Break through the last obstacle (asking for recommendation votes!)

  Shōgetsu-koku

  In the territory of Yunzhou, Zhao Yue Guo is also one of the few powerful and prosperous empires that can be counted on one's fingers. Its territory exceeds 100,000 miles, which cannot be compared to a small country like Wu Guo. Even in the remote county towns of Wu Guo, there are not a few people who know the great name of Zhao Yue Guo.

  A small, inconspicuous camp on the border of Zhao Yue Kingdom, with low and thin stone walls, stationed with hundreds of elite cavalrymen, under the command of a single general. For an empire like Zhao Yue Kingdom that has millions of troops, the garrison here accounts for only a tiny fraction of the national military strength, almost negligible.

  The Emperor of Zhao Yue never worried that this camp would be attacked by enemy countries, and there was no need to station troops here. Because beyond this small camp is the mysterious place that is not explicitly marked on the maps of all secular countries - the territory of Tianyun Xianyuan City.

  The only function of this small camp is probably just to show that this is the border of Zhao Yue Country. If it really suffers an unexpected attack, it's likely that some immortal cultivator takes a dislike to Zhao Yue Country and vents their anger, and the Emperor of Zhao Yue Country can only consider himself unlucky.

  Zheng Zhicheng rushed to the camp, met with the defending general, reported his name as a direct disciple of the national teacher of Wu State, and became acquainted with the general by addressing each other as brothers. It wasn't until a day later that Zheng Zhicheng revealed his true intentions.

  "Lord Wang, this is a 3,000 taels of gold draft from the Zhao Yue Merchant Association of Zhao Yue Country. I came in a hurry and didn't bring more substantial gifts, so please accept this small token as a gesture of respect."

  Zheng Zhicheng handed over several large-denomination checks, placed them on the table and pushed them over, saying.

  That martial general narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart stirred faintly.

  If three thousand taels of gold are just a small sum, then what is considered a large sum? Even in the prosperous empire of Zhao Yue, it's not easy to earn three thousand taels of gold. This place doesn't have any fat to be skimmed off, it's very poor and clean. Wanting to get three thousand taels of gold will probably take several years of hard work.

  "Zheng, what do you mean by this!"

  He looked at Zheng Zicheng and said slowly. Neither pushing nor receiving. Understand the intention first, then consider whether to receive it or not.

  "Little brother wants to ask Lord Wang for help in dealing with a few martial artists and stopping them from passing through this place, I wonder if the lord is willing to lend a hand?"

  Zheng Zhicheng smiled and said.

  "Judging from your injuries, they should have been inflicted within the past few months. As a disciple of the Wuguo State's National Master and a top-notch swordsman, it's not easy for someone to severely injure you. Your opponent must be at least as strong as you, a 9th-level Body Refining expert. And yet, with just this small amount of gold, you want me to take on several powerful warriors?"

  The martial general glanced at Zheng Zicheng's severed arm and sneered, "A dignified Taoist disciple like you, bringing out this kind of goods to try to order me to eliminate your enemies, don't you think too highly of yourself?" The martial general's words were completely unceremonious.

  "I just let my guard down for a moment and lost control."

  Zheng Zicheng's face turned red with shame and anger under Wu Jiang's mockery, gritted his teeth and took out a piece of black ebony wrapped in oil paper from his pocket. "This is Wurongmu, a ninth-grade medicinal material, the best body-tempering medicinal material. My master spent a lot of effort to find it for me back then. I only used a small part of it, and the rest will be given to Lord Wang!"

  "Rare treasure, indeed! This is something that can only be found in the cultivation world and even with gold, it's impossible to buy on the market in Zhao Yue Kingdom. I can see that Brother Zheng still has good intentions. Haha, earlier I played a small trick on my brother, now I'll dispatch 100 elite cavalrymen to guard outside the pass and have them kill those four people! As long as they appear, they will definitely die."

