Warren's Rise and Fall

So, they began to inquire about the news in the nearby villages. It was a long and arduous journey. They spent a whole month, tirelessly visiting one village after another. Wherever they went, they communicated cordially with the villagers and listened patiently to their cries and complaints. These villagers had long been bullied and plundered by bandits, and they had long hated these bandits. When they learned that Wang Lunwo and others were here to eliminate the bandits, the villagers enthusiastically provided the useful information they knew.

Through in-depth communication with the villagers, they learned that these bandits had built multiple strongholds in the Yunan Mountains. Each stronghold was guarded by a varying number of bandits, and these bandits were very cunning, well versed in guerrilla warfare, and often changed strongholds to avoid government suppression. This undoubtedly brought great challenges to their suppression operations, but they did not back down.

Based on this valuable information, Wang Lunwo, Zhangsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er began to carefully formulate a plan for encirclement and suppression. They knew that in order to completely disintegrate the power of these bandits, they could not act rashly, but had to adopt a step-by-step strategy. After careful consideration, they decided to start with the weakest stronghold. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation, they also selected some villagers to form a reconnaissance team. These villagers have lived on this land for many years and are familiar with the local terrain. They can quietly find out the news of the bandits without being discovered by the bandits.

With the help of the reconnaissance team, they quickly identified the first target. It was a stronghold located in a quiet valley, with some traps and fortifications arranged around the stronghold. However, in the eyes of Wang Lunwo and others, these seemingly dangerous defenses were simply vulnerable. They silently planned the strategy of attack in their hearts, waiting for the best opportunity.

Finally, night fell and darkness enveloped the earth. Taking advantage of the night, Wang Lunwo, Changsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er approached the stronghold quietly like ghosts. Wang Lunwo concentrated his mind and used his powerful spiritual power to create a thin layer of mist. The mist was like a dream, perfectly covering their figures, as if they were covered with a mysterious veil. Under the cover of the mist, they carefully avoided the traps around the stronghold. Every step was taken with extreme caution, for fear of making a sound and alarming the bandits.

As they approached the gate of the stronghold, Changsun Mingzhi took a deep breath and cast a powerful spell. A dazzling light flashed, and with a loud bang, the gate of the stronghold was blown open. This sudden attack caught the bandits off guard. They woke up from their sleep and picked up their weapons to prepare for resistance. However, they were facing powerful monks such as Wang Lunwo.

Wang Lunwo himself was at the extreme level of the Four Pillars Realm, and he had also sensed a trace of the aura of the Great Way of Water. Each of his attacks contained a powerful force of water. Changsun Mingzhi was at the middle level of the Four Pillars Realm, and his wind blades were extremely sharp, like a sharp blade. Sima Yan'er was at the middle level of the Dragon Spine Realm, and her ice needles were bone-chillingly cold, as if they could freeze everything. The attacks of the three of them were like three rays of death, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the bandits.

Just when the bandits were in chaos, a big man with thick eyebrows rushed out from the village. The big man shouted aggressively: "Who are you?" Wang Lunwo responded loudly: "You are doing evil, no matter who can punish you." The big man with thick eyebrows looked at Wang Lunwo with a smile and said: "Wow, if nothing unexpected happens, you are the recently popular Wang Lunwo, Mr. Wang, right?" Wang Lunwo laughed in anger: "So what?" The big man sneered: "Our leader told us a long time ago to be on guard against you. I didn't expect you to run to our base. You are really courting death." As he said that, he drew out his 7-ring broadsword.

Wang Lunwo raised his axe and shield and went forward fearlessly. Changsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er tacitly dealt with some ordinary bandits nearby. The thick-browed man said confidently: "Don't think that you are powerful just because you killed Mo Sang and Murong Chaoyang. Although I am ranked tenth among the twelve bandits, I am actually in the early stage of the Condensation Realm." Wang Lunwo smiled and said, "It seems that you don't know me well enough."

