Chapter 185: Advance is Retreat
Changfengzi was not angry that Yunchen had the audacity to interrupt him, but lightly applauded and applauded, "Good question." After speaking, he put away the smile on his face and said with a little heaviness: " Everyone has their own position, although Yutai Yongjun is a disciple of my Cidu Divine Sect, but his position is in the Xuanyin Extreme Sect, instead of going further into the Elite Pavilion of the Cidu Divine Sect to compete for the quota of the four personal disciples, just like it is impossible for an Extreme Sect to let a descendant of Taizong become his successor, a Divine Sect will not give a personal son of the Extreme Sect Sect to compete for the opportunity to be in charge of the Divine Sect in the future, so when Tai Yongjun wants to enter the Elite Pavilion, in our eyes, he is a dead manγ β
Yunchen agreed with this, nodded and said, "So, no matter if I kill him in Moyang Village this time, if you come later, will you kill him?"
Chang Fengzi was noncommittal, "This question ends here, the permission given to me by the Holy Aunt can directly send you to the Elite Pavilion of the Cidu Divine Sect, so..." Chang Fengzi said and pointed to a jujube red coffee table by the door, Yun Chen followed his gesture and looked sideways, there were two sets of new white sword robes with rolling gold edges, and on the chest of the neatly stacked sword robes, a soaring goshawk was drawn, which was the symbol of the disciples of the Elite Pavilion, and if he became the personal disciple of the Holy Aunt, there would be a colorful phoenix embroidered on it.
Yunchen didn't move, the purpose of his coming was not to wear these two sets of clothes.
Changfengzi's stubbornness towards Yunchen once again showed his generous side, "I know, let you suddenly enter the Divine Sect, I can't accept it for a while, after all, you have lived in the Yuncheng Sect for nine years, and it is difficult to give up the relationship between you and the master, the master and the sister and even the brother for so many years, these are all human nature, I am very happy that you can still care so much about feelings in the face of such a huge temptation, I am not wrong about you." β
Yunchen sweats profusely, where is this!
"However, I think that no matter your master and sister or even the entire Yuncheng Sect, after learning that you were selected by my Cidu Divine Sect and directly entered the Elite Pavilion, you will definitely be proud and high-five each other, not to mention the Divine Sect, even the Extreme Sect has taken a fancy to you, and your master will never dare to stop it, I will personally explain to your master and mother, and give them compensation, he said that if you are lucky enough to become a disciple of the Holy Aunt, you can justifiably promote your master, sword skills below the heaven level, and even elixir, can be used by your master. β
Chang Fengzi's words could be said to be sincere, but Yun Chen still didn't wear that dress, but asked, "How can a disciple of the Elite Pavilion become a disciple of the Holy Aunt?"
"It's very simple, there are two tests in Heze, and if you complete one of them, you can get the approval of the Elders' Pavilion, first, kill the Fazun Hatsune, and second, destroy Hunyang Village, the first village of Heze. β
Yunchen suddenly pointed to the sword robe on the coffee table and said, "You can take back these two sets of clothes." β
Just when Chang Fengzi's face gradually became gloomy, Yun Chen's finger pointed at Chang Fengzi's chest, "If I want to wear it, I will wear it like you." After Yunchen finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Looking at Yunchen's distant figure, Chang Fengzi did not scold, but instead faintly blushed on his pale face, and then covered his chest and laughed loudly, "Haha... Okay, haha ambitious. β
When Changfengzi put down the right hand covering his chest, his chest was embroidered with a lifelike colorful phoenix, he was originally the current disciple of the head of the Cidu Divine Sect, and he was the same brother and sister as the Holy Aunt, so he had the right to come to Kaiyang Pass to select the personal disciple of the Holy Aunt.
Chang Fengzi laughed for a while, then suddenly turned around, bent down to face the door of a three-story stone building behind him, and asked, "Elder Ning, what do you think of this?"
An old voice came from the closed door: "This son has average qualifications, his mind is very heavy, and he is not easy to ponder, but I have to say that your vision is good, but are you sure that he has any god-level sword skills?"
"I'm just guessing, I privately tortured a disciple of the Tianqi Sect who returned from Heze, he insisted that it was Di Yunchen who killed the twenty Qingtian Cranes that killed them halfway through Moyangzhai, and opened the door of Moyangzhai with his own strength, if it weren't for any god-level sword skills in hand, I really can't think of how a sword cultivator in the realm of a sword master can do this, but that Tianfen Sect disciple didn't see it with his own eyes, so he couldn't believe it, in addition, the reason why they were able to capture Moyangzhai was secretly helped by Hua Hong's party, this time he went to Heze, I will arrange someone to secretly take a lookγ Changfengzi stepped forward and put away the two sets of clothes, even if Yunchen had completed the approval of the Elder Pavilion, he would not be able to put on the clothes of his own disciple until the Holy Aunt ascended to the position of head of the sect.
