Chapter 664 Life Is Threatening

October 13.

Outside the Great Zhou Sworddragon Pass, the antler plains welcomed the first heavy snow since winter.

The black army stood like a tide outside the Sword Dragon Pass. The gray snow fell on their armor, as if they had encountered a blazing fire, melting in an instant. Nineteen's hands trembled as he held onto the sword and looked at the army that had arrived. His tender face was filled with panic.

"Uncle! What should we do?" She turned around and asked loudly.

Behind him, on the giant wolf's body, Xu Han lay there comfortably. Xuan'er lay in his embrace and took a nap. Qin Keqing quietly squatted beside him and raised an umbrella for him. In the distance, above Aowu's head, Zhou Yuan was holding a large pile of ancient books in his arms while Ah Huang grinned. He was also holding an oil paper umbrella for the old man.

Hearing Nineteen's call for help, Xu Han opened his eyes. He lazily said, "My sword dao is about advancing forward and living towards death. If you want to learn this dao, you have to be fearless. A mere three thousand soldiers, what are you afraid of?"

Nineteen secretly cursed, "You are an immortal, how can we compare?"

However, she did not dare to say such words in front of her. After all, she was crying and begging Xu Han to teach her swordsmanship. If she missed out now, wouldn't all her previous efforts be in vain? Furthermore, she knew very well that Xu Han would definitely not really not be able to stand idly by and not save her.

Thinking of this, Xiao Nineteen bit her pale lips and gathered the courage to face the army that was still charging towards her.

"Ah!!!" Nineteen closed his eyes and wildly waved the sword in his hand. Of course, such a "sword technique" naturally had no rules. Not to mention the three thousand elite soldiers that Xu Han had thought of a way to lure out, even an ordinary martial artist would probably be able to easily snatch the sword and kill people at this moment. Moreover, these three thousand soldiers weren't extraordinary.

After parting ways with Ye Hongjian, Xu Han and the others rushed all the way to the Chen Kingdom without stopping. Along the way, the land of the Great Zhou Kingdom was depressed. It was not an exaggeration to say that there were corpses everywhere and that they were starving. However, when they first saw these things, they were shocking. After seeing many of them, their hearts would inevitably go numb. And when they arrived at the Sword Dragon Pass, what happened was even more frightening.

The Sword Dragon Pass did not have many defenders. There were more than 20,000 of them, and they did not have much high-end combat power. The strongest of them was only the three Saint Sons.

Such a lineup was naturally not Xu Han's opponent. Xu Han simply forced his way through the door. After taking care of the three saints, the 20,000 troops under their command suddenly went berserk. They attacked them like crazy. Xu Han used all of his trump cards and crippled half of the defenders. However, he gradually discovered that something was wrong.

After losing the Saint Son, these soldiers seemed to have lost their minds. They continued to walk on the corpses of their fellow robes. There was no fear on their faces other than anger and killing intent. Of course, this was a very abnormal matter. In order to understand the reason behind this, Xu Han simply brought the three thousand elite soldiers along. While serving as the nineteenth training partner, he allowed Zhou Yuan, who was proficient in this field, to study it properly.

However, these natural things did not happen when the soldiers arrived at nineteen.

Xu Han, who was sitting leisurely on Aowu's body, suddenly flicked his finger when the mad-looking soldiers were about to wave the sword in their hands towards Nineteen's face. Streaks of cold sword light flew out at that moment, turning into a sword formation with 19 as the center, blocking the armored soldiers from entering.

Xu Han raised his head to look at the sky that was still drifting with grey snowflakes. He patted Xuan'er's head and said, "Go and take a look, one at a time."

"Meow!" Xuan'er let out a long cry. At that time, she obediently jumped off Xu Han's body and landed on the sword array. Then, she widened her amber eyes and tilted her head to sweep through the group of armored warriors whose expressions were crazy, as if she had lost her mind and was constantly smashing into the sword array. In the end, it looked at one of them, and its body landed lightly. With a sharp claw, the armored warrior was thrown into the sword formation at that time.

