Although most members of the Ming Cult are proficient in martial arts, they are generally disorganized, and besides charging forward, they are not very proficient in other sophisticated tactics.
Thousands of soldiers formed a large circle, holding up the shields in their hands. The shields were connected to form a shield wall, and spears were thrust out from between the shields, piercing forward in a coordinated and orderly manner, slowly advancing up the mountain.
It was mostly due to the special tactics of the Five Elements flag, using gunpowder, poisoned water, land mines, giant logs, and gold shields, that the soldiers were able to kill many enemies and force them to retreat, leaving a trail of corpses and blood, and causing great misery.
The Prince of Ruyang had always ordered his troops to adopt a defensive stance, and seeing that his soldiers were dying and being wounded in large numbers without any tangible results, he remained indifferent. He needed to preserve enough strength.
At least when they charged up the mountain, he still needed to have enough strength to protect himself and his daughter from retreat.
After a moment, after leaving behind hundreds of corpses, the Prince of Ruyang finally saw the stone platform at the top of the mountain, and could barely make out the shadows under the tent.
The flag signal came, the Ming Cult members scattered and retreated together, maintaining a distance to watch without attacking. In an instant, disciples from the Five Great Sects also rushed out from all directions, blocking the soldiers' retreat with knives.
They could only advance, not retreat. Although there was no longer an attack, the Prince of Ruyang could not help but feel angry. He felt like he had been driven into a circle like an old sheep, with no dignity or sense of being humiliated! But he had no choice!
Even though the Ming Cult had been fighting mercilessly before, at this point, when the Ming Cult stopped, he could no longer attack in retaliation. He had to accept the fact that he couldn't control the situation. The Prince of Ruyang was so angry that his face turned red, he almost felt like he was going to spit blood.
As the Prince of Ruyang's troops approached Li Xiu, hundreds of steps away, the Prince of Ruyang rode his horse to the front of the army and gestured for his soldiers to bring out the six Great Sect members. He loudly spoke.
"The one on top of that tent must be the legendary Master Li. I have brought what you wanted. But I wonder where my daughter is, and whether she is well."
The Prince of Ruyang tried to restrain his tone and hid his anger and killing intent in his heart and did not dare to show any signs of it.
Li Xiu stood up from the tent and ignored him, turning his head to ask the sect masters on his left and right: "Several Sect masters, is there anyone missing from your eyes?"
Several sect masters stood up and walked forward, looking at the rows of limp figures pressed down by the Yuan soldiers, and after careful identification, they gestured one by one that there was no lack of people.
Li Xiu turned his gaze back and also sneered in his heart, fearing that they had only looked at a few people like Kongzhi and Yu Lianzhou. As for the other disciples, they probably only looked at them briefly.
But it didn't matter, as long as the Five Great Sects confirm it, his purpose was not to save people.
Li Xiu turned his head and looked at Yin Tianzheng and nodded. In a few moments, two cult members carried the bound and unconscious Zhao Min, whose face had lost its color and vitality, to the front of the army and placed her on the ground, holding two big knives towards Zhao Min.
"Prince of Ruyang, bring out the antidote for the 'Ten Fragrant Soft Tendon Powder' and give it to the six Great Sects to release the poison and bring it back. Then I will also return your daughter."
"Yes, yes, Little Wang, I'll take care of it!"
The daughter was nearby, but the Prince of Ruyang dared not make a move, much less go forward.
As the Prince of Ruyang gave orders, soldiers soon brought the antidote to the six sects and one by one they were cured of the poison. After a moment, the members of the six sects were able to stand up and walk towards Li Xiu without hesitation. The Prince of Ruyang did not stop them.
Then the two cult members who were holding knives also slowly retreated and returned to the place where the crowd was.
The Prince of Ruyang quickly walked forward with the protection of dozens of soldiers' shields to retrieve Zhao Min.
When he was close to Zhao Min in the middle of the two armies, Li Xiu's face showed a cold smile.
He walked to the back of his big seat, suddenly pulled out a huge bow that was about half a person's height and several iron arrows that were as thick as two fingers, from behind him.
Li Xiu fiercely stepped on the bow with one foot, wildly grabbed the arrow and pulled the string to open the bow. The sound of the bowstring was pulled to full moon status, and Li Xiu aimed at the Prince of Ruyang and shot out fiercely in one breath.
"Whoosh!"
The sound of the iron arrow leaving the string was high-pitched and ear-piercing, and it broke through the sky with the power of thousands of pounds!
"Bang bang!"
Two thick and solid shields were directly shot through by the fierce arrow, and the Prince of
Ruyang walked to Zhao Min and was about to squat down to check the condition of his daughter, but he felt a black shadow flash by and he retreated two steps, as if he had been struck by a heavy blow.
When he looked down, he found that there was an extra blood hole in his left heart, which shot through the chest and shattered his heart. The Prince of Ruyang immediately bulged his eyes, his face was fierce, and he spit out a mouthful of blood. Then he fell to the ground, powerless and lost his life.
"hua!"
The soldiers of the Yuan army suddenly changed. They could hardly believe what they had just seen. Someone shot an arrow with lightning speed and crossed hundreds of steps to shoot through two shields and killed the king!
Is this something that human power can do? How is it possible! Is this the work of demons and gods!
Those dozens of Yuan soldiers were also stunned, looking back at the corpse of the Prince of Ruyang, they were still in shock, they couldn't believe it for a long time.
Li Xiu put down the big bow and looked at the result in the distance, he was quite satisfied with this arrow of his.
This bow and arrow were forged by him in recent months, it's not something that just anyone can use. Without the strength of a thousand pounds, it's impossible to pull the bowstring. The power of it is also hard to imagine. It can easily pierce through stone and slate.
Since he had cultivated the Azure Jade Sutra to the 3rd layer, his physical body has undergone a transformation, not only his strength is unmatched in the world, but also other aspects are beyond ordinary people.
With a deep understanding and control of force, and several times more than ordinary people's eyesight, in just a few days, Li Xiu has become a master archer.
Within 1000 meters, it's not just shooting a worm off a leaf, but it's also very simple to shoot and kill a person with 100% accuracy.
Li Xiu sat back on the big seat and gestured with a wave of his hand for the Ming Cult and the five sects' crowd to shout loudly: "Kill them all, not one left!"
With one command, a bloody battle immediately began, and outside the pavilion, the sound of killing and screaming was heard everywhere.
When Li Xiu pulled the bow, the leaders of the five sects did not understand what he wanted, and when the arrow was shot, they realized it was too late.
"Master Li, that's the Great Yuan Prince of Ruyang! How could you kill him!"
Kongwen had no time to say a word of Buddhist incantation, and urgently asked.
"Yes, now that we have killed him, we will have a mortal enemy with the imperial court!"
Song Yuanqiao, Guan Neng, and several others also shouted, but Zhang Sanfeng did not express any words, but his brows were also deeply furrowed.
Listening to these words, Li Xiu's expression cooled down and he said without any politeness: "Why can't the Prince die? Do you think you haven't made an enemy of the court before?!"
"Before we were careful everywhere and dared not provoke the court, but now what! The court is ruthless and wants to eliminate you all in one go!"
"This time you have the help of the Ming Cult to avoid this disaster, but what about the next time?!"
"Before, it could be said that you, the Six Sects of righteousness, never took the initiative to cause trouble and slaughter, but now that the matter has hit your heads, you still want to hide in the future, don't you fear being mocked by people in the Jianghu? How will the people of the world look at you, the Six Major Sects?"