How to put it, after all, he was originally a hunter from the mountains, and he still possessed the necessary ferocity; it was just that his edges were now hidden, like a dragon concealed in the abyss, having been nurtured and raised.
At this mont, when the sword left its sheath and the dragon roared into the heavens, a radiant brilliance shone forth, capturing the hearts of all.
Zhang Xiuzhu deeply understood this point.
For now, even though he had the help of three Human Immortals guarding him, he found it difficult to gain the upper hand against Lu Yuan and his two companions.
After fighting for so long, neither side could overpower the other, with attacks and counterattacks continually exchanged.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that, on the opposite side, Lu Yuan, as the battle beca more intense, seed to be honing his skills, gradually shedding his rustiness and revealing ever-sharper ferocity.
His capability in combat seed to visibly improve with each passing mont, becoming much stronger than before.
Naturally, this was no surprise.
Since Lu Yuan had started his career, he had been a great general competing for supremacy in the world.
As a general and a power leader, even when competing directly, he led thousands of troops, commanding his soldiers in battle against enemies.
When facing elite enemies one-on-one, he usually let his skilled subordinates handle it or sent an avatar in his place.
The opportunities for him to personally take action were extrely rare, almost nonexistent.
Even when he did personally fight, it was usually against opponents significantly weaker than him, overpowering them with brute strength.
That was just an overwhelming situation, which naturally did not offer much in the way of training opportunities.
However, Lu Yuan had so foresight in this regard; he had previously created nurous avatars, and now had several through which, by experiencing combat against others, he could learn a lot through direct ntal connection.
But this kind of connection, after all, lacked the depth of personally taking action; it couldn’t compare to personal, firsthand experience.
Thus, despite being an Earth Immortal, due to various factors, Lu Yuan’s combat experience was at most theoretically rich, but practically lacking.
Now, finally having two avatars to coordinate and protect him, and facing a worthy adversary on the opposite side, he was given a strong opportunity to refine his skills.
This allowed Lu Yuan’s thousands of years of accumulated theoretical knowledge, along with the combat experience of hundreds of avatars, to be applied practically.
In such circumstances, with each passing minute and second, his theoretical knowledge was quickly tested in practice and then improved upon.
Repeatedly doing so, wouldn’t his strength rapidly advance, at least in terms of battle experience?
Translated into reality, this was like the enemy breaking through in the heat of battle, rapidly becoming much stronger. Although his strength did not double, it did increase a bit.
For Zhang Xiuzhu, who had to handle all this, the more they fought, the more desperate he felt inside!
And in this despair.
Suddenly, a Jade Symbol flew from his body, glowing briefly as if so ssage was being conveyed.
Lu Yuan, on the opposing side, noticed this and imdiately realized that it was his avatars taking action.
The cultivators left at Changqing Mountain were beginning to seek reinforcents from here.
Realizing this, he imdiately intensified his attacks, not giving Zhang Xiuzhu a chance to read the information in the Communicating Jade Talisman.
With dozens of spells cast, and Divine Powers colliding, the Jade Symbol hadn’t even completed its task before it turned into ash in the aftermath of their clash.
Seeing the enemy’s urgency, how could Zhang Xiuzhu not understand that sothing serious had happened?
Furthermore, seeing that the Communicating Jade Talisman was the one connecting him with Changqing Mountain, his main base, he imdiately had a bad feeling.
But at this mont, amidst the dangerous battlefield, even though he was worried, he had no ti to ponder deeply.
Fortunately, at Changqing Mountain, they had made full preparations; the forces left there were enough to handle an attack from an Earth Immortal.
Even if Taiping Dao had hidden another Earth Immortal and sent him to attack Changqing Mountain simultaneously, against a well-prepared sect, he definitely would not fare well.
As long as they could hold out, sending so reinforcents back would ensure that lesser forces couldn’t stir up any trouble.
On the contrary, if sothing were to go wrong here, and he were to perish,
even if Changqing Mountain could hold its ground, losing yet another Earth Immortal, the Qing Immortal Sect would indeed be powerless to recover, only becoming a skeleton in the tomb, slowly waiting for death.
With this thought in mind, Zhang Xiuzhu no longer pondered further and simply mustered his spirit, continuing to confront Lu Yuan and the others.
Matters that follow would be dealt with later.
Right now, the priority was to deal with the current crisis and to repel the enemy first.
Thus, several Earth Immortals continued to confront each other for a mont.
After so ti, in the distant sky behind, a beam of communication light rushed toward the battlefield quickly.
It was from Changqing Mountain, unable to reach here, hence they sent a signal to inquire.
But this communication light, having traveled over mountains and rivers, had just gotten close to the battlefield of several Earth Immortals when before it could emit a warning, it was instantly destroyed by Lu Yuan, who was already prepared.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Xiuzhu beca even more convinced that the Taiping Dao had definitely planned a big conspiracy against Changqing Mountain.
However, the more it seed so, the less he dared to act rashly.
In the rear, there were previously arranged safeguards and sufficient strength for self-preservation.
Even if it was difficult to confront the invasion of the Taiping Dao, holding out for a while should be feasible.
But on his side, if he showed even a slight sign of shrinking back or fear, it might be the collapse of the entire battle line, the death of thousands of cultivators, and the total breakdown of the situation in the Eastern Territory.
Then, the great army of the Taiping Dao could directly take advantage of the situation and surround Changqing Mountain.
Such consequences were unbearable for him.
Therefore, even if his heart was filled with worry and unease, Zhang Xiuzhu could only grit his teeth and continue.
And this was exactly what Lu Yuan hoped for.
In two consecutive actions, he did not hesitate to reveal his intentions just to sever this man’s contact with the outside.
What was this for?
Of course, it was to prevent Zhang Xiuzhu from learning the true situation, allowing fear to arise in him, and thus making him flee at the first sign of trouble.
Currently, the battle between them was evenly matched, but they were far from having an advantage.
If Zhang Xiuzhu decided to leave, Lu Yuan could not stop him.
To prevent this man from escaping, he could only make his actions more obvious, plainly telling the opponent that he intended to cause trouble.
Indeed.
His impatient behavior naturally caused the opponent’s worry, but it also led the opponent to judge that his side might be insufficiently strong and unable to take down Changqing Mountain imdiately.
Therefore, he could only delay as much as possible on the battlefield of Su Yun Country to buy more opportunities for the surprise attack squad deep in the rear.
This gave Zhang Xiuzhu an illusion that the rear could still hold out, but it was actually here that was crucial to the war.
As long as he could quickly repel Lu Yuan and rush to support the rear in the shortest ti,
the crisis at Changqing Mountain would naturally be resolved.
Should here collapse, the situation would be irretrievable.
Under this illusion, Zhang Xiuzhu gave up his last chance of survival and continued to grit his teeth and persevere.
anwhile, Lu Yuan, feeling increasingly joyful deep inside, intensified his attack, his moves growing increasingly fierce.
In the depths of his heart, he laughed with delight.
The enemy had taken the bait and was dood.
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