Two Worlds: The Demon Cultivator Mistakenly Enters the Lord's World

Chapter 125 Slaying the Old Man of the Withered Tree and Annihilating the Vanguard Army (6k views, requesting monthly votes and subscriptions)

The allied forces of Chongfu Temple and the Prefectural Governor's Office are assembling.

Even with the Taoist priests of Xuan Yin Temple calming people down, the six counties under Xuan Yin Temple's jurisdiction were still filled with unease.

The Prefectural Governor's Office was, after all, the government office of Hongze Prefecture, representing the largest legitimate violent organization in Liang Kingdom.

From their very nature, the proclamation issued by the Prefectural Governor's Office greatly influenced the thoughts of ordinary people within the Xuan Yin Temple's territory.

However, Lu Feng's Xuan Yin Temple territory has the characteristic of being a territory favored by the people, and the Taoists of Xuan Yin Temple really do practical things, which has cultivated a high level of public support.

The proclamation from the prefectural governor's office had some impact, but not a significant one. Thanks to the efforts of the Taoist priests, the territory of Xuan Yin Temple gradually stabilized.

Of course, there were also some who were afraid of joining the rebellion of Xuan Yin Temple. After hearing the news from the prefectural government, they packed their belongings overnight and fled the territory of Xuan Yin Temple with their families.

Lu Feng had no intention of forcing people with weak wills to stay.

If it weren't for the fear of being too shocking and causing harm, Lu Feng would have wanted to turn all these escapees into undead creatures.

However, before they leave the territory of Xuan Yin Temple, they must return all the money they earned and the benefits they enjoyed on Xuan Yin Temple's land.

Traitors, those who cannot stand on the same side as Xuan Yin Temple, do not deserve to enjoy the benefits that Xuan Yin Temple brings them.

Lu Feng has a large number of ghosts and spirits under his command, patrolling all directions. Anyone who tries to escape will not be able to escape Lu Feng's eyes.

Once discovered, Taoist priests from the Xuan Yin Temple, accompanied by white bone soldiers and ghosts, will strip them of the benefits they were enjoying.

Let them leave Xuan Yin Temple's territory naked and head to the prefectural governor's mansion they want to go to.

This action caused those who fled to angrily curse Xuanyin Temple.

When they fled to the territory of the prefectural governor's allied forces, they had nothing left and were in even worse shape.

The allied forces of the prefectural governor's office would not treat them kindly just because they were cursing Xuan Yin Temple. On the contrary, they lashed out with whips at these people, making them cannon fodder in front of the allied forces, and they suffered a miserable fate.

The pitiful state of these traitors greatly shocked the wavering neutrals within the Xuan Yin Temple territory, causing them all to turn to Xuan Yin Temple.

Within the territory of Xuan Yin Temple, they could live a comfortable life, eating and drinking well, with no worries about food and clothing. But once they entered the territory of the allied forces in the prefectural capital, their lives became miserable, worse than that of pigs and dogs, and their lives were in danger.

A simple comparison between the two makes it clear to any normal person how to choose.

While stabilizing the morale of the people in the Xuan Yin Temple territory, Lu Feng was also deploying troops and preparing for battle against the allied forces of the Prefectural Governor's Office.

Tong Hanwen, the governor of Hongze County, brought over the garrison troops of Hongze County. There were quite a few soldiers, and he claimed to have an army of 50,000.

Although mortal armies are of little use to a cultivator's power like Lu Feng's.

But as the saying goes, soldiers pass by like combs, while bandits pass by like fine brushes.

If the 50,000 troops of the Prefectural Governor's Office were allowed to enter the territory of Xuan Yin Temple, they would likely cause great harm to the civilians within the temple's borders, resulting in significant negative consequences.

Lu Feng was still counting on the large number of civilians in his Xuan Yin Temple territory to provide him with popular support and help him unite the hearts of the people in the city. How could he allow the allied forces of the Prefectural Governor's Office to harm the foundation of his territory?

Dealing with these coalition forces is quite simple.

Lu Feng traveled back and forth between the Lord's World, bringing over a thousand 1-star undead creatures, and also pulled out some ordinary 0-star undead creatures from the graveyard of the Xuan Yin Temple territory, thus forming an army of three thousand undead.

Then send the hero Iron Wall to the territory of Xuan Yin Temple to command these undead creatures.

With him around, no matter how many of the 50,000-strong allied army from the prefectural governor's mansion came, they would be nothing more than leeks to be harvested in front of the undead army.

