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Cultivation Technique: Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill (Perfected, Thirteen Levels)
Martial Arts: Dragon Capturing Skill (Perfect), Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms (Perfect), Crossing the River on a Reed (Perfect), Prajna Heart Bell (Perfect), Six Gods Technique (Perfect), Great River Sword Intent (Perfect), Three-Part Return to Origin Qi (Perfect)
Su Hui: Possessing keen insight, photographic memory, and the master of all realms.
Abilities: (Expand)
Red Dust: 32000 (Cumulative 31 points)
排名：权势3、财富4、武力5、风流4、文艺3
Li Chang'an's current civil officials include Zhuge Liang, who is stationed in Liangzhou, and Lu Xu, the great strategist. His military generals include Li Cunxiao, Huo Qubing, Gu Dazu, and Zhang Yichao, as well as new military generals who are being trained.
In terms of talent, we already have enough. Points are mainly used to exchange for elite soldier templates and martial arts manuals.
Both Northern Mang and Li Yang have hundreds of thousands of troops, while Li Chang'an currently only has over two hundred thousand troops.
As territory expands, so can the number of troops. What Li Chang'an can do now is to exchange for elite templates and form as many elite soldiers as possible.
Just like the 5,000 elite Xuanjia Army soldiers who harassed Gu Jiantang's 100,000 elite troops day and night, by the time they reached the capital of Xishu Road, only less than 50,000 remained.
With the Xuanjia Army and the White Horse Cavalry being such elite forces, Li Chang'an exchanged for two more elite cavalry units.
Now facing an increasing number of enemy troops, Li Chang'an chose to expand the number of elite soldiers. The Tang Iron Cavalry and the Tang Guiyi Army were all eighth-rank military officers, which was more than enough to deal with the Liyang army.
After all, the strongest cavalry of Beiliang, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, had been decimated, and the Iron Pagoda had been destroyed. Five thousand Xuanjia soldiers and five thousand White Horse Cavalry were enough to deal with the strongest cavalry of Beimang, the Rouran Iron Cavalry.
[Consume 10000 Mortal Dust Points to exchange for 10000 Elite Tang Dynasty Cavalry templates!]
[Consume 10000 Mortal Dust Points to exchange for a 10000-person Tang Dynasty Righteous Army template!]
After this replenishment, Li Chang'an's combined forces reached 64,000 men, while Li Chang'an's total army numbered 220,000.
The combined army of the template consists of 2,000 Mo Dao soldiers, 2,000 Bai Fei soldiers, 5,000 Xuanjia soldiers, 5,000 Bai Ma Yi Cong, 20,000 Guiyi soldiers, and 30,000 Tang iron cavalry.
The increase in total troop strength was mainly due to Zhuge Liang's effective management of Liangzhou, which attracted many young men from Liangzhou to join the army.
After reaching the level of a terrestrial immortal, Li Chang'an still needs a cultivation technique to continue practicing in order to achieve the ultimate longevity of a celestial being.
This realm can be said to be the strongest realm in this world, and it can even kill the immortals in the heavens!
There are also immortals in the world of Snow Swordsman, but their combat power is only about the same as that of terrestrial immortals. In the original work, Deng Tai'a, at the level of a terrestrial immortal, killed many immortals who descended from heaven.
With Li Chang'an's current level of cultivation, killing immortals is no problem, but his opponents may be even more troublesome than the immortals in the heavens.
For example, the young eunuchs of the Li Yang court must be at the powerful Celestial Longevity Realm.
There's also Tuoba Pusa from the Northern Barbarian Kingdom. In the original story, an immortal infused him with good fortune, allowing him to eventually reach the realm of immortality.
As an extraterrestrial demon, Li Chang'an is not welcomed by the celestial beings for disrupting the fishing fortune, and it is highly likely that he will help Tuoba Bodhisattva.
Therefore, Li Chang'an must continue his cultivation and pursue the strongest realm in this world.
Moreover, he came to this world to collect its fortune, and he cannot collect the scattered fortune again unless he defeats Bei Mang and Li Yang.
[Spend 8000 Mortal Points to exchange for the martial arts manual "Sacred Heart Technique"!]
