Guarding the border: I am sanctified in the flesh

Chapter 129 Advance to the Innate Realm, Invincible God of War!

evening.

The war is over.

"drive!"

Lu Fan led the Dragon Shadow Guards and rode his horse towards Zhennan Pass.

At this time, the setting sun was just red, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on everyone, and the rays of light shone from afar.

Their armor was dyed red.

But even more tragic.

"Lord Lu!"

Zhao Fei led the crowd to welcome them out of the city, and bowed to Lu Fan and the dragon shadow guards, "Everyone, you came too timely, and Zhennan Pass was saved, and you should be the first to contribute!"

"The adults have won the prize."

After a few pleasantries, everyone entered the city.

Zhao Fei insisted on letting Lu Fan walk in the front, and the dragon shadow guards followed behind Lu Fan.

When passing through Langui Street, many bold people came out to watch the excitement.

When they saw Lu Fan and the Dragon Shadow Guards covered in blood, their eyes were inexplicably moist.

Although they have not experienced it personally, they can also feel the tragedy of the war.

All these soldiers came back alive after fighting bloody battles.

And the reason why they live well is because these soldiers are desperately protecting the security of this border city.

Countless people died on the battlefield where they couldn't see.

Some people even have no bones left.

At this moment, the hearts of the people are extremely heavy, and they look at the soldiers with respect, admiration, and gratitude from the bottom of their hearts.

"It's Lu Fan!"

"Lu Fan is back!"

"And the Dragon Shadow Guards."

Many people recognized Lu Fan and exclaimed.

The faces of the people were a little more excited, and there was an indescribable peace of mind.

"It's good that Lu Fan comes back."

"Zhennan Pass will definitely be kept."

"We don't have to worry about it anymore."

More people recognized Lu Fan, and they immediately felt better.

Especially those young people were even more excited, looking at Lu Fan with fear, admiration, and even admiration.

Cailian and Xiaoyu, Qiao Yun and Qiao Yue all stood in the crowd, looking up at Lu Fan with different expressions.

Xu Wei was also there at this time.

Unlike before, people's attention was not on him at all, and it seemed that they didn't see him at all.

At this moment, his light was completely covered by Lu Fan.

Even he has to look up to Lu Fan at this moment.

Xu Wei knew a long time ago that he and Lu Fan were no longer on the same level, the gap between the two was too great.

It's so big that he can't even reach it in his life.

Tang Chuowan in the crowd was looking at Lu Fan bewilderedly. She opened her mouth to say something, but tried her best to hold back.

The timing is not right.

Such a scene is even more inappropriate.

But, will she still have a chance to meet Lu Fan in the future?
How can I meet Lu Fan alone?

After all, that matter needs to be told to Lu Fan face to face, and no one else should know.

We have to think of a way.

Tang Chuowan thought in a daze, but her eyes never left Lu Fan for a moment.

Even though Lu Fan gradually walked away, she still stared at Lu Fan's back, looking non-stop.

……

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After returning to the barracks and settling up the Southwest Army Long Yingwei, Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen brought Gu Cheng to their residence.

After taking a cold bath and changing clothes, the three of them came to the dining room.

The food and drink are ready.

The three of them were about to sit down when they heard someone come in, "Guys, I came here uninvited and wanted to ask for a drink, so don't take offense."

Lu Fan knew it was Zhao Fei by hearing the voice, and turned around with a smile to say hello, "My lord, please sit down."

"it is good."

Zhao Fei came alone, so he sat down first without being polite.

The three of Lu Fan also sat down one after another.

"Come on, I respect the three commanders."

Zhao Fei was the first to hold up the wine glass, "Thank you for arriving in time. Not only did you solve the crisis at Zhennan Pass, but you also took the opportunity to defeat the Chu army, causing heavy casualties to the Chu army.

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

The four of them clinked glasses and drank the wine in the glasses.

After eating a few mouthfuls of food, Lu Fan asked, "My lord, has the result come out? How many casualties are there in Chu State?"

"not yet."

Zhao Fei shook his head lightly, "But I estimate that the Chu army lost at least tens of thousands of elites."

"Ah."

Lu Fan also made a rough estimate, which was about the same as what he expected.

However, he was still a little puzzled, "My lord, the Chu State is so brave that they dared to go around the pass. Are they not afraid that our Great Zhou reinforcements will come, encircle them in the pass, and then annihilate them?"

