Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 296: Facing Your Heart and Seeing Life and Death

The night was pitch dark, and the stars were barely visible.

Xu Yuanchang was stationed on a high place on the city wall where the lights were sparse. He did not let the prototype of the altar sit idle. He placed varying numbers of first-level spiritual jades on the phantom at all times and refined them at a snail's pace. The energy obtained was used to feed the altar.

Holding the jade slip left to him by Lao Li, he probed into it with his spiritual sense and slowly comprehended an image of white light.

Countless phantoms flashed before my eyes, chaotic and confusing.

He spent more than two months, recalling the fragmentary instructions from Lao Li, and slowly figured out some methods to learn the jade slip inner illusion technique, which was to empty his mind, let nature take its course, and let the light perform endlessly.

He observes from the perspective of an outsider, with the "state of mind of an observer" not interfering, not going too deep, and not touching.

Before learning illusion, you must be able to withstand the confusion of illusion.

From the seeming illusion and reality, discern and find the spiritual light that suits yourself.

Lao Li is not trying to be mysterious. "Falsely transmitting ten thousand books is truly transmitting a ray of light." The best magic method is the one that suits you. Although it takes time, what you learn is the essence.

He could already "see" from countless phantoms the initial form of Lao Li's illusionary magical power as he transformed into figures all over the sky and rushed towards the Black Spirit army.

He felt relaxed and happy, and was amazed by the demeanor of the seventh-level great illusionist.

He didn't dare to immerse himself in it, fearing that he would lose time. With the war approaching, he could not afford to sacrifice his public interest for personal gain.

Perhaps due to the tense atmosphere before the battle, he wanted to stop at a brief moment, but tonight, as he comprehended the white light, the phantoms before his eyes were particularly active.

Before he knew it, he could see nine phantoms, which appeared and disappeared in mysterious changes, three more than usual.

There were shadows swaying around him, as subtle as flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, which gradually turned from vague to clear.

Yu Fengwu led several newly promoted fifth-floor monks to inspect the battle preparedness conditions in various parts of the city, occasionally stopping to chat with the monks on duty.

The vacancies in the two cities were filled by tens of thousands of second-level monks. The third-level monks with experience in defending cities were scattered everywhere, taking charge of leading the team and teaching the novices how to divide the work and cooperate to operate the equipment, improve the overall efficiency, etc.

"City Lord Yu!"

"Master Yu Sword!"

"Manager Yu!"

Wherever he went, he was greeted with all kinds of greetings.

Yu Fengwu stopped in front of Yan Yuhan who called her "Manager Yu", smiled and nodded, and said: "Work hard and strive to break through as soon as possible. When this war is over, ask him to invite all his companions from the Black Inn, and we will get together."

She couldn't remember Yan Yuhan's name, but she recognized him. She raised her hand and pointed at the figure sitting alone on a high place on the city wall.

Yan Yuhan's voice was trembling with excitement, and his back was straight. Manager Yu still remembered this little character of his, so he pounded his chest and saluted, "Yes, I obey your command!"

Yin Quan's eyes turned green with envy. At that time, he was not yet the monster catcher of the Heiji Inn.

Look how proud the sparrow is, even its tail is raised up.

Yu Fengwu suddenly looked towards the sky to the east, then flew away, followed quickly by several monks from the fifth floor.

Meteors fell from the sky to the ground, and faint roars were heard from the far distance.

On a hilltop a hundred miles away from the Gem City, stars twinkled mysteriously on Gu Yunzhu's body, with a bright blue light shining on his forehead. He was fighting fiercely with a phantom across several miles.

She can use the underground dark array to draw starlight to launch powerful attacks without letting the opponent notice anything unusual.

The magical power of the stars is unpredictable, its force is sharp, and it can kill without being seen.

The starlight suddenly surrounded and strangled it. With a loud bang, the shadow exploded, breaking into several rays of starlight and escaping.

Almost at the same time, a black rope like a soul-stealing blade suddenly came from behind Gu Yunzhu and wrapped around her neck. With a "bang", her figure disintegrated into four rays of starlight, and when it reappeared, it was already on another hilltop.

Gu Yunzhu was in the formation that she had painstakingly arranged, and with the protection of the star-silk robe, she was already invincible.

She knew that there were two sixth-level black spirits, one bright and one dark, assisting each other. She stepped forward to drive them away, preventing the black spirits from finding out the true strength of the Gem City. At this time, Juzhou had not yet launched a counterattack.

Starlight fell like rain, and a layer of light blue spread across the ground and rose into the dark sky.

After a few quick and tentative exchanges, the two sixth-level black spirits, seeing that they could not gain the upper hand, quickly retreated.

They were worried about being entangled by the woman who beat the drum to cheer them on last time. If the white-haired old man attacked them quietly and insidiously, their lives would be in danger.

There are so many human masters, and their strength makes them wary and they dare not stay for long.

Gu Yunzhu did not chase after him. Her figure turned into starlight and disappeared. When she reappeared, she was at the top of the city wall.

