Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 266 Arrival in Lijiang City

Zhu Ge leaped down from the treetop and landed on the ridge, his Purgatory Star Staff pointing diagonally at the ground.

The silver-red staff shimmered with light, and a faint rumbling sound echoed from it.

His tiger's mouth felt slightly numb, but after circulating his blood and qi for a week, the numbness and tingling disappeared without a trace.

"Brother Lei, shall we continue?"

"Attack! Why don't you attack!" Lei Zhen shouted, the dragon and tiger tattoos on his arms lit up with blue and white light, lightning crackled on his iron mace, and he pounced on Zhu Ge like a humanoid beast.

"Thunder shakes the heavens!"

The iron mace swung down with immense force.

Lightning condensed on the mace's body, forming a roaring thunder tiger that opened its blood-red maw and lunged at Zhu Ge.

This is Lei Zhen's true martial arts essence. Although it has not manifested as a phantom, it has already taken shape and is quite powerful.

"That's great!" Zhu Ge didn't back down, nor did he need to.

"The dawn is breaking!"

The silver-red light on the Purgatory Star Staff shone brightly as it slammed out, colliding head-on with Lei Hu.

"boom""

The shockwave swept across, uprooting trees within a radius of several dozen feet.

The ridge beneath their feet could not withstand the force and collapsed again, sending rocks flying like cannonballs.

The Thunder Tiger exploded, turning into specks of lightning that dissipated.

Zhu Ge was forced back several steps, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but the fighting spirit in his eyes intensified.

Lei Zhen was also badly injured; his iron mace was jolted high into the air, his tiger's mouth split open, and blood dripped down his wrist.

"You're injured," Zhu Ge said.

"You're injured too." Lei Zhen grinned, revealing teeth stained with blood. "But if you can hold on, so can I."

Again!

He charged again, wielding his iron mace with impenetrable force.

Each mace strike carried the roar of dragons and the howl of tigers; each blow was enough to split mountains and shatter rocks.

Zhu Ge neither dodged nor avoided the attack, meeting force with force, stick against mace.

The two attacks created shockwaves in the mountains and forests, sending sand and stones flying and dust filling the sky.

The mountains beneath our feet have been completely transformed; the ridges have fractured, the mountainside has collapsed, and rubble has rolled down, raising clouds of dust.

Liu Jianjian rode her horse far away, covering her ears with her hands and muttering, "These two are crazy."

Zhu Sisi peeked out from her shoulder, watching the two figures collide in the dust in the distance, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

The Annihilation True Lord poked his head out of the carriage, glanced at the battlefield in the distance, and then retreated back inside.

He continued to cover his head with the blanket, muttering, "Two brutes."

Fortunately, Ma Zhu was fast, and Zhu Ge also intentionally avoided him.

Otherwise, the carriage would probably be in trouble.

"clang-

""

After another collision, Lei Zhen's iron mace finally gave way and cracked open in the middle.

Lei Zhen was stunned. He looked down at the iron mace that had been with him for many years, and disbelief flashed in his eyes.

"Your weapon is worn out." Zhu Ge sheathed his staff and stood up, laughing, "Want to continue?"

Lei Zhen was silent for a moment, then put the iron mace back at his waist and grinned: "I'm not fighting anymore. The weapons are broken. If we continue, it would be cheating."

He patted Zhu Ge on the shoulder, the force of his palm making Zhu Ge's shoulder sink slightly. "Zhu Ge, I've decided to befriend you."

"If you have the chance in the future, come visit my Iron Arm Sect, and I'll treat you to drinks. Although our Iron Arm Sect is poor, we have plenty of wine."

It seems that Lei Zhen has his own power base.

"Okay." Zhu Ge did not refuse.

For a straightforward sect like the Iron Arm Sect, making friends is always better than making enemies.

"Let's go!" Lei Zhen waved his hand, and his burly figure disappeared into the woods, leaving only deep footprints on the ground and several cracked mountain peaks in the distance.

Liu Jianjian rode her horse over and looked Zhu Ge up and down. Seeing that his clothes were tattered but his expression was normal, she couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement: "Master, you are really amazing. That big guy was so fierce, but you were able to fight him to a draw."

