In the spring of the ninth year of Yao Li Zhizhen, at the foot of Kunlun Tianchi, in a hidden mountain col next to Baixi River, there was a huge courtyard surrounded by mountains and green shades. It was a good place for meditation. The powerful barrier set up here is a secret place with few traces of monsters.
On that day, the sun was shining brightly, and a group of strong men gathered in front of the temple to listen to an old man's lecture. "You are all warriors, the elites chosen from thousands of people. You have practiced in our Fenglei Academy for decades. Today you are successful. It's time for me, the king, to share your worries."
He shouted loudly, "Disciples of Tianzihao, obey your orders!"
Ten people came out in response, and the old man continued: "You are all the most outstanding disciples of Fenglei Academy. With you as the leader, we will select two disciples with local names to form a team and perform the task."
Then the shouts came one after another, and soon a group was formed. The old man assigned tasks again, and everyone dispersed immediately.
The wind was silent, and the old man suddenly let out a long sigh. The host asked softly: "Master, what are you worried about?"
"They have not completed their cultivation and left the seclusion in a hurry. May God bless our Yi clan and all the disciples be safe."
"Then why are you in such a hurry?"
The old man sighed: "Yesterday King Yi sent someone to convey the message that five of the nine Iron-blooded courtyards have been destroyed by the enemy, resulting in heavy losses. There are currently no talents available."
"The Wing King is old, the Young Master is young, the Qingqiu Fox Clan is growing in power, and they are obstructing everything, trying to regain the position of the Demon King. It is really a troubled time!"
"Yes, we must also be on guard, a bloody storm is coming!"
A hundred miles away from the Kunlun Mountains, there is a long and narrow valley, surrounded by white snow and densely covered with towering snow fir trees, with a winding path. It is a dangerous place. There were three people lying in ambush behind the rocks, spying from a high position.
"Seventh Brother, this world's weapon is too inconvenient. Why don't you let me spread my iron wings and let the strong wind sweep by and destroy both jade and stone."
Tian Qi's face was solemn: "Thirteenth, please don't be reckless. The master of the hospital specially told you that you must hide your whereabouts when you act in the human world this time, and don't expose your identity."
Di Jiu interjected: "Listen to Brother Qi and proceed with caution!"
Thirteen played with the Jie Dao in his hand, his face full of reluctance. At this time, several fast horses came galloping from the valley. With a look from the Seven Angels, the three brothers jumped onto the snow-capped trees and disappeared.
Several fast horses walked to the center of the valley and reined in the reins. The leader waved his hand and said, "The buyer hasn't arrived yet, so we will ambush as planned to prevent any unexpected events." In response, several people entered the forest and hid behind the trees.
After a while, jingle bells jingled, and a horse-drawn carriage came from a distance. When they got closer, the curtains of the carriage were not even raised, and a deep voice came, "Have you brought the goods?"
The leader said: "I have brought the goods, but this time I want double the reward."
The person in the car smiled and said: "The notorious 'Seven Evil Wolves' in the demon world are indeed greedy. Tell me why."
The leading brother waved his hand, held out a brocade box, and opened it with dazzling white light. "We worked hard and got a snow lingzhi in Baixi, Tianshan. It is extremely rare and definitely worth the price."
The curtain lifted a corner, and the person in the car said: "In that case, I'll accept it!"
Two bags of gold were thrown out of the car, and the elder brother who took the lead weighed it in his hands, "The Sun family in Guanzhong, the king of medicine in the world, a well-known family, really has extraordinary bearing, deal done!"
He placed the brocade box on the carriage shaft, "The barrier of Tianchi Baixi is damaged, and the immortal energy is leaking out. There may be more magical immortal grass. There is too much goods. I wonder if the Sun family can swallow it?"
The man in the car laughed and said, "Feel free to bring rare and rare herbs, but if the Medicine King Sun family doesn't have such strength, their reputation will be in vain!"