I believe that after this fight, I can have a peaceful night.

He greeted Yu Fengwu and the others who were paying their respects, and said, "Two sixth-level black spirits came to spy on me, but I sent them away. How is the situation in Juzhou?"

Xu Yuanchang, who was meditating on the jade slips high up, was awakened by the noise and flew over here.

Yu Fengwu transmitted the message: "Before our army set out last night, we sent a message to Hezhou, and Hezhou also sent a team of 5,000 monks to rush to Juzhou tonight. The three families have formed an alliance, and in half an hour, they will launch a counterattack against the black spirits. Outside Liuling City, the two black spirit forces of Buxiyu and Jiangshenyu are attacking the city.

"We are about to face the Buliyu and Bujieyu families. The four families have joined forces, but they have suffered two defeats here, so the forces they can mobilize are not that terrifying."

Xu Yuanchang asked in a voice transmission: "Do you know how many sixth-level masters there are who are not leaving the domain and not understanding the domain?"

"Grandmaster Wei of Juzhou estimates that we will face six masters."

Yu Fengwu pointed to the formation fortress connecting Gem City and Lingyu City, and transmitted the message: "The black spirits on the other side got the news that Gem City was empty, and rushed here in a hurry. It will be at noon tomorrow morning. Those fortresses will bear the brunt of the attack and will definitely become the black spirit's target as soon as possible."

The distance between Juzhou and her city was far, making communication difficult, and she had just received some news.

Gu Yunzhu's expression was calm: "Let them dismantle it, no problem."

After a brief exchange of words, Yu Fengwu and his party continued to patrol and inspect the city. With a great war imminent, military morale was of paramount importance.

Xu Yuanchang asked: "Shengtian still doesn't want to evacuate. Does he want to advance and retreat together with the monks guarding the fortress?"

Gu Yunzhu nodded and said, "He said that it was a rare opportunity to experience life and death, and he could not retreat, and he had to face his heart. In fact, he couldn't bear to abandon the 100 cultivators in the fortress. I can understand his feelings. He has not been cultivating for a long time and has not experienced the cruelty of life and death."

Xu Yuanchang was silent for a while, then said, "If the formation fortress where he is located is breached, how can he escape from the hands of the sixth-level black spirit with his magical powers?"

"Don't worry, I have a way to help him. I will first fulfill his brotherhood and his original intention."

Gu Yunzhu said it easily.

Since she couldn't expose the dark formation, she would inevitably consume her own magic power and even take some risks.

Liu Xianfeng and Jiao Teng had already retreated back to the city, as they had other important tasks to do.

……

Juzhou, the city of Liuling, the base of the dark world.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound of war drums, and teams of thousands of people rushed out of the city, launching a fierce and overwhelming counterattack against the scattered black spirits and monsters.

The morale was high, and the shouts of killing were deafening. The Juzhou monks, who were full of anger, threw spells, sword lights, talismans, etc. forward as if they were free.

The stunned sixth-level Black Spirit master saw the white-bearded and white-haired human sword cultivator appear with murderous intent, and immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap. There were too many cultivators pouring out of the city, so he screamed and ordered all the Black Spirits and monsters to retreat and escape separately.

All the fifth- and sixth-level black spirits and monsters in the Unremovable Domain knew the old swordsman.

King Baoman died at the hands of the old man's sword.

The situation reversed in an instant. Their masters were no longer at an advantage, and the team was in an absolute disadvantage. They had been tricked too harshly.

They had no choice but to escape and preserve their strength; staying and fighting head-on would risk annihilation.

The defeat was like a landslide, forcing the monsters that could not escape fast to stay behind and be restrained.

Zhu Zongshan used flags to command the team to attack diagonally. He did not mix with the many cultivators and deviated a little. The three teams seemed very chaotic, with no order of priority. Some wanted to take credit, some wanted revenge, and there was still a lack of unified command.

It is far less efficient than the Dingzhou family’s pursuit.

When he returns victoriously, he will definitely report the problem.

The more victories he wins, the more helpful it will be for the condensation of his military spirit, and it will be much easier for him to advance to the fourth level.

……

There were several sharp and strange screams coming from the darkness outside the city. Xu Yuanchang, who had been sitting quietly, opened his eyes and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Those were the sounds of a sixth-level black spirit venting its anger. The counterattack from Juzhou had begun and the outcome was decided.

What if Heiling got the news that he had been deceived?

It would take quite some time to gather the team, otherwise they wouldn't be able to act recklessly with just three or two level six black spirits.

A long night passed, and when it was noon, dark clouds floated in the sky.

The impatient Black Spirit team could not wait for the slower monsters to arrive, and under the command of the sixth-level Black Spirit, they launched a simultaneous attack on the six formation fortresses between the Gem City and the Jade City.

Xu Shengtian stood on the top of the first formation fortress, looking around at the black clouds coming from all directions, and shouted to encourage: "Brothers, we are at the junction of the two city formations, we will not be abandoned, hold on!"

