Longzang

Chapter 154 Azure Qi
As his size gradually increased, the armor on Tianyu Wuye's body crumbled, leaving him almost completely naked. He had a body similar to a human's, but far taller and more muscular, with muscles as hard as a sculpture, every curve brimming with power.

The sight of this body made the young ladies blush, and they spat as they examined it closely.

His appearance was somewhat human-like, except for his disproportionately large eyes. In addition, a long tail lashed out from behind him, covered with sword-like scales that sent chills down one's spine.

He strode towards Wei Yuan, then suddenly flashed forward and was already in front of Wei Yuan, throwing a punch down on his head!
The attack was so fast that Wei Yuan could only instinctively raise his spear to block the punch that was coming down on him. In that instant, Wei Yuan felt as if he had been hit by a mountain, and the ground beneath his feet became incredibly hard, making it impossible to step on or absorb any force. He could only take the punch head-on!
Wei Yuan's muscles bulged, and he unleashed his full physical strength, barely managing to withstand the mountain-like punch.

Tianyu staggered back several steps, his muscles surging like waves, puffs of hot white steam billowing from his mouth, nose, and ribs, his hair and beard fluttering even without wind. Clearly, the recoil from that punch was quite painful.

"Excellent! Excellent! I never expected that the human race would have such power, comparable to my Taiyue Vajra! This trip was worthwhile!" Tianyu roared excitedly, a giant ape faintly appearing above his head, with a mountain peak growing on its back.

This Dharma form was in the process of being formed, and although Wei Yuan did not recognize it, it was clearly a divine beast. If judged by human standards, this Dao foundation was also an immortal foundation.

Wei Yuan exhaled heavily, a faint taste of blood lingering in his throat. His physical body was ridiculously strong by human standards, but it was only on par with Tian Yu's.

At this moment, Tianyu was fifteen feet tall, while Wei Yuan, though considered quite tall among humans, was less than half his height. Standing together, they resembled a giant beast and its cub.

With that last strike, Tianyu used a divine power similar to turning the earth into steel when she stomped the ground, making it impossible for Wei Yuan to deflect the force or dodge using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic escape technique). After taking that punch, even the mid-grade magic weapon spear bent and was basically destroyed.

After his blood and qi surged, Tianyu quickly calmed down, burst into laughter, and said, "Your weapon is destroyed now, isn't it? That's exactly what I was going to destroy, hahaha, don't think that we Liwu are brainless!"

"Pah!" Wei Yuan spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and cursed hatefully, "The Witch Clan is indeed cunning; not a single one of them is good!"

Tianyu was a little embarrassed and scratched his head, saying, "All's fair in war, right? It's nothing, is it? But you really deserve respect. How about this, if you lose later, I'll treat you like a brother. Whatever I eat and use, you'll eat and use, until your people redeem you. How about that?"

"not so good!"

Wei Yuan strode forward, his aura suddenly changing. He was no longer indifferent and detached, but domineering, wild, and unstoppable!

His steps grew heavier and faster with each step, and the still-lingering steel-like power of his trampling was almost shattered by Wei Yuan, but it also provided Wei Yuan with the greatest assistance.

A single shot, like a dragon, rises from below, pointing straight to the sky!
Rebellion!

Tianyu's hair stood on end, his eyes widened, and in that instant, he tasted death on his tongue! He roared, his long tail scales fully unfurled, each scale shimmering with a pale yellow light, and he slammed his tail fiercely into the spear!

Tianyu felt as if he had been struck on a mountain; the scales on his long tail shattered, and blood splattered everywhere, but the spear remained unmoved and continued forward!
He roared again, and the still-uncompletely formed Taiyue Giant Ape entered his body, making his body grow even larger. Then he gripped the gun with both hands!

The spear continued forward between his bare hands, tearing up pieces of flesh and blood, before finally piercing Tianyu's chest and lodging between his ribs.

Finally, it was blocked... Tianyu was still feeling scared when he suddenly saw a tiny bit of Dao power surging in Wei Yuan's hand. Then, with a loud bang, the spearhead was pushed forward by the force and pierced straight into his chest!
Tianyu was shocked and somewhat bewildered. He had no idea how the spear tip had pierced through. With the little bit of power Wei Yuan had just used, it couldn't even break his hair!

