This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 593 Awe-inspiring and unyielding, avoid my sharp edge.

"They captured six cities, and didn't kill a single person?"

"It's not that they didn't kill anyone, but they killed some people who dared to resist. They didn't indiscriminately kill the people in the city."

"Heh, Zuo Jun wouldn't make such a choice; it must be the idea of ​​that Marquis of Jing'an."

Inside the main hall, Qilian Guanshi sat high on his divine throne and sneered.

"Your Majesty, then what about us?"

The temple shaman who came to report looked at the Great Man on the throne, awaiting further instructions.

"Have all the people from the six cities stayed?"

"Almost none of them left."

"Is the Great Blue Dynasty making any other moves?"

"Not yet."

"Just send people to keep an eye on what's happening in these six cities."

"Yes."

After the temple shaman left, Qilian Guanshi gazed intently ahead.

In his original plan, he abandoned the six major cities and was prepared to have all the people in the six cities slaughtered by the White Flame Army!

Firstly, it is simply unrealistic to relocate or disperse all the people in the six major cities in a short period of time.

Secondly, Qilian Guanshi was certain that the vast majority of the people in the city would not leave, and given Zuo Jun's temperament and style of leading troops, he would most likely choose to slaughter all six cities!

In this way, his faith power will indeed be affected to some extent, but he can also take the opportunity to transfer all his sins and hatred to the White Flame Army and the Great Blue Dynasty.

The quickest and most effective way to cover up a major incident is to immediately create an even bigger one to attract public attention.

The sin of abandoning the six cities is far less horrifying than the massacre of the six cities!

More than 80% of the population in the grasslands live outside of cities.

Wherever grassland people gather, there will inevitably be priests of the Manyuan religion.

Therefore, Qilian Guanshi can easily control public opinion and spread the information he wants to spread.

As long as the believers' attention is diverted to the enemy, their anger and hatred are ignited, the negative impact of abandoning the six cities can be easily eliminated.

How easily the ignorant masses can be fooled!

Qilian Guanshi was not worried at all that his faith would be shaken.

In his view, all living beings on this vast grassland were nothing more than sheep he was herding in the human world.

Wherever his shepherd points, the flock will follow.

It's that simple.

If Qilian Guanshi had not become a top-tier expert, the massacre in the six cities might have deterred many people and made them consider surrendering.

But with this top-tier powerhouse still alive, the massacre in the six cities will only make the remaining people more determined to follow him, hoping that he can lead them to stop the enemy's slaughter.

However, the anticipated massacre did not occur.

Qi Lian Guanshi did not believe that Li Fei had completely seen through his plan.

It's simply because Li Fei is more foolish than he imagined!
"That's fine too."

Qilian Guanshi murmured, "Those who are burdened by sentimentality will ultimately be defeated by sentimentality!"

Inside the main hall, a ghostly blue light appeared, and a chilling aura surged in from all directions, as if to freeze the entire hall.

Once the formation was activated, the main hall was completely isolated from the outside world.

wow——

A river of the underworld flowed from the void, carrying countless ghosts and their piercing wails!
This is the Styx River of the Styx Ancestor.

In the end, the River Styx fell into the hands of Qilian Guanshi!
Qilian Guanshi unleashed his natal magic weapon, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Prayer Wheel. The white prayer wheel appeared above the River Styx, and a vast power of reincarnation surged forth from it, flowing into the River Styx.

One after another, the spirits were swept over by the power of reincarnation and pulled into the cycle of reincarnation.

"Styx, things have come to this, why resist stubbornly?"

Qi Lian Guanshi's chilling voice echoed in the main hall.

Deep within the River Styx, a ghostly figure, seemingly tangible, sits residing there.

This man had disheveled hair, an old face, and a fierce expression; he was none other than the Styx Ancestor!

"Qilian Guanshi! Even if I am reduced to ashes, I will make sure you suffer!"

The venomous voice of the Styx Ancestor boomed from the Styx River.

In that battle, Qilian Guanshi, with a calculated attack, led Tuoba Shanhai, two temple shamans, and the Grandmaster Divine Eagle King to join forces.

First, they sealed off the space with a large formation to prevent the Styx Ancestor from escaping from the void. Then, they joined forces with two princes and two honorary dukes from the Western Continent to target the Styx Ancestor.

