Chapter 66: Chapter 66: It doesn’t matter, the master will take action.
“The General splits the bamboo, the warrior lies upon the dragon sand,”
“Border moon follows the shadow of the bow, the barbarian frost brushes the sword blossoms!”
The State Preceptor of Great Xia took out golden paper from his breast and, holding an Innate Spiritual Treasure Brush, he gathered the Magnificent Righteous Qi at the tip of the brush, writing with swift and powerful strokes, he composed a battle poem.
Suddenly, the wind on Tianyu Mountain rose and clouds surged; the spiritual energy of heaven and earth crazily converged, forming hundreds of golden armored soldiers.
These golden armored soldiers were tall and burly, with swords drawn and crossbows cocked, each one’s cultivation at least at the Qi Transformation Realm!
The leading golden armored soldier, clearly dressed as a general, had a presence that matched a Dao Palace Realm martial cultivator.
“The way of the Literary Sage and our Mount Shu’s Sword Dao each have their own strengths,”
Seeing the State Preceptor of Great Xia from the seventh layer of the Dao Palace Realm display Divine Skills, Lu Changsheng could not help but praise him.
This made Lu Changsheng look forward to his third disciple, Mo Huazhi’s future even more.
Mo Huazhi, with the Body of the Literary Sage, was destined to surpass the State Preceptor of Great Xia.
Perhaps, Lu Changsheng could also pass on some poetry to his third disciple, Mo Huazhi.
Lu Changsheng still retained memories from his previous life; the poetry of ancient China was vast, and since the Literary Sage could turn poetry into a physical entity, Lu Changsheng1 s knowledge from his past life would be useful.
“Master, will junior sister also learn such Divine Skills in the future?” Lian tugged curiously at Lu Changsheng’s robes.
“Mm.”
Having witnessed the State Preceptor of Great Xia in action, Lu Changsheng had gleaned much and was already contemplating how to cultivate the Literary Sage.
“To achieve the level where poetry can slay enemies and prose can annihilate armies, one needs to study extensively, accumulate talent, refine Magnificent Righteous Qi, and establish virtue, achievements, and words— it is not so easy.”
The State Preceptor of Great Xia doused Lu Changsheng and his disciple’s conversation with a bucket of cold water.
Lu Changsheng just smiled silently.
Isn’t it lucky?
He happened to have a disciple who was of the Body of the Literary Sage, who had already refined quite an amount of Magnificent Righteous Qi and was a Book Addict.
“Go.”
The State Preceptor of Great Xia commanded the hundreds of golden armored soldiers to take the lead, to attack the Reincarnation Hall stronghold.
These golden armored soldiers, being the magical embodiment of poetry and prose, were not a pity to lose.
The Reincarnation Hall stronghold on Tianyu Mountain was located inside the mountain’s body; many elders and disciples of the Reincarnation Hall were cultivating inside. As the people of Xia Kingdom and Mount Shu suddenly burst into the caves of Tianyu Mountain, the Reincarnation Hall was thrown into utter chaos, scrambling to flee deeper inside.
“Aah!”
An elder from the Reincarnation Hall was too late to escape and was decapitated by a golden warrior conjured by the State Preceptor of Great Xia, with his head rolling on the ground.
The golden warrior’s boot came crashing down, crushing the elder’s head to pieces.
With hundreds of golden armored soldiers leading the way, the party from Xia Kingdom and Mount Shu made swift progress and soon breached the depths of Tianyu Mountain caves into a grand hall.
They saw a blood pool lying across the front, its viscous blood emitting a revolting stench.
Above the blood pool, dense swarms of Blood Bats were hanging upside down.
The Second Princess of Xia Kingdom saw the horrific scene, her brows slightly furrowing, “Who knows how many creatures they have slaughtered to form such a blood pool.”
Several hundred Reincarnation Hall elders and disciples gathered in the grand hall, tensely facing off against the invaders from Xia Kingdom and Mount Shu who had broken into Tianyu Mountain.
And above the great hall, two elders from the Reincarnation Hall, each with a giant sword on their back, were standing with hands behind their backs, overlooking the approaching foes.
The two released a terrifying oppressive force that made the blood pool boil, causing the entire Tianyu Mountain to tremble.
“Destruction Sword, Jue Jian?”
Lu Changsheng recognized the faces of the two Reincarnation Hall Elders and was inwardly shocked.
In the battle at the Daoist Temple, Song Wuchuan, his second senior brother, held off both Elders Destruction Sword and Jue Jian from the Reincarnation Hall by himself.
From another perspective, together Destruction Sword and Jue Jian could match Song Wuchuan of the Dao Palace Realm’s eighth layer!
