Chapter 287: The West (Part II)
At noon the next day, the crown prince Ning Qi led an army of 300,000 to join the masters of various sects wearing battle armor.
Zhan Chen looked at it at a glance, and the two groups of armies were mighty and magnificent, which made him remember the battle of the Demon Luo Sect again, and the generosity in his chest stirred again.
The vast majority of the cultivation of the soldiers of the army is between the martial master and the martial honor, and those who can have the cultivation of the martial king can serve as the centurion. There are only less than thirty generals who really have the cultivation of Emperor Wu.
Although their cultivation is not high, they are better than the number of people, and when they gather together, they can defeat any strong person below the Martial Saint.
Although the number of the alliance forces of each sect is small, the quality is high, there are more than 300 strong people in the Martial Emperor alone, there are thousands of strong people in the Martial King, and the rest of the Martial Venerables also have 100,000 people, and their combat effectiveness is far greater than that of the army of the Great Ning State.
The combination of these two armies amounted to 400,000 men.
Ning Qi and Wu Zhihe stood side by side on the high platform, and the two of them were the highest cultivation in the army. Moreover, Wu Zhihe is also a pivotal figure in the Xuandao Sect, and has been appointed as the deputy governor by order of Ning Yu, and entrusted with the power to supervise and act cheaply at critical times, and his status is on a par with Ning Qi.
Looking at the majestic and strong army of Daning, Ning Qi was quite proud and asked Wu Zhihe: "Elder Wu, what do you think of my Daning Iron Cavalry?"
Wu Zhihe smiled slightly and said, "Sure enough, it is worthy of its name." β
"What is the difference compared to your sect's masters?"
"It'sβthere's no comparison below. Wu Zhihe didn't know how to answer, so he could only be so perfunctory.
Ning Qi continued: "Who can't attack with this hero? I think Elder Wu, you sect masters can rest, and the land in the west is enough to be defended by my Daning Iron Cavalry. β
Wu Zhihe said solemnly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, there are evil demons and demon beasts outside the western land, and there are scattered cultivators and bandits inside. If we can't work together, I am afraid that there will be waves again, and the situation will not be easy to clean up. β
"Okay, Elder Wu, don't mention this matter, the most important thing now is to bring the troops to the west first. Ning Qi saw that he was not speculative, so he found an excuse to change the topic.
"What the prince said is very true!" Wu Zhihe also replied.
So they did another choreographic drill, which took about an hour, and finally the team was able to barely listen to the dispatch, and then they started on the road.
The army marched all the way west, stopping and stopping, and it took more than three months to reach the land of the west.
Zhan Chen looked up and felt that the scenery here was different from the places he had experienced before. This is a world made of gray and yellow, gray is the sky, yellow is the earth, and everywhere you look, it is full of yellow dust, and even the lonely trees in the distance are dyed gray. The wind blew violently, and the sand rained down, so that people had to squint their eyes, close their mouths, and open their mouths slightly, and they would be blown into a mouthful of sand.
The wind was too strong, Ning Qi had to let the team go back, find a leeward cliff, and stop for a while, waiting for about two hours before the wind and sand began to weaken, and the team didn't wait for the wind and sand to stop completely before they hurried on the road.
Because there is a proverb in this vast desert: the sky in the west, the girl's mood becomes happy. If you encounter this kind of ghost weather in the middle of the desert again, I am afraid that many low-level martial artists will die.
Walking on the soft and collapsed sand, one step at a time, makes people feel unpleasant, but there is no way. Fortunately, the wind and sand gradually decreased, and the bright sky also lifted the gray veil covering the face.
In the team, Zhan Chen felt that his vision suddenly became clearer, his breathing was much smoother, and his mood was naturally much happier, and he began to look at this strange world with interest. The desert in the west was dead silent, and in addition to the sand dunes in their eyes, there were still sand dunes, only the wind sent a slight groan, like a desolate song, trying to relieve their loneliness.
The only thing that stood out was the few mushroom rocks or cacti that popped up every other trip, and the occasional worm or two that popped out from under their feet, and they were the only ones.
The wind and sand finally stopped, the blue sky became bluer, and the gentle sun began to become harsh, and the scorching sun shone on the sand dunes, not only scorching everyone's soles and skin, but also piercing everyone's eyes, even taking a breath of air, making people feel like their lungs were cooked.
Everyone is a martial artist or above, and there is no shortage of drinking water, so they can't help but speed up their steps, hoping to get out of this sea of suffering as soon as possible. However, when the sun sets, they will not be able to fulfill their wishes.
