In chaotic times, skill points are added: from hunter to martial saint, only killing and no mercy!

When the Qing Kingdom launched a large-scale invasion of the Chen Kingdom, the Qing Kingdom's defenses were weak, and Li Yi wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to lead his troops straight into the Qing Kingdom's territory.

With the snow fox spirit Xue by their side, Li Yi's army advanced unimpeded, bypassing the patrols of many Qing Kingdom garrisons.

A day later, Li Yi stood on a hill and looked into the distance. He saw a large city standing on the plain two miles away. This was Xuancheng, the outpost of the Qing Kingdom's invasion of the Chen Kingdom.

Xuancheng is a place with strong walls and high walls, comparable to Yanmen Pass.

Squads of soldiers emerged from Xuancheng and headed towards the border of Qing Kingdom to join the army attacking Chen Kingdom.

"General, it seems there are quite a few troops garrisoning Xuancheng."

Han Jia stood aside, looking into the distance, and said to Li Yi.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi smiled slightly and said:

"Hmph, so what if there are more people? They're just a bunch of greenhorns hastily pulled into the battlefield. They're nothing compared to my five thousand elite troops."

Upon hearing Li Yi's words, everyone nodded in approval.

After more than a year of training, Li Yi's Wind Tiger Battalion and Breaking Barbarian Battalion have long been the most elite soldiers in the Chen Kingdom.

For newly recruited soldiers like these, the Fenghu Battalion soldiers can even take on ten men at once.

In other words, although Li Yi only brought 5,000 soldiers, in front of these new recruits, it was no different from an army of 50,000.

After observing for a while and learning a lot about Xuancheng's defenses, Li Yi sent the snow fox Lingxue to infiltrate Xuancheng and spy on the city's defenses.

Meanwhile, the five thousand soldiers he brought were settled on a nearby hillside, cooking and resting to conserve their strength.

As night fell, the snow fox Lingxue returned from Xuancheng, jumped onto Li Yi's shoulder, and squeaked and gestured for him.

Thanks to the characteristics of the [Beast Taming] skill, Li Yi quickly understood what Ling Xue wanted to express.

After communicating with Lingxue, Li Yi successfully took control of the defenses within Xuancheng.

"Bring the map."

Captain Li Tao quickly took out a map from his pocket and, together with Liu Ye, unfolded it and placed it in front of Li Yi.

Looking at the map, Li Yi took out paper and pen and started drawing dots on it.

Soon, Li Yi marked the military intelligence that Ling Xue had gathered on the map:

"Look, the east and west walls are guarded by elite troops, while the north side is a river, and only the west side is poorly defended."

Hearing Li Yi's words, Lin Lei said:

"My lord, in that case, shall we attack the western city?"

Faced with Lin Lei's question, Li Yi waved his hand and smiled:

"The western city looks weak, but it is actually a trap set by the Qing Kingdom's garrison. The southern part is actually the weakest point in the defense."

Then, Li Yi told everyone about the various things Ling Xue had discovered.

It turns out that thousands of elite soldiers were hidden in the western city, and they created the illusion that the western city was the weakest point in order to guard against possible invaders.

Upon seeing the intelligence Li Yi provided, everyone was taken aback and became more wary of the Qing Kingdom's general, for someone who could devise such a scheme must be a capable commander.

Li Yi put away the map, looked up at everyone, and said, "However, since they have set a trap for Xicheng, we will play along."

"Liu Ye, I order you to lead a thousand heavy cavalry to attack the western city of Xuancheng first thing tomorrow morning. You must mobilize the garrison in the western city."

After a pause, Li Yi continued:

"Remember, your role is only to launch a feint attack, and your job is to distract and draw away the thousands of defenders in the western city."

Liu Ye nodded in response:

"Please rest assured, General, I will definitely complete the mission."

