Chapter 394: Defeating the Enemy!

"What a powerful thunder technique!"

The old Daoist let out a muffled groan and almost fell over.

Others saw this and were also somewhat surprised.

Regarding Li Yan's intelligence, they also knew some things, whether it was the other side's identity as a living Yin official or the martial arts thunder technique at the Guishan Assembly.

But the old Daoist dared to make a move, naturally having something to rely on.

Like the Meishan, Huaguang, and Yuanhuang Dharma sects, the Tongtian Sect was also a massive sect with influence spanning several states.

Its internal structure was scattered, with three main branches.

One branch is in Qianzhou, one in Yuzhou, and another in Tongzhou; although they belong to the same sect, their Daoist techniques differ slightly, and they rarely interact with one another.

This situation was very common.

Dharma sects were passed down among the people, naturally unlike the Taixuan Orthodox Sect, which controlled national sacrifices and had a rigorous organizational structure.

Many times, the positions within the Dharma sects were even different.

For example, in this chaos in the Southwest, some of the Meishan Dharma sect helped the imperial court, while others followed the Tusi City to cause chaos.

The old Daoist before them, with the Daoist name Yuanheng, although coming from the Longxiang Army, had been sent to the Qianzhou branch of the Tongtian Sect since he was young, and his Dao cultivation had reached the Third Floor.

He didn't expect to be broken and backlashed by a single move.

You San saw this and scolded, "Don't dawdle. This kid can summon Yin official troops and horses. We can't let him have a chance to catch his breath, otherwise, we will all die!"

Others heard this and were also startled in their hearts.

At that time, Li Yan snatched the "Thunderbolt Fire Scripture," and the Longxiang Army decided to give up the pursuit precisely because of this matter, not wanting to lose too much strength before the uprising.

And now, it was a life-and-death situation, so how could they dare to hold back!

"Do it!"

The two brothers who used spears, named Gao Xuan and Gao Cheng, didn't waste words. Dark energy erupted, and they rushed toward the giant rock where Li Yan was from the left.

The Tongtian Sect's old Daoist Yuanheng had his mind damaged and couldn't make a move for a while, but the remaining few chose to encircle him without prior agreement.

Excluding the Gao brothers, there were four others.

A one-eyed man, holding a park-blade, used the water-land park-blade technique, was a Yangtze River water bandit, specifically helping the Longxiang Army rob grain and grass...

A woman in green, with a vicious face, held short blades in both hands, her skirt sleeves flying, following closely behind the one-eyed man...

The four people surrounded the giant rock where Li Yan was from left and right.

There was also an old man who looked like he had learned Meishan magic, bent his bow and set an arrow, shot two arrows simultaneously, and muttered words, with black energy faintly rising in front of the arrows...

As for You San, he held his gun and aimed firmly at the giant rock.

As long as Li Yan dared to come out, he would shoot as soon as he showed his head!

Just at this moment, Sha Lifei in the distance suddenly stood up and pulled the trigger directly at You San.

You San's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly jumped to the side.

Boom!

A loud noise, You San's scream rang out.

His martial arts were average to begin with, so how could he be faster than the fire-god gun.

This move was beyond everyone's expectations.

They naturally had investigative supernatural abilities and had long sensed Sha Lifei and Wu Ba, but an ordinary person without firearms was not taken to heart.

But they didn't expect that Sha Lifei's fire gun had been specially modified, wrapped in that strange cassock, isolating the supernatural investigation, causing them to misjudge.

Whoosh!

The old man of the Meishan Sect immediately shot two arrows, which whistled and circled in the air, falling toward the direction where Sha Lifei was hiding.

"Wu Ba!"

Sha Lifei shrank his neck and shouted hurriedly.

Wu Ba had been holding back for a long time. Hearing this, he immediately stood up, his right hand's large board axe deflected a Dharma arrow, and at the same time, his left hand scooped, grabbed the arrow in his hand, and snapped it with a crack.

"Roar!"

Wu Ba roared and killed his way out, carrying the large board axe.

At the same time, those few people also arrived behind the giant rock and saw Li Yan hiding behind it.

