300, Ethereal City
Ethereal City!
One of the four cities on the rivers and lakes at the beginning, it was also born out of the former Baiyun City.
The entire Ethereal City is an extremely large city.
A castle suspended in the sky!
The so-called three islands and four cities are just a title for everyone on the rivers and lakes, and it is considered an honorific title, not really weaker than the three islands.
Just like the Tang Gate in Shuzhong, although it is one of the eight gates, its strength is extremely strong, far exceeding the original Xuanwu Gate.
It's just that the rivers and lakes have changed, and no one can guarantee that a sect can flourish forever.
Even a dynasty will be shattered, let alone a Jianghu sect.
Whether it is the battle of Taoism and Buddha, or the original battle of driving Yuan, these Jianghu sects are also participants.
At the beginning, the Yuan Court Iron Cavalry roamed the world, and I don't know how many Jianghu sects were destroyed.
Even if it fell in the end, there are still three nails in the broken ship, let alone a dynasty.
The original Tantric sect and shamanism were the staunchest supporters of the Yuan Court, and they fought endlessly with the Jianghu sect in the Central Plains.
Therefore, the damage of various Jianghu sects is also not small, and even some sects have become a thing of the past.
Similarly, now Tantra is far away in the Western Regions, and Mongolian shamanism is almost extinct in name.
Now the magnificent city reflected above this Lingnan land is one of the four cities.
Looking at the castle above, Hyunjin had a faint smile on his face.
He waited for a long time, and then walked around Wudang for a long time, until he confirmed that Zhang Zhenren was not there, and then he came here.
Now that I don't see that person appearing, it seems that he is really not in the Central Plains.
The huge phantom of the city, as if a giant mountain fell from a height of ten thousand feet, gave people a strong sense of oppression.
The surrounding Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi roared, forming a huge Yuan Qi storm.
A huge pillar of light instantly poured into the sky, seemingly penetrating the mirror space.
The void vibrated and countless ripples were born, spreading out in all directions.
At this moment, a figure dressed in green clothes appeared behind the mirror space, carrying a long sword behind his back, and his face was grim.
His eyes were filled with Sen Han's sword intent.
The deep sound passed through the secret realm, like thunder and explosion.
"Who are you?"
The voice was extremely cold.
Xianzhen's eyes narrowed slightly, chuckled, and said, "You don't have to know my identity, you just need to know that I am the one who is here to help you." ”
"I'm the only one who can help you."
Naturally, this large array could not be easily destroyed.
He had only opened a temporary passage in this central place.
If you want to really destroy the big array, you can only destroy all the formation cores.
But this is obviously very difficult to do.
Now this passage only connects the Ethereal City to the outside world.
However, he didn't want to destroy the entire array.
Ye Xuance frowned and stared intently at the passage below.
A trace of doubt arose in his heart.
He was very sure that this person was definitely not a member of the Buddhist Sect, but the people of the four cities were all sealed in the secret realm, who could break the formation?
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And Wudang Zhang Zhenren did not show up this time.
What is the purpose of this man breaking the formation?
He never believed that this man had really come to help them.
There is nothing so good in the world.
Hyunjin smiled and turned to leave.
He was only responsible for opening the passage, and he didn't care if the people in this secret realm would come out or not.
Because he's pretty sure these people will definitely come out.
At the beginning, the core of Dongting Lake's formation had not been fully opened, so he was rushed by Zhang Sanfeng to close it, but now that this formation has been completely broken, it will be difficult to close it again.
This place is the core of the formation, and it is also the weak point of the connection between the secret realm and the outside world.
A teasing smile appeared on Hyunjin's grim face.
If he didn't guard this passage, the people inside would adapt to heaven and earth when they came out, but if he guarded this passage, it would undoubtedly be easier for him to destroy the other formation cores.
Unless Zhang Sanfeng can enter the secret realm and solve all the people in the Ethereal City, this difficulty is no less than repairing the formation.
"Haha!"
Hyunjin stepped into the air and suddenly looked up to the sky and let out a loud laugh.
Looking at Xianzhen's distant figure, Ye Xuance took a step and came to the outside of the secret realm.
The moment he left the secret realm, his realm seemed to be suppressed, and his aura plummeted.
The whole person also fell from the sky uncontrollably, losing control of the power of heaven and earth.
"Heaven and Man ......"
Ye Xuance stood at the bottom of the passage, feeling the changes in heaven and earth, and was shocked.
