Chapter 176: The Gathering of Heroes
The June frost on the mountains did shock many villagers, and the sudden cold ice country also brought some panic to many surrounding villagers.
The Divine Phoenix Spirit launched by Huang Shuhan this time was indeed extremely terrifying, and the cold ice in the mountains after they left had at least ten days before it began to melt under the sunshine, which showed its power.
Many weak spirit beasts were even directly frozen to death by the fire, and under the frost, it was like an eternal night.
Shi Xuan and the others chose to continue to return to the bottom of the mountain the next day to help the villagers hunt the nuisance blood demons, as for those blood demons on the mountain, they can't do anything now, and they must wait until Lin Zixu returns from the southern expedition to have enough manpower to clear the blood demons.
When Shi Xuan and the others returned to the village and town, they suddenly found something bad, although the village and town were not as cold as the mountains, but Huang Shuhan's breath of ice did affect the surrounding villages and towns, these villagers, most of the houses have not been rebuilt, and at this moment, the June frost has indeed implicated them.
Shi Xuan and the others looked at the village where the trees were frosty, and they didn't feel good in their hearts, especially because of Shi Xuan, he felt guilty.
"It's me who has caused them to suffer," Shi Xuan walked into the place where they had been stationed before, and saw many villagers burning wood for warmth.
"Shi Xuan, you don't have to blame yourself, these are all caused by Wang Zhuo and Tian Yun, if it weren't for them, you wouldn't be like this, this account must be paid back by them", Zhao Zhuo said.
"Yes, you have no choice but to do it, besides, it's June, the weather is hot, and soon the sun will dispel these frosts, so you don't have to worry too much?" Zhong Ling advised.
"If you feel guilty, let's help them kill more blood demons together, which can be regarded as making up for the regret of this matter, right?" Huang Shuhan said.
Shi Xuan nodded, the matter was irreparable, even if he regretted it, it was useless, he could only try his best to help the villagers get out of the predicament now.
In the villages and towns, every day now, the villagers are busy rebuilding their houses, and Shi Xuan and the others patrol the important roads around them every day, ready to deal with those blood demons who suddenly intrude here.
Their actions have been supported and welcomed by countless people, and without their protection, there is no point in them building houses, and the Bloodseekers will destroy everything if they come.
For example, near the Xuanshan Mountains today, it can be said that a group of heroes gathered, many spirit masters from the mainland have gathered here, they all have people from the five empires, invited to hunt the blood demons, to help the Tianheng Empire rebuild their homes, and others are for exploration, in the Tianxuan Mountain Range, the fall of the blood god has brought them countless spiritual weapons, and some people want to continue to obtain the inheritance of the blood god.
Around the Tianxuan Mountain Range, there are often powerful spirit masters, and Shi Xuan and the others have also encountered some spirit masters from afar, including some spirit masters who are righteous and brave, and they have also joined the team to eradicate blood demons.
"Shi Xuan didn't expect that the Tianxuan Mountain Range had attracted so many spirit masters from afar at once, I heard some spirit masters passing by here say that they had even met some spirit masters from Zhongzhou, it was just too lively," Zhao Zhuo said.
"There are many people, not all of them are here to help us, it is very likely that they are just coming to the Tianxuan Mountain Range to find the legacy of the Blood God, and their arrival may also exacerbate the disputes between the various forces and interfere with our actions," Shi Xuan said.
"I heard that this time on the Tianxuan Mountain Range, there are a lot of talented young people, most of them are the younger generation of disciples in Zhongzhou, what kind of group of heroes are these people going to hold on the Tianxuan Mountain, some of them think that our talents in the southwest continent are withering, and they say that their Zhongzhou spirit master is the orthodoxy of the world, it's annoying to think about it?" Zhao Zhuo said.
"It's really arrogant, although Zhongzhou has a very wide area and many sects, it doesn't mean that they are necessarily better than others, it's just a group of mediocre people who disturb themselves, you don't need to pay attention to it", Shi Xuan shook his head and said.
