Within Gu Lan City, the Mortal Buddha stirred once more and move he did with all of his might. At almost the same time by the Nan Li River, Qing Ning awakened from her recuperative meditation, got up, and left. Meanwhile, in the midst of the Mongolian army, a war report on the fall of Mijie Mountain was sent to …

The barrier was broken, and Ming Yue’s eyes lit up. No longer feeling sleepy, she ran over. The Forbidden Guardsmen were just as curious having sat through the whole process themselves. They wanted to see what was so extraordinary about the living quarters of this Mortal Buddha. Under the watchful gaze of the audience, Ning Chen pushed open the wooden …

With the raid on the Buddhist mountain, countless years of Buddhist glory finally came to an end with the crumbling of the Buddha statue. It was the darkest of days for the Buddhist Nation as thousands upon thousands of believers gazed upon the sacred mountain, fell to their knees, and wept. Demons emerged in the world and yet buddhas could …

The moment the Forbidden Army set foot on the mountain, the experts in the temple immediately picked up on their presence. One by one, these powerful figures awoken and made their presence known as if they wanted to announce that they fully intended to vanquish this blasphemer. Within the darkness of night, their brimming power almost seemed like a guiding …

As Ning Chen arrived back in their camp with little Ming Yue in tow, a letter was handed to him by the head of the Forbidden Army. It was a message from Qing Ning. Within, she wrote about what happened during the day of the flooding, taking care not to leave out a single detail. “Pity.” He sighed after reading …

Mt. Mijie within the Buddhist Nation, a sacred mountain held in the highest esteem in the Buddhist Nation. Today, it played host to a group of unwelcome visitors. Upon making camp, Ning Chen gave the order to seal off the route to said mountain. With only one road leading into the mountain, there was no other way in. As for …

As the sun set slowly over the horizon, the thousand man contingent of forbidden guards steeled themselves for what might be a mission of no return. Under the cover of darkness, they circled around Gu Lan city,giving the city a wide berth as they marched towards the Man dynasty. Standing at the forefront of the army camp, Qing Ning couldn’t …

The last night. It was a sleepless period of contemplation for the soldiers. Scroll after scroll, they spent the night burying their last wishes beneath that one tree in front of the army camp in hopes that one day their surviving comrades would find it after the battle. Just like that, the five thousand strong forbidden army marched forth, resolved …

Banners flying high, the five thousand strong army marched towards the Southwest with a frightening speed only made possible by their sleepless marching. It was a gruelling march to be sure, but with the dire condition of the southwestern front, Ning Chen didn’t dare to dally about lest the defensive line crumbled. As long as they had a breath left …

The letter was soon sent out, its destination: the imperial palace of Grand Xia. Just like that, it arrived within the hands of Zhang Sun within merely a day. Throughout all that, Ning Chen waited with bated breath within the city’s manor. He had just exchanged blows not too long ago with a damned donkey from the Western Doya Temple …