Battlefields on All Fronts, Poison Them to Death!
And the frontier regions stretch for Ten Thousand Li!
Countless passes and important towns, like nails, are firmly rooted in the vast borderlands, truly embodying the saying, "A town every hundred miles, a pass every thousand miles!"
One hundred strategically important towns—ten formidable passes!
Taking advantage of their border location, they built a high wall that devours people...
Main battlefield--
Ultimately, it settled on the largest pass in the north: Jade Tiger Pass!
They are known as: an impregnable fortress!
If one were to indulge in a little imagination, one could foresee what a tragic scene this place would be in the future, where ordinary people would be like ants and True Martial like grasshoppers!
Only cultivators at the Qi Condensation can protect themselves to some extent.
If one cannot become an immortal cultivator, one will ultimately remain an ant, even if one possesses the body of Warrior...
For Qi Condensation cultivators--
The difference between annihilating a Warrior and crushing several ordinary people is not that great...
Outside the main battlefield--
Looking northeast, thousands of miles away lies Longchuan Prefecture!
That will be the secondary battlefield, mainly fought by the Xuan Prefecture Dao Soldiers, thus opening up a second battlefield...
Apart from Yingchuan, a land of thousands of barren mountains.
The remaining neighboring counties are mostly flat terrain...
The land is flat and unobstructed, with no natural barriers to hinder it!
Because this area was divided and jointly governed by the two countries, this vast plain was called the Da Zhou Plain in the Great Zhou State!
In the Daliang State, it was called the Daliang Plain!
What can be done--
They continuously gathered troops from various regions, with both sides arrayed their forces facing each other, waiting for the opportune moment...
Compared to Jade Tiger Pass, the intensity here is several levels lower; any skirmishes are mostly between small groups of soldiers...
Qi Condensation cultivators are even less likely to make a move!
The moon is not yet full -- fallen leaves drift down.
A vast fleet of boats sailed upstream on the Ying River Ying River...
It rushes northward at breakneck speed!
Seven enormous Black Armor Crocodile, each over two zhang long, formed a V-formation and led the way for the fleet, cutting through the turbulent river...
Although they are all only First-Tier Mid-Grade --
However, their innate ability to control water, to some extent, smoothed out rivers, pulling warships upstream...
Otherwise, relying solely on manpower...
It will take quite a while to cross the border into the desolate mountains!
Once we drove out of the rolling mountains, the view suddenly opened up!
The river gradually calms down, and further north, the river widens, revealing a vast, boundless expanse of water, resembling a boundless ocean...
Its Spiritual Qi waters--
It's far superior to Yingchuan County!
Although the mountains have protected Yingchuan, they have also limited its development potential, preventing its inner Spiritual Qi from manifesting, external energy from entering, and its inner emptiness from being filled.
If we want to completely transform it into a blessed land of treasures...
I wonder how many more years it will take...
"They've arrived as expected..."
"Someone actually came here to their death on this narrow path Ying River!"
On a small island in a lake--
A white-robed cultivator gazed at the distant fleet, a hint of disdain in his expression...
Not long ago--
They originally numbered five and had come to this place to ambush three Da Zhou, but their opponents seemed to have anticipated their actions...
In the end, the three men were lost to the winds!
Later, four of them were transferred by border generals to the Daliang Plain.
The confrontation with Da Zhou maintained the balance.
On the contrary, he, a Imperial Dynasty Attendant and a high-level cultivator at the Qi Condensation Realm, was relegated to guarding this narrow path, which truly made him somewhat resentful...
As the saying goes, "Even if one enjoys the emperor's bounty, one should repay the country with one's life!"
While there are many who are afraid of death, there are also those who are deeply affectionate and principled!
He was born and raised in Daliang Daliang.
From a beggar on the roadside to a Qi Condensation cultivator...
The gratitude shown is beyond words.
Perhaps Daliang only valued his talent, but he did indeed receive their kindness—the grace of being saved and the affection of being raised...