Then, Li Yi turned his attention to the Korean team:

"Han Jia, your Po Lu Battalion is the main force this time, but your mission is yet to come. After Liu Ye leads his men to attack the West City, I will personally lead my men to attack the South City."

"South City?"

Everyone was taken aback by what he said, but they quickly understood what Li Yi meant.

The southern city appears strong, but it is actually the weakest point in Xuancheng's defenses. When Liu Ye attacks the western city, the southern wall will certainly be on high alert.

After Li Yi led his men to attack the south wall, the city's garrison would inevitably be mobilized.

With the western city occupied by Liu Ye, the garrison at the eastern wall would inevitably be transferred to the southern city to assist in the defense in order to ensure that the city gates were not lost. At this time, the eastern wall would become the weakest point in the defense.

Seeing that everyone understood his meaning, Li Yi said loudly:

"Once the garrison of the East City is mobilized, Han Jia, you will lead two thousand Polu soldiers to attack the East Gate. At that time, the garrison of the East Gate will be in a dilemma."

If you retreat to the east city, I will conquer the south city; if you hold the south city, you will conquer the east city.

In this way, Xuancheng will be within easy reach.

After everyone understood their battle plan, Li Yi nodded and said:

"Alright, let's go and rest now. We'll launch our attack first thing tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and then respectfully withdrew.

The next morning, the 5,000-strong army, as arranged by Li Yi, split into three groups and headed towards Xuancheng, which was two miles away.

With the help of the skills [Reconnaissance and Concealment] and [Hunting], the 5,000-strong army successfully arrived near Xuancheng. At this time, the Xuancheng army had not yet discovered the arrival of Li Yi and his group.

Before long, after everyone arrived at the designated location, Li Yi took out his bow and arrow and shot it into the sky. With a whoosh, an arrow made a loud bang in mid-air.

"What's going on?"

The Xuancheng army was stunned when they saw this scene.

Before they could react, Liu Ye led a thousand elite heavy cavalrymen out of the hillside and charged towards the west city.

At this moment, countless people were coming and going in the west city. Upon hearing the sound of cavalry hooves, these people panicked, and the guards stationed on the city wall hurriedly activated the mechanism to try to close the city gate.

However, Liu Ye took the lead and quickly rushed to the vicinity of the city gate, roaring angrily:

"Stop!"

Liu Ye suddenly threw the spear in his hand. With a thud, the spear, forged from fine iron, slicing through the air and heading straight for the west city gate.

With a clang, the spear precisely jammed into the closing mechanism, causing the closing city gate to suddenly stop and become completely stuck!

"Brothers, the gates of Xuancheng can't be closed anymore, charge with me!"

Led by Liu Ye, a thousand elite cavalrymen spurred their horses and charged swiftly into the western city.

These thousand cavalrymen, all with cultivation levels at least at the fourth level of Body Refinement and clad in heavy armor, combined with the impact of their warhorses, moved through the western city as if it were empty, slaughtering a large number of Xuancheng's garrison.

In an instant, the western city was plunged into chaos.

In order to protect the city gates and drive Liu Ye away, the thousands of elite Qing Kingdom troops who had been hiding in the shadows had no choice but to emerge from their hiding places and, led by their respective officers, form ranks and charge toward Liu Ye.

Seeing this, Liu Ye quickly spurred his horse to retreat and began guerrilla warfare against the Qing Kingdom's garrison.

Soon, under the powerful impact and agile mobility of the heavy cavalry, the entire battlefield in the western city was completely locked in a stalemate.

Far outside the south city, Li Yi stood before two thousand elite archers, roared, and then spurred Red Hare toward the south gate of Xuancheng.

The south gate faced the direction of the State of Chen, and for this reason, it was built to be the tallest and most sturdy.

Therefore, Li Yi did not lead his troops to charge like Liu Ye. Instead, he rushed to within a hundred meters of the south city and then led two thousand elite archers to continuously rain down arrows, suppressing the defenders on the south city.