After that, Wang Lunwo activated the water element technique in his body and mobilized a trace of the breath of the Great Water Dao. That trace of breath quickly condensed in his hand and turned into a water sword. The water sword flashed with blue light, as if it contained endless power. Wang Lunwo's eyes were sharp, and he shot out the water sword in an instant. The water sword was like a flash of lightning, instantly piercing the opponent's chest. The big man with thick eyebrows widened his eyes, and he couldn't believe it until his death, that he actually died under the breath of the Great Water Dao. He said with difficulty: "How is it possible, a trace of the Great Dao breath, you are obviously still in the body refining stage." Wang Lunwo walked over, picked up the axe and chopped off the opponent's head, and said coldly: "Go on your way with peace of mind, and find out more clearly in the next life."

With the death of the leader of the stronghold, the remaining bandits were even more defeated. However, Wang Lunwo, Zhangsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er did not intend to leave any survivors, because these bandits had killed many innocent people. They had only one belief in their hearts, that is, to let these bandits receive the punishment they deserve.

As the bandits were all destroyed, Wang Lunwo and the other two wiped the blood off their weapons. At this moment, Wang Lunwo's water perception suddenly realized that there seemed to be a place with rich energy in this place. He had an idea and called Changsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er to take a look. The three of them came to a warehouse. Changsun Mingzhi looked around and concluded: "Brother, this is probably where the bandits store their resources." Wang Lunwo nodded and said, "Yes, it should be." As he said that, he swung the axe, and a flash of axe light flashed, splitting the big lock on the door.

The door of the storehouse slowly opened, and some spiritual stones, monster blood, ordinary gold and silver jewelry, and even food came into the eyes of the three people. Changsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er were both noble sons and rich daughters from large families, so they naturally looked down on these things. But Wang Lunwo was different. He knew the preciousness of these resources. He borrowed a much larger storage bag from Changsun Mingzhi and put all these things away. The spiritual stones and monster blood can provide assistance for his future cultivation, while the food and ordinary gold and silver jewelry can be distributed to people in other villages. After all, they provided him with important information.

After clearing this stronghold, they did not let their guard down. They knew that the bandits in other strongholds would definitely be alert. There was nothing they could do about it, but the three of them were confident in their own strength. They believed that with their current cultivation and the treasures they possessed, they should not be put in danger.

Wang Lunwo distributed the gold, silver, jewelry and food he had collected to the villagers who had inquired about the news. The villagers were grateful and expressed their gratitude to them. Wang Lunwo waved his hand and said, "This is what you deserve. Without your help, we would not have been able to wipe out this stronghold so smoothly."

After distributing the things, Wang Lunwo felt that his cultivation of the Four Pillars Realm seemed to have reached a critical point. A strong urge surged in his heart. He planned to make a breakthrough in this village and try to break through to the early stage of the Dragon Ridge Realm. He found the village chief and explained his purpose. The village chief enthusiastically arranged a farmhouse for him. Wang Lunwo walked into the farmhouse and began to calm down and practice. Changsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er stood outside the farmhouse to protect him.

In the farmhouse, Wang Lunwo sat cross-legged, adjusted his breathing, and let his mind reach an empty state. He began to guide the blood and qi in his body, and circulated it according to a specific practice method. The blood and qi rushed through his meridians like a turbulent river. He kept attacking the bottleneck of his cultivation, trying to break through that invisible barrier. Each attack required a huge amount of energy, but he did not give up.

During the practice, the smiling faces of the villagers and the evil deeds of the bandits kept appearing in his mind. These images made him more determined to break through. He knew that only by constantly improving his strength could he better protect those innocent people.

After a long period of practice, Wang Lunwo finally felt that the bottleneck began to loosen. He gathered all the blood and qi in his body and launched a final attack. In a dazzling light, he successfully broke through to the early stage of the Dragon Spine Realm. He opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with excitement. He stood up and walked out of the farmhouse. Changsun Mingzhi and Sima Yan'er saw the powerful aura emanating from him and knew that he had successfully broken through. They congratulated him one after another.

Wang Lunwo looked at them and said, "This is just a new beginning. We still have more bandits to eliminate." The three of them smiled at each other, full of confidence. They knew that as long as they worked together, they would be able to completely eliminate the banditry in the Yunan Mountains and give the people a peaceful living environment.