The prairie of the Southern Xinjiang continent stretches as far as the eye can see, with rolling mountains and green wilderness.
Tens of thousands of beasts roam this grassland, but there are also many cities built in it.
The so-called Qiancheng Kingdom is actually a large city not far from the Yugong Mountains, with a history of nearly a thousand years.
The people who built the city planted trees around the city, dug lakes, and guided the water flow. Over the years, a forest formed around the city, with birds singing, flowers fragrant, and herbs fragrant.
But today, the entire Qiancheng Kingdom was shrouded in an aura of chaos, like smoke and miasma, making it difficult for people to see what was going on in the city.
It's like geomagnetic disorder, or it's like the turbulent flow of energy emitted after unexpected collapse and chaos of many magical powers that should be very exquisite.
The word Qiancheng has three meanings. First, it means a large number of military chariots. Secondly, it is used to refer to vassal states. Among the so-called vassal states, big countries have thousands of chariots and small countries have thousands of chariots.
The third one is the place name.
Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong owned Qiansi and farmed Qingqiu, so Qingqiu was renamed "Qiancheng".
The so-called Qiancheng is Qingqiu, which has a long history and has countless beautiful legends related to this place.
However, the Qiancheng related to Qi Jinggong is actually in the land of Qilu in Middle-earth.
The reason why southern Xinjiang also has such place names is because after the immortals went to sea, they built cities in these desolate places and moved many people there.
In order to make them somewhat familiar with this strange place, and to prevent them from forgetting their roots, they quoted scriptures, far-fetched words and phrases from some ancient legends, and assigned them to these desolate places.
This is true for Southern Xinjiang and Eastern Wasteland, and it’s not even limited to place names.
For example, in the southern continent of Xinjiang, there were originally some native tribes. After seeing the city built by the immortals, they thought it was a miracle and came to join them. There were practitioners who read ancient books and took out a record from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
In the Overseas Southern Classic of Mountains and Seas, it is mentioned that the people of the Fire-Tired Country have black hair all over their bodies and look like apes. The place where they live is billowing with heat, just like these tribes in the Southern Xinjiang Continent.
Therefore, these people are called fire-weary people.
At that time, most Buddhist practitioners who came to southern Xinjiang overseas liked to recruit fire-weary people as their disciples, teach them to become Dharma protectors, and travel with eminent monks, which was quite impressive.
Over the course of thousands of years, the people of the Fire-Tired Nation have long been naturalized, and they can no longer distinguish themselves from the natives. They use the writing and etiquette passed down from the Middle Earth, but they still respect Buddhism the most.
At this moment, on Dongsi Street of Qiancheng Kingdom, there was a warrior who was said to have blood from the Fire-Weary Kingdom. He was risking his own life, wielding an iron rod, repelling a group of crows, and dragged the young monk who was surrounded by crows back to the courtyard.
The yard is vast, with many buildings, small bridges, flowing water, and rockery and bamboo forests, giving it a leisurely and leisurely atmosphere.
There is also a plaque hanging outside the courtyard with the words "Shigu Academy" written on it.
Strangely enough, those crows with glowing red eyes and sharp claws did not dare to enter the academy. Even though they were circling around in groups, they never crossed the high wall.
Everywhere in the academy was already crowded with people. Only the front yard had a little open space, where some impressive Taoist priests, Confucian scholars, and monks sat cross-legged.
One of the old monks covered his mouth with his left hand and coughed repeatedly, but a golden light popped up from his right hand and fell on the young monk who was covered in blood.
The young monk's heartbeat suddenly stabilized again and he fell into a drowsy sleep.
"This monk is not a disciple of my Baoriwang Temple, but it is a good thing to save one more."
The old monk said to the iron stick warrior, "Abba, you should also take a rest."
Aba took a breath and said: "Elder, monks are treasures. The merits of saving a monk are better than saving seven laymen. I will save a few more monks and come back. The more merits I have, the better my life will be in the next life." "
As soon as these words came out, there were a few people around with subtle eyes. They were not surprised at the strongman, but they frequently fell on the old monk.
"Don't get me wrong, Aba was just selected from the Rikishi Academy. Although he has a good talent for strength, he has not read a few Buddhist scriptures. Moreover, his ancestors are from the Fire-weary country, so he has this kind of country saying. In my temple This is never how I teach my disciples.”
The old monk hurriedly explained and coughed slightly, "Abba, there is chaos outside now. Those who can hold on, even if they have not returned to their own courtyard, must have found a place to hide..."
