Desire for Immortality - C106

Countless imperial court conscripted their troops and the soldiers of Blood Clothes Legion charged bravely. They arrived at the ancient city and attempted to ascend to the city walls, attempting to tear a hole through it.

Sou sou sou …

However, all of a sudden, a rain of arrows shot out from the ancient city like a swarm of locusts. As they shot over, a large number of soldiers immediately fell.

The losses were heavy.

This was the ‘Flying Locust Crossbow’. It could fire five arrows consecutively, killing people at a hundred steps. It was extremely powerful.

“Kill!”

When a commander saw this scene, he broke out into a rage. He immediately took a big step forward and started running wildly, like a humanoid weapon.

It was extremely savage, and no one could stop it.

Tap, tap, tap!

He rushed to the foot of the city wall and leaped up. He flew to the top of the city wall and kept climbing up, leaving deep footprints on the ancient city wall.

The agility of his physique and agility of his movements were truly astonishing.

Just as he was about to ascend the city gate tower, suddenly, a Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit pointed his Cloudy Patterned Bow at him and pressed the trigger!

Sou sou sou …

A series of eight crossbow bolts shot out like a violent storm of lightning.

Each bolt was engraved with the pattern of rain and clouds, and was thinner than the arrows used by the “Flying Locust Crossbow”. When it was shot down, it looked like a torrential rain, giving people a feeling that it was even sharper and more unstoppable.

The commander blocked three of the bolts, but the other five broke through his armor in an instant and pierced into his body, shooting him to the ground with a look of shock on his face.

The second stage of Martial Dao Grandmaster, Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound, died just like that.

It was not only this place. Many Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit were also holding these Cloud Patterned Crossbows and killing the experts from the imperial government’s army.

This was the “Godly Thunder Arrow”, newly created Mo Sect. It could continuously shoot eight crossbow arrows with powerful killing power, comparable to the Talisman Crossbow of the Central Dynasty Divine Academy.

This northwest bandit is one of Ping Zhou’s twenty-four bandits back then. After he was swept away by the father, he never thought that he would reignite his ashes and come to the northwest of Li Zhou to stir up trouble. He even obtained secret support from the Mo Sect and killed many officials and generals.

“Rainstorm Shattering the God Arrow?”

Zhou Qingsha’s eyes flashed slightly, then turned over his head: “Ninth Prince, I didn’t think that emperor would actually send you to the Li Zhou to handle errands for me. Looks like you’ve already trained your ‘Overlord Fist’ to a certain degree, and are about to be given a great use.

This man clad in golden silk was actually the ninth prince of Central Dynasty, Huangfu Ba.

Zhou Qingsha had been studying with nine princes and five princesses ever since he was young, and they had all discussed friendship as equals. Now that he had been bestowed the title of a prefecture lord, his status and position all differed so he could naturally face Huangfu Ba directly. His tone was indifferent, and there was not the slightest hint of bowing or kneeling.

“I am a prince, so it is only a matter of time before I become more important. But you, Qingsha, a genius, who has stepped out from the ranks of the Crown Prince’s students and received the appreciation of the father, was directly bestowed the title of a County Lord, taking charge of the Red Jade Temple’s order. Furthermore, you were immediately appointed by the father to carry out your important tasks, I am very envious of you!”

Huangfu Ba’s entire body was filled with confidence, he looked incomparably domineering, his gaze profound and deep: “When I came to the Li Zhou this time, I have a title with me, so I wanted to first kill the Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit and sweep through the Northwest bandits. Then I would need to find traces of the Mo Sect and report to them, there would naturally be experts to settle this, which would also be beneficial to your suppression of the chaos in the Li Zhou.”

While speaking, Huangfu Ba looked at Zhou Qingsha and realized that she was not moved, she remained expressionless, and continued to speak: “I know that many things are difficult for you in the Marquis Weiwu, and many things are difficult for you to accomplish. That Marquis Weiwu, is related to Old Second, and it is impossible for you to hand over the power of the military, although you are an minister in command, with your life on your hands, you will not receive any orders from the outside, and the Marquis Weiwu’s prestige in the imperial court is great, you will not be able to do anything about it.”

“It seems that in these past few years in the capital, not only have you been reading books and practicing martial arts, but you also have a very good understanding of many things and know about politics and power.”

Zhou Qingsha glanced at Huangfu Ba.

“What’s the big deal!” Since ancient times, the eldest son of the royal family had been regarded as the crown prince. However, the father had a huge ambition: to wield the divine artifact of the rebirth of mountains and rivers, to compose the immortal “Imperial Extreme Shocking Book”, and to surpass all the Holy Kings of ancient times in one go to create an unprecedented flourishing world. “Whoever among us, the nine princes, can accomplish great things for this ambition, will ascend to the position of Crown Prince, and inherit the throne in the future. If we disobey this ambition, we will be doomed forever.”