Among the many wondrous cultivation techniques offered by the system, Li Chang'an chose the Sacred Heart Technique, which could greatly increase one's lifespan, even granting immortality and eternal youth.
The Sacred Heart Technique is a supreme divine skill created by combining the martial arts of all schools and the characteristics of phoenix blood. It can absorb the primordial spirit and fortune of others, and is very effective when dealing with immortals.
Cultivating the Sacred Heart Technique allows one to continuously condense vital energy at the level of a terrestrial immortal, while also gaining access to the four Sacred Heart Wonders and the four Sacred Heart Tribulations.
After integrating the latest template into the army, Li Chang'an obtained the latest enemy movements.
Gu Jiantang and Zhao Kai have arrived at the Western Shu Road, and Zhao Heng of Qingzhou has also assembled his troops. Xu Xiao and his son from Northern Liang are eyeing the area covetously, attempting to reclaim Liangzhou with the help of the imperial court.
On the Northern Barbarian side, the Rouran cavalry were also making moves, but it was unclear who their target was, or whether they simply wanted to take advantage of the situation and kick whoever was down.
Zhuge Liang sat in the central command tent, waving a feather fan, confident and composed.
"Your Highness, rest assured, they are only five enemy forces, nothing to worry about."
"We can order the White-Robed Guanyin to lead the monks and the Waleng army to attack Jianmen Pass, so that Gu Jiantang will not dare to act rashly."
"Zhao Heng of Qingzhou is all bark and no bite, a defeated general. Order Huo Qubing to march quickly, capture the kingpin, and kill him as well."
"Without the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Iron Pagoda, Xu Xiao is like a tiger without teeth. General Gu, please lead the Mo Dao soldiers and elite infantry. You can easily hold the position."
"The Rouran cavalry in the north is the strongest. We can send the Xuanjia Army to resist them, mainly to intimidate them. If we can eliminate them, that would also be acceptable."
"As for King Zhao Kai of Shu, he is just a fool who relies on Yang Taisui, and is not worth fearing."
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Li Chang'an said with satisfaction, "Let's proceed according to the strategist's plan."
"However, I must personally meet with this King of Shu, Zhao Kai."
Li Chang'an previously absorbed women's fortune through dual cultivation.
However, for Zhao Kai, the newly cultivated Sacred Heart Technique came in handy. Zhao Kai's innate great fortune was simply too rare!
P.S.: One update today. The Snow World arc is about to end. Thank you for your support!
The Third World, the Great Feng Night Watchman
Dear readers, the author is asking for a day off.
Allergic rhinitis is driving me crazy. I used two whole packs of tissues today, and the skin on my nose is peeling off from rubbing it so much.
After reading all day, I've chosen my next world. In the next world, I'll be a night watchman in the Great Feng Dynasty. My physical body will directly transmigrate, my cultivation won't reach its peak, and I won't have to start from scratch. I'll become Xu Qi'an's superior.
The Great Feng world still kills emperors, but it treats the protagonist better, helping him withstand all the romantic troubles.
We can't let Xu Qi'an be too lonely, so we'll leave the little mare with him.
Chapter 241 Nangong's Visit, Li Chang'an's Happy Life
Shu land.
In a certain place in the old Western Shu, deep in the mountains and forests.
Under the clear moonlight, dozens of Qi cultivators dressed in white robes sat on the shore of a large, emerald-green lake.
There is a pier on the lake, and several women are standing on the pier. The woman in the lead is tall and has a strong and impressive figure.
Tantai Pingjing is the sect leader of the Guanyin Sect of the South China Sea. Although she is nearly a hundred years old, her face is still as white as jade, without a single wrinkle.
Qi practitioners believe in early development; the later one's enlightenment, the more difficult it is to achieve success, and there are few cases of late bloomers.
Tantai Pingjing acquired the Finger Profound Secret Technique at the age of twelve and truly entered the Finger Profound Realm at the age of twenty-one. Now, he has been a terrestrial immortal for many years and is nearly a hundred years old, yet he retains a youthful appearance.
Ninety-six Guanyin sect immortal masters, including Tantai Pingjing, came from an isolated island in the South China Sea. Their doctrines differed from those of the Qi practitioners of the Fulong sect in the north, and they never interfered in court politics.