  That martial general was slightly surprised, and he accepted the piece of ebony wood, patting Zheng Zicheng's shoulder. He had already reached the ninth level of body refinement, so he didn't need it, but it could be used by his younger family members or disciples. This piece of medicine was even more precious than the three thousand taels of gold from earlier.

  "One hundred cavalry, that's probably a bit too few? Among the four of them, one is at the eighth layer of Body Refining, and the others are at the seventh layer. One hundred cavalry might not be able to stop them."

  Zheng Zicheng's face suddenly turned ugly. After paying such a huge price, he actually only got so little military strength.

  "Do you think the cavalry of Zhao Yue Country is as weak as that of an ordinary small country? Every single one of them is a martial artist at the 4th or 5th layer of the Refining Body stage, well-trained and disciplined. These hundred cavalrymen can even make a small country cry out in despair!"

  That general laughed loudly for a few moments, then suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice, "However, I'll say something ugly first. This little wealth is only worth buying a few lives. If more than ten of my hundred cavalrymen die, they will retreat. Don't expect this little thing to sacrifice the old capital of General Ben!"

  Zheng Zicheng's face twitched slightly, suppressing his anger.

  "In front of us is a small unnamed camp on the border of Zhao Yue State. After passing through the camp, we can reach Tian Yun Xian Yuan City in just a few more days!"

  The little princess rode her horse at full gallop in the front, excitedly saying.

  Ye Chen, Yan Han, and Wei Xunyu followed closely behind, all revealing an expectant look. They would soon arrive at the legendary Xiānyuàn City, a place they had been dreaming of rushing to for months.

  "Alas!"

  The little princess suddenly reined in her horse and stopped.

  "What's going on?"

  She was shocked speechless.

  In front of the camp, a team of nearly 100 gun-riding cavalry stood quietly, wearing fine steel chain armor, riding high-quality war horses, holding long guns, and forming a charging array. They were silent, but they emitted a faint killing aura. This cavalry had not moved yet, but it had already radiated a terrifying deterrent force.

  Ye Chen, Yan Han and Wei Xunyu reined in their horses and gazed at the cavalry troops a hundred feet away.

  "They're going to kill us!... Now there's no one else here except for us, they're clearly coming for us!"

  "For no reason, the cavalry of Zhao Yue country charged at us. Unless someone is directing them from behind! That scoundrel, it's probably Zheng Zhi Cheng playing tricks again. He previously directed the Black Water Plain bandits to ambush us, and after being seriously injured, he disappeared for several months. Unexpectedly, he rushed here first and bribed the cavalry of Zhao Yue country to deal with us!"

  "This is the border of Zhao Yue Country, where a camp is set up. After passing through here, it's the territory of Tian Yun Xian Yuan City, there's nothing to stop you, you must charge forward!"

  "I'll rush ahead and meet them!"

  Ye Chen held the reins in his hand and said in a low voice.

  The three of them nodded in unison, and among the crowd, Ye Chen's physical training was at its strongest at level 9. When it came to dealing with a large group of elite cavalrymen, perhaps only Ye Chen could put up a fight.

  "Whoosh!"

  Ye Chen drew his treasured sword, urged on his horse's belly, and charged forward. When dealing with a large group of cavalrymen, one cannot wait for the enemy to start moving before taking action. Otherwise, once the cavalrymen get moving, they will be unstoppable and very difficult to deal with.

  The three little princesses followed behind, ready to provide support.

  Rumble!

  A hundred cavalrymen didn't expect to take the lead, "Charge!", The leading cavalryman immediately launched, holding a long spear, and started to gradually accelerate. A group of cavalry accelerated, unlike one horse accelerating, the launch speed was a bit slower. Before the speed was launched, the power of the cavalry charge was weakened.

  "Forty zhang, twenty zhang, ten zhang... five zhang!"

  Ye Chen stared intently at the approaching cavalry phalanx in front of him, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

  "Cheers!"

