Journey to the head

Lu Qian frowned slightly, and with a muffled sound, a dark arc of electricity flashed, and the golden Yuan halberd that was stabbing at him stopped in front of him, then shook slightly and dispersed into points of spiritual light.

He looked carefully and saw Xiao Tianci standing with his back to him, and Wang Ruoyu standing opposite Xiao Tianci, horrified.

"Why didn't you set up a protective formation when you were sparring?" Lu Qian scolded, "It's fine if the halberd hits me, but it would be a serious sin if it hits other disciples."

Wang Ruoyu finally reacted and knelt down on the ground. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. He was speechless and could only kowtow to apologize.

When Xiao Tianci saw Lu Qian coming, he was also shocked and quickly bowed to apologize.

Lu Qian waved his hand: "Tianci, you speak."

It turned out that Wang Ruoyu had invited Xiao Tianci to compete with him, and the two of them had arranged some protection. However, Xiao Tianci's swordsmanship was too fierce, and he broke through the protective formation of the training ground with a few moves. At this time, Wang Ruoyu threw a halberd at Xiao Tianci, but Xiao Tianci dodged it, and the halberd just stabbed Lu Qian at the side of the field.

"Okay, get up." Lu Qian was both angry and amused. He used his spiritual power to pull Wang Ruoyu up. His forehead was already blood red and his face was full of shame and panic, which made people reluctant to blame him.

So Lu Qian ignored his offense and smiled, "Ruoyu, you want to learn from the wrong person to hone your skills. Tianci swordsmanship is fierce and explosive, and victory or defeat is often decided by just one move. It is difficult for you to learn anything."

Wang Ruoyu stammered for a long time before saying, "But Li Zi and the others are not free."

That's true. Li Da now assists Lin Le in managing the Business Department. He is also the head of the General Staff. He is busy with official duties and really has no time.

The situations of the other people were similar, only Jiang Baitao was a little more relaxed. However, this little girl always avoided Wang Ruoyu, so naturally she would not come to be his sparring partner.

"So, did you decide the winner?" Lu Qian asked again.

Wang Ruoyu's face turned red as he pointed at a deep and long crack on his rock armor. "I lost. Junior Brother Xiao, please show mercy. In fact, this sword has penetrated my rock armor. If it had been a little deeper, I would have lost my life."

Xiao Tianci hugged Cang Hong and shook his head: "Senior Brother Wang's new secret technique is very extraordinary. I also used 80% of my strength and almost lost control."

It is hard to tell whether these words are praise or criticism. It always feels like he is insulting others and praising himself, which is very much in the style of Xiao Tianci. Fortunately, Wang Ruoyu is an honest child and everyone knows Xiao Tianci's character well, so no one cares.

Lu Qian thought about it and was about to give Wang Ruoyu an idea, when suddenly his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Zhongxian, come here!"

It turned out that Tao Zhongxian happened to pass by on the stone steps. He was stopped by the master from afar and hurried over to pay his respects.

"Master, are you looking for me?"

Lu Qian glanced at him for a few times. This once frivolous young man now looked much more stable. Although he was thin, he had strong muscles and bones. There were many burn scars on his dark skin, but his eyes were still very smart.

He had been refining weapons with his brother in Xinbao for many years. Now a batch of rare refining materials had been used up. He came to Mianlong Mountain in person to apply for escort and was seen by Lu Qian.

"How is the refining of Mingshe Daobing Unit No. 1 going?" Facing Tao Zhongxian, Lu Qian's original words took a detour and asked about the situation in the weapon refining hall.

"It's almost done." Tao Zhongxian showed a happy expression. "Master, just wait and see. It will only take another half a month. Then, please ask the Master to infuse it with spiritual energy. Unit 1 will be able to fly vigorously in Hanjiangzhu."

The Mingshe Daobing's Unit-01 was deployed as an experimental model on Mianlong Mountain, and had played an important role in the previous battle to siege and kill Qiming Lingjun.

After the refinement of this Unit-01, the manufacturing technology of the Mingshe Daobing has become relatively mature. After acquiring Hanjiang Zhu, the Yunshan School invested a large amount of manpower and material resources to refine the newer Unit-01.

According to the plan, the fourth-level low-order spiritual vein in Hanjiangzhu is enough to deploy two Mingshe Taoist soldiers. Taoist soldiers No. 1 and No. 2 will be arranged to garrison Hanjiangzhu, and then consider whether to refine No. 3 to replace No. 1.

Lu Qian nodded. The Tao brothers had never made any mistakes in refining equipment. With the two of them as the leaders, the "Miraculous Method of Refining Gold" and "True Mirror of Treasures" had never been wasted. Over the years, the Yunshan School's refining products had made a name for themselves in the market.

The Baose Villa in Xinghu County, which once had a dispute with the Tao brothers, had long been left behind by the Yunshan Sect. After Xinghu and Yunshan formed an alliance, they even took the initiative to send envoys to apologize, which made the Tao brothers very proud.

Choice is more important than hard work. If the two brothers had not entered the Yunshan Sect by chance, they would not have the status and treatment they have today.

