My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"His Majesty has emerged from seclusion!"

Looking at these four large characters.

Prince Qin's face, which was originally filled with anger due to the assassination attempt, froze, his pupils first widened, then his entire body started to tremble uncontrollably.

"Your Highness?!"

Seeing his demeanor, the officials asked worriedly.

"Could it be something has happened in the Capital City?"

"Has Chen Sansi gone to the Capital City again?"

"..."

"No!"

Prince Qin raised the secret message high in his hand, showing it to everyone: "Father! Father has successfully achieved Foundation Establishment and has emerged from seclusion!"

"Foundation Establishment success?"

A cultivator in the hall revealed an expression of immense longing.

For them.

Actually, only with Foundation Establishment can one be considered to have formally stepped onto the Immortal Path.

And in the eyes of mortals, Refinement, which is also considered an Immortal Master, is just an ordinary person capable of a few spells.

The remaining civil and military officers.

Upon hearing this news, were invigorated.

Most of them were not knowledgeable about cultivation and did not understand what Foundation Establishment meant, but they knew one thing.

And that is...

The day His Majesty emerges from seclusion is the day the bandits will be vanquished!

The world will soon be at peace!

"Heaven bless my Great Sheng!"

"The heavens have opened their eyes, the heavens have opened their eyes indeed!"

"..."

After a brief silence, every civil and military official was filled with confidence.

"His Majesty possesses a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root, Foundation Establishment is nothing."

Lu Ji, holding the Heavenly Halberd, said in a deep voice: "After pacifying the Jiang Mountain, all we have to do is quietly wait for the Mang Mountain Ancestor Vein to revive. In the future, it's not impossible for His Majesty to not only achieve Golden Core but also reach the powerful Nascent Soul, able to dominate within the Cultivation World."

"Emperor Wan Shou!"

"Emperor Wan Shou indeed!"

The ministers clung to this hope as if it were a lifeline.

"Golden Core, Nascent Soul?"

Prince Qin, hearing these unfamiliar terms, couldn't help but ask: "General Lu, how long is the lifespan of Golden Core and Nascent Soul great Immortal Masters?"

"Five hundred years for Golden Core, a thousand years for Nascent Soul."

Lu Ji informed: "When we call His Majesty ten thousand years, it's not just talk. Even now, having successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, His Majesty's lifespan should increase to two hundred."

"Two hundred?!"

Prince Qin calculated in his heart.

So, his father can live for at least another hundred years!

"..."

Beside him, Prince Qi's expression clearly darkened somewhat.

"Haha, good news, indeed good news!"

Before long, Prince Qin regained his composure and encouraged: "Our Great Sheng Dynasty shall prosper for thousands of generations!

"Everyone, set out immediately!

"Head to the front line and advance and retreat with the soldiers!

"Perhaps we can eliminate the Enemy Army before His Majesty arrives!"

In the dark, deep night.

The numerous officials, escorted by a small number of soldiers, rushed to the front line, officially joining the million-man battle.

...

Kunyang City.

"Your Majesty!"

"Chen Sansi is not here, and Ling Kui went after him. The Enemy Army has temporarily retreated; now is the perfect opportunity to withdraw!"

Shangguan Haichang reminded: "If we don't leave tonight, they'll soon trap us completely with the 'Six Ding Six Jia' Great Formation, and then it'll be too late to leave!

"Moreover, given Chen Sansi's cultivation.

"Even if the city falls and the entire army is defeated, he may not necessarily die. As long as he escapes to Qing Country, under the protection of Yunding Palace, he can rise again at any time, and he won't care about us at all!"

"Lord Shangguan is correct."

"..."

"If Chen Sansi really had a plan to defeat the enemy, why wouldn't he share it? What good does keeping it secret do?!"

"..."

Not only the civil and military officials but even the cultivators from Guiyuan Sect lost the will to continue persevering.

Especially knowing of the collusion between White Robe and Yunding Palace, trust in them evaporated.

The matter of the Ancestor Vein, how enticing is it?

Perhaps it's a grand scheme laid out by Yunding Palace along with Chen Sansi.

How can they remain here waiting to die?

"Then let's withdraw a portion first."

The rightful Emperor finally decided: "Minister Ming, arrange it for me."

"Saying retreat doesn't mean a full retreat naturally."

Ming Qingfeng had long made plans, and immediately revealed them: "Currently, there are a total of 170,000 soldiers in the city, more than 60,000 of which are Beiliang troops, who presumably are unwilling to retreat.

"So, we will first withdraw 80,000, leaving 30,000 court troops to continue assisting in defending the city, which should be sufficient for Kunyang City.

"Once we reach Songzhou, if the situation on the battlefield truly changes, it won't be too late for us to return with a large force to provide aid."

The deployment completed.

The garrison troops within Kunyang City immediately began their retreat.

"What is this?"

Covered in blood, Wang Zhi had just come down from the city wall when he noticed the movement of troops within the city.

"Are you all running?"

"Stop right there!"

Not only him.

Soon many of the Beiliang Army generals noticed the abnormality and came to the North City Gate to obstruct them.

"Ming Qingfeng!"

Wang Zhi identified a scarlet-robed official in the crowd and, brandishing his weapon, leaped to confront him, shouting sternly: "Desertion in the face of the enemy is a capital offense!"

"General Wang, do not speak recklessly."

Ming Qingfeng explained: "This is not desertion, but a troop-splitting strategy just formulated by the Ministry of War."

"Troop-splitting? It sounds better than it is."

Wang Zhi said bluntly: "Stop talking nonsense, the Ministry of War means nothing, the one commanding the troops now is the Commander of the three armies, you seizing the opportunity to retreat while the Commander isn't here, isn't that desertion in the face of the enemy?!"

"Wang Zhi!"

Ming Qingfeng was unafraid: "Does the False Yellow Halberd of the Beiliang King outweigh the true authority of His Majesty?"

As he finished speaking.

The sound of hooves came from behind.

Wang Zhi turned his head to see a dragon and phoenix carved carriage approaching the city gate, surrounded by dense Forbidden Army, Jinyi Guard, and eunuchs.

There was no need to say who was inside.

"Are you all mad?!"

Wang Zhi was furious: "The moment to defeat the enemy might appear at any time, the opportunity is fleeting, how can you leave at this moment?!"