Begin the path of immortality from mortals

Somewhere one hundred thousand miles away from the tall walls of Tianyuan City, stands a bluish-white stone city.

The walls of Shicheng are tall and magnificent, stretching for dozens of miles. From a distance, they look like a wild beast crawling in the wilderness.

Eight tall white jade altars stood around the bluish-white stone city. Complex runes were engraved on the surface of the altars. On top of the altars, battle flags were fluttering in the wind.

These flags flashed with amazing light visible to the naked eye, and various exotic beasts were painted on them.

A closer look revealed that these strange beasts, with their ferocious and lifelike faces, were actually the souls of wild beasts imprisoned in the formation flags, roaring continuously.

The eight altars seemed to be arranged according to some mysterious formation, and they echoed each other from afar. Waves of water-like curtains surrounded the bluish-white stone city, like a giant inverted bell.

At this moment, on the four walls of the stone city, teams of guards in distinctive armor were patrolling back and forth from time to time.

The towering city gate was also wide open. From time to time, a beam of light descended from the distant sky, passed through the water curtain, and received a second inspection by the Heavenly Guards at the city gate.

This city is Weiyuan City, one of the war fortresses built in the wilderness a few years ago by Tianyuan City to deal with foreign invasions.

At this moment, outside an inconspicuous hall in a stretch of palaces in the north of Weiyuan City, a group of Qingming Guards were standing guard nearby.

At this moment, on a high platform in the hall, the teleportation array set up on the platform flashed, and suddenly a young figure in a white robe appeared.

As soon as Lu Tiandu was teleported over, a Jinting Guard and ten Qingming Guards who were guarding the teleportation array not far from the platform all looked over.

"Friend Lu, you... uh, your subordinate Xia Lan greets the commander-in-chief!"

"I greet the commander-in-chief!"

As soon as Xia Lan saw Lu Tiandu, she seemed a little curious why Lu Tiandu appeared in Weiyuan City without wearing armor.

However, when he glanced at the golden seal and tiger talisman on Lu Tiandu's waist, he instantly understood something and hurriedly said respectfully.

As for the Qingming Guards in his team, they were only a moment late and hurriedly saluted.

"You are welcome, Brother Xia."

Lu Tian nodded without saying much, and ran straight to the palace gate in a flash.

After leaving the palace, he took a quick look with his spiritual sense and had a clear idea of ​​the layout of this small stone city. Lu Tiandu did not hesitate and headed straight for the meeting hall in the center of Weiyuan City.

In the square in front of the main hall, Lu Tiandu's figure strangely appeared not far from a golden-armored monk and said:

"My fellow Taoist, please inform me that the new military leader, the Grand Commander of the Jinting Guard, Lu Tiandu, has come to pay a visit to Elder Qi and Elder Duanmu!"

"Commander Lu, wait a moment!"

At this moment, the Jinting guard naturally discovered Lu Tiandu's new identity. He bowed slightly and went in to report.

In just a moment, Lu Tiandu had entered this majestic and ancient hall full of prohibitions.

There were two cloud beds at the top of the hall, on which two monks were sitting cross-legged, and below, sitting on chairs, monks in golden armor seemed to be discussing something.

Lu Tiandu glanced at the two people at the top, nodded to the surrounding cultivators of both the human and demon races, bowed slightly and said:

"The new military leader, the Grand Commander of the Jinting Guard, Lu Tian, ​​has met Elder Qi and Elder Duanmu!"

On the cloud bed, on the left was an old man in a green robe. He was thin, with light golden eyebrows, and was playing with a emerald green jade ruyi. It was none other than Qi Xubing, one of the elders of the human race.

On the right is a beautiful young woman in her twenties with curvy figure and gentle temperament. Her hair is like purple flames draped over her shoulders, which is extremely eye-catching.

The man had star-like eyes and dark eyebrows, and his eyes were faintly purple, looking like a deep abyss. It was none other than Duanmu Jinhan, the rotating elder of the demon clan.

"Not long ago, Fellow Daoist Lei informed us that you would temporarily take over the position of Grand Commander of Tiandu. I didn't expect you to be here so soon. Please take a seat!"

