Chapter 321 Calling for help! (5K+ for monthly tickets)
Just as the Heavenly Dog was displaying its divine power, 5,400 miles south of Tianxiong Pass, the wind and snow were howling, and a ray of silver light shone in the air, like a meteor chasing the moon.
A Gu sculpture, covered in silver light and extremely beautiful and powerful, shot into the sky. Its sharp, hooked beak cut through the air, forming a bright arc in front.
Chen Yuan sat cross-legged between the two long horns on the head of the Gu Eagle. His whole body was empty and brightly lit with fire. A thick haze of fire was suspended all around him.
In the fiery haze, square red fire crystals kept humming and vibrating, and the misty fire inside kept pouring out, forming streams of magma fire that flowed into Chen Yuan's left chest. There, a raging furnace was lit, with bright red light, and it kept beating to the sound of drums.
With every beat of the drum, the red fire crystals around him trembled, and the fiery clouds inside continued to surge out.
After half a cup of tea, hundreds of pure and flawless red fire crystals became transparent. The fire essence inside was completely absorbed. Then they trembled, turned into powder and dispersed with the wind.
Then, a ball of brilliant fire flew out from Chen Yuan's sleeves and submerged it again. Hundreds of top-quality red fire crystals, each about a foot in size, flew out.
Over and over again!
At this moment, inside Chen Yuan's body, a ball of red cloud illuminated the five temples. The fire god's treasure represented by the heart was wrapped in a ball of fire cloud, and a blazing and terrifying high temperature emerged.
This behavior of directly and roughly introducing massive amounts of fire essence into the body is undoubtedly extremely dangerous. The fire mist is violent and disorderly. Once it gets out of control, it will instantly affect the five temples, resulting in playing with fire and getting burned.
But Chen Yuan was fearless. He saw below, a small tree like a dragon was swaying its branches and leaves, making a sound like pearls falling on a jade plate, and emitting a misty green light, isolating the fire clouds with terrifying high temperature from the other four temples.
Afterwards, the blazing fire began to move with the beating of the heart, like the beating of a war drum, surging along the heart meridian, from the Shaochong point on the fingertips, to the Shaofu point on the metacarpal bone, to the Shenmen point on the wrist, and the Yinxi point on the forearm.
There are nine acupoints in the Heart Meridian and eighteen furnaces. Chen Yuan spent half a day directly and violently absorbing the pure fire essence from the red fire crystal. Then, with the help of the luck accelerator, he took a two-pronged approach and rushed all the way from Shaochong to Yinxi, opened up the four acupoints in both arms, and ignited the eight furnaces.
At this point, the Heart Sutra progress has reached 45 percent.
Chen Yuan consumed almost ten feet square of pure red fire crystal in one breath, and more than a thousand luck points.
There are only a little over 2,000 luck points left right now.
The consumption of luck points is all when the acupoints are being breached.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Yuan, as he owned a small mountain of top-grade red crystal, would not need to consume any luck points. He possessed a vast amount of pure fire essence that others could not envy. He could just slowly accumulate it, open up the entire Heart Sutra, and kick open the temple door. It would not take much time, ten days or half a month would be enough.
But in the current situation, we have to take precautions before it happens, so naturally we can just increase our strength as fast as we can without caring about these details.
Let’s try to see if we can get through the second sacred treasure before reaching Tianxiong Pass!
With his current level of cultivation after opening up the first divine treasure, plus the blessing of many heavenly and earthly magical powers, he can fight against Musashi who has opened up four divine treasures but has no heaven-defying blessings.
Yesterday, in the fire area of General Mountain, the powerful Wushang from the Beiliang Palace opened up four divine treasures. He used many tricks, but in the end he still retreated in embarrassment.
One of the reasons was that Chen Yuan had an advantageous position, and the golden magma Musashi could not be touched. The other party's god, who was worshipped by the divine power, tried to attack by surprise, but was wrapped in the golden magma and burned to death. But at that time, Chen Yuan was also worried that the fight would make too much noise, turning the General Mountain upside down, kicking over the furnace and hurting his soldiers, so he did not use his full strength.
When he hadn't opened up the Divine Treasures, he was able to rely on his magical powers to defeat the powerful Musashi of the Three Divine Treasures, such as the battle at Wubao Mountain, where he defeated the human-demon who had become a sanctified person!
After opening the first divine treasure, defeat the Beiliang Palace's priest who serves the four divine treasures.
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Chen Yuan’s current task is to open up the second divine treasure as soon as possible.
The whistling sound of the wind was in his ears, but Chen Yuan's mind was calm. He kept drawing fire essence and opening his heart meridian.
And behind him, there was a pair of eyes staring straight at his figure wrapped in the mist of fire.
