Village, meeting point.
When Chen Ping and Chen Ping arrived, there were already many people at the gathering point. Some gathered in twos and threes to communicate in low voices, some were talking excitedly, and some were making their final farewells.
In one place, a foundation-building monk was introducing the situation to a group of monks. When he saw Chen Ping and the two of them, he quickly came over to say hello:
"Two seniors Chen, the third group is here, please come with the juniors."
Chen Ping recognized him as the head of the General Affairs Hall and said:
"Please, fellow Taoist, lead the way."
"Senior Chen, you're welcome. This is the responsibility of this junior. Senior, please come here and I will introduce you to the situation of the third group." The head of the General Affairs Hall said respectfully.
This time, in principle, all the foundation-building and golden elixir monks in the village need to go to the battle, while the mortals and Qi-refining monks will stay in the village.
This is the general principle.
There are exceptions. For example, there are people among the guardians of the ancient pagoda who are responsible for protecting the safety of the ancient pagoda.
In addition, some foundation-building monks who have children to take care of can also stay.
All monks who participated in the battle were divided into 6 groups, with 10-13 people in each group. Each group has 3-5 golden elixir monks, and the rest are foundation-building monks, which is equivalent to a strong and weak combination.
Chen Ping is in the third group, with a total of 10 people.
The captain is an ancient tower guardian.
The golden elixir monks include Chen Ping, Xiyue and another middle-aged monk, all of whom are in the early stages of golden elixir cultivation.
The rest are foundation-building monks.
This is also the reason why the head of the General Affairs Hall warmly welcomed Chen Ping and his two men when they came over. Fighting in groups, if you can get help from the Golden Core cultivator even once during the battle, you may be able to save your life.
Soon, the third group of people arrived.
Everyone introduced each other for a while and became familiar with each other.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, long time no see. When I first met my fellow Taoist, he was still a Foundation Establishment monk, and now he is a real person of Jindan. I am very happy to congratulate you." The leader of the third party's group came over.
It was the guardian of the ancient pagoda who led Chen Ping and the two into the village in the first place - the golden monk.
The middle stage of Jindan cultivation.
Although they live in the same village, Chen Ping rarely goes out and practices in Dongfu all year round. Occasionally attending gatherings in the village, the two rarely interacted with each other. After four years, this was really the second time the two had face-to-face interactions.
Compared to four years ago, the golden monk had not changed much, and his aura was almost the same.
It can be seen that there is no improvement in cultivation.
Chen Ping greeted him and said:
"You're too polite, Fellow Daoist Jin, it's just a fluke that the mirror was broken."
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you are humble. When we enter the realm of the golden elixir, which one of us is not lucky? Being able to enter the golden elixir is something we are proud of." Monk Jin smiled.
"By the way, I would also like to ask Fellow Daoist Jin, didn't you say that there would be a war in eight years? Why did it suddenly come forward?" Chen Ping took the opportunity to ask the doubts in his heart, and he just changed the topic.
Monk Jin looked at everyone who was very interested, nodded and said:
"Now that we've reached this point, it doesn't hurt to talk to you."
"Do you know why the village specially protects the ancient pagoda in the center of the village?"
It stands to reason that the ancient pagoda is the cornerstone of every monk's survival, and should be something that every monk is willing to maintain and protect.
The monsters outside can't get in.
From this perspective, there is indeed no need for isolation and protection of the ancient pagoda.
Before anyone could reply, Brother Jin said again:
"Because some people don't want to leave Canglan Grassland, or even want to live. They want to destroy the ancient pagoda, and want to kill everyone in Canglan Grassland."
Is there such a thing?
Not just Chen Ping, almost everyone was stunned.
Is it because you can't bear the mental torture? Willing to die? But can’t you just die by yourself?
Why do we have to support everyone?
"Why is this?" someone asked.
Brother Jin thought for a while and said deeply:
"Before the war, I cannot talk to you in detail about this matter. I will inform you after the outcome of this war is achieved."
"In short, if there are such monks, once our plan is revealed clearly, they will definitely sabotage it and even collude with monsters. Now you know why we want to make the plan false?"
According to Brother Jin's explanation, the first notification was to prepare everyone mentally and prepare materials in advance.
The second notice of eight-year postponement was a false shot. In the middle, various reasons that seemed to really need to be postponed were given, including the leader's fake injury, all to confuse potential Lao Liu.
As for the sudden announcement this time, and then giving everyone only half an hour to prepare before setting off immediately, it was also to catch the saboteurs behind the scenes off guard.
As for why we didn't wait longer, we were worried that everyone would squander all the materials collected in the previous two years.
