Lingcang Mountains.

A white marble archway is located on the main peak of the mountain range, surrounded by endless mountains around the arch guard, the towering dangerous peaks and cliffs can be seen everywhere, the ancient trees are towering to the sky, the clouds and mountains are covered with fog, birds and beasts come and go from time to time, just like the scenic spot of paradise.

In the main hall of the sect's deliberations, more than ten men and women in Taoist costumes sat silently, led by an elegant man in his forties, with long black hair and bright and deep eyes. Yun Qijun sat on one side, his complexion was as usual, and he looked like he had basically recovered.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was a little heavy, and the eyes of everyone present were staring at the head of the sect sitting in the first place, or rather, staring at the metal warhead in his hand, and their expressions were not very good-looking.

"Master, what do you think?"

After a long time, Yun Qijun finally couldn't help but ask.

The head of the sect sighed quietly, with a little bitterness and a little jealousy, and said softly: "This thing can't see the foundation of history as a teacher, so you didn't lose unjustly this time, alas!" It seems that the evolution of the general trend of the world is about to have twists and turns again. ”

“……”

Everyone looked at each other, the cultivation of the sect also belonged to the level of a half-step human immortal, and he knew many secrets and secrets in the cultivation world, and his insight was almost unmatched in the sect, if he couldn't see the reason, let alone others.

So, what do we do next? Do you want to be the elite in the door and wipe out Zhao Yuanjin at any cost, and that person? An elder on the right asked.

The master glanced at him, and said lightly: "Qijun is already a half-step human immortal, and he was seriously injured in the hands of that person, and he almost didn't come back, if I teach the elite to do his best, even if I can kill the other party, what price will I pay?" ”

Ling Cangshan's lineage already belonged to one of the top sects in the cultivation world, and Yun Qijun was a cultivation genius that was rare in a hundred years, so he was able to initially touch the realm of human immortals at a young age. There are only three or five people who can be compared to her in cultivation.

The only human immortal ancestor is in retreat and cultivating, and it is impossible to go out of the mountain easily. If you decide to act, then you can only go down the mountain with these senior elders and the head of the sect, plus a group of backbones who have stepped into the realm of innate martial arts masters, which means that the operation of the entire sect will have to be temporarily suspended. How can this work?

Besides, even if such a strong lineup is really dispatched, is it guaranteed to be successful? Since the failure of the last operation, Zhao Yuanjin, who has taken precautions, will definitely strengthen the defense forces around him at any cost.

Although the innate martial arts master is strong, he can still rely on his numerical advantage to pile up his death, anyway, for these princes, ordinary soldiers are killed or injured by hundreds or thousands of people at all, and they are afraid that they will not be able to recruit soldiers with food?

And that person is too, he actually has the means to pose a deadly threat to the half-step human immortal, how much sacrifice will he have to sacrifice to be able to solve him at that time?

Even if it is barely succeeded in the end, the strength of the sect will have to be six or seven out of ten, and if it is not done well, it will have to be reduced to a second-rate sect from now on, and the price is too great, so it is difficult for even the head of the sect to make this determination.

A female elder hesitated and said, "If Zhao Yuanjin is allowed to develop, then even if Wu Zhence's side defeats the imperial army, it will be difficult to quickly unify the south, how to deal with it?" ”

Another elder said softly: "Those great princes in the north who have the Hidden Dragon Meteorology, they have also decided to start betting, if we don't want to find a way to properly resolve this matter, the final result will ...... It's not good for us. ”

The head of the sect was silent for a moment and asked, "Over there in Jingzhou, how is the situation now?" ”

Elder Yanagizaki, who was in charge of the intelligence function, replied: "Zhao Yuanjin sent troops ten days ago to capture Qishui County, and is currently gathering troops to attack Jidu County. ”

Zhao Yuanjin already has four counties in his hands, including Jingnan, Yangcheng, Shangyang, and Qishui, and if this Jidu County is also successfully won, it will become five counties. In Jingzhou, he is already a well-deserved number one prince, and he will soon form a snowball and swallow the entire Jingzhou smoothly.

