Chapter 220: Strike first and resolve worries
"Brother, I remember it."
"Brother Dingguo, with your breakthrough experience, we should have no problem breaking through during this retreat."
"Let Wan'er break through first."...
After Li Dingguo finished speaking, Wan'er and Hongmei looked solemn and agreed in a serious tone.
The two of them discussed it and decided that Wan'er would go into seclusion to break through first.
The place was still filled with a large amount of special life energy emitted by the five-colored sacred tree. Even after Li Dingguo absorbed a lot of it when he just broke through, it seemed that less than 30% of it had been consumed, which was enough for the two of them to break through this time.
However, for the sake of safety and to avoid affecting others during the breakthrough process, Wan'er and Hongmei decided to take turns to go into seclusion and break through.
There is no other reason. No practitioner can afford the cost of failing to break through to a higher realm.
Once you fail once, your whole body's energy and spirit will suffer serious backlash, which can almost be regarded as the end of your future path.
Unless you have a miraculous encounter that can make up for the backlash you suffered, you will be able to try to break through to a higher level again.
Wan'er flashed to the other side of the huge tree root, sat cross-legged on the ground, and put her five hearts facing the sky.
She first gathered her mind and returned to a calm state of mind, then practiced her main technique Zhou Tian Xing Chen Zhen Jing and began her retreat to break through...
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Three days later, the Lantern Festival just passed.
Early in the morning, on a green lawn beside the spiritual lake on the island in the middle of the lake, Li Dingguo, Wan'er and Hongmei sat facing each other on the ground.
The three of them looked very relaxed, but the topic they were talking about was not lighthearted.
At this time, Wan'er and Hongmei had already reached the initial fifth level of martial arts.
With Li Dingguo's breakthrough experience and an excellent breakthrough environment, plus their extraordinary talents, the two of them successfully became masters of the early fifth level.
Now with three masters of the fifth level of martial arts in charge, the Fuxing Army is finally no longer a new force that is bullied by foreign enemies. It has the confidence to stand in the world.
On the grass next to Wan'er, there were two golden baby birds as big as roosters, playing with each other.
They are the little golden eagles hatched by the big golden eagle.
The growth rate of these two little golden eagles is much faster than that of similar spiritual beasts and birds.
This is probably because they have been living on the five-colored sacred tree with the golden eagle since they were born.
Even though these two chicks are only three months old, they have already reached the peak level of third-level spiritual birds.
If nothing unexpected happens, it would be normal for them to grow into level five spiritual birds within two to three years.
Li Dingguo's natal spiritual root, the five-colored sacred tree, is truly amazing.
Even until now, its origin and name have not been figured out, but there is no doubt that this five-colored sacred tree, which is Li Dingguo's natal spiritual root, is one of Li Dingguo's greatest fortunes.
At present, it is even more helpful to him than his two innate artifacts.
The big golden eagle was lying beside Li Dingguo at this time, lazily watching the two little golden eagles playing, with a very comfortable expression.
It had already recovered to its peak state two months ago and became the most hidden trump card of the Restoration Army.
Even if Cao Bianjiao fought with it, he might not be able to defeat it.
After all, its air advantage is too great. For human Qi Refining practitioners who cannot fly, this kind of spiritual bird of the same level is the most troublesome existence.
"Brother, shall we set off south today, riding on the great golden eagle and heading straight to Jiexiu, the home of the great Jin merchant Fan family, to settle accounts with them?"
Wan'er asked Li Dingguo.
"Well, it's time to eliminate the Fan family, this potential mortal enemy, and the huge threat it poses to us."
"Although we cannot wipe out the Fan family, we must make them suffer a devastating disaster."
Li Dingguo nodded and said to Wan'er and Hongmei, "We must do this before our Fuxing Army starts this year's northern expedition."
"This is to prevent our base camp from being threatened by the Fan family once our army marches northward and launches a new round of offensive."
"The Great Spirit Lake 40,000 miles to the north is not only a long way away, but the Yijin and Holo tribes are both the two dominant Tartar tribes on the Dongtao Plain. Their strength should not be underestimated."
"This year, our Renaissance Army's third round of expansion cannot be achieved in a short period of time. It will take at least half a year."
"When our main army moves north, the base camp here will inevitably be empty."
"Even with over 10,000 navy soldiers stationed there, it is still difficult to stop the Fan family's conspiracy."
"Rather than letting the Fan family keep coming to cause trouble, it is better to solve the problem once and for all. Before our army marches north, we should wipe out their Jiexiu lair in one fell swoop!"
"This will make the entire Fan family panic and inevitably start a fierce internal struggle. For a long time, they will not be able to bother with us at all."
"When this year's northern expedition becomes a certainty and our goal is achieved, next year will be the time for our Fuxing Army to march south in large numbers to settle accounts with these ten major Shanxi merchants!"
"I want to see whether these unscrupulous merchants at that time, no matter how rich they are, can compete with our army!"
His tone was cold, his eyes flashed with coldness, and he was filled with murderous intent.
Ever since Fan Yongdou and his group were wiped out by his own people, Li Dingguo had already realized the necessity of this long-distance raid to the south.
Only by making the Fan family unable to take care of themselves will they have no energy to cause trouble for their own family.
Although the Fan family was so huge that even if their old nest in Jiexiu was destroyed, they would not be destroyed so quickly, and at most they would start a big internal struggle. But the other big Shanxi merchants were not soft-hearted people. Once they knew that the old nest of the Fan family had been destroyed and the Fan family was in chaos, it would be strange if they did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury!