Some time ago, all villagers were prohibited from going out due to unrest between monsters and beasts, in order to ensure that everyone was ready when they went out this time.
"The reason why I am willing to tell you at this time is also to let you keep an eye out. These secretly interested people may be around you and me. In short, you must remember that during the war, if anyone dares to stop us from killing the monsters, or To frame our lives, God will kill the God if he blocks it, and the devil will kill if the devil blocks it." A cold light flashed in Monk Jin's eyes.
Chen Ping nodded slightly.
This information is very valuable to him. This war is not limited to this one village. There are also monks from other villages involved. It will be very complicated among the people. It is always right to be more careful.
Among these people, only sister Xiyue deserves complete trust.
Chen Ping doesn’t know whether this information is a good thing or a bad thing for others.
The good thing is that everyone can be aware of it.
The bad thing is that it plants the seeds of distrust in others.
"Then why do you have to announce your travel route so far in advance?" When Xiyue was out, she followed Chen Ping closely, her fake brother. She rarely spoke and used her actions to explain what it meant to be a well-behaved and obedient sister. Feeling confused at the moment, I asked.
By announcing the route in advance, isn't it clear that those who are interested can set up an ambush in advance?
"That's a fake route, used to confuse those monks who are secretly acting evil." Monk Jin said with a smile:
"This place is as far as 2 million miles away from the mysterious ruins. Even if we arrange for the golden elixir to fly with the foundation-building monks, based on the speed of the first level of the golden elixir, we will have to travel for dozens of days to get there. It's such a long distance to get there. , the risk is too great.”
"Besides, this war is not limited to this village. Some other villages are further away from the mysterious ruins."
Golden elixir level one monks have limited spiritual power reserves and limited proficiency in flying. Most monks can only fly 6-8 thousand miles in an hour, and the fastest ones can only fly 10,000 miles.
Flying 100,000 miles into the sky in one day.
What's more, you will inevitably have to avoid monsters on the way, or even fight monsters, which will also waste time.
It takes more than twenty days to travel 2 million miles. There are not many chances of being ambushed along the way.
"The leader has experienced the last attack on the mysterious ruins and has accumulated rich experience. He has done enough for this over the past hundred years. This time he used the formation to teleport." Monk Jin added.
After saying this, everyone straightened up in unison and became a lot more relaxed.
It's not a good idea to travel for dozens of days in the wilderness.
It’s much easier with the formation.
Chen Ping glanced at Xiyue, who was sitting next to him, and said to the effect:
——Look at this person, he is also a high-level formation master, but he is only in the late stage of Golden Core. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, don’t you know how many sets of advanced formations you can use?
Xiyue shot back a fierce look and said to the effect:
——There is a shortage of materials here, and formation plate forging is the most troublesome thing. He spent hundreds of years planning this, and I have only spent four years. How can it be compared?
Everyone felt sad when they heard that the leader had lived here for hundreds of years and even participated in the last attack on the mysterious ruins.
Hundreds of years, how many hundreds of years are there in life?
Even the golden elixir cultivator only has a life span of five to six hundred years. As a result, one-fifth-sixth of his life was trapped in this grassland where spiritual energy and resources were scarce.
"May I ask how long Senior Jin has been staying in this village?" asked a Ji Zhu.
"Harmful, almost a hundred years." Monk Jin smiled bitterly, and then said happily:
"Fortunately, my Taoist companion is relatively honest. Even if I leave for hundreds of years, her character will not fall into the arms of others. ...Hey, let's not talk about this, I hope this time goes well."
When Monk Jin said this, the fat monk who just spoke passed by behind him. When he heard this, he blinked at everyone.
Then everyone heard the message:
——Listen to his nonsense. His Taoist companion is the most dishonest. The inspiration for what Lao Bang said just now came from him. Maybe the eighth wild son has been born now.
After saying that, he left as if nothing had happened.
"What are you guys looking at me for? What are these looks like? Let's chat." Seeing the eyes full of complex emotions in everyone's eyes, Brother Jin said in confusion.
Everyone silently avoided looking.
"..."
As he spoke, everyone quickly arrived, and the monks and mortals who came to say goodbye in the Qi Refining Stage left the venue and dispersed.
Chen Ping saw a female cultivator holding a child and holding two children, watching from a distance.
There are many scenes like this.
If you leave this time, you may see us again if you are lucky, or you may live forever if you are unlucky.
"Senior Chen, let's go this way." The head of the General Affairs Hall stepped forward to remind him. At the same time, he also caught a glimpse of the female cultivator. He was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said loudly:
"Go back and wait for me to come back. When I come back, I will take you away from Canglan Grassland."
