Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 243 - 143, 144. Canyon, Giant Armor, Worship, No Solution (Major Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 243: 143, 144. Canyon, Giant Armor, Worship, No Solution (Major Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)

Feng State...

Wu River...

To the north lies Hetian County.

To the south, directly facing the rebel army of Six Towns...

Of course, the Six Towns had long since changed.

A month ago, Yan Banruo seized the opportunity to cross the river and fight with the Six Towns. As a result, he won consecutive battles and was slowly drawn in deeper.

Just when he was about to encounter an ambush, the Imperial Family’s Yan Family, albeit deeply entrenched, still maintained a retreat path and orderly withdrew upon realizing something was amiss.

Half a month ago, Yan Banruo led his troops to retreat to the bank of the Wu River, intending to cross it, only to discover that the north bank was swarming with rebels from the Six Towns...

Clearly, they had been flanked.

Subsequent battles erupted multiple times, including battles for river crossing.

The Yan Family pushed forth from left to right. Under the performance of Yan Banruo’s son, Yan Baixiang, his tiger generals, and the experts from Star-Viewing Tower, Yan Banruo finally found a small path that looped back to the Imperial Capital.

Thinking he could escape danger, he entered that path and hastened; however, scouts discovered signs of a large troop ambush ahead...

Further investigation revealed that rebels had also encircled from behind.

Due to the narrow terrain, a fierce cavalry general like Yan Baixiang could not fully utilize his abilities.

Hence, under Yan Banruo’s command, the tiger generals "Meteor Spear King" Shang Shuzhi and "Earth-Shaking Hammer Demon" Yan Wanjiao volunteered to lead three thousand die-hard fighters to charge and open a path.

Resultingly... these two tiger generals, who had not died in major battles, perished right in the canyon.

The three thousand elite soldiers also went without return.

Yan Banruo, who observed the battle from a higher position, clearly noticed the death of those three thousand soldiers...

Obviously, the Six Towns also had the support of Noble Families.

Thus, Yan Banruo felt despondent and completely trapped like a python blocked at both ends, leading his remaining twenty thousand troops, unable to advance or retreat.

The vertical "Yan" flag fluttered in the cold winds of the canyon.

Desperate, Yan Banruo could only invoke "Fairy Sister" again by displaying her portrait and leading the rituals while recounting everything that had happened here.

At that moment, he wept profusely, silently praying, ’Fairy Sister, I know our earthly destinies are concluded, and I dare not ask for more, but both Baixiang and I are likely to die here... please come and give us a final send-off, sob sob sob...’

This method of weeping proved quite effective.

Initially, Su Mengzhen had no intention of meddling with the affairs of Central Plains anymore.

The Su Family and the native Noble Families were somewhat incompatible, and when Su Mengzhen first found Yan Banruo, he didn’t have the status he has now, with nothing to boast except his good looks, which was exactly why the Head of the Su Family chose him as a target to produce offspring.

But now, Yan Banruo had become a Prime Lord and was also leading troops in the great battle of Central Plains...

This kind of battle, whether Yan Banruo won or lost, Su Mengzhen did not care.

As the Family Head of the Su Family, although she could not see clearly, she knew the great battle of Central Plains harbored many turbulent undercurrents, and getting involved could potentially lead to disaster.

Her last intervention was already reluctant.

Now, to forcibly meddle again, she really felt troubled.

Yet she could not bear to watch her only descendant die...

Among the worshippers, suddenly one woman’s expression changed, from a devout prayer position, she stood up, her eyes sweeping over the surroundings, and commanded, "Yan Banruo, let everyone leave."

Yan Banruo was startled, showing excitement, then waved to disperse the crowd, and was about to speak when the possessed Su Mengzhen hastily added, "We don’t have much time, prepare ink and brush."

Shortly, Su Mengzhen, visualizing Song Cheng’s demeanor, wrote vigorously as though the ink came to life, sketching a lifelike image of a two-tailed white fox.

Then she recalled the words Song Cheng had spoken, and thinking about Song Cheng’s request to prepare a massive helmeted and armored attire, she said, "This is the Su Family’s Immortal, once renowned for his might, adept in great strength, once stood alone before Ghost Gate, holding off many Ghost Servants. Have someone come quickly to visualize him, also prepare an armored suit, it must cover the face and include a helmet."

Visualization requires a story.

But the story is not necessarily real, it is only meant to help visualizers have a complete understanding of the image.

Song Cheng is the Northern Region Blade King and had once fought against Ghost Servants, thus Su Mengzhen fabricated this simple story.

Then she further embellished it, narrating it a few more times to the female soldiers inside to help them visualize smoothly.

Yan Banruo then hurriedly prepared a suit of armor.

Everything was ready, and a new round of worship began.

...

...

Amidst the clouds and mist, at the rear canyon of Yan Banruo’s Imperial army, a majestic and somewhat ethereal middle-aged man stood high up, gazing into the distance.

This middle-aged man, though human, possessed traits difficult for ordinary people, that is... height.

He was incredibly tall; by Song Cheng’s standards from before his time-crossing, he was about two meters and twenty-three centimeters tall.

While the middle-aged man is tall, compared to the Armored Warriors behind him, he appeared almost diminutive.

For the Armored Warriors behind him were no shorter than three meters each.

With their thick armor and formidable weapons, they seemed like a fortress of armed demons.

This was Shuofang Town among the Six Towns.

The leader who had initially re-unified the Six Towns, Xu Shanli, was also from this town.

Xu Shanli, this towering middle-aged man, was also commonly known as Mr. Xuxian.

While Shuofang Town is composed of robust warriors, Mr. Xuxian’s combat abilities were quite ordinary; his height of two meters and twenty-three centimeters considered "weak" in the town, yet he... was proficient in numerous "Immortal Techniques" and held many mysterious treasures in his possession.