The Northern Region!
The Tribulation Cloud slowly dissipated.
The eighty-one Golden Core Tribulations had been successfully passed. Sunlight pierced through the clouds and once again shone on the land.
The oppressive aura of the Heavenly Tribulation vanished without a trace. Within a radius of a hundred miles, all the surviving creatures felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders, collapsing onto the ground.
Luo Yuheng's feather robe fluttered in the wind and her lotus crown tied up her silky hair. Her body was unharmed. The Golden Core floating above her head slowly melted after the eighty-one Tribulations.
The Golden Core melted into golden liquid and poured onto Luo Yuheng.
In an instant, she turned into a golden body and emitted an infinite amount of golden light.
The indestructible body was completed!
From then on, she would be invulnerable and would be indestructible.
Buzz!
The divine sword in Luo Yuheng's hand emitted a terrifying sword light. She couldn't wait to join the battle and kill the enemy.
She looked at Xu Qi 'an who was covered in blood and struggling to hold on.
"What are you waiting for?"
The White Emperor said coldly, "Can't you tell? His stamina is very weak. How long can he last with this kind of Dao? It can't be more than one grade. If you don't help him, he will die. "
The White Emperor was provoking Luo Yuheng to help. If Luo Yuheng dared to join the battle, she would lose the ability to stabilize her cultivation and face the second Tribulations.
How could she go through the Tribulations after going through a life-and-death battle?
If Luo Yuheng chose to retreat and stabilize her cultivation, it would be the best. Xu Qi 'an, Azuro, and the other Transcendents would definitely die.
He and Galo Tree would not let them escape.
"Don't worry about me. Go through the Tribulations!"
Xu Qi 'an licked his dry lips and said in a deep voice.
"Follow the plan and continue to go through the Tribulations!"
Plan? Emperor Bai raised his eyebrows. He was not a brainless beast. When he heard that, he instinctively raised his guard. In his mind, he analyzed and thought about the possible backup plans that the Extraordinary Masters of the Great Feng side might have.
Being forced into such a desperate situation, it was impossible to turn the tables on its own. It most likely had allies. However, all the Transcendents of the nine provinces were watching this battle. It was unlikely that a surprise attack would happen.
Hmm, it was also possible that this kid was bluffing to scare it.
Luo Yuheng took a deep breath and swallowed a few elixirs. Then, she split into four female Dharma Forms.
They were the Earth Phase covered in stone armor, the Fire Phase burning with blazing flames, the Water Phase filled with black steam, and the Wind Phase formed by air currents.
The Dark. Dharma Dharma Bulations Cloud again, blocking the Sun.
It.
The Wind Aspect formed by the air currents flew up into the sky.
During the process, gusts of strong wind blew over, almost blowing it away a few times.
A thick bolt of lightning struck down from the Dark Clouds.
The first stage of the Four Symbols Tribulation, the Wind Thunder Tribulation!
Giving up the chance to consolidate her cultivation to attract the Dark Clouds and force the Tribulations?
Jia Luoshu looked at the beautiful half-step Earth Deity with a serious look on his face.
Where did Luo Yuheng get her confidence from?
…
Xu Erlang searched aimlessly through the Divine Mirror and caught sight of Qi Guangbo leading the Cloud State Army in Xun Zhou City.
He had already dispatched people to Xunzhou at top speed to report the situation to the garrison in Xunzhou, alerting the troops stationed there.
Then, he took the cavalry and prepared to help Xun Zhou.
He had guessed Qi Guangbo's real purpose — a surprise attack on Xun Zhou.
Although the battlefront with Xun Province at its core had been reduced to a pulp in the days of battle, it did not mean that the Great Feng army had given up on the defensive line. Many roaming cavalry still set up camp near the defensive line and dispatched scouts to patrol.
If the city wall was gone, they would not need the city wall. They would fight in the open.
The defense line would not retreat because of the loss of the city wall. Behind them was Yongzhou City and there were countless people along the way.
The troops on the defense line were divided. There were elites led by Yang Yan and others, miscellaneous troops led by Chu Yuanzhen, and followers of the Wulin League.
Because of the uneven quality of the troops, there were victories and defeats. For example, Xu Xinnian led the cavalry. With the ability of the Divine Mirror, he won every battle and defended the defense line he was in charge of.
But if Yang Qianhuan, Li Lingsu, and some of the Wulin League troops encountered the elite cavalry of Yunzhou, they would not be able to survive. The Yunzhou Army would not be able to kill them.
It was worth mentioning that the reason why Yang Yan stayed in Yongzhou was that Luo Yuheng was going through the Heavenly Tribulation in the north, which could deter the monsters and barbarians.
Although the northern monsters and Daibun were allies, they were also enemies. There were no absolute friends in the world, only absolute interests. Daibun would not be defenseless against the monsters and barbarians.
For example, Jiang Lvzhong and Zhang Kaitai had returned to Yuyang Pass to guard the northeast border to prevent the army of the Witchcraft Cult from sending troops during the civil strife in the Central Plains.
As the defending side, Daibun was relatively passive. They were often led by the nose by the Yunzhou Army.
Yang Gong had also used the Divine Mirror to launch a surprise attack on the main force of Yunzhou.
But the main force of Yunzhou had the Vanguard Battalion to scout ahead, the Vermilion Bird Army patrolling in the sky.
It was almost impossible for the main force to launch a surprise attack. Instead, it was Li Miaozhen and the others who used the teleportation formation of the warlocks to burn the granaries. It was easier for them to do things without being noticed.
The Yunzhou Army did not give them the chance.
Li Miaozhen and Xu Erlang walked to the river.
Li Miaozhen squatted down and said, "We've been riding at full speed. We need to rest for a quarter of an hour. Otherwise, we'll be exhausted even if we reach Xun Province. Xun Province is heavily guarded. It would be impossible for Qi Guangbo to take it down quickly.