Once the war begins, Ironwall can use his summoning spell again, and his army of the undead will only grow larger as the war progresses.

In addition, Chongfu Temple also gathered independent monks from the Hongze County area.

According to the intelligence from Yu Chan Temple, there are about two to three hundred independent cultivators in Hongze County, most of whom are Qi Refining cultivators.

Only one Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, known as "Old Man of the Dead Tree," as the leader of the independent cultivators in Hongze County, joined the allied forces of Chongfu Temple and the Prefectural Governor's Office, demonstrating his loyalty to Chongfu Temple.

In the residence of the prefect of Hongze County.

Two monks in the Foundation Establishment stage have come to Chongfu Temple this time. One of them is Abbot Huineng, with whom Prefect Tong Hanwen had a pleasant conversation.

The other was a fierce-looking "Liusha Monk" who carried two swords on his back, wore a monk's crown, a gray monk's robe, and had a large string of Buddhist beads around his neck.

Prefect Tong Hanwen had also heard of the name of this "Monk of the Flowing Sands" dressed as a wandering monk.

More than a decade ago, there was a banditry in the northern part of Hongze County. At that time, the monk Liusha, who was in the late stage of Qi Refining, took the initiative to go and quell the trouble.

Single-handedly, he slaughtered nearly ten thousand bandits. The bandit leader was said to be several evil cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, but they all died at the hands of Liusha Monk.

After that battle, the monk Liusha became famous and soon after, he successfully completed his foundation building and his status in Chongfu Temple increased significantly.

This massacre of Xuan Yin Temple is destined to be bloody, which is exactly what Liu Sha Monk likes most. Upon hearing about this, he volunteered to come with Abbot Huineng to wipe out the enemy.

Sitting opposite the two monks of Chongfu Temple was the only Foundation Establishment cultivator among the rogue cultivators of Hongze County.

"The Old Man with a Dead Tree".

The old man withered tree was over a hundred years old, with the appearance of an old man with white hair.

He was dressed in a white Taoist robe, wearing a withered wooden crown, and holding a dragon-headed wooden staff.

Compared to the two monks at the opposite temple, his aura was considerably weaker, and he seemed to possess a more aged and decrepit air.

What caught the eye of Prefect Tong Hanwen was the old man's bare feet. His feet were bare and had lost all color, turning into knots resembling tangled tree roots.

It looked so terrifying that even the prefect, Tong Hanwen, felt somewhat uncomfortable.

The old man withered tree also noticed the change in Prefect Tong Hanwen's mood, but he wasn't angry at his strange look. Instead, he explained with a smile:
"My feet are truly a sorry sight. In recent years, my cultivation has failed, and I have absorbed too much wood energy, which caused me to suffer a qi deviation, turning my feet into tree roots... Alas, cultivation is difficult, and I don't know how many more years I have left to live. My participation in the allied forces to wipe out the Xuan Yin Temple is also a small contribution to the stability of Hongze County!"

The old man withered wood spoke in a grand and righteous manner, which made Prefect Tong Hanwen and Abbot Huineng of Chongfu Temple feel comfortable and their faces relaxed.

"Fellow Daoist Kumu, your righteousness is admirable. My Chongfu Temple is in dire need of such fearless and selfless talents as you. Once we leave Xuanyin Temple, I would like you to join the temple. Chongfu Temple has three thousand Buddhist scriptures, one of which can help you escape the danger of being turned into wood by demonic possession!"

Abbot Huineng said with a smile.

The old man withered wood was given an opportunity to join Chongfu Temple, but this opportunity could only be realized after they had eliminated Xuanyin Temple.

“Of course, of course. Xuan Yin Temple is a small force that has only been developing for a few years. At most, it can only produce some late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. It has no foundation to cultivate Foundation Establishment cultivators. If the three of us Foundation Establishment cultivators work together, we can definitely uproot Xuan Yin Temple and kill it without leaving a single one alive!”

For the sake of his future path, the old man withered wood revealed a hint of killing intent in his eyes and said with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, the three Foundation Establishment Daoists in the prefectural governor's mansion finalized the timing and plan for the allied forces' attack on Xuan Yin Temple.

Three days later, at the command of Prefect Tong Hanwen, the allied forces of the Prefectural Governor's Office and Chongfu Temple set off eastward towards Hongze Prefecture.

Their mission is to completely eradicate the Xuan Yin Temple's influence.

