[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-cultivation-starting-from-archery":3,"chapter-my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-821":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Cultivation Starting from Archery",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1509989,1961,"Chapter 821 - 246: Huang Laojiu_3","my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-821",821,"\u003Cp>After the Guiyuan Sect resolved these people, they swarmed towards the Ling Family’s Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Kui narrowed his eyes slightly but ultimately did not take the risk to fight a multitude alone. After repelling the white robe with a single sword, he used the Flying Talisman to withdraw from the City Protection Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang’an signaled retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second round of the siege has ended!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Kunyang City’s garrison should have suffered even greater losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the critical moment, Huang Laojiu used the Formation to execute \"shut the door and beat the dog,\" causing a dramatic shift in the situation. In the end, tallying up the outcome, it was actually the court’s side that suffered more severe losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many thanks to Mr. Chen for the life-saving grace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Laojiu clasped his fists at the white robe: \"I truly lack skill in combat. If not for Mr. Chen’s timely intervention, I’m afraid I would have perished on the spot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Huang, you’re too kind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi said with his lips, but felt indifferent in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Laojiu clearly had plans all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting up Ling Kui and others on the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation had been continuously contracting, yet under his control, it could reopen in such a short time, indicating profound mastery over formations, reaching a level akin to directing one’s limbs, utterly different from the earlier awkward display he had shown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two rounds of siege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full day had already passed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers collected weapons, transported bodies, sweeping the battlefield back and forth, always prepared for the next wave of attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chen’s spear technique is astounding; if it were an average Martial Artist at the True Power Early Stage, they likely wouldn’t survive one move against Ling Kui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Laojiu spoke with great respect: \"Moreover, seeing Mr. Chen reach the Qi Refining Middle Stage in just two or three years, your spirit root talent must not be poor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Martial Arts supreme, spirit root extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why does Mr. Chen struggle so bitterly in the mortal world? Why not join my Guiyuan Sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your qualifications, entry-level could become a True Inheritor! In the future, you are bound to receive a Foundation Establishment Pill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Senior Huang, for your kind offer. I appreciate it, but with the impending battle, such matters should be discussed later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sansi did not directly refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want to offend the Array Master he still relied on at such a critical time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was indeed presumptuous, hoping Mr. Chen can forgive. Just considering the talents for our sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Laojiu did not pursue the matter further, only casually picked up the wine gourd at his waist and enjoyed a sip of the inferior mortal yellow wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About seven or eight hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Enemy Army launched the third round of siege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their formation changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili away, Dan Liangcheng wielded the \"Mystic Jade Golden Bamboo,\" its clanging sound seeming to descend from the divine realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called \"Six Dings and Six Jias\" Great Formation naturally isn’t only a Heavenly Gate Gold Light formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three Commands to Thunder shock the Heavenly Soldiers, Four Commands for the Fire to burn the Demons!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the forefront of the million-strong army, the power spewed by the Heavenly Pillar began to change drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several stone pillars wrapped with thunderbolts like silver snakes, and every soldier passing through the Heavenly Gate carried thundering weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, several stone pillars ignited fierce flames, and all siege machinery passing through the Heavenly Gate seemed like fiery fierce beasts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kunyang City, lacking in Spirit Stones, could only activate the complete array temporarily at critical moments, but facing such a formation, the garrison soldiers had to grit their teeth and face it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This siege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lasted a full two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kunyang Garrison...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Began to be at a considerable disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost over ten thousand troops, two generals, and three Qi Refining cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the third day’s mǎo hour, the court temporarily signaled a retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dan Liangcheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Kui arrived at the Central Army: \"Accelerate the siege, quickly take them down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting cross-legged in mid-air, Dan Liangcheng opened his eyes: \"Senior Ling is worried about unexpected events?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Kui nodded: \"That Chen child is close to a breakthrough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that the opponent was only one Jing Shen away from breaking through to the True Power Middle Stage, now just a mere step away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he wasn’t afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the opponent succeeded in breaking through, they couldn’t deal with the Nether River True Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s best not to have any other complications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True Power Middle Stage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Dan Liangcheng was slightly surprised: \"This speed, is probably faster than Senior Ling back then, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, Ling Ancestor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Shan is well-prepared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, raised his voice to instruct a few commanders beside him: \"Pass the orders, cease the siege as of today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cease the siege?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Kui slightly furrowed his brow, apparently puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, Senior Ling’s swordsmanship is extraordinary, but perhaps unfamiliar with military strategy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Liangcheng patiently explained: \"There’s a saying in military strategy, ’siege is subpar, attacking the mind is superior.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After consecutive days of siege, the Enemy Army is now at a high tension moment. Stopping abruptly at this time, with a few small tactics, could have surprising effects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Kui said with a seemingly amused smile: \"Listen to your strategy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first tactic is called Surround but Leave a Gap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surround but Leave a Gap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Liangcheng said while swinging the Mystic Jade Golden Bamboo, the massive array plate rotating, and one stone pillar after another fell down outside Kunyang City from Baili away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garrison only felt the earth move and the mountains shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gazes of all, thick yellow earth water was summoned from below, forming earthy-colored screens between pairs of stone pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this is not an offensive formation but a Defensive Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar to the \"Water Control Array\" and \"Xuan Armor Wind Formation,\" it is also a one-sided Defensive Array, but at this moment, the thick earth’s defensive formation surrounds three sides of Kunyang City, becoming a cage imprisoning Kunyang City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the rear city wall and air are blocked, the entire Kunyang City will be trapped within the Second-Tier Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A city with two hundred thousand troops has become a giant urn filled with trapped turtles!\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-06-06T05:02:37.879Z",1,"novelbin.me","03ca957eaa4718cb6e3fe397ce63e691d7e29ed77e2a3b157ffb4b19154cc861","my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-822","my-cultivation-starting-from-archery-chapter-820",1531,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-cultivation-starting-from-archery-cover.jpg"]