Fortress No. 12 is a large fortress located on the front line of Jinguyuan. It is also the most important defense node on the front line and is where the command headquarters is located.
This huge gray-white fortress can be easily spotted even from a distance of more than ten kilometers.
In fact, for immortal cultivators, even a fortress that is five or ten times larger can be built. However, although the protective array of this fortress, the Seven-Yuan Lingchen Formation, is very powerful, the size of the array is limited, so it can only be built like this. big.
Since it was designed for war, most of the interior of the fortress was equipped with defensive facilities, such as spiritual cannons powered by spiritual stones, mechanical fire crossbows, various traps, etc.
However, the living and commercial space inside the fortress is still abundant. This is partly due to the construction of large underground spaces, but the main reason is that most rooms have restrictions on expanding space.
The single rooms for monks to rest look small from the outside, but the interior space is quite spacious after entering.
But there is a main hall in the fortress with a painting style that is completely different from other buildings.
Not only is this hall located in the middle of the fortress, it occupies an area of more than an acre, but the entire building is golden and looks very noble.
All the monks who have been to Jinguyuan may not know where the residence of the monks in the Danjie period is, but they must know this hall.
This hall is called the Hall of Merit. Its function is to accept various tasks, receive rewards, and exchange items.
In terms of tasks, there are patrol tasks, defense tasks, sneak attack tasks, talisman making and weapon refining tasks, etc. The number and variety of tasks is jaw-dropping.
After the task is completed, you can return here to hand in relevant items to prove that the task has been completed.
Under the auspices of a certain person, the seven factions ranked the powerful monks currently appearing in the Demonic Path and made a list.
However, only the foundation-building monks were recorded on the list, and there were fifty of them in total. Other monks in the Qi training period and Dan formation period will not be ranked.
The ranking is only based on the performance ranking, which is determined by how many enemies have been killed.
The more enemies you kill, the stronger your strength will be, and the higher your ranking will naturally be.
Once you kill the demonic monks on the list, you can receive an additional amount of merit in the Merit Hall.
Even if you only kill the person at the bottom of the bounty list, the merit points of the bounty are enough to exchange for two or three top-quality magic weapons.
Not only that, if you successfully kill the top ten beings, you can also get an additional elixir that can increase the chance of forming a pill. This is an irresistible temptation for any existence at the foundation level.
But so far, very few of the top ten have been killed.
Because those who can be ranked in the top ten are not good, they are the strongest among the strong and the ruthless among the ruthless.
Most of them are pill-forming seeds that are valued by the sect. They are top-notch in terms of skills, spells, magical weapons and treasures, and their life-saving methods are endless.
Even if your cultivation has reached the foundation-building stage, it will be extremely difficult to get to the bottom of the list if you practice quick success methods or if your combat awareness level is insufficient.
Some powerful second and third generations may be able to achieve meritorious deeds with a group of subordinates armed with the best magic weapons, but at best they can only be ranked in the middle or lower reaches of the list.
And the top ten...this is the place reserved for the truly strong.
In addition to bounties and other benefits, you can also become famous!
Most people can never get rid of the word fame and wealth in their lives. For some people, fame is even more important than Billy.
There are very few immortal cultivators who are truly pure-hearted. On the contrary, many people are very concerned about face and enjoy being praised by others. They appear indifferent on the surface, but there are many people who are secretly happy on the inside.
After Mo Dao learned that the seven sects had established a bounty list, he followed the example of a cat and a tiger and made a list. Again, only fifty monks in the foundation-building period were listed.
I don't know what happened, but the lists compiled by both sides can be seen in the Hall of Merit. They are displayed so brightly on a huge jade wall, which is very conspicuous.
The list is updated in real time every day, which is amazing.
Now, once a comrade from both sides is on the other's bounty list, his status will instantly rise significantly. Not only will he be congratulated by his fellow sects, but the sect will also look at him with admiration. It is even easier to recruit some younger disciples.
There are also many monks with no big background who are directly accepted as direct disciples by the elders of major sects, and are even recruited by major families to recruit sons-in-law.
Isn't it enough to be ranked on the bounty list by the Demon Dao to prove his strength?
The geniuses on both sides don't have to worry about the other party's pill-forming monks coming to attack and kill them.
Because the elders of the two sides at the core formation stage have a tacit understanding, they will not take action against the hunting team in the wild.
