Transmigration After Becoming Love Saint-Chapter 582 - 194 Hidden Xiao Li_2

"I'm sure you must be curious to see what reward the Moon Palace would bestow if the Li State Primordial Spirit truly won on the Ancient River Battlefield, aren't you?"

General Yu Lin's pupils shrank. Indeed. As a general who had been fighting for the Dynasty for many years, he naturally knew that while the plan was perilous, it was also filled with infinite possibilities!

On the frontal battlefield, even if the Barbarian Primordial Spirits used their bodies to form a barricade, stacking them for ten days or half a month could create defenses as thick as city walls. If the Barbarians were determined, breaking through the Ancient River Pass would simply be a matter of time. Winning was almost hopeless. But this plan, indeed, offered a glimmer of hope.

"We can try it," General Yu Lin nodded. "It's hard to say for all the cultivators on our Haotian Dynasty's side, but recruiting a few hundred shouldn't be a problem."

"That's too many. A few dozen will suffice. Pick those with high cultivation," Wang Mu said.

"Additionally, I hope General Yu Lin will join me in persuading the other major forces of Li State," Wang Mu continued. "After all, this is a great trial for your entire Li State. If they have even a slight sense of the bigger picture..."

General Yu Lin smiled faintly. "Naturally."

Afterward, Wang Mu and General Yu Lin visited other military camps to approach major forces such as the Liyue Dynasty and Cultivation Families from the Yantian Plain. They also sought out Sects like Bishui Cave Heaven and the Sky Dragon Palace Family.

If these major forces, especially the three great Dynasties, were in the outside world, they would never cooperate. However, in this situation, they all likely wanted more of their cultivators to pass this unique trial. Upon learning of the plan, they reluctantly agreed to work together. This plan required not just a few or dozens of individuals, but a significant number operating under a unified command to have any chance of success. If they could make it through, they'd better seize the opportunity!

Thus, a team of three hundred cultivators was barely assembled.

The commander was Wang Mu.

The reason wasn't solely because he had proposed the plan. It was because…

"This humble one, a Heavenly Pride... My Taoist couple is in the Ascension Realm. I am Wang Mu."

This straightforward declaration immediately convinced many cultivators in the group.

Once the personnel were assembled, Wang Mu felt these three hundred cultivators possessed such exceptionally high overall quality that they could probably ascend Heavenly Mountain itself. However, three hundred was still a manageable number. It also allowed for quicker completion of their mission: to disrupt and attack the Barbarian army from the rear.

「Three days later」

They departed from the rugged mountains near Ancient River Pass and, after a three-day journey, reached the foot of Heavenly Mountain. The towering Heavenly Mountain looked majestic and imposing.

"Huh, why does this mountain look so familiar?" suddenly, a cultivator from the group spoke up.

Wang Mu glanced at him. This person was a cultivator from the Yantian Plain, a region in the northwest of Li State, also under the Imperial Court. "You're familiar with it? Have you seen it before?"

After the great changes to heaven and earth, the world's entire topography had been altered. In theory, this Heavenly Mountain shouldn't even exist anymore.

"It looks a bit like one of the peaks of our Holy Song Mountain Range…" the cultivator mused. "It really does look similar."

"It's rumored that back then, this Barbarian Primordial Spirit was a major threat to the Li Dynasty, located in the northwestern highlands," another cultivator chimed in with a laugh. "Could it be one of your ancestors from the Yantian Plain?"

Upon hearing this, many cultivators in the group exchanged awkward, curious glances. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The cultivator from the Yantian Plain paused, then said earnestly, "It seems somewhat possible. I hadn't considered it before because I couldn't find a corresponding geographical location for the Ancient River Battlefield in Li State… but this Heavenly Mountain…"

The faces of the cultivators around him changed instantly.

"Brother, if what you're saying is true, are we about to attack our own ancestors?"

