Because Li Qiang was wearing a dark purple mask, Shanxiong was stunned for a long time before recognizing the person in front of him. Overjoyed, he laughed wildly, "Haha, it's Big Brother! Haha!"
Li Qiang said, " Shanxiong, retreat immediately."
Shanxiong's iron cavalry was in complete disarray, and the opposing army was also in chaos.
With the sound of a horn, both sides slowly retreated. Shanxiong gave a few instructions to one of his personal guards, who glanced at Li Qiang and spurred his horse to gallop back.
Shanxiong approached Li Qiang, laughing heartily as he bowed to him.
Li Qiang smiled and punched him lightly, saying, "How are the brothers? Are they all doing well?"
Shanxiong sighed, "Sigh! Our camp has long since disbanded. The troops were scattered and reorganized. Tufu and I came here as part of an army specifically to seize territory. Damn! We fight every day, haha, it's so exciting." He picked up his 55-pound triangular shovel, and his face lit up with excitement when he talked about fighting.
Li Qiang asked, "Oh, is that so? Has General Jipo been promoted?"
Before Shanxiong could reply, they heard someone shouting from afar, "Big Brother, Big Brother!" A Fierce Azure Horse galloped towards them; it was the Tufu.
The Tufu leaped off his Fierce Azure Horse, grabbed Li Qiang's shoulder, and shouted, "Brother, what brings you here? That's wonderful! We're fighting the army of the Chelie Kingdom. With you here, we're sure to win!"
Li Qiang noticed the gold ring on the Tufu's armor, knowing he had been promoted to general, and couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Brother Tufu, you got promoted, huh? You're not going to send me to fight them, are you? Damn it! I don't care, you guys withdraw your troops first, this land is mine now."
The Tufu paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "It's yours, it's yours! I'll just go elsewhere to fight for territory, but the army of the Chelie Kingdom on the other side won't allow it."
The army of the opposing Chelie Kingdom was regrouping and quickly reorganized into an attack formation; it seemed they were not willing to give up.
With a wave of his hand, Li Qiang caused the golden screen that had been blocking the two armies to vanish into thin air.
He said calmly, " Spirit Marshal Xianmu, reveal yourselves." He intended to use Spirit Marshal Xianmu's troops to intimidate the army of the Chelie Kingdom.
Spirit Marshal Xianmu was unambiguous in obeying orders. With a wave of his hand, a ghostly beast appeared beneath him, and at the same time, he ordered all the Spirit Sword Body to manifest. Immediately, a squad of fully armed Spirit Sword Body appeared on the scorching riverbed, and the surrounding temperature plummeted. Tufu and Shanxiong couldn't help but shiver, speechless with shock.
Li Qiang instructed, " Xianmu, go tell them that if they are not afraid of death, they can all come over." He then transmitted his voice to Xianmu, "Don't kill indiscriminately. I'm just scare them, understand?" He knew that Spirit Marshal Xianmu alone could wipe out the army of the Chelie Kingdom.
Spirit Marshal Xianmu initially thought that Li Qiang really wanted him to wipe out this army, which would be effortless for him. Although the Spirit Ghost Realm did not forbid killing, it was not easy to eliminate a Spirit Body. He was just about to experience the taste of killing when he heard Li Qiang's telepathic message and couldn't help but feel disappointed.
However, he dared not disobey Li Qiang's orders.
Spirit Marshal Xianmu rode a ghostly beast toward the army of the Chelie Kingdom. His appearance was completely beyond the imagination of the people here, and the armies on both sides were thrown into chaos.
Spirit Marshal Xianmu shouted, "Summon your commander to report!"
The opposing army was thrown into chaos when someone shouted, "Fire arrows! Fire arrows!" No one knows who fired the first arrow, but in an instant, a dense rain of arrows rained down on Spirit Marshal Xianmu.
Spirit Marshal Xianmu sneered, brandishing the Seven Souls Hook in his hand, and was about to step forward to make a move.