I didn't expect this heaven and earth to suppress him so much.
Losing the power of heaven and earth, the strength of the so-called Tongtian Realm has been greatly reduced.
Soon, figures fell from the open passage.
A group of people saluted respectfully: "City Lord! ”
Ye Xuance said, "Protect the Dharma for me." ”
"Stay here and don't let outsiders come near."
"Remember, don't take people lightly."
"Yes!"
A group of Ethereal City disciples respectfully responded.
Ye Xuance looked into the distance and endured the thought of pursuing.
With his current strength, he is no match for that man.
Ye Xuance sat cross-legged in place, the aura on his body rising rapidly, and a layer of terrifying sword intent shrouded in his body.
In just a few hours, a True Yuan Flower rose behind him.
In the sky above Lingnan, layers of dark clouds suddenly converged, and there were terrifying thunderbolts all over them.
……
Wudang Mountain,
Qin Ba Xianmeng, who was sitting in the back mountain, opened his eyes and stared intently at the idol in front of him.
The statue of the god in the temple swayed slightly, emitting a hazy divine light.
The light emanating from the idol was faintly pointing in one place.
"Something happened to Lingnan's formation?"
Qin Baxian's face changed slightly.
Before the master left, he specially told him that if the statue moved, it must be an accident in the formation.
There is not only a formation core on Wudang Mountain, but it is also able to detect the situation of the formations in other places.
Now the light of this idol should be the core of the formation in the land of Lingnan.
Qin Baxian's expression was solemn, and he just wanted to get up and leave, but quickly stopped again.
If he leaves Wudang, once Wudang's formation is broken, it will be the real trouble.
I'm afraid that this matter is a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain.
"Xiaoqing!"
Qin Baxian called softly, and a soft sound suddenly came from outside the house, and a cyan Haidongqing slowly fell from the sky.
Qin Baxian hurriedly got up and came to the back of the table, wrote down a secret letter, then tied it to Hai Dongqing's leg, stretched out his hand and patted Hai Dongqing, and said softly: "Go to the master and give this to him." ”
This Hai Dongqing is a strange beast raised by Wudang, and it is not a problem to travel thousands of miles a day.
Watching Hai Dongqing flutter his wings and go away, Qin Baxian's expression was heavy.
Now I just hope that there is still time.
If Master and they are still overseas, even if it is Hai Dongqing, I am afraid it will be difficult to find.
……
Night
Lightning and thunder thundered over Taizhou, and storms raged in the forest.
On the official road, a horse-drawn carriage drove quickly to the post station ahead.
"I didn't expect the weather to change."
Zhang Sanfeng lowered the car curtain, retracted his gaze, and said with a smile: "It seems that it will be another rainstorm." ”
Lin Mang chuckled, "The weather in the coastal land is like this. ”
They hurried back to Daming, which can be described as a starry night, and only after entering the country did they change the carriage, which can be regarded as a rest.
Zhang Sanfeng was just about to speak, his expression suddenly moved, and he hurriedly said: "Stop!" ”
The carriage came to a stop.
Zhang Sanfeng walked out of the carriage and looked at Hai Dongqing falling from the sky, his face changed slightly.
Hai Dongqing, who was hovering in the sky, saw Zhang Sanfeng, quickly swooped down, and then landed on his shoulder.
At this time, Lin Mang stepped out of the carriage and said in surprise: "What happened?" ”
Zhang Sanfeng did not speak, but untied the letter on Haidongqing's leg.
After reading what was written on the letter, Zhang Sanfeng was silent for a moment and sighed: "Something happened." ”
"The formation of Lingnan Land has been broken."
I didn't expect the man's actions to be so fast.
According to the time calculation, I am afraid that this formation has been broken for a while.
Lin Mang's brows furrowed slightly.
It's really a plan that can't keep up with the changes.
Zhang Sanfeng said in a deep voice: "It seems that we have to rush over as soon as possible, if it takes a long time, it will be even more troublesome when the group of guys in the secret territory completely adapt to the outside world." ”
Once those people get out of the secret realm and hide, the world is so big, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out.
After Zhang Sanfeng finished speaking, he didn't delay any longer, stepped out, and the figure quickly disappeared into the sky.
Lin Mang glanced at it and followed.
Li Zongping and Mo Wenshan glanced at each other and smiled helplessly.
I didn't expect this to happen as soon as they came.