"Ugh!"

Zhao Fei sighed suddenly, "That's because the Chu army recognized that I have no reinforcements to send in Dazhou."

"You may not know that just a few days ago, Qin State and Qi State sent troops almost at the same time to attack our Zhenxi Army and Zhendong Army. The battle was fierce."

"I'm worried that those two border towns won't be able to hold on."

"After all, Qin and Qi are powerful, even stronger than Chu."

Zhao Fei said with a worried expression, "If those two cities fall, the consequences will be disastrous."

"what?"

"what?"

"Qin and Qi also sent troops?"

The three of Lu Fan were shocked.

They all know what that means.

In case Moyang City in the east and Changping City in the west fall, the armies of Qin and Qi will march straight in.

Going north can threaten the capital, and going south can threaten Zhennanguan and the other two border towns.

It will have a huge impact on the entire battle situation.

It can even determine the success or failure of the Great Zhou.

"Yes."

Zhao Fei sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that our battle situation in the south is not so bad, maybe the enemy army would have already reached the capital."

Ye Wuchen and Gu Cheng looked at each other with serious expressions on their faces.

The current form is indeed extremely bad.

As long as any gap is formed, it will affect the whole body, and the entire Great Zhou may be defeated.

"Come on, come on."

Lu Fan wasn't too worried, "It's not a hopeless situation, at least our situation in the south is fine."

"Shu is basically no longer threatened."

"Chu and Yue have just experienced a big defeat, and it will be difficult to threaten us for a while."

"We rely on the terrain, defend against danger, and look for opportunities for victory."

"Things will always turn around."

Speaking of this, Lu Fan looked at the three of them, "Trust me, we will definitely get through this difficulty."

"it is good!"

"I believe you!"

"As long as you're here, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Ye Wuchen and the three nodded together.

"By the way, you said that the Shu Kingdom is no longer a threat?"

Zhao Fei was a little curious, "How is the battle over there?"

"Let me tell you."

Gu Cheng took over the conversation and began to talk about the battle situation in Cangyun City.

After listening to this, Zhao Fei became even more confident, "Okay, the elites of the Kingdom of Shu are gone, and they will be unable to invade. The threat of the Southwest Army can be almost eliminated, and there is even room to support us. It is impossible to break through Zhennan Pass."

"Come on, let me toast the three of you again."

As he spoke, Zhao Fei raised his wine glass again, "I hope we can work together to tide over the difficulties."

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

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The next day, in the morning.

Lu Fan was practicing in the living room when Song Xiucheng knocked on the door and came in, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and handed it to Lu Fan, "My lord, yesterday's battle report."

"it is good."

Lu Fan took the battle report and read it carefully.

In the battle yesterday, more than [-] enemies were wiped out, and countless Chu soldiers were injured.

Several weapons, war horses, food and grass were seized.

Coupled with the previous casualties, the elite Chu army lost at least [-].

"My lord, there is one more thing."

Song Xiucheng said, "The Chu army has withdrawn."

"So fast?"

Lu Fan was a little surprised.

The Chu army claims to have an army of 50, at least 30 elite.

Even if you lose 20, you still have [-], and you still have a strong combat power.

"Yes."

Song Xiucheng nodded, "All the Chu troops have withdrawn from our Da Zhou territory. According to Tan Ma, they left overnight last night."

"Okay, I see."

Lu Fan thought that this was fine, the Great Zhou army was exhausted from the battle in the past few days, and it was time to take a good rest.

The Dragon Shadow Guards are in urgent need of recuperation.

And he happened to take the opportunity to practice hard and try to improve his own strength. When the future war starts, he will have a little more chance of winning.

A month later.

May NO.12, morning.

Lu Fan woke up from his trance and opened the attribute panel.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 18/2120
Power: 368.37
Agility: 143.78
Mental Power: 138.96
Physical strength: 485.23
Cultivation: First Grade

Cultivation method: Vientiane town magic power is complete, the tenth level of Taoist scriptures (26615/40000)

Martial arts: God and Demon body training skills are perfect, nine-turn golden body skills are perfect, body training is perfect, mind training skills are perfect, Vajra Indestructible skills are perfect, dragon-elephant body skills are perfect, Baimai Meridian is perfect, muscle-changing and marrow-washing skills are perfect, Ten Thousand Tribulations Quenching is completed, Immortal Sutra is completed, and Shenlong Jin is completed (3/20)

Assignable Attribute Points: 556.72
After more than a month of hard training, Lu Fan finally practiced Shenlong Jin to a small level, increasing his strength by 8 points, his agility by 4 points, his mental strength by 4 points, and his physical strength by 16 points.

