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Chapter 844: Chapter 361 Under Nanhai City

Outside Nanhai City, at the main camp gate of the Chu Army.

Lan Cai’er, leading a group of high-level generals, arrived, and as the local host, Qingyunzi personally opened the camp gate wide to lead Li Xiong and other generals of the eastern army to welcome them.

“Ha ha, the poor Daoist has wasted time under the walls of Nanhai City for a long while and has been unable to deal with this turtle shell. Today, with the Queen leading the army for support, having this assistance, I finally feel reassured.”

While waiting at the doorway, a Luan Drive slowly approached from afar. Seeing this, Qingyunzi hurriedly stepped forward two paces, taking the initiative to offer his respects.

Although he was an avatar of Lu Yuan and essentially considered to be one entity with two bodies, in the eyes of outsiders, Qingyunzi was an independent cultivator and had no deep connection with Lu Yuan other than a master-servant relationship.

The propaganda released by Lu Yuan also stated just that, mentioning only that Qingyunzi and Huang Xuan were lucky enough to have come upon the legacy of a predecessor, cultivating arduously in the mountains for decades to achieve their success.

Then they became trapped by the insufficiency of Heavenly and Earthly Aura, unable to advance an inch further in this lifetime, with the Great Dao already severed.

Hence, the notion of descending to the mortal world in search of wealth and comfort to live out their days was born.

As for why they would choose Chu State out of all the large countries in the world?

It was naturally because the King of Chu, Lu Yuan, was also a cultivator, sharing the same identity as them, creating more common ground for conversation.

This explanation, whether others believed it or not, was certainly believed by Lu Yuan and his two avatars.

Even with many doubts from others, facing three cultivators, they could only grumble in their hearts and would never dare to speak out publicly.

Moreover, as time passed, Qingyunzi and Huang Xuan became essentially another aspect of Lu Yuan’s divine consciousness, something akin to another splintered soul.

Aside from some deficiencies in temperament, their outward behavior was simply indifferent and their personalities somewhat aloof.

This also aligned more fittingly with their identities as ascetic cultivators.

Thus, the true identity of them being Lu Yuan’s avatars remained undetected by anyone for decades.

This detail, even for Lan Cai’er, who was Lu Yuan’s close attendant, was shrouded in secrecy, the truth unknown to her.

“Far from it, True Person Qingyunzi is a revered master of the Immortal Method with a profound understanding of Dao Law. The Ning People and Nanhai Country are merely relying on a momentary abundance of soldiers to defend this city stubbornly.

With True Person’s capabilities, given enough time, you will surely find a way to defeat the enemy.

Now I, leading forces here, seem to be inadvertently stealing True Person’s limelight. I hope the True Person will forgive me.”

Towards Qingyunzi, the nation-protecting True Person, Lan Cai’er displayed great importance and respect.

With the arrival of the great calamity and the plan for the Nine States Immortal Gate to collectively ascend, all the dominant nations in touch with the Immortal Gate have been made aware of this news by now.

After receiving support from Feishuang Tao, Lu Yuan also did not keep the news secret but informed the numerous Inborn Grandmasters within the state.

Being the Queen, Lan Cai’er was naturally privy to the inside story.

Therefore, she held immense respect for True Persons like Qingyunzi who chose to forsake the opportunity for Ascension to remain in Chu State and support her husband.

After all, aside from her own husband, such cultivators were among the very few within the entire Nine Provinces.

Counting throughout the world, they might not even exceed the number of fingers on both hands.

For such rare talents, the level of treatment naturally differed significantly from that of ordinary Inborn Grandmasters.

Not to mention, with Qingyunzi’s strength comparable to that of Second Innate realm, his status and position were naturally much higher than that of ordinary First realm Grandmasters.

Lan Cai’er understood this point well, as did the Inborn Grandmasters behind her.

Especially Han Liang, who originated from an Immortal Sect, felt a natural reverence and respect for a true cultivator like Qingyunzi.

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This signified someone who, with a single spell, could potentially strike down an Inborn Grandmaster directly—an actual high-level combatant.

Of course, given the current depletion of Heavenly and Earthly Aura, wild cultivators like Qingyunzi, who lacked support, would see their Magic Power diminish with every usage, with no possibility of replenishment once depleted.

Therefore, for loose cultivators, their limited Magic Power and spells would not be used unless absolutely necessary, serving as a hidden ultimate deterrent rather than a standard combat force.

Thus, Qingyunzi, despite possessing the power of the Second Innate realm, was unable to use it often, and even avoided using it.

His regular combat power was the same as the other nation-protecting True Person, Huang Xuan—forcefully incredible and enough to contend with an Inborn Grandmaster’s cultivated body technique.

The common tactic of the two nation-protecting True Persons in external affairs was the indestructible technique of body cultivation. With this, they were capable of competing with ordinary Inborn Grandmasters.

Factor in the spells they could wield at any time, and even Second realm opponents would be filled with dread and cautiousness, not daring to provoke them recklessly.

As for First realm Grandmasters, when facing an enemy capable of casting a spell that could instantly kill them, they would naturally feel a disadvantage in their spirit.

In combat, they couldn’t help but hold back, always ready to save themselves or flee. With such self-imposed restrictions, they were naturally unable to overcome the two avatars.

Therefore, to outsiders, the two nation-protecting True Persons of Chu seemed to possess the regular combat power of Innate fighters but also wielded the Second realm’s capability for brief, high-lethality engagements.

They were respected to be cautious of, but not overly feared.

This was precisely why.

Throughout the duration of the siege, Qingyunzi, leading Li Xiong, had in fact made several direct attempts to overtake the city, aiming for a forceful breakthrough.

However, each critical time, the Ning Army Commander Shangguan Ming from within the city would emerge to intercept.