Chapter Ninety-Four: The Road to Immortality
At the beginning of March of the fourth year of Zhenguan, the people in the hidden door who had been preparing for half a year finally waited for the long-awaited news.
Qingxi Shangxian led four registered disciples to personally go to the extreme north to find the gateway to the immortal realm, including Li Chengqian, the prince of the Tang Dynasty.
The three hundred places in the hidden gate are just piggybacking on the Qingxi Shangxian Road.
There were 300 people, old and young, but they prepared 500 camels and horses, large and small vehicles, and all kinds of supplies.
Originally, the people of the Hidden Gate were worried about whether they would be scolded by Qingxi Shangxian, but they ignored it. Just when the convoy left the boundary of Jingzhao Mansion, "Coincidentally" met a caravan heading to Youzhou, and it was logical that they would merge together and take care of each other.
The people in the hidden door were naturally well-informed, and they didn't have any intentions, so they found several acquaintances from this caravan that came up. Among them, there is an old guy who looks like a caravan steward, and he is the personal servant of the Tang Emperor Li Er.
Needless to say, this is a man sent by the emperor, but with the prince in the team, there is no way to blame others. Besides, at this time, more than one person has more strength, and it is not a time for internal strife at all.
The people in the hidden door have already been trained by Yun Ye in militarization, and now they can be regarded as banned. The hundreds of people brought by Tongueless are also the elite of the Tang Army. The convergence of the two teams and the integration of military law are also in good order.
Sun Zheng intended to temper the four little ones, so he simply gave up the whole process, just gave a phased target location, and left the rest of the things to them to take care of.
The first stage is Youzhou, a journey of 2,000 miles, which requires a month to arrive.
There is no tongue and the elders of the hidden door fully cooperated, and it was a military march, and there was quite a rule along the way, plus there were official roads along the way, except for a few rains encountered, there were no other accidents, no thrills, and they arrived in Youzhou smoothly. It only took twenty-five days, five days ahead of schedule.
rested in Youzhou for two days, and during the two days of rest, a team of knights from Kangguo hurriedly arrived, holding Yun Ye's handwritten letter, asking to join the team.
How could Sun Zheng refuse the labor that took the initiative to send to the door, with a wave of his hand, he was collected on the spot, and the whole team set off again.
To the north of Youzhou, which nominally belonged to the Tang Dynasty at this time, was actually a fetter area. And this time, the phased target point is close to the border of the future generations, and the whole journey is 4,000 miles.
Sun Zheng asked to arrive within two months as much as possible, and kindly sent a detailed map to the four little ones as a reference, so that they could decide which way to go.
The four little ones summoned the Tongueless and the Hidden Sect elders to discuss, and the group of human spirits immediately understood that this was the ability of the Immortals to train the four disciples. So he took the opportunity to offer advice and advice, and recommended his own clever disciples.
Everyone didn't realize that even the Hidden Sect Elders had unconsciously arranged the worldly aftermath by this time. did not swear that he would be able to enter the immortal world and live forever as he did at the beginning.
With the detailed map provided by Sun Zheng, the whole team went north this time and was the elite of the elite, and quickly drew up several routes and quickly formulated a series of marching plans.
The four small ones are also constantly running-in, and each has found a suitable positioning.
Cheng Chumo has the highest combat power and likes to take risks, so he is in charge of the scout mission, leading the scout team every day to go out twenty miles to explore the road and guard.
Li Chengqian is in charge of height and public relations, he is very eloquent, and he has a strong talent for language. When the procession passed through the nomadic tribes, he coordinated it. Use the Central Plains specialties carried by the convoy to exchange some of the materials you need with the other party.
Changsun Chong has been addicted to technology recently, and he has mixed with the technicians in the hidden sect disciples to be responsible for the logistics and technical support of the team.
Li Huairen also wanted to be a general, so he started the defense work without giving up, and all the fighters of the whole team were assigned and commanded by him. At present, the main task is to patrol every day when camping, and by the way, hunt some prey and feed everyone.
A group of young people are in high spirits every day, full of enthusiasm for this adventurous march that defies nature. But he didn't know that in this team, except for Sun Zheng, an immortal, those old men who lay in the car all day long, as if they couldn't last the next day, were the people with the highest combat power in the whole team.
With sufficient preparation and elite manpower tempered by the battlefield, this way to the north, not only did not reduce the number of personnel due to various situations, but the more the team ran in, the more handy it became.
The second stage of the 4,000-mile journey was also successfully arrived within the plan.
Sun Zheng ordered a five-day rest on the spot and the construction of a semi-permanent station on a high ground for the return trip.
After the rest and recuperation, the wounded and sick people along the way were placed in this station, and a team of ten people was left to garrison.
The convoy set off again, and it was already June, and there was no one in this part of Siberia at all. The ecology of the primeval forest is extremely harsh, and the speed of the convoy is countless times lower. Along the way, not only do you have to open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the water, but you also have to face the ubiquitous jungle crisis.
Stop and go all the way, but there is no danger. Moreover, with the road opened up in front of them, the seriously wounded who were inconvenient to continue along the way were sent back to the half-way station for resettlement.