Mo Wenshan looked at Li Zongping and said in a low voice: "If it is really inviolable, there is no need to fight to the death." ”
"As long as you can live, the inheritance of my Flying Immortal Island will not be broken."
Li Zongping was stunned for a moment, looked at Mo Wenshan, his expression was complicated, and he hesitated: "Great Elder......"
Mo Wenshan shook his head, said no more, and said in a low voice: "Let's go, follow." ”
This kind of battle, how can it be so simple.
Otherwise, Mishima would not have lived far away from the world in the first place.
……
Ten o'clock at noon.
The sky was cloudy and it was raining heavily.
The whole Lingnan land has become extremely lively.
The appearance of such a vision in the sky quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding people in the rivers and lakes.
However, most people do not dare to approach, just watch from a distance.
In the periphery, there are now many people from the rivers and lakes, and even some people from the big factions of the rivers and lakes have rushed over.
A group of people gathered together, looking at the magnificent city looming in the distant sky, and there were many discussions, and their expressions were full of shock.
After all, this is the first time that many people have seen a castle that can be suspended in the air.
"This can't be the legendary Four Cities, right?"
An old man with white hair let out an exclamation.
Everyone around looked at each other, and a middle-aged man in a white robe dressed as a prodigal son of the rivers and lakes guessed: "Now that the people of the four cities have not been seen in the rivers and lakes for a long time, could it be that they are all hiding here?" ”
"Some time ago, I heard that the people from Feixian Island came to the Central Plains, and now even the people from the four cities have appeared."
Nowadays, on the rivers and lakes, there are very few people who know about the dispute between Taoism and Buddha.
The three islands and four cities have long been out of everyone's sight.
If it weren't for the people from Feixian Island who appeared some time ago, they would have forgotten about this matter long ago.
There have always been three islands and four cities in the songs of the rivers and lakes, but few people have actually seen them.
There are also some old great masters who have heard the names of the three islands and four cities when they were young.
"Who is that, you say?"
In the crowd, a burly man stared at Ye Xuance, who was sitting on the top of the mountain, with a solemn expression.
He could feel the terrifying sword intent emanating from that person's body, and the whole person was like a sword that reached the sky.
Everyone's eyes also looked over.
From the moment they arrived, the man sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, exuding a breathtaking momentum.
In the mountains and forests below, a group of Ethereal City disciples dressed in black robes and holding long swords silently protected the Dharma.
Without exception, these disciples all exuded a grandmaster-level aura.
This is also the reason for everyone's heart.
No grandmaster will be an unknown person in the rivers and lakes.
Those who can reach the realm of a grandmaster before the age of thirty are already extremely talented.
Seeing so many young grandmasters for the first time, the shock in everyone's hearts was self-evident.
In the crowd, an old man said in a low voice: "I once heard Master say that one of the four cities is the city of swordsmen in the world, and the people in the entire city only practice swordsmanship. ”
"Judging by the way these people are dressed, this city is likely to be the legendary Ethereal City."
Although the four cities are out of everyone's sight, there are still some rumors about them on the rivers and lakes, and some old people in the rivers and lakes have passed on them by word of mouth and know a thing or two.
At this moment, countless smoke and dust were stirred up on the official road in the distance.
The sound of horses' hooves thundered.
"Drive!"
"Drive!"
The roaring sound of horses' hooves sounded in everyone's ears, causing everyone to be startled and turn their heads to look behind them.
"It's Jinyiwei!"
Everyone's faces changed slightly, and they subconsciously retreated a distance.
"It's the Jinyi Guard of Nanning Mansion."
A man with a folding fan wondered.
This person's name is Yantong, and he has a great reputation in the rivers and lakes of the four nearby provinces, known as a know-it-all, and is particularly well-informed.
Soon, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance, and in the billowing smoke and dust, a group of brocade-clothed guards dressed in flying fish suits galloped towards them.
"Gaozhou Mansion Jinyiwei?"
Yan Tong was surprised: "Guangdong's Jinyi Wei is also here?" ”
As soon as the words fell, hundreds of brocade guards rushed in the distance again, and the momentum was huge.
The corners of Yan Tong's mouth twitched, and he said in a low voice: "It's the Jinyi Guard of Nan'an Mansion." ”
The people in the rivers and lakes looked at each other speechlessly, retreating again and again, looking helpless.
Is it necessary?
There are Jinyi guards in the three provinces who are coming, are these Jinyi guards crazy?
However, these abusive words, everyone only dared to say it in their hearts, and they really didn't have the courage to shout it.
