Chapter 184: Sword Immortal Slays Ghost, Immortal Qi Condenses Form

Three quarter-hours later.

Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei appeared in the mountain forest.

"Lord Jiang, Lord Cao, this subordinate is incompetent, please punish me!"

Ning Zhongtian knelt on the ground with a bang.

Jiang Linxian glanced at Ning Zhongtian on the ground and said lightly: "Since you won the battle, what is there to punish?"

Cao Wei had the same attitude.

A pyrrhic victory is still a victory.

As long as they won, in his eyes, even if they were Jiang Linxian's people, he wouldn't blame them.

An army that wants cohesion must have rules; as long as they can win, no matter how they won, or how miserably they won, they wouldn't be punished.

Moreover, they had already heard Feng Yu's report on the way, and Ning Zhongtian's performance in this battle could even be said to be extremely good.

If Ning Zhongtian hadn't erupted to force back the Wan Wan Du Gui, the Anning Guard's losses would likely have been even greater.

"Wan Wan Du Gui, right?"

Jiang Linxian walked to Ning Zhongtian's side: "Get up; kneeling to me is useless, if you want to kneel, make others kneel."

Ning Zhongtian stood up, his face fawning:

"Lord Jiang is domineering."

Taking the blame just now was sincere, but now the flattery was even more from the heart.

Jiang Linxian remained unmoved, turning to look at Cao Wei: "General Cao, will you do it, or shall I?"

It was very clear.

Jiang Linxian was talking about killing the Wan Wan Du Gui.

If the Wan Wan Du Gui only wreaked havoc in the martial arts world, Jiang Linxian wouldn't personally step in to kill him, but now he dared to publicly surround and kill the Anning Guard army; this was a provocation to the majesty of the Annan Army.

If he didn't kill the Wan Wan Du Gui, he would definitely get a flying shoe from the old days when he went to report to General Xue.

Jiang Linxian couldn't afford to lose that face.

Cao Wei's eyes flashed with hesitation.

The Wan Wan Du Gui wasn't hard to kill, but the difficulty lay in finding him.

He didn't think he could find the Wan Wan Du Gui in the vast mountains.

After a long time, he then opened his mouth: "I ask Lord Jiang to act."

Jiang Linxian didn't mean to mock him.

He just gave a light shout: "Go!"

And saw seven small swords fly out from his waist, whooshing into the mountain forest.

The demeanor of a Sword Immortal!

Seeing this scene, Ning Zhongtian drooled with envy.

Jiang Linxian stepped lightly on his toes and leaped onto a tree branch three zhang high, truly flying in the trees, like an Immortal Lord descending to the mortal world.

Cao Wei looked at Jiang Linxian with complex eyes.

To tell the truth.

If it weren't for their different stances, he would truly like to make friends with Jiang Linxian.

It was just a pity that there was likely no such fate.

Different statuses meant there was no such fate.

How many close friends and relatives, because of factional strife, ended up never seeing each other again, or even personally pushing each other into an endless abyss.

Jiang Linxian left.

Ning Zhongtian cupped his fists to Cao Wei in a deep voice: "Lord Cao, this battle saw seventy-three deaths, one Platoon Leader, seven Squad Leaders, and two hundred and fifteen wounded; I hope Lord Cao will issue compensation for the soldiers, otherwise it will chill everyone's hearts."

Cao Wei looked at Ning Zhongtian and smiled lightly:

"Lord Ning, you and I just have different stances, but we are all soldiers of the Anning Guard; I, Cao, cannot do such cold-blooded things, so rest assured."

Hearing Cao Wei's promise.

Ning Zhongtian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The army returned to the camp.

The deceased soldiers were sent back to their hometowns for burial according to the laws of the Yu Kingdom, which could be considered returning to their roots.

Besides the compensation according to military law.

Cao Wei also used his previous connections in the Ministry of War to bestow a "Brave Soldier" memorial archway for each of the fallen soldiers, and it was one certified by the Ministry of War, which could reduce taxes.

This move immediately won the hearts of the Anning Guard soldiers.

Prestige greatly increased.

Three days later.

Jiang Linxian returned by sword.

When he returned, he was holding a bloody head.

When Li Rui heard the news and rushed over.

He happened to see Jiang Linxian handing the head to Ning Zhongtian.

"Wan Wan Du Gui."

Li Rui looked at the face of the man he had seen just a few days ago and gasped.

He hadn't expected Jiang Linxian to kill the Wan Wan Du Gui in just three short days.

His killing ability was superb, and his ability to find people was also top-notch.

Jiang Linxian was still indifferent: "Hang this head on the Qinghe city wall; take it down after ten days, and then... kick it like a ball."

Ning Zhongtian's mouth twitched.

Killing one of the Twelve Blood Disciples seemed to be no different from killing a dog in Jiang Linxian's eyes.

Of course, the actual situation was not much different.

It was said that as early as seven years ago, Jiang Linxian had killed a Fifth-Rank Grandmaster, and his cultivation realm now was likely even more unfathomable.

Jiang Linxian seemed to remember something:

"By the way, that four-armed ghost ran away quite fast; write a document and report it to the town, and put a bounty on him."

"Yes."

Ning Zhongtian nodded.

His heart was a bit surprised; the Sixth-Rank Wan Wan Du Gui died, but the Seventh-Rank Four-Armed Ghost actually escaped.

Luck is truly a part of strength.

Li Rui's heart stirred slightly.

Four-Armed Ghost?

The Four-Armed Ghost had long since been turned into ashes, and even if Jiang Linxian were a Sword Immortal, it was absolutely impossible for him to find him.

Of course, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to say this.

He guessed that the bounty for the Four-Armed Ghost would hang on the announcement for a long time, until people forgot about it.

