Chapter 178: Longquan shatters the divine weapon, and the quicksand Gu escapes underground!
Li Yao shrugged his shoulders, stood firm, looked coldly at the man in front of him who was dressed neither male nor female, and whispered: "Another great celestial being..."

Needless to say, Li Xingyun, who fought with their Raojiang Junior Sacrifice Officer You Chuan, must have been at the Great Heavenly Stage. And the people under Li Xingyun's command were surprisingly not bad either, also at the Great Heavenly Stage.

What Li Yao didn't know was that Shangguan Yunque was already the top master among the Zhongtian level. He had wasted more than ten years at the peak of the Zhongtian level. Now, he had a breakthrough. After years of accumulation, his internal strength was already close to the middle stage of the Datian level. His skills were swift and he also followed the way of an assassin. Now, facing Li Yao and the other six, it had become a competition between assassins.

"You are very fast, but are you really not going to ask your men to join you? You alone cannot take down all six of them."

Li Yao spoke to Shangguan Yunque in a provocative manner, and his left hand behind his back moved slightly and made a gesture. The five old subordinates standing behind him immediately understood and planned to wait for these bad guys to relax and then work together to break out.

"Hmph, I am enough to deal with you." Shangguan Yunque waved his hand, and immediately the bad guys surrounding him took out the crossbows hanging on their waists. Each of them crossed his left arm and placed the crossbow in his right hand on his left arm. With a clicking sound, the crossbow was strung. The arrows flashing coldly in the moonlight made people feel oppressive at a glance.

"Don't think of any tricks, otherwise I will shoot you into sieves." Shangguan Yunque, who had just entered the Great Heaven Realm, wanted to practice with these six old subordinates. He wanted to enter the middle stage of the Great Heaven Realm as soon as possible and reach the peak of his strength.

Li Yao's face changed. Although they were very fast, they would only be shot to death by arrows if they were surrounded. What surprised them even more was that each of these soldiers had a crossbow!
Their Raojiang village could gather a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, but they lacked supplies and technology. Things like bows and crossbows were rare in their Raojiang, but they did not expect to see them as standard equipment in the Central Plains.

Of course, this is also the reason why Li Yao has never studied history, otherwise he would know that before the Tang Dynasty's troops of Yuan Tiangang and Li Jing arrived, the Twelve Caves were already frightened and hid in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"Come!" Shangguan Yunque shouted and immediately rushed into the group of six old subordinates.

Tian Qiaoxing, his kung fu is reflected in the word "qiao". Shangguan Yunque slashed with his sword, and his figure instantly appeared behind the only female killer among the six old subordinates.

“Hide!” Li Yao shouted loudly. He was the only one present who could barely see the bad guy’s body movements, but that was his limit. If he wanted to catch up, he had to make an effort to reach the Great Heaven Level first.

tear.

With a slight sound, blood started burning on the tip of Shangguan Yunque's knife, but the killer also dodged the knife under the protection of the other five people.

"Array up!"

The six people stood in positions consistent with the eight trigrams and attacked Shangguan Yunque together.

"Heh!" Shangguan Yunque sneered disdainfully and disappeared on the spot with a tap of his toes.

The six people attacked together but failed.

"Behind!" Li Yao shouted again, stabbing back with the rapier in his hand.

"The brain reacts quickly, but not fast enough."

As he spoke, Shangguan Yunque chopped at the thin sword with his knife, and sparks flew between the sword and the knife. Shangguan Yunque kicked out without waiting for the other five people to return to defend!

boom!
Li Yao flew backwards, and Shangguan Yunque disappeared on the spot again.

The five old subordinates missed again. When they reacted, Shangguan Yunque appeared again. Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shangguan Yunque, who was not sure what secret technique he used, instantly defeated five of his old subordinates with the help of his afterimage.

"Damn, how is that possible?"

Li Yao coughed up a mouthful of blood, unable to believe that the combined attack technique that they were so proud of had actually failed.

"The person who taught you the combined attack technique was Chi Li, right?"

Shangguan Yunque appeared in front of him, panting with some satisfaction, "Chi Li was my colleague before. He was a poison master, how could he teach me such a sophisticated combined attack technique? Only you, Raojiang, regard this combined attack technique as a treasure."

The six old subordinates are quite strong, but Shangguan Yunque’s strength is too abnormal.

Chi Meng, who was watching the fight, punched hard and said, "Help me beat them up!"

"Chi Meng, what happened in your family?" Lu Linxuan looked at Chi Meng curiously. She had just seen Chi Meng running out in a hurry with a serious expression. It seemed that the little girl also had something on her mind.

"I don't know. I only know that Poison Turtle wants to seize my father's power. I don't know what he wants to do." Chi Meng curled his lips and said a little aggrievedly, "I originally saw the guiding firefly of our Ten Thousand Poison Cave, and I thought it was someone sent by my father to find me. I didn't expect that the person who came was actually Poison Turtle's people. Now it seems that my father is in some danger."