The spear in Wei Yuan's hand was now just a bent steel pipe. Looking at the hollow spear shaft, Tian Yu seemed to understand something, yet also seemed to understand nothing at all.

He laughed a few times and said, "I lost this round, but this little injury is nothing! Let's go again!"

Tianyu rubbed his throbbing wrist, flicked his burning tail, and sneered, "Your shot was strong, indeed strong! But your gun is destroyed now, so what do you have to fight me with?"

This is indeed a problem. Wei Yuan had prepared three spearheads, but unexpectedly, the shaft of the mid-grade magic weapon was destroyed. What backup plan does he have now?
Wei Yuan surveyed the Dao Foundation, looking at the withered branches stuck in the soil, the immovable Jade Mountain, the hundreds of stone cauldrons, the more than one hundred stone bells, and the hundreds of four-story pagodas. After observing the Demon-Suppressing Nine-Story Pagoda multiple times, Wei Yuan's pagoda has now added another story, greatly increasing its power and surpassing the Golden Cauldron and the Pseudo-Sun to become the number one among the minor Dao Foundations.

Wei Yuan looked around again. If he really couldn't manage, he still had his master, senior sister, and Bao Yun.

But Wei Yuan felt he could do it.

Tianyu's laughter suddenly became hoarse, his breath rapidly decreasing like a bursting flood. He could no longer maintain his enormous size, his body quickly shrinking until he could barely stand. He clutched his chest with both hands, pointed at Wei Yuan, and said with difficulty, "The gun was poisoned! You're despicable... vile..."

At this moment, he could no longer suppress the force of the counterattack and collapsed.

Wei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. The poison Sun Yu concocted was indeed potent, many times stronger than anything he could make himself. As expected, everyone has their own expertise; the reputation of this disciple of Xuanming Palace was well-deserved.

At this moment, the Wu tribe army had already scattered and fled. Wei Yuan kept ordering the pursuit of the fleeing army and killing warriors and shamans.

Tianyu was in a difficult situation; his physical body was too strong, and once the poison subsided, he might break free of his restraints. At this moment, several young ladies volunteered to deal with him, and Wei Yuan, with a "let's give it a try" attitude, released his control over their bodies.

Several young ladies immediately surrounded Tianyu, their eight little hands pinching and squeezing him all over. Then some pulled out his hair tie, some plucked a few strands of hair, and some even untied their belts.

It wasn't until these items were imbued with magical power that Wei Yuan realized they were all high-grade magical artifacts. Then the young ladies bound Tianyu in all sorts of strange and bizarre ways, making Wei Yuan's scalp tingle.

That wasn't all. Finally, the young ladies took out hairpins, earrings, embroidery needles, magic swords, and other items, and while groping Tianyu's body, they kept stabbing into her.

After a dazzling series of maneuvers, Tianyu's magical power had been severed into dozens of pieces, and her physical strength had been reduced by ninety-nine percent. Now she was truly reduced to a lowly soldier, with no chance of breaking free from the ropes binding her that had given Wei Yuan such a headache. "These young ladies have such talents?" Wei Yuan thought, realizing that the reputation of powerful families was indeed well-deserved, their foundation unfathomable.

The battle was over; half of the eight thousand Wu Clan members had been killed, and the rest had fled. However, of the hundreds of Dao Foundation Establishments, less than thirty had escaped. Wei Yuan quickly inspected the supplies on the ship, which mostly consisted of building materials, followed by military equipment, rations, and a large quantity of raw materials.

Wei Yuan ordered his men to discard all the building materials, freeing up most of the load, and then loaded up as many of the Wu Clan corpses as possible before returning to the realm.

Upon returning to the realm, Wei Yuan sensed that the other two groups of Wu Clan troops had temporarily halted their advance, apparently having received news of the annihilation of the southern force.

This battle was a glorious victory. The human cultivators and guards suffered only a dozen casualties, while several thousand witch warriors and more than seventy Dao Foundation cultivators were wiped out, and Tianyu was captured alive.

This statement is clearly not simple, but it's unclear how much substance it contains. Wei Yuan plans to question it in detail later.

Back in the realm, even more tasks lay ahead. The corpses of the Wu tribe needed to be placed in designated areas, supplies needed to be inventoried and organized, the wounded needed to be treated, and fortifications needed to be repaired as quickly as possible. A multitude of things to do, but fortunately, Wei Yuan was experienced and remained calm amidst the chaos, assigning tasks one by one. Even Xiao Yu came out to help move the corpses.