"Do not worry about it."
Aba touched the back of his head and said with a silly smile, "It's easy to recognize a monk. That bald head reflects light like gold. No wonder it's called Monk Treasure."
The old monk's face suddenly turned green, and he spat out a mouthful of green blood.
When this mouthful of blood first hit the ground, it still looked like liquid, but soon it became like a piece of moss, and gradually, you could even see small colorful mushrooms growing out of it.
Xu Hongzu, who was treating injuries in the hall, noticed something was wrong and immediately stepped out with a small bug popping out of his fingernail.
The little beetle landed in the mushroom bush with colorful spots, and its body expanded several times. It ate all the mushrooms in a few mouthfuls, and even the moss was eaten away. It flew around in a circle and shrank again. .
"Learn more, elder. After you are poisoned, the seeds of these poisons are flowing in your blood. It is best not to spit them out. Otherwise, the poisonous blood will fall to the ground and poisonous things will grow. If the wind blows, the people around you may also be poisoned. "
Elder Duoxue smiled bitterly and said: "Fellow Daoist Xu, you said this poison can't harm the poor monk, but it seems that the poor monk can't suppress it."
Xu Hongzu said: "This is an illusion. It is probably because mushrooms are growing in your stomach that you have this illusion. However, you are at the peak of Sanxian. These mushrooms cannot burst your stomach, but they will make you want to vomit blood. "
He took out a black pill and said, "Elder, if you hold this in your mouth, the poisonous blood will be absorbed by it, so it doesn't matter."
Elder Duoxue took the pill and put it into his mouth. Suddenly his face changed slightly and he said vaguely: "What, what is this, how can it move?"
"This is a leech I have refined, also called a locust... Elder, don't vomit! The poison you have been poisoned is both a poison and a magical power. You can only break it by finding the monster that harmed you. Other medicines can be used to great effect." Damn, this leech is the only thing that can make you feel better."
Xu Hongzu patted the elder Duoxue on the back and said, "How are you? Are you feeling better? I see that your face is not so green anymore."
Elder Duoxue felt bitter in his heart, and the feeling of poisonous blood rising was indeed relieved a lot, but this locust was moving around in his mouth...
"The fish knife again."
He was so poisonous that he didn't dare to waste his mana on pronunciation, so he had to move his mouth and get used to it, and then he spoke clearly, "Fellow Daoist Xu, is there really no other way?"
"I have learned medical skills from Wan Shen Medicine. You must know the name of the Medical Sage. I also learned the poison technique from the elders of Wuli Poison Sect. You two sects are close friends, so you should trust their skills."
Xu Hongzu comforted him again and again, "I won't kill you if I say it won't kill you. Don't worry, don't worry."
"Although we can't contact anyone outside now, as long as we hold on for two more days, Baoriwang Temple and other major sects will definitely find something strange. At that time, their own immortals will come to help, sweep away the demonic atmosphere, capture the monster, and crack the The poisonous magical power in your body."
Elder Duoxue sighed: "That's all we have to do."
The three most powerful people in Qiancheng Kingdom are Elder Duoxue, Xu Hongzu, and Song Changgeng, all of whom are at the peak of Sanxian.
The elders who learned a lot were careless and poisoned. Now the only two people who can really take charge of the overall situation are Xu and Song.
Especially Xu Hongzu, not only was he highly accomplished in formations, but he also knew medical skills and poisonous poisons. Most of the people who had no time to retreat to their homes were gathered into Shigu Academy to help with treatment, and there were no major casualties.
Now everyone in the city has retreated to their respective formations. As long as they hide well and hold on for a while, it shouldn't be difficult to wait until reinforcements arrive.
Elder Duoxue had just thought of this when he heard a strange long groan.
The flock of crows flapping their wings and making noisy noises outside Shigu Academy were immediately frightened away.
The ground shook slightly, as if a giant beast was approaching. It kept chanting, one high and one low, like an elephant or an ox.
Everyone in the courtyard couldn't help but be on alert.
Song Changgeng also came to the front yard. He had thick black hair. He obviously took good care of his hair and beard and took care of it carefully. He wore a gray robe with wide sleeves and a hairband that was flying in the wind. He was holding a dress that looked like an hourglass or a waist drum in his hand. magic weapon.
The gate of Shigu Academy was open, and they could see the corner of the street. Soon everyone saw what the monster that made the long groan looked like.
This monster has a body like an elephant, black and horny skin, heavy and thick legs, but an extremely long neck that holds its head high.
