Eternal Life: My Millennia in the Jiaofang Division

Zhao Mu waved his hand, and his magic power pushed the city gate to slowly close.

"Okay, do your duty faithfully and keep an eye on the city gates. The great catastrophe of the national destiny will begin in these few days. Don't let people of unknown origin in."

"Yes, sir."

The guard general and his soldiers agreed in unison.

Zhao Mu nodded and rode his bay-red horse towards the city.

The streets of the capital are still bustling, various shops on both sides of the streets are still open, and there are still countless people shopping.

But compared to the past, people are less relaxed now.

Everyone's faces unconsciously showed fear and uneasiness.

Because outside the city, there are creepy roars coming from all the time. They are the evil spirits gathered outside the city.

Even though they knew that with the protection of the city defense formation, things from outside could not easily enter the city, it was still difficult not to be afraid in people's hearts.

Zhao Mu dismounted and led the horse through the crowd, all the way back to Jiaofangsi.

I saw that even today’s Jiaofangsi was no longer as noisy as it used to be.

In the courtyards of courtesans everywhere, although music and singing continued to be heard, there were not even 30% of the guests coming and going.

Obviously, under the catastrophe, people no longer even have fun.

Zhao Mu randomly found an oiran courtyard, went in, sat at the table, listened to music, and waited quietly.

Not long after, Chi Huo's figure appeared and sat at the table.

"Has the matter in the palace been resolved?" Zhao Mu took a sip of tea and asked casually.

"Well, it's solved."

"Haha, the emperor raised beauties last time, what did he raise this time?"

"This time I didn't raise anything, but I started to set up formations."

Chi Huo shook his head with a wry smile and said: "This emperor is devoted to cultivating Taoism, but unfortunately he was born without spiritual roots, so he has been studying various books since he was a child, and he also consulted the monks in the palace for advice, trying to find a way to condense the acquired spiritual roots."

"No, recently he found a way to use calamity energy to condense spiritual roots from a broken book, so he tried it secretly."

"As a result, I couldn't control the tribulation energy entering my body, and my whole body was completely disabled. I estimate that I would die in less than two days."

"Now the ministers in the court are discussing which royal family should succeed to the throne. After all, although they have no rights, an emperor must sit in that position to stabilize the people's hearts."

He said this in an understatement. It was obvious that the ministers in the court had become accustomed to changing emperors over the years.

Zhao Mu didn't bother to pay attention to these trivial things.

He asked: "Has there been any news from the sects? When will the disciples from each sect arrive?"

"I have already contacted them, but they can't tell when they will come, because they are expected to encounter a lot of attacks along the way."

Chi Huo said helplessly.

"What, did the Demon Cult finally take action?" Zhao Mu turned around and asked.

"Yes, the Demon Sect first took action against the five major sects, and a large number of small and medium-sized sects in the world of immortality were also involved. Now the world of immortality is in chaos."

Chi Huo shook his head and sighed.

Since Zhao Mu reported the defection of the Demon Cult to Zhu Qin Cang, the five major sects and the Lieyang Empire's court have been pursuing and mediating in recent years.

But unfortunately, decades of tracing have yielded nothing. The reliance behind the demon sect is too deep to be found, and no clues can be found at all.

Moreover, mediation in all aspects failed, and ultimately failed to prevent the Demon Sect from defecting. So decades later, the five major sects and the Demon Sect finally went to war.

Chi Huo's face was deep: "Now I suddenly feel that the Jin Dynasty, which is about to suffer a great calamity of national destiny, is the safest place in the world of immortal cultivation. After all, here, at least we don't have to face those terrible demons of the Demon Sect."

"Indeed, the Demon Sect can be ranked first among the six major sects, and the strength of one sect is comparable to the other five sects combined. This kind of enemy is not easy to deal with."

"The battles over there are probably destroying mountains and seas at every turn, and they are indeed not comparable to those here in the Jin Dynasty."

Zhao Mu shook his head: "But the fight over there has nothing to do with us for the time being. Let's take care of here first."

Chihuo said "Yes": "I hope that the disciples from each sect will come as soon as possible. As long as there are no unexpected changes, their strength should be enough to fight against the catastrophe of the national destiny."

Yes, as long as nothing happens, those sect disciples are enough to resist the catastrophe.

But... what if something unexpected happens?

Zhao Mu's eyes were thoughtful, and he always felt that this catastrophe of national destiny was not that simple.

Whether it was the rebellion of the Demon Cult or the person behind the Incense God whom he had secretly investigated over the years, the timing of their appearance was too coincidental. It would be really unconvincing to say that there was no connection.

Zhao Mu turned his head and looked in the direction of the palace.

I saw that in the sky above the emperor's palace, in the void that no one else could see, the nine-colored glass lamp was still suspended there.

Countless worldly desires are still passing through the Ten Thousand Currents Returning to the Sea Formation, continuously gathering from all over the Jin Dynasty, and entering the nine-color glass lamp.

After decades of continuous refining, a total of sixty-three human desire roots have been accumulated in the nine-color glass cup.

Now as long as the last sixty-four of the human desire essences are condensed, the nine-color glazed incarnation will be able to exert an astonishing strength equivalent to the twelfth level of the Sage Realm.

Zhao Mu believes that when the time comes to activate his incarnation, he will be able to single-handedly end the catastrophe of the country's destiny.

And even if something unexpected happens during the catastrophe, he will definitely have enough strength to solve it.

It's just that it will take some time for this last source of human desire to be condensed. Before that, I have to wait patiently.

"Okay, let's get ready. The catastrophe of the country's destiny should be within the next few days."

Zhao Mu urged: "Remember, we must ensure that the city defense array can operate normally. According to past records, the first disaster of the national catastrophe was the attack of countless demons and evil spirits on the city."

"We can only talk about the future if we resist this first wave of disasters first. Otherwise, everything will be lost. Do you understand?"

"Understood, I will ask them to check the city defense formation again."

Chi Huo nodded in agreement with a serious expression.

Time passed quickly, and several days passed.

This morning, the sky was bright.

The people got up early and prepared to start a new day's work.

Everyone thought this was another normal day.

But inadvertently, someone looked up at the sky, and then suddenly froze.

Immediately afterwards, more people raised their heads, and then looked at the sky in a daze.

"Where's the sun?"

I don’t know how much time passed, but a scream suddenly broke the silence on the street.

It was obvious that it was daytime at this time, and the light had already dispelled the darkness of the night. There were thousands of blue waves in the sky without a single cloud.

But in that clear sky, the sun did not exist, as if the sun disappeared out of thin air.

Such a strange scene frightened everyone.