229: Break through Xiguan!

The sun illuminates the earth, and the sunset fills the sky!

Under the setting sun, the sky looked as if it were on fire.

Even the eighty-thousand-mile-long West Desert below was dyed red.

The west wind rolled up dust, wailing incessantly, adding a sense of desolation and tragedy to the world.

The endless West Desert had almost no natural barriers to defend, only four giant cities arranged in a quadrangular formation.

The four passes each had names: Changming, Changxiang, Chang'an, and Changtai.

Changming and Changxiang Passes were in the front, while Chang'an and Changtai were in the back.

The four cities echoed each other from a distance, yet seemed like one entity, forming a huge pass.

A hundred miles outside the pass, eighteen warships floated high in the sky, perfectly hidden by the red clouds that filled the heavens.

Gu Liangyuan and a group of high-ranking officials stood on the deck, looking down.

In front of them was a transparent sensing stone.

This sensing stone was a gift from the Great Zhou Royal Family; once it lit up, it meant that Bei Dou Pass had already attracted Ancient Mo's attention.

At that time, it would be their moment to attack.

Looking at the soldiers on Xi Dou Pass, who were in groups of three or five and seemed lazy and scattered, Gu Liangyuan slowly spoke:

“It seems these people are truly accustomed to peaceful days.”

Yang Qiong echoed, “Who would have thought that someone would dare to come to Ancient Mo and break through the pass?”

The two exchanged a smile.

It was originally a very normal glance, but at this moment, the setting sun happened to shine on Gu Liangyuan’s face.

Gu Liangyuan’s appearance was already the most beautiful in the world, and combined with the halo's rendering and the confident smile on his face, it made Yang Qiong’s mind momentarily dazed.

Recalling the eight hundred postures from the Joyous Three Thousand Methods in her mind, a blush appeared on Yang Qiong’s face.

Fortunately, the setting sun cast its glow, preventing others from noticing anything amiss.

On both sides of the warship, Disciples looked at the four majestic passes not far away and the seemingly empty desert outside the passes, asking their Senior Brother beside them in confusion:

“Senior Brother, why must we attack the city? Can’t we just bypass it?”

The Senior Brother smiled slightly, “Our Holy Land still has a protective grand formation, so how could Ancient Mo not have one?”

“Ancient Mo Dynasty has a grand formation called the Four Constellations Formation, which covers the entire Dynasty.”

“Any formation, when deployed, must have a formation eye. The more powerful the grand formation, the more obvious its formation eye becomes.”

“The East, West, South, and North Dipper Four Passes are where the formation eyes are located, and they are also the only ways to enter and exit Ancient Mo besides teleportation arrays.”

“Not to mention that our group is too large, and the possibility of sneaking in is low; even if we did sneak in, if Xi Dou Pass isn’t breached and the Four Constellations Formation is activated, we would become trapped beasts in a cage, at the mercy of others.”

“Therefore, breaking Xi Dou Pass is both our entry and our retreat.”

The Disciple suddenly understood, “So that’s how it is.”

… …

The jade rabbit chased the sun, and night fell.

The sensing stone, which should have been transparent, suddenly glowed with a brilliant red light!

Bang!

Almost at the instant the sensing stone lit up, a sudden explosion echoed throughout the world!

This made the soldiers on Changming Pass jolt, looking up at the sky in confusion.

How could there be thunder when the bright moon hung high?

Eh, what is that?

A fireball continuously grew larger in the eyes of a small soldier.

In the blink of an eye, the fireball arrived directly above the small soldier’s head!

Boom!

Just as the fireball was about to make contact with the small soldier, it exploded with a roar!

This Core Formation Realm small soldier didn’t even have time to react, and he, along with dozens of small soldiers beside him, was directly blasted into a mist of blood!

The leading general looked at the warship outside, his pupils shrinking sharply.

Only then did he realize that the sudden loud noise was not thunder, but the sound of war drums!

Enemy attack!

This thought was the first to appear in his mind.

What followed was surprise: did those bald donkeys from West Desert dare to attack Ancient Mo?

But the current situation no longer allowed him to ponder; fireballs, one after another, continuously bombarded the city gate and city walls.

