Chapter 367: Severing Heaven and Earth Communication: War of Mortals (Part 1)
"Caw! Caw!"
The sound of crows came to his ears; Zhao Xing felt pain all over his body, as if he had been punched countless times.
His eyelids were incomparably heavy; he tried hard to open them, but couldn't do it at all.
【What's the situation? Am I injured so severely that I can't even lift my eyelids...】
【Even internal vision is impossible, then... Primordial Spirit leave the body!】
Nothing happened; Zhao Xing's vision remained in darkness.
Not entirely darkness; with the movement of his eyeballs, he felt as if starlight was rotating before his eyes.
I don't know how long it had been, when suddenly a cool sensation came from beside him.
It seemed to give Zhao Xing strength; soon his body seemed to revive, and Zhao Xing opened his eyes abruptly.
"Caw! Caw!"
Withered vines, old trees, and crows of an unknown breed flapped their wings and flew away.
The sky was gray and dim; it wasn't night, but the light was extremely faint.
Dark clouds obscured everything; Zhao Xing found that he wasn't lying flat, but leaning against a withered tree.
That wasn't entirely accurate; he seemed to have become part of the tree, his whole body stuck in the middle of the withered tree, surrounded by withered leaves and vines.
"Where did you bring me? What's going on..."
Zhao Xing felt his head ache, and his energy couldn't be focused at all; he rested for a long time before he finally felt his strength and reason return.
"Hiss~"
Zhao Xing gasped.
"I am within the range of 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication'!"
"That dog-day Witch Moon God employed 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication' at Fulong Mountain."
"Have I become an ordinary person?"
Zhao Xing tried to raise wind with his fingers, wanting to disperse the dark clouds, but found there was no reaction at his fingertips.
There was no Yuan Qi, no spells, and he couldn't even sense his Three God Fate Palace.
"Let alone swallowing clouds and raising wind, my current physical fitness is no different from the fifteenth year of the Jingxin period."
"What exactly happened?"
Zhao Xing simply stopped moving and pondered the scene before he lost consciousness.
"Purple Bone Heavenly Venerable was being chased, and I, Yun Tiandao, King Luo Hou, and Ji Si went to rescue him."
"On the way, we encountered an interception by the Witch Moon God."
"I didn't step on Yun Tiandao's Star Fighting Cloud and fought the Witch Moon God head-on."
"Before losing consciousness, I saw the Human Huang Huang Jian, but immediately after, the world spun, and I don't know where I fell."
"Looking at the situation around me, this doesn't seem to be near Fulong Mountain anymore."
"I don't even know how much time has passed."
Zhao Xing glanced at the surrounding terrain; on the black land, there was only a solitary withered tree.
It seemed to have landed on a plain; after the dark clouds dispersed, the light finally brightened a bit, only to find that there were no mountains at all around.
"Fulong Mountain's highest peak exceeds fifty thousand meters; even if 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication' changes the environment, it shouldn't be too outrageous; there should be many mountain peaks of various sizes around, so this shouldn't be near Fulong Mountain."
"This can be considered good news." Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
If it were still near Fulong Mountain, the Southern Barbarians would definitely search for his whereabouts after 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication' was employed.
Due to the early stage of 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication', the Great Zhou had no cultivators, but the Southern Barbarians did, so if it were at Fulong Mountain, it would be very easy to be searched out.
"The Witch Moon God's divine abilities include 'Moving Stars and Changing Dippers'; it is different from the movement spells of the Purple Dragon God; he has reached the level of a divine ability, and I'm afraid I was hit by this move in that battle."
"So it seems, the reason I couldn't step on Yun Tiandao's cloud was also because of this move."
"Old Yun's cloud was moved away by the Witch Moon God; it had the appearance but no power."
"The bad news is, I don't know where I am now, and even survival is a problem."
Gurgle~
Zhao Xing felt intense hunger after pondering for a while.
Yes, even if no Southern Barbarian army came to search for him, his chances of survival were slim, because the Southern Barbarian lands are full of wilderness, and for an ordinary person to survive in such a wilderness is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"Dog-day Witch Moon God!"
