Chapter 1: The Crusade against the Underworld

Everything was as Zhou Xiaojun expected, after the news of the defeat of the Netherworld Sect and the killing of the Netherworld Ancestor and the Nine Shadows of the Netherworld spread, the forces around the Netherworld Sect began to be restless, and among them, the Tianluo Gate was the most.

When the Qinglong and other four legions of the Tianyun Empire were resting in the Iron Fire Province, although those powerful forces wanted to fight the idea of the three kingdoms controlled by the Netherworld Sect, they did not know the intentions of the White Cloud Empire, if the Tianyun Empire gave up the Izumo Empire and directly attacked the Great Yan Kingdom, then they just wanted to have ideas, but they did not dare to grab the food of the Tianyun Empire.

The three martial saints, that's not a joke, snatching food in their mouths, it's not as simple as pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth, it's completely looking for death.

Therefore, when the Tianyun Empire Chen Bing Iron Fire Province, although they all concluded that the next target of the Tianyun Empire was the Izumo Empire, they still did not dare to move.

Although these people did not immediately start attacking the territory of the Netherworld Sect, the small movements of their men did not stop, and all the men and horses were secretly and quickly mobilized.

He was waiting, waiting for the moment when the Tianyun Empire sent troops to attack the Cloud Empire, as long as the Tianyun Empire sent troops to attack the Cloud Empire, then the time for them to make a move would come.

Sure enough, three months later, when the four legions invaded the Izumo Empire, they moved.

The three kingdoms of Great Yan, Sawyer, and Styx controlled by the Styx Sect, among which the Styx Kingdom is the largest, and the Styx Kingdom ranks first in terms of strength and territory.

In fact, the Hades Sect is located in the territory of the Styx Kingdom, before the Hades Sect, in fact, that kingdom was not called the Styx Kingdom, but it was taken by the Hades Sect later, and it became the later Styx Kingdom.

It can also be said that the Styx Kingdom is the foundation of the Styx Sect, and as for the Sawa Kingdom and the Great Yan Kingdom in the east, they were later subdued by the Styx Sect.

The Kingdom of Sawa and the Kingdom of Great Yan are bordered by the north and south, the Kingdom of Sawa is bordered by the Zongheng Mountains to the north, the former Izumo Empire to the east, and the Styx Kingdom to the west.

The Great Yan Kingdom is bordered by the sea to the south, the former Izumo Empire and the Congyun Empire to the east, and the Styx Empire to the west.

That is to say, the Great Yan Kingdom and the Sawa Kingdom are both the Styx Kingdom in the west, so if other forces other than the Tianyun Empire want to attack the Styx Sect, then the first to bear the brunt is the Styx Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Styx is bordered by mountains to the north, the sea to the south, and the Great Yan Kingdom and the Sawa Kingdom to the east, but to the west it is adjacent to three kingdoms.

Among them, the Daluo Kingdom is the strength range of Tianluomen, as for the other two kingdoms, although they are much worse than Tianluomen in terms of strength, but there are also strong people in the later stage of Wuzun, because they are adjacent to Tianluomen and the two super powerful forces of the Underworld Sect, so these two kingdoms are in a state of alliance, even the Underworld Sect is unwilling to force them to a dead end.

And after the Tianyun Empire attacked the Izumo Empire, these three forces attacked the Styx Kingdom almost at the same time, but fortunately, Zhou Xiaojun had the foresight to give the two legions of the Styx Kingdom a way to live, so that the two legions fled back with nearly 400,000 people.

It is precisely because the Styx Kingdom's military losses are not large, as well as the Martial Emperor and the five Martial Honorables who fled back, plus the Martial Emperor and the two Martial Honorables who stayed behind, also made it difficult for the three parties to succeed for a while.

The reason why they had to wait for the Tianyun Empire to make a move against the Izumo Empire before attacking the Netherworld Sect was because they needed an excuse, a reason to prevaricate the Tianyun Empire.

After all, the Martial Saint of the Netherworld Sect was killed by the Tianyun Empire, and most of the Martial Venerables and Martial Emperors were also removed by the Tianyun Empire at the cost of blood, so it can be said that the Netherworld Sect has been regarded as the spoils of the Tianyun Empire.

If the Tianyun Empire sent troops to the Netherworld Sect after destroying the Congyun Empire, then the three kingdoms of them would not be willing to make enemies with the Tianyun Empire because of some lands, which would not be cost-effective.

But if the Tianyun Empire sends troops to the Izumo Empire first, then he will have an excuse, that is, they "think" that the Tianyun Empire "doesn't want" the territory of the Netherworld Sect, plus they can take revenge in the name, even if the Tianyun Empire frees up its hands to settle accounts with them, they can't do anything to them.

In a word, they just need a reason to prevaricate, whether you believe it or not, as long as you can show it.

The Tianyun Empire now has three Martial Saints in charge, and it is indeed powerful, and I am afraid that there is no powerful force on the continent who dares to provoke the Tianyun Empire, but this does not mean that the Tianyun Empire is already invincible in the world.

Tianxuan Continent still has four major empires, as well as the three super power forces that are as famous as the Netherworld Sect, these power forces are all controlled by a Martial Saint, although most of them have only one Martial Saint in charge, but together, there are a lot of them.

Now the Tianyun Empire has three martial saints, which makes everyone fearful, and at the same time, they are also thinking about how to weaken the Tianyun Empire all the time, this is the reason why Mu Xiu will blow in the forest wind.

In the past, the Tianyun Empire was similar to other empires, so their eyes would not necessarily be all on the Tianyun Empire, but the Tianyun Empire now has three martial saints, and their strength has surpassed that of other empires, breaking the balance, so the eyes of other great forces will naturally focus on the Tianyun Empire.

