Chapter 61: Dragons Have No Leader
After the nine prisoners of war were handed over to the Tian clan for redemption, there was no need for Chen Xun to stay in Qingwuling, and he and Zong Ya, Su Wuyang, Su Tang, Qingxuan and others led 3,000 disciples who had been practicing in Qingwuling for five years to return to Yunzhou.
Of the six golden-scaled ships, five also returned to Yunzhou with Chen Xun.
As a top-level warship newly refined by Kui Long Pavilion, the Golden Scale Ship has been refined into the Forbidden Purple Night Xuanlei Array, with a body length of twenty zhang, and can travel thousands of miles in the sky, and can only be regarded as a medium-sized warship in Yunzhou, but whether it is attack or defense, it is much stronger than the previous Xuanlei Chariot.
Wushan has worked hard, and it can only refine a golden scale ship in two years.
Chen Xun had long expected that there might be a fierce conflict between the various families fighting for the Heavenly Volcano Spirit Vein, so he transferred the only six Golden Scale Ships in Wushan to the Heavenly Furnace Secret Realm, and in the end, they all came in handy.
Now that the situation in the Heavenly Furnace has generally stabilized, and the Golden Scale Ship can only exert greater power in Yunzhou, where the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth is relatively abundant, Chen Xun naturally transferred the five Golden Scale Ships back to Yunzhou this time to prepare for the battle in Heiyin Ridge, and only left one to Su Shousi, Zong Ling, and Gu Feng to prepare for trouble.
Xuanjing is a pivotal place, and the Ce Tianfu side will naturally not allow the three thousand elites of Wushan to enter the Xuanjing City at will.
After returning to Yunzhou, Chen Xun rushed to Xuanjing City to pay homage to King Qing, and then directly led his 3,000 disciples to return to Wushan in five golden-scale boats.
Yunzhou was abundant in spiritual energy, and the five golden-scale ships could travel west day and night, and after six days, they would leave the Central Domain under the direct jurisdiction of the Jiang Clan and Ce Tianfu and enter the Northwest Domain.
Just as the five golden-scaled ships were about to fly across the Hengyun Mountains west of the Xize Sea, they saw hundreds of monks entrenched in the sky above the western foot of Hengyun Mountain, with two medium-sized warships as the core, using all kinds of spirit swords and magic weapons to storm a peak shrouded in a cyan spirit cover.
It was midnight, and the protective magic array at the western foot of Hengyun Mountain was only revealing a faint spiritual light, and it seemed that many places had been destroyed, but the hundreds of monks and two floating warships who attacked the peak of the western foot of Hengyun Mountain had evolved magical powers, arousing dazzling brilliance, illuminating the night sky at the western foot of Hengyun Mountain as bright as day.
Chen Xun and the others were six or seven hundred miles away, and they saw a scene of fierce fighting.
The mountains around that peak were all engulfed in flames, and hundreds of miles around were filled with thick smoke and flames, and from time to time high-level spells shook the mountains, and a large number of birds and birds were fleeing the battlefield in horror.
"The west foot is where the mountain gate of the Hengyun Sect is located, but I don't know which sect it is, and it takes so much effort to forcibly occupy the mountain gate of the Hengyun Sect?" Zong Ya frowned slightly, and stood on the deck of the golden scale ship with Chen Xun, looking at the endless peaks and mountains at the western foot of Hengyun Mountain.
They had planned to bypass the mountains north of the Hengyun Sect, but they didn't expect to encounter this when they had just entered the territory of the Northwest Domain.
Looking at the fierceness of the battle, the enemy who invaded was an iron heart who wanted to seize the mountain gate of the Hengyun Sect.
The dragons of the Northwest Regions have been leaderless for decades, and the demon tribulation was on everyone's heads in the early years, and the hinterland of the Northwest Regions was quite calm.
In the past few years, the mouth of the demon ruins on the top of Tu Mountain has been completely sealed, and even the Red Eyebrow True Monarch has been transferred out of the Northwest Domain Protectorate, and there has been more friction between the large and small sects in the Northwest Region.