Ji Ruxue crossed her arms and said, "It is a very troubled time right now. Zhang Zifan in Taiyuan has not been rescued yet, and now there is trouble in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave again."

"Alas, we are still too weak. If we could be stronger, our senior brother wouldn't have to work so hard." Lu Linxuan sighed for no reason, and a trace of envy flashed in her eyes when she looked at the people fighting in the field. She has not yet entered the heavenly position. Compared with her senior brother, her talent for martial arts is really too poor.

"There's no need to compare with him. He's not an ordinary person. He can't be compared." Ji Ruxue said lightly. However, despite this, the fighting spirit in Ji Ruxue's eyes did not diminish at all. Even if there was no ambiguous relationship between her and Li Xingyun, just spending a long time with this man who never stops, she would not be satisfied with the status quo.

clang!
There was a slight sound, and the swords rang together. You Chuan's handsome eyes suddenly widened, because he saw that there were actually tiny cracks on the sword that he and Longquan Sword were using to chop each other.

"This sword must be the legendary Longquan sword, right?" You Chuan has been practicing with the bad guy Chi Li since he was a child, so he naturally knows a lot of secrets of the Central Plains, especially the news about the Longquan treasure.

"How clever!" Li Xingyun's voice became heavier, wow! A golden wave of air flashed by, and the two of them clashed again. Both of them were geniuses among geniuses, young and promising great heavenly masters, but compared to Li Xingyun, You Chuan's trump card was obviously a little less.

Whoosh!
A few silver lights flashed by. Although he didn't know how powerful this hidden weapon was, You Chuan still tried his best to dodge it. When he tilted his head to avoid three Huayang needles, Li Xingyun moved.

Li Xingyun in front of You Chuan had golden light in his eyes, and with the domineering power of Tiangang Jue and the masculine power of Wulei Tianxin Jue, he activated the sixteenth move of Longquan Sword Jue and traveled across the world!
call!
A strong air wave hit him head-on, and a golden sword energy came slashing towards him. You Chuan did not dare to be careless at all. The dark blue true energy all over his body gathered on the scimitar, converging at one point and suddenly collided with the Longquan sword energy.

In the flash of light, You Chuan's face changed drastically, and his internal energy was being torn apart!

boom!
The scimitar in You Chuan's hand suddenly exploded and turned into countless pieces. Li Xingyun rushed forward but suddenly stopped. There was a problem, the Five Thunders Heart Technique!

With a single hand grasp, a lightning net suddenly appeared in front of Li Xingyun, and at this time, all the poisonous insects hidden in the weapon fragments that exploded in front of You Chuan flew towards the lightning net in front of Li Xingyun.

The sizzling sound accompanied by the fishy smell of burning continued to ring out. Li Xingyun looked at the corpses of Gu worms that kept falling in front of him and snorted, "The one who plays with Gu is really insidious."

"Of course, You Chuan's Gu technique is not as good as mine among the younger generation of our Wan Du Cave." Chi Meng said with a bit of pride, until she noticed the looks of Lu Linxuan and Ji Ruxue, she stomped her feet and said, "Am I being scolded too?"

"Hmm!" Ji Ruxue hummed meaningfully. "Hmm!" Lu Linxuan did not forget to stab him.

"Damn it, I'll plant a butterfly poison in you sooner or later!" Chi Meng muttered in a low voice. Even Ji Ruxue and Lu Linxuan beside him didn't hear what Chi Meng said.

At this time, You Chuan and his old subordinates leaned together. Li Xingyun looked at them holding the Longquan Sword and said calmly, "I'll give you a chance to survive. Follow Chi Meng and help King Gu regain control of Raojiang. Of course, you can choose to refuse."

Li Xingyun did not care about the life or death of his six old subordinates. These six people would most likely never betray the Witch King until their death. However, You Chuan was not a bad person and had good talent. He was a young master of the Great Heaven Realm and had conflicts of ideas with his adoptive father. He could be considered to be under his command.

"I have experienced how powerful the descendants of Li Tang are, but it is still unknown who will win or lose when we meet next time." You Chuan knelt on one knee and slapped the ground with one hand. Green poisonous smoke immediately filled the surroundings. His last glance fell on the back of Chi Meng. His throat moved, and he finally swallowed the words "take care".

"Get out of the way!"

Li Xingyun shouted, asking the bad guys to stay away from the poisonous smoke. The methods of this Poison Cave should not be underestimated. If you are not careful, you will be disabled for life.

After a while, the poisonous smoke dissipated, and Shangguan Yunque exclaimed: "Where are the people? I have been staring at the poisonous smoke, and no one has come out."

Li Xingyun frowned and looked at the empty space and said, "This is..."