"Could Purple Bone Heavenly Venerable have been deliberately released by him? Just to kill me?" Zhao Xing re-examined the various events since the beginning of the Great War of Attacking Barbarians.
"It's really possible."
"To complete the spiritual energy revival and ascension, he cannot do without me and Yun Tiandao. However, Yun Tiandao is a Li Dao Realm expert and is very hard to kill, while I am relatively easier."
"If I die, even if the Martial Emperor succeeds in attacking the barbarians, the outcome will still be the same as the previous life."
"Immediately after, the Dragon Court Ancient Land will also lose its leader because it lost the Dragon Emperor."
"The Witch Moon God's trap for me, the Dragon Court trip didn't work, instead it was like releasing water; the Return to Ruins land he had no chance, because I took a shortcut; so this time Purple Bone's defection is the true dead end?"
"In this situation, how long can I live? No need to send anyone to kill me, I'll starve to death."
"Don't know the time, don't know the direction, no spells, no Yuan Qi... Hm?"
Zhao Xing's gaze was suddenly attracted by a touch of purple-gold.
Originally his field of vision had been in the distance, and because he was stuck in the withered tree, he had no way to look down; now that he had recovered some strength, he moved.
Looking down, he saw a seedling swaying at the root of the withered tree, one meter below his feet.
Purple-gold aura like threads and strands, like embroidery needles threading, passed through the withered vines to his body.
Zhao Xing understood where the cool sensation he felt before and after losing consciousness came from.
"Mo Cloud Vine!"
"Hahaha, Big Brother is truly Big Brother!"
Zhao Xing supported himself with both hands on the withered wood beside him; it seemed to have rotted, and he broke it apart directly.
Then he struggled out of the tree trunk.
"Hiss~"
Zhao Xing felt some pain on his body; looking down, he discovered that there were many roots on his body connected to his flesh and blood, like countless IV tubes.
"Pa~"
Zhao Xing pulled out these plant-version IV tubes one by one, and then completely saw the appearance of this withered tree.
"Ice Soul Divine Tree?"
So he had been living in the heart of the Ice Soul Divine Tree all along.
Zhao Xing searched around and found that there was also a lotus flower and half a withered bamboo beside the tree.
"Li Fire Divine Lotus!"
"Dragon Spirit Bamboo!"
"Blood-thirsty Long Teng!"
Zhao Xing could vaguely see the traces of the Li Fire Divine Lotus, Ice Soul Divine Tree, and Dragon Spirit Bamboo from their withered forms.
"I understand."
Zhao Xing squatted down and sat beside the Mo Cloud Vine.
"After 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication' was employed, I wasn't affected by this great divine ability in the first instance."
"The Pure Yuan projection was subconsciously released by me; the Mo Cloud Vine, Dragon Spirit Bamboo, Ice Soul Divine Tree, Li Fire Divine Lotus, and Blood-thirsty Long Teng protected me."
"Among them, the Ice Soul Divine Tree possesses a good freezing effect, which can protect my body from rotting; the seeds of the Li Fire Divine Lotus preserved my vitality; otherwise, as an ordinary person, I would have starved to death in seven days."
"But they would also be affected by the great divine ability; only the Mo Cloud Vine acts as a bridge, using the Blood-thirsty Long Teng as my meridians, to absorb the essence of these plant lives and provide me with vitality."
"The time I lost consciousness was definitely not just a short while," Zhao Xing's eyes lit up, and he saw the detailed situation within five thousand meters around him at once.
"At critical moments, the Ben Wo school is still reliable."
"This was once a forest, but it was drained of its vitality by me."
Zhao Xing muttered to himself.
He raised his finger again.
"Zi, zi zi~"
A wisp of Yuan Qi jumped at his fingertip; it was like a candle flame in the wind, extremely unstable, and could go out at any time.
Seeing this, Zhao Xing quickly extinguished it and even subconsciously wiped his hands.
"The Ben Wo school is awesome!"
Zhao Xing revealed a smile.