The original intention of the establishment of the Northwest Domain Protectorate was to lead the sects of the Northwest Regions to prevent demonic disasters, and it had no right to interfere in the affairs between the sects of the Northwest Regions.
And after the transfer of the Red Eyebrow True Monarch, the Cetianfu only dispatched a Faxiang Zhenren to preside over the Northwest Domain Protectorate, and it was impossible to grasp the situation in the Northwest Regions.
The Northwest Territory is a bitter cold land, but the territory is nearly 100,000 li, there are as many as two or three billion people, and there are many large and small sects, even if they have experienced such a heavy blow as the demon disaster several times, there are more than 1,000 monks who have cultivated above the Tianyuan Realm.
It is precisely because of the heavy blows of the demonic disasters that have been hit several times, and a large area east of Tushan and Wuteng Shahai has seen a vacuum of sects, intensifying the contradictions between the sects in the northwest region.
The strength of the sect is directly related to whether it can control a large number of aura resources.
Even if the Spirit Gathering Array refined by Wushan can get rid of the direct dependence on spiritual veins and spiritual acupoints, it is no different in nature.
In a certain area, the aura that can be generated by heaven and earth is certain.
The more beautiful the peaks and valleys, the more abundant the spiritual energy, the spiritual veins, spiritual acupoints and the spiritual gathering array refined by Wushan are just different means of gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth;
Disciples' cultivation requires a large amount of pure and rich spiritual energy, and cultivating spiritual herbs and elixirs, raising spiritual birds and spirit animals, and even more so, they need to occupy a large number of mountains with abundant spiritual energy.
Controlling a large area and population means that more and more qualified disciples can be selected and the sect can be strengthened.
The dragons of the Northwest Regions have been leaderless for many years, and Cetianfu cannot directly interfere in the affairs between the sects in the Northwest Regions, and at this time, the most urgent threat of the demon clan faced by the Northwest Regions has also been eliminated for the time being.
Chen Xun also thought that the area near the Xizehai in the Northwest Region would be better, after all, it had not undergone the cleansing of the demonic disaster, and the sect forces here should be relatively stable, but he didn't expect that they would encounter a sect war as soon as they left the Xizehai on this trip.
"Let's go around the north. Chen Xun said that he had nothing to do with the Hengyun Sect's style of acting, he didn't know who was right and wrong in this sect war, and he didn't want to stand up and meddle in his affairs.
Cetianfu allowed Canglan to add ten more counties, and also acquiesced in the westward expansion of the four sects of Wushan, but only to the area west of Tushan;
And the 100,000 miles east of Tushan to the Xizehai is the northwest region in the true traditional sense.
Seeing the great battle between the sects at the western foot of the Hengyun Mountain Range, Chen Xun didn't want to meddle in things, so he wanted to order the five golden-scaled ships to bypass from the western foot of Hengyun Mountain, so he just delayed the trip for half a day.
At this time, Su Tang and Qing Xuan were disturbed by the war at the western foot of Hengyun Mountain, interrupted their meditation and walked to the deck;
Su Wuyang also flew over from another golden-scaled ship and asked:
"It's not a way for the Northwest Regions to go on like this, which one will Cetianfu arrange to fill the gaps in the Northwest Regions?"
"Such a big matter, the four great princes of Cetian Mansion should not be able to decide on their own, they may all be waiting for Emperor Xiwu's will, but I just heard Jiang Nanke say that Emperor Xiwu is in retreat and cultivation in the upper realm, and they don't know when they will come out. Zong Ya said.
Chen Xun saw that in the eyes of Zong Ya and Su Wuyang, there were some expectations hidden in the night, and said:
"The bright face of Cetianfu is presided over by Jiang Mingtai, Jiang Junwen and other four major monarchs, but the strength of the Jiang clan and the thirty-six divine generals hidden under the surface of the water is much stronger than imagined. Just the Tian clan, the strength is above the six sects, far beyond the reach of Wushan. No matter which one Cetianfu will eventually arrange to fill the void in the Northwest Regions, we don't want to have any unrealistic delusions now. ”
Zong Ya nodded, at this time, Wushan can be said to be the head of the sects in the Northwest Regions in terms of strength, but after all, the background is still far inferior to the Shenxiao Sect back then, and there is no great merit in supporting Emperor Xiwu and expelling the Ji family, so it is naturally inconvenient to have the delusion of dividing the Northwest Regions with the Jiang Clan, and the Northwest Regions are indeed not something they can reach out at this time.
