To the north of the grassland.
Six thousand Dragon Slayers and Manzi walked slowly following the guide, with Li Chengdao and Cheng Hui walking at the front.
They had been walking for many days and some began to complain that it was too far.
"arrive!"
The guide pointed to the high cliff not far away and shouted.
Li Chengdao looked over. This cliff looked very familiar.
After thinking about it for a moment, Li Chengdao immediately remembered that he had been here with Guitai and Gao Qinhu.
That winter, the ghost fetus awakened Gao Qinhu from the curling kettle, and then came here to hunt. He sucked the blood of the barbarians who had been hiding here for the winter and turned them into ghost puppets.
Things in the world are so amazing. After going round and round, I am actually back here again.
"Great, it's finally here."
"You can rest now. I want to sleep for seven days and seven nights."
"Is there any meat to eat? I want to eat meat."
"If you eat shit, all the barbarians will run away."
"do not talk..."
Li Chengdao was also very happy and finally found a place to stay, although this place was once the place where he massacred barbarians.
Cheng Hui said happily: "Escape the winter here and wait until spring to find a solution."
Li Chengdao nodded and said, "Let everyone go in."
The Dragon Slayers and Manzi trotted into the cave under the cliff. Everyone was looking for a good place to sit down or lie down, or even sleep in the end.
Li Chengdao walked under the cave and found a lot of broken bones, which seemed to be bitten by wolves.
At that time, many barbarians died here, and the corpses were not cleaned up. When the wolves found out, they ate the remaining corpses, leaving bones and residue.
Li Chengdao looked at the scattered troops and sat down at the entrance of the cave.
Looking at the endless snow outside, Li Chengdao began to think about what to do next.
Things developed beyond his expectations, and he failed to take over the ghost army and become the new king of the ice field.
With only 6,000 men under his command, it would be too difficult to make a comeback.
Taking out a black stone from his sleeve and looking at the strange symbols engraved on it, Li Chengdao felt a little upset.
"emperor."
When everyone settled down, Cheng Hui came over.
"sit down."
Li Chengdao glanced at the seat next to him, and Cheng Hui slowly sat down.
"Did the king ever suffer such a defeat back then?"
Li Chengdao still mentioned Wu Sheng by his honorific title because Cheng Hui was Wu Sheng's subordinate.
"Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. The king has experienced it several times in the past, but he can get back up every time."
Cheng Hui followed Wu Sheng for a long time and witnessed every battle.
Li Chengdao asked: "Why can you make a comeback every time?"
Cheng Hui thought about it carefully and said: "The king is determined and will not admit defeat. Even if he is severely wounded by Long Yuan and almost killed in battle, he can endure it and sleep for four hundred years."
"And we, the subordinates, believe in the king. No matter what kind of setbacks we encounter, we are willing to follow him."
Li Chengdao sighed: "The king's fighting spirit is still there, the soldiers' morale has not faded, but now..."
Now only Li Chengdao is still struggling. The ghost clan has already killed them. It is estimated that after returning, they will immediately seal the Storm Canyon and isolate the ice field from the Central Plains forever.
Under such circumstances, Li Chengdao could only rely on these 6,000 people.
"Do you have any good ideas?"
Li Chengdao asked Cheng Hui. Cheng Hui thought for a long time and said: "The plan mentioned by the emperor is the best, and my subordinates can't think of a better way."
Li Chengdao pinched the stone and said: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty annexed the world only a few years ago. The people of Xixia and Daliang do not agree with the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The current situation can be maintained only by Long Chen."
"If Long Chen dies in battle and the empress dies, the world will be divided into three parts again. Everything will be easy to say."
Cheng Hui understood what Li Chengdao meant. As long as Long Chen and the empress were killed in battle, things could be reversed.
But the question is, who can kill Long Chen and the Empress?
"When I was in the Holy Realm, the King said that the Xuanwu Technique was the highest skill. Now I have only practiced Devouring to suppress Long Chen and the Empress. There is also a Xuanwu Clone above Devouring. In the next time, I will practice it with all my heart. , when the Xuanwu clone is completed, I can kill Long Chen and the Empress!"
The ghost army did not accept his leadership, and Li Chengdao's biggest reliance now was Xuanwu Jue.