The tenet of the Ben Wo school is "self-strengthening," seeking a glimmer of life in extreme environments.
And what kind of extreme environment can compare to "Severing Heaven and Earth Communication"?
In "Severing Heaven and Earth Communication," the other two schools cannot save lives.
Only the Ben Wo school not only saved his own life but even gave him hope for survival.
Among the Si Nong traveling in the universe, the Ben Wo school is rare, but those who can be seen are all formidable people.
Zhao Xing's experience once again confirmed this point; in the era of spiritual energy, the Ben Wo school is invincible!
"It seems that among my plant soldier types, only the Mo Cloud Vine is alive."
"And only by staying beside the Mo Cloud Vine can I cast spells and use Yuan Qi."
Zhao Xing walked a circle and then returned to the side of the Mo Cloud Vine.
He soon figured out the current situation.
"Leaving the one-meter range of the Mo Cloud Vine, I will be suppressed by 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication' again and become an ordinary person."
"Even staying beside the Mo Cloud Vine, I am not fully recovered, but rather have extremely limited recovery."
Zhao Xing summoned the panel to check his status.
【Name: Zhao Xing】
【Realm: Not Entered Ranked/Rule Realm Perfection (Abnormal)】
【Profession: Si Nong】
【Luck: Yan Nine】
【Qi Gathering: Eighth Stage/One Hundredth Stage (Abnormal)】
【Divine Soul: Rule Realm Perfection (Abnormal)】
【Remaining Lifespan: 1790 years】
"From the panel status, I am currently only a Si Nong who has not entered the ranked realm, and the total amount of Yuan Qi I can use is only at the Twelfth Stage."
"But my luck is normal; within 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication', luck will not be affected."
"Calculating time from remaining life might not be accurate."
"In the sixty-second year of Yuanshuo, my remaining lifespan was 1850 years."
"Yuanshuo lasted a total of ninety-eight years, followed by Yuanding; Yuanding Year 1 began the war, and by the end of the second stage, sixteen years had passed."
"My remaining lifespan in the sixteenth year of Yuanding was 1798 years."
"Now it is 1790 years, which means I have lost consciousness for eight years?"
Zhao Xing pondered; such a calculation might not be accurate because he didn't consider the lifespan reduction from injuries.
"Apart from the personal data on the panel, there are several records."
【Affected by 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication', your spells have become abnormal.】
【Affected by 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication', your level has become abnormal.】
【Affected by 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication', your Fate Soul has become abnormal.】
"The abnormality of spells, Heaven and Earth."
Zhao Xing sat cross-legged and sensed carefully.
"Among the Heavenly Time Method and Earthly Benefit Method, only the Weather Change Method can be used, and the rest are all displayed as abnormal."
"The Weather Change Method can only be practiced internally, but my level is too low now, which is equivalent to not being able to use it."
"The Ben Wo school's spells can all be used; strangely, I am not in the ranked realm now, but I can actually use the Pure Yuan projection."
Zhao Xing moved his mind, and soon a shadow appeared within one meter around the Mo Cloud Vine.
"I can still take things out of the Pure Yuan soil."
With a flip of his palm, a Yuan Crystal emerged from the shadow.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Xing threw this Yuan Crystal one meter outside.
"Pa~"
The Yuan Crystal, which had originally been flashing with light, quickly dimmed after leaving the shadow coverage range of one meter, and finally exploded with a 'pa', turning into nothingness.
Yuan Crystals are pure energy crystals, similar to Dragon Crystals, just that one is for people and one is for dragons.
"In this way, even if I can take things out, it won't have much effect; after leaving the range of the Pure Yuan projection, it will still be suppressed by the great divine ability."
"Because I haven't truly recovered to a certain realm, but rather forcibly obtained a space to breathe within 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication', the strength I have recovered now is very limited."
Zhao Xing finally figured out the situation preliminarily.
After figuring out the situation, he at least wouldn't starve to death now.