The Wu brothers' spears flew, and the one-eyed man's park-blade slashed down.

Only that woman suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

Her name was Lan Qing, wandering with an opera troupe, responsible for helping the Longxiang Army gather intelligence. Her martial arts were not bad, and crucially, she had awakened the intention supernatural ability.

After awakening the intention supernatural ability, she practiced the method of manipulating ghosts to harm people, but more importantly, her spiritual sense was astonishing, able to detect danger, helping her avoid disasters time and again.

At this moment, she felt her heart beating wildly. Looking at Li Yan's cold eyes again, she immediately sensed something was wrong and screamed, "Retreat quickly!"

But everything was already too late.

After the Gao brothers and the one-eyed man approached within six meters, they suddenly heard the sound of chains by their ears, and then murderous intent erupted suddenly.

Crack!

Beside Li Yan, two thunderbolts suddenly appeared, electric silver snakes dancing, directly wrapping the three people, thunder roaring, light blinding.

It was precisely the Soul-Severing Thunder Chain.

This kind of trump card supernatural ability, Li Yan originally didn't want to use. After all, the thunder chain could only store thunder, and it had to be heavenly thunder.

Use it once, and there's one less; it could only be replenished on thundery and rainy days.

But in the current situation, he could only make a ruthless move to kill the enemy.

Heavenly thunder was fierce, far exceeding ordinary thunder techniques, and even some old demons couldn't withstand it, let alone these three people.

Although they didn't turn into charred corpses, the three were directly beaten until their souls flew away and scattered, falling to the ground, with tree-branch-like burn marks appearing on their skin.

As for the flying blade thrown by the woman, Li Yan didn't even look at it, directly leaped out of the giant rock, and while dodging, he also flicked his hand.

Whoosh!

The Soul-Severing Duanhun Feidao whistled out.

This flying blade, he didn't use the Soul-Severing Chain to control, but used shoulder strength, using the reverse-pull wheel force.

It was You San, whose leg had been broken, lying on the ground. Seeing Wu Ba rushing over, he gritted his teeth and raised his gun again.

Pfft!

The flying blade shot into his head. Because of Li Yan's tyrannical force, it directly lifted half of his skull.

You San had already died, but Wu Ba didn't stop.

He suddenly exerted force, his body pressed low, rushing over like a wild beast, and swung his axe along the way.

The woman who was fleeing was directly cut in half at the waist, but she didn't die immediately, her two arms dancing wildly, screaming repeatedly.

Bitter...

Li Yan's terrifying thunder technique scared the old Daoist Yuanheng until his heart jumped. Seeing Wu Ba killing his way over with an axe, he didn't say a word and turned to run.

His martial arts were also not bad, and he had escape secret techniques. With a leap, his Daoist robe's large sleeves billowed, actually gliding like a bird, jumping down the steep slope.

However, Li Yan had already arrived. Seeing the other side escape, he directly pulled out the flintlock gun from his waist and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

A loud noise, smoke filled the air.

The old Daoist screamed in the air, half of his shoulder was shattered, and at the same time, his Daoist robe was torn, and he fell down.

Before he landed, he was scooped up by Wu Ba, who had run over, grabbed by the ankle, and swung with all his might.

Wu Ba was a body supernatural ability user, his potential all in his muscles, his strength even more terrifying than a bear that had become a demon.

The old Daoist hadn't reacted yet when his head directly hit a rock and burst, and then he was thrown to the ground by Wu Ba like a broken rag doll.

"Tsk tsk, why make it so bloody..."

Sha Lifei ran out, complaining as he went, while simultaneously drawing his blade to finish off the woman who was screaming incessantly.

In the blink of an eye, the experts attacking the mountain were all dead.

However, Sha Lifei had no joy. In the thick mist, he could already hear the sound of armor, and the clatter of raising guns.

"Little Brother Yan, what should we do?"

Sha Lifei looked into the distance, seeing the sun was about to set, and said in a deep voice, "How about luring them up and solving it with Yin soldiers?" "No need."

