Chapter 7: The Demon of Montenegro
"Ask Xuan Daoyou, have you seen your Excellency anywhere?" , The royal enshriner Ning Chuzhi saw the building that had just come out of the house, and after greeting each other, he hesitated and asked.
At this time, the sky was just bright, the morning light was faint, although he rested relatively late yesterday, but the recovery speed of cultivators was far beyond ordinary people after all, and Lou Qianqi at this time was already full of energy.
"Perhaps, I once participated in His Majesty's enthronement ceremony with the elders of the sect. Maybe I saw my predecessors at that time. Lou Qianqi smiled.
He did see this Ning Daochang in the middle of Jindan, thirteen years ago he had participated in the enthronement ceremony of the current emperor Wu Shanhe with the Hongmei Daochang, although the world is separated, but after all, every year the Wu Dynasty has a valuable reward to the Wuya Sect, these worldly things save a lot of trouble for the Wuya Sect to maintain the operation of the sect, so this kind of major event should still give a face, it is said that the Hongmei Dao Chang has participated in six ceremonies.
This Taoist has been in the royal family for a long time, and Lou Qianqi, as the head disciple of the sect, naturally saw this royal worship with a high status.
It's just that later he can be regarded as a famous Qingzhou Continent, and this royal worshipper naturally won't associate him with his previous self, which is good, saving a lot of trouble, and thanks to the fact that most of the time he traveled back then was under the name of Lou Qianqi, but his Dao name is not familiar to anyone.
"You immortals must be careful when you go, there are many demons and bandits in Montenegro, I don't want to exterminate them all, but I ask you to be safe." Outside the gate of the mansion, Lord Yan said goodbye to the monks who were about to go to Montenegro to help the Longhe Mansion army exterminate the Montenegrin bandits.
"Lord Yan, rest assured, we will definitely live up to your trust." , Ning Chuzhi replied, he was the only mid-stage Jindan monk among the twenty or so people here, so he was naturally the leader.
After a brief explanation, several monks of the Jindan period used their own means and took the monks of the foundation building period who could not travel in the sky to take off and go to Montenegro.
Lou Qianqi sat on top of Ning Chuzhi's scroll-like magic weapon, overlooking the landscape that was passing quickly around him, and occasionally there were birds and monsters passing by, and he was frightened by the fierce mana fluctuations and fled in all directions.
The flying magic weapon used by ordinary monks is not a gourd flying boat, it is directly their own flying sword, like this flying magic weapon with a unique shape, and there is also a spontaneous defense ability with a high strength, which is really rare, it can be seen that this Ning Daxia's background is not much better than that of some monks of major sects.
"Senior Ning, shall we go directly to Black Mountain?" , Lou Qianqi once came to Longhe Mansion once, and he still has some memories of the topography here, looking at the dense forest that appeared in front of him with a radius of dozens of miles, he probably knew that it was not far from the sphere of influence of the Black Mountain bandits.
"Ask Little Brother Xuan, you don't have to call me any senior, if you can afford it, you can call me Brother Ning, let's go to the Longhe Mansion military camp first, inquire about the current situation, and it is easy to fall into passivity if you make a rash move." , Ning Chuzhi turned around and said to the few people behind him.
This Ning Daxia has been cultivating for hundreds of years now, and they are at most thirty or forty years old, so there is really no problem in calling other seniors, but since this Ning Daxia has taken the initiative to distance himself from these juniors, of course they are all good.
"Then the little brother might as well be respectful." , Lou Qianqi replied with a smile.
"Brother Ning, does this flying magic weapon of yours belong to Taoism or Confucianism, it is the first time for my little sister to see this kind of flying boat, it is really novel." , Zuo Qin asked curiously.
The Huanxi Sect where Zuoqin is located is not Confucianism or Taoism, if you have to divide it into a category, it should belong to the cultivation sect of the Shuzong category, and it is good at various techniques and spells, and it also has a high status in the cultivation world.
"Haha, Zuoqin girl's question, I'm really hard to answer, I also got this magic weapon by chance, from an abandoned Buddhist temple in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion by chance, it stands to reason that it should be this Buddhist scripture, but the content is a Confucian classic, what's even more strange is that the refining method is Taoist magic, and there are some small means of various genres, which is simply a four."
Sima was shocked and continued: "Maybe this book has a great origin. ”
"I don't know if it's big, the content is the Confucian "Ouyang Yi", and there are no other functions, I have studied it several times, and I found that there is really no other use except flying faster."
Ning Chuzhi said it very sincerely, but whether there is any other mysterious effect of this four-like book, that is, only he knows.
