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Chapter 174 The Fall of Swagger City (5000 Chapters)

stab~
The purple sky thunder hit the golden dome fiercely, and the boiling lightning slurry flowed down the dome. The entire surface of the dome overflowed with thunder light, turning into a huge ball of lightning, shining with lightning.

There are cracks like spider webs on the surface of the dome, which may break at any time.

"not good."

Sun Zhaolin originally had great confidence in the city defense formation, but when he saw this, his expression changed drastically, his body flashed, and he returned to the county government office again.

That's where the center of the formation is.

At this time, the yamen was in chaos, and Sun Zhaolin had no time to explain, so he quickly returned to his seat, took charge of the center, and personally presided over the formation.

At the same time, 24 late-stage monks emerged from various places in the city and ran spontaneously towards the locations of the golden light pillars.

That's where the eyes are.

These formations are usually buried underground, and the top is either the Bell and Drum Tower, or an ordinary grocery store, or a dilapidated residential house, or the location of the military barracks.

Extremely hidden.

Weng~~~
With the monks presiding over it, the golden beams of light radiated brightly, supporting the golden dome to stabilize in an instant, and those spider web-like cracks disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The defense formation of the county city is second only to the god capital formation in power, and it could have resisted the attacks of the monks in the spirit stage.The purple sky thunder is still falling continuously, like a punishment from heaven.

The people in the city have long been in chaos.

Looking up at the sky, I can see lightning and thunder, and dark clouds cover the sun.

Ordinary people were so scared that they hid in their homes, trembling; as for the children of the aristocratic families, whether they were wandering outside or working in the government office, they spontaneously gathered in the family mansion.

At times like this, it's safest to stay at home.

The originally bustling city of Zhaozhao suddenly turned into an "empty city" with empty streets filled with traffic and countless shops closed.

There are people in a hurry everywhere.

In the chaos, there were local ruffians who took advantage of the fire to rob, or smashed shops, or molested women in the street, and even murdered and set fire.

Carnival.

The government officials who were supposed to maintain order could either return to the government office and wait for orders from their superiors, or they could simply skip work and hide at home.

It's not that the people are timid, it's that things are extraordinary.

As a native of Zhaoyao City, most people knew about the existence of the city defense formation, but they rarely saw the formation activated.

Once started, it is a catastrophe.

Needless to say, just the bursts of destructive aura emitted by the purple sky thunder above the head are enough to make people shy away and feel fear.

What a terrifying power that is.

Under this level of power, mortals are no different from ants, but under the power of the sky, they can only tremble.

…………

To the west of the city, the headquarters of the Second Division of the Fourth Army.

After the newly appointed head of the division, Fan Guangming, noticed the abnormality, he rushed to the barracks immediately to gather troops.

The Second Division stationed in Zhaoyao County suddenly became more powerful because it did not need to guard the western border. The [-]st, [-]nd and [-]rd brigades were all stationed in Zhaoyao City.

Because of the limited space in the city, and also to prevent the troops from disturbing the people, only the first brigade was actually stationed in the city, while the second and third brigades were stationed in the barracks outside the city.

The fourth and fifth brigades were stationed in Minwei Prefecture.

Because the Second Division was almost demolished and rebuilt, within a year, although the number of soldiers was fully replenished, the actual combat strength cannot be praised.

The First Brigade stationed in the city was well-preserved in the previous battle and was considered the ace unit of the Second Division.

No matter what happens, staying with the army is always right. Fan Guangming's sense of smell is very sensitive. The only bad thing is that, with the activation of the city protection formation, the communication between the city of Zhaoyao and the outside world has been cut off.

Fan Guangming was a little worried about the two brigades stationed outside the city.

As for sending troops to maintain order in the city and punish the hooligans who are doing evil in the city, sorry, that is not the responsibility of the regular army.

Fan Guangming won't meddle in other people's business.

…………

Just as Taixuzi was fighting with the big formation protecting the city of Zhaoyao, the rest of Taixuzong's disciples had pressed their sword lights and landed outside the city of Zhaoyao, meditating and adjusting their breath.

Flying with the sword is extremely depleting of true energy and soul power. Only a great monk like Tai Xuzi in the soul stage can stay in the air for a long time.

Such a group of monks with unknown origins were naturally discovered by the army outside the city.

