Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1042 Military Disaster
The sky was filled with clouds, Buddhist chants were flowing, colorful lotuses were blooming, and rays of light were interweaving. A huge golden body was moving vaguely in the clouds, casting a huge shadow.

The rolling gale swept through, the magic wind stumbled in the air, the man in blue had a golden spear in his chest, rising and falling in the air, the magician behind him was catching up quickly, and wild laughter resounded.

The man coughed up blood and felt a chill in his heart:
"Not only at the ferry, but also on the shore, there are Buddhist monks everywhere..."

Chen Yinxi was ordered to guard the river bank with Li Minggong, but the number of mages heading south was so large that it was difficult to resist... Who knew that a team of Zhao troops suddenly broke in halfway!
These Zhao troops were dressed in iron armor, had the style of the desert, were extremely powerful, most of them were practicing Qigong, and were led by the foundation-building masters. They deliberately bypassed the places where Li Minggong and Ding Weiceng were stationed, and broke through from the side - they even sacrificed a talisman to break the formation!
The ferry crossings on both sides had few guards to begin with, and they were immediately breached thanks to the help of the foundation-building troops. Seeing that all the ferry crossings on the left and right had been breached, Li Minggong felt something was wrong and ordered his troops to abandon their positions and retreat.

Chen Jinxi was not stupid, in fact he was very smart. He understood that the strength between the North and the South was not equal. He fled all the way and was on guard everywhere. However, he never expected that during the process of retreating, a golden body would fall from the sky!
This golden body means nothing to the magical power, but it is like a mountain when it smashes to the ground and can kill people. Chen Xixi narrowly escaped from under the golden body, and the vague connection with the white ape was immediately broken. He lost sight of Li Minggong and was chased all the way to the west!

It wasn't long before Chen Yinxi broke through the foundation building stage, not to mention that he had been spotted by several mages? In just a few dozen miles, several gold items had fallen on him. Blood was gushing out of his mouth desperately, and he looked up in despair:

"Where did the cultivators retreat to... maybe they fought on the lake..."

There were countless sounds of killing under his feet, and the golden soldiers' spiritual irons collided with each other, and blood and flesh flew everywhere where they intersected. Just when Chen Jinxi was in despair, his eyes suddenly lit up. Looking from afar, he saw a man in bronze armor standing in a pool of blood, holding an axe in each hand. The blade was stained with blood and a thick lightning flashed.

'Li Zhouda!'

Even though this hot-tempered Li family descendant Zhi Qingdu had offended many outsiders and made the Chen family bow their heads many times, Chen Jinxi couldn't help but burst into tears the moment he saw him:
"Finally I saw him! He has a lot of treasures! He can definitely save my life!"

"Buzz!"

The Blood Escape Technique quickly consumed his blood and energy. Chen Yinxi felt dizzy and could hardly take his last breath. He slowly took in the situation and his heart skipped a beat.

There was a golden hook on each side of Li Zhouda, which was stuck into the long axe and locked his weapon. It was connected by a thick chain and was held in the hands of the mages on both sides. The man didn't care. The bronze bell above his head was suspended, and the lightning kept responding, as if he was on guard against something. His muscles contracted, and the arrow that pierced his chest was ejected, and he glanced fiercely at the front.

Li Zhouda always serves as the vanguard in battle, and he suffers quite a lot of injuries of this kind, which also makes him have superb fighting skills and a powerful body. He just raises the long axe high, causing the mages on both sides to stagger, and then chops down from the air!

"Boom!"

The rolling thunder suddenly exploded, but Chen Jinxi had no time to rejoice. Feeling the chill gradually approaching from behind, he was horrified:

"Sir, save me!"

The sudden sound made Li Zhouda look up. The violent man looked at him with a look of horror and uneasiness.

Without even a second thought, the man roared and jumped high in an instant. The thunder bell on his head suddenly moved without hesitation, intending to protect Chen Yinxi who was rushing over!

"Om..."

But he was a beat too late. The moment Chen Yinxi finished speaking, a man appeared in front of him. He was wearing silver-white armor, holding a bloody axe in his hand, and staring at him with interest.

"The peak of foundation building..."

The next moment, the bloody axe had fallen on Chen Jinxi's face. The face, which was 70% similar to Chen Yang, was filled with distorted fear. His skull opened and the white brain spurted out due to the thick sunlight. The harsh friction sound and the sound of splashing water rang out instantly!

"Eh!"

Half of Chen Yinxi's tongue let out a miserable howl, and his left hand hurriedly pulled the right half of his body, but a strong light yellow light burst out from the neat cross-section of his body.

"Wow!"

The rolling black blood splashed down, covering Li Zhouda's head and face. The man coughed twice and was pinned back to the ground by the gold object on the other side. He resisted the urge to fall down, spit out the blood, and wiped his breastplate with his hand.

In the blood-soaked palm were two white, broken teeth, which were slowly turning gray, apparently rapidly transforming into river stone over time.

