Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

Chen Yuan put away his sword and looked at it, and quickly saluted:

"Deacon Wei!"

The man who came was Wei Wuding, who was still dressed in black. He looked at Chen Yuan with a smile and said:

"You have good comprehension. You can practice the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword to this level."

Chen Yuan scratched his head and smiled:

"I don't have any comprehension. I just know this set of swordsmanship. I practice it over and over again. I use it in any way that is convenient for me. I don't know whether it is good or bad."

Wei Wuding nodded:

"Perseverance and letting nature take its course are the ultimate principles of martial arts. Not bad, not bad... You have killed a lot of people, right?"

"I was escorting a convoy before, and encountered several robberies by mountain bandits. I killed a few of them. This time, I escaped from the Chimang Mountains and killed two mountain bandits from the Black Wind Village."

Wei Wuding smiled:

"No wonder you have such a strong evil spirit. You have seen so much blood. I heard that you have great strength. It only took you three years to break through to the Bone Refining Realm, right?"

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and he said:

"Yes, I broke through the Bone Refining Realm by chance some time ago, but my strength is just a little stronger than that of ordinary people."

Wei Wuding's smile became more and more intense. He looked Chen Yuan up and down again and said:

"You have good talent. Practice the sword well. This Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword was created by the leader Dong fifty years ago. Although the moves are simple, they point directly to the truth of martial arts. You can use it to refine bones, refine marrow, and even internal strength and Gangjin. It all depends on your own understanding."

Chen Yuan's expression became serious, and he said:

"Thank you for your guidance, Deacon Wei!"

Wei Wuding smiled and nodded, turned and walked towards the front yard.

Chen Yuan looked at his back, thinking about something. After a while, he continued to practice the sword.

…

In the next few days, Chen Yuan practiced swordsmanship and subdued the tiger fist for an hour every day.

It was useless for him to practice the tiger-subduing force, but there was no martial artist who only practiced swordsmanship and did not practice internal strength. In order to avoid suspicion from Yu Zhenchuan and Lai Zhong, he had to pretend.

Chen Yuan gradually calmed down by practicing swordsmanship every day without distraction, and no longer worried about the jade pendant.

He also improved a lot in the Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife, and his moves became more concise and more deadly.

Chen Yuan was immersed in the swordsmanship and his mentality was calm, but Zhao Shan and the other two were restless.

He lived in this manor for seven or eight days. There were no brothels or brothels. He could only gamble for fun, like a prisoner, and it was very suffocating.

If it weren't for Wei Wuding's high prestige and his ability to suppress people, I'm afraid these more than a hundred fierce warriors would have been in chaos long ago.

But warriors are naturally unruly. As time went by, the atmosphere in the manor became more and more agitated, and even a fight broke out, but it was suppressed by Wei Wuding.

Finally, on the morning of the eighth day, after everyone had breakfast, Wei Wuding gathered everyone together and said:

"Let's go into the mountains today!"

Then, more than a hundred warriors packed their bags, each carrying a pot of water and enough dry food to sustain five days.

There was also a large cart driven by several farmers, covered with a layer of white cloth, and deep ruts wherever it passed.

There was also a middle-aged man beside Wei Wuding, with a weathered face, a leather coat commonly worn by mountain people, a ring-headed sword on his waist, and riding an old horse, whispering something to Wei Wuding from time to time.

After leaving the manor, the group galloped and rode Yuanpingxing into the Chimang Mountains that night, traveling in the morning and sleeping at night.

Two days later, under the leadership of the middle-aged man in a fur coat, the Fuhu Gang warriors followed a mountain trail into the vast mountains, and after trekking for half a day, they came to a very hidden valley and stopped.

The farmer lifted the white cloth covering the cart, revealing the strong crossbows hidden underneath.

Wei Wuding ordered to leave the horses and carts behind, and sent the farmer to guard them, and distribute the thirty strong crossbows to the thirty leather-refining warriors.

The moment Chen Yuan saw the strong crossbows, he understood Wei Wuding's intention.

He was going to ambush the Black Wind Village!

But how did he know about the Black Wind Village's movements?

