The early bird is eaten by the worm, and the early worm is eaten by the bird.

A sentence that is very philosophical to say both positively and negatively, in the cultivation world of the jungle, it is often more vividly reflected than in the animal world.

On a good day, hard-working people have long been accustomed to getting up early, or traveling together to find opportunities for experience, or going to the stalls alone to find treasures. As long as it is done to improve the true power of cultivation, no matter how small, it is worth it.

The sky had just brightened, and the streets of Yuheng District were sparsely populated. Three middle-aged men whispered, discussing something. Walking to the bend of the street, the person on the left stopped first and grabbed the middle one. The man on the right, still turning by inertia, walked forward, and he noticed that his companion had stopped and looked back and smiled. In an instant, the two companions covered their mouths at the same time, and their eyes widened like bull's eyes.

In the next second, the head, which still had a smiling face, separated from the body. The blood on his neck did not spurt out, but slowly flowed down a strange curved blade. As the blade slowly turned out of the corner, a huge rough hand like a fan also appeared. The giant hand held the ring of the handle of the curved blade, and in the blood-colored reflection, it slowly brought out a tall and broad figure.

The figure is the height of three ordinary people, the width of four ordinary people, and the skin is as rough as wheat bran. The huge head on the figure resembles a human being, but it wears thick gold rings on its nose and ears. A pair of giant eyes shimmered brown.

The two Terran monks who covered their mouths had a certain amount of experience. Awakened from the extreme shock, the two instantly separated and rushed in both directions. But it's still too much slower. The alien blade slashed at a nearby person, and in silence, split the man in half. In this brief moment, another person disappeared at the end of the street.

The strange man who had already smelled bloodthirsty had a brighter light on the blade in his hand. He slowly raised his huge head, the three golden rings choked and rang, and the pair of loose sleepy eyes slowly opened, looking at the rising sun.

The morning sun was like fire, as if it was igniting his blood. He walked with his steps towards the rising sun.

* * *

The Snake Mountain collapsed, opening a gaping gap in the towering Dragon Mountains. From here, looking down on both sides, the Dragon Mountains are no longer so high.

Two snake heads like meteorites rolled down the mountain, rolling out two wide avenues. Those unlucky monsters and birds of prey either died or escaped injured.

Following the two wide downhill roads, tens of thousands of greedy wolf guards rushed down, and the momentum was like a flood that burst the embankment, unstoppable. The dragon mountain trembled with the sound of horses' hooves. All the monsters, beasts, and birds that are dead or seriously injured have become a bag.

In the crazy horse team sprint, those who have just joined the army, there are not a few who fall off their horses. Thanks to the help of their companions, they were helped on the horse again and again. As the fear weakens, there are fewer and fewer people who fall.

Without any hindrance, the greedy wolf guards directly rushed to the side of the big river at the foot of the mountain.

The river is extremely wide, 3,000 zhang long, and there is no end in sight on both sides. The river is surging and the waves are surging. The two snake heads that rolled into the river seemed to be stuck in something, half hidden and half visible, hideous and terrifying.

Legend has it that the Grand Canal, which separates the human race from the demon world and the wild wilderness, lies in front of the greedy wolf guard. It is true like a legend, and it cannot be crossed.

Chen Tianhong looked at the figure of the demon clan who fled in panic and disappeared on the canal, and could only shake his head helplessly and sigh. Looking at the head of the demon clan that was cut off by himself, he suddenly felt that his understanding of the demon clan was so blank.

He probably remembered that in the ancient books of the human race, it was recorded that the demon clan had a demon emperor, a demon king, a demon general, and a demon soldier, but the real most powerful were the heavenly demons and their tribes directly under the command of the demon emperor. The Heavenly Demon and the Demon Emperor are both mysterious bloodline inheritances, and the strength of the Heavenly Demon is slightly weaker than that of the Demon Emperor, but it is definitely stronger than the Demon King.

Then, inferring from this knowledge, most of the members of the Green Snake Demon Clan who were killed were demon generals.