Old Dong from the Huanlong clan looked at Chen Yuan with a strange expression, muttering,
"Could this kid be a martial arts saint?"
"Practicing like this is like playing with fire, but this guy seems to be content with it. Musashi's aura is visibly increasing. I've never seen anything like this before."
He shook his head as he spoke, his red nose twitched, his eyes flickered, and he seemed to be thinking about something.
"This kid is even more mysterious than me!"
"It seems that the divination I got this time may not be accurate."
He was thinking about it, and looked back again. The North Sea Dragon Girl behind him still had her back to him, like a clay sculpture or a wooden statue. She hadn't moved for a long time, which made the dragon keeper feel a little melancholy. They were all so worrying.
Just when the old man was feeling a little bored, suddenly, his ears moved, he clapped his hands, stood up, and his cloudy eyes looked through the wind and snow towards the vast mountains dozens of miles ahead.
In the distance, a team of dozens of soldiers and horses were roaring on the snowy mountain road!
The iron armor gleamed coldly in the reflection of the snow, and the neighing of horses became clearer and clearer.
There were about thirty people in this group, all wearing green armor. In the front was a man wearing blue chain mail, riding a three-meter-tall black wolf. Among them was a fluttering flag with the words "Anshun" on it.
This is the Anshun Prefecture Army, and the elite among the elite. The one in the front is Tianguan!
When the old man Huanlong discovered this group of palace troops, Chen Yuan, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly opened his eyes. Golden light quickly condensed in his eyes, piercing through the wind and snow, allowing him to clearly see the soldiers and horses marching in the distance.
Anshun Prefecture is three thousand miles northwest of Jinguan. How come it appears here?
He looked towards the north, then stomped his feet. The huge Gu Diao under his feet immediately lowered its head, and its huge demon body swooped down, rolling up thousands of piles of snow.
In front, from the Anshun army that was marching through the mountains and snow, there was a sudden sound of horses neighing.
"Law"
The muscular foreign horses suddenly stopped and neighed in surprise. Then they raised their front hooves high and started to run wildly, trying to throw the soldiers off and spin around.
"what happened?"
The soldiers made a commotion and tried hard to control the mad horses under their feet. Then they felt a terrifying pressure coming from the sky from behind, and their faces suddenly changed.
"not good!"
"There is evil spirit!"
They sensed the demonic presence, but it was so strong that it made everyone tremble with fear, and it was approaching rapidly.
"laugh"
"laugh"
"laugh"
The sounds of metal rubbing against each other as long swords were unsheathed could be heard one by one. More than twenty soldiers held their spinning horses tightly, looking up at the sky with nervous expressions.
The blue-armored man in the front, the black wolf demon under his feet let out a low cry of fear, his feet softened, and he actually crawled on the ground. His face was even more horrified, and the powerful demonic aura made his chest suffocate.
Daoguo demon?
He opened his eyes in horror and looked up, only to see a dazzling silver light swooping down from the cold night wind and snow. The strong wind swept down, breaking branches and flying snow in the surrounding mountains and forests. The snow in the air rolled wildly, blurring his vision. Then the light stopped a few hundred meters above them, revealing a huge Gu eagle about forty meters long.
"Gu Diao?"
The big man at the front, Tianguan, squinted his eyes, and saw through the whirling snow flakes, the ferocious Gu Diao that looked like it was cast in silver water, with dazzling divine light. His eyes were filled with horror. How could the Daoguo demon from the Ten Thousand Mountains appear here, and it was one of the Ten Evils?
Could it be that the front line has been lost and the demons in the Ten Thousand Mountains have begun a major operation again?
Just when this person was filled with shock, a calm voice suddenly came from above.
"Are you Nie Ping, the Lieutenant General of Anshun? Where are you going?"
Anshun Zhonglangjiang Nie Ping was shocked when he heard the voice. There was actually someone on this Daoguo Gu Sculpture? And he said his name in one sentence, obviously he knew him.
This eased his tense heart a little. He raised his hands to the sky and said loudly despite the whistling wind and snow in his ears:
"It's down."
"We have heard that the Demon Suppressor will soon arrive in Shu, so we are going to greet him. May I ask who you are?"
The voice in the sky was silent for a moment, then spoke:
"The ninth mountain general, Chen Yuan!"
As soon as these words fell, Anshun Lieutenant General Nie Ping's face suddenly froze, his eye sockets visibly swelled, and then an unnatural smile appeared on his face.
"So you are the famous Jiu Zhonglang. I am so sorry for your disrespect. Could it be that you are also..."
He was halfway through his speech when he immediately realized that what he was going to say next was inappropriate and quickly stopped.
At this time, another voice came from above, and it was impossible to tell whether it was happy or angry.
