Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 217: Shattering the Enemy and Devouring the Nine Dragons

His head was dizzy. Sword intent rampaged through his internal organs like chaotic swords.

Two hundred years of killing intent was not that easy to get rid of. It was like maggots in his bones, wreaking havoc in his body.

Blood flowed out from Chen Qing's chest.

Chen Qing brought out a wine gourd and drank a mouthful of fish soup.

The bitter taste made him snap back to reality, waking him up slightly.

Amidst the battle, Chen Qing's consciousness became clear again.

I cannot lose, nor do I have the right to lose.

If I fall, the Dragon Stallion Army will definitely fall into chaos.

If I fall, Zhou Li definitely won't let go of this opportunity.

Zhou Li handed the Killer Daoist to the Immortal Mountain disciples. He drew his blade, "Get into formation and slowly retreat!"

"Everyone, do not panic!"

Even though Zhou Li was shouting himself hoarse, the soldiers under his command still felt a bit of fear.

Once Southern Li's vicious tigers charged, they truly possessed the power to topple mountains and overturn seas.

It was as if they had trampled over mountains and seas to send everyone to the yellow springs.

Lu Shen, who was charging at the very front, was especially furious right now.

Old bastard, you actually dared to injure Wen Zong, injure the head of my child's sect!

After he came back from the dead, he became the person who believed Chen Qing could bring about the Realm of Death the most.

Only after experiencing death could one understand how precious it was to come back from the dead.

Right now, he only resented the dragon-horse beneath him for not being fast enough.

Spears stood in great numbers. Bows and arrows flew through the air.

The Dragon Stallion Army was like a long dragon. They roared as they charged into the enemy formation. Immediately, the sounds of blades and spears rang out, swords whistling in all directions.

The moment the army Zhou Li and the Killer Daoist brought came into contact with the Dragon Stallion Army, they felt a terrifying force they had never felt before.

Those long spears that were strong enough to split open a mountain slowly came over, like an endless torrential river.

However, they were all pierced through in a single exchange. More than ten corpses immediately fell at the very front of the army.

Chen Qing rode the green ox forward, charging into the depths of the enemy formation.

Zhou Li looked towards the most intense enemy. "The Dragon Stallion Army really is an army that Qing Xu has nurtured for almost a decade. They really are elites."

Someone in the surroundings asked, "General, what should we do?"

Zhou Li shouted, "Pass down the order to the front!

"Gather all the Mountaineers around me!"

"Let the enemy's vanguard pass and cut them off from the middle. We still have a chance to fight!"

Chen Qing cleaved apart an enemy soldier blocking his way with his sword. When he looked back, he saw Zhou Li leading over thirty barbarian-like strongmen to intercept him.

He's preparing to cut us off from the middle and surround the rear.

"Lu Shen, the eleven of you will go and stop Zhou Li!"

Lu Shen immediately accepted the order, turning around and passing by the Dragon Legion Corps.

Although it was difficult to go against the current, Lu Shen displayed his invincible might at this moment. No matter how many swords fell on his body, he was still unrelenting as he rushed towards Zhou Li.

Zhou Li led the 30 odd Mountain Cleaving Strongmen to intercept the middle section. With one charge, they forcefully cut into the middle section of the Dragon Legion Corps and cut off the charging path of the back troops.

Three Mountain Cleaver Warriors were trampled to death by the Dragon Horse's hooves.

Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Zhou Li shouted with all his might, "Surround and kill!"

Chen Qing led his men and charged out of the enemy formation. "This person does have some ability. However, it's only a little."

The Dragon Legion Corps was not like the cavalry of the mortal world. Even if they lost their speed, they were still extraordinarily strong.

Chen Qing immediately said, "Lu Shenglong, you and I will each lead an army and attack from the two sides to prevent them from surrounding us!"

Lu Shenglong hollered, "Yes!"

"Brothers, follow me!"

Chen Qing once again rode on the green cow and charged toward the enemy formation.

Zhou Li raised his blade and charged forward. With one strike, he sent a Dragon Legion Corps soldier flying before attacking the one behind.

Who knew that the Dragon Legion Corps soldier that he chopped down would give off a golden light. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he charged toward him again.

Zhou Li was shocked. He had the Nine Dragon Picture on his back, and his cultivation was extremely high. This small Dragon Legion Corps soldier actually took one strike from him and did not die!

He once again slashed toward Lu Shen. Lu Shen actually hugged his blade with both arms, wanting to use his life to stop his blade.

Zhou Li used all his strength to pull out his blade and flung Lu Shen away. Just as he was delayed by Lu Shen, there were already three Dragon Legion Corps soldiers charging toward him with their spears.

A dragon roar erupted from Zhou Li's body. He raised his blade and slashed out a three-foot blade light, forcing the three Dragon Legion Corps soldiers in front of him back. His entire body was also forced back three steps.