"It's fortunate that the Witch Moon God didn't know about this trump card, the Mo Cloud Vine, otherwise I would have capsized in the gutter this time," Zhao Xing had never used the Mo Cloud Vine in front of others.
He had used it twice, both in the Dragon Court Ancient Land, before cultivating the Three God Fate Palace, when he was in his own Pure Yuan soil; after cultivating it, he was immune to karma and could not be deduced, and he had used it twice when subduing the Long Teng and Ice Soul Divine Tree.
"Big, big, big!"
Zhao Xing operated the Soldier-Using Divine Strategy, and the shadow constantly expanded.
After several days of exploration, he finally expanded the Pure Yuan projection to about five meters in radius.
"This is the limit; the limit of the Pure Yuan projection I can actively unfold with the help of the Mo Cloud Vine is five meters."
Zhao Xing stood up, grabbed a bamboo basket from the shadow.
Then he dug out the Mo Cloud Vine and moved it into the bamboo basket, carrying it on his back.
"Eh? Why do I have to carry it myself."
Zhao Xing smiled, then pointed at the withered branches and vines under the Ice Soul Divine Tree.
"Vigorous Straw Man, rise!"
The Heavenly Time Method and Earthly Benefit Method couldn't be used, but the Straw Man Method belonged to the Ben Wo school.
Of course, the Straw Man Method he could use now was just low-level spells, such as Walking Straw Man, Reconnaissance Straw Man, Vigorous Straw Man, and Thorny Straw Man.
"Carry my Big Brother."
There was no way to put the Mo Cloud Vine back; once put back, the Pure Yuan projection couldn't be unfolded. Because the reason Zhao Xing could unfold the Pure Yuan projection was that he used the Void Seed as an anchor point, so the Mo Cloud Vine had to stay outside.
"A five-meter range is enough for several straw men to stand."
Since he was using straw men, Zhao Xing simply made a few more and created a sun-shading sedan chair.
"In this way, I don't have to walk myself."
Zhao Xing jumped onto the sedan chair and lay down.
He was extremely fragile now; he couldn't fly, and if he walked himself, he would probably be exhausted to death.
Before leaving, Zhao Xing looked back at the withered vines and old trees.
"Ice Soul Divine Tree, Li Fire Divine Lotus, Blood-thirsty Long Teng, Dragon Spirit Bamboo."
"Thank you for saving me."
These four divine trees were truly dead; even if they were moved out in the future, they couldn't return to a living state.
Zhao Xing watched silently for a while, then chose a direction and began to move forward.
While walking, Zhao Xing looked out.
His Soul Heavenly Vision had turned back into the original Bright Eye Method, but it could also see a distance of five thousand meters, clearly.
"The range of 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication' is about the size of four prefectures; it's not big, but not small," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "If it were in the state before the seal, walking through four prefectures would only take a few days."
One prefecture is equivalent to the area of Earth; four prefectures are about four Earths. It's not big for actions before the seal, but he wasn't even in the Qi Gathering Realm now, so this was truly going to take an eternity.
"The good news is that it's hard for the enemy to find me. Back when I was appointed at the Fifth Rank, taking a warship from the East Sea to Nanyang took one or two months. The bad news is that it's also hard for the Great Zhou people to find me."
"I can't confirm the direction now, so I can only walk blindly in one direction."
"I hope my Yan Nine luck can play a role," Zhao Xing thought. "Eight years have passed, and I don't know how the Great Zhou's offensive is going."
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Great Zhou, Nanyou Prefecture.
Nanyou Prefecture is the twentieth prefecture of the Great Zhou Dynasty, established in the seventeenth year of Yuanding!
It takes Yin-Nether Mountain as its symbol and built a prefectural city around it.
It is also the highest war prefecture for the Great Zhou's expansion into the Southern Barbarian lands.
Yin-Nether City was built entirely according to the specifications of the Royal City, because since the seventeenth year of Yuanding, the Emperor of the Great Zhou had been on a personal expedition and had been living in Yin-Nether City.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty." "The latest battle report, King Luo Hou has captured the first Fifth Rank 'Wucheng' on the southwestern battlefield; he requests Your Majesty to name the city."