For a time, the entire southern city was forced to hide behind the city walls due to the barrage of arrows.

On the walls of Xuancheng, the Qing Kingdom's centurions on duty were directing their soldiers to move defensive equipment, while at the same time sending messengers to request reinforcements from their commander.

Under the harassment and feigned attacks of Liu Ye and Li Yi, Xuancheng was completely thrown into chaos.

Before long, squads of soldiers emerged from the north and east gates to support other areas that had been attacked.

In the distant dense forest, Han Jia watched this scene with a reassurance in his heart. He then drew his nine-ringed broadsword, turned to the two thousand soldiers of the Po Lu Camp behind him, and said:

"Brothers, General Li has found us the perfect opportunity to capture Xuancheng! Now is the time!"

After a pause, Han Jia continued:

"General Li has decreed that whoever first scales the city wall will be granted a noble title, a reward of one hundred taels of gold, a thousand acres of fertile land, and a promotion of three ranks."

The generous reward caused the two thousand soldiers of the Polu Camp to instinctively hold their breath, and then their eyes were fixed intently on Xuancheng in the distance.

Seeing that he had boosted morale, Han Jia turned around, brandished his nine-ringed broadsword, and shouted:

"Follow me and kill!"

With a series of clattering sounds, two thousand soldiers marched in unison, forming a battle formation and slowly making their way towards Xuancheng.

"What? There are enemy troops too?"

On Xuancheng, everyone was shocked to see Han Jia and his group suddenly appear. They quickly boiled broth and moved rolling stones to try and stop Han Jia's attack.

"Charge with me!"

Several siege ladders were seen placed on the city wall. Han Jia, with his nine-ringed broadsword in his mouth and a shield in his hand, was the first to climb the ladders and head towards the east city wall of Xuancheng.

With a series of thuds, the soldiers of the Qing Kingdom on the city wall kept hurling stones the size of millstones, but Han Jia blocked them with his shield.

A moment later, Han Jia had already rushed up the city wall. He held a shield in one hand and a nine-ringed broadsword in the other, facing the Qing soldiers who were surrounding him, and held the ladder tightly.

Behind him, elite troops from the Polu Camp were continuously surging up the siege ladder.

"Die!"

Han Jia snorted coldly and unleashed a series of sword strikes, his powerful strength forcing the Qing Kingdom soldiers to retreat continuously. Countless soldiers were cut in half, their blood splattering everywhere.

In an instant, the area beneath the eastern city walls became a living hell, with countless soldiers slaughtered and blood flowing everywhere.

"How dare you!"

At this moment, a Qing Kingdom centurion wielding a long spear leaped out from the crowd, roared, and charged towards Han Jia.

This person possessed a powerful aura and the strength of a third-level True Qi cultivator, comparable to Han Jia.

However, Han Jia was born with superhuman strength and had many powerful martial arts manuals taught by Li Yi, making him far stronger than ordinary martial artists.

Seeing the Qing Kingdom centurion charging towards him, Han Jia went berserk, raising his broadsword high and then slashing down.

"Splitting Mount Hua in two!"

Under the powerful force of the blade, the moment the sword and spear clashed, the Qing Kingdom's centurion was forced to retreat three steps.

However, Han Jia pressed his advantage and unleashed three more slashes. With a loud crack, the spear in the hands of the Qing Kingdom's centurion was instantly cut in two.

"Strike while the iron is hot!"

Han Jia's eyes narrowed, and he slashed out with his sword again.

"what!"

With a scream, a large hole was cleaved in the chest of the Qing Kingdom's centurion. Immediately afterward, Han Jia swung his sword again, severing the centurion's head.

At this moment, a soldier from the Polu Camp beside Han Jia's eyes lit up, and with a thrust of his spear, he severed the centurion's head.

Looking at the head of the Qing Kingdom's centurion held aloft by the soldiers beside him, Han Jia laughed heartily, and then said:

"Your commander is dead, do you still dare to resist me?"

