The west mountain is not high, there are not many grass and trees, it is said that the mountain is extremely reluctant, at best it is considered a mound. But it is this hill that is not too tall, shouldering the heavy responsibility of the observation post of the entire Yellow Emperor Alliance, and the Yingshui is fertile for thousands of miles, except for the convergence of mountain ranges, this west mountain is the highest point. Standing on the top of the West Mountain, you can look out over the surrounding wilderness, and the last warning line of the Yellow Emperor Alliance's base camp is located here.

But now on the top of the mountain, in addition to the rubble and debris, there are more than a dozen corpses and a seriously injured person.

Wei He leaned against the low wall and panted, each holding a fist-sized spirit stone in each hand. In the blink of an eye, the fluorescent spirit stone turned into an inconspicuous gray stone, and after Wei He threw it away, he took out two pieces from the bracelet and held them in his hand, so he repeatedly absorbed the aura in it.

In the corpses on the ground, you can see the unique soft leather armor of the Jiuli tribe, and the blood-red leather armor can no longer see its original color. Each corpse had a long gash on it, either on the chest or around the waist, some limbs were separated from the body, and some had broken throats.

The corpse closest to Wei He was covered in copper armor, but at this moment the bronze helmet was far away from the five battles, it may be that this armor was too valuable, and the owner did not think of separating it from it when he was dying, and the head was naturally never separated from the helmet.

Wei He was indeed very tired, and it was very difficult to stand, if it weren't for these spirit stones to nourish his depleted soul power, he would have passed out a long time ago, if he wasn't afraid of chasing soldiers again, he wouldn't have used these spirit stones so extravagantly.

This exploration of the Jiuli clan can be said to have gained a lot, not only to find out the deployment of Chi You's troops, but also to confirm the authenticity of a piece of news, Shen Gongke has really fallen. The reason why he appeared on the West Mountain was because he went to Yanbu again, and after seeing Lao Li, he confirmed Jiang Shinian's intentions, and on the way back, he bumped into the Jiuli people who came out of Yanbu.

These Jiuli people are really not very powerful, and they chased all the way to the Xishan outpost, and destroyed the entire outpost before the sentinel warned.

Wei He already had the confidence in his heart to flee here, even if he couldn't beat it, it didn't matter, after all, this place was not far from the alliance's city. Wei He decisively used secret methods to improve his strength, slashed the generals one by one, and finally fought with Li Feng, who was wearing bronze armor, and killed Li Feng's head with a soul blade hidden in the air before landing.

When Ning Er came to Wei He with more than a dozen strong clansmen, he was relieved and fainted instantly.

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"High Priest, is he okay?" Xuanyuan asked with some uneasiness as he looked at Wei He, who was lying in the soft collapse with a pale face.

After Wei He came back, Ding Cong carefully examined his whole body, and then said with confidence: "There are just some broken bones in the chest, the injury is fine, it's just a little out of strength, you should be able to wake up after a few days of sleep." ”

After hearing this, Xuanyuan put his mind at ease, looked at Ning Er who was standing on the side and asked, "Is there anything else at the scene?"

Ning Er has been following Wei He since he came back, and he also made a brief report on what he saw just now, and now when he was asked again, he recalled it very seriously before shaking his head.

Ding Cong saw Xuanyuan's brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about some problem, and asked, "What is it that you are so worried about?"

After Xuanyuan waved his hand to let everyone else in the room go out, he looked at Ding Cong and hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "High Priest, you said that the Jiuli clan was handed over to you, but I always feel that you didn't tell me something. ”

Ding Cong didn't have any surprise after hearing this, but said lightly: "There are some things to confirm in the middle, and when Wei He wakes up, he should be able to know some of them, as for other things, it's best if you don't know, and you can't change anything after you know it, it's just to add to your troubles." ”

Xuanyuan didn't expect Ding Cong to say it so directly, and asked a little unwillingly: "Does the high priest think I can't afford it?"

"Well, that's what to think about. ”

Xuanyuan was speechless after hearing this, staring at Ding Cong in a daze for a long time, the depression in his heart had nowhere to vent, and he wanted to go out when he got up. But as soon as he stood up, when he saw Wei He on the couch, his heart moved, and he immediately sat down, smiled at Ding Cong and said, "This is a test, right?"

Ding Cong looked at Xuanyuan with a smile on his face, and shook his head helplessly: "It seems that Wei He usually talks about his own experience." ”

Xuanyuan laughed after hearing this, straightened his posture, and waited for Ding Cong's explanation.

Ding Cong really didn't want to tell Xuanyuan, but when he thought of the Xuanyuan sword, he was comforting himself in his heart, since it would happen, it shouldn't be okay to say so much, right?

Ding Cong got up and came to Xuanyuan's side, patted his broad shoulder, and motioned to follow him.

