Yinshan Record

Chapter 390 The carefully laid plans reveal true defeat (Part 2)
Tigers roar in the forest.

Countless birds were startled by Dushan Jun's loud roar from the mountains on both sides. Even Su Che, who was high up on the mountain, could feel the power of Dushan Jun's roar.

This great demon has roamed Xuanshan for many years and can be considered a powerful ruler of the region. The aura and power it has cultivated over the years are naturally extraordinary.

Amidst the tiger's roar, ghostly figures could be faintly seen around him; he had actually mastered the tiger's roar into a supernatural power.

The murderous aura was overwhelming, and even Li Yizhen felt his blood and qi tremble, secretly exclaiming how formidable it was.

The two thousand imperial troops behind Li Yizhen had already suffered 11 casualties, and now, affected by the roar of the Dushan Lord, everyone was in a state of panic and confusion. If it weren't for the fact that the officers and sergeants were still playing their roles, the entire army would probably have scattered after that roar.

"Li Yizhen, you have imprisoned so many of my clan's young men; it's time to pay the price today."

Dushan Jun took a step forward, and the tiger, carrying its full magical power, threw a punch at Li Yizhen without any fancy moves.

The powerful killing intent condensed in Dushan Jun's fist, and his attack, carrying the force of a mountain collapse, went straight for Li Yizhen.

"Well come."

He urged his six-tusked war elephant to move. The spirit beast's eyes flashed with lightning as it galloped, stirring up layers of lightning.

The lightning and malevolent energy collided, and both Li Yizhen and Dushan Jun secretly exclaimed in surprise, realizing they had encountered an opponent rarely seen before. Dushan Jun didn't use any supernatural powers or magical artifacts; he simply swung his fists, continuously striking at Li Yizhen.

Li Yizhen, on the other hand, combined his magical power with that of his six-tusked war elephant, and used the Beast Taming Technique to drive the war elephant under his mount. The two sides clashed for a while, and the battle ended in a draw.

Su Che stood atop the mountain, sighing inwardly.

Today's battle, however, saw Li Yizhen lose.

The imperial court's two thousand troops are likely to be trapped here.

The fight between Dushan Jun and Li Yizhen appeared to be a 50/50 situation, but Dushan Jun was holding back his strength, while Li Yizhen was relying on his spirit pet.

If the fighting continues like this, and something happens to the six-tusked war elephant, or if Lord Dushan uses some supernatural power, the stalemate will immediately turn in Lord Dushan's favor.

Moreover, since Lord Dushan has appeared here, the Great River Alliance has gathered far more combat power than just him. If they were to randomly select a few more Rejuvenating Pill cultivators, it would be interesting to see how this man would cope.

"Congratulations, Alliance Leader, you've made a great haul this time."

Su Che directly congratulated the leader of the Great River Alliance beside him.

“But a mere Imperial Censor of Youzhou is nothing special.” Yu Chen stroked his beard and smiled. “If we can capture that little Su, that would be a great achievement.”

“Su Che is as cunning as a fox, extremely treacherous.” Shicha Nanda said with feeling: “He has many trump cards. Every time I fight him, I have a 100% chance of winning, but in the end I still can’t avoid miscalculation. However, with the Jade Alliance Leader’s infallible plans, Su Che will eventually be unable to escape the reckoning this time.”

"Sigh, I only have one advantage over Xiao Su: I am in the dark while he is in the light, which allows me to make arrangements at my own pace."

Looking at the battle below the mountain, Yu Chen said, "Your Highness, please make preparations. Li Yizhen's cultivation is all in the ability to move fast. I think he's going to run away."

When Li Yizhen saw Dushan Jun appear, he knew that he had fallen into the trap set by the Great River Alliance.

Although he knew that this alliance of rogue cultivators was one of the newly rising forces in Cizhou, he had never taken the Great River Alliance seriously. But today, seeing a powerful demon like Lord Dushan, who was also a figure of influence in the imperial court, appear, Li Yizhen truly understood that the Great River Alliance's growth far exceeded his own and the expectations of everyone in the court.

These scoundrels are probably going to get us killed this time.