Chen Yuan tightened the long sword in his hand, moved closer to Zhao Shan, and whispered:

"Brother, it seems that Deacon Wei has received news about the Black Wind Village, and there will be a fight soon, remember to be careful."

Zhao Shan nodded lightly, said nothing, but his expression became much more serious.

After the thirty leather-refining warriors took up their crossbows one by one, Wei Wuding gave an order and the group set off again, following the middle-aged man in the leather jacket, along an animal trail that was difficult to distinguish, deep into the mountains.

It was already midnight, the night was dark, without stars or moon.

Everyone lit torches and meandered through the mountains like a fire dragon.

Five hours later, the fire dragon stopped in a valley.

This valley was similar to the valley where the Black Wind Village had ambushed the convoy before, but there were two openings, and a mountain road in the middle, which should be often passed by people, without weeds, and the road surface was flat.

Under the command of Wei Wuding, the Fuhu Gang warriors were divided into two halves, entered the dense forests on both sides of the mountain road, extinguished the torches, and waited quietly in the dark night.

Chen Yuan and Zhao Shan lay in ambush, not daring to make a sound, staring at the mountain road.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

The sky was getting white, mist was rising, covering the forest, and there was still no movement on the mountain road.

Until the morning sun rose, the mountain mist slowly dissipated, and suddenly a group of people and horses rushed into the valley.

Chen Yuan had sharp senses and recognized at a glance that the leader was the leader of the Black Wind Village, Xie Quan, the Soul-Breaking Spear.

The person who followed him, carrying a strong bow, was the third leader of the Black Wind Village, Jiang Feng, the Fiery Eye Golden Eagle.

A moment later, the warriors beside Chen Yuan also saw the bandits from the Black Wind Village.

Amidst a low clang, everyone slowly drew out their weapons.

The fifteen crossbow-wielding warriors who were ambushing in the dense forest here quickly cocked their powerful crossbows, held them in front of them, and aimed at the mountain road in front of them.

The bandits in Heifeng Village were moving very fast, and they arrived in the valley in half a quarter of an hour.

Chen Yuan could see clearly that there were more than seventy bandits in a long queue. Among them, only Xie Quan and Jiang Feng were riding horses. The others were on foot, driving four carts.

As they walked, they talked and laughed loudly, and their words were vulgar.

"The girl I snatched back last time was so cool. Her figure, her voice, tsk tsk... It's a pity that she only played with it for three days and then sold it to a brothel."

"Nonsense! That's the maid next to the wealthy lady. How can she not be smart?"

"Hey, it would be great if I could play with the wealthy lady, even if I die, I'll be good enough!"

"You can just dream. That is a blessing that only the eldest and third brothers can enjoy. Who the hell are you?"

"Haha, I was just joking..."

When the long dragon reached the middle of the valley, all the bandits were in high spirits.

Suddenly, a loud shout resounded through the sky:

"Do it!"

Whoosh whoosh!

Before he finished speaking, thirty crossbow arrows suddenly shot out from the dense forest on both sides of the valley, hitting the bodies of more than a dozen mountain bandits.

The bandit team was in chaos, and screams occurred one after another.

Xie Quan used an iron bridge on his horse to narrowly avoid the two crossbow arrows. He dismounted, grabbed the spear from a bandit behind him, and shouted:

"Don't panic, follow me and fight out to survive!"

As he spoke, he used the light body technique, rushed in front of Jiang Feng, waved his spear, and blocked the incoming crossbow arrows for him.

Jiang Feng was much more embarrassed than Xie Quan. Even though he tried his best to dodge, an arrow still flew past his left arm, leaving a bloodstain, and he almost passed through. Under the cover of Xie Quan, he was able to dismount.

"kill!"

At this moment, the crossbow arrows stopped, and the Fuhu Gang warriors sprang out from the dense forest on both sides, shouting to kill them.

Wei Wuding took the lead, holding a three-foot long sword, and ran straight towards Xie Quan, shouting:

"Xie Quan, I am Wei Wuding, the deacon of Baibing Hall of Fuhu Gang, and I am here to take your life today!"

Xie Quan's expression changed drastically and he drew his gun to fight.

Jiang Feng quickly took off his strong bow, pulled out three feather arrows from the quiver beside the saddle, and shot them out in succession.

