652 Nearing Shubi Lake (2/2)

The three Haotian Taoism powerhouses glared at them coldly. With a push of their Psyche Power, glints of swords danced in the air. Sounds of riders falling off horses and painful cries of war horses pierced the air. However, power of the Taoist Sword was still limited. It could only tear a small opening in leather armor. Furthermore, there were many soldiers hidden behind the horses where the flying swords could not hit easily.

Dozens of feet seemed extremely long, but were very short to the cavalry of Golden Palace. In the matter of breaths, hundreds of soldiers rushed forth like a wave, drowning the three cultivators.

Several blades swishing could be heard and blood splattered all over the place. The palace cavalry spread out, leaving behind corpses of the three cultivators in the middle.

The powerhouse at the peak of Seethrough laid on the grass, covered in blood. He was holding an item in each of his hands. In his right hand was his weapon, and in his left – a firework signal. According to the agreement he was to activate the signal if he saw Ning Que and Daughter of Yama so as to inform the main troop.

However, he had no time to use either item in his hand before he was killed by the palace cavalry. One could imagine how fast it had all happened.

Palace cavalry cleaned up the field and left quickly. Judging by the number of corpses on horses, only about ten had died from the three cultivators' flying swords.

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An encounter in the Wilderness had turned into a sudden battle. The three cultivators at Seethrough Realm did not have any way of defending themselves against hundreds of palace soldiers, evidently, and were all killed.

The black horse carriage left the ruins and headed southwards. Ning Que thought of the bloody battle that had started and ended so suddenly. After a moment of consideration, he was once more convinced of a point.

He believed that non-martial cultivators would not be able to defeat an army if they had not joined the Devil or entered Knowing Destiny State.

The conclusion was completely different from the impression most ordinary people in the world had. However, it was a fact, because cultivators all have an inevitable weakness – their bodies.

The body of a cultivator was as weak as that of an ordinary person. It was the same even if he had entered Knowing Destiny State. Arrows and cutlasses can all kill them, much less the tens and thousands of arrows that would fly when two armies fought, or the catapults and crossbows used when a city was attacked.

More importantly, cultivators use the Qi of Heaven and Earth to control their flying swords. A flying sword's range was limited by one's Psyche Power. Most flying swords were unable to exceed the range of an arrow.

Furthermore, should the flying sword wish to break open all kinds of armor, it would need to be extremely sharp. However, it shouldn't be too thin – it might be damaged after striking armor. That was why it was so difficult to cast.

This was precisely why ordinary cultivators did not dare confront a country, and also why they had to serve the imperial courts of various countries. This was also why, traditionally, cultivators would always be closely accompanied by a martial warrior who served as their escort servant.

Ning Que had never met any cultivators when he was serving in the army of the City of Wei, much less battled with them. He only remembered General Ma's expression when he talked about stories on the battlefield after getting drunk.

General Ma was very contemptuous towards them. He thought that cultivators, alone, were strong but not of much use on the battlefield. That was why Ning Que was not surprised by the outcome of battle between the cultivators and the army today.

However, the course of the battle surprised him – the palace Priest in the light chariot had not made a move throughout. The cavalry had ended the battle cleanly, killing all three cultivators.

Indeed, the elite cavalry of Golden Palace was still as powerful, and might have even grown more powerful than before. He looked out of the window, at the scenery which was gradually growing familiar, with a gloomy expression.

The brave and powerful Chanyu of Golden Palace was Li Yu's husband and little Wild's father. His early death was indeed a sad thing. His brother had taken over his position as Chanyu, but it seemed that he did not have the wisdom nor talents of his brother. And it was rumored that he was way more ambitious.

Ning Que was a Tang, and was also a Tang soldier who had stood guard at the borders for years. Even though he was fleeing for his life with Sangsang, it was still difficult for him to not worry about the situation at the Tang Northern Frontier.

Sangsang looked out at the scenery of the Wilderness. Her face was rosy because of the wind. She asked, ”This place looks familiar, have we been here?”

Ning Que looked out of the window and said, ”I've brought you here once. We'll reach Shubi Lake if we continue south.”