Longzang

Chapter 449 Attempting to Infiltrate
The Witch Clan's attack consisted of an elite army of approximately 300,000, but only one Witch was present.

After the appearance of an extraterrestrial monster in the Shattered Realm, the area will remain within its line of sight for some time. The Witch Clan misjudged the combat strength of the Imperial Realm level in their previous attack, not expecting that the Human Clan could gather seven Imperial Realm experts, each with formidable combat power, resulting in a heavy loss for them.

This time their intentions were clear: since they were outnumbered by the Imperial Realm cultivators, they would use one Imperial Realm cultivator to hold off several human Imperial Realm cultivators until they attracted extraterrestrial monsters, hoping to achieve a draw.

On the ground, elite rapid-fire troops will launch a full-scale assault, striving to strike while Qingming's defenses are still incomplete.

After the previous defeat, the Qingming and Wuzu scouts clashed fiercely outside the boundary. Seeing that the scouts had suffered heavy losses, Wei Yuan personally went out of the boundary to sweep through the area, seriously injuring two great witches who were lying in ambush. Only then did the Wuzu restrain themselves. Wei Yuan also limited the scouts' reconnaissance range to within two hundred miles to avoid being unable to provide timely assistance.

The Wu tribe army moved swiftly, and within an hour they had appeared at the edge of the boundary and begun their siege.

Just as the aerial sorcerer was about to make a move, a sword light as smooth as flowing water suddenly pierced through the air and arrived!

The white-clad swordsman remained one with heaven and earth, his sword lights crisscrossing and filling nearly half the sky. This hardly resembled a Dharma Image; his power surpassed even many Imperial Realms!
The Witch responded with wisps of blood-red clouds, which annihilated and clashed with the sword light. The two sides fought fiercely, and in the blink of an eye, the lofty and cold will of the heavens descended once more.

Su Xuejing remained unfazed and continued to attack with all her might. Youwu only needed to make two more moves before the gaze of the Heavenly Will fell upon him. He let out a scream, turned and fled, disappearing in an instant.

At this moment, Wei Yuan's aura was still at an unprecedented peak. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he gave up the pursuit of the great shaman in front of him, concealed his aura, and remained motionless.

The alien monster's gaze swept over Wei Yuan, lingering noticeably on him for a moment as if in doubt, before slowly moving away.

Countless sword lights still moved back and forth in the sky. The white-clad swordsman stood in mid-air, elegant and dashing, his sword energy illuminating the entire scene, but the monster from beyond the sky did not react to him at all.

Wei Yuan immediately felt indignant!

Extraterrestrial monsters generally only target cultivators at the Imperial Realm level or above; this is common knowledge.

Wei Yuan felt that he and the white-robed young master were both Dharma Aspects, so why was it that one could unleash his sword energy and illuminate the entire battlefield right under the nose of the extraterrestrial monster, while the other could only stand still and not even dare to breathe? Now, the focus of everyone's attention on the entire battlefield, both in the sky and on the ground, was only on the white-robed young master!
Wei Yuan thought to himself, "Why didn't that Yin Yang sword strike cut anything? It would have been better to just poke a few small holes with sword energy!"
The Wu tribe army had just arrived outside Ding'an City when, unexpectedly, the Youwu tribe had already been defeated and fled.

They had just set up their positions, barely outside the range of the short-barreled cannons, when suddenly monsters several meters tall rose from the ranks and forcefully hurled fleshy spheres the size of houses toward Ding'an City!
These spheres came hurtling in, numbering more than ten. Sun Yu and Yu Zhizhuo, who were defending the city, could only stop half of them. The other seven or eight landed directly on the city wall, instantly exploding into a large area of ​​black water.

The soldiers who were splashed screamed in agony, and even the short-barreled cannons began to hiss and emit thick smoke. Soon the gun carriages rotted and the cannons fell to the ground.

Sun Yu's expression changed, and the scorpion's Dharma form appeared. Streaks of black light shot out from the scorpion's tail, which changed color after landing on the black water, miraculously turning a large area of ​​black water into clear water.

However, this single act resulted in the deaths of hundreds of cultivators. After launching the sphere, the Wu Clan army began their retreat, also casting a blood curse on Ding'an City to halt their pursuit.