He reached for the brocade box, and suddenly a tiger claw flew towards him, and the box disappeared. The people in the car were furious: "You still dare to play black and white?"
Suddenly, flying needles shot out in all directions, as dense as cow hair. The leader was hit and immediately turned into a shriveled wolf corpse.
Seeing that something was wrong, the people in ambush rushed over. The people in the car fired several more bone-penetrating nails. Some people were hit and fell to the ground. The remaining person grabbed the gold and ran away.
The people in the car broke through the roof, like a roc spreading its wings, hidden weapons flew, and poisonous mist filled the air. At this moment, Tian Qi came up to him and used the knife in his hand to strike the hidden weapon. He swallowed the force of his palm and pushed the mountain to the top. The person in the car fell back to the ground, unable to stand firmly. The two swords flashed like lightning, crossed and flashed, and was chopped into several pieces.
Tianqi nodded, "A perfect scene of black and white!"
Dijiu sighed, "This man was still young and died in a foreign country. It's a pity."
Thirteen smiled and said: "Brother Ninth is still so compassionate and compassionate, he really has the heart of a Bodhisattva!"
He opened the brocade box, and white light overflowed, "What a wonderful treasure! I just breathed in a little poisonous gas, and my chest felt tight. Just one sniff, and all the symptoms were relieved. I feel extremely comfortable."
It was getting late and the wind and waves were calm in Fenglei Courtyard. The master of the hospital raised his head and looked at the moon with a solemn expression. At this time, the steward came to report, "Seven of the nine groups sent out successfully returned, and there was no news from the other two groups."
"This is what I'm worried about, they may have suffered something bad!"
The steward advised: "Don't be too sad. The Iron Wing Ninth Courtyard serves my king and carries out the most dangerous mission, and casualties are inevitable!"
"I failed to teach them well and rushed them out of seclusion. This is my fault..."
At this time, three black shadows quietly slipped out of the courtyard. The leader carefully opened the barrier. The three of them turned into snow-white birds and spread their wings to fly high in the moonlight.
A moment later, approaching the fairyland of Tianchi, a lake was as clear as a mirror, inlaid on the top of the snow-capped mountains. Next to it, there were beautiful buildings and jade buildings, surrounded by fairy spirits, reflected in the water. In one corner of Tianchi, there is a line of water meandering down, with lush cedar trees next to it, which is the Baixi River.
The three birds flew low to the stream and suddenly transformed into human forms. Thirteen said: "According to what that person said, the damaged barrier should be nearby."
Tian Qi nodded, "Let's search separately. There may be evil demon bandits here, so be careful!"
The three of them separated, and Dijiu went up the tributary. Soon Tianchi was in front of them, surrounded by immortal energy, as if they were in a dream. He moved forward cautiously. The barrier was transparent, appearing and disappearing. He tested it with his fingers, and it bounced away like an electric shock.
Di Jiu did not dare to be careless and searched carefully along the edge of the barrier. Finally, he found that beside a piece of bluestone, the transparent barrier had a defect the size of a dog hole, and the fairy energy was leaking out.
Di Jiu leaned forward, greedily sucking in the immortal energy, as if he was intoxicated. Suddenly, a white shadow silently shot out of the snow, and Di Jiu was completely unaware of it.
In the blink of an eye, the tip of the sword approached his vest. At the critical moment, a fierce wind passed by, as strong as a knife. Bai Ying was forced to retreat a foot, and at the same time, Thirteen's sword pierced his chest in a flash.
"It turned out to be a snow wolf demon. Thirteen disposed of the body without leaving any traces."
Thirteen responded and revealed his true form, grabbed the snow wolf, spread his wings and flew away. Tian Qi looked solemn, "Xiaojiu, the master of the hospital taught you to be on high alert at all times. How could you be so careless and almost fell into the little demon's plot?"
Di Jiu was still obsessed, and pointed with his hand. A few feet away from them, on the bank of Tianchi, in the fairy air, there was a strange flower, with golden leaves, orange flowers, and several fruits like pearls and jade...
