If a deputy general was this powerful, General Wen Shu, one of the eight great commanders, definitely would not be a weakling.
Back then, the commander of the three armies, Wei Zhuoyan, rose through the ranks under Li Jingyi’s support. He was in control of heavy forces and had a high authority. Even then, he could not even compare to the eight great commanders.
The Divine Capital was full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. It was not a lie.
The appearance of General Ning made the members of the Hengqu Branch and the Taixu Academy give up on fighting. If the Divine Capital wanted this person, they could only step aside.
Miss Conch stood at the side as she watched the happenings in her surroundings. Even at this moment, her eyes showed no fear or nervousness; only curiosity could be seen.
General Ning looked at Lu Zhou and asked, “What did you say?”
“I never repeat myself.” Lu Zhou no longer bothered with General Ning. Instead, he looked at Hua Chongyang who was injured and simply said, “Let’s go.”
He grabbed Miss Conch’s hand, which seemed small in his, as he walked away from the heaven worship platform.
Miss Conch asked in confusion, “Where to?”
“Wherever you want,” Lu Zhou answered in a low voice.
The two sects and General Ning looked as the old man and the young girl conversed as they walked away.
Lu Zhou had just waved his hand, creating a small storm of Primal Qi when General could no longer hold it in and said, “Catch them.”
With this order, dozens of mounted soldiers at the front lines charged.
The warhorses’ eyes shone with a dark green light at this moment. It was clear these were not ordinary warhorses. More than ten warhorses galloped across the land, stirring up clouds of dust. The mounted soldiers were at least in the Brahman Sea realm. The spears in their hands buzzed as they moved forward.
Lu Zhou shook his head. He stopped and looked at the warhorses charging at him before he raised his right hand.
Miss Conch stopped walking as well. She raised her conch and blew into it softly. A deep and sobbing sound resonated in the air. The sound seemed ordinary; there were no Primal Qi or offensive soundwaves. However, the warhorses seemed to understand her. They came to a halt immediately and raised their front hooves as they neighed.
The cultivators’ expressions changed immediately. They had tamed these steeds. Why did the steeds go out of control for no reason at all?
Meanwhile, the warhorses moved in a frenzy, bucking around the shake the cultivators off their backs.
Lu Zhou looked at the warhorses curiously before he shifted his eyes to Miss Conch who was standing next to him. “What did you say to them?”
“Freedom.” Miss Conch looked up slightly.
Meanwhile, Hua Chongyang and General Ning Han were filled with awe. What a terrifying ability! She was capable of swaying the warhorses’ loyalty with just a tune.
Ning Han, otherwise known as General Ning, stomped his foot on the heaven worship platform and said domineeringly, “Those who dare take the demon lady away will be persecuted on the spot!”
Boom!
The heaven worship platform crumbled with a loud crash immediately.
Ning Han hovered in midair and ordered, “Kill them.”
The cultivators abandoned their frenzied warhorses and leaped into the air.
Lu Zhou looked to the side slightly, “Are you afraid?”
“What’s afraid?” Miss Conch asked. Since she asked this question, it was clear she was not afraid at all.
Lu Zhou was already a One-leaf Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm cultivator. These small fries were not even worthy of him using his trump cards.
“Don’t move.”
“Oh.”
Lu Zhou flipped his palm. The Primal Qi around him surged. Dozens of horizontal energy swords materialized around him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
They shot forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mounted soldiers could not even withstand a single hit before they fell. Only two mounted soldiers were left. They carried their comrades’ corpses with their Ten Worlds avatars and charged toward Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou raised his hand and pushed it forward casually.
The two soldiers seemed to freeze.
Lu Zhou pushed his palm out and a shining golden energy palm shot out.
Boom!
“A Small Seal of Fearlessness!”
The two Divine Court soldiers reeled back and died.
Hua Chongyang’s gaze was complicated. “Isn’t Senior Lu from the Penglai Sect? Why is he able to use a Buddhist attack?”
General Ning, who was hovering in midair, was confused as well.
When the first wave of cultivators fell, another wave of cultivators took their place.
“You overestimate your own capabilities.” Lu Zhou flipped his palm again. Primal Qi was condensed into energy. The Great Blitz Treasure Seal and the Outer Circle Mystic Seal shot out. The energy palms were unique. Huge shining golden scripts could be seen on the five fingers of the palm seal.