"Very good, then for now, the refining of Ming Snake Dao Soldiers is still the top priority." Lu Qian gave a few instructions, and then changed the subject, "Of course I am confident in your refining, but you are stationed in New Castle, and you don't communicate much with your fellow disciples in cultivation, so it is inevitable that you will be suspected of working in isolation."

"There is a good opportunity right now. How about you practice fighting with Wang Ruoyu?"

Tao Zhongxian's eyes lit up. He was an extrovert by nature. He immediately glanced at Wang Ruoyu and nodded repeatedly: "That's great! My testing machine needs more data!"

Wang Ruoyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "Okay, Junior Brother Tao, please give me more guidance."

So Lu Qian waved his hand and raised the magic circle in the field again. The two sides stood at a distance, and Lu Qian and Xiao Tianci became spectators.

There was quite a commotion here, and the sect leader had come in person. Slowly, some disciples gathered here, and after paying their respects to Lu Qian, they also started to watch from around.

Tao Zhongxian bowed and said, "Brother Wang, it looks like you just had a fight? How about taking a break first?"

Wang Ruoyu shook his head, stretched out his hand and flicked it gently, and the crack on the rock armor on his chest closed immediately.

He said calmly: "I was defeated too quickly just now. I haven't used up much spiritual energy yet. There's no need to rest."

Tao Zhongxian couldn't help but glance at Xiao Tianci when he heard this. He happened to see Xiao Tianci holding a long sword and looking at him coldly, and suddenly he felt a chill on his back and swallowed his saliva.

The disciples have always said that this Junior Brother Xiao came to the sect with his skills and was extremely talented. He was the strongest in the sect except for a few elders. It seems that what they said is true.

But that's it.
Tao Zhongxian touched his bracelet and was certain.

Flesh and blood are weak, but machines can rise. Even if I can't catch up with you now, as long as I keep improving, my micro-soldier will definitely be able to defeat you.

Now, let’s discuss with Brother Wang and test the results we have achieved over this period of time!

"Okay, Brother Wang, please come in!"

"Brother Tao, please!"

The two have similar talents, both have three spiritual roots, and they successfully established their foundations at about the same time. They are now both in the early stages of their foundation building.

At this moment, they stood opposite each other and saluted each other. The next moment, Wang Ruoyu's face was serious, and he shouted loudly. With a whoosh, a round shield half a person's height was thrown out by him and shot directly at Tao Zhongxian!

The "Thunderbolt" was as powerful as thunder and was unparalleled in strength. Wang Ruoyu attacked without hesitation. The edge of this heavy round shield had sharp serrations, which was now shrouded in a golden light. It shot out with a force of thousands of pounds, causing sand and rocks to fly wherever it passed. Many disciples outside the arena changed their expressions, thinking that if they were the first to bear the brunt of such a huge force, they would have to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.

But Tao Zhongxian's eyes fixed, and he didn't dodge or avoid, but reached out and touched his wrist.

A black light flashed by, followed by a loud bang!
The round shield was bounced out at an angle, and Wang Ruoyu pulled it back into his palm with a wave of his hand.

A dark figure was pushed backwards by the huge force, plowing a deep mark on the stone slabs of the training ground, and then emerged from the smoke and dust.

It was a huge black-scaled python as thick as a bucket, protecting Tao Zhongxian in the middle!
Lu Qian looked at the giant python carefully. From its appearance, it was just a smaller version of the Foundation Establishment-level Flying Snake Taoist Soldier.

The original flying snake Taoist soldiers were seven or eight feet long, and each scale was a hexagon the size of a normal person's embrace.

The one in front of him was much smaller, no more than four meters long, but its scales were still hard and cold, and shiny black, and mysterious symbols quietly appeared and disappeared on the surface of its scales.

With Lu Qian's eyesight and spiritual awareness, he could naturally see clearly that Wang Ruoyu had just struck the python with his shield. Talismans bloomed on the python's scales, and the entire snake's scales vibrated together, pouring out the huge force. Many scales of armor together resisted the attack.

The round shield flew away, leaving a large dent in the armor.

This is a regional linkage defense technology.
It seems that although this miniature Taoist soldier has been reduced in size, its functions have not been weakened. Perhaps there are other improvements in other aspects.

The moment Wang Ruoyu grabbed the round shield, his body sank and he strode forward. There was a clanging sound from his body, and the original rock armor secret technique suddenly surged with golden light, as if it had turned from a thick rock armor into a large metal armor.

In the blink of an eye, he had rushed in front of the python. Wang Ruoyu's tongue sounded like thunder, and he kicked his feet. With a loud bang, the stone slabs shattered. The round shield spun around and smashed towards the python's head again.

Although he was very strong, his movements were precise and he aimed at the dent on the python's scales.

He actually wanted to break the scales with brute force alone!
Then there was a swish sound, and the transparent wing membranes on both sides of the python's body suddenly opened. The whole snake body twisted like lightning, and it actually flew into the air briefly, avoiding the powerful blow.

Everyone clearly saw that Tao Zhongxian's figure had disappeared, and he had entered the snake's body at some point.