After all, the pill-forming stage already belongs to the category of high-level monks, and they can't shamelessly attack the opponent's juniors.
The current rhythm is that the Danjie monks fight against the Danjie monks, and the teams formed by the Foundation-building monks and the Qi-training period are fighting in the wild.
Moreover, the activity time of the two does not overlap. During the day, it is left to the juniors to fight. When the Golden Crow sinks, it is the time for the Danjie monks to fight.
In addition, every ten days and a half there is a battle or offensive and defensive battle involving hundreds to thousands of people.
In short, there is a set of rules and tacit understanding in the fierce fighting between the two sides over the past year.
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In order to increase the enthusiasm of each hunting team, the items that can be exchanged in the Hall of Merit are even more numerous and varied.
In the past, some pill techniques and artifacts that were only within the seven major sects and never spread outside are all available here. Even the foundation-building pills can be redeemed in unlimited quantities, but it requires a lot of merit.
In order to ensure the fairness of the verification of meritorious service, all personnel who test military merit are members who are from Zhenfandian's casual cultivators after consultation among the seven sects.
It is also very strict to verify whether the demon cultivator was actually killed. You must take out the corpse, soul, or famous magic weapon and treasure of the opponent's demon cultivator to prove that you actually killed the opponent.
Of course, if the killing process is recorded with photo beads, it can also be used as evidence.
In order to prevent our cannon fodder from easily becoming the opponent's merit points, Jiang Yun stipulated that only foundation-building monks are qualified to lead teams to take on wild hunting missions and have a certain degree of freedom.
The cannon fodder can only honestly complete the tasks assigned by the above. Most of them are garrison tasks, and they can support hundreds or thousands of people in group battles.
Both sides bombarded each other with thousands of spells, and low-level spells fell on the other side's position like rain. Each time, both sides retreated after exhausting their spiritual power, but the amazing thing was that not many died after each battle.
In addition, if the cannon fodder is valued by the foundation-building cultivators, they can also join the team to hunt demon cultivators in the wild, which is considered a high risk and high reward.
Although the mortality rate of hunting demon cultivators in the wild is relatively high, and although the foundation-building monks eat the meat and cannon fodder and drink the soup, there are still many active participants.
Because even if the stronghold and fortress is defended, or the battle is won, the spoils have nothing to do with these cannon fodder.
According to Jiang Yun, these cannon fodder are paid dead wages.
The Seven Sects also have strict military regulations here. If a cannon fodder wanders around in the wild without the leadership of a foundation-building monk, he will be investigated by the law enforcement team if he is caught.
In short, everyone has his own destiny, and if his cultivation level is low, he will be miserable.
As we all know, war brings death, but it also brings opportunity and a kind of alternative prosperity.
With the Hall of Merit as the center, there are shops and stalls all around, creating a bustling scene.
Teams or lone travelers returned from the wild and entered the fortress. After entering the fortress, most of them gathered here, and at the same time, a large number of monks set off towards the wild.
At a roadside stall, a bearded and burly man was haggling with an old stall owner.
The male cultivator has reached the late stage of foundation building, and there are seven or eight monks behind him, two of whom have also reached the early stage of foundation building. They are obviously a small team, and their strength is not weak.
These people all have the logo of Spirit Beast Mountain on their clothes. A few even wore leopard-print coats.
"Old man Li, I have a top-grade magic weapon here, the Soul-corrupting Bead, as well as several medium- and high-grade magic weapons and various materials. Are your eight hundred spirit stones too few? Are you thinking that our Spirit Beast Mountain disciples are easy to bully? ?”
The burly male cultivator put his hands on his hips and said to the old man with an unkind expression.
If it weren't for the fact that magic weapons require magic skills to show their power, he would be reluctant to sell the best magic weapons.
The old man snorted coldly and said: "Fellow Daoist Lu, before the war started, these things were worth almost 1,500 spirit stones, but now look around for yourself! There are such magic weapons everywhere, and they are almost overflowing. I will collect them." It will be difficult to find a buyer in a short period of time unless..."
The old man remembered an old friend who wanted to secretly go to the magic field in order to sell the magic weapon at a high price, and wanted to sell the magic weapon he had collected cheaply to the magic weapon, but he never returned.
Later, I accidentally learned that my old friend was caught by the Seven Sects of Border Patrol monks and was convicted of collaborating with the enemy. Not only was all his belongings confiscated, but he was also thrown into a mine for mining. I don’t know if he will come out alive in his lifetime. .
