First Battle

Li Qi was stationed in the central army, mobilizing the power of the entire formation. Beside him, the Balancer and Shen Shuibi, both fifth-rank officials, were doing their own things while also protecting him from Decapitation Strike.

This was his first real confrontation with Human Path. Although he had done countless simulations and learned from various materials and military books how Human Path would generally fight, this was still his first time actually doing it.

Fortunately, it wasn't a major battle. This war involving millions of people was actually just a small test, similar to an outpost engaging the enemy. Human Path only sent 10,000 people.

However, this also provides a good opportunity to truly confront the Tang Kingdom army and test its strength.

Those capable of participating in such an infiltration must be elite troops; the Tang Kingdom would not send them to their deaths. This can be seen from Shen Shuibi's reaction alone.

Even the rabbit couldn't detect the other's stealth; that's truly amazing.

However, just now, the moment it first showed its presence, the Golden Core scattered! A small portion of the people from the Jiayang Three Realms who formed the formation, having maintained the formation for too long, were no longer strong enough and began to feel confused.

This was a small mistake. There are millions of people here, and some people will inevitably not be able to keep up. It's like when ten million people are marching in formation, one or two people will make a mistake.

It's unavoidable, there's nothing we can do about it, but it's a minor matter that can be easily fixed and adjusted in a moment.

However, Li Qi considered this a minor mistake, but the Tang Kingdom did not.

Just as they revealed their weakness—

Suddenly, a mighty army of ten thousand from the Tang Kingdom appeared among them.

It was as if... they already knew there would be a flaw here that would only last for a fraction of a second.

The Human Path soldiers accurately detected the weakness of one person among tens of millions of people, a weakness within a foot or two within the entire 'Golden Core' formation, which spans tens of millions of miles in a spherical area.

Then, they appeared in the spot where the flaw was, as if by magic.

The moment they appeared, it was as if Yin Ghost rolled out and the gates of hell opened.

A dark, ominous fog enveloped the distracted cultivators, and a chilling killing intent filled the air. In just a moment, more than five thousand cultivators from the Jiayang Three Realms were shattered, and countless souls were scattered, quickly turning into blood upon touching the surging Sha Qi.

With this layer of blood obscuring the view, the other cultivators around were also hindered, and one after another, they revealed their weaknesses.

What followed was the spread of the massacre.

This led to a loss of mental energy, allowing evil spirits to run rampant!

But the massacre lasted only two seconds before the Balancer made his move. He flashed to the spot, clasped his hands together, and the surrounding Yang Energy suddenly went into chaos!

When the Yang Energy bestows life and shines forth, those that rise and float upwards will vanish in an instant!

The Blood Qi was forcibly exploded, and the gap created by the Human Path soldiers' charge immediately gave rise to solar storms that swept everything away!

But after the solar storm ended, there was nothing inside.

The muscles in the balancer's body twitched.

He could sense that he hadn't hit anything; the opponent had vanished the instant he made his move, killing approximately 107,000 people without suffering any loss himself.

At the same time, he didn't notice where the other person had gone.

It is completely imperceptible.

This was also Shen Shuibi's assessment before the battle—

"As unpredictable as the shadows, as swift as thunder."

Even if they are right in front of you, you won't be able to tell where they are. But if you show even the slightest flaw, they will quickly amplify it.

It's like a virus that's everywhere; you'd better pray you don't have any wounds.

Once a wound appears, it will quickly become infected, rot, and moldy, requiring a large chunk of flesh to be cut away to save it.

Only--

Just as the balancer was finding things difficult, he suddenly received a message.

The message was transmitted through the array.

"Southeast of Jianglouyingshi, 10 degrees 5 minutes 36 seconds."

"Da Liang Kui, 11 degrees, 8 minutes and 52 seconds."

"Great Fire Horn, directly in front of you, 9 degrees 43 minutes and 39 seconds."

Li Qi instantly sent the three coordinates to the Balancer's ears.

Three coordinates can form a three-dimensional coordinate system, and the positions in front of the three coordinates are the different directions of the three constellations. By using the three constellations, plus the position of the balancer, a coordinate in the void can be located.

Without any hesitation, the Balancer suddenly unfurled a Dharma image behind him!

The Dharma form is a mixture of Yin and Yang energies that intertwine and balance each other.

However, within the Dharma imagery, one sees yin and yang, order and reversal, and the gains and losses of things.

Yin and Yang are mixed, resulting in both warmth and coolness, life and death, wind and rain, darkness and light, and the judgment of the seasons.

Its shape is smooth and contains a robust and compliant nature. It rises and falls, bends and stretches, and the two energies of yin and yang gather to form images and shapes, thus creating myriad changes.

