There was no other way, so Lin Bai could only talk some nonsense about "victory and defeat are common things in military affairs" and "defeat first and then win, and you will defeat the enemy soon".
Jing Situi agreed very much, and then invited Lin Bai to go to Jiuzhe Mountain with him, and Lin Bai naturally agreed.
The two of them first went to say goodbye to Mo Yingcheng and his wife, and then headed to Jiuzhe Mountain.
When they arrived at Jiuzhe Mountain, they saw chaos inside and outside the hall.
Jiuzhe Mountain occupies an extremely large area, even more so than Qiaoshan. Its business activities and product output are even better than those of Qiaoshan.
Moreover, the strength of the Seven Yuanyings of Jiuzhe Mountain is truly extraordinary.
However, Jiuzhe Mountain is more like an alliance. Although Taoist Lihuo is the leader, he was also elected by the Yuanyings after discussion.
Because Qiaoshan has the highest realm and the most prestige of the ancestors, it has always been a place of one person, while Jiuzheshan seems to be a place where everyone lives together.
Taoist Lihuo is the leader, and the other six Yuanyings are the elders.
The elders also listen to the leader on small matters, but they always take care of big matters by themselves. Only one of them has good relations with Lihuo Taoist and can be regarded as an ally.
For example, the main battler Yan Qingfeng actually has a similar relationship with Taoist Lihuo. The last time they ambush Yuliu Mountain, they even included Taoist Lihuo.
However, the wine fairy Du Jueming and Taoist Lihuo never dealt with each other. This time they went north because they were invited by Yan Qingfeng.
Although there are many Nascent Souls in Jiuzhe Mountain, the ones who are expected to go further are Taoist Lihuo, and the others are Yan Qingfeng and Du Jueming. The rest of the Yuanying Avenue is hopeless. Although there are outstanding disciples below, they are still far away from Yuanying, let alone talk about transforming into gods. Therefore, they are not determined to fight, and they are also afraid of the revenge of Shoutian Pavilion.
Now that Taoist Lihuo is heading north to put out the fire, Jing Si retreats as a disciple and naturally has to deal with the situation.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw four Yuanying elders waiting.
After a good explanation, Jing Sihui took Lin Bai out again to pull the tiger skin.
Lin Bai could only pretend to be confident. When he opened his mouth, he told his ancestor that he would win, and the Shoutian Pavilion would soon be destroyed. When he kept silent, he told his ancestor that his transformation into a god was imminent, and the way of heaven could not be violated.
Xu Shi showed his true ability to Wuhui in killing Yu Liushan, but the Nascent Souls in Jiuzheshan gave him face and did not make things difficult for Lin Bai. They only asked about the frontline matters and asked Xiang Wuhui what his plan was. .
Holding his nose and sneaking through, Jing Sihui went back to allocate supplies and maintain logistics.
Among the four Yuan Yings left behind in Jiuzhe Mountain, except for Elder Qin, who was an ally of Lihuo Taoist and strongly supported Jing Situi, most of the other three Yuan Yings were able to cope with the problem. They even obtained spiritual stones through material coordination within the sect, making it clear that they were unwilling to He worked hard and sent a lot of seeds outside.
However, even though Yuanying above was making things difficult, there were still people who were secretly communicating with Jing Si.
The reason is also simple. Firstly, Jing Sihui is fair and generous in his dealings, and has a very high reputation among the younger generation; secondly, the young people act radically, seeing that Yuliushan is vulnerable, and the voice of the main battle is rising.
Lin Bai stayed busy with Jing Sixui for a long time and met with many comrades. Some people directly asked how the women in Shoutian Pavilion compared to Jiuyin Mountain and how the Nascent Soul tasted like.
This was all caused by Journey to the North. Lin Bai only admitted that the women of Shoutian Pavilion were as wild as wild horses and had natural delicacies, but he did not admit the matter of Nascent Soul.
Barely able to stabilize the morale of the Jiuzhe Mountain troops, Lin Bai accompanied Jing Situi to straighten out the exchange of supplies, and then went to see Bi Huanqiu.
Jiang Xingchi took advantage of Bi Huanqiu's sword intention to besiege and kill Yu Liushan. Although Taoist Lihuo had entered the alley now, he was still dissatisfied with Bi Huanqiu, so he was put in solitary confinement.
However, Bi Huanqiu was a blessing in disguise, and he made a breakthrough in one fell swoop and entered the middle stage of the Golden Elixir. It was considered a blessing.