The land of Lingnan is already at the junction of the provinces, and now that such a big thing has happened, Jinyiwei naturally wants to come to investigate clearly.
However, these three groups of Jinyi guards belong to different provinces, and the leaders are deputy thousand households.
The atmosphere in the arena instantly became tense.
Everyone is a deputy thousand households, naturally no one is convinced, and they all want to fight for this credit.
"Two, this is my Gaozhou territory, the two of you are a little out of bounds, right?"
A deputy thousand households from Gaozhou.
"Fart!"
As soon as the words fell, he was interrupted by the deputy Qianhu of Nanning Mansion, and said with disdain: "Who doesn't know that this is the Sanzhi Zone, when it will become your Gaozhou's territory." ”
The deputy Qianhu of Nanning Mansion was a black-faced man, burly, and his eyes inadvertently exuded a thick evil aura.
His temper is also extremely hot, even to his colleagues, he is not polite at all.
"Two." The deputy Qianhu of Nan'an Mansion said: "The top priority should be to find out the situation here, not to fight for merit. ”
"You two don't want the people of Nanzhen Fusi to know, do you?"
Hearing this, the two looked at each other and nodded silently.
really let the group of guys in Nanzhen Fusi know, and there is no need for trouble.
The three of them turned over and dismounted, leading a group of brocade guards towards the mountain.
Seeing Jinyiwei enter the mountain, the people gathered on the periphery were surprised in their hearts, and at the same time looked up at the top of the mountain.
"These brocade guards are really daring."
"You say, will these people make a move?"
And at this moment, the Ethereal City disciples who were guarding the mountain road drew their swords one after another.
"Stop!"
An Ethereal City disciple frowned and stared at the brocade guards, and said coldly, "Stop! ”
"Take another step forward, and don't blame us for being rude!"
As disciples of Ethereal City, this was the first time they had stepped out of the outside world.
The secret realm occupied by the Ethereal City is very large, but no matter how big it is, it is only a secret realm after all, and it does not even have the area of the land of the Ming Dynasty.
When I first came to the outside world, everyone was also very curious.
Naturally, they also saw those Jianghu people outside the mountain, but they were extremely disdainful in their hearts.
Although there were a lot of people, there were not many grandmasters in the field.
"Leave?" The black-faced man from Nanning Mansion snorted coldly and sneered: "This is not your territory, why let Lao Tzu leave?" ”
It's been so long, and it's the first time I've heard someone let Jin Yiwei leave.
"Boom!"
The black-faced man pulled out the embroidered spring knife at his waist and said coldly: "Brothers, let them know the rules." ”
As soon as the words fell, a group of brocade guards behind him drew their swords one after another.
"Yu! Yue Yue ......"
The crisp sound of knives resounded in the mountains and forests.
This scene did not frighten these disciples of the Ethereal City, but a trace of sarcasm flashed in their eyes.
One of them took a step forward, and a giant sword appeared behind him, exuding an astonishing sword intent.
The sword intent of the Yuan Shen Realm Grandmaster swept towards everyone.
Nowadays, although the Jinyi Guards in various places are developing rapidly, there is still a huge gap compared to these elite disciples of the Ethereal City.
The faces of the crowd were ugly.
Seeing this, Tang Xingzhi, the deputy Qianhu of Nan'an Mansion who followed on the side, hurriedly persuaded him: "Brother Lu, don't act recklessly. ”
Then he turned around and arched his hand: "Everyone, this official Tang Xingzhi, deputy Qianhu of Nan'an Mansion, may I ask if you are from the four cities?" ”
The strength of these people is quite strong.
Especially the person sitting on the top of the mountain, just the momentum he exuded made him extremely frightened.
They only came to find out the news, and with their strength, they were by no means the opponents of these people, but they sacrificed in vain.
Hearing this, a sneering smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of the person who had just made a move, and he said, "Count you as acquaintances, get out of the mountain." ”
Judging from the situation just now, those Jianghu people are obviously afraid of these brocade guards.
Now that the Ethereal City has reappeared, it is natural to stand up for power.
If it weren't for the city lord's instructions, they wouldn't have been able to do it easily, and they wouldn't have minded teaching them a lesson.
Lu Xishan was furious in his heart, and said angrily: "Fuck your mother's dog, it's crazy, isn't it?" ”
"Signal!"
"Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, on our territory, we can still let you go wild."