"As long as Yang Gong holds on, the Yunzhou Army will retreat when the reinforcements arrive."
Xu Xinnian nodded slightly.
This kind of situation was not uncommon in Qingzhou. He had experienced it himself. Songshan County was surrounded by the Yunzhou Army and almost ran out of food and ammunition.
If they survived, the reinforcements would come.
He was now playing the role of reinforcements.
Xu Erlang took out a handkerchief and wiped the dust off his face. Then, he carefully washed the handkerchief.
He said worriedly, "We relied on the convenience of the Divine Mirror to discover the traces of Qi Guangbo's central army. I'm afraid that Yang Yan and the Wulin League won't be able to react so quickly.
"By relying on the convenience of the Divine Mirror of Chaos, we discovered traces of Qi Guangbo's central army ahead of time. Yang Yan and Martial Union probably wouldn't have reacted so quickly. Moreover, it is very likely that they will be stopped by the cavalry of Cloud Province.
Qi Guangbo wanted to take advantage of the time difference and take down Xunzhou City in one fell swoop. As long as he could take down Xunzhou City, he would be able to divide Yongzhou with the Great Feng Army and push the war to the next stage — to fight for Yongzhou City.
Then, in the plans of this commander-in-chief of Yunzhou, there must have been a detailed deployment. He would have sent troops to restrain the Daibun Army in various parts of the defensive line.
As he said this, Xu Xinnian turned his head and saw Li Miaozhen by the river. She was gulping down a mouthful of water. Then, she scooped up a handful of water with both hands and splashed it on her face.
The ice-cold water wet her beautiful face, soaked her hair, and soaked the armor on her chest.
The carefree and unrestrained Flying Swallow Heroine.
Wait, don't you pay attention to hygiene? Drinking raw water will make you sick. Oh, you're a fourth-rank expert. That's fine … Xu Xinnian quietly retracted his gaze and hid his handkerchief. He scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on his face to show off his boorishness.
Li Miaozhen gave him a sideways glance and smiled with her eyes squinted.
"Use the Yunzhou Divine Mirror more often along the way. With Qi Guangbo's skills, there's no reason that we won't have any if the other armies are restrained by the enemy."
She looked charming and carefree when she smiled.
Xu Erlang nodded slightly. He glanced at the young men in the army who were sneaking glances at the Flying Swallow Heroine. He smiled.
"By the way, where did you find these experts?"
Li Miaozhen's private army was extremely powerful. They were all cultivators, and most of them were young men.
"They're all my old buddies." Li Miaozhen said in the tone of a Jianghu person.
"Did Xu Ningyan tell you that I used to suppress bandits in Yunzhou and set up my own private army? The members are all my friends from all over the world, or they came for my reputation.
"They're all chivalrous people."
"They're obviously lusting after your body …" Xu Erlang murmured in his heart.
Speaking of which, Li Miaozhen seemed to have a special relationship with his elder brother. He didn't know whether she was a good friend or a confidante.
Xu Erlang had a lot of opinions about his Eldest Brother's flirtatious and passionate style. Flirtatious debts hurt others but also hurt oneself.
As for Xu Erlang himself, he was very single-minded and only liked Simu Wang. "What? "The Musical House?" "When scholars go to the Musical House, they only talk about romance, not love."
Xu Xinnian thought for a moment and asked in a low voice,
"Taoist Li, do you think my elder brother has a chance to win the tribulation battle in the Northern Region?"
Li Miaozhen frowned.
Xu Xinnian said,
"Although my level is low, I know how big the gap between the two sides is. It can even be said that he has no chance of winning. "
Li Miaozhen was silent for a moment and slowly nodded.
"You're right. Under normal circumstances, he has no chance of winning.
"But what you can see, Xu Ningyan can also see, Azuro, Zhao Shou, and other Transcendents can also see.
"What I can tell you is that before Luo Yuheng passed the tribulation, these Transcendents once got together and had a deep talk for a day and a night.
"Believe in their wisdom and wait for the result, although I haven't figured out their way to break the situation."
Xu Xinnian nodded gently.
At this time, a young man suddenly came over and forcibly inserted himself between Xu Xinnian and Li Miaozhen, saying lightly,
"Your excellency Xu, make way!"
As she spoke, she didn't care about Xu Xinnian's reaction and pushed him away.
This young man was Li Shilin, born in Sword Province, the holy land of martial arts. He was an orphan when he was a child and was adopted by a third-rate sect called "True Qi Sect". At present, he was in the Qi Refining Realm.
In the sect, he was considered a very outstanding young elite.
Thanks to the strong Jianghu spirit in Sword Province, Li Shilin had a dream of helping the weak since he was a child, eager to eradicate evil and become a hero.
In his mind, the perfect partner was also a chivalrous fairy.
After meeting Li Miaozhen, Li Shilin was sure that the fairy in his mind had appeared.
However, his master only taught him to practice martial arts and Qi, but did not teach him the ability to pursue the girl he liked. This might also have something to do with his master being a bachelor, who could not teach him such high-end knowledge.
In addition, Li Shilin was an introvert. Usually, after a few words with the Flying Swallow Heroine, his heart would beat faster and he would stutter. So until now, he had not shown his true feelings.
Therefore, he followed the footsteps of the Flying Swallow Swordswoman and followed her to Yunzhou. Every day, he lived a life of bloodshed, silently accompanying the fairy in his heart and serving justice with her.
Li Shilin was not good at hiding his feelings. When he was in Cloud Province, his brothers in the army would tease him.
Probably only the Flying Swallow Heroine did not know his feelings. A good young man like you fell for a piece of wood.
However, Li Shilin felt that it was good to not show his feelings for the rest of his life. As long as he could follow the Flying Swallow Heroine and eradicate evil, it was good enough.
It was really good.
Therefore, when Li Miaozhen disbanded the army, he was sad for a long time.
Some time ago, Li Miaozhen re-recruited her old subordinates and formed an army. When he received the news, he said goodbye to his sect and traveled thousands of miles from Sword Province to Yongzhou Province.
