Chapter 772: The Wind Has Not Subsided
Yao Zhiyi said: "These six words fully reveal the key to cultivation in this realm.
What is the true form? It is the fundamental form of the self. Some believe that as long as I have the awareness of self, then I am myself; others believe that both my spirit and my body are me. But no matter what, I must maintain my self; it is something that cannot be lost.
The spiritual appearance refers to the manifestation that you gather with the spiritual fire and use for fighting. It can also be said to be an external appearance. First there is me, then there is the outside. You cannot go astray. You must find ways to maintain the fundamental self before you can find ways to gather the external manifestation.
There are currently roughly three directions on this road, namely human, divine, and alien.
The appearance of a person is based on the self. The physical body is not changeable, and the spirit is the root. This is the most mainstream approach. The appearance of the spirit is just the opposite. The body is only regarded as a carrier, and the spirit is the original. This lineage was not common in the past, but now, with the rapid development of biotechnology, there is an increasing trend of taking this approach.
The last one is the strange appearance, which we used to call the demon appearance. In fact, this is biased. We may despise someone's character, but when talking about spiritual practice, it is best not to have any disagreements. This is just deceiving yourself. If you encounter real means, you will suffer.
"What Wei Guochan has practiced is a different form. Do you want an analogy? Well, since you are a teacher at Wuyi Academy, you should have seen the two golden-armored generals standing at the gate when you enrolled, right?"
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "I have seen them." He was deeply impressed by these two divine generals.
"Well, the path that Wei Guochan took, after practicing to the end, he almost transformed into that kind of appearance, that is, a national guardian general."
Yao Zhiyi thought for a moment and then said, "I don't know if you've ever been to Lianguang Temple, a famous tourist attraction on Xichuan Road. There are eighteen lifelike statues of religious guardians there. Wei Guochan corresponds to the eighth divine general with eight arms and three heads. However, he has only cultivated six arms so far, and he still hasn't fully cultivated two arms. The goal of cultivating three heads is still a long way off.
But, there weren’t people in the old imperial family who had completed the practice…”
Wan Yunshan took the opportunity to say something, "Junior brother, most of these people from the old imperial family have taken the path of the abnormal phase, because they are not human in the first place. In addition to these, some of the abnormal species in the fusion land should not be underestimated.
These are considered natives of the Blending Land. Before the World Ring existed, they often infiltrated our world through rifts. Some were even worshipped as gods. Others were the result of long-term possession and fusion by beings from the opposite side, or their offspring, or simply the "degeneration" of those beings. They all have bizarre shapes and forms, I can't understand them. Once..."
Yao Zhiyi interrupted him, "That's a bit off topic, but you'll have to face some of the situations on the other side sooner or later. Someone will contact you and explain these things when you return." He picked up the cup and took a sip, finishing the tea in one gulp. He then placed it in front of Wan Yunshan and said, "Pour the tea."
"Okay."
Long after the airship that the three people were riding on left, a group of cavalry from the old imperial family rushed into the place where the two sides were fighting. These cavalrymen on horseback were horrified when they saw the ground around them, which looked like it had been bombarded by artillery.
All this undoubtedly showed that there had been a battle between fighters here, otherwise there would not be such a huge scene of destruction. However, they just saw that the airship belonging to Dashun finally left, and it left with the glow of the fallen items. This made everyone have bad thoughts in their hearts, so they hurried over to check after the noise disappeared.
After looking here for a while, they did not see Wei Guochan. Did the general leave?
One of the generals, trying to remain calm, said, "I think the general probably defeated the enemy and took the enemy's airship back.
Everyone agreed. This was the result they were willing and able to accept. As for the others, they didn't dare to think about it at the moment.
At this moment, a scream suddenly came from not far away. Everyone's heart jumped and they immediately rode their horses to rush over.
When we got there, we found that this place seemed to be a deep pit blasted out by a huge artillery shell, and at the bottom of the pit was a shattered headless body.
From the black shadow, one can see that there were originally several arms, and some broken armor plates attached to it, and the appearance of a piece of armor can be vaguely restored.
Seeing this situation, all the cavalrymen began to tremble unconsciously.
They were very familiar with the shape of Wei Guochan's armor. It was clearly the same one they saw before them, and it had several arms, which was also only possessed by that great general. The latter had appeared in front of the army many times before.
Considering this situation, this should be...
Their faces were pale. They were unwilling and afraid to believe this result.
After a while, someone finally spoke up: "It's the general..."
Everyone immediately glared at him and shouted, "Qu Xian, what nonsense are you talking about? How could this be a general? How is it possible?"