Looking around, even though the Dragon Legion Corps soldiers were surrounded, they did not panic. Instead, they formed into groups and attacked the enemies around them.

This was a method of exchanging injuries for injuries!

Zhou Li glanced to the side and looked at Chen Qing from afar. "This person's prestige in the Dragon Stallion Army is actually so high?"

In his opinion, it was normal for Ji Chang to have such prestige.

However, Chen Qing, someone whose background was not even as good as his, had such charisma.

After being knocked down from their horses, the entire Dragon Legion Corps seemed to have gone crazy. They did not stop attacking.

Even though they were surrounded, they were still ferocious!

Looking around, one of the Dragon Legion Corps soldiers had his abdomen pierced by a sword. It should have been a serious injury, but that Dragon Legion Corps soldier did not seem to feel anything. The spear in his hand was still majestic!

On both sides of them, Chen Qing and Lu Shenglong each led a Dragon Legion Corps and charged over. They completely cut off the Big Legion Corps that continued to surround them.

The pressure on the Dragon Legion Corps that was surrounded was greatly reduced. They even started to charge toward the surroundings!

Chen Qing rode his green bull and charged forward. The sword in his hand danced, sending enemy soldiers flying one after another.

With Chen Qing's current strength, it was very difficult for him to kill in one blow.

If Chen Qing had been at the peak of the Ghost Face Realm, he would have died from a mere touch and been injured from a scratch.

Unfortunately, Chen Qing did not have enough merit and could not cultivate.

Chen Qing charged forward again, completely messing up the enemy's formation.

"Continue to charge!"

Charging forward again, the Big Legion Corps was in a mess. At this moment, they could not stop the Dragon Legion Corps' attacks. Finally, many of them started to die.

Zhou Li gritted his teeth and thought of Ji Chang's order. "Fight to the death. Those who retreat will kill themselves, and their families will also bear the name of traitors!"

"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"

"The reputation of the Big Legion Corps can't be buried in our hands!"

Chen Qing heard this shout and instantly felt that something was wrong. The sword in his hand also sped up.

"Defeat them quickly!"

Lu Shen's arms bulged as he sent out the spear in his hand. However, he was knocked back by Zhou Li's blade. Then, like a dragon soaring from the abyss, the blade came and chopped off his head.

Lu Shen's head fell to the ground. He could not help but think, 'Is he dead?'

Was he going to die in battle again?

That was fine. Wen Zong was a man of his word.

When he was in the Qi Refinement Realm, once he made a promise, he would send his wife back to the Black Bird Tribe even if he had to fight for thousands of miles.

Wen Zong's words were like an iron oath.

His son could be a disciple of Wen Zong. Even if he was just a nominal disciple, it was enough to ensure that he could cultivate for the rest of his life.

But why did he still feel a little unsatisfied?

Yes, he did not help Wen Zong block Zhou Li. He was too useless.

Lu Shen's gaze landed on Zhou Li, who was wielding his blade. He wanted to kill him.

At this moment, Lu Shen suddenly realized that his body did not fall. With a thought, the headless body waved the spear in his hand and stabbed at Zhou Li's back!

The headless body once again spurred the horse and leaped up, thrusting the spear down from above.

Zhou Li felt a chill on his back. Blood was flowing down the Nine Dragons Picture on his back.

He turned his head and saw an unbelievable scene. A headless rider was stabbing at him with a spear.

Beside him, there were two headless horsemen who were thrusting their spears at him from both sides.

Three spears pierced through his body. Zhou Li roared and his clothes exploded, revealing the nine dragons coiled around his body.

"Ah!"

Zhou Li mobilized all the strength in his body and slashed down three times, breaking the three spears.

The nine dragons on his body came to life and crawled out of his body. They roared around and attacked the Dragon Stallion Army.

Zhou Li looked at the scene in front of him, dumbfounded. "Immortal Body?"

"Three Immortal Bodies?"

He had heard of the Immortal Body, but he could not accept that he had cut off the heads of three Immortal Bodies at the same time.

Was it so easy to cultivate the Immortal Body?

He looked at the corpse of the Dragon Stallion Army in front of him and slashed down. He was afraid that the corpse would come back to life.

At this moment, the Dragon Stallion Army outside saw that he had been hit by three spears. They drew their bows and shot arrows that could pierce the clouds.

The Dragon Stallion Army nearby all surrounded him.

Just as Zhou Li was about to swing his saber, he realized that the ground had turned into quicksand. It was difficult for him to use his feet as it dragged him down to the ground.

In an instant, dozens of arrows flew over. Zhou Li stepped in the air and waved his saber to block them. The sound of metal striking rang out continuously.

However, more than ten arrows still hit his body. Zhou Li looked around and saw that there were no more allies around. He was the only one left.

Chen Qing and Lu Shenglong had led the Dragon Legion Corps to charge many times and had completely separated him from the main force.