"In fact, although what these people say is indeed a little ugly, but the water in Zhongzhou is indeed very deep, as the largest area on the continent, they are indeed inclusive, and they have countless powerful sects, these sects have a long heritage, many of them have been famous all over the world before 10,000 years, and have become the earliest temples of the human race, Cangyuan Pavilion, Shengyuan Sect, Sword Emperor Palace, Wanxian Gate, Sword Casting City, these super forces are not under your Tianhua Sect at all, their disciples have already been famous in the continent over the years, and their strength is quite terrifying", Huang Shuhan said.
"When the pond is big, the water is naturally deep, but it doesn't mean that they must be the one who becomes a real dragon, the mountain is not high and there is a fairy, and the water is not deep and there is a dragon, and we don't have to be presumptuous, we really have to run into it, and we have to compare to know whose fist is hard enough", Shi Xuan said.
"This is the brother I know, confident enough, afraid that he is a bird, when the time comes, find an opportunity to smash their group of heroes, see how arrogant they are?" Zhao Zhuo said.
"We are entangled in affairs, but we are not in the mood to deal with them, as long as they don't take the initiative to provoke us, we don't need to provoke them, each goes his own way of Yangguan, no one can do anything", Shi Xuan was not very interested in these fierce fights.
"Yes, but if they come to provoke us, it won't be any wonder to us, now Senior Brother Jiang is also nearby, and we will also have backers at that time, with Senior Brother Jiang's skills, see how arrogant they are?" Zhao Zhuo said.
"Senior Brother Jiang is also an imperial lord now, why are you embarrassed to let him show his face?" Zhong Ling said angrily.
"What do you need me to show up?" A familiar voice came, and Shi Xuan and the others all surrounded at once.
"I've seen Senior Brother Jiang, Senior Sister Dai", Shi Xuan and they didn't expect that Jiang Yuheng and Dai Mengli would suddenly arrive.
"Who wanted me to show up just now?" Jiang Yuheng asked.
"Well, we just hope that when others bully us, Senior Brother Jiang can help," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Who ate the leopard gall and dared to bully the disciples of the Tianhua Sect?" Jiang Yuheng asked.
"That's not true, but a group of arrogant guys have come to Zhongzhou, no one in their eyes, underestimating our spirit masters in the southwest continent, if they provoke us, we will be alone, and we are afraid that the status of the senior brother is noble and inconvenient to make a move?" Zhao Zhuo said.
"I see, I've also heard some things about them, but a few of you, I have been your senior brother for a day, and I have been for a lifetime, and they dare to trouble you, so I asked about the sword in my hand first," Jiang Yuheng said.
"You've become the monarch of a country, why are you still thinking about fighting every day?" Dai Mengli said.
"To become a monarch, you can't watch your junior brother being bullied, otherwise wouldn't our Danyang Empire be a joke?" Jiang Yuheng said.
"Senior Brother Jiang, why are you here all of a sudden?" Shi Xuan asked.
"The blood demons on our side have almost been eradicated, and I recently heard that the blood demons are still rampant on your side, so I brought someone over to help," Jiang Yuheng said.
"We are still thinking about waiting for Senior Brother Lin to return from the southern expedition, and we are asking him for help, and Senior Brother Jiang's arrival can be regarded as solving our urgent need," Shi Xuan said.
"Senior Brother Lin's attack is now in a state of anxiety, and they won't be able to come back for a while, and the villagers are busy rebuilding their homes now, and we can't wait for them to come back, we must eradicate the blood demon as soon as possible," Jiang Yuheng said.
Shi Xuan and the others had the help of Jiang Yuheng's arrival of the spirit master, and their actions went a lot smoother, they were very close to the Tianxuan Mountain Range here, and there were more blood demons infested, and the pressure was also relatively great.