At this moment, Han Jia was covered in blood. Combined with the powerful true energy brought by his cultivation of the "Hundred Victories Technique," he was like a war god under the East City, making the Qing Kingdom's garrison tremble with fear.

As time went on, hundreds of elite soldiers from the Polu Camp, braving the molten gold stones thrown by the defenders, climbed onto the city wall.

These hundreds of soldiers surrounded Han Jia and quickly established a position on the city wall.

Just then, several people rushed out of Xuancheng, the leader of whom was Wang Zhongqiu, the general of Qing Kingdom.

Seeing this, Wang Zhongqiu's expression hardened, and he immediately brandished his broadsword and shouted:

"Those who dare to retreat will die!"

With Wang Zhongqiu's roar, his hundreds of personal guards instantly transformed into a fighting force, brandishing their broadswords and killing several soldiers who tried to retreat.

Under Wang Zhongqiu's personal supervision, the Qing Kingdom's garrison, which originally wanted to retreat, was forced to continue wielding their weapons to resist Li Yi's invasion.

Han Jia, who was on the east side of the city wall, saw this scene and quickly dispatched a troop to head towards the south gate.

Soon, the two hundred elite soldiers of the Broken Army, disregarding costs and lives, charged forward and quickly reached the south wall.

"Quickly, open the door for General Li!"

These two hundred soldiers fought desperately against the Qing Kingdom's garrison, slowly pushing the city gate mechanism forward.

With a creaking sound, accompanied by the heavy clanging of machinery, the south city gate slowly opened.

Seeing this, Li Yi was overjoyed and immediately spurred his Red Hare horse, charging ahead into the south city.

Behind him, two thousand elite archers put away their longbows, drew their broadswords from their waists, and followed Li Yi's footsteps, rushing towards Xuancheng.

Red Hare possessed the strength of a demonic beast, and its speed was like lightning. In just a few breaths, it carried Li Yi into the South City.

As soon as Li Yi entered the South City, he saw dozens of Qing Kingdom soldiers, led by a Qing Kingdom centurion, surrounding him.

"Die!"

Seeing the Qing Kingdom's centurion leading his men to surround and kill him, Li Yi frowned and quickly swung his Ink-Cold Serpent Spear:

"Azure clouds cover the sun!"

With a cold snort, Li Yi unleashed a killing move from the [Cloud-Piercing Heavenly Spear]. A gentle breeze swept by, and the Ink-Cold Serpent Spear shot out like lightning.

With a clang, the greatsword of the Qing Kingdom's centurion was knocked away.

The next moment, Li Yi thrust out the Ink Cold Serpent Spear again and struck the head of the Qing Kingdom's centurion.

This commander of the Qing Kingdom possessed the strength of the sixth level of True Qi, yet he perished in less than three moves before Li Yi.

After killing the centurion, Li Yi casually glanced at the skill panel and saw that [Cloud Piercing Spear] had gained another experience point.

"War! War! War!"

Li Yi roared repeatedly, relying on his powerful strength to charge through the Qing Kingdom's army.

Behind him, two thousand Wind Tiger Battalion soldiers also rushed into the city wall, and in an instant, the south wall was completely thrown into chaos.

At this time, the east, west, and south walls of Xuancheng had been reduced to a pile of mud by Li Yi's 5,000-strong army.

Just as Li Yi led his men in a rampage, Wang Zhongqiu also arrived at the south wall with his elite soldiers.

"How dare they attack my Xuancheng!"

Wang Zhongqiu, the Qing Kingdom's garrison commander, shouted angrily and charged at Li Yi, brandishing his broadsword.

Li Yi glanced back and saw that Wang Zhongqiu was radiating a white light, which immediately stirred a fighting spirit in his heart.

Wang Zhongqiu, as the commander of Xuancheng, possessed the strength of the eighth level of True Qi, and the swordsmanship he displayed was extremely exquisite.