The space, whether near or far, deep or secluded, is filled with the interplay of Yin and Yang energies, which are boundless and without gaps. It is clear and transparent, and its use is always beneficial!

The essence of Yin and Yang differs in nature and nature, and therefore their applications and effects are also different. If we speak of Yin and Yang in terms of movement and stillness, bending and stretching, gathering and dispersing, then these two energies combine and move according to the times.

In this way, as time goes by and things are born, without being exhausted by life, they are naturally combined into one energy, harmonious and without conflict. The true nature of Yin and Yang cannot be described by name or distinguished by image, and this is what is called 'spirit'.

This is Dao Lineage that is distinct from the Dao of the world; it is the Dao of the Jiayang Three Realms and the Jiayin Three Realms.

These two worlds have always been committed to the pursuit of peace and harmony between Yin and Yang, which is the foundation of their world's birth and the 'unification' that their Civilization History has always sought.

This is the 'Dao' of the Jiayang Three Realms and the Jiayin Three Realms, which they consider to be 'God'.

The Dharma Form erupted with immense power, Yin and Yang Xianghe, and then repelled each other!

The two energies repel each other, thus prosperity and adversity, gain and loss, are all determined by the opening and closing of the yin and yang energies.

With a deafening roar, a destructive explosion erupted at the designated location, seemingly threatening to engulf everything!

This divine power is as if it splits matter into two sides, then the two sides annihilate each other, releasing pure energy!

Matter began to annihilate, energy surged forth, and bursts of blood mist erupted from the void.

For the first time since its inception, the Human Way army has suffered combat losses.

The remains of over a hundred people were flung out by this attack! They turned into dust and drifted in the void beyond the realm.

Those who maintain balance are overjoyed.

The opponent's method of concealment can be broken!

As expected of the young master of Wushen Mountain, he is indeed a capable person. Even I couldn't see through it, yet he, a sixth-rank official, was able to point out the location!

"Young master, quickly continue reporting the coordinates!" he responded immediately.

On the other side, Li Qi shook his head slightly and replied, "I can't do it. I only caught a momentary opening. I'll come back and wait for them to reveal their weakness."

Without hesitation, the Balancer returned to Li Qi's side in an instant.

Shen Shuibi continued to maintain the 'Golden Core' around her, while the Balancer began to patrol the surroundings. The other soldiers dared not slack off either. From beginning to end, from the general to the soldier, no one dared to relax.

If we relax our guard, Human Path will surely arrive, and we will inevitably die.

Now, it's a battle of military prowess and endurance between the two sides.

As for Li Qi, he couldn't actually see the Tang Kingdom army either.

However, through the True Knowledge Dao Charm, he can see the other party's 'traces'. As long as the other party appears and then disappears, a massive amount of information will appear in that instant, just like a trail.

Li Qi couldn't understand this information and didn't know what it meant.

However, from where this information appears, Li Qi can deduce where the other party disappeared and where they can hide in the next instant.

However, there is only a fleeting opportunity; if you seize it, you can strike; if you miss it, you are completely helpless.

This is only if Li Qi True Knowledge Dao Charm True Knowledge Dao Charm. If he doesn't, then the Jiayang Three Realms and the Jiayin Three Realms would be easily manipulated by such a large Tang Kingdom army. They could wipe out both worlds, including the Balancer, a fifth-rank cultivator, without even losing a single person, and they wouldn't even show their faces.

This is the military strength of the Tang Dynasty. This is not even the main army, but only a detachment that has infiltrated the enemy.

Fortunately, Shen Shuibi and Li Qi were there this time.

Shen Shuibi's Golden Core formation was incredibly sturdy, like a tortoise shell, making it impossible for this detachment to escape or be killed.

If it were just a tortoise, it could be slowly worn down and eventually killed. But there was also Li Qi, True Knowledge Dao Charm could perceive the other party's beginning and end. This gave the tortoise the power to stretch out its head and fight back.

Thus, it turned into a war of attrition. The Tang Kingdom would launch attacks, and then the balancers would intervene, exchanging lives for lives, using the lives of the people of the Jiayang Three Realms and Jiayin Three Realms to exchange for the lives of the Tang Kingdom.

It may sound cruel and cold-blooded to say this, but to be honest...

This is very profitable, extremely profitable.

To be able to exchange the lives of everyone in the Jiayang Three Realms and Jiayin Three Realms for this Tang Kingdom army is an absolute victory, and it can even be declared that the Shaman Path has taken the first step in the vanguard battle.

But what if we don't take action and the stalemate continues?