In particular, the death of the Red Eyebrow True Monarch can be said to have completely disappeared from the Dao system of the Shenxiao Sect in Yunzhou, and the Cetianfu side will definitely not accept Wushan's qualification to inherit the Dao system of the Shenxiao Sect.
"After King Qing inherits the throne, can he return to the Northwest Regions?" Su Wuyang couldn't help but ask.
"In other words, I am King Qing, even if I inherit the throne, I would rather divide the Northwest Regions into more than a dozen countries, and I can't let one family dominate," Chen Xun said with a smile, "Besides, so many clans and sects support King Qing, and they always have to get some benefits, so they won't let Wushan monopolize it." ”
Chen Xun was not in the mood to go back to the cabin to retreat, so he stood on the deck with everyone and watched the battle that took place at the western foot of Hengyun Mountain.
Five golden-scaled boats circled from the northern foot of Hengyun Mountain and flew through a canyon, where more than 100 young men and women were sneaking north beside the rocky stream at the bottom of the valley.
With so many people going over the mountains and mountains, it is natural that Chen Xun can't hide it.
However, in order to avoid unnecessary interference, the five golden-scaled ships were slowly moving westward in the air at a height of 4,000 zhang, gathering clouds and mist to completely cover the hull, and looking up from the ground, only five floating clouds could be seen moving westward with the wind from the night sky.
More than 100 young men and women who were in a hurry and had anger and pain on their faces looked back at the fiercely fighting mountains at the western foot from time to time, not realizing the abnormality in the sky above their heads.
"They are all disciples of the Hengyun Sect. Su Wuyang said in surprise.
Except for a few wisps of floating clouds that envelop the golden-scaled boat, the night sky is as clear as a wash, the crescent moon is like a hook, and the faint floating light illuminates the mountains. Su Wuyang traveled to the heavens in his early years and had a wide range of knowledge, and he recognized these young men and women at a glance, and they were all wearing the robes of the disciples of the Hengyun Sect.
"If they don't rush to support the sect and defend against strong enemies, how can they go north?" Qing Xuan asked in confusion.
"It should be that the Hengyun Sect is unwilling to beg for survival, so it wants to transfer some young disciples out, and those who remain will live and die with the mountain gate, right?"
Chen Xun's divine sense swept into the canyon, and among the more than 100 Hengyun Sect disciples in the canyon, the two with the highest cultivation were only in the early stage of the Tianyuan Realm, and most of the other Hengyun Sect disciples were in the middle and late stages of the True Yang Realm, and there were only seven or eight people in the Rebirth Realm, so they should be the seedlings that the Hengyun Sect wanted to preserve last.
"From this point of view, Hengyun Sect has a bit of unyielding backbone. Su Wuyang said.
Chen Xun thought to himself that Su Wuyang probably thought of what the remnants of the Su clan had suffered over the years, and he felt a little sad in his heart, right?
Su Tang and Qing Xuan both looked at Chen Xun, although the Ce Tianfu side didn't want to see Wushan meddling in the affairs of the sect in the Northwest Regions, but Chen Xun dared to ambush and kill the Red Eyebrow True Monarch in Qingwu Ridge, how could he really tie his hands and feet for Ce Tianfu's few unclear warnings.
"Why don't I go over and take a look?" asked Su Tang.
"There may be a strong person in the Fa Phase Realm over there, and if you go alone, you may not be able to scare them away. Chen Xun said.
The chaos in the Northwest Regions is gradually rising, and the sects are fighting for the spiritual veins of the mountains and mountains, and disputes occur from time to time, but they are afraid that the Heavenly Mansion and the Northwest Domain Protectorate will directly intervene, and they will usually not be wiped out.