At that time, many of his brothers in the Yunzhou Army came just because of the words of the Flying Swallow Heroine.
Li Shilin liked this kind of loyalty.
Just like the poem written by Xu Yinluo, "When the liver and gallbladder are empty, when the hair stands on end, in the middle of a conversation, we live and die together."
Back to the topic, Li Shilin finally gathered his courage and planned to confess to Li Miaozhen under the encouragement of his brothers who had helped him suppress the bandits in Cloud Province.
This was not because Li Shilin had finally been enlightened, but because he had sensed a threat.
The threat came from Xu Xinnian.
Li Shilin could not be blamed for being vigilant. After all, your excellency Xu was too handsome, and judging from the Flying Swallow Heroine's attitude, they seemed to be quite familiar with each other, talking and laughing.
How could this be?
Although he had always told himself that it was good to be with the Flying Swallow Heroine, it was because Li Miaozhen was chivalrous and had no heart for love, and there were no decent "enemies" around him.
Since the appearance of Xu Xinnian, Li Shilin had been filled with a sense of crisis.
Therefore, under the instigation of Zhao Bailong and Gui Tongfu, he decided to confess his feelings to the Flying Swallow Heroine.
Li Shilin squeezed past Xu Xinnian and looked at Li Miaozhen's flawless side profile. He wanted to say something, but he could not. He could only wash his face and hands in a daze.
Li Miaozhen said,
"I'm going to check the provisions."
"Ah …" Looking at her back, Li Shilin made a gesture of asking her to stay.
Xu Xinnian also looked at Li Miaozhen's back. He glanced at Li Shilin, who had been rude to him, and the two uncouth men beside him, and said calmly,
"You all like her, right?"
"Cough, cough, cough …"
The two men behind him seemed to have choked on their saliva. Their faces turned red and they coughed violently.
Li Shilin turned around in shock and stared at them. His eyes were full of doubt and vigilance, and he had lost the trust between people.
The two men were Zhao Bailong and Gui Tongfu.
…
After resting for a quarter of an hour, the army packed up their luggage and supplies, ready to depart.
Xu Xinnian and Li Miaozhen decided to leave the infantry behind to watch over Zi Zhong and lead the faster cavalry ahead. This way, they could fully utilize the cavalry's mobility and rush to Xunzhou's aid.
"Daoist Li, the message needs time. In the current situation, the more timely the reinforcements arrive, the higher the chance of Xunzhou surviving this crisis. You can use the Art of Sword Flight. Go inform Yang Yan and the experts of the Wulin League.
"Let the fourth rank experts reinforce Xunzhou first."
Xu Xinnian urged his horse to gallop. He held the reins with one hand and used his sleeve to block the incoming wind with the other.
Li Miaozhen nodded, agreeing with Xu Erlang's suggestion. No matter how fast the cavalry was, they could not outrun the speed of the fourth rank experts. Moreover, if the fourth rank experts left the army to reinforce Xunzhou, they would be more stealthy and could effectively fool the enemy.
"Take a look at their positions first." Li Miaozhen said.
Xu Erlang immediately took out the Celestial Sphere Divine Mirror from his bosom and observed the positions of Yang Yan, Fu Jingmen, Xiao Yuenu, and the other experts.
Not only did he mark the enemy, but he also marked the allies.
Li Miaozhen silently noted the positions of the fourth rank experts. Her flying sword flew out of the scabbard on her back and danced in the air.
She was just about to leap onto the ridge of the sword and ride away when she suddenly heard Xu Xinnian cry out in alarm.
"Stop!"
He immediately took out a flag from his saddle and waved it in the chess language, "Halt the march."
With a loud whooshing sound, the entire cavalry hastily but not chaotically reined in their horses and came to a halt.
Li Miaozhen frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Xinnian spoke quickly.
"We've discovered an enemy force fifteen li ahead, numbering around two thousand."
Two thousand shouldn't be a problem … Li Miaozhen had just relaxed when she heard Xu Erlang add with an unsightly expression on his face.
"Some of them are heavy cavalry!"
Li Miaozhen's expression changed slightly. On the battlefield on land, heavy cavalry had always been an unstoppable weapon of mass destruction. Under the iron cavalry, they could crush all enemies.
Only heavy artillery, which was said to be able to scorch everything within its firing range, could restrain heavy cavalry.
Xu Xinnian said gravely, "You're right.
"You guessed correctly. Qi Guangbo has indeed deployed people on the road to Xun Province."
Screech!
A sharp cry came from the sky. A goshawk was gliding at a low altitude. It had discovered the Daibun cavalry and cried out in warning.
Li Miaozhen raised her eyebrows and pointed at the soaring goshawk with her fingers like a sword.
The flying sword whistled through the air and pierced through the goshawk.
Xu Xinnian immediately looked at the Celestial Sphere Divine Mirror and felt a chill in his heart. In the mirror, the local light cavalry suddenly sped up and galloped in their direction.
"They're here!"
Xu Xinnian quickly thought of a countermeasure. Under such circumstances, the best response was to draw the artillery and give the enemy a head-on blow.
But the ten artillery and heavy cavalry they had brought were left with the infantry.
Li Miaozhen recalled the flying sword and said quickly, "Erlang, take two thousand cavalry and leave first.
The Flying Swallow Army and I will bring up the rear. It's more important to reinforce Xunzhou. Don't use up all your troops here. "
Xu Xinnian was a decisive man and not indecisive. He also believed in Li Miaozhen's ability, so he nodded at once.
"Alright. Take care, Daoist Li!"
He waved his flag, turned his horse around, and galloped towards the wasteland on the right with his cavalry.
The elite cavalry of the Flying Swallow Army numbered one thousand and five hundred. Most of them were veterans from the bandit suppression in Yunzhou. They were made up of Jianghu people like Li Shilin.
