Outside the North River Pass.
The Dragon Sparrow had already left Lu Qingshan's body as soon as the duration of the Army Character Art was up.
As soon as the Dragon Sparrow appeared, Lu Qingshan reached out and grabbed its hilt.
He changed the sword in his hand from the River of Forgetfulness to the Dragon Sparrow.
In the next moment, Lu Qingshan thrust out his sword.
On the Dragon Sparrow's blazing red blade, golden dragon-shaped and phoenix-shaped patterns shone.
Dragon Sparrow: Dragon Breath.
Dragon Sparrow: Phoenix Cry.
These were the two offensive divine abilities of the Dragon Sparrow, and their power was extraordinary.
More importantly, activating these two divine abilities used the Dragon Sparrow's own divine power. It didn't consume Lu Qingshan's origin energy.
For Lu Qingshan, whose origin energy was close to drying up, this undoubtedly solved his urgent problem.
The reason he unleashed his full strength was to destroy the courage of the Demons and Fiendish Cultivators to resist.
The Dragon Sparrow shone brightly with red light, and an earth-shattering dragon roar accompanied by a clear phoenix cry resounded.
In the next moment, the Azure Dragon Soul Shadow and the Fire Phoenix Soul Shadow formed by raging flames left the sword.
The Dragon Snake Flight, and the Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens.
The two soul shadows swept toward the Fiendish Cultivators in front of them. Their power was so strong that it burned the void.
The Azure Dragon coiled, and the Phoenix Sparrow danced in the sky.
Roar!
Roar!
The ancient and solemn roar of the Dragon and Phoenix Cry sounded together.
Flames rose into the sky along with the sword light.
The sky changed color, and the wind and clouds rolled back. The Dragon Sparrow's soul shadows seemed to have turned this place into a world of flames.
The flames roared past.
In an instant, the bodies of the seventh-grade Fiendish Cultivators who were affected by the flames were rapidly charred black. In the blink of an eye, they were reduced to ashes.
In a flash, the two dragon and phoenix soul shadows killed a bloody path. Wherever they passed, the scorching heat lingered for a long time.
What shocked the Fiendish Cultivators even more was that this was another technique that Lu Qingshan had never used before.
Sword Qi Spirit, Underworld Sword, Myriad Sword Art, Secret Sword, Autumn Frost Condensation, Falling Star …
Then there were the two Dragon Sparrow divine abilities.
Lu Qingshan's moves seemed to be endless, and each time he attacked, it was shocking, enough to clear the field.
At this moment, around Lu Qingshan, the demonic cultivators who were shocked by the dragon breath and phoenix cry were trying their best to resist the power of the Dragon Sparrow Divine Ability.
After burning more than 20 demonic cultivators to ashes, the two soul shadows formed by flames finally exhausted their divine power and gradually faded away, giving the demonic cultivators some time to catch their breaths.
However, during this precious moment of respite, these Devil Cultivators' faces turned deathly pale. They did not take the opportunity to attack Lu Qingshan again, and instead fled in fear.
They were extremely nervous. It could be said that they were in a panic and did not know where to go. They were afraid that Lu Qingshan would pursue them from behind.
Lu Qingshan actually wanted to. Every time he killed a demonic cultivator, he would gain a huge amount of experience points.
However, at this point, no matter how much spiritual energy he had, he was already at the end of his rope.
If these demonic cultivators were still not scared by him and lost their courage, then he would be the one in trouble.
However …
The outcome had been decided!
It was like a chain reaction.
Lu Qingshan's position was very close to the center of the battlefield.
At this moment, these demonic cultivators were fleeing. Perhaps they did not want to escape from the battlefield, but just wanted to stay away from Lu Qingshan for the time being.
However, from the perspective of the demonic cultivators, their companions had already begun to flee.
After Xuan Du died, there was no one in the demonic cultivator camp who could stand up and lead the entire situation.
