Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 434 What do you take human life for?

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General He Yunhu paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Why do you say that, sir?"

Li Jing stood up with his hands behind his back, looking at the soldiers training in the drill ground with a hint of responsibility in his eyes.

After a long silence, he finally said, "If the allied forces of the Eastern lords really reach Chentang Pass soon, what will you do?"

He Yunhu replied without hesitation, "Of course we'll do it! The King has been feeding and providing us with good food and drink, and that's exactly what we need for this. Don't the civil officials have a saying that a subject should be both loyal and righteous?"

Li Jing smiled. Having worked together for many years, he wasn't surprised by his brother's answer.

He then asked, "What if your enemy is an immortal with great supernatural powers and boundless magic?"

Seeing that Li Jing didn't seem to be joking, He Yunhu asked, "A powerful immortal like the General?"

Li Jing remained silent for a moment before saying, "Perhaps it will be even more powerful."

At least he now knows that his current master, Randeng, is on the opposite side of the Shang Dynasty.

And this new master's magical power was more powerful than he had ever seen before.

"Then I'll still do it!" He Yunhu spat.

"Because of so-called loyalty and righteousness?"

Li Jing was somewhat surprised: "Have you ever thought that while the Shang Dynasty was supporting you, you were also doing your best to fulfill your duties? This is a kind of exchange, so you don't actually owe the Shang Dynasty or the King anything?"

He Yunhu looked at Li Jing with some surprise, seemingly not expecting the general to say such a thing.

He thought for a long time and said, "I don't quite understand the principle of exchange that you are talking about, but I know that the Great Shang is my country and my home is here."

Therefore, even if I don't receive this royal salary, and am just an ordinary person, I will still deal with anyone who tries to harm the Shang Dynasty, even if they are a god. This is the principle of a true man.

"Yes, yes, hahaha, that's right, that's the way a real man should behave."

Li Jing murmured softly, but the confusion in his eyes gradually disappeared, and his gaze became increasingly intense. He then burst into laughter.

After listening to the words of the lamp-burning master, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was and couldn't refute it.

But now he understands.

The words of this Master Ran Deng were filled with absolutely rational pros and cons and gains and losses, but he also overlooked something very important that a person possesses.

Master Taixu once said that in the human world, besides advantages and disadvantages, gains and losses, people also have emotions, which are the so-called seven emotions and six desires, things that many Qi cultivators who embark on the path of cultivation will give up.

Master, this time your disciple may not listen to you... Li Jing patted He Yunhu on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, thank you for making me understand this principle."

He Yunhu was completely confused, but seeing Li Jing happy, he also burst into laughter.

"Boom"!
Just then, a drumbeat, like a muffled thunderclap in a clear sky, suddenly resounded above Chentang Pass.

"problem occurs?!"

He Yunhu became alert and jumped up from the ground, looking in the direction from which the drumbeats came. He quickly dressed and said, "General, I'll go take a look."

Just as he was about to leave, a hand blocked his way. Li Jing shook his head, signaling him to be quiet and listen carefully.

"Thump," "Thump"...

Sure enough, this was followed by several more muffled drumbeats, the sound like a raging bull, the sound waves booming and deafening.

"Seven, eight, nine... Oh no!"

He Yunhu counted the drumbeats, his expression changing drastically. These drumbeats were from the general's killing of a rebellious ancient ox, and the creation of four ox-skin drums modeled after the Yellow Emperor's killing of the Kui ox to make the Kui ox skin drum.

Whenever the drum was struck, it resounded almost throughout every corner of Chentang Pass, and the number of times the drum was struck indicated the urgency of the situation.

Nine is the ultimate number... Nine times means entering the highest state of emergency.

As soon as the nine drumbeats sounded, the military camp did not descend into chaos. Instead, it displayed an extremely high level of discipline. The captains calmly gave instructions, while the soldiers donned their armor, took their weapons, and formed neat military formations outside the camp.

Li Jing ignored them, which showed his trust in the soldiers he had trained. As the commander-in-chief of Chentang Pass and the strongest fighting force, he had his own things to do.

"go!"

Li Jing grabbed He Yunhu's shoulder with his left hand, made a hand seal with his right, and stomped his foot, kicking up dust. He then transformed into a streak of earthy yellow light and rushed up to the city tower of Chentang Pass.

"How come..."

He Yunhu hurriedly asked the city gate guard, but before he could finish, Li Jing next to him trembled and pressed his right hand firmly on the city gate, staring ahead.

But as he looked into the distance, the sky was changing color, thunder and lightning were roaring, and behind the dark sea of ​​clouds, a divine light was faintly colliding with the towering fiery clouds, bursting out with dazzling divine light that fell in all directions.