"The quicksand Gu can burrow underground, but this kind of Gu cannot take effect immediately. There is only one possibility, that You Chuan and the others have already arranged this quicksand Gu in advance." Teacher Chi Meng's encyclopedia answered everyone's questions in time.

Shangguan Yunque smacked his lips and said, "What a pity, they were allowed to escape. These people are all quite strong, and they should be the confidants trained by that old man Chi Li. If a few of them are eliminated, that old man will definitely be heartbroken for a long time."

"Don't worry, there is still a chance to fight them. At that time, they will have no way to retreat!" Li Xingyun said lightly as he put away the Longquan Sword.

"Little brother." Chi Meng looked at Li Xingyun, frowned slightly and said, "My dad might have an accident."

Li Xingyun nodded and said thoughtfully, "You Chuan and his old subordinates have found Chang'an, which means your whereabouts have been exposed. Moreover, Chi Li can show up in the Central Plains with his trump card, which means the overall situation in Raojiang has been decided."

Li Xingyun looked up at Chi Meng and said, "We have to move our trip to Raojiang forward. After rescuing Zhang Zifan in Taiyuan, we will head south to Raojiang!"

Chi Meng's eyes lit up immediately and said, "Okay!"

……

Chang'an City, Prince Qi's Palace.

"Ah, this is delicious, this is delicious!" The elder sister pointed at the sizzling grilled lamb chops to the empress while sweeping away the delicacies on the table.

The empress, wearing a red cloak, stood at the door with a leisurely look on her face, admiring the night view, but her eyes would occasionally fall on the gate of the courtyard. "Empress, it's cold, why don't you go back to the house?" The little maid who had just filled the charcoal fire whispered to the empress.

"No need." The empress waved her hand and said, "You go down first and prepare the bath. The king will wait for him to come back."

"Yes, Empress."

The maids took their leave and left.

After a long time, even the foodie sister stopped and lay back on the chair with her round belly in her arms. The empress then saw a figure appear at the gate of the courtyard. The empress's face was calm, but there was a hint of joy between her eyebrows.

"Nebula, how is it?" The empress slightly opened her red lips.

"It's okay, they are just some scoundrels from Raojiang. I have already sent them away." Li Xingyun smiled slightly, then walked towards the empress, held her slightly cold hand and said, "You should go wait in the house."

"I want to see you come back sooner." The empress snorted.

"Haha, Yun Ji, how can you talk like that now...hiss..." The empress pinched Li Xingyun with her little hand and he immediately shut up.

The two came to a side hall filled with steam.

At this time, the empress also took Li Xingyun's arm and said calmly: "When we go to Taiyuan, if there is a chance, get rid of that Li Ying. I always feel a little uncomfortable when I think of someone disguising themselves as you."

"Li Ying, this man is still useful for the time being. Whether Jin will be in chaos in the future or not, we still need him." Li Xingyun said with a smile: "Don't worry, he is being watched closely by me and Li Keyong's people. It may be difficult for him to leave Taiyuan in this lifetime."

"That's fine." The empress nodded, then looked at Li Xingyun tenderly and said, "Xingyun, you will leave tomorrow..."

"Yeah." Li Xingyun nodded gently, and said helplessly: "Yun Ji, after solving the Taiyuan issue this time, we have to go to Raojiang. Chi Li in Raojiang rebelled and overthrew the rule of Gu King. If we don't interfere, when Chi Li completely controls the Bingshenguaitan, the whole world will be in chaos."

"The strange altar of the god of war? Gu magic?"

The empress frowned slightly, thinking of her brother who had gone far away to the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"It is Gu magic, and it is a very powerful one. This magic can transform a living person into a god of war controlled by a Gu insect. Not only will the god of war's strength be greatly increased, but it will also be immune to pain and ordinary injuries. The most important point is that this magic can be used to refine god of war on a large scale. If the number of god of war is large enough, even a powerful army that has experienced hundreds of battles may find it difficult to resist these monsters that are not afraid of life and death."

"I will go with you on this trip." The empress said seriously.

"What will happen to Chang'an and Fengxiang if you leave?" Li Xingyun frowned slightly.

"Then I will go to rescue people, and you stay in Guanzhong. I am stronger than you." The empress raised her chin slightly.

But Li Xingyun pondered and said, "Some plans require me to go in person, Yun Ji, be good."

"Okay, I'll obey you on major matters, but today, you have to listen to me!" The empress grabbed Li Xingyun by the collar, and with a plop, the two of them fell into the bathtub in an instant.

(I just can't understand how the Longquan Sword was broken by the Black and White Impermanence in the second season. It is obviously a peerless sword. In Tiangang Chuan, the full-powered Gangzi and Zhang Wulang who used his brother's spine to turn the sword into a sword didn't break the Longquan Sword in the Tiangang-level life-and-death battle... And Yelu Abaoji, the founding emperor of the Khitan, was actually the sword-making successor of Ou Yezi from the Central Plains? I won't use these two plots directly.)
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