Chapter 260: Blood Tide Nemesis?

Escape!

Escape!

Escape!

The Barbarian King didn’t understand why the great situation had completely collapsed in just one battle.

Clearly, before, they had been advancing triumphantly, almost seizing a third of the enemy’s territory… even, they had pushed the Qian Country to the brink of life and death.

To expand the gains, he had been constantly increasing troops, increasing troops, and constantly increasing troops.

But the result was that in the final battle, they were completely destroyed.

Was it a trap?

From the beginning, our mobilization was a trap set by the enemy without us knowing… no, it’s not just that.

The enemy was able to plan so flawlessly, probably starting from when we entered that secret realm.

From that moment on, we were already in the enemy’s trap.

No… if we calculate it like this, tracing back further.

Probably from when Wu Yuan proposed the deal with them, this plan had already been in motion.

A plan that lasted for more than a decade, perfectly exploiting their greed for human cultivation techniques and inheritance, certain that they would not let go of that secret realm, so they deliberately placed bait in that secret realm, waiting for them to take the hook!

It’s laughable that they actually foolishly opened their mouths and bit.

How terrifying Wu Yuan is.

To be able to scheme to this extent, it seems that the so-called killing his wife and seizing treasures were just a performance.

Truly terrifying, a play with no audience, yet they performed it so vividly, just so they would hear about it later.

Thinking this, the Barbarian King felt even more humiliated. To think that he, a dignified Barbarian God, was actually deceived to this extent by a mere Spirit Manifestation Realm kid…

So, Wu Yuan’s death before was probably also part of his plan.

It was to increase their confidence in the cultivation techniques.

Even Taida, my dear…

Taida might have also been someone he had chosen in advance.

When Wu Yuan first entered the Barbarian Territory, he chose someone whose aptitude was extremely suitable for cultivating immortality, then deliberately chose to die at his hands. In this way, they would certainly heavily reward that person.

Then, letting that person cultivate the techniques would naturally be a matter of course.

It’s pitiful that Taida, my dear, in order to spread the cultivation techniques, ended up with his wife and children separated, and his body perished on the battlefield. In the end, he unintentionally became an accomplice of the enemy.

“Damn Wu Yuan, hateful, it’s just that you’re already dead. Otherwise, if you were still alive, I would definitely make sure you die without a burial place. Not only would I kill you, but I would also break your life root, and even take out your Nascent Soul and refine it into a magical artifact, so that you can never transcend for eternity.”

Resentment is resentment, but he still had to escape.

This escape…

The entire Barbarian Territory could be considered a massive rout.

On the way, the Barbarian King tried to gather his troops several times, but the Spirit Transformation Great Power of the other side was chasing too closely. If he paused even slightly, he would fall into the enemy’s encirclement.

Now, with his arm crippled and his strength greatly reduced, even if he were to face that Yuanshen alone, he might not have much chance of winning, let alone with several Spirit Transformation Cultivators chasing behind him. Once he fell into the encirclement, it would be a certain death.

It was only because his physique was extremely strong, far beyond what cultivators could compare to, that he could barely hold on.

To win?

That was absolutely impossible.

Therefore, he could only escape, escape in a sorry state, escape desperately.

No longer caring about those barbarians…

How high-spirited he was when he came, that’s how miserable he was when he fled back.

Especially with the supply line cut off…

It was nothing for those barbarian cultivators to go without food or drink for several days, but for ordinary barbarians, great strength naturally meant a great appetite and insufficient endurance.

Now that the supply line had been completely cut off, the road they came from had also been cleared by the enemy.

They had no chance of luck at all.

After several days and nights of the great escape…

More than a third of the barbarians finally collapsed from exhaustion during the escape, and were slaughtered like chickens and dogs by those Qian Dynasty warriors.

The chase lasted for several days.

Every day, a large number of barbarian warriors died tragically under the blades of the humans.

Looking at it from this point of view.

The Qian Dynasty warriors’ pursuit was not mindless either, but carefully controlled, always leaving an exit in the pocket… allowing them to glimpse that glimmer of hope.

This was to prevent their desperate struggle.

To make them use all their strength on escaping, thereby reducing their losses.

It was also thanks to the fact that the humans did not intend to kill them all…

The Barbarian King, as the strongest among the barbarians, even though he had been dodging and hiding during the pursuit, delaying a lot of time.

He was still the first to arrive at the isolated place.

At this moment…

He was almost in tears, finally having returned alive.

He had remembered this humiliation.

After returning to the Barbarian Territory, he would immediately reflect deeply, endure hardship, and the shame of today, he would definitely make the Qian Dynasty repay it a thousand times, a hundredfold in the future.

He silently made up his mind.

Little did he know that Yuanshen and the others behind him exchanged glances, not even needing to speak.

The joint pursuit over many days, and the battle of wits and courage with the enemy… had already forged a rather deep understanding between them.

In their hearts, they had already quietly made up their minds.

In short, this time, they must not let this Barbarian King escape.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace.

For several days, Su Xun had been immersed in the vast sea of array analysis.

