Starting from the Tiger Demon Yaksha, the demon immortality

Chapter 303, 312 Tibetan Monks, Bloodbath at the Mountain Gate (5,000 words)

"The Central Plains are far more prosperous than the desolate northern deserts."

"Wuyan Guang, look at this huge city, how much gold and silver treasures, how many cattle, sheep and people must be inside?"

"In comparison, the grasslands are pitifully barren, except for the endless sandstorms and grass!"

“Aliqi, you’re right. This time, we must plunder thoroughly on our southward expedition! Perhaps then, the Great Khan can even get that King Liang to cede a few cities to us.”

"From now on, we beggars will have a place in this dazzling world, hahahahaha!!!"

The Qida general named Wuyan Guang and Aliqi laughed loudly, the iron hooves of his horse echoing the thunder of the five hundred elite cavalry behind him. The hundreds of men had the imposing presence of a thousand troops.

"Your troops are truly formidable."

In the clouds, Ge Congzhou seemed not to hear their arrogant words and sped away.

However, there were three people walking towards him from the side.

"The sons of the grasslands, like eagles, fight against demons on the barren sands and grasslands. Through such tempering, they naturally become strong and majestic."

The woman at the head of the group had a yellow face and red eyebrows. She wore a tall golden crown and a long, narrow-sleeved robe with patterns similar to those of the Central Plains, but the robe was left-fastening, clearly indicating the attire of the Northern Barbarians. Her identity was none other than Queen Yue Liduo of the Qida Kingdom.

Although she was a woman, her words exuded confidence and a heroic spirit that drew attention.

"However, no one is born willing to suffer. The world of Qin is so vast, what harm would it do to have one more Qida Kingdom?"

There was a hint of probing in his words. Upon hearing this, Ge Congzhou immediately shut his mouth.

'What barbarians, fearing power but not gratitude! Gao Pian isn't even dead yet, and they're already eyeing the fertile Central Plains.'

"Your Majesty is indeed prescient. If these barbarians are allowed to grow stronger, they will eventually annex Liu Shouguang's territory and seize the lands of You and Yan. At that time, there will be no natural defenses, and their cavalry will march south, traversing the plains unimpeded. Henan will never have peace."

'Yelü Yi wants the treasures of Louguandao? Perfect, let them fight like dogs!'

"One Qin Li, one Taiyi, two Grandmasters—it would be best to invite that mad monk Zhen Ding as well, and let Yue Liduo and the other two have a good drink."

'The more grandmasters from other factions die, the more stable our Great Liang will be.'

A murderous intent and vigilance flashed in the needle-like eyes, where there was more white than black. Ge Congzhou secretly quickened his pace, and the outline of the Four Symbols Peak was already faintly in sight.

Seeing that he remained silent, Yue Liduo and the others had already shown their attitude despite not speaking.

"The people of the Central Plains are indeed cunning. They promised to help our Great Liao establish its state, but now they avoid talking about it. They keep talking about benevolence and morality, but they break their promises and become rich. What right do they have to call us barbarians?"

Yue Liduo secretly transmitted her voice, and the two Tibetan monks in red robes behind her nodded in agreement.

As he moved, the rooster-comb-like monk's hat swayed, revealing the green skin on its top.

The difference is that one of the monks wore a yellow hat, while the other wore a flower hat.

The former sneered, "What the princess says is absolutely right."

"Although the grasslands are vast, they are not enough for a king to establish his rule. Our lord Yelü is far-sighted, skilled in both civil and military affairs, and has learned from the culture of the Central Plains. He has divided the territory into Han and non-Han areas, and has also established temples and religious sites to unite the people."

"For decades now, the people of the north have gladly submitted to us. It is time to establish a nation and declare ourselves emperor to proclaim this to the world."

"No, the heroes of the Central Plains are ambitious. Declaring oneself emperor now would only make one a target of public criticism. It is not the right time."

The Tibetan monk wearing the flower hat interrupted, and before the other two could even frown at his self-deprecating words, he continued:
"However, Your Highness, the generals of the Great Liang might either stand idly by or stir up trouble, so we must be wary."

