Chapter 735 - 312: Wolf Valley Pass, Heavenly Mirror

Chapter 735: Chapter 312: Wolf Valley Pass, Heavenly Mirror

「On the national border.」

The armies of Great Yuan and the Turkic were locked in a standoff.

Modern warfare now began with Practitioners.

When one side’s Practitioners achieved a decisive victory, their soldiers’ morale would soar. A full-scale war would then erupt, resulting in a completely one-sided slaughter.

Ever since the Little Prince Andenuk acquired a mysterious mirror that could resonate with the Five Elements Power, the morale of the Turkic forces had been steadily rising.

Great Yuan, on the other hand, was in a precarious position.

A Turkic General had been constantly clamoring to invade Great Yuan and dig up the roots of the Tree Vine Demon.

To counter this, Great Yuan sent out a broad invitation to all Qi Refining realm Practitioners, hoping someone could defeat Andenuk and shatter the mirror in his possession.

Many Practitioners had volunteered for the task.

Even Li Qiushui went to try her luck.

Unfortunately, as the number of those defeated by Andenuk grew, the morale of the Turkic forces soared while Great Yuan’s plummeted.

The situation was becoming critical.

If things continued this way, Great Yuan would be on the brink of collapse.

The Great Yuan of today was not the same as the one from the past.

But Chu Lingguang had not forgotten the harm inflicted upon him by the Great Yuan royal family and Yuanchu Mountain. Fortunately, Guo Wei had not died at the hands of Zhang Xuan.

Moreover, Yang Shaorong and Xuanyuan Jinkang were now receiving special treatment at Yuanchu Mountain.

Furthermore, Wu Feihong, Li Murong, Wang Chao, and even Hei Hu were still serving Great Yuan without being mistreated. On top of that, Mr. Du had repeatedly requested his intervention.

As it happened, Chu Lingguang himself wanted to test his strength against Andenuk and avenge Li Qiushui.

So, after bidding farewell to Guo Fang and his Second Aunt...

The next morning, Chu Lingguang and Li Qiushui mounted their Flying Swords and sped toward the National Border.

Since returning to Great Yuan, Chu Lingguang had seldom used Sword Flight over its lands. He rarely took a bird’s-eye view of the country, let alone streaked across it all the way to the National Border.

He deliberately slowed down.

Along the way, there were many places he was familiar with.

For example, Wolf Valley Pass.

Wolf Valley Pass was located within the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

It was right next to Mazhou Prefecture and not far from Yunchuan City. The route to the National Border passed right by it.

He had guarded Wolf Valley Pass for many years.

He had gotten to know many brothers-in-arms there. He had even led ten thousand soldiers across the Hundred Thousand Mountains in a surprise night raid on the Turkic Headquarters. They had achieved a stunning victory, but due to a bizarre incident, he ended up being targeted by Yuanchu Mountain.

He was only exonerated later, after his cultivation base grew and he acquired a Spirit Root Constitution.

「One day later.」

Wolf Valley Pass finally came into view for Chu Lingguang and Li Qiushui.

This was the location of a Profound Iron Ore mine.

Since the end of the reincarnation cycle, Spiritual Qi had become increasingly abundant. Coupled with the spread of the Qi Refining Technique and the Qi Condensation Technique, the number of Cultivators had skyrocketed. It was now common to see people flying over the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Furthermore, the strategic location of Wolf Valley Pass had been exposed during Chu Lingguang’s campaign across the Hundred Thousand Mountains, so its defenses were now even tighter.

Not only were Cultivators stationed there, but it was also guarded by Inner and Outer Disciples from Yuanchu Mountain and garrisoned by tens of thousands of soldiers.

The ore output had also increased, and Great Yuan intended to completely exhaust the mines within Wolf Valley Pass in the next twenty years.

"Lin!"

Before entering Wolf Valley Pass, Chu Lingguang brought Li Qiushui to Lin Shirong’s grave.

Lin Shirong was the Grand Commander of Wolf Valley Pass, and Chu Lingguang was his subordinate.

The two had commanded the soldiers of Wolf Valley Pass together and had always been on good terms. Later, when Chu Lingguang was wronged by the Court, Lin Shirong had even submitted a memorial to demand justice for him.

In the end, Lin Shirong had merged with some bizarre entity within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, was branded a demon by Zhang Xuan, and was executed right in front of Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang had never forgotten it.

He had wanted to find Zhang Xuan and take his revenge.

However, he learned from Yang Shaorong that Zhang Xuan had committed countless evil deeds and provoked too many enemies. He had already been executed by the ancestor of Yuanchu Mountain, Yuan Shanhe.

Li Mao also became Yang Shaorong’s master.

Yang Shaorong was now an Inner Sect Disciple of Yuanchu Mountain.

’Many things were now just memories.’ Chu Lingguang could only let some matters go.

He could not avenge Lin Shirong himself, so all he could do was come to pay his respects and clear the weeds from the grave.

Wolf Valley Pass without Lin Shirong was like losing its soul. The only thing that could stir Chu Lingguang’s memories again were the soldiers who had once fought alongside him.

He had asked around.

Some of the young soldiers who had followed him back then were now in high positions.

He still remembered his staff officer, Ma Zhong, who had followed him on the raid against the Turkic forces and had an eye shot out.

Ma Zhong had been implicated because of him back then. Along with two thousand other brothers-in-arms, he was stripped of his military rank and sent home in disgrace. After Chu Lingguang’s name was cleared, those soldiers received favorable treatment, and some returned to serve the Court.

Ma Zhong was one of them.

After Chu Lingguang returned this time, he also inquired about Ma Zhong and learned that he had now returned to Wolf Valley Pass and become a Little Commander.

Rumor had it that he’d had a fortuitous encounter during the Spiritual Qi storm.

He was now a True Martial Realm expert. Unfortunately, he had failed to awaken a Spiritual Root. Though he knew the Qi Refining Technique and the Qi Condensation Technique Cultivation Method, he was unable to step into the Qi Refining realm because he couldn’t get a response from it.

His cultivation had stalled at the True Martial Realm.

But for Ma Zhong, this was already a tremendous opportunity, and he was quite content with his current situation.

When Chu Lingguang came to pay his respects, he saw the remains of burnt incense, candles, and joss paper in front of Lin Shirong’s grave. Clearly, the brothers-in-arms at Wolf Valley Pass had not forgotten him.

People came to visit Lin Shirong’s grave every year.

So he brought Li Qiushui to Wolf Valley Pass.

"Who goes there?"

Wolf Valley Pass was now under heavy guard.

As Chu Lingguang and Li Qiushui arrived on their swords, they quickly drew the attention of the Practitioners from Yuanchu Mountain.

Immediately, three figures on Flying Swords shot out from Wolf Valley Pass, blocking their path.