Be it in terms of individual combat strength or group combat strength, this cavalry unit could be said to be outstanding.
Li Miaozhen was confident enough to stay behind and bring up the rear. She might even be able to defeat this enemy in one fell swoop.
Xu Xinnian had only left for a few dozen breaths when the ground began to shake. The clatter of horses' hooves drew nearer and nearer. About one thousand and five hundred cavalrymen appeared in sight.
The two sides met face to face in the distance. Suddenly, the one thousand cavalrymen stopped their horses in a hurried but calm manner.
"Li Miaozhen!"
The leading general held a large halberd and wore dark golden armor. His skin was bronze and his face was cold and hard.
The silver-armored, red-robed Flying Swallow Heroine stared at him for a moment.
"Where did this scoundrel come from?"
Wang Chu, who wielded the large halberd, was furious.
"Last time, you and Xu Xinnian chased me for thirty miles. Today, I'm here for revenge."
After all, he was the commander of the Valiant Cavalry Battalion and a Fourth Rank Warrior. In the eyes of Li Miaozhen, he was just a chicken or a dog that was not worth mentioning.
Li Miaozhen replied, "Oh."
"So you're a loser."
She had killed too many people on the battlefield, so she rarely remembered the faces of her enemies.
However, the reputation of the Flying Swallow Heroine was not inferior to that of Xu Erlang in the Yunzhou Army. The Flying Swallow Army under her command was brave and skillful. Even the elite cavalrymen of the Yunzhou Army would be afraid when they encountered the Flying Swallow Army.
On the other hand, the motley crew led by Li Lingsu, Chu Yuanzhen, and Yang Qianhuan were usually the lackeys of the Flying Swallow Army.
It was not that the people of the Heaven & Earth Society were incompetent, but the elite troops were trained by killing people.
Only after a hundred battles could one become a master.
Wang Chu sneered.
"But today, someone will deal with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground shook again. The loud and chaotic sound of horse hooves could be heard.
A group of cavalrymen wearing Darksteel Heavy Armor appeared in the Flying Swallow Army's sight. The horses of this group of cavalrymen were much taller and stronger than ordinary horses, and were covered with thick armor.
The cavalrymen on horseback were armed to the teeth, wearing Darksteel Heavy Armor that covered their faces and holding Zhanmadao in their hands.
The Zhanmadao was said to be able to kill both men and horses with one strike.
Wang Chu raised his left hand and waved. The 1,500 light cavalrymen he led split into two groups and went to the left and right of the Flying Swallow Army. This was a typical tactic of cooperation between heavy cavalrymen and light cavalrymen.
The speed of light cavalrymen was faster than that of heavy cavalrymen. If the former wanted to escape, the latter could only watch.
To make up for the lack of mobility, a large group of heavy cavalrymen had to be accompanied by a larger number of light cavalrymen.
Just like now, the light cavalrymen led by Wang Chu were responsible for surrounding, chasing, and interfering with the enemy.
"Do you know who you are facing?"
Wang Chu held his Heavenly Halberd and looked like he had already won.
"This is the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry!
"The ace troops that the Imperial Tutor has raised are like the Vermillion Bird Army, the elite of the elite. They are the invincible troops that are used to end the last breath of the Imperial Consort."
Wang Zhe's confidence was reasonable. He was not blindly arrogant.
The Imperial Advisor had two major forces under him. One was the Arcanum Palace, which mainly collected intelligence, and the other was the 28 Mansions of the Heavenly Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
The White Tiger was a secret guardian, responsible for protecting the higher-ups of the Cloud State. It was originally led by the White Tiger, a demon.
However, it was said that the demon had died in the Wulin League of the Sword State a few months ago.
The Vermilion Bird was a flying mount that flew like the wind. It had proven its strength and fearsomeness through actual combat.
The Green Dragon was a navy that had not been put to use yet.
Finally, there was the invincible Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry. Oh, right, the five hundred heavy cavalry was only a battalion of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry.
There were five thousand Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry. Their armors and sabers were all magic weapons. Ten of them could crush fifty light cavalrymen in a head-on battle. It was not easy to raise such a large cavalry. The military expenses were all borne by the Imperial Advisor himself.
In the past twenty years, the Imperial Advisor had used spies like Zhou Xianping to erode Daibun's national power. He had plundered money, grain, and iron ores, part of which was used to build this heavy cavalry.
During the battle of Qingzhou, the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry had hidden their swords in their sheaths. General Qi Guangbo had kept them as one of his trump cards.
At this moment, the leader of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry raised his saber and roared.
The five hundred heavy cavalry raised their sabers and roared in response.
The Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry charged toward the Flying Swallow Army.
Wang Chu saw this and yelled.
"Prepare the crossbows!"
One thousand five hundred cavalrymen took out their crossbows and aimed at the Flying Swallow Army that was charging towards the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry.
"Fire!"
More than a thousand bowstring sounds rang out at the same time. "Peng!" The sound shook everyone's heart.
Li Miaozhen slapped the back of her horse and flew into the air. Her flying sword automatically supported her feet.
The Flying Swallow Heroine's eyes turned transparent. Her face was expressionless and cold.
She stretched out her arms and clenched her fists.
In an instant, the arrows changed their trajectory. Some went left, some drifted to the right, some floated up, and some sank. They perfectly avoided the Flying Swallow Army.
During this process, the Flying Swallow Army and the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry were already in close combat.
Bang!
Dozens of Flying Swallow Army soldiers in the front row were killed on the spot by the heavy cavalries, and their horses were thrown to the ground.
The riders who lost their horses fell forward. Fortunately, they were not weak. They rolled on the ground and stabilized themselves.
The Black Tortoise cavalrymen at the rear swung their sabers and beheaded these cavalrymen who had lost their warhorses on the spot.
Only a few Spirit Refinement realm experts sensed the danger in advance and avoided the powerful slashes.
The Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry was like a huge drill, drilling into the Flying Swallow Army's camp. Violent and brutal collisions were the art of heavy cavalry.
