Chapter 40: The Situation in Northern Xinjiang III
Although the speed of Yunzhou could not be used with all its strength in the door, the speed between the soaring was also amazing, and after a while, the two of them landed on the peak of the Sword Furnace. Lin Xi's current cultivation can already faintly feel the changes in the aura, the five veins in this gate each suppress a stream of aura, the fire on the sword furnace peak is monstrous, the Shenmu Peak is full of vitality, the Julu Peak is extremely thick, the Xiushui Peak reveals a water spirit, and the Shenji Peak exudes a sharp meaning throughout the body, which makes people dare not look directly. The main peak in the middle will become like an array eye, merging the aura of these five veins into one! ! This is clearly an extremely clever formation!!
Is this the essence of the towering thousand-year-old faction of the Iron Spear Gate? Lin Xi was really shocked at this moment, what a big stroke, although with Lin Xi's skills, he could only see this point, and he was completely a leopard in the tube, but this only glimpse of it had already shocked him.
"Senior Brother Lin, let's go!The first adult has been waiting in the cave for a long time," Qingfeng's voice interrupted Lin Xi's thoughts.
"Oh, okay, let's go!"
Walking through the narrow corridor, Lin Xi saw that the master was dressed in a moon-white Confucian robe, with his hair tied in a bun at random and a bamboo hairpin inserted horizontally. Sitting at the table in the atrium and waiting for himself, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and bowed deeply to the master.
"Disciple meets Master!"
Wu Chengfeng slowly raised his head, put down the bamboo slip in his hand, looked at Lin Xi with a smile on his face and said, "No need to be polite, this is the first time you have stepped into the inner door since you stepped into the cultivation, tell me how you feel." β
Lin Xi pondered for a moment and said, "The disciple thinks that the inner gate of my Iron Spear Gate is a huge formation, and the five veins of the Iron Spear Gate contain five different attributes of aura, so the main peak will merge the five elements of aura into one! Other disciples are shallow in their cultivation and can't see the reason now." β
"Yes, yes, with your current skills, it is indeed rare, as you can see, the inner door of my iron spear gate is indeed a giant formation, this formation is called: Five Elements Rebellion and Chaos Destruction God Array. However, this array is not only at the inner gate of my Iron Spear Gate, but the entire Tianyu Mountain! The entire Tianyu Mountain has seventy-two large and small array eyes, three hundred and sixty-five branch nodes, if this array is launched at full strength, even a cultivator in the Mahayana period will be trapped for a moment or three! Wu Chengfeng's voice was very soft, but in this secluded cave mansion, there were only two masters and apprentices, Lin Xi listened to the secrets of these iron spear gates, and couldn't help but be leisurely fascinated in his heart, even the formation that the God Monarch could seal, what kind of momentum was it when it was launched with all its might! What kind of formation master could lay down such a big array! Moving mountains and seas, using the eyes of the mountain formation, connecting the earth's veins and supporting it with the power of heaven and earth, such a large array, is it really something that human beings can do?
"Your cultivation is still shallow now, how did you read the "Initial Explanation of the Formation Dao" that the master gave you last time?"
"The disciple has read it roughly, but there are still many doubts in this book, please ask the master for advice!" Wu Chengfeng's "Initial Solution of the Formation Dao" given to Lin Xi is the most basic formation enlightenment, and it is also the foundation of all formations. However, after all, Lin Xi was only a beginner in cultivation, and he had no foundation before, although the master spent a huge price and asked the old scholar to make up for Lin Xi's cramming, but for the formation path, all this was still too weak. Wu Chengfeng patiently knew his disciples, and he quoted the evidence in simple terms, often making Lin Xi feel a sense of openness in a few words.
Shenghui City, the Three Princes' Mansion.
"Duanmu Rui! Duanmu Rui!" It has been three days since the third prince returned to the capital, and this trip to the north can really be said to have lost the royal face. His Majesty the Emperor was furious, and ordered the three princes to be imprisoned for one year, and ordered them to think about it behind closed doors in the palace. And now the trend of seizing the heir in the capital has intensified, and now he has been imprisoned for a year, which is not as simple as a blow to the head for the three princes. The third prince Tuoba Hong's hatred for Duanmu Rui in his heart is now beyond words, all the accidents this time are due to Duanmu Rui, originally he just wanted to simply keep a little distance from the iron spear gate, so that the Xuanjian Gate behind him would not misunderstand his actions this time, who knew that he would not hesitate to meet Duanmu Rui...... Now that he has become the laughing stock of the Wuyang Empire, if he can't get this field back this time, I'm afraid that he will never be able to turn over this battle for succession.
