Just the day before all the monks worked together to crack the central palace formation, in the northwest direction, there was a surging river.
A five-foot-long sailing ship ran aground on the shoal on the shore.
The sail's canvas had been torn into several rags. Some were hanging powerlessly on the deck, while others were still swaying in the wind on the masts. They were covered with countless holes, as if telling the story of a tragic battle.
On the flat sand about ten feet away, a handsome man with a straight nose and thin lips was sitting on the ground in a daze, his face full of sorrow.
Several large holes opened in the purple robe, revealing new wounds inside, but he was completely unaware of it.
In front of his eyes were two corpses, a man and a woman.
The woman among them had her eyes closed tightly and her eyelashes were long and thin, as if she had just fallen asleep.
However, a bloody hole as big as a fist in the lower abdomen, as well as the long-dried blood, reminded others that it was this fatal wound that took away the life of this beautiful woman.
The man looked at the woman's flawless face and was heartbroken:
"Senior Sister Nangong, I, I shouldn't have let you, I..."
The voice was choked and broken.
A young man with a square face in the same attire came over, knelt down next to the man, and whispered softly: "Young Master, there is no resurrection after death. Let's, let's think about how to cross the river, right?"
"Cross the river, cross the river!" The man murmured to himself, suddenly burst into laughter, and shouted sadly: "Why cross the river! We can obviously go directly to the outer mountain through the teleportation array, but we have to teleport to the inner layer. Cover the eyes of others, and then cross the fucking river..."
"What's the result!" He pointed at the two corpses on the ground, his face distorted: "We only drove less than a mile, and we lost two people! Senior Sister Nangong... We only have six people left, how can we cross the river? How to deal with those man-eating fish monsters?"
The face of the square-faced young man changed and he shouted softly: "Young Master, this is the king's order. You guaranteed it before coming here. Are you going to give up halfway now?"
The man's expression was stagnant, as if he had thought of his heroic words before departure. His face was full of pain and helplessness, he covered his head and said:
"Who would have thought that there are so many fish monsters in this river? How can we cross the river like this?"
"Call everyone over and work together, there will always be a way." The young man suggested.
The man was silent for a moment and waved his hand, but his face showed no hope.
Four more people came from the sailboat, and everyone gathered in a circle.
Except for that young gentleman, everyone has perfect foundation building skills!
The young man spoke first, with a low voice:
"Everyone, we had a bad start. Not only did we not reach a tenth of the entire river, but we also lost two of our sect members. This is all my fault, Qi Xingwu. I was too careless, did not do a good job in advance investigation, and was not prepared well; I acted improperly during the battle, focusing on one thing and not the other. After returning to the Kingdom of Zhou, I will plead guilty to the king and ask for punishment!"
Everyone was silent, silently watching the grieving junior brother. The young gentleman mumbled a few words, but did not say anything.
"However, go to the mountain opposite and seize..." Qi Xingwu looked around and after making sure there was no one else, he lowered his voice and said: "Seize the secret treasure. This is the king's order. Each of us was bleeding before setting off. I swear, even if I am the last person left, I will finish it!"
"Tell me, right?"
"Yes." Some people replied in a low voice, while others regained their fighting spirit and responded loudly:
"yes!"
"Okay," Qi Xingwu nodded slightly and continued: "Let's all think of a way, how to cross this river?"
Several people looked at each other, and after a while, discussions started.
"Didn't Yunxiao Sect's disciples go to the outer mountains a few times before? How did they cross the river?" someone asked.
"Who knows this?" Another person shook his head and said: "Not to mention whether Yunxiao Sect will tell you, even if it is willing, where will you find disciples who know about it?"
Someone else speculated: "Is it because when Yunxiao Sect crossed the river, there were not so many second-level demon fish in the river?"
"It is possible," Na Shaojun also joined the discussion: "The emperor once wrote to the head of Yunxiao Zong Hong, asking about the situation of the Panxi River. Head Hong provided some information from their collection, including records about the river. , and they didn’t even mention any powerful demon fish.”