The two of them were intoxicated and had their own thoughts, until Thirteen returned and interrupted them. Tianjiu suddenly realized, "This flower is weird and very charming. It seems to be tempting us to get closer. Don't look directly at it."
Di Jiu lamented: "I feel it is in pain and lonely. Maybe it needs help."
Tian Qi pointed at his head, "Brother, please wake up. We are here to absorb the immortal energy and assist in cultivation. Don't be too troublesome. Remember, you must not touch the barrier, otherwise you will die or be injured!"
Thirteen was also impressed, "If we can pick it, it must be a very precious fairy grass."
Tian Qi also hit his head, "This is a fairy, don't think otherwise. The most important thing is, don't touch the barrier, the consequences will be serious."
For several days in a row, the three brothers sneaked out at night to suck the immortal energy. They felt that their meridians were unblocked and their skills were greatly increased. Dijiu often looked at the fairy flower in trance, and sometimes sighed: "Look at the withered flowers and leaves, it must be lack of water. Please think of a way to help it."
Thirteen smiled and said: "Brother Ninth is so obsessed with this flower. One day it will turn into a beautiful woman and entangle with you. Be careful!"
Tianqi was also a little worried, "It is a flower of the fairy world and can only be watered with Tianchi fairy water, but we can't get in and can't do anything!"
After a few days, the fairy flowers withered day by day, and Di Jiu became anxious.
On this day, there was a night training in the courtyard. After that, the courtyard master summoned the Tianzihao disciples to arrange their tasks one by one.
At the third watch, Tian Qi came out of the main room of the courtyard with a solemn look on his face. He hurriedly summoned his two brothers, but Di Jiu was nowhere to be seen. Thirteen shouted bad, and the two hurriedly sneaked out of the courtyard, fluttering their wings and flying. When he arrived at the gap in the barrier, he saw that Dijiu had indeed passed through the barrier of immortality. His whole body was scorched black, and he was lying on the ground, a short distance away from the immortal flower.
Thirteen shouted loudly, but Dijiu remained motionless.
Tian Qi shook his head and sighed, "Silly brother, you broke through the barrier alone and you don't want to die? Why bother!"
Thirteen also stamped his feet and beat his chest, anxious. After a moment, he calmed down and said, "Brother Qi, I have a way to save him, but it's very dangerous."
He paused for a moment and continued: "Actually, I have always wanted to help Brother Qi. The day before yesterday, I used a jar of aged flower carvings to drink with the boss. He drunkenly confided that on the cliff to the west of Tianchi, there is a hole that leads directly to Tianchi. That’s where the barrier is weakest.”
"Can anyone pass through this hole?"
"The chief said this was passed down from generation to generation in Fengleiyuan, but no one dared to take the risk and give it a try. For the sake of Ninth Brother, Thirteen is willing to give it a try."
Tian Qi thought for a while and said, "Your body-protecting energy is far inferior to mine. I will be more confident!"
Thirteen couldn't argue, so he had to agree. Tian Qixiang cast a firm look, transformed into a white bird, spread its wings and flew away.
Thirteen waited outside the barrier, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles. About half an hour later, a figure appeared in the distance of the fairyland, staggering over. Tianqi was covered in smoke and dust, and Thirteen's heart was in his throat.
Tian Qi came closer and nodded to him, "Although there are twists and turns, they are all under control."
He carefully examined Dijiu's injuries and shook his head sadly, "It's a pity, the injury is not serious, but his wings are burned out and he can no longer fly!"
Thirteen was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and his mood fell to the bottom. He naturally knew how important a pair of iron wings was to a warrior.
"You must keep this secret, otherwise if you let the hospital master know, Xiaojiu will no longer have a foothold."
After Tianqi finished speaking, he turned his anger on the fairy flower, "It's all because of your charming flower that my brother has become like this. I will uproot you today and eliminate your future troubles forever!" He was full of anger and rushed towards the golden flower. Leaf orange blossom…
