Gold Core Is A Star, You Call This Cultivating Immortality?

Chapter 100: Three People Guarding a City

Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao climbed up the city wall, panting heavily.

Both of them had many questions in their hearts.

"You're stationed here?" Zhang Sheng asked, his face full of excitement.

This was the battlefield of the Central Plains!

Out of the 180,000 cities, one-third had already fallen into ruins.

Wugui City was considered half-ruined as well.

For more than ten years, Da Xia had been unable to gather troops and send them here.

Qi Yuan held a broken sword and sighed, "It's been some time, but unfortunately... I haven't encountered any monsters."

"You're not from Da Xia, you're a wanderer?" Zhang Sheng looked at the city wall without the Da Xia flag and instantly understood.

There were still many wanderers in this world, generously going to the Central Plains to participate in the war.

And most of these wanderers were cultivators.

Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao, on the other hand, couldn't be considered true cultivators; they were just mediocre.

Among the cultivators who came with the army this time, only half were left.

Unfortunately, they all died at the hands of the monsters.

"I guess you could call me a wanderer," Qi Yuan didn't deny it.

"May I put the Da Xia flag here?

This represents that Wugui City is still under the control of Da Xia," Zhang Sheng eagerly asked Qi Yuan.

"Sure," Qi Yuan looked at the two NPCs with an inexplicable expression.

Clearly, the aura of these two NPCs was already very weak, close to death.

But the two of them showed no fear before their imminent death; instead, they were excited.

Chen Jiao, who was beside them, heard Qi Yuan's permission and took out a blood-stained and wrinkled flag from his chest, carefully smoothing it out.

Zhang Sheng also helped on the side, as if they were doing something very solemn.

Although they were just planting a flag on the city wall, the two of them were busy and panting.

The strong wind blew, raising dust, and the flag fluttered.

The two of them looked at the flag with a longing expression in their eyes, "I wonder how long this flag can stand."

"It's a pity General Yuan won't see the flag planted on the city wall of Wugui City," Zhang Sheng sighed.

General Yuan was the commander of the Songzi Battalion.

Facing the siege of hundreds of monsters, he killed dozens of enemies and finally died from exhaustion. When he died, his eyes were still open, looking in the direction of Wugui City.

Zhang Sheng knew that General Yuan was a noble of Da Xia and had seen the emperor.

Before coming, General Yuan had said that if the flag couldn't be planted on the city wall of Wugui City, Da Xia would lose Wugui City for twenty years, and Da Xia would no longer exist.

Da Xia would be completely incorporated into Dazhui and guard Jialan City together with Dazhui.

The two of them sighed and then looked at Qi Yuan, "Where are the monsters in Wugui City?"

"There are quite a few wandering around, and I've killed some of them," Qi Yuan sat on the city wall, seemingly bored.

In fact, he was also carefully studying the martial arts he obtained in the Ash Water World, trying to comprehend them.

In the Ash Water World, one day was equivalent to ten years here. He had to make good use of this time difference in the game.

The newly stitched "Qi Yuan Scripture" he had created could be used for cultivation, but it caused problems everywhere else.

Not only did his memory deteriorate, but his mind also became confused.

He was deepening his understanding and reducing the flaws in the "Qi Yuan Scripture."

He would only take action when the monsters appeared, otherwise, he would sit on the city wall as if nothing was happening.

"There are probably over a hundred monsters wandering in Wugui City, right? Are you a cultivator?" Chen Jiao couldn't help but ask, "What realm are you in?"

Zhang Sheng quickly glared at Chen Jiao.

Chen Jiao realized that he had been impolite and shouldn't have asked about a cultivator's realm.

"Level 49, very weak," Qi Yuan didn't hide it.

Chen Jiao was stunned when he heard this.

Zhang Sheng felt that Qi Yuan didn't want to reveal his identity and strength.

Night quickly fell.

The whole world was about to be pitch black.

Qi Yuan looked up at the sky, which was completely dark at night.

"Hey, why are there no stars in the sky in your world?" Qi Yuan realized that in this world, everything turned pitch black at night. There were no stars or starlight.

"Are there stars in the sky? What do you mean?" Zhang Sheng was a bit confused and didn't understand what Qi Yuan meant.

Qi Yuan roughly understood what Zhang Sheng meant.

There were no stars in the sky of this world.

Could it be that all the stars in the sky had been eaten by someone?

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan became excited.

"It's nothing. It's dark at night. You're not cultivators, so you can't see. Go find a place to sleep," Qi Yuan kindly reminded them.

"Okay," Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao climbed down the city wall.

As they descended the last step, the two of them turned around in unison and looked up at the Da Xia flag in the night sky.

...

The next day, just as the sun was rising.

