Chapter 364

Qingzhou, in a city.

Demons were entrenched in the city, with corpses everywhere, and fresh blood splashed on the collapsed buildings.

Some demons were gnawing on the remains of some soldiers on the ground, hollowing out their internal organs, with organs, broken hands, and broken feet scattered everywhere.

Some of the survivors in the city were driven to open spaces of destroyed buildings, enclosed like pigs in a pigsty, shivering.

Laborers, merchants, scholars, and martial artists were all squeezed together at this moment, without any difference, all being fish on the demons' chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.

Some delicate young ladies from noble families wanted to cry, but were covered by others, for fear of angering these demons.

Their grief felt only noisy and clamorous to the demons.

"Who can come and save us..."

Everyone was panicked and uneasy, gazing into the distance, praying for the Da Yu army to come and suppress the demons.

From time to time, people were selected and brought not far away to be torn apart and roasted, emitting bursts of screams, making the remaining people tremble and shiver.

Some people were already so scared that they defecated and urinated, paralyzed on the ground, and when they were picked up by the demons, they were even more limp and boneless.

High in the sky, a figure sitting on a raging fire whistled and flew over from afar.

Passing by this city, the speed slowed down slightly. After seeing the tragic scene in the city, the young man in the raging fire had a gloomy expression. Without seeing him make any move, a clear breeze suddenly blew between heaven and earth.

This clear breeze turned into dozens of sharp sword auras, fast as shadows, shooting out at extreme speed.

The demons in the city fell one by one. The remaining ones were startled by the change, but could not see the enemy. By the time the ground was already filled with demon corpses, they noticed the young man sitting on the back of the crimson demon high in the sky.

Bursts of terrified roars and pleas for mercy sounded, but without exception, they were all pierced through the head by sword auras.

Within a few breaths, all the demons in the city had perished.

Only corpses remained, among which those demons who were still gnawing had arms that they hadn't swallowed yet, falling into the dust.

This sudden surprise made the survivors who were enclosed and waiting to be slaughtered in the city stunned. Among the martial artists, there were also low-key and opportunistic Shenyou Realm experts, who soon noticed the crimson figure in the sky and the young man's posture on its back.

"Someone has come to save us!"

"It's the General of the Imperial Court, it must be the General of the Imperial Court!"

"That is the General's mount, that is not a demon!"

In an instant, following the shouts of some martial artists, others also belatedly saw the crimson figure above the city. Some old mortals had dim eyes and could not see so far, only seeing a ball of fire, like a god suspended in the air. They knew that it was a savior, the generals of the Imperial Court who whistled and roamed.

For a time, all the survivors in the city were sorrowful, kneeling down to express their gratitude and shout.

Li Hao sighed lightly. After solving these demons and confirming that there were no omissions, he let Candle Zhu Huoshen continue on his way to the next city.

Before returning to Liangzhou, he thought of the large number of cities he had seen earlier that were devastated, and happened to solve them on his return.

Some cities had already been pacified by the Li Clan's army, while others had not yet had time. The demons in these cities had retreated, while some greedy ones still occupied the cities to harm the people.

The faster the lost territory was recovered, the fewer the casualties.

Not long after Li Hao left, two figures whistled and flew over, an old one and a young one.

The young girl in blue clothes lowered her head to look at the city, then raised her hand in a beckoning gesture. On her wrist was a golden bracelet with nine small bells, which at this moment emitted a crisp tinkling sound.

Afterward, it could be seen that streaks of pitch-black aura flew up from all over the city, seemingly emitting screams like vengeful spirits and ferocious roars, drilling into the bells on her wrist.

Not long after, these black auras flying out from various corpses and the gaps in the broken walls were all absorbed and disappeared.

Ying Xiaoxiao put down her wrist, glanced at the broken scene in the city, shook her head slightly, and then followed the tea stall old man beside her to continue flying out.

After the old and young left, about two hours later, bursts of hoofbeats came from the ground in the distance, and war flags fluttered; it was the pacification army sent by the Li Clan.