The demonic cultivators had always been at a loss. When they saw a large number of demonic cultivators fleeing, they almost subconsciously fled together.
This was how large-scale battles with large numbers of people were.
Most people's attention was focused on their opponents. They could only pay attention to the situation around them, but they did not know anything about the overall situation and trend of the entire battlefield.
This required a general to lead the entire situation and give the "soldiers" a direction.
This was also the reason why the commander was often so important in war.
There had to be someone who had the ability to see the entire situation and command the army to attack, defend, or retreat.
Although there was an obvious difference between a cultivator's war and a mortal's war, the difference was more in the level of strength. In terms of strategy, most of the principles were the same.
If Xuan Du was still here, as long as he did not give the order to retreat, the demonic cultivators would have to grit their teeth and endure even if they lacked courage.
However, the problem was that this was only an 'if'.
"The situation must have collapsed. Otherwise, why would they run?"
"They've all run. If we don't run, won't we be waiting for death?"
"The law can't punish the majority. I'm not the only one who ran …"
This was what most of the demonic cultivators were thinking.
Hence, what had originally been a few dozen demonic cultivators fleeing from Lu Qingshan had evolved into a situation where all the demonic cultivators were in disarray and fleeing in all directions in the blink of an eye.
In fact, an army of cultivators that had not undergone any training and had simply gathered people together to form a team for an expedition was, in most cases, far inferior to a well-trained mortal army in terms of discipline.
This was an unavoidable situation.
It was unrealistic for cultivators who pursued personal strength to follow strict military orders like mortals.
Even now, there were still more than 2,000 demonic cultivators left. They were all trembling and panicking. They looked at Lu Qingshan with fear in their eyes before scattering and fleeing.
While they were scrambling to escape, the 800 cultivators who had rushed out of North River Pass were all filled with killing intent.
However, they did not immediately pursue them. Instead, they looked at Lu Qingshan and waited for Lu Qingshan's decision.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan was hovering in the center of the battlefield.
He was dressed in black and had a head of black hair. He held the Dragonsparrow Sword in his hand. The River of Forgetfulness and peach blossoms swam around him.
His thin figure gave people the feeling that he was a mountain. Just by standing there, he gave people the feeling that he was incomparably reliable.
Lu Qingshan looked around at the exhausted North River Pass cultivators. After a moment of silence, he slowly shook his head.
Naturally, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity to beat a drowning dog. However, the current situation was indeed not to pursue a cornered enemy.
After two days of defending the city, the North River Pass cultivators were already in a very worrying state.
Even Lu Qingshan himself had less than 10% of his Origin Energy left. His Dantian, which used to be filled with Origin Energy, was now like a shallow puddle of Origin Energy.
Although the demonic cultivators had scattered and fled, their situation was actually much better than theirs. It was just that they had lost their courage and were not in the mood to fight.
However, if they really wanted to pursue them, the demonic cultivators would definitely resist with all their might. At that time, it would be hard to say who would live and who would die.
Although the North River Pass cultivators were somewhat unwilling, they were aware of their current situation. In addition, since Lu Qingshan had already spoken, they could only let the demonic cultivators escape in the end.
In just a few moments, only the human cultivators were left on the originally noisy battlefield.
Everyone's eyes unconsciously focused on Lu Qingshan. The excitement in their hearts was indescribable.
It was only now that they finally reacted.
North River Pass … was defended?!
Yes, it was really defended.
And it was no exaggeration to say that 99% of the credit for all of this was due to Lu Qingshan.
"Lu Qingshan, Lu Qingshan … After this battle, no one will doubt Lu Qingshan's identity and status as the Sword Sect's Young Master!"
The North River Pass cultivators recalled their experiences in the past two days and felt their heads buzzing.
They had long been shocked from inside out by Lu Qingshan's astonishing performance time and time again. They would never forget it for the rest of their lives.