When it falls into the water, it stirs up thousands of waves; when it falls into the mountains, the mountaintop turns to dust.

In Li Jing's vision, amidst the golden light and black mist, figures could be vaguely seen engaging in fierce combat.

One of them was dressed in crimson gold armor, holding a sword that shone with golden light, like a god. His radiance was as dazzling as the sun. With a casual wave of his immortal sword, he could stir up the wind and clouds, transforming it into a giant sword that soared into the sky and slashed at the black mist.

"Roar!"

On the opposite side, within the fiery clouds, lay a terrifying creature, resembling a lion but covered in scales, with unicorn horns on its head. It roared angrily, spewing out a ball of flame that swelled into a crimson-gold sea of ​​fire as it met the thousand-foot-long giant sword.

When the two met, a deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing, shattered the sea of ​​fire and the giant sword, transforming into countless sword lights and fireballs that fell in all directions.

This terrifying scene resembled a battle between gods and demons.

"Immortals fighting? Quickly, go and help the people take refuge!"

He Yunhu roared and immediately took action.

He could tell at a glance that the battle there was too large, affecting many ordinary villages and towns within Chentang Pass, and the battle above was moving around.

No one knows how many mortals and animals suffered along the way.

At that moment, after he gave the order, soldiers immediately spurred their horses out of Chentang Pass and galloped towards the distance with the determination to die.

"A battle of immortals? A battle of immortals?"

Li Jing stared intently ahead, his body trembling, his eyes gradually turning red, and he seemed to hear countless wails and screams.

The memories he had experienced, the memories he had tried to escape and forget... all surged before his eyes like a vast ocean.

"Hmm, it looks like a Crimson Flame Golden Qilin Beast. This is a rare variant of the Qilin bloodline," Bi Fang said.

"Damn thing!"

Suddenly, Li Jing could no longer hold back and flashed to the shelf where the Qiankun Bow and Zhentian Arrows were placed. He grabbed the bow with his left hand and picked up two Chuanyun Arrows with his right.

In an instant, the bow was drawn and the arrow was nocked, its shape like a full moon, aimed at two figures on the distant horizon. Instantly, the Heaven-Shaking Arrow of the Qiankun Bow emitted a dazzling light, accompanied by wind and thunder, its golden arrowhead gleaming with a terrifying power.

"I knew it, I knew it..."

He Yunhu, standing to the side, was so surprised he almost cried.

The last time this general tried to pick up the Heaven-Shaking Arrow from the Qiankun Bow, he was right there and noticed the scene that no one else saw.

The Qiankun Bow, which no one had been able to lift since the time of the Yellow Emperor, was slightly altered in the hands of this general.

For some reason, the man then let go, saying he couldn't lift it, but he still felt that the man was the one with the best chance of picking up this treasure.

And now... his guess has been proven correct.

In the distance, the moment Li Jing locked onto the two figures locked in fierce combat, their keen senses triggered a sense of crisis, and they looked over in this direction with surprise and uncertainty.

The golden-armored celestial being exclaimed with delight, "Fellow Daoist, I am the Heavenly God of Subduing Demons from the Heavenly Court. Quickly help me subdue this wicked beast; it would be a great act of merit."

Upon hearing this, the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin in the fiery cloud let out an uneasy low growl, but under the presence of the bow and arrow that made it feel the approach of death, it dared not make any rash moves.

Li Jing said coldly, "Great merit? Then do you see how many mortals and animals have suffered because of you?"

The Demon-Subduing God and the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin exchanged a glance. Although they were on different sides, both of them looked bewildered and speechless.

Is this guy an idiot?
Of course, those being targeted at that moment dared not ask these questions.

Seeing their behavior, Li Jing could no longer contain his anger and almost roared, "Tell me, what are mortals in your eyes? What do you consider human life to be?"

This was a problem that had been bothering him for decades, but he had never had the chance to find these guys and ask them.

At this moment, he was so angry that his face was distorted and ferocious, and the veins on his forehead and neck were bulging, making him look somewhat frightening.

Seeing Li Jing's agitated state, the Demon-Subduing God quickly raised his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist, please calm down. You know that these evil spirits are causing havoc on the human world. If we don't subdue them, they will cause even greater harm."

Some casualties and sacrifices are inevitable in the process of subduing demons and monsters. This is for the sake of the overall situation. Besides, not only have some mortals died, but many of my heavenly soldiers and generals have also been killed or wounded.

"This is different. Dying in battle is the fate of soldiers; it is the awareness of generals and soldiers. But what have ordinary people done to deserve this?"

