|||->-> Time passed slowly, and another half a year passed. In this half a year's time, Zhou Changtian used the elixir left by Cheng Ling to cultivate to break through to the Tribulation Period, and many of the children of the Zhou family were upgraded by one level.

But bad news also comes from time to time, in the past six months, it has become more and more difficult for the family to purchase materials, and there have even been many times, and the materials have been intercepted by the monks of the major forces on the way to transportation.

After Zhou Changtian left the customs, he immediately rushed to the scene of the incident, but he was one step slower, and the enemy had already lost his trace. After several successive incidents, the family suffered huge losses and had to slow down the collection of materials.

Zhou Changtian originally intended to ask Cheng Ling to make a move, but he heard his son say that the other party was in retreat and could not be easily disturbed. It was inevitable that the same thing would happen, and to meet Cheng Ling's needs, in desperation, he could only let Zhou Zhiyuan escort him with him, concentrate the elite disciples of the family, and ensure that the materials could be in place in time.

In this way, it was calm for a long time. But half a year later, the Zhou family concentrated most of the materials again, and this time Zhou Changtian was extremely cautious, and he cooperated with Zhou Zhiyuan and Fu Bo to escort them personally.

Unexpectedly, not long after leaving Xiangcheng, he encountered several interceptions. This time, Zhou Changtian saw clearly, most of the monks who intercepted were disciples of the seven major forces in the south, the Ouyang family, the Cheng family, the Liu family, the Xiao family, the Imperial Sword Sect, the Jiuxiao Sect, and the Martial God Sect almost took turns to fight.

On their way back to the valley, they set up many checkpoints, as if they were going to snipe them all along the way. Zhou Changtian and the others resisted desperately, and finally made a big circle along the Tongyou Valley, leaving less than a dozen family members, who took the opportunity to shake off the pursuers behind them and fled back.

However, the price is huge, Zhou Changtian, Fu Bo, and Zhou Zhiyuan were seriously injured, and only half of their strength was left, and Zhou Zhiyuan was even more dying, and he couldn't live anymore.

Zhou Changtian didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and rushed straight to the outside of Cheng Ling's cave mansion and passed the news in.

For a year, Cheng Ling has been setting up the teleportation array, and now it has been completed, and as long as it takes more than a month, the teleportation array can be set up. At this time, it was a critical moment, but Zhou Changtian's call came to his mind.

He frowned slightly, and understood that Zhou Changtian would not disturb him at such a critical moment, and it must be something that had changed outside. Thinking of this, he stopped, went to the outside of the cave and opened the entrance.

As soon as he saw Zhou Changtian's face, Cheng Ling was shocked in his heart and asked, "Master Zhou, how can you be so embarrassed?"

Zhou Changtian swallowed his saliva and said tiredly: "Your Excellency, if you don't have to, you really don't dare to come and disturb it." ”

Cheng Ling waved his hand and said, "You say slowly, what happened?"

"Here's the thing, since half a year ago, it has been very difficult for us to collect materials in Xiangcheng, and in the transportation of materials, we have been constantly intercepted by major monks. For this reason, the old man decided to escort him personally. ”

In this way, it was calm for a while. But I didn't expect that just yesterday, when we escorted a large number of purchased materials, the major forces actually set up many checkpoints along the way, we fought all the way back, and the losses were huge, Fu Bo and I were seriously injured, Zhiyuan's injuries were even more serious, and I asked the honorable to help treat them. ”

Cheng Ling was taken aback, and said, "Bring him here!"

"Yes, thank you, Your Excellency!" Zhou Changtian said gratefully, and ordered

Tell the children of the clan to carry Zhou Zhiyuan over.

Cheng Ling asked again, "Have you ever seen the monks who intercepted them, who are they?"

"They are all monks of the seven major forces in the south, and none of the families are left behind, this is to drive out my Zhou family!"

Cheng Ling's heart moved slightly, it seems that the actions of the Zhou family have attracted the attention of various forces in the south recently, which is not good news.

"What is the current strength of your Zhou family? ”

Zhou Changtian pondered a little and said: "In the family, my cultivation is the highest, and now it is the early stage of the tribulation, followed by Zhiyuan and Fubo, they are all in the early stage of the merger, there are more than thirty distracted monks, and the rest are all distracted." ”

Cheng Ling was silent, and for the first time he realized that he had made a fatal mistake. The background of the Zhou family is too shallow, and the strength of the family is very different from the seven major forces, not to mention the joint efforts of the seven major forces, as long as any one of them is enough to wipe out the Zhou family.

Looking at the posture in front of them, Zhou Changtian and the others can still kill all the way back, obviously the major families only want to snatch their resources, and they are not ready to kill them, which is already very lucky. But if you want to use such a force to compete with the Ouyang family in the south, without more than a hundred years of development and accumulation, it is completely impossible!

Zhou Changtian also knew that he and the others were not competitive enough, and with such a good cultivation environment, they still couldn't compete with the southern forces. It's just that the development of the family is not effective in the short term, it takes time.

He hesitated for a while, but finally said: "Your Excellency, there is another news, I think I still have to tell you in advance." ”

Cheng Ling frowned and said, "What news, you say?"