Entering the primeval forest area, the various conditions of the personnel are still small problems, and the biggest problem is the unadaptability of the horses. Due to the harassment of poisonous insects or the accidental ingestion of poisonous weeds, there are people who fall ill or are poisoned to death every day, and the car is damaged one after another, and has to be abandoned along the way.
Fortunately, the preparations are sufficient, and there are true immortals in charge. This line of work is all strong-willed, and the most important thing is that there has been no problem in terms of faith.
After three months of arduous trekking, the team finally made its way through the forest to a piece of coastline. At this time, the whole team carried more than 1,000 pack horses and war horses when they set off, and there were only more than 100 left. However, it has basically lost its transportation capacity, and the reason why it is still carried is not only emotional reluctance, but also a food crisis.
Sun Zheng ordered another rest, and the weather had turned cold at this time, so this time he needed to prepare and reserve supplies for the winter.
Needless to say, the craftsmen of the team have already mastered it, quickly cutting down the trees, searching for materials, and building a semi-permanent station.
Sun Zheng instructed Cheng Chumo and a few hidden masters to take a team of men to the beach to fish and eat.
At this time, the fish did not have a sense of crisis at all, and went down the net and returned with a full load. In the evening of the same day, the whole team enjoyed a whole fish feast.
Early the next morning, Sun Zheng went to the beach with the fishing team to enjoy the long-lost sunrise. Then, in full view of everyone, he stepped on the sea surface and entered the sea for more than ten miles, subdued a giant fish with immortal magic, and drove it to swim to the beach and ran aground, only then did he slap the head of the fish and kill it with a palm.
This is an adult blue whale, more than 20 meters long, and I don't think I think it when I look at it from a distance, but when I put it on the beach, I don't think it's good to see the boys.
Along the way, they have not seen fierce beasts, just tigers, bears and the like, they killed dozens of heads, the meat is used to add food, the fur is cooked easily, spread in the car and used directly.
But this giant fish in the sea is really a bit subversive for these natives of the Central Plains.
Sun Zheng told everyone that they should use the things on this fish to make consumables for the next stage as much as possible.
Dealing with such a big fish, this person will definitely not be able to do this. When the brigade heard the news, they rushed to help, and then unsurprisingly alarmed the old guys.
Swallow the boat fish!
The boat-swallowing fish recorded in the ancient books really exists, not only does it exist, but now it is also caught by the immortals to peel the skin and boil the oil!
What does this mean? It's not far from Xianmen!
Some people were happy and some were worried, so the eldest grandson Chong ran over with a nervous face and asked: "Uncle, the disciple once heard that the giant fish died, and the prince ...... it."
"You've been with Poor Dao for more than a year, and you've learned some market slang? Do you know how big the sea is and how many of these big fish are in the sea? Not to mention those who die fighting each other, but those who die of old age every year, if not ten thousand, but eight thousand. If this matter is verified, how many nobles will Datang have to die? ”
Cheng Chumo was eating and laughing next to him: "What I don't want to say is that if this really works, the people don't have to rebel, as long as they go to the sea to hunt a few big fish, the court will be dead...... Ha ha! ”
The eldest grandson Chong breathed a sigh of relief, rolled up his sleeves and started to help.
Sun Zheng shook his head slightly, although the eldest Sun Chong also followed everyone to the north to seek immortals, but in his heart, he did not have the slightest intention of seeking immortals. From the very beginning, his goal was very clear, whether it was to get close to Shangxian or go to the Northland, it was all to get close to Li Chengqian and work hard to become a supreme minister in the future.
The whales were quickly divided and processed, and after rough estimates, the edible fish meat part alone amounted to more than 200,000 catties. Based on the calculation of less than 500 people in the whole team, each person eats five catties a day, which is enough to eat for three months.
Originally, I was worried about how to supply in such an uninhabited place, but who would have thought that a big fish would solve the problem.
Next, Sun Zheng instructed them to take seawater to make brine and salt on the spot, and marinate the fish. He also boiled oil with fish fat, and made cold-proof clothing, sleeping bags, and so on from fish skin.
Half a month's work is enough for them to learn how to use whales in an all-round way.
Before everything was ready, suddenly one night, a heavy snowfall came unexpectedly. By dawn, the snow was already in full swing, and it was difficult to even walk outside.
Sun Zheng was not surprised, and commanded everyone to do a snow marching drill.
After a few days of drills, everyone became familiar with snow walking. But they were worried about the supplies, although there were sleds, but the surviving horses were no longer suitable for continuing north, and if they let everyone drag the sleigh by themselves, they were afraid that they would not even be able to catch the road.
There was no choice but to ask Shangxian for guidance, Sun Zheng stepped on his skis and flew into the forest again, blocking the wolves that had been staring at him for a while. Don't talk nonsense, a magic is thrown over, and he obediently runs over and wags his tail to flatter.
When they set off the next day, there were more than 200 sledding dogs in the team.
The patriarchs of the hidden door saw it in their eyes and suffered in their hearts. In this kind of environment, even if we remember the route, there is no immortal means, I am afraid that there will be no return.
Bumping into the immortal fate, knocking on the immortal gate, this road to immortality is really not something that mortals can imagine!
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