RPAGF Chapter 25 Respectfully Sending Off the Imperial Preceptor
Chapter 25 Respectfully Sending Off the Imperial Preceptor
Seven days.
This is what Cheng Xiao told everyone: the time he bought for the Great Chu.
The fighting force dispatched by Da Jing was extraordinary; the formation could only trap him for seven days.
Once the seven days are up, even if the Great Chu has a million-strong army, it will not be able to withstand the enemy's frenzied retaliation.
Now, the Great Jing has dispatched a force of immortal-level combatants, while the Great Chu's ruler, Chu Ning, is seriously injured and unconscious, still recovering.
After years of continuous warfare, this was the first time that the Great Chu had encountered such a major setback.
However, the soldiers did not panic.
Because the Imperial Advisor, just like he did ten years ago, brought new hope to the Great Chu.
He told everyone that the sky over Great Chu would not fall.
Despite this, the atmosphere within the Great Chu army camp had reached its most oppressive point.
It wasn't just fear, but also anger.
Inside the tent, the strong smell of bitter medicine mingled with the stench of blood.
Chu Ning was immersed in the scarlet medicinal bath, her eyes tightly closed. Her beautiful face was ashen white, and her breathing was so weak that it seemed as if it would stop at any moment.
If Cheng Xiao hadn't intervened, her life would probably have been cut off long ago.
Outside the camp, dozens of generals knelt on one knee.
Cheng Xiao's gaze swept over everyone, and he instructed, "The extraordinary formation I set up in Yixianyuan can only trap that pseudo-immortal for seven days. During these seven days, I want you to build a nine-story altar in the center of the camp. I will go into seclusion for seven days to perform the ritual of offering sacrifices to the heavens and borrow an equal power from a terrestrial immortal from the Nine Heavens."
If someone else had said this, people would have just scoffed.
The path of cultivation is extremely difficult.
Some people spend their entire lives without ever even touching the threshold of martial arts, so how could they possibly acquire strength comparable to immortals in a short period of time?
But these words just happened to come from the Imperial Advisor.
The Imperial Advisor has saved the Great Chu from peril time and time again.
All the generals present understood that there is no power without reason in this world.
The Imperial Preceptor's body was already frail and he coughed up blood all year round. Now he was forcibly borrowing the power of the immortals, which was clearly burning his lifespan and using his life to make up for it!
An old general, his eyes brimming with tears, kowtowed heavily to the ground: "Your Excellency, Grand Preceptor, you mustn't! Great Chu cannot be without the King, and even more so, without you!"
All the soldiers fell to the ground in unison, crying out in grief, "Your Excellency, please reconsider!"
Cheng Xiao shook his head slightly.
"His Majesty is still asleep. This world still depends on you to protect it. The Great Jing and the Great Han will never let this opportunity pass. Their armies will soon be pressing on our borders. In these seven days, even if it means the blood of the Great Chu is shed dry, you must hold the camp for me."
Seeing the Grand Preceptor's resolute decision, all the soldiers were deeply moved.
Since the Grand Preceptor was willing to sacrifice his life for the Great Chu, what did they have to fear from the armies of Jing and Han?
"We will certainly defend the Imperial Advisor's camp for a moment, without retreating!"
The order was quickly issued to the entire army.
The King of Chu was seriously injured, and the Imperial Preceptor was to perform a ritual to kill the false immortal.
They were determined to hold on for seven days, even if it meant sacrificing lives.
The Imperial Advisor has given them a good life, and they will never let him down.
......
News of the defeat of the Great Chu army quickly spread throughout the land.
Everyone heard that a terrestrial immortal had appeared in the Great Jing Kingdom, who single-handedly held off the Chu army and even severely injured the Chu monarch, who was already at the peak of the ninth rank.
But the Great Chu also had a backup plan.
The Grand Preceptor of the Great Chu Kingdom set up an array, which successfully trapped that terrestrial immortal.
Despite this, everyone still believed that the fate of the Great Chu Dynasty was sealed.
How could ordinary mortals like them possibly be a match for the legendary immortals?
Once the immortals are freed, the entire Chu army will be annihilated in no time.
But just when everyone thought that the Great Chu had no hope, the Imperial Preceptor actually set up an altar and performed a ritual to borrow strength from the Nine Heavens to rival that of a terrestrial immortal.
No one knows whether this is true or just a smokescreen.
But the Grand Preceptor of Chu was unpredictable, and no one dared to gamble.