Elder Qi smiled slightly. However, he was still quite surprised to see that Lu Tian had advanced to the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm in such a short time.

"Thank you, Elder Qi!"

Lu Tiandu bowed slightly.

Elder Duanmu, who was standing by, was looking at Lu Tiandu with curiosity. As Lu Tiandu walked towards an empty chair in front of him, he suddenly felt a shock all over his body. He suppressed the strangeness in his body, and a strange color flashed in his eyes. After staring at Lu Tiandu for a while, he said:

"Commander Lu, I have long heard of your great name. Seeing you this time, I can see that you are indeed worthy of being the pride of the human race. Since you are temporarily taking over the position of the commander-in-chief, do not tarnish your reputation in the next battle..."

"Elder Duanmu, thank you for your praise!"

Lu Tiandu smiled slightly, "Since Tiandu is going to fight, he will do his best!"

Although there were no mid-stage fusion elders among the demon elders in Tianyuan City, there were seven early stage fusion elders. Elder Duanmu Jinhan was the other female demon elder besides Fairy Yin Guang.

Lu Tiandu had heard his cousin Yushu introduce this girl. Her true form seemed to be a golden-winged purple-light eagle. It was rumored that she had a trace of the blood of the true golden-winged Roc, and her combat power was also extraordinary.

Just as Lu Tiandu was greeting the two elders, more than ten late-stage Void Refining cultivators from both the human and demon races in the hall looked at Lu Tiandu with strange eyes.

Needless to say, Lu Tiandu's name had long been known throughout the three realms for the human cultivators. Whether it was his powerful combat ability to destroy enemies across two levels or his wealth that far exceeded that of cultivators of the same level, it was talked about by all the cultivators with relish.

However, they had just heard the news that Lu Tiandu had advanced to the middle stage of the Void Refinement Realm, so they were naturally surprised.

Moreover, the identity of Lu Tiandu, the powerful commander of the middle stage of the Refining Void Army and the commander-in-chief of the Jinting Guard, also seemed to make them understand something.

Among them, several human cultivators who were also great commanders began to think, and various ideas emerged in their minds.

As for the demon cultivators, although they had never seen Lu Tiandu's true appearance, most of them had heard of Lu Tiandu's deeds. However, after only a hundred years, Lu Tiandu's cultivation level of the middle stage of the Void Refinement Realm was still hard for them to believe.

"Hasn't this human ascended genius only ascended for over a hundred years? How could he advance to the middle stage of the Void Refining Stage so quickly?"

"It seems that this person is either extremely talented or has good luck, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have such an amazing cultivation speed!"

"It's the first time I've heard of someone in the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm taking charge of the position of Grand Commander!"

"Have you sensed anything strange? I don't know why, although this person didn't reveal any aura, I can sense that his body seems to be unusually fierce?"

"This person is known as the first Void Refiner of the human race. He has also been recognized by Master Lei Luo. Even the veteran cultivators of the human race do not dare to challenge him. He must be quite powerful. Moreover, he has now advanced to the middle stage. Next, we can see how he performs in the war between alien races..."

The demon cultivators looked at each other, and then began to communicate with the people they were close to nearby.

"Well, Tiandu, you're new here, so it's a good opportunity to get to know these colleagues. Next, let's learn about the current battle situation here..."

As soon as Elder Qi finished speaking, a great commander among the human cultivators named Hong took the initiative to introduce to Lu Tiandu the cultivators in the late stage of the Void Refining Realm in the hall.

The identities of these people were easy to identify, just look at the identity tokens on their waists. The one with the gold seal and purple ribbon was the commander-in-chief, and the others with tiger tokens on their waists were all military leaders.

Among the more than ten late-stage refining cultivators, only two were the Grand Commanders of the Golden Court Guard, one each from the human and demon races. The rest were military leaders. Including Lu Tiandu, three of the ten Grand Commanders of the Golden Court Guard of Tianyuan City were currently present.

The other commanders were either guarding other war fortresses on the front lines or resting in Tianyuan City.

Each of these dozen cultivators had a strong true essence and concentrated aura. In Lu Tiandu's perception, they were indeed far superior to ordinary cultivators in the late stage of refining emptiness. They were rare geniuses among both the human and demon races.