General Yingyang's Mansion, although it is a peripheral force of the Xuanjian Gate. As the biological son of the eldest lady of General Yingyang's mansion, this should be his biggest backer, but the Xuanjian Gate has never stopped questioning himself, if the Xuanjian Gate supports him wholeheartedly, and the fifth prince Tuoba Lie, who has no Xianmen background behind him, he has a natural advantage, but this is just the wishful thinking of the three princes. As the head of the Eight Great Immortal Sects, that person is not an old treacherous and cunning person, just like Li Mofeng who is now sitting in the Iron Spear Gate Hall.
"These five princes, Tuoba Lie, seem to be pretty good?" said Shang Han, the first seat of Julu Peak, touching his high bulging belly.
"Tuoba Lie? There is indeed a way to deal with the world, I only heard that he likes martial arts on weekdays, but I didn't expect to find out in the past few days that this kid is hiding so deeply. With the help of the power of my Iron Spear Gate, I beat the imposing Third Prince Tuoba Hong back to the Beijing Division so lightly, and this method is indeed outstanding. The old god of medicine Wuchen said.
"I don't know what the senior brother in charge of this battle for the heir plans to do!" Shang Han looked at Li Mofeng, who was silent, and still couldn't hold his breath in his heart, and asked directly. This Tuoba Lie has been walking around in the Iron Spear Gate these days, and as a prince, he naturally has a generous hand, and the two of them also want to know what the senior brother in charge plans to do with it today, and then they can restrain their disciples.
"It's still too early to fight for the succession! Although Tuoba Zheng has limited talent in cultivation, he is a master of power and scheming! Haven't you seen the cleverness of His Majesty the Emperor's methods in the past few decades? Think about the changes in the Phantom God Palace and the Soul Refining Sect in the past few decades, they were the first to support Tuoba Zheng, what have they gained in the past few decades? This supreme position, before he sat on it, he was a pawn at our mercy, but once he took the position, he had the qualifications to play chess...... Li Mofeng's words made the two fall silent. The human heart is the most unreliable thing in this world, Tuoba Zheng back then, in order to get the support of the Phantom God Palace and the Soul Refining Sect, but he promised the two continents of Tianzhou and Lingzhou with a territory of nearly 300,000 li to the two gates, but after the ascendancy? Although the two gates received a large amount of compensation, how did Tianzhou and Lingzhou finally let it go? It was not firmly in the hands of the royal family. The original chess piece turned over and became a chess player, and in terms of the past few decades, it seems that this chess player is not an ordinary old man! With the power of one family, the suppressed Eight Great Immortal Sects are almost powerless to fight back. The current Tuoba Lie can have such means at a young age, who can guarantee that Tuoba Lie will not become another Tuoba Zheng after he ascends to the throne? Who can guarantee that the Iron Spear Gate will not be a Soul Refining Sect or Phantom God Palace in the narrow sense.
"It's too early to participate in the matter of seizing the heir, as long as I still hold the Zhenbei Army in my hands and can firmly hold the Northern Frontier, no matter that prince is on the throne, my Iron Gun Gate can already stand still! Tuoba Zheng looks like he should have at least twenty years to live, let's just take a look, but this Tuoba Lie's position is really not in the interests of my Iron Gun Gate. Unless! I have enough female disciples in the Iron Spear Sect to marry Tuobalie, but at present, it seems that our little junior sister will not agree! Moreover, I don't have to use a mere woman to maintain authority!" The words have already been spoken, Li Mofeng naturally told the two of them all the thoughts in his heart, these two junior disciples are extremely talented in cultivation, but they have never put their minds above power and strategy, so if these words are not explained, I am afraid that there will really be some chaos!
"What about Senior Brother Wu? Why didn't he come today?" Li Mofeng suddenly missed Wu Chengfeng a little at this time, as a Formation Dao Grandmaster, Wu Chengfeng had amazing computing power, although he did not concentrate on the way of power and strategy, but he was often ingenious, and the analysis of some things was often closer to the truth of the facts, he was really a rare capable person, but it was a pity that he really had no intention and mundane affairs, otherwise the burden on his shoulders would be much easier. The rise and fall of the Iron Gun Gate is now on his shoulders, and this pressure often makes Li Mofeng honestly afraid, but fortunately, the development of the Iron Gun Gate has been good over the years, and there have been no major mistakes.
"Senior Brother Wu is teaching disciples in the mansion today!" Yao Wuchen said casually.
"Then so be it! Restrain the disciples under the sect, just maintain a gentleman's friendship with Tuoba Lie, and never get caught up in the matter of seizing the heir!" Li Mofeng solemnly ordered
"Obey the decree of the senior brother in charge!" the two stood up and bowed.
