Longzang

Chapter 119 Defense
Since this guy wasn't dead yet, they should hurry up and dig. Wei Yuan pressed down and lifted his hands, using his Dao power to lift several large rocks and move them aside. Yun Feifei and Xu Wan'er also knew that Xu Wenwu was below, so they started digging together. None of the three were ordinary Dao Foundation cultivators, and with Qingming's blessing, their Dao power was abundant. After a short while, they dug through the ruins and rescued Xu Wenwu.

The underground chamber was blocked by a fallen beam, and everything inside was intact, including Xu Wenwu.

Yun Feifei's gaze fell on Qingming for a moment, then shifted elsewhere, pretending she hadn't seen anything.

At that moment, she felt something strange on the top of her foot and immediately knew someone was staring at it. Yun Feifei lowered her eyelids and saw that there were still a few specks of dirt on her snow-white feet, making them appear even whiter. She inadvertently raised her head slightly and followed the gaze, only to see Xu Wenwu's infatuated face.

Yun Feifei twirled her skirt, covering her feet.

She turned her head again and saw Wei Yuan circling Qingming, examining her from head to toe, not missing a single detail. If he could focus even a fraction of his attention on her legs, Yun Feifei would feel like she was still a woman.

The Azure Sky was functioning perfectly, showing no signs of contamination, which finally put Wei Yuan at ease. He picked up Xu Wenwu, who was standing there dumbfounded, and shook him a few times. Seeing that all the parts were intact, he felt relieved.

"Let's go to the secret vault."

Yun Feifei and Xu Wan'er both took to the air, while Wei Yuan carried Xu Wenwu and ran briskly on the ground. However, Wei Yuan was no slower than the two women. Xu Wenwu kept wriggling in Wei Yuan's hands, eagerly trying to say something.

Seeing his strong desire, Wei Yuan loosened his grip. Xu Wenwu surprisingly lowered his voice and quickly said, "Such a good opportunity, look up! Remember to tell me what color you see."

"I shouldn't have loosened my Dao power," Wei Yuan thought to himself.

The secret vault of Lan Shen Palace was built behind a rock, surrounded by a desolate mountain range, uninhabited, with only traces of birds and beasts. The vault was also concealed by the power of incense offerings, so the enemy subconsciously overlooked it when destroying the mountain gate. Fortunately, Yun Feifei knew the locations of most of the sect's secret vaults and found them again.

The entrance to the secret vault was very simple, just covered by rocks. After removing the rocks, three warehouses were revealed. One of them contained various raw ores, roughly seven or eight kinds, ranging from tens of thousands of kilograms to several hundred kilograms. There were no rare or valuable items inside; if there were, Master Faxiang would have already found them.

The second room contained various magical artifact embryos—essentially, they were already crafted but lacked the final step of being infused with Dao power for spiritualization. Magical artifact embryos were worthless, so this room contained hundreds of flying swords, dozens of cleavers, and hundreds of other weapons, but only ten sets of armor. Many cultivators were unwilling to wear armor unless they were on the battlefield, as it would affect their appearance.

These embryos are generally of average quality; even if they were refined into magical artifacts, they would only be of medium grade at best. Their only advantage is their quantity.

The third room contained refined grains, rice, and meat, similar to the military rations of the Taichu Palace. The quality was slightly inferior, but the quantity was plentiful, totaling ten thousand catties. These military rations were enough for a cultivator who had reached the Great Perfection of Body Forging to consume only one catty per day, enough to feed a thousand elite soldiers for ten days.

The three of them unearthed the supplies from the secret vault and moved them all to the vicinity of the main hall. Then, Wei Yuan suddenly sensed that the prisoners in the cell were acting strangely; his third senior sister was much weaker than when she was imprisoned. He rushed to the cell, opened the door, and saw that several people were hanging upside down from the rafters. His third senior sister had a sword wound in her abdomen that went straight through to her back, and although she had tried her best to heal the wound, it was still slowly oozing blood.

Wei Yuan didn't remember her having such a wound, so he looked at Xu Wan'er.

Xu Wan'er was a little uneasy. She lowered her head and said softly, "You told us not to let them get away. The others are fine, but Third Sister has profound Taoist power and many tricks up her sleeve. She has been trying to break free of her restraints. I really wasn't confident I could stop her. I was also afraid that you might need my help. What if she left her and ran away? So I... I finished her off with a sword strike so that she wouldn't have the strength to escape."

The third senior sister retorted angrily, "Don't call me third sister! I don't have a sister as vicious as you!"

Wei Yuan pulled open his third senior sister's clothes, examined the wound, and then scanned her internal body with his divine sense. He knew that the sword strike was extremely vicious. The point of entry grazed her lower abdomen, damaging her dantian. If his third senior sister wanted to avoid damaging her foundation, she would have to use all her Dao power to seal her dantian, and then use her physical strength to seal the wound; otherwise, she could bleed to death. Finally, the sword strike had also injured her intestines, so she couldn't engage in any strenuous activity, or her intestines would immediately rupture into several pieces.

Even if Wei Yuan did it himself, he couldn't possibly do it better than this sword strike.

Xu Wan'er may seem gentle and kind, but she's ruthless when she gets going. The Western Regions are indeed fierce and ruthless; there are no easy opponents.

However, to demonstrate his superiority over Xu Wan'er, Wei Yuan had to show off. Fortunately, his ten years in the Taichu Palace had provided plenty of ready-made examples; for instance, he had learned a great deal of freehand fighting techniques from his senior sister…

Wei Yuanning calmed his mind, cleared away all the thoughts he shouldn't have, and then looked for other methods, easily finding some solutions.

