The former national capital, now Liangzhou Loulan County.

The envoys, represented by Fu Guo, a descendant of the Marquis of Yiyang, temporarily lived in the county town, and only after collecting enough information did they set off for other countries in the Western Regions to conduct diplomatic affairs.

Their invitation was also handed over to the squad captain early, and he rode a sweaty and bloody horse and sent it to Yujing City in the starry night.

When the next edict of the old emperor arrives, the Qingzhou Army, which is alone in the Western Regions, should return to the dynasty and embark on the way home.

Palace.

Inside the side hall.

"Warm two jars of wine, a stack of fennel beans, and some meat."

Jiang Chen casually instructed Xiao Wu and ordered him to get a table of good wine and food.

Tonight, he needs to have a long talk with Zhang Baisui, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, before he can really open the conversation box and talk in detail.

For example, the details of the Liaodong battlefield.

Another example...... Sima Lao Thief, what kind of person is he?

It can also be said that the mysterious disappearance of the son-in-law general Liu Chuanzhi, but the two Wuhou generals are silent about this matter, and there must be something strange in it.

And, most importantly, the fourth realm of the Wilderness Martial Path, the Martial Marquis level, the rituals, spiritual materials and elixirs required, and the powerful power it possesses!

Although the practice is ranked third, it is also very important.

And this word has never specified gender, and mentors and friends who grope their way forward on the same path are also part of the "Taoist couple".

"If there is communication, there will be gain."

Jiang Chen found a guest room at random to wash, and then came to the side hall again.

At this moment, Xiao Wu had already placed the wine and food in front of the rosewood table, and Zhang Baisui was also a little sad, drinking sullen wine alone.

Seeing Jiang Chen coming, Zhang Baisui raised his glass and invited, "Let's have a drink?" ”

Jiang Chen found a willow chair at random, sat without speaking, and drank three glasses of rice wine with Zhang Baisui.

He doesn't like to drink, he only thinks it's bitter and astringent, but rice wine is better, a few glasses, it's moist and sweet, and it's not spicy.

After drinking until he was slightly drunk, Jiang Chen spoke: "Lao Tun Chang, it's time to talk about the affairs of Liaodong, with my junior, right?" ”

Zhang Baisui sighed, and finally under the stimulation of alcohol, he gradually opened up the conversation:

"More than 30 years ago, the David Wu Dynasty was also the same age now, raising the power of five states to attack Liaodong, wanting to cut off an arm of the grassland."

"At that time, the old man had been looking for the "Great Desolation Sutra" for 20 years, but he couldn't gain anything, so he planned to join the Qingzhou Army and seek to change the road, so he also participated in the battle of Liaodong that year, and killed nine Jurchen barbarian generals on the battlefield one after another!"

"All of a sudden, the old man has become a hot figure in the Qingzhou Army, and he has received a bloody horse from the emperor, and he is only half a step away from becoming a fine horse."

"Therefore, the old man held a [ceremony: the weak eat the strong], hoping to help the horse go further, who expected, not only attracted the seven killing stars, but also awakened the long-dormant wilderness spirit, the existence of the two transcendent martial marquis, fighting with each other, almost causing chaos in Liaodong."

"I wanted to fight with my life to resolve the crisis, but before I could do it, I was rescued by Sima Lao Thief back to the camp, I wanted to be grateful, but I turned my head, but he disappeared......"

】

Jiang Chen suddenly judged:

"According to the leaky mouth of the wilderness spirit, more than thirty years ago, the person who traded with it was Sima Lao Thief!"

Zhang Baisui clenched the gray pottery wine glass, and his eyes flashed with anger:

"Not bad."

"Since the Battle of Liaodong, Sima Lao Thief seems to have glowed with a second spring, and his official has been promoted to three levels, and he is worshiped as the prime minister, what kind of scenery?"

"And the old man, but he was silent in the teaching room, reading some useless books, and spent thirty years in a daze!"

Jiang Chen looked at the [Crimson Destiny: Son of Declining Qingzhou] possessed by Zhang Baisui, and said in a deep voice: "What he took away is not only the Great Desolation Sutra, but also luck!" ”

"You and Sima Lao Thief, and called Yu Liang for a while, since you are not moving forward, then, the higher-level luck and chance, naturally all belong to this fang!"

Zhang Baisui thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but agree:

"Indeed."

"Seven years after the end of the Battle of Liaodong, I also planned to be promoted to Qingtian Qinghou, but at the most critical moment, I accidentally fell off the cliff and was seriously injured......"

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth twitched.

This is true:

"When the time comes, heaven and earth work together, and the heroes are not free!"

Zhang Longxiang fell off the cliff and got the opportunity to be promoted to Wuhou twice.

First, there is [Dragon Blood Demon Vine, with the softest in the world, galloping the world to the most rigid], followed by [Three Frog Corpses, Two Destinies, and the worst is also a prince after death].

But it was Zhang Baisui's turn to fall off the cliff, but he was seriously injured and missed the time.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but be a little curious:

"Qingtian Qinghou, what kind of power does he have?"

Zhang Baisui had already regarded Jiang Chen as a closed disciple, so he naturally knew everything and explained: "Qingzhou is one of the ancient Kyushu, with deep luck and strong blessings. ”

"For example, the Jianmu Divine Tree is in the world!"

Hearing the last few words, Jiang Chen suddenly recalled General Hongwu's nickname - Optimus Prime, and everyone in the world praised:

"The body is like a building wood, and the sky is strong!"

