novelinnhs Chapter 23 Land Immortal
Chapter 23 Land Immortal
Daejeong and Daehan are located in the midst of towering mountains, surrounded by natural barriers.
Normally, these natural barriers would be stunning landscapes bestowed by nature.
However, during wartime, it became a natural barrier for the country.
Chu Ning has already conquered the entire Central Plains, but there are still two countries left before he can unify the world.
Fortunately, the teacher had already devised a plan for her before she left.
Although both countries are mountainous and easy to defend, this also means that they rely heavily on Dayong, located in the Central Plains, for their food.
Now that the Great Yong Kingdom has been destroyed, their domestic grain reserves simply cannot sustain them for long.
Now, Chu Ning only needs to cut off the waterways connecting the two countries and surround them without attacking, and the people of these two countries will soon starve to death.
Although this would put the Great Chu at a moral disadvantage.
But ever since Chu Ning decided to unify the world and attack the six kingdoms, she has never considered what "morality" means.
In the face of absolute power, everything else is just empty talk.
Although her teacher had already devised a plan for her, she still made many preparations before attacking the two countries, allowing the army to rest and recuperate at the border.
She had a premonition that this would be the last battle, and also the most difficult one.
To blockade the waterways between the two countries, one must cross the Yixian Abyss. Over the years, countless poets have used their poems to describe the breathtaking scenery here, even portraying it as a natural barrier that "even birds cannot cross."
Although Chu Ning felt uneasy, she knew that she could not avoid this hurdle.
Both countries will surely lay a trap in this strategically important location.
Although Chu Ning was anxious to get back to see her teacher, she was not yet blinded by victory.
After making thorough preparations, she led 10,000 elite troops into the legendary narrow chasm, a place so narrow that even birds could not cross it.
She had prepared herself for a tough battle, but when she actually arrived at the First Abyss, it was surprisingly quiet.
There were no ambushes, no rolling stones or logs, and the entire natural fortress was completely deserted.
Chu Ning frowned, wondering what Han and Jing were up to. Was there some kind of conspiracy involved?
Chu Ning looked up at the towering cliff that seemed to pierce the clouds, the dark red evil mark between his brows pulsating faintly.
She is now a top-tier expert at the peak of the ninth rank, and her perception of danger far surpasses that of ordinary people.
Although it was very strange, this abyss was indeed undefended, and there wasn't even a lookout.
Chu Ning understood that this could absolutely not be an oversight by the Han and Jing states.
These people aren't that stupid.
His teacher once told him that underestimating the enemy is disrespectful to oneself, and also to the war.
"Your Majesty, something is definitely amiss. Could it be that Da Jing has set a trap here?" The deputy general beside him asked anxiously.
Not only Chu Ning, but the soldiers below also sensed something strange.
Despite the lack of resistance, a sense of retreat arose in everyone's hearts.
Chu Ning understood that the army was like an arrow on a bowstring; if it wasn't released now, the bow would snap. She absolutely could not allow that to happen.
Moreover, she trusted her judgment; there was indeed nothing in this abyss.
"All troops, prepare for battle! We must cross this natural barrier!" she shouted, bolstering morale.
With the monarch's command, the soldiers finally had a leader to rely on.
The 10,000-strong army was prepared for battle at any time and carefully crossed the natural barrier.
It was very quiet along the way.
The entire Yixianyuan area was full of excellent defensive positions, but there were no troops from either Han or Jing.
The army thus crossed the abyss in a tense atmosphere, forming a long line. If there had been an ambush at this point, it would have been a catastrophic disaster.
But just as Chu Ning sensed, there was nothing here.
They cautiously traversed the narrow canyon, and suddenly the view opened up before them.
But once everyone left Yixianyuan, Chu Ning and the army tacitly stopped.
Ahead lay a vast, desolate wasteland, and in mid-air, there stood only one person with his hands behind his back.
The person in the air looked very young, about the same age as Chu Ning. He floated quietly in the sky without any support.
The bizarre scene stunned everyone.
One man alone held off an army of thousands.
Everyone had doubts.
How can a person fly in the sky?
In an instant, a terrifying sense of oppression descended from the sky, and the ten thousand battle-hardened vanguard soldiers were thrown into disarray by this aura, with even their warhorses neighing in fear.
Others might not understand, but Chu Ning knew what that flying youth represented.
She stared intently at the figure in the sky, her hand gripping the long sword tightly.
Her teacher once taught her that the peak of the ninth rank in martial arts is ultimately just the ultimate refinement of qi and blood by ordinary people.
Only the legendary immortals who have broken through the barrier between the mortal and the divine can possess the extraordinary abilities to fly through the heavens and earth and to manipulate the power of the universe!
In the silence, the young man spoke softly: "King of Great Chu, withdraw your troops. As long as I am here, none of you will be able to pass this pass."
The sound was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears.
Even though the other person was far away, it felt like they were speaking right next to their ear.
Faced with such a legendary being, Chu Ning knew he was no match, yet there was not a trace of retreat in his eyes.
She was both fearless like a newborn calf and had a wild streak in her personality.
The teacher always said that there is a separation between the mortal and the immortal realms.
However, she could kill an eighth-rank official when she was only a seventh-rank official, and when she was an eighth-rank official, she fought against a peak ninth-rank official.
Now that she's at the peak of the ninth rank, why can't she have a go at the legendary immortals!
She had promised her teacher that she would conquer the world as quickly as possible and present it to him with both hands!
Chu Ning understood that having more troops now would be useless.
Without giving any orders, she leaped off her horse, gripped her longsword, and slashed at the young man in space.
Dark red, extreme malevolent energy erupted from her body without reservation.
The malevolent energy transformed into a blood-red pillar of light, forcefully tearing a rift in the terrifying pressure and shielding the army behind it from the deadly aura.
Chu Ning leaped into the air, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.
The young man in the sky looked on in surprise.
"Your cultivation methods are rather strange, little girl. You're clearly just an ordinary martial artist, yet you can exude such overwhelming killing intent." His tone carried a sense of superiority and pressure.
Chu Ning stepped into the void, his figure transforming into a streak of blood-red lightning as he leaped into the air. The Emperor's Sword in his hand carried an overwhelming killing intent, aiming straight for the youth in mid-air.
Faced with this earth-shattering attack, the opponent still stood with his hands behind his back, merely releasing his aura to deflect the blow.
Chu Ning felt as if she had crashed into a mountain, a mountain that almost crushed her and made it hard for her to breathe.
Her first attack failed, and she fell from the air, staggering back several steps before regaining her balance.
The ground that it touched cracked.
The young man shook his head, his tone still arrogant: "I have already embarked on the path of immortality and become a terrestrial deity. I am not one to enjoy killing. Little girl, if you are willing to withdraw your troops immediately, I will not make things difficult for you mortals."
Chu Ning felt a surge of blood and qi, but she still gritted her teeth and gathered her killing intent.
She gripped her longsword and leaped into the air once more.
"The Great Chu has not uttered the words 'retreat'!"