After a few days of fighting, Shi Xuan and the others discussed countermeasures: "It's not a way for us to hunt blood demons in such an orderly manner, and we will be kept contained here if we continue like this," Jiang Yuheng said.
"Although your arrival has indeed increased our manpower, it is really unrealistic to completely go up the mountain to exterminate these spirit beasts, maybe we should find a way to attract blood demons in multiple batches, and we will set up an ambush and hunt them?" Shi Xuan said.
"Do you have any good ideas, let's hear about them?" Jiang Yuheng asked.
"We have found some rare ambergris chalcedony on the mountain this time, these precious spiritual materials will definitely attract some blood demons to come, we will set up an ambush to deal with them", Shi Xuan in order to eradicate these blood demons, even ambergris chalcedony didn't care.
"Ambergris chalcedony, this is an incomparably precious spiritual material in the world, will it be wasted if you take it out like this?" Zhao Zhuo was a little difficult to give up.
"I've gained a lot this time, even if it's a waste, as long as we can eradicate these blood demons, it's worth it?" Shi Xuan said.
"How to implement it?" Jiang Yuheng asked.
"We went to a dangerous terrain on the mountain, set up an ambush there, I placed a small amount of ambergris chalcedony there, its strong aura will definitely be able to provoke some blood demons to come, we will take the opportunity to induce a trap and kill them," Shi Xuan said.
"The temptation of ambergris chalcedony is huge, if we accidentally attract a large number of blood demons and spirit beasts, then it will not be a second, with our current people and horses, it is estimated that it will be difficult to deal with?" Huang Shuhan said.
"The Tianheng Empire should still have a lot of arcane arts**, maybe it can come in handy, we have also collected a lot of high-level spirit cores during this time before, if we make it into a spirit core**, even if there are more blood demons, we don't have to be afraid", Shi Xuan said.
"Tianheng Empire, I can communicate with their emperor and ask them to prepare enough arcane ** for us, and leave the matter of arranging traps to you?" Jiang Yuheng said.
"Then there is Senior Brother Lao," Shi Xuan said.
"I'll write a letter immediately and ask people to go to the empire and ask them to transport the arcane ** here, and you guys should also prepare early, right?" Jiang Yuheng said.
"The rest of you stayed in the villages and towns, and Zhao Zhuo and I went up the mountain to survey the terrain and prepare to lay traps," Shi Xuan said to Huang Shuhan and the others.
"You should also be careful, there are a lot of spirit beasts and blood demons on the mountain, pay attention to safety", Huang Shuhan said to Shi Xuan.
"I understand, you guys should be careful", Shi Xuan finished speaking and took Zhao Zhuo up the mountain again to explore the places that were conducive to setting traps.
Shi Xuan and the others quickly went up the mountain, they had a clear goal, and set off in the direction of the valley before, looking for favorable terrain.
"Shi Xuan, the frost on the mountain has finally melted, it's terrible", Zhao Zhuo watched as the mountain regained its former vitality, and the warm sun shone in the mountains.
"Yes, Shuhan even took out this forbidden method in order to help me this time, I owe her too much", Shi Xuan said.
"You don't need to think about the rest, just treat her well in the future," Zhao Zhuo said.
Shi Xuan was noncommittal, but this time he was indeed very moved, at a moment of crisis, how many people in this world could do this.
Shi Xuan and they walked forward in the mountains and fields, and explored a lot of terrain, "I think this canyon is okay, we have set up traps here, the wind direction here is just blowing a strong breath in the valley, it will definitely attract a large number of blood demons to come here, we only need to bury the arcane ** on the mountains on both sides, blow up the mountain rocks, block them here, and detonate the spirit core**, which will definitely be able to hit them hard", Shi Xuan observed the terrain and said.
"I'm all at your disposal, and I'm optimistic about this plan," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Then let's choose this place as an ambush position for the time being, let's go back and wait for Senior Brother Jiang and them to bring supplies, and then we can prepare for action," Shi Xuan said.
