Chapter 169 - 169 157 Welcome Back, General, on Your Victorious Return!

Chapter 169: Chapter 157: Welcome Back, General, on Your Victorious Return! (Request for Monthly Ticket) Chapter 169: Chapter 157: Welcome Back, General, on Your Victorious Return! (Request for Monthly Ticket) Chapter 157: Welcoming the Ninth Mountain’s Colonel “Who is that person?” “Ji Wuming, as the Head Disciple of Shu Mountain Canghai Peak, has reached the Profound Body Peak in cultivation. Given the respect he shows, it seems the person is one of the powerful men from Heavenly Pass.” “So young, I’ve never seen him!” “Some divine skills are mysterious; perhaps he is one of the old monsters who rarely emerges. After all, the current situation is perilous, and many hidden powerful men from Heavenly Pass have been alerted, so it’s not surprising.” “That’s right!” “...” On the Flying Cloud Boat, whispers break out here and there, and quickly fade away. The boat travels through the night, drawing a thin white line, speeding towards Jingguan City. After arriving in his room, Chen Yuan approaches a window by the side, pushes it open, and the outside is pitch dark with a whooshing wind. Looking up, the stars shine brightly, filling the boat as though in the middle of the Star River. Looking down, beneath the clouds, the landscape is gloriously spread out. In the span of looking up and down, he feels like nothing more than a mayfly between heaven and earth. Chen Yuan doesn’t rest, just quietly watches, suddenly realizing it’s been a long time since he last paused. The world is full of treacherous clouds and people’s hearts change like ghosts, he has been slaying demons and enhancing his strength without any rest on the way. Now, with various factions gathering in Jingguan City and a storm brewing, the Government Administrative Office will soon appoint him, likely mobilizing for a southern deployment. This brief moment might be his rare leisure. Unknowingly, the night fades, and in the east, a stroke of golden light suddenly rises below the clouds, causing the clouds to reflect a golden wave, and underneath, the vast mountains and tree leaves shower down numerous golden rays. Today, the dust settles and light emerges, illuminating thousands of landscapes. At this moment, the world seems suddenly clear and open. Chen Yuan bathes in the golden light, his eyes tinted golden, then with a flick of his sleeve, a wine gourd jumps into his hand. “Pop,” the sound of the bottle stop popping open. Chen Yuan takes a big gulp, feeling as if all his pores have opened, emitting a comfortable sound. Still, Old Wu’s wine, exhilarating! The Flying Boat surf the golden ocean of clouds, creating a rolling cloud river. From the sunrise in the east, across to the midday sun, and finally tilting westward, speeding through about four thousand miles, the sky is clear and the journey calm. Estimating about seven or eight hundred miles left, they would reach the capital of Jiannan Road, Jingguan City! On the deck of the Flying Cloud Boat, many have stepped out, looking into the distance, and occasionally, loud voices can be heard. Ten Thousand Mountains, the demon breaks through, a gathering of storms, the heroes of the Worldly society, always have a passion, covered in blood, a sword hanging over the demon’s head. Suddenly, a voice comes from the deck. “Someone’s coming!” In the distant cloud sea, a few streaks of light are seen charging towards here. Getting closer! Some frown. Noticing, three people in a line, jointly managing a ten feet long White Jade Ruler, it’s visible that among them, one has severed an arm, and another half of his body charred. Only one person is unharmed, just pale in complexion. Wearing green silk robes of identical make, evidently, they are from the same faction. “They are from Cuiming Mountain!” Someone recognizes the origins of these people. At this moment, several disciples of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect appear on the deck, with the Head Disciple Ji Wuming waving forward, a transparent membrane flashes on the surface of the boat, deactivating the prohibition, then he calls out, “Friends from Cuiming Mountain, I am Ji Wuming of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, what has happened? Come aboard and talk!” The three controlling the White Jade Ruler quickly maneuver a green light and board the Flying Boat. As the three step onto the deck, they almost collapse as if out of energy, evidently exhausted. People nearby hurry to support them, with a mix of surprise and suspicion. Cuiming Mountain is located to the east of Shu, about five or six thousand miles away, these disciples likely also heading to Jingguan City, like them. But, not to mention the three have the cultivation of the Profound Body Realm and they are already near Jingguan City, how could they be so severely injured? The only one whose flesh is unharmed, though pale, is helped to stand, his chest heaving rapidly, then his face suddenly flushes red. Following, “Spurt,” a stream of bright red blood sprays out! “Brother!” Ji Wushuang frowns, reaches into his sleeve, and then takes out a light green Dan Pill, props up the man’s chin, prying his mouth open with two fingers, swiftly administers the elixir, then, clenching a sword finger, taps rapidly on several of his acupuncture points. After being fed the Dan Pill, the person exhales a long stifled breath from his chest after a while, easing slightly. “What happened to you?” Ji Wuming looks puzzled. But seeing the man from Cuiming Mountain, tilting his head, his eyelids drooping weakly, panting and says: “We were tasked by our sect to rush to Jingguan City, but we were ambushed by the,... Heavenly Pass Demon! “The casualties were severe!” “What?” The revelation causes an uproar on the deck. How could there be a Heavenly Pass Demon near Jingguan City? As the foremost prefecture of Jiannan Road and location of the Government Administrative Office, such a high-level demon appearing nearby