In the Taiji Hall, Tong Wenzhuo congratulated the majestic figure on the throne.
"I know. The matter of naming, the Prime Minister can discuss it with the Ministry of Rites. I am tired; if there is nothing major, the Prime Minister can convene the Six Ministries for a resolution."
"Yes, this subject withdraws." Seeing Ji Che was not in high spirits, Tong Wenzhuo bowed respectfully and withdrew.
Just as he came out, he bumped into the Great Ancestor Ji Wenchang.
"Prime Minister, why are you out so soon? Why not have lunch in the palace before leaving?"
Tong Wenzhuo said softly: "His Majesty did not keep me."
Ji Wenchang bowed silently.
Looking at Tong Wenzhuo bowing and withdrawing, Ji Wenchang looked at the Taiji Hall again and couldn't help but sigh.
A long time ago, Ji Che and the ministers were very close; staying overnight or having banquets was common.
Since after the sixteenth year of Yuanding, Ji Che had become majestic; no one could guess what he was thinking, and he no longer laughed or scolded with the ministers at will; Ji Che had become a true emperor.
In one look...
Originally, this was the Ji Che that the Great Ancestor Ji Wenchang wanted to see, but for some reason, now that he truly saw it, Ji Wenchang felt complicated in his heart.
Adjusting his mood, Ji Wenchang walked into the Taiji Hall and reported softly: "Your Majesty, this subject has a memorial to present."
"Speak."
"The position of Great Si Nong has been vacant for eight years; there is much discussion in the court, and I implore Your Majesty to..."
Ji Che had been maintaining a posture of looking into the distance; hearing Ji Wenchang's words, he lowered his head and looked down at Ji Wenchang.
"Ji Wenchang, I said that anyone who dares to memorialize this matter again will be executed; do you take my words as wind in your ears?"
Ji Wenchang wanted to say something more, but found he couldn't speak at all.
He found his strength draining rapidly, and his hair turned white visibly to the naked eye.
"Considering you are my ancestor, I will not kill you; I demote you to a commoner and leave you twenty years of lifespan; go back and enjoy your old age."
Ji Wenchang found he could speak, but only a "Thank you, Your Majesty" remained.
The Taiji Hall finally became quiet.
Before long, a figure walked out from the shadows behind the throne.
"Your Majesty, this subject still has not obtained any news about Great Si Nong," Ji Si said in a low voice, "But this subject believes he is still alive."
"I also don't believe he is dead," Ji Che's gaze was deep: "Otherwise, the Witch Moon God would not have been wrestling with me all this time."
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Southern Barbarian, Holy Mountain, Witch God Temple.
A tall and ancient temple stood on the Holy Mountain; the temple hall was empty, with only a wide stone seat present.
The walls of the temple were carved with obscure and difficult-to-understand runes, which flickered with faint light, as if echoing with the stars.
On the stone chair, a white-robed youth sat in the same posture as Ji Che, looking at the sky outside the temple.
"Ka ka ka~"
A sound of bone friction came from the throne, interrupting the youth's contemplation.
His gaze withdrew and fell on his chest.
A large sword was inserted there; it was this sword that nailed him to the throne.
The large sword emitted supreme imperial power, the sword body shining with light as brilliant as the scorching sun, flickering with the youth's breathing.
The Human Huang Huang Jian was inserted deeply into the back of the seat, firmly imprisoning the Witch Moon God in place.
The Witch Moon God's fair fingers released strands of soft white light, wrapping around the sword body.
"Zheng!"
Golden patterns spread from the sword body, wrapping around the Witch God like chains; each pattern contained powerful strength, suppressing the Witch Moon God's power, making him unable to break free.
The muscles under the white robe were tense, and the Witch Moon God clenched his fists tightly, but every time he exerted force, the light of the Human Huang Huang Jian became brighter, and the suppression force became heavier, making him unable to break free.
After thinking for a long time, the Witch Moon God transmitted his voice outside the temple: "Ke, come here."