When the arrows landed on his body, they gave off the sound of metal clashing. No matter how much spiritual energy he had, he could not block the continuous attacks of the Dragon Legion.

Boom!

The protective spiritual energy around Zhou Li's body was completely shattered, and the Nine Dragon Portrait was also blurred by blood.

Quicksand rose from all directions, sweeping together with the fierce wind, wrapping him in the middle.

Wei Qingchen shouted, "Kill him!"

More than ten Dragon Legion Corps soldiers rushed out together. Thirteen spears stabbed toward Zhou Li, piercing through his body and holding him up in the air.

Zhou Li roared, and the shockwave from his body sent more than ten Dragon Legion Corps soldiers flying. He fell onto the sand dune on the ground.

As the sand danced, Wei Qingchen rode his horse, and the longsword in his hand pierced toward Zhou Li's neck.

Zhou Li once again used all his strength to force Wei Qingchen back.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from behind Zhou Li. Lu Shenglong's dragon spear had pierced through his heart, piercing through him.

Zhou Li raised his saber from behind, forcing Lu Shenglong back. He fell onto the sand dune once again.

Dust rose, and Wei Qingchen once again appeared behind Zhou Li, slashing down with his sword!

Wei Qingchen's sword chopped off Zhou Li's head, but Zhou Li's body still maintained a standing posture.

Wei Qingchen kicked Zhou Li's body angrily, causing it to fall onto the sand dune. "What ancient aristocratic family? In the end, you are still a pile of dirt."

"With your ability, you dare to charge into the formation of my Dragon Legion Corps alone?"

The sand swallowed up Zhou Li's body. Wei Qingchen raised the head in his hand and shouted, "Enemy general Zhou Li has been beheaded. Our army has won!"

Lu Shenglong also roared, "Enemy general Zhou Li has been beheaded. Our army has won!"

The surrounding Dragon Legion Corps soldiers also shouted, "Enemy general Zhou Li has been beheaded. Our army has won!"

Like a tsunami, the nine dragons that danced around Zhou Li slowly dissipated.

When the Great Banner Army heard the news of Zhou Li's death, their morale was in chaos. Everyone started to retreat, not daring to continue fighting.

Chen Qing glanced at Zhou Li's head and shouted, "Chase and kill! Leave no one alive!"

The Great Banner Army retreated, and the Dragon Legion Corps chased after them. After a while, the Great Banner Army had completely retreated into the city. Only then did Chen Qing give the order to retreat.

Returning to the battlefield, Chen Qing could not suppress the injuries in his body and coughed out a mouthful of blood.

Lu Shenglong was covered in blood. "Wen Zong, are you okay?"

Chen Qing shook his head. "I'm fine. Summon the soul."

Lu Shenglong summoned the soul from the side, while Chen Qing listened to Wei Qingchen's report on the casualties. "In this battle, we killed 531 enemies."

"We only killed around 200 people in the battle. After that, we killed another 300 people."

Chen Qing was not very concerned about this number. "How many casualties did we have?"

Wei Qingchen said with some heartache, "We lost 112 people, and 58 mounts."

Chen Qing nodded gently. "I understand."

He stood up and walked towards the neatly arranged corpses of the Dragon Legion Corps. He said to the soul in front of him, "Are you willing to give me your heart?"

This Dragon Legion Corps soldier had seen the scene before. The soul knelt on one knee and said, "I'm willing to continue following Wen Zong."

Chen Qing reached out and pulled out a bloody heart. "In the name of Qing Xu, I grant you the right to immortality."

The next moment, the heart began to beat again, and this dead Dragon Legion Corps soldier came back to life.

Zhou Li, who had been summoned, saw this scene. "A king venomous insect?"

"No wonder."

Chen Qing revived all the dead Dragon Legion Corps soldiers, be it cultivators or mounts, and came before Zhou Li.

Zhou Li said, "If I knew earlier that this Battle of Kings would turn into a battle between gods and demons, I would have been more careful."

After Zhou Li finished speaking, his soul began to burn with green smoke. Chen Qing immediately reached out and controlled him, preventing him from burning himself.

"In front of me, these soul techniques of yours are useless."

Chen Qing reached out and captured Zhou Li's soul, turning it into a red fish in his hand.

"I didn't expect it to be a red fish, and not a black fish."

Those with resentment would become black fish, while those with obsession would become red fish.

Zhou Li was surrounded and killed, but in the end, he actually left behind an obsession.

Chen Qing opened his mouth and swallowed Zhou Li's red fish. "Let me see the profundity of your Nine Dragon Sculpture."

After swallowing Zhou Li's soul, Chen Qing opened his eyes. Although he had not completely digested it, he had basically figured out the origin of the Nine Dragon Sculpture.

He ordered, "Bring Zhou Li's venomous insect to me."

(End of Chapter)