Li Qiang's voice rang in his ears again. "Don't kill anyone!"
Spirit Marshal Xianmu's face turned even paler, and he roared, "Bastard!"
As he spoke, he brandished the Seven Souls Hook in his hand, releasing a circle of white light that shattered the incoming arrows, while simultaneously urging the ghost beasts to charge towards the army of the Chelie Kingdom.
Spirit Marshal Xianmu a terrifying figure. He exuded Extreme Cold Yin Baleful Intent, radiating a bone-chilling cold, and held a strange weapon in his hand. Anyone who saw him was afraid.
He rode his ghostly beast into the crowd. Although he dared not kill, anyone touched by the Yin energy emanating from him was immediately frozen solid. He headed straight for the commander under the military flag, with frozen soldiers lying behind him. Although they wouldn't die, they would certainly fall seriously ill upon returning.
Li Qiang asked with a smile, "Brother Tufu, General Jipo must have been promoted this time, right? Has he arrived yet?"
Shanxiong interjected, "He was promoted a long time ago, haha, he went to the military."
The Tufu laughed, "It's all thanks to your superior weapon, brother..."
Li Qiang suddenly realized, "It was General Shaya who helped! Haha, it seems he really loves weapons."
As they were talking, Spirit Marshal Xianmu dragged over a man who looked like a general. The man had been half-frozen to death by Xianmu, Xianmu had barely managed to keep himself from freezing him solid so that he could speak. With a wave of Xianmu hand, the general fell to the ground in front of Li Qiang with a thud, shivering uncontrollably.
Li Qiang walked up to him and said kindly, "I'm sorry to have startled you." He waved his hand and patted the general, who immediately felt a warm current flow through his body and stopped trembling.
After a long pause, he finally said, "You... what do you want?" He was terrified. The person who had captured him was truly terrifying; the black mist emanating from him could freeze a person. He couldn't tell if the person was human or a monster.
The Tufu drew his thin axe and said, "Brother, shall I have him?" The general turned deathly pale, his face no less pale than that of Spirit Marshal Xianmu.
Li Qiang said in a friendly tone, "I only have one small request: I want this land. You won't try to take it from me, will you?"
How could the general dare to argue? He repeatedly said, "This is all unclaimed land. Take it if you want... take it if you want!"
Li Qiang said very politely, "Oh, thank you for your generosity. Please go back; I won't make things difficult for you."
The general looked at Li Qiang incredulously, thinking Li Qiang was playing a trick on him. After hesitating for a long time, he asked, "You... you're letting me go?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't be talking to you. Please, just don't bother me, understand?"
The Tufu, carrying his thin axe, stood awkwardly to one side. He hadn't expected Li Qiang to let his opponent go, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Li Qiang said with a grin, "Brother Tufu, put away your axe. After I leave, this place will be your territory. No need to fight, isn't that great?"
The Tufu laughed, casually sheathed his axe, and said, "Brother, you said it yourself, alright, I'll do as you say."
The general stumbled back to his troops and, without a moment's delay, immediately led his men to retreat.
Fighting monsters like Li Qiang was terrifying; they dared not linger and ran as far away as possible.
Li Qiang said, " Shanxiong, go and settle the troops. Tufu, I need your help."
The Shanxiong, carrying a large triangular shovel, responded and went off.
The Tufu said, "Brother, just tell me what you need. Tufu 'll do my best. I'm the commander of this unit, and what I say goes here."
Li Qiang said, "I'm going to build a little gadget here. After I leave, you'll have to destroy it completely for me."
He had thought it through very clearly. Not only had he destroyed the Brilliant Swift Immortal Formation, but he had also shattered the Battle Circle Continent. Once the Lonely Old Immortal returned, he would definitely investigate who was responsible. If the Immortal found him, things would get very difficult. Therefore, he had to eliminate all traces of himself no matter what.
Spirit General Panshi said, "I have studied this kind of teleportation array before, sir. I will command my men to restore it."
