Chapter 1423: Chapter 98 Utlr
The Yellow River Gathering, which concluded in the seventh month of the Dao Calendar Year 3919, still left waves lingering into the eighth month.
The primary reason, of course, was that the leader of the Inner Mansion session in this year’s Yellow River Gathering unexpectedly carried allegations of communicating with demons.
The matter caused an uproar for a ti, involving Jing, Qi, Mu, Chu, the Jade Capital Mountain, and the Hanging Monastery in its turmoil.
Following Jing Country’s God Descending genius Zhao Xuenyang personally capturing Jiang Wang in Zhongshan Country, Qi Country’s Ji Zhaonan returned through the Gate of All Demons, brandishing his spear to seek justice. Then Chunyu Gui suddenly appeared, vying fiercely in combat with Ji Zhaonan… Qi Country’s intense reaction pushed the affair to its peak, attracting attention from across the world.
Chunyu Gui and Ji Zhaonan battled fiercely in Zhongshan Country, their clash igniting True Fire, and the tumult nearly destroyed half the city before Zhongshan Country’s cultivators mobilized an army to forcefully intervene.
The outco of this battle remains open to interpretation, with different views falling to those capable of empathy. For now, both sides retreated after the confrontation.
However, in its aftermath, both Qi and Jing Countries compensated Zhongshan Country with substantial resources.
In comparison, the battle atop the Nine Towns of the Long River between Jing Country’s Killing Disaster Army commander Pei Xinghe and Qi Country’s Winter Silence Army commander Shi Mingcheng drew far less notice.
No observers were present during the battle; no one knew when it began nor when it ended.
The information circulating about the event was, for the most part, vague and incomplete. It was rumored that at the height of the combat, the Long River stopped flowing for three whole seconds, though the truth of this remains uncertain.
In addition, another widely discussed topic was Ku Jue—a True Man of the Age from the Hanging Monastery—chasing Zhao Xuenyang across thousands of miles in an attempt to rescue Jiang Wang. Particularly striking was Ku Jue’s decision to defy the Monastery’s direct recall after three fruitless days of pursuit, ultimately severing ties with his mountain gate to persist in his mission… This compelled people to reexamine his relationship with Jiang Wang.
Theories such as reincarnation or illegitimate lineage swirled, fabricated with convincing details…
It could reasonably be said that throughout July and August, the countless gazes of dukes and nations seed to orbit around this brilliant talent nad Jiang Wang.
Truly, he stood as a dazzling sun in clear skies, attracting the focus of the entire world.
No matter his ultimate fate, it could be said he had much to be proud of.
With Qi Country’s emphatic confrontations, the issue of Jiang Wang’s alleged communication with demons had by then evolved in mainstream current affairs into a political incident rather than rely an isolated matter of demon slaying. On whether he had truly communicated with demons, most people adopted a position of reservation.
Compared to the period right after Jing Country’s Mirror World Platform first publicly disseminated the news, this represented a significant shift in public opinion. It was, unquestionably, a substantial blow to the credibility of the Mirror World Platform.
What’s more surprising was the unexpected calm with which the Mirror World Platform handled the situation, leading to widespread speculation.
No one doubted Jing Country’s imnse power, however.
After all, forcing an eminent True Man of the Age to sever ties with his mountain gate just to continue his pursuit was evidence enough of Jing Country’s influence.
If it had been an ordinary faction, Ku Jue would’ve simply continued his chase without interruption; the Hanging Monastery would never have exerted such efforts to rein him in—let alone to a point where an esteed True Man would sever ties.
In the days to co, the public’s tea-table topics would often center on tracking Ku Jue’s movents and speculating on each mile of his tireless pursuit.
As ti wore on, however, and with no results to show for his efforts, attention gradually waned.
Rather than fixating on the dreary spectacle of a yellow-faced old monk trudging endlessly across the land, people beca more interested in reading the increasingly scathing diplomatic missives issued by Qi Country.
Qi Country made explicit demands for Jing Country to hand over its local genius, while Jing Country insisted everything must wait until the Jade Capital Mountain public trial concluded.
Chuguo, on its part, continued to press, urging Jing Country to expedite the public trial, while Jing Country claid the trial could not proceed due to Ku Jue’s pursuit causing a disruption in communication with Zhao Xuenyang—making it impossible to deliver Jiang Wang to Jade Capital Mountain. Jing Country even jokingly requested Chuguo’s assistance in persuading Ku Jue to halt his chase.
Zhao Xuenyang and Jiang Wang seed to have vanished completely from the present world.
It wasn’t that Ku Jue was foolish, relying solely on the simplistic thod of scouring the ground. Rather, the disappearance of traces in the present world was an affair riddled with infinite possibilities.
From ancient tis to now, the secrets of this world are as vast as the Star River. How many mysteries lie hidden, how many legends have been lost amidst the fabric of this great realm… No one can claim to know them all.
Without an intimate understanding of Zhao Xuenyang’s background, it would be nearly impossible to imdiately suspect an Ancient Demon Cave as a potential hiding spot. After all, following the conclusion of the great ancient era, two additional major epochs—the Middle Ancient and the Near Ancient—had unfolded before leading to the current era after the Dao Calendar’s restart.
Moreover, while Zhao Xuenyang himself was rely at the God Descending Realm, his upbringing in Jing Country exposed him to countless techniques and insights from True Monarchs and True n alike. Carrying one or two treasures that could obscure his presence from a True Man was hardly surprising.
Speculation could only go so far; the truth could only erge with painstaking groundwork.
August 19th, Dao Calendar Year 3919.
Four full days had passed since Ku Jue announced his departure from the Hanging Monastery.
A sudden, unanticipated battle erupted!
The warring sides, however, were not Jing and Qi Countries—despite their intensifying diplomatic tensions and previous clashes.
It was instead Mugu against Sheng Country!
Mugu launched its offensive using Sheng Country’s Vice Minister Dream Endless’s alleged insult toward Shangguo during a dialogue on Guanhe Platform as justification. Under the command of Wanyan Xionglue, Mugu marshaled its mounted army, known as Utlr, directing its forces straight toward Sheng Country’s Border City, “Yuan City!”
The na “Yuan” might imply “leaving the grassland” or “stepping away from isolation,” depending on interpretation.
But there was no debating that Yuan City was the first formidable stronghold one encounters when gazing south from the boundless grasslands.
Since its completion, countless sons and daughters of the grassland had bled dry before its gates.
To the people of Sheng Country, this ti was unlikely to be an exception.
In Mugu’s language, “Utlr” ans bravery and fearlessness.
Yet in comparison to fad cavalry forces like the Cangtu Divine Cavalry and Iron Cavalry—ranked among the top ten mounted armies of the world—Utlr remained tragically obscure.
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