Huangfu Ba thought thoroughly and spoke frankly: In the Li Zhou area, it is extremely chaotic, the remnants of the previous dynasty, bandits, demons, Wizard Barbarian and the like are all mixed up in it, filled with dangers everywhere, if there is no military and political power, just relying on one’s own strength, it would simply be impossible to continue on, only when the two of us put aside our past enmity and work together will we be able to make things beautiful, and then occupy an important position in the eyes of the father, and will be even more important in the future.

“How should we work together?” Zhou Qingsha seemed to be moved.

The location of the Li Zhou had always been managed by the Marquis Weiwu in the past, and had absolute authority in the military. Now that Zhou Qingsha had landed here as an imperial minister, it would definitely endanger his authority.

Zhou Qingsha did not have any military or political authority in the Li Zhou, so many things were difficult to execute. Although he had destroyed many activities of the evil sects and killed many disciples of the evil sects, but it was just to the point that it could not be cured, and did not harm the roots of the evil sects at all.

Furthermore, the encirclement of the Mu Clan had not only failed to catch them all in one fell swoop, but they had also lost quite a few people.

There were a total of more than a thousand guards she had brought with her from the Yuan Zhou, and there was already less than half of them remaining. In this Li Zhou, no matter how strong one person was, their strength was extremely limited and it was difficult to take even a single step.

“Of course it’s sincere and cooperative! “Although this is my first time taking on a job as a servant and I don’t have the influence of other princes, I do have the backing of a tyrant. It might not be bad!”

Huangfu Ba’s face revealed a great deal of sincerity, and immediately said: “I can provide you with experts, and that way you will have the qualifications to fight against Marquis Weiwu. On one hand, you will seize the military power from Marquis Weiwu, and on the other hand, you will be able to control the Li Zhou and suppress the chaos.

This was indeed a good plan. As he seized power, he also used the Emperor Qing Tian to pressure the Marquis Weiwu.

Although the Marquis Weiwu and the Second Prince belonged to the same faction, the Imperial Court did not only have the Second Prince. The other princes would become the target of attack the moment they found any weakness.

No matter what, Zhou Qingsha was still the minister, representing the face of the Emperor Qing Tian. No matter how bold he was, he wouldn’t dare to slap Emperor Qing Tian’s face.

“The Ba Clan? “Has the Ba Clan decided to fully support you now?”

Zhou Qingsha was shocked, then his gaze swept across the people behind Huangfu Ba. They seemed to be the experts of the Ba Clan, as well as some of their young disciples.

The Ba Clan was a huge, hidden aristocratic clan. It was the descendant of an ancient ‘Overlord’. It was filled with the blood of kings and there were many geniuses within it. Experts were as common as the clouds. It was comparable to a sect.

Huangfu Ba’s mother was the daughter of the Ba Clan’s Patriarch.

With this relationship, Huangfu Ba could naturally get the full support of the Ba Clan. As long as the Ba Clan could push him to the position of crown prince, or even the position of ninety five years old, then the Ba Clan would immediately become the number one clan in the world.

“There’s no hurry to cooperate. We’ll talk about it slowly in the future.”

However, Zhou Qingsha laughed, he did not agree nor refuse, and then changed the subject, “Right now, Li Zhou is a mess, it’s impossible to suppress them all at once. We need to do things well, and we should first eliminate these Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit s. The leader of this Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit is Tu Qianchi. Back then, he was ranked fourth out of the twenty bandit groups in Ping Zhou and was extremely powerful.

“It’s nothing to be afraid of!”

Huangfu Ba’s eyes flashed with an obscure light, but his face did not reveal it at all. He waved his hand: “This time, I brought over fifty Divine Martial Artillery and a large number of Talisman Crossbow s, they are the best weapon to attack the city. This ancient city has experienced wind and frost, and has decayed and been destroyed, so it is impossible for it to withstand the bombardment of the Divine Martial Cannon.

In that instant, he gave the order and a group of soldiers from the imperial government came forward with many godly cannons. There were also a large number of soldiers carrying Talisman Crossbow s, and they surged towards the ancient city like a sea of blood.

Sou sou sou …

All along the way, all the Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit s were killed by the Talisman Crossbow.

This Talisman Crossbow was a masterpiece of the Central Dynasty Divine Arts Academy. It could fire nine arrows in a row, and the crossbow bolts had the support of a Remembrance Cultivator. They were extremely sharp, and could penetrate any type of steel armour.

The moment the imperial army mobilized the Talisman Crossbow, they immediately gained the absolute advantage. Countless Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit were killed, and many fell to the ground, blood flowing like rivers.

Rumble …

Almost at the same time, a violent explosion occurred in the ancient city. A large number of Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit s didn’t even have time to react before they turned into ashes and disappeared.

The entire ancient city had suffered the bombardment of the Ares-class artillery. The city gate had been set on fire and was covered in smoke. The walls collapsed one after another, turning into ruins.

Miserable screams rang out incessantly.

Only after a full hour did the Almighty Celestial Artillery’s bombardment stop. Then, countless armies of the imperial government entered the ancient city through the cracks in the city walls, pouncing and killing the Blood Sucking Mounted Bandit.

“Come, let’s go in too and see where Tu Qianchi is hiding.”