Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 137 You Still Have to Rely on Me, Zhao Yuanzhen

Deep in the secret realm, halfway up the mountain.

A huge stone door was embedded in the mountain wall, and the Goryeo monks had to form a semicircle and a sword formation as if facing a great enemy, to protect the captain who was inside checking and looking for a way to open the door.

"We can't go on like this!" Park Changmin, constantly looking around, lowered his voice and spoke to Li Junyong beside him in Korean, "There's no way out in front, there are pursuers behind, and the snow monsters are attacking frequently. If we don't leave now, we'll all die here!"

"Where are we going?" Li Junyong asked helplessly, "Outside the secret realm, it must have been guarded by the Lu Kingdom's military. Going out now would be like being caught in a jar."

"Even if we're caught, it's better than dying," Park Changmin said in a deep voice. "Later, I'll pretend to spot the enemy and shout. You just follow me and rush out. We'll use the wind and snow as cover and escape from the secret realm along the same route."

"Don't be silly!" Li Junyong was immediately terrified. "If Senior Jin Taishan finds out, you and I will both be executed by military law on the spot!"

"You'll be killed if you stay here!" Park Changmin said viciously, "I don't care anymore. If you don't come with me, I'll leave alone!"

At this moment, another sharp warning sounded suddenly:
"enemy!"

All around them, snow flew everywhere, creating countless flashes of swords and shadows. Looking closely, they saw densely packed snow soldiers flying on the wind, holding sharp swords made of frozen ice, and charging at them with overwhelming murderous aura.

The Korean monks quickly shot out their flying swords. After the first wave of volleys, more than half of the snow soldiers were gone.

These monsters made of ice and snow particles have basically no defense, but there are too many of them. By the time the Korean monks recalled their flying swords and launched a second round of attack, the remaining snow soldiers had already arrived in front of them.

After another chaotic battle, all the snow soldiers were finally cleared out, but three Korean monks were injured - two of them were injured in the arms and one was injured in the shoulder.

"Three people this time?" Captain Jin Taishan frowned and shouted after hearing the casualty report, "Xiba! A bunch of useless people, how could they get hurt by those fragile snow monsters?"

Everyone had a blank expression on their faces, pretending not to hear the scolding.

The snow demons were indeed vulnerable, lacking even the awareness to dodge attacks, but their numbers were too great, nearly double the number of the Korean monks... You could kill one with your flying sword, and another would take advantage and dash right in. Furthermore, Jin Taishan was studying the stone gate from the inside, demanding they hold their position and fight to the death. How could they possibly remain unscathed?

Although everyone was feeling resentful, no one dared to complain out loud. After all, the military had a hierarchical culture. Even if a senior spit on your face, you had to wait until he left before you were allowed to wipe it clean.

After quickly bandaging the three injured monks, Jin Taishan turned back to study the stone gate.

Although the stone gate is shaped like a door, it is integrated with the surrounding mountains. It has no handles and no keyholes. Jin Taishan can only use his flying sword to knock carefully everywhere to find out if there is any hollow place or mechanism inside.

Although the Korean monks who were forming a formation outside were silent, a kind of dead and numb atmosphere had already spread in the team.

Park Changmin quickly looked around and secretly clenched his teeth.

Jin Taishan's intention was clear: he was treating the lower-level cultivators like consumables. If he rushed out now, he would probably be mistaken for a deserter and killed directly with his flying sword.

We must find the most appropriate time and leave the main force as soon as possible!

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Yan Yu and his group continued to move forward. As the mountain rose higher, the road quickly narrowed.

There is a mountain wall on the left and a cliff on the right. Below the cliff is a snow valley of unknown depth. If you accidentally fall down... you can use the Cloud Climbing Technique to slowly fly back. I am not afraid of that, but I am afraid that the snow soldiers will come when I am halfway through the flight, which will be difficult to deal with.

This kind of terrain is not convenient for running fast using the magic of speed, and using the cloud climbing technique or the wall-passing technique would consume too much true energy. So Ye Jun put away the Xuanguang ruler and directed everyone to form a long snake formation and climb quickly along the narrow mountain road.

"I don't like it here." Lin Ning, who had just returned to the team, walked behind Yan Yu and complained, "If the Snow Soldiers attack, there's nowhere to hide."

"Then you can cast the Elephant Spell." Yan Yu said slowly, "Let them crash into it and break into pieces themselves."

"That makes sense!" Lin Ning suddenly realized, and said, "Then why did you ask me to clean them up just now? Wouldn't it be better to let everyone cast the Elephant Spell when they are attacked?"

"Because it saves more energy," Chen Lingyun answered from the front. "When everyone activates the Elephant Mantra, the total energy consumption is greater than when Ye Jun activates the Xuanguang Ruler alone. And when Ye Jun activates the Xuanguang Ruler, the energy consumption is greater than when you all help clean up the small fry."

"That's right." Yan Yu nodded and said, "War is actually about settling accounts. The more people there are, the more so."

"Okay." Lin Ning sighed.

