The righteous path punishes Heaven

Chapter 111 The An Lushan Rebellion 5

Despite the surrounding artillery fire, the two fought as if they were in an empty field; this was the power of Nascent Soul Realm experts!

Gu Changpeng swung the whirlwinds he had gathered in his hands toward Dong Wan. The two hurricanes were compressed to their limit in his hands and rapidly expanded the moment they were thrown out, forming two powerful tornadoes!

Both tornadoes were over ten meters high. The dark clouds in the sky were blown away by the gale, and the earth cracked inch by inch, like two meat grinders rushing towards Dong Wan!

Wherever this hurricane went, soldiers, whether friend or foe, were immediately sucked in, followed by countless wind blades that tore them to pieces.

From afar, An Lushan watched as the two enormous tornadoes swept towards the Tang army. Her ferocious expression was no longer concealed, and she burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! Such power truly befits a Nascent Soul cultivator! It seems the scales of victory are tipping in my favor!"

The Tang army was also very anxious. Seeing that his side was at a disadvantage, Li Lin suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He didn't know where the idea came from, so he planted the Emperor's Banner in the ground, drew the sword from his waist, and cut a wound on his arm. Blood immediately dripped down the flagpole.

Suddenly, the Emperor's Banner burst forth with brilliant golden light upon touching Li Lin's blood. This golden light was mixed with a hint of blood red, enveloping tens of thousands of Tang soldiers and transforming them into an invisible force that further strengthened them.

The soldiers felt the amplification effect brought by the Emperor's Banner, and their fighting spirit became even stronger. Each of them could fight ten against one, and they even began to ignore the attacks of the An-Shi coalition army, charging forward desperately.

The two cultivators on our side also received the enhancement effect of the Human Emperor Banner to varying degrees, and their combat power was slightly improved.

Gu Changpeng glanced sideways in the direction of the Tang army and saw the Emperor's Banner radiating golden-red light. He thought to himself, "I've long heard that the mortal dynasties possess such a magical treasure, but I've never seen its true form. Now that it has appeared in this secret realm, it is indeed extraordinary..."

"You still have the mind to pay attention to other things? Don't look down on people!" A delicate shout rang out, and a huge sword aura slashed towards him. Gu Changpeng suddenly came back to his senses, waved his arm to disperse the sword aura, and was immediately met with Dong Wan's storm of slashes.

"You survived that hurricane unscathed, huh. I didn't expect you, a mere yellow-haired girl, to be at the Nascent Soul stage. You probably forced your way to that level by consuming countless pills."

While dodging Dong Wan's attacks, Gu Changpeng made sarcastic remarks.

"Whether it's true or false, we'll find out after we fight!" Dong Wan sneered, and the Nine-Bend Treasure Blade was gradually enveloped in raging black flames.

"Die!" Dong Wan swung her broadsword at Gu Changpeng, each swing unleashing a massive black flame sword aura. Although Gu Changpeng dodged each strike, the sword aura still killed many An Lushan coalition soldiers upon hitting the ground.

Meanwhile, two Golden Core cultivators on the other side were also engaged in a fierce battle.

Physical combat is uncommon among cultivators because their offensive power is not proportional to their defensive power. If they do not cultivate their physical strength, their bodies cannot withstand several direct attacks, as is the case with Chen Tianfan at this moment.

"I didn't want to kill you, but you've obstructed me time and time again, so I have no choice but to ask you to die!" Zhang Yunling gripped his longsword tightly with both hands and slashed at Chen Tianfan!

"This is really troublesome..." Chen Tianfan was no ordinary person either. Although the True Yang Finger had hit his head squarely, in Wudang Mountain, a sect that mainly focused on physical cultivation, his physical strength far surpassed that of other cultivators of the same level. Moreover, he was three realms higher than Zhang Yunling.

At the critical moment, he suddenly exerted force in his waist and abdomen, rolled to the side, and dodged Zhang Yunling's sword that fell from the sky. He then quickly stood up, raised his right hand, and used a telekinetic technique to grab the fallen Emerald Cloud Dragon Spear back into his hand.