Yue Liduo straightened her expression and asked, "What does Sakya Guru mean by this?"

"Does Your Highness still remember our mission?"

A Tibetan monk named Sakya asked and answered himself, "It is wealth, it is population."

"Although I am reluctant to admit it, the Central Plains is a vast and resource-rich land that has produced many talented people, which is why it has been able to occupy the center of the world for thousands of years."

"Although Gelug and I come from Tibet, our Buddhist origins are from the Buddhist community in China."

"Although the Qida tribe is now poised to conquer the Central Plains under the leadership of the Great Khan, the lack of foundation in the tribe and the establishment of the Liao Kingdom cannot be made up for overnight."

"Therefore, the most important things we need to bring here are the scriptures and tools of the Louguan sect, as well as the various talents in alchemy and weapon crafting."

"Especially that Taiyi Zhenren and his disciple Li Cunxiao, even if we can't persuade them to surrender, we should capture one of them so that I can beg for alchemy and take the first step from nothing to something, and from then on I will no longer be subject to Zhu Quanzhong and the Ming Cult."

"Therefore, if we engage in combat later, we only need to stall for time. Princess and Gru, please do not exert yourselves to the fullest."

"The Louguan Dao are the enemies of the Liang King and obstacles to his usurpation of the throne, not ours."

As if enlightened, Yue Liduo couldn't help but bow solemnly:

"We rely on the advice and strategies of the Sakya master. When the Great Liao Dynasty is established in the future, we will surely appoint the two of you as national teachers, make Tantric Buddhism the state religion, and lead all Buddhist sects in the world."

Upon hearing this, the Gelug master wearing a yellow hat and the Sakya master wearing a flower hat were overjoyed and returned the greeting with thanks.

It should be noted that this branch of Tantric Buddhism absorbed many shamanistic practices from the Tibetan region. Although it is called Buddhism, it is actually quite similar to hybrid religions like the Ming Cult.

The deities worshipped are still Bodhisattvas and Arhats, but the offerings require a large number of human sacrifices; otherwise, it is difficult to advance to the rank of Grandmaster.

For them, the larger the territory of the Liao Dynasty and the more believers it has in the future, the easier their cultivation will be.

However, such heretical cultivation methods would certainly not be tolerated by Buddhism and Taoism in the Central Plains, otherwise why would they have fled to the grasslands to assist Yelü Yi?

"Hiss! What a fine Qin Li, what a fine Shao Hao Yin Talisman Flying Sword!"

Ge Congzhou suddenly cried out in pain, interrupting Yue Liduo and the other two's daydream.

Blood and tears streamed from the needle-like eyes; the pain emanating from his very soul caused the muscles of this seasoned general to tense.

"General Ge, what's going on?"

"It was Qin Li, the leader of the White Tiger Sect. He has the Taiyi Bone-Illuminating Mirror and discovered my clone left in Louguan Dao."

Upon hearing this, Yue Liduo and the two Tibetan monks immediately became solemn. The former suddenly cupped his hands in front of his mouth and let out a long howl.

Upon hearing this, the five hundred elite cavalrymen on the ground immediately doubled their speed, stirring up a large cloud of dust.

The surging blood energy was aroused, twisted and rose, and finally condensed into a pair of green oxen and white horses.

"It's Qida's totem! How could the Northern Barbarians bypass the Youyan barrier and appear in the heart of the Central Plains?"

Inside the gate of Louguan Temple, Qin Li hovered in mid-air, his expression extremely solemn as he saw the dust and smoke in the distance and the rapidly approaching streaks of light.

With a tug, the white round collar opened, revealing armor shimmering with divine light, and a lion-shaped helmet appeared on the lotus-shaped golden crown.

With arms outstretched, the White Emperor's Dharma form manifested, boundless silver-lead-colored true essence surging forth, radiating the killing aura of Geng metal, condensing into thousands of flying swords that roared and surged like a flood, hindering the three enemy grandmasters' progress:
"Nephew Xue! Nephew Li!"

