The army marched all the way, and it was nearly evening, and it had already passed the White Emperor City. In the past, we have reached the boundary of Xichuan.

In ancient times, the river was divided into two roads: the sword pavilion in the north and the waterway in the east. The route chosen by Huang Yueying is surprisingly consistent with the route taken by Liu Bei when he entered Sichuan in the interpretation.

Seeing that it was getting late, there were many small roads along the riverside, which were rugged and difficult to walk. Huang Yueying immediately ordered the army to camp along the river and rest on the spot. According to the plan with Zhou Qi at the beginning, the Wuling army was not busy rushing to Sichuanzhong immediately. Just wait for the "banditry" mentioned by Liu Zhang to be more ferocious.

At the sound of the order, logistics sergeants had already gathered in front of Nichols' humanoid transport plane, waiting to receive food, grass, military tents and other materials. They all secretly claimed that the gods and demons that the lord found out of nowhere were worth thousands of animals alone.

The four members of the advance team, Huang Yueying, and Zhen Mi all chuckled when they heard this. I don't know if it's a compliment or a curse, and I really mourn for Mr. Demon for two minutes.

At this moment, a white light flashed outside the tent of the Chinese army, and Zhou Qi, who had been missing for most of the day, jumped out of thin air.

His appearance suddenly became the focus of countless people's attention. It's not because a flower suddenly grew on Zhou Qi's face, but because he was holding two little beasts in his hands, one left and one right!

He actually brought out the imprisoned ox and the sky fox in the demon refining pot!

"Yikes!" When Zhen Mi and Xia Ruobing saw the two little beasts, they invariably exhaled softly. Walking quickly to Zhou Qi's side, he didn't bother to ask him where he had gone and what he had done. Reached out and took it.

Tianhu was hugged by Xia Ruobing, his mouth pursed, and he sighed secretly in his heart, he shouldn't have been, he couldn't stand the temptation of that spirit, and signed a contract with the owner of the demon refining pot called Zhou Qi. I'm afraid I can't escape the life of a pet in this life.

The prisoner cow's eyes were full of light, and he jumped into Zhen Mi's arms with a cry of joy, his head resting on her soft breasts, and the expression on his face was pleasant. Only a few men present swallowed their saliva. In my heart, I was a beast, and I kept scolding.

"Why did you bring these two little things out?" Xia Ruobing said as she doted on the little head of the sky fox.

Zhou Qi smiled slightly, it was really not easy to bring these two guys out. Not only did they use up the only two spirits, but they also threatened and intimidated them to force them to sign various unequal treaties. Don't look at these two guys who look coquettish and cute, not long ago, he saw their real bodies with his own eyes!

"Damn it! I'm going to crush you lowly worms! ”

At this moment, Nichols' angry roar could be heard in the distance. Zhou Qi frowned, and hurriedly swept his spiritual sense around, but he didn't find anything unusual, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, what kind of nerves is this guy having?

When Huang Yueying heard this, she pursed her lips and smiled. Hurriedly told Zhou Qi the interesting story just now.

Zhou Qi was secretly amused when he heard it, the group of soldiers under his command were really simple. These words probably can make Nichols's liver crooked. But don't be surprised!

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately came out of the big tent, spread his body and rushed over.

From a distance, I saw that Mr. Demon had revealed his true body, his face as hideous as lava, his eyes were red, and he was already on the verge of going berserk at any time.

"Nichols!" Zhou Qi hurriedly spoke.

"Roar! How dare these lowly bugs laugh at the great Nichols! Nichols turned his head and roared at Zhou Qi, as if he was venting his dissatisfaction, and said in a rough voice as if he was complaining.

"Stupid! Everyone knows that you are a great demon god, so how dare they mock you? Well, you can listen to it as a compliment, come with me! Zhou Qi glared at it angrily, turned around and left.

Nichols pondered, then glanced down at the large group of frightened soldiers hiding in the distance. Scratching his head, he felt that what Zhou Qi said seemed to make sense. Is it really a compliment to yourself?

"Humph!" With a wave of his hand, Nichols threw a large pile of grain, grass and tents on the ground, turning into a black mist and following him.

"It's yours." Seeing it follow, Zhou Qi flicked his fingers, and a ball of incomparably refined demonic qi gathered in the city's light and flew in front of Nichols.

"Hmm!" Nichols' nose twitched, and a look of wonder suddenly appeared in his eyes. Hurriedly stretched out his claws and grabbed the pitch-black light ball. Claw-clawed. I'm afraid that the next moment this ball of light will fly away from my eyes.

Zhou Qi looked at his expression, and while smiling secretly in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a trace of curiosity. It's just a ball of demonic energy, how can this guy look like he has never seen the world, and he is nervous like this?

"Well, where did you get this, master?"

"Huh? Is this thing precious? ”

"Hehe, it's nothing, I'm just asking!"

"Okay, since you don't tell the truth, then I'll only give this thing to Luoli in the future."

"Nope! You can't do this! Nichols' face was full of anxiety. It immediately turned into a cloud of black mist and burrowed into the mark of Zhou Qi's right arm.

"Well, this is an abyssal primordial mass! I give you a word of advice, my mortal master. Don't leak the news that you have the Abyssal Essence! ”

"Oh? What happens if it leaks out? ”

"War! My master! A war across planes and time and space! ”

"No, it's that serious, isn't it?" Zhou Qi couldn't help but be stunned by the expression on his face when he heard it. This guy wouldn't be saying it out on purpose to scare himself, would he? But looking at Nichols' actions, and his serious tone, it doesn't look like he's lying.