Li Qiang was overjoyed. He had been racking his brains trying to figure out how to restore the damaged teleportation array, and he hadn't expected Spirit General Panshi volunteer. He laughed happily, " Old Pan is amazing! Okay, I'll leave it to you. Thanks, haha!"
Spirit General Panshi completely bewildered. Li Qiang actually called him Old Pan and thanked him. He stammered, "I don't deserve it, it's my pleasure... uh, it's my pleasure."
The Tufu approached Li Qiang and whispered, "Brother, who are they? They're all steaming with mist, and it's unbearably cold."
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Hehe, they are my friends, they came here to have some fun. Don't ask who they are, brother, you wouldn't understand."
The Tufu felt increasingly intrigued by Li Qiang's mysterious nature. He dared not ask any more questions and stood aside, watching silently.
Spirit General Panshi Spirit Sword Body. Since the Spirit Sword Body can freely burrow underground, they can find the scattered energy stones no matter how deep they are hidden.
Li Qiang walked to the side, where several Spirit Sword Body had already cleared a space with their swords, spreading out a layer of silver soft felt and setting up a black round table with several cups of icy liquid on it. Li Qiang gestured for the Tufu and Xianmu to sit down, and picked up a cup, asking curiously, "What is this?"
The cup is exquisitely carved from translucent stone, and the liquid inside is milky white, emitting wisps of white mist.
Spirit Marshal Xianmu laughed and said, "Oh, this is something we often drink where I'm from, called 'turbid ice liquid,' it's very refreshing."
The Tufu, who was parched, was overjoyed upon hearing this. He grabbed a cup, gulped it down, and then stared at Li Qiang in disbelief, motionless.
Li Qiang was startled upon seeing this. He raised his hand and cast a golden light over the Tufu. After about three minutes, the Tufu let out a scream, "My God! I'm freezing to death! It's so cold!" No kidding, Spirit Body drink things with extremely cold properties. He dared to take such a big gulp; he was lucky he didn't freeze to death.
Li Qiang smiled and shook his head, picked up his cup and took a small sip. It felt as if a thread of ice had flowed into his heart, and a faint, cool fragrance spread through him. He exclaimed loudly, "Excellent! Brilliant!"
Spirit Marshal Xianmu also took a sip and said, "This is turbid ice liquid. There is also a clear ice liquid, which tastes even better, but we don't have it. Only the Spirit King Grand Venerable and Ghost King Grand Venerable have it in their Spirit Palaces and Ghost Halls. You can try it next time you visit, sir."
The Tufu dared not try again. He now knew that the people Li Qiang led were definitely not human, and he felt even greater awe for Li Qiang.
Spirit General Panshi quickly restored the ancient teleportation array. He floated to Li Qiang's side and said to the Illustrated Book, "My lord, it's repaired, but there are no Immortal Stone to activate it."
Li Qiang took out more than a dozen Immortal Stone and said, "Shouldn't this be enough?"
Spirit General Panshi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He exclaimed repeatedly, "Enough! Enough! Good heavens, there are so many Immortal Stone! That's exactly what we need back home." He took the Immortal Stone, turned around, and floated towards the ancient teleportation array.
Li Qiang took out dozens more explosive bombs, which he had collected on the Tanbang Continent. He pointed to the teleportation array not far away and said, " Tufu, after we leave, use this red explosive bomb to blow that place up. Don't leave a single intact rock, understand?"
The Tufu looked at Li Qiang with a puzzled expression, and after a while, he asked, "What's a bomb? How do you use it?"
Li Qiang picked up a bomb and said, "I'll demonstrate for you, watch carefully."
He squeezed the oval-shaped bomb hard, and it immediately turned into a round one. Then he threw it out with a loud bang, and smoke and dust billowed up, and grass and trees flew everywhere.
The Tufu was overjoyed. If this thing were used in war, who could be his match? Tufu grabbed a bomb, admiring it with obvious delight, and chuckled, "Brother, do you have any more? Can you give me a few more? Hey, this thing is just too good!"
