Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1036: Shu General (Just call me Justin)

Valley smoke and desert.

It was raining heavily and the ground was muddy. A convoy was speeding on a dark path.

There were cries everywhere. A pitch-black coffin was placed in the car. The cultivators below all bowed their heads and wept, looking solemn. The man at the top was dressed in white and looked distraught.

It was not until a monk nearby came to ask him that he suddenly realized what was going on and said with lowered eyebrows:
"Where are you?"

The other party comforted:
"Don't worry, Chief. There is chaos everywhere, and people are all fleeing. Our carriages are very fast, and it will only take a day to cross the desert."

Zhuang Pingye looked dazed and nodded silently.

The turmoil in Wu State has been going on for a long time. Zhuang Jia has been listening to it, but he has never thought of leaving. This is the Jinyu Sect! How chaotic is the world... Could it reach the heartland of the Jinyu Sect? Could it sweep across the entire desert? His own father Zhuang Cheng is still out there helping Jinyu to quell the rebellion... What kind of chaos can it cause?

At that time, his wife Li Xinghan was in seclusion, and Zhuang Pingye went all the way south, secretly concealing his identity and hiring a singing girl in the usual market. Suddenly he heard that someone had entered the desert, and he also received the news that his master was critically ill. Then he came to his senses, ignored everything, and ran all the way back home.

Zhuang Cheng was lying on the couch at that time. This old Taoist was born as a casual cultivator and was famous in the desert for his talisman sword. He made many small mistakes in his life but never made big ones. In his later years, he pushed the Zhuang family to the peak... He was seriously injured in the battle and tried his best to escape back, breathing his last breath.

Zhuang Cheng ignored the junior and invited Li Xinghan, who was in seclusion, to come out to discuss the matter. The two of them compared the situation and realized that something was wrong. Without waiting for Hu Shang's reply, the old man made the last wise decision of his life.

"Run...Run now!"

The Zhuang family is a large clan in the desert and a family with a long history of foundation-building. They once climbed to the top of Wangyue Lake and were very prominent. Their power in the county was unmatched, but they didn't want anything and didn't dare to fly. They transported all the spiritual objects of the clan members in more than a dozen carriages, secretly left the city overnight, and headed east.

Old Master Zhuang Cheng had not yet died, but fearing that his death would attract attention, he sealed himself in a coffin and waited for death. The group left without even touching the ground.

Until this moment, Zhuang Pingye's hands and feet were still cold. He entered the car and saw his wife still channeling magic power beside the coffin. He trembled and came to ask about his well-being:
"You need to take a break..."

Li Xinghan shook his head.

Her expression has matured a lot, and her years of experience in the house have made her more capable, but at this moment she is a little worried.

"The Jinyu Sect did not take over peacefully... but instead started a massacre... which caused my family to make some mistakes in judgment..."

The Zhuang family didn't know much about the changes in the Wu Kingdom, but Li Xinghan had some news, and he also knew that the Jinyu Sect would most likely be incorporated into the new dynasty... After all, the Zhuang family was Jinyu's man, so Hu Shang had no intention of giving instructions without authorization. However, he didn't expect that the troops in the west would just start killing people all the way!

This made her sigh secretly, and she looked at her embarrassed husband in silence.

She was not unaware of Zhuang Pingye's affairs outside, and she also knew in her heart that it was impossible for Zhuang Pingye to fall in love with her at first sight when he came to the lake, or to hide a mistress or to have fun... At least he was smart and handled things very thoughtfully, without embarrassing her, Li Xinghan, and they had been treating each other with respect all these years.

She was a little strange at first, but she gradually got used to it. Besides handling clan affairs for him, she also had plenty of time to practice sword skills. Naturally, she would not forcibly change a person's nature - in all likelihood, that would cause unrest and chaos.

"My favorite is the sword, so I shouldn't ask him to love me the most."

But now the situation has changed drastically. Perhaps because he knows that he may have to live under the control of his wife's family for the rest of his life, Zhuang Pingye's voice is extremely soft, and the dignity hidden in his bones in the past is gone. He is even a little worried that she will take revenge on him later.

This made Li Xinghan feel a little pity. The scene of Mr. Zhuang holding her hand and crying and begging was still vivid in her mind. She just waved her hand and said:
"You don't have to be afraid. Since the old man was able to return to the desert from the front line despite being seriously injured, he must have used some magical power. It is impossible for Jin Yishangzong not to know... He must be unable to go down directly due to some agreement, so he just used his power silently."