It was dark and there was a shortage of people, so Ning Qi had to order to camp and rest, they found a flat land to set up a tent, raised a bonfire, set up a barbecue, and then took out the wine jar. When you are drunk and sleepy, it is enough to fall into the tent and take a nap.
In the early morning of the next day, Ning Qi gathered his troops again and returned to the road, but fortunately, in the next ten days, the weather was sunny and the road was quiet, saving countless twists and turns. On this day, it was dusk again, and an oasis finally jumped out of the field of vision, which lifted the spirits of all the people.
Ning Qi shouted even more excitedly: "It's here, it's finally Yue'er Bay." After Yue'er Bay, we are not far from our destination, the Ganxi Mountains!"
Yue'er Bay is a vast oasis, the central Yue'er Lake is a hundred miles of blue waves, not dry for ten thousand years, nourishing shady green trees, irrigating a piece of farmland, everywhere is fruity and fragrant, and the grass is fragrant. The fruity fragrance of flowers lingers with people's laughter.
There are no towering cities here, only scattered towns and villages, there is neither the danger of demon cultivation, nor the infestation of demon beasts, just like a fairyland on earth, better than a paradise.
Even Ning Qi's army was entangled by the beautiful scenery here, and it took three days to recuperate here before embarking on the journey again. A few days later, they saw a broken river. Zhan Chen learned from other people's mouths that this river was the Xilan River marked on the map, which was on top of the nine major rivers in the Qianxi Mountains, and they could reach the destination of their trip by going straight up this river.
Sure enough, the procession went west along the Zealand River, the greenery became thicker and the people along the way became denser and denser, and finally they saw several large cities, which were distributed along the river in turn. It is reported that the Sealand River alone feeds as many as 20 million people!
However, they did not stay in these bustling cities for long, but continued to hurry, and one day, a series of mountains appeared in their vision, and the Ganxi Mountains finally arrived!
After a five-month trek, how many hardships and dangers have been experienced, and when we see our destination, there is only one feeling in everyone's heart - relief!
So they hurried towards the mountain range, and the search on the Ganxi Mountain Range was completely different from that under the mountain, the higher they went, the lower the temperature, and the trees grew more and more steeply, and when they reached the top of the mountain, there were actually patches of spirit trees, and the intensity of the spiritual energy was not inferior to the main peaks of some medium-sized sects.
In the morning of Zhan, they climbed the highest spirit peak, called Qingxu Jade Peak, which was thousands of zhang high. Looking up, you can clearly see that there is a huge city built at the top of the peak, called Qingxu Jade City, which can accommodate millions of people, more precisely, this is a military fortress, the walls are strong, and the guards are tight, even the low-ranking emperors cannot easily break through its walls.
If you stand on the watchtower in the middle of the city, use special equipment, and look down from a bird's eye, you can see the surrounding area for thousands of miles. And this big city is the base camp of the Daning National Army.
Arriving at the top of the mountain, Zhan Chen looked left and right, one after another of the mountains seemed to have no end in sight, and then looked down, a large river flowed straight down from the snow peak on the mountain, and in front of the Qingxu Jade Peak, between the mountains, an incomparably wide river valley rushed out. This river is called the Xuyu River, and this river valley is called the Xuyu River Valley.
The Void Jade River and the Void Jade River Valley have been extending forward, until the misty place, there seems to be a huge black line looming, and it is not clear to see, Zhan Chen stared at the black line for a long time, and suddenly had a guess in his heart: Could it be the legendary Yuanchi?
It's a pity that the hateful cloud, like the green veil covering a stunning woman's face, covers everything and arouses Zhan Chen's desire to seek even more.
At this time, the large army had arrived at the gate of Qingxu Jade City, and a general wearing battle armor led the crowd out of the city, and as soon as he met Ning Qi, he immediately knelt on one knee and bowed his hand and said: "The last general, Lin Qi, has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"
"General, please get up!" Ning Qi hurriedly helped him up.
"Your Highness, the last general has long been looking forward to your arrival to preside over the overall situation, please follow me into the city quickly!"
Ning Qi nodded, and then led the army into the city. After entering the city, Zhan Chen was arranged with the army in the base camp in the east of the city. And Lin Qi led Ning Qi, Wu Zhihe and several other most important commanders into the city lord's mansion in the center of the city.
When he arrived at the meeting room, Lin Qi took the initiative to give up the position of commander, and the crown prince Ning Qi was not humble, so he sat down directly, and said to Lin Qi: "General Lin, we have just arrived, I hope you can explain the situation in detail in this western realm." β
"This-" Lin Qi listened to his question, and he actually showed an unspeakable look.
"What's wrong?General Lin, is there any problem?" Ning Qi couldn't help but ask again.