"Witch." A dharma body appeared outside the temple; Ke God, with black horns on his head and blade-like wings on his back, appeared in the temple; he glanced at the sword on the Witch Moon God and couldn't help but ask: "Witch, can it still not be pulled out?"
Ke remembered very clearly that when the Witch Moon God fought the Great Zhou Emperor, that sword pierced through the powerful Witch and nailed him back into the temple.
That Great Si Nong of the Great Zhou was also knocked into an unknown location.
Afterward, the Witch tried for eight years, and this sword was only pulled out by one-tenth.
"The power of the Human Huang Huang Jian shouldn't be this strong," the Witch Moon God said.
"But, the owner of this sword has become much stronger than expected."
"Because the national fortune of the entire Great Zhou is much stronger than expected," the Witch Moon God muttered to himself, "All of this is caused by Zhao Xing."
"His death should weaken the Great Zhou's fortune, and the power of the Human Huang Huang Jian should weaken accordingly. However, you still haven't pulled the sword out; could it be that he hasn't died yet?" Ke thought of something. "Can you calculate whether he is alive or dead? If he is alive, we should find him and kill him."
"He should not be dead yet," the Witch Moon God looked at the distant sky, "He cultivated the
"Ke, I can only rely on you and Nether to find him; use the most primitive method to prevent him from returning to the Great Zhou."
"Yes," Ke God said respectfully, "Nether and I will definitely do our best."
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"Doing my best to hurry, after walking for half a month, I finally saw traces of humans."
Zhao Xing stood under a small hill, excitedly touching the black soil and ash in his hand.
"Traces of a marching stove; it should have been left three days ago."
"Three days ago, an army walked past here."
"It's just that I don't know if it was the Great Zhou's or the Southern Barbarian's construction."
Both are possible; usually, the area where the Southern Barbarians march is where the Great Zhou is using troops.
Based on the stove ash alone, it was hard for Zhao Xing to judge whether it was left by the Great Zhou or the enemy army.
"I must be careful."
"If I run into a Southern Barbarian army, I will be in danger."
If Big Brother doesn't make a move, then to kill Zhao Xing, all it takes is a sharper arrow.
Even if the Mo Cloud Vine can make a move, it can currently exert at most Fifth Rank combat power, and the range is very small; the Pure Yuan projection is how big the range is, and the Mo Cloud Vine can only affect that big a range.
To maintain Zhao Xing's life activities and Yuan Qi use, and to have such conditions in 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication', is already quite good.
If he exposes his tracks in the field of vision of the Southern Barbarian army, the danger is great; no need for the Witch Moon God to make a move personally, just two more Fifth Rank experts finding him, and Old Master Zhao would have to drink hate in the northwest.
"Scatter!"
Zhao Xing scattered the straw men and then personally carried the Mo Cloud Vine on his back.
He now began to act covertly; making too many straw men would easily expose him.
Moving forward along the traces of the marching stove, Zhao Xing explored for two more days before he judged that this was a grain transport team, and it was the Great Zhou's grain transport team!
"Only Great Zhou people would use arc stoves, and bury them so deep, and pay attention to covering them when leaving," Zhao Xing pushed aside the soil. "Hehe, Yan Nine luck is really not just for show; walking out and bumping into the Great Zhou army."
Although this was the case, Zhao Xing was still very cautious and didn't speed up.
He traveled by night and rested by day, continuing to explore forward.
It wasn't until the seventh day that he saw living people.
"Da da da~"
On the wilderness ahead, came the sound of horse hooves; Zhao Xing lay on a hillside and looked out. Soon he saw a light cavalry, about a hundred people, riding warhorses and wearing gray leather armor.
Zhao Xing looked at the flag; on it, a character was embroidered in Great Zhou script: Dragon.
The character Dragon was surrounded by a green dragon, and below it was a stretch of water waves, representing the ocean or a river.
Zhao Xing stared at it for a while and was stunned, then rubbed his eyes.
"Isn't this Long Xiao's Green Dragon Flag? Am I seeing things?"
"Wait, why does the leader of that cavalry look a bit familiar."
