After embracing Lee Zhi again, Wei Yuan led his troops back to Qingming. This time, he had led a 10,000-li surprise attack against the Mountain Dwellers who were completely unfamiliar to him, with unexpectedly good results.

On the return journey, Wei Yuan kept reviewing the entire course of the battle.

Mount Eshan was exactly 10,000 li away from Qingming, and Qingming currently spanned 300 li. This meant that within a radius of 15,000 li, Wei Yuan’s combat power would be increased, and his Dao Foundation would be stronger. Empowered by the Great Realm, his soldiers’ firing rate had improved, and their barrage of gunfire had been relentless, resulting in surprisingly high casualties.

Recalling the unexpectedly immense power of the Immaculate Pure Land when he had confronted the little monk, Hong Lian, Wei Yuan had a vague feeling that he might have underestimated the destructive potential of a continuous barrage of flying swords. It was just like when he first developed the Rushing Water Blade spell—at the time, he hadn’t anticipated its power would be so great either.

Even ordinary steel-barrel guns, provided that they could maintain a sustained barrage, proved surprisingly effective in...