There's no point in beating around the bush; let's get to the main topic.
Facing Wang Quingui's veiled surrender, for some reason, after the shock of disbelief, the millions of cultivators on the battlefield found it to be a natural course of events.
Whether it was the four great families of Wang, Qin, Kong, and Li, or the cultivators of the Liu imperial clan, they all found it normal.
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It's only human nature to yield when one should yield, and to be arrogant when one should be arrogant.
Moreover, in the current situation, this so-called yielding and admitting defeat was merely a symbolic strategic retreat.
The four great families and their affiliated forces had lost nothing, or rather, what had they lost?
If there was any loss, it was merely a loss of face.
If a mere verbal admission of defeat and surrender could help them escape the obviously treacherous plot in the imperial capital, Chang'an, then temporary forbearance was acceptable.
Even Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo, though their faces were grim, did not voice any objections, clearly acquiescing to Wang Quingui's actions.
After personally witnessing Liu Xie's earth-shattering grand gesture, the cultivators of the four great families only had the thought of returning to their own strongholds in their hearts.
It must be said that the cultivators of the four great families were quite pragmatic and self-aware...
As soon as they realized the situation was unfavorable to their side, they chose to negotiate, attempting to minimize their losses.
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Of course, they were dreaming too…
Is there such a good thing in this world?
Liu Xie had paid such a heavy price and set up such a grand scheme; how could he possibly let go of the cultivators of the four great families, who were rebels?
Looking at Wang Quingui, Liu Xie said in a tone that was half-smile, half-mockery.
"Want to surrender? Too late, your surrender is not accepted."
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Then, Liu Xie took out a pure white jade token from his embrace and waved it slightly towards the sky.
From the blood-red well opening, countless powers of the Great Dao converged, forming continuous tidal rivers filled with the power of the Great Dao.
Through the well opening, one could faintly glimpse a colossal tomb within the well.
This massive tomb appeared like a giant star hanging in the starry sky. No one knew its true size or vastness!
The refined blood river, formed by absorbing the corpses, blood, and souls of millions of cultivators, flowed directly into that colossal tomb.
As the tomb continuously absorbed the refined blood river, a sound like a beating heart gradually emanated from within the tomb!
"Bang! Bang! Bang..."
This sound, like a war drum, upon its activation, caused everyone within hundreds of thousands of kilometers to feel their own blood and qi fluctuating with the rhythm.
As time passed, the sound of the heart beating grew stronger, and then an aura akin to the origin of the Great Dao emanated from the tomb.
The aura was ancient, mysterious, and powerful, as if a formidable being from the primordial era was about to awaken.
"Quick, destroy this damned thing?"
"What the hell is this?"
"Liu Xie, you scoundrel?"
"I curse your ancestors, Liu Xie?"
Upon sensing the aura of the origin of the Great Dao, Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo's faces turned extremely grim in an instant, as if they had discovered something incredibly significant.
A sense of crisis, more intense than ever before, arose in the hearts of Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo.
After just one second, Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo began to curse uncontrollably.
Then, torrents of law power began to surge from Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo...
It was clear they intended to rush into the well and destroy whatever was inside.
But how could Liu Xie, Liu Chuang, Liu Shan, and Liu Gao allow Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo to disrupt their grand plan...
Led by Liu Xie, the cultivators of the Purple Mansion realm blocked Wang Quingui and the others, their triumphant expressions uncontainable.
Liu Xie looked at Wang Quingui and said word for word.
"What do you think? Didn't expect this, did you? All your actions were within my predictions..."
"Your entire plan, in the end, was serving me..."
"Like a clown, having your life controlled, doesn't that feel bad?"
"Heh heh, at this point, there's nothing left for me to hide from you..."
"Actually, within the imperial palace of our Liu imperial clan, there has always been the complete corpse of an ancient god-emperor hidden..."
"But due to various reasons, we were unable to control this ancient god's corpse, unable to use it for our own purposes..."
"However, after years of research, we discovered that by fusing this ancient god-emperor's corpse with the Primordial Immortal Light, we could control its actions..."
