The Unruly Immortals

"With a swift slash, Li Huowang sliced through the horse-riding bandit, instantly cutting him into pieces, his innards scattering over the ground amid their screams.

With Li Huowang's fierce roar as the center, the ground within several dozen zhang instantly turned into a swamp, trapping the bandits who failed to escape.

As the liquefied sand and stones entered all nostrils and mouths, the swampy land returned to its original state.

This was Youdu of Da Qi; the people from Tianchen Country launched a full assault, and now battles were happening everywhere.

Not only Li Huowang took action, Li Sui also exerted his all. Tentacles emerged from Li Huowang's back, swiftly piercing through ear after ear, moving in and out of different heads at various tricky angles.

Dozens of tentacles skewered through people like sugared gourds. As the tentacles withdrew, all bandits pierced by Li Sui's tentacles turned into different people, raising their weapons to attack their companions.

For the two of them, dealing with these mountain bandits was like using a bullhorn to kill a chicken; the bandits from Tianchen Country were no match for them.

However, no matter how many Li Huowang and Li Sui killed, the countless bandits and mountain thieves swiftly filled the void. They were simply too many, clearly used by Tianchen Country as cannon fodder.

He realized he needed to use a more effective strategy to deal with them.

"Damn! Fire!" The blazing flames enveloped Li Huowang, swiftly spread through Li Sui's tentacles, creating an extremely grand and dazzling human torch in the center of the battlefield.

As Li Huowang charged forward, the flame covering his skin carved out a spectacular fiery wall within Youdu City.

Everywhere he went, bandits spontaneously combusted, suffering Li Huowang's same pain at the moment.

As the surrounding people were engulfed in flames, a flaming Li Huowang stomped heavily with his feet and jumped onto the catapult. "Throw! Throw to where the most of them are outside the city! I want to see how many can burn!"

With a swift axe strike, the taut rope snapped, and with a whoosh, Li Huowang was hurled high into the air.

As Li Sui's tentacles spread out from him, he appeared like a raging flaming net flying toward the crowd.

Just as Li Huowang was about to land, a gap suddenly opened in mid-air, and slender water sleeves emerged, rapidly spinning and extinguishing the flames on Li Huowang's body.

Not only did the flames on Li Huowang's body extinguish, but also his intense pain, all taken away along with the fire—a sign that the Say No More Guards capable of touching the Heavenly Dao had arrived!

"Still daring to come, huh?!" Li Huowang immediately sat cross-legged, preparing to start the Reckless Heaven's Treasure.

Yet, the Say No More Guards seemed to have found a way to counter Li Huowang's move. Seeing Li Huowang sitting cross-legged, the just-opened passage quickly closed, and the Say No More Guards swiftly retreated to Tianchen Country.

But just as Li Huowang freed his hands, ready to burn all the bandits across the mountains, the Say No More Guards reappeared from the passage, expertly using Heart Pan's ability, momentarily stalling Li Huowang, unable to do anything.

"Dad, the Astrological Bureau from Da Liang and the Da Liang Imperial Army have arrived; they're all at the Da Liang Altar now."

"Good! I'm going to meet them! You hold on! I'll be right back!" Li Huowang quickly pulled Li Sui out and stomped hard on his right foot, speeding towards the altar.

Just as the Say No More Guards were about to pursue, Shangguan Yuting's illusion appeared instantaneously, splitting continuously and blocking their chase.

By the time the illusions were swiftly removed, Li Huowang had already returned to Da Liang through the gap.

Li Huowang descended heavily, smashing onto the ground, shattering the marble tiles instantly. Already numerous people were standing atop the Da Liang Altar, from various sects and factions, some familiar faces Li Huowang had seen before.

Not only the Astronomical Bureau, but also some palace eunuchs holding horsetail whisks among others had been summoned by Da Liang in such a short time.

With their assistance, although defeating the Say No More Guards would be tricky, at least Youdu City wouldn't be seized by the bandits.

Looking at the members of the Astrological Bureau bowing toward him at the altar, he anxiously declared, "There's no time for nonsense! Come with me quickly!"

Having said that, just like before delivering supplies, he opened a gap, grabbed one person in each hand, and threw them into the gap. "Attention! Our opponents this time are the soldiers of Tianchen; the ones who are shady and full of Evil Qi are them!"

As the Astrological Bureau from Da Liang and Da Liang Military rapidly arrived at Da Qi, the situation showed signs of coming under control.

Clearing the bandits in Youdu City at an incredible speed, they began sealing the four city gates again.

But the next moment, the situation changed abruptly; Tianchen Country quickly devised a countermeasure, scattering hundreds of faceless jesters throughout Youdu to steal contact with the Heavenly Dao from the Astrological Bureau of Da Liang.

Soon a Lama, who had all Ten Emotions and Eight Miseries drained dry, fell to the ground like a desiccated corpse, unmoving—and this was only the beginning; faced with these faceless jesters capable of touching the Heavenly Dao, they were hopelessly outmatched.

If this continues, once the Astrological Bureau of Da Liang is wiped out, defeat would arrive even before expanding the offensive.

"This is a trap; their target isn't me! Their target is the Astrological Bureau of Da Liang!" Li Huowang immediately pressed his face against the person next to him, preparing to perform the Reckless Heaven's Treasure.

As all the faceless jesters reacted once more, various paths to Tianchen Country appeared around them to whisk them back to Tianchen Country for refuge.

At this moment, Li Huowang, who was performing the Reckless Heaven's Treasure, suddenly stopped, removing the skin from his face to reveal Li Sui's Shangguan Yuting's face.

The Li Huowang performing the Reckless Heaven's Treasure was fake; the real Li Huowang had already, at some unknown point, followed behind a faceless jester to Tianchen Country.

Having seen the earlier situation, Li Huowang understood long ago that constantly being led by others wasn't feasible; he must take charge!

As the saying goes, catch the bandit leader first. To defeat Tianchen Country, neither the Say No More Guards nor anything else was the key, only the Heart Pan that opened the passage from Tianchen Country to Da Qi was crucial!

Upon arriving in Tianchen Country, Li Huowang quickly scanned the surroundings, his gaze fixed on the man dressed in red fox mask and stilts in the distance—he was the one!