Chapter 152: Expedition to the Sea
In the mountains behind the Spirit Forging Hall, it is now in full swing, in order to make this expedition go smoothly, Lin Zixu has placed a large number of orders for spirit armor, and the disciples of the Spirit Forging Hall have become busy, and a large number of spirit armor are sent out of the forge every day.
The Spirit Pill Hall and the Spirit Array Hall are also extremely busy, they are both extremely critical links in the Tianhua Sect, if they want to defeat the enemy, having powerful weapons and spirit armor can ensure a huge advantage.
However, as a result, the disciples of the three major halls must have been affected a lot in their cultivation, and they were surrounded by heavy tasks every day, and their cultivation also fell behind a lot, and many people became dissatisfied.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of this trip, Lin Zixu had already started the deployment first, he found Zhao Tianhu and a few people, "We are on this expedition to the sea, many disciples are not familiar with the Blood Ring Sect and the Sea Shark Palace, I need you to take the first step to carry out their reconnaissance and pass the latest information to me", Lin Zixu said.
"Listen to Senior Brother Lin's orders," Zhao Tianhu said.
"Over the years, you have established a lot of meritorious deeds for the sect, as long as you do things well, there will naturally be a place for you in the Tianhua Sect in the future," Lin Zixu said.
"For many years, we have been taught by the sect, and we should do our best and dare not slack off," Zhao Tianhu said.
"Very good, you are also a relatively senior disciple in the Tianhua Sect, now behind us are countless genius teenagers, they are chasing after us, we must cherish the few opportunities, otherwise in the future, there will be no place for us to stand in the sect", Lin Zixu said.
Zhao Tianhu was reminded by him like this, and he immediately understood, by now, his position will also become embarrassing, if he stands on the wrong team at this time, with his talent, there is indeed not much chance to win the core rights in the future, if he offends the core person, his future is dark.
"Zhao Tianhu's talent is dull, and I will ask Senior Brother Lin for more advice in the future, and I just have to tell me if there is anything," Zhao Tianhu said.
"That's good, you must not startle the snake on this long journey, we must kill them with one blow, and directly cut their throats," Lin Zixu said.
"Understood," Zhao Tianhu said.
"Go ahead," Lin Zixu said.
Lin Zixu successfully won over a group of disciples who were originally loyal to Jiang Yuheng through both soft and hard means, and his plan was gradually unfolding, constantly expanding his power internally, and preparing to establish meritorious deeds externally.
In the main hall of Tianhua Sect, Lin Zixu is no longer the young man who followed Jiang Yuheng back then, when a person has ambition, he also becomes deep, his mind is unpredictable, and there is a huge majesty on his body.
His situation is assisting him in handling affairs, "In the past few days, how have the materials prepared by the Spirit Forging Hall and the Spirit Pill Hall have been?" Lin Zixu asked.
"Senior Brother Lin, since they received the order, they have been carrying out the task day and night, and they have not slackened, and it won't take long to complete it, but..."
"Just what?"
"This mission was too urgent, and many of the juniors and brothers complained a lot, squeezing a lot of their cultivation time, and many people were a little dissatisfied," said the cronies.
"Now is a critical period, everyone has to make concessions for the interests of the sect, and when the affairs of the sea are completed, they will have a lot of time to urge them to complete the task on time, otherwise they will be punished according to the rules of the sect," Lin Zixu said.
"Yes".
Although the disciples of the three halls complained a lot, they did not dare to slack off, and they all closely cooperated with Lin Zixu's request to complete his order.
Shi Xuan and they have indeed been very busy these days, he and Zhao Zhuo are one of the most outstanding spirit forging masters, their orders are even more cumbersome, they are all forging for some powerful core disciples, and the required grades are not low.
After a few days, even Zhao Zhuo began to be irritable, "Shi Xuan, we have all become hard laborers, we can't live this day", Zhao Zhuo threw his forging hammer aside, sat on the chair and didn't move, these days can keep him busy, fortunately, Zhong Ling comes to visit him from time to time every day, otherwise he will collapse.
These days, they haven't walked out of the forge for several days, and many of the disciples are crying bitterly, "Senior Brother Shi Xuan, Senior Brother Zhao Zhuo, you just come forward to find Senior Brother Lin for a few days, right?
"The disciples of our three halls are the logistical guarantee of the sect, without our materials, Senior Brother Lin will not be able to complete his plan, bear with it any longer, looking for him now will only add to his troubles", Shi Xuan persuaded.
The disciples of the entire sect are busy preparing for the expedition, and the disciples of the other peaks are all studying and practicing hard, although they are not like the disciples of the three major halls who are busy preparing a lot of materials, but as the disciples of the front line, the next action will depend on them, without strong cultivation, they can only die on the battlefield.
These days, the battle on the martial arts platform has become more intense, and many disciples of the Tianhua Sect are practicing hard.
