Chapter 616 Coordinates
Li Yun’s early life experience is somewhat similar to Gu Xu.
Both his parents died when he was young, and he grew up in an almshouse.
By chance, the Daqi government discovered his potential for cultivation, so he came to Jingzhou to work as a minor official in the Exorcism Department.
However, he does not have Gu Xu’s exaggerated talent, nor does he have many opportunities.
He could only earn elixirs by doing difficult tasks under the merit system of the Daqi Dynasty.
I entered the third realm just two years ago.
He originally thought that he would spend his life in obscurity at the Daqi Exorcist Department.
Unexpectedly, this summer, after Gu Xu successfully defeated Emperor Tianxing in Liangzhou City, he would lead the Xia army to advance eastward with overwhelming force.
Xijiang, Hedong, Lianghu and other provinces fell one after another.
Under such a situation, Li Yun and many of his colleagues chose to surrender to the Xia army. Later, they were incorporated into the cultivator troops led by Zhao Yan and participated in the operation to capture Luojing.
In fact, Li Yun was reluctant to surrender at first, and only regarded it as a life-saving strategy when he was desperate.
On the one hand, the image of Emperor Tianxing as invincible as a god has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even if he lost a projection outside Liangzhou City, most people in Qi did not believe that he would fail.
On the other hand, Gu Xu’s rise was so fast, from scratch to something in less than a year, that his Daxia regime gave the outside world the impression of a grass-roots team and unreliable feeling.
Li Yun and his colleagues are very worried that once the Xia army fails in the Battle of Luojing, they will be liquidated and all will be destroyed.
However, when Li Yun actually joined the Xia Army, he only regretted why he had not chosen to surrender earlier -
As a practitioner under Gu Xu, the benefits were more generous than he had imagined in the past.
Not only has the salary been doubled, but there is also a fixed ration of elixirs every month. If you achieve military exploits, you will receive additional elixir rewards.
In comparison, the treatment he received when he was a clerk in Daqi Yamen made him feel like a slave.
That’s how people are.
If he has never seen the light, he can always endure the darkness.
But once he sees something better, even if it is just a short-term sweetness, he will never want to return to his original slave-like life.
So, Li Yun fought bravely to kill the enemy in the Battle of Luojing and made great achievements.
After the war, he did not choose to stay in the army, but returned to his hometown, put on the "Suzaku robe" of Daxia, and served as the general banner of the seventh rank in the Jingzhou Exorcism Department.
Compared with his original ninth rank Sesame Official, his current status can be said to have skyrocketed.
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Not long after Li Yun settled in the inn in Luojing City, he unexpectedly met an old acquaintance.
It was a tall, burly man with a full beard. He was sitting around a table with several other guests, toasting and drinking, showing his heroic spirit while talking and laughing.
"Commander Nie!" Li Yun took a few steps forward, saluted the burly man, and said with some surprise, "I really didn't expect to meet you here!"
The burly man's name was Nie Boyuan, 34 years old, was once Li Yun's direct commander in the army.
He is a fourth-level monk with advanced cultivation. He has practiced body-refining techniques and has a strong body and superb boxing skills. However, after the Battle of Luojing, he chose to disband and return to his fields, resigned from all official positions, returned to his hometown in Hedong Province with the emperor's reward, and lived a leisurely life as a rich man.
Li Yun never expected that he would meet him in the capital!
"I was fortunate enough to pass the primary election and come to the capital to participate in the actual combat assessment of the selection of the 'Purple Mansion Army'," Nie Boyuan said with a smile on his face, "Xiao Li, I guess you also want to join the 'Purple Mansion Army' 'Come here, right?"
Li Yun nodded, his expression slightly stiff.
Thinking that the officers of the Fourth Realm would also participate in the selection with him, he couldn't help but feel a huge pressure of competition coming towards him.
“I’m just here to join in the fun,” he sighed softly and smiled mockingly, “Commander Nie, on the other hand, I thought you had retired to the countryside and completely ignored worldly affairs. Thinking of meeting you again here today."
"Who would be willing to retreat to the countryside if his cultivation had not been hindered and there was no hope of promotion?" Nie Boyuan said with emotion, "But as long as you join the Zifu Army, you can not only bathe. Practicing in the aura of heaven and earth, you can also practice the exercises written by His Majesty himself, and receive your guidance.
"I am willing to lose my fortune for such an opportunity.
“Perhaps, this is my chance to break through the bottleneck and jump to the fifth level.”
Having said this, he paused for a moment, pointed to the few people drinking together around him, and put further pressure on Li Yun: "Xiao Li, these are also practitioners who have come to participate in the actual combat assessment together. You might as well get to know each other..."< br>
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Exorcism Department Headquarters, Star Observation Deck.
Gu Xu and Luo Chuan sat opposite each other on both sides of the low table.
On the low table, there is a small and exquisite white jade pot that exudes a lustrous luster.
It is the famous magic weapon of the Exorcist Department - the "Warming Pot".
It can record many historical cases in the form of illusions for practical training by the exorcist monks.
Gu Xu still remembers that last autumn, he and Ma Qin entered this "warming pot" together and experienced the recurring "Peach Blossom Spring" case, and finally discovered that it was an illusion woven by the dream-eating tapir.
Now, when he uses this white jade pot again, his identity has quietly changed from a participant to an examiner.
“This time, we need to design a brand new actual combat scenario,” Gu Xu said, “Currently, the cases recorded in the ‘Review Pot’ are all cases related to ghosts.
"However, the enemies we face in the future are no longer limited to ghosts, but also include powerful practitioners from the upper world.
"The combat methods currently mastered by many monks in the wilderness are mainly against ghosts. , such as 'Ghost Killing Talisman', 'Peach Wood Sword', 'Bagua Mirror', etc.
“However, when facing human monks, these methods will no longer be applicable.
“In my opinion, we may be able to win some key battles in the world, such as The Battle of Liangzhou, the Battle of Yunyang, the Battle of Luojing, etc. were added to the simulation scene of 'Reviewing the Old Pot'.
“Then, we can divide the candidates into several batches and let them randomly enter one of these battles. Assuming that high-level practitioners will not participate for the time being, the candidates will play the role of siege party or defender respectively. The city uses this to evaluate their performance in the battle.”
"The emperor is really far-sighted!" Luo Chuan nodded and praised.
At the same time, he silently recited the mantra in his heart.
In an instant, the surface of the Wen Gu Pot was filled with brilliant light and shadow, like a rainbow crushed in a vortex, which was dazzling.
Gu Xu thought for a while and then said: "Wenchang, you should still remember the coordinates of the Lingxiao Realm!"