"Hm? Isn't that Zhao Chuanzong?"
Zhao Xing was somewhat confused; logically, Zhao Chuanzong should be in the God Accommodation Army, not in the Green Dragon Army's team; what exactly was the situation?
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"Whoa~"
Zhao Chuanzong pulled the reins and stopped by the stream; the cavalry team behind him also stopped.
"One tun rest for two quarters of an hour, let the horses drink water."
"Wang Wu, Ma Liu, you two take people to carry the components to the hillside and see if you can hit a 'Li Fire Stake' on the south slope."
Zhao Chuanzong ordered from his horse; soon someone in the cavalry team untied the box on their back and hugged it to climb the south hillside.
One tun (fifty people) began to lead their horses to drink water by the stream, while the rest of the cavalry scattered to stand guard.
"Liu Shizhang," Zhao Chuanzong summoned a Shizhang.
"Hundred General." A middle-aged man with a large mole on his forehead ran over.
"You take ten people to stand guard and look at the valley slope to the north. I always feel like eyes are staring at me, be careful." Zhao Chuanzong's horse whip pointed toward Zhao Xing's direction.
"Yes, Hundred General." The man surnamed Liu immediately mounted his horse and galloped toward the valley slope to the north with his nine men.
Zhao Xing watched his younger brother command, and possessed such high vigilance, the expression on his face was extremely wonderful.
"Zhao Chuanzong has really been reborn in the army? Is this still the younger brother of mine who only knew how to have babies?"
Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is a wonderful feeling, not to mention that this person is his own younger brother.
Zhao Xing immediately stopped hiding and jumped down from the north valley slope, walking toward Zhao Chuanzong's direction.
He hadn't walked for long.
"Shoo!"
A cold arrow shot over, flying past the top of his head.
It wasn't that the arrow missed, but Zhao Xing used a spell to deflect it.
Only to see six people under the leadership of Shizhang Liu, presenting a three-three pincer formation, surrounding him.
Three more people lowered their bodies, using the cover of the bushes to go around behind him.
"Shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo~"
Another wave of cold arrows.
"Wait a minute!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand and shouted: "One of our own!"
Seeing that his arrow quiver was empty and the other party was fine, Shizhang Liu sneered.
With a wave of his hand, the dull sound of mechanical gears sounded.
Zhao Xing jumped to the side abruptly.
Then two "Three-Stop Arrows" appeared at his feet.
"MMP, it's a Divine Arm Bow."
Zhao Xing cursed immediately.
The Divine Arm Bow, the bow body is three feet three, the string is two feet five.
Originating from the crossbow legacy method.
Known as the strongest individual military weapon for mortals in 'Severing Heaven and Earth Communication'.
The Qi Gathering Realm absolutely cannot withstand it, and the Lingqiao Realm can also be injured.
Shizhang Liu obviously didn't believe he was one of their own.
Where would one of their own come from in the wilderness?
Seeing that Zhao Xing couldn't fly, but could dodge the arrows of a sharpshooter like him, he immediately made a judgment: this is a Southern Barbarian scout in the Qi Gathering Realm!
"Du du——"
Shizhang Liu quickly blew the eagle whistle around his neck; the sharp whistle sounded like an eagle, short and rhythmic, echoing, and soon reached Zhao Chuanzong's cavalry team.
"Qi Gathering Realm demon, and a lone one?" Zhao Chuanzong stood up with a 'ceng', and roared in a low voice: "Second and Third Tun, grab your weapons!"
The north is a valley with many sand and stones, not suitable for riding horses, and besides, the distance is not far, so running over is fine.
"Hu~"
A locking net was pulled straight from behind, about eight meters long, full of tiny diamond thorns, and pounced toward Zhao Xing.
One person in the middle held a long spear, approaching quickly, waiting for his comrades to net the enemy before stabbing him with a few big holes.
Zhao Xing was also convinced; why couldn't they understand human language?
"Stop! Old Master is Great Si Nong Zhao Xing..."
"Clang!"