There are nine necks and nine heads, but they are all blue-black sheep heads. The eyes on the nine sheep faces are all squinted, as if they are half asleep.
The people sheltered in the house also looked at the monster in fear.
A girl unknowingly slipped the medicine bowl in her hand.
With a clear and shattering sound, the head at the edge of the nine-headed strange sheep turned around and opened its eyes. Its eyes were purple and its eyes were deep.
The girl inadvertently looked into these eyes, and before she knew it, her belly suddenly swelled and her clothes were raised high, as if she was pregnant for ten months.
When she felt pain in her belly, she realized something was wrong, screamed and fell to the ground.
"He has the magical power to reincarnate freely in the devil's way?!"
Xu Hongzu was shocked. He returned to the girl and put a piece of talisman on her belly. He shouted, "Don't look at her. Whoever sees it will get pregnant!"
In this Shigu Academy, the houses on all sides are filled with common people, and most of the people in the front and back yards are practitioners.
But few people have heard of the strange magical power of getting pregnant just by looking at each other.
Every woman, no matter her age, hurriedly lowers her head to cover her face.
Unexpectedly, another scream came from the front yard, and I saw the strongman Aba kneeling on the ground, holding his belly with both hands, and said in shock: "Why is my belly bulging too?"
Everyone in the courtyard was in danger and immediately showed signs of panic. If it was just monsters attacking the academy, they might not be afraid. It was just a fight between the two.
But regardless of gender, if you look at each other, you will get pregnant, which really makes everyone confused.
Song Changgeng looked at the nine strange sheep. All nine pairs of eyes were open. He looked over here and immediately scolded him and beat the drum with his hands.
The formation of Shigu Academy has been operating secretly, and it was completely activated at this moment. The golden-red light shield suddenly appeared, protecting the entire academy.
The light mask isolates the inside and outside, and everyone can't even see the scenery outside clearly. Naturally, it is impossible to see each other clearly.
The nine-headed strange sheep seemed to be angry, and its eighteen eyes shot out purple light together, bombarding the academy, and its body was getting closer step by step.
Every time it gets closer to a certain distance, the eighteen purple rays of light become thicker and thicker. It is obvious that the magic power is deep and frightening.
"Don't be confused. This magical power of reincarnation uses the gaze as a bridge. It is impossible to release the divine light that destroys objects when using this kind of magical power. This purple light has no effect on making people pregnant. As long as you avoid looking at each other, there will be no serious problem. "
The talisman used by Xu Hongzu was not the usual picturesque talisman, but seemed to be some ink dots, distributed in an orderly manner and connected with lines. It was the formation talisman that could only be made by someone with a high level of attainment in the formation.
A piece of talisman paper is a small formation.
He used two pieces of talisman paper to refine the demon fetuses in the two human beings that had been attacked, and then he started to explain.
"The essence of his magical power of reincarnation is that when looking at each other, he uses the entanglement of his eyes to put a ray of his soul into the other person's body, giving birth to a demon fetus, destroying the magical power of the Taoist heart, plundering vitality and energy, and calculating with intention and without intention. It’s really hard to guard against.”
"Back then, among the direct disciples of Demon Lord Changsi, there were people who used this magical power to plot against many heroes of the right path. However, later they met the young Patriarch Qingtian and were beaten to death by Grandmaster Qingtian with his eyes closed."
"It turns out that breaking this magical power is extremely easy. All you need to do is close your eyes."
As long as you step into the path of cultivation, after closing your eyes, your perception will still be sharp, and there will not be much difference. Unless you are the kind of person who cultivates Dharma vision, there will be a significant difference if you close your eyes and open them.
Xu Hongzu deliberately said a few more words and mentioned this past event because it mentioned authoritative figures in the righteous way, which would make it easier for people to have confidence and calm down faster.
At this time, the nine-headed strange sheep was less than ten feet away from the light shield. The purple light in its eyes was extremely thick, surging fiercely, and charged forward with extremely powerful power.
The light mask made waves, and Song Changgeng beat the snare drum again.
The purple light suddenly rushed back, pushing the nine heads of the nine-headed strange sheep back. The whole body fell backwards, unsteady, and howled in pain.
After Xu Hongzu and Song Changgeng came to southern Xinjiang, although they settled in a cottage in Yugong Mountain in preparation for refining treasures, they also rented a courtyard in Qiancheng, so that Xu Hongzu could inquire about the local customs and write notes about his travels with the people here.