Brother, this is not a sign of chaos.
"Is that Taoist friend's child?" Chen Ping asked casually when he was walking with the head of the General Affairs Hall.
"Yes." The head of the General Affairs Hall smiled awkwardly:
"This junior is not as lucky as Senior Chen. There is no hope of forming a core, and there is no end in sight after leaving Canglan Grassland."
"It's better to leave more heirs. If the younger generation can't wait for the day when they walk out of Canglan Grassland, let my son wait. If my son can't wait, let my grandson wait. If the grandson can't do it, just follow the grandson. There are endless descendants. Hehe, maybe we can wait until that day."
this…….
Isn't it the "Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains" in Canglan Grassland?
In fact, there is a lack of resources here. Whether the descendants can successfully sense qi and become qi practitioners depends on two things. How can the bloodline be guaranteed to continue?
But he didn't say anything.
If you want to survive here, you must have faith.
Isn't this the head of the General Affairs Hall giving himself a reason to believe and persevere?
Xiyue walked beside Chen Ping and heard the conversation between Chen Ping and the head of the General Affairs Hall. She couldn't help but say something to Chen Ping:
"If you really can't leave Canglan Grassland, you might as well adopt this strategy and have a few more children. Maybe you can leave some blood inheritance for your Chen family."
Chen Ping glanced at Xiyue, who looked like a junior sister, and pretended to be surprised:
"Master, I never thought you were such a person. I regard you as my master, but you covet your disciple's body."
"I..." Xiyue's steps stagnated.
I couldn't say a word that I was holding in my heart.
Chen Ping ignored her and followed the large army away.
hehe.
Making fun of me?
Just you?
Anyway, I am not afraid of offending her now, and I am not worried about my strength at all.
Besides, isn't it normal for a brother to tease his sister?
…
"Everyone, I'm waiting for you." In front of the teleportation array, the golden monk looked solemn when he saw the members of the first two groups disappearing into the team.
Chen Ping also became serious.
This formation was arranged by the leader, but after all, the leader was only a third-level formation mage. Even with the support of late Jindan cultivation, the formation could not be too powerful.
It must be treated with caution.
Besides, he didn't know what was waiting at the other end of the formation.
Chen Ping took a deep breath, looked at Xiyue standing side by side, and reached out to hold her hand.
Xiyue pursed her lips and squeezed Chen Ping's big hand with her white fingers.
When it was the turn of the third group, everyone no longer had the noisy and noisy discussion. Everyone looked nervous and had a sense of desolation.
"Let's go." Chen Ping pulled Xiyue, followed Monk Jin, and stepped into the formation.
The next second, a strong suction force enveloped everyone, and at the same time a strong wind blew.
This formation is somewhat similar to the teleportation formation that Chen Ping used when he escaped from Lian Shen Island.
It is much more stable than the ancient teleportation array that entered Canglan Grassland.
"Senior, save me." A foundation-building monk turned pale between the huge suction and repulsion, and his spiritual power was quickly torn apart.
Chen Ping grabbed his shoulders smoothly, injected a bit of spiritual power into him, and stabilized his figure.
"Thank you, senior." The foundation-building monk broke into a cold sweat, and quickly thanked him after regaining his composure.
Chen Ping just nodded.
It was just a piece of cake for him.
This kind of turbulence within the teleportation array was something he drank a lot when he first left Lian Shen Island, but it was no longer dangerous to him now.
After a moment, after a huge repulsive force, everyone appeared in a hidden wilderness valley.
"Is everyone okay?" Monk Jin counted the number of people, nodded, and lowered his voice:
"Everyone, please wait here until everyone is gathered before making the second transmission. Everyone, please keep your voice down, so as not to attract the monsters."
The leader's teleportation array has a limited teleportation distance and can only teleport 60,000 miles at a time.
Fortunately, after hundreds of years of planning, he had laid out a continuous formation that could teleport all the way to the mysterious ruins.
Chen Ping looked at the current place.
The location here is very secluded, surrounded by tall reeds and grass. The spiritual energy is very thin, and the thin spiritual energy means that the probability of monsters appearing is small.
He roughly memorized the current location and terrain. If he had to leave the wasteland sometimes in the future, these places might be a good place to stay temporarily.
After all six team members have arrived, the second transmission will begin immediately.
Then the third and fourth time.
During this period, there were some safer places. It seemed that in order to save formation materials, formations were not deployed continuously, but they needed to sneak for thousands of miles.
At noon that day, everyone announced the last teleportation array.
(End of chapter)