After everyone got to know each other briefly, Lu Tiandu listened to the discussion about the recent war without saying a word.

After listening to the general situation, Lu Tiandu finally understood that Tianyuan City was in a defensive situation of retreating step by step under the joint offensive of the Shadow Clan and the Wood Clan, coupled with the Yaksha Clan's covetous eyes and occasional sneak attacks, and the continuous loss of territory. Originally, the 50 million miles of wild areas near Tianyuan City belonged to the regular control area of ​​Tianyuan City, and there were daily patrols by the Qingming Guards.

As a result, after decades of long-term tug-of-war, 20 million miles of wild territory have been lost.

And the alien race is still approaching Tianyuan City step by step.

Of course, if the attack really reaches Weiyuan City near Tianyuan City, then it will not only be a battle between the Tianwei and the alien races, but even the combined elders will have to take action.

"Tiandu, you have a general understanding of the current battle situation. Do you have any ideas?"

At this time, Elder Qi suddenly looked at Lu Tiandu and asked.

"I don't know much about the war situation, so it's hard for me to comment. But I think I have some strength in fighting. After I lead all the troops under my command, give me some time, and it won't be a problem to recapture the lost territory in War Zone C."

Lu Tiandu said calmly.

When he was in the human world, as a cultivator of the Yue Kingdom, he had faced the invasion of the demonic sect and had also supported the Jiang Kingdom. Naturally, he had a deep understanding of the war between cultivators.

After all, the key to victory or defeat between the two sides still depends on the top-level combat power, followed by the huge number of mid- and low-level reserve monks and reserve war resources.

Only with equal top-level combat power can the two sides have the possibility of confrontation.

When the top-level combat forces are in a stalemate and no one can destroy the other side in a short time, or when destroying the other side's top-level combat force requires one to pay a heavy price, the war between monks will turn from a battle between top-level monks to a confrontation between middle and low-level monks.

This kind of confrontation is usually long-term and takes a heavy toll on the monks.

As a result, the reserve monks and reserve war resources of both sides became top priority.

The seven or eight small tribes in the northwest corner of Fengyuan Continent have similar top-level combat power, and it is difficult to wipe out the other tribe in a one-on-one fight.

Therefore, wars broke out repeatedly, and the combatants were assumed to be cultivators below the fusion level, with cultivators at the fusion level occasionally taking action in battle.

Moreover, in the long struggle for survival, certain alliances and confrontations have been formed between ethnic groups.

In the repeated fights, the contradictions naturally became more and more serious. Once the two sides met on the battlefield, they would naturally attack without mercy.

For example, the human and demon tribes had formed an alliance a long time ago, and the Wood and Shadow tribes also prefer cooperation over struggle. If only four tribes were fighting, and the two tribes were in a stalemate, it would be impossible for the human and demon tribes to lose 20 million miles of defense area so quickly.

What has increased the pressure on both the human and demon tribes is naturally the covetous Yaksha tribe.

The Yaksha tribe can, while waging war with the spirit tribe, also covet the war between the human and demon tribes and the shadow and wood tribes. Apparently, the ambition of the Yaksha tribe has expanded since they gained a Mahayana monk hundreds of years ago.

Speaking of which, among the seven or eight small tribes nearby, only the Yaksha tribe has two Mahayana monks.

Therefore, in terms of the overall strategy, Lu Tian could not come up with any feasible suggestions unless You Luo appeared behind him.

Although Elder Qi did not seem to mention the Mahayana cultivator behind him, Lu Tian guessed that he also had the intention of testing him secretly.

In the absence of overwhelming combat power, the war among monks will naturally focus on the long-term confrontation between middle and low-level monks.

For example, in this war, the main cultivators participating in the war on both sides were mainly cultivators in the Nascent Soul, Transformation and Refining Void realms. Several decades have passed since the full-scale invasion by the Shadow Clan and the Wood Clan, and many cultivators on both sides have died.

During this period, the huge amount of cultivation resources were consumed rapidly.

Obviously, when war becomes normalized and prolonged, what matters is the number of monks and the resources for cultivation.

In this normalized war situation, whenever a genius with amazing combat power appears, he can make exceptionally remarkable progress in local battles.