Undoubtedly, the demon general who showed his true body was super strong, far beyond the divine realm monks of the human race. If it weren't for the help of the white horse, most of them would have died at the hands of this demon general.

At this moment, Chen Tianhong finally understood why the three clans of humans, demons, and barbarians could not easily cross the Grand Canal. It's not that it really can't be crossed, but a large number of ordinary combat forces cannot be transported, and the most important thing is the issue of the transportation of combat resources.

In real time, the most bizarre and mysterious thing in the legend is that there are only a few safe routes over the Grand Canal. In the space above the canal, when a creature appears, there will always be a mysterious thing in the river that will mysteriously kill the creature that wants to cross the river.

Unless, the river freezes.

Putting aside everything else for the time being, the most critical question arises - what does this snake demon want to lead an elite team to rush to Snake Mountain to wake up the sleeping gray blind snake?

At the moment, the army is gathered here, which is very dangerous because of its weak combat effectiveness. Before the powerful monsters in the Dragon Mountains approached the passage that had just been smashed out, temporary evacuation was the only option. Although it is extremely dangerous, it is very necessary to cuddle the grass and beat the rabbit, and take advantage of the opportunity of the mutation to sweep the Dragon Mountain Range within a certain range.

Immediately decided, the team was dispatched according to the order of the existing barracks, the area was designated, and the horses were cleared in the direction of the coming. One by one, the teams dispersed and began to attack. Chen Tianhong left his nephew's battalion of men, a total of eight people, by his side. Then, standing by the river, ponder alone.

In the winter of the lunar month, the water of the canal does not freeze. So, when does it freeze?

It is difficult to find an answer to this eternal puzzle for a while. But Chen Tianhong already sensed that the day when the river would freeze was coming. And the day that will come will be the time when the war will break out in full force.

Bing Shuyun: On the battlefield, if you master time and space, you will master the initiative.

If you can cross the river in advance and go to the demon world to wipe the reality, it will definitely greatly improve your chances of winning.

It's just that all this can only exist in Chen Tianhong's imagination for the time being. So, a moment later, he took his nephew and the others and began to return the same way.

Looking at the mountains of billowing dust and smoke, and listening to the hoarse shouts, it seems that everything is going relatively well.

When he was halfway there, a young man who looked like a Taoist priest came galloping on a red horse, and said, "My lord, we have found a strange stone valley, please go over and take a look." ”

Chen Tianhong nodded and went with him. After a while, I came to the mouth of a valley, and saw that the valley was full of stones, shaped like goose eggs, about the size of an adult's thumb belly, and the whole body was light blue and shiny, and there were flashes of wrinkles in the flickering light on the surface.

This kind of small stone seems to be the same as what Chen Tianhong has seen, but it is different. The difference is the ripple in the light.

Chen Tianhong didn't go to inspect the stone, and suddenly found that only this young man was very concerned about this kind of stone, while the others had already gone along the mountain range to chase demon beasts or find spiritual materials. He glanced at the young man, and he had already matched the name.

"Jiang Shang, do you have any special opinions about this kind of stone?"

Jiang Sheng was slightly stunned, as if he was surprised by Chen Tianhong calling out his name, and said: "My subordinates carefully checked a few stones and found that each stone contained extremely abundant spiritual power. The subordinates thought about it, since the cultivation method of the human race is based on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as the absolute subject, is it possible to use the spiritual power in this stone for cultivation?"

Hearing this, Chen Tianhong was stunned. He suddenly thought of a sentence that the Heavenly Lantern Divine Monk had said: a new cultivation system.

"Then let's take all these stones with us. When I go back, I slowly study and enlighten. He remained silent, "You pretend to be some first." For the rest, I'll carry it on my back. ”

Jiang Shang took out the lowest-level Sumeru mustard and filled it with about five thousand, which was already full. But that's already a pile of stones. Subsequently, Chen Tianhong opened the back, cast a trick, and packed the stones of the whole grain into the back.

"When you go back, you come to me. ”

"Yes!"