The others also started cursing at him, and some even wanted to draw their swords to kill him.
The man ignored everyone, got off the horse, walked down, came to the side of the remains, picked up a jade seal from the side, and held it in his hand for everyone to see clearly.
"This, this is the general's private seal..." The lips of those who recognized it trembled. This was the general's private property and it could not be faked.
"Really, really is the general."
"The general died in battle? How, how is this possible..."
"Who on earth was it? Who killed the general?!"
Most of the cavalry felt as if the sky was falling, and the scene was suddenly in chaos. Some people shouted with bloodshot eyes that it was impossible, while others shook their bodies and fell off their horses weakly, and finally burst into tears.
After about half an hour, he said with trembling teeth: "Quick, send a message to the back, tell them that the general was attacked and has died..."
"No, I can't tell you!"
Someone immediately shouted to stop him. Wei Guochan held a special position in the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiaorong Land. He was the spiritual pillar of everyone. If this were to be spoken out, the morale of the army would immediately collapse.
Although the Dashun side would definitely spread this news later, even if they said so, as long as they did not admit it and tried to make up a reasonable excuse, they could still barely maintain their morale.
But they didn't know what to do next. After discussing it, they decided to take the general's remains back first, and then let their superiors decide what to do.
As for Chen Chuan and others, the airship picked up Xu Chan and his group more than half an hour later, and then flew back. In the afternoon, they finally approached the front line of the Dashun military base.
At this time, the sound of faint rumbling artillery fire was heard from the front. It sounded very large in scale, with at least hundreds of artillery pieces roaring.
Wan Yunshan perked up and said, "Is this a full-scale attack?" He turned to Yao Zhiyi and said, "Principal, so, Mr. Xue made the first move?"
Yao Zhiyi was a little puzzled. Logically, Xue Shou should have waited for them after receiving the news, and then they could act together after they met up. This would be safer, but he couldn't see through Mr. Xue's strength, so maybe he was confident.
"Report!"
The signalman outside reported, and the adjutant went up to take a telegram. After taking a look, he returned and handed it to Yao Zhiyi, saying, "Principal, this is a telegram from Mr. Xue. He said that Gai Shuhe was not found in the army of the old imperial family."
"No?"
"Yes, they say the flag is still there, but the people are gone."
Yao Zhiyi frowned and said, "Could he be hiding somewhere?"
At this time, a voice said: "He has left early."
Chen Chuan turned his head and saw Xue Shu sitting with his back to the chair beside him. He didn't know when he came, but after a second glance, he could clearly tell that it was just a spirit. He still greeted him and said, "Teacher Xue."
Xue Shou smiled and nodded to him.
"Gone?"
Yao Zhiyi and Wan Yunshan were not surprised by his appearance. Wan Yunshan asked, "Mr. Xue, didn't you stop him?"
Xue Su said, "After I received your message, I prepared to go over and keep an eye on him. However, when I got there, I found out that he had only shown up once before leaving. So I notified the defense department and asked them to take advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack so as not to miss it."
Yao Zhiyi's expression became more serious. "Did this kid from the Gai family guess something?"
He knew that there was an army of the old imperial family outside the place where they had just fought. These people should not be able to see the specific battle, but the scene of shooting down the airship should not be concealed. If Gai Shuhe had been more cautious, he could indeed have withdrawn first.
Xue Shou said: "Maybe, but I can confirm that he did leave."
Yao Zhiyi sneered and said, "As a garrison commander, he actually abandoned tens of thousands of troops and left alone. Should we say he was decisive or cowardly?"
Xue Shou smiled. "He's a noble relative, and he's a martial artist himself, so it's different. Even if he abandoned tens of thousands of troops, as long as he can find a reason, nothing will happen to him when he returns."
"Yes, wasn't the old imperial family like this?" Yao Zhiyi said in a deep voice, "They have never changed."
"No matter what, we won this battle." Xue Shu smiled, "This battle can solve many problems."
Yao Zhiyi nodded repeatedly, "I would also like to thank Mr. Xue for his help."
Xue Su smiled and said, "You're welcome. This is also my duty." He looked at Chen Chuan, "There's one more thing. Night is about to fall. In order to keep the army moving, we need to take the lost items over. This will ensure that the old imperial army can't escape under the cover of darkness."
Chen Chuan immediately took out the lost object and placed it on the table.
Yao Zhiyi took it and threw it to Wan Yunshan on the side, saying, "Xiao Wan, you'll take care of this matter."
Wan Yunshan rolled his neck, making a creaking sound, and said excitedly, "Leave it to me!"
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(End of this chapter)
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