Lei Luo could see this, which is why he decided to go into battle this time.

Elder Qi and Elder Duanmu, who were in charge of the battle, also understood this with the arrival of Lu Tiandu. The other military leaders and commanders on the field naturally understood this as well. So when Lu Tiandu promised to counterattack in the area he was responsible for, the meeting came to an end.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Lu Tiandu, with a calm expression on his face, took the relevant talismans, information jade slips, and Wanli Talismans, and did not stay in Weiyuan City. With the help of the secret teleportation array set up in the city, he disappeared again.

Naturally, there is more than one such war fortress. After all, for high-level monks, it is very easy to build such a stone city with the help of magic. The only important thing is to set up various protective magic arrays.

With the help of the secret teleportation array set up in Tianyuan City, Lu Tiandu traveled across 30 million miles in just a few teleportations and appeared on the front line against the Mu clan cultivators.

War Zone No. C.

In the temporary war fortress, with the arrival of Lu Tiandu, the temporary commander-in-chief, the military leaders who had already received secret information through the Wanli Talisman also gathered in a stone hall waiting for Lu Tiandu's arrival.

"...Okay, I have informed you of the counterattack plan. If there are no problems, you will strictly follow my orders. If the situation changes, please contact Wanli Fu at any time and wait for my orders!"

Lu Tiandu looked at the four military commanders and more than thirty guards below him with an indifferent expression.

This is all the power he can currently control, which is more than 40,000 monks. In fact, after the casualties in the war, there are only more than 30,000 monks.

In the next few days, he will lead these monks to take revenge and retake the original defense line of Area C.

"I'll wait for orders!"

More than thirty monks looked serious, saluted in unison, and looked forward to going out to prepare for battle.

One day later, after Lu Tiandu secretly confirmed the distribution and strength of the Mu clan monks in the 20 million miles area occupied by the Mu clan, he smiled coldly. The next moment, with the help of the world coordinate function in the Creation Stone Furnace, he returned to this war fortress again.

A quarter of an hour later, after Lu Tiandu had collected more than 30,000 cultivators into a bracelet-shaped mustard seed cave, he disappeared again.

This empty war fortress will soon be taken over by other human monks.

Above a lush forest area, just a breath after Lu Tiandu left the Area C war fortress, Lu Tiandu appeared again.

With a wave of his hand, Lu Tiandu released more than 2,000 solemn-looking Sky Guards. Looking at the various wooden houses and Wood Clan monks protected by the emerald light array below, Lu Tiandu's cold voice resounded through the void:
"Anyone who offends our human race shall be killed!"

As he spoke, Lu Tiandu shook his sleeves, and suddenly an extremely huge golden-purple vortex appeared in the void.

In the blink of an eye, the vortex became a hundred miles in size.

The next moment, the golden-purple vortex shook violently, and countless golden-purple light beams as thick as buckets fell down with a "boom".

Before the Wood Clan monks below could react, a loud explosion sounded in the dazed looks of more than 2,000 Sky Guards. A few breaths later, the forest here was razed to the ground, and thousands of Wood Clan monks were turned into dust.

In an instant, the eyes of the human cultivators in the field shrank, and their backs felt cold to the bone. Looking at Lu Tiandu's indifferent figure, a thought flashed through their minds:
Xuan Zhen killed the old demon Jian Lu?

Do not!
He should be called the God of Killing Lu Lao Mo!

With one move of magical power, nearly ten Void-Refining cultivators and two to three thousand Wood Clan cultivators were all turned into dust!
What a brutal method!

"I'll go to the next place, you guys gather the resources and continue on!"

Lu Tiandu threw down these words, without even looking at the cultivators, and disappeared in an instant.

Only half a day later, with the help of the world coordinate function of the Stone Bead World and the Mustard Seed Cave, the 20 million miles of defense area lost in War Zone C were completely recovered. During this period, hundreds of orange-belted cultivators of the Wood Clan and tens of thousands of cultivators of other ranks fell into Lu Tiandu's hands.

Less than two days after leaving Weiyuan City, no one expected that Lu Tiandu's killing spree would not only initially complete the task of recovering the area under his jurisdiction, but also leave behind a reputation as a massacre that terrifies all other races! (End of this chapter)