Chapter 325: War Breaks Out in the Eastern Domain and Northern Territory

Back in Celestial Heart Hall, Yun Xi reverted to her original appearance and changed back into her pale yellow gauze dress.

After studying medicine under four Saint Realm masters for four years, the already stunningly beautiful Yun Xi had developed a more ethereal, otherworldly quality. In other words, she now possessed a touch of an “Immortal” aura.

The Yun Xi of today was like a lone orchid in a secluded valley.

Chu Fan’s heart fluttered at the sight of her. He walked over, wanting to pull her into an embrace.

Yun Xi turned her head away, pressing her hands against Chu Fan’s chest. “Don’t touch me,” she pouted. “It’s only been four years, and you’re already a complete womanizer. Who knows how many more you’ll attract in the future.”

Of course, Chu Fan knew Yun Xi wasn’t truly angry, but her words were true. The events of the past four years had indeed strayed from his original intentions.

He had no way to refute her, so he could only play dumb.

“Yun Xi, after tonight, there are only two days left until I have to send you back. This farewell could last for three to five years. And you know what they say… an hour of a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold!”

“You… shameless!”

Her words were harsh, but the strength in the hands pushing against Chu Fan’s chest lessened.

A tough exterior but a soft heart—that perfectly described Yun Xi at this moment.

After embracing Yun Xi, Chu Fan didn’t do anything more. He simply held her tightly, gently rubbing his chin against her forehead.

Yun Xi softened as well, wrapping her arms around Chu Fan’s waist.

“I’m not going to deny anything about Leng Yingxue and Yan Ying. They both hold a place in my heart. If any of the three of you were in danger, I would lay down my life to protect you. But I am not a fickle man who constantly seeks novelty, nor do I fall for every beautiful woman I see. You have to believe me on that.”

At his words, Yun Xi gave his back a light thump. “Don’t say that. I want all of us to be safe and well. I knew from the very beginning that there would be other women in your life, but that doesn’t mean I can accept just anyone. Someone like Wen Chan, for example, is out of the question.”

“Silly girl. Having the few of you is more than enough for me. If it weren’t for circumstances beyond my control, you alone would have been sufficient.”

Yun Xi knew Chu Fan was speaking from the heart; he wasn’t some lecher who lusted after every woman.

She had just been throwing a small fit earlier, not truly angry. More than anyone, she knew her place in Chu Fan’s heart.

The fact that he had stormed the Celestial Derivation Sect all by himself for her sake said everything.

But as a woman, no matter how magnanimous she was, the fact that her man had other women would always leave her feeling at least a little unsettled.

Their night of passion was interrupted at dawn by a sudden, urgent report.

The Northern Domain had raised an army to invade, splitting into four columns and conquering the four major cities of Xingyuan, Dexue, Beisui, and Kelin.

Even though Great Xia had already secretly mobilized troops in preparation, the Northern Domain had deployed far too many experts this time. Moreover, they possessed deadly arrows that even Void Realm Cultivators could not block.

The fighting was at a stalemate, and even Lan Bing, Liu Yicai, and Qi Biao had suffered arrow wounds.

Chu Fan’s brows furrowed tightly at the news.

‘Profound-Breaking Arrows? How does the Northern Domain have Profound-Breaking Arrows?’

When he heard that Lan Bing and the other two had been wounded by arrows and that their injuries were untreatable, Chu Fan knew it had to be Profound-Breaking Arrows. After all, he had been struck by one himself.

But Profound-Breaking Arrows were a key weapon of the Hua Xu Army. How could the Northern Domain possibly possess them?

The mere appearance of the Profound-Breaking Arrows led Chu Fan to suspect that something was amiss.

‘But Empress Yan Ying is the one ruling the Hua Xu Empire now. Leng Yingxue must have told her that I’m still alive.’

‘So there’s no way Yan Ying would help the Northern Domain attack the Eastern Domain.’

‘Profound-Breaking Arrows are a key weapon of the Central Domain’s Hua Xu Army; they should be impossible to circulate. So who gave them to the Northern Domain?’

