Chapter 271 He is Alone
Since it makes sense and is in everyone's interest, there is nothing to argue about.
Just do as Shi Chun said, split the troops into two groups, the Siding Sect will continue to search in the Iron Forest, while the Mingshan Sect will rush to the ice field to lure Li Shudao Mountain, or you can say they are going to grab territory.
Relatively speaking, it is definitely safer for the Siding Sect to act here.
Therefore, Xu Anchang still admired Shi Chun's courage to fight and take action. When they parted, he held Shi Chun's hand and said, "Be careful on this trip. If it doesn't work, evacuate immediately. Don't take too many risks!"
"Brother Xu, don't worry. I will cherish my life."
After some polite words, Shi Chun turned and left, then flew into the air on Fenglin to look for his own men.
On the way, I saw Haoji wandering in the Iron Forest. He was going to stay. After he landed and gave some instructions, he asked, "Do you remember those two sects?"
Haoji was stunned for a moment, then he reacted. It was those two sects that Wu Jinliang arranged for them to explore when they just entered the Divine Fire Realm. When they were sent to follow five sects with undercover agents, they secretly received a task. In addition to exploring clues about the Divine Fire, they also had to pay attention to the whereabouts of those two sects.
He nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry, Boss, I haven't forgotten. If I come across any relevant news, I will let you know as soon as possible."
Shi Chun patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you are the only one paying attention, you will not see much. After contacting Zhou Wuxian, you can find a way to let Zhou Wuxian find an excuse to tell the people of Hongyun Castle about those two sects, and use the advantage of Hongyun Castle's numbers to help pay attention."
Haoji: "Okay. Boss, let me ask you one thing, why are you looking for those two sects? I don't see anything special about them."
Shi Chun thought, if even you can easily see the clues, what else can we do? He warned, "Don't ask, you will know when the time comes."
Some things are indeed inconvenient to tell, and he cannot tell the other party now that those two sects may be the power of the other two branches of the magic path.
As they were talking, Wu Jinliang and Tong Mingshan had already arrived with Chu Jingtang and An Wuzhi whom they had found.
"Let's go." After saying goodbye, Shi Chun flashed into the air.
The wind scale controlled by Wu Jinliang opened its mouth, swallowed it in one gulp, and then swept across the sky over the Iron Forest.
As for whether Zhu Xiangxin and Chen Wuji were found and taken away together later, the people from the Siding Sect did not see it either.
Haoji jumped onto a slope and watched them go, muttering to himself, "So busy, I'm not really going to take first place again..."
In the air, after determining the location of the ice field that Wu Hong told him and adjusting the flight direction, Wu Jinliang finally couldn't help but ask, "Chuntian, what's the situation in the Iron Forest?"
Shi Chun knew what he wanted to ask, but he asked it in a rather obscure way, so he replied, "We have already obtained the sacred fire of the Iron Forest."
"Ah?" Tong Mingshan immediately looked around. Where were they? Why didn't he see them? When he saw that two people were missing, he probably realized something.
Shi Chun sneered, "What are you thinking? We can't give all the benefits to you alone, right? Zhu Xiangxin took it. You didn't know about it. By the way, I'll tell you that you can let the Four Ding Sect know about your absorption of the divine fire, but not others."
Tong Mingshan was embarrassed and felt that he was indeed greedy. He quickly responded with a hum, "Okay, got it."
The vast Divine Fire Domain is full of strange and bizarre things.
Although there are many suns in the sky, big and small, rotating in the sky, it seems that there is an alternation of day and night, but in fact it is very biased. There are some places that it will never visit, and it will only give a little bit of sunshine for a very short time every day.
The ice field is located at the junction of darkness and light, with winding mountains and full of dangers.
In some places, the snow was blowing in the dark.
In some places, the azure ice still sparkles brightly under the distant, slanting sunlight that seems weak.
Several people in official green clothes stood on the ice and looked out, using their hands to block out the sunlight. Leading the group was a woman with a pale complexion.
This girl's skin color is really unique, porcelain white with a rosy glow. It is hard to imagine that a weapon refiner can have such a beautiful skin color. Those who know the situation know that this should be inherited through blood, because her father is the same.
Her father is Gu Yanduo, the head of Shudao Mountain. Her name is Gu Lianni, and she is also the leader of the group.
She has a fair face, delicate features, a thin waist, and strong limbs. Even when she is wearing a skirt, you can feel that her body is quite strong. Although her beauty cannot be said to be stunning, she has a unique charm. Such a healthy and beautiful woman is really rare.
In fact, it is rare for women to work in the field of refining tools. How many women among ordinary people would work as blacksmiths? It is almost the same idea. The basic skills of a refiner also start from forging iron in front of a furnace.
The fact that she was able to enter this line of work was naturally related to her family background. When she was born, her father was the head of a large weapon-refining sect.
While they were looking out, two more disciples from the Shudao Mountain flew over and landed beside them. One of them reported, "Uncle Master, our formation has been set up."
"Okay." Gu Lianni nodded in a crisp voice, and put her hands on her hips, making her waist with the belt look even thinner, as if it could be held in one hand.
