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When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test their resolve!
But now, their luck is about to run out!
He didn't grieve for long before he discovered that his internal energy was being gradually drained away.
Before long, Li Chang'an shook his head in disappointment, because Zhao Kai, a second-grade minor grandmaster, was simply too weak in internal energy.
The internal strength of a martial artist below the first rank is negligible to Li Chang'an. It seems that only the true qi of a first-rank master can help him improve.
Zhao Kai cried out, "Your Highness, the fortune and inner strength are all yours, please let me go."
"I will live in seclusion from the world from now on, and leave Liyang..."
"Crack..."
With a crisp freezing sound, Zhao Kai instantly turned into an ice sculpture.
With a casual flick of his wrist, Li Chang'an turned the ice sculpture Zhao Kai into dust, which then vanished into the world.
"It's finally quiet."
After dealing with Yang Taisui and Zhao Kai, not long after, ten thousand Tang cavalry also defeated the Liyang army.
Of the 30,000 soldiers from Liyang, more than 20,000 were killed, and the remaining few thousand were completely routed.
Li Chang'an's forces were outnumbered compared to the combined forces of Liyang.
If we wait for them to invade Liangzhou and Shazhou before we defend them, these Liyang armies will cause enormous damage to the population and production of Liangzhou.
Even if Li Chang'an were to have the system generate massive numbers of troops, he would still suffer heavy losses and be unable to launch a major war in the short term.
Therefore, despite being outnumbered, Li Chang'an still had to take the initiative to attack.
After eliminating Zhao Kai and Yang Taisui, Li Chang'an waited for more than two days before Huo Qubing finally arrived as promised.
Huo Qubing led 5,000 White Horse Cavalry and 25,000 Tang cavalry, traveling day and night from Qingzhou.
In the central command tent, Huo Qubing, accompanied by several cavalry generals, respectfully greeted them, each carrying an exquisite box.
"Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission, launching a surprise attack on Prince Jing'an, Zhao Heng, and annihilating the entire 100,000-strong army of Qingzhou!"
"Zhao Heng's head is here; please examine it, Your Highness!"
As arranged by Zhuge Liang, Huo Qubing's cavalry launched a surprise attack on Qingzhou, storming into the Qingzhou Prince's residence while Zhao Heng was completely unprepared.
Then Qingzhou fell into chaos, with the local troops and navy fighting independently, and were easily defeated by Huo Qubing.
Li Chang'an opened the dark box, and Zhao Heng's lewd and resentful old face closed its eyes completely.
The armies of King Zhao Kai of Shu and King Zhao Heng of Jing'an have been completely wiped out.
"Huo Qubing, I hereby order you to lead 40,000 elite cavalry to launch a surprise attack on Jiange Pass from the rear!"
The White-Robed Guanyin and the Waleng tribe have been locked in a stalemate with Gu Jiantang's 80,000-strong army at Jiange Pass for several days, and the two sides are currently at an impasse.
The White-Robed Guanyin is Li Chang'an's loyal subordinate. For her own sake and for the Waleng tribe, she has gone all out this time, with almost the entire army of five thousand monks and one hundred thousand soldiers mobilized.
However, Jiange Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and General Gu Jiantang of the Liyang Dynasty is personally guarding it. Now, the battlefield is littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
Huo Qubing knew that if Gu Jiantang was eliminated, the entire Western Shu and Qingzhou region would fall under Li Chang'an's control.
The territory of the Tang Dynasty is about to expand by two more prefectures!
If Gu Jiantang were to withdraw or be eliminated, then the plan to encircle and annihilate Li Chang'an in Liyang would basically fall through, leaving only Xu Xiao and the Northern Barbarians as the remaining enemies.
"The last general takes command!"
Huo Qubing led his troops away, and Li Chang'an also continued north with Wu Liuding and three others, still facing formidable enemies from both Xu Xiao and the Northern Barbarians.
This time, Xu Xiao, that old tortoise, is acting out of character and has actually remained inactive.
Although Zhuge Liang and Gu Dazu were personally stationed in Liangzhou to confront Xu Xiao, the battle lines were too long, and the Northern Liang forces had the advantage.
In fact, if Xu Xiao had sent a large army into Liangzhou, looted the county towns, and massacred the people, he could have caused Li Chang'an some losses. However, that would have made him a true enemy of Li Chang'an.
The reason he didn't do that was because he didn't want to benefit the Li Yang Dynasty; he wanted to preserve the existing strength and foundation of Bei Liang.
Making an enemy of Li Chang'an would only benefit Li Yang. It must be said that Xu Xiao's strategic vision is quite good.
A day later, Li Chang'an entered Liangzhou territory.
Just as we entered Liangzhou territory and crossed a swiftly flowing river, the atmosphere in the sky suddenly changed, and a huge dark cloud rapidly condensed and spun in the air.
"Your Highness, it's sword intent!"