When the army entered the city, they saw that the demons had already been cleared, and they were all stunned.

After inquiring with the martial artists and some prestigious old scholars in the city, they learned that a general riding a crimson demon had come here and annihilated all the demons.

Hearing their description, these Li Clan soldiers looked at each other in dismay.

The scene above Qingzhou City was still vivid in their minds, and they would probably not be able to forget it for decades to come. Wasn't that the General Hao Tian?

When these people and officers asked for the name of the general, these Li Clan soldiers did not conceal it.

Soon, the two words "Hao Tian" spread among these survivors. Some merchant families proposed to raise funds to build a golden body for General Hao Tian when rebuilding the city, to suppress demons and build a temple for him.

In less than a day, Li Hao rode Candle Zhu Huoshen and circled most of Qingzhou. Until he did not see any demon figures in more than a dozen cities, Li Hao changed direction and let Candle Zhu Huoshen head to Liangzhou.

The remaining places could be left to the Li Clan army to slowly clean up.

The next day.

In the slightly damp morning mist, Li Hao sat on the back of Candle Zhu Huoshen and arrived at the border of Liangzhou.

Upon seeing the familiar Longguan Road, Li Hao felt a sense of nostalgia in his eyes.

Looking from high altitude, this former Longguan Road was like a giant dragon extending from the border, with lush greenery on both sides and the chirping of birds and beasts in the mountains and forests.

Li Hao got down from the back of Candle Zhu Huoshen and let Candle Zhu Huoshen transform into a human form, so as not to frighten the people in the city.

When the two walked toward Longguan Road, suddenly, a shout from an old man came from behind.

"Young man, are you going to Cangya City?"

Li Hao turned his head and saw a grandfather and grandson picking herbs, their baskets filled with medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and other things picked in the early morning.

He was slightly stunned and could not help but laugh. Time seemed to have returned to two years ago.

The old master before him clearly did not recognize that the young man before him was the young man who had persuaded him not to step into Longguan Road two years ago.

But Li Hao recognized the other party. He smiled and said: "Yes, going to Cangya City." "Ahead is Longguan Road."

The old master shouted to Li Hao. These familiar words, which were exactly the same as the beginning, made Li Hao slightly stunned, but the old master had a smile on his face and shouted: "I wish you young heroes of the noble families a bright future!"

A smile slowly appeared on Li Hao's face, and he said: "I also wish you a harvest every day."

The old master smiled, waved his hand, and left with his grandson.

They were all passersby in the world, meeting in a hurry, with simple care and simple blessings.

Li Hao watched the old and young go far away, then smiled, turned around, and continued to walk toward Longguan Road.

Two years had passed, and the changes here were indeed great.

The former dangerous place now had signs of prosperity. Those young people who came here in an endless stream to seek fame and merit clearly also brought a leaf of green to the prosperity here.

There was one less tea stall on Longguan Road, but there were many more merchants on the roadside. Li Hao's footsteps walked faster and faster, and he walked more and more easily, having a feeling of returning home.

Old Feng must have waited a long time, and Qianqian should have reached the bottleneck in her cultivation.

I don't know if the little white fox has digested that strange state.

Many thoughts surged in his mind, and soon, Li Hao arrived at Cangya City.

Looking at this city, the magic array was covered, and the city walls were full of flags, writing his name, fluttering in the fierce wind.

Li Hao covered Xi Yan with his Dao Domain to mask her aura. As for Candle Zhu Huoshen, Li Hao did not need to worry. Except for the magic array in the Imperial Capital, few magic arrays could perceive the existence of the Taiping Dao Domain. This was the upper limit of the Si Tian Jian's ability.

After all, the old Great Si Tian had already passed away, and his successor did not seem to be able to inherit his ability.

After entering the city, in just a few months, the changes here were already somewhat obvious. The streets were cleaner, and the merchants in the city were more numerous, but more orderly.

This was a border city, and it was rare to have such a scene.

Compared with the increasingly crowded city, in the center of the city, there was a vast open space isolated, and in the center of the open space was just a simple and plain fence courtyard.