At that time, Xu Han raised his eyebrows and said to Nineteen Words, who was still randomly brandishing his sword in his hand, "Just having courage is not enough. You still need to have brains."

"Open your eyes and look at your opponent. Think of a way to kill him."

Xu Han's deep voice rang out. Only then did Nineteen open her eyes as if she had just woken up from a dream. Looking at the ferocious looking soldier in front of her, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. She subconsciously turned around to look at Xu Han, only to see that Xu Han had already laid down again and was taking a leisurely nap. Nineteen understood that no one would help her at this time. Her expression sank. She finally mustered up her courage and charged forward, wrestling with the strange armored warrior.

"Let's go." Although Xu Han's eyes were still closed, he seemed to be in charge of the situation here.

"Awoo!"

Hearing this, Aowu raised his head excitedly and let out a long howl. This action immediately caused Zhou Yuan, who was sitting above his head, to jump and almost fall to the ground. Ah Huang, who was also holding an umbrella for Zhou Yuan, found a vent for his anger and punched Aowu in the head.

Aowu was in pain, but he didn't dare to attack Ah Huang, who was the Demon King.

He could only let out two wronged "wuwu" cries before taking the group forward.

As Aowu stepped forward, the sword formation that had sliced through Nineteen and the other strange armored warriors began to slowly move forward. However, Nineteen and the armored warrior who were wrestling on it were unable to detect the changes brought about by such a movement in the slightest. As for the group of armored warriors who hadn't entered the formation, they followed behind the sword formation like walking corpses, chasing after it tirelessly.

…

"Young Master, you're only nineteen years old. Isn't that too much of a rush to succeed?" Qin Keqing couldn't help but ask after a moment of hesitation when she saw that Nineteen was fighting against a soldier who was several times taller than her in the sword formation.

Xu Han narrowed his eyes and opened a crack in his eyes. He looked at Qin Keqing and said lightly, "The chaotic times are coming. No one can protect anyone. If you suffer a bit now, you will suffer less in the future."

Hearing this, Qin Keqing was stunned. She knew that Xu Han's words were correct, so she lowered her head.

But after a moment of silence, she gritted her teeth and asked softly, "Young Master, did Sister Hongjian leave because…"

Qin Keqing held this question in her heart for a long time. She couldn't help but feel guilty and embarrassed about it. Only today did she finally have the courage to speak.

However, before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Xu Han.

"No." Xu Han quickly rejected Qin Keqing's question. Of course, many times, such a quick answer did not mean that the answer was true. On the contrary, it was a response to the desire to cover up the depths of his heart.

Qin Keqing lowered her head and said softly, "If that's the case, Young Master should leave Sister Hong Jian behind. Presumably, there are dangers in Chang'an. After she goes…"

"Nobody can persuade her about what she has decided. Moreover, as an immortal, even though Chang'an City is full of dangers, it is not likely that she will be able to do anything to her." Xu Han could tell that Qin Keqing was worried about Ye Hongjian's situation, so he comforted her.

"Immortal?" However, Qin Keqing was stunned and surprised.

"Yes." Xu Han nodded, "When we left Great Xia, the Hongjian reached a critical stage of breaking through the realm. That's why we stayed here alone."

"How about this" Qin Keqing nodded, her expression becoming a little lonely. Qin Keqing murmured softly, "Sister Hongjian is so kind to be able to share the worries for Young Master, and I…" She couldn't help but recall what the black-clothed man had said to her that day.

"Regardless of whether it's him or this world, they can't bear the slightest burden now."

"You guys do it yourself, and I do it myself…"

Xu Han did not hear Qin Keqing's murmur clearly. He only saw her expression wandering and thought that she was still complaining about Ye Hongjian's departure. Xu Han comforted, "Hongjian does things in a proper way. You don't need to worry."

When Qin Keqing, who had just recovered from her thoughts, heard this, she seemed to have made up her mind and gritted her teeth. When she raised her head to look at Xu Hanshi, she actually revealed a smile on her face, "Yes, I know."