These moves were too obvious.
“Those are two of the palm seals of the Daoist Nine Cuts Hand Seals!”
“Who’s this old man?”
“How can he master the techniques of the Buddhist and Daoist Societies at the same time?!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Another dozen cultivators lost their lives.
Lu Zhou was satisfied with the feeling of not having to rely on his item cards. Although he was not as awe-inspiring as before, it felt more realistic.
Ning Han said loudly, “You two sects, what are you standing around for? It’s time for you to be of service to the Imperial court.” Having lost much of his men, he intended to make the members of the Taixu Academy and Hengqu Branch take on the role of vanguards.
“Glad to be of service,” Jiang Renyi said with a bow.
“You should leave this to the Hengqu Branch…” Zhang Can had no intentions of letting the Taixu Academy take all the merits. He waved his hand.
The disciples of the Hengqu Branch drew their swords.
Dozens of swords sailed through the air.
The men formed four to five energy swords each that spun around their swords.
“Senior Lu, look out!” Hua Chongyang warned.
As soon as Hua Chongyang finished speaking, the countless densely packed energy swords shot toward Lu Zhou, looking like a long dragon.
“A sword Formation?” Lu Zhou glanced at it. His 1,000 years of combat experience and knowledge was put to good use at this moment.
Lu Zhou waved his sleeve! Unnamed flew out. He joined his index and middle fingers as he controlled the sword with his Qi. Unnamed split into two and continued to multiply…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dragon was slain by Unnamed.
The disciples of the Hengqu Branch had sour expressions on their faces when they saw this.
“That weapon… It’s a heaven-grade weapon?” General Ning continued looking down from above. This could not go on. A One-leaf Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm cultivator could not continue fighting for a long time, after all.
Lu Zhou thought about the Disguise Card which could be used to intimidate the others. Alas, a single card costs 10,000 merit points. It was a waste to use it right now. ‘If it weren’t for the price, I would’ve swatted you as though you’re flies ages ago! How dare you act pretentious before me?’
At this moment, Jiang Renyi and Zhang Can flew toward him.
A sword and a palm!
They moved at lightning speed!
“How dare you make a scene when you merely have a One-leaf cultivation base?!”
If they could not gauge this old man’s cultivation base after fighting for this long, they would have been the laughingstock of the cultivation world.
“Forget it!” Lu Zhou pushed away from the ground and rose into the air. When the sword and the palm were upon him, Primal Qi surged as he pushed his palms to the sides. A faint bluish glow appeared immediately! With Lu Zhou in the center, a gigantic array of energy swords that spanned 100 meters appeared!
The Yellow River Sword was a gift from the heavens!
“Impossible!”
“He’s not a One-leaf cultivator!”
Zhang Can and Jiang Renyi were almost upon him when they were greeted by a tidal wave of energy swords.
Bam! Bam! Bam
The energy swords washed over the two of them like a tidal wave. They were minced by the energy sword. They did not even have the time to cry out.
The energy swords seemed to have eyes of their own. They skirted around Miss Conch and formed an independent safe space.
“Eldest Senior Brother!”
“Elder!”
The members of the Taixu Academy and Hengqu Branch were stunned.
General Ning’s gaze turned cold. He stepped into the air that rippled under his feet. With his fists by his side, he launched an attack at Lu Zhou with an overbearing force that was as heavy as a mountain.
Lu Zhou was still surrounded by energy swords.
The terrifying part was that Ning Han had parted the energy swords with his shining golden fists!
‘Hm? My extraordinary power isn’t enough?’ Lu Zhou seemed indifferent. He retracted his arms and placed them before his dantian. The array of energy swords vanished at once.
“Die!” Ning Han, who had been resting all this while, punched Lu Zhou at lightning speed. His body was horizontal in the air as he punched with his right hand.d
Ning Han had the opportunity to catch his breath. With lightning speed, he hurled a punch at Lu Zhou. His body was horizontal in the air as he punched with his right arm.
Bam!
This punch connected with Lu Zhou’s chest.
‘It hit!’ Ning Han was feeling pleased with himself. Anyone hit by him would have their bones shattered. Upon seeing his punch had landed true, he hovered in the air. He had seen and felt his fist connecting with Lu Zhou’s chest. However, with a second glance, he discovered a layer of blue light surrounding Lu Zhou’s body.