Therefore, although the strength of the Tianyun Empire has increased a lot now because of the addition of a Martial Saint powerhouse, it is not something that can be unscrupulous and arbitrary.

This is also the reason why the three forces of the Tianluo Sect need to find an excuse, as long as there is an excuse, then even if the Tianyun Empire is dissatisfied, it will not dare to make trouble.

Otherwise, it will become the target of public criticism, and it is not impossible to be besieged by other great forces, but there are many forces waiting for this opportunity.

It was precisely because he knew this that Li Wankong would let go of those five Martial Venerables of the Netherworld Sect in the Luofu Mountain Range, because he needed these people to go back and take care of the territory for the Tianyun Empire.

If all the martial venerables of the Underworld Sect in the Luofu Mountain Range fall, then the Underworld Sect will not say that it will block the attack of the three powerful forces, and I am afraid that it will be disbanded.

Of course, Li Wankong didn't expect the five martial artists to be able to hold the territory of the Netherworld Sect if it was so easy, Li Wankong wouldn't let them go back, Li Wankong's purpose was to let them delay a little time.

The best result is that when the Tianyun Empire attacks, the Netherworld Sect will soon be destroyed, and the Tianyun Empire will give him another fatal blow, so that the territory of the Netherworld Sect is still there, and the Tianyun Empire will not have much sacrifice.

Of course, this can only be hopeful.

In the six months since the Tianyun Empire was destroyed to the Congyun Empire, the Netherworld Sect did make a lot of resistance, but its opponents were not weak, and there were still three.

When the Izumo Empire was destroyed, although the Underworld Sect lost a lot of strong people, but it was not destroyed, the three sides of the Tianluomen seemed to feel the urgency of time, so they all increased their offensive efforts, and after more than three battles, when the three-way army of the Tianyun Empire attacked the Sawa Kingdom on the seventh day, the Underworld Sect perished.

After three months of preparation, the Tianyun Empire officially launched a crusade against the Netherworld Sect, and the three major legions of Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Fengyun, who had already received orders, had already arrived at the border with the Sawa Kingdom a month in advance.

When attacking the Congyun Empire and the Izumo Empire, all the armies were controlled by Zhou Xiaojun, but this time the Blue Dragon Army was transferred back to Qinglong City, and it was impossible for Zhou Xiaojun to appear on the front line, so everyone began to speculate about the commander of this crusade army.

If in terms of military strength and exploits in the war between Congyun and Izumo, then Zhou Yunfeng is stronger than the two army commanders, but Zhou Yunfeng is too young, and the time to command the army is not long, and it is less than two years to fight and count.

As for the other two legion commanders, although their qualifications and positions are sufficient, I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome for them to restrain Zhou Yunfeng.

Although in the last battle of the Congyun Empire, the Fengyun Legion suffered heavy losses, and there were only 340,000 people left at the end, but after the subjugation of the prisoners and surrenders of the Congyun Empire, and the half-year campaign of the Izumo Empire, the Fengyun Legion has long been different from what it used to be.

The six divisions under the Fengyun Legion are now all fully staffed, and the number of bloody battle teams has exceeded 10,000, and now there are nearly 12,000 people.

In other words, in terms of combat power, the Fengyun Legion can already match the 700,000 army, far above the two legions of Vermilion Bird and White Tiger.

The reason why the Fengyun Legion was controlled by Zhou Xiaojun at the beginning was that the Fengyun Legion was established for a short time and its strength was not strong; second, Zhou Xiaojun's command ability was really good, which could convince Zhou Yunfeng; third, Zhou Xiaojun was still Zhou Yunfeng's uncle.

Now not only Zhou Yunfeng is already a strong Emperor Wu, but the Fengyun Legion under his command has many generals and strong soldiers, and if you want other legion commanders to control the Fengyun Legion, Zhou Yunfeng may temporarily bow his head because of the empire, if the commander is not in charge of the command, I am afraid that it will be difficult to clean up.

If it was in the past, even if Zhou Yunfeng rebounded, the empire could forcibly suppress it, but now I'm afraid it won't work, there is not only one Zhou family behind Zhou Yunfeng, but also a Saint Dan Master with Martial Saint strength, as for the three senior brothers with Martial Saint strength, needless to say.

What's more important is that Hong Xiao is very fond of Zhou Yunfeng, a disciple, not to mention Emperor Li Can now, even if it is Li Wankong, the master of Tianyun Pavilion, if he wants to move Zhou Yunfeng, I am afraid he will have to think about it.

Fortunately, while Zhou Yunfeng's background is strong, his strength and command ability are also good, so Li Can directly appointed Zhou Yunfeng as the commander of the crusade against the Underworld Sect, and at the same time controlled the two major armies of the White Tiger and the Vermilion Bird.

For such an appointment, although many people feel very surprised, the royal family is wary of the Zhou family and abandoned Zhou Xiaojun, but now Zhou Yunfeng is important, but those who know the inside story of the Dao understand the situation.

Although everyone was surprised that Zhou Yunfeng, a twenty-one or twelve-year-old boy, could sit as the commander of the crusade army, because of Zhou Yunfeng's brilliant military exploits since his debut, it did not cause any gossip.

After receiving the reward, the soldiers of the three legions of Fengyun, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird immediately rushed back to their respective legions, and after receiving the attack order from the empire, the soldiers of the three legions divided into three ways and attacked the Sawa Kingdom like fierce tigers.

A year ago, the Sawa Kingdom lost 600,000 troops in the Congyun Empire, and in just one year, it couldn't recover at all, and in the face of the three-way army of the Tianyun Empire, it could only retreat one after another.