"Someone like that is worthy of being my opponent. I imagine I'd gain a lot of experience from killing you, wouldn't I?"

Li Yi murmured, then spurred his Red Hare and brandished the Ink Cold Serpent Spear, charging towards Wang Zhongqiu.

"Slash!"

Wang Zhongqiu snorted coldly, and suddenly brandished his broadsword, the sharp blade flashing straight at Li Yi's neck.

However, in response to Wang Zhongqiu's fierce attack, Li Yi countered with a spear thrust, deflecting Wang's broadsword. The sharp blade grazed Li Yi narrowly before hurtling away into the distance.

"Excellent swordsmanship!"

Li Yi nodded approvingly, and then said,

"Let me show you what a shot I can do!"

"Azure clouds cover the sun!"

Li Yi once again unleashed the killing move from the [Cloud-Piercing Heavenly Spear], but this time, he also unleashed the Cloud-Piercing Azure Light.

With the powerful attack of the Azure Light that breaks through the clouds, this move, Azure Cloud Covering the Sun, is extremely powerful. In the blink of an eye, it envelops Wang Zhongqiu and continuously attacks his vital points.

"What kind of spear technique is that? Are you a disciple of the Qingyun Sect?"

Faced with Li Yi's offensive, Wang Zhongqiu was startled and tried his best to defend himself by wielding his broadsword.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi laughed heartily and said:

"You've got good taste, kid! That's right, I am Mu Yinzi, the closed-door disciple of Jin Lingzi, the second elder of the Qingyun Sect."

The reason Li Yi revealed his name was that he wanted to use his identity to completely crush the fighting spirit of the Xuancheng garrison.

"What? He's actually the closed-door disciple of the Second Elder of the Qingyun Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongqiu's expression hardened, and he secretly thought that something was wrong.

After several more rounds of fighting, Wang Zhongqiu looked back and saw that Li Yi's expression remained unchanged, while his own hand holding the knife was trembling slightly.

"I have long heard of the Qingyun Sect disciples' formidable strength, and seeing it today, I can confirm it is indeed true."

Wang Zhongqiu gradually felt the urge to retreat, but at that moment, Li Yi seized the opportunity to spur his horse forward, his Mo Han Snake Spear flashing repeatedly.

Faced with Li Yi's fierce offensive, Wang Zhongqiu was terrified. He realized that he was no match for Li Yi and that if he continued to fight, he would only die by gunshot.

Upon realizing this, Wang Zhongqiu immediately turned his horse around and ordered his personal guards to cover his retreat.

Watching Wang Zhongqiu walk away, Li Yi snorted coldly:

"Want to leave? Did I say that?"

Although Wang Zhongqiu's bodyguards relentlessly blocked Li Yi's advance, Li Yi remained completely unperturbed.

Li Yi put away the Ink Cold Serpent Spear and took the Spring and Autumn Four Symbols Bow from his back.

With a snap, Li Yi nocked three Vermilion Bird arrows onto the Spring and Autumn Four Symbols Bow, aiming them directly at the departing Wang Zhongqiu:

"Summer Vermilion Bird, Heaven-Burning True Fire!"

A Vermilion Bird cried out, and a fiery aura emanated from the Spring and Autumn Four Symbols Bow.

Facing Wang Zhongqiu, whose strength was two levels higher than his own, Li Yi went all out from the start, unleashing the most powerful attack, Xia Zhi Zhen Yi.

Locked in by the sword's intent, Wang Zhongqiu, who was fleeing into the distance, remained constantly targeted by the iron arrow.

"Die!"

Li Yi snorted coldly, and the Vermilion Bird Arrow in his hand flew away from the bow.

Whoosh! Due to the arrow's incredible speed, a sonic boom even echoed in mid-air.

