Chapter 394: Defeat the Enemy!

"What a powerful thunder method!"

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

Others saw it and were also somewhat surprised.

They knew some intelligence about Li Yan, whether it was the other side's identity as a living Yin official or the martial arts thunder method 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 mainstream branches.

One branch was in Qianzhou, one in Yuzhou, and another in Tongzhou. Although they belonged to the same sect, their Daoist methods were slightly different, and they rarely interacted with each other.

This situation was very common.

Dharma Sects were passed down among the people, naturally unlike the Tai Da Xuan Orthodox Sect, which controlled national sacrifices and had a rigorous organizational structure.

Many times, the stances 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 rebel.

The old Daoist before them, Daoist name Liu Yuanheng, although from the Longxiang Army, had been sent to the Qianzhou branch of the Tongtian Sect since childhood, and his Daoist practice had reached the Third Layer of the Building.

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

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

Others heard this and felt a chill in their hearts.

At that time, Li Yan snatched the "Thunderbolt Fire Scripture," and the Longxiang Army decided to give up the pursuit 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 Da Xuan and Gao Cheng, didn't talk nonsense, dark energy erupted, and they rushed toward the giant rock where Li Yan was from the left.

The Tongtian Sect's old Daoist Liu Yuanheng was injured in heart and mind and couldn't make a move for a while, but the remaining few chose to encircle him.

Excluding the Gao brothers, there were four others.

A one-eyed man, holding a broadsword, used the Water-Land Broadsword Technique; he was a Yangtze River water bandit, specializing in helping the Longxiang Army rob grain...

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

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

There was also an old man, looking like he had learned Meishan magic, bending his bow and setting arrows, shooting two arrows at once, muttering words in his mouth, with black energy faintly rising in front of the arrows...

As for You San, he aimed his gun dead 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 Sha Li Fei in the distance suddenly stood up and pulled the trigger directly at You San.

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

*Boom! *

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

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

This caught everyone by surprise.

They naturally had detection divine abilities and had long sensed Sha Sha Li Fei and Wu Ba, but an ordinary person without firearms was not taken to heart.

But they didn't expect that Sha Sha Li Fei's fire gun had been specially modified, wrapped in that strange cassock, isolating divine ability detection, causing them to misjudge.

*Swish! *

The Meishan Sect old man shot two arrows immediately, whistling and circling in the air, falling toward the direction where Sha Sha Li Fei was hiding.

"Wu Ba!"

Sha Sha Li Fei shrank his neck and shouted quickly.

Wu Ba had been holding back for a long time. Hearing this, he stood up immediately, his right hand's big board axe knocked away a Dharma arrow, and at the same time, his left hand scooped, grabbed the arrow in his hand, and *snap*, pinched it off.

"Roar!"

Wu Ba let out a roar, carrying the big board axe and killed his way out.

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

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

Only that woman suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

Her name was Lan Qing, wandering with a theater troupe, responsible for helping the Longxiang Army gather intelligence. Her martial arts were good, and crucially, she awakened the Intent Divine Ability.

After awakening the Intent Divine Ability, she practiced the method of manipulating ghosts to harm people, but more importantly, her spiritual sense was amazing, able to detect danger, repeatedly helping her avoid disasters.

At this moment, she felt her heart beating wildly, and looking at Li Yan's cold eyes, 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 six meters, they suddenly felt the sound of chains in their ears, and then the killing intent erupted suddenly.

*Snap! *

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

It was the Soul-Severing Thunder Rope.

Li Yan didn't want to use this kind of trump card divine ability, after all, the thunder rope could only store thunder, and it had to be heavenly thunder.

Use it once, and there's one less; it could only be replenished during thunderstorms.

But in this situation, he could only use ruthless methods to kill the enemy.

Heavenly thunder is fierce, far exceeding ordinary thunder methods, even some old demons couldn't withstand it, let alone these three.

Although they didn't turn into coke, 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 knife 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.

*Swish! *

The Soul-Severing Flying Knife whistled out.

This flying knife, he didn't use the Soul-Severing Rope to control, but used shoulder strength, using the reverse-pull wheel energy.

But You San, whose leg was broken, fell to the ground. Seeing Wu Ba rushing over, he gritted his teeth and raised his gun again.

*Puff! *

The flying knife shot into his head, and because of Li Yan's powerful energy, it actually directly lifted half of his skull.

You San was already dead, but Wu Ba didn't stop.

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

The woman who was running away 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 method scared the old Daoist Liu Yuanheng until his heart jumped, and seeing Wu Ba killing his way over with an axe, he didn't say a word and turned to run.

His martial arts were considered good, and he had escape secret methods. With a leap, his Daoist robe 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 tore, and he fell down.

Before he landed, he was scooped up by Wu Ba who ran over, grabbed by the ankle, and swung around with force.

