The captain's hair stood on end, as if he was in a nightmare. He could not move at all.
"This is … Dao Arts … Impossible!"
Just as this thought flashed through his mind, the sword flashed and sliced through the captain's neck. In the next moment, the captain regained his composure and tried to lift his head up. He felt a sharp pain in his neck as his head flew off and fresh blood splattered everywhere.
Amidst the blood, a ray of light shone out, filled with suspicion. In the darkness, the Plum Blossom flashed and his soul disappeared.
"Not good!" The faces of the few people around him changed. Before they could react, Pei Zi Yun did not advance, but instead retreated to the left.
"Kill!" The captain shouted out as he charged towards Pei Zi Yun, "I'll stop him. Let's attack together."
As he shouted, the blade flashed. This blade was as fast as lightning, and he was putting his life on the line.
The biggest difference between the army and the martial arts world was that the army did not rely on individual skills. Instead, it relied on charging and sacrificing one's life.
Against a strong enemy, there would always be an army or an individual to hold him back. Then, they would attack him from both sides. As long as they could hold Pei Zi Yun back, they would surround him and kill him.
Pei Zi Yun was not surprised. This was a basic military principle that was taught in the military in his previous life. In this world, it was used in secret as well.
"Die!" Pei Zi Yun's lips twitched as he felt his entire body go numb. His eyes were filled with fear. Pei Zi Yun's body flickered as he dashed past the captain. Just as he crossed paths with him, another head flew off. Blood splattered everywhere as the headless body fell to the ground, twitching.
"It's a pity that this technique can only be used twice a day." Pei Zi Yun sighed. Without hesitation, his shadow flickered as he dove deeper into the forest.
"Si!" The captain watched the battle, his face filled with fear. He wasn't afraid of sacrificing himself, but a meaningless sacrifice was worthless. Pei Zi Yun was so fierce?
Even a captain who was picked out of a thousand was no match for Pei Zi Yun.
The Blind Daoist watched on in shock. Seeing Pei Zi Yun disappear into the night, the Blind Daoist waved his hands and ordered his soldiers to chase after him. His expression turned gloomy.
The Blind Daoist looked at the dense forest and sighed. Against an Earth Immortal, there had to be someone who was willing to risk his life to stop them. As long as there was someone to stop them, then numbers would be of use. Wave after wave, even five hundred people would be enough to kill them.
However, if no one could stop them, the Earth Immortals would break the formation and escape. Unless they were on the battlefield of the Great Plains, it would be impossible to catch up to them and kill them.
This was the reason why the vanguard who had just entered the forest was the captain. Even if he didn't want to, he still couldn't stop them.
"What Dao Technique is this?" The Blind Daoist mumbled as he walked up to the corpse and touched it.
"Your Majesty, is it a dao technique?" One of the lieutenants, who looked like he had already awakened, asked softly. The Blind Daoist flipped the corpse over and closed his eyes to sense the surroundings. When he opened his eyes again, a black aura swirled within them.
"No, no, it's not Dao techniques. Dao techniques can't stop us, and it's not martial arts that can kill us in one strike. It's more like our innate divine powers."
The Blind Daoist stood up and pondered, "Furthermore, I was nearby. I could feel it. In an instant, the demonic soul within this body disappeared."
"I remember something like this happening before. I have to go back to the Reincarnation Platform and investigate further."
The memories of numerous worlds were as vast as the sea. What he needed the most was that the Blind Daoist wasn't a true Demon King yet, and thus couldn't be brought along. However, the memories were stored within the Reincarnation Platform, and he had to retrieve them when he returned.
The Daoist official sat beside the bonfire, as the flames warmed his body. Although he had transformed into a demon, demons still had to obey the laws of nature. They could withstand the cold and rain for a short period of time, but not for a long period of time.
Not far away, the horses of the cavalrymen were crestfallen as they knelt on the ground, panting heavily. From time to time, they would lay their heads on the ground, as though they were extremely tired. Their eyes were bloodshot.