A few breaths later, the three Vermilion Bird Arrows struck Wang Zhongqiu's body with a thud. Instantly, Xia Zhizhenyi erupted, causing Wang Zhongqiu's body to be scorched by flames, causing him extreme pain.

A moment later, a commotion was seen in the distance. It turned out that Wang Zhongqiu was unable to withstand the Vermilion Bird Arrow shot by Li Yi. After struggling for a while, he fell off his horse.

Xuancheng was thrown into chaos.

Taking advantage of the situation, Li Yi quickly led two thousand elite archers to charge and kill, while Liu Ye and Han Jia also exerted their strength in the west and east cities, constantly suppressing and killing the Xuancheng defenders.

Half an hour later, Li Yi had broken through the Xuancheng garrison's formation and rode Red Hare to Wang Zhongqiu's side.

At this moment, Wang Zhongqiu's face was deathly pale, and he had lost one-tenth of his strength. He had also used his true energy to seal the wound on his chest.

Looking at Wang Zhongqiu, who was lying paralyzed on the ground, Li Yi, still on horseback, lowered his eyes and said disdainfully:

"Take this shot, and I'll spare your life."

Immediately, Li Yi took out the Ink Cold Serpent Spear again.

Faced with Li Yi's humiliation, Wang Zhongqiu's face darkened. He then suppressed his injuries and struggled to his feet, gripping his broadsword.

"Don't think that just because you're a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, you can humiliate me at will. You're still a long way from killing me!"

Wang Zhongqiu took out a pill from his pocket and swallowed it. Instantly, his aura rose rapidly, and he reached the ninth level of the True Qi Realm in a short time.

Seeing this, Li Yi remained calm:

"It's just a life-risking pill, not worth mentioning."

Let alone the ninth level of the True Qi Realm, even if Wang Zhongqiu raised his strength to the Gang Qi Realm at this moment, Li Yi was confident that he could kill him!

As Li Yi made a thought, streams of spiritual energy swirled around him.

The Qingyun Martial Scripture, as the fundamental technique created by Qingyunzi, produces a level of true qi far exceeding that of ordinary martial artists.

A thick stream of azure true energy swirled out, and since the [Cloud-Piercing Heavenly Spear] and the [Azure Cloud Martial Scripture] were from the same lineage, with the blessing of the Azure Cloud True Energy, the power of the Cloud-Piercing Azure Light was even greater than before.

In an instant, the azure true meaning swirling around the tip of the Ink Cold Serpent Spear shone like an azure sun into everyone's hearts.

"Azure clouds cover the sun!"

Li Yi snorted coldly and unleashed the killing move from the [Cloud-Piercing Heavenly Spear] once again.

As the azure sun rushed toward him, Wang Zhongqiu's expression tightened. He swung his broadsword repeatedly, displaying his powerful strength at the ninth level of True Qi without reservation. Under his swing, his True Qi formed a true intent of the sword.

Perhaps intimidated by Li Yi's reputation as a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, Wang Zhongqiu dared not be careless. The sword intent he unleashed instantly formed a shield of energy, protecting him tightly.

However, the sword intent shield that Wang Zhongqiu had condensed by using all his true energy was shattered as soon as it came into contact with the Mo Han Serpent Spear by the cloud-piercing azure light attached to its tip.

Seeing the sword intent shield shattered and dissipated, Wang Zhongqiu was startled. He then took a step and prepared to turn around and run away.

But at that moment, Li Yi suddenly thrust forward, and the Ink Cold Serpent Spear struck Wang Zhongqiu's back with lightning speed.

"what!"

Wang Zhongqiu screamed and quickly spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

After the Ink-Cold Serpent Spear pierced Wang Zhongqiu, the cloud-piercing azure light attached to the spear tip instantly erupted, shredding Wang Zhongqiu's internal organs.

Soon, the blood that Wang Zhongqiu vomited contained many pieces of internal organs.

"You think you can stop me?"

Li Yi snorted coldly, and Red Hare charged forward, arriving at Wang Zhongqiu's side.

