My Heaven-Defying Spirit

At this time, the city of Da'an was still prosperous, and people were busy with their own affairs, but they were unaware that danger was approaching.

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At this moment, thirty miles west of the Da'an Dynasty, there are tens of thousands of tents set up here. There are chess pieces on the tents. There is an animal on the chess piece. It is unclear what animal it is. All you know is that its horns are like a deer but not a deer, its neck is like a camel but not a camel, its tail is like a donkey but not a donkey, and its hooves are like a cow but not a cow. It is simply a "four-legged beast".

This is the "vanguard camp" built by the "Western Barbarians" outside the Da'an City. They plan to attack the Da'an Dynasty in these three days.

Inside a camp, six leaders who looked like they were commanding the three armies were sitting on "tiger skin chairs" and talking. On the seats in front of them was a map. A closer look revealed that this was a detailed map of the border of the Da'an Dynasty!

"Report... Marshal! There are only 100,000 troops at the Da'an border, and we haven't found the "Divine Army Camp."

At this time, a soldier hurriedly ran in from outside the tent. When he saw the six people, he did not raise his head to look at them from beginning to end. He just knelt down and respectfully explained to them the current situation on the border of the Da'an Dynasty.

This soldier was a "sleeping soldier" sent by the "Western Barbarians" to the "Da'an Dynasty" military camp to gather intelligence.

The six people who were called the commanders all looked at each other and laughed.

At this time, one of them couldn't help but say: "It seems that Daan won't live long. Master Ming is afraid of us."

The others all laughed after hearing this, and quickly asked the "soldier" to prepare some wine. It seemed like they were going to get drunk tonight.

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At this moment, in the Da'an Palace, a fire suddenly broke out in a side hall. However, the two guards standing outside the door seemed not to notice it and continued to watch every move outside the hall.

"Master Xuan, when will this longevity pill be ready?"

The person who spoke in the side hall was none other than "Your Majesty" Da'an who was sitting on the throne today. At this moment, King Da'an had long lost the nobility he had in the main hall today.

This Emperor Daan looked to be no more than 27 or 28 years old, but for some reason he didn't look like someone his age. Instead, he looked tired and haggard.

In addition to Emperor Da'an, there were two other people in the side hall. These two people were also the two people who appeared in the main hall today. One was the doctor named "Li Hong'an", and the other was Master Xuan who was dancing and "casting a spell" on the alchemy furnace in front of him.

At this time, Master Xuan seemed not to hear, but just gave a look to Li Hongan beside him. Li Hongan beside him seemed to understand what Master Xuan meant, and hurriedly said to His Majesty Da'an who was waiting anxiously on the side: "Your Majesty, this "immortal pill" is a thing from the "immortal realm", it is not so easy to make, even if Master Xuan is an "immortal master", it still requires a lot of energy."

Hearing Li Hongan's answer, Emperor Da'an's face was obviously dissatisfied with his answer, which made Li Hongan a little embarrassed. At this time, Master Xuan, who had been performing rituals, finally spoke up and said, "Your Majesty, the "immortal pill" will be ready in a few days at the least. I will give it to Your Majesty as soon as possible. Your Majesty's hidden illness that has lasted for many years will definitely be cured. So please be patient and wait. After all, this "immortal pill" has been refined for a long time, and it will be ready in a few days. Can't Your Majesty wait even for the last few days?"

Master Xuan's words seemed plain, but they weighed deeply on the heart of Emperor Da'an. In the past few days, the "Western barbarians" had been constantly invading the border of Da'an, and Master Ming had rushed back to Kyoto from the border this time just for this matter. And now Emperor Da'an has recalled all the soldiers in Da'an to the palace in order to refine the "elixir of life" and get rid of his long-standing hidden illness. Because just a few months ago, when Master Xuan was refining this elixir, he said that the entire imperial city would be heavily guarded. As soon as the elixir he refined comes out, strange phenomena will appear in the world, and then people who have also practiced immortal magic will come to seize the elixir, so it must not be lost!

Because of this, the current Emperor Daan is feeling extremely uneasy.

Li Hongan, who was standing by, saw this and hurriedly comforted him, "Your Majesty, this elixir will be ready in a few days. Just let Grand Tutor Ming return to the border to hold out for a few more days. When the elixir is ready and there is no chance of failure, we can send troops to the border. Isn't this a good idea?"

Li Hongan's words eased the originally embarrassed expression of Emperor Da'an a little, and then he nodded to indicate that he would do as the doctor said!

But the Emperor Da'an, who was far away in the palace of the capital, had no idea! How could ordinary people be the opponents of the "immortals" who practiced the five elements? The ones who would suffer would be the people of Da'an and the soldiers who swore to defend the territory at the border.

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"Where is His Majesty? I ask you where is His Majesty!"

At this time, Master Ming once again came to the hall deep in the palace. He grabbed a guard at the door and asked anxiously:

The guard was hesitant and could not say a word for a long time. Seeing this, Master Ming was about to teach the guard a lesson when he heard a crisp voice.

"Uncle, why did you come to the palace to see me?"

At this moment, Emperor Da'an appeared out of nowhere and walked slowly to the front of Master Ming. Beside him was the attentive Li Hongan.

Master Ming turned his head and glanced at Li Hongan, staring at him with a pair of furious eyes before looking away. Then he turned to Emperor Daan with a little courtesy.

Li Hongan felt uncomfortable when he was suddenly stared at by Master Ming, but he didn't make a sound.

At this moment, Grand Master Ming hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to send troops to the border today to fight against the "Western Barbarians". Otherwise, with the current 100,000 soldiers guarding the border, it will definitely be impossible to fight against the million-strong army of the "Western Barbarians"."

Hearing what Master Ming said, Emperor Da'an hesitated a little, then turned to look at Li Hong'an, who smiled and nodded to Emperor Da'an.

"Okay, uncle, there is no need to say more about this matter. I have already made a decision on this matter": Emperor Da'an said

Hearing this, Master Ming, who originally had a slightly anxious look on his face, suddenly showed a look of surprise, but before the surprise lasted for a few seconds, his face froze again.

"Today, we will mobilize the whole country to resist the Western barbarians. We will temporarily resist for three days. After three days, I will send troops." The words of Emperor Da'an were very calm, as if he was deciding an insignificant matter.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Using the common people to fight against the wolves and tigers of the Western barbarians will only lead to their death!" Grand Master Ming never expected that the Emperor would make such a decision, and he quickly retorted.

"Okay, I have made the decision. Uncle, there is no need to say more. Doctor Li, please send Uncle back to rest."

Emperor Daan turned around and disappeared from everyone's sight in a moment.

At this time, Master Ming was stunned. He knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade him today, it would be in vain.

At this time, Li Hongan, who was standing aside, finally spoke up: "Grand Master Ming, I believe you have heard clearly what His Majesty said. I will not see you off any longer. Goodbye!"

After saying that, Li Hongan also left the hall. At this time, it seemed that only Master Ming was left alone in this huge palace.

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