A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 211 Crisis
The gale whipped up sand and gravel, like icy knives scraping across the Green Fox King's tent, ripping the sounds of battle outside into fragments.

The campfire had long been overturned, and the sparks rolled across the blood-stained grass, either being extinguished by the wind and sand or sticking to the soldiers' animal hide armor, burning out a series of shrill screams.

The battlefield outside the tent had long since become a living hell.

The Kheshig army of the Donghu royal court surged in wave after wave, their iron-inlaid leather armor reflecting the setting sun. Blood droplets splattered from the slashing of their sabers mixed with sand and gravel, hitting the faces of the Qinghu soldiers with a bloody and painful sensation.

Tuoba Tuya stood on the high platform in front of the royal tent, her blue robe soaked in blood, the short blade in her hand was curled at the edge, but she still held it tightly.

Her expression was calm and composed. Three days ago, the guards responsible for escorting the women, children, and her younger brother Tuoba Yun had already headed towards Black Dragon Mountain.

Within the vast Black Dragon Mountain lies a refuge established by the Green Fox Clan since their ancestor's time.

If she can get through this ordeal, she will show the royal court and the shamanic temple what truly unbridled assassination looks like!

"kill!"

Tuoba Tuya's figure flickered, and he used the Void Step technique, dashing into the Kheshig army formation like a streak of blue lightning.

With a precise thrust of her short blade into a general's throat, she seized the general's saber and slashed back at the shaman who had launched a sneak attack from behind. This was the thirteenth royal court expert she had killed, and the seventh member of the shaman's temple.

The saber struck the shaman's bone staff, sparks flying. She seized the opportunity to kick the shaman in the chest, watching him fall to the ground and be trampled into a bloody pulp by the soldiers, before retreating back to the high platform.

But the situation kept getting worse.

The newly appointed High Shaman of the Shaman Temple held a bone staff, the skull at the top opening and closing. With each mouthful of the Blue Fox soldiers' blood essence he swallowed, a cloud of black mist would explode. Those touched by the black mist would instantly collapse to the ground, their skin festering at a visible speed, their screams piercing the wind and sand.

The Blue Fox soldiers' defensive line, like a dam hollowed out by insects, shrank back little by little, and the determination in many people's eyes was gradually replaced by despair.

"Tuoba Tuya! You can't hold on any longer!"

The newly appointed high shaman, leaning on his bone staff, laughed wildly and said, "You think that by sending away the women and children, you can ensure the survival of the Green Fox tribe?"

He raised his hand and waved, and two shamans escorted a person out.

The man was bound by iron chains, his blue royal robes were covered in dust, and there were still traces of blood on his face. Who else could it be but Tuoba Yun?
Tuoba Tuya froze, and the saber in his hand clattered to the ground.

How can it be? ! !

She clearly instructed Batu to lead the team along the most secluded path to their ancestral home for refuge, so how could they have been captured?
"Want to know how he ended up in my hands?"

The great shaman laughed even more smugly, pointed to a Blue Fox soldier with his head down beside him, and said, "Ask your good subordinate Batu. He's a spy that the old shaman planted in the Blue Fox tribe thirty years ago. What's the difference between handing over your escape route to him and sticking your neck under my blade? Hahaha!"

Batu slowly raised his head, his face showing no remorse, only numbness, and said slowly, "Princess, don't blame me. The old shaman gave my people a way to survive. I had no choice."

Tuoba Tuya stared blankly at this trusted confidant, never expecting that he would be a pawn planted by the enemy for thirty years!

"Sister, please leave!"

"Sister, only if you live can I avenge you!"

"Sister, don't be foolish! You are the best sister, and you will definitely avenge me in the future. Kill all these lowly slaves of the royal court, and all those traitors too!"

The cries of her younger brother, the screams of her clansmen, and the numbness of the traitors were like countless knives stabbing into Tuoba Tuya's heart. The strength she had been holding back suddenly dissipated, and a faint pain appeared in her dantian, a backlash left by the previous killing of the shaman and the royal court experts.

