"The legacy of Laozi was passed down in the Zhou and Shang dynasties, and it should be in the hands of someone in either of these two dynasties."
Which side should we attack first?
Jiang Kai wasn't good at scheming these things; in the past, when he entered the cycle of reincarnation, he would simply start slaughtering everyone in his path.
But now that we're on a mission together with Yang Cheng, let Yang Cheng take care of all the messy stuff.
Yang Cheng was squinting as he watched the fierce battle between the soldiers of Shang and Zhou at the foot of the desolate mountain.
This should not be the main battlefield; the two sides combined have less than a hundred people. It should be an encounter between patrol scouts.
Upon hearing this, Yang Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "If you and I were to make a move against the Shang or Zhou dynasties first, we would face the power of an entire nation if we were not careful."
If we make too much of a fuss, you and I might be besieged by both countries and become wanted criminals by both.
Therefore, I think the safest approach is for us to each join the Shang-Zhou camp, infiltrate their ranks, and find out who possesses the fragments of Laozi's legacy. Then, we'll let the other side eliminate them without us intervening, and in return, we'll each provide them with assistance.
Jiang Kai's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.
As expected of Yang Cheng, he was indeed cunning and resourceful.
"So where are we going?"
Yang Cheng thought for a moment and said, "The situation in the Shang Dynasty is complicated. I'll go there instead."
The Zhou Dynasty allied with various tribes and vassal states; as long as you demonstrated strength, it was easy to infiltrate their ranks.
After discussing their strategy, Yang Cheng turned his attention to the Shang and Zhou soldiers below.
The soldiers on both sides of Shang and Zhou were quite strong. At least in Yang Cheng's opinion, although they did not have any supernatural abilities, their physical strength was comparable to that of a reincarnator at the Eighth Gate Realm, and they were the kind who specialized in physical cultivation.
Moreover, Yang Cheng also saw some 'black technology' on them that was completely out of this era.
For example, although the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty used ancient bronze weapons, some high-ranking officers were equipped with a weapon that resembled a crossbow. Although it was also made of bronze, it was engraved with complex and mysterious runes that could gather the surrounding spiritual energy and unleash extremely powerful spiritual energy crossbow bolts.
Some soldiers did not use bows and arrows, but rather a bronze cylinder more than a meter long, which was also engraved with array patterns and could condense spiritual energy to unleash extremely powerful spiritual energy bullets.
This thing is much more powerful, with a range of up to a thousand meters, and requires two people to operate.
The Shang Dynasty had so many advanced technologies, while the Zhou Dynasty seemed much more 'retro'.
They wore special armor, the runes inscribed on it not for defense against melee weapons, but specifically for defense against psionic weapons.
Furthermore, their physical strength was also greater than that of the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty, and in close combat, the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty usually had the advantage.
After looking at it for a while, Yang Cheng realized that the cultivation method used by these soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty was exactly the same as that of the Zhou Dynasty cultivators during the reign of King Mu of Zhou in his previous reincarnation world. They all used spiritual energy to temper their physical bodies.
The Shang and Zhou dynasties each chose to use runic energy to create fantastical psionic weapons that unleashed tremendous power.
Zhou Chao, however, chose the ancient cultivation method of tempering himself with spiritual energy.
These two are one internal and one external, so it's hard to say which is stronger.
But history books have always been written by the strong. Di Xin became King Zhou, and during the reign of King Mu of Zhou, Yang Cheng could no longer see those fantastical spiritual weapons. Clearly, the victor had already decided everything.
"Let's get started, one person saves one side."
As soon as Yang Cheng finished speaking, he and Jiang Kai jumped off the barren mountain.
The general of the Shang Dynasty army held a huge bronze bow, with a bronze gauntlet on his hand. Three runes twisted and shone on the gauntlet, instantly condensing three spiritual energy arrows within it, allowing for three shots to be fired at once with great power.
But by this time, he had already been approached by the general of the Western Zhou Dynasty, who was wielding a heavy hammer that came crashing down on him from three steps away. He had no way to dodge it!
At the same time, the Shang Dynasty general made a snap decision. Instead of dodging, he fired three arrows at once, aiming straight for the Western Zhou general Jiang Ling's brow, throat, and heart!
Just then, Yang Cheng moved and punched the heavy hammer away.
At the same time, Jiang Kai also made his move, his body shimmering with starlight, blocking the three spiritual energy arrows.
The generals on both sides escaped death almost simultaneously. At this point, they no longer cared about fighting and hurriedly shouted, "Retreat! Everyone retreat!"
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