It's not that she's not good at thinking, but she prefers close combat and direct killing in surprise attacks - no matter winning or losing, victory or defeat, or even life or death, the outcome will be decided in a few moves.

Lin Ning really couldn't like the situation where she was being held back by the formation restrictions and could only passively take the beating if she encountered an enemy.

Fortunately, this mountain road wasn't very long. After a while, everyone finally made it through and arrived at a relatively flat slope.

Looking ahead, there was a snow-covered coniferous forest that seemed to have no end. Coupled with the cold wind and snow particles whistling through the woods, the vision was so severely obscured that it was almost impossible to see what was inside.

If there's an ambush...

"I'll continue to lead the way." Liu Longtao discussed with Yan Yu, "Old Yan, can you come behind?"

Leading the way could lead to being the first to run into an enemy, while trailing back could lead to being attacked from behind. These two most dangerous tasks naturally belonged to the strongest cultivators in the team. "Alright," Yan Yu said, "Sword Immortals, stand on the periphery of the team. If you see anything, don't hesitate; just attack with your flying swords."

"Okay." Liu Longtao nodded in agreement.

Everyone quickly adjusted their formation, still moving forward in a group. Ye Jun used the Xuan Guang Ruler to protect everyone, while Liu Longtao and Yan Yu stood outside the shield, one in front and one behind, moving while keeping an eye on their surroundings.

Yan Yu, who was at the back of the team, looked around boredly, thinking that this was not so much a delay as it was using me as bait to see if he could lure out any ambushes that might be nearby.

After all, if there really is an ambush, it would be more appropriate to sneak attack the people outside than to attack Ye Jun's Xuanguang ruler shield.

Having said that... Ye Jun has been activating the Xuan Guang Ruler until now, and her endurance has not been affected at all. This girl is quite capable.

To maintain such a large magic weapon shield, if she didn't take the elixir, her true energy would probably be almost used up by the time she reached the mountain road just now, so Ye Jun must have secretly taken the elixir to replenish her energy.

Pills are not the blue bottles in the game. They cannot restore true energy immediately after being eaten. They need to be wrapped and refined with true energy in the stomach, and then the energy can be drawn into the dantian.

In other words, Ye Jun needs to concentrate on refining the elixir, otherwise she will not be able to replenish her true essence; but at the same time, she has to maintain the protective shield of the Xuanguang Ruler and adjust it at all times according to the movements of the large army... The knowledge involved is actually very profound.

In the future, there will even be a specialized course for cultivators called "Endurance Coordination." This will teach the specific "safe moments" during combat where a cultivator can temporarily distract themselves, then fragment the "elixir refining" process into these safe moments. If this endurance technique is mastered, as long as a sufficient supply of elixirs is brought, one can fight for three days and three nights without running out of true essence.

Ye Jun's Xuanguang Ruler's activation went smoothly, and it lasted this long, indicating she'd definitely researched its endurance. The specific reason wasn't hard to guess; after all, the team had four main attackers, all of them strong men, and she was the only one capable of playing a defensive role at crucial moments. This put too much pressure on her True Essence...

Master Jing, I've made you my friend! If you don't need a deputy captain in the future, can you transfer Ye Jun to me?

Yan Yu was daydreaming when he suddenly heard the sound of swords clanging in the distance.

Here it comes again, this Wind Blade and Frost Sword Formation really refuses to stop for even a moment...

Yan Yu calmly activated the Huangting Sword, killing some of the snow soldiers who were close to him, while the rest crashed into the shield of the Xuanguang Ruler and shattered into countless snow particles that fell down.

Um? That is……

"Come out, friend." Yan Yu suddenly said loudly.

The team in front stopped immediately, and even Liu Longtao, who was walking in front, stopped immediately and looked into the distance with his eyes narrowed.

There was a howling cold wind, and trees standing tall, but no one was in sight.

Liu Longtao was silent for a moment, then looked at Yan Yu across the team. He turned around and shouted:
"Old Liu."

"What's wrong?" Liu Longtao asked back.

"Get out here quickly! How do you pronounce this sentence in Korean?" Yan Yu asked.

Liu Longtao: ………………

"I don't speak Korean." He said in confusion.

"Let me try." Ye Jun took a deep breath and shouted into the distance, "neyirinawa!"

After a moment, there was no response from the distance.

"Ye Jun, you're not right." Yan Yu laughed, "Look, no one understands."

"It should be correct." Ye Jun frowned and said doubtfully. Although she learned Korean by herself, there should be no mistakes in this kind of short sentence.

"Don't waste your time." Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly said, "I have to do it."

Everyone:?
Especially the girls of Zhenhai Team, such as Su Yunjin and Lin Ning, all opened their eyes wide in disbelief.

Sister Zhao? She can actually speak Korean?

Although she really likes watching Korean TV dramas and variety shows, considering her IQ, self-study... everyone still finds it a bit unbelievable.

Zhao Yuanzhen walked out of the shield, came to Yan Yu and asked:
"Where did you see that person?"

"Over there." Yan Yu pointed.

"Okay." Zhao Yuanzhen sneered.

She drew her sword and attacked directly.

(End of this chapter)