The great shaman seized the opportunity, swung his bone staff fiercely, and a black force transformed into a black dragon, which incredibly wrapped around Tuoba Tuya's wrist, rushing up his arm and down to his dantian. He sneered, "Now, what confidence do you have left to fight me?"

"elder sister!"

Tuoba Yun struggled to rush over, but was held down firmly by the shaman behind him.

However, the moment the black energy wrapped around her wrist, the pain in Tuoba Tuya's eyes vanished, replaced by a fierce glint.

The new high shaman appears arrogant, but is actually cunning and never confronts her directly.

He had used a secret technique to force himself to the Martial God realm, but he was far from mastering his own power. This was Tuoba Tuya's chance.

She knew that if she didn't reveal any flaws, this person would not fall for her tricks. Her only option was to risk injury for death, gambling on her last chance of survival!
"elder sister!"

Tuoba Yun's cries were still ringing in her ears when the black mist on the Great Shaman's bone staff was almost within reach. Tuoba Tuya suddenly released the force from her right arm and deliberately let the black energy flow along her arm to her shoulder and neck. At the same time, she pushed off the ground with her left foot and used the pulling force to propel her body forward like an arrow!

What she wanted was that fleeting distance, to let the shattered jade dagger pierce the old man's heart!

"court death!"

When the great shaman saw her rushing towards him, he assumed it was a desperate struggle and, with a sneer, raised his bone staff and, with the force of shattering rocks, smashed it hard against Tuoba Tuya's shoulder blade.

He wanted to cripple her arm first, and then slowly torture her.

"Crack!"

The bone staff slammed solidly into Tuoba Tuya's left shoulder, and the excruciating pain of her scapula breaking instantly spread throughout her body. She groaned, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, but the shattered jade dagger in her hand used the impact to pierce the Great Shaman's chest even faster!
The blade tip gleamed coldly, only three inches from the Great Shaman's heart. A little closer and the old man's life would be over!

Tuoba Tuya gathered the last bit of spatial power from the Void Step at her fingertips, intending to use the spatial fluctuations to fine-tune the blade angle and ensure a fatal blow!
However, the backlash from the dantian suddenly erupted, and that wisp of spatial power was like a candle flame blown away by a gale, instantly becoming stagnant!
The blade is off-center!
"Pfft!"

The shattered jade dagger missed the heart, only grazing the high shaman's ribs and leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound. Black blood gushed from the blade. In pain, the high shaman roared and grabbed Tuoba Tuya's wrist, pressing the skull at the top of his bone staff against her brow. Black mist surged into it as he raged, "You wretch! How dare you hurt me! I'll tear your soul out and refine your bones!"

Tuoba Tuya was unable to move, and the black mist between her brows made her consciousness blurred. But when she looked at the wound on the Great Shaman's chest, she suddenly smiled. Although she hadn't killed him, she had still seriously injured the old man. At least... she hadn't let him torture her brother unharmed.

"Sister! Let go of my sister!"

Tuoba Yun struggled frantically, his wrists bleeding from the iron chains, but he still couldn't break free from the shaman's grip. He could only watch helplessly as his sister was enveloped in black mist, tears mixed with blood streaming down his face. He roared, "You old bastard! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

The great shaman's smile grew even more cruel. Just as he was about to activate his shamanic staff to completely devour Tuoba Tuya's soul, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold.

That was a kind of pressure that I had never felt even when the old shaman was angry!

"Try touching her again."

A voice came from the sandstorm, as soft as a whisper, yet it made the great shaman freeze.

He turned his head sharply and saw a dark figure walking on spiritual light. The figure was so fast that he couldn't even see the afterimage. He only felt a blur before his eyes, and then a sharp pain shot through his hand that was gripping Tuoba Tuya's wrist.