"Hu!"
"Hu!"
The horses panted heavily, which made people feel annoyed. The cavalrymen only glanced at them silently, then lowered their heads to drink water and dry rations. Occasionally, when they had some time to recover their strength, they would feed the horses water and food.
In front of another bonfire, a sergeant was warming himself. All of a sudden, he spoke out angrily, "He chased after us all by himself. This is a disgrace to us."
He hammered the ground, his face was filled with anger, as though he wanted to vent his anger. A gust of cold wind blew past, causing him to shrink his neck. It was early winter, and it was raining. When he was running, he didn't feel anything, but now he felt cold and weak.
"Stop nagging. He knows Dao arts, and his martial arts are incredible. I've heard that he's an immortal. I've even heard that he killed our general a few hundred times before …"
The man opened his palms and waved them above the bonfire. As he spoke, he saw the Daoist official's gloomy face. He shuddered and shut his mouth.
In the dark and damp forest, Pei Zi Yun was running. It was clear that he was in a sorry state. Although the Demon Soldier was only slightly stronger, it was still a pain in the neck. Without the Soul Stabilizing Light, it wasn't easy for him to kill his way out. His body was stained with blood.
As he neared, he saw the bonfire in the valley and laughed, "Indeed, they didn't leave. I've already killed two of them. Now that this Daoist official has a demon soul as well, I've killed three of them."
"In addition to my previous kills, I've already killed five of them. Twenty shouldn't be too difficult."
"Ta"
"Ta"
The sound of footsteps echoed throughout the valley. When the Daoist official heard the footsteps, he raised his head and said, "Your excellency, you're back …"
Before he could finish his sentence, his voice turned shrill, "Enemy attack!"
When the soldiers around the bonfire heard this, they were alarmed and unsheathed their blades.
"Kill, kill them all!" The soldiers gritted their teeth and charged forward. Under the dim light of the bonfire, it was a tragic sight to behold. The Daoist official turned around and fled. He reached the front of his horse and leaped onto it.
Pei Zi Yun took big strides forward, his sword gleaming. Every time it slashed past, a life was taken.
"Pu pu!"
Cries of agony could be heard. The Daoist official swept his gaze across the battlefield, and his hands and feet started to tremble. He couldn't even hold on to the reins of his horse. Gritting his teeth, he whipped his horse.
The warhorse neighed in agony as it tried to run, but its speed was not fast. Left with no choice, the Daoist official placed his hand on the horse's head. Grey energy swirled around him, and the horse's eyes opened wide. He squeezed out every last ounce of energy he had, and started galloping.
"Kill!"
A squad leader charged forward, his body still trembling. Pei Zi Yun brushed past him, only to see the squad leader fall to the ground, fresh blood spurting out of his mouth.
With a single glance, he saw that twenty soldiers had turned into corpses. This wasn't because Pei Zi Yun was too strong, but because they were all exhausted.
Seeing that they had all been killed, Pei Zi Yun shook his head, "Although these soldiers had some demonic energy, they didn't have any demonic spirits. This can't be considered a mission."
He looked up and saw the Daoist official galloping across the gorge. He picked up a piece of rock and flicked it at the warhorse. A "pu" sound could be heard, as the warhorse neighed and fell to the ground.
The Daoist official turned around and fell to the ground. He rolled a few times and wanted to continue running. He then heard a voice, "Where do you think you're going?"
"True Sovereign, please spare my life. I am innocent. Please don't kill me. I am a Daoist official of the imperial court. I have important information to report …" The Daoist official looked up at Pei Zi Yun and fell to his knees, begging for mercy.
Looking at the Daoist official, Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly, "It's too late."
With a flash of his sword, the Daoist official who was still begging for mercy was decapitated. Fresh blood splattered everywhere. A demonic spirit with a blurry face tried to escape, but with a flash of the Plum Blossom, the demonic spirit disappeared.
