman and Sun Tiezhu shrank back without saying a word.

Huangfu Yi sighed in his heart, but he knew that when encountering demons, ordinary people inevitably get scared, following would be of little help, and needlessly lose their lives. So he nodded,

"Alright, I will go, everyone take a rest."

Huangfu Yi immediately set off, climbing directly up the West Mountain.

The mountain was not very high, more of a hill, only about thirty yards tall, even an ordinary person could reach the top in fifteen minutes. Huangfu Yi had already crossed the Yin Mountain Snow Peak, so the West Mountain posed no challenge, he quickly made his way up and reached halfway up the mountain. He immediately saw the stele Mr. Feng Sr. mentioned.

It had been smashed with a palm.

Huangfu Yi checked the traces on the ground and noticed that the person was probably not very tall, yet their power was incredible, capable of splitting mountains and stones, having shattered the stone stele into pieces, making the inscriptions illegible. The red rope blocking the path also fell to the ground, and the locust tree where the rope was tied had been uprooted.

Huangfu Yi furrowed his brows, looking up at the mysterious light blooming on the mountaintop.

This situation clearly indicated that someone had broken the seal and forcibly entered the Demon Suppression Land of the West Mountain. And judging by the demon light reaching the sky, it seemed the demons were about to break free. However... maybe there was still a chance?

After all, there was no blood on the stele, nor were the ropes cut.

This was not Huangfu Yi intentionally quibbling; really, he understood that Immortal Magic sometimes was designed this way, awkwardly.

The layout set by the Immortals, you can of course rely on vast powers and superior skills to force your way through using heterodox methods, but as long as the magic remains unbroken, you have not truly passed this barrier.

So, at this moment, perhaps there was still hope for the Sealing Demon Array of the West Mountain.

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