Chapter 1196: Chapter 50: Only for Your Sake
Ever since Xia Zhao ascended to the supreme position, although she was internally very strong, she always displayed great kindness on the surface, listening to public opinion.
This time, the reason she suddenly showed such a tough side of herself, no one really knew why.
But in any case, Xia Zhao is the Lord of Great Xia and the nominal ruler of Yanlan Pass.
Perhaps her cultivation isn’t enough to command respect, perhaps her autocratic ways would be hard for many to accept, but in the end, Xia Zhao’s will would still be carried out.
Of course, this isn’t because of Xia Zhao’s status as Lord of Great Xia.
Strength is the foundation of all status.
Xia Zhao may not have strong power, but she has the support of two of the world’s strongest individuals.
One is the Ancestral Daoist Xia, who disappeared twenty thousand years ago, and the other is the Guardian of Heavenly River City, Chu Mu, for the same period.
This is the key.
Thus, the uproarious upper-level cultivators of Yanlan Pass quickly quieted down.
No matter how much they opposed or questioned in their hearts, they were suppressed by Xia Zhao’s extremely strong determination.
"The Yulin Guards of Yanlan Pass and the Chang’an Guards of Chang’an City will support the Central Spirit Domain along with the Sword Sect."
The Yanlan Pass cultivators were even more shocked that Xia Zhao sent her most trusted and supportive forces, the Yulin Guards and the Chang’an Guards, to support the Central Spirit Domain.
What does this mean?
This means that from now on, Xia Zhao will not have a force genuinely under her control.
The cultivators present had to admit that Xia Zhao’s arrangements were selfless, and they had to acknowledge her tremendous courage.
Yet, in many people’s eyes, this is just a meaningless struggle and attempt.
Even the Great Xia cultivators who most supported Xia Zhao thought the same.
The war between Dao and Demon in the Central Spirit Domain was a comprehensive suppression of the Human Race by the Demon Race from top to bottom.
Nothing else needed to be said; the mere fact of not having Domain Guardian cultivators doomed the Human Race in the Central Spirit Domain to have no hope of victory.
——Within the Taoist Sect, short-sighted individuals are extremely rare, but the reason they ultimately unanimously chose to abandon the Central Spirit Domain was that no Domain Guardian cultivator could be spared to support it.
The simplest analogy is, how could a country without nuclear weapons challenge one that does?
Everyone couldn’t understand Xia Zhao’s decision for a time.
But after a thousand generations, history would prove her decision was correct.
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Heavenly Mountain, Yumen Pass.
The various Peak Masters gathered in Qingyun Palace had already dispersed.
They had to announce their decisions to the sect disciples and conduct round after round of selection to divide the Sword Sect’s Sword Cultivators into two major factions: those good at defending the pass and those skilled in attack.
Those good at defending would remain at Yumen Pass, while those skilled in attack would head to the Central Spirit Domain.
This would clearly take some time.
However, at this moment, neither the old Sect Master of the Sword Sect nor the young Young Sect Leader was involved in this matter.
Because they had more important things to do.
Footsteps rushed outside the palace gate.
Soon, a light and graceful woman with brows like distant mountains and lips like red jade appeared in the swirling clouds of Qingyun Palace.
Her wide sleeves hung like clouds, more graceful than the clouds themselves.
Her demeanor and appearance were impeccable, and her divine presence cleared the clouds immediately.
Such a woman could only be Xia Daoyun in the world.
Another woman dressed in a moon-white Daoist robe followed cautiously behind Xia Daoyun, with a hint of nervousness in her expression.
The woman was generally quite composed.
However, now she was meeting the foremost person of the Eastern Domain, one of the three great Sword Immortals of Chang’an.
How could she continue to remain composed?
The woman first curiously glanced at the Qingyun Sword Immortal standing with his hands behind his back, solemnly showing some restraint and a bit of nervousness.
Yet, when her gaze settled on the man standing beside Qingyun Sword Immortal, she involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief.
It was like encountering a familiar face in a very unfamiliar place, a sense of ease and relief.
So, the woman gracefully bowed, "Lin Yao of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion greets Qingyun Sword Immortal and Young Sect Master Lu."
The woman brought by Xia Daoyun from the Central Heavenly Realm to Yumen Pass was naturally Lin Yao, who possessed the Phantom Body Divine Vein.
Xie Qingyun carefully studied Lin Yao for a moment, then spoke in a very gentle and rich voice, "Qingshan told me that your Phantom Body Divine Vein allows you to transform into anyone, and apart from your mannerisms, you will have no flaws?"
Lin Yao blinked and nodded, "Young Sect Master Lu speaks the truth."
Xie Qingyun curiously asked, "Even if now you only have Nascent Soul cultivation, can you seamlessly transform into a high realm cultivator?"
Lu Qingshan thought, so there are things even the Sword Immortal doesn’t know, but I do.
With this thought, he couldn’t help but feel a bit proud.
After all, it was he who discovered Lin Yao’s constitution and fully supported her.
Without him, there would be no Lin Yao today.
At that time, he merely thought that Lin Yao’s Phantom Body Divine Vein would play an enormous role in the future.
But he never imagined that just in eight years, the young girl with only Qi Refining Cultivation back then would now be entangled with the fate of billions of the Human Race in two realms.
Intentionally plant willows, and they will grow into shade.
The world’s circumstances are incredibly wondrous.
Here, Lin Yao didn’t hide her abilities and nodded again.
Qingyun Sword Immortal thought for a moment and asked, "Could you demonstrate?"
It seems it’s still hard to believe, even a Sword Immortal is like us.
Lu Qingshan continued to think.
Lin Yao pondered for a moment, and then a strand of hair appeared in her hand.