There was a lot of repetitive content, but there was also a lot of knowledge that was extremely useful to Su Xun.

Although he could no longer rely on the small world now, with the array mastery that Su Xun had researched with the help of the small world, he could be considered a prominent array master in this world.

Many array secrets, he could understand at a glance, and even extend a lot of knowledge.

But the more he looked, the more shocked he became…

This array was infinitely profound, and it was actually far superior to the arrays derived from the Four Demonic and Heretical Sects back then.

The person who set up this array must at least be at the Great Vehicle Cultivator Realm.

Moreover, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures consumed were so vast that they were almost immeasurable. The more he understood, the more uneasy Su Xun felt.

Although he could use his almost omniscient ability in the small world to direct those cultivators to find enough heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the first instance, the cultivation required to set up this array…

With Zhou Xiaofan, whose cultivation was at most at the Enlightenment Realm, or rather, himself, could they really do it?

But besides the uneasiness, there was more of an almost instinctive excitement.

He had found the right thing.

He had chosen the right path… how hateful, he had actually been so negligent.

In order to deal with the blood tide, he had to put aside the research on this array, and in the end, he discovered that this array might be able to fight against the blood tide… or rather, seal it.

The previous World-Separating Spirit Sealing Array could seal the blood tide for three years.

Then this Isolation Array, at the very least, could seal the blood tide for a thousand years.

A thousand years…

I’m afraid the Great Vehicle Cultivators in the cultivation world would have to be counted by the dozen.

By then, dealing with these small mutated cancerous cell blood tides would not be easy… in a thousand years, the cultivators wouldn’t be wasting their time, they should have some gains, right?

In just a few short days, Su Xun, almost without sleep, was analyzing these arrays, and the more he looked, the more excited he became.

In the end, it was Zhou Qingyun who felt sorry for Su Xun and forcibly ordered him to go back to rest…

She stayed by his side, letting him sleep soundly.

Unfortunately, Su Xun only slept for an hour before getting up and continuing to bury himself in the vast sea of array analysis.

In the blink of an eye, another two or three days passed.

After flipping through the last page of array analysis.

Su Xun let out a long sigh, feeling as if a mountain had been lifted off his chest.

Zhou Qingyun asked with concern, “How is it?”

At this time, the Qian Clan’s war against the Barbarian Territory was basically over… The Qian Dynasty had won a great victory, wiping out four or five tenths of the Barbarian Territory’s fighting power. The remaining part was still fleeing in a sorry state. Every day, news of the victories was being delivered.

At this point, it was no longer as simple as the Qian Dynasty attacking the Barbarian Territory, but rather the Qian Dynasty was about to destroy the Barbarian Territory in one fell swoop.

Completely eliminating this powerful enemy that had threatened the empire for hundreds of years…

But this could not be rushed.

It had to be done gradually.

If Su Xun could really figure out the secret of this array, the help it would provide them would obviously far exceed their imagination.

Especially since Su Xun was in such a hurry, it was probably related to the blood tide.

Over the years, Zhou Qingyun had also paid a lot of attention to the blood tide, and naturally knew how terrifying it was. She didn’t know where Su Xun had gotten these things, but she knew that since there was such a terrifying thing, it would be best to have a way to restrain it.

“The gains are not small, but it’s not enough yet.”

Su Xun thought for a moment and asked, “Qingyun, do you know the origin of this array?”

“Origin?”

Zhou Qingyun shook her head and said, “I don’t know. In fact, in terms of history, this array is even older than the Qian Dynasty. When the Great Qian Dynasty was first established, this array already existed. So, I really don’t know who set up this array in the first place.”

“The history is even older than the Great Qian?”

“At least a few hundred years earlier than the Great Qian Dynasty!”

Zhou Qingyun said solemnly, “This array is infinitely mysterious. In the beginning, my Qian Dynasty ancestors also thought about controlling this array and using the momentum of the newly established Great Qian to destroy the Barbarian Territory in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, they failed in the end… But as to why they failed, there is no record in the classics, which is very strange. After all, every day of the ancestors’ lives, even the time they spent in brothels listening to music, we descendants know very clearly. But only this matter, there is no record at all!”

“Before the establishment of the Great Qian Kingdom, small countries were scattered around, such as the Xuan Kingdom, the Sheng Kingdom, the Feng Kingdom, the Xue Kingdom… but among them, the number of cultivators was not very large. After all, at that time, the sects were powerful, and almost all the capable people and strange talents were gathered within the sects.”

Su Xun’s eyes lit up, and he said, “And if we talk about arrays, eight or nine out of ten arrays in the world come from the Thousand Clouds Dao. If we talk about the mysteries of arrays, no one can surpass the Thousand Clouds Dao. If there is anyone who could construct such a magical and exquisite array, it would have to be someone from a sect, and it would have to be from the Thousand Clouds Dao.”

Zhou Qingyun asked, “Is this array very important? If it’s important, then go.”