"It's also good to fly fast, and it's not easy to find a magic weapon that can fly faster than ordinary flying swords now." , Zuo Qin said with a smile.
"Indeed, after all, it was obtained at no cost, and it is very good to be a spiritual treasure, and it would be too greedy to ask for anything." , Ning Chuzhi's white face was full of smiles, it seemed that he was still very satisfied with this flying magic weapon. After all, most of the Jindan monks were still flying with flying swords, and he was already beyond many people to have such a unique magic weapon.
Time was spent in pleasant conversation, and as they approached the camp of the Longhe Mansion army, two young monks came and saluted from a distance, apparently recognizing Ning Chuzhi. I have to say that there are still many benefits to having a unique flying magic weapon, such as now.
The two of them are also royal worshippers, and one of them is also a registered disciple of Ning Chuzhi, who came to greet everyone and has been waiting here for a long time.
After landing on the periphery of the barracks, the two introduced themselves a little, and then led everyone to the camp to meet General Yan Buzhi, who had been waiting for a long time.
In the middle of the camp, the general stood up and saluted with his fists, and said, "You have come from afar to work hard, please sit down and drink a cup of tea to quench your thirst." ”
"The general doesn't have to be polite." , Ning Zhizhi said in return, turned around and motioned for Lou Qianqi and the others behind him to sit down.
Lou Qianqi was not restrained, and glanced at Yan Yishuai, who was more like a literati than a general, and sat down between Sima Jinglei and Zuo Qin, and the three of them were closer because they acted together last night, as if they formed a small group.
After a few words of greeting, Ning Chuzhi took the initiative to speak: "Dashuai, what is the distribution of the demons on this black mountain, and where should we people start first." ”
Yan Bu Bu nodded and replied, "Since this is the case, then I will give you a little introduction to the immortal elders." ”
After that, he motioned to the tooth soldiers around him to distribute the scrolls stacked in front of him to Lou Qianqi and the others.
"First of all, the top priority is the reunion of some demon cultivators on the periphery of Montenegro, these guys are not qualified to enter the main village of Montenegro, they can only fight the autumn wind in the periphery, but it is also very difficult, there were a few demon cultivators who broke into my camp last night, although there was no big mess, but it was also very anxious for us to be so frequent."
"The few immortal elders who accompany the army can only guard the camp for me, and these demon cultivators who come and go like the wind cannot be eradicated by the army, so please also ask the immortal chiefs to solve my urgent needs for me."
Lou Qianqi unfolded the scroll, which is the map of Montenegro, which roughly points out the relative direction and the foothold of some bandits, and depicts a big tree in the middle of the simple pen.
Lou Qianqi was about to ask about the meaning of this big tree, when Peng He of the Broken Knife Gate said, "General, what is the meaning of that tree in the center of this map." ”
"I was about to explain to the immortals that this tree was the first trouble in Montenegro, and it was originally a notorious old demon in Longhe Mansion, it is said that the line is quite deep, although the immortals of each immortal sect have the heart to remove it but have no choice but to find its traces, the little demon under his hand sucks people everywhere for it, but he has been secretive, and he doesn't know what Wen Ren promised him, this time he actually sat in Montenegro for the disaster Longhe Mansion."
Wang Hai of the Xihe Sect nodded and recalled: "I have also heard of this monster in the lower part, and it is said that his subordinates are all banshees and female ghosts who are good at using charms, specializing in seducing scholars and Taoists who are not deeply involved in the world, absorbing spirits, and harming people's lives. Wang Hai was short in stature, had two mustaches, and spoke seriously with a sense of joy.
Yan Buzhi said again: "Although this monster was instigated by the people of Wenguo to occupy an area and become the king, it still can't get rid of the previous problem of being timid as a mouse, and the cat can't come out in the center of Montenegro, only when our army enters he made so many moves." ”
"In that case, let's cut off his minions around first, and then go into his lair and cut off his roots." , Wu Changgang said in a loud voice.
This person was a peddler selling sunflower seeds before he became a cultivator, and then he didn't know what was going on, and he stepped into the cultivation world by chance, and he barely built the foundation for sixty or seventy years of cultivation, but he still couldn't change the momentum of the year.
"The topographic map in the hands of the immortal chiefs was drawn by our scouts with great effort, although there are still some discrepancies with the facts, but it is already the best that the current conditions can do, and those monster bandits on the periphery are probably the points where they may gather, I have people all circled."
Ning Chuzhi followed Yan Dashuai's words and said, "Yan Dashuai bother, then these little demons will be handed over to me to wait." ”
"Thank you, Immortal Elders."