Then Li Yi brandished the Ink Cold Serpent Spear, and with a flick of the spear, Wang Zhongqiu's head flew into the air and fell into Li Yi's hands.

In an instant, Li Yi held Wang Zhongqiu's head high and shouted:

"Your commander is dead! Surrender now! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

The entire city of Xuancheng was in an uproar, and many Qing soldiers who were fighting hard were thrown into chaos.

Liu Ye and Han Jia seized the opportunity and led their soldiers in fierce battles, quickly joining forces with Li Yi.

After Wang Zhongqiu died, seven or eight True Qi Realm martial artists rushed out of the city and charged towards Li Yi.

These men were all military officers left behind in Xuancheng, and their strength was considerable. However, in front of Li Yi, their only fate was to become resources for Li Yi's promotion.

With Han Jia and Liu Ye leading their troops to provide support, Li Yi charged into the fray alone, fighting against the seven Qing Kingdom generals.

"A great opportunity!"

The seven generals exchanged glances and immediately realized that this was their only chance to defend Xuancheng. They then exerted all their strength, wielding their weapons, and tried to capture Li Yi together.

This time, Li Yi did not use the [True Understanding of the Four Seasons Arrow Path], but instead wielded the Ink Cold Serpent Spear, using the [Cloud-Piercing Heavenly Spear] technique to fight his enemy.

Under the pressure of the seven martial artists, Li Yi gained a deeper understanding of the [Breaking Cloud Heaven Spear], and a large amount of experience surged forth in a short time.

The Qingyun Sect became a top sect in the Chen Kingdom, dominating the martial arts world, thanks to its profound foundation. The Qingyun Martial Scripture and the Breaking Cloud Heavenly Spear are both top-notch and extremely powerful techniques.

About an incense stick later, Li Yi stood leaning on the Ink Cold Serpent Spear, scanning his surroundings.

At his feet lay the corpses of seven True Qi Realm warriors from the Qing Kingdom.

Seeing this scene, the remaining Qing Kingdom defenders were utterly terrified. They could not imagine what kind of powerful figure could be able to kill seven True Qi Realm generals who were working together.

Soon, under the shouts and curses of Han Jia, Liu Ye and others, the remaining Qing Kingdom defenders lost all will to resist and surrendered on the spot.

Seeing this, Li Yi flicked the blood off the Ink Cold Serpent Spear and said:

"Lin Lei, Han Jia, you two will lead the Po Lu Camp soldiers to take in prisoners here."

Liu Ye, you take a thousand heavy cavalry and search the entire city. Anyone who dares to resist, kill them!

Afterwards, Li Yi led five hundred soldiers toward the core of Xuancheng.

After capturing Xuancheng, Li Yi ordered his men to seal the city gates, preventing the people of Qing Kingdom inside from transmitting intelligence back to Qing Kingdom.

At night, inside the Xuancheng City Lord's Mansion, Han Jia and the others looked at Li Yi and reported on the spoils they had obtained from Xuancheng this time.

As the main base for Qing Kingdom's attack on Chen Kingdom, Xuancheng contained countless grains, gold, silver and medicinal herbs, as well as a large number of martial arts manuals.

After listening to Li Tao's report, Li Yi pondered for a moment and then said:

"Take all the cultivation techniques and secret manuals with you, as well as the gold, silver and elixirs. As for the remaining food, herbs and other materials, burn them all. What we can't take, we can't leave to Qing Kingdom either."

Li Yi arranged the task in just a few words.

Although Li Yi brought 5,000 soldiers, there were simply too many supplies stored in Xuancheng. Even if all 5,000 men were fully loaded, they could only take away two-tenths of the supplies in Xuancheng.

But even though they were heartbroken about the remaining supplies, they knew that Li Yi's suggestion was the best course of action. After all, if they took everything, they would not be able to escape the subsequent retaliation from the Qing Kingdom.