Qi Yuan sat on the city wall, contemplating the Ash Water World's cultivation techniques.

Sometimes, he would glance at the exhausted figures of two men inside the city, who were moving and burying the countless white bones.

Both of them were heavily injured and didn't look like they would survive for much longer.

Yet, they continued to move the corpses here.

In the evening, Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao climbed up the city wall, panting heavily as they brought a large wooden box with them.

"Young hero, would you like to have a drink?" The wooden box was filled to the brim with alcohol.

As the wine barrel was opened, the fragrance of alcohol mixed with a sour scent filled the air.

During his time on Blue Star, Qi Yuan refrained from drinking due to his illness.

He also didn't have the habit of drinking regularly.

"Thank you both, but I don't drink. Whenever I do, I go crazy," Qi Yuan declined their offer.

"Ah, this wine is a unique specialty of our Da Xia. When a daughter is born in a Da Xia family, they would bury several barrels of this wine. It is only taken out when she gets married. Normally, it is impossible to taste it. Only us soldiers stationed in Wugui City and the people along the way when we go on expeditions can have some," Chen Jiao explained as he poured a barrel of the wine into his mouth. "If you don't drink it now, you won't have the chance."

Zhang Sheng also picked up a wine barrel and gulped it down. "If we don't drink it now, no one will."

The entire city wall was filled with the aroma of alcohol.

After finishing the wine, Zhang Sheng approached Qi Yuan. "Young hero, I found many good things in the city. Here are some blood-replenishing pills, blood-nourishing pills, and healing medicine. They should be useful for you, so I brought some up."

Qi Yuan looked at the bottles and jars Zhang Sheng took out and said, "Your injuries are severe. If you use the healing medicine here, you might be able to live for another day or two."

"Thank you for your kindness, young hero," Zhang Sheng smiled shyly. "But the two of us are just two worthless lives. We might only be able to exchange for one or two demonic creatures. These pills are more useful for you."

Qi Yuan reached out and took the blood-nourishing pill. "You can take the rest. I don't need them."

"Young hero..." Zhang Sheng wanted to persuade him further.

"Hmph, are you trying to curse me by giving me healing medicine? Can these demonic creatures even harm me?" Qi Yuan sneered at the demonic creatures. "You may be afraid of them, but I find them incredibly adorable. They are like experience babies."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao found Qi Yuan's words difficult to understand and didn't force the medicine on him.

The two of them could only cough and say, "Young hero, you truly live up to your reputation."

The two of them sat on the city wall, drinking and chatting.

"I wonder when the demonic army will appear here."

"It's a pity that the Da Xia's military flag may not be able to fly for long."

"Young hero, why don't you leave while the demonic creatures haven't arrived yet? With your strength, you are at least a High Level commander. If you leave Wugui City and go to another city, you might still have a chance to survive."

In the realm of Flowing Wind.

The classification of cultivators is simple, divided into the Insignificant, First Realm, Second Realm, Third Realm, Fourth Realm, and Fifth Realm.

The First Realm is called the Leader;

The Second Realm is called the Overlord, a regional overlord;

The Third Realm is called the Nation Protector, one person can protect a country;

The Fourth Realm is called the Land Myth, a person who is like a deity;

The Fifth Realm is called Supreme, the most powerful existence in the world.

It is rumored that among the ten thousand and eight thousand cities, there are Supremes guarding some of them.

Such cities are truly indestructible, impervious to evil.

"I am the Guardian of the Wugui City, naturally I will not leave."

Qi Yuan will certainly not leave.

The longer the guardianship, the greater the rewards.

When he was in the Moonwatch Continent, he could gain experience by killing monsters.

But to obtain treasures of the level of Heavenly Dao fragments, he needs to clear dungeons.

The evil creatures here are valuable, but they only provide experience to Qi Yuan.

To obtain higher rewards, he needs to guard the Wugui City.

"When the Great Xia flag is planted in Wugui City, the evil creatures will know this news within a day, and within five days, their army will arrive here," Zhang Sheng said.

Of course, even without the flag, the evil creatures will still know about Wugui City, just a bit later.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan was stunned, "If the flag is not planted, will the evil creatures not send reinforcements here?"

He has been waiting for the evil creatures for so long, but they didn't come because the flag wasn't planted?

"They will, but it will be slower," Zhang Sheng didn't quite understand why this young hero was so ignorant, so he explained in detail.

"So, as long as the flag is there, the evil creature's army will come within five days?" Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

This means he can control the entry and exit time of the evil creature's army based on the flag.

"Most likely," Zhang Sheng replied.

Qi Yuan looked at the two of them, his eyes filled with greed.

Both of them felt their hearts race, and then they heard Qi Yuan say, "Do you have any extra flags here? The more, the better."

