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Originally, Qin Tian intended for Murong Fei to meet Fan Bing, thinking they’d definitely enjoy their time together in the East Capital City in the future. Unexpectedly, Murong Fei was there to say farewell!

”Didn’t we make a promise? Didn’t we agree? Why do you want to leave?” Qin Tian asked in shock.

Seeing Qin Tian’s anxious expression, Murong Fei laughed and said, ”Seeing you anxious makes me feel relieved.”

Qin Tian: ”...”

”I’m not permanently leaving the East Capital City, nor is it because of family matters. It’s because of my cultivation... I’ve entered the Transcendance Tribulation Stage and need to seclude myself for tribulation crossing.”

Murong Fei spoke calmly, while Qin Tian listened, finally realizing the situation after she finished.

”Tribulation crossing, why didn’t you say so earlier...” Qin Tian sighed in relief and laughed, ”Your words just now made it seem like you’re bidding us a final farewell, scared me to death...”

”It could also be a final farewell.”

Murong Fei said, ”Haven’t you heard? Three students from our academy’s fourth grade went to cross their tribulations, and two died while one returned seriously injured...”

Murong Fei’s words shocked Qin Tian. Before he could speak, Murong Fei continued, ”That Nangong Bingfeng has yet to return from tribulation crossing...”

Qin Tian took a deep breath, ”No, isn’t tribulation crossing not supposed to easily kill people?”

”Easy or not, it’s all relative. Encountering a heavenly tribulation means there’s basically no escape.”

Upon hearing that, Qin Tian fell into silence.

Heavenly tribulation, it’s the wrath of heaven, the punishment of heaven. Encountering heavenly tribulation during the Transcendance Tribulation Stage is basically courting disaster.

”You probably won’t encounter it. Heavenly tribulation is similar to heavenly punishment, which only occurs to those who have done bad things. You won’t encounter it, you’re not that unlucky.”

Qin Tian laughed and reassured Murong Fei.

”Why don’t you stay for dinner? I’ve already bought the ingredients. It’s been a while since we’ve met, let’s have a good gathering of us three.”

In the evening, the three were at Fan Bing’s place, chatting, drinking, and enjoying themselves.

Fan Bing and Murong Fei both were aware of each other’s existence and knew each other’s importance in Qin Tian’s heart, so they got along well and accepted one another.

The next day, after Murong Fei bid farewell to Qin Tian alone, she packed her bags and set off alone for tribulation crossing.

Even though Qin Tian said he wasn’t worried, deep inside, he was extremely anxious. After all, it’s tribulation crossing; even if you’re the favored child of heaven, encountering a heavenly tribulation means death.

But there was no other way, this is an essential process in Cultivation Immortality; one cannot become immortal without experiencing tribulation crossing.

In the days that followed, Qin Tian shuffled between Fan Bing and the City Guard Army. Long Yin remained in the dormant phase, while there was no action from the Dragon Clan due to the ongoing war between the East State’s eastern Dragon Clan and the East State Army, giving Qin Tian some leisure.

A month later, Fan Bing’s Elixir Medicine Shop was back on track with the help of Feili Xue’s alchemy.

Having Feili Xue, such a grand alchemist, to assist, the elixirs she crafted, whether in appearance or quality, were superior to those from other shops and instantly attracted several major clients.

After things stabilized on Fan Bing’s side, Qin Tian, besides occasionally teaching Feili Xue how to cook, spent most of his time cultivating,

On this day, after finishing cultivation and returning from the outskirts to the City Guard Army, he noticed Zhao Lanjin’s off-color face and asked, ”What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

Zhao Lanjin replied, ”You don’t know?”

”What happened? I just came back from outside, not aware yet.”

”The war in the East State’s eastern part, our East State Army suffered a crushing defeat!”

Zhao Lanjin shook his head helplessly, looking at Qin Tian, ”Sea City was lost, and besides Sea City, the East State Army’s southern main camp at Stone Town was entirely annihilated by the Dragon Clan, losing thirty thousand elite troops. Since then, within half a month, the East State Army was beaten into a retreat, losing thirteen cities in a row!”

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian gulped, ”Thirteen cities lost in half a month? That’s terrifying? Is the Dragon Clan’s army that terrifying?”

”More than terrifying, I’ve heard that currently, the East State Army’s soldiers in the southern main camp, the moment they see the Dragon Clan’s Phoenix Flag, they flee directly, offering no resistance at all! Oh, with such morale, how can they not suffer a major defeat?”

Qin Tian was greatly shocked by this. He invited Zhao Lanjin into his room, where they chatted while drinking.

Qin Tian asked, ”Long Tianwu now, has such a deterrent effect on the East State Army? It’s unimaginable, a woman...”

The Dragon Clan’s Phoenix Flag is Long Tianwu’s military flag, the battle flag. Everyone knows it within the Dragon Clan and the East State Army.

”This woman, probably no man in the world can claim to be stronger than her.”

Zhao Lanjin took a sip of wine, looked at Qin Tian, and bitterly smiled, ”Qin Tian, you know some of the cities among those thirteen lost cities in the East State, I’ve heard that the Dragon Clan soldiers, two of them, holding a Phoenix Flag, directly went up to the city gate tower... That’s terrifying! Each city has at least several thousand garrison troops, yet was occupied by just two people, sigh!”

”The shadow is too overwhelming...”

Qin Tian sighed, pondering, ”Judging from the current situation, this Dragon Clan invasion war, the East State Army can no longer resist; it’s up to that woman’s ultimate intention, what she really wants.”

Qin Tian also knew very well that Long Tianwu’s prestige in the East State began from the massacre at Luo City several months ago.

At that time, the southern main camp had just counterattacked and captured Luo City. Unexpectedly, Long Tianwu herself led the troops.

Luo City’s garrison fought to the death in resistance; Long Tianwu waved her Phoenix Flag, launched a strong attack overnight, and after capturing it, massacred all resisting garrison troops, totaling over ten thousand!

Since then, Long Tianwu’s subordinates in the Dragon Clan adopted an unwritten rule: those who surrender are treated kindly, while those who resist are killed!

This way, with the East State Army already starting to fear internally, there was no more resolve to resist, and most simply surrendered.

Currently, the Dragon Clan army has already reached the East State River line, the East State River flowing from north to south; its eastern part originally comprised of the East State’s dozens of cities and coastline, has all become Dragon Clan territory!

And west of the East State River by over a thousand kilometers, lies the East Capital City.

The Dragon Clan army, imposing and vigorous, has already instilled a sense of danger within everyone in East Capital City, even the City Lord Mansion is shaken.

”Qin Tian, how do you think this war will turn out? Will that woman cross the East State River, invading East Capital City?” Zhao Lanjin asked.

Qin Tian hesitated a bit, sighed, and after a few seconds of silence, said, ”I doubt it; that woman shouldn’t cross the East State River to attack East Capital City. I’m one hundred percent sure.”

Seeing Qin Tian’s determined expression, Zhao Lanjin was taken aback, ”Why are you so certain?”