An elder with a little less seniority sighed lightly: "I knew this was the case, I should have helped the imperial army and wiped out that Zhao Yuanjin as soon as possible, but now it's like this...... It's really hard to do. ”

With the rise of Zhao Yuanjin, there will be major variables in the southern pattern. But Ling Cangshan's lineage has already invested a lot in Wu Zhence, and if he just gives up and quits like this, the elders are really unwilling. However, if we continue to participate, it is difficult to say how much additional investment will be required.

The elders discussed for a long time without any result, and finally the master had no choice but to say, "Since you can't make up your mind, then wait for the patriarch to make a decision after this retreat is over." ”

"That's very good." Everyone nodded.

Finally, Sect Leader Wen Yan asked Yun Qijun: "If you are allowed to retreat in the Tianshu Cave Mansion for half a year, are you sure that you will break through the shackles and achieve the true human immortal fruit position?" ”

"Master Mingjian, after this calamity, the disciple consciously cultivates and makes progress, if he really retreats, there should be about seventy or eighty percent of the breakthroughs." Yun Qijun said respectfully.

"In that case, then you can go, and all the resources you need will be prepared for you." The head of the teaching immediately said.

As soon as these words came out, even the elders showed a little envy. The resources of the sect are limited, and this Tianshu Cave Mansion is the central area where the spiritual veins in the sect gather, and the spiritual energy is the most abundant, so only the ancestor and the master have always been qualified to enter the cultivation from time to time.

The other elder disciples only have a maximum of three days to a month of entry time per year, and unless they have made great achievements, they will be rewarded with more time. Yun Qijun has received such preferential treatment this time, and he already has a great chance to become an immortal.

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Jidu County.

Town Marshal Lu Kang stood on the city wall, looking at the majestic and magnificent military formation hundreds of steps away from the city, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the expressions of the officers and soldiers around him were also ugly.

"This damn Zhao Yuanjin is just bullying me too much......" The voice of gnashing teeth sounded.

The opponent's 40,000-strong army is approaching the city, with high morale and well-equipped armor, and only seven or eight thousand troops in his hands, how can he resist?

Especially in the military formation in the distance, three strange behemoths have been assembled, a large number of boulders are piled aside, and craftsmen are making final adjustments.

"Is this a trebuchet? How could it be so big? ”

Lu Kang muttered to himself, he had never seen such a huge trebuchet in his memory, and even the imperial army did not seem to have heard of it.

Wang Pan, the town commander of Qishui County, only defended for less than a day, and the city wall was broken, and he committed suicide in defeat, which is said to be due to the credit of this giant trebuchet.

So can your own city withstand it? If the city is broken, where should I go?

Zhao Jun in the formation.

Under the banner of the Chinese army, Zhao Yuanjin, who was neatly draped, rode on a white horse, looking high-spirited, surrounded by all the generals, including Qin Feng.

At this moment all preparations had been made for the return cannon, and the first firing began as one of the mounted lieutenants waved the flag in his hand vigorously.

With a palpitating whistling sound, three boulders were thrown high into the sky, drawing a parabola and slamming down the city walls.

A boulder was a little out of place, and it fell behind the city wall with a dull sound, sending up a cloud of smoke.

The remaining two boulders smashed right near the battlements of the city wall, and in the deafening crash, the masonry splashed, and the city wall shook obviously, and the long cracks on the wall were visible to the naked eye. The soldiers who were hit by the boulder were directly reduced to minced meat, and blood splattered everywhere.

The 40,000 troops in front of the county town suddenly erupted in bursts of cheers, like a rolling tide sweeping by. The defenders on the city walls were all pale and their morale had plummeted to the extreme.

"The power of this return cannon is really good,"

He said happily: "No matter how strong the wall is, it only takes a few more rounds of bombardment to break it." If I can win the world, I rely on the ability of my husband. ”

Qin Feng smiled and said nothing, this time the return cannon was not easy to make, it cost a lot, and it was quite troublesome to disassemble, assemble and transport, but compared to its power, these defects were acceptable. With such sharp weapons, it can be said that there is no kind of city wall in the world that can stop Zhao Yuanjin's army.

As round after round of boulders continued to fall, one wall finally could not bear it anymore and collapsed in the smoke and dust, revealing a gap several meters wide.

"Kill it!"

Zhao Yuan was overjoyed and immediately gave the order to attack.

In the rapid beat of the drums, a group of soldiers rushed up like a tide and headed towards the gap.