Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 206 - 159 Great Grandmaster Wu Qingfeng’s Stratagem (End of the Month, Request for Monthly Tickets!)

The Great Grandmaster of the Spirit Sword Valley, Wu Qingfeng, personally visited the frontlines to inquire about the situation.

The allied forces, thanks to Yang Jian’s preparations, preserved much of their strength; none of the ten Grandmasters perished, and out of fifty thousand Martial Artists, more than forty thousand remained. However, their morale had been greatly affected.

It wasn’t just the fear of the Heavenly Star Army that they possessed, but also resentment towards several Grandmasters in the army.

By now, the reasons for their defeat had essentially spread.

Initially, the allied forces had momentarily surpassed the Heavenly Star Army, gaining a slight advantage.

After all, although the allied forces’ Military Formation was somewhat inferior, the number of Martial Artists provided a significant edge, unleashing a tremendous power with the formation.

Yet, seeing the advantage, the Grandmaster at the heart of the formation thought to garner accolades before the battle had concluded and left his position without authorization.

Then the allied forces instantly could no longer withstand the enemy.

Not only that, after faltering, a few Grandmasters, perhaps fearing they would repeat the old mistakes of their first battle, actually fled the battlefield.

Thus, the collapse was even quicker, and if not for Yang Jian’s capability, the losses would not have been less severe than the last.

It was also because of this that some lower-ranked soldiers, though outwardly unperturbed, had actually grown very distrustful of these so-called Grandmasters.

Seeking merit before the battle ended and deserting during battle—these charges would be capital offenses for any ordinary soldier.

But those people were Grandmasters, Grandmasters from major powers.

They likely would face no consequences.

And it was precisely because of this that resentment had grown even stronger.

Low morale, loss of trust in officers.

These were fatal damages to the army.

Even Yang Jian himself was somewhat stunned; he knew they would be defeated this time, but had not expected the reasons for defeat to be so absurd.

Deserting during battle, a major taboo on the battlefield.

Now, even though many soldiers had been saved, he still found the situation thorny.

”It’s troublesome now, this has really become a mess, I really don’t want to take over!”

Yang Jian saw clearly that if this matter wasn’t handled well, they would lose a third time.

”Not even mud sticks to the wall!”

He cursed quietly, and Yang Jian could only pray that the Great Grandmaster Wu Qingfeng could manage the situation well.

In fact, Wu Qingfeng’s expression wasn’t good when he saw these reports.

”Trash, all trash! Fetch Min Shiyuan, Lu Yinzhi, and Cen Xing to me!”

The Great Grandmaster commanded, and the three dared not resist and were honestly brought forth.

”Look at the fine mess you’ve made, deserting during battle, do you three still deserve to be called Grandmasters?”

Wu Qingfeng was almost amused by his anger.

With such people around, one could never dream of conquering Jiangyuan City.

The three Grandmasters dared not argue.

The might of a Great Grandmaster wasn’t just an empty title.

After scolding them for a while, Wu Qingfeng made his final decision.

”I will take good care of your families.”

These three were actually people from Spirit Sword Valley, in Yangwu State, where martial valor was esteemed; other Grandmasters perhaps sought to gain merit, but they did not desert, so their punishment existed, thus their crime was not fatal.

Thinking this, Wu Qingfeng felt even angrier; were the people of his Spirit Sword Valley really so spineless?

Of course, people from Yangwu State had also deserted during the battle.

However, Wu Qingfeng didn’t mention it.

The person shared the same surname as the Sword Master Jiang Dao, a direct descendant of Jiang Dao.

Those who captured him thought Wu Qingfeng was considering Jiang Dao, so they deliberately did not mention it.

But they understood too.

Privilege always existed; it was just a matter of how significant your privilege was.

It seemed best to leave that person in the hands of Heavenly Saber City.

When the three no-privilege Grandmasters heard this, their hearts instantly filled with fear, naturally understanding the implication.

”Valley Master, please, give us another chance...”

But before they could finish pleading, Wu Qingfeng took action, incapacitating the three.