"Lang Nie wants to welcome the new Demon Suppression Envoy, and there is nothing wrong with that. But if you bring so many captains with you, it would be bad if something happened to Anshun City under your jurisdiction and no one was there."
As he finished speaking, he saw a huge silver light swooping down suddenly, and then a pair of huge wings spread out from the sky above their soldiers. The silver light was dazzling, the feathers were eerie, and the terrifying pressure scared the horses to the ground, causing them to fall down, and the people and horses were thrown to the ground in shock.
Then, the eagle flapped its wings, and rolled up thousands of piles of snow on the ground, which turned into a brilliant silver light, soaring up and rushing into the distance!
"General, the horse is frightened and can't move!" A trusted captain from behind hurriedly reported to the General of the Central Army.
Anshun Zhonglangjiang watched the silver light fade away, his eyes still a little frightened. He shook off the snow on his body and ordered the black wolf lying in the snow to stand up. As a result, the wolf demon's legs became weak with fear and shivered. Then he gritted his teeth and
"go back!"
"Ah?" The trusted lieutenant was surprised, "General, you said that the court has sent a new demon-suppressing envoy, and I guess the other lieutenants will go to pay a visit to him. If you don't go, you might get into trouble."
"Stop talking. Didn't you see that Jiu Zhonglang went north? He was so aggressive. You don't understand what's going on here. He actually went to Tianxiong Pass in person. I have a bad feeling. Tell everyone else to keep their mouths shut. Just pretend that I'm out and haven't heard any news about the Demon Suppression Envoy!"
"Back!"
"Excuse me, General Gongyang. I am a lonely man, but I have come to welcome you for a reason!"
"I don't know what Wu Sheng of Jiange Pass thinks. We heard that the Demon Suppression Envoy came all the way from the Imperial Capital to Sichuan and came to Tianxiong Pass to welcome him. When we asked him to pass through Jiange Pass, Wu Zhonglang not only didn't look at us well, but also didn't let us bring our troops through the pass. We could only leave our troops outside Jiange Pass and come here by ourselves. It's really outrageous."
On the other side, in the brightly lit courtyard of the Patrol Division’s headquarters in the inner city of Tianxiong Pass, Lanshan Guanzhonglang Jiang put down the green wine bottle in his hand with a dissatisfied tone.
At this time, there was singing and dancing in the hall. The beautiful girl from the Western Regions in Tianxiang Tower was wearing tasseled colorful sleeves. Several musicians were holding huqin, sitting cross-legged on one side, playing hu music.
In the hall, the leader of the vanguard army, Gongyang Jianshan, sat at the top, with four lieutenant generals including Wei Zhong sitting on both sides, as well as the deputy general of the vanguard army named Hu and a military officer.
The three Generals of the Central Army, who had rushed from thousands of miles away after receiving the news that the new Demon-Suppressing Envoy was about to arrive in Shu, felt annoyed as they recounted an incident that happened on the way here.
Jiange Pass is adjacent to Tianxiong Pass. When they were trying to pass through Jiange Pass to Tianxiong Pass, the local General Wu Sheng did not allow them to pass through with their troops, which made them feel a little embarrassed and their tone sounded annoyed.
"The governor has issued a clear order that soldiers from various prefectures are not allowed to move around at will. Soldiers need to notify in advance if they want to borrow a passage and they must hold approval documents. Wu Zhonglang was just handling it normally. How come it became outrageous in your mouths?" At this time, a lukewarm voice sounded.
I saw Wei Zhong sitting on the left side seat, drinking by himself with a raised eyebrow.
These words choked Lanshan Guanzhong Langjiang. His face froze, then darkened, looking a little unpleasant.
The ram sitting at the top narrowed his eyes, raised his eyes, pulled up the tattoo on his face, and spoke slowly with a half-smile:
"It is commendable that you all want to welcome the emperor, but what Wei Zhonglang said is indeed correct. This general of Jiange Pass enforces the law impartially, which is good."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Wei Zhong who was sitting below him, "I heard that two months ago, a rebellion broke out here, and this Wu Zhonglang and Wei Zhonglang, as well as the famous Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General, worked together to suppress the rebellion, and they did a very good job."
"When the time comes, when the Ninth Mountain Master arrives, the Demon Suppressor will surely appreciate you. As long as you respectfully call him Master, you will enjoy endless wealth and honor. What do you think?"
As he spoke, his eyes swept over the remaining three Zhonglangs.
The three Zhonglang's eyes flickered slightly, and then they nodded quickly.
"Yes Yes Yes!"
At this time, Gong Yang Jianshan looked at Wei Zhongyou again, his eyes full of meaning.
"Wei Zhonglang must seize the opportunity this time, right?"
