The sun rises and the moon sets, spring passes and winter comes.
It is said that there is no sun and moon in the mountains, and the year is unknown in the cold weather. Time flies by like a white horse passing by, and several years fly by in the blink of an eye.
In the past few years, the situation in the world has not changed drastically, but small chaos has continued.
The Central Plains is still a battle between Qi, Jin, Shu, Chu, and Wu. There are frequent trials and small battles, but there are no large-scale wars.
After Li Xingyun and his party completed the last wave of enhancements at Twelve Cave, they successfully assisted Chi Meng to solve the problem of Du Gong and took Wandu Cave into their hands. However, Wandu Cave is too far away from the territory of Jin State, separated by Qi State and Shu State, so this move will not help the situation of Jin State much.
Their biggest development was the successful alliance with the Khitan behind them. The two parties worked together to take over the Yan and Liao countries in the north. Their strength increased greatly, and their territory has almost returned to the size of the Jin Kingdom in its heyday.
But the other four countries were not idle either. As Dangxiang, Nanzhao, Fujian, Nanhan and other places were gradually united or annexed, almost all the small forces were eliminated, leaving only the five most powerful countries on the map.
On the surface, they are not much different in size. Naturally, no one will start a fight lightly to avoid being benefited by others, but the fight will not stop because of this.
For problems that cannot be solved by the army and the court, the use of Jianghu means can sometimes be effective, so the Jianghu becomes more and more turbulent.
In this regard, Qi State, Huanyinfang and Jin State's Tongwen Hall can be said to have the upper hand because they developed early and have a solid foundation. Although Tongwen Hall was severely weakened by the demise of more than half of the Thirteen Taibao, Zhang Zifan was backed by the Tianshi Mansion in Xuanwu Mountain, and the combined strength of the two was no less impressive than when Tongwen Hall was at its peak.
The other three countries naturally refused to suffer when they saw this, so the Xuanming Sect, which was closed in the main altar, suddenly became a hot favorite.
Even those small sects that were not popular at all in the past have now become the objects of competition among the major princes and kings.
After all, practicing martial arts takes time. Even if you use those evil methods that are practiced for dead soldiers and squeeze the body's potential and life span, it will take at least five years to see the results. How can this be as fast and convenient as directly incorporating existing sect forces?
As a result, under the iron heel of the Five Kingdoms, the entire world was in chaos.
At first, some small sects were complacent because they were approached by two great princes at the same time, and were ready to sell at a price. But what they didn't expect was that the princes and kings didn't have that much patience.
Therefore, just when they were complacent in the happiness of getting things right and left, they were suddenly trampled through the mountain gate directly by the iron hoof.
After several consecutive massacres, most sects have become more honest. Because the bloody facts made them realize that Jianghu still cannot compete with the temple. If they don't agree while others are still willing to pay a high price, they can't afford the consequences of exhausting other people's patience.
Of course, there are differences between people after all.
Some sects were brutally exterminated just because they hesitated for a few more days, but the remaining disciples of the Xuanming Sect led by Meng Po rejected the invitations of several princes in succession at the main altar, and now there is no serious problem.
All this is just because Meng Po is a great heavenly master, and there are powerful men like the four great corpse ancestors of the Xuanming Sect wandering around. No one wants to be targeted by five great heavenly masters at the same time.
However, there are only a handful of Jianghu sects that enjoy this kind of treatment. Even the Miao Jiang Wandu Caves received an ultimatum after rejecting several invitations from King Meng Zhixiang of Shu.
In the battle with Poison Master Chi Li, Ten Thousand Poison Cave suffered heavy losses, and almost all the older generation of Gu Masters died. Now, after searching the entire Ten Thousand Poison Cave, they could not find a Gu Master stronger than Chi Meng.
But Chi Meng only had combat power equivalent to that of Zhongtian.
With such strength, he was not qualified to refuse the invitation of King Shu.
Therefore, Shiwandashan, which had just calmed down for a few years, seemed to be in crisis again with dark clouds over the city in the blink of an eye.
And similar things are not limited to the Miao border. The Tianshan Sword Sect, which is far away on the top of the snow-capped mountains, has also encountered trouble recently.
The Tianshan Sword Sect is not very powerful, but its attainments in sword-making are astonishing. According to legend, the Longquan sword was made by the sword master of their sect.
Such a sect will naturally be coveted by others, even if it is not for the sake of the Jianghu people in it, it would be good to bring it back to improve the quality of the army's equipment.
Therefore, several major princes sent their masters to invite him.
