The Celestial Empire is not resting on its quest for progress. Thirty years ago, the millions of mountains in the southwest took advantage of the opportunity when the Heavenly Kingdom concentrated all its forces to destroy the Wuzhong Demon Sect and established the Tiannan Barrier. A series of tragedies occurred in the three southwestern states. From then on, the Celestial Empire had been on guard against the enemy's attempts to take advantage of the Celestial Empire's unpreparedness and cut off communications within and outside a certain area, and had made numerous contingency plans. Thirty years later, the Wu Shi Demon Sect came up with a replica of the Tiannan Barrier. Although it had some innovations and upgrades, it imitated the crystal walls inside and outside the domain, which was truly unexpected and amazing. But the Celestial Empire is not without ways to deal with it. One of them is to ask Emperor Xuantian Zhenwu to send down the phantom of the Xuantian Sword to block the gate of the Wushi Demon Sect. Afterwards, twelve great masters of supernatural powers, after setting up a boundary wall at the Beginningless Sea, immediately came to the East China Sea Islands and joined Pinghaiwei, who had given up resting and turned back. These powerful people did not hold actual positions in the imperial court, but they had a respected status and outstanding strength, but they did not interfere in specific affairs. Just play their role when it's their turn.

The actual commanders in dealing with the Wu Shi Sea Boundary Wall were still Miao Zongren, the governor of Pinghai Guard, and Li Huizu, the governor of Qingzhou and the military supervisor of Pinghai Guard. Li Huizu came with the will of the current emperor and the latest instructions from the court officials, and his voice was the most important. "Ping Haiwei, continue to rest." After hearing the extremely brief report, all the generals of Pinghaiwei who were allowed to attend the meeting, including General Manager Miao Zongren, Deputy General Manager Ma Jinyu, Yang Qingren, and Huang Juecheng, were shocked. In addition to many officials and 20,000 soldiers, those separated by the boundary wall also included 108 geniuses who the imperial court had spent a lot of effort to cultivate. Now the news has spread throughout the world. Not to mention the one-month lectures by the great masters and the strongest men, the resources consumed in one month of cultivation are enough to supply the military supplies of a large army for three years! The Celestial Empire has 749 guards, each with 300,000 soldiers, and each has a minimum cultivation level of... Under the seventh grade! What a huge number it is to supply military supplies for three years for 300,000 soldiers of the lowest seventh rank. So many resources were used on 108 people, and they were used up within a month. This shows how much the Celestial Empire values ​​these 108 people. Now they are all trapped in the wall of the Beginningless Sea, isolated and helpless, but Your Majesty and the gentlemen want Pinghaiwei to continue to rest and recuperate? This practice is really unthinkable. However, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. The Pinghaiwei navy, army and aerospace force turned around again and returned to Qingzhou to continue the original plan of deep rest. The twelve great masters stayed on Dunming Island, the closest to Benchu ​​Island among the East China Sea islands. After one of the Kun Dao masters pressed down the cloud, he looked to the north and said with a smile, "There is a little guy who is anxious." The female martial artist who was walking with Kun Dao casually replied, "Her junior brother is trapped inside, how can she not be anxious?" "Ha ha……" Kun Dao's smile grew wider. "Even if she was in a hurry, she shouldn't have rushed over here alone. What's the point of her coming over? She can't get in. It's better to ask her master who is used to hiding his sword to come over. Maybe he can split the wall with one sword." The female martial artist frowned and asked doubtfully, "Can he do it alone?" Kun Dao showed a mysterious smile on his face: "You are not from my sect, so you naturally don't understand what is so special about Huang Junshi. This matter is confidential, so I can't tell you much. I can only tell you one thing."

