|||->-> The monks of the Phaseless Sword Sect cultivated behind closed doors, and the realm slowly improved. In the southern region, the competition of the six major forces is also in full swing, and the real fire is gradually fighting. Under such circumstances, the forces hidden in the south finally could not sit still.

They frequently attacked, taking advantage of the fact that the monks of the six major forces were involved, stirring up trouble in the rear, and almost every force's resource transmission channels were plundered. It's just that those people came and went without a trace, shooting in the east and shaking in the west for a while, so that the six major forces were not at all scratching their heads.

In desperation, they could only transfer their resource transmission channels, and the focus gradually shifted to the direction of Xiangcheng. Relatively speaking, the closed-door cultivation on this side of Tongyougu gave them the illusion that the direction of Xiangcheng was much safer than the rest of the transmission channels!

The news continued to reach Cheng Ling's ears, and he felt more and more that the mysterious force was not simple, and he was almost alone under the pressure of the six major forces, and he couldn't even find a trace. He wanted to find out the identity of that force, but unfortunately there were no competent people around him, and the idea of forming an intelligence network rose again.

found Liu Qingyan and told her what he thought, wanting to see if there was such a candidate in the sect. Liu Qingyan thought hard for a long time, and finally nodded helplessly, and said: "Originally, Xiao Changtian was a good candidate, but unfortunately I was never able to completely rest assured of him. ”

Cheng Ling smiled bitterly and shook her head, although after such a long time, she still couldn't let go of Xiao Changtian. In the Wuxiang Sword Sect, there are Xuan Wuxiang and Liu Qingyan and others watching, there is no problem, once he is released, he is in control of such an important department, it is really difficult to put people at ease.

He can only keep this idea in his heart, and then start the formation when he finds the right person to be in charge, and he is still dormant in front of him. The six major forces fight to the death, let them make trouble for a while first, and then take it in one fell swoop when they are almost consumed.

But faintly, he always felt that the actions of that force would eventually lead the Ouyang family to intervene in the interests of the south in advance.

Another year passed, and the disciples of the Wuxiang Sword Sect and the Zhou family were greatly improved. In the Wuxiang Sword Sect, Liu Qingyan and Evil Wind reached the consummation of the tribulation, Zhang Hu reached the middle of the tribulation, Song Yingjie was promoted to the tribulation period, and Xiao Changtian was combined.

There are also the hundred Zhantang disciples who came with them, all of them have improved significantly, two disciples have already broken through the merger period and entered the tribulation period, and the rest are between the late stage of merger and consummation.

Relatively speaking, the promotion of the children of the Zhou family is slightly inferior, Zhou Zhiyuan entered the consummation of the merger, and Fubo entered the early stage of the merger. The rest of the remaining monks did not participate in many battles and their intensity, and the improvement was not large.

Seeing such a situation, Zhou Changtian learned from the pain, and once again asked Cheng Ling to accept Zhou Zhiyuan as a disciple, and he also imitated the situation of the Wuxiang Sword Sect, and formed another team to become the fourth team of wolf warriors.

This team is led by Fu Bo, and the 100 monks with the highest cultivation in the family are selected to actively face the battle in the southern region. At this time, the southern region was completely united, and not only the six major forces, but the rest of the forces were dispatched one after another, trying to grab a certain amount of resources in the competition for interests.

In view of this, Cheng Ling did not dissuade him, this wave of monks should be regarded as going out to practice, and it is clear that the chariots and horses are the monks of the Zhou family competing for interests. In this way, other forces will not be suspicious.

However, secretly, he still instructed Zhou Changtian to form a powerful battle team, led by Zhou Zhiyuan, and then join a few disciples of the Battle Hall of the Phaseless Sword Sect, as a hidden force, which had a surprising effect.

As for what Zhou Changtian wanted, he thought for a moment and finally agreed. Accepting Zhou Zhiyuan as his fourth disciple, in this way, the connection between the Tongyou Valley and the Wuxiang Valley will be closer, and he also taught him the supporting exercises of the Nine Turns Xuangong Technique.

Therefore, after more than a year of cultivation, coupled with his own good qualifications, Zhou Zhiyuan's cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he has reached the peak of the merger consummation, and he can break through to the tribulation period with just the slightest opportunity.

Everyone has made great progress, but Cheng Ling's cultivation is still at the peak of the Tribulation. In the past three years, he has been busy setting up formations and planning actions against the southern forces, and he has not had much time to cultivate.

Now that Liu Qingyan and the evil wind have come, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to try to break through the Mahayana period. For him, no matter how abundant the aura in the Phaseless Valley is, it is still far from enough to hit the Mahayana period, and he needs more powerful energy.

Fortunately, he had obtained many immortal crystal fragments from the Taoist temple before, and in three years, he had used more than a dozen of them intermittently, and there were more than a hundred left, which was completely enough for his own cultivation, not to mention that he also grabbed three whole immortal crystals in the pattern of the pentagram.

After instructing everything he should do, he chose a cave house and began to retreat. At present, in the competition with the various forces in the south, the Wuxiang Sword Sect and the Zhou family still occupy a certain advantage, and that is because the Ouyang family has not made a move for the time being.

As soon as the other party starts to act, the Mahayana monk appears, and the only remaining advantage is gone. Although he has the grasp of shaking the middle Mahayana monks. But the background of the Ouyang family is by no means limited to the middle of the Mahayana period, it is possible for monks at the peak of the Mahayana.