Among the crowd, Sword Cultivator Xu Xi, whose eyes had just been cured, found it difficult to control his emotions. For some reason, he suddenly used all his remaining strength and shouted with strong emotions.
"Young Master Lu!"
These three simple words represented the deepest things, and they were the best way to express the feelings in his heart.
He wanted to call him Young Master Lu from the bottom of his heart!
Xu Xi's involuntary call of Young Master Lu stunned all the North River Pass cultivators present.
It was like the silence before the storm.
The next moment, cheers rose and fell.
"Young Master Lu!"
"Young Master Lu!"
"Young Master Lu!"
It was not just the 800 Realm Seven cultivators who had rushed out of North River Pass shouting. All the cultivators in North River Pass were shouting the same thing.
The words "Young Master Lu" resounded in the sky above North River Pass for a long time.
.....
250 kilometers away from North River Pass.
Streaks of light whistled through the sky.
The reinforcements from Jade Gate Pass had finally arrived.
"North River Pass is up ahead. We might encounter Demons later. Everyone, be careful," the Sword Sect cultivator in the lead, Li Xixing, shouted loudly.
If the North River Pass had already fallen as he expected, then the North River Pass had already become the territory of the Demon Race. They had to be extremely careful.
"Understood!" the others replied.
"What's going on?" Li Xixing frowned slightly and looked at the ground below. He had a bad feeling in his heart.
Ever since they were 500 kilometers away from North River Pass, they found that for some reason, the ground here was strangely dry and cracked. The cracks spread everywhere like spider webs. It was like a ghost's domain.
What was even more shocking was that not a single blade of grass grew on the cracked ground. It had lost all signs of life as if it had been ravaged by some evil art.
This was too terrifying.
'Could this be the Demons' doing? '
As he thought this, his ears suddenly twitched. He heard some strange sounds.
It sounded like cheers.
"What's that sound?"
"It seems to be coming from North River Pass …"
Li Xixing raised his guard to the highest level.
At this moment, as they approached North River Pass, the strange sounds gradually became clearer.
"Lu …"
"Young … Young Master Lu …"
"Young Master Lu!"
Finally, Li Xixing heard the cheers clearly.
"This is …?!" Li Xixing was stunned. He was shocked as if he had realized something.
His pupils constricted. He led the cultivators and sped up, heading straight for North River Pass.
A moment later.
North River Pass finally appeared in front of them.
In the next moment, Li Xixing and all the Realm Seven cultivators he brought with him were breathing rapidly. At this moment, waves of disbelief sounded out.
In the sky above the battlefield of North River Pass, a figure stood there. His expression was calm, and his aura was as sharp as a sword. There was a hint of exhaustion on his handsome face.
Surrounding that figure was a sea of people.
In the sea of people, every face was filled with fanaticism and excitement as they looked at that figure with incomparable reverence.
"Young Master Lu!"
Thunderous voices rang out from the mouths of these people. They reverberated through the world, even reaching a hundred kilometers away.
As a sword cultivator of the Sword Sect, Li Xixing naturally recognized that figure at a glance.
It was their Sword Sect's new Young Master, Lu Qingshan.
But this didn't solve his doubts.
"North River Pass … didn't fall?"
"What happened here?"
"… What did he do?"
.....
The Seamless City.
This was a city located at the very rear of the Demons' outskirts of Jade Gate Pass. It was also the city closest to the passageway between the two realms.
At this moment, the city governor's estate was filled with unprecedented liveliness.
One of the three Exalts of the Jianluo royal clan, the supreme Exalted Fiendlord Chi Zun, was seated at the head of the table.
Nearly a hundred figures were standing in the hall, all of them important figures in the Burning Moon Domain.
As for the former governor of Seamless City … he wasn't even qualified to be seated amongst them.
"Greetings, Chi Zun," all the Fiendlords said respectfully.
Chi Zun nodded slightly. Looking at the Fiendlords before him, he asked, "What's the situation?"