As time passed, learned people from Qiancheng Kingdom also came here because of its reputation, and a Shigu Academy was formed here.
The formation was laid out by Xu Hongzu himself, and the magic weapon used to set up the formation was refined by Song Changgeng.
With the two of them presiding over this formation, even if an ordinary Earth Immortal arrives, they may not be able to break the formation with one blow.
However, the painful howl of the nine-headed strange sheep attracted other monsters, and a colorful light flew from the air, passed over the head of the strange sheep, and directly hit the formation of Shigu Academy.
It turned out to be a big fish, with silver-white scales all over its body and a mouth full of fangs. It happened to have two wings covered with feathers, and the two wings were different colors, one white and one green.
Even among monsters, there are few that look so strange. It looks like three kinds of monsters, cut out and spliced together.
This strange fish also failed to break through the formation protection.
Xu Hongzu's face became solemn, and he sent a message to some stable people among the surrounding practitioners who still had fighting ability, and discussed: "Everyone, something is wrong. I'm afraid we can't wait in the city any longer."
"These monsters began to appear five hours ago. In the first hour, there were not many in number. They came from the mountains and were quickly killed by the practitioners in the city."
"At the second hour, monsters suddenly appeared in groups, but their individual strength was actually not high and their weaknesses were obvious. It was just their magical powers that caused some losses in the city."
"At the third hour, several monsters similar to loose immortals appeared, and their magical powers were even more bizarre. For example, the tree demon, whose poison can hurt the elders of many schools."
From then until now, the situation in the city has been relatively stable, so everyone made the decision to hold on and wait, because there is not much pressure to hold on. If they want to break out, although they are quite sure that they can start a fierce battle, the people in the city will definitely The casualties were heavy.
As long as we wait for reinforcements, everyone will be happy.
"But these two loose immortal monsters just appeared. When the strange sheep howled in pain, I felt that many formations in the city showed signs of being attacked by loose immortal monsters."
Xu Hongzu said, "The power of monsters has grown again. If this continues, we may not be able to defend it at all."
The elders of many schools were puzzled: "Where did these monsters come from?"
"Monsters will also be born on the prairie, but this is the hinterland of our righteous path in southern Xinjiang. We patrol regularly. Monsters with good temperaments will be brought back to be disciples. Those with bad tempers will be killed on the spot."
"When the city lord was hunting, what on earth did he touch in the deep mountains that could lead to the emergence of so many evil monsters with mysterious powers and harming anyone they see?"
Hearing this, Song Changgeng shook his head and said: "The city lord's servants came back to warn the city lord before, saying that the city lord accidentally entered the ancient tomb while hunting and alerted some tomb-guarding monsters. Now it seems that it is probably not an ancient tomb. The city lord also went to explore the ancient tomb. Deep down, there is no news about the result till now, so the situation is probably more dire."
Xu Hongzu said: "There is no point in saying this now. Learn from the elders and give a token to Brother Song."
"Brother Song, you go all out to break out of the encirclement and ask for help from Baoriwang Temple. I will do my best to adjust the formation and delay it."
Elder Duoxue muttered: "Since the dangers in the city are unknown, even fellow Taoist Song may not be able to get out."
"Let the poor monk go. If he can get out, it's best if he can't get out and dies in the city. In Baoriwang Temple, the poor monk's life lamp will also be extinguished, attracting the attention of the abbot and others."
boom!
!
The entire Shigu Academy was shaken, interrupting everyone's secret communication and discussion.
I saw a huge bear's paw, which dented the protective layer of the formation.
The entire mask was like a flexible film, pressed by the bear's paw. The claws protruded from the bear's paw and reached the front yard. It was just a little short of being able to directly touch the bald head of Elder Duoxue. .
Elder Duoxue was startled. Although he had just said he was going to die, it happened too quickly.
Xu Hongzu was even more frightened and angry. He not only controlled the Shigu Academy formations, but also secretly connected with other formations in the city, using the formations to spread the power of his own induction. Therefore, his sensitivity has exceeded the level of a loose immortal. .
But just now, he didn't realize the strength of this bear demon.
When this tortoise-shell giant bear slowly walked nearby, it was bloated, slow, slow and bulky, and its momentum was negligible compared to the nine-headed monster sheep and the winged flying fish.
But when it stood up and struck down with its palm, the blast of air immediately knocked over the flying fish and the strange sheep, and most of the hundreds of houses around Dongsi Street collapsed.
It was not shattered by magic power, but by a simple storm.
"The bear demon in the earthly immortal realm? No, why is the magic power so weak..."
