Longzang

Chapter 636 One of our own?
Wei Yuan stood in mid-air, watching powerful auras rising continuously in the distance. One avatar was leading a large number of followers to arrive, while the whereabouts of the other avatar were unknown.

At this moment, Wei Yuan's face was pale. He had barely managed to suppress the tearing pain in his primordial spirit, but he still stood in the air as if nothing had happened.

The one who just delivered the glass sword orb was Wei Yuan's Dharma Aspect Warrior, who has been completely annihilated in the orb's self-destruction.

Wei Yuan hadn't expected that the death of a Dharma Aspect Warrior who hadn't yet awakened his wisdom would be so painful. However, the pain wasn't a problem. Compared to the vast scale of the mortal realm, the loss of a Dharma Aspect Warrior was insignificant, and Wei Yuan could endure the pain.

At the cost of a Dharma Aspect Warrior, Wei Yuan annihilated one of Shu Li's avatars, along with dozens of surrounding sorcerers and two great sorcerers—essentially trading one avatar for another. However, Shu Li was an avatar of Yu Jing, each possessing a perfected Dharma Aspect; Wei Yuan had essentially gained a great advantage.

The incarnations, due to their unique nature, were instantly annihilated. The two great sorcerers, however, were barely clinging to life, but after Zhang Sheng unleashed a barrage of sword strikes, they were both reborn. Zhang Sheng thus gained over a thousand days' worth of merit, a pleasant surprise indeed.

Although the Dharma Aspect Warrior's cultivation level wasn't high, his aura was remarkably youthful, clearly indicating great potential. Therefore, Shu Li's avatar didn't suspect anything at the time, never expecting such a young cultivator with such a promising future to launch a suicidal attack.

At this moment, another avatar of Shuli arrived. Outside Mount Ming, the area was in ruins, and many of the legion's beasts remained. However, the sight of the dead and wounded wizards and great wizards enraged him. But his other companion, who was on duty there, was nowhere to be found, which made him feel quite uneasy.

"Who are you, and why have you come here?" Uncle Li, in his avatar, shouted.

Wei Yuan sneered, "You may not recognize me, but surely you can recognize my weapon?"

Shu Li, in his avatar, saw Wei Yuan holding a long sword in his left hand, the blade shrouded in shadow. A chill ran through him, and he exclaimed, "Demon Blade July! You've colluded with the Thunder Swamp tribe!"

Wei Yuan said, "Now that you know my background, why don't you obediently hand over the treasure?"

"Treasure? What treasure?"

Wei Yuan sneered again and said, "Since you insist on playing dumb, then there's nothing more to say."

Shu Li's avatar's expression changed drastically, and he said, "You actually came for that thing?! Have you gone mad?"

Wei Yuan just sneered. He had no other choice but to sneer; how would he know what that thing was?

Shu Li's avatar's face darkened, and he said, "So you, Lei Ze, and Sheng Xin are all in cahoots. No wonder Sheng Xin was able to capture you so easily. Once my lord recovers, you will all die without a burial place!"

Shu Li's avatar didn't say much. He pointed directly at Wei Yuan, and Wei Yuan instantly felt the entire Netherworld flip over, and then the earth crashed down on his head!

With a loud bang, even Wei Yuan's primordial spirit was thrown into a daze. Only then did he realize that he had suddenly lost his ability to fly and had fallen headlong into the air.

Immediately afterward, an invisible pressure descended upon him, causing Wei Yuan's primordial spirit to suddenly increase in weight several times over. Then, layers of invisible chains tightened around him, reducing Wei Yuan's Dao power to only one-third of its original strength.

Shu Li's avatar immediately waved his hand, and more than ten ferocious beasts rushed out from below, pouncing towards Wei Yuan! These beasts were wrapped in black light, and were a whole size larger than the ones Wei Yuan had just seen. They were incredibly strong and moved like the wind.

This is the power of a nation, far more powerful than the power of the Azure Netherworld. Under concentrated suppression, Wei Yuan's strength was reduced to less than half of its original strength, and he was also stripped of his ability to fly.

Wei Yuan landed and immediately headed towards Mount Ming. The closer he got to Mount Ming, the lighter the restraints on his body became. Once he entered within a hundred feet of Mount Ming, most of the restraints on Wei Yuan's body disappeared.