Coupled with the various attributes he usually increases, his strength has been steadily improved.

There is still a lot of experience left before the Taoist scriptures can be upgraded. At his current speed of cultivation, it will take at least one more month.

continue!

Lu Fan closed his eyes and re-entered the cultivation state.

After a long time, there was a knock on the door, and Song Xiucheng came in to report, "My lord, Commander-in-Chief invited you over, saying that we have something important to discuss."

"it is good."

Lu Fan got up and left the residence, and soon came to the Commander's Mansion and entered the meeting hall.

Besides Zhao Fei, there are also Xu Mingyang, Zhou Wanjun, Ye Wuchen and Gu Cheng.

In addition, Qin Huinan, Gu Changting, Xu Zhao, and the senior officials of the Zhennan Army all came.

But everyone's face was extremely solemn, as if they had received bad news.

After saying hello, everyone sat down around the table.

"I invite you here today to announce bad news to you."

Zhao Fei looked around at the crowd and said: "Just a few days ago, Changping City and Moyang City were breached successively. The Qin Army and Qi Army have driven straight into our Da Zhou territory, and then went north, approaching the capital."

Everyone was silent.

Although they had already thought of such a result, they still couldn't accept it when it really came.

"Let's talk about it, everyone."

Zhao Fei looked at everyone again, "What should we do?"

"We can only barely protect ourselves."

Qin Huinan sighed: "Don't say that the capital is besieged, even if the capital is captured, we will not be able to go north."

"Yeah, although the words are not pleasant, but the truth is so."

Gu Changting answered, "With our strength, it would be extremely difficult to defend Zhennan Pass, and we really can't help."

"unless……"

Xu Mingyang glanced at Lu Fan and said: "Unless we can win two more victories and wipe out the elites of Chu and Yue, we can send troops to the capital for support without any worries."

"Yes."

"Indeed."

Ye Wuchen and Gu Cheng agreed together.

"Xu Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Fei asked Xu Zhao for his opinion.

"I have nothing to do."

Xu Zhao shook his head lightly, "In the current situation, we can't attack, we can only defend passively, waiting for the enemy to attack us."

"If the enemy has been standing still, we can only wait."

"Unless you can think of a way to lure the enemy to attack."

"But that would be too risky."

Xu Zhao sighed, "If we can't keep it, wouldn't it be self-defeating?"

"You mean to let Lu Fan lead the Dragon Shadow Guards out of the city and deliberately go north, creating the illusion that they are going to support the capital?"

Zhao Fei guessed: "Then there is a possibility that the Chu army will be dispatched to attack Zhennan Pass again?"

"Yes."

Xu Zhao nodded, "After all, the Qin Army and Qi Army have entered the territory of our Great Zhou, maybe they will split up and go south, and quietly lie in ambush near Zhennan Pass. If Lu Fan takes the Dragon Shadow Guard out, they may be killed by the Qin Army and the Qi Army." Qi army sneak attack."

"That possibility is not ruled out."

Zhao Fei pondered for a while, then turned his gaze to Lu Fan, "Lord Lu, what do you think?"

"Even if you take risks, you have to try."

Lu Fan had been thinking about this issue just now, and now he has thought about it.

"If not, we can only sit and wait."

"We will have no chance of winning when the Qin and Qi armies go south and Zhennan Pass is besieged."

"So, we must fight out!"

Lu Fan said: "I want to take the Dragon Shadow Guards out of the city and station them on the mountains outside the city. Firstly, they can lure the enemy troops, and secondly, they can provide support at any time."

"In my estimation, even if Qin Jun and Qi Jun go south, it is impossible to reach Zhennan Pass so quickly."

"Let's start now. We can find a hiding place before the enemy arrives, hide outside the city, and wait for the opportunity."

"There should be no danger."

Speaking of this, Lu Fan looked at everyone, "What do you think?"

"If there's no other way, I think it's worth a try."