Even without the help of armors and weapons, the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry was not weaker than the Flying Swallow Army. An army that was regarded as a trump card by Qi Guangbo must be the best of the best.
Cavalrymen of Flying Yan were constantly falling off their horses or losing their warhorses. Under the continuous charge of the cavalrymen, it was impossible for them to slow down the Xuanwu Heavy Cavalry. The Xuanwu Heavy Cavalry swung their sabers and easily reaped the lives of the cavalrymen.
The Flying Swallow Army lost more than a hundred men in the first battle.
After the two armies clashed, the Cloud State cavalry on the left and right sides stopped shooting.
Li Miaozhen patted the sachet on her waist, and a black flag flew out and inserted itself into the ground. The surrounding temperature instantly dropped a few degrees.
At the same time, wailing ghosts flew out of the pouch and pounced at the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry.
The ghosts melted into the armors of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry and were turned into smoke by the power of the magic artifacts. However, they also caused some of the weaker heavy cavalry soldiers to stiffen and feel dizzy.
Raising ghosts was a small Dao, it was considered a strange and obscene skill in the Dao Sect.
Because the attacking power of ghosts was too weak, a high-quality ghost could not even be defeated by a low-grade cultivator.
Daoist cultivators didn't raise ghosts to attack people, but to control them.
Li Miaozhen did not expect the incomplete ghosts she had just collected to be able to defeat these bloody and vicious cavalrymen. Her only purpose was to distract them.
The souls of soldiers were the most useless on the battlefield. When a person died, his or her soul would leave his or her body, but they were extremely fragile and could be easily dispersed by the evil and vicious aura of the battlefield.
Even if it was preserved, it would be incomplete. Such a soul was completely a puppet.
The Flying Swallow Army was able to turn the tide slightly with the help of the suicidal ghosts. Relying on their advantage in numbers, they charged forward on their horses and killed more than a dozen heavily armored cavalrymen.
Li Miaozhen made a sword gesture with both hands and whistled.
The flying sword swayed with a buzzing sound, and transformed into a streak of white light that whizzed through the air, piercing through one black-armored cavalryman after another.
Ding!
After piercing through eight soldiers, the flying sword was knocked away by a heavy cavalry soldier.
The cavalry soldier's saber was stained with blood, and the blade was filled with a Qi that distorted the air.
He was the leader of the 500 Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry.
He was a martial artist with a decent cultivation base.
He raised his head and stared coldly at the valiant female general with his iron mask on. Then, he kicked his horse's abdomen and charged towards the Flying Swallow Heroine.
Li Miaozhen picked up a saber that was scattered on the ground and rode it into the sky. Then, her Yin Spirit floated out of her head and dove down.
Everyone knew that one could not fight with a Warrior, but a Yin Spirit from Daoism was an exception.
The Warrior lacked the means to deal with a Yin Spirit, but a Yin Spirit could deal a heavy blow to a Primordial Spirit. Of course, at this time, Li Miaozhen's physical body became a weakness.
That was why she flew on her saber and kept her physical body at a safe distance.
Li Miaozhen's Yin Spirit pierced through the body of the Black Tortoise Cavalry leader without any resistance and came out from his back. She grabbed the neck of a Primordial Spirit and dragged it out of his physical body.
The upper half of the Warrior's Primordial Spirit was dragged out of his physical body, but the lower half refused to come out.
The fact that half of his Primordial Spirit could be easily dragged out meant that the leader's cultivation was at the fifth grade, one grade lower than Li Miaozhen's.
At this moment, Wang Chi's leg muscles exploded and he stepped on the stirrup. The war horse under him knelt down and whined. He rode on the wind and flew past the cavalry soldiers. He swung his halberd at Li Miaozhen.
Swoosh!
The flying sword shot over and knocked off the edge of the halberd.
Li Miaozhen decisively gave up on fighting with the Primordial Spirit of the Peak Strength Warrior. She spread her fingers toward her physical body and suddenly pulled them back.
Her physical body flew over on her saber.
She flew back to her physical body like a gust of wind and her Yin Spirit returned.
She glanced at the fierce battle between the cavalry, her eyes flashing with determination and her Primordial Spirit burning.
…
"Clang!"
Li Shilin swung his saber and slashed heavily on the armor of a heavy cavalry soldier. Sparks flew, but the armor did not break.
He used all his Qi for this slash, but it only left a white mark on the opponent's armor. Ordinary iron would not be able to withstand his slash.
"What a monster …" Li Shilin cursed inwardly. He immediately kicked the Black Tortoise Cavalry soldier off his horse.
Zhao Baishong and Gui Tongfu, who were behind him, galloped past and worked together to kill the Black Tortoise Cavalry soldier.
Li Shilin was just about to cheer when a Black Tortoise Cavalry soldier crashed into him from the side. Taking advantage of the difference in tonnage, he unreasonably killed Li Shilin's horse.
Li Shilin, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, knew what it meant to lose a horse in a cavalry charge.
"Get up!"
Zhao Baishong squeezed his horse's belly and caught up from behind. He reached out his hand to Li Shilin.
Li Shilin held his hand and rode on the back of his horse. He did not have time to catch his breath or speak. He continued to charge and kill the enemy.
"Swoosh!"
The bright flying sword pierced a gap in the heavy cavalry. Li Miaozhen's voice resounded in the sky.
"Charge over and retreat!"
She was immediately entangled by Wang Ji, but she still stubbornly refused to call back her flying sword to help the Flying Swallow Army kill the enemy.
The 1,500 cavalrymen flanking the Flying Swallow Army on the left and right had gathered at some point. They gathered 500 feet in front of the Flying Swallow Army.
This group of light cavalrymen with excellent stamina would take over the Black Tortoise Cavalry's second charge.
However, the Flying Swallow Army, which had less than 1,000 cavalrymen left, finally broke through the Black Tortoise Cavalry's line of sight and ran into the Cloud Province's light cavalrymen, who were running at their top speed.