"Huh… so the Ancient River Pass was defended by our Yantian Plain? Based on the general terrain, that actually seems plausible…"

"That can't be right! Although our Yantian Plain is in the northwest of Li State, the northwest isn't barren. It's just high-altitude terrain… We're people of Li State too!"

The dozens of cultivators from the Yantian Plain Imperial Court began to discuss this amongst themselves.

Seeing this, Wang Mu said, "Those are matters from a thousand years ago. A thousand years ago, all of Li State was unified; there was no talk of Barbarians then. Besides, it's rumored that your Li State cultivators achieved a collective Ascension. You are all descendants of a later Li State, unrelated to that distant past. It's merely a geographical similarity."

"Makes sense." The cultivators from the Yantian Plain nodded in agreement.

Wang Mu gazed at the towering Heavenly Mountain. If I could use Sword Control, it would take but the blink of an eye. Currently, they could only climb using their physical bodies. To reduce weight, they hadn't brought any miscellaneous items. In the game, he had carried at least basic rations. Here, these Li State cultivators didn't even need rations—not because they didn't require them, but because they simply had no use for them.

Watching the cultivators ascend Heavenly Mountain one after another like ants, Wang Mu nodded with a smile.

Compared to the Watchers in the game, these Li State cultivators are overall qualitatively superior. They might not be as obedient as the Watchers, but that actually doesn't matter. Their small group is strong enough. As long as they know the strategy, once they're on Heavenly Mountain and heading towards the Barbarian army, the end result will certainly be the same. Moreover, they don't need food or rest, which is perfect. I just need to lead them, retracing the pathway from the game would suffice. In fact, I don't even need to retrace the entire pathway, just get them onto Heavenly Mountain.

「In less than half a day」

Drawing on their excellent Primordial Spirit quality, they easily climbed thousands of feet.

These are all cultivators at or above the Nascent Soul Realm. Even the weakest Primordial Spirit here isn't inferior to a Watcher. Of course, on the battlefield, adapting enough to effectively slaughter the disciplined Barbarian army will still take a few days.

「After climbing Heavenly Mountain」

These Li State cultivators, as if their true natures had been unleashed, followed the routes Wang Mu provided. They burned storehouses, slaughtered men and beasts, and excelled at hit-and-run tactics—all without needing reminders from Wang Mu. However, some of them got carried away and were eliminated.

「Half a month later」

The Barbarian army was in disarray. By this time, every Li State cultivator had bloodshot eyes and was extraordinarily excited. They had even forgotten their own identities.

Every day upon waking, their first question to Wang Mu was, "Today, which place are we going to hit?"

「Another half-month passed」

Under such relentless harassment, the Barbarian army began to retreat. By then, over two hundred Li State cultivators remained, most of them still with more than half their health.

"The army is retreating," General Yu Lin whispered. The experienced general had already discerned this from the Barbarian Primordial Spirit's movements during the last attack.

"Yes," Wang Mu nodded slightly. "Under normal circumstances, we've already won."

Hearing this, the over two hundred Li State cultivators were stunned.

This is it? We've won? But we're not done having fun yet!

These cultivators were mostly embroiled in various conflicts and wars year-round. These usually involved minor victories and losses with no decisive outcomes; otherwise, such struggles wouldn't have persisted for so long. Now, they were thoroughly enjoying the slaughter.

"Under normal circumstances?" General Yu Lin frowned slightly. "Is there a special circumstance?"

"It seems that Barbarian Primordial Spirit is coming to settle accounts with us?" one of the cultivators guessed.

"The entire army is going to encircle just the two hundred-plus of us?"

"Isn't that certain death?"

"Should we escape the way we came?"

"If we just escape back, does that count as an official success?"

The cultivators began to clamor.

In the game, this part is crucial. The Ancient River Battle is won, but how the protagonist survives the return journey is paramount; otherwise, it still spells doom. This significantly relates to a plotline critical to Xiao Li. In the game, Xiao Ying was among the Watchers led by Wang Mu. However, in this reality…