Even excluding Qilian Guanshi, the remaining people combined are enough to rival top-tier experts.

With the addition of Qilian Guanshi, a top-tier expert who excels at commanding the power of others for combined attacks, the advantage becomes even greater.

And the most crucial point is that the Dao principles of Qilian Guanshi and Styx Ancestor can complement each other and also restrain each other!
If it were another top-tier expert lying in ambush, even the weakest demon, Qilian Guanshi wouldn't be entirely confident of successfully taking them down.

After all, top-tier experts are too difficult to kill.

However, his and Styx Ancestor's Dao principles restrained each other, so their contest became simply a matter of who was stronger.

Qilian Guanshi had two princes, three peak Dao Realm cultivators, two top-tier True Persons, and one Divine Evolution Realm Grandmaster helping him, plus his expertise in commanding others to form a combined attack.

They had an absolute advantage in strength!

Therefore, Styx Ancestor was defeated by him without any suspense, and his physical body was destroyed!
However, the difficulty of killing top-tier experts is also evident—

Li Ming can reincarnate again and again, while the Styx Ancestor is a lingering ghost.

When his physical body was destroyed, he immediately used the power of the Dao to combine his true soul with the true spirit in his natal magic weapon, refining it into a Yin spirit, which he then used to guard the River Styx.

This method is similar to how powerful practitioners of magic entrust their true soul to a magical artifact to 'extend their life' after death.

However, due to the special nature of the Styx Ancestor's natal magic weapon and Dao principles, he will not fall in realm in a short period of time.

However, this move also completely severed his path to enlightenment, and his cultivation level would inevitably decline sooner or later.

However, Styx Ancestor's actions greatly delayed the time for Qilian Guanshi to complete the Dao principles.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation Prayer Wheel is placed on the River Styx to 'purify' the spirits within it with the power of reincarnation, eliminating their karma and allowing them to be completely liberated and enter the cycle of reincarnation, thereby enhancing the power of reincarnation.

Once all the wandering souls have been 'cleansed', Qilian Guanshi will pull the entire River Styx into the cycle of reincarnation, adding a 'River of Oblivion' to his 'underworld,' thus making it more complete.

With this, his Dao principles were complete.

“If you are willing to let go, I can allow your spirit to retain self-awareness, so that you can witness in the future how I stepped up to the top step by step.”

Qilian Guanshi said, "When I truly stand at the pinnacle of this world, perhaps I can give you a chance to be reborn."

"Hahahaha-"

The Styx Ancestor laughed loudly, "Qilian Guanshi, although I have fallen into your hands, these tricks you are playing are ones I have long since mastered! Do you think I would be fooled by your few words?"

"..."

Qilian Guanshi remained silent.

Although the Styx Ancestor was defeated by him, it was only by a single move; he did not expect the Styx Ancestor to be so skilled in dealing with spirits.

This does not mean that the Styx Ancestor is easy to deal with.

Both are cunning foxes, so who can truly deceive whom?
If the roles were reversed, the Styx Ancestor would never leave any possibility for his enemies, so he would never believe Qilian Guanshi's nonsense about retaining his self-awareness!
Seeing that he could not persuade the Styx Ancestor, Qilian Guanshi stopped wasting words and silently urged the Six Paths of Reincarnation Prayer Wheel to continuously cleanse the Yin Souls.

Time was on his side.

As time goes by, the Styx Ancestor will become weaker and weaker, while his power of reincarnation will become stronger and stronger. He will succeed sooner or later.

But he might not have enough time, because Bai Yanjun and Li Fei are on their way!

The reason for abandoning the six major cities was to buy themselves time.

He told the patriarchs of those powerful families that Tuoba Shanhai was about to break through his cultivation level, and that he possessed a secret method to help Tuoba Shanhai achieve this breakthrough—

Of course it's a lie. Li Ming's death would indeed make breaking through to Martial Saint less difficult.

But only one Martial Saint died, not four.

Moreover, Tuoba Shanhai follows the military strategy. The grassland royal court couldn't even break through the eastern border defense line of the Great Blue Dynasty, and now it has been counterattacked. What gives Tuoba Shanhai the confidence to break through the border?
Qilian Guanshi simply didn't want anyone to know that he was currently at the most critical moment, and he wanted to completely eliminate any potential risks, even if they were to arise internally.