A hand, the hand of a Martial God Realm Great Shaman, was actually crushed!

"what!"

The great shaman screamed and retreated, his pupils shrinking as he looked at the man who had suddenly appeared beside Tuoba Tuya!
How could it be him?
He had seen this person before when he sent the Great Shaman Qiang Kaitian.

impossible!
It's impossible!

Li Weizhou didn't even bother to glance at him. He reached out and embraced the swaying Tuoba Tuya. A flash of light appeared at his fingertips, dispelling the black mist between her brows. He then gently lifted her broken left shoulder, his voice filled with both tenderness and reproach: "Silly girl, how did you get yourself into this state?" Tuoba Tuya leaned against him, her consciousness gradually clearing. Looking at his familiar face, she, who hadn't shed a single tear even in her most difficult times, finally couldn't hold back her tears. She pursed her lips and said, "You're here...it's so good."

"I know you've done a great job."

Li Weizhou smiled and patted her head, then looked at Tuoba Yun, who was bound by iron chains and roaring with ecstasy, and said with a smile, "Leave the rest to me."

"Stop, or I'll kill him!"

The shaman holding Tuoba Yun suddenly held a scimitar to Tuoba Yun's neck.

Tuoba Yun, defiant and furious, roared, "Don't worry about me! Save my sister, kill them all, and make her the queen of the Green Fox Tribe... no, make her the queen of the entire grassland! Li Weizhou, kill them all!!"

Li Weizhou smiled, pointed his fingers like a sword, and with a flick of his finger, the shaman who had been threatening him instantly exploded.

With another light squeeze, Tuoba Yun was pulled over and stood dizzily in front of Li Weizhou and Tuoba Tuya, then burst into laughter, jumping around.

After laughing for a couple of minutes, he took out the color-changing little lion from his pocket and asked Li Weizhou, "Agan, did you come back to save us because you heard me talking to it?"

However, he didn't need to answer. He looked at the Great Shaman who was preparing to flee and exclaimed excitedly, "Agan, kill that old bastard! He hurt my sister!"

Li Weizhou chuckled, flicked his finger, and a flash of light appeared. The Great Shaman let out a strange cry, and a cloud of black mist rose from his bone staff as he tried to escape, but there was no way he could get away.

Before anyone could see what was happening in the black mist, they heard a shrill, desperate scream. When the black mist dissipated, they discovered that the once arrogant shaman had been torn apart as if by five horses, his head and limbs ripped off, a truly gruesome death.

The Green Fox tribe still had some warriors, and seeing this situation, they actually began to launch a counterattack.

Although they were outnumbered, their momentum was overwhelming, and the royal army wished they could grow eight legs and get away from this Han Chinese devil.

He even killed the great shaman; how could anyone else possibly deal with such a demon?
Li Weizhou ignored all of this. He carried Tuoba Tuya back to the still-burning royal tent, and with a gentle wave of his hand, the fire was extinguished.

Amidst the chaos, he found a relatively quiet spot, laid Tuoba Tuya down, and began to heal her wounds.

Several female officials who were still alive were guarding outside the tent, but gradually, their complexions began to regain their rosy color...

It's been so long since I've heard the princess's voice so beautiful...

……

"I'm off to hunt down the experts from the Shaman Temple. Can you stay here today?"

Two hours later, after taking the essence and pills given to her by Li Weizhou, Tuoba Tuya not only recovered from her hidden injuries and restored her Yuan Power, but also clearly felt that her power had advanced further, and she was now within reach of the Martial God Realm.

Li Weizhou asked with a smile, "Does the Shaman Temple still have experts at the Martial God Realm?"

Tuoba Tuya hesitated for a moment, then said, "There should still be some on the Holy Mountain. But I can't be sure if they'll make a move. Those old shamans no longer listen to the royal court..."

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "How can we be sure? You go and hunt down the royal army, I'll go and clean up the shaman's temple. Tuya..."

"Ok?"