The previous sword-wielding man's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Look for death!" ”
The moment the words sounded, Yao Jue's figure flickered and slapped at Lu Xishan.
"Get out of the way!"
Seeing this scene, the two thousand households around him hurriedly spoke up, and even drew their swords at the same time to meet them.
Fighting for merit is for merit, and it is impossible for them to really watch their colleagues die.
"Get out of here!"
Yao Jue's face turned cold, and he casually slashed out a sword qi, forcing the two of them back, and then slapped his palm towards Lu Xishan.
In a hurry, Lu Xishan blocked his arms in front of his chest, and a golden giant bell phantom appeared around him.
- Golden bell jar!
"Dang!"
This palm fell on the golden bell jar, bursting out with a loud sound like a bell, and then the protective body qi shattered, Lu Xishan snorted, vomiting blood and flying upside down.
Yao Jue looked at everyone coldly, with sarcasm in his eyes, and sneered: "This is just a lesson for you, if you say anything disrespectful, don't blame me for being polite." ”
In front of the city lord, he didn't want to kill.
At this moment, a Jinyi guard who followed Lu Xishan also sounded the signal flare of Jinyiwei.
With an explosion, a firework rose in the sky.
"Ahem!"
"Ahem......"
Lu Xishan got up and coughed while holding his chest, his face was slightly pale, but his eyes were cold, like a wolf.
Seeing Lu Xishan's eyes, Yao Jue's face was gloomy, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Because of the particularity of the Ethereal City, the identities and statuses of different disciples are also very different, and this identity naturally comes from strength.
As the Grandmaster of the Yuan Shen Realm, he is already second only to the core disciple in the city.
"Your eyes are annoying." Yao Jue said, the long sword in his hand moved slightly.
Sen Leng sword light filled the void.
A flash of white sword light quickly struck Lu Xishan's eyes.
This sword doesn't seem to be fast, but the sword momentum is extremely weird and tricky, and it is impossible to guard against.
Lu Xishan's face changed slightly, his heart was shocked, and he quickly retreated.
The brocade guards behind him raised their crossbow arrows one after another and carried out a round of fire.
Yao Jue's long sword swept away, and a protective aura appeared all over his body.
Seeing that this sword was about to fall, a cold snort suddenly sounded between heaven and earth.
"Peng!"
The long sword in Yao Jue's hand shattered instantly.
The sound was like thunder, roaring between heaven and earth.
Everyone suddenly felt a shock in their hearts, the meridians were retrograde, the true qi in the body jumped upside down, and blood was spitting out from the mouth.
A trace of horror flashed in Yao Jue's eyes, and he hurriedly retreated with a light skill.
At this time, Ye Xuance, who had been sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, slowly opened his eyes.
His gaze was calm, like a cold pool, but the saber behind his back was humming softly.
A touch of sword intent went straight into the sky.
Ling, sharp, Senhan......
This majestic sword intent slashed straight into the void.
It's just that the moment this sword intent rushed into the sky, it exploded inch by inch.
Ye Xuance frowned slightly.
Yao Jue's eyes widened in shock, his face was full of panic, and as soon as he ran a few steps, the whole person exploded into a cloud of blood mist on the spot.
Almost instantly, everyone around looked up at the sky, and Tong Kongmeng shrank, revealing a look of horror.
On the horizon, two figures stepped into the air, exuding a terrifying aura like an abyss.
"Wu Anhou!!"
That unicorn suit, today, only one person has it.
The next moment, the field sounded one after another gasping cold air.
All the people in the rivers and lakes retreated in shock, their faces frightened.
Lu Xishan, who had survived the catastrophe, looked up at the sky and was shocked inexplicably: "Master Hou?!" ”
Is this flare of his hand so powerful?
Even the Hou Ye was recruited?
Lin Mang looked up at the magnificent city hidden in the clouds, then looked at Zhang Sanfeng, and said in surprise: "This is the secret realm of the four cities?" ”
Zhang Sanfeng bowed slightly, and said calmly: "That's right, this is the Ethereal City, one of the four cities." ”
"It's too late."
"Now that the core of the formation has been completely broken, it is definitely not an easy task to repair it."
Ye Xuance stood up, looked at Zhang Sanfeng, arched his hand, and said, "I've seen Zhang Zhenren." ”
Ye Xuance glanced at Lin Mang, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, stared at Lin Mang intently, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know if this is ......"
When did such a character appear on the rivers and lakes?
Lin Mang looked down and said, "The one who killed you!" ”