Li Qiang knew exactly what the Tufu was thinking. He laughed loudly, "Brother, you want to slack off in battle too? I advise you not to rely on this thing. If you get used to it, you won't know how to fight. Alright! Here, take some more."
He then took out a dozen or so explosive bombs and said seriously, " Tufu, you must destroy the stone circle here after we leave, otherwise, you'll be in big trouble for Big Brother."
Although the Tufu didn't understand why Li Qiang wanted to destroy those dark stones, he always listened to his elder brother. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll smash these stones to pieces. I'll have every soldier take a few pieces and throw them far away. No one will be able to find a trace of them."
Spirit General Panshi returned and said, "My lord, the teleportation array has been restored, but we don't know where we'll be teleported to."
Li Qiang was extremely excited, but he remained outwardly calm. "Okay, let's go take a look." He suddenly teleported into the teleportation array.
The Tufu only saw a flash of golden light before his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, Li Qiang had vanished. He opened his mouth in surprise, only to find that those cold, hard figures were gone too. Looking up, he saw Li Qiang and his friends in the stone circle some distance away. He hurriedly ran towards the riverbed, muttering, "Damn it! I must have seen a ghost! I didn't see them leave... Sigh!"
After entering the formation, Li Qiang felt the Star-Fixing Disc pulsating slightly. He didn't have time to check the teleportation array, so he immediately sent his Divine Sense into the Star-Fixing Disc.
His Divine Sense seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, speeding through the starry sky. Countless starlight flowed through his mind. With extreme excitement, he followed his Divine Sense forward, leaving countless stars behind. Finally, a familiar planet appeared before him. It was a blue planet, the Goulan Planet that Li Qiang had once mistaken for Earth after being captured by Dainan Fengyu.
Goulan Planet was slowly rotating, and a small red dot was flashing on its surface. Li Qiang's Divine Sense immediately rushed over and discovered that it was the teleportation array that had just been repaired. He carefully made a mark on it and then checked the nearby planets again. Finding nothing unusual, he then withdrew his Divine Sense. He pondered for a moment, still not quite figuring out how to use the Star-Fixing Disc.
Spirit General Panshi said confidently, "I've calculated that this teleportation array can reach about seventeen planets. Where do you plan to go, sir?"
Li Qiang was surprised that he knew about teleportation arrays in the Cultivation Realm and asked in surprise, " Old Pan, how do you know these things? Where did you learn them?"
Spirit General Panshi's expression changed, and after a long pause, he stammered, "My lord, I... I..."
Li Qiang was a shrewd man. Seeing his troubled expression, he immediately said, "It's okay, I'm just curious. If it's inconvenient to say, then don't. Hehe, don't be so nervous."
Spirit General Panshi breathed a sigh of relief and managed to explain, "It's hard to explain in a short time, thank you for your understanding, sir."
Li Qiang chuckled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Just activate it randomly and see which planet's teleportation array responds."
Spirit General Panshi loudly agreed and immediately activated the teleportation array. A blue light flowed within the array. Li Qiang said, "Don't teleport yet. I need time to understand a principle." He probed the star- Star-Fixing Disc Star-Fixing Disc with his Divine Sense again and observed it for a while before finally discovering its secret.
A faint red line extended from the teleportation array on Goulan Planet, traversing a vast distance. Li Qiang estimated it had crossed at least dozens of planets. On a white planet, a small blue dot was flashing, and Li Qiang immediately marked it. After withdrawing his Divine Sense, Li Qiang excitedly exclaimed, "Next planet!"
Spirit General Panshi didn't know what Li Qiang was doing either, he just nodded and said, "Okay, next." He restarted the formation.
Li Qiang then Star-Fixing Disc with his Divine Sense. A pale blue line lit up from Goulan Planet, this time traversing a greater distance. It was a very small, dark, and dirty planet.
Li Qiang waved his hand, Spirit General Panshi activated the teleportation array once again. After looking over a dozen planets and marking them, Li Qiang was still confused; he didn't know which planet to go to.