It seems that the effects of the Kingdom's power are greatly reduced around Mount Ming. Immediately, Wei Yuan felt a cool sensation wash over him, dispelling all restraints and restoring his ability to fly.

This was the immortal orchid planted by Wei Yuan. It replaced the kingdom with its own domain and began to bless Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan rushed into the cave in one breath, while the strange beasts lingered at the entrance, hesitant to enter. There was a certain aura in the cave that made them very uncomfortable.

At this moment, Wei Yuan had already set up the rotary sword cannon in the cave, and then unleashed a frenzied barrage, tearing all the alien beasts to shreds.

Shuli's avatar was both shocked and furious, and he used witchcraft to bombard the cave entrance from afar, but naturally to no avail. The Underworld Mountain was also a natural fortress, which even the power of the kingdom could not maintain, and all kinds of witchcraft spells could not penetrate the Underworld Mountain.

However, Wei Yuan did not remain in the isolated city. Instead, he stepped out of the cave and confronted Shu Li's avatar. Behind him, more than a dozen cultivators rushed out and began to insert pieces of Nether Iron nails into the ground to make a base. Then, they took out steel plates and installed them, instantly constructing an iron fortress. Shu Li's avatar's eyelids twitched at the sight.

He was secretly laughing at Wei Yuan's foolishness, wondering what use building a wall was. Then he saw cultivators carrying out steel plates and placing them on top of the fortress, quickly adding a cover.

Wei Yuan then landed atop the fortress, sat cross-legged, and protected the area above. The cultivators then began adding a second layer, primarily for protection against the air.

Judging from the dark gray color of the steel plate, Uncle Li's avatar knew that it was mixed with Nether Iron, and ordinary witchcraft spells could not penetrate it at all.

There were firing ports around the fortress, and Daoist warriors were stationed there to guard the firing ports.

Uncle Li, in his avatar, attempted to summon a group of wizards and a legion of strange beasts to launch a probing attack, but was left with only a few dozen corpses under the onslaught of the insane rain of flying swords.

Shuli, his face ashen, withdrew his troops and formed a defensive line at a distance.

Wei Yuan flew directly to the top of Mount Ming and looked around. He saw that the energy within a thousand miles was constantly fluctuating. It was clear that Shu Li was mobilizing the power within the kingdom to annihilate him.

At this moment, Shu Li, in his transformed state, was reluctant to part with the legion's beasts and his trusted confidants, and dared not attack Mount Ming. Having personally experienced the terrifying power of the kingdom, Wei Yuan also dared not allow the cultivators to stray too far from the protection of Mount Ming.

Aside from himself, all the other Dharma Aspects were instantly killed by the power of the kingdom. Those with weaker strength, like Master Chuhe, would likely be directly killed by the power of the kingdom.

Neither side could gain the upper hand for the time being, and the situation remained deadlocked. Standing atop Mount Ming, Wei Yuan suddenly realized that it was probably no secret that Mount Ming could counteract the power of a nation.

The fact that the Holy Heart moved himself to this place is precisely the most suitable location for establishing himself in the Kingdom of Shuli. Could it be that the Holy Heart did this intentionally, and is actually one of their own?

Just as he was thinking, a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky. This lightning came without any warning, striking Wei Yuan directly on the head and making him shiver.

Wei Yuan looked up at the sky, extremely annoyed. But after searching for a long time, he couldn't find who had attacked him, so he had to give up.

Wei Yuan then entered the fortress and disappeared.

Shuli sat in front of the fortress for several days, trying countless methods, but to no avail. The best solution seemed to be to send a huge, powerful sorcerer over and demolish it.

However, as a sorcerer specializing in blood curses, Shu Li's physical body is quite flimsy. And Nether Iron is precisely the nemesis of sorcery.

For the next ten days or so, Wei Yuan remained silent, simply holding the fortress. Meanwhile, Shu Li's avatar used this time to build another outer wall for defense.

Just when he thought the situation would remain deadlocked, he suddenly saw a piece of the top of Mount Ming open up, and Wei Yuan crawled out from inside. He looked around, then smiled at Shu Li, who had transformed into a ghost, and then pulled a cannon out of the cave!

(End of this chapter)