It's just that without the warrant of Fan Guangming, the head of the division, the second brigade and third brigade of the second division stationed outside the city did not dare to act rashly, but subconsciously entered a state of combat readiness.

…………

For this battle, Taixu Sect had been preparing for more than three hundred years, so naturally they would not just use their trump card.

Taixuzi was not so arrogant as to think that with just these one hundred people, he could overthrow Daqian's rule in Zhaoyao County.

That's too insane.

Just when Taixuzi was in a stalemate with the large formation protecting the city, Taixuzong's dark chess ambush in the city ahead of time moved, and an unknown monk emerged from various places in the city, and went straight to the eyes of the formations everywhere.

These monks have been lurking in the city for decades, some are down-and-out bosses of a secluded talisman store, some are family patrons, and some are strange people living on the streets.
Purple Sky Thunder is a unique skill of Taixu Sect.

The strike of thunder from the sky is the signal for action.

"kill!"

Those monks who were presiding over the formation and had no time to be distracted were suddenly attacked, and their heads were directly cut off by flying swords, and their lives disappeared, or they were severely injured.

What's more, he suffered the backlash from the formation.

It's not really the fault of Zhaozhao City's carelessness. In fact, for thousands of years, the human race has basically only fought against the monster race. Civil wars rarely break out within Daqian, so naturally there is no defense. Someone will launch an attack from the city.

The monk who presides over the eye of the formation is surrounded by no one to protect him.

This is why the sect alliance decided to take action immediately. By surprise, they can gain the greatest victory at the smallest cost.

Otherwise, once swagger city is prepared, it is impossible to succeed so easily.

With the death or serious injury of a famous monk in charge of the formation, the defensive formation immediately became unstable, and the golden pillar suddenly became dim and began to shake.

Cracks appeared in the golden dome again.

"Curse!"

Seeing this, Tai Xuzi made a big move that he had planned for a long time. A purple sky thunder as thick as a bucket, wrapped in bursts of thunder, burned the air, and smashed down in the air.

stab~
The unsupported city defense formation immediately fell apart, and the dome turned into countless golden lights, which fluttered down one after another, like an early funeral for the city of Zhaoyao.

"Pfft~~"

The moment the protective formation was shattered, Sun Zhaolin, who was sitting at the center of the formation, spat out a mouthful of blood, his face was pale, obviously he had been severely injured.

"Who the hell? Dare to attack Zhaoyao City." It's funny to say, since the battle, Sun Zhaolin has been confused, and he doesn't even know who the enemy is.

"grown ups!"

Seeing that Sun Zhaolin was injured, the county government officials standing by were panicked again.Compared to before, the entire yamen has become quite empty, and many people have gone home.

It's really a catastrophe, and they fly separately.

"My lord, what should we do now?" Someone asked.

"Let's go to the barracks." Without thinking, Sun Zhaolin rushed towards the barracks. His sense of smell was as keen as Fan Guangming's.

It's a pity that Sun Zhaolin underestimated the great cultivator of the soul stage too much.

Just as Sun Zhaolin walked out of the yamen, a purple thunder seal pierced through the air, swished, hung above Sun Zhaolin's head, and turned around. Before Sun Zhaolin could react, countless purple thunders were released immediately.

Weave a thunder net.

Sun Zhaolin was shocked and subconsciously wanted to sacrifice the magic weapon.

At this moment, the thunder net suddenly pulled inward, tying Sun Zhaolin tightly, and then suddenly erupted, exploding into a ball of dazzling purple thunder.

Everyone present subconsciously covered their eyes.

When the lightning dissipated, Sun Zhaolin, who was in the middle of the Qi-entrainment phase, had turned into a ball of black coke.

When a gust of wind blows, the coke is immediately broken into powder and dispersed with the wind.

It was as if Sun Zhaolin had never appeared in the world, without leaving a trace.

"God, soul stage, big, big monk~~~"

The officials present were all monks, so they still had some insight. To kill Sun Zhaolin with one move, there was no second possibility except for the great monks in the spirit stage.

Reminiscent of the big formation being broken, it is even more sure.

The scene fell into deathly silence. All the officials who followed Sun Zhaolin out were frightened, their legs and feet became weak, and some even peed their pants on the spot.

In front of the big monks of the soul stage, the monks of the entraining stage are just recovering.

Boom~~~
When these officials came to their senses, they immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.
so horrible!