The Guanyin sect mobilized almost its entire force this time, a rare sight not seen in the six hundred years since its founding.
This journey north was not only attended by the island lord himself, but also involved ninety-eight Qi cultivators traveling north together. They traversed mountains and rivers, each dressed in white robes, seemingly riding the wind with the grace of immortals.
The young woman beside Tantai Pingjing was holding a beautifully painted scroll and was waiting for something with several other disciples.
This woman was Tantai Pingjing's disciple, named Charcoal Seller Girl, and the scroll in her hand was the "Land of Immortals".
As the charcoal seller stared intently at the lake, not daring to lose focus, Tantai Ping suddenly raised his right hand slightly, and the scroll in the girl's hand slowly floated up and unfurled in the air.
The "Land of Immortals" scroll is a divine artifact.
On the scroll, lifelike, ethereal figures appear: Wang Xianzhi, a burly old man battling the tides of the East Sea; Deng Tai'a, leading a donkey and carrying a peach branch; Cao Changqing, an official of Western Chu, pondering deeply while he hesitates over a chess piece; Han Shengxuan, a cat-man with flowing red silk sleeves; a man holding a gun who bears a resemblance to a bluebird; and Li Chungang, walking with his hands behind his back, wielding a sword...
This long scroll painting depicts about forty people, all of whom are prominent figures in the martial arts world over the past century.
The obscure patterns represent the dead, such as the spear-wielding immortal Wang Xiu and the human-cat Han Diaosi.
Those that still shine brightly are people who are still alive. Cao Guanzi's image is the most special, as the colors on it are slowly fading.
Tantai Ping's expression remained calm and composed, his words devoid of any emotion, "Master Cao's time has come."
She said a sentence, then continued to look at the figures in python robes who were among the first few in the painting. That excessively young figure seemed to be a thorn deeply embedded in Tantai Ping's heart.
It was precisely because of Li Chang'an's appearance that the landscape of China underwent a dramatic change, and within just a few years, the Liyang Dynasty once again faced the risk of falling apart.
Tantai Ping lived for over ninety years, but he never forgot his master, the nameless Taoist, who was one of Xu Fengnian's reincarnations.
Her journey into Shenzhou was for the person she couldn't let go of. A mysterious person sent her a message that his master was the reincarnation of Xu Fengnian, and Tantai Pingjing could no longer cultivate in the South China Sea.
"Huang Longshi once said that Zhenwu of this generation is the one who 'stops war.' Li Yang finally unified the Central Plains, and the world was only at peace for a little over twenty years. Now, there are changes again, all brought about by Li Chang'an."
The charcoal seller sighed, "Sect Master, fate is not immutable. No matter how I look at it, I don't believe that Xu Fengnian can bring peace to the world."
As the two were talking, suddenly there was a commotion on the calm lake surface.
Suddenly, the mirror-like lake water under the moonlight cracked open, and a hornless, scaled giant dragon straightened its body in the water. Its six-zhang-long body stood upright in the moonlight, its two claws pressed against the lake surface.
Ninety-six Qi cultivators simultaneously unleashed their magical artifacts, each with a solemn and dignified appearance, chanting incantations. The dragon struggled desperately, and the lake surface instantly transformed into a raging sea.
After a full quarter of an hour of struggle, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the sky, and golden light shone across the lake. Golden rays formed a large net, completely binding the yellow dragon.
Just as the Guanyin Sect members were finishing up, the yellow dragon suddenly disappeared.
Tantai calmly looked at the opposite mountain peak, where a middle-aged scholar dressed in a Confucian robe stood, with a white bowl floating in front of him.
Tantai's calm tone turned sinister, "Xie Guanying, don't push your luck!"
The scholar raised his head and smiled, "Tantai Ping'an, don't take advantage of your age to act like an old lady. A woman acting like this is not lovable."
The sect leader sneered, "You, Xie Feiyu, watched your country fall and your family perish, possessing great cultivation yet hiding your face and cowering in the shadows. In the end, you don't even dare to acknowledge your own daughter. Is that what you call a great man?!"