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"Master, the allied forces have set off and are expected to reach the edge of Xuan Yin Temple's territory in five days. They will likely begin their attack from the direction of Donglai County!"

The governor's army was mobilized, and Lu Feng received the information immediately.

Standing before the clearly defined magic map, Lu Feng issued commands to the people of Xuan Yin Temple:

"Since Chongfu Temple and the Prefectural Governor's Office want to fight us, then let's have a good fight this time! Let's bring out all the cultivators and soldiers from Xuanyin Temple and fight the allied forces to our hearts' content!"

"Yes, Master!"

"We've long disliked those monks at Chongfu Temple. This time, we're determined to make sure they never leave alive!"

"My broadsword is thirsty!"

All the cultivators in Xuan Yin Temple echoed this sentiment, with Lin Yufei and the others being the most knowledgeable about the current state of Xuan Yin Temple.

Lu Feng has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and he has also joined the Blood River Rakshasa, along with three Tree Spirits equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage, and a large army of undead.

These are the fighting strength and resources that enable them to dominate Hongze County.

Even if Chongfu Temple came knocking on their door, they wouldn't be afraid at all.

At this moment, the audience of Xuan Yin was in high spirits, their eyes filled with nothing but the desire to achieve great things.

The Xuan Yin Temple's troops assembled, and the army of the undead was ready.

We arrived in Donglai County.

The ordinary villages in Donglai County had long since been relocated under the organization of the Taoist priests of Xuanyin Temple, who had packed up their belongings, cleared the fields, and carried out a complete relocation.

Lu Feng and his men stationed their army in the county seat of Donglai County, waiting in comfort for the arrival of the allied forces formed by the Hongze Prefectural Government and Chongfu Temple.

One day, two days.

On the fourth day, Gray's spies detected the arrival of the Allied vanguard.

The old man withered wood, who was in charge of the vanguard of the allied forces, led most of the scattered cultivators to the territory of Donglai County.

Some of the faster-moving monks went ahead to investigate the situation in Donglai County.

However, Donglai County was full of Gray's spies and spies. The cultivators who went to investigate first were besieged and captured by Iron Wall and his army of the undead as soon as they entered Donglai County.

One by one, the scouts returned without a single one, which made the old man withered wood, who was in charge of the vanguard, feel uneasy.

"Just how powerful is this Xuan Yin? How can he control the territory of Donglai County so tightly!"

The old man withered tree paced back and forth, feeling uneasy. After hesitating for a while, he thought about the benefits of joining Chongfu Temple and finally made up his mind.

"Forget it, how powerful can the Xuan Yin Temple be? No matter how strong it is, it's impossible for them to have a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even if they have a few late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, they certainly don't have the ability to stop me!"

"Very well, let me personally go to Donglai County to investigate and fulfill my duty as the vanguard of the allied forces!"

Having made his decision, the old man withered tree immediately urged his robes to billow, creating a green cloud that carried him into the sky, heading towards Donglai County.

The old man's movement immediately gave Lu Feng an opportunity.

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to act arrogantly in my Donglai County? Isn't he just offering himself up as cannon fodder!"

"Su Wangyu, come with me to meet this old man. If we don't take him down, we'll be letting down his courage to come to Donglai County alone!"

Upon hearing about this person's appearance and cultivation level, Su Wangyu smiled sweetly.
“I remember this old man, his name seems to be Old Man of Dry Wood. He is an old rogue cultivator in Hongze County. He cultivates wood-element true qi. He is quite old, but he has not broken through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. Judging from his current appearance, it seems that he wants to use your Xuan Yin Temple to surrender to Chongfu Temple and become a monk!” Hearing Su Wangyu say this, Lu Feng felt even more confident.

Regardless of whether there were any Foundation Establishment cultivators from Chongfu Temple lying in ambush behind this old man with withered wood, he still needed to deal with this upstart old man withered wood first, and reduce the high-level combat power of the Hongze County Allied Forces in advance.

After placing the Tree Man and the Abomination in their weapon-storage bags, Lu Feng and Su Wangyu flew out of the city of Donglai County.

They flew towards the direction where the old man with the withered tree had appeared.

Meanwhile, the withered old man, who had left the vanguard of the Allied Forces, flew through the air, his eyes blazing, searching the land of Donglai County.

The villages in Donglai County are lifeless, with all people and property already moved out.

"This Xuan Yin Temple is truly capable; in terms of organizational skills, it's far superior to the government! They've truly achieved a scorched-earth policy!"