Lin Zixu patrolled everywhere in the Tianhua Sect every day, urging them to take action, and no one dared to slack off.
In the Divine Sword Valley, Yin Qianxi and Luo Tianyi are also not idle, they are also the main force of this operation, and they are also actively preparing to go south at any time.
As the departure date got closer and closer, Shi Xuan and the others finally completed the task assigned by Lin Zixu, a large number of supplies had been prepared, and the matter of leaving for the south was also put on the agenda.
Although most of the disciples of the three halls are logistics support personnel, Shi Xuan, as a powerful core disciple, it is difficult for them to be alone in the face of such a major event, and they will also go south to assist Lin Zixu in carrying out his actions.
In this southern expedition, Lin Zixu mobilized almost half of the disciples of the Tianhua Sect, and the scale was huge, in order to kill him with one blow by surprise.
This day finally came, and Lin Zixu held a grand pledge meeting in the square of Tianhua Sect, encouraging the disciples of Tianhua Sect to fight bravely and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.
There are many powerful elders in the Blood Ring Sect and the Sea Shark Palace, and this time the Tianhua Sect also dispatched a lot of elders to follow, plus the masters sent by the five empires of the Divine Sword Valley, the Continental Ranger, and the Silent Moon Sect Ruins, the number is enough to overwhelm the two sects.
In order to hide people's eyes, they did not choose to set off during the day, but took advantage of the stars and moon, walked out of the sect overnight, and led the team south by different people in batches, so that the target could be dispersed and would not attract the attention of other forces.
Shi Xuan didn't choose to follow the large army south, he went straight to the town and found Huang Shuhan, "Are you finally going to start an operation?" Huang Shuhan saw Shi Xuan, who came overnight.
"Our disciples have already set off, and we can catch up at any time if we are fast," Shi Xuan said.
"Actually, with your strength, you can stand out from the crowd, and in the future, even if you fight for the heir of Tianhua Sect, it is not without a chance, everything you are paying now is just helping others make wedding dresses?" Huang Shuhan said.
"If I hadn't had other missions on my body, and I hadn't been burdened with my parents' blood feuds, I might have competed with them, but my fate was already sealed, and my mission was far more important than these vain powers," Shi Xuan said.
"Actually, if you can take charge of the Tianhua Sect, then it will be the great luck of the people of the world, with your wisdom and wisdom, you will not be worse than any of them, with the help of the power of the Tianhua Sect, you can also complete your mission?" Huang Shuhan persuaded.
"Everyone will have obsessions in their hearts, and I am the same, my obsessions will push the sect into the abyss, even I can't see my future destiny clearly, how can I lead the sect to the peak?" Shi Xuan still can't even see his true life experience clearly, he is full of doubts about the future.
"I'm sorry, I'm too persistent, in fact, I persuade you like this, I also have my own selfishness, my family is also facing a huge crisis, and I also want to use the power of Tianhua Sect to help us, so I have such thoughts, it's that I ignore your feelings", Huang Shuhan realized that these were not what Shi Xuan wanted to pursue at all.
"You are not the first person to persuade me like this, and you will not be the last, I don't blame you, everyone has their own obsessions, but I just want to fight for my goal once, although power is tempting, but it is also a deadly poison, the temptation of power poisons too many people, Jiang Bingkun is the best example", Shi Xuan said.
At this moment, Huang Shuhan finally saw this young man clearly, she was not dominated by the desire for power, in his heart, she still maintained a pure heart and had a greater pursuit of the future.
"Then when are we going south?" asked Huang Shuhan.
"Let's take two days, with our speed, we will soon be able to catch up with them, these days we have been forging in the Spirit Forging Hall day and night, I have not had a good rest, take this opportunity for me to take a good rest", Shi Xuan said.
"Yes, there are always moments when the eagle spreads its wings and flies high, let alone us?
Tianhua Town is the closest place to Tianhua Sect, and there are spies sent by other sects here all year round, and they rely on this place to investigate the reality of Tianhua Sect.
The Moon Worship Sect had never given up their dream of dominating the world, and they had been secretly investigating the movements of the Tianhua Sect for many years.
When the disciples of Tianhua Sect secretly went south, some disciples of the Moon Worship Sect in the town seemed to have detected some information, and they decided to continue to lurk and prepare to go up the mountain to investigate.
Shi Xuan didn't rush to the road these days, he and Huang Shuhan rested in the town for a few days, and one evening when they had nothing to do, he and Huang Shuhan walked on the streets of the town, shopping and relaxing.
"It's so lively on the street over there, let's go and take a look? I haven't had a good look at your Terran Lantern Festival when I'm so old," Huang Shuhan said.
