Chapter 724 - 437: Partitioning Northern Qingzhou, Lu Xuan the King of Dingnan, Four Powers Stand Tall!

Chapter 724: Chapter 437: Partitioning Northern Qingzhou, Lu Xuan the King of Dingnan, Four Powers Stand Tall!

Once I set up the altar and perform the ritual to break the seal, I can command them to strike directly at Southern County and take Lu Xuan’s life without a trace!

No matter how skilled he is in talisman arts, he can’t resist the attack of these ferocious evil spirits!"

Zhang and Zhao, upon hearing this, had a glimmer of joy in their eyes.

Xuan Gui Zi said no more, grasping the Peach Wood Sword, stepping the steps of the Big Dipper, and chanting continuously under his breath.

The candles on the altar suddenly turned a ghostly green, an eerie wind arose, causing the talismans to flutter noisily.

He pointed with the sword tip, about to pierce the sealing talismans on the three wine jars.

At this moment!

Lu Xuan, who was sitting quietly in a villa a hundred miles away in Southern County, seemed to sense something and suddenly opened his eyes!

His spiritual senses at the level of a Heavenly Master instantly captured the malice transmitted across space.

Lu Xuan was first startled, then a peculiar expression appeared on his face.

Someone is casting a spell on him?

This is practically the biggest joke of the year in the mystical world—someone attempting to curse a contemporary Heavenly Master.

Well, if you think life is hard, consider this unlucky fellow... who actually tries to curse a Heavenly Master.

Lu Xuan snorted coldly, not even needing to stand up.

With a thought, following the source of the malice, he crossed mountains and waters, and descended with a great roar into the secret chamber of the mountain lodge!

Inside the chamber, at the moment Xuan Gui Zi’s Peach Wood Sword was about to touch the wine jars.

"Boom!!!"

An invisible loud blast erupted in the souls of Xuan Gui Zi, Zhang Tianbiao, and Zhao Shoucheng!

The entire altar seemed to be smashed by an invisible giant hand, shattering with a loud crash!

The candlelight was instantly extinguished, and the talismans self-ignited into ashes!

"Poof—!" Xuan Gui Zi was hit first, his spell forcibly interrupted, suffering a terrifying backlash, he spewed a mouthful of blood from his heart.

The whole person flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the wall, bones shattered all over, leaving endless terror and disbelief in his eyes, but he perished on the spot!

More terrifyingly, the seals on the three black wine jars were also completely shattered by this blow!

"Awooo—!!"

Three shadows, dense as ink and full of fierce energy, suddenly burst out from the wine jars, emitting earsplitting shrieks!

These were the three major evil spirits! Breaking free from their restraints, they instantly manifested, with blue faces and fangs, exuding immense ferocity!

The three major evil spirits turned abruptly, their blood-red ghost eyes instantly locking onto the only living humans in the room, Zhang Tianbiao and Zhao Shoucheng!

"No... it’s not my fault!" Zhang Tianbiao was so terrified his soul almost left his body, he turned to flee.

Zhao Shoucheng, even more pale, pulled out a gun and fired wildly at the ghostly figures, but the bullets went right through them.

"Roar!"

With monstrous resentment, the three major evil spirits pounced on the two.

The wind howled gruesomely, ghostly wails and wolf-like howls, Zhang Tianbiao and Zhao Shoucheng released shrill, desperate screams, and in an instant were swallowed by ghostly energy, their vital essence and souls devoured, leaving two shriveled corpses!

Having devoured the flesh and fear of the two warlords, the fury of the three major evil spirits intensified, they howled to the sky, their voices shaking the surrounding lands, seemingly about to transform into even more vicious entities, bringing calamity to the area!

"Hmph, monsters, you cannot be left unchecked." Lu Xuan’s thought resounded again.

The next moment, a gigantic talisman shadow burning with crimson divine flame condensed out of nowhere, carrying supreme power to vanquish evil and cleanse the universe, fiercely suppressing the three roaring evil spirits from the sky!

"Boom—!!!"

Golden light spread out, like thunder born from void, an utterly yang and upright force swept through everything, purifying all filth.

The three evil spirits, with no chance to struggle, under infinite fear and wails, were shattered and dispersed by the crimson talisman, completely vanishing into nothingness!