It's so scary!

With their level of cultivation, colliding with a great cultivator in the spirit stage is no different from courting death.

The purple thunder seal broke through the air and returned to the hands of Tai Xuzi outside the city. The latter turned pale, and he tried his best to break through the large formation protecting the city, and then killed Sun Zhaolin forcefully.

Obviously, this is also a great consumption for Tai Xuzi.

Especially the final rebound of the protective formation caused Tai Xuzi to suffer serious injuries.

Each city-protecting formation consumes millions of spiritual stones, and it automatically absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth over the years. How easy is it to explode once?

Even if Tai Xuzi is a great monk in the Soul Stage, it is enough for him to drink a pot.

But it's worth it.

Tai Xuzi wanted to use such thunderous means to intimidate the officials in Zhaoyao City and pave the way for the sect's next move.

Whoever dares to stop him must carefully consider the consequences of offending a great cultivator in the spirit stage.

"Junior Brother, it's up to you next." Taixuzi was looking for a place to meditate, and looked at another old man in the team, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, with a handsome face.

When he was young, he must have been a peerless handsome man.

This person is Wu Yazi, the elder of the Taixu Sect, who has cultivated in the late stage of entraining qi, holding a folding fan, clasping his hands and laughing: "Don't worry, Brother Sect Leader, he will surely catch you."

Judging by his appearance and demeanor, he is very similar to a senior official.

Tai Xuzi nodded, obviously having great trust in this junior brother's ability.

…………

In the west of the city, the first brigade of the second division is stationed.

"General, urgent information."

Zhao Xianrang, the brigade commander of the first brigade, reported to Fan Guangming, the head of the division who came to sit in the town.

"speak."

Fan Guangming frowned, instinctively feeling uneasy. The city defense formation was suddenly broken, and things had completely developed in an unknown direction.

Zhao Xian gave way: "The county guard Sun Zhaolin was killed, and his body was not found."

"what?"

Fan Guangming turned pale with shock and subconsciously got up.

"It's not wrong. According to the officials present at the time, the person who made the move should be a great cultivator in the spirit stage." Zhao Xianrang broke out an even bigger news.

"Great monk in the soul stage..."

Fan Guangming was completely lost.

"General, what should we do now?" At some point, Zhao Xianrang had approached Fan Guangming.

"How to do?"

Fan Guangming was at a loss.

God is pitiful, for hundreds of years in the empire, there has never been a case where a sheriff was killed by a monk.

Under the strict hierarchy of the dynasty, it is not only the level of cultivation that determines a person's strength, but also status, official rank and so on.

Even a great cultivator in the spirit stage would not dare to kill a sheriff.

That is courting death at all.

In order to maintain the dignity of the empire, the imperial court will definitely send experts to bring the perpetrators to justice.No one can challenge the bottom line of the empire.

But things just happened.

"I have an idea at the end of the day." Zhao Xianrang lowered his voice deliberately and put his head close to Fan Guangming.

"You said."

Fan Guangming has no doubt that he has it.

"The general's idea is..."

"Ok?"

As a strong man in the later stage of Wu Zong, Fan Guangming was so vigilant that he immediately sensed a trace of killing intent, but it was too late.

Zhao Xianrang made a sudden attack, and the black iron dagger pierced Fan Guangming's neck from behind, then stirred vigorously, crushing Fan Guangming's throat completely.

"Why~~~what~~~?" Fan Guangming couldn't rest assured.

Zhao Xianrang smiled strangely, "Because I'm with them."

"Uh~~~~"

After confirming Fan Guangming's death, Zhao Xianrang hastily arranged the scene, stabbed his arm with a dagger, and then rushed out the door and shouted: "Assassins, there are assassins!!!"

Zhao Xianrang is exactly the chess piece that Taixuzong ambushed in the army.

This is really scary.

No one expected that Taixu Sect, as a cultivation sect, would not only have monks but also warriors.Obviously, after experiencing the annihilation of their sects, these remaining sects are also making changes.

What happens next is not difficult to guess.

Once Fan Guangming died, Zhao Xian let the first brigade follow suit.

Those in the army who questioned the cause of Fan Guangming's death were taken down by Zhao Xianrang, and they never appeared in Yingzheng again.As a veteran brigade commander, Zhao Xianrang's control over the first brigade is unimaginable to outsiders.