"We... we do," Zhang Sheng didn't understand, but still took out a few flags.

These flags were all found in the city and were collected casually.

"Why does the young hero need so many flags?" Zhang Sheng couldn't help but ask.

"One flag is not enough, I will be guarding here for a long time," Qi Yuan answered truthfully.

One day in the outside world is nearly ten years in the game.

He must make use of this time to cultivate well and increase his cultivation.

Zhang Sheng fell silent upon hearing this.

He couldn't bring himself to persuade Qi Yuan to leave this place anymore.

On the other hand, Chen Jiao didn't think too much about it. He drank heavily, occasionally revealing a heroic expression on his face. "I never thought that I, Chen Jiao, would die in this city alongside such a remarkable individual like you, young hero."

To him, with the demonic army pressing in, they would all die in this city.

Qi Yuan glanced at Chen Jiao disdainfully. "You guys might die, but I won't. Where have you ever seen a player die permanently in a game?"

It's the NPCs... Unfortunately, they don't respawn at fixed locations.

Zhang Sheng quickly grabbed onto Chen Jiao's sleeve. "Young hero, your martial arts are unparalleled. You will surely slaughter the demonic army!"

Seeing this, Chen Jiao also joined in the flattery.

As Zhang Sheng spoke, he felt a deep admiration for Qi Yuan in his heart.

The demonic army was approaching with great momentum, but the young hero showed no intention of leaving.

This made Zhang Sheng's heart filled with mixed emotions.

Knowing that one city couldn't be defended, yet still choosing to defend it to the death.

Such courage was truly admirable.

...

Da Xia.

Yuan Mansion.

The emperor was only sixteen years old, yet he had been in control of Da Xia for four years.

During these four years, he had worked hard to balance the four directions, establish a cultivator army, and finally built the Songzi Camp. General Yuan was leading the army and dispatched to Wugui City.

At this moment, a hopeful expression appeared on the young emperor's face. "Lord Yuan, you have not let us down. The flag of Da Xia has finally been planted on the walls of Wugui City."

One hundred and eighty thousand cities, not only were they cities, but they were also formations.

When a flag was planted on the city walls, the Dragon Bell in the Da Xia Imperial Palace would ring nine times.

If the flag fell, it would ring once.

A few days ago, the Dragon Bell of Da Xia rang nine times.

The emperor didn't even have time to put on his shoes before rushing to the ancestral temple.

Now, Wugui City had returned to Da Xia.

This also indicated that Da Xia would have another twenty years of prosperity.

Otherwise, if the city was lost for twenty years, Da Xia would be destroyed and absorbed by Da Sui.

Although being absorbed by Da Sui was also a way to resist the demonic army.

But who would be willing to be cannon fodder? Who would be willing to be completely exploited?

The emperor's face was filled with excitement, but when he saw Lady Yuan's teary eyes, his excitement dissipated.

The flag of Da Xia was planted on Wugui City, but when would the soldiers of Da Xia return?

In a few more days, the demonic army would attack Wugui City again. How many more days could Wugui City hold on?

The emperor of Da Xia didn't want the people of Da Xia to hear the sound of the bell signaling the fall of Wugui City again.

...

In the following days, Qi Yuan often saw Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao struggling to bury the corpses in the city.

The two of them were getting weaker and weaker, almost on the verge of collapse.

But both of them seemed to be holding on, refusing to fall.

"Cough, if the demonic army doesn't come soon, I'll die." Chen Jiao sat on the city wall, grumbling.

Zhang Sheng also knew that his time was up. "Before I die, I have to kill a demonic beast!"

That way, he wouldn't have any regrets.

In the last few days, the two of them didn't bury the corpses anymore. They saved their strength and guarded the flag of Da Xia.

After an unknown amount of time, the ground began to shake.

The spirits of the two men on the city wall suddenly lifted.

They struggled to stand up and looked at the distant sandstorm.

In the midst of the sandstorm, there were about seven to eight hundred huge demonic beasts charging towards them.

Like giant elephants, the dust filled the air.

Such a powerful demonic army would tear apart the mortal army as soon as they clashed.

With such a powerful demonic army, Wugui City was simply indefensible.

Zhang Sheng's face showed no fear. He picked up a bowl and said, "Drink this wine with me!"

Chen Jiao also finished his wine in one gulp.

The wine bowl fell to the ground, shattering into seven or eight pieces.

"Damn it, these demonic beasts have finally arrived!"

Zhang Sheng looked up at Qi Yuan, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes.

This young hero had stayed here all this time and now, there was no chance for him to leave.

Chen Jiao grumbled as he watched the charging demonic beasts, his voice filled with a hint of crying. "I want to go home. I came in such a hurry that I forgot to castrate the pig I was supposed to give to our neighbor, Widow Li..."