In the crowd,

Gao Zhen stood low-key at the very edge, looking at Jiang Linxian with trepidation.

Inwardly cursing incessantly:

"Trash!"

He didn't care at all about the life or death of the Wan Wan Du Gui and the Four-Armed Ghost, only about the Immortal Qi.

Immortal Qi must not fall into the hands of outsiders.

"Wu Yun." Gao Zhen's eyes flickered.

Whether the Immortal Qi in the Wan Wan Du Gui's hands fell into Jiang Linxian's hands was unknown, and he could only wait to explore it slowly in the future.

But the Immortal Qi in the Four-Armed Ghost's hands, he was determined to get.

Killing intent flickered.

"Eleventh Senior Brother, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for taking something you shouldn't have."

Immediately.

He turned around silently and disappeared into the military camp.

"Master."

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Liang He looked at Li Rui, who had returned home.

"I heard Lord Jiang killed the Wan Wan Du Gui?"

Li Rui nodded: "You are well-informed."

Liang He: "Tang Ge from the Galloping Tiger Cavalry told me."

Speaking of Tang Hai.

He sighed; ever since he was slashed by Gao Zhen last time, although he found a divine physician to reattach his arm, his strength was not as good as before, almost at the bottom of the rank.

So he wasn't called to go on this operation and stayed in the military camp.

But he had a blessing in disguise because of this.

The Galloping Tiger Cavalry went a total of eleven people, but only five returned.

The death rate was over half.

This was almost a devastating blow to an army.

Generally speaking, they would be directly disbanded and incorporated into other battalions.

It was only because Li Rui and Tan Hu were strong enough that they barely managed to keep the banner of the Galloping Tiger Cavalry.

"Tang Hai, I'll go see him in a few days."

I don't know what kind of madness the Four-Armed Ghost was having, but he just targeted the people of the Galloping Tiger Cavalry; by the time Li Rui acted, the situation was already decided.

Now Tang Hai had actually become a veteran of the Galloping Tiger Cavalry.

Li Rui vaguely felt that the Four-Armed Ghost was targeting the Galloping Tiger Cavalry, but since the person was dead, it was impossible to know the reason.

Given the situation at the time, he didn't have the chance to pry open the Four-Armed Ghost's mouth to ask the reason.

"Yes, Master."

Liang He said with a smile.

Li Rui looked at Liang He with satisfaction.

The current Liang He was very different from when he was at the Hun Tian Yi Hall; he had a very good reputation in the Anning Guard.

This point was quite good.

Liu Tiezhu was steady, and his talent was high; he was a pillar of the sect, and with him, the lower limit wouldn't be low.

But besides that, he also needed someone who could deal with the outside world.

He couldn't have an old man of over seventy years old showing his face every day for external matters; sometimes, a sense of status needs to be cultivated.

The Liang He of the past was of course not suitable.

But now he was becoming more and more sophisticated; he was a good seedling.

"You've made progress."

Although Liang He didn't know why his master praised him for no reason, he was still very happy to hear the praise.

In the evening.

Wang Zhao and Yang Yong both returned home.

The five people stood in a circle around the stove, water vapor rising in the middle.

"Master, this shabu-shabu is truly not bad."

Liang He said while hissing, putting a slice of mutton into the clear water pot, counting to five, then immediately picking it out, and finally wrapping it in a dipping sauce mixed with sesame paste, peanut butter, and chive flowers.

Delicious~

"Old Yang, where did you learn this?"

Li Rui asked while eating the otherworld version of the copper pot shabu-shabu.

Today's way of eating was proposed by Yang Yong.

Yang Yong replied happily: "Learned it from Old Li, who does business outside the city; he said that when he followed a rich merchant from the capital to travel north and south, that rich merchant loved this dish the most; I don't know if it's authentic or not."

Hearing that it was something people in the capital loved, Liang He and the other three became even more enthusiastic.

If the superiors like it, the inferiors will definitely imitate it.

It's no wonder that the songs of those high-class courtesans are all said to be learned from the capital; the capital is at the feet of the world, and everything must be a notch higher than the outer prefectures.

So gradually, all parts of the Yu Kingdom took pride in the customs of the capital.

The most common one is actually hunting.

If it weren't for the Zhu family royalty advocating martial arts, how could those aristocratic playboys be willing to eat cold wind and run around in the mountains.

Li Rui finally shabu-shabu a few green leaves as a finale.

Daily diet must pay special attention to the combination of meat and vegetables.

After eating.

He rested for three quarter-hours.

He walked a few more laps in the courtyard until the bloating in his belly completely disappeared.

Only then did he return to his room.

Li Rui sat cross-legged on the cushion, drawing the Profound Clear Qi from his dantian, rushing into his meridians.

The Ying Dragon transformed by the Dragon Wandering Nine Heavens Map was patrolling his whole body.

Every time it walked, the blood vessels would become thicker and tougher; although this change was not obvious, over time, the effect would become prominent.

Just when the Ying Dragon finished seventy-two cycles.

The Immortal Qi that had been sucked into the dantian, incompatible with the Profound Clear Qi and clearly separated, actually changed.

He saw the Profound Clear Qi slowly drifting toward the small balls formed by the Profound Clear Qi, from low to high, like an Immortal ascending to heaven.

The Immortal Qi landed on the upper small ball.

Like a pebble falling into a lake, it stirred up ripples.

In an instant.

The Immortal Qi actually merged with the Immortal realm embryo formed by the Profound Clear Qi.

The Immortal Qi was like a medicine primer, completely activating the Immortal form.

Li Rui's eyes opened wide.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that the Immortal form in his dantian had become complete; in the words of his previous life, it finally had a soul.

Completed the final stroke of the finishing touch.

"Immortal Qi condenses form!"

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"Immortal Qi condenses into form!"

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