Yan did not forget to stand up and bow as he spoke, and the people present hurriedly got up, although this Lord Yan is a worldly person, but Lou Qianqi and Sima Jinglei are only minor monks in the foundation building realm after all, and they really don't have much capital to receive the great gift of this third-grade master.
Ning Chuzhi also went up to help Lord Yan up, although he was a great monk in the Jindan period, but after all, he ate in the royal family, and this Lord Yan with a bright future still had to be humble.
Each of the more than thirty cultivators carefully observed the topographical map in their hands, and whispered to the people around them about which way to start.
Ning Chuzhi saw that everyone didn't take the initiative to put forward any ideas, so he got up and said: "Everyone, since we have arrived here, then we cultivators don't need to say anything about the word "tiredness". ”
Lou Qianqi got up and said, "Then in this case, we will still choose our own places like yesterday, Brother Ning, I will choose the Black Butterfly Stream at the eastern foot of Heishan Mountain." ”
The reason why he was suddenly so active was naturally because the rock lotus that he was thinking about was in the Black Butterfly Stream at the eastern foot of Black Mountain.
"Then I'll go with Wen Xuan." , Sima was shocked to see Lou Qianqi's statement, and also got up to signal.
Zuo Qin also got up and said to go with him.
"Ask Xuan Xiaoyou if you're right, then let's also choose our own places." , Peng He touched the stubble on his chin and said.
After all, Lou Qianqi is a disciple of the Boundless Sect, even if he is just a small person in the foundation building period, everyone will not take the initiative to refute his face, not to mention that Lou Qianqi's proposal is also in line with everyone's ideas. It's better to choose by yourself than to be arranged by others.
"You choose first, and the three of us will be one step ahead of you." , Lou Qianqi gestured to the two people beside him, and then saluted Yan Dashuai and Ning Chuzhi with fists.
"Ask Xuan Xiaoyou to be careful in everything, don't trust it." , Ning Chuzhi sent them outside the gate and gave them an order.
The three of them walked out of the barracks, discerned the direction, and rode towards the Black Butterfly Stream.
The topographic map is next to the circled black butterfly stream, and the approximate strength of the bandits here is written in small letters.
There is a tiger demon at the peak of foundation building, and there are a few loose cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building, and the others are some miscellaneous little monks in the qi refining period. Although the strength of the tiger demon is the strongest, it is led by a loose cultivation nicknamed Xiangyi Daozun in the loose cultivation, after all, even the demon cultivation in the foundation building period is still in a state of semi-transformation, and its primitive beast nature has not yet been detached.
The horse's Lu Fei was fast, and on the periphery of the forest not far from the Black Butterfly Stream, the three of Lou Qianqi tied the horses well, and the astringent breath gradually approached the Black Butterfly Stream.
After all, these people are people who are used to burning, killing and looting, and they still have a basic sense of prevention, and after a while, the three of them saw two monks patrolling together.
The two friars walked and talked, and did not notice the three standing in the depths of the leaves. After all, there is still a big gap between refining qi and building a foundation.
"I heard that Brother Shi wants to go to the camp again tomorrow night, maybe he can catch a few officials, then our gang can go in and stay, and we don't have to be so frightened, maybe we can get Lord Liu's reward." The stocky monk said breathlessly.
"Hmph, what you think is quite beautiful, and it will be rewarded, so it's good not to leave us behind when the time comes." The tall and thin monk held a broad-backed knife in his hand, chopping the branches of the trees in front of him as he went.
"Brother Shi is usually so good to us, he won't leave us." , Humpty Dumpty Monk obviously trusts Brother Shi in his mouth.
"Don't look at that tiger, who is usually honest and honest, seems to be a righteous person, if you really meet something, you can see if he is the fastest." , the thin man obviously has an opinion about this tiger spirit.
"This branch grows so fast, every day you walk this road, you have to cut it every day, since that old monster came to our black mountain, these plants and trees are like crazy ......"
Before he finished speaking, Sima Jinglei and Lou Qianqi had already jumped down from the tree, and with the long sword in their hand, a flash of silver light like thunder pierced their throats.
Zuo Qin followed closely behind the two, jumped down from the tree, and said, "Two senior brothers, why don't you leave a mouth alive?" ”
"Sister Zuoqin, you are a layman, the three of us are weak, what we are most afraid of is being besieged, in case these two people have any warning methods, then we will be sheep in the mouth of the tiger." , Sima Jinglei smiled and explained.
"Let's go, let's touch inside, go in slowly, I don't know how much foundation building period there is here. It's always right to be cautious. Lou Qianqi put away his long sword and threw the bodies of the two little minions into the dense bushes.