And once the strong enemy breaks through the mountain protection array, in fact, it has lost the capital to live and die with the mountain gate, and it is a pragmatic choice to choose to break through and withdraw in order to make a comeback.
At this time, before the victory or defeat was scored, the Hengyun Sect would first send out the disciples who had cultivated to a low level, Chen Xun also felt somewhat strange, could it be that the Hengyun Sect confirmed that the other party would definitely be wiped out, so he needed to prepare early?
Chen Xun didn't immediately rush to the western foot of Hengyun Mountain with Su Tang and Qing Xuan to find out, his divine sense extended along the canyon to the mountains and forests on both sides, and soon more than a hundred miles away from the front side of the canyon, he caught a chilling killing machine, and there were actually several strong people above the Tianyuan Realm who were ambushing in the mountains and forests at the northern foothills, probably to prevent the disciples of the Hengyun Sect from breaking out from this direction.
Chen Xun motioned for the left and right golden-scaled boats to hide under the clouds, and behind the disciples of the Hengyun Sect, they slowly traveled north along the canyon.
More than 100 disciples of the Hengyun Sect, as soon as they came out of the canyon, there was a chilling killing machine.
The disciples of the Hengyun Sect had long been frightened birds, and they were locked by such an uncontrollable killing machine, except for the two Tianyuan Realm cultivators who took out their spirit swords and blocked in front of many disciples in the air, the others were panicked for a while, and they couldn't even figure out where the strong enemy was coming from.
A frightened rainbow flew out of the cliff of thousands of zhang and went straight to the mouth of the gorge, but the man flew halfway to suddenly realize the storage of the five golden-scaled ships, and without thinking about it, the spirit sword in his hand flipped up, and a sword light slashed directly at the golden-scaled ship hidden in the clouds in the sky.
The sword burst through the air and screamed, the wind swept wildly, and in the blink of an eye, a few wisps of floating clouds were shattered, but the sword slammed into the protective spirit cover of a golden-scaled ship, and with a soft pop, it shattered into countless streams and scattered into the night sky.
The man froze in mid-space, looked up, and was suddenly frightened, but he didn't expect that these low-level disciples of the Hengshan Sect would be followed by five warships, Zongya, Su Wuyang, Su Tang, Qing Xuan and other popular people locked and killed, and it was like a thousand zhang cliff peak pressing on his heart, and he almost fell from mid-air.
That person was horrified, how could Hengyun Mountain hide so many strong people?
However, seeing the man's face clearly, Chen Xun frowned even more, he didn't expect that the fierce battle of the sect at the western foot of Hengyun Mountain would have the figure of the Kaiyang Yu clan behind him.
Chen Xun pointed at the person and shouted: "Peng Xingtian, you are so bold, you don't want to stay in Kaiyang County, you dare to hide in this Hengyun Mountain to rob and kill my Wushan disciple, I think you are tired!"
Peng Xingtian is the general of the Shenfeng Battalion, and he is also the descendant of Yu Tai, the Marquis of Kaiyang County and the commander of the Shenfeng Army, Chen Xun had contact with him in Qingjiang, but he didn't expect that the commander of the dignified Shenfeng Battalion would hide here and kill all the low-level disciples of the Hengyun Sect.
Peng Xingtian was so frightened that his soul was scattered, and he secretly felt that Chen Xun should have to slow down for a few days before it was possible to pass through Hengyun Mountain, why did he let this mourning star collide tonight?
Before he waited, Peng Xingtian was about to explain, and nine chains of divine power rolled up from behind Chen Xun, like a golden mad dragon rushing towards Peng Xingtian angrily.
Seeing that Chen Xun's killing machine suddenly rose, Peng Xingtian didn't dare to slack off, and with the swing of the spirit sword, nine sword rays slashed out, wanting to break the chain of nine divine powers with force.
Unless Peng Xingtian's nine sword rays can directly threaten Chen Xun and make Chen Xun remove the nine divine power chains by himself, otherwise it will definitely not be possible for Peng Xingtian to break it.