"Yes, why can't I remember? Actually, when I was young, my family was poor, and my father would take me to the city to watch the lantern festival every festival, it was so lively at that time, although I couldn't afford anything, but I had a lot of fun", Shi Xuan remembered the past of Hongyanling.
"The development of the humanities and history of your human race is indeed more successful than that of any other race, unlike our family, which only retreats and cultivates all year round, and there is too little communication between the races," Huang Shuhan said.
"Let's go, let's take a look together", Shi Xuan and Huang Shuhan slowly came to the wonderful lantern party, at this moment the sky is getting late, countless villagers began to light up the lanterns that have been prepared for a long time, the colorful lanterns on the whole street are lit up one after another, countless people came to the street, there are vendors selling goods everywhere, the crowd is crowded, but they are all cheering.
Shi Xuan and Huang Shuhan also squeezed into the crowd, enjoying this celebratory scene, many children wore clean clothes, held lanterns in their hands to play everywhere, many people on the street performed various acrobatics, the performance of the shape attracted a large number of people to watch, from time to time some people burst into applause.
Huang Shuhan had never seen such a lively scene among their Ice Phoenix Clan, she had followed her master to the Southwest Continent for many years to train, and she had also seen lively lantern festivals in other places, but Master did not let her participate, and several times she begged Master to be refused.
This time it can be regarded as a wish, there are many smiles on her face, and the same is true for Shi Xuan, since stepping into the cultivation, the mainland has been turbulent, they have been displaced on the mainland, bloody killing, and now they can finally devote themselves to this lantern festival.
"It's so lively, let's go ahead and have a look," Huang Shuhan said.
Shi Xuan and the others walked through the crowded crowd, feeling the lively atmosphere, many vendors were selling, "Rock sugar gourd, it's cheap", Huang Shuhan saw the vendors walking by, Shi Xuan stopped the vendor, bought two and handed them to Huang Shuhan, "Taste it, is it delicious?" Shi Xuan said.
Huang Shuhan tasted this string of sweet and sour rock sugar gourds, with a smile on her face, these are the happiness she has never experienced, this night they had a lot of fun, watching the lanterns and watching various performances.
Seeing Huang Shuhan's happy appearance, Shi Xuan was also complacent, how many years have he not enjoyed such a quiet life like this.
"How is it, does it feel different from usual?" Shi Xuan asked.
"Since I was a child, my life has always been under the care of the clansmen for all kinds of trials, never dare to have a trace of slackness, the same is true for the people in the clan, there is less warmth and coldness, some are just rigorous training, in fact, sometimes I also envy this kind of life, simple and calm, do not have to face so many crises", Huang Shuhan and Shi Xuan said as they looked at the cheerful crowd.
"If you like it, I will accompany you here more in the future," Shi Xuan said.
They strolled around until late before they were ready to go back, and even many vendors were ready to close their stalls, and the lanterns gradually ended, and even the best things were finally coming to an end.
"It's getting late, let's go back, let's have time to shop in the future," Shi Xuan said.
When they walked out of the street, in the vast sea of people, Shi Xuan was keenly aware of a few people walking by, they exuded a unique aura, and Shi Xuan suddenly became alert.
"What's wrong Shi Xuan?" Huang Shuhan saw Shi Xuan's changes.
"Those people have questions, let's follow?" Shi Xuan said.
Huang Shuhan didn't ask much about his trust in Shi Xuan, and followed him all the way behind a few people.
"Let's be careful, yesterday there was a group of disciples of the Tianhua Sect, Qiao Zhuang, who came down the mountain overnight, and it seemed that there was any movement, let's go up the mountain to investigate tonight?" Shi Xuan heard the man in charge say.
"They mysteriously came down the mountain overnight, what is likely to be the case? We must find out," said another.
Shi Xuan and Huang Shuhan secretly followed behind them, and sure enough, they quickly advanced in the direction of Tianhua Sect.
"There are often spies from other forces in this town, and this time we are going south very secretly, so we must not let them find out our whereabouts," Shi Xuan said.
"Who are they?" asked Huang Shuhan.
"I feel the fluctuation of the aura in their bodies, they must be disciples of the Moon Worship Sect, if they detect the reality of our sect, it is very likely to be unfavorable to us," Shi Xuan said.
In order to avoid being detected by other forces, Tianhua Sect divided into many batches of disciples and hurried overnight, and there are still several groups of disciples who have not set off yet, if they find their whereabouts, it is very likely to be raided by them.
Shi Xuan chased after him along the road, and several people from the Moon Worship Sect quickly hibernated beside the mountain road, secretly observing the situation of the Tianhua Sect at any time.
"Let's kill them now?" said Huang Shuhan.
"In such a dark night, there are many of them, it would be bad if someone escaped, tonight we still have a group of disciples going down the mountain, and when they go down the mountain, we will shoot together, they will not escape," Shi Xuan said.
"It's still thoughtful that you think", Huang Shuhan didn't make a move.