The Third Prince naturally didn't know what the head of the Eight Great Immortal Sects was thinking, he was now full of hatred for Duanmu Rui, how could he let Duanmu Rui die without implicating himself? Just when the Third Prince Tuoba Hong was at a loss, an inner attendant bent down and walked in slowly!
"Didn't this prince say that no one should be allowed to approach!, the dog minion, get out of here!" Tuoba Hong was furious, and suddenly picked up the paperweight on the table and threw it at the attendant.
"The Third Highness is not appeased for the sake of Duanmu Rui?" the chamberlain straightened his waist, raised his head, and looked directly at the Third Prince.
"Aren't you a eunuch?, who are you?" Tuoba Hong grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he is naturally very familiar with eunuchs, and this person's voice is strong, of course he is not a eunuch. In his own well-guarded prince's mansion, he can walk in front of him in such a leisurely manner, if this person has the intention to be unfavorable to himself, I am afraid that he will not escape death! Forcibly calm himself, the royal education that Tuoba Hong received since childhood played a role at this time, this person should have no ill will towards himself, and there is no need for him to be cowardly in front of this person.
"I came today to make a deal with the three princes!I just don't know if the three princes are interested!" The qi machine of the person who came locked Tuoba Hong at the moment, and his two eyes stared at him like a poisonous snake, Tuoba Hong can't say it now, the cultivation of the person who came has at least reached the Yuan infant stage, but the qi is extremely restrained, and now only his mouth can move up and down his body, and this feeling between life and death makes him feel extremely uncomfortable. As a prince, he is used to controlling the life and death of others, but today his life is in the heart of this person!
"I don't know if you have any deal to ask your Highness for? Why don't we open the skylight and say something bright, Your Excellency doesn't look like you're talking about a deal. β
"Yes! Yes, under the murderous aura of this seat, he can still be so calm, and His Highness really has the capital to compete for the supreme position. Let me introduce myself below, I am a broker of the Moon Cutting Tower! Today I want to vent my evil anger for His Highness. β
"Cutting Moon Tower, claiming that as long as there is a spirit stone, no one can kill the Cutting Moon Tower?" Tuoba Hong was shocked in his heart, the origin of the Cutting Moon Tower was impossible to verify, even in the royal secret book, there was no record, but the Cutting Moon Tower was the existence of the Heavenly Star Empire God Monarch. It is rumored that when Duanmu Che, the old head of the Duanmu family, had not yet broken through the Yuan Baby, he offended a white-clothed young man because of a genius earth treasure. After coming back, he learned that the young man was the only son of the Celestial Star Empire's Four-Fingered God Monarch Blue Four-Fingered, and even if Duanmu Che had no more grievances in his heart, he could only endure this matter. Although the Duanmu family was attached to the royal family at that time, the three royal god monarchs had no way to go to the Heavenly Star Empire to seek revenge because of a Yuanying True Monarch. Later, Duanmu Che obtained a moon slashing order issued by the Moon Cutting Tower at any cost. At the price of this order, a reward was offered for the head of the four-fingered god monarch. After March, news came from the Celestial Star Empire that the Four-Fingered Divine Monarch Blue and Four Fingers had been secretly attacked and killed in his own cave, and the Moon Cutting Tower became famous all over the world after this battle. The gods of the world are in danger, boycott the Moon Cutting Building, the Moon Cutting Building has no choice but to go underground, the already mysterious Moon Cutting Building is even more mysterious, tonight this person actually dares to claim to be the broker of the Moon Cutting Tower, is it true?
"Your Highness doesn't have to doubt your identity, no one in these two empires dares to pretend to be the existence of my Moon Slashing Tower?
"I wonder what kind of transaction your exposition is talking about?" asked Tuoba Hong.
"Of course, it's what His Highness thinks in his heart, Duanmu Rui's head!" This person is really speechless. Tuoba Hong is arrogant, and he doesn't dare to say the words of taking Duanmu Rui's head, that's Duanmu Rui!
"Your Highness don't hesitate, as long as you pay the price you should pay, no one will know that Your Highness planned this matter. The visitor seemed to have seen through what Tuoba Hong was thinking.
"I don't know what Your Excellency wants!" asked Tuoba Hong through gritted teeth.
"This is what I want! The visitor took out a scroll from his bosom, gently placed his hands on Tuoba Hong's table, and then silently took a few steps back.