At most three days, the Shaman Path's reinforcements will arrive, at which point there will be no way out.

Therefore, the Tang Kingdom had only one choice: to break through Shen Shuibi's golden core, so that they would have a chance to escape or fight.

However... this is really difficult. The combat strength shown by this Tang Kingdom detachment is far from sufficient.

Shen Shuibi is very strong.

Unless the opposing general comes up with something else, it will be difficult for him to escape unscathed.

I don't know what they were thinking, leading 10,000 men to charge in Decapitation Strike.

Upon closer reflection, Li Qi seemed to understand.

After all, neither Shen Shuibi nor Li Qi, nor the Balancer, could see each other. If they didn't True Knowledge Dao Charm, these 10,000 people could easily slaughter through the Jiayang Three Realms and Jiayin Three Realms, completing the task in a single day at most.

However, the problem is...

Does Human Path know if Li Qi True Knowledge Dao Charm?

He definitely knew. Not only did he know, but Li Qi had personally seen the first- Human Path, that Grand Tutor. The other party could definitely see through all of Li Qi's background at a glance.

Why send such an army? To their deaths? Or has our progress exceeded the Tang Kingdom's expectations, causing them to misjudge and rendering our army, which could have annihilated us, ineffective?

Li Qi frowned slightly as he thought of this.

But he continued to maintain the formation while mobilizing other support.

Shen Shuibi remained silent, maintaining her golden core.

The balancer is watching every possible opening with keen eyes.

Three whole days passed after that.

Three days later, reinforcements arrived.

It was a fifth-rank realm lord who arrived with his legion.

"Young Master, reinforcements have arrived!" the Realm Lord shouted loudly from outside, his voice penetrating through Technique Method and space to reach Li Qi's ears.

"Fu Tian Yan Jie Zhu, please open your eyes and see if there are any traces of the Tang Kingdom inside!" Li Qi immediately responded.

"Responding to Young Master's command!" said the fifth-rank realm lord. Then, he opened his eyes, which merged into a beam of light, and a heavenly eye opened within them, beginning to scan.

This is a genuine Heavenly Eye, originating from the Spirit Way Heavenly Court, a bloodline inheritance of a great god.

Most of the descendants of this great god inherited this pair of heavenly eyes.

It is said that there is also a third eye on the forehead, which is even more powerful than this Thousand-Mile Eye. However, that kind of eye cannot be inherited through bloodline; one must cultivate it or be born with it.

In short, Li Qi knew that to find the other party, he needed to find an outside helper who was good at observation, so he called on this world with the ability to see a thousand miles.

But...

The fifth-rank realm lord scanned the area and said in confusion, "Young master, there's nothing there! I can't see anything!"

"Lord of the Realm, take a closer look. This is the 'Unfathomable as the Dark' method of the Human Path Military School. We can't even see it." Li Qi immediately responded.

Upon hearing this, the fifth-rank realm lord frowned slightly, then made a hand Method Formula, and a Dharma image rose up.

The image was not human-shaped, but rather a round eyeball, which was made of metal rather than flesh and blood.

It is engraved with runes and pictures, including simple instruments, divination instruments, divination tables, scenic symbols, sundials, gnomons, and water clocks.

The outer plane is divided into 360 degrees, with the equatorial meridian circle inside. The north and south poles are the pivots, and it can move east and west. It is tangent to the inner plane of the circle. The diameter of the meridian circle is the axis, and a cylinder stands at the center of the axis, along with a sliding dial, perpendicular line, cross beam, and stud. Both sides are engraved with the celestial sphere.

Rather than calling it an eyeball, it's more accurate to say... it's an armillary sphere.

The eye-shaped Dharma image, with a single glance, made even Li Qi feel as if all the Technique Method on his body had been pierced through.

After scanning the area again, the fifth-rank realm master quickly put away his Dharma form, but his eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating that this kind of Technique Method was a great burden for him.

After putting it away, he replied to Li Qi, "Young Master, still no!"

This made Li Qi frown.

Then, he said to Shen Shuibi, "Yu'er, stop the formation."

Upon hearing this Shen Shuibi removed the Golden Core Formation, and the other cultivators from the Jiayang Three Realms and Jiayin Three Realms who were maintaining the formation finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Three days have passed, I can finally catch my breath.

Although powerful individuals helped maintain the formation, they still faced considerable pressure; the formation truly couldn't function without them.

At the very moment the golden core was unlocked—

Li Qi suddenly received a message from other parts of the world group he controlled.

Human Path efforts have been launched elsewhere!

On my side, it's the other party who's diverting my attention.

Those Tang troops have already withdrawn!