Longzang

Chapter 1057 Coordinates
Upon returning to Guantun County, Wei Yuan collapsed heavily to the ground, even flinging his demonic blade away. July could only groan and moan, unable to utter a sound.

Wei Yuan struggled to his feet, picked up the demonic blade, and saw several small nicks on the blade and a faint crack along the spine. Had July not withstood seventy percent of the mechanical colossus's attack, Wei Yuan's injuries would have been far more severe.

The situation was urgent, so Wei Yuan took Qi Yue and found Ji Liuli, entrusting her with the maintenance of the Demon Blade. He planned to send it to Qingming for repair after the True Spirit was stabilized.

Wei Yuan himself ordered his men to retrieve a full one hundred high-grade healing pills for Dharma Aspect cultivators from the storeroom and place them into a specially designed pill-taking machine. After the pills were loaded into the machine, they would automatically dissolve into a misty vapor, making them easier to take.

Only Wei Yuan, a Dharma Aspect, could withstand taking a hundred doses of pills at once.

Wei Yuan bit down on the tube of the medication machine and inhaled all the medicinal mist into his stomach in one breath, like a whale sucking in water!
Suddenly, a torrential downpour, mixed with hail, began to fall from the bustling skies of all realms.

Raindrops nourish the earth, heal wounds, and restore life—this is the medicinal power of the Dharma Elixir. Hail, on the other hand, is dark silver and possesses a strong acidic corrosive power; if left unattended after falling, it will corrode a small patch of ground.

These hailstones were poisonous substances from the elixir. Wei Yuan used his supernatural powers to transform them into hailstones, preventing them from immediately harming the Mind World.

In the world of the mind, tens of thousands of cultivators and mortals set out, carrying specially made baskets to collect hailstones from the ground. Once the baskets were full, they would be poured into carts on the street. When a cart was full, a special person would take it away and fly to a workshop on the edge of the city, where the hailstones would be poured into colorful pits.

The hailstones at the bottom had begun to melt, turning into a pale green liquid, while the unmelted hailstones floated and sank within it. The deep pits in the workshop were categorized and specifically used to store various harmful substances, including but not limited to the poisons Wei Yuan had ingested, erysipelas, overdoses of allergens, curses, and waste generated from various grottoes.

These substances haven't yet found a way to be used, so they'll be stored in this way for now, waiting for the right opportunity to deliver a big blow to the enemy.

The rain poured down for a full hour, and Wei Yuan finally regained his spirits and managed to suppress his injuries. Now that he had no obvious wounds and could move freely, he immediately got up and left Guantun County again to rescue the rebels who were claiming to be the Great Wilderness Spear Saint.

Wei Yuan had placed his avatar in each unit, so he naturally knew that these units were being besieged by enemies several times, even dozens of times, larger. Moreover, the opponents were not only rebels and government troops, but also a large number of Dao soldiers. These Dao soldiers were powerful and fearless, and the vast majority of Qingming casualties were caused by these Dao soldiers dragging them down with them.

Of the three battlefields, the Central Camp was the most stable due to its camp and fortifications. After a night of fierce fighting, the rebels and government troops left behind more than 100,000 corpses, while inflicting less than 500 casualties on the Central Camp.

The other cavalry force of a thousand men moved about, fighting as they went, breaking through the encirclement several times, and currently suffering more than half casualties.

The most dangerous situation was for Xu Wenwu, who was surrounded by as many as 100,000 local soldiers and tens of thousands of government troops. Without any fortifications, his soldiers could only use dead warhorses and armor as cover, repeatedly fighting off the enemy who rushed into their positions. Fortunately, Xu Wenwu's Dharma image provided fire support, allowing them to repel enemy attacks time and time again under his artillery barrage.

Xu Wenwu, disregarding his own health, swallowed handfuls of Qi-replenishing pills, otherwise the giant mecha would be unable to generate ammunition.

At this point, Xu Wenwu had only about a hundred soldiers left, and the situation was extremely critical. Meanwhile, the avatar Wei Yuan had placed beside Xu Wenwu was struck by over a dozen Daoist spells in the new wave of attacks, and was finally beheaded by enemy Daoist soldiers. Wei Yuan then lost sight of it.

Wei Yuan wasn't particularly worried about Xu Wenwu. Every move Wei Yuan made would attract the enemy's attention, while Xu Wenwu's side only had miscellaneous soldiers and two ordinary Dharma Aspects, no truly powerful individuals. Even if their entire army was wiped out, Xu Wenwu could still use his superior Dharma Aspect to break through the encirclement and escape back to Guantun County. On the contrary, Wei Yuan himself would be in great danger during his rescue mission.

Wei Yuan pondered for a moment, gradually lowering his aura until it was as low as when he had just escaped with serious injuries. Then, carrying Ling Canglan's last bit of luck, he left Guantun County.

This was the result of Wei Yuan's careful consideration. If he appeared weak, his enemies might guess that he was faking his injury and was actually full of energy.

However, the enemy might think a step further and believe that Wei Yuan is both deceptive and real, and therefore actually very weak. So they would try to confront Wei Yuan head-on and then suffer a counterattack from a spear thrust that is imbued with the luck of the top-tier Imperial Realm and is delivered by a perfect Dharma Aspect.

If the enemy thinks one step deeper, they won't touch Wei Yuan; if they think two steps deeper, they will touch Wei Yuan. This cycle continues endlessly.

Wei Yuan sensed that the enemy would try an even number of times.

At this point, in terms of sheer killing power, if one were in the late stage of Zhan Yujing, the power of the Reverse Strike would surpass that of the Eternal Sword, though it would be somewhat exhausting for the Heavenly Demon.

