Revisiting his old home, Jiang Wen and Jiang Wenji arrived at Shennong's Villa.
This time, with Xue's token, they entered quite easily.
Looking at the minor changes in the house, the bed he used to sleep on was still there, and the desk he used was still the same. It was as if he had just left, not long ago.
"I didn't expect this to be where Shennong once lived. It's my first time inside," Jiang Wen said with emotion.
"Xue used formations to lock this place, allowing these things to remain intact for ten thousand years," Jiang Wenji replied softly, stroking the table. "I was an old acquaintance of his back then, and every time I come here, I always feel like he will return."
"Can you get me some paper?" Jiang Wenji suddenly said.
"Okay," Jiang Wen didn't hesitate, skillfully taking a few sheets of paper from the cabinet and handing them to her. "Here you go."
Jiang Wenji reached out to take the paper, her gaze deeply fixed on Jiang Wen: "I remember, you said this was your first time here, why are you so familiar with where the paper is kept?"
"… I just happened to see it," Jiang Wen thought to himself, feeling uneasy, trying hard to salvage the situation. Although he forcibly defended himself, he felt that the reason was too far-fetched.
The two looked at each other, Jiang Wenji's eyes gleaming.
Just as Jiang Wen was feeling extremely awkward, a notification sounded from outside.
"Is Jiang Lefu here? The Heavenly King orders you to go to the military formation deduction immediately!"
"Military formation deduction?" Jiang Wen saw the atmosphere ease up, and hearing the messenger's words, he couldn't help but feel bewildered. This Wuji had only changed bodies for less than a day, and she was already causing such a commotion. What did she want to deduce military formations for?!
"Are you mistaken?"
"This subordinate is not mistaken, it is indeed the Heavenly King's order for military formation deduction!"
"… You may leave first."
Jiang Wen dismissed the messenger and then looked at Jiang Wenji.
She shook her head, a faint smile on her lips: "Why not go take a look and see what she's up to?"
"Alright, let's go take a look."
Jiang Wen decided to go see what the Wuji was up to.
…
The sky was vast, and the land was boundless above the sprawling plain.
Looking at the towering wooden watchtowers in the distance, one could see the military camps like forests, stretching endlessly.
When Jiang Wen and Jiang Wenji arrived at the place for the military formation deduction, there were already countless people there. Not only Xue, but also Xiuqi and the Hundred-Eyed Marquis. The patriarchs of the various Tianyuan tribes were also present, making it a truly grand scale.
Jiang Wen was about to look for Wuji's whereabouts.
"Dong—!"
The drums roared, like a thunderclap on the flat ground.
Countless people looked into the distance, and they saw the Great Forbidden Army, holding long spears and tied with red ribbons, advancing in unison.
The movements were so uniform that it was breathtaking.
"Boundless Taicang, restore our rivers and mountains."
"Blood will not run dry, death will not stop the battle."
The powerful voice shocked everyone present. They looked at the slowly forming, imposing military formation and were all speechless.
Many young people from the tribes had never seen a real battlefield formation.
As the huge drumbeat vibrated, the soldiers then held their spears against each other.
A song rose high, chanting the Taicang battle song.
"The world is in turmoil, how can there be peace?"
The soldiers shouted in unison: "Tianyuan has elite soldiers, who will compete for the vanguard?"
This was the voice of the Taicang soldiers, like the unyielding heroic souls of thousands of years, shocking everyone present.
The Forbidden Army's loud singing was like a war drum, sounding the bloodiness in the hearts of every Taicang soldier.
Even Jiang Wen felt his blood boiling, wishing he could fight on the spot.
From ten thousand years ago, Tianyuan used a mere inch of land to conquer the vast territory it has today, relying on the spirit of going to death without hesitation.
The Forbidden Army, clad in armor, tightly grasped their long spears, their high-spirited figures like green pines on the mountain peaks, proudly unyielding.
"Valiant Taicang, fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
With the sounding of the horn again, the high-pitched singing stopped.
The military flags stood like forests on one side of General Qinglong, who commanded the Forbidden Army.
The armored soldiers stood silently in place, looking at Jiang Wen and the others on the opposite bank of the river.
The unmoving military formation made the scalps of many cultivator tribes tingle, and they felt fear before the battle.
At this moment, General Qinglong walked to the soldiers and drew his sword from his waist.
"Are you willing to charge into battle with me and take this glorious achievement?!"
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers' eyes were filled with boiling fighting spirit.
Two hundred people all raised their spears and shouted loudly: "We dare to follow the general and take this glorious achievement!"
"We dare to follow the general and take this glorious achievement!"
Although the sound was not loud in the midst of thousands of troops, it attracted the attention of countless people.