As he spoke, Liu Xie seemed to recall something, and the triumphant expression on his face instantly vanished, his expression turning somewhat gloomy, clearly recalling something unpleasant.
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Changing the topic, Liu Xie said hatefully.
"If it weren't for you scoundrels repeatedly disrupting it unintentionally, I wouldn't have had to pay such a heavy price and waste so much time..."
"And now you want to surrender? No way?"
"When the ancient god-emperor reappears in the world, I will have all of you from the four great families die here, and even then, it won't quell my hatred..."
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Ancient God-Emperor? Reappearing in the world? Is it true or false?
The amount of information here was too vast; Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo's faces changed drastically.
After exchanging glances, their powerful auras intensified once more, clearly utilizing some secret arts.
Wang Quingui, while desperately breaking through Liu Xie's obstruction, yelled, "Liu Xie, you are despicable and shameless, unworthy of being an Immortal Emperor of the Purple Continent's cultivation world..."
"You actually attempt to revive the ancient god race, betraying the entire human race. Such a heretic, does he deserve to be called an Immortal Emperor?"
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While disrupting Liu Xie with words, he launched an attack.
Just as Liu Xie was about to retort, Wang Quingui activated the top-grade spiritual treasure, the Mountain River Sea Map, and conjured streams of spatial laws!
These streams of spatial laws converged, gradually forming a spatial axe filled with spatial power!
The next moment, Wang Quingui, wielding the spatial axe, cleaved down at Liu Xie!
The spatial axe, formed by spatial laws, was far more powerful than ordinary spiritual treasures, especially when held in Wang Quingui's hand.
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Facing Wang Quingui, who was wielding the spatial axe and attacking with all his might, even the formidable Liu Xie's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression becoming solemn!
Liu Xie, holding the top-grade spiritual treasure, the Imperial God Sword, advanced instead of retreating, charging head-on.
When two armies meet on a narrow road, the braver one wins!
With a resounding "boom," the spatial axe collided with the Imperial God Sword, and the point of impact turned into nothingness.
The destructive power generated by the collision of the spatial axe and the Imperial God Sword was astonishing.
The forces of spatial laws and destiny laws diffused outwards, causing unimaginable damage!
Seeing that Liu Xie had easily blocked his full-power strike, Wang Quingui's expression grew even more grim.
On the other side, Kong Xiangxi, wielding the top-grade spiritual treasure, the Literary Dao Brush, had broken through Liu Chuang's obstruction and arrived beside Wang Quingui, standing with him!
Liu Xie showed no change in his expression upon seeing this.
He shook his head and said with a sigh, "It's useless. Over the years, I've already refined this ancient god-emperor's corpse by seventy to eighty percent. If you hadn't come to disturb me, I would have only needed a little more time to successfully command it..."
"Unfortunately, to shorten the time, I had no choice but to lure you into the imperial capital, Chang'an, using the corpses and souls of millions of cultivators as energy and the method of fate sacrifice as power, to activate this supreme spirit-awakening ancient formation from the ancient era!"
So, to deal with the aggressive four great families of Wang, Qin, Kong, and Li, Liu Xie had chosen to play along, setting up such an earth-shattering grand scheme.
Listening to Liu Xie's words, the hearts of Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo became even more anxious, their actions becoming more ferocious. Clearly, they were truly fighting for their lives.
However, no matter how desperately Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo fought, it was impossible to break through the obstruction of Liu Xie, Liu Chuang, Liu Shan, and Liu Gao in a short time.
With every passing second, Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo grew more anxious, unleashing all sorts of their ultimate techniques.
After all, if the ancient god-emperor's corpse could truly be controlled by the Liu imperial clan, then all four great families of Wang, Qin, Kong, and Li would be finished.
However, Liu Xie, Liu Chuang, Liu Shan, and Liu Gao were like an insurmountable barrier. No matter how desperately Wang Quingui, Kong Xiangxi, Li Zihao, and Qin Ruhuo fought, it was ultimately in vain.
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