The old man withered wood had lived for so long and seen a lot, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a powerful force as the Xuan Yin Temple.

Surprised, the old man withered wood also saw the ghosts wandering the land of Donglai County.

He swooped down from the sky, his claws like a cage, and instantly captured a ghost in his hand.

"No wonder the cultivators I sent out to investigate have all disappeared without a trace. It turns out that the Taoists of Xuan Yin Temple have practiced Yin Ghost Taoist Soldiers, which are spread throughout Donglai County and have many eyes and ears."

"The Yin Ghost Dao Soldiers gather information, then ambush the cultivators and launch surprise attacks. The vanguard cultivators who come out to scout really have no chance of escaping!"

The old man withered tree was secretly amazed by the methods of the Xuan Yin Temple, while at the same time a sense of unease rose in his heart.

"In that case, my commotion has exposed me to the Xuan Yin Temple. If they have any trump cards up their sleeves, they'll probably come and attack me!"

The old man withered tree muttered to himself, but before he could finish speaking, Lu Feng and Su Wangyu appeared not far from him.

"Old man withered tree, surrender obediently! I might spare your life, otherwise this place will be your grave!"

Su Wangyu, dressed in the robes of a learned elder and wielding a blood-stained spirit sword, flew over and, upon seeing the withered old man, took the initiative to speak.

"You, you are the Blood River Rakshasa!"

Upon hearing Su Wangyu's voice, the withered old man was greatly shaken, and large beads of sweat dripped uncontrollably from his forehead.

In Hongze County, how could the old man withered wood, who had been a wandering cultivator in the vicinity of the county for many years, not recognize the famous Blood River Rakshasa Su Wangyu of the Blood River Sect?

That's why he was even more surprised.

How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Blood River Sect be mingling with the Xuan Yin Temple?
Could it be that the Blood River Sect has the same courage as the Xuan Yin Temple to make such a big show of itself?
It's quite possible for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to be one.

He was even more surprised when he saw Lu Feng next to Su Wangyu.

"Who are you? Xuan Yin Temple actually has two Foundation Establishment cultivators?"

A completely unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivator, whom even the old man withered wood had no recollection of, appeared before him, dripping wet.

This was completely beyond the old man's imagination.

I?
An old man?

One against two?

Faced with Lu Feng and Su Wangyu, the withered old man instantly lost his will to fight. He couldn't even imagine that he could take on two opponents and win.

“Let’s talk this out. Since Xuan Yin Temple is your territory, please give me some face. I’m willing to leave this place immediately, and even leave Hongze County, and never get involved in the battle between Xuan Yin Temple and Chongfu Temple again. Please give me a chance…”

The old man withered wood begged for mercy, but in the next moment, his body was cleaved into pieces by Lu Feng's burning blood sword energy, and wood chips flew everywhere.

"Interesting. It's a substitution technique, a 'plum in the peach' trick. This old man is quite good at escaping. He just used the earth escape technique to go underground!"

Su Wangyu's eyes were sharp. Seeing the old man's skills, he did not make a move. Instead, he explained to Lu Feng, enriching his combat experience.

Cultivators in the cultivation world are ultimately different from 2-star troops in the lord world, possessing more diverse methods.

Lu Feng's eyes shone with a scarlet blood-red light as he used Eagle Eye Technique in battle. His wide bat wings spread out, and he flew through the air, surveying the surroundings like a hawk, tracking the direction in which the withered old man had fled.

All escape techniques ultimately do not disappear into thin air, but rather have something to rely on and leave traces.

Just as Lu Feng's Blood Shadow Escape Technique relies on the Blood Shadow, the Old Man of the Withered Tree's Earth Escape Technique naturally cannot be separated from the ground beneath his feet.

"Here, no one can escape your eyes!"

Using his Eagle Eye Technique, Lu Feng quickly spotted an unusual spot in the earth beneath his feet and flew closer.

Before he even arrived, Lu Feng, wielding the Demon Flame Longsword, slashed several streams of burning blood spiritual energy into the earth.

"what!"

The burning blood sword energy struck something soft in the soil, and Lu Feng heard a painful scream coming from the ground.

Then, the air and the essence of plants burst forth, and tiny, dust-like plant seeds suddenly sprouted around him, extending roots and trying to take root in his flesh and blood.

"when!"

Lu Feng's left hand, holding the Sunbird Emblem Shield, trembled slightly, and a surge of crimson light rose from the shield, enveloping Lu Feng entirely.