His heart sank, and it seemed that it would be difficult to hold on.

The scale of the black spirits that came to attack the city was far smaller than the second time. He saw only a few fifth-floor masters appearing on the top of Lingyu City twenty miles away. He didn't know what was going on?

The junior sister secretly looked for him and urged him to return to the Gem City without telling him the details.

Perhaps it involves important secrets, so it is inconvenient for me to tell you in advance.

The formation fortress covers an area of ​​several miles in radius, and is equipped with three giant crossbows and a talisman pool. Everyone is busy operating the giant crossbows to blast at the area where the black clouds are dense. Stacks of jade talismans are placed in the talisman pool, and they bloom in the air several miles away like raindrops.

A command plate appeared in Xu Shengtian's hand, emitting yellow rays that shot like sharp arrows at the unscrupulous black spirit.

He felt more and more helpless. There were too many of them and he couldn't kill them all.

The light of the formation above the fortress fluctuated violently, enduring attacks from all directions.

In just two quarters of an hour, the fortress's defense was in danger, because two sixth-level and a group of fifth-level black spirits launched a crazy attack. The giant crossbow and the talisman pool could not threaten the black spirit masters several miles away.

"Killing one more person is a profit, don't stop."

"Attack, attack quickly!"

"Master Xu, we can't hold on any longer. Why don't you have any help to help us?"

There was a roar in the fortress, and everyone felt the threat of death.

Xu Shengtian gritted his teeth and shouted, "Hold on, don't stop. The old swordsman won't abandon us."

He already knew in his heart that they had become bait and abandoned pawns and had no help left.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and the protective formation collapsed. Countless attacks swarmed in like raindrops. In just a moment, the monks who were fleeing in all directions suffered heavy casualties.

Hearing the clear and thin voice of his junior sister, Xu Shengtian roared, slammed into the rocks and disappeared. His current magical powers were not enough to carry anyone.

The azure starlight descended from the sky, blocking the two chasing sixth-order black spirits.

A few breaths later, Xu Shengtian appeared near Lingyu City in a dishevel. He had an identity token to enter and exit the city, and rushed towards the protective light shield more than ten feet away.

"Bang", a beam of black light knocked him flying sideways.

The order plate in his hand emitted a fiery ochre-yellow light, which helped him block most of the damage. He felt a sharp pain as if his bones were falling apart, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

There were flashes of blue starlight in front of his eyes, and his body suddenly changed direction uncontrollably. He was pulled by a huge force and slammed into the light shield with a "bang". In just a short moment, he experienced several life-and-death crises.

Xu Shengtian fell to the ground and rolled several feet away. He struggled to get up while enduring the severe pain and surging blood.

A cultivator stepped forward and supported him, saying with admiration: "Brother, you are amazing for escaping from the pursuit of the Black Spirit master!"

Xu Shengtian stared at a blue figure outside the light shield and it turned into a sky full of stars and disappeared. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. In order to save him, his junior sister almost fell into siege by a sixth-level black spirit.

Gu Yunzhu fell from the sky, the blue light on his body slowly faded, and he said in a voice transmission: "Brother, you stay in Lingyu City. If you want to avenge the brothers in the fortress, you have to wait a while."

The monks in the six fortresses had no idea what was happening outside. They were just worried that they would be captured alive by the black spirits and their souls would be searched to reveal confidential information.

Xu Shengtian escaped death and asked in a voice transmission: "Junior sister, if the fortress is breached, will it affect the defense of Lingyu City?"

"It's not a big deal. I made some additional changes to the formation. The two cities can maintain the connection through other methods, and the defense can be superimposed. I'm leaving first."

Gu Yunzhu left as soon as she said she would and disappeared without a trace.

Xu Shengtian slowly adjusted his breathing and healed his wounds. He found Meng Shanhe, who was responsible for the defense of Lingyu City, and he didn't ask anything.

High up in the Gem City, Xu Yuanchang looked down at the formation fortresses being breached one by one, with a helpless smile on his face. Six hundred monks were gone just like that, and the monks in the two cities could only watch and could do nothing.

There was a flash of blue starlight nearby, and Gu Yunzhu showed up and said, "Brother, you're a little injured, but it's nothing serious."

"You've gone through life and death, thank you for your hard work."

"As he should be. He is my senior brother after all."

Gu Yunzhu smiled and said, staring at the sky in the distance, "Lingyu City will bear the main attack. With the protection provided by Gem City, it will be no problem to defend for ten days or half a month. I need to control the black spirits to see the hope of breaking through the city and keep them. Now we can only wait."

"wait."

This wait lasted until the hour of You.

The Old Sword Master, Fu Xianzhi, Xi Yuelou and two other sixth-floor masters arrived at the Gem City in a hurry.

They did not show up in public and alert the enemy, but instead conserved their energy.

Waiting for the counterattack to be launched tomorrow morning.

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(End of this chapter)