Taking advantage of the fact that the King of Chu was seriously injured and unconscious, and that the Grand Preceptor of Chu was performing a ritual, the states of Jing and Han launched a fierce counterattack with the full force of their nation.
Without Chu Ning's invincible ninth-grade peak combat power to break through the formation, the soldiers could only rely on their flesh and blood and the iron defense line to withstand the two countries.
On the first day, the outer defenses of the Chu army were breached, and three thousand suicide soldiers embraced thunderbolts and perished together with the enemy.
On the third day, the enemy's catapults smashed the central command gate, and the general of Great Chu personally drew his sword and went to the front line, fighting until his blade was worn out.
On the fifth day, a torrential downpour began. Corpses piled up like mountains on the battlefield, and blood flowed like rivers, turning the entire canyon red.
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! We cannot let these barbarians cross our lines! Buy time for the Grand Tutor!"
Supported by faith and a sense of tragic heroism, the entire army displayed astonishing fighting power.
Even without Chu Ning, they managed to stabilize their defenses.
The soldiers used their own flesh and blood to keep Han Jing's allied forces outside the camp.
Even knowing they would have to sacrifice themselves, they did not retreat an inch!
On the morning of the seventh day.
The rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped.
The defenses of the Great Chu are on the verge of collapse.
Under normal circumstances, they would have already charged out and wiped out the Jinghan coalition forces.
But this time was different. They couldn't leave their tents for even a moment, and they used their bodies to form one defensive line after another.
Even now, they still hold onto hope.
Soon, soon.
As long as we can hold out for seven days.
Just as the soldiers were preparing to deal with another wave of attacks from the Jinghan Allied Forces, a dazzling pillar of light shot into the sky from the altar in the center of the camp!
The beams of light were colorful, and when they shone on them, they even for a moment forgot their fatigue.
The terrifying pressure emanating from the Abyss was completely suppressed by this pillar of light.
The beam of light completely dispersed the dark clouds in the sky.
All the soldiers of the Great Chu, no matter how badly wounded, turned their heads with all their might and looked in that direction.
Cheng Xiao stepped out of the nine-tiered altar, his feet treading through the void.
Even ordinary soldiers with no cultivation could feel the earth-shattering power emanating from him.
Everyone understood that the Grand Preceptor had succeeded, but at the same time, his life was officially entering its final countdown from this moment on.
He was still wearing that white robe.
Cheng Xiao wore this outfit when he first appeared in the Great Chu court that day, and he is wearing it again now as he leaves.
The Imperial Advisor actually traded his own life for this brief moment of terrestrial immortality.
Everyone says that the Grand Preceptor of Chu is the most powerful minister in the world, even more powerful than the King of Chu.
Such a person is destined to enjoy a lifetime of wealth and honor, something many people dream of.
But only the people of Great Chu knew this.
This imperial advisor was indifferent to fame and fortune, never greedy for money or lustful, and devoted himself solely to the people of the Great Chu. They are able to eat their fill now, all thanks to this imperial advisor.
Now, in order to eliminate the obstacles of the Great Chu, he has chosen to sacrifice himself for his country, exchanging his life for the power of the immortals.
Cheng Xiao landed slowly, his gaze calmly sweeping over the remnant army that had shed their blood for the Great Chu.
He walked up to the old general and handed him a bamboo slip.
"Once His Majesty wakes up, please pass this on to him. Once the battle at Yixianyuan is over, you should immediately launch a counterattack."
After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Chu Ning's tightly closed main tent and lingered there for a long time.
But in the eyes of the soldiers, it was the Grand Preceptor's deepest reluctance and farewell to the King of Chu.
"Grand Preceptor..." The old general wept uncontrollably.
Cheng Xiao casually took off the white fox fur cloak he was wearing and handed it to the guard beside him.
"Put this on her and tell her that I have quelled the chaos in this world for her."
After Cheng Xiao finished speaking, he fell silent.
He stepped through the air, treading on the void, walking step by step toward the Abyss.
That slender white figure, amidst the tattered banners and scattered bones, appeared so aloof and tragically beautiful.
"Respectfully bidding farewell to the Imperial Preceptor!!!"
In the Great Chu army camp, countless wounded soldiers pushed aside their comrades who were trying to help them up and knelt heavily in the muddy blood.
The sound of weapons clashing against the ground, accompanied by the suppressed cries of tens of thousands of men, echoed throughout the entire valley.
Everyone knew that with the departure of the Imperial Advisor, the Great Chu would usher in an era of lasting peace.
But they have forever lost the national advisor who was devoted to the Great Chu.