and ambushing warriors converging there sounds almost absurd. Yet, it is indeed the truth! Have the demons grown so rampant? Shu Mountain Sword Sect’s Ji Wuming heard this news, his expression darkened, and he immediately gave an order. “Change course ahead, bypass it!” “Everyone, stay alert.” After speaking, the Chief Disciple glanced at the top of the Flying Boat. By the window, Chen Yuan naturally saw all this, but did not intervene, merely twisting his neck as his bones crackled loudly, then briefly gritting his teeth. The demons of Heavenly Pass had actually come here. At this moment, the Flying Boat abruptly changed direction, flying laterally southwest, while the atmosphere aboard became somewhat tense. Everyone stepped out of their rooms, surrounding all sides, vigilantly on guard. However, now and then someone would glance at a certain room on the top of the Flying Boat as if unable to confirm something, appearing somewhat anxious. The Flying Boat continued on this altered course for over four hundred li. Just then, Suddenly, Below the clouds ahead within two hundred meters, a black light column, several zhang wide, abruptly broke through the air, with rolling Demonic Qi swiftly covering the sky. Two black sharp hooks, each three zhang in size, suddenly stretched out from the demon cloud, grabbing towards the Flying Boat. “Not good!” Shouts of alarm, both loud and soft, echoed from the Flying Boat as streams of light flew up. At that moment suddenly, Two resplendent golden lights, violently shaking the void with a boom, shot straight at those two black giant claws. “A clang” A sound of metal clashing roared. The next second, only a piercing screech was heard. Those two black sharp hooks were suddenly blasted off by the two golden lights, losing several hooks. The demon cloud shattered, revealing a black, pitch-black bird with red eyes and black pupils, its black feathers like cast iron, shockingly having two pairs of black wings, about seventeen or eighteen zhang in size. “Heavenly Pass Human Clan!” The black bird let out a scream like metal scraping against metal, its red eyes resembled a venomous snake, then without any hesitation, it flapped its two pairs of black wings and transformed into a black thin line, escaping swiftly without lingering for battle, its speed far surpassing that of ordinary Heavenly Pass’s powerful figures by a good fifty to sixty percent! Because their goal was never direct conflict! “Did I say you could leave?” A chilling murderous intent suddenly thundered in the sky. Everyone felt a ringing in their ears, then suddenly the Flying Boat beneath their feet sank sharply, only to see a golden light swell against the wind, a giant in Golden Armor with wings on its back, standing atop the Flying Boat. Everyone felt an overwhelming pressure suffocating them, their eyes filled with horror. This person was indeed the one from yesterday! At this moment, the giant that Chen Yuan had transformed into shot two brilliant golden lights from its eyes, swiftly chasing after the fleeing black line. The black bird recognized the ferocity of this golden light, halted its body, spat out a vortex of blood light from its mouth, attempting to block the Magic Eye Golden Light. In that split second, Chen Yuan flicked his sleeve, sending three streams of light flying rapidly, growing to several zhang in size as they touched the air, swiftly surrounding the black bird. Three Main General Flags suddenly stood in the void, with the golden light quickly brightening. “The Mountain-cutting Banner!” Someone on the Flying Boat exclaimed in shock. This banner had once fluttered over all four corners of Shu, it was naturally familiar to them. And as the Mountain-cutting Banner trapped this black bird, Chen Yuan, transformed into the Golden-armored Giant, charges directly into the formation, his fists transforming into tumultuous mighty forces, surrounded by three Golden Mountains, furiously bombarding this Heavenly Pass demon. “Boom” “Boom” “Boom” The sounds of the black bird’s frightened, angry, and resentful cries came from within the formation. “Damn, you’re actually the Mountain-cutting Colonel.” And the response to it was only punches like golden flames, bursting forth with dazzling and unparalleled golden radiance. And for the black bird, its four wings shielded its body, concurrently transforming into iron blades, furiously spinning forward, cutting through the air with a piercing screech. The continuous sounds of “ding ding dang dang” filled the air. Chen Yuan, in flesh facing the demon, clad in golden Treasure Armor, clashed fiercely with the demon’s body, not fearing the slightest, continuously forcing the opposite side to stagger back, feathers scattering, violently bombarding the giant bird. Just at this moment, from the distance, shouting could be heard, followed immediately by the sound of horse hooves. Soon, from afar to near, the voices grew clearer. Following that, a surge of black torrent could be distinctly seen, stepping on Flying Banners, soaring into the sky. The horses neighed longly in the void, flags flapping loudly. And following closely, a thunderous roar shook the earth. Chen Yuan, transformed into the Golden-armored Giant, suddenly grabbed one pair of crazily spinning wings of the black bird, powerfully yanking them apart, forcing out its true body, then his eyes suddenly blazed, Two streams of golden light like intense laser flames, violently bombarded its head. “Gah” A painful scream from the black bird, like flames burning, struggling furiously. With Chen Yuan’s expression fierce, the tremendous force gathered in his hands, “Pop” Only to see, the black bird was suddenly torn into two, its blood splattering the skies, splashed onto his own body. At the same time, that black torrent converged with the Flying Banners, a multitude in Iron Armor Cold Light dismounted in unison, kneeled on one knee, hands pressing down, shouted in unison: “Welcome back, General, triumphant!”