Zhao Fei then said, "I trust Lu Fan's judgment, since he thinks it's feasible, then there's no problem."

"it is good."

"can."

"I agree."

The crowd joined in.

It's not how good this method is, but because of their trust in Lu Fan.

Regardless of success or failure, they are willing to bear the consequences with Lu Fan.

"Well."

Lu Fan stood up and said, "Since everyone agrees, I'll go back and get ready and set off immediately."

"Row."

"You be careful."

"We are waiting for your triumphant return."

Everyone got up and sent each other off.

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Two days later, in the morning.

Lu Fan woke up from his trance and opened the attribute panel.

Cultivation method: the tenth level of Taoism (27215/40000).

There is still 12785 points of experience to upgrade, which is 127.85 points of distributable attributes.

But Lu Fan didn't want to wait any longer.

He wanted to advance to the Xiantian Realm earlier in order to improve his own strength.

After all, the innate realm is a hurdle, and it is a big hurdle.

After passing through, the increase in strength will be considerable.

More importantly, after he advances, the spiritual power in his body will be endless, and he will not be afraid of consumption.

Anyway, he still has more than 560 attributes that can be assigned. After adding points, there are more than 400 left, which is enough for him to deal with sudden dangers.

In a critical moment, he can add more than 400 points of distributable attributes to his strength, so that his strength will skyrocket in an instant, thus getting out of danger.

Of course, he wouldn't do it unless it was absolutely necessary.

It is more appropriate to rely on improving cultivation to increase strength.

add a bit!

With a thought, Lu Fan added 127.85 distributable attributes to the Kung Fu Dao Jing.

Dao Jing is upgraded to No.11 weight.

The next moment, spiritual power surged in wildly, filling his dantian instantly, and he had enough energy to attack that barrier.

I don't know how long it took.

"boom!"

That barrier was finally broken, and the capacity of Lu Fan's dantian expanded several times.

Made the cut!
Innate Realm!
Feeling the spiritual power in his body, Lu Fan was very happy.

Open the properties panel.

His strength increased by 48 points, physical strength increased by 24 points, agility increased by 16 points, and mental strength increased by 12 points.

Although it is only in the first realm of innate, but now his real strength is equivalent to the four realms of innate, or even higher.

If coupled with his super strong physical body, as well as strong mental strength and agility, it is really a battle of life and death, even the innate five realms might not be able to defeat him.

continue!

Lu Fan practiced until noon before stopping.

He walked out of the tent, and the smell of rice wafted from not far away.

The meal is almost ready.

Now he is on a mountain and arrived yesterday afternoon.

It was the mountain where he was ambushed by masters from Chu State last time.

When Lu Fan made his decision, he had already thought about coming here.

It's just because of the good location and the terrain.

It's not far from Zhennan Pass, and it's not too far from Fenglei City, so both sides can support it.

He specially arranged for Song Yu and Qin Yu to inquire about Zhennan Pass and Fenglei City.

No matter where the accident happens, you can rush to support at the first time.

Moreover, the mountains are high and the forests are lush here, which is not only easy to hide, but also convenient to observe the nearby forms.

The most important thing is that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Moreover, this mountain is very large, and it is connected to several other mountains, so it is convenient to retreat.

"Master Lu, you are really diligent."

Gu Cheng came over and said with a smile: "I've never seen anyone like you, who will devote himself to cultivation after a little time."

Lu Fan shook his head lightly, "I can't help it, my talent is relatively poor, so I can only rely on diligence."

"Ok?"

Gu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "You have poor talent? Don't tease me, I have never seen anyone with more talent than you."

"That's what this guy is."

Ye Wuchen walked over with a smile, "Always too modest."

"Haha."

The three stood together talking and laughing for a while, and someone shouted, "Dinner is ready."

After eating, Lu Fan returned to his tent and continued to practice.

After an unknown amount of time, Song Xiucheng came in to announce, "My lord, someone is here."

"Ok?"

Lu Fan was stunned: "Who is it?"

"You'll know when you come out and see."

After the two left the camp, Song Xiucheng guided Lu Fan to the top of the mountain and looked to the south.

I saw that the mountains were connected to the mountains there, and the end could not be seen from a distance.

But between the mountains, there seemed to be a group of people walking.

Although it is far away, it can be roughly judged that there are many people who came, there are thousands of people.

