As night falls, a crescent moon breaks through the light clouds, slowly spreading the hazy moonlight onto the earth.
Light-colored rays of light passed by under the night sky.
Yang Zhen's brows were slightly furrowed, and there was a hint of worry in her determined eyes. Her whole body was filled with mana, her clothes were rustling, and meteors were speeding toward the western sky like the moon.
Meteors occasionally disappear on the spot and appear twenty miles away. Its whereabouts are eerie and almost impossible to catch.
Where is he going and what is he doing?
Time goes back to more than half an hour ago...
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Outside Tianji Peak
In front of the defensive formation reinforced by the Immortal Vine, there were bloodstains and the broken blades of the remaining soldiers were thrown on the ground. Several monks who had no time to escape were entangled and squeezed by countless giant vines as thick as their arms, struggling and wailing, and soon became silent.
The coalition forces returned in defeat.
Liang Suying, who was walking at the front of the team, still held her head high, looking like a winner.
"I have received a message that Tianshui Peak has been captured. Fu Wuxi is leading the troops to guard there, and no light troops have broken in. This time we will definitely be able to..."
"Pfft--" A sneer came from afar. The sound was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.
"Not long ago, someone seemed to have claimed the same thing before coming to Tianqi Peak. What was the result?" The voice said lazily:
"If you had followed the advice of His Majesty the Qin Emperor, you would have stayed at Tianshou Peak to attack. Come to think of it, the army would have already reached Yunxiao Peak by now."
The person who spoke was none other than Yang Zhen.
Liang Suying was so angry that her veins bulged and her eyes almost wanted to burst into flames, but she finally suppressed it.
There was nothing she could do, she couldn't defeat the opponent; she couldn't gain the upper hand in a quarrel.
We had to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and the team continued to move forward.
Tianshui Peak is located in the south of the middle section of the Yunxiao Mountains, more than a thousand miles away from Tianji Peak, passing through Tianyou and Tiansheng Peaks on the way. Looking from a distance, the squares in front of the two main peaks were empty, and not a single person could be seen in the pavilions and pavilions that were the nodes of the formation. It seemed that they had already been deserted.
Although the formation was still running, its luster was obviously dimmed.
Such a defense would probably be easily broken through by the coalition forces in less than a quarter of an hour.
However, not only Liang Suying turned a blind eye, Ji Tingjian and Liang Zaikui also acted as if they hadn't seen anything. Zhao Changhe has been hiding in the cabin to practice. Qin Mingyue and Yang Zhen were even less interested in making suggestions.
Everyone was busy on their way.
About two-quarters of an hour later, the army was not far from Tianshui Peak, and three figures from a distance came to greet them.
Two of them were wearing khaki robes, and they were monks from the Liang Kingdom. The third person was wearing a purple robe with golden cloud patterns, and he was the elder of Yunxiao Sect's Zifu!
Yang Zhen narrowed her eyes slightly, he knew this person!
Feng Quanwei, Feng Ao's true disciple of Tianxing Peak!
What is he doing here? Yang Zhen had a vague premonition.
"I have met the two princes," the leader Liang Guo Jindan saluted, pointed at Feng Quanwei and said:
"To report to our ancestors, Yunxiao's envoy from the counter-sect has sent a confession and asked our army to hand it over to our ancestor Zhen Zun to forgive their sin of disrespect."
"What, a confession?" Liang Suying snorted and said disdainfully: "I asked the Yunxiao Sect to hand over the confession earlier, but they refused to give it. Now that the mountain defense formation has been broken, they have remembered it. How can this happen in this world? What a good deed? Go tell Yan Xiling, it's too late! If you know each other well, then just surrender and be captured. This is the attitude of pleading guilty!"
"No, no, no, it's not too late to send it now," Ji Tingjian on the side said with joy, "Where is the confession? Bring it to me quickly!"
Liang Guojindan glanced at Liang Suying and saw that she didn't express anything. He quickly took out a jade box from his arms and handed it over respectfully.