Li Zhouda stared blankly. Even though he had no friendship with Chen Jinxi, his eyes were bloodshot at this moment. He heard a cold shout in his ear:
"My Lord, it's time to go!"

The light of Kanshui shot up into the sky, and the tattered robes were shattered into gray wind in the air, suddenly becoming bright, illuminating Li Jiangxia's face not far away. This young man was tall and stood majestically among the group of cultivators. He was covered in blood and had a gloomy expression. He threw away the head in his hand.

Obviously he was here to pick him up.

The bald head rolled to the ground, its eyes still open, looking at him greedily. Li Zhouda finally loosened the double axes in his hands, threw out a talisman, and flew up on the wind.

Li Jiangxia supported Li Zhouda and looked at him coldly. The monk Gongsun holding the axe ignored the talisman in the air and looked at his companion, pointing at the brains on the ground to show off.

Li Zhouda coughed up blood again without saying a word. Li Jiangxia turned around and a group of monks came over to respond:
"Uncle... take the medicine quickly!"

The two men fell back into the formation, and Li Jiangxia let go of the man's hand. The woman next to her immediately lifted her cloak and covered Li Jiangxia with it.

Although Li Jiangxia had no children and no woman he liked to marry, there were many female relatives in his mansion, and they came up to him and looked at him with concern. Li Jiangxia waved his hands, his eyes always lingering on the high platform Lingbao in the sky.

At this point in the battle, rivers of blood flowed. Countless monks and magicians from the north had died here, and Li Jiangxia alone had killed three magicians. However, the Buddhist cultivators were fearless and the demon cultivators took advantage of every opportunity, and the situation gradually reversed.

The shadow of the golden figure in the sky was cast, and the jade ring in his sleeve dimmed and then became bright again. Li Jiangxia's heart sank:
"Only the west ferry guarded by Ding Keqing is still guarding... The formations at the other five ferry crossings have been broken, and Ding Keqing can no longer be left guarding... Once the rear is surrounded, it is very likely that we will be trapped inside..."

The young man raised his sleeve and knocked on the jade ring. The last bright spot dimmed, and soon there was a commotion in the west and the ground was shaking. It was obvious that Ding Weizheng was coming back to kill him.

The defense force on the lake has suffered heavy losses, and several ferry crossings have been lost. Demon cultivators have penetrated deep into several places along the entire river bank. Li Jiangxia estimated that... the situation was at its worst, and they had already killed their way through most of the northern bank.

"Father is trapped by the spiritual treasure again... If this battle cannot be ended for a long time... I am afraid that he will suffer..."

His heart was heavy, and the magic weapon in his hand emitted the light of the bright sun, forcing the mages to retreat. His golden eyes were cold and fierce, and a thought suddenly popped up in his mind:

"There is also a problem in the wilderness... Song Ting's troops may already be in Lixia..."

"Son!"

As he was thinking, a man came from the south riding on the wind. He landed in front of him with a serious face and lowered his eyebrows and said:

"Nantan Chen greets the young master..."

Nan Tanchen bowed and saluted. Although Li Jiangxia was not familiar with him, she knew that he was guarding the east bank, so she raised her eyebrows and said:
"How about the dense forest?!"

Nan Tanchen said hurriedly:
"Shi Xiu crossed the wilderness all the way to attack Li Xia. The pressure on the east coast is not much. While the young master is inquiring about the enemy situation, he asked us to rush to the riverside to provide assistance first!"

Li Jiangxia's heart secretly moved, knowing that his guess was almost right. He glanced at the people behind Nan Tanchen, and suddenly saw the young man looking around, frowned and said:

"Suining...what are you doing here!"

Li Suining just stepped out, looking solemn, and answered:

"There have been many demon cultivators escaping to the lake, and the elders know that the situation on the north shore is not good, so I received the order and prepared to go ashore with the other disciples to defend. I will report to the adults on his behalf."

Li Jiangxia choked for a moment and shook her head:
"It's not that serious... The most important thing is King Wei. I heard noises from the sky. Gongsun Bei is coming!"

Li Suining's face was calm as he looked at the huge spiritual weapon that blocked the sky. The rolling light of "Xiqi" was reflected in his eyes, and his heart was already boiling with anger.

"'Xiqi', it's him after all!"

"Gongsunbei...During the founding battle, this person should have been guarding Shanji. How could he be on the lake? And have you ever heard of any huge spiritual treasure that could suppress the sky?"

As the huge golden figure in the sky moved, the shadow enveloped the few people again. Li Suining felt a strong sense of foreboding in his heart:

'In the past, there was no such situation where the demon cultivators escaped to the lake. Although the river bank was in danger, they did not let these Buddhist cultivators cross the river. In other words... it was the Zhao army brought by Gongsun Bei that changed the situation on the lakeside.'

"How is it possible... Gongsunbei was ordered by Zhao Ting and Zhi Xuanxie... Why would it be changed overnight..."