"Recently, we have been out to inquire about the disciples of the Famous Sword Academy, and there have been no clues, but a few days ago, a family member came back, and I heard that a powerful force appeared in the south, such as the previous Agni Sect, they often robbed the disciples of the seven major forces, and made a lot of noise. ”

"Oh, do you know who they are?"

"This is not clear, I only know that that force and the seven major forces do not deal with each other, and they have killed a lot of their disciples, this time the various forces intercepted our Zhou family, and there are not many monks dispatched, obviously they are restrained by that force, otherwise it will be difficult for us to get out. ”

"Have those resources ever been lost?"

"That's not true, I've always carried these resources with me, and now I can give them to Your Excellency. ”

Cheng Ling nodded with satisfaction, in this matter, Zhou Changtian was still very cautious and did not let himself down. However, the current situation is not optimistic, if it were not for the containment of that mysterious force, the seven major forces would have freed up their hands, and they might have annihilated the Zhou family long ago.

In fact, in the past year, the Zhou family has been greatly improved with the help of Cheng Ling. The head of the family, Zhou Changtian, advanced to the Tribulation Period, and Fu Bo and Zhou Zhiyuan were both promoted to the Merge Period, which was much stronger than some small forces.

Unfortunately, the original foundation was insufficient, and it was still far inferior to the seven major forces, let alone facing the Ouyang family in the future. For a moment, a thought flashed through Cheng Ling's mind, whether to let the monks of the Phaseless Sword Sect participate in the struggle for the southern forces.

This battle in the south must be won beautifully. The factors in it are very subtle, in the entire Canglan Continent in the southern region, except for the Feng Yanzong and Ouyang family, the cultivation level is not high, and the rest of the major forces will not focus their eyes

Here's one of them.

Second, there is a hidden ally here, and if he makes a move against the Ouyang family, Feng Yanzong will not interfere easily, and even say that he will make a contribution in secret.

Third, the momentum here has been launched, and the disciples who are in the Southern Famous Sword Academy will be able to quickly return to the banner, and they can get a very powerful force in a short period of time, and at that time, they will unite the Zhou family and the Famous Sword Academy, plus the power of the Wuxiang Sword Sect, they will be able to have a little strength to resist the nine major forces.

The last point is the mysterious force that Zhou Changtian said, since they are also targeting the seven major forces, that is, reinforcements, and they just use their power to involve most of the strength of the seven major forces.

Thinking of this, he secretly decided to find a way to bring the people in the Sword Pavilion here to participate in the struggle for the southern forces. The fighters trained by Wu Chenlong should have some heat after more than ten years, and it is time for them to sharpen themselves in actual combat.

Thinking about it in his mind, Zhou Zhiyuan had already been carried over. Cheng Ling's consciousness swept away, Zhou Zhiyuan's injuries were really serious, and if he didn't help him, he was afraid that he would fall.

didn't have to think about it, let everyone help him sit up, slapped the other party's back with his right palm, and the pure vitality entered his body, and after a stick of incense, the other party came to his senses. Cheng Ling left another part of the pill and said, "I have already controlled your injury, and I can recover after a period of cultivation." ”

Zhou Changtian was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency!"

Cheng Ling nodded and instructed: "With your batch of materials, there is no need to collect them in a short time, everyone should stay in Tongyou Valley during this time, don't go out, wait for me to come back!"

Zhou Changtian asked, "What is Your Excellency going to do?"

Cheng Ling sighed and said, "You should guess that Ma Yu is not my real name, and now I can tell you my original identity." My original name was Cheng Ling, and I was originally a disciple of the Famous Sword Academy. ”

Zhou Changtian was suddenly, secretly frightened in his heart, he had long felt that he was not simple, it turned out that the other party was Cheng Ling. This name has resounded throughout the Canglan Continent in the past few years, and my ears are almost hearing that the cocoon is coming, and the news of him is spreading everywhere, but I didn't expect it to be in front of my eyes.

However, when he learned Cheng Ling's true identity, he was much more relieved. The other party has single-handedly blocked several major forces, and such a monk can become the backing of his own family, and he is honored!

Cheng Ling continued: "The Zhou family has just started, and it will take a certain amount of time to compete with the seven major forces in the south, but it will be too long, and I can't afford to wait." I will go to the sect and bring some disciples here, and then I will be sure of winning!"

Zhou Changtian was overjoyed, and then he left with everyone.

After Cheng Ling waited for them to leave, he returned to the inner valley and came to the teleportation array set up, and there were still a few last steps, and the teleportation array on this side could be set up.

After a month and a lot of materials, the teleportation array was finally set up. At this point, Cheng Ling breathed a sigh of relief. This teleportation formation was all set up by him alone, because the time was limited, and he had to cooperate with long-distance teleportation, he suffered a lot in terms of numbers, and there were only ten people who teleported each time, which was already the limit that could be reached.

At this time, he left the Tongyou Valley, stepped on the Dragon Feather Sword, and walked in the direction of the Sword Pavilion. After a few years, I don't know how Liu Qingyan and Evil Wind and others are doing? What kind of situation has the development of the Sword Pavilion reached?