With a flick of his finger, two blazing sword energies shot out, sealing the two wounds on Third Senior Sister's lower abdomen and lower back, stopping the bleeding. Third Senior Sister immediately let out a scream, her whole body trembling. Wei Yuan had experienced the agony of sword energy sealing wounds not long ago, and from then on, he knew the importance of respecting his teacher.

The sword energy sealed the wound and added a burning effect, causing the third senior sister great pain. She was unable to concentrate and could not even cast the simplest Taoist spell.

Having dealt with the threat of the prisoners and incidentally intimidated Yun Feifei and Xu Wenwu, Wei Yuan returned to Qingming.

Xu Wenwu quickly gleaned from the few words that a major battle was about to begin, and that the enemy was powerful—a battle to the death. He immediately became excited.

This is the first step taken by the Human King, the first battle in his conquest of the world. No matter how strong the enemy, victory is assured! The greater the disparity in troop strength, the more glorious this battle will be, and those surrounding the Human King will be etched in history. However, life is only given once, and Xu Wenwu is unusually serious!
He racked his brains and finally came up with something, so he said, "In my world, there is a military strategist named Sun Tzu..."

Wei Yuan was puzzled; why was his mouth-sealing technique so ineffective? The sealing time was getting shorter and shorter. However, Xu Wenwu seemed to have something to say this time, so Wei Yuan listened attentively.

As expected, Xu Wenwu said, "...He wrote a military book called 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu, which contains thirty-six stratagems. It's incredibly powerful! Our ancestors relied on it to fight battles for thousands of years and were always victorious!"

Wei Yuan finally became interested, which was exactly what he needed to do at the moment, so he asked, "Which thirty-six stratagems are they?"

Xu Wenwu suddenly got stuck.

The only thing he can remember by himself right now is the best policy of retreat, and if pushed to the limit, the best strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting. He has never even heard of the rest, let alone remembered them.

Seeing that he couldn't speak for a long time, Wei Yuan understood that this guy probably only knew about the book "The Art of War".

"Wait! I remember something else. If we're going to fight, then of course we need guns!"

Wei Yuan reached out and grabbed, and a twelve-foot-long spear appeared in his hand.

Xu Wenwu shook his head: "No, that's not the kind of gun. Your gun is too outdated, it's practically primitive! I'm talking about modern firearms, the kind that fire bullets that can exceed the speed of sound."

Wei Yuan inquired about the definition of the speed of sound, which Xu Wenwu explained clearly, given the mention of supersonic speed. After a moment's thought, Wei Yuan said to Yun Feifei, "Go a hundred feet away and stab me with your sword."

Yun Feifei's figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, she was a hundred feet away. At this moment, in Xu Wenwu's eyes, Yun Feifei had almost become a tiny dot. Yun Feifei pointed, and with a flash of light, a flying sword appeared before Wei Yuan!

Wei Yuan casually grabbed the flying sword, and only then did the whistling sound reach his ears. This was a sound that Yun Feifei deliberately created; otherwise, most flying swords would fly silently.

Xu Wenwu was still in shock when, in a flash, Yun Feifei was back in the same spot. She didn't seem to be much slower than Xiao Sheng.

"This..." Xu Wenwu's mind went blank. A flying sword that can travel at supersonic speeds? Dominating this world is truly going to be difficult!

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and said, "There's another way: dig trenches!"

Wei Yuan pressed for details, but Xu Wenwu's concept of trenches was limited to barbed wire in front and a ditch dug behind. His memory of barbed wire stemmed from watching too many war movies.

Wei Yuan originally intended to seal his mouth again, but at this moment, Qingming's transformation range of heaven and earth finally exceeded one mile, and the first characteristic appeared: Jia wood generates Xuan.

The "Life-Generating Profound" energy signifies vibrant growth and flourishing, with all trees sprouting and flourishing, particularly beneficial to wood-based Daoist techniques. Within the Azure Heaven and Earth, the growth rate of all trees increases dramatically, many dying and withering spiritual plants can revive, and the recovery speed of Daoist power is greatly enhanced, accelerating the healing of injuries. At this time, Wei Yuan can also concentrate the Life-Generating Profound energy on a specific person or spiritual plant, further increasing its growth or recovery speed.

The life-giving power that Wei Yuan saw in the Tai Chu Palace was a function, but the life-giving power of Jia Wood was even stronger, becoming a characteristic. Not only was the growth and recovery speed improved, but it also had the power to grow all trees, and most importantly, it had the potential to revitalize previously withered spiritual trees.

Upon seeing Qingming's first characteristic, Wei Yuan immediately had a new idea for the trenches. He quickly drew a map of the Lanshen Palace, sketched several arcs along the Wuyu Clan's attack route, and said, "If the trenches are built here, we can stop the Wuyu Clan army in the narrowest part!"

Xu Wenwu was overjoyed, feeling that Wei Yuan was indeed a rare talent scout, and that his journey of overcoming difficulties and crossing two worlds to come to him was worthwhile.

But Yun Feifei immediately said, "If the Great Shaman casts a blood curse, what's the use of hiding in this trench? If we don't come out, aren't we just waiting to die?"

Wei Yuan frowned in thought, and Xu Wenwu's heart immediately jumped. He had only ever thought of trenches as slightly curved ditches; he had never considered this possibility.

Xu Wan'er also said, "If the enemy launches a few flying swords to pierce along the trenches, wouldn't those hiding inside be sitting ducks?"

Every moment Wei Yuan pondered, Xu Wenwu's heart tightened a little.

Finally, Wei Yuan erased the curved lines and replaced them with several wavy lines, then connected them with many vertical lines, eventually forming a large net.

(End of this chapter)