Even a highly skilled cultivator like Xiaoyu is adept at moving corpses; with a single sweep of his sword energy, he can move dozens of bodies, covering dozens of miles in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Now, the only ones not working in the entire realm are the young masters and ladies. They charged into the enemy lines twice in a row, and they are still shaken, their Dao power and physical strength completely exhausted. In particular, several young masters tumbled off their horses when they dismounted.

Wei Yuan didn't give them any extra work. After all, this was their first time participating in a major battle, and it was normal for them to feel a little uncomfortable; they needed time to recover.

Just then, a surprised exclamation rang out: "How did I accumulate so many merit points?!"

The young masters and ladies immediately crowded around, and were all shocked. The young master was even more excited than before: "Two hundred! Did I accidentally kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

"Your ranking jumped fifty places in one go? If your old man knew, he'd be ecstatic!"

"Wang Yu, you're from the Heavenly Foundation! Look how many merits you've accumulated!"

The young man named Wang Yu remained relatively calm. He took out his merit book, glanced at it, and said, "It's only two hundred and sixty, roughly the same as Brother Yan's."

He appeared calm, but his hands were actually trembling slightly. Two hundred merits were equivalent to killing a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator; gaining so many merits in a single battle was unprecedented for him.

The other young masters and ladies all pulled out their merit books, searching for their rankings, exclamations of surprise rising and falling. After comparing their records, everyone found that the lowest merit was over two hundred, while the highest was held by the sweet girl, who had a whopping three hundred and thirty. Because her original ranking was very low, her place jumped one hundred and seventy places in one fell swoop.

"Xu Yi, how are you so amazing?"

"How many have they killed?!"

When did you learn to use a gun?

The crowd surrounded the sweet-looking girl, talking incessantly. She blushed and simply said, "I was terrified at the time, so I just killed indiscriminately. I... I don't know what happened. Maybe I made a mistake?"

Everyone shook their heads. When had they ever missed the merit list? Xu Yi was also a Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment cultivator; everyone just assumed that she had finally unleashed her potential.

Amidst the congratulations, the sweet girl ultimately didn't reveal the truth: she had used her arm and spear to kill the enemy herself. Several young masters and ladies seemed thoughtful, clearly like Xu Yi, but none of them spoke aloud, silently accepting it as their own achievement.

At this moment, Cui Yu walked over, patted his cronies on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "This battle was well fought! It made my blood boil! If we do a few more, and our merits increase, who will dare to say we're not doing our job properly? Who will dare to mess with our supplies, status, or rank?!"

Everyone was filled with patriotic fervor, and they all said, "Brother Cui, don't worry, none of us are afraid of death! We'll definitely make those old fogies at home drop their jaws in astonishment!"

After so many impassioned words, no one dared to admit that the charge was truly beyond their control; they could only hope to make up for it in the next battle. At this point, Wei Yuan's status in everyone's eyes had risen immeasurably, and in the hearts of Xu Yi and a few others, he was practically a god.

For these young masters and ladies, these merits were the real steps to advancement. The competition within the powerful clans was extremely fierce; they fought for everything—inheritance, resources, territory, and official positions. The merit lists of the major immortal sects were the most direct benchmarks; merits spoke for themselves.

Moreover, meritorious service can be exchanged for many rare resources that they cannot normally obtain from their homes.

If there are a few more battles like this, the status of these young masters and ladies in their families will rise sharply, and they may be able to think about things they never dared to dream of before.

Wei Yuan handed the warhorse to Xu Wenwu, then looked at the little remaining fortune in the Dao Foundation and was very worried.

Unfortunately, there's still no clue how to obtain new fortune. Originally, cultivating the Jade Toad Gazing at the Moon Diagram would always grant a wisp of fortune, but this no longer happens after switching to the Taiyin Moon Essence Myriad Manifestations Chapter.

To ensure the safety of these young masters and ladies, Wei Yuan used his remaining luck to bless them, bringing them back unharmed. After the battle, two more streams of black energy disappeared. Although it was only the most basic amount of luck, it still pained Wei Yuan deeply.

Just as he was worrying, a wisp of pale blue mist suddenly rose from the ground, followed by several more wisps, making a total of five wisps of pale blue mist floating in his sea of ​​consciousness.

(End of this chapter)