Two Core Formation Realm cultivators have already appeared from the Great River Alliance, and with those yet to appear, Li Yizhen estimates that at least four Core Formation Realm cultivators should be surrounding his territory. However, the Great River Alliance group seems to have assembled hastily and are not familiar with each other, which is why they are using this kind of attrition warfare tactic. Li Yizhen estimates that by the time he hastily defeats the tiger demon in front of him, there will probably be others waiting for him.

When they've exhausted all their methods and run out of magic power, that's probably when the Great River Alliance will unleash their true killing move.

The Great River Alliance.

Li Yizhen gritted his teeth, determined to repay tenfold this time.

Suddenly, a bone needle appeared in his hand and pierced straight into the head of the war elephant beneath him. The creature's body immediately swelled to three times its original size, surrounded by a bloody aura, and its ferocity was unleashed.

"Lord Dushan, Li Yizhen has truly learned his lesson."

After he finished speaking, he shook his body and flew out from the six-tusked war elephant.

"Where to go!"

Dushan Jun's original intention was to obtain Li Yizhen's head, firstly to avenge the destruction of his Xuanshan stronghold by Daliang, and secondly to present a gift to the Dajiang Alliance.

However, the six-tusked war elephant was aroused by Li Yizhen's secret technique, becoming ferocious and violent. In addition, its huge body caused it to repeatedly charge at Dushan Jun, forcing the demon king to find it difficult to escape for a while.

Li Yizhen flew out, took out two strange birds from the leopard skin pouch and stepped on them. The birds spread their wings, and wind and thunder appeared on each of them. Instantly, they flew north like a thunderbolt.

Seeing that Li Yizhen was about to leave, he immediately roused himself, shook his joints, and with one palm he shook away the six-tusked war elephant. In his other hand, a blue treasure banner appeared, covered with countless Sanskrit characters and the holy names of the Buddhas of the Western Paradise. As soon as this treasure appeared, endless chanting rang out from all directions, and a faint dragon's roar could be heard among them.

"go with!"

A blue light flowed on the banner, transforming into a faint, indistinct blue dragon. This dragon's might surged, mixed with the domineering tiger demon aura of Lord Dushan, and instantly shot straight behind Li Yizhen like a streak of light.

The Azure Dragon landed, bringing with it a spray of blood. Li Yizhen let out a miserable cry as the treasure struck him squarely in the back.

"Namo Buddha. I have long heard of Lord Dushan's profound affinity with Buddhism, but I never imagined that he would possess such a treasure."

Siksananda clasped his hands together and looked at the blue dragon that stretched across the sky.

"Back then, when the Green Lion came east to spread the Dharma, he obtained a bit of the true meaning of the Future Stars Calamity Sutra from the Great Lingjiu Temple. Later, this person betrayed Buddhism and hid in the demonic path, and the true meaning of the Future Stars Calamity Sutra was also lost in this Central Plains. Many great masters of Buddhism have come here to search for it several times, but none of them have been able to find that bit of true meaning."

She gazed at the azure dragon.

"Although the true meaning of the Future Star Tribulation Sutra has not been obtained, good roots have been planted extensively in this land. It is just unknown from which great being this Lord Dushan obtained this Dharma back then."

"He's not the only one who benefits."

Yu Chen looked at Shichanantuo and said, "There is a bull demon on Sikong’s side who met a great Buddhist master with Dushan Jun and also benefited from it. Its Dharma body is solid. If the Crown Prince is interested, I will call it over and see which one it is from the Western Paradise."

Siksananda clasped his hands together and said, "All the good causes of the past have now yielded good results."

As she spoke, she glanced at Su Che beside her and asked, "Mr. Liu, would you like to continue watching?"

Indeed, Li Yizhen was defeated and fled. The White Turban Army still had several Huan Dan (a type of martial arts master) in charge, while the two thousand imperial troops below were doomed.

“Congratulations, Alliance Leader,” Xue Baizhi said to Yu Chen. “I just don’t know if Alliance Leader Yu is raising the banner of righteousness this time to ascend Jiankang and sit on the throne.”

(End of this chapter)