Ji Tingjian grabbed it, stretched out his hand to push the jade box through the slit as big as his fingertips, took a look inside, then breathed a sigh of relief, took the lid of the box with both hands, and carefully put in his own storage ring.
Although only a slit was exposed, Yang Zhen could still clearly see that it was the talisman made by the Rhinoceros!
The Zhenguo Seal in the middle is clearly identifiable!
Oops!
He screamed secretly that it was not good
This thing must not fall into the hands of Ancestor Jiahe!
…
Several thoughts flashed through Yang Zhen's mind.
Steal directly?
Judging from Ji Tingjian's cautious look, even if he suddenly launched an attack, the success rate of the first strike would probably not exceed 50%.
Moreover, he is now pretending to be a general of the Qin State. If he acts like this, he will definitely put the Qin State at a disadvantage and will also cause Qin Mingyue's dissatisfaction.
Although Qin State also participated in the siege of Yunxiao Sect, it was due to the general situation and had to be like this. It has never made a heavy move against Yunxiao Sect. Especially after he came back, Qin Mingyue was very cooperative in many matters and provided him with many conveniences.
I cannot be unkind.
Therefore, this is not a good idea.
Then there is only...
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard Ji Tingjian's loud voice:
"Fellow Taoists, you all know that the old man Zhenzun has always been kind-hearted and lenient towards others. Although the Yunxiao Sect has made big mistakes, the ancestor still hopes in his heart that they will realize their lost ways and repent. Today the Yunxiao Sect By handing in a letter of apology, he has obviously realized his mistake, which is a great good deed."
"In this case, I will spare no effort and personally send the confession document to the ancestor for review tonight. What to do next is up to his elder Qiankun, and we will just wait and see."
"What do you think?"
"Brother Ji, why are you so anxious?" Liang Suying became anxious when she heard this: "The soldiers have worked hard for several months, and they broke the enemy's formation today. The Yunxiao Sect can't just let them go, right?"
"Hahaha——" Ji Tingjian said with a smile on his face:
"Senior sister has misunderstood. I have gone to see my master. Isn't it up to senior sister and fellow Taoists to discuss how the coalition forces should act here?"
Liang Suying felt relieved and then asked with concern: "How will Junior Brother Ji go back?"
"Fly back! After entering the Qin Kingdom, I will use the teleportation arrays from various countries. I think I can arrive there early tomorrow morning."
"Is it safe on this road? Do you want Junior Brother Zikui to accompany you?"
"No need," Ji Tingjian waved his hand: "I have nothing to worry about in my Eastern Territory. Is there anyone else who dares to come and challenge me? Hahaha——"
Yang Zhen's heart moved!
…
"enough!"
Qin Mingyue suddenly had a seizure!
"Liang Suying, where are you going to take us? Now it's Tianshou Peak, now it's Tianqin Peak, now it's Tianqin Peak, are you treating us like monkeys?"
"Qin Mingyue, what do you mean?" Liang Suying's face darkened.
"I can't stand it anymore," Qin Mingyue sneered:
"Now that the great formation has been broken, Yunxiao Sect has also given in, and there are no people in the main peaks. However, people can evacuate, but those spiritual plants, spiritual beasts, spiritual mines, classics, etc. can't be moved for a while. You can’t move it away. We have come all the way here, not to follow you, Liang Suying, to drink from the northwest wind!"
"In my opinion, it is better for everyone to spread out and try their luck at the main peaks. What good things there are depends on everyone's own opportunities. Senior Brother Zhao, do you think this is true?"
Zhao Changhe came out of the cabin at some point. Seeing Qin Mingyue asking, he nodded with a smile:
"What His Majesty Qin said is absolutely true."
Not only him, but also Fu State, Kuang State, and many small countries that followed, all nodded in agreement. Even the monks from Liang and Zhou were whispering to each other and were greatly moved.
Who doesn’t want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a huge fortune?
"When soldiers are scattered, they are weak; when they are gathered, they are strong." Liang Suying was not a person who was completely ignorant of the art of war, and she immediately retorted:
"If you all disperse, aren't you afraid that the Yunxiao Sect will defeat you one by one?"