Zhuang Pingye was a smart man, and understood immediately. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still looking at her. Li Xinghan, however, was looking out the window, and when he saw the sound of killing in the distance, his expression changed slightly:

"The place we just passed was Guyan Temple!"

"what?"

This shocked Zhuang Pingye, and he whispered:
"You mean... there must be a troop of soldiers from the west who arrived here ahead of time along a shortcut..."

"Either they want to stop the monks from the desert from escaping to the lake... or they want to prevent the monks from the lake from taking advantage of the chaos and seizing the desert's territory!"

Li Xinghan nodded and replied:

"I think they are afraid that the news will be heard from the lake... They want to take Xiping Mountain by surprise!"

The couple sat in the workshop for a while, only to feel the rain getting heavier and heavier. The sound of horse hooves in front and behind had been drowned out, but the road was smooth and unimpeded until the sound of wind and rain suddenly stopped, and a man suddenly landed in front of the car, with a mighty and powerful voice:

"Your subordinate Ding Weizhen... has come to greet the young lady on the orders of the King of Wei!"

"King of Wei..."

Li Xinghan was a little surprised, but of course she knew Ding Weizheng. When Zhuang Pingye got her nod, he felt weak all over, sighed, and looked at his wife with floating eyes. Li Xinghan said politely:

"Trouble you, Mr. Ding!"

When the soft curtain was lifted, a drizzle of cold rain came in. Zhuang Pingye greeted the guest with a smile, then hurriedly placed his hands on the coffin and knocked gently, but there was no response from inside, leaving only a cold and silent state.

Li Xinghan turned his head and shed a tear for the old man. Zhuang Pingye saluted to Ding Weizen, his mind in a daze. He nervously stroked the coffin with his left hand, feeling empty in his heart - his father, the master who had been famous throughout his life... must have died in the coffin halfway through, depressed and worried.

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Valley Smoke Temple.

Torrential rain was pouring in the desert. The muddy ground was covered with gray-black mud and water. The collapsed city walls were submerged in water, revealing some broken ancient fragments. Thunder rumbled in the sky, and the sound was earth-shaking.

At the other end of the desert, there were neatly arranged silver armors, navy blue flags fluttering in the wind, revealing the golden word "Shu". Chariots were displayed one by one on the ceiling, and the wheels three feet high stood in the clouds, looking extremely majestic.

On the other side, colorful clouds were rolling, and the soldiers and horses seemed much sparser. Li Zhouwei stood in the clouds, wearing a royal cloak and a simple black robe with gold patterns on the sleeves. A strong man in bronze clothes was holding a large purple banner with a unicorn pattern, standing in the rolling skylight.

A few monks stopped in the heavy rain, standing at the foot of the mountain, supporting each other, looking very embarrassed.

Guyan Temple was originally the location of the ancient city wall. Because of its geographical advantage, it attracted the attention of the Li family and had been close to the Li family for a long time. It was actually a vassal of the Li family. After the collapse of the ancient city wall, its importance was greatly weakened, but it was also a bridgehead leading to the desert. Several monks from Guyan Temple were from the west bank. They were helped up by the Li family and hugged and cried.

'Dashu...'

The dark blue flags were clearly visible. It was obvious that Xiao Wu, who had seized the country from Chu, had been trampled to the last layer of skin. The entire army was still filled with a strong bloody intent, indicating the bloodiness along the way.

"This family is more murderous..."

But Li Zhouwei was standing in the sky, and the soldiers standing in the pool of blood became restless. A light flickered in the sky for a moment, and a man led the army out and came riding on the wind.

This person stopped in the sky, appeared, and stopped politely, bowing:
"I am the founding earl of Qige of Great Shu, the governor of Dingmo Army...Ni Hongyan, nice to meet you, sir!"

'Master Ni Hongyan...'

Li Zhouwei had heard of him. Ni had always been the right-hand man of Jianmen, managing Shu for Jianmen. This Taoist Master Hongyan had achieved supernatural powers for quite some time and had always been a loyal supporter of the Sun Sect.

However, given the general trend of the times, he naturally surrendered to the Shu Kingdom. It seems that the official position he got was not small, but he was sent to Gu Yan.

He nodded slightly and replied:

"The King of Wei of the Song Dynasty, Minghuang."

Master Hongyan was a little embarrassed and forced a smile.
"So it's the King of Wei... The King of Wei has come over the mountains and led his troops here. Is there something important to discuss?"