The men on her left and right, one with bronze complexion, the other with dark red complexion, the former has a strong build, the latter has a strong physique, the former has big ears, the latter has a heroic horse face, both have the physique of a hero.
The former was named Pang Hou, and the latter was named Yuan Yao, both of whom were elite among the high-level martial arts disciples of Shudao Mountain. They both thought that Gu Lianni was really beautiful, and since she was the daughter of the head of the sect, there were many disciples who were interested in Gu Lianni, but they were all of different generations. No matter how old Gu Lianni was or how high her cultivation level was, she was destined to be one generation lower than her father when she was born.
Therefore, the group of young people can only wish for something beneficial, as the sect will never allow them to marry their own uncle-in-law.
Of course, putting aside seniority, we all grew up together.
After waiting for a while, two more people came and one reported: "Uncle Master, we are fine over there."
"Okay." Gu Lianni looked confident and said, "After two more formations are completed, we can activate the 'Origin Locking Formation' to completely seal off this area."
Pang Hou hummed, "As long as the Fire Spirit is trapped here and can't escape, we can slowly look for it."
Yuan Yao said: "We should hurry as fast as possible. If we put it in the outside world, almost a day has passed, and we still have nothing to show for it. Also, we cannot be sure whether there is a divine fire here."
Gu Lianni: "It shouldn't be wrong. Didn't Zhuozi see a flash of light under the ice before? The divine fire that our teachers asked us to feel is also felt here. The two confirm that the divine fire should be hiding in the area under our feet."
Pang Hou said with emotion: "We have to thank the ancestors of Shudao Mountain for being able to find the location of the sacred fire so quickly. If it weren't for their records and inheritance, how could we have come here to check it out as soon as we saw this area."
As they were talking, the people on the ice field looked up one after another and saw a streak of light passing through the sky. They originally thought it had flown past, but it turned out to be a circle and came back, and it had even lowered its altitude.
Seeing that there seemed to be only one person among the wind scales passing by, Gu Lianni said in a deep voice: "Stop it and see who it is."
Immediately, four people jumped into the air, each of them had Wind Scales in their hands, and they controlled the Wind Scales to stop the visitor in mid-air.
The visitor was none other than Shi Chun, and everyone else was waiting for news from him somewhere on the ice field.
The reason why he was alone was that it would be of no use if everyone else was patrolling in the sky. With too many people on the Wind Scale, it would consume more mana to control it. It was also convenient for him to use the power of his right eye to observe alone, so that people around him would not notice anything unusual.
So, when we passed by here, we turned around because we discovered that there was something going on under the ice in this area. It seemed that there was some living thing moving under the heavy ice.
Before he could get closer to investigate, he was stopped by four people who controlled wind scales and trapped him in four directions.
Shi Chun, who had already circled this vast ice field, was secretly surprised. It was definitely not a coincidence that these people appeared here. In such a large place, they were able to quickly lock onto the target area. These big sects were indeed not simple.
Of course, the four people who stopped him also felt that Shi Chun looked familiar.
The leader, Pang Hou, cast a spell and shouted, “Go down!”
Shi Chun took a look at the number of people below, but did not resist. He just collected the wind scales in mid-air and floated down.
The four people who surrounded him followed and chased after him.
After they fell one after another, Shi Chun saw at a glance that Gu Lianni was the leader. He was somewhat surprised. It was rare for women to enter the field of refining equipment, and she could even be the team leader.
Then he guessed the other party's identity. It was included in the information of participants provided by Master Nan. Although he did not read it all, he still paid a little attention to some of the major sects.
Gu Lianni also thought Shi Chun looked familiar. Pang Hou, who had just landed, quickly walked up to her and reminded her, "He seems to be that Shi Chun."
Yuan Yao had taken out a scroll directly from his Qiankun bag. When he opened it, he saw Shi Chun's appearance clearly on it, and the painting was very lifelike.
A big sect is a big sect. Even this is what they have. You can imagine how thorough their preparations are.
He showed it to Gu Lianni and whispered, "Yes, it's him."
Shi Chun was stunned. Although he didn't see the painting, he had already guessed what it was. What did it mean? Was it a portrait of me? Was it really that serious?
Gu Lianni looked at Shi Chun from head to toe as if he were a rare animal and asked, "Are you Shi Chun?"
Shi Chun hummed, pretending to be confused and said, "May I ask which sect or school you are from?"
Gu Lianni: "We are disciples of Shudao Mountain. What are you doing here?"
Shi Chun: "Walk around and take a look. Is there any problem?"
Gu Lianni put her hands on her hips and said, "When we are doing business in Shudao Mountain, outsiders should stay away. Do you understand what I mean?"
Shi Chun smiled and said, "I understand. Can I leave now?"
Yuan Yao tilted his head slightly to remind Gu Lianni, "Uncle Master, the sect has said that this man is treacherous and must be guarded against. He showed up here and said he was just taking a look around. Do you think that's normal? If he leaves, there may be trouble. He's alone!"
The last four words are a meaningful reminder, and anyone with normal intelligence can understand what they mean.
(End of this chapter)
