Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

Huaiyuan Town

On the hillside, the roaring sounds continued incessantly.

Pieces of rock rolled down from above, breaking bushes, hitting the mountainside, and bouncing down even lower.

The mud that had solidified after being washed away by the flash flood loosened again during the tremors, carrying with it gravel and broken wood, and flowed down the slope.

Du Hongying placed her toes on a tree trunk that was sticking out at an angle.

Click!

The bark cracked open.

She used the momentum to leap several meters, her red dress billowing through the air before landing steadily on another protruding rock.

The Dao Qi circulated erratically around his body, and the aura of a mid-stage Grandmaster also dissipated.

However, she was not in good condition at the moment.

The sleeve of his left arm was torn in several places.

The exposed flesh was charred black, and a few strands of extremely sticky, pale yellow light remained at the edges of the wound.

Those evil lights, like living things, slowly wriggled along the flesh and blood.

Every time he swung his arm, the wound would be torn open again by that evil force, and blood would seep out.

In addition, she also had scars of varying degrees on her shoulders, back, and waist.

The most serious wound was located under the right rib.

Although the wound had been forcibly sealed by the Daoist Qi, it continued to bleed as the person fled.

With each breath, a sharp, stabbing pain would come from deep within my chest.

Du Hongying did not stop.

She didn't even dare to look back.

Because behind her, the sound of wind breaking through the mountains and forests was getting closer and closer.

Several figures dressed in yellow Taoist robes were chasing after the collapsing hillside.

The leader also possessed the cultivation level of a mid-stage Grand Mage.

He carried an octagonal lantern in his hand. The lantern's frame was a dark yellow color, and through the eight thin veils, golden flames swirled like flowing water, radiating a scorching heat.

Not far behind this man were several evil cultivators in yellow robes.

One of them reached the early stage of the Grand Mage realm.

The remaining few also all possessed the perfect cultivation level of a mage.

Instead of rushing to catch up, they spread out in a fan shape and continued to approach along both sides of the hillside.

It was clearly an attempt to block all avenues through which Du Hongying could escape.

"Fellow Daoist, why continue to struggle?"

The leader of the evil cultivators watched Du Hongying's retreating figure, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes, like a cat playing with a mouse.

"You have been struck by my sect's secret technique, the True Fire of the Sun. The wound will continuously devour your Dao Qi."

"If you keep running like this, you'll exhaust yourself and roll into a ravine before we even have a chance to make a move."

As he spoke, he picked up the octagonal lantern and shook it gently. Suddenly, the yellow flame inside the lantern shot up.

The evil cultivator's speed also increased dramatically, quickly closing the distance between him and Du Hongying.

"Stop obediently, let me plant the holy seed in you."

"With your cultivation at the mid-stage of Grand Master, if you were to join my Yellow Heaven Sect, you might even become a leader of a branch in the future."

"From this day forward, we shall be fellow disciples."

"Why suffer this pain for a few unrelated people?"

Du Hongying glanced back at him, her eyes filled with coldness.

"Fellow Daoist?"

"To associate with you heretical cultivators would only dirty my Taoist robes!"

She pulled out a crimson talisman with her backhand and held it between two fingers.

The Dao Qi was poured in.

The talisman spontaneously combusted without fire.

A large swath of blue water swept backward, transforming into dozens of water arrows that hurtled towards the yellow-robed evil cultivator at the forefront.

The leader of the evil cultivators maintained his cold smile.

He raised the octagonal lantern and shone it forward.

The yellow flames in the lamp quickly gathered, transforming into a dark yellow curtain of fire that stretched across his front.

Bang bang bang!

Dozens of talisman arrows struck the curtain of fire and exploded one after another.

The firelight briefly illuminated the mountains and forests.

The leader of the evil cultivators was forced to slow down slightly, but Du Hongying took this opportunity to widen the distance by more than ten feet again.

Before she could even catch her breath, a dull, stabbing pain shot through her chest.

"cough!"

A trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Du Hongying raised her hand to wipe away the bloodstains, her eyes growing increasingly serious.

That talisman just now almost drained one-tenth of her Dao Qi.

The power she possesses is less than half of what it was at its peak.

If she continues to argue, she will undoubtedly lose.

Du Hongying unleashed her full power to activate the Dao Qi within her body and continued her escape forward.

But with each step she took, a dull, stabbing pain would come from her chest.

The events that had happened earlier also flashed uncontrollably through her mind.

She followed the unusual wisp of moisture and eventually found a hidden cave halfway up the mountain.

Deep inside the cave, four or five ferocious-looking water monsters lurked.

One of them was smaller, about the same size as the strange baby Chen Bingwen described, while the rest were all close to adult size.

Its body was covered in bluish-black scales, its limbs were thick and strong, and its fingers were webbed. The aura emanating from its body was almost at the level of a perfect mage.

There were two people standing next to those water monsters.