Tuoba Hong picked up the scroll on the table and looked at it carefully, fifteen top-grade spirit stones, three million top-grade spirit stones, one million catties of Yunzhou iron essence, three hundred blood pills, and one Yunlu war boat! This is really a lion's big mouth, other things are just that, now the spirit stones in the cultivation realm can be used for cultivation, in addition to the array, it is also hard currency, a medium-grade spirit stone is equivalent to a hundred lower-grade spirit stones, and a high-grade spirit stone is equivalent to a hundred medium-grade spirit stones, but when it comes to the layer of the best spirit stones, it is no longer a matter of quantity, the so-called top-grade spirit stones are actually the cores of the spirit stone veins, giving a top-grade spirit stone time, it can absorb the leyline aura between heaven and earth by itself, and slowly form a spirit stone vein in the leyline, of course, this time takes tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yearsγ The best spirit stone also has a characteristic, it can absorb the vitality between heaven and earth by itself, to make up for its own consumption, it can be used as the energy core of super strong formations such as mountain protection arrays, such a precious thing has long been beyond the scope of spirit stone exchange, and occasionally appears in some true monarch god monarch trade fairs, a million high-grade spirit stones are still priceless, even the best spirit stones in the treasury of the Wuyang Empire are only less than five hundred, this person opens his mouth to ask for fifteen pieces It is really a lion's big mouth!
"There are no objections to other things, but there are not so many in the hands of this supreme spirit stone prince!" Tuoba Hong said with a frown.
"Why is Your Highness so humble, who doesn't know that the mother of the third prince was born in the Yingyang General's Mansion, and she is even more expensive as the imperial concubine. Fifteen top-grade spirit stones are not a problem for His Highness! What's more, Your Highness should know who I am facing in the Moon Cutting Tower? That is the grandson of the Avatar God Monarch, the only heir of the Duanmu family, the biological son of the eldest princess of Liyang, and the next generation of the descendants of the Iron Spear Gate Shenmu Peak! Does Your Highness still think this price is expensive?" The person who came stretched out his hands and carefully examined the nails on his ten fingers, as if the nails of his left index finger were a little longer than the nails of his right index finger, and said with an absent-minded look.
"Give His Highness a little time! Duanmu Rui must die!" The hatred in Tuoba Hong's heart is still extreme! No one has ever trampled on the dignity of this prince like this, even if you are Duanmu Rui!
"Then I will come back in ten days! I hope that everything is ready for Your Highness. The rule of my Moon Slashing Tower is that the task must be completed within half a year after taking the money! Your Highness can wait for good news. The man bowed to the third prince and walked out. As if all his strength had been drained, he collapsed on top of his chair, his clothes soaked with sweat.
The east gate of Lieyang City, this is the necessary place for the merchants from the Outer Star Empire before the Wuyang Empire, all the caravans have to be replenished here, because within three hundred miles nearby, there is no place to replenish a large amount of meat and grain. This is the last place where these merchants who have traveled thousands of miles can rest in peace, and they will be in good spirits if they go any further.
"Girl, the city of the scorching sun has arrived, are you going to enter the city with us?" They traveled from the distant Lingzhou for three full months to Burning Sun City, where they rested and prepared to go to Jinghai City of the Celestial Star Empire. Of course, there will also be many people who have traveled far away and spent some silver taels to follow the caravan out to see it, such as this little girl. She spent a full eight hundred taels of silver and followed the caravan all the way from Lingzhou to Lieyang City. Although the little girl wore a veil all the time and wore a wide cape. But the woman's bumpy figure is still inadvertently revealed, this should be a very beautiful woman, but such a beauty is good to look at people like herself, or her own ugly woman is intimate! But men, even if they only have a few words to the beautiful girl along the way, the wood industry is enough to make the old horse happy all day.
"Uncle Ma, I'll just go into the city by myself, thank you for taking care of me along the way!" It's already October, and the wind is already strong on this side of Burning Sun City. A gust of north wind blew, and the light veil covered by the woman's face was blown by the wind, although it was only a glimpse, but the face revealed at that moment was enough to make the man crazy, the white face was bent with willow eyebrows, and a pair of big watery eyes were gently skimmed, and the old horse only felt that his heartbeat was half a beat slower. The woman's Qianqianyu hand covered the veil back, and the old horse realized that he was wrong, what did he look like staring at a girl so directly at such an old age? Thinking of this, the old face couldn't help but turn red, and arched his hand towards the woman and said: "Then let's leave it at that, but the girl! You must be careful by yourself, you can't go any further, it will not be so peaceful in front of the Burning Sun City, you look like this, be careful yourself!"
"Thank you, uncle, let's go our separate ways!" the woman said and bowed to the old horse, and turned towards the city gate.