So they simply threw Tuoba Shanhai out to 'take the bullet'.

In order to help Tuoba Shanhai break through the realm, he had to give up six major cities.

Those powerful families harbor resentment; let them blame Tuoba Shanhai.

Even if this 'truth' is revealed in the future, Da Man's image will remain lofty and will not affect the people of the grasslands' worship of him.

However, Qilian Guanshi wasn't entirely deceiving people.

Once he refines the Yin Soul of the Styx Ancestor and then swallows the Dao Principles of the other party, his personal combat power will definitely be stronger than when he and the Styx Ancestor join forces!

Doesn't this mean that the grassland has gained another top spot?

At that time, he will lead the grasslands to counterattack and take back what they have lost twice as much. Tuoba Shanhai will also be able to take the opportunity to conquer cities and territories, accumulate his own 'momentum' on the battlefield, and increase his chances of breaking through!
Tuoba Shanhai was loyal to him because he firmly believed that only Qilian Guanshi could lead the grasslands into the Central Plains.

Only by following him will Tuoba Shanhai have the opportunity to lead his troops to defeat the Great Blue Dynasty and break through to sainthood with the power of military strategy!
Inside the main hall, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Prayer Wheel, suspended above, illuminates its six sides in sequence, symbolizing the six realms of existence.

Six powerful Yin spirits emerged from it—

Prince Logan, tall and blood-red, looked like a demon!
Prince Elmer, with his blond hair, was like a blazing sun in the sky!
Prince Zor, towering like a mountain, wielding a two-handed greatsword!

The remaining three ghostly spirits were three honorary dukes from the Western Continent.

In the battle to besiege the Styx Ancestor, the powerful figures of the Western Continent were first ambushed by the Styx Ancestor, and then had to 'lend' their power to Qilian Guanshi in order to save their lives.

After Qilian Guanshi successfully defeated and suppressed the Styx Ancestor, he turned around and attacked these powerful figures in the Western Continent!
These powerful figures from the Western Continent were certainly on guard, but they were targeted by two peak experts one after another, which greatly depleted their resources. Furthermore, the surrounding space was sealed off by a large formation, so they had no way to escape.

Thus, although these powerful figures from the Western Continent escaped the fate of being refined into ghosts by the Styx Ancestor, they ultimately could not escape the fate of being refined into ghosts by Qilian Guanshi.
While the spirits of the dead cannot possess the fighting power they had in life, they can enhance the power of Qilian Guanshi's Dao principles.

With the appearance of six powerful Yin spirits, the pressure on the Styx Ancestor under the rule of the [Reincarnation] principle increased even further.

He glanced at the six ghostly figures from the Western Continent and cursed in a vicious voice:
"What a useless piece of trash!"

The Western Continent secretly dispatched three princes and four honorary dukes, a force sufficient to contend with the pinnacle. Theoretically, they should be safe in the Eastern Continent.

Unfortunately, Li Feiqiang killed a prince and a duke.

Then they were ambushed by two top-tier experts who showed no martial ethics, ultimately resulting in their complete annihilation.

In the eyes of the Styx Ancestor, these people from the Western Continent thought they could control the world's affairs and were jumping around behind the scenes.

However, without a top-tier expert in charge, the Western Continent is destined to be at a disadvantage if it wants to participate in the 'high-level game'!

"Once you are refined, the position of 'Celestial God Path' will be changed."

Qilian Guanshi's voice rang out.

His [Reincarnation] principle only allows him to possess six Yin Souls, so naturally he must choose the six most powerful Yin Souls.

Three peak-level experts at the Dao Establishment Realm, and three prince-level experts.

This configuration is undoubtedly very powerful!
Next, he will replace the weakest soul with the soul of the Styx Ancestor.

At that time, possessing a top-tier Yin spirit will significantly enhance the Dao of Reincarnation!
Once the Dao principles are complete, coupled with such a luxurious Yin Soul configuration, Qilian Guanshi is confident that he can rival a powerhouse of the level of Zhenhe Tianwang!
"Once I replace all six Yin Souls with top-tier ones, Lin Tianyi will be no match for me!"

