Bayue Weiban

Chapter 431 Capturing Enemies

The twelve stone tablets rapidly enlarged, each becoming taller than a person, a full zhang in size.

Countless runes surged upon them, representing twelve different cultivation techniques.

As the restrictive seals were activated, the twelve stone tablets seemed to merge into one, and a unified primal aura condensed between the various techniques.

With a mere tremor, light swept outwards in all directions. The sword light, capable of endangering existence in the third realm, fell upon one of the stone tablets and vanished in an instant.

It was like a stone sinking into the vast ocean, barely creating a ripple.

Witnessing this, Li Qingshan and his disciples’ faces immediately changed, a chilling sensation rising within their hearts.

"Suppress!"

Ji Yuan glanced at the more than ten cultivators below and then softly commanded.

In an instant, the twelve stone tablets descended from the sky, their light flowing like one entity. The endless runes caused the weight of the stone tablets themselves to increase by more than three or four times!

Within moments, roaring sounds came from below. Most of the cultivators were crushed into a bloody pulp, and even the ground cracked.

Under the terrifying power, only three or four cultivators narrowly escaped death. They then fled into the distance without looking back, abandoning their own sect leader.

However, Ji Yuan did not intend to let them go. With a slight movement of his mind, the twelve stone tablets separated and, within a few breaths, caught up to the fleeing cultivators.

At the same time, he casually used his Yuan Chen Whip to shatter the condensed blood tiger once more. Then, with his free left hand, he flipped it upwards, and six more Heavy Water Pearls appeared in his palm.

His cultivation had now advanced to the early stage of the third realm, and this treasure had been meticulously refined by him into a divine artifact. Naturally, the number he could control had also increased significantly.

In the next moment, six more Heavy Water Pearls shot through the air, bringing the total to twelve, completely sealing Li Qingshan within.

The more than ten short swords he had painstakingly condensed shattered in an instant. The watery light, which he had finally managed to tear open, was refilled.

As the twelve Heavy Water Pearls converged, brilliant divine power surged with the watery light. In just under half an hour, Li Qingshan's internal spiritual power was completely sealed, and he lost control of his body.

Streams of watery light poured into his body, transforming into restrictive seals that locked his meridians and dantian. Even his sea of consciousness in the center of his brow was not spared.

Even his soul was imprinted with several restrictive seals. With a mere thought from the other party, he would be scattered into dust.

Ji Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Six Heavy Water Pearls suppressed the elder before him, while the other six returned to his side, slowly circling.

A moment later, the twelve stone tablets flew back, carrying more than ten magical artifacts and several Qiankun bags within their swirling light.

With a thought, the twelve stone tablets returned to their original size. He then looked down and saw that the more than a hundred rebel soldiers had already retreated.

Most of them could no longer maintain their formation, fleeing in all directions in panic.

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment and decided not to stop them all or slaughter them with his techniques.

Although these soldiers possessed the strength of the early stage of the Flesh and Bone realm due to the effects of the pills, they were, after all, still mortals. If he were to kill them indiscriminately, he would surely incur sin.

However, he did take action, apprehending a few generals. Each of them possessed the mid to late stage of the Flesh and Bone realm, and their bearing was not comparable to that disorganized mob.

Furthermore, even when captured, these individuals did not beg for mercy. Instead, their expressions were firm, as if they would not frown even if they were the next to be executed.

"A few tough men, indeed."

Ji Yuan made a judgment, then sealed the power and movements of the captured generals, leaving them by the roadside.

He then released his divine sense and carefully scanned the convoy on the official road, confirming that the supplies were largely intact before truly relaxing.

If these supplies were damaged, even killing a few third-realm cultivators would be of no avail.

Beings of such cultivation realms were indeed precious to ordinary forces, but given the current scale of Wang Sheng Lou, while they might not have them in unlimited quantities, they certainly had a considerable number.

Even if a few third-realm cultivators were killed, they would not feel much pain and could dispatch more.

Conversely, for Lin Fu County and the thirty thousand troops arrayed before them, without this batch of supplies, they would likely be on the verge of collapse before the rebels even arrived, leading to countless deaths.

"What do you want? Kill me or torture me, just give me a quick end!"

As soon as the restrictive seals on Li Qingshan's movements were lifted, he immediately shouted.

Ji Yuan, standing guard by the supplies, looked at him expressionlessly. He immediately saw through the elder's outward bravado.

This old man with white hair, though seemingly resolute, with a gaze even firmer than the captured generals nearby, was merely putting on a show. Ji Yuan could easily see through the myriad of chaotic thoughts in his mind.

As a deity, constantly enveloped by incense and vow power and bearing the countless thoughts of his worshippers, he could naturally see through people's hearts with ease.

Not to mention that the opponent's cultivation realm was sealed, making him no stronger than a mortal at this moment. He had no secrets before him.

"Stop pretending. It won't do you any good."

Ji Yuan glanced at him indifferently, then hovered in mid-air, looking around.

He scanned the surroundings repeatedly with his divine sense to ensure no one was lurking. Only then did he slowly descend, though a layer of divine light always separated his feet from the ground.

As a water god, he had to minimize direct contact with the earth. Being entangled by earth energy would impede the flow of his water element.

Only when one's cultivation reached an extremely high realm could such trouble be avoided.

"What exactly do you want?"

Li Qingshan's expression darkened, clearly realizing that pretending further was useless.

However, there was one thing he couldn't understand: why was this young deity not killing him or letting him go? Did he intend to capture him as a prisoner?

He glanced at the few individuals restrained by the roadside and felt he had guessed the other party's intention. He likely wanted to extract intelligence about the rebel army and Wang Sheng Lou from him.

At this thought, Li Qingshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If that were the case, his life should be out of danger.

Moreover, with his third-realm cultivation, even if the other party got all the information they wanted, they would likely choose to keep him alive, perhaps by imposing a few restrictive seals.

After all, he was a third-realm combatant. Even if he couldn't influence the tide of battle, he could at least play a significant role.

And as far as Li Qingshan knew, Lin Fu County was currently most in need of second and third-realm cultivators. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had four routes of supplies so easily intercepted.