"If one day you want to conquer the world, you'd better do less killing. Besides, the world is vast, you don't necessarily have to go south, you can go west too."

"it is good."

After a pause, Tuoba Tuya asked again, "Will you come back?"

"Of course, you are also my lover. At the next Ascension Ceremony, whether you agree or not, I will take you up."

"it is good."

……

After clearing out the old ghosts in the shaman's temple, Li Weizhou swept through the grassland, leaving not a single Martial God Realm immortal alive.

I also made a trip to the Demonic Sect's lair, and sure enough, there were two old, immortal Martial God Realm remnants there.

Finally, they even went so far as to clean up places like the Great Snow Mountain and Leiyin Temple, where there might be experts at the Martial God Realm.

After everything was settled, he did not meet with the Tuoba siblings again, but returned to Qingzhou City to bid farewell to his uncle's family.

Counting the days, it had been four days, so he didn't linger any longer. He took away the handwritten letters from his two fathers-in-law and the photos he had secretly taken of them. He then found Xiao Dong, Xiao Xi, and Xiao Bei, took photos of them secretly as well, and returned to the spirit world.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Chu Mengjun and Yan Xue.

My uncle told me that the day after they ascended to heaven, Yanxue left Qingzhou City with Chu Mengjun…

However, I didn't have time to go.
……

In the twilight, Qingshui City glowed with a warm blue light, and the windows of the city lord's study were made translucent, but the atmosphere inside was as heavy as if it were weighed down by black iron.

Su Wan stood before the table, looking at the man in purple robes before her, Xuan Yangzi, one of the two vice masters of Xuan Tian Pavilion.

Unlike Qin Yue, Xuan Yangzi was known in Xuan Tian Guan for his tough exterior and ruthless heart, and was responsible for handling matters such as Xuan Tian Guan encountering calamities.

With his command of the Xuan Tian Pavilion's martial arts, one can imagine how powerful he is.

Xuan Yangzi had just arrived from the Western Spirit Region, and the corners of his robes were still covered in dust, but he showed no signs of fatigue.

He placed a token glowing with black spiritual light on the table. The token was engraved with the skull pattern of the Sin Clan. He said in a deep tone, "This is news from within the Sin Clan. In three days, they will launch a major attack in the Northern Spirit Domain. However, their target is not Qingshui City, nor Xuanlei Sword Sect, but the Five Elements Sect. This time, there may be a powerful Immortal Spirit Realm cultivator from within the Sin Clan who will make a move."

Su Wan's face paled in shock upon hearing this, and she exclaimed, "The Immortal Spirit Realm... how could this be...?"

Xuan Yangzi waved his hand and said, "It can be basically confirmed that Xuan Tian Guan is not the only one that has received the news."

Su Wan hurriedly said, "Then quickly go and inform the Five Elements Sect..."

Xuan Yangzi sneered, "The Five Elements Sect doesn't need your concern. They've been quite active these days. Besides, since they were able to kill two Sinners of the Spirit God Realm with a single sword strike, it means they have the means to withstand Immortal Spirit Realm cultivators. Don't flatter yourself. Furthermore, intelligence isn't easy to obtain; how can we give it away for nothing?"

Su Wan was taken aback upon hearing this, and after a moment she asked, "Then why did the deputy curator come in person...?"

"For Qingshui City."

Xuan Yangzi glanced at her and said, "The Sin Clan acts ruthlessly. Although their target is the Five Elements Sect, it's inevitable that the surrounding areas will be affected. I've already had someone bring over the 'Mysterious Water Array Plate.' You must immediately reinforce the defensive array of Qingshui City to prevent a surprise attack from the Sin Clan. We absolutely cannot let what happened before repeat itself. Remember, if you want Qingshui City to be slowly crushed by the Five Elements Sect's dilapidated market, then keep your mouth shut. I received guidance and help from your father back then, and this time, I'm repaying that favor. The choice is yours."

……

(End of this chapter)