Lu Changsheng had never expected that this particular stronghold would be garrisoned by two Reincarnation Hall Elders of the Dao Palace Realm’s seventh layer!
“Impossible! The intelligence I gathered with my Soul Searching Skills indicated that the Hall Master of the Tianyu Mountain stronghold was White Bone Demon of the Dao Palace Realm’s sixth layer. How could there have been a change?”
The second princess of the Xia Kingdom turned pale.
She had invited the State Preceptor of the Xia Kingdom, of the Dao Palace Realm’s seventh layer, to lead the attack on Tianyu Mountain, thinking it to be almost certainly a winning venture.
Now, there was a mistake in her plan.
A miss is as good as a mile.
“Blood Refining was killed, and the two of us knew that Mount Shu had made a move, so we came to inspect the situation. It seems we were right. Oh? It’s you two? We didn’t expect this trip to have some unexpected gains.”
Destruction Sword and Jue Jian recognized Lu Changsheng and Lian, their eyes growing increasingly fervent.
Lian was the person whom the Hall Master had ordered to be captured alive. If they presented her to the Hall Master, and he granted them some rewards, their cultivation could very well advance from the Dao Palace Realm’s seventh layer to the eighth or even ninth layer, and they might have a chance to take that one step further into the Void Refinement Realm!
“If it weren’t for the timely presence of Lords Destruction Sword and Jue Jian at Tianyu Mountain, you would have killed me.”
The Hall Master of the Tianyu Mountain stronghold, White Bone Demon, leaning on a cane, showed a cruel expression.
He was no match for the State Preceptor of Great Xia.
However, the cultivation of Destruction Sword and Jue Jian was not inferior to that of the State Preceptor of Great Xia.
Two against one would be a one-sided slaughter.
“Master, these two men are very strong.”
Lian felt the greedy gaze of Destruction Sword and Jue Jian locked on her, so she hid behind Lu Changsheng.
“It doesn’t matter; your master will take action.”
If it had been Lu Changsheng from three years earlier, upon encountering Destruction Sword and Jue Jian, he would have immediately thought of ways to escape, but the current Lu Changsheng, whether in terms of cultivation, combat experience, or life-saving skills, was much stronger than during the battle at the Daoist Temple three years earlier.
Moreover, their side had the State Preceptor of Great Xia, a literary cultivator who had reached the seventh layer of the Dao Palace Realm.
Lu Changsheng was confident, but the State Preceptor of Great Xia did not share this sentiment.
Destruction Sword and Jue Jian were confident in their victory, not concealing their auras in the slightest; the State Preceptor of Great Xia could feel their terror clearly.
“Both of them are of the Dao Palace Realm’s seventh layer, while on my side, only I am at the seventh layer of the Dao Palace Realm, and there are two Great Confucians of the Dao Palace Realm’s second layer. Mount Shu has two Dao Palace Realm cultivators; one is said to be at the fifth layer, and the other has just reached the Dao Palace Realm. Your Highness is also at the first layer of the Dao Palace Realm.”
The State Preceptor of Great Xia tallied up and found that the Xia Kingdom and Mount Shu together had six Dao Palace Realm cultivators, with the rest being of the Nascent Soul Realm and Golden Core Realm, among whom he was the strongest.
On the side of the Reincarnation Hall, both Destruction Sword and Jue Jian were of the Dao Palace Realm’s seventh layer, and White Bone Demon had the cultivation of the Dao Palace Realm’s sixth layer; in addition, there were four Elders ranging from the first to third layers of the Dao Palace Realm.
The Reincarnation Hall had a total of seven Dao Palace Realm cultivators and several hundred Elders and disciples of the Nascent Soul Realm, Golden Core Realm, Qi Transformation Realm, and Foundation Establishment Realm.
With the three immensely strong combatants Destruction Sword, Jue Jian, and White Bone Demon, it would be difficult for the Xia Kingdom and Mount Shu party to escape even if they wanted to.
Of course, this was the estimate of the State Preceptor of Great Xia.
Outside Tianyu Mountain, dozens of Flying Swords shuttled through the sea of clouds to the mountain range above, then transformed into streaks of light as they descended.
“Holy Maiden, this should be one of the Reincarnation Hall’s strongholds.”
“The Reincarnation Hall has repeatedly attacked the cities of the Liang Kingdom, using Blood Formations to refine the living souls of entire cities, an utterly unforgivable sin. Liang Kingdom has sought assistance from our Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, and it is our duty to eradicate this evil. Strange, why is there a familiar aura amidst the thick bloody scent…”