Xuantian's audience arrived at the Seventh Mountain for the first time. According to past rules, they should have a feast to welcome the wind and wash away the dust.
But tonight's banquet was rougher.
This time, Commander Yuan Li did not do it intentionally.
But I didn't even notice the person coming from Xuantian Temple before, so I was unprepared.
After his first confrontation with Lu Wan, although he gave up the idea of suppressing him, it was too late to make temporary preparations.
Lu Wan did not show up for this bonfire feast in the military camp.
He originally thought that the soldiers of the Seventh Mountain would clash with the people of Xuantian Temple, but probably Commander Yuan Li had already suppressed them, so nothing happened.
"The master's magical swordsmanship has allowed you to perfect the first sword created by Tianxuan."
"The Sword of Tongyou combines all its sharp energy into one, condenses it to the extreme, penetrates everything, and kills enemies and breaks magic!"
"With this step, you can use all the master's true energy to unleash the sharpest sword!"
"How powerful this sword can be depends on the master's own cultivation."
"The stronger the cultivation level, the stronger the sword edge."
The Fourth Patriarch's voice was full of admiration as he said, "Now, the Headmaster can start practicing the second sword of the Tianxuan Creation Sword."
The second sword, Galaxy.
This is the differentiation of sword energy!
It is completely different from the "Tongyou" sword that condenses its sharp edges into one point and penetrates the enemy.
The Sword of the Galaxy is a refined sword energy, splashing like rain.
It looks like a vast river, but it is actually dotted with stars.
"Tongyou is when facing a powerful enemy, use all your strength to kill the opponent with one sword. It is suitable for single combat!"
"But the Galaxy Sword is scattered in all directions and is more suitable for melee battles in large battlefields!"
"Now the defense of the Seventh Mountain will inevitably face a tide of beasts, that is, a large number of birds, beasts, spirits and monsters."
"If the master uses the Sword of Netherworld, he can at most kill a few monsters in front of him."
"But if you use the Galaxy Sword, you will kill a large area!"
Following the voice of the Fourth Ancestor, Lu Wan had a clearer direction for his cultivation of this sword.
There is only one sword that leads to the underworld.
The Sword of the Galaxy can be divided into thousands of sword energy, and when it is cultivated to great perfection, it can be as vast as the stars in the sky.
In fact, the edge of the Galaxy Sword is not as sharp as the Nether Sword.
But the victory lies in the extremely wide range and the extremely large number of kills.
Lu Wanxin said: "The first sword is used to kill the 'big demon', but the second sword is used to clean up a large number of small demon soldiers..."
He plucked a false flower and spoke the Dharma.
Great understanding today!
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Since the completion of the Jinling Dao Platform, Lu Wan has acquired the magical power of swordsmanship.
For him, practicing swordsmanship in the world is twice the result with half the effort, and the power and effectiveness exerted are better than those of ordinary swordsmanship practitioners.
This is magical power!
The second sword created by Tianxuan, Xinghe.
In the middle of the night, we entered the house.
At dawn, it's already a small success.
There was a roar, like the rising wind.
I saw Lu Wan pointing his sword together, and with a slight wave, the sword energy spread out like stars.
In an instant, the shield in front was riddled with holes.
"Master, I have learned this sword for a whole night, what is the result?"
"..."
The fourth ancestor fell into silence completely, waiting for the sky to light up, and then fell asleep directly.
Lu Wan couldn't hear the response and couldn't help but ask Grandma Sanzu.
"It's barely okay. There's only a slight difference compared to what I was back then."
Grandma Third Patriarch responded like this and thought to herself: "My practice of this second sword back then was considered outstanding...compared to what the headmaster has achieved tonight, is the gap actually just a 'thin line'?"
It took her two days and two nights to practice the Sword of the Galaxy to the basic level.
The master spent one night practicing it to a small degree.
Rounding it all off, the grandfather and grandson were only one night away from practicing.
Isn't this just such a thin line? ,
When Lu Wan heard this, he thought that the third ancestor's grandma was extremely talented in swordsmanship. The sword she cultivated back then was slightly better than what she had achieved tonight.
"Although I have improved my understanding with a virtual flower, and I have the magical power of swordsmanship, and I can practice it overnight, I am still slightly inferior to the third ancestor's grandma."
Lu Wan thought secretly in his heart: "I am afraid that the top talents from the Chengming Tianshi Mansion, even the Daqian royal family, and the major forces in the city of God are not inferior to me! I have been successful in my practice recently, and I am very satisfied. It seems that after today, I still have to Be humble and prudent, don’t be arrogant!”
With this thought in mind, he stood up again and walked out.