The Ouyang family can be listed as one of the nine major forces, although it is at the bottom, its combat power must not be underestimated.

He spent three years in this retreat.

In three years, the power of the artistic conception of the Nine Absolute Swords has been fused to ten percent. The body refining technique entered the bone marrow chapter, and the wood phase spirit technique entered the early stage of the third layer, and the fusion of the sword element in the body was further advanced, and the blood, bones, and muscle cells all contained powerful energy.

The most improved is the Divine Consciousness Exercises. The ninth turn of the divine soul has been trained into the first turn, and at this realm, the spiritual power has been greatly improved. If you have the same chance to use the sword jutsu as before, you will last longer.

The only regret is that in the past three years, I have not touched the barrier of the Mahayana period, and the dantian is like a bottomless abyss, consuming more than thirty immortal crystal fragments, which have not been filled.

The corners of his mouth showed a wry smile, his comprehensive strength is indeed very strong, sword yuan, body refining, and divine soul, all three are practiced together. But the corresponding need for aura is also terrifying, so many immortal crystal fragments, if you change to a Tribulation Perfection monk, you would have already broken through the Mahayana period, but you haven't touched the barrier yet.

After a long retreat, I thought about going out and seeing, but I didn't know how the fighting was going in the south.

Walking out of the retreat cave, the divine sense was swept away, and the scene in the inner valley was unobstructed. The disciples in the sect are all concentrating on cultivation, and everyone has made great progress. He even saw Liu Qingyan, Evil Wind, Bai Suzhen, Zhou Changtian and others gathered together, as if they were discussing something.

In a flash, he came into the midst of the crowd. As soon as they saw Cheng Ling, everyone was ecstatic, but for a moment, they were stunned again, for more than three years, they originally thought that he would reach the Mahayana period when he went out again, but he didn't expect that he was still at the peak of the tribulation.

Despite this, the whole person gives them a deeper feeling, and the upper and lower rhymes of the Zhou body flow naturally, which is more than that of the Mahayana monks.

Bai Suzhen saw him appear, and asked happily, "Brother Ling, you are finally out of the customs." ”

Cheng Ling smiled and said, "Sister Bai, why are you here, how is the situation on the Demon Blood Continent?"

Bai Suzhen pursed her lips and said, "It's so depressing to keep me and the old turtle together, a month ago, the disciples of the array hall completed the construction of the teleportation array, and I heard that you were in the south, so I came over by myself." ”

Cheng Ling smiled bitterly, this Bai sister is still active, let her guard in the Demon Blood Continent, persisted for more than ten years, and it was really difficult for her. That's it, anyway, the old turtle has pills to control it, so it must not be able to make any big waves.

Liu Qingyan glanced at him and asked, "After three years of retreat, how can you still cross the peak of the Tribulation, is there any accident?"

Cheng Ling smiled bitterly: "I also wondered, I thought that I could break through to the Mahayana period for a period of time, but I couldn't touch the barrier, maybe there was a lack of mental understanding!

Zhou Changtian hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, in three years, the major forces have fought strongly, and it has become a mess. This time, we found that the great forces were preparing to transport a large amount of resources to the clan land, so we came to discuss whether to plunder. ”

Cheng Ling's eyes lit up and asked, "How many resources are there?"

"There are a lot, the Xiao family, the Ouyang family, the Cheng family, and the Imperial Sword Gate all have shares, but it is said to be the largest circulation in the past few years. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, so many resources are more abundant than the Liu family's treasury, hurry up and grab it!"

Zhou Changtian smiled embarrassedly and said: "The problem is that another mysterious force seems to have learned about this matter, and our people found traces of their actions a few days ago, and they are hesitating whether to make a move." ”

"Oh, did you hear that from over there?"

"That force is very strong, there are tens of thousands of people, and there are several monks above the tribulation, the old man is afraid that this is a trap, if they unite with the six major forces, once we make a move, we will suffer heavy losses!"

"You've fought with them?"

"Yes, Fu Bo once fought with them, one of the monks was very brave, and the combat power was extremely strong, he resisted the attacks of dozens of combined monks alone, and was killed and injured by him, so he left calmly!"

Cheng Ling frowned, this is a little interesting, this force does not seem to be easy to match. However, with so many resources, it must not be given up lightly. After a long groan, he said categorically: "Battle! The four teams of the wolf's teeth are all attacking, and I will personally take action, just to test their depth." ”

The decision was made, and everyone stopped talking, and all of them were gearing up and preparing for the war with all their might.

Ten days later, the news finally came that the people of that force had come to the vicinity of Tongyou Valley. Cheng Ling immediately led many disciples and greeted them in the direction they were traveling.

In less than an hour they came to the location of a valley. The sound of fighting in the valley shook the sky, and the monks of the Xiao family, the Ouyang family, the Cheng family, and the Yujian Sect fought with a group of monks wearing black scarves in full swing.

The divine sense swept over, and one of the monks had superb swordsmanship, and he alone blocked several monks of the four major families. The long sword in his hand turned into a brilliant light, and his figure flickered, shuttling among several monks.

It's just that the more Cheng Ling looks at his swordsmanship, the more familiar he becomes, coupled with his tall body and arrogant sword intent, he can't help but shout: "Sword hero!"