Xuanqing casually produced a jade token, falsely claiming it was a protective artifact bestowed by Master Tongtian. Having managed to fool Taoist Zhunti and send the remaining disciples of the Western Religion off to the Investiture of the Gods List, Xuanqing returned to the Yin Shang army under Wen Zhong in the North Sea.
At this point, how could Yuan Futong, having lost the assistance of the Western Religion disciples, possibly be a match for Wen Zhong's Yin Shang army? By the time Xuanqing returned, Wen Zhong's army had already captured the seventy-two rebel lords led by Yuan Futong. Thus, the North Sea was finally pacified.
Hearing Xuanqing's words, Wen Zhong left the mopping-up operations to his deputy generals. Then, traveling light and riding his mount, the ink qilin, he hurried back toward Chaoge.
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