A long sigh came from behind the door, "The legendary god-level sword technique that breaks mountains and rivers with a sword, I haven't seen it for many years, not to mention that he doesn't necessarily have it, even if he does, how can he comprehend it... Don't think about it, check carefully, there should be someone behind him who is secretly helping him. β
Changfengzi was right when he thought about it, and hurriedly said yes.
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Yunchen didn't wipe the fine beads of sweat on his forehead until he walked out of the southeast area, not to mention letting him kill Hatsune, that is, Hatsune suddenly fell half-dead in front of him, and he couldn't kill it, he had to let Ni Sheng save her immediately, he didn't have the sincerity to enter the Cidu Divine Sect, and in the end he just played a trick of advancing and retreating. Just as Chang Fengzi said, everyone has their own position, and Yunchen set his position in the position of the head of the Cloud City Sect a long time ago.
The next morning, in front of the door of Hongxing, where Fuze Temple is stationed, Yunchen and other people are sorting out the package, and now there is no registered disciple under the door, they can only carry the package containing supplies on their back, Yunchen carried his package on his back, and took a small package from Yunxiu's hand and threw it to Hongxing, Hongxing untied it, a thick stack of rune paper, and immediately smiled, quickly put it on his back, patted his heart and assured Yunchen: "Don't worry, the monk just lost his life, and he won't lose the goods." β
"Why hasn't Ni Shang come yet?" Yun Xiu couldn't help but get anxious when she saw that Ni Shang had run away again at this juncture.
"Wait for her. Yunchen said and stood directly at the door to meditate, Nishang slipped away with his nameplate early in the morning, and didn't want to know that he would go to Zongfang to exchange items, the problem was that Zongfang didn't open so early.
In front of the West Gate, there were more than 1,000 sword cultivators who were on duty to suppress witches, ready to stand at the gate of the West Gate, plus the casual cultivators who Luo Guan secretly invited and who were ready to follow this group of rotating sword cultivators to fish in troubled waters, etc., together there were only more than 1,500 people, and when the personnel were ready, they would open Heze again.
It's just that a large group of people blocked in front of the West Gate for almost half an hour, and Luo Guan, who didn't see the leader, shouted to set off, and the sword cultivators who watched the excitement in Kaiyang Pass clamored one after another, and the words such as "the timid don't dare to step out of the city gate" were unbearable.
Luo Guan was helpless, so he summoned a junior disciple under the door to urge Yunchen and his party, and after a while, this person went and returned, and replied: "Di Yunchen said, the auspicious time has not yet arrived!" The voice was extremely loud, which immediately caused laughter in Kaiyang Pass.
The eldest grandson Yuanhuang Pu Zhen and others who were in front of Luo Guan immediately scratched their faces and turned red, and even Luo Guan, who had always been unfazed, changed color slightly, and scolded secretly, "What kind of trick is this kid playing?" β
After waiting for another half an hour, Ni Shang was late, Yun Xiu pushed Yun Chen, and teased: "The auspicious time has come!"
But Yunchen also said seriously: "That's good!" Everyone was completely speechless.
Nishang ran to Yunchen, tugged at his sleeve and said embarrassedly: "Bad guy, I forgot that Zongfang opened late in the morning..."
Yunchen took his nameplate and looked at it, and suddenly his face was dejected, Nishang didn't have any contribution value left to spend it, and he knew that Nishang had exchanged all the medicines, and immediately put away the nameplate, and led everyone to take the lead towards the west gate.
"Ni Shang, where is your Da Ling'er?" Yun Xiu couldn't help but be a little curious when she saw that the white cat Jing who had always been around Ni Shang was gone.
"Hasn't the tail grown yet?" Before Ni Sheng could answer, Yun Chen followed up and asked, Da Ling'er is not only important to Ni Shang, but also to Yun Chen.
"It sleeps well and will find me. Nishang jumped and hummed a song to catch up with Yunchen, pulled him and said, "Bad guy, Second Brother Hong, they said they want to go to Heze with you, is it okay?"