Later, the two continued to return with Chen Taiyan and others. When we reached the top of the mountain, it was already dusk. Everyone gathered around the huge snake body, looking at the river of blood that the snake's blood melted. The color of blood and the sunset gradually become one, like a blood ribbon between heaven and earth, not only does not isolate anything, but it is more like connecting something.

No one touched the two snake bodies that were tied together.

Chen Tianhong had no choice but to decisively withdraw the team to the barracks first. Undoubtedly, the recent mountain patrol task will be personally taken care of by him, the head of the family.

* * *

Longbo and Cangsong waited early, and after seeing Chen Tianhong leading people back to the camp, the two hurried forward.

"There's news coming from Hanoi. It is said that in the morning, twenty-one barbarians suddenly appeared in Yuheng District, holding sharp blades in their hands, and killed people when they saw them. All the way from Yuheng District to Tianxuan District. ”

"The hateful thing is that none of the nine major sects and clans of the family intervened in time to stop them. As a result, the Terran monks lost more than 10,000 people in vain. About three moments later, the barbarian suddenly disappeared into the Tianxuan area, and it was difficult to find a trace. And it wasn't until more than half of the time that the people of the Nine Great Sects appeared in the Holy Domain and began to track down. ”

"It can't explain anything other than proving that the Nine Great Sects are a gathering place for deceitful and name-stealing people. Those rotten and depraved bastards, their good days are coming to an end. The retribution for all the sins of their fathers will be fulfilled on their heads. Chen Tianhong clenched his teeth, looked angry, and helpless, "Don't care about these things." Do our own thing first. ”

This matter, even if Chen Tianhong has a heart, he is unable to take care of it. He didn't put it down quickly, but he didn't pay attention at all. His brows furrowed slightly, as if he had thought of something.

"Senior Cang, with your experience, can you know how to make the water of the canal freeze?"

"My ancestors have passed down from generation to generation that there is a kind of water called 'heavy water' between heaven and earth, which can freeze the water of the canal for a hundred days. However, the ancestors never clearly recorded or explained the source, provenance, and details of the 'heavy water'. Cang Song pondered for a moment, "The old man thinks that today's incident is really a sudden incident. It should be that the demon clan and the barbarian soldiers are divided into two ways to explore the reality of the human race. The real war may still have to wait a long time. With the strength you have now, you'd better not rush across the canal and enter the realm of demons or barbarians. The top priority at the moment should be to gather all the forces that can be gathered in order to contingency with the changing situation. ”

"Thank you, senior Cang, for the reminder. Chen Tianhong nodded, puzzled: "I don't know if there is any other way besides 'heavy water'?" In short, if we can't take the initiative to fight over the Dragon Mountain Range, then staying in Stormwind Town can only sit and wait for death." ”

"Absolutely. ”

Cang Song's three words made Chen Tianhong wake up, and he lost his voice: "Qiu Ji's descendants can!" Of course, he thought of the wooden platform around the Nine Dragons Heavenly Coffin above the Nine Holy River.

Cang Song and Long Bo looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads. Obviously, the two of them agreed with Chen Tianhong's analysis, but also felt that the current greedy wolf guard was too small, too radical actions, and the risk was too great. But what can be done? No one has a choice.

After the second elder returned to the shop, Chen Tianhong immediately sent Jiang Shang, handed him the dragon descending recipe and the animal skin scroll, and said, "Jiang Shang, this is the only thing I can share with you." You can follow these two together with the dragon cultivation recipe to understand the secret of the spirit stone. Remember, what I'm missing most right now is time. You should understand. ”

Jiang Sheng said: "My subordinates understand. Subordinates report progress every 3 days. If necessary, you may have to consult with the lord. ”

"Well, go down. Inform the Iron Beggar, the Book Beggar, and the Beggar, that I will go to the Sanctuary to find someone to come back. Before I returned, the three of them were personally in charge of patrolling the Dragon Mountains. If there is an abnormality, put wolf smoke on the black dragon gang. ”