knife

Chapter 252 tempering
On such an ordinary night, in a place no one expected, Chang Jian, who had been trapped at the peak of the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan for many years and unable to advance any further, broke free of his shackles with a burst of laughter and stepped into the Innate Realm.

The morale of the entire army was greatly boosted, and they stayed up all night.

The drums, horns, and trumpets resounded across the vast plains, and cheers and shouts shook the heavens.

More bonfires were lit, and Chang Xin even ordered the army's logistics officers to distribute generous rewards so that the soldiers could share in this joyous moment.

All-you-can-eat meat!
The liquor management is excellent!
With clear thinking, one can achieve great things in one step.

After hearing the news about Yandu brought by his third son, Chang Sen, Chang Jian was convinced that he had made the right choice once again in this important decision.

He has once again stood on the right side of history.

A person will face many important choices in their life.

It's impossible to choose correctly every time.

The person who always makes the right choice is called the chosen one.

Chang Jian has made many choices in his life, and he made quite a few mistakes, but he is fortunate that he made the right choices in the two most important ones.

This is the guarantee that a family can prosper and thrive.

Sometimes, the saying "choice is more important than effort" is absolutely true.

If you choose the wrong path, the harder you try, the further you will stray from the right path.

Going south while heading north sounds like a joke, but for those who have reached this point, there is only endless blood and tears.

These four simple words encapsulate the tragic lives of countless people.

Chaos erupts in Yandu!

Princes vie for the throne!

The intelligence that came was, of course, understated, but the room for imagination was immense.

Li Dachui was deeply involved in, and even planned, everything.

Chang Jian already had this premonition.

These things must have been done by Li Dachui.

Once a country is embroiled in a struggle for the throne or a civil war, it is not an easy task for it to rise again.

Moreover, this applies to a country like the Northern Yuan.

Although it is a unified country, it still retains many characteristics of tribal alliances. Every prince and minister has real power and strength.

Once this battle begins, determining a winner will not be an easy task.

Linghuye left too early!
At this moment, Chang Jian couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

If Linghu Ye were still outside the Great Wall, still the Protector-General of the Andong Protectorate, still a powerful figure with an army of 100,000, then Linghu Ye would be the biggest winner of Li Dachui's fruitful plan.

Unfortunately, Linghu Ye entered the pass at this very moment.

It's easy to leave, but hard to come back!
Linghu Ye abandoned the area outside the pass, and thus lost the hearts of the people.

Even if he could come back now, would Chen Liang still listen to him? And Madam Chang wouldn't follow him as devotedly as before.

Regardless of what Linghu Ye thinks now, all he can do is forge ahead bravely.

He wants to regain control outside the pass unless he actually succeeds inside and seizes that chair.

Now, the area outside the Great Wall will likely belong to Li Dachui.

Chang Jian did not expect Xiao Changche.

In his heart, Xiao Changche, though a Protector-General, was nothing more than a flag in front of Li Dachui.

I'm afraid it won't be long before this flag will be relegated to the second position behind Li Dachui.

The Qin Dynasty was in turmoil, and Linghu Ye fled far away!

The Northern Yuan is in turmoil, with its princes fighting each other!

The area outside the Great Wall ushered in his golden period of growth.

Thinking about Tai'an City, thinking about Helan Plain, and then looking at Baoping City today, Chang Jian intuitively felt that a brand new Guanwai was about to be born!

The land beyond the Great Wall stretches for thousands of miles, with millions of people, fertile land, grasslands, and crisscrossing rivers. If there are no external threats and it is managed well, it may one day have the strength to contend for the throne.

If the strength outside the pass increases day by day, while the Northern Yuan and the Great Qin continue to be at war,

What's impossible?

The one who strikes first doesn't necessarily win.

The one who laughs last is the true winner.

"You two brothers, lead your troops swiftly towards Cheng County, arrive at the planned location on the agreed date, and complete the encirclement of Zhebie!" Chang Jian instructed.

"Where is Father going?" The second son of the Chang family asked happily, immersed in the immense joy of his father's advancement to the Innate Realm.

"I want to go see Li Dachui!" Chang Jian said with a smile.

"It's time to teach that brat a lesson!" Chang Xin laughed. "Thinking about how Chun Shang and Xiao Changche intercepted Father and threatened you, I'm still furious. This time, I bet Li Dachui will be groveling before Father!"

"Bullshit!" Chang Jian laughed and cursed. "I went to see Li Dachui because I had other important business. Compared to these things, fighting Zhebie is a trivial matter now. Zhebie's defeat was already a foregone conclusion, and there's nothing to be surprised about!"

After saying those words, Chang Jian vanished from his spot without a trace.