The plant seeds that sprouted and grew around him all collided with the crimson light surrounding Lu Feng. The burning blood spirit fire blazed fiercely, instantly burning away the life force of these plant seeds, killing them all.

Just as Lu Feng was blocked by these plant seeds, the withered old man in the earth once again used the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows one to escape) to burrow into the ground.

"Unfortunately, the taste of your blood is already as dazzling as a beacon in my eyes!"

Lu Feng's nose twitched as he smelled the bloodstains spreading on the ground.

The old man withered wood, injured by the burning blood sword energy, had nowhere to escape.

Catching up again, Lu Feng unleashed a barrage of sword energy, forcing the withered old man into hiding, where he screamed in agony as he was struck by the burning blood sword energy.

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! I surrender! I surrender!"

The old man withered tree screamed as he crawled out of the ground, covered in blood. He dropped his weapon, knelt on the ground, and begged Lu Feng for mercy.

"What a pity. If you had surrendered earlier, I might have spared your life. But after fighting for so long, I've learned all your Treasure Tree Shaking Technique and a whole host of wood-elemental spells, so they're no longer of any value to me!"

As the old man withered tree knelt and begged for mercy, Lu Feng's demonic flame sword had already pierced his brow, shattering his brain.

"What a pity! If it were a 2-star monster, it could be refined into a Blood God Child. It's too difficult for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to refine a Blood God Child!"

After the battle ended, Su Wangyu came to the corpse of the withered old man and kicked it in disgust.

"No problem, I still have a necromancy spell to revive him. He's another 2-star undead creature!"

Lu Feng said with a smile.

Although Blood God Child has more potential and can better assist Lu Feng and Su Wangyu, a 2-star undead creature is just as good.

"Necromancer!"

The power of death surged wildly toward the withered old man's corpse, reshaping his body and flesh amidst a series of crackling sounds.

A ball of silvery-white soul fire lit up in the skull of the withered old man's corpse. Instead of shedding its flesh and blood, the corpse stood up directly.

【Yin Wood Corpse Demon (2-Star White Plate)】

[Skills]: Low-grade Dao Foundation, Yin Wood Evil Qi, Substitution Technique, Earth Walking Technique, Sprouting and Transformation Technique.

[Description]: Died with resentment, and was resurrected as a corpse.

Because the Old Man of the Dead Wood practiced the Wood Element Technique, he suffered from qi deviation multiple times, and the Yin Wood Power penetrated deep into his flesh and bone marrow. After his death, he came into contact with the Yin Qi in the earth.

Under the influence of the soul-summoning spell, it was resurrected and became a Yin Wood Corpse.

A type of zombie that controls Yin Sha Wood Qi, belonging to the Five Elements Corpse category.

After being resurrected, the Yin Wood Corpse forgot most of the old man's memories, but it preserved many of the spells the old man had practiced.

His strength was 20-30% weaker than the living, withered old man from before.

However, the characteristics of undead creatures—zombies—also reduce the weaknesses of living beings like the Yinmu Sha Shi.

In a sense, it can also be said that it has enhanced survivability and is more resistant to injury.

"We made a profit this time!"

Lu Feng casually stuffed the Yin Wood Corpse into his weapon storage bag, his face full of smiles.

The old man withered tree missed the opportunity to assess the strength of the Xuan Yin Temple, allowing Lu Feng to be the first to kill a Foundation Establishment member of the allied forces.

With the resurrected Yin Wood Corpse, it can be considered a great start.

Between the increase and the decrease, Xuan Yin Temple made a huge profit.

Upon hearing the news of the death of the Old Man of the Dead in the Allied Vanguard, Ironwall and Grey immediately led their undead army to surround the Vanguard.

Waves of undead armies attacked and charged, quickly destroying the morale of these vanguard troops.

The fearless undead are not something an army composed of ordinary people would dare to face.

Even the Qi Refining cultivators in the vanguard are no match for the undead soldiers of the same Qi Refining stage in the undead army.

A 1-star undead creature is stronger and more numerous than a rogue cultivator.

Ironwall and Grey can also continuously use necromancy to revive the dead and bring them into the army.

This is an unequal battle.

In less than three or four hours, the vanguard and Qi-cultivating cultivators who had entered the territory of Donglai County knelt down and surrendered, surrendering without resistance.

"Big victory!"

Ironwall and Grey arrived with the battle report, informing Lu Feng of the victory.

(End of this chapter)