After devouring the Martial Saint and the Ghost Girl, Li Chengdao could clearly feel that the two "fetuses" in his body were growing crazily. As long as he practiced for one winter, the Xuanwu clone could be made!
"Xuanwu clone? This... is just a legend."
Cheng Hui has been following Wu Sheng for a long time, and he has heard about many secret things.
At that time, Li Yuanba practiced Xuanwu Jue, which was said to be the most powerful technique.
It's a pity that Li Yuanba has average qualifications and unstable mind. He can't refine Devour, nor can he become a first-class master like Martial Saint and Long Yuan. He can only be reduced to a second-class general.
Before Li Chengdao perfected Devouring, Cheng Hui even thought that Devouring was a fake. Only when Li Chengdao actually perfected it did Cheng Hui realize that Xuanwu Jue was really powerful.
However, Cheng Hui was skeptical about the theory that there was a Xuanwu clone on top of the Xuanwu Jue.
The reason is very simple. If we say that Xuanwu Jue has a Xuanwu clone, it is equivalent to saying that Xuanwu Jue surpasses techniques such as Ghost Shadow Technique and Long Family Heart Technique.
Why did the Martial Saint teach such a powerful technique to Li Yuanba, and why didn’t he practice it himself?
Li Chengdao noticed Cheng Hui's confusion and slowly stood up, slowly unbuttoning his thick clothes.
"Your Majesty, this..."
Cheng Hui saw Li Chengdao's belly bulging, like a woman who was ten months pregnant and about to give birth.
"Xuanwu Jue does have a Xuanwu clone. When I was in Jinling, I started to condense fetal energy, but I didn't know what it was at that time. It wasn't until the king told me that the highest state of Xuanwu Jue is Xuanwu clone, that I suddenly realized it!"
"When the Xuanwu Jue breaks through the Emperor, it condenses the Xuanwu fetal energy in the body. This is just the beginning. If you want to cultivate the Xuanwu clone, you must practice Devouring, and then continue to practice before you can cultivate the Xuanwu clone!"
"I have just refined Devouring and have not yet refined the Xuanwu clone. However, the king and the ghost girl are eager to attack Yanmen Pass for revenge. Finally..."
Li Chengdao sighed slightly and continued: "If I can refine my Xuanwu clone and surpass Long Chen and the Empress in cultivation, the current situation will be completely different."
Li Chengdao only said that to make a Xuanwu clone, you need to practice Devouring first, but he did not say that you need to devour a master before you can make a Xuanwu clone.
Cheng Hui was unaware of this and had no doubts about what Li Chengdao said.
"Is the Emperor about to break through now?"
Li Chengdao nodded slightly and said: "I am confident that after this winter, I will be able to refine the Xuanwu clone. By then, Long Chen and the Empress will be no more than a chicken or a dog!"
This is not bragging, Li Chengdao has such confidence that when he becomes the Xuanwu clone, Long Chen and the empress will be scum.
Cheng Hui said happily: "As long as Long Chen and the empress are killed, the Eastern Zhou army will be vulnerable!"
Just like the ghost tribe's army, even though they were large in number, after Wu Sheng and Ghost Girl were defeated by Long Chen, the ghost tribe was defeated like a mountain.
When Li Chengdao kills Long Chen and the Empress, the final result will be the same.
"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, let the ghost clan and Long Chen fight first, I want to concentrate on cultivating a breakthrough."
"The Dragon Slayer Army is resting here. Over at Yanmen Pass and Hera Pass, we have to trouble General Cheng to find out the news."
Li Chengdao planned to hide and practice here, but he still needed to know the news from the outside world, especially the news about Long Chen.
The so-called knowing yourself and your enemy means you can fight a hundred battles without danger!
Li Chengdao needs to know the news from both sides to determine his actions after the beginning of spring.
"The last general has issued an order and will set off in three days!"
Cheng Hui also needs a rest, and his spies are also very tired.
Fortunately, there are still informants left at Yanmen Pass, so we only need to send people to the Black Forest.
"Okay, I'm going to start practicing. No one is allowed to disturb me."
After saying that, Li Chengdao jumped up to the top of the thousand-meter-high mountain.
There was also thick snow on the top of the cliff. Li Chengdao got into the snow and his energy condensed into a turtle shield. The snow froze the turtle shield into an igloo. Li Chengdao sat down in it and began to practice attentively.
