Chapter 57 The Shackles of Rules

The 50,000-strong army of Xuan State, led by Xue Che and several elders of the Jiuli tribe, took advantage of the fact that the army of Gu State was fighting with the army of Shang State and the country was empty, and they marched all the way to take the capital. This immediately caused a huge storm in the territory of Jiuzhou and shocked countless people.

Xia Geng's army that was conquering the Shang State suffered setbacks at every turn. Coupled with the successive rebellions of the Marquis of Jizhou and the Marquis of Yongzhou, the already deteriorating situation of the Xia Dynasty had become even more precarious!

Now, Marquis Xuanbo's open rebellion was like adding insult to injury, making the Xia Dynasty's already insufficient military force even more stretched.

Moreover, the reason for Xuan State's rebellion was that Lu Gui sent Huo Zheng's disciple Jiang Wang to assassinate Xuanbo Hou Han Wu.

The newly appointed Marquis Xuanbo, Han Ren, won many supporters in the name of revenge for his father.

"slander!"

Lugui really wanted to say that this was blatant slander.

He sent Jiang Wang to Xuan State in order to restore order and thwart Jiuli's conspiracy. How could it... suddenly turn into an assassination of Marquis Xuanbo?
He wanted to explain, but no prince was willing to believe him.

after all……

It’s not like he hasn’t done things like assassinating princes before!

When Cheng Tang returned to Shang and found that Xia Geng led an army of 300,000 to attack Shang, he announced to the world and let many princes know that Lu Gui had gone back on his word. While promising to let him return to the country, he broke his promise and arranged for Huo Zheng and others to kill him on the way!

In addition, his past aggressive military campaigns and attacks on You Shi and You Min had made Lugui a foolish and incompetent king in the eyes of the princes.

I didn't believe what he said at all!

On the contrary, it made more princes secretly more vigilant, turned away from Lu Gui, and stopped paying tribute.

even……

Some princes who were dissatisfied with Lugui, like Xuan State, decided to rebel directly.

And Xia Geng was also extremely upset by this matter!

He was originally commanding the armies of Gu and Wei and was fighting against the Shang army, but unexpectedly Xuan suddenly rebelled, and the royal city of Gu was in danger.

The king of Gu State has sent a message asking for help.

If you don't save...

With Gu State's current military strength, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold out for long.

If you save...

The remaining troops were not enough to defeat the Shang Dynasty and behead Cheng Tang.

Moreover, if he failed to defeat Xuan's army in time, the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command might be attacked from all sides.

"Saved!"

After much deliberation, Xia Geng decided to send troops to rescue Gu State first.

Otherwise, people will lose their morale!

However, since Cheng Tang asked Luo Xuan and several elders of the Jiuli tribe to aid the Xuan State, how could he let Xia Geng leave the Shang State so easily?

Tens of thousands of Shang soldiers, armed with weapons and armor made by the Jiuli tribe, instantly rushed out of the city and fought with Xia Geng's army.

The purpose is self-evident!

The purpose was to delay Xia Geng's movements, wait for the Xuan State army to defeat the Gu State, and then join forces with them to attack the army led by Xia Geng.

"kill!"

On the battlefield, smoke rose up, roars continued, swords and sabers flashed and shadows appeared everywhere, and endless murderous aura and blood dyed the picture into a deep red.

Above the sky, many outer disciples of the Jiejiao, who were invited by Zhao Gongming to come and help, also displayed their magical powers and used various magic weapons, and started an earth-shaking battle with the practitioners worshipped by the Xia Dynasty!

The heaven and earth roared and the void trembled.

If it weren't for the many practitioners who intentionally controlled the scope of the battlefield and the power of their magical powers, the void before their eyes would have been turned into nothingness long ago!

……

On the other hand, Han Yi also came to the territory of Gu State together with Xue Che, Luo Xuan, Li Yuan and others, intending to capture the capital of Gu State in one fell swoop.

Li Yuan and several other Jiuli elders who practiced the art of body refining were like ferocious beasts, maneuvering freely on the battlefield as if they were in an empty space.

Those ordinary Gu state soldiers couldn't do anything to them at all.

They are not practitioners!
Therefore, he is not like Luo Xuan and others who are afraid of being contaminated by too much karma.

Han Yi was also on the battlefield. Relying on his cultivation of refining the spirit and transforming into nothingness, he wielded the Nishen Spear and killed several generals of the Gu State in a lightning speed.

However, he was quickly dissuaded by Luo Xuan!
"My dear friend, as a cultivator, it is better for us not to be contaminated by too much karma!"

"I know!" Han Yi nodded and said, "However, I haven't entered the realm of true immortals yet, so it doesn't have much impact!"

The Nishen Spear in his hand was a magic weapon refined by Chi You. It was extremely ferocious and could only maintain its current power by frequently shedding blood.

Moreover, if one wants to further enhance the power of the Anti-God Spear, one will need the essence and blood of more powerful creatures!
Although karma is terrible, it is not unsolvable.