"I finally understand that those who can achieve Yuanying must be extraordinary. They must not only be highly skilled, but also bold. In the past, I only thought that Yuanying was highly cultivated and lived a long life. I spent the entire day meditating in seclusion, which made me think more. I never thought that Senior Jiang would be able to attain the Dao Yuan Ying, and he would also have profound plans.”
Bi Huanqiu kept chattering, "From going north to persuade me to make peace, to leading me to find Senior Xie, to even surrounding Yuliu Mountain, and then to the Northern Expedition, you have already settled it! There are really no good people in Qiaoshan!"
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"..." Lin Bai didn't know how to argue. Seeing that she was getting angrier as she spoke, he overturned her and pushed her forward.
After extinguishing Bi Huanqiu's anger, she became somewhat gentle.
"I thought the opportunity was in the north, but I never thought that the opportunity was at home." Bi Huanqiu's clothes were scattered, but he was more serious. "I saw a lot of hardships along the way north, and was brought back by Senior Jiang. After witnessing the battle of Yuanying, I finally realized something in my heart. .”
"What's the gain?" Lin Bai asked.
“Senior Jiang’s talk about counting chess pieces, I used to think he was too humble.”
Bi Huanqiu raised his head slightly, with a look of retrospect and yearning, "When I saw Ancestor Xiang take action, I realized that only Ancestor Xiang is qualified to stand outside the chessboard, like Senior Jiang, like Yu Liushan, and even me, Jiuzhe The master of the mountain is far inferior to Lao Ancestor Xiang! In the battle of Yuan Ying, all I can see and understand is the duckweed on the surface of the water, and I don’t know what is happening under the water. But from my perspective, Lao Xiang. Ancestor can easily win with one against three, or even more! He is the first person to be transformed into a god, and he will not deceive me if he is honest.”
"Looking up to our ancestors is indeed like a high mountain." Lin Bai sighed.
"There is only one step left to achieve the goal of our ancestors, but instead of bowing to Shouting Pavilion to ask for a blessed land, we force Jiuzhe Mountain to join the game. Although he acts domineeringly, his pursuit of truth is a role model for our generation!"
Bi Huanqiu glared at Lin Bai and said, "When you are in Qiaoshan, you should follow the example of Ancestor Xiang and don't think about men and women all day long!"
Lin Bai benefited a lot from the lesson and said, "Then shall I leave?"
Bi Huanqiu was stunned for a moment, took a deep breath, and said: "Help me practice first!"
After three days of help, Lin Bai finally escaped.
He found Jing Si and said goodbye, but he pulled him back for a night drink.
"Are you going back to Qiaoshan or the Daoyin Sect?" Jing Sixui asked with a smile.
"I don't need to worry about Qiaoshan. I'm meditating in Daoyin Sect." Lin Bai said.
Jing Situi nodded slightly and asked in a low voice: "Ancestor Xiang is not on the front line, are you sitting in the Xianqiao Blessed Land?"
"I don't know either." Lin Bai was an honest man and really didn't know. But when he saw Jing Si's hesitant face, he asked, "Senior brother, you might as well say it directly if you have something to say."
Jing Si Tui pondered for a long time and said: "You and Huan Qiu have shared life and death, and we are not outsiders. You also know the situation in our sect. Elder Sima, Elder Wu and Elder Lu are pulling things behind each other. Elder Qin and I have a hard time dealing with it. But Brother Yu I barely have some respect for others, and I have the deepest friendship with my peers..."
When he said this, he remained silent for a long time, waved his hand to impose a restraint, and then said: "I heard one or two rumors, it seems that there are people from Shoutian Pavilion in my mountain."
This was as expected by Lin Bai. As Shoutian Pavilion defended its home, there would definitely be people coming and going outside, wandering among the Nascent Soul sects. Either to instigate rebellion, or to support, or to sabotage Qiaoshan's conspiracy plan, in any case, they are just causing trouble for Qiaoshan.
"What do you mean, senior brother?" Lin Bai asked.
"The bridge mountain is empty, so we have to be careful." Jing Sihui's master, Taoist Lihuo, has gone to the front line. He can't retreat at all, and now he can only hope to win.
"The old people of Zhou Huishan are still standing still, and the various sects and clans along the road are also sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai." Lin Bai smiled disdainfully, "Those who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm are foxes with thousands of years of experience! It is normal to bet on both ends!"
