Longzang

Chapter 677 The key point is still that key point.
A flock of birds flew across the land.

They were suddenly struck by the murderous aura rising from below, and blood rained down, feathers flying everywhere. The few surviving birds cried out in anguish and flew away.

Below, a large group of men in black emerged from the woods on both sides and charged toward a convoy in the center of the official road. At the heart of the convoy were several magnificent carriages, followed by dozens of wagons carrying baggage and supplies, and about two hundred government soldiers escorting the wagons.

The number of men in black who emerged from the dense forest was at least several thousand, a stark contrast to the numbers on both sides. However, the government troops guarding the carriages did not panic. They sounded the alarm, and then the lead carriage of the convoy stopped while the carriages behind continued to move forward, automatically tightening into a close formation.

These government troops threw down their swords and spears, pulling flying swords and spears directly from the carriages. And the wagons, once opened, were found crammed full of soldiers armed with guns and swords!
Then the two ornate carriages that were supposed to be the targets collapsed, revealing that each carriage was equipped with two infantry guns!
Two Dharma Aspect cultivators appeared at the head and tail of the group, carrying full-version rotating flying sword cannons, and unleashed a barrage of fire at the black-clad man charging at the front.

Dozens of men in black suddenly took to the air; they were all Foundation Establishment cultivators, intending to crush their opponents with a swift and fierce attack.

However, once the battlefield ascends into the sky, one either ascends to paradise or falls into hell.

In an instant, over two hundred various magical artifacts appeared, crashing down on the black-clad figures in the air like a tidal wave. These dozens of black-clad Dao Foundation Establishment cultivators realized with despair that the two hundred-plus government troops in the convoy below were actually all Dao Foundation Establishments!
A frenzy of magical artifacts swept through, wiping out all the black-clad Dao Foundation cultivators.

At this moment, the rotary cannons in the hands of the two Dharma Masters began to show their power, and powerful flying swords automatically changed their trajectories, chasing and firing at the man in black. In the blink of an eye, three or four hundred corpses appeared on the ground.

These black-clad men, who were at the peak of Body Forging or even the Jade Bone Realm, were not even worthy of being targets in front of the full-power rotary flying sword machine gun wielded by the Dharma Aspect.

The leader of the men in black was somewhat bewildered, unable to understand how the convoy, which should have been easily captured, had suddenly turned into a tough nut to crack.

At this moment, the four infantry guns began to bombard. Under the control of a group of artillerymen, the infantry guns fired quickly and accurately, blasting the men in black into flying all over the place. The key point is that many of the men in black had never seen such a weapon before, and chaos immediately broke out.

In the blink of an eye, a circle of corpses of men in black lay on the ground, centered on the convoy.

The leader of the men in black had no choice but to signal a temporary withdrawal of his men and reorganize the attack.

However, even after they retreated to a distance of two miles, the infantry artillery continued to bombard them, blasting all the men in black back into the dense forest.

Fortunately, the caravan didn't seem to have any intention of escaping. Instead, they dismantled the carriage panels and stuck them into the ground to create makeshift fortifications. One carriage window opened, and Consort Yuan, holding the young Prince Chu, glanced out the window before closing it again.

Upon seeing this, the leader of the men in black abandoned his idea of ​​retreat. However, he was unaware that at that moment, a cavalry force of three thousand men was galloping towards them at full speed. Their military aura condensed into a celestial horse, and all the warhorses leaped several meters in one bound, as if riding the wind.

This cavalry force used the "Shadow Steps" technique, making their marching speed twice as fast as normal cavalry; a hundred li (approximately 50 kilometers) was covered in just a few quarters of an hour.

Before the leader of the men in black could finish adjusting his formation, three thousand iron cavalry had already arrived. Wei Yuan showed no mercy, immediately unleashing a rain of fire from the sky to set the forest ablaze. Sun Yu and Xu Henshui seized the opportunity to release poisonous smoke, while Master Chuhe directed his warriors to spray oil into the forest.

In the blink of an eye, the two dense forests turned into a sea of ​​fire. The men in black, unable to hide inside, were burned and rushed out. They then faced Wei Yuan's iron cavalry, enhanced by the smoke and fire of the mortal world. These iron cavalry originally possessed the cultivation of the Great Perfection of Body Forging, but after being enhanced by the smoke and fire of the mortal world, they were equivalent to the weakest Foundation Establishment stage.

But even the weakest Dao Foundation is still a Dao Foundation. In front of three thousand Dao Foundations, the men in black were simply slaughtered.

Moments later, thousands of men in black were killed or wounded. Of the six Dharma Masters, four died in battle, and two were seriously wounded and captured. None escaped.

Just as they began to take stock of the battlefield, a hand that looked like a skeleton suddenly reached out from the sky, tore open a gap, and then a strange man wrapped in strips of cloth crawled out, grinning as he pounced on the carriage where Consort Yuan was.

With his lunge, all the soldiers around the carriage were sent flying to the outer perimeter, and even the two Dharma Aspect cultivators were involuntarily thrown out!
It was actually a powerful expert from the Imperial Realm!
The magnificent carriage instantly turned to ashes, revealing the scene inside. Consort Yuan sat upright, holding the young Prince Chu in one arm and a crimson immortal sword in the other.

Opposite her sat a woman in red, who was taking out a small jade dagger from the storybook in her hand, holding the handle with just three fingers.

Then, with a flick of her wrist, the jade dagger vanished from her hand and was embedded in the chest of the grotesque, desiccated corpse! The grotesque let out a blood-curdling scream, its body freezing in mid-air!
In that brief pause, Yuanfei appeared before him, wielding the Scarlet Night Immortal-Slaying Sword and slashing it fiercely at the monster's head!