Wei Yuan remained standing still; the will of the extraterrestrial monster had not left and continued to linger around him.

The battle ended hastily, with the main force of the Wu army unharmed and in good morale. Only two or three thousand corpses were left behind, a negligible loss compared to previous battles.

Wei Yuan had no choice but to order the pursuit to be abandoned. Without his personal leadership, the army was generally strictly restricted to moving outside the territory.

With Wei Yuan present, the troops were largely unaffected by the influence of the local customs and military might. However, without Wei Yuan, their combat strength would be reduced by at least 20%. At this moment, Wei Yuan dared not move an inch, let alone lead his troops in pursuit.

The young man in white appeared before Wei Yuan, looking at him with some confusion. At this moment, Wei Yuan still had the wound inflicted by the sword energy. Although it wasn't large, it pierced through his body, leaving a gaping hole from front to back.

Seeing that Wei Yuan remained motionless like a statue, the white-robed young master casually withdrew the remaining sword energy from the wound, and blood immediately gushed out! Seeing that Wei Yuan had no intention of stopping the bleeding himself, he could only seal the wound with sword energy, and then waved his hand in front of Wei Yuan's eyes in confusion.

Wei Yuan glared at him and said in a soft voice, "The extraterrestrial monster is still here!"

Su Xuejing thought to herself, what does it matter to you whether the extraterrestrial monster is there or not? He guessed that Wei Yuan was seriously injured and didn't want to fight anymore, so he used the extraterrestrial monster as an excuse.

Having already gained a general understanding of Wei Yuan's strength from their previous encounter, it was truly terrifying that someone who had only just entered the Dharma Aspect realm possessed such combat power. Now that he had learned enough, and with Wei Yuan severely injured and unable to fight further, he merged with the world and vanished.

After the white-robed young master had been gone for a long time, Wei Yuan finally sensed that the alien monster's gaze had shifted elsewhere. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and begin to seal his wounds and repair his body.

This battle was fought inexplicably. If it weren't for the Wu tribe's sneak attack, Wei Yuan wouldn't know how to end it.

This white-clad swordsman was extremely powerful; his sword energy could almost replace a world. Although it was not the world of the mind, it was even better than the world of the mind. No wonder he was confident that he could stop the Netherworld Witch, and indeed he fought the powerful Netherworld Witch to a standstill.

If Wei Yuan doesn't release the young girl Yin Yang, he will most likely lose against You Wu right now. In terms of swordsmanship, Su Xuejing and Xu Shiqi are evenly matched. However, in terms of overall combat strength, Su Xuejing, with her Sword Palace inheritance, is clearly superior.

Wei Yuan landed on the city wall of Ding'an, and Bao Yun arrived as well. The cultivators who had come to the rescue were using long-handled rakes to pull corpses from the black water and lay them out in one place. The corpses were all in a gruesome state, some only half-bodied. Some objects remained in the black water, but their owners had completely vanished. Sun Yu took some of the black water and began testing its toxicity and medicinal properties on the spot, preparing a corresponding antidote. Yu Zhizhu moved several rocks and sculpted them to block the black water, preventing it from flowing freely.

Bao Yun appeared beside Wei Yuan and said, "The Witch Clan has changed their methods and is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with."

Wei Yuan nodded, his expression solemn.

Xu Henshui arrived hastily, having been refining a batch of pills and unable to leave immediately. Upon his arrival, he took over Sun Yu's toxicology research, while Sun Yu took several pieces of the remaining tissue from the sphere, carefully sealed them, and prepared to study them in detail.

After fighting the Witch Clan for so long, some of Qingming's past methods have become less effective. For example, the giant beast that spews black water is effective against underground fortifications, turning Wei Yuan's carefully constructed fortified area into a death trap.

This fleshy ball containing a large amount of black liquid is another new weapon. It is highly resistant to Taoist magic and can only be destroyed by attacks that rely heavily on brute force. Even the city's protective formation cannot effectively intercept it.

This reminded Wei Yuan of the time when he used a railgun to launch gunpowder barrels to bombard Wucheng.