"Hong Er?" Yun Chen looked sideways, and in a small alley to their left, there were more than a dozen sword corrections waving towards Ni Shang beside him, and the leader among them was not Hong Er, who claimed to have vomited blood and sold Yun Chen's 'Cuiqin' sword. "Yes, tell them to pay fifty contribution points each!" Yunchen took the opportunity to threaten.
"Bad guys..."Yun Chenjiao sneered, waving at Hong Er and his party who were waiting, "Brother Hong Er, the bad guys promised to let you join!"
Hong Er led the fourteen sword cultivators to run over quickly, hugged his fists towards Yunchen and the others, and said: "Thank you, although we have been in Heze for some years, we usually set up stalls in Kaiyang Pass, do some reselling business to make some small profits, Heze has also been there a few times, most of them are going around the periphery, this time I heard that you are going to attack the village, I want to follow to open your eyes." β
Yun Chen glanced at the sign on their chests, except for Hong Er, who was a sword sect, the others were all in the sword master realm, nodded to them, and said hello, so he took the lead and walked towards the west gate.
"Second Brother Hong, we bad guys are very domineering, no matter what unbelievable orders he makes, we are not allowed to ask why. This is where Ni Shang is smart, it looks like she is complaining, but she is actually reminding Hong Er and his party to follow Yunchen and not ask more to annoy him.
"Senior Brother Yunchen can lead the people of the four sects to conquer Moyang Village for thousands of miles, just with this extraordinary scheming and courage, we believe him, please rest assured, anything Senior Brother Yunchen just commands, we will never drag you back. "Hong Erdu is about to be honest and benevolent in Kaiyang Pass, and immediately promised.
The eldest grandson Yuan Huangpu Zhen saw Di Yunchen coming to join them, and finally knew that his party had been waiting at the city gate for an hour, and he was ridiculed for waiting for him, and his face suddenly became more gloomy than the sky above Kaiyang Pass, especially after Huangpu Zhen saw Huangpu Jin behind Yunchen, his eyes were almost on fire, he always thought that the first time he went to Heze to make a disgraced face, mainly because Huang Pujin secretly pulled away most of the main forces of the Nanli Sect, and this time he came back with the intention of settling accounts with Huang Pujin, but after Huang Pujin sent all the disciples of the Nanli Sect who followed him out of the pass, he lost his trace, and he didn't expect to appear with Di Yunchen nowγ
Luo Guan quietly pulled Huangpu Zhen, who was about to go out to settle accounts with Huangpujin, and greeted Yunchen and his party first, and said politely: "Senior Brother Yunchen, I don't know if I can leave now?"
Yunchen looked up at the sky with a snickering smile, "The auspicious time has arrived, you can go!"
His hateful appearance, even Yun Xue, who had always been indifferent, couldn't help it, and a subtle smile was hooked at the corner of her lips, she didn't know what Bai Yunchen could see from this sky except clouds and mist or clouds.
It was still raining lightly, and there was no more gongs and drums to boost morale, and there was no guidance from the disciples of the Divine Sect, just as quietly as when they returned to the pass, Luo Guan and his party of more than 1,500 people quietly walked out of Kaiyang Pass for the second time.
The southern part of Heze is far more vast and productive than the northern part of Heze, which is why the vast majority of barbarian shamans gather in the south to survive, compared to the swampy wetlands in the north, and the hill swamp formed by hill after hill in the south, and there are even plains and rivers in the center.
After walking out of the buffer zone formed by the Netherworld Lotus and the Giant Banyan Tree, the team turned to the southwest, and when the last Giant Banyan was left behind them, the terrain dropped sharply, and in front of them was an endless hill ranging from a few zhang to dozens of zhang, the hill was covered with brown or gray trees, and in the gap between the hills was a pool of water connected together, which was no longer stagnant water, but flowing living water, converging into bright rivers in the distance, and after the rain curtain pressed down the clouds, it was bright like a fluttering jade belt, lingering on this gray-brown landγ
Without the Netherworld Lotus, there will be no dark red flowers, and you can't see a trace of vitality when you walk here, but there is a hidden murder everywhere....
Four days later, along the path stepped out by the sword cultivators who traveled back and forth to Heze all the year round, more than 1,500 sword cultivators had waded more than 300 miles southwest of Heze, and the light rain finally stopped, and when the sun was short-lived, the fog filled the land again, because of the need to release poison gas and miasma, the team's itinerary had to slow down.
