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Lan Qin was stunned, "This is impossible—"

However, Liu Shuyue did not hear the rest of her words, because right after the beam came a series of explosions, the earth torn apart by flames, and the constant whistling of steel overhead. The newly formed Lan Qin was once again blasted into powder, yet this time there was no blood left for her revival—as the scorching heat wave instantly evaporated any blood.

Despite the enemy having set various arrays while besieging the city, they were almost useless in the face of such long-distance attacks. In less than half a minute, the Luo Kingdom’s army positions were entirely consumed by fire, the black soil in the outskirts seemed to have been completely overturned.

The surviving cultivators no longer cared about the incomplete city-burning array, fleeing backward in a panic, some even forgetting to use spells, purely relying on their hands and feet to roll and crawl on the ground.

Liu Shuyue was also dumbfounded.

This vanguard might not be the entire Luo Kingdom army, but it was definitely a carefully selected elite force, with almost every soldier being a cultivator. Lan Qin had spent at least five or six years training them, and in the blink of an eye the entire army was wiped out?

This was even more exaggerated than when the Hunting Team defeated the Three States Alliance Army!

After all, they still needed to engage the enemy in close combat, both sides at least knew where the opponent was, ultimately it was fear that overwhelmed military discipline, causing the alliance to completely collapse.

But now, neither she nor the Luo Kingdom army could even see where the attacker was. Their defeat was not led by fear, but due to too many casualties, they simply couldn’t maintain order anymore.

Just as she was in a daze, a rumbling thunder-like roar came from the clouds.

A metal ark emerged from the clouds, crossing the battlefield at low altitude, dragging four blue tail flames behind it, its majestic size resembling a flying building.

Liu Shuyue saw this type of aircraft for the first time.

It somewhat resembled an airplane from another world, but far thicker and sturdier.

Although she had no evidence now, she inexplicably felt a sense of relief... Only he could create such a miracle...

After hovering over her head for a moment, the behemoth did not land but flew towards the northwest.

Soon, a ground-shaking explosion was heard from the north of Qing State.

"Immortal Master Lord, Immortal Master Lord! Are you okay!?"

The Hunting Team from the city opened the city gates and sprinted over, with Fu Jiaolu leading the way and kneeling in front of her, staring at her blood-stained robe with eyes full of fear and concern.

"Don’t be afraid... cough cough..." Liu Shuyue forced herself to stay upright, "These are just external injuries, I’ve already taken a pill, I’ll recover soon."

Seeing her indeed operating breath without hindrance, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Was that steel creation just now also within your expectations?" Fu Jiaolu asked hopefully.

"Yeah, it was incredible, almost wiped out those bastards in an instant!"

"Not in an instant, but without any face-to-face encounter!"

Everyone shouted all at once.

Liu Shuyue was momentarily at a loss for how to answer, after all, she had no evidence herself and disliked speaking without reason.

"Immortal Master... Immortal Master Liu..." at that moment Shen the Governor also ran over gasping, he first glanced at the scorched land to the west, a trace of dread crossing his face, then looked at Liu Shuyue with care, "You frightened me half to death!"

Seeing him so worried about her, Liu Shuyue couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised.

"Thank you for your concern, I’m actually fine."

"No no no, you’re not fine!" Shen the Governor shook his head repeatedly, "Right now you must be exhausted, at death’s door... this way it better looks like the great hero who fought heroically to the end and summoned a miracle at great cost!"

"What are you talking about! Cursing our Immortal Master Lord?"

"How can you speak like this?"

"Don’t think that having an official position means we won’t dare to act against you!" The Hunting Team members immediately became indignant.

"Stop, do not disrespect Shen the Governor." Liu Shuyue’s heart moved slightly, she suddenly realized the intention behind his words, "You want to use this to set the stage for migration?"

"Indeed, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe it myself! Such a powerful cultivator army, suddenly turned to ashes, this is more effective than any Thunder Technique illusion! If you don’t believe it, look at the city wall yourself!" Shen Fang spoke in a low voice, full of excitement.

Everyone turned to look.

The once empty city walls were now packed with residents who had not yet evacuated, scrambling to climb up just to catch a glimpse of the Immortal Master Lord who preserved Zhangwei City. Many even had their hands clasped together, continuously bowing towards Liu Shuyue’s direction.

Lan Qin had declared she would use an array to destroy Zhangwei, and everyone heard it clearly.

At that time, the city was pervaded with a sense of despair, from the guards to the civilians, almost everyone was terrified by the Luo Kingdom’s cultivator army.

Who would have thought that Immortal Master Liu would dare to face the enemy alone instead of abandoning Zhangwei to retreat in such a situation?

Though most people didn’t see how the Lotus Cloud Sect disciples fought amongst themselves, the images of descending mystery light and flying iron beasts... did they not perfectly affirm the unmatched power of Immortal Techniques?

Now all the people needed was a statement.

And they were eagerly awaiting this statement.

As the world grew increasingly chaotic and celestial phenomena constantly mutated, who didn’t wish for such a powerful immortal to protect them?

Liu Shuyue couldn’t help but find it amusing, the governor’s mind indeed turned quickly.

"Are you so sure that the flying iron ship is summoned by me?"

"Oh, does that matter?" Shen Fang replied earnestly, "We all saw it with our eyes, it wiped out the Luo Kingdom cultivator army but didn’t harm you in the slightest, so what does it matter who summoned it? Just with a bit of propaganda, the entire Qing State will pledge allegiance to us..." He paused, "and your Hot Pepper Village!"

Fu Jiaolu asked with confusion, "Then why not just directly inform the people, why must the Immortal Master pretend to be severely injured?"

"She fought for Zhangwei, the more serious the injury, the greater the gratitude." Shen Fang scrutinized the bloodstains on Liu Shuyue, "Moreover, you actually are injured, don’t miss this opportunity."

If it were her former self, she definitely wouldn’t agree to his proposal.

This was indeed like fishing for fame and compliments.

But now Liu Shuyue considered more... personal gains and losses seemed less important, "What do you think I should do?"

"Return with great fanfare." Shen Fang respectfully replied.

Returning with fanfare was of course a metaphor.

Liu Shuyue eventually returned to Zhangwei by carriage—the governor called for his own private carriage and even commanded for the roof and four pillars to be sawed off so everyone could see the situation inside. Liu Shuyue thus reclined half-sitting on a soft couch, escorted by the Hunting Team, slowly entering the city.

The people swarmed in, seeing with their own eyes the blood-stained robe, weakened but still alive Immortal Master. She even raised her hand to respond to their cheers while they loudly chanted her name.

Her name was invoked in prayers everywhere, from this moment on, Liu Shuyue once again became the Immortal Master of Qi Kingdom.

An hour later, the local residents’ fervent emotions reached their peak.

For the flying iron beast had returned.

It landed steadily on the empty ground outside the city gate, without showing any threatening attitudes towards the people. Everyone was initially a bit timid, not daring to approach rashly, but upon seeing the governor escorting Immortal Master Liu onto the iron beast himself, all fear and doubts vanished.

Indeed, it was summoned by the Immortal Master Lord as a guardian Divine Beast!