A Plum Blossom then appeared in front of his eyes. It grew bigger and bigger until it became a translucent information interface. It floated in front of his eyes, carrying with it a faint sense of light.
"Mission: Kill 20 demons and obtain the coordinates of the Demon Kingdom. Completion: 5/20"
"Earth Immortal: Level 2 (99.1%)"
"Awesome." Pei Zi Yun laughed heartily as he turned around and disappeared into the forest. Although there was no sound of thunder, the rain was getting heavier. The dark forest swayed from side to side, making it hard to see the path ahead.
Pei Zi Yun's body moved quickly, ignoring the wind and rain. He arrived at a cliff and saw a vast plain in front of him. The county wasn't too far away.
He could see that his own troops had won the battle, and were currently inspecting and harvesting the heads of his troops. This would be a huge contribution to his army in the future. Pei Zi Yun didn't care much about it. No matter how heavy the rain was, it wouldn't even touch his clothes. He was deep in thought.
"The second level is full again. Is it that fast? Let's see what the space is like. "Pei Zi Yun thought to himself as he activated his Primordial Spirit. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at a small courtyard.
It was pitch black as his Primordial Spirit descended slowly. He could see that the courtyard was floating in mid-air. As he neared, he could see that the huge door had been completed.
The walls had already grown out. Pei Zi Yun's Primordial Spirit was like a feather as it landed in the air. Immediately, he realized that there were several statues within the space.
Counting them, he realized that there were five statues.
Pei Zi Yun closed his eyes as he felt the changes. From his angle, he could see that the statues were absorbing a steady stream of black demonic energy. In a way that he couldn't understand, it was being converted into spiritual energy.
This kind of energy was slowly accumulating. Pei Zi Yun thought to himself, "No wonder it's accumulating so quickly. Now, the world is divided into three parts."
"The central Dragon Veins provided 30% of the energy. My prestige points provided 30%, and the statues of the demons provided 40%. With the statues of the demons, my strength grew rapidly. Looks like the more demons I have, the better."
"Ai, the original ten statues are turning into bronze." He could see that the ten statues that he had extracted from the statues were turning more and more bronze in color. Although they were glowing brightly, the imprints within them were becoming fainter and fainter.
"If I continue to extract them, I feel that the imprints are turning grey. However, this is exactly what I want." Pei Zi Yun did not sympathize with his enemies. Just as he was thinking, he paused, "The spiritual energy is full?"
"Earth Immortal: Level Two (100.1%)"
"Then let's level up. That way, I can have my own doppelgangers."
This thought flashed past his mind. This time, he was leveling up in terms of his Primordial Spirit. From the top of the courtyard, a white mist started to pour down. It was a spiritual mist.
The spiritual mist was thick as it continued to pour down. Pei Zi Yun's Primordial Spirit was absorbing it greedily, and was growing stronger rapidly. Following the flow of spiritual energy, his Primordial Spirit started to glow red. His body started to change as well.
"Whew!" Within the small courtyard, Pei Zi Yun thought to himself, "One consciousness, two bodies, and the ability to split into Yin Spirits. Only one at a time?"
"But this is of little value." Pei Zi Yun shook his head, "In this world, the Earth Immortals have the first and second levels of Wind and Thunder. The third and fourth levels of Splitting Primordial Spirit. The fifth and sixth levels of Baptism by Spring Thunder. The seventh and eighth levels of Casting Iron and Bronze, and the ninth level of Regaining Youth."
"The Earth Immortals of Dark Altar Sect seem to have a lack of resources. Splitting their Primordial Spirit has damaged their foundations. That's why they can't receive Baptism by Spring Thunder."
"Since I have multiple sources of spiritual energy, I should try my best to reach a higher level in one go."
"If I were to cast Iron and Bronze, combined with Dao Arts, not to mention this world, even in my previous life, I would still be able to dominate the world." Pei Zi Yun thought to himself, "Now that this matter has come to an end, the matter regarding the central Dragon Veins is imminent."
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