…

The heavy snow laid a thick layer on the ground, stopping only when it was getting late.

The marching team stopped. Xu Han flicked his finger and the sword formation instantly grew larger, enveloping the three thousand soldiers, preventing them from moving forward or retreating. And Xuan'er was also here to carry out nineteen of her ashes and dirt faces that were almost exhausted. Xuan'er was quite intelligent. After receiving Xu Han's orders, the opponents chosen for 19 each time were all soldiers who could be defeated by 19, but they were still enough to pose a great threat to them. Although 19 was in danger and looked miserable, in fact, he did not receive much damage.

"Go and show her." Xu Han said to Qin Keqing, who was beside him. Then, he jumped off Aowu's back.

When Aowu saw Xuan'er walk over, she immediately became excited. Its body turned into an ordinary size, and it jumped up and down to Xuan'er's side, wagging its tail towards it. However, Zhou Yuan, who was sitting on his head, was unlucky. His body fell, and the books around him were scattered all over the ground. He was in a sorry state.

He didn't have time to worry about the injuries on his hands and feet, so he hurriedly bowed down and began to pick up the ancient books on the ground. These were all books that Xu Han had found after looting several strongholds of the Dark Asura Palace along the way. There were many kinds of things recorded in them, and there was no lack of things that touched upon the mysteries of the Dark Asura Palace. Zhou Yuan could not afford to pursue Xu Han. After all, Zhou Yuan's understanding of his identity was quite clear.

However, just as he was picking up the seventh book that was scattered on the snow, a hand suddenly reached out and picked up the ancient book on the ground. Zhou Yuan was stunned and looked up. He saw that the owner of the hand was Xu Han.

He stood up subconsciously with a bitter expression. However, Xu Han didn't seem to notice anything strange about him and handed over the book in his hand at that time. Zhou Yuan hurriedly accepted the item, but his expression was still filled with fear.

"Do you see anything?" Xu Han's voice suddenly sounded.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly replied, "I have some clues, but…"

"Tell me." Xu Han interrupted Zhou Yuan and waved his hand behind him. Ah Huang walked over indignantly and took the books in Zhou Yuan's hand. Then, he picked up the ancient books that were still on the ground one by one.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan hurriedly cleared his throat and said, "Most of these soldiers are Asuras from before the Dark Asura Palace. The cultivation technique they cultivated is also the Asura Technique created by the Dark Asura Palace. This cultivation technique."

"Key points." Xu Han frowned and interrupted Zhou Yuan again.

"Gulu." Zhou Yuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Only then did he remember that Xu Han was also from the Dark Asura Palace, so he naturally understood the Asura Art very well. After pondering for a moment, he planned out what Xu Han wanted to know in his mind. Then, he said again, "The Dark Asura Palace is eager for instant success. It thought of exchanging demon blood for human blood, so that people can quickly skip the cumbersome process of cultivating the Asura Art and create the half-demon they want." "However, unlike the Asura, most of them are absolutely loyal to the hall because they were raised by the Asura and used coercion and temptation."

"These demons are powerful, and most of them are children who have been plundered. One or two of them are still acceptable, but if they are to be manufactured in large quantities, once these demons lose control and become enemies with the Dark Asura Palace, the gains will not be worth the losses to the Dark Asura Palace."

"For this reason, the so-called sacred medicine was developed in the hall. I'm not sure about the exact efficacy of the formula. I only know that whoever consumes this sacred medicine will be absolutely loyal to the Dark Asura Hall. Naturally, according to the style of the Dark Asura Hall, the large number of Asuras under its command have also been arranged to consume this sacred medicine."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused. He carefully looked at Xu Han and said, Seeing the dissatisfaction on his face, he added, "Although the book we got doesn't contain the prescription of the holy medicine, there are some accounts about the medicinal ingredients. There are a few of them in large quantities, and no matter which stronghold of the Dark Asura Palace, they will be collected in large quantities. However, I think these medicinal ingredients should be the necessities of the holy medicine."