Within the clouds in the sky, there were countless sharp sword intents, and Jiang Si and the others quickly drew their swords to prepare for battle.
"You all step back; you can't handle this man."
Li Chang'an dismissed several of his men, then waited for the dark cloud to slowly condense before bursting into a series of muffled thunderclaps!
Immediately afterwards, bright stars began to twinkle in the dark clouds.
A faint smile played on Li Chang'an's lips; he had already guessed who the newcomer was.
Those stars are the tips of flying swords!
Thousands upon thousands of swords rained down from the sky; it must be the work of a sword cultivator at the terrestrial immortal realm!
Li Chungang and Deng Tai'a have already repaid Xu Xiao's favor, so they won't become his enemies.
The only person with the supernatural ability to borrow a sword from a thousand miles away is probably the sword-swallowing old man, Sui Xiegu.
Tantai Pingjing is the loyal sycophant of Tantai Pingjing, the master of the Sword Emperor of Western Shu and Jian Jiuhuang. Tantai Pingjing is also the sycophant of her master, the Nameless Taoist.
Li Chang'an, who has lived two lives, despises sycophants the most.
No matter how powerful or prestigious Fan Jian, Cao Changqing, Sui Xiegu, and Hong Xixiang were, Li Chang'an had no liking for them whatsoever.
A fine young man, full of talent, yet unable to see through the illusions of love, spending decades in a humble, unrequited love—it's a life wasted.
waste.
Sure enough, a powerful voice came from the sky, "Three million celestial sword immortals..."
Before he could finish his domineering and bold declaration, Li Chang'an suddenly frowned and waved his hand lightly.
Then, the wind and clouds churned, and countless ice blades flew out from the river beneath their feet!
"You, Sui Xiegu, dare to call yourself a sword immortal!"
One after another, ice blades shot back into the sky, piercing cleanly into the clouds and colliding violently with the stars!
The impact ripped through the clouds, freezing thousands upon thousands of flying swords in mid-air!
In an instant, these swords transformed into ice swords, which, together with the ice blades that Li Chang'an had drawn from the river, crashed down from the sky a hundred miles away!
The one-armed old man, Sui Xiegu, was shocked. He never expected that the sword he had borrowed would be coming at him!
He fled in panic through the mountains and fields, with thousands upon thousands of ice swords flying behind him!
The ice sword leveled mountains and razed forests, its destructive power unstoppable!
Sui Xiegu was chased and fled everywhere, traveling hundreds of miles before his ice blades were exhausted by the rocky mountains and dense forests along the way.
"Just who is this Li Chang'an?"
"Little Tantai, you really know how to come up with difficult questions..."
Sui Xiegu once swapped an arm with Li Chungang at his peak, making him quite powerful among the terrestrial immortals.
He thought that Li Chang'an, who had just advanced to the level of a terrestrial immortal, would not be able to withstand his attempt to borrow a sword from afar. Unexpectedly, Li Chang'an not only withstood the attack but also transformed the borrowed sword into an ice sword.
After weighing the options carefully, Sui Xiegu decided that he couldn't kill Li Chang'an now. Just as he was about to leave, he discovered that Li Chang'an was arriving on a cloud.
Having lived for so many years, Sui Xiegu had never seen a terrestrial immortal who could ride the clouds. He couldn't help but gasp, "What a strange kid!"
"Well, Li Chang'an, let's call a truce for today. I'll go borrow a few famous swords and then we'll have a proper duel."
Li Chang'an said expressionlessly, "You seemed to be after my life just now."
Sui Xiegu chuckled and said, "No, no, I was just testing your strength."
As he spoke, he had already darted dozens of feet away, clearly intending to escape.
The old man who swallowed the sword took a step forward, thinking that he had gained the upper hand and that escaping would not be a problem. He planned to find some famous swords and then come back to kill Li Chang'an.
But at that moment, a sound that terrified him came from behind.
"Sui Xiegu, stay here!"
Sui Xiegu was terrified and once again amazed by Li Chang'an's methods.
He hadn't been disturbed for over a decade; this Li Chang'an was strange!
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As a martial art at the level of a terrestrial immortal, the Sacred Heart Technique is already capable of shaking the mind. Li Chang'an once used the Shocking Calamity to suppress Nangong Pushe.
The shout of "Sui Xiegu" just now was delivered using the Heavenly Heart Tribulation, a move that, once mastered, can even shatter a person's courage.
Seeing that Li Chang'an was about to catch up, Sui Xiegu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. "Boy, you don't think you can kill me, do you?"
Sui Xiegu fled because he felt he couldn't kill Li Chang'an and thus fail to fulfill Tantai Ping's demands. Therefore, he needed to continue collecting famous swords so he would be more confident in killing Li Chang'an later.
Having reached the level of a terrestrial immortal, everyone has some trump cards up their sleeve, so Sui Xiegu didn't think Li Chang'an could kill him.