Speaking of this, Lin Bai looked at Jing Sihui and said with a smile: "Brother Jing, don't worry, these people are mediocre and short-sighted. They do great things but cherish their lives. They don't have the courage and courage to be prepared for our ancestors. The battle ahead is still undecided. These people People will never dare to end up, and even have to befriend me, Qiaoshan! Looking at the past behavior of the ancestors, they must have been prepared. If these people dare to make any changes, the story of Lu Haike and Yu Liushan will be a precedent!"
"Yes, no one dares to touch Qiaoshan while Ancestor Xiang is here." Jing Sihui pondered for a moment, as if recalling the power of Ancestor Xiang, and then continued: "Always be on guard against one or two things. There are mediocre people, But if Shoutian Pavilion promises huge profits, there will always be someone who is bold enough to do so." Lin Bai agreed.
The two drank until dawn, and after lingering for more than a month, Lin Bai returned to Daoyin Sect.
Seeing that the two disciples were in seclusion with peace of mind, Lin Bai came to Eternal Mountain to find Dugu Hao.
After experiencing Jiuzhe Mountain and his party, although Lin Bai was still very confident in the Northern Expedition, he had already noticed the hidden troubles and needed weapons.
Dugu Hao has been busy for half a year and has finished building all the flying knives. A total of two hundred and sixteen handles, just like before.
After careful inspection, I saw that the workmanship was excellent and the materials used were solid. It must have cost a lot of Qingxian fine iron, and Lin Bai felt even more sorry.
Thinking about Dugu Hao's two efforts to make flying knives. Although he was a gold elixir refiner, even though his family was wealthy, it still cost a lot of money. Lin Bai wanted to make some compensation. After all, just focusing on a sheep was not an option. .
"Brother, there is no need to be polite." Dugu Hao looked even older. Perhaps it took a lot of energy to refine this batch of flying knives, and he was even more tired. "I have been in Eternal Mountain for five hundred years, and I have witnessed wars here from all directions. The situation finally merged into one faction, and I had no other thoughts in my mind. I heard from my brother that the flying knife I refined was destroyed by the hands of Yuanying of Shouting Pavilion. Hahaha, how lucky I am now! This batch of flying knives is probably the last thing I will refine during my lifetime. I only hope that I can travel around and try my Nascent Soul’s edge again!”
"As it should be!" Lin Bai said.
Dugu Hao said no more, let alone Dugu Jing and Dugu Yan.
After taking the flying knife, Lin Bai returned to Lufan Mountain. Just as he was planning to take Dugu Jing back to Qiaoshan to have a look, someone else came to visit, and he was an acquaintance.
Meng Yuan actually came with Qu Ruyi, who didn't come to Lin Bai but went directly to talk to Pei Ning.
"Huang Ruhua came to our Yunxia Sect and begged grandpa to tell grandma. Finally, with the help of Fairy Shen Yu, Ruyi was released. However, Jingxian was locked up again and was not allowed to go out." Meng Yuan has already Jiedan still looks like a senior sister, very cheerful.
"Qu Ruyi acted unprovoked, so she should be put in solitary confinement. But Jingxian is quiet and gentle, why should she be put in solitary confinement?" Lin Bai asked curiously.
"Your Journey to the North is selling well in our Yunxia Sect..." Meng Yuan chuckled, "Everyone admires your ability and knowledge, but... hehe..."
She looked at Lin Bai with a strange smile.
Lin Bai knew that his reputation had been ruined, and he felt very sad that people were so defensive.
"I thought you would go to the front line, but I didn't expect that when I arrived at Qiaoshan, I heard fellow Taoist Gu Yao say you were here, so I came over to take a look." Meng Yuandao.
"What are your plans?" Lin Bai asked.
"The old sect leader hasn't spoken yet, what can I do?" Meng Yuan shook his head, very relaxed and natural, "But you bought a lot of supplies, which made us a fortune." She stepped forward and whispered: "Listen It’s said that the front line is unfavorable, why don’t you go and serve Patriarch Gu?”
"..." Lin Bai rubbed his brows and felt a severe headache.
"What are you doing in Qiaoshan?" Lin Bai changed the subject.
"Shoutian Pavilion sent people to our Yunxia Sect to lobby. Master and I will naturally go and talk to you." Meng Yuan smiled and said, "You, the Lord of Qiaoshan, are overbearing and we cannot afford to offend you."
"..." Lin Bai was speechless.
The two chatted for a while, and Lin Bai heard good news. Gao Yuanyuan of the Yunxia Sect went to the front line at the invitation of Gai Chengfei of the Tianchi Sect.