Elder Duoxue's eyes widened, "Could it be that with physical strength alone, he could achieve a blow comparable to that of an earthly immortal?! What kind of monster is this?"
Seeing that the furbolg, which was about five feet long, could not break the protective layer with one palm, it twisted around and hit it with its turtle shell.
Xu Hongzu sacrificed an octagonal formation disk and moved the formation disk with both hands. The golden-red light mask suddenly rotated, and various uneven hexagrams and talismans appeared on the surface, and the shape also changed.
It no longer looks like a hemispherical cover, but like a big drum. The entire Shigu Academy is hidden in this drum.
The furbolg hit the big drum, was shaken all over, and took three steps back.
The earthly immortal-like bombardment did not beat the drum, and the people in Shigu Academy were unscathed.
Everyone admired him greatly, but Xu Hongzu looked miserable: "Elder, you are mistaken. This bear is not using brute force."
The elders looked at him with horror.
The bear turned halfway again, allowing everyone to inadvertently see the scene inside the bear through the gap in the turtle shell.
There is no skin or flesh in its body, only a thick skeleton, and in the middle of the skeleton is a huge heart.
The heart is so big that it occupies almost one-third of the interior space of the turtle shell.
However, the heart was originally black, like a dead heart, but after the collision just now, the power of the formation's resistance was cleverly channeled and transmitted from all parts of the skeleton in an orderly manner.
The surface of the heart suddenly became concave one after another, until the apex of the heart was slightly concave, and all the shallow craters popped out at the same time.
winter!
The whole heart pulsed.
The furbolg's aura surged, and he turned around and walked over. He took two slow steps and shook the ground.
All the walls of Shigu Academy collapsed, and the magical weapons buried underground bounced into the air like golden pestles.
"Complete Earth Immortal!"
The formation in front of Xu Hongzu collapsed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He staggered and fell down, sighing in his heart, "I also set up formations to kill Earth Immortals, but it's a pity..."
He just traveled here and lived here for a few years, and did not pay much attention to the management of Shigu Academy.
If he knew that there were so many monsters lurking nearby, he might as well be brave, make a few more IOUs, borrow enough magic weapons, and use the entire Qiancheng Kingdom as the basis to set up an array.
When the time comes, with him in charge and Song Changgeng as his assistant, how difficult will it be to kill this bear?
It's a pity that there is no such opportunity.
The bear's paw fell, and the people in Shigu Academy were suppressed by the magic power of the Earth Immortal, unable to move or even speak.
Only one Dharma drum rose into the air and hit the bear's paw.
Song Changgeng resisted with all his strength and roared.
Not far from Qian Cheng Foreign Country, in the thatched hut on Yugong Mountain, eighteen broken drums flew up.
In the past few years, Xu and Song had been refining treasures and blasting furnaces in the mountains. After the protective magic treasures were exploded, they were discarded here.
But today, even these broken drums have to be used reluctantly.
Between the clouds, a blue light flew.
Guan Luoyang's clone looked down and saw eighteen broken drums flying past his feet.
The Qiancheng Kingdom was shrouded in smoke-like evil spirits, making it hazy and blurry to see the scenery clearly.
But this couldn't stop his gaze.
"What a vicious bear."
He took half a step forward and fell down as if he was weightless, stepping on the drum head.
Song Changgeng was struggling to hold on when he suddenly heard a roar.
Eighteen broken drums were stacked together and fell from the sky.
The earthly fairy-like furbolg seemed to have been hit by the light of the sun. Its entire torso was burned instantly, leaving only ashes floating away.
There was only one bear paw left, still stretched out horizontally, pressed in the air, but it lost the support of magic and quickly rolled down.
Song Changgeng had a ridiculous idea in his mind.
'Why is it that the blown drum is more powerful than this one that has not been blown up? '
But he reacted immediately and saw clearly the figure standing on the eighteen drums.
Guan Luoyang looked at the city and saw monster fog rising everywhere, and monsters appearing in the fog.
"I came here separately and didn't bring anything with me."
Guan Luoyang turned around and said, "Let me borrow your drum."
The good drum hanging in the air expanded uncontrollably, turning into a big drum half as tall as a man.
Guan Luoyang swung his arm and hit the drum with the back of his hand. The sound of the drum rang through the whole city, shattering the demonic mist.
The hearts of most of the monsters in the city were suddenly moved by the sound of drums, jumped out of their chests, and brought up a large fountain of blood, and then the corpses fell.