The female martial artist straightened her attitude and said, "Please speak. I am all ears." The other ten great masters also pricked up their ears and were very concerned about this secret. Kun Dao waved the whisk in his arm to stop the sound from leaking out, and then said: "If he wants to go to the sky now, he can just split it with a sword. But it's too much of a loss to go to the sky so casually. It's not worth it, and there's no need." The female martial artist was thoughtful: "Is his current state similar to that of Taizu before he ascended to heaven?" Kun Dao corrected him, "He is definitely not as good as Taizu, but he can be compared to Lu Zu." "Lü Zu?" The female martial artist let out a cry of surprise. Lu Zu was an immortal from the upper realm who attained enlightenment in another realm and had only come to this realm for fun. In the upper realm, one also has a very special status and is quite free. The most important thing is that Lu Zu founded a Taoist lineage, which then blossomed and branched out into many different schools. If it weren't for Lu Zu and his good friends and core disciples who were not so stubborn, perhaps they could have started a new life in the upper world and re-established the court. Kun Dao actually said that Huang Junshi could be compared to Lu Zu, which really shocked the female martial artist. "Shh!" Putting the index finger of her right hand in front of her lips, Kun Dao said mischievously, "I will only tell you this secret, please don't tell anyone else." This reminder really embarrassed the female martial artist. Everyone knows that Zhuge Li can't control her mouth. She likes to listen to people's secrets and spread secrets everywhere. Soon, the female martial artist Zhuge Li became angry and wanted to tear Kun Dao's mouth: "Xu Qingjun, you deliberately want me to spread this news to the whole world, right? I treat you as my best friend, but you actually plotted against me? Let me see how I will deal with you." Kun Dao Xu Qingjun naturally would not allow Zhuge Li to tear her mouth, so she immediately dodged and resisted. The two powerful masters were joking and playing around, and because of a lack of attention, they leaked some of their aura and strength, which was a burden that the lower-level cultivators could hardly bear. Dao Xiaofeng, who was in a hurry and trying to get to the East China Sea islands as quickly as possible, was suddenly blown away by a strange wind that came from nowhere, leaving him no chance to resist. After turning around and around, when the strange wind died down and her head stopped dizziness, Dao Xiaofeng suddenly discovered that she had returned to the border between the Celestial Empire and the Ice Field Demon Realm. At this moment, how could she not know that someone with great supernatural powers was taking action to prevent her from passing. "Hmph! Just wait!" Although it is not known which person or persons did it, there are only so many people with great supernatural powers in the Celestial Empire, and even fewer who are good at using wind magic and use it so skillfully. After she has practiced for a few more years and become a truly powerful person, she will take revenge. On Dunming Island, Kun Dao Xu Qingjun and female martial artist Zhuge Li ended their fight. Zhuge Li's eyes changed completely when he looked at Xu Qingjun. He looked at him as if he was a sinister villain. He muttered, "You just used Zhang Lanyu's most proficient 'Returning Wind and Returning Fire', and you even used her unique secret technique?" Zhuge Li shuddered as he muttered, "She just calls herself the Master of Heaven's Secret and talks nonsense everywhere. Is it necessary for you to frame her like this?"

Xu Qingjun said solemnly, confidently, "I am not framing her. Zhang Lanyu relied on her little knowledge of the Heavenly Secrets to act recklessly and wantonly interfere with other people's fates. Sooner or later, she will be retaliated against. I am helping her to get rid of the retaliation sooner and get the money back." There was something increasingly wrong with the way Zhuge Li looked at Xu Qingjun. While the two powerful masters were laughing and playing, the outer islands trapped in the boundary wall were migrating. The three islands of the original order can accommodate a maximum of six million people. This is the ultimate number obtained through careful calculation. There are more than million islanders on the three islands. If we reserve a quota for officials, soldiers, and merchants from the Celestial Empire, we can relocate million islanders from overseas. The population of Fuli Island alone is now over million. So here comes the question… Who will move to the safer three original islands, and who will stay in the islands that are weakened and almost defenseless after the officials, garrisons, merchants, and geniuses were withdrawn? Time is limited, so we must cut the Gordian knot and make a decision quickly. Therefore, Yang Ningyu fully adopted Tao Tie's strategy of "sacrificing the small to protect the big, sacrificing the light to protect the important", giving priority to young children with outstanding talents, and secondly the strong and healthy ones. Although the officials on the more than 200 islands were far behind the inland officials in terms of fame, knowledge, and ability, they still completed Yang Ningyu's order within an hour after receiving the urgent task: All the talented children, strong men, fish scale maps, and food that could be taken away from each island were gathered at various seaports and airports, and under the escort of the summoned garrisons, they sailed towards the three original islands in the fog. A small number of the ships