Li Yan shook his head, "This group is the Longxiang Army, only the remnants are left. Yin soldiers should be used at critical moments. You just wait."

While speaking, he had already pulled out the Soul-Severing Blade again.

"Nuogao! Heavenly Truth Great Purity, Essence of Ren and Gui..."

As the Mysterious Water Escape was performed, Li Yan's figure gradually disappeared.

"Wu Ba, guard here with me!"

Sha Lifei hurriedly grabbed Wu Ba, who wanted to follow and leave.

Their task was to guard the cave entrance. Inside, there was both Wang Daoxuan's Dharma altar and the sleeping mountain god healing.

Only by guarding this place could Li Yan charge and kill with peace of mind...

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The Longxiang Army's team moved slowly.

The mountain road was steep, easy to defend and hard to attack. To prevent falling into traps again, they advanced in three layers: the front was shield-armored soldiers, the center was musketeers, and the very back was pushing a cannon.

"My Lord, something is not right..."

Zhao Tongling Feng Lei said in a low voice, "The gunshots on the mountain have stopped. If You San and the others had captured that kid, why hasn't anyone come back to report?"

His meaning was that those people might have already met with an accident.

But he wouldn't say this clearly.

Don't look at this person's appearance as a general; in fact, he was better at flattery and only listened to Guo Xiu.

The previous commander was the old man who had ambushed Li Yan with troops in the Three Gorges. His temperament was rigid and he often contradicted Guo Xiu.

The replacement of personnel was naturally Guo Xiu's doing. Although he changed to one who was obedient, it also buried hidden dangers for the subsequent defeat.

Guo Xiu naturally also sensed that there was a problem and immediately ordered, "Stop, guard the formation, send a few people to..."

Before the words were finished, a sudden change occurred.

Bang, bang, bang!

Seven or eight black balls suddenly appeared, scattered in the military formation, and then exploded continuously, rising with fire and thick smoke.

This was the Taixuan Orthodox Sect's Thunder Fire Ball, which Li Yan always kept on his person.

It was now dusk, the light was already dim, and with the thick smoke of the Thunder Fire Balls, it instantly interfered with everyone's vision.

"Enemy attack, form formation!"

Guo Xiu roared and pulled out his precious sword.

He had been valued since he was young, naturally not so simple. The Great Xing Dynasty left behind some Dharma artifacts, and he had apprenticed to the Yuhuang Sect since he was young. Now his Dao cultivation had reached the Third Floor, and his martial arts dark energy was at its peak.

Knowing Li Yan used escape techniques, he immediately took out an exquisite jade plaque from his waist. The back was embossed with a golden dragon, the front was white jade, carved with cloud patterns, and it was also engraved with four characters: Yuhuang Imperial Decree!

This item was called "Golden Dragon White Wall," a treasure of the Great Song royal family, and it was made of heavenly spiritual treasures, extremely precious.

Even after the Great Xing replaced the Song, they collected this item. After Luoyang fell, it was taken away by Guo Xiu's grandfather.

Guo Xiu's father also apprenticed to the Yuhuang Sect and refined this treasure into a Dharma artifact, carving the four characters "Yuhuang Imperial Decree."

The Yuhuang Sect was divided into Southern and Northern transmissions. The Southern transmission Yuhuang Sect used talisman gallbladders to issue orders, and the Northern transmission Yuhuang Sect used taboo orders to perform magic.

What Guo Xiu learned was the Southern transmission Yuhuang Dharma.

He held the Yuhuang Order, stepped on the Big Dipper, and chanted, "Burning lamp dignity, merit is extremely heavy, shining on all heavens above, shining on all lands below, eight directions and nine nights, all see light... Decree!"

Hum!

The jade plaque trembled, actually emitting a faint golden light.

This was the "Yuhuang Lamp," originally a type of lamp-burning method of the Daoist sect. After modification, in the Yuhuang Sect, it was specifically used to break escape techniques.

The light was not bright, about the same as a night-luminescent pearl, but a burst of gang energy spread rapidly, filling the surrounding range of several hundred meters.

Swish!

A figure suddenly appeared.

