Chapter 55: Xianxia Pass (2)
Xun laid a simple barrier around the peak, mainly to warn of the invasion of foreign enemies, and it did not play a big role in hindering the unicorn transformed by the spirit of the ancient divine beast.
Qing Ling lay on the back of the Qilin, trying his best to control the speed and direction of the fall, not daring to go too far from the ground.
This unicorn jade plate is refined from the spirit of the ancient Heavenly Emperor's mount, and it must rely on the catalysis of spiritual power to maintain the beast form, which is much more laborious than controlling ordinary mounts.
Qing Ling walked out of less than a stick of incense, and felt that his physical strength was almost exhausted, so he could only land on the mountainside, rest for a while, and set back on the road.
In this way, take a walk, rest for a while, regain your spiritual energy, and then jump back on your mount...... Over and over again, the time of walking is getting shorter and shorter, and the time of rest is getting longer and longer, after a few rounds, the strength is used to the limit, and the person is still in mid-air, but the unicorn suddenly flashes and turns into a jade plate again.
Qing Ling fell down heavily, staggered to the ground, and lay on his back, gasping for air.
When her breath stabilized, she propped herself up, retrieved the jade plate, held it in the palm of her hand, and found a big tree with lush foliage to sit down, sheltering from the rain while adjusting her internal breath and restoring her spiritual power.
This time, the body seemed to be completely hollowed out, and in a state of confusion, the whole person was shrouded in heavy tiredness, and unconsciously settled for a long time.
By the time Qing Ling opened his eyes with more strength, the color of the night sky had brightened, and a wisp of golden-red morning light cracked out of the eastern sky, quietly peeking into the world.
Qing Ling secretly exclaimed, "Not good"! Today is already the fifth day, and according to Mu Chen, it is the day to decide the victory or defeat!
She struggled to her feet and looked down at the unicorn jade card she was holding.
The jade plate was stained with blood, and it was originally a bruise on the palm of his hand when he fell yesterday, and he never noticed it.
Please, Lord Qilin Divine Beast, Qing Ling muttered silently in his heart, please hurry to Xianxia Pass as soon as possible no matter what!
She secretly thought about her heart, and the jade plate once again transformed into a majestic unicorn, shook the colorful mane on her back, and meekly prostrated herself to Qing Ling's side.
Qingling touched the head of the unicorn, turned over and jumped up, and walked towards Xianxia Pass.
I don't know if the prayer just now worked, but this time, the form of the unicorn seems to be much more stable, not only does it not show signs of scattered spiritual power, but it also seems to be much easier to control......
Qing Ling was slightly suspicious in her heart, could it be that she had recovered too well after resting, and suddenly her divine power soared?
The morning glow on the horizon slowly faded away, reflecting the large clouds around him. The movement of the mountains on the ground gradually became clear, and a majestic pass in the northwest revealed a mighty silhouette in the morning mist.
The place where the eastern and northern continents meet, is narrow and steep, and when overlooked, it looks like the waist of a huge gourd. The surrounding mountains are from slow to dangerous, volleying thousands of miles in the sky, towering into the clouds, and the peaks are covered by ice and snow that will not melt for thousands of years. At the end of the mountain range is the boundless ocean.
Xianxia Pass is shaped like a square fortress, the city walls on both sides are connected with the mountain, and the tallest tower in it stands tall and imposing.
On the plain outside the pass, the soldiers of the Lieyang Kingdom stood densely, and the military flag printed with the eagle emblem was waved in the wind, gathering a blue wave in the smoke and dust. The golden morning sun, reflected on the armor of the sergeants, reflected a dazzling light.
Qing Ling looked from afar, only to see that the black army surrounded the north of Xianxia Pass, and dozens of crossbowmen with mounts hovered in front of the city tower, blocking the path in mid-air.
On the open space outside the pass, there were many corpses lying scattered, including soldiers from Lieyang and soldiers from Chaoyan. Apparently there had been several fierce battles here before today.
In Qing Ling's life, how could he have seen such a scene?
She subconsciously slowed down, a little undecided about her next move.
It is absolutely impossible to retreat.
How should we face these 100,000 soldiers and horses?
In the past, she naively thought that as long as she cultivated to reach the realm of her master and become the number one master in the god race, she would no longer be afraid. But when she really faced the military array that seemed to be able to storm everything at any time, she realized that her personal strength was so small!
Just as he was hesitating, the Lieyang riders hovering in front of the city tower suddenly spread out to both sides, as if they were making way for a passage. Immediately after, a red-golden light and shadow quickly swept out of the city tower and slowly moved towards the front of the formation.
Qing Ling's heart tightened suddenly, and he looked into the distance, vaguely catching a white figure above the red gold.
She didn't hesitate any longer, drove the unicorn, and rushed over.
At this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly sounded from the southwest, and another white shadow rode a huge griffin beast and swooped in the direction of the green spirit.
Master?
Qing Ling didn't need to look closely to recognize the griffin's whistling.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through her mind, but she didn't dare to slow down.
By the way, it must be the fourth senior brother who went back and told the master, and the master personally came to catch him and returned to Chongwu!
But...... If he is taken away by the master now, what will Mu Chen do?
Will Master help Mu Chen?
No, he certainly won't!
Just like when he was in Chongwu, he must have stood by again......
Qing Ling made up his mind and desperately urged the Qilin to speed up, and his ears seemed to be faintly hearing the shout of the master behind him: "Qing Ling! ”
Qing Ling didn't expect that the master, who had always been as cold as a glacier, would actually have a time to shout in a hurry, and he was still in front of a large number of people......
It seems that this time I really created a big disaster......
In the sky full of glow and gold, a formidable unicorn beast, stepping on the five-colored auspicious clouds, broke into the front of the confrontation between the two armies. The woman on the back of the beast is dressed in red, her skirt is flying, and her posture is full of stubborn determination.