Exalted Fiendlord Mo Ming, who was in charge of this operation, stepped forward and reported, "This time, we've mobilized nearly forty thousand Fiendlords from the Swallow Ridge King Realm. We've divided them into seventeen groups and launched a surprise attack on all of the small and medium-sized human city passes in the outskirts.
They were caught off guard and weren't able to withstand our attacks at all. By now, sixteen groups have sent back reports of success. We've taken down the human city passes. "
"Sixteen? Which group hasn't sent back any news? " Sixteen of the seventeen groups had sent back reports of success. This could definitely be considered a great victory. However, Chi Zun didn't seem satisfied with this. He frowned and asked, his voice filled with authority.
Exalted Fiendlord Mo Ming didn't dare to hide anything. He told the truth, "The third group led by Withered Dragon to attack North River Pass hasn't sent back any news yet."
"North River Pass?" Hearing this, Chi Zun narrowed his eyes. "If I remember correctly, this should be one of the most important small and medium-sized human city passes you mentioned. It's heavily guarded. That's why you specially requested for Withered Dragon to bring three Grade Seven Black Devil Flowers with him."
"That's right …" Demon Commander Mo Ming could hear the dissatisfaction in Chi Zun's voice. He was under tremendous pressure.
"Of the seventeen groups, the third group is the strongest. But you're telling me that only the third group hasn't sent back any news of success?"
"Your subordinate doesn't know what's going on either. Perhaps Withered Dragon was delayed by something?" Demon Commander Mo Ming said carefully.
Even now, he hadn't considered the possibility that Withered Dragon had failed.
At this moment, a figure appeared at the door.
A Grade Seven Devil Cultivator lowered his head and walked quickly into the hall. He walked to Demon Commander Mo Ming's side and handed over a sealed devil letter. Then, he whispered a few words.
Demon Commander Mo Ming's expression changed.
The Grade Seven Devil Cultivator quickly left.
"What happened?" Chi Zun saw that Demon Commander Mo Ming's expression was not right. He knew that something big must have happened.
"It's news from the third group." Demon Commander Mo Ming stepped forward and handed over the devil letter. He gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, "They … they failed!"
Chi Zun reached out and the devil letter automatically flew into his hand.
He opened the devil letter and read it carefully.
It was a detailed battle report.
After a while, the secret letter in Chi Zun's hand turned into dust and scattered with the wind.
"Trash!" He squeezed out these two words from between his teeth. He was obviously very dissatisfied.
Did Chi Zun really care whether North River Pass fell or not?
Obviously not.
In the end, it was just a small and medium-sized city pass. They didn't even have a single Grade Eight cultivator. Why would he care?
Moreover, whether or not North River Pass was taken down had little to do with his plan.
Because, there was only one reason why he made such a big move this time and even personally came to the extraterritorial battlefield to oversee it …
To coordinate with the Mental Demon Clan.
Their Soldier Demon Clan first had to act as if a war between Daoists and Devils was about to break out in the extraterritorial battlefield of Jade Gate Pass.
This way, after the Mental Demons activated "Soul Snatch", they could logically send out Grade Seven and above Devil Cultivators and pretend to start an all-out war. In reality, it was a feint!
Although Chi Zun did not really care about North River Pass's gains and losses, he was always someone who was unwilling to accept failure.
Even if it was an insignificant failure.
Therefore, he was still dissatisfied and extremely angry.
"Sword Sect's Young Master … Lu Qingshan!"
His gaze focused slightly as he muttered this person who was mentioned in the battle report. An almost undetectable killing intent appeared in his heart.
As a top Demon Commander of the Soldier Demon Clan, to have killing intent towards a Soul Formation sword cultivator …
This was like an elephant bearing a grudge against an ant. It was an extremely shocking thing. It was unknown whether this "elephant" was too narrow-minded or this "ant" was too extraordinary.
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