"Is it Chu Jun?"

Lu Fan's heart moved, and he guessed: "It turns out that the Chu army sneaked into my Dazhou territory from here."

"Should be right."

Song Xiucheng nodded, "The direction they came from is exactly the border of Chu State, but it's not enough for them to suffer a loss once? Do they still want to besiege Zhennan Pass? There are too few people here, right?"

"There are few people who come, which means you are a master."

Lu Fan remembered his experience of being attacked last time, and said: "They may not want to besiege Zhennan Pass, but have another plan."

"Oh?"

Song Xiucheng was stunned: "Could it be that they want to ambush us here?"

"Ah."

Lu Fan also thought of it, "Very likely."

"However, how can they be sure that we will come here? Or pass by here?"

Song Xiucheng frowned, thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "Is it because of Fenglei City?"

"Yes."

Lu Fan agreed, "If I'm not wrong, the Yue Congress will attack Fenglei City again. Chu State guessed that we will go to support, so they came here in advance and wanted to set up an ambush here."

"But they never expected that we were already here in advance."

Song Xiucheng's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "In this way, the Chu army has become the target of our ambush."

"exactly."

Lu Fan waved his hand, "Order, get ready to fight!"

He was still a little puzzled, after all, the Chu State had suffered a lot from ambushing him last time, so why did they come again?
Could it be that a stronger master was sent this time?

It must be.

It seems that the other party feels that they are sure to deal with him.

Little did he know, his strength soared again.

Moreover, even before, no one knew his true strength.

No matter who, always underestimate him.

This is what Lu Fan wanted. He wished that everyone would underestimate him, otherwise he would make a wrong judgment.

"Yes."

Song Xiucheng took the order and left.

A moment later, the Dragon Shadow Guards had arrived halfway up the mountain, hiding in the dense forest.

If the Chu army wanted to climb this mountain, they had to pass through a valley.

The terrain of the valley was flat and there was no cover, which undoubtedly gave the Dragon Shadow Guard the best chance to ambush.

Everyone had already prepared their bows and arrows, and they each found a place to hide, watching the direction where the Chu army came.

I saw that the other party was all wearing black clothes, each of them was vigorous and vigorous, and they looked like masters at first glance.

There are more than 2000 people.

The man in black was not wearing armor, with a bow and arrow on his back, and a knife hanging from his waist.

They were extremely fast, and within a short time, they came to the valley, less than 1000 meters away from the ambush site of the Dragon Shadow Guard.

There was silence in the valley.

No one on either side spoke.

Looking at the men in black who rushed to the front, Lu Fan was measuring the distance.

500 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters.

The closer you are, the greater the damage.

"call out!"

A powerful piercing sound sounded.

Lu Fan shot the arrow first, and a man in black fell down.

"Shhhhhh!"

The sound of piercing the air sounded one after another, and suddenly arrows rained down.

Unprepared, the men in black fell in pieces.

In a blink of an eye, hundreds of men in black were shot and fell to the ground.

"what!"

Shouts and screams sounded at the same time, and the remaining men in black reacted differently. Some took off their bows and arrows and started to fight back.

Others are retreating.

Others either lay down on the ground or searched for a nearby hiding place to avoid the flying arrows.

The leader was a young man, he looked somewhat similar to Chu Zhaonan, only a few years older.

His name is Chu Yunlong, he is the sixth prince of the Chu Kingdom, and he is also the elder brother of Chu Zhaonan.

This sneak attack was his idea.

The purpose is naturally to deal with Lu Fan and the Dragon Shadow Guards.

After Chu Zhaonan lost the last time, he lost momentum, but he got a chance.

As long as he can kill Lu Fan and then wipe out the Dragon Shadow Guard, he will definitely consolidate his position and gain the upper hand in the future battle for the throne.

The reason why I chose to ambush here is of course because the terrain here is good and suitable for ambushes.

There is also a very important point, the last time Lu Fan went on a killing spree here, maybe he will be careless this time, unexpectedly Chu State would set up an ambush here.

Then give him a chance.

Of course, the most important thing is that he brought enough masters today.

There are also two innate realm powerhouses among them.

This is his greatest reliance!

No matter how powerful Lu Fan is, he will never be able to block the attack of the two innate realm powerhouses.

Therefore, Lu Fan must die!

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(End of this chapter)