After arranging the spoils of war, Han Jia seemed hesitant to speak.

After a moment of internal struggle, Han Jia looked at Li Yi and whispered:

"General, besides these, there are also 13,000 surrendered soldiers from the Qing Kingdom. What should we do with them?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent and turned their attention to Li Yi.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi also fell into deep thought.

These 13,000 surrendered soldiers cannot be released, otherwise it would increase the Qing Kingdom's fighting strength.

However, they couldn't all be killed, as killing all the surrendered soldiers would damage his reputation and incite resistance in the Qing Kingdom, making it impossible to persuade Qing soldiers to surrender in the future.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yi suddenly had an idea and turned to the crowd, saying:

"Sever all the tendons in the left hands of these surrendered soldiers."

"Break the tendons?"

Upon hearing this, everyone pondered for a moment, then immediately smiled. "General, your plan is truly brilliant!"

Han Jia was overjoyed and kept flattering Li Yi.

After severing the tendons in the left hands of these surrendered soldiers, they would be unable to serve as soldiers and enhance the fighting strength of the Qing Kingdom.

After they were injured, the resources of the Qing Kingdom could be used to treat them. Although they lost the tendons in their left hands, they survived. Therefore, when they tried to persuade the Qing Kingdom soldiers to surrender in the future, it would not arouse their resistance. This plan was truly brilliant.

Seeing that everyone understood his meaning, Li Yi nodded and said:

"Go and get these things done before dawn."

As a forward outpost, Xuancheng sees a large number of soldiers coming and going every day, leaving Li Yi and his men with little time.

In an instant, everyone obeyed the order and left the city lord's mansion to carry out Li Yi's command.

In this battle, the 5,000 elite soldiers who followed Li Yi in attacking Xuancheng also reaped great rewards and received a lot of bonuses. Therefore, these soldiers had no objections to Li Yi's orders and carried them out conscientiously.

Early the next morning, five thousand soldiers, carrying large amounts of wealth on their backs, stood outside Xuancheng.

Li Yi stood in front of everyone and looked back. He saw a raging fire burning on the east side of Xuancheng. This was where Qing Kingdom stored its grain and supplies.

Before Li Yi and his men left, he sent men to set the granary on fire.

After surveying the city from the outside, and confirming that all the grain and supplies in Xuancheng had been burned, Li Yi spurred Red Hare towards the deep mountains.

Meanwhile, in Xuancheng, more than 10,000 surrendered Qing soldiers, their tendons severed, were screaming in agony as they watched Li Yi walk away.

After leaving Xuancheng, Li Yi led his army to break through two or three passes within the territory of Qing Kingdom. In an instant, Qing Kingdom was plunged into complete chaos, and countless cities closed their gates and stood ready for battle.

After several days of travel, Li Yi looked at a heavily fortified city wall in the distance and knew that this attack on the inbound troops was about to come to an end.

Now that Qing has taken precautions, it will surely send a large number of troops to wipe out us, so there is no point in staying in Qing territory any longer.

Li Yi turned to look at the remaining four thousand soldiers, then glanced at their bulging packs, and immediately brandished his Ink-Cold Serpent Spear, pointing it in the direction of Chen State, and said:

"Let's go back to China."

Soon, the group headed towards the territory of Chen State.

Meanwhile, in the Yanmen Pass region, the Qing Kingdom army, with the assistance of the Black Wind Sect cultivators, had engaged General Guan in a fierce battle and were locked in a stalemate.

The monsters that Li Yi had sent to exterminate gradually regrouped under the leadership of the Demon King, forming a powerful monster alliance.

More importantly, Li Yi received a letter from Gumu Da as soon as he entered the Yanmen Pass area.

Over these days, a force of nearly 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry has gathered on the Xiongnu grasslands and is constantly heading south to join forces with the Qing Kingdom army and the demon clan alliance, continuously attacking Yanmen Pass.