This made the young man smile, and he put his hands behind his back and asked:

"The people in the temple belong to me on the lake, but I am the one who has to raise an army here?"

Master Hongyan took a step back, raised his eyebrows and wanted to say something, but was afraid of being so close to Li Zhouwei and it would be difficult to respond, so he whispered:
"Let me report to the general."

But before he could turn around, another man came riding on the wind, raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes, wearing a dazzling silver armor, looking majestic. He stopped beside him and frowned and said:
"Why is the governor hesitating?"

Li Zhouwei looked at him coldly, but he didn't expect the man to look up at him as well. He refused to give in at all, stared at him straight, and actually said:

"Who is this person?"

This made Master Hongyan feel awkward. He took another step forward and did not answer him. Instead, he looked at Li Zhouwei and said in a gentle tone:
"King Wei... this is the Xuanwu Lingyi meritorious official... Lord Li Muyan..."

Li Zhouwei did not comment and was too lazy to give Li Muyan any attention. It had not been long since this man had acquired his supernatural powers. He just didn't know what blessing he had received, but he looked quite capable and had some magical powers revealed.

What caught his attention even more was the silver-glittering carriage in the distance, and there must be another person:
"I don't know... is it the Emperor of Shu or someone else."

There is still no news about the Jinyu Sect. If nothing unexpected happens, Jinyu should work together with Changhuai. One is the Jinyi Sect and the other is the Changhuai Immortal Mountain. Their strength is extremely terrifying.

Li Zhouda in the back was a little surprised, his eyes turned a little colder:

'Tanshan Lee's...'

Li Muyan didn't know who Li Zhouwei was? He just said with a cold face:

"King of Wei? I was ordered by the general to conquer Xiping Mountain and return. I don't know what King of Wei is."

As soon as these words came out, Li Zhouwei raised his eyebrows and looked at him with his golden eyes.

Xiping Mountain is a spiritless mountain that separates the two places. It is steep and towering into the clouds. Even cultivators with lower cultivation bases cannot climb over it. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It does not require too many cultivators to guard this place. One high-level cultivator can defend it with a formation... Once others are allowed to go there, they will be in a high position and unable to overcome the danger, which is enough to make people on the lake unable to sleep or eat.

It is hard to say whether Shu Kingdom is determined to obtain Xiping Mountain, but Wangyue Lake will never lose Xiping Mountain!

Master Hongyan's expression changed slightly, and he sighed in his heart:
"I really want to fight..."

But since Li Muyan had spoken, Master Hongyan had nothing to say. He stepped back quietly and stopped behind Li Muyan.

The young man with golden eyes sneered and suddenly spoke, blocking Li Muyan's words back in his chest:
"Li Muyan... The Li family of Tanshan doesn't know the King of Wei, but can they know the Emperor of Wei?"

Li Muyan had never expected him to answer like this, his face changed drastically, and he said in a cold voice:

"What are you talking about! I am from the Tanshan Li family, and I am from the south of the Yangtze River. I have nothing to do with the north! How can you say that I am the Emperor of Wei?"

But when he blinked, the young man in front of him disappeared!

Master Hongyan's face changed drastically, and a glow condensed in an instant. He felt the scorching light of the sky blowing in his face. Li Zhouwei appeared in the air, holding one hand forward, and squeezed out a bit of golden light. When he swung it, it extended to both ends like water. It turned out to be a crescent-shaped halberd. The halberd tip with a cold light suddenly jumped out and stabbed like a blade.

Its voice is like thunder, cold and majestic:

"I want to cover it up!"

Li Muyan gritted his teeth, his silver armor shining, his supernatural powers gathered, and lightning flashed from between heaven and earth in an instant, all of which were added to his silver armor. A golden light shone between his eyebrows, illuminating a piece of golden light.

Li Zhouwei's long spear smashed down like a mountain, but it was also agile and elusive. He actually found a gap in the golden light of thunder and stabbed straight down, with a flash of contempt between his brows.

"Boom!"

The golden light of thunder poured down, but a brown, yellow and emerald green umbrella jumped out, spun and opened, blooming a brown and yellow color, covering the golden light tightly without letting any light leak out!
【Hundred-roofed Black Stone Umbrella】, Wu Earth corresponds to thunder.

His lightning was easily blocked, but the surging halberd tip could not be ignored. Li Muyan opened his mouth slightly and shouted:
"Bah!"