Wei Wuding flicked his wrist, the shadow of his sword passed by, blocking all three feather arrows, and said:

"Are you Jiang Feng? You have to save your life today!"

After that, he stepped down, flew down, and fought with Xie Quan. A long sword actually suppressed Xie Quan's iron spear, giving him the upper hand.

Xie Quan was shocked and angry:

"The peak of inner strength!"

Wei Wuding sneered, and his offensive became more fierce. Xie Quan was left in a state of embarrassment.

Luo Hai, who was in the Marrow Refining Realm, went straight towards Jiang Feng, but was blocked by a barrage of arrows, making it difficult to get close.

At the same time, the Fuhu Gang warriors were condescending and quickly swooped down to fight with the Black Wind Village bandits.

Zheng!

Xie Quan swung his spear to block Wei Wuding's sword and shouted:

"Form up a formation and meet the enemy!"

After the initial chaos, the bandits in Heifeng Village had stabilized. After hearing this, they formed a simple formation of five people nearby to fight with the Fuhu Gang warriors.

Wei Wuding glanced at it and his expression changed slightly:

"Yuanyang Formation? You really escaped from the army!"

Xie Quan said with a ferocious smile:

"Come on! Do you still want to kill me if dozens of people don't die?"

He stabbed Wei Wuding back with a sudden thrust, and the four Bone Refining Bandits quickly gathered around and formed a mandarin duck formation with Xie Quan to face the enemy together.

Jiang Feng took this opportunity to use Qinggong, retreated, and shot arrows in the distance to rob the Black Wind Village bandits.

Wei Wuding's eyes flashed with a ruthless look, and he shouted:

"Luo Hai, Yu Zhenchuan, Lai Zhong, Jiang Wei, Peng Xing, follow me to kill the bandits, and the others will quickly eliminate the bandits!"

The five people whose names were called by him immediately moved closer. Under the leadership of Wei Wuding, they fought together with the Yuanyang formation led by Xie Quan, while the others fiercely attacked the bandits in front of them.

But the Yuanyang Formation is worthy of being a battle formation in the army. It is quite mysterious. With the cooperation of five people, they can withstand seven or eight enemies, but they are only slightly at a disadvantage.

Although the Fuhu Gang warriors have more people and are stronger than the Black Wind Village bandits, they are all from the martial arts world. They have no cooperation with each other and do not know how to break the formation. They can only fight on their own. Suddenly, It is difficult to defeat the opponent.

However, after the Black Wind Village bandits formed a mandarin duck formation, they could no longer escape and could only stay where they were to face the enemy.

And after all, they were not sergeants in the army. They were loose by nature. Even though they had practiced the Yuanyang Formation under Xie Quan's guidance, their cooperation was still very rough and there were many flaws.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, several Yuanyang formations were breached, and more than a dozen mountain bandits were killed tragically.

There were also more than a dozen warriors from the Fuhu Gang killed and injured, but there were more injured and fewer dead.

When everyone saw this, the offensive became more fierce, and the formation of Black Wind Village was crumbling.

Suddenly, a bandit shouted, broke away from the Yuanyang formation, and fled out of the valley.

The first sound of an avalanche sounded, followed by the collapse of the earth.

The bandit's actions triggered a massive rout in Heifeng Village. Everyone scrambled to flee, regardless of the swords behind them.

Fuhu Gang warriors took advantage of the situation to pursue them, and in an instant eight or nine bandits died on the spot.

Without the Yuanyang Formation, the bandits in Black Wind Village were far less powerful than the elite Fuhu Gang.

Xie Quanzheng tried his best to resist Wei Wuding, and roared when he saw this:

"A bunch of idiots! If you run away from the battlefield, you will die faster. Only by fighting to the death will you have a chance to survive. Follow my orders..."

Xie Quan tried his best to prevent Heifeng Village from escaping, but bandits were bandits, greedy and fearful of death at heart. The avalanche had already formed and could no longer be reversed.

Jiang Feng, who had been skimming the formation in the distance, shot two arrows in this direction, then suddenly turned around and ran away, leaving only one sentence:

"Brother, I will avenge you!"