On this mountain field, in addition to Shi Xuan and them, there were also some spirit masters from other regions who came here, and they were also attracted by the rich aura here.
On the top of a mountain, several handsome men and women stood on the top of the mountain at the moment, looking at the mountains from afar, "Senior Brother Yuan Cheng, near this desolate Tianxuan Mountain Range, I can't imagine that there is such a place with extraordinary aura, it's really rare?" a delicate-looking female monk said to the man beside her.
"The Tianxuan Mountains were also famous in ancient times, when the blood god rebelled, the source came from here, and now the Tianxuan Mountains have been completely destroyed by the ruins of the blood god and turned into a barren land, and there is actually a cave here, maybe there must be an extraordinary place?" said a man named Yuan Cheng.
"It's a pity that it's all occupied by blood demons, otherwise it would be a good place to start a sect here," said the man beside Yuan Cheng.
"It's a small country in the southwest, and it's comparable to the land of our Zhongzhou?
"Senior Brother Yuan, have I heard that there are a few people in the Southwest Continent who can enter Senior Brother's Eyes?" said the female disciple beside Yuan Cheng.
"Oh, it is estimated that Senior Sister Liu Jin can be regarded as a character, right?"
"The Southwest Continent has just broken out a few major conflicts, and the ranking of the five major forces has already changed, but Jiang Yuheng and Lin Zixu of Tianhua Sect still firmly occupy the top spot, and their reputation is so great that it is difficult for others to match," Liu Jin said.
"I've heard of these two people, and it's also like I've seen them when I came to the Southwest Continent, why do they occupy the top spot? Sooner or later, I'll let them understand what the real mountains are?" Yuan Cheng said arrogantly.
"With Senior Brother Yuan's strength, even among the younger generation of disciples in the Zhongzhou Continent, it is enough to rank in the top ten, and they can be proud of themselves if they can defeat in your hands," said one of the disciples.
"I heard that the Tianhua Sect has also participated in the opening of the Blood God Ruins this time, maybe their disciples are nearby, we may be able to ask someone to help inquire, and then the senior brother will be able to make a name for us in the Dragon Slaying Palace," Liu Jin said.
"I'll leave this matter to you, I also want to open my eyes, let's go, what is there on this mountain that is worth exploring? Don't let those people in Cangyuan Pavilion take the lead?" Yuan Cheng said.
The disciples around Yuan Cheng contacted some of their forces very openly, and they were inquiring about the whereabouts of the disciples of the Tianhua Sect everywhere.
After Shi Xuan and the others surveyed the terrain, they began to turn back along the road, and saw several disciples from the Dragon Slaying Hall in the distance.
"Shi Xuan, that group of people doesn't look like people from our Southwest Continent in what they are dressing like?" Zhao Zhuo said.
"I guess it's the spirit master in the middle of the week, right? I didn't think they had found this place too?" Shi Xuan said in surprise.
"Actually, it's not surprising, within a radius of a hundred miles, the Tianxuan Mountain Range has been destroyed, and only this mountain range still exudes a lot of spiritual energy, which will inevitably attract their attention," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Let's go, each go to their own single-plank bridge, there's no need to have anything to do with them", Shi Xuan and the two returned directly along the road.
On the top of the mountain, a disciple said, "Those two people seem to be dressed as disciples of the Tianhua Sect, should we follow them?"
"Oh, I didn't expect to meet their disciples so soon, why don't you follow them secretly, investigate their strongholds, and go to find them sooner or later," Yuan Cheng said.
A disciple beside him quietly followed Shi Xuan and them to the mountain, successfully investigated Shi Xuan's camp where they were stationed, and then returned, while Yuan Cheng led his disciple to continue to search for rare treasures in the mountain.
In this mountain, many teams have already come here, all attracted by the strange environment here.