"You can never imagine the meaning of a pure abyssal primordial mass! It is a must for every demon who wants to rise to the rank of Abyss Lord. ”

"Shhh After hearing this, Zhou Qi took a light breath and immediately understood the meaning of Nichols's words.

Since this demonic energy is so important to ordinary demons, everyone wants to fight for it. Similarly, it is even more important for the current lords of each layer of the Abyss. No one wants a competitor to suddenly appear in front of them and threaten their throne!

"Looks like you've got what I'm saying, master!"

"Well, I see, if you absorb this abyssal essence, will you be able to challenge the existing lords?"

"No, it's not enough! The primordial essence gives me the power to evolve again. It will take time, though. Only after evolving, becoming stronger, can you launch Mamluks against the lord! ”

"Mamluk?"

"Mamluk, the most sacred death duel ritual under the Law of the Abyss! The victor will devour the power of the primordial essence in the opponent's body. The longer an Abyss Lord reigns, the more powerful it becomes, and the big reason is that it has devoured a large amount of Abyssal Essence from countless challengers! ”

Zhou Qi understood now, he originally pulled out a ball of demonic qi from Yu Ji's body, and just wanted to treat himself, a demonic servant, but he didn't expect to make such a big moth!

"The road to evolution is just around the corner! Until I have completely absorbed the power of the primordial essence and completed this evolution, I am afraid that I will not be able to listen to your call at any time, and at the same time, you will no longer be able to borrow my power as before. ”

When Zhou Qi heard this, he lowered his head and thought for a while. Without the help of Nichols, the impact is not small, although the Demon Refining Pot also has the same effect as a different dimension. But from then on, he could no longer act alone. But when I think about it, if Nichols completes his evolution, he will definitely be even more powerful than he is now. How do you choose between this gain and loss?

Through the connection with the imprint, Nichols in the imprint was seen holding the Abyssal Essence in both hands, his eyes full of fanaticism. Zhou Qi pondered for a moment and made a decision.

"I see. If you have any trouble absorbing the original substance, you must tell me immediately. ”

"Huh?" When Nichols heard this, there was a hint of surprise and surprise in his eyes, he had thought that this mortal would stop him from evolving. Unexpectedly, I waited for an answer that I didn't expect.

"Well, maybe I should say thank you sincerely, my master."

Zhou Qi smiled slightly, and with the turn of his mind, he transferred the materials stacked in the different dimensional space to the empty halls in the demon refining pot and put them away. Seeing that Nichols swallowed the primordial substance impatiently, Nichols was like hibernating, and his huge body curled up in a ball. In the blink of an eye, it was enveloped in a dark light. He slowly withdrew his thoughts from the imprint.

Zhou Qi returned to the big tent and hid the details of the original essence of the abyss. Briefly told everyone about Nichols. Xia Ruobing and Fu Yunsheng didn't have much opinion on this. saw Huang Yueying frown slightly, and then cast a pair of wonderful eyes on herself.

"In this way, in the future, the lord will have to ask more about this march himself."

knew that this beautiful military advisor would not let herself go. Zhou Qi shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal. Anyway, the second phase of the task has been completed ahead of schedule, and there is nothing special to deal with at the moment. Staying in the army and operating together said there was no pressure.

At the same time, the ancient city of Chang'an.

In the city lord's mansion, Zhang Yanbin, who was sitting in the quiet room, suddenly opened his closed eyes, and his gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the closed window lattice, and he seemed to be able to cast it in the southwest direction. Under the dim oil lamp, his eyes were scarlet as blood! In the past, he was delicate but not masculine, and his face was weirdly more enchanting.

After a long time, the discoloration on his face faded and returned to his former appearance.

"Come to me at once." Zhang Yanbin greeted in the team channel.

It didn't take long for Murong Yan, Chu Dongguo, Ma Xiaomeng, and the undead archmage Andy to come to the room.

"Yan'er, you immediately set off to the south to inquire about the information. No matter how detailed it is, the better. ”

"Hmm." Murong Yan looked at Zhang Yanbin's pale cheeks, and her eyes flickered slightly. He nodded slightly.

"There is still half a month left in the main line of the second stage, and now that Anding City has been laid, we still need to capture a city before completing the task. Andy, you prepare, within 10 days, we must take Tianshui! ”

"Captain? Aren't you going to fight Hanzhong? Why is it another day? Ma Xiaomeng yawned, sleepily fiddling with the screen of the tactical computer, and asked lazily.

"The captain has the final say, your kid's skin is itchy?" Chu Dongguo stretched out his hand and slapped him on the head.

"Well, the plan has changed, Hanzhong will let it go a little. If I'm correct, I'm afraid there are other contractors working on the idea there. We must first make sure that the task is completed. If you don't have any opinions, then prepare your own. Yan'er will leave in a while, and stay in touch at any time! ”

"Okay." Facing Zhang Yanbin, Murong Yan tried her best to keep her face as usual. Wait until the team is done deliberating. She immediately got up, summoned the war horse she had bought from the prop house, and left the city gate in the starry night.

"The black qi in my brother's body is getting thicker and thicker. How can this be? On horseback, facing the frost wind blowing in her face, Murong Yan thought worriedly. Since Qin Ling escaped from danger and laid down Chang'an, almost every day, there will be certain changes in Zhang Yanbin's body. And all of this did not escape Murong Yan's eyes opened with secret methods.

"Is he still not his old brother?"