Yesterday afternoon, when he and Commander Yuan Li were inspecting the Seventh Mountain, they had already decided on all the defensive matters.
The original suggestion of the Third Patriarch was to disrupt and reorganize all the affiliated forces of Xuantian Temple, so that they could become familiar with each other, fight side by side, and have a deep friendship between life and death, so that they could integrate faster.
But because of the current situation, it is different.
The beast tide will arrive in the next two days, maybe today.
People from various factions are either from the same sect or from the same clan. They are relatively familiar with each other and cooperate with each other tacitly.
Therefore, it is enough to maintain the current formations of each family.
But in the first half month, the frontier troops of the Seventh Mountain will send out ten teams to patrol together with the people of Xuantian Temple.
The seventh mountain frontier army has twelve people in each team.
Xuantianguan's group of people was also organized into a team of twelve.
Li Qi from the Huiling Sect was assigned to the Yan family because he was alone.
This was specially explained by Yan Zhen.
Lu Wan saved Li Qi's life that day and said something that could be regarded as "teaching" to Li Qi.
Even if Venerable Lu doesn't value this person, at least this person has fallen into Venerable Lu's eyes.
So Yan Zhen treated him well.
There are a total of twelve people in this group, and except for Li Qi, they are all members of the Yan clan.
The Daoji realm headed by it is named Yan Jing.
He had been severely punished, so he did not reject Li Qi, but rather gave him some preferential treatment. He also warned his tribe members in private that they must treat Li Qi as one of his own.
This team, numbered ninth, is named Shenhou.
As for the accompanying team of border troops, they were led by Feng Cheng.
"Master Feng, have we walked more than ten miles?" Yan Jing looked around and asked suddenly.
"Sixteen Miles." Feng Cheng laughed, and then said: "Deacon Yan, there is no need to be so polite. I am just a Qi Refining Realm. I only survived a few fierce battles in the Seventh Mountain... These new recruits My son, respect the old and love the young. You can call me master when you are polite, but you don’t dare to put on such airs in front of Xuantian Guan.”
"Master Feng misunderstood." Yan Jing laughed, and then said: "My Yan family in Changxi is fortunate to be a branch of Xuantian Temple, but after all, I am not a direct descendant. Although I have joined the Taoist foundation, I have not been named a deacon! The person currently designated as the deacon is my clan brother Yan Zhen...actually, I am just an outer disciple."
"Xuan Tian Guan is at the time of employing people. As a Taoist master, Brother Yan will become a deacon sooner or later." Feng Cheng said with a smile: "This guarding of the Seventh Mountain was also for the sect. Afterwards, It will definitely be conferred."
"Then thank you Brother Feng for your words."
Yan Jing said this, and in just a few words, the two of them were called brothers, which brought them closer to each other.
Upon seeing this, Feng Cheng asked about some things about Xuantian Temple.
Yan Jing hesitated for a moment, but then he thought about the fact that Xuantian Temple had made a fuss, and everyone in Ziyang Territory knew about it, so it was not considered a secret.
These border troops are not well-informed, but with the coming and going of caravans, they will know sooner or later.
So he didn't hold back too much, and mentioned what happened in Xuantian Temple in recent days, and also mentioned the Changxi Yan family becoming a branch of Xuantian.
"I see."
Feng Cheng felt a little emotional and said: "Xuantian Temple has been inherited for more than 1,300 years. I never thought that in recent years, such changes would occur and it was almost destroyed! It must be the Xuantian Temple that has this new leader. Teach, regroup..."
Yan Jing glanced behind him and said with emotion: "The Master is mysterious and unpredictable. He is high in the clouds and dare not speak nonsense! But this Venerable Lu is a true genius. He is young and has great achievements in cultivation. Hurry up, you can make a thousand miles in a day, you are really the best in the world!"
Feng Cheng couldn't help but whispered: "It is said that Venerable Lu killed Zhu Ding. Is it true?"
Yan Jing nodded and said: "I don't know the specific situation, but this news came from Xuantian Temple. The head of my family... no, Elder Yan Lin personally informed the matter and publicized it, but Xuantian Guan has not clarified!"
"Is there really such a handsome man in the world?"
Feng Cheng's expression was complicated, and then he said: "No wonder Xuantian Guan has few visitors during this trip, and there are no cauldrons. It turns out that this Venerable Lu has the combat power to cast a cauldron."
The two walked and talked.
Two teams of people followed behind.
During the inspection this morning, there was still some vague hostility and a clear distinction between the two.
But in the afternoon, when they were resting, they had already exchanged food and water.