Wu Ba was a Body Divine Ability user, his potential was all in his muscles, and his strength was more terrifying than a bear that had become a demon.

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

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

Sha Sha Li Fei ran out, complaining while pulling out his knife, and finished off the woman who was still screaming.

In a flash, all the experts who attacked the mountain were dead.

However, Sha Sha Li Fei 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 Sha Li Fei looked into the distance, saw the sun was about to set, and whispered, "Shall we lure them up and use the Yin soldiers to solve it?" "No need."

Li Yan shook his head, "This group is the Longxiang Army, only remnants left. Keep the Yin soldiers for the critical moment, you just wait."

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

"Nuogao! Heaven's truth is too pure, the essence of Ren and Gui..."

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

"Wu Ba, guard here with me!"

Sha Sha Li Fei quickly grabbed Wu Ba who wanted to follow and leave.

Their task was to guard the cave entrance; inside, there was both Wang Wang Daoxuan's Dharma altar and the mountain god sleeping and 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 soldiers, the center was musketeers, and the very back was pushing a cannon.

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

Commander Feng Lei whispered, "The gunfire on the mountain has stopped. If You San and the others caught that kid, why hasn't anyone come back to report?"

He meant 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 original commander was the old man who led the ambush on Li Yan in the Three Gorges, with a rigid personality, often clashing with Guo Xiu.

The personnel replacement was naturally caused by Guo Xiu's interference. 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 he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred.

*Bang, bang, bang! *

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

This was the Tai Da Xuan Orthodox Sect's Thunder Fire Pellet, which Li Yan always kept on him.

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

"Enemy attack, form formation!"

Guo Xiu roared and pulled out his precious sword.

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

Knowing Li Yan used escape arts, 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 four characters were carved on it: Yuhuang Imperial Decree!

This item was called "Golden Dragon White Jade," a treasure of the Great Song Dynasty, and it was made of heavenly treasures, extremely precious.

Even after the Great Xing Dynasty 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 Yuhuang Sect used talisman gallbladders to issue orders, and the Northern Yuhuang Sect used taboo orders to cast spells.

What Guo Xiu learned was the Southern Yuhuang Method.

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 the light... Decree!"

*Hum! *

The jade plaque vibrated, actually releasing a faint golden light.

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

The light wasn't bright, similar to a night-luminescent pearl, but a burst of Gang energy spread rapidly, filling the surrounding hundreds of meters.

*Swish! *

A figure suddenly appeared.

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

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

Although he was surprised that his escape art 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 cart. To prevent the mountain god from appearing, it had long been loaded with gunpowder, and someone was holding a torch nearby, ready to light it at any time.

*Bang! *

The soldier guarding the cannon was directly hit by Li Yan, his chest bones shattered, and he flew out, while Li Yan took the torch.

"Kill!"

The soldiers nearby were startled and stabbed with their spears.

Li Yan dodged to the side, his Soul-Severing Blade swept horizontally, directly cutting off the spearheads, 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 to the side.

*Boom! *

Fire and roar, smoke scattered.

This cannon of the Longxiang Army was clearly also loaded with extra material. Although limited by materials, they only dared to add half the new gunpowder, far from being comparable to the imperial court's new cannons, but the power was enough to be shocking.

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

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

*Boom! *

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

And Li Yan couldn't care less.

The cannon swept through the military formation, leaving behind flesh and limbs along the way, and more importantly, the other side's musketeer team completely collapsed.

Li Yan had no more cover, his killing intent was awe-inspiring, his Soul-Severing Blade danced, sweeping, chopping, scanning, and stabbing.

In a short time, he killed several people.

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

Li Yan hadn't reached the Dan Jin level, but he had the Great Luo Dharma Body to recover, not weaker than the generals in the army, leaving behind corpses wherever he passed.

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

It was already night, plus the thick smoke blocked the vision, which was even more of an advantage for Li Yan. Many soldiers could only hear screams and couldn't see the enemy at all, and were killed until they were 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 shoot him to death.

However, Li Yan didn't contact him at all, dark energy erupted under his feet, he flew quickly in the crowd, only killing ordinary soldiers.

*Clang! *

A crisp sound, fire splattered.

It was the Longxiang Army Commander Feng Lei who blocked Li Yan with his spear and shouted, "My Lord, do it quickly..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt a Yin thunder strike from the iron spear, making his eyes go black and his body stiff.

*Puff! *

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 again, pulled out the reloaded flintlock gun, and aimed at the rushing Guo Xiu.

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

At the same time, the remaining soldiers of the Longxiang Army were also killed until they were terrified, running down the mountain regardless of everything.

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

Guo Xiu gritted his teeth, seeing the situation was gone, followed the chaotic army, turned his head, and ran.

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

(End of chapter)