Special War God

Chapter 285 Gong Yang Chuang Visits Again

Xu Qian and Liu Dabazi understood his worries. When they left, Daxia had only been established for a month, and after three months in the mountains, it was time to go back and take a look. Although they were eager to listen to Gongsun Kehua's preaching, they had no choice but to leave with Xia Zhongnan.

Gongsun Kehua personally led the disciples of Tianbing Pavilion to escort Xia Zhongnan and the other two to the gate of the pavilion. He watched them fly away before turning around and returning.

On the way, Liu Dabazi went to Leader City alone, while Xia Zhongnan took Xu Qian straight to Xiadu.

When the king and queen returned, all officials rushed to the palace to pay homage to them.

Xia Zhongnan sat on the throne, looked around at the ministers, and asked, "While I was away from the country, were there any major events happening at home or abroad?"

All the officials were curious about the king's whereabouts over the past few months, but no one dared to ask.

Qu Tongtian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the most important thing in the past few months is the Maitreya army's attack on Mang State."

Xia Zhongnan was surprised: "Oh, the Maitreya Sect is going to attack the Mang Kingdom?"

As his thoughts raced, he remembered the information revealed by Gong Yangchuang, the Western Alliance envoy, before he left. That a large number of ancient Buddhas and venerables of unknown origin were coming from the West, and he never thought that they would attack the Mang Kingdom first.

He asked: "Please tell me the details of the situation!"

Qu Tongtian replied: "That battle was really bizarre. The Maitreya Sect conquered seven states of the Mang Kingdom in just two days..."

Xia Zhongnan was stunned: "In just two days, they conquered seven states? How is this possible? Not to mention that the city defense formations of each state capital take time to break through, even if there are hundreds of thousands of pigs, it would not be so fast to eliminate them all? Is the Maitreya Sect so powerful?"

Qu Tongtian explained: "The truth is that the Maitreya Cult took over the seven states of the Mang Kingdom without moving a single soldier. The governors of Baizhou, Lianzhou, and Lizhou led their states to surrender directly, while the governors of Xuyuzhou, Suzhou, Jianzhou, and Xiangzhou were killed by traitors bribed by the Maitreya Cult. The government army was also infiltrated by the Maitreya Cult, so how could they have the strength to resist?"

Xia Zhongnan suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!...

It seems that the Witch King of the Demon Realm, the Lord of the Frostborn, and the Overlord of the Orcs can’t sleep well either?

The Savage Kingdom has been shrouded in the shadow of Manichaeism, and the three countries are probably not much different.

Have they launched an operation to eliminate heresy in their country?"

Tang Huaigang responded immediately: "After Manichaeism conquered the seven continents of the wilderness, its troops initially scattered in all directions, heading straight for the heart of the wilderness and threatening its capital.

The rulers and subjects of the wilderness were all frightened by the might of the Manichean cavalry and sought help everywhere. Even the Barbarian King Yi Guangshan came to our Xia capital twice to beg us to send troops to help. Unfortunately, the king had not returned and we were unable to make a decision, so he had to leave sadly.

However, strangely enough, the Manichaeans suddenly withdrew their troops and stopped their offensive, which gave the barbarians a temporary respite.

Now that Manichaeism has withdrawn its troops, how dare the three countries of Wei, Shuang and Shou easily carry out the purification operation, for fear of angering Manichaeism and becoming its next prey.

According to intelligence, the countries of Feng, Ji, Bi, Hu, Qin, Yuan, etc., which have never directly bordered Manichaeism, have launched a crackdown on Manichaeans in their own countries. "

Xia Zhongnan said in a deep voice: "How could the infiltration of Manichaeism spread to these countries so quickly?"

Qu Tongtian explained: "Earlier, all countries did not pay much attention to Manichaeism. This time, they became alert and investigated. They found that the tentacles of Manichaeism are everywhere and are not restricted by geographical distance. Even if they are separated by several countries, their traces can be found.

It’s just that in those places, Manichaeism’s activities are more covert and harder to detect.”

Hearing this, Xia Zhongnan also fell into deep thought.

Since ancient times, the power of faith has always permeated everything invisibly.

Most faiths ostensibly preach kindness, emphasize truth, goodness, and beauty, and attract people from all walks of life to believe in the gods they create.

However, how many true saints are there in the world?

Human greed has no end.

Wealth, power, beauty, immortality...

Once the religion has accumulated enough wealth, its leaders will begin to develop ambitions in more areas.

Xia Zhongnan whispered: "The Manichaeism suddenly took high-profile actions and occupied the seven wild continents with a thunderous force, but then suddenly became low-key...

This obviously goes against common sense. Why?

Even if they occupied the seven continents, they would still arouse the vigilance of the countries in the Eastern Ancient Territory. Each country would do its utmost to secretly resist their infiltration, and might even prompt the Eastern Ancient Territory to unite to fight the enemy.

Their losses are incalculable. What is the point of such behavior?

What is their real purpose?"

While thinking, he raised questions one by one.

Important officials such as Qu Tongtian, Tang Huaigang, and Tu Shiyun were unable to answer his questions and could only wait for him to find the answers himself.

At this time, the guards came to report that the previous "Western Alliance Envoy" Gong Yangchuang came again to ask for a meeting.

Xia Zhongnan said: "He's here again? Please let him in!"

Gong Yangchuang walked into the hall and bowed: "Greetings to the Lord of Xia!"

Xia Zhongnan responded: "Fellow Daoist Gongyang, I have already stated last time that if other countries are willing to join forces to resist Manichaeism, I will naturally join the alliance.

Today, you came again, so I guess there has been some progress in the alliance?"

Gong Yang Chuanghao said with a smile: "Your Majesty King Xia, I am glad that you have fulfilled your mission!

Originally, you even refused to accompany me to lobby other countries, and I had lost hope in the United Nations.

Unexpectedly, the Maitreya sect suddenly attacked the seven states of Mang State and ignited the fire of common resistance among all countries. This was undoubtedly the help of the gods.

Mang King Yi Guangshan was the most enthusiastic, and he traveled with me among the nations, so the alliance came naturally. Now eleven nations have joined us, namely Mang, Khan, Wei, Man, Feng, Ji, Bi, Hu, Qin, Yuan, and Qiang.

With the participation that Your Majesty King Xia has promised, our alliance now has the support of twelve countries."

Xia Zhongnan asked: "Oh, what should this alliance be called?"

Gong Yangchuang replied: "Let's call it the 'Eastern Alliance'!"

Xia Zhongnan responded: "There are only 27 countries in the Donggu Territory now, and the Eastern Alliance has 12 of them. How many countries are participating in the Western Alliance?"

Gong Yang Chuang said: "The Western Alliance currently has only ten countries, two fewer than us. However, they have been resisting Western religion for a long time, and their strength is much stronger than that of the Eastern Alliance."

Xia Zhongnan asked: "How powerful is it?"

Gong Yang Chuang explained: "Dian and Lang, the relatively weaker countries in the Western Alliance, both have two supreme masters of the Hedao, and the number of Void cultivators is at least two or three times that of the Eastern Alliance. If it weren't for the full resistance to the Western Religion, I'm afraid the entire Eastern Ancient Territory would have surrendered to the Western Alliance."

Xia Zhongnan smiled and said, "If it weren't for the powerful enemy, the Western Church, you Western allied countries might have been fighting among yourselves long ago, and the current alliance would not have come into being at all."

Gong Yangchuang laughed dryly twice: "Your Majesty King Xia, you are too polite! I came here today to discuss the matter of Xia joining the Eastern Alliance. Before that, I have an important piece of information to report to Your Majesty!"