The sinister wind dissipated, the evil energy dispersed, all returned to silence.

Thousands of miles away, Lu Xuan slowly withdrew his awareness, issuing a calm order to Deputy Mo standing outside the door: "Zhang Tianbiao and Zhao Shoucheng are dead, leaving a leaderless group."

"Spread the order, the whole army is to advance and take over Heishi and P’ing-an Counties."

"If met with resistance, kill without mercy."

"Yes, General!"

Outside, Deputy Mo accepted the order excitedly.

At this point, the Southern Army had hands down quashed two formidable neighbors with thunderous tactics, unhindered by bloodshed.

In Qingzhou’s northern part, there was no match anymore!

With the sudden rise of Lu Xuan’s Southern Army grabbing control over six counties, the long-standing chaos in Qingzhou’s northern part was completely shattered.

The emergence of a new overlord disrupted the original balance of power, forming a new four-part power alignment.

Chen Xiong, hailed as the "King of Qingzhou," controls the capital Jiang City and its three richest surrounding counties, holding the core of Qingzhou’s administration, ports, and finance.

Under his command, the Qingzhou Army exceeds 500,000 troops, the most well-equipped, and possesses artillery and a small air force, a few old aircraft, representing Qingzhou’s "regular" force.

Rumor has it, he’s the son of the previous dynasty’s governor-general, nominally the "Military Governor of Qingzhou," with the most legitimate status.

Western warlord Luo Zhen Shan, controls the four mining counties in Qingzhou’s west, rich in iron and copper mines, holding the industrial backbone of the entire province.

Commanding close to 155,000 troops, occupying four western counties, his troops are tough, fearing no death, excelling in mountain warfare, and have the capability to produce their own arms.

It’s said, there’s a "Mountain Moving Taoist" line in his army, adept at using geopathogenic energy to set up labyrinths, even capable of deploying "Stone Men" in battle.

The Witch King of Southern Ridge, "Southern Ridge Witch Lord" Miao Jiu Gu, controls six counties in Qingzhou’s south.

The four counties, densely forested and inhabited by mixed Han and indigenous people, have perilous terrain that’s easy to defend and hard to attack.

Boasting about 108,000 troops in number, though seemingly at a disadvantage, they excel in mountain and jungle warfare, their movements mysterious and elusive.

Rumored to come from a mystical witchcraft family, representing the local forces in southern Qingzhou.

The army is mixed with many wizards proficient in witchcraft, witch-doll craft, and beast-commanding. Not only can they invisibly kill with witchery, but can also drive venomous insects and beasts to form "insect tides" and "beast tides" to assault the enemy lines.

And lastly is Lu Xuan, known as the "Southern County King" by the external world!

Now the Southern Army controls Southern County, Beiyu County, Cen County, Sanshui County, Heishi County, and P’ing-an County, a total of six counties, dominating northern Qingzhou.

In just half a month, Lu Xuan’s forces have amassed over 300,000 troops, well-equipped, with high morale, and expanding at an astonishing rate.

Host: Red Dust Immortal Lu Xuan (Seventh Generation)

Realm: Heavenly Master (Small Success)

Cultivation Technique: True Scripture of Sun Flame Talisman Fire (10/9)

Points: 397,802

Eliminating those three evil spirits earned him an additional 300,000 system points.

Just then, there was an urgent knock on the door.

"General! Urgent report from Sanshui County!"

Deputy Mo’s voice was unusually tense: "Within Sanshui County, in two towns, Heishui Town and Lin Jiagang, there have been attacks in the past three days! Over a hundred dead, all with bite marks on their necks, completely drained of blood, and on that night... turned into corpses attacking the living!

Now both places are virtually deserted, akin to a ghost domain! The county security regiment’s suppression was ineffective, resulting in heavy casualties, suspected... suspected to be a zombie calamity!"

Zombies?

Lu Xuan’s eyes flashed coldly, "Immediately gather a thousand from the Talisman Battalion, personally lead the team, and head to Sanshui County."

"Kill without mercy!!!"

"Yes, General!" Deputy Mo’s spirits lifted upon hearing this and he swiftly turned and left with large strides.