‘The only ones who knew I killed that prince from the Dahar Khan Kingdom and left the Miracle Secret Realm alive were Yao Zhi and the other six. But even if one of them betrayed me, would they have the ability to acquire Profound-Breaking Arrows from the Hua Xu Army and secretly deliver them to the Northern Domain?’

‘This wasn’t a question that could be answered by speculation and deduction alone. I’ll have to investigate it myself.’

‘Fortunately, very few people in the world know that I, Chu Fan, am still alive, especially my enemies.’

‘I can use that to my advantage and investigate this thoroughly.’

“Can you treat wounds from a Profound-Breaking Arrow?” Chu Fan asked Yun Xi.

Yun Xi asked in surprise, “Profound-Breaking Arrows belong to the Hua Xu Army. How did they end up with the Northern Domain Army?”

Chu Fan shook his head. “I need to investigate that myself. But can you treat the wounds?”

“Wounds from a Profound-Breaking Arrow can only be cured by the Profound Yellow Powder from the Hua Xu Royal Medicine Store,” Yun Xi said. “However, Master Miao taught me the formula when he instructed me in medicinal techniques. Once we have the ingredients, it will only take two hours to refine the Profound Yellow Powder.”

“Good. Give me a list of the ingredients you need, and I’ll have someone purchase them immediately. Once the Profound Yellow Powder is refined, I’ll send you back to the Bamboo Sea.”

“I’ll go with you to the Border Region. With me there, I can help treat the wounded.”

“Alright, then.”

Originally, Chu Fan hadn’t wanted Yun Xi to risk it.

After all, the Northern Domain was now attacking the Eastern Domain’s northern border towns with four army columns and had deployed numerous experts. The situation had already escalated beyond the intelligence Chu Fan had initially gathered.

On one hand, Yun Xi had studied under four Divine Doctors for four years and might prove to be a huge help. On the other, this would be an opportunity for her to put her skills into practice.

It is said that traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books. After four years of study, practical application was the only true way to test her knowledge.

Chu Fan immediately sent men to purchase the ingredients needed to refine the Profound Yellow Powder.

Once the ingredients were gathered, he assisted Yun Xi in refining the Profound Yellow Powder.

Three hours later, with the Profound Yellow Powder in hand, Chu Fan and Yun Xi boarded the Space-Time Shuttle and headed for the border towns.

…

The morning sun cast a blood-red glow upon the walls of the border town.

After a night of bitter fighting, both sides were exhausted. With a large number of Cultivators involved, casualties on both sides had far exceeded expectations.

The Northern Domain Army had intended to catch the Eastern Domain by surprise, embedding countless Cultivators within their ranks, believing that the Eastern Domain’s Cultivators could not possibly arrive so quickly as reinforcements.

But the Eastern Domain had been prepared. In addition to mobilizing its army, it had also dispatched six of Chu Fan’s Eight Battle Generals, two Hired Groups, and numerous Cultivators from both the Celestial Heart Hall and the Earth Universe Pavilion to the border towns.

Even with their countless experts and Profound-Breaking Arrows, the Northern Domain Army failed to breach a single one of the Eastern Domain’s cities. This was largely due to their limited supply of the special arrows.

All that was left were the countless corpses of both armies, strewn across the city walls and the open fields.

Due to exhaustion, both sides had ceased fighting, but neither had the energy to collect the bodies of their fallen.

On a small hill thirty li north of Beisui Border Town, a row of yurts served as the temporary command post for the central column of the Northern Domain Army.

In the central yurt, a middle-aged general sat imposingly in the seat of honor, which was draped with a White Tiger Hide.

Flanking him were several generals in leather armor, as well as a number of Cultivators dressed in beast hides.

The lead general was fuming, sputtering with rage as he cursed.

“Who the hell leaked our attack plan? How could a godforsaken shithole like the Eastern Domain assemble so many Cultivators to block the spearhead of our South Garden Army?”