The old man sighed in his heart and continued: "In short, I am willing to buy it at this price because you are disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain! If you don't sell it, I will defeat you!"
The burly male cultivator seemed a little hesitant. Of course he knew that these things were already rampant.
However, magic weapons need to practice magic skills in order to exert their power. But selling it at such a cabbage price really made him feel distressed.
At this time, a tall and thin male cultivator behind him walked up to his ear and whispered in his ear: "Boss, it's better to sell it. We have asked in the Hall of Merit, and we are only willing to buy it for 760 merits. This place is already good!"
In the end, the burly male cultivator and the old man had a fierce bargaining session, and after a stick of incense, the final transaction price came out!
The burly male cultivator patted his chest and said grandly: "Forget it, it's only eight hundred and five spiritual stones. I, Lu Tianmeng, have made you my friend!"
The old man threw a storage bag to Lu Tianmeng and said unceremoniously: "Let's go, let's go. Your money-grubbing character is so similar to mine when I was young."
Lu Tianmeng didn't take it seriously after hearing the old man's words. After confirming that the number of spirit stones was correct, he tipped the spirit stones and prepared to leave.
At this moment, there was a noise all around, and seven monks were seen walking from a distance, led by two male cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Many stall owners and monks greeted them along the way, as if they all knew them.
There were exclamations and discussions nearby.
"They are the monks of the Zhenfan Palace. The leaders are Xie Hong with the Vajra Staff and Lu Kun with the Purple Sword. Both of them are casual cultivators. They have killed many evil cultivators recently."
"Yes, although the two of them are only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, they can still not fall behind when facing the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Their methods are really impressive!"
"I heard that Senior Jiang Yun has moved the headquarters of Zhenfan Palace to Fortress No. 25 on the second line of defense. All official members of Zhenfan Palace have come to the front line to participate in the battle to prove that they are incompatible with the devil!"
"Senior Jiang is really a role model for us!"
"Who says it's not the case? Otherwise, the seven major factions would not let Senior Jiang serve as the commander-in-chief of Jinguyuan and coordinate the entire war situation."
"I saw with my own eyes the battle between Senior Jiang Yun and two Demonic Cultivators in the Core Formation Stage near Stronghold No. 4 half a year ago. The battle was like a tornado of heaven and earth, with no light from the sun or the moon. With a wave of Senior Jiang's sleeves, the sky was filled with fierce golden sword energy. That momentum..."
"That's wrong! Why do I remember that Senior Jiang is not a sword cultivator! He mainly controls spiritual beasts to fight!"
"Ahem, cough, cough, that's not important!"
Listening to the discussions around them, Lu Tianmeng and others not far away had different expressions. One of the young men in the Qi training period snorted coldly:
"It's just a tie with a late-stage foundation-building demon cultivator. What's there to be proud of! The boss is also a late-stage foundation-building cultivator, and he's someone valued by Master Jiang, right boss!"
Lu Tianmeng's expression froze.
At this time, another younger brother continued to speak: "That's right, that's right, when we were exterminating demonic insects in the Luoyan Mountains, the boss gained the respect of Master Jiang and was assigned the responsibility of opening the way. Those of us who survived all know this!"
"After returning to the sect, Master Jiang asked for credit for the boss!" The young man said with a proud look on his face.
Lu Tianmeng's expression was not only stiff, but he also felt that the old injuries in various parts of his body were beginning to hurt. I couldn't help but think of what happened back then.
When the monsters went berserk, their team was lucky enough to be resting on the floating island, otherwise it would have been difficult for them to come back alive.
After returning to the sect, Jiang Yun indeed kept his promise and asked for credit for him, and he also received a reward from the sect. However, he understood that although Jiang Yun smiled on his face, he was actually being targeted.
But obviously the two simple-minded guys next to him didn't think so, and started to show off what happened back then to others, and the others exclaimed in surprise.
Except for one of them who had a look of confusion on his face, the rest looked at Lu Tianmeng with great envy and admiration.
The difference in IQ between these people was immediately apparent.
Lu Tianmeng was feeling miserable that no one else knew, but there were some things that were inconvenient to talk about.
If he told others that he was actually being targeted by Jiang Yun, I'm afraid a bunch of people would mess with him just to please Jiang Yun, so this beautiful misunderstanding could only continue.
But he is not without benefits, at least there are many simple-minded fools who join him as his younger brother!