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"Go, go into the city."

After learning that Zhao Xianrang had successfully controlled the first brigade, Wu Yazi showed a satisfied smile and led a group of disciples to move into the Yamen of Zhaoyao County in a swaggering manner.

The first brigade led by Zhao Xianrang immediately blocked all the gates of Zhaoyao City.

On the same day, Wu Yazi had people put up notices in the city, officially announcing the return of Taixu Sect, and also announced that Zhaoyao City would be taken over by Taixu Sect.

Those who dare not accept will be killed without mercy!

As soon as the notice came out, it immediately caused an uproar in Zhaoyao City.

"Taixu Sect, what the hell?"

The medieval era is so far away that many people have forgotten what a sect is, let alone what a sect is.

The prestige of Taixuzong has long since passed by and ceased to exist.

From the notice, people finally knew that the instigator turned out to be a sect that had long been forgotten by them. Some knowledgeable people shuddered when they thought of the catastrophe at the end of the Middle Ages.

"Is it going to change again?"

A thick layer of dark clouds shrouded the sky above the city of Swagger.

Even so, it is impossible for everyone to just obey Taixuzong. The power and supreme authority of the empire have long been deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

Most people believe that even if Taixu Sect can show its power for a while in Zhaoyao City, it will be defeated immediately when the empire's anti-rebellion army arrives.

Not to mention it's far away, but nearby is the fiefdom of King Zhennan.

"King Zhennan will definitely not let Taixu Sect do whatever he wants." The people of Zhaoyao City were very confident.

Of course, this is just what ordinary people think.

Compared with ordinary people, the big and small aristocratic families in the city undoubtedly have much more detailed information, and because they know more, their worries and worries are even more serious.

Each mystery is very puzzling.

For example, those monks who suddenly appeared and destroyed the formation had obviously been lurking in Zhaoyao City for a long time.This shows that Taixu Sect's attack on Zhaoyao City this time was by no means a temporary move.

Another example is the First Brigade of the Second Division stationed in the city. Brigade commander Zhao Xianrang fell to Taixu Sect at the first opportunity. Coupled with the mysterious death of the division commander Fan Guangming, it is really hard to let go.

What is the connection between this?

Just when the various forces in Zhaoyao City were indecisive, someone stood up that day and waved the flag for Taixuzong.

Needless to say, he is from a certain aristocratic family.
Those families that had been instigated by Taixuzong long ago, or had secretly reached some kind of agreement with Taixuzong, popped up one after another, and announced in a high-profile manner that they would obey Taixuzong's rule over Zhaoyao County.

Even the Peng family, one of the four major families in Zhaoyao County, was among them.

This is really scary.

Only then did the remaining families wake up. It turned out that Taixu Sect had already extended its tentacles into Zhaozhao City at an unknown time.

What they did today was just a finishing touch.

With the support of these families, plus the first brigade led by Zhao Xianrang, and more than a hundred famous disciples brought by Taixuzi, Taixuzong can basically control Zhaoyao City.

For this reason, Tai Xuzong almost played all the cards in his hand.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising what choices the rest of the family will make. They either acquiesce in the existence of Taixuzong, or directly "submit".

This is the nature of the aristocratic family, and in terms of the aristocratic family, it is the "way of survival".

Each one of them spoke with awe-inspiring righteousness, but in any case they just said things like "bearing humiliation and humiliation" and the like, saying that they had to succumb to the Taixu Sect's lustful power, and only waited for the arrival of the imperial army to immediately act as an internal response.

As for what will happen if the imperial army does not come, it is unclear.

In this way, with the cooperation of the aristocratic family, Zhaoyao County changed to a new owner within one day, and Taixu Sect's ambitions obviously did not stop there. Their goal was to capture the entire Zhaoyao County.

Then use the Zhaoyao County as the foundation to fight against the Daqian Dynasty.

The first stumbling block in Taixuzong's way forward was the second and third brigades of the second division still stationed outside the city.

Because of Fan Guangming's murder, the Second Division has no leader.

For a whole day, the second and third brigades stationed outside the city did not make a single sound, neither led their troops into the city to fight against the rebels, nor did they show their allegiance to Taixuzong like the first brigade did.

In the eyes of Tai Xuzong, this is disloyalty.

　PS: It’s hard to break it out of context, so I’ll just post it together.
　　
　
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