At the moment when the python was suspended in the air, it raised its head high, and the two thick fangs on its upper and lower jaws opened wide. The densely packed sharp serrations behind the fangs flashed with cold light, and it bit towards Wang Ruoyu's head like lightning.

Lu Qian naturally knew the origin of this flying snake Taoist soldier.

In the past, Tao Zhongxian activated the test machine of the Flying Snake Taoist Soldier at the cost of damaging his own soul, turning that Taoist soldier from a low-intelligence automatic machine into a manually controlled one.

He also controlled this Taoist soldier and protected Lu Qian in the defense of Lingsha City, making a considerable contribution.

Afterwards, the Yunshan Sect occupied Mianlong Mountain and began to develop the Ming Snake Taoist Soldier. This Flying Snake Taoist Soldier was repaired not long ago and faced elimination again, so it was simply given to Tao Zhongxian, allowing him to modify it as he wished.

Because Tao Zhongxian's soul was damaged, the strength of his consciousness was only half of that of an ordinary person. Whether he was controlling a weapon, using magic, or other means, the power was greatly reduced. He could only find another way and think of other ways to make up for the deficiency.

Lu Qian's encouragement gave him great inspiration. He poured all his efforts and enthusiasm into the transformation of Taoist soldiers and vowed to forge his own path.

This Taoist weapon was infused with his spirit and soul, so it fit him very well. Now, after his continuous exploration and improvement, although its size has shrunk, its functions have been retained, and even though it has been transformed to the thickness of a bucket, it can still protect Tao Zhongxian.

It can attack and defend in this way, and its power is truly extraordinary.

The most important thing is, by reducing the size of the Taoist soldier and reducing the consumption of the Taoist soldier, the energy supply of this miniature Taoist soldier is no longer limited to the spirit veins, but can also be powered by spirit crystals, and can even be driven by the cultivator's own spiritual power in an emergency.

This makes it possible for Taoist soldiers to leave the spiritual veins to fight, and it becomes a weapon they can carry with them.

This is the miniature Taoist soldier transformed by Tao Zhongxian, Flying Snake No. 1.

The snake's head was as fast as lightning, and its bloody mouth bit down suddenly. Wang Ruoyu spun his shield to protect himself, and the golden armor on his body shone brightly. At the moment when the snake bit him, the golden energy surged and boiled, and in an instant it condensed into an illusion. Dozens of sharp sword tips stabbed out from his body.

He turned into a hedgehog!
There was a crisp sound of "Ka La La", and the swords of Jin Yuan were all broken, and many of the serrated snake teeth were also broken. After this obstruction, Wang Ruoyu had slipped out of the snake's mouth, kicked his feet, jumped up, clenched his hands, and smashed down with the round shield.

The python's membrane wings vibrated, green light burst out, and dense wind blades shot out in all directions. Flying Snake No. 1 actually used this thrust to twist away in a flash and avoided the attack by a hair's breadth.

There was a loud bang!
The round shield slammed into the ground, rocks flew across the sky, and the protective magic circle was shaken. Flying Snake No. 1 took advantage of Wang Ruoyu's excessive force and his body was frozen, and flicked his tail tip, standing up, his fiery red eyes shining!

There was a sizzling sound, and the air began to burn. The scorching heat made the surrounding disciples scream in surprise.

Blazing fire and bright light!

Two beams of extremely powerful light shot out from the air, hitting Wang Ruoyu in the chest and pushing him straight back!

This blazing fire light was the trump card of the Flying Snake Taoist soldiers. It could easily melt and destroy ordinary defensive spiritual weapons. It killed Wen Luhuan of the Xuanguan Sect in just one encounter.

Although the power of the Taoist soldiers was reduced due to their miniaturization, when they hit Wang Ruoyu, the rock armor that was infused with the power of gold and element only lasted for a moment before it shattered with a loud noise.

The disciples exclaimed loudly, but saw Wang Ruoyu shouting angrily, pushing his palms, and another brilliant golden light bloomed!

Dao pattern: indestructible!

Golden light enveloped his body, and an indestructible wall of light formed in front of him. The bright light of blazing fire sizzled on the wall of light, pushing Wang Ruoyu back, but he was ultimately unable to break through.

The disciples around were watching with excitement and admiration. Although the moves in the dark arena were simple, they were lightning fast and incredibly powerful. If they were to go up there, it would be difficult to resist.

You are truly worthy of being the backbone of my sect!
The bright light of the blazing fire could not last long and dissipated in a few breaths. The eyes of Flying Snake No. 1 were filled with green smoke, and it was obviously overloaded. It would take some time before it could fire again.

But Wang Ruoyu was not ready to miss this opportunity. The golden energy in his body surged and condensed again. He spread his hands and grasped two short spears, one on the left and one on the right.

At his side, golden light was floating, and swords, spears, and halberds were constantly being condensed, vibrating with his breathing.

"Brother Tao, be careful!"

Wang Ruoyu shouted loudly, rushed forward, raised his double halberds, and slashed down with great force. The swords, spears, swords and halberds around him kept spinning, stabbing out at the same time with the sound of explosions!
It is the secret technique: Taibai Star Gold Yuan Secret! (End of this chapter)