A group of disciples from Cangyuan Pavilion are also investigating everywhere at the moment, and a beautiful figure appeared here in one of them, Yuan Caiwei, she followed her master to Zhongzhou to join Cangyuan Pavilion and became a core disciple, and now, the abnormal changes that have occurred in the Tianxuan Mountains have spread to Zhongzhou, and the influence of the blood god in ancient times is huge.
Now that the relics of the Blood God have resurfaced in the world, these super forces far away in Zhongzhou have also been disturbed, and they are also afraid that the Blood God will return again, and many super forces have successively sent their younger generation disciples to the Tianxuan Mountain Range to find out.
Yuan Caiwei, as a disciple born in the Southwest Continent, naturally followed their team to come, and now that they found that the Blood God was dead, there was no longer a threat, so there was no need to continue to let the elders of the sect come, and they also took this opportunity to start training on the Southwest Continent.
The Tianxuan Mountain Range has already been turned over by many large and small forces, but all useful spiritual weapons have been swept away by them, and now many forces are focusing on the surrounding areas, and the mountains where Shi Xuan and them are located are gradually becoming hot.
The aura on this mountain is extremely vigorous, and a large number of spirit beasts have gathered, and there are countless spiritual materials, which has attracted countless people at once.
Many super forces from Zhongzhou also set their sights on here, and super forces such as the Dragon Slaying Palace, Cangyuan Pavilion, Eternal Life Palace, Wuwang Sect, and Wanxian Gate came one after another, and for a while, the heroes gathered on this originally deserted mountain range.
Most of the disciples sent by these super forces are the core disciples of the sect, and their strength is outstanding, and their arrival has also added a lot of excitement.
In the villages and towns below the mountain, Shi Xuan and they don't have the heart to deal with these uninvited guests from Zhongzhou now, they are now busy refining the spirit core**, the blood demon is still raging, they must eradicate the threat of the blood demon as soon as possible.
Jiang Yuheng has already asked for some arcane ** from the Tianheng Empire, these are all weapons left over from the previous war, and now that the war is over, the arcane ** has also lost its former value, and can only be stored in the warehouse and gradually lose its aura.
Now that the Blood Demon is in chaos, Shi Xuan and the others can just exert the residual heat of the arcane ** to help them eradicate the Blood Demon.
Shi Xuan and they have used almost all the spirit cores they have obtained in the past few years, these spirit cores are of higher quality than those spirit cores before, after all, the strength of the spirit beasts has also been greatly improved, and the spirit cores they made this time have terrifying power, which is enough to deal with blood demons.
In the past few days, Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo have been busy going crazy, there are very few people who can make spirit cores, and most of the things need to be completed by the two of them.
But the only thing that is gratifying is that Zhong Ling and Huang Shuhan are accompanied by two beauties, they are not so boring anymore, for a few days in a row, they have refined a lot of spirit cores**, these things will help them eradicate the blood demon.
"You've all been refining for several days in a row, can you rest for a day?" Huang Shuhan looked at Shi Xuan's tired appearance, and he couldn't bear it.
"If we don't have enough spirit cores, we will have to rely on our manpower to kill these blood demons, and the casualties will definitely be very large, these arcane arts**, if you don't use them, you will lose your aura and become waste in two years", Shi Xuan said.
"I sometimes wonder if it's worth it for you to do so much for them, and you're not related to them?" asked Huang Shuhan.
"I don't care what they think, I just want to do what I feel I have to do. When I was very young, my hometown was oppressed by the big families in the city every year, and I was a child, unable to do anything, so I secretly vowed to eradicate these evil forces that threatened the poor people in the future, although they are not related to me, but I really don't want to see them suffer", Shi Xuan said,
"If all the forces on the continent had the same idea as you, it probably wouldn't be so chaotic?" Huang Shuhan said.
"In your eyes, isn't it stupid for me to do this?" Shi Xuan asked.
"No, I just think that our individual abilities are too small, even if we pounce on the flames like moths, it will not change the final outcome in the slightest, and we will all be burned to ashes in this flame," Huang Shuhan said.