Yunchen and his entourage of more than 20 people, ignoring the Ming Dynasty irony of the two sects of sword cultivation in the south of the West and South along the way, walked consistently at the end like a group of death-fearing ghosts. "Ah, it's harder to get around here than it is to the north. Ni Shang bent down and thumped all the way uphill or downhill, climbing with sore knees muttering, Yun Xiu Yunxue almost followed her to do the same action, Ni Shang's words undoubtedly represented their hearts.
Liudao let go of Yunchen's arm that he had been pulling, not because he had any special hobbies, but because Yunchen, who had been subjected to thousands of knives, had carried Hongxing's Juyuan Pagoda in his arms to cultivate, if he didn't pull him away, he would fall farther and farther, but it finally opened the eyes of Hong Er behind him, and there were people who could cultivate while rushing to Heze. The least heartfelt is Hongxing, as far as it seems that his Juyuan Pagoda is cheap Yunchen for nothing, because Yunchen can cultivate while walking, but he can't.
"How can it be so quiet?" Yun Chen saw that the sword cultivators in front of him were scattered to the surrounding hills to prepare to camp under Luo Guan's order, and it seemed that he was not going to leave today, so he asked Hong Er beside him, although they didn't go to Heze many times, but they were much more familiar than Yun Chen, who came here for the first time.
"Because it's raining, the sword witch's attack steps are generally to release poisonous smoke to attack first, and then release the Red Tail Peak to attack, and then cast a spell after causing us a big mess, but when it rains, neither the poisonous smoke nor the Red Tail Peak can be carried out, so it should be much quieter. Hong Er replied as he instructed his companions to find a place to set up a temporary camp. In fact, only since entering Heze, all such trivial things along the way have been covered by Hong Er.
"Didn't the Sword Witch ride the Optimus Crane to raid from the sky?" asked Huang Pujin, reminding him of the scene where Yunchen killed the crane in the dense forest.
Hong Er pointed to several hills around them that were more than ten zhang high and said: "This is the reason for camping here, once the Sword Witch rides the Optimus Crane and falls from the sky to attack us, the Sword Cultivator hidden on the hills on both sides can take the lead in attacking them, the most important thing is that here or the periphery, there are some small villages that can't afford to raise too many Optimus Cranes, even if there are them, they are all used to guard the stockade." β
Just as the sword cultivators were setting up camp in the middle of several hills, the voice of the sword cultivator disciple suddenly heard in the distance, "The poisonous gas is floating from the west, everyone disperse quickly, Changsun Mu, you lead the elite disciples under your sect to the west to find the sword witch who burned and released the poisonous gas." Luo Guan stood up and landed on a hill directly in front of Yunchen, and ordered in a very orderly manner.
Yunchen looked sideways to the west, and sure enough, a faint green poisonous mist floated over under the cover of the mist in the air. The sword cultivators had also experienced this situation many times, and they seemed extremely calm and scattered to hide in the windswept mountain col, or climbed directly to a high place, except for Yunchen and his group of seven people.
Just as Hong Er was about to remind Yunchen that they would run away with him, the seven of them made a touch-like motion, and at the same time took out the medicine bottle containing the Wuyun Pill from his arms, poured out a Wuyun Pill and swallowed it.
This action, in the eyes of Hong Er and other sword cultivators, is too extravagant action, twenty contributions worth a bottle of Wuyun Pill, they are as casual as eating peas, if they always encounter the poisonous fog like this, they do not dodge, but eat Wuyun Pill to resist, a trip to Heze, each person does not have five or six bottles of Wuyun Pill is simply not enough, so far, Hong Er finally knows how rich Yunchen and his party are after capturing Moyang Village.
"Do it according to the plan!" Yunchen threw the Juyuan Pagoda in his arms to Hongxing, and his right hand had already grasped the Cuiqin, which had not been unsheathed since it was purchased.
Hongxing and the others nodded, put the package on the ground, and hurriedly walked towards the way they came, looking at the eyes of the other sword cultivators, they seemed to be frightened by the poisonous mist of the sword witch, and they were ready to run back to Kaiyang Pass in one go.
Nishang also ran a few steps with them, and when she found that something was wrong, she immediately ran back to Yunchen and asked, "What plan?"
"I don't include you in my plan. β
Hong Er saw that Yunchen Nishang was still standing in place and did not move, and shouted anxiously in the distance: "Nishang, come here, the sword witch is about to release Chiwei Peak." β
Yunchen flicked the scabbard lightly and asked, "Are you afraid?"
Ni Shang was tightly clinging to Yunchen's back, with a tender and sweet face, "Don't be afraid!"
(To be continued)