Fortunately, there are hundreds of thousands of hidden talents among the common people, which gives Wei Yuan full confidence to continue to lead in warfare.

After watching for a while, Baoyun said, "I'm going back to rest."

Wei Yuan nodded, not pondering the meaning of those words, and returned to his residence. The first thing he did upon returning was to enter his sea of ​​consciousness, find the girl Yin Yang, and communicate about his encounter with the white-robed swordsman.

At this moment, the girl possessed innate Yin-Yang spirituality, and the surrounding world under her influence changed accordingly, forming a natural array. When Wei Yuan passed through the array, he clearly sensed a trace of danger. It seemed that this natural array could not only block sight and perception, but also had the effect of defeating enemies.

Wei Yuan suddenly recalled the time when mortals experienced a spiritual awakening and instinctively wanted to build city walls and fortresses, only to be stopped by him.

At the time, Wei Yuan thought that everything was in his sea of ​​consciousness, so where would the enemy come from? But when he saw that the self-generated array around Yin Yang also had a defensive function, Wei Yuan felt that something was amiss.

Upon entering the formation, the girl closed her eyes and remained motionless, but suddenly countless leaping figures appeared around Wei Yuan, all images of her battle with Su Xuejing. This was a step closer to the true meaning inheritance; comprehending these was almost no different from Wei Yuan personally taking action.

After comprehending the entire battle, Wei Yuan needed to examine the girl Yin Yang's body again to understand the destructive effect of the Snow-Treading Kunlun Sword Qi. In that battle, the girl Yin Yang had withstood countless sword energies and launched three consecutive sword attacks, forcing Su Xuejing to retreat three hundred feet.

The girl sensed Wei Yuan's thoughts, and her clothes suddenly disappeared one by one, restoring her to her original state. Only now, her spirituality was perfected, and even the smallest details were perfected.

Wei Yuan was stunned!

In fact, clothing is also part of the girl's Yin-Yang body. When examining the traces of sword energy, it makes no difference whether there is clothing or not. Moreover, the transition between having and not having clothing is just a matter of a thought. There is no need to take off each piece of clothing one by one.

Wei Yuan was young at the time, his blood and energy were as vigorous as a furnace, and he already knew the taste of meat; while the girl was born with yin and yang and was close to the Dao, her whole body was perfect. It was fine if the clothes could change instantly, Wei Yuan could barely bear it; but to have them fall down one by one without disappearing, who could stand that?
Looking at the girl Yin Yang standing among the clothes on the ground, Wei Yuan moved his body at will, and his body underwent some changes, which were also reflected in his body in his sea of ​​consciousness.

The girl's yin-yang eyes suddenly opened, and her gaze shifted downwards.

Wei Yuan instantly realized his mistake, inwardly cursing, and quickly used his control over his body to forcibly quell the abnormality. However, the girl's yin-yang lips curled upward, indicating mockery.

At this moment, Wei Yuan almost lost focus on examining the sword energy. He had to compose himself before he could begin the examination.

This inspection indeed revealed many subtle effects of the Snow-Treading Kunlun Sword Qi, allowing Wei Yuan to take a significant step forward in understanding his enemy. In the next battle, the sword qi's effectiveness will immediately be reduced by ten percent.

After examining the sword energy, Wei Yuan had the girl Yin Yang readjust the layout of the human world, concentrating all the people brought in into a certain area and then isolating that area from the surroundings.

In this way, whoever enters the human world will only see a small area around them and will not be able to see the whole picture.

Having made these arrangements, Wei Yuan withdrew from his sea of ​​consciousness and then dealt with the mountain of tasks ahead.

Meanwhile, Bao Yun lay in bed, having opened her eyes for the third time, waking from her sleep. She had tried several different ways to fall asleep, but each time she failed to enter the mental world that Cui Yu had described.

Bao Yun tried a different approach, disguising her consciousness as an ordinary maid in the mansion, and then entered the dream again.

Actually, she could have just made her request to Wei Yuan directly, which would have definitely allowed her to get into the real world. But Bao Yun felt that doing so would give Wei Yuan time to prepare and arrange things, and she wouldn't be able to see what she wanted to see.

(End of this chapter)