"That's because there have been no humans here for hundreds of years, and the monster fish in the river has gradually become a phenomenon." Qi Xingwu analyzed.
"It's just," he continued: "We can't solve the problem by discussing these. Everyone should think about how to cross the river."
Everyone fell silent. You looked at me, I looked at you, but no one said a word.
Qi Xingwu sighed secretly. Each of his junior brothers had a high level of cultivation, and each had their own merits in the alchemy and talisman formations. However, for so many years, they had been protected too well by the sect and had too little experience, so they were helpless when encountering problems.
He had no choice but to continue to offer advice:
"Everyone, I have made statistics. The first and second level demon fish we encountered in the river just now mainly include the following types -"
"The four categories are the bearded dragon salmon, sword-finned fish, red mango and silver-scaled trout."
"Among them, the sword-finned fish's wings are like swords and are unstoppably sharp; although the red barbarian fish is of the water type, it is of the fire type, and its flames are poisonous and corrupting; the silver-scaled fish is good at firing water arrows in a continuous stream. These monster fish are not enough individually. Out of fear, if they gather together in dozens or hundreds, it will be very difficult to deal with them."
"However, the biggest threat to us is the bearded dragon salmon."
"The long-bearded dragon salmon has a beard that is several feet long. It can rely on the long beard to stick to the spiritual energy shield, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy, and weakening the power of my defensive formation. Moreover, the monster fish is covered with scales and is not afraid of the Five Elements spells and swords. It is difficult to hurt, and can only be killed by close combat and with great strength.”
"It's just that if someone rushes out of the formation, they will be surrounded by monsters again. If you are not careful..."
He looked at Senior Sister Nangong lying quietly on the ground and sighed.
His analysis was methodical, and he stated the pros and cons, and everyone agreed: "Yes, yes! What can we do about this?"
Some people also said: "If there were no bearded dragon salmon, other monster fish would not be able to break through the defense of our ship."
"We must find a way to get rid of the bearded dragon salmon." Someone said angrily.
Qi Xingwu looked at the chattering crowd and thought hard.
The threat to the bearded dragon salmon must be minimized!
Following this train of thought, a method gradually took shape in his mind.
"I don't know how many bearded dragon salmon there are in this river. It's impossible to get rid of them all. However," he stretched out his five paws and slowly clenched them into fists:
"If we build the ferry into a fist, with second-order high-grade spiritual trees protecting the top and bottom, we can continue to persevere even if the defense shield is broken. What do you think?"
After these words came out, some people thought about it carefully and couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Soon, someone poured a basin of cold water on it: "In this northwest land, hundreds of miles around are deserts. Where can we find the second-order spiritual wood? We can't dismantle the wooden magic weapons in our hands, can we?" "
"That's easy to say," Qi Xingwu smiled faintly and took out something from his arms, but it was another flying boat:
"For this mission, the monarch gave me a total of two second-order airships. How about we dismantle the injured one and build a turtle ship with the one in my hand?"
The air above the Panxi River is also prohibited. The flying boat cannot fly in the sky and can only be used as a ferry. The sailboat covered with bruises was actually a flying boat.
Everyone was stunned at first, and then cheered.
…
Just do it. Among the six people, two were proficient in weapon refining. One immediately went to dismantle the old ship, and the other took the new ship, measured it carefully, and considered how to build it completely.
In addition, some people who are good at formations took out various materials and began to set up new formations on the flying boat.
In these aspects, several of them are worthy of the title of elite disciples of the Zhou Kingdom.
One day and one night later, a brand new spaceship appeared in this sea of sand.
The bottom structure of this flying boat is similar to a wooden house boat, and a hull is built on top of the hull, which is closed up and down like a turtle shell.
There is also a huge Chi-Ji iron anchor embedded in the bow of the ship, which can be used as a charge and impact object. A ferocious dragon head pattern is painted under the anchor, which has a strong intimidating effect on the demon fish with low IQ.