"That was just a warm-up. I didn't expect you to have some skills. Now I'm going to get serious." A golden glint flashed in Chen Tianfan's eyes. He stomped his foot hard, creating a large crater in the rocky ground beneath his feet. At the same time, his figure transformed into a golden phantom, and he thrust his spear toward Zhang Yunling!

"This trick again? Hmph!" Seeing Chen Tianfan use the same old trick, Zhang Yunling once again used the Divine Speed ​​Ghost Step to dodge Chen Tianfan's attack as before, and then seized the opportunity to sneak attack his vital points.

Faced with an enemy whose cultivation level is higher than his own, he would not choose to confront them head-on, but would try to find a shortcut to achieve victory at the lowest cost.

Just as he was about to use the Swift Ghost Step and his body was about to become transparent and disappear, Chen Tianfan's spear suddenly changed its attack trajectory, changing from a thrust to a horizontal slash, with the spear blade directly slashing towards Zhang Yunling's left arm!

While Zhang Yunling was shocked by the opponent's swift reaction, he himself was unable to dodge in time and was directly hit by the shot, with most of his left arm being severed off!

"Close combat is always life-threatening. How powerful is this shot?" Chen Tianfan's face was cold. He gripped the gun barrel tightly with his right hand, man and gun as one, the spear moving like a dragon as he continued to pursue Zhang Yunling!

With his arm severed, Zhang Yunling had no time to rest. He immediately retreated to dodge Chen Tianfan's attack, using his Swift Ghost Steps to take out healing pills from his storage bag and take them to heal the bleeding wound on his left arm.

"Damn it, the number one martial arts sect on the continent is indeed worthy of its reputation. I am no match for them in close combat..." Zhang Yunling concealed his figure in the ground and was thinking about how to deal with it, but the next moment his body was forced to reveal its true form. He turned his head sharply and saw a tornado sweeping towards him from behind!

It turned out to be the spell that Gu Changpeng had just used. Although Dong Wan had dodged it, it had not weakened. Instead, it continued to move forward and crush towards Zhang Yunling and Chen Tianfan's location!

Zhang Yunling's body began to slip out of his control; a powerful force pulled him directly out of the ground, and he was swept up by the hurricane.

Seeing Zhang Yunling reveal his true form again, Chen Tianfan seized the opportunity, and threw the Emerald Dragon Spear in his hand with great force, swiftly thrusting it towards Zhang Yunling!

"Damn it..."

With martial arts experts in front and Nascent Soul stage monsters behind, he is now in dire straits. How can he break out of this predicament?

Suddenly, everything in front of me began to slow down, until finally the whole world seemed to stand still.

"I didn't expect that with my current strength, it would still be too difficult to survive in this cultivation world."

Zhang Yunling's body was sucked in by the strong wind and he couldn't move. He simply closed his eyes, as if he had already accepted the result that he was about to be shot through the body.

He seemed to sense something unusual, as if another person was in his mind, trying to tell him something.

I could still hear faint sounds around me: the sounds of two armies clashing, the booming of artillery fire hitting the ground...

The four cultivators, like four soldiers, fought in the center of the battlefield. They had originally thought they would never cross paths with the Wudang Sect again, but now, as if drawn together, they had encountered each other in this war.

Zhang Yunling's thoughts raced. He remembered an old man telling him that the most important thing for a cultivator was to comprehend the Dao, and that sometimes a moment of enlightenment was better than countless years of cultivation.

All of this happened in an instant. Zhang Yunling suddenly opened his eyes when the spear began to pierce his skin. His entire body suddenly burst out with a blue light, and at the same time, a powerful wave of energy spread out in all directions, sending the Emerald Cloud Dragon Spear flying.

"Hmph, this is more interesting..." Chen Tianfan took a step and flew up, grabbing the Cloud Dragon Spear that had been knocked away back into his hand. He smiled and calmly watched the scene unfolding before him.

In the hurricane, Zhang Yunling's entire body was gradually covered with a layer of cyan light, and the spiritual energy in the air was constantly flowing into his mouth and nose at a visible speed. Chen Tianfan could feel that the attack just now had finally forced him to reveal his trump card.

Zhang Yunling's body trembled violently, dispersing the surrounding gale. He gripped the longsword that had fallen to the ground again, its blade reflecting the dazzling light emanating from his body. He then shouted:

"One Qi transforms into Three Pure Ones!"