An arrow shot into the stone beside him; Shizhang Liu threw away the Divine Arm Bow, pulled his saber, jumped, and performed a split-mountain strike.
"Truly fucked."
One attack after another came, simply without giving a chance to catch a breath, and they wouldn't listen to explanations at all.
Helplessly, Zhao Xing had to activate a martial skill.
"Roar!"
Kui Ox Thunder Roar!
The soldiers who were within five meters suffered this angry roar and immediately collapsed.
Shizhang Liu, who jumped into the air and slashed with his saber, was also bounced away by this strong sound wave.
With just this one angry roar, all ten people were down.
After all, they were just ordinary people, and Zhao Xing was not an ordinary Qi Gathering Realm expert.
"Plop~"
Shizhang Liu fell at Zhao Xing's feet.
Even so, he was still resisting, and three cold arrows shot out from his arm.
The angle was tricky, heading straight for Zhao Xing's crotch.
"Pa~"
Zhao Xing kicked them away, then stepped on Shizhang Liu's back.
"Stop it all, what's wrong with you people? Old Master said I'm one of our own, why don't you listen?"
"Hmph, Great Si Nong? Why don't you say you are King Luo Hou?" Shizhang Liu struggled, hooking Zhao Xing's ankle with both hands: "The Southern Barbarians really don't know how to talk nonsense."
Zhao Xing: "..."
Just at this time, Zhao Chuanzong rushed over; he was stunned when he saw Zhao Xing, but still didn't give up the attack.
Because many times before, the enemy had impersonated his Big Brother to lure the army to rescue them.
After doing it too many times, no one believed it anymore.
"Zhao Chuanzong! I taught you the mountain-sitting stake when you were eight! You don't even recognize your Big Brother?"
"What? Stop!" Zhao Chuanzong was shocked and called a stop to his subordinates' attacks for the first time.
The mountain-sitting stake is his father Zhao Ruide's martial artist cultivation method, but this stake method was taught to him by Zhao Xing when he was bored at home.
The enemy could impersonate Big Brother's appearance, but childhood events could never be faked.
Zhao Chuanzong immediately stepped forward a few steps.
"You, are you really my Big Brother?"
Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief; Zhao Chuanzong finally recognized him.
"Chuanzong, it's me."
"I'm back."
Zhao Chuanzong still couldn't believe it; his voice trembled: "Big Brother, the family banquet in the Yuanshuo period, the one Mother led..."
"Called Zhao Chen, I had Zheng kill him, and then sent you to the God Accommodation Army," Zhao Xing answered quickly.
"Big Brother!" Zhao Chuanzong no longer doubted, knelt on the ground with a 'plop', crawled over on his knees, and hugged Zhao Xing's legs. "It's really you, wuwu."
"Alright, stop crying," Zhao Xing patted Zhao Chuanzong's head, "You are already hundreds of years old, what does it look like to be crying and sniffling."
The remaining soldiers saw this scene and looked at each other; they still couldn't believe that the person in front of them was truly the legendary figure of their Great Zhou.
Wasn't it said that Zhao Xing was killed by the Southern Barbarian Witch God eight years ago?
"Big Brother, you, how did you..."
"We'll talk about this when we go back," Zhao Xing raised wind and lifted Zhao Chuanzong up, "You actually have the Qi Gathering Realm now; if I'm not mistaken, you are working under Long Xiao... you captured a Wucheng?"
"Yes, Big Brother," Zhao Chuanzong wiped his face, "General Long is at 'Wind Wucheng' fifty miles ahead, which is a Seventh Rank city."
"Not only is General Long in the city, but General Xia, General Chen, and even Second Brother are there."
"Oh? How many people do you have?" Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised.
"The teams of various sizes surrounding Wind Wucheng total thirty thousand people," Zhao Chuanzong said. "However, there are only twelve thousand people in Wind Wucheng."
"So many?" Zhao Xing was somewhat curious; thirty thousand people was not a small force. And Long Xiao and the others were actually all here?
"Go, go, go, take me to Wind Wucheng to see."
(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 368 =====
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