One side had just experienced a fierce charge, and both their speed and momentum were declining. The other side was full of vigor and was at its peak.
The Flying Swallow Army did not even have a chance to catch their breath.
"We can't even escape …" The Flying Swallow Army's hearts skipped a beat.
Li Shilin, who had been praised by his master since he was a child, clenched the saber in his hand. He glanced at his companions, who were all filled with hatred and despair, and then at the approaching Cloud Province's light cavalrymen.
Finally, he could not help but look back at Li Miaozhen, who was charging into the Black Tortoise Cavalry's line of sight under the pressure of Wang Ji's halberd. He saw the sorrow in her eyes.
At the critical moment, Li Shilin was distracted. He could not help but recall the first time he met her. It was a sunny afternoon. The girl, who had been in the martial world for less than a year but was already famous in the martial world, was leaning on her sword. She looked valiant and heroic.
"You want to follow me? Sure, but I, Li Miaozhen, have rules.
"Remember, do good, don't ask about the future!"
Li Shilin came back to his senses. His eyes were filled with fighting spirit. He roared,
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The Flying Swallow Army roared in unison.
"Do good, don't ask about the future."
…
Yongzhou City.
In the courier station, a pale-faced Li Lingsu pushed open the door to Master Hengy Yuan's room with a bowl of medicine in his hand.
Chu Yuanzhen was also in the room. He was sitting on a soft couch on the other side of the room, breathing in and recuperating from his injuries.
Hengy Yuan's body was wrapped in white cloth. He sat on the headboard with a pale face.
He was able to take a beating from a group of Fourth Pin cultivators under the concentrated fire of guns and crossbows. Then, to save Li Lingsu, he took a cannon shot and survived. Master Hengy Yuan was indeed tough.
He was a tough monk.
Li Lingsu was grateful. He had been serving the Master tea for the past few days. He felt that the Master was the kindest and most loyal person in Heaven & Earth Society.
Master Hengy Yuan finished the medicine and swallowed a pill left by Yang Qianhuan. He heaved a sigh of relief.
"Speaking of which, Li Miaozhen is also badly injured. She can't continue fighting. I is worried about her. "
Li Lingsu said helplessly,
"She is just like that. She can't be stopped. I still feel that she was reincarnated into the wrong body. She chose to be a disciple of Tenzō. "
After saying that, he saw Master Hengy Yuan and Chu Yuanzhen looking at him at the same time.
Li Lingsu quibbled,
"I'm making love to the Taishang Wang Qing."
Chu Yuanzhen said,
"Isn't it romantic?"
Li Lingsu said in a deep voice,
"How can the affairs of Tenzō's disciple be called romantic? It's the Red Dust Questioning Heart.
"Well, Master, have a good rest. I will bring you medicine before dinner."
He picked up the empty bowl and got up to leave.
Li Lingsu walked to the door, opened the lattice door, and was stunned for a moment. He closed the door unhurriedly and turned his back to the door.
Chu Yuanzhen asked,
"Anything else?"
Li Lingsu said in a low voice,
"I must have opened the door the wrong way. Let me try again."
He turned around, opened the door again, was silent for a few seconds, and closed it again. Then, his face turned pale, as if a disaster was about to befall him.
"Fellow Cultivator Li?"
Master Hengy Yuan poked his head out of the bed and asked.
Li Lingsu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and opened the door again. Before the two outside the door could speak, he knelt down like a fierce tiger, hugged the thigh of one of them, and burst into tears.
"Master, I've missed you so much.
"I've been traveling down the mountain for three years, and I've missed you day and night."
Taoist Master Xuan Cheng and Frozen End Progenitor looked down at him, expressionless.
Chu Yuanzhen poked his head out to take a look, and then quietly retracted his head.
Had Li Lingsu been in the Jianghu for too long that he had forgotten the correct way to greet people in his own sect?
Forget it, I'll stay out of it.
Master Hengy Yuan seemed to have the same thought. He quietly retracted his head back into the bed, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.
…
Li Miaozhen shook her flying sword, and a streak of scarlet blood appeared.
Behind her was the Flying Swallow Army, which only had two hundred soldiers left. In front of her was the Black Tortoise Army, and on the left and right were the Cloud State Light Cavalry, which had lost half of their men.
They had overestimated themselves, and underestimated the Flying Swallow Army.
Although the cavalry under Wang Zhi's command were elites, they were nothing compared to the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry, which was an elite troop with top-notch equipment and combat strength.
It was understandable that the Flying Swallow Army had suffered a great loss at the hands of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry, but a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Even though the Cloud State Light Cavalry had the advantage of time, place, and manpower, the Flying Swallow Army had still lost half of their men.
Now, there were less than eight hundred of them.
Zhao Bailong came over, his eyes red. He said in a low voice,
"Miaozhen, Li Shilin is dead."
He glanced at the expressionless Li Miaozhen, hesitated, and said,
"This kid always wanted to say something to you, but he was too shy to say it. I thought that since he's gone, as his brother, I should say it for him."
Li Miaozhen said in a low voice,
"I know, I always knew."
Zhao Bailong, who was a man with red eyes, was suddenly overcome with sorrow. His face was full of tears.
"Good, good, it's worth it …"
At this time, the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry adjusted their formation and slowly turned to the left of the Flying Swallow Army.
Between the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry and the Flying Swallow Army, there were corpses everywhere.
It was no longer suitable for a charge.
Li Miaozhen withdrew her gaze and looked at the veterans who had followed her to suppress the bandits in Cloud State. She cupped her hands and said,
"I'm sorry, Li Miaozhen put you in harm's way."
A Spirit Refinement State Warrior said with a smile,
"This time, I entered the battlefield for my family and country. I have no regrets following the Flying Swallow Heroine to death! "
Someone else said,
"Since you're on the battlefield, you should be prepared to die on the battlefield. It's a pity that you didn't see the final victory.