carrying these people and goods belonged to the imperial government, but most of them belonged to merchants and fishermen. The geniuses all have their own means of flying through the air, so Yang Ningyu doesn't need to worry about it. What Yang Ningyu needs to worry about now is how to resist the inevitable fierce attack from the overseas demon sects after quickly gathering all the forces that can be gathered in the three islands of Benchu, and... Should we prioritize preserving as many geniuses as possible? Yes, with the reminder of Ma Boqi, who had followed Ma Jinyu for many years, Yang Ningyu realized what Tao Tie deliberately did not mention. Those are one hundred and eight geniuses. Considering the hustle and bustle of the world and the balance of interests, they are more important than the lives of tens of millions of people on the outer islands! Should we weigh the pros and cons and focus on preserving the proud emperor, or should we respect the people-oriented ideology founded by Emperor Taizu and continued by successive emperors, and do everything we can to prioritize preserving the common people? This is a dilemma. When Yang Ningyu led the 10,000 garrison troops from Fuli Island to Benchu ​​Island, he had not yet made a decision. The one hundred and eight geniuses gathered at the main peak of the central mountain range of Fuli Island, in the small square in front of the main hall of the Superior Missionary Academy. It was not Tao Tie who summoned them, but Yang Tianci, Wei Fengge and Dong Shou who came forward and created this situation in a very short time. The Celestial Empire respects Confucianism and advocates military power, and this is not just talk. Even though Tao Tie is the first on the Hidden Dragon List and the first on the Tianjiao List, in terms of appeal, Yang Tianci, Wei Fengge and Dong Shou, who are all Confucian scholars, have greater appeal. When he was found, Tao Tie was studying the terrain of more than a dozen islands along the Fuli Island line, thinking about the forces he could mobilize and what he could accomplish. What he and Yang Ningyu said about being able to demonstrate the ability to break through boundaries was not false. Given a month, a fulcrum, and a lever, he could pry the boundary wall from the earth veins, thus connecting the inside and the outside.

As long as the connection time is maintained for more than ten breaths, there is no need for the Heavenly Dynasty to take over. The Chaos Heavenly Dao of this world will take action and take over the rest of the matters. This is the true meaning of Tai Chi, which is to use the opponent's force to counter attack. There is definitely not a month’s time, but there can be fulcrum and leverage! Fuli Island is a first-line island that is closest to the overseas Demon Gate and farthest from the East China Sea islands. If Fuli Island is taken as Tianshu, the two small islands are moved to Zuofu Dongming and Youbi Yinyuan, and the six islands are moved to Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang, symbolizing the nine stars of the Big Dipper, as the fulcrum, Gather some strength as leverage, Take the capital of the Celestial Empire as the North Pole Ziwei Star and pry it over there... There is no need to actually do it, just showing this attitude will most likely achieve the effect that Tao Tie wants in attracting the attention of overseas demon sects. The fog created by the heavenly-grade superior war weapon activated by Yang Ningyu can last for three days. Before the fog cleared, it would be extremely difficult for overseas demon sects to attack the outer islands. What Tao Tie is thinking about is to use these three precious days to show the situation of prying the boundary wall. "You want to eat alone?" Unexpectedly, Dong Shou called Tao Tie to the small square and asked him like this in front of all the geniuses. Without giving Tao Tie a chance to speak, Dong Shou said, "Pinghaiwei suddenly caused such a big commotion that I didn't understand the situation at first. It wasn't until Ma Boqi found me privately and asked me to take the lead and bring everyone to Benchu ​​Island that I figured out what happened." Dong Shou raised his eyebrows and glared, "You, Tao Tie, are the only one who understands the greater good and is willing to sacrifice? Are the 107 of us just cowards? What do you mean by looking down on us?" Tao Tie responded indifferently: "I didn't say I wanted to sacrifice myself." This is the truth. He does have certain moral demands on himself, but he is not noble enough to sacrifice himself. I just don't want to give up without making any effort when difficulties arise. Even if you have to do your best and leave the rest to fate, you must first do your best. If things don't go well, it is natural to preserve your useful self first. Where there is life, there is hope. "it is good!" Hearing Tao Tie's answer, Dong Shou clapped his hands and cheered loudly, then laughed, "That's right! You don't plan to sacrifice, and neither do we. Just like you plan to do something, we also plan to do something. As the saying goes, many hands make light work, and we..." Yang Tianci then winked at Wei Fengge, and then took action himself, covering Dong Shou's mouth as fast as lightning. Wei Fengge took the opportunity to calmly say: "You are one step ahead of everyone else, you can detect the abnormality and see the truth. You must know better than us how to deal with the upcoming situation. So... assign the tasks. We 107 people will follow your command." "you sure?" Tao Tie frowned slightly and asked back. There are all kinds of people in the world. This is a good thing. The saying "A big forest has all kinds of birds" is a bad thing.