"Third brother, the Chang family is destined for great prosperity!" Chang Xin clenched his hands and laughed. Back then, Zhou Zhi advanced to the Innate Realm and single-handedly supported Tai'an City. Now, Chang Jian has broken through to the Innate Realm, and the strength of the Chang family is far beyond what Zhou Zhi was back then! An Xuan poked his head out from a clump of weeds and cautiously looked around.

He held his breath completely shut, not daring to let it escape even slightly.

After several days of fighting, his men had long been completely scattered by the Qin army, and they all fled in all directions.

This is nothing unusual. Back in the north, they did the same thing: escape first and then slowly gather together.

This time, however, was different. The young Qin general had his sights firmly set on him.

No matter where he runs, he will soon find that guy chasing after him.

An Xuansheng was so eager to devour that guy that he was ready to fight him, but after several battles along the way, he found with some despair that his opponents were getting stronger and stronger with each fight.

Moreover, it seems that each time, his opponents are not incapable of taking him down, but rather they always let him go at the most crucial moment, allowing him to escape, and then chase after him from behind.

It's like a cat playing with a mouse; it seems the opponent hasn't had enough fun yet.

The chase and escape lasted for another two or three days before An Xuan finally realized that the guy was using him to hone his martial arts spirit.

For a master of the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan like An Xuan, such behavior was not unfamiliar at all.

Finding a worthy opponent is difficult!
Finding a worthy opponent of similar skill level is truly a rare and precious opportunity.

But An Xuan didn't want to be a whetstone for his opponents.

The outcome is now quite clear: the opponent's knife is becoming sharper and sharper, while my own whetstone is getting thinner and thinner, and it might just snap in two with a snap at any moment.

The surroundings were extremely quiet. An Xuan sighed and took out a piece of dried meat from his pocket, slowly chewing it.

How many years has it been since I've felt this kind of being hunted down?
He suddenly felt a soreness and tingling in his nose.

Even God won't give them a way to survive!

My hometown, which was originally fine, suddenly became colder year by year. The white disaster was not accidental, but became the norm. I had no choice but to go south, but first I encountered the Yuan people, and now I encountered the Qin people. They were all more ferocious and shameless than the last.

After finishing a piece of jerky, An Xuan took a breath and closed his eyes to feel the flow of true energy within his body. This life-or-death escape was actually helpful to him. At least his cultivation, which had stagnated for many years, was now showing signs of improvement. However, An Xuan was not happy at all.

Because his opponent was stronger than him and improved faster.

You never know when your opponent will get tired of you, or realize that you're no longer of any help to them, and then they'll just cut you down.

The sound of clattering hooves reached his ears, and An Xuan abruptly stood up.

Then, in the thin morning mist, he saw the young Qin general carrying a sword again.

"Hey, are you full? If you're full, it's time to get to work again!" Li Dachui said with a grin.

Such an opponent is hard to find. Li Dachui felt that this guy would be very helpful for him to break through to the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan and advance to the Xiantian level. So he decisively handed over the command of the army to Xiao Chenggong, Zhu Zhe and a few others, and then kept a close eye on An Xuan.

At this stage of the war, there was not much room for individual maneuvering; it was simply a matter of executing the previous plan step by step to complete the encirclement of Jebe.

An Xuan felt waves of anger surging from his dantian to his forehead, and his eyes turned red!
A scholar can be killed, but not insulted!

D.

Today, it's either you die or I live.

An Xuan felt he couldn't bear such an insult no matter what!
He roared, grabbed two clubs whose fangs had long been stripped off by the Minghong Blade, and soared into the sky, as if Mount Tai were pressing down on him.

"Great!" Li Dachui jumped up excitedly.

An Xuan's aura was even stronger today, arousing the primal energy within him to stir, making the feeling of being on the verge of victory even more intense.

The staff moved like a dragon, and wherever its power reached, stones shattered, trees cracked, and even the solid ground was shaken open with fissures.

The knife is like a startled swan, seemingly soft, yet capable of slicing through anything that comes near it, whether it be hard rock or large pieces of wood; as soon as it gets close, it is instantly reduced to dust.

This time, An Xuan was furious to the extreme, so his aura was also extremely strong, which surprised Li Dachui.

This is the feeling you want!

Feel?

wrong!

Li Dachui suddenly sheathed his sword and retreated dozens of feet.

A wary gaze turned towards the area behind An Xuan.
Over there, an aura that was extremely familiar to him was approaching.

If he hadn't lived with Zhou Zhi for so many years, the aura of a master of innate talent would have been very difficult for others to detect.

innate!

Li Dachui felt a sudden tightness in his skin.

The next moment, he saw a familiar face.

Chang Jian!

Fuck!
Li Dachui cursed inwardly.

What's wrong with this world?
Previously, they were all stuck at the peak of the ninth rank and couldn't move forward. Now, they're all acting like they've been injected with chicken blood? First, it was Linghu Ye, and then Chang Jian.

When did advancing to the Innate Realm become so easy?

Why am I so lacking?

(End of this chapter)