"Miaozhen, remember to tell us when the imperial court defeats the rebel army in Cloud State."
Li Miaozhen bit the corner of her mouth so hard that it bled. She had tried her best and burned her Vital Spirit, but she still couldn't save them.
Li Miaozhen glanced at the crowd and said with a smile,
"I won't let you die alone."
Dong, dong, dong!
The Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry charged.
Wang Chu raised his halberd and shouted,
"Fire!"
Amidst the twanging of bowstrings, arrows rained down on the Flying Swallow Army.
Li Miaozhen leaped into the air and used the Tenzō Mantra to change the trajectory of the arrows, protecting the remaining two hundred Flying Swallow Army.
Zhao Bailong squeezed his horse's belly and shouted,
"Kill those bastards!"
The two hundred Flying Swallow Army galloped away, never to return.
Li Miaozhen didn't wait to see the end of the Flying Swallow Army. She stepped on a saber and soared into the sky. She opened her palm and charged at Wang Chu, who was charging at her with his halberd.
In an instant, Wang Chu's armor, clothes, and shoes betrayed him and surrendered to the enemy. They either tried to entangle or strangle him to please their new master.
Only Wang Chu's halberd, which had been infused with Qi, supported its master as usual.
"With your current battle prowess, I can kill you by myself!"
Wang Chu's Qi shook and tore his armor and clothes apart.
He was delighted to find that Li Miaozhen hadn't recovered from her injuries. Last time, when Li Miaozhen chased after him, she could even control the weapon in his hand.
After breaking free, Wang Chu sprinted in the air. His Qi exploded with every step as if he was running on flat ground.
He threw a punch across the air.
Li Miaozhen stepped on a saber and controlled her flying sword to block in front of her. The flying sword flew back with her.
She smashed into the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry. Her flying sword was like a waterfall, weaving through the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry, breaking armor and killing enemies.
The Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry's armor was tough enough. Every time she killed a heavy cavalry, she would lose some of her strength.
The Dharma power of a Daoist cultivator couldn't compare to a Warrior's physical strength.
Not to mention that she was injured.
Fortunately, the Flying Swallow Army had killed more than half of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry, which greatly reduced the pressure on her. Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to fight against five hundred heavy cavalry with excellent Dharma artifacts.
"Ding!"
The flying sword pierced the leader of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry. It went three inches deep into his armor and was immediately caught by his hands. This Fifth Grade Neutralizing Strength Warrior relied on his bronze skin and iron bones, as well as the support of his heavy armor and Dharma artifact to hold the flying sword back.
Even with the Flying Swallow Army, she couldn't win. Now that she was alone, how could she deal with the three hundred Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry and the Fourth Grade Warrior Light Cavalry?
But she wouldn't leave!
She wouldn't let her brothers die alone in the afterlife. Since she had agreed, how could she go back on her word?
Everyone in the Pugilistic World knew that the Flying Swallow Heroine was righteous and righteous. She … always kept her word!
A fierce look flashed in Li Miaozhen's eyes. She spat out a mouthful of blood. Her fingertip was stained with blood, and she drew a twisted talisman between her eyebrows.
Her face quickly withered, but her Primordial Spirit returned to its peak in an instant!
"Go!"
The flying sword that went three inches deep into his armor and couldn't move suddenly exploded with a murderous aura.
It pierced through his heart!
Blood spurted out from the chest of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry's leader, and he fell to the ground.
On the other side, when Li Miaozhen was trying her best to kill her enemy, Wang Chong had already silently closed in on her. He couldn't let go of this opportunity. At the same time, he saw that Li Miaozhen was squeezing out her potential at all costs, and her aura surged.
As expected, Wang Chong gave up on the halberd to avoid the weapon's backlash.
Thump, thump, thump … Wang Chong stomped on the ground and turned into a shadow. He had successfully closed in on Li Miaozhen and landed a heavy punch on her back.
His eyes flashed with the excitement of revenge. This punch might not be able to kill Li Miaozhen, but since he had successfully closed in on her, he was fully capable of killing Li Miaozhen.
However, a second before his punch landed on Li Miaozhen's back, Li Miaozhen raised her head and let out a shrill scream.
Wang Chong's head buzzed, and his Primordial Spirit shook.
Li Miaozhen was sent flying by the inertia of this punch. Her organs ruptured, and she vomited large mouthfuls of extravasated blood.
During this process, the flying sword swept across the battlefield, reaping the lives of the Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry one after another.
Blood for blood, a tooth for a tooth!
There were only eighty Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry left.
Li Miaozhen's Primordial Spirit was on the verge of collapse.
Wang Chong's Primordial Spirit quickly stabilized. With his fourth-grade physique, he wasn't afraid of Li Miaozhen's flying sword attack. However, when he glanced at the heavily injured Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry, Wang Chong was shocked and furious.
Almost ninety percent of the five hundred Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry were dead. Even if he took Li Miaozhen's head, the general would most likely teach him a lesson.
"Since you, Li Miaozhen, are courting death, I'll fulfill your wish!"
Wang Chong's face was ferocious.
Li Miaozhen stepped on the flying sword and floated in the air. Her eyes suddenly turned transparent, and she looked at him coldly.
"I still have one more sword!"
Her bun burst open, each strand of hair wantonly flying up and around her, each strand of hair clearly visible.
Her Primordial Spirit was burning fiercely, and every second was consuming her life force, rushing towards death.
The flying sword came by itself and hovered in front of her.
Li Miaozhen spat a mouthful of blood on the sword, and this magical weapon that was passed down to her by her sect was dyed red.
"Go!"
She said softly.
The flying sword whizzed away, but Li Miaozhen closed her eyes, not looking at the result.
Because it didn't matter anymore.
It was just a pity that she could only do this much, and couldn't kill the enemy.
In the end, she didn't open her eyes, but she turned her face to the north.