In the afternoon, a venomous snake that had become sperm sprang up from the ground and attacked a soldier.
Li Qi, with sharp eyes and quick hands, drew his sword and chopped off the snake's head.
From then on, although the two teams still seemed unfamiliar, any hostility that existed was gone.
"This little brother, his cultivation level is not high, he looks weak, but when he is in trouble, he is still a man." Master Feng couldn't help but sigh.
"He was originally a disciple of a low-end sect in the Ziyang Region, and recently became an affiliated force of our Xuantian Temple." Yan Jing said with a smile: "He originally had a good cultivation level, but unfortunately he was seriously injured yesterday and almost lost his life, causing the true energy to leak out... ...If you can recover today, you are already my Lord Lu, who has the ability to bring the dead back to life."
"Oh? Is this possible?" Mr. Feng said in surprise.
"My Lord Lu really values this boy Li Qi. Mr. Feng must not underestimate him." Yan Jing said this again.
"It seems that Mr. Lu has the ability to recognize people." Master Feng couldn't help but think of the past and said with emotion: "Back then, the deacon of Xuantian Temple was also in the melee, risking his own life to save my life... This man is quite like that of back then. Bit of style.”
"Is there still such a thing?" Yan Jing suddenly said: "No wonder I saw Master Feng and he was quite kind to Xuantian Temple... In the entire military camp of the Seventh Mountain, you are probably the only one who is closer to us."
"My brother also worshiped Xuantian Temple back then." Master Feng laughed and said: "In fact, the soldiers of the Seventh Mountain were also looking forward to Xuantian Temple's arrival, but some people seemed to be instigating them. That’s why it became so embarrassing.”
"..." Yan Jing's eyes narrowed slightly and he thought: "It's true! It's just as Lord Lu expected!"
Last night, Lu Wan asked the principals of the various affiliated forces to gather under the tent and asked them to get as close as possible to the soldiers of the Seventh Mountain.
Among them, Deacon Yan Zhen specifically named Feng Cheng, saying that he had good intentions.
That's why Yan Jing took the initiative and established a good relationship with him. Sure enough, he got a clue by asking.
After some conversation, we came up with the name "Liang Jin".
The soldiers led by Commander Yuan Li!
"Wait a minute, I remember yesterday, when I received the ordnance, the person in charge there was named Liang Yuan..."
Yan Jing asked: "Could it be that these two people are also related?"
Mr. Feng nodded and said: "They are brothers. They were originally soldiers of the commander-in-chief, but Liang Yuan was unlucky... The person in charge of ordnance affairs was originally deputy commander Lin Qi, but he and more than 300 of his subordinates Brothers, all of them died in the first beast wave, so Liang Yuan got this position."
After finishing speaking, Master Feng pointed forward and sighed: "Do you see the mountain at the end in front of you?"
"I saw it."
"A few days ago, that was the front line of the Seventh Mountain! In the past, when we patrolling the south, the farthest we could reach was that location..."
"oh?"
"There is a high platform above it, which is specially used to observe the movements of the mountains."
Feng Cheng spoke with a heavy tone and said: "But the high platform has been destroyed by the beast tide. Deputy Commander Lin Qi and others have not even left their bones."
He stopped, pointed to the side, and said, "Now, the furthest south we can go is at this location."
There is a slope on the side, which is considered a mountain road.
Continue walking up and reach the top of this hill.
And around this hill, there were actually eleven soldiers wearing armor.
On the top of the mountain, there is also a formation flag.
"Master Feng!"
The leader of this team immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Today came very quickly..."
He looked at Yan Jing, who was also wearing military armor, and then looked at Feng Cheng with a questioning look: "This brother is quite unfamiliar, why haven't I seen him before?"
"This is Xuantian Temple's reinforcements."
Feng Cheng waved his hand, looked left and right, and said, "Why is there one missing?"
The other soldiers looked strange, but no one spoke.
Only the leader of the team said in an understatement: "The boy who recognized me as his godfather left his post without permission yesterday, urinated at the foot of the mountain, and was picked up by a vicious wolf."
The atmosphere suddenly became quieter.
"Recruits, if you disobey, this is what will happen."
The leader of the team said this, and then said: "Master Feng must be careful with this new group of soldiers."
As he said this, he just waved his hand and retreated down the mountain, heading back towards the Seventh Mountain City.
The soldiers under Master Feng took over the position.
Yan Jing, Li Qi and the other twelve people all fell silent as they watched each other leave.
"Guarding the border, casualties are inevitable."
Feng Cheng said in a normal tone: "There are twelve people in a team, and eleven of them go back. It's already very rare! In the first two or three rounds, the whole team was wiped out, and those who were on duty behind, even their corpses were gone. Didn’t see it.”