"It's the Shaohao Yin Talisman Flying Sword. Sect Master Qin is serious."

Xue Tianyun, clad in black armor and a white robe, had a black jade unicorn on his helmet leap down and transform into a mount, lifting him up.

"Junior Brother Li, a fierce battle is inevitable. You must form a battle formation and fight bravely, and do not act rashly."

"Don't worry, brother. I know my limits."

Li Cunxiao never expected that the Bone-Illuminating Mirror would actually reveal the local master.

War is dangerous and perilous; this is not the time for sentimentality. While forming ranks, they sent people back to Qinglong Peak to warn Li Mucha and Ye Shuyi to be careful. Ye Chengxiao and Wei He had also made arrangements a few days earlier.

"Xiaojiu!"

At a call, the nine-headed, azure-blue lion arrived like a streak of light in an instant.

The young man, clad in azure phoenix armor, stood atop a colossal beast the size of a house, like a celestial king descending to earth, a god descending to the world.

"The troops from the Central Plains are so formidable?"

Upon seeing this, Wuyan Guang sighed, then revealed a sinister smile:
"The one riding the blue lion is Li Cunxiao, capture him alive!"

Aliqi was displeased that the credit had been stolen, but at that moment two flying swords, one black and one white, had already arrived before him. He could only let the other side lead half of their forces in, while he himself took the initiative to block the newcomers at the mountain gate.

"The general will be named!"

Xue Tianyun sneered, thinking to himself, "You've come here to capture Junior Brother Li alive, yet you don't even know my name? And you dare to ask?"

"I can't be bothered to tell you. Barbarians are not worthy of your attention. Die!"

A ferocious Vajra spirit with a blue face and fangs emerged from the top of the blue ox in the army formation and clashed with the Yin-Yang Twin Swords.

The Four Symbols and Four Gods Formation unfolds, empowered by the power of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. The four-colored halos behind Xue Tianyun gradually merge into black and white.

"This is the secret passed down through generations of the sect leader. Harmonizing the four elements, reversing the two polarities, and controlling the power of Yin and Yang."

Li Cunxiao glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, then quickly looked away.

Behind him, the Four Symbols and Four Divine Beasts also soared and circled, blessing him. Compared to last time, this time there were a hundred more soldiers, and the power of the military formation was even stronger.

According to Li Cunxiao's own estimation, if he were to launch an attack now, it would have already exceeded the level of the twelfth floor, but it would still be insufficient for the interaction.

Besides the thousand Dao soldiers he and Xue Tianyun combined, Qin Li commanded two hundred Dao soldiers on his own.

It seemed that this sect leader had fewer soldiers, but Li Cunxiao knew that all two hundred soldiers were, without exception, Huangting martial artists.

Even among martial artists of the Yellow Court who have been nurtured with secret medicine and have no further room for improvement, there is a fundamental difference between true qi and blood qi.

The surging sword energy, like a tidal wave, almost covered the sky above. The two hundred soldiers and Qin Li were even more gleaming with cold light, like golden men.

In an instant, they managed to keep the three enemy Dharma images outside the mountain gate.

"How dare you be distracted on the battlefield? Alchemists shouldn't be on the battlefield!"

With a sharp roar, Wu Yan Guang looked at the young man on the green lion with a ferocious smile.

With a thrust of his spear, the crimson Vajra Spirit rode a white horse formed from the blood and qi of the army formation, his right hand extending like a whip and lashing out.

The air was compressed as if it had become a solid wall, rolling over with an unstoppable force.

Both the commander-in-chief and these elite cavalrymen from the grasslands seemed to have boundless confidence, unleashing their ambition to conquer the Central Plains in this single strike.

But Li Cunxiao remained calm and composed as he watched this scene unfold. His Hun Tian Ling danced like a crimson tide, taking full control of the four divine beasts: the dragon, the tiger, the sparrow, and the tortoise.

"I'm distracted? That's because you're too weak and need someone to help—"

I have absolutely no interest in it!

In an instant, the boiling true energy surged like a raging dragon, and the crimson gold of the Hun Tian Ling intertwined with the blue, red, black, and white colors of the four divine beasts, like a dazzling galaxy.