This is considered normal. Some sects want to wait until the situation is clear before ending the war, but they are afraid that they will be late and will not be able to eat meat, so they will send their disciples to accompany the army as casual cultivators.
The Yunxia Sect had sent people before, but Gao Yuanyuan was a direct descendant of Yun Wujiu, so the meaning was naturally different.
The two chatted for a long time, and then Qu Ruyi came over and listened to her annoyance for a while, saying that Xiuxiu and Xiao Huang were just trying to save people, but some people were just watching, feeling sorry for your disciple in vain.
Lin Bai gave her a few bottles of elixirs and the specialty wine of Shouting Pavilion, and Qu Ruyi happily praised her, saying that she was brave enough to go north alone, and she was really a role model for our generation.
After chatting with her for a while, Lin Bai couldn't bear Qu Ruyi's insinuating questions about Yuanying, so he left.
He went to find Mo Yingcheng, urged for supplies, and then took Dugu Jing to Qiaoshan.
First, I went to Fengming Mountain for a walk and asked about the current situation in the mountain.
Zhu Jianyang and Zhu Yushu accompanied the army in the Northern Expedition, and Fengming Mountain is now the subject of Tian Wanjun.
"Everything is fine, Gu Fang is taking good care of her. There is no news from the front line, and there is no news from her parents' side," Tian Wanjun said.
Seeing that nothing happened here, Lin Bai went to Jiangjia Yuhu again.
Passing by Xinyi Square, I saw that there were no people around here. The number of casual practitioners walking here in the past has decreased by 80%, and many shops only buy goods and do not take away.
Moreover, most of these casual cultivators were part of a gang that traveled around to make a small profit from the war.
"The ancestors sent a message, saying that if you have nothing to do, go to the front line to help." After having a good time, Jiang Xiaobai seemed to have remembered this matter.
"On the front line, as long as you devote yourself to the battlefield, obey orders, and fight hard to kill the enemy, it will be enough. But there are more things to consider in the rear." Lin Bai shook his head rationally, "I am in the rear, so I naturally know that the rear is the most important thing. How can we leave such a heavy place without permission? ”
"Alas." Jiang Xiaobai sighed upon hearing this, "It's a pity that Xiao Yu'er didn't learn your shamelessness, but instead learned some unscrupulous and harmful skills from Miaomiao!"
"..." Lin Bai felt uncomfortable when he saw that she had scolded the three masters and apprentices in just one sentence, so he immediately pulled away and left.
When Jiang Xiaobai saw this, he quickly stopped him and apologized profusely before leaving Lin Bai behind.
"The ancestor also sent a letter, saying that I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed for a while, and I may have to continue sending people to the front, so I can make more preparations!"
Jiang Xiaobai talked about the Northern Expedition again, "The battle ahead seems to be clear, but it is actually very unclear. The Qiaoshan Expedition, the battle line was too long, and although there were aids along the way, there were also many people with ulterior motives. Shoutian Pavilion Although they are overwhelmed by the army, they still have the foundation of the Huashen Sect. As long as they don’t make any big mistakes, they can hold on.”
Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaobai became more serious and continued: "Furthermore, Shouting Pavilion wastes Qiaoshan on Zhou Huishan. The longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to Qiaoshan. There are many people who want to see our Qiaoshan defeated. When the time comes for Shoutian Pavilion to promise huge profits, cross-border connections, or even directly promise Qiaoshan to Zhou Huishan’s old people, then we will be surrounded.”
"It makes sense!" Lin Bai agreed with Jiang Yatou, "But you still underestimate the ancestor. From my point of view, this is something he has been planning for a long time, and there is still no back-up plan. Now the Northern Expedition is small. Failure, but..."
"But what?" Jiang Xiaobai asked.
"Perhaps the serious injury to Senior Du in Jiuzhe Mountain was caused by internal fighting among your ancestors, forcing Senior Lihuo to go to the front line..." Lin Bai muttered.
"..." Jiang Xiaobai wanted to argue, but when he thought of Yu Liushan's old events, he nodded, "It's really possible."
The two of them couldn't come up with anything, and after studying the method of dual cultivation for a long time, Lin Bai left for Qiaoshan.
"Young brother came just in time!" Cheng Keshui captured the young man as soon as he arrived. "The cargo ship ahead has been attacked repeatedly. I was thinking hard about who can escort me, and here you are!"
"..." Lin Bai was speechless for a moment. (End of chapter)