"They have had disciples descend the mountain overnight for many days in a row, what are they doing?" asked a disciple of the Moon Worship Sect.
"We do our own thing, and others are responsible for the rest of the matter, we only need to report their whereabouts to the elders, and we don't need to worry about anything else," said the man in charge.
"That's what Senior Brother said."
Soon, Tianhua Sect really dispatched a group of disciples again, and they hurried down the mountain overnight, just in time to come to Shi Xuan's ambush point.
"We follow in secret", the disciples of the Moon Worship Sect quietly followed in secret.
However, at this moment, a blazing flame fell from the sky, and the shining fire light illuminated the earth, and the other disciples of the Tianhua Sect were also disturbed by the fire light at once.
"Damn, we were discovered, hurry up and break through and spread the news", the man at the head found Shi Xuan and Huang Shuhan and killed them.
"Disciples of the Tianhua Sect, there are spies of the Moon Worship Sect here, all of them will be caught", Shi Xuan shouted.
"It's Senior Brother Shi Xuan, let's go over and help", the disciples who led the team surrounded with many people from the Tianhua Sect, and the disciples of the Moon Worship Sect began to break through, under the stars and the moon, it was like the stars falling, and the power of the stars hit a terrifying aura, and the strength of the disciples of the Moon Worship Sect was extremely good.
Shi Xuan turned into a flaming god of war, and the fire meteor lit up the entire sky, and the terrifying rain of fire fell frantically towards them, and some people let out a painful wail.
"Surround yourself, don't let anyone go," Shi Xuan shouted.
Huang Shuhan flew into the air and exerted the power of ice, and the disciples led by the Moon Worship Sect wanted to take advantage of the chaos to break through, but unfortunately, just as he got up and flew, an extreme cold froze his body for a moment, and even his aura was frozen. An ice sculpture stood in place, looking at the girl in front of him incredulously.
Faced with the strangulation of a large number of disciples of Tianhua Sect, several of their spies were quickly subdued, "Keep your mouth alive, you must ask their plan of action from their mouths", Shi Xuan stopped the disciples who wanted to kill them.
"Kill us, we won't say anything," said the subdued disciple.
The man was suddenly punched hard by the disciple of Tianhua Sect, "Looking for death, you can answer whatever my senior brother asks, otherwise it will be difficult for you to resemble?"
"How many people did you come this time, and what did you find?" Shi Xuan asked.
"I don't know?" said the disciple of the Moon Worship Sect.
"Still hard-mouthed", the man was beaten hard again, bleeding all over his body, and wailing all over the ground, but he just didn't say anything.
"Senior brother, these people have really hard mouths," the disciple said.
The others were all killed, leaving the one of the ice sculptures, and I had a way of priing his mouth open.
The other disciples quickly killed the disciples of the Moon Worship Sect, leaving only the one who was frozen in ice.
Shi Xuan stepped forward and smashed the frozen ice cube with a punch, and the man leaked out of the ice sculpture.
"As you can see, our disciples will be loyal to our gods even if they die, and the great gods will bless us," the man said.
"It seems that you don't know anything about my methods?" Shi Xuan grabbed him by the shoulder and threw him to the ground fiercely.
"You, what are you going to do?"
Shi Xuan wasn't ready to ask him at this moment, a huge soul phantom behind him walked out and walked towards the man, the soul grabbed his head fiercely, and the man let out a painful wail.
There was a big gap between his soul power and Shi Xuan's, and he couldn't stop Shi Xuan's soul enslavement at all.
His soul trembled violently, but he couldn't resist, and soon his eyes became hollow, like the walking dead.
Shi Xuan successfully manipulated him, "I use my soul to probe his memory, I think I will definitely be able to gain something," Shi Xuan said.
"Senior Brother Shi Xuan actually has such a method, I really admire it?" said the disciple led by the Tianhua Sect.
"Which peak master's disciple are you?" Shi Xuan asked.
"Liu Tao, a disciple of Yufeng in Xiasu, was ordered by Senior Brother Lin to lead the team to set off towards Canghai," Liu Tao said.
"Many of our disciples have been followed by the people of the Moon Worship Sect, the first few batches of disciples may be in danger, we must take measures, otherwise we will be raided by the people of the Moon Worship Sect before we reach the sea," Shi Xuan said.
"How is this good?" Liu Tao said.
"You immediately report this matter to the elders in the sect, and ask him to come forward and lead a group of disciples to carry out the rescue with me, if it is too late, the other disciples may be in danger", Shi Xuan discovered their plan of action from the memories of the disciples of the Moon Worship Sect, there are already disciples of the Moon Worship Sect secretly following several groups of their people, and it is very likely to launch a surprise attack.
"I'll go up the mountain immediately", Liu Tao knew that the stakes were high, and personally went to the sect to find the elders' assistance.