Legend has it that Jianmu is a bridge between heaven and earth.

It is about 100 feet high, with branches and leaves, flowers and fruits, and it is the boundary of spiritual power circulation, and there are birds and beasts living on the tree, with the dragon as the manager, and there is also a divine bell hanging.

If a mortal ascends to the sky, there will be a warning bell!

Zhang Baisui took a sip of warm rice wine and savored it for a while before continuing: "Ordinary Qingzhou soldiers or fighters may secretly collect some Jianmu branches, which is already the limit, but the really strong Qingzhou fighters will try to risk promotion!" ”

"On the day of Jianmu's birth."

"At least 3,000 warriors, under the gaze of 50,000 people, take the spiritual material elixir, and then climb to the top of the sacred tree, hold up a sea of clouds alone, and hold on to at least one stick of incense!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Baisui couldn't help but regret: "It's a pity that the old man fell off the cliff and was seriously injured, so he naturally missed the opportunity for Jianmu to be born......"

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

In this way, General Hongwu, who seems to be a marksman, is his own strength strong enough to support the sea of clouds?

The clouds seem light and beautiful, but in fact they contain millions of catties of water vapor, if it is a storm-level cumulonimbus cloud, there may be hundreds of millions of rain savings!

Just imagine:

If any assassin who doesn't have long eyes tries to sneak up on General Hongwu at close range, then he will enjoy a huge crushing force that is enough to support the sea of clouds!

Zhang Baisui smiled:

"Even the lightest cloud weighs millions of catties, although it can float, but the power contained in the occasional up and down is nearly 100,000 catties!"

Jiang Chen was clear.

This is a relatively reasonable, but still exaggerated number, some ordinary generals who are barely promoted may not even be able to reach the strength of 10,000 catties.

Increasing tenfold strength and lasting a stick of incense, how easy is it for a Qingzhou fighting general?

"Is this how difficult it is to be promoted to the Marquis of Qingtian?"

Jiang Chen couldn't help sighing, and then remembered the content in the "Great Desolation Sutra", and couldn't help but make a difficulty, frowning and saying:

"Old Tun Chief, if we want to be promoted to Wuhou, it will be difficult to ascend to the sky."

Zhang Baisui was as proud as an old man, and said with confidence:

"It's difficult, it's a thousand times better than being a headless fly, forty or fifty years, the old man has survived, just a ritual and collecting spiritual materials and elixirs, what is there to be afraid of?"

Between the words, there is a strong belief that has been suppressed for decades.

Jiang Chen was not immune to the infection, his spirits were a little uplifted, and he immediately took out the "Great Desolation Sutra" from the storage bag, and the two studied it together.

Different from ordinary martial arts, there is not only one ceremony for the promotion of martial arts, and there are two ceremonies and two choices recorded in the book.

【Firmament Shaofu】

[Interpretation: The firmament, the ancient name of the sky, the young man, levy the tax of the mountains and seas and ponds, return the wealth of the Tibetan place, and take charge of the country's finances! 】

[Spiritual materials required: When you go to the sky, you will be stunned when you are stung, and you will be punished by thunder and thunder; In the heat of the year, the earth dragon turned over and entered the body; Every year when the frost falls, the cranberry born in the year of cooking evil snow, the edible one hundred years old, the year is a little cold, the ice of the Yellow River is broken, and one is taken to the heart of the cold Jiao. 】

"Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter!"

Jiang Chen thoughtfully:

"Is it possible to obtain different spiritual materials according to the season? This is not the same as in the past, and you need to take the four seasons separately. ”

Zhang Baisui looked at the contents, pondered for a moment, and said:

"The thunder is full of evil snow and vines, the old man doesn't know how to get it, but every year in the summer, Liaodong is not salty mountain, stimulated by the weather, occasionally erupts and leaks a little, if you can prepare some antipyretic drugs in advance, you may be able to survive."

"The snake has turned into a python in a hundred years, has become a python in three hundred years, and has transformed into a Jiao in five hundred years.

"In the Yellow River Basin, there should always be a few cold Jiao!"

Jiang Chen nodded yes, and then said in a deep voice:

"I remember that hundreds of years ago, there was also a frost and snow outbreak in the Western Regions, and the weather was extremely cold, causing a large number of people to die."

"The hungry ghost without a mouth I once encountered, as well as the ghost general under the command of Wu Changsheng, the Buddha Leng Ghost Monk, all seemed to have died in that terrifying snowstorm."

"The evil snow that Lingcai said should be at this time!"

Zhang Baisui has been in the teaching room for 30 years, and he has read a lot of books, so he immediately remembered it and said:

"Yes."

"During the period of the puppet emperor Mang, there was also a record, called, no, during the period of Emperor Wu, there seems to be a ......"

Between words.

Zhang Baisui rummaged through the storage bag for a long time before he found an old history book with two lines of records:

"In summer and April, the frost kills the grass...... More than ten counties in Kanto cannibalism. ”

"Frost kills plants and trees...... Especially by the sea! ”

Other words.

When the frost and snow are falling, and the plants and trees are withering, the radish that can still survive completely can continue to develop for a hundred years before it can become a spiritual material!

If you can successfully eat up the spiritual materials of the four solar terms of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and contain the true qi of heaven and earth, you can hold a ceremony and promote the Firmament Shaofu!