She said seriously, “The Nine Dragon Golden Token that I gave you before is as if the Emperor is present. This trip of yours not only represents the Taiyi Sect and the Immortal Alliance, but also the four hundred million living beings of the entire Great Qian Empire. If that Thousand Clouds Dao does not cooperate with you, I will let them know what it means that under the whole sky, there is no land that is not the king’s, and on the shores of the whole land, there is no subject that is not the king’s!”

Having just defeated the Barbarian Territory and ended hundreds of years of turmoil.

And even the possibility of destroying the entire Barbarian Territory in the future…

Zhou Qingyun also developed a bit of domineering aura. When she said this, she was majestic and awe-inspiring, like a goddess descending!

“Okay, thank you.”

Su Xun naturally knew that at this time, the army’s progress could not do without him. After all, he was the one who was in charge of everything, especially his understanding of the Barbarian Territory…

But now, he could be here peacefully flipping through the array analysis without being disturbed by anyone.

It was probably Zhou Qingyun who had directly and forcibly blocked everyone’s requests, creating a stable space for him.

Thinking this, he felt a bit touched, leaned over and gently kissed her on the lips, and said seriously, “I’ll be back soon.”

“Okay… okay…”

Just being gently kissed by Su Xun, she was like a balloon that had been pricked by a needle. Zhou Qingyun’s previous domineering aura instantly dissipated, turning into the cute and shy posture of a lovely girl.

It made Su Xun feel amazed.

Unfortunately, he had important matters to attend to, otherwise, he would have to hold her in his arms and love her as he pleased.

Su Xun gently hugged her, then conjured the Flying Divine Boots, and rushed towards the direction of the Thousand Clouds Dao at the fastest speed…

Flying thousands of miles away, he vaguely saw those barbarians who were fleeing in a sorry state.

These barbarians had long been torn into small teams of only a few dozen people… Even teams of a hundred people were rarely seen. And now, they had long been reduced to panicked dogs.

They only knew how to flee in a sorry state. When they encountered an enemy, they couldn’t even muster the courage to resist.

It was not surprising…

They were used to winning, they had never encountered a losing situation, how could they withstand this cruel blow?

And Su Xun didn’t waste words with them.

The Morning-Evening Flying Sword was invisible and traceless, not even spiritual sense could perceive its existence. It was like a divine weapon existing in the invisible, and with just a single swipe.

All the barbarian cultivators lost their lives.

It made Su Xun quite emotional. If the Morning-Evening Flying Sword, such a divine weapon, was in the hands of other cultivators, it would probably have already created a world of its own.

But Su Xun had the Wind Sniper Barrett, which was more powerful and had a longer range. Coupled with his cautious nature, he liked to ambush and kill enemies from afar, which led to the Morning-Evening Flying Sword having almost no use. Now that it had finally drawn blood, it could be considered a cause for celebration.

Along the way…

There were a large number of barbarians.

But no matter how many there were, Su Xun didn’t even reduce his speed much, and directly killed all these barbarians.

Combined with Su Siqing, the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Treasure Manual was completely merged into one.

Yin and Yang merged, and the six spiritual roots converged.

Although Su Xun’s cultivation was only at the Mid Nascent Soul Realm, even if he were to fight head-on, he even had the confidence to face a Spirit Transformation Cultivator head-on.

Whether he could win or not was another matter, but he had the confidence.

Gradually.

As he went deeper into the hinterland of the Central Continent, the barbarians could no longer be seen… But in just a few days, a very terrifying legend spread among the barbarians.

There was a phantom spirit, without a true body, that could slaughter the enemy with just a flash of light and shadow, and they didn’t even know where the enemy attacked from.

It was said that this spirit was transformed from the resentment of the innocent people who had been killed by the barbarians over the years.

Therefore, it was only targeting these barbarians… For a time, it made these barbarians, who were not afraid of heaven or earth, develop a bit of awe for the world.

At this time, Su Xun had already arrived at the gate of the Thousand Clouds Dao.

Just the gate itself, there were thirteen layers of arrays stacked on top of each other, and these arrays helped each other, while mutually enhancing each other, they also made up for each other’s shortcomings. Even a Spirit Transformation Cultivator would probably not be able to break through directly.

Su Xun didn’t move.

Thirteen arrays, one of which was a Spirit Peering Array!

It seemed that those inside already knew he was coming.

Sure enough, he hadn’t been standing there for long…

Over there, Real Person Huanyun, whom he hadn’t seen for many years, came out with a face full of excitement.

He laughed loudly and said, “Fellow Daoist Su, I didn’t expect that you would personally visit my Thousand Clouds Dao today. The sect is truly honored. Come, come, come in with me. I’ve really accumulated a lot of questions over the years, and I’ve long wanted to ask you for advice. If it weren’t for my master stopping me… sigh… that old fellow is stubborn, only caring about the sect’s face, but ignoring the mysteries of array knowledge. Now that you’ve taken the initiative to come to my door, I can’t let you go easily!”

Seeing Huanyun.

Su Xun felt a little relieved.

He had a good relationship with this person… This trip was stable.

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