Chapter Seventy-Five: Symbolic Instrument, Majestic and Powerful, Planting Trees and Enjoying the Cool Breeze

  Following the sound, Ben Zhen looked over and saw that a group of fierce soldiers had pushed out a row of cannons from under the flagpole at some point.

  This cannon is different from ordinary cannons, and the barrel alone is about twice as thick and long as an ordinary cannon. The surface is carved with countless talismanic characters. A three to five zhang long flame shoots out, and Wang Guang sees an iron ball flying out of the cannon and hitting his flag array. Fortunately, this flag array is not an ordinary object either, and the Western Canopy Golden Qi rotates, instantly absorbing the iron ball into a cluster of golden qi that merges into the iron flag.

  There were countless cannons, and as soon as they opened fire, the cultivators in the arena let out a chorus of wails. Those who were unlucky were directly blown to death, while those with great magical powers could withstand it with a wave of their hand. Those without great magical powers could also use spells or treasures to resist. If neither was present, then as soon as the first round of cannon fire came down, they would all be reduced to nothing but ash and smoke, even their souls being destroyed by the talismans on the cannons.

  "Brother Dao, save me!" Just as Wang Guang angrily and randomly fired cannons in his camp, the poisonous snake Daoist on the side shouted with a desolate face.

  Following the sound, he saw that his opponent had already been killed by the cannon. The Taoist priest held a bronze cauldron in both hands and rushed towards King Guang's flag array, not even bothering to collect the poisonous snakes and worms on the ground, in a state of panic and confusion.

  Just as he was about to arrive at the front of the flag array, a shell fell on him. He let out a strange cry and held up the bronze cauldron to block the shell. With a loud explosion, the bronze cauldron shattered, and countless poisonous snakes mixed with endless snake-like creatures writhed about wildly. A three-to-five-foot iron ball instantly chopped off this Taoist's left arm.

  The She Dao Ren was also severely injured, his arm was destroyed, and a burst of snowy light shot out, directly using the secret technique to wrap his body in blood light and fly towards Wang Guang's flag array even faster.

  It was clear at a glance, and it was obvious that this was not an illusion. After a moment's thought, Wang Guang opened the flag array and let the Snake Daoist in. Unfortunately, the Snake Daoist had no defensive treasures, and he was hit by a cannonball, losing an arm as he fell into the formation, looking quite pitiful.

  Then, the Tianyu Imperial Court also sent Wu Crow Taoist, Chan Chu Taoist, Poison Scorpion Taoist, Centipede Taoist and Spider Taoist to continuously fall outside the array in distress, and Wang Guang let them all in one by one.

  At this time, the Tianyu Imperial Army was in a state of chaos, with cannons firing at the practitioners who were dueling in front of the two armies. There were also crossbowmen accompanying them. A large number of soldiers did not charge towards the Daqi Imperial Army, but instead turned their blades against their own comrades. Many soldiers were caught off guard and were instantly cut down by their former companions.

  "What's going on? With such a powerful tool, why are you targeting your own people?" On the side, there was a Taoist priest who looked flustered and frightened. The priest was thin as a stick, with only a layer of skin covering his body, looking like a mummified corpse that made one feel nauseous.

  "It must be the Third Prince who took advantage of the situation to deal with the Eldest Prince." King Guang carefully identified the chaotic army and recalled the Qi-refining warriors who had fought in front of the two armies. He found that all the Qi-refining warriors who had fought in front of the two armies were under the command of the Eldest Prince, and suddenly he had a plan in mind.

  "This is impossible, doesn't the Third Prince know how dangerous it is to make a move in front of this formation? Unless he also wants to die." The snake-like man on the side gritted his teeth and muttered while applying medicine to his broken arm. "Could it be that there's a practitioner who's good at using illusion techniques secretly causing trouble in our army formation? But even if the opponent's illusions are excellent, we have many practitioners in our army too, how could it be so chaotic?"

  Everyone was incredulous and thought it was the third prince causing trouble, so they mumbled and made wild guesses.

  At this time, the artillery fired another 7 or 8 rounds in disorder, and dozens of shells fell into the flag array. Except for adding some extra golden atmosphere to the flag array, the artillery did not play its due role.

  King Guang's side had a flag array protecting him, nothing happened. The other two armies' Qi practitioners who were fighting in front of the formation all suffered greatly. Dozens of Qi practitioners who were fighting, except for six who escaped into King Guang's flag array, only three or five managed to escape, and the rest were blown up by cannons, their souls scattered.

  The Daqi Empire did not expect the Tianyu Empire's military formation to suddenly change, and after a brief confusion, the commander immediately reacted and gave orders. At that time, they also pushed out hundreds of fire cannons from under the banner, and these hundreds of fire cannons opened fire together, combining with nearly a thousand crossbow carts. Iron balls and arrows fell into the Tianyu Empire's military formation like raindrops, killing soldiers who wailed and ran around in disarray.

  The matchlock gunner lost his flint and took off, the crossbowman didn't care about military law and grabbed a bolt to run away. Those with skills snatched war horses, those without skills had slippery feet. The drummer dropped his drumsticks, the bugler threw away his horn. You pushed me, I pulled you; couldn't outrun cannons, couldn't outrun crossbow bolts, as long as they outran their own comrades, they felt safe.

  The Daqi Imperial Court's cannons and crossbows finally stopped after dozens of rounds, taking advantage of the pause, Wang Guang quickly gathered his flag array, wrapped himself in a red copper scroll, and ran away. The other few Qi Gong practitioners didn't slack off either, each displaying their skills to closely follow him. When Wang Guang turned left, they also turned left; when he turned right, they also turned right. For a while, panic set in, and his mind had long lost its composure.