Before the killing move even arrived, the chilling killing intent had already solidified into a tangible form under the influence of the primordial spirit, even tearing apart the seemingly hardened air with a piercing shriek.

This move appears straightforward, but it actually contains hidden variations. The Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, the four divine beasts, separate and combine in mid-air.

While it may seem like there's an opportunity to take advantage, in reality, they are always closely connected, simultaneously blocking all directions and escape routes.

The moment the dazzling starry river touched the right arm of the Crimson Vajra, the latter shattered into pieces like a weathered rock.

"What? A single strike shattered the life force of hundreds of my warriors? Impossible!"

Wuyan Guang was shocked and could hardly believe his eyes.

Although the Qida people originated from the desolate northern desert, they lacked cultural foundation and their martial arts were rudimentary.

But it is precisely because of its simplicity and harsh conditions that every Qida warrior who achieves something in martial arts is forged through countless trials and tribulations, his blood and spirit as strong as steel.

Not to mention that after the Gelug and Sakya masters brought Tibetan Tantric martial arts, the art of physical body tempering shone brightly in the hands of the Qida warriors.

Despite his congenital deficiencies, Wuyan Guang made great strides after acquiring the secret teachings of Buddhism, breaking through the barrier of enlightenment, and naturally became one of the best among these warriors.

Before entering the Central Plains, Yelü Yi had already clashed with Li Yisheng and Liu Shouguang several times.

Apart from the Hengchong Army led by Li Siyuan, the Grand Tutor of the Prince of Jin, which he had not yet encountered, Wuyan Guang had never been defeated, even when facing the notoriously fierce military forces of the regional military governors.

But today, his invincible status was broken in a single move, and his opponent was a pharmacist famous for his alchemy!
"I will kill you, take your skull and make a kapala to forge the path of a master!"

Wuyan Guang's eyes were bloodshot, revealing a fierce glint. He roared and howled, and the hundreds of elite cavalry behind him immediately turned back. In the gap of their escape, the white horse and the Crimson Blood Vajra recovered and turned around to pounce again.

"In Chinese Buddhism, everyone cultivates and realizes enlightenment on their own. Even the Tantric school, which is known as a convenient method, still focuses on worshipping the principal deity and does not seek anything from outside."

“You barbarians from beyond the Great Wall, you distort Buddhist teachings, take human bones to make magical implements, and you dare to talk about becoming masters?”

"What a joke!"

Seeing the Crimson Blood Vajra roaring as it charged forward, Li Cunxiao sneered.

With a flick of his finger, a crimson ribbon shimmering with golden dragon scales flew out, and the crimson dragon inside seemed to suddenly come to life, raising its head and roaring.

At the same time, the four divine beasts, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, sat in the four directions, like four pillars of heaven, suppressing the attacking white horse and Vajra.

Under the suppression of the great formation, Wuyan Guang and his group's morale plummeted, and even the movement of their military formation showed flaws.

Li Cunxiao seized the opportunity, and the red dragon pierced the sun like a rainbow. Wherever it went, the ferocious Vajra and the white horse beneath it instantly suffered several huge wounds, and the scattered blood and qi suddenly gushed out uncontrollably like a waterfall!

"Li Cunxiao, you're asking for death!"

Wuyan Guang was shocked, angry, and afraid. He spat out a mouthful of blood. More than a dozen weaker cavalrymen in the army were killed by the backlash of the formation. Their bodies exploded and became a red and white mess on the ground.

'We underestimated him! This person isn't some alchemist; he's clearly an Asura born into a world of corpses and blood!'

A sense of regret was welling up inside him, but as a seasoned general, he knew that his life was at stake, so Wuyan Guang forcibly suppressed his inner turmoil.

With a whistle, they turned and the army rushed towards the mountain gate.

"Hmph, want to run away?"

Li Cunxiao was always ruthless; how could he possibly give the enemy a chance to regroup?

Although he was surrounded by infantry, he lightly patted the nine-headed blue lion, and a gust of wind immediately gathered in its mouth.