In order to compete for the large amount of trade routes and wealth that the Fan family had to give up, like the catfish effect, a big fight among Shanxi merchants would most likely be started.
Who among them would have the time to come outside the Great Wall to cause trouble for the Fuxing Army at that time?
Even after the main force of the Restoration Army moves north, the security of its own base camp will be fundamentally improved.
Li Dingguo would not take it lightly either. He would make arrangements for the backup plan and let the golden eagle sit on the island in the middle of the lake to add a final safety barrier here.
There are too many secrets and too many implications on this island in the middle of the lake. It can be said to be the core foundation of Li Dingguo, and no problems can occur.
If an unknown powerful enemy attacks, the main force of the Fuxing Army, including Li Dingguo himself, is not here. Once the secret of the island in the middle of the lake is discovered, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Well."
Wan'er nodded her little head and continued, "Sister Hongmei and I will go pack our things first, and we will leave later."
"The speed of the Great Jin is unparalleled in the world. It won't take a few days for the three of us to make a round trip."
"I have never been to any place in the interior of the country except Dingbian City. I'm just walking around and taking a look!"
"Let's go to Jiexiu first to destroy the Fan family's lair, and then go to Taiyuan City to take a look and broaden our horizons!"
"According to rumors, Taiyuan City is one of the top ten cities in the three northwestern provinces of Shanxi."
"Brother, you have already told Brother Xiangzi, Wei Jinfan, and Chang Liyun yesterday to take care of all the affairs of the Fuxing Army in the next few days. It won't be a problem for the three of us to have fun in Taiyuan City for a day or two."
"After we return, it will be just right for us to lead the army to battle."
After Wan'er finished speaking, she stood up and trotted towards her own house with Hongmei, hurriedly packing her things.
It was obvious that both of them couldn't wait.
Since coming to this magical world, Li Dingguo has been the same, and has come to any Ming city except Dingbian City.
To be honest, it wasn't just Wan'er who was curious; Li Dingguo was no exception.
In the past, in order to allow the Fuxing Army he founded to avoid the attack of the Ming army and gain a base for recuperation, he had to flee far away.
This is a helpless choice made in order to seek a way to survive and obtain a more suitable environment for living and development.
But if possible, who would be willing to leave their hometown?
Apart from anything else, the large population resources within the Great Wall are what the new force created by Li Dingguo urgently needs, and are also its biggest shortcoming in the next few years.
Once the time is right, he will not hesitate at all and will directly lead his troops into the pass to completely resolve this urgent problem.
The opportunity he expected had not yet arrived, so he had to stay outside the Great Wall for the time being to develop and accumulate foundation.
"Da Meng, Xiao Jin."
Li Dingguo said to the two chicks nearby, "You guys can stay on the island and have fun these few days. Just go get whatever you want to eat."
"Now on this Great Spiritual Island, there are not only a large number of various spiritual fruits, but also a lot of low-level demon rabbits that I asked Da Jin to catch outside. If you want to eat them, go catch them yourself."
"I'm going to take your mother Da Jin out for a few days. I'll be back soon after I finish my business."
These two little golden eagles, which he named Da Meng and Xiao Jin, are very smart. Recently, they have been able to understand human words, and communicating with them is very simple and easy.
"Chirp..."
Upon hearing this, the two little golden eagles raised their heads and chirped a few times to indicate that they understood.
As for them solving the problem of food themselves, Li Dingguo and the golden eagle don't have to worry about it at all.
Nowadays, on the island in the middle of the lake, all kinds of spiritual herbs and roots have multiplied in large numbers on their own. There are also many low-level demon rabbits that the golden eagle has specially caught to store food for its two children.
There is a magical five-element formation guarding here, so there is no need to worry about them slipping away from the island in the middle of the lake.
For the sake of their safety, Li Dingguo did not mark the two little golden eagles with the formation mark that would allow them to enter and exit the island in the middle of the lake freely.
"Dajin, let's go home first and put on the special saddlery and magic tools I made just for you a few days ago."
Li Dingguo stood up and said to the golden eagle.
In order to carry out the first long-distance air raid during this southward march, Li Dingguo had already made preparations for today.
He collected some spiritual materials and specially created a set of special second-grade top-grade magical saddlery.
This design was made with reference to the previous new saddle ritual implement. It fits the size of the golden eagle very well and is tailor-made for it.
With this special set of magical saddle equipment, the golden eagle's back can easily accommodate several people, and there is still enough space to carry some daily necessities and food.
This is just like Li Dingguo's previous life, traveling long distances by helicopter, which is very convenient and fast.
A moment later, the man and the eagle returned to their own courtyard. Li Dingguo walked into the inner room and brought out a set of large-scale magical saddles with peculiar shapes but which fit the golden eagle's body very well, and put them on the back of the golden eagle.
The huge body of this golden eagle, once its large wings are spread, is not much smaller than the armed helicopter in Li Dingguo's previous life.
After it is equipped with this set of unique saddlery and magical instruments, not only will its flight be not affected at all, but the formation shield on the magical saddlery can also be activated.
When the golden eagle flies at high speed in the air, it can block the oncoming strong wind outside the magic circle shield, and even weaken the resistance brought by the strong wind.
In the world of cultivators, weapon refiners and formation masters working together can easily refine some unexpected special magical weapons.
It is much more magical than the technological era of Li Dingguo's previous life.
(End of this chapter)