In addition, there are several mana transmission channels in the hull, which can not only attack the demon fish externally, but also cast spells to speed up the movement of the hull.
After the turtle boat was completed, everyone cheered and finally gained the confidence to compete with the monster fish again.
…
The six people got into the hull one after another, and under the urging of mana, the new ship slowly sailed into the water.
On the calm river, an undercurrent suddenly surged!
Countless black, white, and red figures gathered from all directions.
After a few breaths, an impatient sword-finned fish flew out of the water and rushed towards the turtle boat. Several sharp arrows were fired from its wings and shot forward!
The sharp arrows collided with the turtle ship's defense formation, causing ripples, but the ship's hull was unharmed.
At the same time, several rays of golden light came out from the turtle ship, hitting the demon fish and immediately cutting it into several pieces.
Fish corpses were scattered on the river along with the rain of blood, and countless fish mouths emerged from the bottom of the water, fighting for each other.
At the same time, more demon fish smelled the smell of blood and rushed over.
The battle started instantly.
Red squid, dark black flames burned everywhere on the defensive cover, sizzling.
Silver-scaled fish, water arrows one after another, hit the defensive formation one after another, making a series of sounds like rain hitting banana trees.
However, these threats are still within the range of the flying boat defense formation and are not something to be afraid of.
The real test is the bearded dragon salmon.
Dozens of arowanas with black skin and white markings sprang out from the bottom of the water. Their long beards were dancing and had been attached to the turtle ship's defensive cover, like large and small black and white flags hanging down.
A fireball hit the demon fish, blooming with a dazzling red light and disappearing immediately.
The monster fish was unharmed.
Not long after, the long hairs of the bearded dragon salmon gradually changed from transparent to light red, pink, and even deep red.
This is the result of continuous absorption of spiritual energy.
"Bang!" Half a quarter of an hour later, the formation of spaceships was like an expanding balloon, its outer skin getting thinner and thinner, and finally burst into pieces.
Bearded dragon salmon fell into the river one after another.
Other monster fish, such as wild wolves that smelled the fishy smell, suddenly became fierce and manic. They each used their special skills to greet the boat continuously:
Water arrows, flames, fish arrows, ice mist...
It was under such circumstances yesterday that Senior Sister Nangong rushed out, killed several demon fish, covered everyone's retreat, and finally died of severe injuries.
But today, the situation is very different.
The attack of the demonic fish hit the three-foot-thick spiritual wood, causing countless holes, sparks, and cuts, as if a swarm of ants were eating an elephant...
However, the elephant, although covered with bruises, remained firm and motionless.
The monks in the ship took this time to add spiritual stones and repair the formation. Not long after, a brand new defensive shield reappeared around the turtle ship.
The reason why the bearded dragon salmon does not replenish spiritual stones when it absorbs spiritual energy is because the former absorbs spiritual energy much faster than replenishing it, and the gain outweighs the loss.
It is better to take advantage of the formation to break down and replenish the dragon salmon after it falls, which will delay more time.
As the formation was repaired, the dragon salmon once again jumped out of the water, with its long whiskers hanging on the protective shield.
Two monks who were proficient in wood magic used the [All Things Grow] spell at this time to allow the damaged wooden shell to begin to repair itself.
Although it is impossible to eliminate all scars, you can try to repair those that are seriously damaged.
Then, another half-quarter of an hour later, the formation was annihilated again.
The ship's hull once again faced a storm attack...
This goes on and on, with the turtle boats resisting and marching hard to the other side.
One mile, two miles, five miles...
Half an hour later, the scarred turtle boat finally reached the shore!
The six exhausted monks supported each other and stumbled out of the cabin.
They finally successfully crossed the river of death!
…
At about the same time, the clouds and fog in the central palace dispersed, and the four doors opened.
And in the far southeast, there is also such a fleet, which has gone through a lot of hardships to reach the other side!
The five monks who jumped off the boat were all in the late stages of foundation building.
The clothes are gorgeous, with complicated patterns painted on them, exuding a bright aura.
Monks from Ju Kingdom!