In the darkness outside the courtyard, soldiers of the Heavenly Human Tianren Zongshi Realm were patrolling in secret.

Li Hao's divine sense swept over, saw the young girl practicing sword in the courtyard, smiled slightly, and transmitted: "I am back."

In the courtyard, Ren Qianqian, who was practicing sword, was stunned, then looked around in surprise.

Soon, she realized something, rushed out of the fence courtyard quickly, and saw the young man not far outside the courtyard.

"You... Young Tianren Zongshi?"

Ren Qianqian was slightly stunned. The young man before her had some changes in appearance, but the tone of his divine sense made her judge instantly that it was Li Hao.

However, when those people arrived earlier and saw Li Hao's incarnation dissipate, didn't they say that the Young Tianren Zongshi was dead?

Ren Qianqian was somewhat lost, suspecting that she was dreaming. She rubbed her eyes, and when she saw clearly again, she suddenly burst into tears and ran toward Li Hao.

"Young Tianren Zongshi, you are still alive..."

She threw herself into Li Hao's arms and cried.

Li Hao was somewhat surprised. After she cried for a while, feeling that the clothes on his shoulders were all wet, he felt somewhat warm in his heart and said: "Silly child, what are you crying for? I am back now."

After Ren Qianqian's emotions calmed down, Li Hao took her into the courtyard.

The Heavenly Human Grandmasters watching in secret were stunned. They originally thought Li Hao was a young master from some noble family, but listening to the sword maid girl, the other party was General Hao Tian?!

Many people widened their eyes, full of shock, and then were extremely excited.

Previously, Li Tiangang and others came here, trying to confirm whether he was really dead through Li Hao's incarnation. After learning that Li Hao's incarnation dissipated, they confirmed it.

And the news they confirmed also spread, making the entire Cangya City wail.

But now, Li Hao had returned! That general who pacified Liangzhou, that peerless monstrous young man, he had returned! Not long after Li Hao entered the courtyard, several Heavenly Human Grandmasters who could not control their emotions rushed in and asked Li Hao if he was really General Hao Tian.

Seeing these red-eyed Grandmasters, Li Hao felt a lot in his heart and nodded in acknowledgment, letting them know that he had returned.

The news spread quickly, and the entire Cangya City was stirred. Countless people rushed over, and the voices outside the courtyard were loud.

And inside the courtyard, Li Hao had already introduced Candle Zhu Huoshen and Xi Yan to Ren Qianqian, and also simply asked about what happened during this period.

Learning that his incarnation dissipated, Li Hao was somewhat surprised, and only then did he understand why they all felt that he was dead.

It might be caused by severing the bloodline, or it might be because the injury was too heavy. Li Hao prepared to reshape an incarnation.

Even if the original incarnation did not dissipate, from the moment the incarnation was condensed, the strength was already fixed, and there would be no memory sharing and transmission between the incarnation and the original body, and the power was the same.

Therefore, compared to now, the original incarnation was clearly too weak.

However, before condensing the incarnation again, Li Hao planned to find some secret manuals for refining the spirit and controlling objects.

Now that his Imperial Dao had broken through to the seventh stage, as long as he found some secret manuals for refining the spirit and controlling objects, he could quickly increase the upper limit of the Shenyou Realm and the Fifteen-Li Realm.

Now, his Tongli Realm, Zhou Tian Realm, and Ji Hun Realm had all cultivated to the extreme state.

But the Shenyou Realm and the Fifteen-Li Realm were still a distance away from the limit.

The Heavenly Human Tianren Zongshi Realm and the Three Imperishable Realms had also mastered the extreme state.

After the Shenyou and Fifteen-Li Realms were perfected, Li Hao could consider impacting the limit of the Four Standing Realms.

"Where is Old Feng?"

Li Hao asked Ren Qianqian, somewhat surprised.

He had been back for so long, and Old Feng had not appeared yet. Even if he went out for wild fishing because his hands were itchy, it should be impossible for him to go too far.

After all, Old Feng was a person who kept his promises.

(End of chapter)