Wei Zhong could tell that Gong Yang Jian Shan had something else in mind. He kept his expression unchanged and his eyelids drooped slightly. "Since the imperial court has sent the Demon Suppression Envoy, as a subordinate, I should fulfill my duty. What's the point of talking about opportunities? General Gong Yang, you are too kind."
As he spoke, he stood up, clasped his hands, and apologized, "I still have official business to attend to, and I cannot be lazy. The other lieutenants don't have anything important to do either, so please forgive me, General Gongyang, for my impoliteness!"
After saying this, he left the table without even saying hello to the other three Zhonglangs.
The three Zhonglang Jiangs looked somewhat unhappy.
What do you mean we are fine? Wei Zhong was obviously trying to poke them.
However, with a "bang", the deputy general named Hu, who was originally sitting at the bottom, slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and stared at Wei Chong coldly.
Outside, the sound of swords being drawn was heard at the right time.
In the hall, the huqin stopped playing suddenly. The dancing Western dancer let out a low cry with a look of panic on her face. The golden gauze dancer standing in the front was Mi Ayi. There was shock in her watery pupils. She thought to herself that something was wrong. Wei Zhonglang, who was on good terms with General Chen, was in a bad situation.
"Hey, Jinquan, Wei Zhonglang is busy with official duties, let him go, and don't be rude!" At this time, Gong Yang Jianshan, who was at the top, narrowed his eyes and waved his hand.
The deputy general named Hu snorted and then sat down, but with a cold look in his eyes, he followed Wei Chong away.
Wei Zhong left the hall with a calm expression, walked through the dancers, and left the villa directly.
After Wei Zhong left, the atmosphere in the hall became strange.
The deputy general surnamed Hu stood up and bowed to the emperor, saying in a gloomy voice, "General, this guy surnamed Wei is ungrateful, just be direct."
"Jinquan, several Zhonglangs are here, please be careful with your words." Gongyang Jianshan looked neither angry nor happy.
"I understand. Then I'll let these Hu slaves continue?"
"Forget it. I'm not in the mood. I'll just have a few drinks with a few Zhonglangs. You take these people away. Of course, what happened here can't be spread out. You know how to deal with it."
"Yes!" The deputy general surnamed Hu understood, and then with a smile on his face, he looked at these Western Regions Hu women, and finally set his eyes on Miai's face.
"Take these people away from me!"
As soon as he gave the order, this man's men immediately rushed in from outside and arrested Miai and others.
The woman screamed.
Miai saw the cruelty and excitement of the beasts in the eyes of these soldiers, especially the meaning of the words of the vanguard commander at the top. She didn't know what they would deal with next. Her heart sank and she clutched her sleeves tightly, but what she was most concerned about was the princess!
A group of Western women were taken away by the soldiers.
The scene changed, and Wei Zhong returned to his Zhonglang Palace. He immediately called the captain on duty at the Zhonglang Palace and whispered an order:
"Pass the order down, tell each captain to be alert at all times, and tell the soldiers below to do the same!"
Wei Zhong was alert in his heart. Today, he had shown his attitude to Gong Yang Jian Shan. He had to let this guy go to borrow money. As long as he had the troops, Wei Zhong would have peace of mind.
Not long after the captain on duty left, footsteps were heard outside the palace gate.
Soon after, a lieutenant came in and reported, "Sir, I have something to report. The owner of Tianxiang Tower in Nancheng has found me and wants your help. Their musicians and dancers were forcibly taken to General Gongyang's banquet. The owner wants you to escort them back to the tower safely. From what he said, he is worried that these vanguard troops will harm these women."
"But the behavior of these vanguards is indeed worrying."
Wei Zhong frowned. He was in a very urgent situation right now and had no time to care about this matter. He was about to speak.
The captain hadn't finished speaking yet. He took out a secret letter from his sleeve and continued:
"The boss said you must read this letter."
Wei Zhong was a little confused. He took the envelope, opened the letter, glanced at it, and then his face suddenly changed, looking strange and suspicious, and he quickly folded it.
"Go and send someone to check if the musicians and dancers are still in the other courtyard."
"Yes!"
Not long after, the captain came back to report.
"Report to the Lord, the dancers from Tianxiang Tower were taken to their barracks by that man named Hu."
"What?" Wei Zhong thought of something and glared angrily.
"What the hell, what are they trying to do by taking these women to the barracks?"
As he spoke, he opened his mouth to say something, hesitated, and gave a bitter smile.
"Chen Zhonglang, you really are giving me a hard time."
"Forget it!"
"Anyway, since I got mad at these bastards, they have no intention of letting me off easy."
He snorted coldly.
"Call someone!"
"Follow Ben Zhonglang to the Vanguard Camp!"
(End of this chapter)