Soon the focus of conversations among people on the roadside began to shift.
"Have you heard? Senior Jiang Yun's direct disciple has also come to Jinguyuan."
"Are you talking about Yu Mo? Of course I know that. Although Yu Mo is only in the middle stage of foundation building, he is good at controlling puppets and controlling insects. He is ranked 41st on the reward policy of the Demon Dao Platoon. It can be said that Famous!"
"It is indeed rare, but we don't know that there are only a few middle-stage foundation-building monks who can be included in the reward list!"
"It's not Yu Mo, it's another disciple of Senior Jiang Yun named Long Hao. He has Tianlinggen qualifications. He successfully established the foundation when he was only fourteen years old. And he came here to join the battle not long after he established the foundation."
"Is this happening? Senior Jiang is willing to send disciples of Tianlinggen to such a place?"
"What do you know? Long Hao is a direct disciple of Senior Jiang Yun, so he is different. How can those second and third generations who stay in the sect to avoid the war hope to compare with him!"
"As expected of Senior Jiang Yun's direct disciple, his ideological consciousness is different!"
Just as everyone was praising him, a discordant voice sounded.
"Hmph, I think you are a fool. With a talent like Tianlinggen, the elders of the sect will definitely accept him as his disciple and walk around in the sect. If you have enough training resources, you don't need to come to a shabby place like Jinguyuan."
"If I were Tianlinggen, I would already be enjoying the blessings in the sect, and I would find a few young and beautiful junior sisters to play around with... and give birth to dozens... Why are you staring at me? Don't come here! Wait! Don’t! Don’t fight!”
There was a burst of punches, kicks and screams before the discordant sounds disappeared.
But many people asked themselves whether they would choose to come to the battlefield if they were Tianlinggen, and they soon had the answer in their minds.
After this episode, the reputation of Long Hao and even Jiang Yun increased again.
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In a room on the second floor of the Hall of Merit, Jiang Yun was drinking tea and chatting with a female cultivator wearing a white robe.
The room layout is very simple, with only a set of tables and chairs, a bookshelf, a soft couch, a screen and a few pots of green plants.
The female Xiu has fair skin and beautiful appearance, and her behavior is dignified and elegant. The spiritual power in her whole body is obviously inherited from the Righteous Path. She is upright and peaceful. The first impression given to people is that she comes from a great school of the Righteous Path.
Jiang Yun took a sip of spiritual tea and said in a calm tone: "Little friend Lu, your Hehuan Sect captured my Yunjun. I mentioned last time that I wanted to redeem it with five thousand spiritual stones and a thousand-year spiritual plant. I don't know. How is your Hehuan Sect thinking about it?"
The female cultivator secretly thought: "I also want to do this business, but it's a pity that Yunjun is a tough guy and has been killed by the ancestor!"
The female cultivator sighed and said: "Senior Jiang, forgive me, that Yunjun was caught by Master Ku. Uncle Ku is usually domineering, let alone a little girl. Even my grandmother's face may not be of any use." .”
"But..." the female cultivator changed the topic and said: "But my grandmother knows the ancestor's close confidant, Master Hongfen. If the senior is willing to spend five thousand more spiritual stones to clear the way for Master Hongfen, this matter must be resolved. There’s a good chance it can happen!”
The female cultivator's eyes flashed slightly as she looked at Jiang Yun expectantly.
Jiang Yun already knew in his heart that the price he offered was far more than the value of a three-tailed Yunjun. Even after this, the other party still didn't let go. It could be seen that the situation was already in danger, and now the other party just wanted to deceive more benefits.
The loss of a Yunjun is also a distressing thing for Jiang Yun. After all, the number of Yunjun has grown extremely slowly. In the past three years, it has only increased by four.
Jiang Yun has told Yunjun that they only need to explore information and do not need to join the siege team, but losses are still unavoidable.
Although Jiang Yun was distressed, there was no abnormality on his face. He shook his head and said, "Jiang, please think about it again. It's getting late today, so I won't see you off."
"By the way, say hello to Elder Lu of your sect for me. The spies planted by your sect have been hidden too deep. In the past month, I have only caught five of them, and two of them even sneaked in by seizing houses. Jiang Mou admires it. .”
After hearing Jiang Yun's words, the female cultivator was not angry but instead raised her tea cup gracefully.
"Senior is so complimentary. I will definitely bring your words to Grandma."
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