Zhu Ge smiled but didn't answer. He put away the Purgatory Star Staff and returned to the carriage.

A draw?

In fact, both Lei Zhen and Zhu Ge knew that Lei Zhen had lost.

It's important to know that Zhu Ge barely used any power; he hadn't even used many of his techniques yet.

Lei Zhen, however, only had martial arts skills available to him.

Of course, in a sense, body-refining martial arts are more powerful than qi-refining martial arts, which is why Lei Zhen, who seems ordinary in every way, was able to be listed on the "National Ranking".

Unfortunately, Zhu Ge also practices body cultivation.

Even Zhu Ge, who is at the second level, has already reached the same level as Lei Zhen in terms of body refinement.

Therefore, if the fight continues, Lei Zhen will be the only one to lose.

Liu Jianjian seemed to be deep in thought, and continued to follow the carriage on her horse.

Ma Zhu snorted and muttered, "Luckily, Master ran fast, otherwise my legs would have gone weak if that big guy had smashed down with his mace."

"Your legs are naturally weak." Liu Jianjian rolled her eyes.

"Bullshit! My legs are rock hard!"

"Hard? Then why are you running?"

"That was a strategic retreat!"

"Pooh!"

The man and the horse bickered as the carriage continued its journey.

Zhu Ge sat cross-legged in the carriage, closed his eyes, and reviewed the battle that had just taken place.

Although Lei Zhen's martial arts essence did not manifest, it was condensed and formed, and its power was considerable.

His true meaning of dawn was ultimately somewhat diminished.

Otherwise, let alone using the Dawn's True Meaning, even using the same tearing power as the Xu Family Swallow Fist, Lei Zhen probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

However, Zhu Ge's martial arts prowess made him realize that he should no longer continue training in martial arts.

There is nowhere left to go.

It's time to train on other paths.

For example, the Dao of Immortal Arrays and the Dao of Witchcraft Gu!

"A formation," Zhu Ge thought to himself.

He activated the array stars in his dantian, and thirty-six array patterns slowly emerged around the carriage, forming a layer of pale silver light curtain.

The light screen is very thin, but extremely resilient.

If he were at the third realm, Lei Zhen's attack could shatter the rocks, but it might not be able to break through this light barrier.

However, setting up the formation takes time, and once the formation is set up, it cannot be moved.

"We still need to practice more." Zhu Ge put away the formation: "Once we have more formation stars, the speed of setting up formations will increase. As our strength increases, our formations will also become stronger."

Cultivate, fight, cultivate again, fight again.

This is his daily routine when he goes to Shengjing.

Outside the carriage, the sun was setting, and the sky was dyed orange-red.

In the distance, the outline of the next city appears and disappears in the twilight.

Have we reached the nearest city?

We sing our blessings while gazing into the distance, and then look back.

We've already traveled some distance out of Honghe Prefecture, and should now be near Dali Prefecture.

"We'll stay there tonight," Zhu Ge said, pointing to the city.

If I'm not mistaken, that should be Lijiang City.

"Very good!"

Liu Jianjian cheered, and Ma Zhu also snorted excitedly.

The Annihilation True Lord peeked out from under the covers, glanced at the distant city, and muttered, "Finally, I can sleep in a bed."

Zhu Ge felt somewhat helpless upon seeing this.

They've only been out for a few days!

But it's good to take a rest.

Zhu Ge then continued his cultivation.

As the carriage entered the city and stopped in front of an inn, before Zhu Ge could do anything, Cao Zhi from the sky came down and took care of everything for him.

We booked three superior rooms.

As night fell, he sat by the window in his room, gazing at the moon outside, silently planning his next steps.

Shengjing is still far away, and many challenges lie ahead.

The next goal is to hone the path of immortality, cultivating the Thunderous Soul-Shaking Technique and the Dao of Arrays to a high level.

Another is to cultivate Confucianism and Taoism, and to carry forward the Yi Dao (the Way of Change) that I brought to this world.

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