After much deliberation, Li Qiang chose a remote planet. This planet seemed very large, was a pale green color, and looked extremely beautiful.
Li Qiang figured that as long as he left Goulan Planet and destroyed the teleportation array, even if the Lonely Old Immortal had extraordinary abilities, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Li Qiang laughed and said, "You all go back to the Illusory Devil Pearl. I'm about to leave." He made a hand seal, putting Xianmu and the others, along with the Spirit Sword Body, back into the Illusory Devil Pearl. Then he walked up to the Tufu and said with a smile, " Tufu, I'm leaving. If you see any brothers in the camp in the future, please give them my regards. Remember, destroy this place completely." At the same time, he gestured for the Butcher to step back.
The Tufu stared blankly at Li Qiang, still not understanding what Li Qiang meant by "leave." He stood in the circle formed by the pile of black stones, backing away while staring dumbly.
The teleportation array began to operate, and countless beams of bluish light shot towards the center of the array. Suddenly, a white light flashed, and the teleportation array was empty.
The Tufu was extremely surprised. He ran into the teleportation array and searched everywhere, shouting, "Brother, brother! Good heavens, so this is where they left? Alas, I'm so stupid." He deeply regretted not even saying goodbye.
The Tufu summoned his soldiers. Reluctant to use the explosives Li Qiang had given him, he ordered them to smash the entire teleportation array. Each soldier was to take the shattered stones and throw them far away.
From then on, Goulan Planet was truly forgotten by the Cultivation Realm.
Bi Wuzi fled to the capital of the Chelie Kingdom. He owned mansions in both countries' capitals. With his cultivation level, he was invincible on Goulan Planet. He hid in his mansion, living in constant fear, terrified that Li Qiang would come knocking on his door.
He had already experienced Li Qiang's methods firsthand; he lost an arm before even seeing the person. Physical injury is a major taboo for cultivators.
He hid for five or six years, secretly relieved, guessing that Li Qiang might have forgotten him. Gradually, he began to go out to check the situation, but he dared not return to the Immortal Palace.
That day, he was sitting idly in the living room, plotting how to seize the throne of the Chelie Kingdom. Apart from being wary of Li Qiang, he didn't care about anyone else. He stood up and paced back and forth in the living room when suddenly a golden light flashed before his eyes. He subconsciously released his flying sword, only to hear a low shout, "Bastard!" The flying sword was already in the newcomer's hand.
Bi Wuzi was terrified. Upon closer inspection, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, repeatedly pleading, "Old Immortal, spare my life! Old Immortal, spare my life!"
The newcomer dispersed the protective golden light, revealing their true form.
It was a young man, dressed in a set of red and white immortal armor. He had a slender and gentle face with a pair of narrow eyes and arched eyebrows that stretched all the way to the corners of his eyes. He looked puzzled. He held Bi Wuzi's flying sword in his hand, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. Beside him stood a puppet with its hands hanging down.
Bi Wuzi looked at the puppet in despair; he knew it was this puppet that had led the old immortal here.
After returning to Goulan Planet, the Lonely Old Immortal Tianshi discovered that the Battle Circle Continent had been shattered. Upon returning to his Brilliant Swift Immortal Formation had been broken and his treasure room destroyed. Enraged, he searched everywhere. Later, he found a puppet body and learned from its innocence that it was Bi Wuzi who was responsible. He then devised a plan to find Bi Wuzi's hiding place.
The Lonely Old Immortal coldly said, "I didn't realize you were so remarkable, truly remarkable. With your Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, you actually managed to lure and kill all the cultivators in the entire Immortal Palace with the help of the -book-book, and even dared to refine Pei Chen's Nascent Soul, allowing your own cultivation to leap to the Spirit Severing Realm. You also violated my rules by using mortals as servants in the Immortal Palace. Good! Not bad, truly a talent, remarkable!" His voice was as cold as metal, filled with anger.