The two walked all the way, and soon came to the vicinity of the Xishan outpost, looking at the clansmen who were busy cleaning up the scene, Ding Cong spoke: "I am not much better than you in terms of Shen Gongke's understanding, and I am afraid that only I know what he wants to do." You should have heard about it back then, according to my guess, he should have an old injury that has not healed, when you talk about Ning'er's life experience, I think of another question, I am afraid that he has been looking for a cure all these years. If he is really found, it will not be recoverable in the short term, so I don't worry about his problems at all. ”

"What I'm really worried about is Chiyou, you can't beat Chiyou, even if there is a little gangster you, you can't beat it. Let's not talk about whether they will join forces with the Yan Department to attack, just say that after so many years, Chiyou has never been defeated in the expedition everywhere, and the name of the God of War is not for nothing. ”

"Wei He was seriously injured this time, what makes me care is that they actually dared to directly chase and kill the Xishan outpost, which shows that Wei He knows that the things are not ordinary, and their intentions are definitely not simple. If they didn't guess wrong, they wouldn't have come with the Yanbu, and there was no need to even pretend. What Chi You wants is to swallow the Yan and us in one bite, as long as we and the Yan fight each other, the result will only make Chi You profitable. If we come back a few days later and lead the crowd to attack Jiuli after the wind, I am afraid that they will directly show weakness, or simply ask for vassals. At that time, when we had another dispute with the Yan Ministry, Chi You would still find an excuse to sit and watch from afar, until we were both defeated, and then he would start again. ”

Although Ding Cong was not the question that Xuanyuan wanted to ask, he also knew that this was the case when he saw the clansmen who were carrying the corpses in front of him. The Jiuli clan has never come to attack in these years, and he really doesn't know this old enemy who has never fought before, so it is inevitable that he will underestimate him. Now after listening to the high priest's analysis, his heart was also a little throbbing, and he was a little unconvinced, so he asked: "What the high priest said makes sense, if we don't start a war with the Yan Ministry, wouldn't Jiuli be able to take advantage of the situation?"

Ding Cong took Xuanyuan and walked west for a while before saying: "If you and Jiang Shinian were just ordinary clan leaders, they might not be able to fight this time, but now the identities of the two of you are different, and Jiang Shinian still has a grudge against Shaodian, so this battle can't be avoided." ”

Xuanyuan looked at Ding Cong who was looking into the distance with his negative hand, he admired it very much, and walked to his side and learned to look from afar, and asked in his mouth: "Isn't the high priest really ready to solve this matter?"

Ding Cong turned his head to look at Xuanyuan, and said very flatly: "There is one thing you have to be mentally prepared for. ”

"What's the matter?"

"From now on, unless Shen Gongke personally takes action, or encounters a cultivator with extremely high cultivation, I will not help you. ”

After Ding Cong finished speaking, Xuanyuan was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he whispered, "What the high priest said is only adding to his troubles?"

Ding Cong laughed and said: "I know that I still have to ask about it?" That's what I'm talking about, at first I just wanted to use Jiuli's lead to slip away, since I said it now, I can officially inform you." ”

Xuanyuan didn't say anything after hearing this, and the expression on his face didn't change, but Ding Cong was very keenly aware that the aura on his body was a little churning.

"Can the High Priest give me a convincing reason? You are the High Priest of the Alliance, after all. Although Xuanyuan's voice was calm, it was mixed with a lot of dissatisfaction.

Ding Cong knew that it was just Xuanyuan's mood now, so he didn't get angry, and explained: "As a cultivator, you shouldn't get too involved in the disputes in the world, after all, the power that cultivators have is too huge, and they can easily destroy the heavens and the earth, and one side is restless. Think about the ravine cut out by the Xuanyuan sword, there is such a power without intention, what if you cut out a sword with murderous intent? Mountains and rivers are destroyed, rivers are cut off, and fertile soil is wiped out, these are the foundation of survival, and when you kill the enemy, you also destroy the foundation of a party's survival, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Xuanyuan was silent, and after a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "The high priest spoke thoroughly, and Xuanyuan was taught. But the high priest knew that this was the case, why did he still refine the sword for me?"

Ding Cong sighed and said, "Do you remember the priest Lizi?"

Xuanyuan thought for a moment and shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Ding Cong looked at Xuanyuan with a puzzled expression, and said with a smile: "It's all your elders, don't you know? She is Shaodian's aunt, do you remember?"

Xuanyuan was a little embarrassed and said, "Oh, I remembered. High Priestess, is she powerful?"

"I learned a lot from her. Then Ding Cong said earnestly: "Her cultivation is higher than mine, and her control of flames is even more exquisite. Jiang Shinian is her apprentice, and there is a reason why Jiang Shinian is called Emperor Yan. His fire control technique has three points of innate bonus, three points of benefit, and four points of unremitting effort. If you don't have the Xuanyuan Sword in your hand, I'm afraid you will be burned to ashes in one move. Besides, I told you at the beginning that sword refining is for you to save your life. ”

After Ding Cong finished speaking, he couldn't help but think in his heart, if he hadn't let Lao Li teach Jiang Shinian at the beginning, what would be the situation now? At this moment, Ding Cong realized that many times he was influenced by the history he knew.

After hearing this, Xuanyuan felt a chill on the back of his neck, thinking that if this was really as the high priest said, he and Jiang Shinian would fight, I am afraid that the outcome would be unpredictable.

Then Xuanyuan seemed to think of something again, looked at Ding Cong and asked, "Where is that Chi You?"

Ding Cong thought for a while and said seriously: "He should have a mountain opening axe in his hand, which will not be worse than your Xuanyuan sword." ”

After finishing speaking, Ding Cong muttered to himself again, I don't know if the memory is accurate, and later generations will say that the artifact Kaishan axe in the hands of the Yellow Emperor is to rob Chiyou. But after thinking of the water-avoiding sword turning into the Xuanyuan sword, there was a feeling in my heart that I couldn't reach the end.