  Ye Chen leaped up from horseback.

  Hmph!

  More than ten cavalrymen charged forward relentlessly, more than ten long spears stabbed into the body of the precious horse, stabbing it with thousands of wounds and hundreds of holes, and the dark red horse blood sprayed out wildly.

  Ye Chen fell towards the ground, landing right in the middle of the cavalry.

  "Whirlwind Slash!"

  Ye Chen took a deep breath, and his entire body's energy surged into the treasured sword. The treasured sword in his hand drew a perfect arc around him, shooting out nine sharp sword energies that swept away all obstacles within a one-zhang radius with an overbearing dominance.

  Hmph!

  A circle of cavalry around Ye Chen collapsed to the surroundings like autumn leaves blown down by a strong gust of wind, flesh and blood flying everywhere, and the flying corpses of the cavalry collided with the cavalry in the back.

  Boom!

  Over a hundred cavalrymen formed a dense charging formation, the spearhead was as if it had been punched hard and completely dented. The charging formation was instantly frustrated, forcibly broken, "Ninth layer of Refining Body, large-scale attack knife method!"

  All the cavalry were frightened.

  Ye Chen's Whirlwind Slash released a burst of energy, leaving him momentarily exhausted.

  Yan Han's swift horse galloped past him once again, with a semicircular blade flashing towards the cavalry troops who had suffered setbacks.

  Hmph!

  Four or five skulls flew across the sky.

  The concave part of the cavalry formation was thinned out again.

  Ye Chen has sheathed his sword and jumped onto a masterless warhorse, charging towards the cavalry once again.

  A brief encounter, and over a hundred elite cavalrymen had lost more than ten percent of their number.

  "Bastard! A ninth-level Body Refining stage Town Guardian swordsmen and an eighth-level Body Refining stage one. Unless we mobilize over a thousand elite soldiers, don't even think about killing them. What's the point of fighting, let's retreat! Zheng, this is what you called a few easy opponents?"

  On the arrow tower of the camp, King Wu's face turned iron blue and he ordered the retreat horn to sound.

  "Ye Chen has reached the 9th level of Body Refining Stage, how is this possible! The last time I saw him, he was only at the 8th level!"

  Zheng Zicheng's face turned pale and he clenched his fists tightly.

  "Uggghhh!"

  "Fall back!"

  The cavalry of the Zhao Yue Kingdom had long since collapsed and lost their morale. Upon hearing the order, they turned their horses around in a flurry, rushing to flee towards the small camp in a state of panic.

  Wu Xiaogongzhu and her four companions galloped past the border camp of Zhao Yue Kingdom in one breath, entered the territory of Tianyun Xianyuan City, and disappeared.

  "After passing this pass, it is the territory of Tianyun Xianyuan City. The army of Zhao Yue Kingdom is not allowed to enter. In order to kill your several enemies, I lost 13 elite cavalrymen and many were injured. It will take me thousands of taels of gold to cover up this loss. Zheng, please go ahead, it seems that you still need to deal with your enemies yourself!"

  Wang Wu coldly finished speaking and descended from the arrow tower.

  Zheng Zhicheng's face was gloomy and twisted, he got down from the arrow tower, mounted his horse and left the small camp of Zhao Yue Kingdom.

  This time the interception failed, and the revenge for the broken arm could not be avenged for the time being. However, there was another more troublesome thing that made him feel cold all over his body.

  "Wu Lingxiang once entered the Tianyun Xianyuan City, he would soon be able to reach the Jinding Xianmen and meet the Wu family of the Xianmen. He was afraid that he would have to face the wrath of the Wu family of the Xianmen... No, I must quickly send a message to Master through carrier pigeon, let him think of a way to deal with it. I'll go to Tianyun Xianyuan City first and wait for news, as for what to do next, only Master can make the decision."

  Zheng Zicheng felt a suffocating pressure.