Qi Yuan looked at the demonic beasts below and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"They've finally come?"

He looked at the approaching demonic army, holding a broken sword, standing in the middle of the city wall.

He thought for a moment and shouted, "I am the defender of Wugui City. Those who dare to trespass, die!"

His voice resounded loudly, reaching the demonic army's camp.

The demonic army paid no attention and charged straight towards Qi Yuan.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan's face turned cold. "Although you guys are crazy and can't understand human speech, if you don't give me face, then I'll make things difficult for you."

He held the broken sword and leaped down from the city wall.

The thirty-zhang high city wall was like flat ground to Qi Yuan.

Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao saw this scene and felt stirred in their hearts.

"It's a pity that we are not cultivators, otherwise we would definitely jump down and fight to the death with that young hero!" Zhang Sheng sighed.

They were just mediocre cultivators who had learned some shallow skills.

Jumping down from such a city wall would surely result in death.

"Young hero, please kill the enemy. The two of us will accompany you on the road to the underworld!" Zhang Sheng shouted at the top of his lungs.

This voice seemed to have exhausted all his strength. After shouting, his whole person seemed a bit listless.

"Three companions, not alone!" Chen Jiao also shouted loudly.

Qi Yuan heard the voices and remained silent in his heart. He slowly said, "You two sit on the city wall and watch how I slay these little monsters one by one!"

"Before dying, being able to witness the young hero slaying the evil creatures, this life... is not in vain!" Zhang Sheng's voice was intermittent.

At this moment, Qi Yuan held a long sword.

Seven or eight hundred evil creatures charged towards him like galloping elephants.

Dust filled the air, and all that could be seen was yellow sand.

Qi Yuan stood on the yellow sand, his long hair fluttering, and his sleeves rustling.

The Sword Technique of Beheading the Heavens!

In this instant, Qi Yuan displayed his ultimate skill.

Although he was only level 49 now, his previous ultimate skill and minor skills still existed.

He was actually a bit curious now.

Could he still awaken other skills every ten levels or every thirty levels?

Putting aside this emotion, Qi Yuan devoted himself wholeheartedly to killing the enemy.

"Kill!"

Qi Yuan leaped up, and the domineering broken sword descended from the sky.

Only a sword fell from above, like a towering statue collapsing.

Boom!

The sword energy surged, and the yellow sand was split in half. Over a hundred evil creatures were swept away by the sword energy, their bodies shattered and their flesh blurred.

The dead evil creatures instantly turned into nothingness.

With one sword strike, ninety-seven evil creatures were slain.

Qi Yuan held the broken sword and slowly walked towards the army of evil creatures. "Little monsters, you should bow your heads and line up for me to cut."

On the city wall, Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao widened their eyes.

What did they see?

One sword slaying nearly a hundred evil creatures?

This... power... is too terrifying.

This is not a leader of the fart, this is clearly a hegemon!

A hegemon who can be directly enfeoffed when going to Daxia!

Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao were extremely shocked.

They never expected that this somewhat strange young hero would turn out to be a legendary hegemon.

The two of them looked on as Qi Yuan charged into the army of evil creatures.

The broken sword in his hand was like the sharpest divine weapon in the world.

Every evil creature he passed by was struck by his sword.

"Kill!"

In the realm of Heaven's Extinction, Qi Yuan slaughtered thousands.

In the realm of Earth's Extinction, he battled nearly three thousand extraterrestrial demons.

His skills had been honed to the extreme.

Especially his skill in killing monsters.

And the army of evil creatures at this time, compared to the scattered evil creatures that roamed the city in the past, were much easier to kill.

The sword moved like a swimming dragon, and any evil creature that appeared was doomed to be killed.

Kill, kill, kill!

Yellow sand filled the sky, blurring Qi Yuan's vision.

He guarded the lonely city with just himself and the broken sword.

Charging into the army of evil creatures, he went in and out three times.

Anyone he saw, touched, or heard, he killed them all.

The formidable army of evil creatures was completely wiped out by him alone.

As dusk approached, Qi Yuan held the broken sword, his clothes still spotless, and looked at the last injured and fleeing bone demon.

"Don't run, let's have a fair fight!" Qi Yuan said.

"Oh, you're injured and don't want to fight?"

"Here, take this Healing Pill for your injuries."

"Forget it, you're a bone demon, you can't live with blood."

With a sweep of his sword, the last bone demon died under his blade.

Qi Yuan picked up the broken sword and gently blew away the blood droplets left from the battle.

As the wind and sand blew, Qi Yuan stood on the vast desert and turned back.

Unfortunately, there was only the desert, no solitary smoke, and no river with the setting sun.

(End of this chapter)