In an instant, the nine gaping mouths released a torrent of wind, lifting the five hundred soldiers a foot off the ground.

Then, the Azure Dragon spirit, which had already faintly taken on a human form, let out a long roar and merged with the Azure Dragon in the Four Symbols Formation, coiling around the entire military formation.

Then, the dragon shadow soared and caught up with Wuyan Guang in the blink of an eye!
"Oh no, Wuyan Guang is going to be in trouble!"

While Aliqi and Xue Tianyun were locked in a stalemate, he inadvertently caught sight of a scene in the distance and was nearly speechless with astonishment.

It should be noted that both he and Wuyan Guang were at the seventh level, in the inner realm.

Although it's not true communion and can't mobilize the power of heaven and earth, with the support of the military formation, it can barely be called a half-step communion.

Xue Tianyun is the chief of the Louguan sect. How could they, who came here to be bandits, not even know the situation of other people's homes?
Just now, I only wanted to provoke the other party to slow them down, so that another person could take the opportunity to capture Li Cunxiao alive. Then, I would wait for my own Grand Preceptor and Princess to make a move, plunder the area, and then return home in a flash.

But who would have thought that Li Cunxiao, despite being an alchemist, possessed combat prowess and a grasp of the timing of battles that were comparable to those of seasoned veterans!

"The ghost lingers!"

Wu Yanguang's eyes nearly popped out as he watched the Dao soldiers arrive on the wind.

The relentless pursuit only fueled the ferocity of this prairie wolf.

"Flying on the wind using spiritual form, or with a force of five hundred? We'll see how much true energy you, you madman, possess!"

"Shoot me!"

Before reaching the Yellow Court Realm, a martial artist's blood energy could only be used within themselves and could not be released externally unless aided by a magical artifact.

However, at this moment, aided by the strength of the military formation, Wuyan Guang pointed his spear, and these skilled archers unleashed a barrage of arrows, one after another, a rain of arrows swirling with red and white true energy, sweeping in from all directions—

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Arrows rained down, tearing through the sky like swarms of locusts or dark clouds, leaving visible trails in the air where they passed.

By this point in the battle, the fighting spirit and killing intent of the five hundred soldiers had been fully mobilized.

Seeing the opponent's fierce offensive and feeling troubled, he couldn't help but feel his blood boiling. When he looked at the back of the commander in front, all he could see was respect and admiration.

but……

Li Cunxiao was tired of the back-and-forth exchanges.

"die!"

A loud shout, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, even incorporated the techniques of a lion's roar.

These elite Taoist soldiers, after repeated battles, were already brimming with pent-up energy. Now, under Li Cunxiao's deliberate provocation, their energy erupted like a volcanic eruption.

Five hundred plumes of wolf smoke and blood energy converged into the Four Symbols Grand Formation, the four divine and four-colored radiance flowing like a waterfall, like the Milky Way in the heavens, surrounding the crimson dragon transformed from the Chaos Ribbon, a hundred feet long, stretching across the sky—

It crashed down with a roar!

boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

In an instant, the world darkened, as if a celestial dog were eating the sun.

Wu Yanguang was terrified. He raised his spear, and Crimson Blood Vajra, hidden behind the white horse in the army formation, hastily blocked the attack.

However, the Hun Tian Ling itself has the ability to change between reality and illusion. Its first attack seems to be powerful, but when it comes into contact, it is like a dream or bubble, directly passing through the first layer of defense.

Then, with overwhelming force, the massive spiritual form of Crimson Blood Vajra was shattered inch by inch from head to toe!
"No!"

Aliqi, who was struggling to hold on under Xue Tianyun's offensive, was furious and watched helplessly as the red dragon charged into the army formation with undiminished momentum.

The hundreds of cavalrymen on horseback exploded with a roar, their limbs flying everywhere. Only a pale face was revealed on Wuyan Guang's chest and limbs, which were covered with countless deep wounds that exposed the bone. Crimson-gold light burst forth and tore through them from within!
Within his dantian, the vajra shone with an intense light!
(End of this chapter)