  Wang Guang did not dare to return to the border town, because the defeated soldiers of the Tianyu Empire, in order to rush into the border town, actually destroyed the city gate that was about to be closed. He led five or six Qi practitioners, bypassing countless defeated soldiers below, and flew a full thousand miles into the territory before stopping.

  After the crowd pressed down Baoguang, Shedaoren found a mountain village woodcutter, tore off his arm, applied a secret medicine and performed a secret method, and finally managed to reconnect the lost half of his arm. Although he still can't perform Taoist magic or move his spiritual energy in this arm, after just a few dozen days of recuperation, this new arm won't be much different from the original one.

  "Wang Dao, what should we do now?" Crow Taoist habitually croaked a few times, expressing his confusion.

  "Damn it! What else can I do? I'm going to destroy the Tianyu Imperial Court, ruin my arm, and make me lose my vital energy. The crime deserves a million deaths." Although his arm had been reattached, She Dao Ren still looked furious, and his originally sinister and evil appearance now seemed even more sinister and evil.

  "Boundless Heaven Venerable! Everyone take a rest, after recovering our spiritual power, we'll go back and slaughter that Third Prince." Wang Guang's face was twisted in a ferocious smile. When had he ever suffered such a great loss? He hadn't been made to look like a fool by his opponent, but rather by his own people, how could this not make him furious?

  Apart from Snake Daoist's sinister nod, Crow Daoist and several other Daoists hesitated. Upon closer inquiry, it turned out that they were worried that killing the Third Prince would trigger endless disasters, worrying about choking to death after drinking a sip of cold water or drowning in the toilet pit.

  "What a bunch of gutless birds, that despicable thing dares to attack you, and you don't dare to fight back? What endless disasters, if you die, you won't even be able to avenge yourselves, who will still care about the endless disasters then? Hurry up and get ready, let's go kill those three princes together." The snake daoist on the side jumped up and scolded loudly, almost spitting in their faces.

  "Boundless Heaven Venerable! Snake Daoist, there's no need to be like this." Wang Guang's face looked unpleasant as he blocked the anger of the Snake Daoist. He then turned his head towards several Qi Practitioners and said: "This humble daoist won't force you all to follow me in seeking revenge together. If there's an opportunity in the future, we can meet again in the Imperial City. If not, then let it be."

  King Guang's words made several practitioners feel ashamed and difficult to do, although King Guang did not make his words clear, but they were all clever and had already understood. They knew that King Guang looked down on them and didn't dare to take revenge.

  "Let the Taoist's crime be forgiven." The crow-like Taoist beside him bowed his head and said with a ashamed face: "We were indeed afraid of being punished for killing the imperial citizens, let's just say we are cowardly like mice, not worthy to show our faces!"

  After this conversation, several Qi practitioners fell silent, each setting up a forbidden array and cross-legged meditation to transport their spiritual power. On the one hand, they were recovering from the consumption of spiritual power, on the other hand, they were thinking about the route ahead.

  Wang Guang didn't indulge in wild thoughts, and instead quickly recovered his spiritual power. Seeing that the others were still recovering, he began to transport the Taoist gate a little bit at a time to refine and purify his own spiritual power. On another front, he secretly deduced the three-layered One-Yin Thunderbolt, thinking about how to make it even faster when he next unleashed it.

  In a flash of three to five hours, all the practitioners had recovered from their depleted mana. The Crow Taoist led several other practitioners to bid farewell to Wang Guang and the Snake Taoist.

  "Wang Dao, we have just discussed among ourselves and decided that for the time being, we will not enjoy the offerings of the Tianyu Imperial Court. Instead, we plan to find a secluded place to study the Taoist arts, cultivate our skills, and strive to possess great magical powers and divine abilities before re-emerging into the world." Upon hearing this, both Wang Guang and the snake-like Daoist secretly looked down on them.

  "All right, I have nothing else to offer, and couldn't find a gift to give you. I only wish that all your wishes come true." Although he looked down on them in his heart, he didn't show it on his face or in his words.

  A crow-headed Taoist nodded in gratitude. He then took out a sandalwood incense and handed it to Wang Guangdao: "Wang Dao friend, we were able to return alive by taking refuge under your banner, and we are deeply grateful. In the future, if you have leisure time, go 389,000 miles east to the Ziyun Mountain's Touching Heaven Cliff, light up the sandalwood incense, and we will naturally come out to meet you."

  Wang Guang just nodded after hearing that, and the crow Taoist knew he was not pleased in his heart, so he didn't linger either. They each displayed their skills and flew east into the sky.

  "This group of trash, fearing the mysterious aura on the prince's body, didn't dare to kill him. As a result, no matter how thick their magical powers were, they couldn't condense the golden elixir and become a master alchemist." The snake-cultivator beside him had an angry face, but unfortunately his copper cauldron was destroyed, leaving only a banner with ten thousand snakes that wasn't enough to make a big scene. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered with Wang Guang's opinion and would have already sent the snakes to bite people.

  "They are either loose cultivators or small sect practitioners, not like us who have entered the sect and killed millions, with hearts and minds that have undergone thousands of tempering. These people are inherently timid and afraid of trouble, they don't dare to kill the prince's son, nor can they be blamed too much, just don't get too close to them." Wang Guang took a deep breath and said in a low voice.