He exhaled and said: "Next, we will be in danger! If things go wrong, all twenty-four of us may die here..."
Yan Jing nodded slightly and said: "Brother Feng is a veteran. Although I am in the Daoji realm, I am just a recruit. I am entirely at the command of Brother Feng."
"Same as brothers on the battlefield, you're welcome."
Feng Cheng said: "Every three days, we patrol and rotate once. We are here and guarding for three days is enough."
He took two steps forward, looked at the formation flag on the top of the mountain, and said, "The formation flag is intact, which proves that the monsters in the southern mountains have not crossed this range yet!"
As the two of them talked, the defense on this mountain was also completed.
"Actually, you can learn military formations."
Feng Cheng thought for a while and then said: "The armor in the army is composed of twelve people in a team! This armor is actually twelve array weapons. They echo each other and are used well. It is a small array, capable of both offense and defense!"
In fact, the imperial court's willingness to issue armor to these practitioners who came under the conscription order was equivalent to its willingness to hand over this small military formation to them.
But Commander Yuan Li didn't seem to say hello in advance.
Therefore, none of the people in Xuantian Temple had gone through military formation training. They just wore armor and participated in patrolling the mountains.
"Please also ask Brother Feng to teach me."
"It's inconvenient here. It's easy for the monsters in the mountains to attack. We'll wait until we get back."
"That's fine."
When Yan Jing said this, he was already standing on the hill.
He continued to look south and saw the mountain farther away.
Feng Cheng's eyes also fell on the mountain.
"That was originally the first line of the southern border of Daqian, the most advanced position... The high platform above belongs to a formation. There will be people guarding it all year round, and it will be rotated every hundred days!"
Feng Cheng's eyes were complicated and he said: "There are thirty-six high platforms like this to the south within the jurisdiction of the Seventh Mountain."
Yan Jing nodded slightly. As far as he knew, other affiliated forces such as the head of the Luo family in Qujiang patrolled the mountains in other directions.
"This high platform, as well as the two on our left, are all under the responsibility of Deputy Commander Lin Qi."
Feng Cheng sighed: "He lives in a mountain city, but every time he is on duty, he has to patrol in person to feel at ease! I didn't expect that the last time I came to patrol in person, I happened to encounter a tide of beasts... I didn't expect that , even with the deputy commander commanding, the entire army was wiped out."
"The first line of defense with the high platform formation was destroyed, so we can only use this formation flag on this hill to observe the movements of the southern mountains?"
Yan Jing couldn't help but ponder: "Logically speaking, in this case, we should consider repairing the first line of defense?"
"The commander-in-chief believes that the high platform formation, which took half a year to build, has never been chaotic in the past ten years."
Feng Cheng said: "But once the beast tide comes, it will be vulnerable. There is no need to build this first line."
He exhaled and said: "The current approach is to stick to the Seventh Mountain City, and we... are the 'eyeliner' extending from the Seventh Mountain City."
"I see."
Yan Jing suddenly realized.
However, in his ears, he suddenly heard Li Qi's voice.
"Deacon Yan, look ahead!"
"Um?"
Yan Jing looked forward.
Feng Cheng and others stood up one after another, showing panic.
A moment later, Feng Cheng was heard shouting: "Burn the beacon smoke! Evacuate to the right!"
The high platform formation in front, as well as the two on the left, had been destroyed before.
But the formation on the high platform on the right held firm during the first wave of beasts.
If they returned the same way, they would not be able to stop the ferocious birds and beasts in front of them.
We can only evacuate to the right, join the soldiers stationed on the high platform on the right, and guard together.
But the next moment, I saw a beacon rising in the distance on the right!
The high platform over there is under attack!
"quick!"
Feng Cheng and others hurried over.
But before half an hour passed, the beacon smoke on the high platform on the right changed color.
This color represents the impending fall!
The remnants of the defenders on the high platform must abandon the mountain and retreat!
"etc……"
Li Qi's expression changed slightly and he whispered: "On the left and right sides, the beacon smoke rising to the sky... exceeded twelve rays."
This means that twelve of the thirty-six 'front mountains' south of the Seventh Mountain City were violently attacked!
There are four people who are about to lose the position and are ready to abandon the mountain!
Feng Cheng's face changed, and he whispered: "What's going on?"
In the first beast wave, even Deputy Commander Lin Qi fell into it.
But it’s far less impressive than this time, which came with such great momentum!
The scale of the beast tide is constantly expanding!
Could it be that the demon king deep in the mountains finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to launch a decisive battle?
(End of chapter)