In an instant, a silver lightning flashed out, exploded around his body, and transformed into layers of silver chains that hooked onto the halberd one by one, causing it to suddenly stagnate.

At the same time, Zhenren Hongyan at the side sacrificed the spiritual weapon in his hand. The boiling misty flames meandered up along his arm and turned into a spiritual flame spear. It flew out of his hand and stabbed towards Li Zhouwei's face!
Seeing this, Li Muyan just smiled coldly, but the long spear turned slightly in the rolling lightning, exploding with a bright golden light, which made him pause slightly and almost allowed Dasheng to escape directly.

Li Muyan immediately became alert:
"Master Hongyan has been cultivating his magical powers for many years, and has mastered two magical powers to perfection. Although I have only recently cultivated my magical powers, I have the blessing of the light of martial arts, so I am not weak. However, I have a bad fate, so I still need to be careful."

As a result, his magical powers became more and more powerful, and he tried his best to lock on, but he saw Li Zhouwei holding the halberd in one hand, strolling leisurely, without even giving them a glance, and with the other hand he gently raised, ten purple-white thunders came down from the sky and landed on the Lingyan spear.

"Boom!"

Black smoke billowed up, and a purple-gold lightning mace emerged from the vortex of dark clouds in the sky, shining brightly and moving Li Muyan:
"Sure enough, this is a good treasure... It's in Chen Mingyang's hands! But it's far from enough... Qing is watching from behind, so we need to force him to show his real skills!"

He gritted his teeth and sneered:

"How dare you mention the Emperor of Wei? You are such an ignorant youngster, how dare you hope that I, Tan Shan, and you, Wei Nie, are from the same clan!"

This sentence was like thunder. The first person to be moved was Master Hongyan. He was shocked and silently gasped. He felt a jolt in his heart:
"…You dare to say anything…Do you really trust Qing so much! "

At this point, Li Zhouwei finally focused his attention on Li Muyan's face again, and he looked at her coldly with a hint of disdain:
"I will grant you your wish."

In just a moment, the golden-eyed young man frowned, and an overwhelming force broke through his magical power, exploding into a piece of silver debris. Li Muyan staggered forward, his magical power lost balance, but he heard a vague explosion sound beside his ears.

"clang!"

In an instant, he felt dazzled, golden light flashed in front of his eyes, and his ears were buzzing. All the scenery in front of him turned into countless fragments of blue, white, purple and yellow. Only the noise in his ears and the wetness and coldness in his nose were left.

'...'

His consciousness was blurred for a moment, as if he suddenly climbed out of the abyss, and quickly recovered from the haze to clarity. With a start, all the colors in front of his eyes finally returned to normal!
But the rolling thunderclouds in the sky and the immortal Hongyan beside him were no longer visible. On the top of the sky was the bright Tianmen as bright as a mountain. As far as the eye could see was the endless black and gold color, with only a little light.

It was Li Zhouwei with a cold expression.

The young man in front of me seemed far away in the horizon, yet seemed right in front of me.

In just a moment, he saw clearly what the endless darkness that enveloped him was... It was not some magical weapon, nor was it some spiritual formation or spiritual gauze, but dense, endless dark golden light.

【Emperor Qi Guang】.

This torrent of magical power poured down, and he was like a small boat, struggling and unable to move. At the same time, a bright, mountain-like long axe slowly fell from the sky, bringing a terrifying breath that suffocated him.

'Huayang Wangyue!'

Li Muyan no longer cared about his dignity, his eyes were bloodshot:
"General!"

"Boom!"

The wind and rain outside suddenly stopped, and the gray air on the sky dropped like lightning. A big hand came down, as if it had been accumulating strength for a long time. It roughly swept away the [Emperor Qi Light] on the outside and held it tightly!

At the same time, cold shouts rang out in the sky:

"Li Zhouwei!"

"Boom!!"

Huayang Wangyue seemed to have hit something indestructible. A piece of golden dust exploded on the tip of the halberd and fell like rain. A gray gem jumped out of the air in a panic, but it was difficult to control its body shape. It fell on the ground with a loud bang like a meteorite falling from the sky!

After being hit by Huayang King's Axe, Li Muyan was on the verge of life and death. If he survived, he would have to hide and heal his wounds for more than ten years. Now that he was protected, he was still frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. While the [Emperor Qi Light] was smashed to pieces, he took off the flowing light on his body and raised his eyebrows to escape.

But the young man in black had disappeared.