"To be honest, I really can't imagine how these rare medicinal ingredients together can have such a miraculous effect in controlling people's hearts."

At this moment, Zhou Yuan fell silent again, seemingly hesitating. "Furthermore, I carefully examined the situation of those soldiers, so I came to a conjecture …"

"What conjecture?" Xu Han narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth and finally said, "I think that the holy medicine is not the key to controlling people's hearts. It is more likely that it is just a medium."

Xu Han did not fully understand what Zhou Yuan meant. He asked, "What medium?"

"Chain the medium between the recipient and the applicator." Zhou Yuan said. He subconsciously looked at Xu Han. However, seeing that the other party's expression was still confused, he realized that such a statement was still too vague. He was afraid that Xu Han would be dissatisfied and hurriedly explain again, "Think carefully. Before the Saint Son died, those soldiers were practically no different from ordinary people. Why did they suddenly go crazy? The fundamental reason I thought it was very likely that they were on those Saint Sons."

"I was born in a secluded sect. The sect cultivates the art of refining demons. In order to be able to control demons, the ancestors of the sect created a method to link humans to demons' souls. Humans are masters, demons are servants. Servants die, masters die, masters die, masters die, masters die, masters die, servants die."

"Although this technique has been lost, I think the relationship between these armored warriors and the Holy Son is very similar. The moment the Saint Son died, these soldiers seemed to have lost their souls. All they knew was that following the Asura Technique would bring about instinct for slaughter, and they would no longer look like humans. "This is very likely the aftereffects of the death of the Saint Son, who is the main body, and the subsequent annihilation of the souls of these soldiers."

Although Xu Han had never thought of such a thing, the method that Zhou Yuan had mentioned was not completely impossible to achieve. Therefore, he did not comment on it. He said, "Such a speculation is indeed extremely possible, but it is only a deduction after all."

"No! I think the truth of the holy medicine might be different from the truth, but it definitely won't be much different." Perhaps it was related to something that he was most skilled at, but Zhou Yuan, who was discussing this place, surprisingly interrupted Xu Han's words.

Fortunately, Xu Han did not feel the slightest bit annoyed by this. Instead, he looked at Zhou Yuan and asked, "What's the answer?"

Zhou Yuan was greatly encouraged. At that moment, he took a deep breath and said, "As I said before, even if these medicinal ingredients are really the key ingredients for refining holy medicines, they together will not have such miraculous effects unless there are some extremely complicated refining methods or some medicines that are not included in these ingredients." As for the former, it would take too much time. As for the latter, the medicines that could achieve such effects were extremely rare and even extinct. Therefore, it seems to me that neither of them can satisfy such a large amount of refining of holy medicines. "

"However, it would be more practical to use the holy medicines made from these herbs as a medium to control the hearts of the people. Moreover, if he did so, it would be of great benefit to the Dark Asura Palace."

When Zhou Yuan spoke of the rise, he actually bought a juncture at this moment.

However, when he turned to look at Xu Han and saw that the other party's face was gradually showing signs of displeasure, Zhou Yuan finally came to his senses. He hurriedly said, "Imagine that these tens of thousands of soldiers were connected to the Saint Son's soul. Once the Saint Son died, although they seemed to be alive, their souls had already been extinguished. It was no different from death."

"And if the citizens of the Great Xia Continents and the entire Great Zhou Empire were to use such a secret technique to link to that Great Chu Emperor's soul … Under the heavens, who else would dare to kill her?"

Hearing this, Xu Han instantly trembled. Not to mention the three continents of Great Xia that had fallen into the dead Chu, there were tens of thousands of creatures in Great Zhou alone. If it was really as Zhou Yuan had guessed, killing the Emperor of Great Chu would be equivalent to extinguishing the souls of these tens of thousands of creatures as well. Anyone would probably think about it before taking action.

Even Xu Han, who was accustomed to scheming, had no choice but to feel a chill in his heart at this moment.

Threaten by life…

Such a scheme could be said to be extremely vicious.

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