One of them had bluish-black scales growing on his neck, while the other was wearing a yellow Taoist robe from the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Du Hongying originally planned to strike first and take down one of them before they noticed.

Just as she was about to make her move, a commotion suddenly broke out in the surrounding mountains and forests, and figures in yellow robes appeared from different directions, blocking all her escape routes.

Those people were the evil cultivators of the Yellow Heaven Cult who were chasing after her at that moment.

Du Hongying then realized that she had already fallen into a trap set by the other party.

She made a quick decision and chose to break through from the direction she had come from.

Several evil cultivators immediately used magic to intercept them.

The talismanic fire, evil light, and magical artifacts attacked one after another, causing the entire cave to shake continuously.

The yellow-robed man who had been guarding the water monsters only whispered a few words to the leader of the evil cultivators before leading the water monsters away quickly from the other side of the cave.

Faced with the combined attack of several evil cultivators, Du Hongying quickly found herself at a disadvantage.

Just when they were about to be completely trapped, the entire mountain suddenly shook violently.

Large rocks fell one after another from the top of the cave, causing the cave walls to crack and mud and water to pour in.

She seized the opportunity and, taking advantage of the chaos, forcefully broke through the encirclement.

However, after escaping for so long, her internal energy has decreased to less than 50%, and her body is becoming increasingly heavy due to the continuous battles and escapes.

The aura behind her was still closing in, and at this rate, she would soon be caught up.

Just then, a roar suddenly came from the distant mountains and forests.

"Do you really think I'm made of clay?"

Even through layers of trees and rocks, the voice remained strong and resonant.

"A mere bunch of cowardly henchmen dare to boast that they can take me down?"

"Today I will show you why Lord Horse has three eyes!"

Immediately afterwards, the sounds of magical artifacts colliding and talisman fire exploding came one after another from a distance.

boom!

A crimson flame rose from the forest.

Du Hongying's expression suddenly darkened.

It's Zhang Yan!

It seems he was also ambushed.

However... Zhang Yan only has the cultivation level of a late-stage mage.

Even with the powerful magic of the Huaguang Sect, it would not be able to hold out for long against several evil cultivators who had reached the peak of their magical abilities.

If he were to take all the pursuers with him, not only would he fail to save Zhang Yan, but he would also cause both of them to die.

Without hesitation, Du Hongying turned and changed direction, heading away from Zhang Yan.

"Trying to lure us away?"

The leader of the evil cultivators quickly saw through her intentions.

He gazed at the crimson flames rising in the distance, his smile growing increasingly mocking.

"He does have some sense of loyalty."

"Unfortunately, this place has already been surrounded by our people."

He raised the octagonal lantern and shouted loudly.

"Let's go in three groups!"

"Take down that Huaguang Sect Taoist priest, but remember to leave him barely alive."

"Our school is truly lacking a clay figure capable of embodying the essence of Huaguang's Dharma; don't damage it!"

"yes!"

Several whooshing sounds immediately broke away from the pursuers and quickly disappeared in the direction of Zhang Yan.

Du Hongying turned around and saw this scene, and her heart sank.

Oops!

Not only did she fail to lure everyone away, but because of her own actions, Zhang Yan ended up facing even more enemies!

The evil cultivators who have branched out from the Yellow Heaven Sect are all at the peak of the Mage realm, and Zhang Yan's strength is simply insufficient to deal with them...

With her mind in turmoil, Du Hongying's attention was diverted, and she did not notice that she had suddenly changed direction and was being closed in by the two evil cultivators with the highest cultivation levels behind her.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of a yellow streak of light out of the corner of his eye.

Du Hongying's pupils contracted, and she quickly shifted her body to the side.

laugh!

A beam of yellow light flew past her arm.

The already torn sleeve burst open again, revealing a charred wound.

boom!

Yellow light shone into a large tree nearby.

Rough bark flew everywhere, and a fist-sized hole appeared directly in the trunk, with wisps of black smoke rising from its edges and a burnt smell emanating from it.

Du Hongying groaned softly, the burning pain from her wound making her face turn slightly pale.

She bit her tongue, forcing herself to calm down, and continued rushing forward.

But then the hillside in front of us suddenly shook violently.

Large swaths of mud and rocks collapsed from the heights, forming a muddy wall that completely blocked the route she had originally chosen.

Du Hongying had no choice but to change direction again.

In that brief delay, the distance between the two sides was reduced by several feet.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Yellow flames kept flying out from the octagonal lantern. Despite her injuries, Du Hongying swung her bell knife and shattered two of the flames, then dodged the third one.

However, a few remaining beams of yellow light still grazed her shoulder, waist, and right leg, leaving behind charred scars.

She finally stumbled, her right foot landing on a loose rock, and she nearly tumbled down the hillside.

Du Hongying used a bell knife to stab the tree trunk next to her, which barely helped her stabilize herself.

Her heart sank to the bottom.

There's no escaping it now.

My junior brother's fate is currently unknown.