The gray air between heaven and earth suddenly condensed, revealing a young man with delicate eyebrows and eyes. He was dressed in a simple Taoist robe, but his face was extremely ugly. One hand was hidden behind his back in pain, and the other hand was gently clenched in the air.

"Clang!"

There was a buzzing in everyone's ears. The western army was staggering in chaos, but a golden bracelet flashed slightly in the air and disappeared again.

But at this moment, the bright halberd tip had already appeared in the reflection of Li Muyan's pupil on the other side. All his magical powers gathered on his body, and at the same time, he aroused his true energy and exhaled a stream of white air from his nose:

"Edict!"

But the opponent's spiritual weapon came too fast!
"Oh!"

The gray bead had just fallen when Li Muyan was caught off guard and hit by the full-strength halberd. Before the white gas could condense, he was suddenly defeated. The whole person followed closely and fell from the sky like a meteorite, smashing into the western battle formation with a loud bang, exploding with lightning and fire, mountains collapsing and the earth cracking, and the rain stopped!
The young man who walked out of the gray gas had an extremely ugly expression on his face. He looked at Li Zhouwei coldly, took a step forward, stirring up the gray gas like a mountain.

There was a brief standoff in the sky, and then the silver-armored general crawled out from the crowd. He coughed repeatedly and spat out black blood with purple flames. Before he could stand still, his face changed horribly.

Almost at the same time, the young man who was confronting Li Zhouwei was shocked and angry. He suddenly stood up and shouted:
"The King of Wei has such a bad temper!"

"Qiang!"

It was not Li Zhouwei who answered him, but a shocking clanging sound, and something suddenly emerged from the void in front of Li Muyan.

It turned out to be a golden spear about ten feet long, golden all over, with no lines or undulations!
[The Light Camp is united in attack]!
This item was obtained by Li Zhouwei from the cave, and has never been used. However, it was made of "Xiao Jin". It has no cause and no effect, is free and unfettered, difficult to detect, and difficult to calculate!

"puff!"

This golden light had been waiting for a long time, and it flashed for an instant like thunder, piercing through Li Muyan's chest and disappeared, making him groan, retreat a few steps, and vomit blood again. The gray air in the sky was already angry and roared like thunder!
"Li Zhouwei!"

This spear did not pierce him, but it was as if it had pierced him, and it simply pierced his face. Qingji Fang was a noble descendant of an immortal sect, and he thought he was nobler than anyone he met in the world. How could he have suffered such a loss!

Suddenly, he was furious, and the gray air covered the sky. Qingji sneered:
"Good...good King Wei...how dare you not give me Chang Huai face...just wait and see who will embarrass you!"

The gray bead instantly jumped up from the ground and fell into his hand. The surging gray gas boiled and rolled, rippling around Li Zhouwei's body. Li Zhouwei's expression was a little strange, and he silently looked at the hand that was always hidden behind his back:
'As expected of the son of the Great Master Chang Huai, he rashly used his magical body to receive a beam of [Split Light] from the Huayang King's Axe. Even though his body is strong, his magical power is superb, and he has been preparing for a long time... four of his fingers would still have to be broken... and he didn't say a word!'

Seeing him staring at the hand behind him, Qingji Fang suddenly understood, as if he had suffered a great humiliation, which was simply adding fuel to the fire. Unfortunately, the four fingers were only connected by a little skin and flesh, and the strong Mingyang magical power was still spreading at the wound. For a moment, he really didn't dare to take it out, which made him grit his teeth:

"Li Muyan, Ni Xuguang... one was pretending to be serious and underestimated the enemy, and the other was sneaky and stupid... I was stunned by the other party's spiritual treasure. If one of them was a normal purple mansion, I would not have to take this axe head-on!"

He Qingji Fang has advanced skills, noble birth, and many treasures. No matter how he fights, he can't let such a heavy spiritual weapon cut him! He thinks he has countless ways to hurt Li Zhouwei here, but he has to suffer this kind of loss!

"Li Zhouwei...just laugh...when you suffer a loss in the north, I'll see who in Wangyue Lake will be able to laugh!"

Main characters in this chapter
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Li Zhouwei [Early Purple Mansion] [King of Wei]

Hong○Yan【Early Purple Mansion】【Dingmo Army Jiedu】

Li Muyan [Early Purple Mansion] [Xuanwu Lingyi Meritorious Official]

Qingji Fang [Middle Period of Zifu] [Long-term Daoist tradition]