Having made his decision, Wei Yuan walked at a leisurely pace. The immense medicinal power within his body had not yet been digested, surging and undulating like waves. With each step he took, the medicinal power penetrated deeper into his muscles, and every now and then, his strength would increase by one point.

Following the sequence of actions, Wei Yuan planned to first rescue the remaining force, then lead them back to the central camp, break through its defenses, and finally bring the force into the camp. With this reinforcement, the situation at the central camp could be stabilized.

In Wei Yuan's plan, Xu Wenwu should have broken through alone and returned to Guantun County at this time.

Although Xu Wenwu's elite cavalry of a thousand men was sacrificed, the casualties on the Ji Kingdom's side were ten to dozens of times greater than those on Qingming's side, and the entire battle situation would clearly tilt in Wei Yuan's favor. Moreover, Ji Kingdom's troops were difficult to replenish, unlike Qingming's situation.

The people of Qingming have only truly enjoyed a life of plenty in the last decade, hence the continued explosive growth in the number of Body Forging cultivators. Every year, a million new Body Forging cultivators are added, and the number continues to rise. If necessary, Qingming can easily muster an army of five million Body Forging cultivators; even at the elite level of second-tier Body Forging, there are over two million. Therefore, the loss of a thousand or so can be replenished in a matter of seconds.

Once the nearly 200,000 troops besieging Xu Wenwu return to their central camp, the defenses here will be stable. Wei Yuan will personally lead 20,000 mobile troops from Guantun County to rescue and bring this force back. Throughout, Wei Yuan has only displayed 20,000 to 30,000 elite troops, in order to encourage Ji State to launch a general offensive. If Ji State does not launch a general offensive, Wei Yuan will incite the court's civil officials to verbally attack the Minister of War, accusing him of being cowardly, fearing the enemy like a tiger, colluding with foreign powers, and having improper conduct.

This solution has been tested by various sectors and is considered to have the highest overall success rate and the best cost-effectiveness.

At this moment, on the distant battlefield, Xu Wenwu roared and fired all the last missiles in the hive to pursue the enemy general Faxiang. At the same time, he swung the machine gun in his hand, which was now out of ammunition, and smashed it hard at Faxiang!

The enemy general raised his giant axe, withstood Xu Wenwu's attack, and then swung it horizontally, cutting the last few Qingming warriors who were still resisting in two!

Several missiles struck General Faxiang in succession, blasting his back into a bloody mess, but he still managed to hold on. Above his head was an armored warrior, who pointed at Xu Wenwu and shouted, "He's at his last gasp! Brothers, charge! Victory is within our grasp!"

The first to surround him were a gray-brown group of Dao soldiers. Another Dharma Image, less seriously injured, was hidden among the Dao soldiers and slowly approached. There were also many Dao Foundations among the Dao soldiers, all of whom looked like hungry wolves that had seen blood.

Xu Wenwu had a few soldiers left. They exchanged glances and said to him, "General, hurry up and let us buy you some time!"

They suddenly grabbed whatever ammunition and explosives they could find, split up and charged into the enemy ranks, then exploded, taking dozens of enemies with them with them.

The last soldier, unable to find enough explosives, simply picked up a bucket of oil, rushed into the enemy ranks, clung tightly to an enemy Daoji captain, ignited the oil, and flames immediately rose!
Within the pillar of fire, two figures were entangled together, unable to separate, and fell to the ground together.

With a snap, Xu Wenwu felt something shatter in his mind, or perhaps something else awakened.

Before he knew it, tears were streaming down his face.

At this moment, Xu Wenwu suddenly remembered something, and thought that the supply base set up a hundred miles away still had powerful missiles stored in it, and Xu Wenwu had the authority to access them.

He immediately activated the emergency communication array, which could only be used once, and said, "This is Xu Wenwu, calling Base One."

A voice immediately came from within the array: "...Base One, please speak."

Xu Wenwu said in a deep voice, "There is a large number of enemy troops gathered here. Immediately use all missiles to bombard them! The coordinates are as follows..."

"Roger! Missile launched, estimated arrival in three minutes..."

Suddenly, a wisp of blue smoke rose from the array plate; it had already burned out.

However, Xu Wenwu remained calm. He abandoned his musket, which was already empty of ammunition, and picked up a shield and axe instead. His Dharma Image Steel Puppet also switched to melee weapons and engaged in fierce battles with countless enemy soldiers!

Xu Wenwu knew that with his unique Dharma form, as long as he stayed, the enemy would not let go of such a good opportunity and would surely be firmly pinned down here by him.

The Azure Dragon missiles are no longer what they used to be; they carry a much larger amount of explosives and are extremely powerful. If several missiles hit him directly, even a high-ranking official like Xu Wenwu would be doomed, and Xu Wenwu would be no exception.

Countless enemies swarmed in like ants. Xu Wenwu cut one down, but there were many more. His wounds continued to accumulate.

Suddenly, the sky changed color, and a huge missile roared in, landing a hundred feet away! A giant fireball rose slowly, throwing hundreds of bodies into the air, while many more were blown to pieces.

The fireball rose hundreds of feet into the air before turning dark and turning into billowing black smoke. Within a thirty-foot radius of the missile's impact point, the ground was completely white; the Dao Foundation and the Forged Body were both utterly powerless to resist.

In Xu Wenwu's eyes, more flashing points of light were rapidly approaching. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the corpses of several Azure Nether Warriors.

Having spent so much time with this unit, Xu Wenwu had long regarded them as his own brothers, but he never expected that they would all die in battle today.

Xu Wenwu remained remarkably calm as he watched the large swarm of missiles approaching.

The land beneath our feet, if our brothers are still here, is called our position. If our brothers are all gone, it's just our coordinates.

(End of this chapter)