Good words and bad words actually mean the same thing. No matter how powerful Yang Tianci, Wei Fengge and Dong Shou are, it is impossible for them to unify the will of 107 people. If they cannot cooperate sincerely, or to put it more directly, obey Tao Tie's command unconditionally, Tao Tie would rather not have the help of the one hundred and seven geniuses. Because what he is going to do next is destined to be incomprehensible to many people, and even more destined to be unacceptable to many people! "I am not sure." Facing Tao Tie's question, Wei Fengge shook his head, and then said, "But I am sure of one thing." "what?" "Once you are willing to stand up, except for a few, most people will obey you." "is it?" Tao Tie did not comment on this, but he did not hesitate and said bluntly, "Then swear an oath by the Great Dao. Before waiting for the court's assistance, all actions will be under my command. You can object, but you must execute it." Upon hearing this request, many of the 170 geniuses suddenly changed color. Some people think Tao Tie went too far. How can one take a great oath lightly? After making the oath, they must do whatever Tao Tie asks them to do within the validity period and scope of the oath. Even if it means eating shit! Some people, such as Yang Tianci, Wei Fengge, Dong Shou, Yuan Luyao, Zhu Cong, etc., who had more contact with Tao Tie and knew Tao Tie better, felt a little nervous and guessed that Tao Tie might do something that would be unacceptable to the world! Tao Tie did not look at the changes in the expressions of the 170 geniuses, nor did he try to guess what they were thinking. He turned around and looked at the islands along the Fuli Island, which were somewhat agitated because of the sudden noise made by Pinghaiwei. After looking for a while, my sight moved further away and my vision broadened, so that I could see all the more than 200 islands in the outer island groups. On many islands, many islanders have noticed something is wrong and realized that they may have been abandoned. After years of enslavement by overseas demon sects, the hearts of most islanders have become numb. However, with the rescue of the Celestial Empire and a series of gentle governance, some islanders gradually got rid of their numbness. Because I am no longer completely numb, I can clearly feel the pain. The pain of being abandoned is one of them. It is even more distressing to be returning to a state where life is worse than death. Tao Tie's heart was also in a knot. Just now, when he was studying the terrain of the islands along the Fuli Island and thinking about how to pry open the boundary wall, he suddenly had an inspiration. Once this is implemented, perhaps in a very short period of time, such as within three days, he will have at least one million more soldiers under his command to resist the inspiration of the overseas evil sects. The price is that after the war, whether these people are dead or alive, it will be difficult for them to enter reincarnation.

Just like the souls of more than 200,000 people who died in Pingyuan County, it was even worse. Tao Tie didn't know whether he should do that or not. It was as if he was standing at the crossroads of fate, unable to make a decision. But when looking at the outer islands, one method after another automatically emerged in my mind, and I subconsciously perfected the inspiration. Unconsciously, I have taken a step forward. (End of this chapter)