This left the leader of the Tianshan Sword Sect at a loss. He knew that no matter who he agreed to, he would offend other families, and the future of the sect would be in doubt. But we can’t split the Tianshan sect into four or five parts and distribute them equally, right?
Then wouldn’t it be possible for them to kill each other in the future?
Perhaps because of the mutual restraint of several forces, the head of Tianshan was left with enough time to think. However, most of the people in the world who had nothing to do could not sit still and took the opportunity to hang out on the usually inaccessible snow-capped mountains.
Nomadic Zhi is a priest of the Wushen Cult of Chu State, and is also the person in charge sent by King Ma Yin of Chu to preside over this time.
The Wushen Cult is a martial arts force established by the Chu Kingdom. With the witchcraft method that was already very popular in Chu as its core, it has recruited a large number of priests and goddesses. Nomad is one of the most powerful chief priests and holds a high position. .
While waiting for the reply from the leader of the Tianshan Sword Sect, he visited the snow-capped mountains, and then suddenly stopped in the north of Tiangeer Peak.
"That is……"
The Nomad narrowed his eyes, stretched out his broad sleeves with his skinny eagle-claw-like palms, raised his witch staff and waved it in front of him. At the same time, his lips wriggled, spitting out a strange syllable, and then his eyes narrowed. There seemed to be divine light coming through.
"Pure white as jade, transparent as crystal, shaped like an earthworm, and everything it passes by is like burning coals... Hiss~ This, this is an ice silkworm!"
With the blessing of the witchcraft, Nomad seemed to have gained the ability of clairvoyance, and he actually saw the ice silkworms lying on the glacier feasting on it from a distance.
"God help me! Ice silkworms are extremely cold and poisonous, which is rare in the world. If I can capture them and use them to practice witchcraft..."
Thinking of this, Nomad's heart suddenly became hot.
As for whether this ice silkworm has an owner, could the owner be the landlord Tianshan Sword Sect here?
He doesn't care about this. Even if this thing is really from the Tianshan Sword Sect, do they still dare not to hand it over?
Besides, I'm afraid that in a few days, the Tianshan Sword Sect itself will be gone, and there will be no need to worry about anything else!
So, he made a prompt decision and flew to the area where traces of the ice silkworms were found.
Nomadic people need to make a time difference to prevent others from competing with them. Even if his actions were discovered, he would rush over without stopping. By the time the people who wanted to rob him arrived, he would have successfully captured them. By then, with the ice silkworm in hand, his strength would have greatly increased. Would he, the chief priest of You, care about those smelly fish and rotten shrimps?
But it's a pity that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. He not only overestimated his own strength, but also underestimated the reaction speed of others.
The people who are still in the Tianshan Sword Sect today are all rivals, or to be more serious, enemies, and they are enemies who will never stop fighting for the world.
Therefore, intrigues and intrigues between them are commonplace. And intelligence is the first element of the struggle. How can no one keep an eye on such a big target like Nomad?
As soon as he took action, people from Shu, Wu and other countries followed him, followed closely by Qi and Jin. It was obviously a one-person expedition, but it instantly turned into a team of five people, still in a 122 formation.
Perhaps the joy of discovering the ice silkworm went to his head, so Nomad did not notice his "teammates" behind him.
He excitedly ran straight to the glacier at the foot of the mountain. As soon as he found the exact location of the ice silkworm and was about to capture it, he was interrupted by a voice coming from behind.
"What is it that makes Brother You run so fast? Haha, our Shu land is extremely hot every summer. Can you give me this ice silkworm and let me offer it to the king as a way to escape the heat?" ah?"
Now that the target has been confirmed, in order to avoid being succeeded by the Nomad, the people who followed him no longer hide themselves.
"Jiange, Meng Xu!"
Nomad was startled when he heard the sound. He turned around and saw the figure in white clothes holding a sword. He gritted his teeth and called out a name.
Sword Pavilion is the name of the Jianghu organization under the command of King Meng Zhixiang of Shu. Because Shu has always had legends of sword immortals and there are many martial arts people who use swords as weapons, this name is appropriate.
Because of this, they also pay the most attention to the affairs of the Tianshan Sword Sect, and Meng Xu's strength is slightly higher than that of Nomad.
"Brother You only has Brother Meng in his eyes. It's really sad..."
At this time, another middle-aged man walked out from behind Meng Xu. He was wearing a blue robe and his skin was rough. He looked like he had been blown by the sea breeze all year round.
"Diao'ao Island, Ye Xi!"