"I am not afraid," Qin Mingyue said proudly: "Yunxiao Sect is just a True Lord of Xiling. Even if I am defeated, I am still sure of escaping unharmed. Is it because Senior Sister Liang is so worried that she is afraid of encountering Yan Xiling?"
"It's not like I have never fought against Yan Xiling, how can I be afraid of him?" Liang Suying said with a blush.
"That's very good," Qin Mingyue looked around and said proudly:
"Everyone, Taoist cultivation is fighting for resources, but also for opportunities! If you don't take risks, if you don't fight for them, will opportunities fall on you out of thin air? Besides, in this situation, does Yunxiao Sect still dare to come out to fight?"
"Each of the thirteen main peaks of the Yunxiao Sect has countless spiritual materials that cannot be moved away. Why don't everyone discuss the regulations and use them separately?"
…
Qin Mingyue's suggestion received a response from most people. Even though Liang Suying was unwilling to do so, she could not disobey the consensus.
Everyone quickly reached an agreement, and the six major countries divided up the ten main peaks. Among them, Liang Guo was the master of suffering and sent the most troops. He won the three main peaks, which made Liang Suying very satisfied and completely extinguished any opposition.
Zhou and Fu each got two, and the other three kingdoms each got one. Zhao Changhe was quite dissatisfied with this, but no one supported him. Kuang Guo was also dissatisfied, but his ancestor was not around, so he had to give up.
Although Qin has only one peak, it is Tianlu Peak with many spiritual plants. In terms of the richness of resources, it ranks among the top three among all the main peaks.
The remaining three were allocated to small countries such as Daye, Shazhou, and Song Dynasty.
In order to fight for the interests of Zhou State, Ji Tingjian did not leave in a hurry.
After the distribution was completed, Qin Mingyue was the first to lead his army to leave, flying towards Tianlu Peak in the northeast.
Soon after, Yang Zhen found an opportunity and left quietly.
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A canyon looms in the distance.
The canyon, named Xiangji Road, is located at the junction of Liangzhou and Shaozhou. Ten miles wide and a hundred miles long, it is the main transportation route to Yunxiao Sect from the west. This afternoon, when Yang Zhen followed the reinforcements to Yunxiao Sect, she passed by this canyon.
If Ji Tingjian was escorting the confession back to Zhou, he would definitely pass through this place.
Moreover, this place is already three thousand miles away from the Yunxiao Mountains, far beyond the range of Nascent Soul Lord Nascent Soul’s consciousness which is about a thousand miles away. Even if Ji Tingjian wanted to call for help, it was impossible to spread the news to the coalition forces in an instant.
Therefore, this is the best place for an ambush.
Yang Zhen hid her figure in a pine tree on the cliff and waited quietly.
Although Xiao Qingshi is not around, Yang Zhen's strength has already surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. Especially the battle with Liang Suying and Liang Zaikui in the afternoon confirmed this point.
What's more, he still has clothes.
Moreover, he still attacked sneakily.
As long as Ji Tingjian is controlled, the rest will not be a concern.
However, after he was restrained, how to deal with Ji Tingjian made him think a lot.
Take one step at a time! Let’s get the confession back first.
Yang Zhen had a lot of thoughts, and time was slowly passing by.
Half an hour passed.
An hour passed.
It was not yet Xu hour when he arrived at the canyon, but now, it was already past Hai hour.
The canyon was silent, except for the occasional flock of birds flying by, there was no other movement.
Ji Tingjian was even missing.
Yang Zhen frowned deeply, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Could it be that his judgment was wrong and Ji Tingjian did not take this path?
Or did he give up tonight's action?
While he was hesitating, a stream of light rushed towards his hiding place.
That was the paper kite sent by Qin Mingyue.
Yang Zhen opened it anxiously, her face turned pale!
Endless regret welled up in my heart.
The kite said:
"...According to the secret report from the spies who stayed with the Zhou army, the Yunxiao Sect's Zifu ordered the person to open the teleportation array in Yunya Town..."
"Ji Tingjian, left the teleportation array!"