Bi Wuzi knew the Lonely Old Immortal's methods all too well. He collapsed to the ground, repeatedly begging for mercy. "Old immortal, spare my life... Old immortal... spare this servant..."
The Lonely Old Immortal seemed not to hear, and continued, "So many cultivators, all turned into puppet bodies by you, haha, good! Not bad, a grand gesture! I don't care whether I kill them or not, but, hmph, you dare to despise me, not take me seriously, and even broke my Brilliant Swift Immortal Formation, remarkable, truly remarkable!"
He crouched down, reached out and lifted Bi Wuzi's chin, his eyes gleaming even brighter. "Where did you put the things in my treasure room? You'd better hand them over obediently, and I'll give you a quick death; otherwise, I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death."
Although Bi Wuzi was flustered, he sensed an opportunity. After quickly calculating in his mind, he made a desperate gamble, saying, "Old Immortal... I didn't break the Brilliant Swift Immortal Formation, and I didn't take the items, but I know who did it. I only beg you to spare my life, and I'll exchange information for it." He was betting that the puppet body was unaware of the situation.
A hint of mockery flashed in the Lonely Old Immortal's eyes as he said indifferently, "Tell me, is it worth sparing you?"
Like a drowning man grasping at a last straw, Bi Wuzi cried out, "If you spare my life, I will definitely tell you, I will definitely tell you!" He tried to get the old immortal to make a promise by talking to the book.
A smile crept across the face of the Lonely Old Immortal, Bi Wuzi cried out in terror, "No! Immortal, spare my life!" He knew things were going badly.
The Lonely Old Immortal grabbed his remaining arm, and with a gentle squeeze, a crisp "crack" was heard as his arm was crushed to pieces. Keep in mind that Bi Wuzi was a master of the Spirit Severing Realm, yet in the Lonely Old Immortal's hands, he was as powerless as an infant to resist.
"Oh... waa... please... please spare me... oh... spare me!"
The Lonely Old Immortal's voice grew even colder. "The harder you try, the more it hurts, humph! It's been a long time since you've tasted pain, hasn't it? What were you trying to say just now? Oh, so you didn't want to say it. Fine, let's do it again..." He grabbed Bi Wuzi's foot again.
Bi Wuzi screamed in terror, "I'll talk, I'll talk... Waaah..." He actually burst into tears.
The Lonely Old Immortal scoffed, "Is that all you've got? Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me waiting."
Bi Wuzi was at his wit's end. He was terrified of death, and the Lonely Old Immortal's ruthless methods had terrified him. He dared not negotiate any further and could only tell the truth, "It was a cultivator named Li Qiang who broke through it. I don't know where he came from; he said he was brought by an immortal."
The Lonely Old Immortal pondered for a moment, "How did he end up in the Immortal Palace?"
Bi Wuzi lowered his head, his eyes darting around. He knew that if he didn't answer this question well, the old immortal wouldn't let him off the hook. He said, "This servant couldn't defeat him, so I tricked him into the Brilliant Swift Immortal Formation. I didn't expect him to be so powerful, completely unconcerned about the array's power. This servant had no choice but to escape. However, this servant still remembers what he looks like. This servant can take the old immortal to find him." Right now, he only wanted to survive for the time being; he could worry about everything else later.
The Lonely Old Immortal stood up. He possessed a rare treasure in his treasure room: a silver, soft scroll containing the cultivation methods of the Immortal Realm —something he absolutely could not afford to lose. He sneered, "Very well, we'll go find that Li Qiang now. As for you... preserve your Nascent Soul for now."
With a flick of his finger, a golden thread shot into Bi Wuzi's forehead. Bi Wuzi let out a half-grown scream before collapsing to the ground. A Nascent Soul flew out of his body and was collected into a jade bottle by the Lonely Old Immortal.
The Lonely Old Immortal muttered to himself, "Who is Li Qiang? He's actually unafraid of the Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire, well, impressive!"
The puppet beside him couldn't help but shudder. Getting the old immortal to agree was truly a terrifying thing.