The children of Jianghu would die in Jianghu, so there was no need to say goodbye pretentiously.
Wang Chong's eyes widened. A martial artist's premonition of danger was frantically warning him to escape.
This was Tenzō Shōnin's sword that burned her life force, the last of her elegance.
Wang Chong retreated again and again, and the flying sword followed.
When he was three hundred meters away, the flying sword caught up to him.
Wang Chong madly mobilized his Qi, and under his bronze skin, his muscles bulged. He put his palms together and clamped the flying sword.
Ding!
The flying sword was not as unstoppable as imagined. It was easily clamped by the Fourth Grade Warrior's strength, and couldn't advance an inch.
However, the tip of the sword sprayed out a mist of blood, and it touched Wang Chong's forehead.
Valiant Cavalry Commander Wang Chong's body suddenly stiffened, and he stood motionless.
He was dead.
His physical body was unharmed, but his Primordial Spirit and soul were destroyed.
The remaining eighty Black Tortoise Heavy Cavalry and eight hundred Light Cavalry were scared out of their wits.
They didn't even dare to look at Li Miaozhen's condition. Leaving behind the corpses on the ground and their leader's corpse, they urged their horses to flee, afraid that if they were too late, that terrifying flying sword would come back to life and kill them all.
… …
With a crying face, Li Lingsu stepped on the flying sword and obediently followed behind his master and Senior Uncle Frozen End, heading toward Xun Province.
He knew which part of the defense line Xu Xinnian and Li Miaozhen were in charge of, so he quickly found out about the foot soldiers who had been left by the river.
After asking around, he learned from the foot soldiers that Xu Xinnian and Li Miaozhen had led the cavalry to reinforce Xun Province.
Thus, Daoist Master Xuan Cheng and Frozen End Primordial Lord brought Li Lingsu with them.
Before long, the three of them saw a bloody battlefield. They saw the ground covered in corpses, and the blood of men and horses dyed the ground dark red.
The Flying Swallow Army had been completely wiped out … Li Lingsu's face instantly turned pale.
On this battlefield where a terrible battle had once taken place, only two people were left standing.
One was Li Miaozhen, her hair loose, and the other was Wang Chong, who was still holding his sword.
However, Li Lingsu knew that both of them had already passed away.
He didn't feel any primordial spirit fluctuations.
Li Lingsu's body swayed, and he almost lost control of his sword. Stepping on the flying sword, he rushed madly toward Li Miaozhen.
Before the flying sword could stabilize, he jumped off and staggered toward Li Miaozhen. After staring blankly for a few seconds, his knees suddenly gave out, and he knelt on the ground. His head was on the ground, and he began to cry loudly.
"Miaozhen, Miaozhen! Senior brother is too late, senior brother is too late … "
He pounded the ground nervously and cried himself hoarse.
Li Lingsu and Li Miaozhen grew up together. Due to their outstanding talents, they were conferred the title of Holy Son and Holy Daughter before they even reached the crown.
The two of them cultivated the Dao together, memorized ancient scriptures together, and practiced spells together. They spent their childhood and adolescence together.
Li Lingsu was such a dissolute person, but he didn't have any feelings for his beautiful junior sister. He really did think of her as his own sister.
When he saw that the Flying Swallow Army was annihilated, he already knew what would happen to Li Miaozhen.
Her brothers, who had gone through thick and thin with her, were all left on the battlefield. Knowing her character, she would die together with them.
She wouldn't escape.
Frozen End Progenitor walked in front of her disciple and examined her coldly.
"Tianzun foresaw her death, but I didn't expect it to come true so soon."
Her tone was calm, as if the one who died was an outsider, not her disciple.
Frozen End Progenitor pondered for a moment, then made a gesture with one hand and mumbled something.
Suddenly, the surrounding wind stopped, but it became more and more gloomy and cold. Broken army souls appeared one after another.
The Frozen End Progenitor saw Li Miaozhen among the remnant souls. She had a wooden expression on her face as she quietly stood with the army souls.
"She burned the Earth Soul."
Taoist Master Xuan Cheng shook his head expressionlessly.
In the realm of Taoism, this was considered the destruction of one's soul. Without a soul, he couldn't fight for her even if he wanted to.
Li Lingsu looked at Li Miaozhen's remnant soul with red eyes.
Obviously, when Li Miaozhen died in battle, she used a forbidden spell to increase her cultivation at the cost of the destruction of her soul.
"There's still hope."
Frozen End Progenitor took Li Miaozhen's Heavenly Soul and flicked it into her body.
Then, she took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve and uncorked it.
A strange fragrance wafted out and filled the air. Despite his grief, Li Lingsu couldn't help but feel hungry when he smelled the fragrance. It was the appetite of his Vital Spirit.
"Purple Golden Pill!"
Taoist Master Xuan Cheng was expressionless and said indifferently, "This is the pill you used to advance to the second rank. Is this your last mortal heart?"
If the Supreme Wang Qing was divided into three stages, the early, middle, and late stage, they were at the early stage.
At this stage, Tenzō's Yang Spirit would retain a small part of her mortal heart. Her partner might be her Taoist partner, her children, or her disciple.
Li Lingsu was surprised and happy. He quickly wiped away his snot and tears.
At the same time, he glanced at his master. If Frozen End Martial Uncle's mortal heart was on Li Miaozhen, then was Master's mortal heart on him?
Following his inner desire to live, he didn't dare to ask this question.
Frozen End Progenitor's face was cold. She didn't answer Taoist Master Xuan Cheng. She pried open Li Miaozhen's mouth and stuffed the Purple Golden Pill into her mouth.
The Purple Golden Pill was used to nourish the Yang Spirit. Yang Spirit was another name for the Yin Spirit after the initial success.
Even the Yang Spirit could benefit from it, let alone the Yin Spirit.
Using the Purple Golden Pill to repair the soul was indeed making a mountain out of a molehill, but it was the only way to save Li Miaozhen.