General Qinglong said that the morale was available, and turned to look at the high platform.
"Please give the order, Heavenly King," General Qinglong said respectfully.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid drumming was heard.
The sound of weapons rang out, and countless soldiers clamored and shouted.
"Enemy attack!!!"
"Enemy attack!!!"
The entire training ground instantly boiled, and many tribal youths turned pale, looking uneasily outside the training ground.
"What's going on?!"
"How can there be an enemy attack?!!!"
"This is at the foot of Tianyuan City!"
Before they could figure out what was happening, they saw the sound of iron cavalry roaring in the distance, and a thunderous roar came.
"Protect the Heavenly King!!"
Xiuqi on the viewing platform stood up and drew his long sword from his waist.
The guards protected the ministers and youths, and they all held their spears in preparation.
The sound of weapons rang out instantly from a distance.
The soldiers who were originally used for training took wooden weapons and looked outside the training ground, shrinking the formation and surrounding the camp.
The training ground was so large, hundreds of miles across, that even calling for reinforcements would take time.
And outside the training ground, only a team of the Forbidden Army could defend for an unknown amount of time.
"Kill the Heavenly King!" The voice shouted loudly, and the sound of iron horses intertwined instantly from far to near. The roar of dragons and tigers, and countless demons flew into the air.
Ten thousand thunderbolts intertwined, and flames spewed. The earth crumbled and the ground cracked, as if it were a battle of gods and heaven.
Countless screams of killing filled the surroundings.
Making everyone present at a loss.
"What's going on?! Why is there an enemy attack?!"
Jiang Wen looked at General Qinglong and Xiuqi and others under the stage, and looked at Jiang Wenji with some puzzlement. This inexplicable military formation deduction, and the inexplicable attack, it was difficult not to suspect whether someone was manipulating a trick.
"I'm afraid it has something to do with her," Jiang Wenji said calmly. "Being able to attack the training ground outside Tianyuan City should be aimed at me."
"What should we do?" Jiang Wen frowned, looking at the monstrous demon race. Among them were not only foreign races, but also demons who had been oppressed by Taicang for a long time. These sudden attacks were not ordinary people, and their strength was probably not simple.
"Don't panic, this is Tianyuan City," Jiang Wenji walked to the front of the stage, quietly watching the movement in the distance.
"I didn't expect to be attacked outside Tianyuan City," the Hundred-Eyed Marquis laughed loudly. "It's really interesting."
"Humph, it's simply lawless! I want to see, who is going to lift this sky!" Xiuqi said coldly, and then walked towards the stage.
Behind him, a hundred Forbidden Army soldiers followed with weapons.
At this time, outside the training ground, endless black-armored soldiers came in formation, holding long spears and fighting with the Taicang soldiers.
Relying on the harassment and impact of the iron cavalry.
For a time, the soldiers outside the training ground were suppressed, and people continued to fall to the ground screaming.
"Form up!"
"Kill!!"
The two torrents crossed again, and the black-armored soldiers did not lose ground against the Taicang Forbidden Army.
In another defense point, the guarding Vermilion Bird Army was killed and retreated steadily, with blood flowing horizontally.
"Presumptuous!" General Qinglong, who maintained the military formation deduction, shouted angrily, and cut off several black-armored soldiers who attacked in the waist. He led the spearmen to rush to the enemy.
"Punish the immoral! Kill the Heavenly King!"
All the black-armored soldiers, regardless of the guards' desperate resistance, rushed madly to Xiuqi, who led the troops to attack.
Xiuqi, who was in the enemy group, was like a god of war, and no one could do anything to him. The long sword in his hand was like a bloody edge, and it would be wiped out if touched.
"This person is really powerful, use the Shennong crossbow!"
Hearing the order, the black-armored soldiers retreated from the battlefield in an orderly manner, and a row of crossbowmen rushed forward, drawing their bows and pointing their arrows at Xiuqi.
"It's actually the Shennong crossbow!" Jiang Wen was surprised to see the golden giant crossbow in the distance.
The Shennong crossbow was originally made by him, combined with spirit stones to stimulate the Xuan iron god arrow. If they cooperate, they can even kill Daogong cultivators.
"Taicang's military equipment is actually used to deal with their own people."
"Zheng—!" The vibration of the bowstring sounded instantly, and dense crossbow arrows flew towards Xiuqi.
The guards frantically stood in front of him, blocking the incoming crossbow arrows with their own flesh and blood.
The guards, who were already at a disadvantage, lost most of their troops in an instant, but they also blocked a wave of attacks from the black-armored soldiers.
Before they could load the second wave of crossbow arrows, the immortal cultivators had already flown over.