However, when Guo Xiu saw Li Yan appear, he was not happy, but his scalp exploded, his whole body shivered, and he roared, "Stop him!"

It turned out that Li Yan had already silently arrived beside the cannon at the rear of the military formation.

Although he was surprised that his escape technique was broken, Li Yan couldn't care less. Dark energy erupted under his feet, and he crashed out with a side body.

At this moment, the cannon was placed on a wooden wheel cart. To prevent the mountain god from appearing, it had already been loaded with gunpowder, and someone was holding a torch beside it, ready to light it at any time.

Bang!

The soldier guarding the cannon was directly hit by Li Yan, his chest bone shattered, and he flew backward, while Li Yan took the torch along the way.

"Kill!"

The soldiers beside him were startled and stabbed with guns.

Li Yan dodged to the side, his right hand's Dust-Severing Blade swept across, directly cutting off the spearhead, and at the same time, his left hand lit the torch.

Sss!

In the terrified eyes of the crowd, the fuse burned rapidly.

"Quick, dodge!"

Guo Xiu had already killed his way over with his sword, but seeing this situation, his back tightened, and he did a somersault, dodging to the side.

Boom!

Fire roared, smoke scattered.

This cannon of the Longxiang Army was clearly also "loaded." Although limited by materials, they only dared to add half the new gunpowder, far inferior to the imperial court's new cannons, but the power was astonishing enough.

The first to suffer were the musketeers in the center of the military formation.

They were blocked by thick smoke, and they were gathered in a team, not reacting at all, before being instantly hit by the cannon.

Rumble!

The huge roar made Li Yan's ears ring. The cannon was pushed by the tyrannical recoil force, and because it was on a hillside, it instantly rolled backward and disappeared.

And Li Yan couldn't care less.

The cannon swept across the military formation, leaving blood and flesh limbs along the way. More importantly, the other side's musketeer team also completely collapsed.

Li Yan no longer had any cover, his eyes were murderous, the Dust-Severing Blade danced, sweeping up, slashing down, sweeping left, stabbing right.

In a short time, he had beheaded several people.

Famous generals in the army since ancient times basically advanced to the Hua Jin level, able to kill in and out of the chaotic army. If they reached the Dan Jin level, they could fight for a long time.

Although Li Yan had not reached the Dan Jin level, he had the Great Luo Dharma Body to recover, not weaker than the generals in the army, leaving corpses along the way.

Not only that, his whole body's Earth Dragon Armor was enough to withstand ordinary blades and weapons. Even if surrounded, it would at most spark.

It was already night, and with the thick smoke blocking the view, it was even more of an advantage for Li Yan. Many soldiers could only hear screams and couldn't see the enemy at all, instantly becoming terrified.

"Dog thief!"

Guo Xiu was already furious, leaped up, and attacked with his sword.

His idea was very simple: as long as Li Yan was dragged down, the remaining musketeers would be enough to kill him.

However, Li Yan didn't make contact with him at all. Dark energy erupted under his feet, flying rapidly in the crowd, only killing ordinary soldiers.

Clang!

A crisp sound, fire splashed.

It was the Longxiang Army Zhao Tongling Feng Lei who held a spear and blocked Li Yan, shouting, "My Lord, do it quickly..."

Before the words were finished, he felt a Yin thunder strike from the iron spear, shaking his eyes black, his body stiff.

Pfft!

Li Yan took the opportunity to slash, and a massive head flew out.

Poor Feng Lei, who was barely proficient in battle formations and had reached the peak of dark energy, didn't guard against Li Yan's Yin thunder and was defeated in one move.

And after Li Yan stopped, he turned around directly, pulled out the reloaded flintlock gun, and aimed at the rushing Guo Xiu.

Guo Xiu felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly dodged.

At the same time, the remaining soldiers of the Longxiang Army were also scared out of their wits and ran down the mountain regardless of everything.

The night was dim, and some people even rolled off the cliff screaming from the steep slope.

Guo Xiu gritted his teeth. Seeing that the situation was gone, he followed the chaotic army and turned to run.

While running, he pulled out a yellow talisman. The wind whistled around him, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 395 =====