Li Jing shook his head and growled, "You keep saying that considering the overall situation is unavoidable, but have you asked these people you're talking about whether they're willing to sacrifice and be injured or killed? And to put it another way, what compensation have you given them after they died?"

The Demon-Subduing God was speechless and unable to utter a word when asked the question.

However, inside and outside Chentang Pass, countless soldiers and civilians were all invigorated upon hearing these words, their eyes reddened, and their blood boiled.

“You could have arranged a happy afterlife for them, you could have comforted their families… but you did nothing.”

Li Jing slowly shook his head, his gaze instantly sharpening. He loosened his right hand, no longer having any intention of talking to any gods, demons, or monsters.

The two thunder arrows transformed into two dazzling divine rainbows, moving at extreme speed, disappearing from the sight of the soldiers nearby with the sound of wind and thunder.

The Demon-Subduing God and the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin exclaimed in surprise, not expecting that their conversation would proceed so smoothly before the other party suddenly attacked.

Or should we attack both of them at the same time?

The two retreated, but the two divine rainbows formed from the feathered arrows were too fast, arriving in an instant, leaving them no chance to fight back.

The Demon-Subduing God gripped his battle sword with both hands, holding it horizontally in front of him. His magical power surged wildly as he fought against the divine rainbow. Meanwhile, the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin Beast unleashed a claw imbued with crimson-gold divine flames, its internal energy roaring like a tsunami.

They seemed to transform into golden and crimson suns.

Three days in a row!

However, what happened next completely exceeded their expectations. The divine rainbow appeared, eclipsing the sun and moon. Its power was beyond imagination, so great as to be unbelievable.

The immortal sword in the hands of the Demon-Subduing God shattered, blood splattering everywhere. It was pinned directly to his chest, bringing with it a shower of blood, and the divine light around him dissipated.

Another divine arrow pierced through the claws and arms of the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin, bursting out from its back. Crimson-gold Qilin divine blood splattered on the spot, a shocking sight.

This scene, as seen by countless mortals below, was like a reenactment of their commander-in-chief's legendary feat of shooting down the suns, as depicted in ancient mythology.

Inside and outside Chentang Pass, all the mortals who witnessed this miracle immediately cheered and shouted, their cries shaking the heavens and the earth.

The Demon-Subduing God and the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin were severely wounded by an arrow. Their expressions were filled with fear as they clutched their wounds, but their immortal and divine blood continued to gush out. At this moment, they no longer had any thoughts of fighting.

Heavenly generals clad in silver armor arrived and carried the Demon-Subduing God on either side of him.

"General Li Jing of Chentang Pass? You're in big trouble."

The Demon-Subduing God pulled out the arrow from his hand, glanced at the words on it, and gritted his teeth, saying, "This arrow is evidence. I will definitely appeal to the Heavenly Court and have you, this evil demon, captured."

Li Jing said coldly, "I will spare your life. Go back now, and I will come to Heaven to find you."

The Demon-Subduing God was stunned, staring at Li Jing in disbelief before gritting his teeth and pointing, "I'll be waiting for you!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was hastily dragged away by two men with bitter expressions.

Having been injured so badly by a mere mortal, he, the newly appointed Demon-Subduing God, would surely lose all face upon returning home. The Demon-Subduing God was deeply distressed.

If the previous Demon-Subduing God hadn't been incompetent and been killed by demons during the demon-subduing process, the position of Demon-Subduing God wouldn't have been his.

He had just ascended to the position of Demon-Subduing God and was eager to make a name for himself, but who knew that he would be injured like this by encountering such an outrageous magic weapon.

After the Demon-Subduing God left, the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin Beast silently prepared to depart as well.

"Did I tell you to leave?" Li Jing shouted, his eyes flashing.

The Crimson Flame Golden Qilin roared, "Boy, you're only relying on the power of your bow and arrows. Now that you've fired two arrows, what other skills do you have left...?"

It froze, only to see Li Jing flip his left hand and a golden pagoda appear in his palm.

He simply summoned the Seven Treasures Golden Pagoda in his hand, and instantly, the pagoda grew taller in the wind, releasing countless rays of golden light to capture the Crimson Flame Golden Qilin Beast inside.

"Besides my bow and arrow, my magical artifacts are even more powerful."

Li Jing spoke softly to the pagoda, then clenched his fist and the Seven Treasures Golden Pagoda vanished.

"Yunhu, go..."

Li Jing gave further instructions, but then realized something was wrong and turned to look.

He saw that He Yunhu and his soldiers were already looking at him with reverence, as if he were their hero.

No, the General has always been their hero!

Li Jing shook his head, looked up at the sky and said, "Yunhu, go and collect the identification information of the casualties. I need it!"

(End of this chapter)