This was Qilian Guanshi's ambition.

From a top-tier master who hasn't yet reached the pinnacle, to now being able to aspire to the position of the world's number one.

Qilian Guanshi's series of plans can indeed be described as ambitious and far-reaching!

Outside Mingdu City.

Ten thousand White Flame Army soldiers stood in a line a kilometer away.

Li Fei stood beside Zuo Jun, looking at the distant Mingdu City.

In terms of area, this so-called royal city is less than one-tenth the size of Lanling City.

It's roughly the same size as the imperial city of Lanling City.

Of course, small has its advantages too—

The city's defensive formation can hold out.

If it were truly on the scale of Lanling City, even with the national strength of the Great Lan Dynasty, it would be impossible to set up such a large-scale top-tier city-protecting formation.

It's like stretching a piece of iron into a sheet of iron, making it very thin; naturally, its defensive capabilities decrease.

Before Bai Yanjun and Li Fei arrived, the grand formation of Mingdu City had already been activated.

One hundred and eight white pagodas float above the city.

This grand formation is very similar to the White Pagoda Wish-Fulfilling and Evil-Suppressing Formation that trapped Li Fei before; it is the 'mother' of the White Pagoda Wish-Fulfilling and Evil-Suppressing Formation.

White Pagoda's Wish-Fulfilling Treasure Vase Blessing Array!

It gathers energy, combining prayer and protection.

In Li Fei's perception, the primordial energy of heaven and earth within a radius of one thousand meters had transformed into a giant hourglass, and Mingdu was the very center and lowest point of the hourglass.

The vast primordial energy of heaven and earth, like quicksand, kept 'sinking' into the city of Mingdu!

With such a terrifying ability to absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth, it is conceivable that if this great formation were used for full-scale defense, it would be able to last for a very long time.

"No matter how hard a tortoise shell is, it is still just a tortoise shell."

Zuo Jun was also examining the large formation before him; this was the first time he had ever been so close to the royal city of the grasslands.

It was also the first time he led his army straight into the heart of the grasslands, bringing his troops to the city gates!
Zuo Jun held the royal city formation on the grassland in utter disdain.

Having witnessed the Great Blue Dynasty's Xuanqiong Yuji True Dragon Formation, Li Fei understood why Zuo Jun was so disdainful.

When the Great Ancestor of Great Lan established the nation, how spirited and ambitious he was!
Given the opponent's domineering aura, the grand formation built in the palace would certainly not be used entirely for defense.

The most powerful aspect of the Xuanqiong Yuji Zhenlong Grand Array, in the eyes of a soldier like Zuo Jun, is not that it can make an ordinary person rival the best, but that it can remotely enhance the nation's fortune, thus enabling victory from a thousand miles away!

Therefore, the great formation at the very core of the Great Blue Dynasty is completely different in function from the great formations at the core of other countries.

Zuo Jun naturally looked down on the White Pagoda's Wish-Fulfilling Vase Blessing Array before him.

Without any initiative, they can only passively wait for others to attack them.

It's just a tortoise shell.

"Let me tap on this tortoise shell first."

Li Fei said softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot.

The next second, he appeared in the sky above Mingdu, with 108 white pagodas beneath his feet.

The closer you are, the clearer you can see.

In the large formation below, besides the white pagoda, there are also celestial dragons, white elephants, and peacocks.
The air was filled with the sounds of chanting, and a sense of peace and contentment permeated the space.

Li Fei simply stomped his foot down—

Space collapsed downwards, and a sliver of brilliant light encompassed everything, with scenes of the six realms of reincarnation flashing within it, before finally crashing into the great formation.

Boom! ! ! !
Heaven and earth resonated, and thunder roared.

More than thirty white pagodas were reduced to dust in an instant!
"Qilian Guanshi—"

Taking advantage of a crack in the great formation, Li Fei's voice slipped in and resounded throughout the entire city:

"Do you dare to leave the city and fight me?!"

The city was silent; there was no response.

Boom! ! !

Li Fei stomped his foot on the great formation again, and the sound came through once more:
"What, the newly crowned champion of the Grasslands, you want to avoid my sharp edge?"

The city remained silent.

(End of this chapter)