These are the foundations of one's life!
For him, cultivating the Tao was a way of repaying the kindness of that meal he had received!
so--
"The scum of the Da Zhou..."
Die!
The white-robed cultivator's expression turned cold, and a killing intent seemed to materialize. He then stepped into the air and ascended, gathering Spiritual Qi among the clouds...
"Controlling objects and transforming them into form; condensing the void and refining the solid!"
"Yunbing..."
"Disease!"
Imperial edict for export--
Thousands of clouds quietly gathered and condensed, transforming into countless swords, spears, and halberds, which fell from the clouds like a storm!
Just as it was about to crash down!
A giant, fiery serpent suddenly burst forth from the void...
Its crimson flames surged—
In the blink of an eye, thousands of cloud soldiers were refined!
"Fellow Daoist..."
"Is it inappropriate to lay a hand on a junior?"
"If you don't mind, fellow Daoist, I'd like to have a little spar with you. What do you say?"
Recognizing a person by their voice
As soon as the words "This humble Daoist priest" were uttered, Zhang Xuan made a dazzling entrance!
I have no idea where he came from, making such a grand entrance, it's like...
It was done intentionally!
"So it was you..."
"That fire-wielding bastard from the Da Zhou Dynasty destroyed the lineage of my Daliang Daoist sect! You're all courting death!"
"Oh right, where are the other two?"
"Could it be that they abandoned you and fled?"
The white-robed cultivator smiled disdainfully and walked over.
Both were at the Qi Condensation Third Layer, their strengths roughly equal. The more similar their strengths, the more vigilant one must be...
Duel within the same realm --
Even the smallest mistake can lead to total defeat!
Just as the white-robed cultivator thought he had found Zhang Xuan's weakness, his Spiritual Power suddenly slowed down...
His hands and feet seemed to be out of his control.
The images began to blur, consciousness gradually faded, and the body became numb...
"Poison..."
"It's that poison... master..."
Last words blurted out--
The white-robed cultivator crashed down, his skin turning bluish-purple, his internal organs gradually rotting and decaying until his intestines ruptured and his stomach rotted away...
Just for now.
Huang Liang and Qin Lu appeared simultaneously, the latter beckoning with his finger...
The white-robed cultivator's body then flew over.
"Brother Huang's Spirit-Concealing Gauze True God!"
"Not only can it isolate one's aura, but it can also conceal the Spiritual Power fluctuations generated during spellcasting. It's truly a wonderful treasure!"
"Brother Huang, where did you get this?"
Upon hearing this—
Huang Liang tossed a scroll over and said:
"This thing is good, but it can only be used on those below a certain cultivation level. The higher the cultivation level, the better the effect, but it's useless once you reach the Dao Foundation Realm..."
"His Dao Foundation has been greatly cultivated; he has opened up his sea of consciousness and condensed his divine soul, thus transforming into Divine Sense."
"This little thing is nothing special."
"Also, twenty Spirit Stone. These contain all sorts of knowledge and experiences passed down through my Huang Household!"
Having said that--
Qin Lu twitched his lips, then opened the scroll to examine it. It described a Third-Tier demonic insect called the Spirit-Avoiding Insect...
The silk threads it produces are the raw material for the Spirit-Concealing Gauze!
To be precise, once you have the raw materials, it doesn't matter what shape they are made into.
Its own--
It is a rare material that can be used directly.
Where can we find these Third-Tier Spirit-Avoiding Insect? Third-Tier corresponds to the Dao Foundation...
Even if we met, it seems unlikely we could win...
Huang Liang, seeing Qin Lu with a sorrowful expression, even offered a special explanation:
"Brother Qin, this kind of thing is extremely rare..."
"This item of mine was acquired by chance in a small courtyard in a mountain village back when I hadn't yet Breaking Condensing Qi. Finding it was a fortuitous opportunity..."
"Fortuitous opportunity are a very mysterious thing..."
Happy Lunar New Year's Eve!