Li Suining only changed the death of Ding Weizeng. No matter how hard he thought about it, he still had no idea how Gongsun Bei, a general of Zhao Ting with the magical power of Zifu and an important figure of Zhao State, could suddenly come to the lake!
His heart was cold and gloomy, but Li Jiangxia was also thinking, and said after a long time:

"Well... you go to the jungle for me! Guest Sun is trying to rescue Senior White Ape and can't spare any time. You can take my uncle back to recuperate!"

Li Jiangxia naturally knew Li Suining. The battlefield was changing rapidly, and even the foundation building could be damaged by the siege, not to mention the Qi training. How could he bear to let him come to the front? He casually pulled him over and said solemnly:
"The north bank is densely forested and has few fields. Even if the Buddhist cultivators plow through it a few times, the damage won't be great. Once the situation deteriorates, the low-level cultivators can still escape, but the low-level cultivators guarding the north bank will surely be wiped out. Whether it's in the dense forest or on the lake, we must not send more troops here!"

The cultivators had never thought that the situation would deteriorate to such an extent, and they were all stunned. However, Li Jiangxia was not affected at all, and said solemnly:
"The defense of the dense forest is the most important, and let him stay put. I just saw a great battle in the sky, and a Maha retreated from Lixia. It is very likely that the Song army has already reached Lixia. You should explain it to Li Jianglong - if you find an opportunity, you can boldly lead the troops out from the east coast and cut off the retreat of the Zhao army!"

Li Suining was shocked. He never thought that Li Jiangxia still had the ambition to make progress in such a disadvantageous situation. He looked at him blankly, but Li Jiangxia sneered and replied:
"Just tell me what I'm saying. Li Jianglong is useless, so you can't blame me."

Li Suining hurriedly returned the gift and helped Li Zhouda up. Only then did he realize that the man was covered in blood and wounds. Gleaming gold fragments could be seen on the broken hanger:

"...Uncle Zhou Da!"

Li Zhouda shook his head with a cold face. Li Suining's face was covered with sweat. He turned back and headed south in the magic wind of Nan Tanchen. His heart was pounding. The dense forest and mountain were right in front of him. Nan Tanchen landed hurriedly and saw a young man in black wandering in the mountains.

This man has handsome eyes, thin eyebrows, bright golden eyes, and first-class posture. He is none other than my fourth brother Li Suihuan.

If Li Suining had a bit of gloomy coldness, Li Suihuan fully interpreted the appearance of a direct descendant of Zifu, with bright golden eyes and brisk steps, and even though he was anxious, he still maintained a calm demeanor. He did not have the noble and arrogant air of ordinary people, but rather an ethereal aura of a descendant of magical powers.

Although this fourth brother is the eldest son of his second uncle Li Jianglong, his personality is more like that of his third uncle Li Jiangxia. He walked over generously, and although he did not speak, the solemnity in his lively eyes showed it all.

Before Li Suining could speak, he heard Li Sui hurriedly taking over Li Zhouda, and he took a breath and said in a low voice:

"Brother, you are too late. There is fighting going on in the south. The troops are defeated and retreating. Father has already led his men to fight!"

Li Suining's words were suddenly stuck in his throat. He paced anxiously in the mountains for two steps and felt his hands were wet. He just supported Li Zhouda, but his hands were covered in blood.

"You gentlemen are not ordinary people. As long as the King of Wei is fine, the current situation is not a big deal."

Li Zhouda's voice was hoarse and his beard was covered in blood, but he didn't bother to deal with it. Instead, he took a few steps forward and looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the attic.

This man was also wearing armor, with grey eyes, long eyebrows, and a pale face. It was obvious that he was seriously injured. It was Chen Yang.

Seeing him looking at him, Chen Yang could not pretend not to see it, and quickly stood up and said respectfully:

“I have seen…”

"Don't force it!"

Li Zhouda coughed, his eyes were complicated, but his tone was cold and disdainful:
"Chen Keqing has long disliked me, and to put it bluntly, you keep calling me more respectful than anyone else. Isn't that too hypocritical?"

Chen Yang had never seen such a scene before and was stunned for a moment. The man let out a panicked breath, and his clenched fist finally loosened, showing his bloody palm to Chen Yang.

Two broken teeth were placed in his broad palm.

"But your Jinxi...I was the one who failed to save him. I am sorry for you..."

Chen Yang frowned, narrowed his eyes, looked away slightly, stayed still for a moment, then looked back again, moved his lips, wanted to ask something but didn't, instead he took two steps back and sat down in the pavilion.

The head of the Chen family, who was always known for his deep scheming, thought for a moment and finally acted like a father. He frowned and said:
"only this?"

Li Zhouda stood there anxiously for a moment, and began to regret not putting it in the jade box. He said stiffly:

"only this."

Main characters in this chapter
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Li Zhouda's "Xuan Lei Bo" [Late Foundation Building]

Chen ○ Yang 『Jing Dragon King』【Late Foundation Building Stage】

Li Jiangxia's "Visiting the Heavenly Gate" [Late Foundation Building Stage]

Chen Jinxi "Jinglongwang" [Early Stage of Foundation Building]