Seeing him, Nomad's face became even more ugly. He was from the Wu Kingdom.
If Meng Xu was the only one following him, he could still try to deal with it. When Ye Xi appeared, he wisely stopped all his actions. Not only did he stop trying to catch the ice silkworms, but he wanted to Startle it in advance and make it leave quickly.
Of course, you can’t leave things you can’t get to others!
Unfortunately, his little move was quickly discovered.
"Brother You, is it a bit unethical for you to do this?"
Two more figures walked out of the ice and snow, this time Nomadic was already a little numb: "Huanyinfang, Tongwenkan!"
However, he was still a high-level member of the Witch God Religion. He quickly adjusted his mentality and broke away from the anger of being "cut off." He looked at the four people vaguely surrounding him and sneered: "I admit defeat this time. Treat the Ice Silkworm as being given to you!"
After saying that, he turned around to leave, but unexpectedly he was blocked on his way.
He looked at Meng Xu, who was smiling in front of him, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Meng Xu, do you really want to start a war with me here?"
The Chu and Shu kingdoms they belong to are bordering each other. Over the years, there have been no major conflicts, but small frictions have continued. In particular, the conflicts between Jianghu forces are quite frequent, and a lot of hatred has been accumulated between them.
"What did Brother You say? Since you have chosen to give up, why not help me?"
Meng Xu rubbed the hilt of the sword at his waist, "When I present the ice silkworm to the king, I can give you half of the reward, how about that?"
"Bah, what am I going to do with the reward from the King of Shu?"
Nomad saw through Meng Xu's sinister intentions at a glance. As one of the chief priests of the Wushen Cult of Chu State, if he accepted the reward from the King of Shu, could he continue to stay in Chu State?
As for whether this reward was reversed, King Chu was not in the mood to know.
Sure enough, these coquettish-looking people have very bad intentions!
But what he didn't expect was that the other four people actually reached a brief agreement on catching ice silkworms. He only heard Ye Xi say: "Brother You, when it comes to imperial insects, except for those hidden in Shiwanda Mountain, Except for Gu Masters who don't want to come out, you people from the Witch God Sect are better at it. This is rare in the Ice Silkworm World. Since everyone has encountered it today, they all want to open their eyes, so why do you spoil everyone's interest? "
"you!"
Nomad glared at each other, but found that the auras of the four people were vaguely connected, sealing him in, and there was no chance to escape even if he wanted to.
"Okay, good!"
He spat angrily, "You want to see ice silkworms, don't you? I want to see how the four of you and one silkworm will be divided by then!"
"Brother You, don't worry about it. If it doesn't work, everyone will just destroy it after seeing it."
Ye Xi said calmly, "Okay, let's do it quickly."
"snort!"
Nomad was very frustrated, but had no choice but to raise his witch staff and start drawing patterns on the glacier.
It's a pity that these people don't know that their loud conspiracy has already been heard by the ice silkworm.
How could there be so many wild ice silkworms in the world?
What was discovered by Nomad was actually the ice silkworm Gu left here by Chi Yao to breed.
Chi Yao was also a little careless. He didn't expect that a small Gu insect would be discovered in such an inaccessible glacier. However, the Ice Silkworm Gu was not completely incapable of protecting itself.
Its extreme poison and coldness are not just for fun, they are the conclusions that countless people have tried with their lives.
Especially on the thick glacier in the middle of winter, it can be said that they have the perfect time and place. In addition, the five people on the other side are not of the same mind at all, so this person and one item are also occupied by the ice silkworm Gu.
With all the talents of heaven, earth and man, it's not like he can't fight with them.
Not to mention that due to Chi Yao's training, Ice Silkworm Gu has a high level of intelligence and can even understand the conversations of Nomad and others.
So what it is thinking now is what it can do to keep all these guys who dare to make their own decisions.
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Twelve caves.
In the past few years, Chi Yao has basically learned all the poison techniques of Twelve Dongs, and even tried out many new tricks based on his own poisons.
With the in-depth study of Chi You's body, he sometimes seemed to be able to vaguely feel the faint familiar atmosphere from the upper reaches of the long river of time and space.
"The call from the bloodline...is it Chi You's brand?"
After many confirmations, Chi Yao came to this conclusion, but the brand was still quite far away from where he was, about a thousand years or so.
Counting the number of branches of the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu, he sighed, "We have to wait a little longer... Although Twelve Cave is good, staying there all the time is boring. Calculating the time, the Ice Silkworm Gu should be healed soon. , just go out for a walk."
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