Although the strange man's physical body was incredibly hard, Yuan Fei was also the most outstanding among all the Dharma bodies, and she also wielded the Scarlet Night Immortal-Slaying Sword. Therefore, the sword blade cut three inches into the top of his head, breaking his perfect and flawless Dharma body in one fell swoop.

Suddenly, a mass of darkness appeared from below and landed on the strange man without warning, enveloping him. Then, Feng Tingyu, wielding the Demon Blade July, slashed fiercely into the black mist! Judging from the direction, it should have struck between its legs.

Wei Yuan's legs tightened as he watched. At the last moment, it was Wei Yuan's turn to act. He exerted all his strength, wielding the Yanglu Greatsword with a single, sweeping strike, delivering two distinct bursts of power that slammed into the monster. A cracking sound was heard; it was unclear how deep the cut went, but it certainly didn't sever it.

Then the blackness of the wind and rain dissipated, revealing the strange figure in the air. He was in a terrible state, with several gruesome wounds on his body, and his lower back was cut in half. This was the sword that Wei Yuan had used to cut him.

Then Sun Yu, Xu Henshui, and Yu Zhizhuo appeared. Knowing they couldn't defeat the strange man's magical body, the three of them started working on the wounds. Sun Yu blew out poisonous smoke, Xu Henshui sprinkled large amounts of medicinal powder into it, and Yu Zhizhuo stuffed two packets of explosives between his legs.

Subsequently, the cultivators of Taichu Palace estimated that the effect of the Annihilation Dagger was about to end, and immediately scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing far away.

With a deafening roar, a fireball engulfed the monster.

The strange man let out another belated scream, his eyes flashing with ferocity as he glared hatefully at Zhu Yuanjin, then gave Wei Yuan another look before turning and disappearing back into the rift in the air.

All the cultivators breathed a sigh of relief, and then the pressure suddenly disappeared, some of them breaking out in a cold sweat.

Feng Tingyu clutched her chest, repeatedly saying, "That scared me to death! That scared me to death!"

Demon Blade July appeared, and said resentfully, "But a mere Perfected Realm Imperial View cultivator... uh, that's pretty scary! Next time, could you please cut somewhere else? Perfected Realm Imperial View cultivators don't have any vital points on their bodies anymore, so cutting there is no difference from cutting anywhere else!"
And that old monster hasn't bathed in who knows how many years... Never mind, I need to go throw up for a bit.

Feng Tingyu looked at the Demon Blade and asked seriously, "What do you use to vomit?"

The Demon Blade was getting a little frustrated: "That was a metaphor! Do you understand what a metaphor is?"

"Oh!" Feng Tingyu suddenly realized.

Mo Dao found Feng Tingyu's serious contemplation particularly maddening.

Wei Yuan felt both relieved and terrified. He hadn't expected those people from beyond the heavens to send an assassin at the peak of the Imperial Realm.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanjin was extremely experienced in combat and immediately unleashed the celestial artifact, the Void-Destroying Dagger. The Void-Destroying Dagger could only be used one last time, but it was still a celestial artifact. With a single strike, it destroyed a large portion of the monster's mental world, instantly severely injuring him and rendering him unable to move.

Then, Yuanfei, in her supreme Dharma form, wielded the Crimson Night Immortal-Slaying Sword, slicing through the monster's crown and damaging his sea of ​​consciousness, breaking his near-invincible state. Feng Tingyu then swung the Demon Blade, though the blade complained bitterly, but that was the vital point; Feng Tingyu, relying on instinct, firmly believed this.

Even if it is no longer the key point in the legal sense, it is still the key point psychologically.

Then came Wei Yuan, wielding the most powerful Yanglu Greatsword, unleashing his unparalleled killing move, Siyi Sweep, and forcefully cleaving half of the monster's body in two.

In the end, Sun Yu and Xu Henshui were just icing on the cake. Yu Zhizhuo's two packs of explosives looked the most impressive, but the actual damage was zero; not even a shard was blown off.

The group of top-tier Dharma Aspects from Taichu Palace worked together seamlessly, and with two immortal artifacts at their disposal, they finally managed to inflict serious injuries on this strange man after unleashing their full power, forcing back this terrifying opponent who was only one step away from becoming an immortal.

Wei Yuan knew that many forces did not want Consort Yuan and Prince Chu to return to the capital alive, and there would likely be ambushes along the way. Therefore, he made arrangements around the area, preparing to strike hard at anyone who dared to touch Consort Yuan's carriage, like a lion hunting a rabbit.

Wei Yuan felt that if he didn't cut off all their outstretched claws, those people wouldn't recognize their current strength, and their interests and stances would easily become skewed.

Wei Yuan originally intended to use a lion to hunt a rabbit, but unexpectedly, a lion appeared instead. In this critical moment, Zhu Yuanjin revealed the strength of a top assassin hidden beneath the surface, making accurate judgments and striking first to subdue the powerful enemy in one fell swoop.

Consort Yuan's reaction was completely unlike that of a favored concubine in the deep palace. With a single, all-out attack, she shattered her opponent's perfected body, clearing the way for those who would follow.

In hindsight, their choices were absolutely correct; their judgment and reaction alone made them virtually unmatched among their peers.

At this moment, the soldiers brought over the two surviving leaders of the men in black, and Wei Yuan's spirits lifted. After a great victory, if one cannot closely observe the opponent's defeat and freely attack their Dao heart, half the joy of the victory is lost.

(End of this chapter)