The Lieyang crossbowmen entrenched in the sky can be regarded as one of the best masters in the country, but when they see this situation, they can't help but panic. A Danfeng that can breathe Xuan Fire is enough to worry about people, and now a unicorn divine beast has run out, which still makes it difficult for the native mounts of the Northern Continent to fight with peace of mind?
Mu Chen, who was above Danfeng, was also surprised.
He calculated all the plans, led Emperor Hao into Xianxia Pass, arranged for Yan to try to get talismans and transfer troops, and made an appointment to fight Qianzhong, the king of Lieyang...... But he didn't expect that Qingling, who didn't have any weapons or mounts, would suddenly appear in front of Xianxia Pass!
At this time, behind Qing Ling, another person rushed after him like a gallop.
The king of Lieyang, who rode his horse in front of the battle, looked up for a moment, and whispered a few words to the herald beside him. The herald bowed down to receive the order, raised the command flag in his hand, and waved it into the air a few times.
Lieyang's crossbowmen received the military order, no longer caring about the strength of the opponent's mount, and quickly changed the formation, the crossbow in his hand instantly fired, and the arrows galloped towards Qingling.
Qing Ling had already been mentally prepared to be attacked, but this thunderstorm-like arrow array was something she had never expected. In a hurry, she set up a defense, and on the other hand, she drove the unicorn down quickly, dodging the crossbow arrows.
Under the control of the green spirit, the unicorn fell heavily to the ground, striking a large cloud of gray and choking smoke. Qing Ling stumbled a few times on the beast's back, and in the chaos and bumps, she even caught a glimpse of the King of Lieyang sitting upright on a black war horse behind her, wearing dark fur and long braids, smiling proudly......
The crossbowmen in mid-air changed their formation again, and some of them aimed at the green spirits on the ground again, while the other part lined up to intercept the chasing Mo Qian. The army on the ground suddenly beat the war drums, and the ironclad army formation at the front surged like a tide, revealing tens of thousands of longbowmen in a neat row, ready to attack with arrows and bows.
A silvery light slammed across the sky, accompanied by a cry of panic.
Immediately after, countless bewitching fire lotuses bloomed in the air, and they quickly surrounded the crossbowmen on the mount, and they burst into flames.
"Qingling!"
Mu Chen leaned down and rushed down, "Come with me!" ”
Qing Ling, who had no battlefield experience, had no idea what kind of danger he was in. She looked up at Mu Chen, urging the Qilin to ascend to join him.
Qianzhong, who was sitting upright immediately, saw Mo Qian kill more than ten top masters with the White Rainbow Sword, and Mu Chen used the Fire Lotus Technique to get rid of the remaining crossbowmen, realizing that he had encountered a strong enemy, and he no longer dared to delay the battle and affect the morale of the army, so he quickly commanded the herald sideways.
The banner waved again, and the dense longbowstring fired arrows into the air like a storm.
No matter how powerful the Protoss master is, in the face of this endless rain of arrows that covers the sky and the sun, it is impossible for him to have a chance to retreat!
As Xun said, the people of Lieyang don't care too much about fair fights. Qianzhong agreed to make an appointment to fight Mu Chen, but in fact, he had already made a plan for a sneak attack, and Mu Chen also guessed Qianzhong's thoughts, and secretly set up a killing array in the northeast, just waiting to lure the enemy forward......
But Qingling's sudden appearance disrupted all plans......
Mu Chen exerted her divine power to the limit, erected a barrier with a fire shield, and desperately wanted to protect Qing Ling, but her ascent speed was finally a beat slower, and she was about to be annihilated by the rushing arrow rain.
Mu Chen's heart suddenly sank into the abyss, and the blood in his body was cold, condensing into a cone of despair devouring his bones!
Qing Ling felt the murderous intent behind him, and his ears were full of whistling arrows, and even the air seemed to rise and fall. She subconsciously wanted to unseal the Organ and make a last, if if vain, resistance.
Silently reciting the secret of unsealing, she turned the direction of her mount and faced the army of Lieyang, who were beating war drums and riding heavily armored.
Many years later, those who participated in this battle can still clearly recall that the girl in red with a proud posture dancing in the morning sun and green silk fluttering, like the legendary ancient gods, awakened the power to open the world in a glow.
Qing Ling felt a pain in his chest, and the whole person seemed to be divided, and the bones, blood, skin and flesh were torn apart. A cyan glow bright enough to obscure the morning sun burst out from her body, heading straight into the nine heavens of clouds.
The glow spread rapidly to both sides, forming a barrier of beams, and the arrows that flew from them snapped upon touch, turned into powder, and scattered.
Mo Qian rushed to Qing Ling's side, flew up and jumped on the Qilin, held the apprentice with one hand, pressed her back with the other, injected divine power, and said quickly: "Qing Ling, concentrate your mind and take back the Qingyun Sword!" ”
Qing Ling's whole body seemed to be hollowed out, and he couldn't use his strength lightly, and in a trance, he heard the master's voice, and felt his strong spiritual power injected into his body, and gradually recovered some consciousness.
Mo Qian urged: "Use the heart trick of sealing the royal organ to seal the Qingyun Sword back into your body!" Fast! ”
Qingyun Sword?
Qing Ling was at a loss, but he didn't have time to think carefully, and according to his master's instructions, he tried his best to control his consciousness and recite the seal's heart formula.
The glow that crossed the heavens and the earth suddenly converged, condensed into a radiant long sword, spun and turned into a blue light, and converged into the heart of the green spirit.
Pain, another sharp stinging pain.
Qing Ling only felt that the light and shadow around him were flickering, and his eyes were dark, and the whole person suddenly lost consciousness.