He channeled his magic power and roared:

“Enemy attack! Form up!”

His roar instantly gave the Ancient Mo soldiers a backbone, and they quickly moved to activate the defensive grand formation.

But how could Gu Liangyuan give them this chance?

Under his Innate Divine Eyes, he had long seen that these West Dipper Four Passes echoed each other from afar.

They could each form their own array, or combine to form the West Dipper Grand Formation.

Although breaking through Xi Dou Pass was only a matter of time, once the West Dipper Grand Formation was formed, it would definitely delay their progress.

Gu Liangyuan had calculated that they only had a quarter of an hour, which was fifteen minutes.

The main task was with the Zhuge Family, and on Xi Dou Pass, they absolutely could not waste any time.

Therefore, they absolutely could not be allowed to form the West Dipper Grand Formation.

With this thought, a cold glint flashed in Gu Liangyuan’s eyes, and his Killing Primordial Spirit instantly took its place!

Gu Liangyuan’s distinct black and white eyes turned blood-red, and his black hair instantly shortened and became blood-red.

His Innate Divine Eyes appeared on his forehead, allowing him to see the enemy's weaknesses clearly.

This state was the most suitable for Gu Liangyuan in close-quarters combat.

He leaped from the deck, and with the force of that leap, he raised Mo Tan Kill high in his hand and directly slashed towards the city gate!

Bang, bang, bang!

Another series of drum-like explosions sounded.

Sixteen Undergoing Tribulation cultivators moved at the sound, splitting into two groups: half followed Gu Liangyuan to attack Changming Pass, and the other half went to attack Changxiang Pass.

As for those Family members in the shadows, they followed the warship, pressing forward to prevent any sudden sneak attacks.

“What audacious scoundrel dares to attack my Xi Dou Pass!?”

A powerful male voice echoed between heaven and earth. This voice contained a Divine Soul attack; Gu Liangyuan and the others were fine, but the Disciples, even with the warship’s protection, were shaken dizzy by the sound!

As the voice fell, a burly man, over ten feet tall, appeared on the city wall, exuding the pressure of a Mahayana Peak cultivator.

As soon as this person appeared, rolling dark clouds instantly gathered, and strong winds raged across the world, sending sand and stones flying!

The man held a hammer in both hands and introduced himself:

“Mo Emperor bestowed upon me the Primordial Chaos Hammer, and appointed me a great general to guard the West Pass.

I once slew thirty million enemies; Li Baoguan is the second son of the Li Family.”

After reciting this, the big oaf shook his head, looking quite pleased with himself.

Just as he was about to speak again, a sharp Sword Qi flashed past, and a head as large as a bucket was directly severed.

It turned out that Yaochi Third Grandmother had made her move.

However, after the head was separated, it twisted and transformed, revealing Li Baoguan’s entire body once more.

“Wah, ah, ah, you’re courting death!”

Li Baoguan shrieked and screamed, showing not the slightest hint of retreat in the face of Yaochi Third Grandmother, who was in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

Yaochi Third Grandmother frowned and swung her sword again, cutting Li Baoguan in half.

But in the next instant, the severed half of his body transformed back into a complete entity.

Moreover, Yaochi Third Grandmother keenly sensed that with each revival, Li Baoguan not only did not weaken, but his Aura became even more condensed!

Li Baoguan laughed loudly, “A Thunder Calamity Realm still thinks she can kill me? What a fool…”

Mid-sentence, he saw Yaochi Six Elders appear together, surrounding him from all four directions, above and below.

Li Baoguan’s laughter abruptly ceased. He wanted to escape, but it was too late.

Ultimately, he died under the siege of the six Undergoing Tribulation cultivators.

During this time, as the number of times he was killed increased, his cultivation once rose to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

He had to be killed nine times before he finally died.

This method greatly astonished Yaochi Six Elders, who eventually found a scroll of precious techniques on his body. After reading it, they suddenly understood.

Holding the scroll of precious techniques, and then looking at Yang Qiong below and Gu Liangyuan, who moved through the army as if in an uninhabited land, the six exchanged glances and smiled knowingly at the same time.

They quietly put it away, intending to use this technique to assist Yang Qiong.