It’s just... it requires the consumption of merit and luck!
Han Yi believed that the karma he had currently accumulated could be eradicated in time, and the merits he would gain after King Tang destroyed the Xia Dynasty would be enough to eliminate it.

Besides, as long as one is strong enough, what does a little karma matter?
Like the leader of the Asura sect in the sea of ​​blood, who proved his truth through killing and claimed that everything in the world could be killed, isn't he still alive and well now?

Of course, this is also thanks to the Twelve-Rank Karma Fire Lotus in his hand, which has the function of burning karma.

but……

In his previous life, he had met several Asuras and knew that the Ashura leader not only burned karma, but also used karma to temper his own Dharma body.

It can be seen from this!

As long as your strength is strong enough, or the speed at which your strength grows is greater than the cause and effect you have provoked, those so-called karmas are nothing to be afraid of!
You can even use it as a way to improve yourself!

If no one kills, and no living beings die, even if the ancient world is vast, it may not be able to support the existence of so many living beings!
In Han Yi's view, merit and karma actually complement each other.

The way of heaven gives karma to certain people, and those who want to gain merit will kill these beings with karma.

If a person with karma dies, it can be considered as returning spiritual energy to heaven and earth.

And if a cultivator with merit is killed by someone with karma, he can also recover a portion of his spiritual energy, and also take back the merit and fortune previously bestowed upon him!

In this ancient world, the strong are respected!
The so-called karma and merit are nothing but things that provoke conflicts among sentient beings!
If you are strong, all the merits and fortune are yours!
You are strong. Even if you are full of karma, how many creatures dare to provoke you?
If they are entangled by karma, they deserve to perish. Then the once-powerful races such as the demons, monsters, witches, dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns would have... completely disappeared in the prehistoric world long ago, is it true?

Ultimately, it is a matter of strength. The so-called merits and karma are just rules set by heaven for the weak for the sake of world stability!

Can……

Rules are made to be broken!
Because rules are shackles that the strong put on the weak. If you always abide by the rules, you will never escape the control of those strong people!

Therefore, Han Yi actually understands Lugui's thoughts and his madness!
only……

Lugui was born a human king and had never left the territory of Jiuzhou. The former caused his arrogance, while the latter limited his vision!

If he could put away his arrogance, understand the principle of accumulating food and slowly claiming the throne, and learn to stop when he had enough, he would not have ended up like that.

At least……

If he had given up the throne of the Human King and ran to the Fire Cloud Cave a few years ago, the Three Emperors would probably have been quite happy to protect a Daluo Jinxian of the human race!
"The wind is coming!"

"Here comes the rain!"

In the moment when Han Yi and Luo Xuan were communicating, the elders Feng Xin and Yu Su of the Jiuli tribe had already used the magic of calling the wind and rain, and a hailstorm appeared in the sky and smashed towards Gu Guo's army.

Under the deliberate control of Elder Feng Xin and Elder Yu Su, the laws of wind and rain combined to form hail only the size of walnuts.

Hail of this scale certainly won't kill anyone, but it can certainly give the opposing soldiers a big bruise on their faces.

Their purpose was not to kill people, but just to dampen the morale of Gu Guo's army!
Only in this way can the army led by Xue Che capture the capital of Gu State more quickly.

"kill!"

Seeing that there was a master coming to help, the morale of the Xuan army soared, and their power increased by three points, forcing the Gu army to retreat step by step.

On the other hand, Gu Guo’s army was caught off guard by the hailstorm. They kept wailing and couldn’t even maintain the most basic military formation.

As one side gained strength while the other lost strength, it was natural that the Xuan State advanced rapidly, breaking through cities along the way and marching straight into the capital of the Gu State, killing and forcing the Gu State soldiers to flee in disarray.

"Want to run!"

There seemed to be a cultivator in the Gu State. Seeing that the situation was not good, he wanted to escape with Gu Bohou, but was unexpectedly stopped by Luo Xuan.

boom!
A huge fire dragon evolved from the Samadhi True Fire instantly rose into the sky, and countless fire laws vibrated, turning the two people into ashes.

After seeing this scene, the remaining soldiers completely lost their will to resist.

If I surrender now, I will be treated as a slave, but at least I can save my life.

However, if they resist stubbornly, death will be the only thing waiting for them.

Which is more important?

They can still tell the difference!

Xue Che had commanded troops for many years. Although he was only a general of a small vassal state, he handled the surrendered soldiers from the Gu State in an orderly and experienced manner.

He first asked people to find a place to imprison these future slaves, and then ordered the army to rest on the spot, and then attacked Xia Geng's rear with him.

After thinking for a while, he said to Luo Xuan and the others, "When the time comes, the cultivators in Xia Geng's army will have to rely on the immortals!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan immediately agreed, "Don't worry! I'm here to guarantee that those cultivators won't be able to hurt the general even a hair on his head!"

Since they have a huge advantage in the war at the mortal level, he will not retreat at all in the battle at the cultivator level.

after all……

If this battle can destroy the army led by Xia Geng in one fell swoop, it will be able to clear the obstacles around the Shang State and lay a solid foundation for launching an attack on Xia.

He will naturally spare no effort!
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