Zhang Yan was surrounded by evil cultivators again because he helped investigate the matter.

Now she herself is seriously injured and is about to fall into the hands of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

All of this was because she was too careless.

Even though they knew this matter was related to those strange infants, they still underestimated the power hidden behind it.

She originally thought that with her mid-stage Grand Mage cultivation, even if she encountered danger, she would be able to protect her junior brother and escape unscathed.

But the other side had already laid a trap for them.

Even if she were at her peak, it would be difficult for her to truly break through such an encirclement.

She underestimated the Li family!

Sensing the approaching presence behind her, a resolute glint flashed in Du Hongying's eyes.

Since there's no way to escape, then let's fight to the death. Even if we die here today, we'll take one or two evil cultivators with us!

Her right hand slowly descended towards the bell knife at her waist.

Just then, a strong gust of wind suddenly swept in from behind.

The evil cultivator holding the octagonal lantern had caught up to within a few steps.

"I told you not to run away anymore."

His voice came from behind Du Hongying, carrying an undisguised mockery.

"You're engulfed in the true fire of the sun, and I've been eroding your Dao Qi along the way! What do you have to fight me with?"

"In the end, I still managed to catch up with him!"

He didn't give Du Hongying a chance to continue casting spells. He raised the octagonal lantern with his left hand and suddenly slapped his right palm forward.

"Just lie down quietly!"

Du Hongying suddenly turned around.

A hand covered in yellow light was growing larger and larger in her eyes.

The Dao Qi surged within his palm, as if condensing into a burning yellow flame.

Even at her peak, she had to be careful when dealing with this palm strike.

Now, she has very little Dao Qi left in her body, and after being injured repeatedly, she can only exert less than 40% of her combat power.

Once struck by this palm, even if one doesn't die, one will be severely injured on the spot and completely lose the ability to resist.

But the two were too close, and she had nowhere to hide!

Du Hongying gave a low shout and suddenly drew her bell knife from her waist.

The bell rang sharply as the sword was drawn from its sheath.

She poured all the remaining Dao energy in her body into the blade, and azure runes quickly lit up along the edge.

"Lord of Lushan, lend me your divine power!"

Du Hongying gripped the knife with both hands and chopped down with all her might at the oncoming yellow palm!

The evil cultivator sneered, "You're courting death!"

Just as his palm was about to collide with the bell knife, a gust of wind suddenly swept in from the side.

Splash!

The surrounding branches and leaves shook violently.

Fallen leaves and muddy water were swept into the air at the same time.

The leader of the heretical cultivators felt a sudden, inexplicable unease.

He suddenly realized that an aura dozens of times stronger than his own had appeared beside him at some point.

They were so close they were practically touching his face!

"Who goes there?!"

The heretic instinctively turned his head to look.

What came into view was neither a talisman nor any powerful magical artifact.

Instead, it was a simple black cloth shoe with mud on the sole.

At that moment, the cloth shoe was rapidly magnifying in his vision!

boom!

A muffled thud.

Uncle Nine kicked the evil cultivator squarely in the side of the face!

The yellow protective aura covering the evil cultivator's body couldn't even last a single breath before collapsing the moment the shoe landed.

The protective aura shattered.

The evil cultivator's cold smile froze.

His head was kicked so hard it snapped to the side, his cheek visibly caved in, and half a tooth flew out of his mouth, mixed with blood.

His entire body was lifted off the ground, and he flew out sideways as if he had been hit head-on by a battering ram!

boom!

Seven or eight meters away, a thick, large tree was shaking violently.

The evil cultivator slammed his back heavily against the tree trunk, causing the surface of the trunk to cave in and crack open in all directions, with countless leaves falling down in a flurry!

Immediately, blood gushed from the mouth and nose of the evil cultivator, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.

Du Hongying stood there, holding the bell knife, stunned.

She turned her head and looked at the Taoist priest who had suddenly appeared beside her.

The newcomer was dressed in a yellow Taoist robe, with a square face and a dignified expression.

Just standing there gives people a sense of peace.

The remaining early-stage Grand Master, an evil cultivator, was also terrified by the scene before him, his heart pounding wildly.

His companion was a mid-stage Grand Mage cultivator! How could he have been kicked unconscious by this Taoist?

Just how strong is this person?!

escape!

We must escape immediately!

The soil beneath the evil cultivator's feet exploded with a roar, and all the Dao Qi within his body erupted as he swiftly darted into the depths of the mountains and forests.

But he had only run a few feet when a sharp whooshing sound rang out behind him.

Whoosh!

A golden light pierced through the forest, and the evil cultivator's body suddenly stiffened.

A golden peach wood sword pierced through his back, penetrating his chest, and then carried his body forward.

boom!

The peach wood sword pierced deeply into the tree trunk in front of him, pinning the evil cultivator to the tree.

His hands fell limply to his sides, and a large amount of blood gushed from his mouth. He soon lost consciousness.

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