After the plan was agreed upon, without further ado, Situ Yuntao took the first step and went to Feiliu Sword Sect to pretend to be the sect leader.
Su Hanshan stayed for a moment longer to say goodbye to Su Tieyi, Lei Yuzhu and others.
They will quietly sneak back to Cangshui to keep Su Hanshan's physical body secret, and then they will all have their own things to be busy with, especially comprehending the secret method of the soul, the Cangtian version of the Yinfu Liutao technique, etc.
Su Hanshan's rapid progress brought not only surprises but also complicated emotions to those around him.
If the environment is difficult, some people might give up on martial arts and shift their energy elsewhere.
However, Su Hanshan simply brought back a treasure trove of martial arts every once in a while for them to choose from. There was no shortage of resources such as techniques, vision, previous opinions, and even various magical medicinal materials.
In this way, complex emotions will only make everyone more motivated to practice.
After sending everyone away, Su Hanshan stood on the same spot, took a few steps, clenched his fists and kicked his legs to get familiar with his current body.
As soon as he raised his fist, red light radiated from his body, and the snow within a radius of two or three miles melted like a stream, flowing among the rocks and ruins at the foot of the mountain.
As soon as his foot took a step forward, the ground shook violently for more than half a mile, showing many spider web-like cracks, and wisps of hot air sprayed out from the cracks.
Even though the martial arts soul has left the body and belongs to Situ Yuntao's physical body, Situ Yuntao's skills are still like carrying hundreds of magma streams in his body, carrying terrifying high temperatures and a weight far greater than normal mud.
As long as the muscles and bones move slightly, this huge power will bloom outward.
Su Hanshan felt like he was driving a super powerful mecha that could shake mountains, but if he was in this state and rushed straight away, the noise would be too much.
He calmed down his spirit, tried his best to feel the flow of power inside the body, and took advantage of the situation to control it.
Soon, Su Hanshan discovered that the eight hundred red flame flowing cloud spells surrounding his soul were not only to prevent outsiders from prying, but also to protect him from harm by this physical body.
Situ Yuntao's physical body and skills seemed vaguely spiritual. Even if the soul was absent, if an outsider tried to steal his physical body, he would receive the strongest counterattack.
With these eight hundred flowing clouds and flame patterns, Su Hanshan's soul will not be rejected, but will be protected and defended.
His spiritual perception, through these red cloud talismans, can reduce interference and grasp the hub of power operation more quickly.
Situ Yuntao’s mysterious fetus is located in the gap behind the heart and lungs and in front of the thoracic vertebrae.
At first glance, the entire Xuan Fei is like a red light the size of a sesame seed, which is insignificant compared with any small blood vessel in the lungs.
However, every time that little bit of red light beats slightly, the body will be filled with vitality as huge as the stormy waves.
Fortunately, this physical body is strong enough, and almost in a moment, all the vitality drawn in by the mysterious fetus is restrained and refined.
About half of it is transformed into mellow and gentle power, which circulates in the meridians at the Dantian acupoints, while the other half is directly absorbed by the physical body.
For the original Situ Yuntao, the whole process of the inhalation and refining of the mysterious fetus and the refining and operation of the physical body was probably similar to a breath.
But the skill accumulated in just one breath is enough to burst the physical body of a person with perfect Qi Sea, and burn all the meridians in the body.
Su Hanshan carefully weighed it and felt that even with the strength of his own body, if he carried such a mysterious fetus, he would not be able to last more than a quarter of an hour before he would be overwhelmed and burst into flames.
And this is just the instinctive operating state of this mysterious fetus. If it is deliberately destroyed, the efficiency will be far beyond this level.
Su Hanshan squatted down and tried to touch Xuantai.
Boom! ! !
The red light suddenly expanded like a heartbeat, vaguely revealing the shape of a small furnace, with patterns of lions, flames, and flowing clouds covering the surface.
The body controlled by Su Hanshan suddenly disappeared from the ground, and rings of aura exploded in the air.
The clouds and mist near the ground directly opened a big hole.
Su Hanshan's field of vision rose sharply, and in the blink of an eye it had surpassed the height of all the surrounding peaks. He felt that the world was a hundred times wider, and he could see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance.
Those clouds and fog near the ground will block the sunlight, making the light seen by people in the mountains, even on a sunny day, appear somewhat pale and dim.
At the current height of Suhan Mountain, looking around, I can only feel that the sun is extremely bright and the vast sea of clouds is illuminated golden.
As long as you turn your head, you can see long or short rainbows from time to time in the gaps between the clouds and mist.
“Hahahaha!”
Su Hanshan couldn’t help but burst out laughing, striding forward and leaping into the air.
At the beginning, with every step he took, a large empty circle opened up in the low-altitude clouds.
The red light is like a flame, and the dense and lingering figure appears in the next position like a flash, and takes another step.
But before long, the noise of Su Hanshan's steps became smaller and smaller, and the scene in the clouds became much more normal.
With such simple exercise and running, he has found the right feeling and can control the power of this body's normal operation.
Although it cannot be said that I can do whatever I want, at least I can release and retract it freely.
After he ran hundreds of miles away, even the red flames on his body became much lighter.
Only the surrounding heaven and earth energy gathered into the clouds and mist, forming a red cloud that rolled endlessly under his feet, holding up his figure and flying forward.
This is the most common method used by the real Situ Yuntao when he is on the road, the method of riding on the clouds.
In the same realm, although the speed of flying clouds is not as fast as that of Feijian, it is better than the ease and ease.
There is no need to expend one's own skills, just let the Xuantai pull the surrounding heaven and earth energy on its own, and the clouds will naturally roll up and lift the body of the Xuantai owner.
Under normal circumstances, this method of driving clouds shows the white clouds of vitality.
Just like the white sunlight actually contains seven kinds of brilliance, this kind of white clouds of vitality represents that the gathered vitality is relatively mixed.
And Situ Yuntao's Xuan Fei is a high-grade Xuan Fei with a deep foundation. Even if he does not use his own skills as an introduction and is outside the body, the vitality attracted casually has already transformed into the earth and fire energy, so it will show The appearance of red clouds appears.
After flying for a while, Su Hanshan came back to his senses from the novelty of flying in the sky. He simply sat cross-legged on the red cloud and learned about the various affairs of the county captain's house and the county government from the ring spirit. collect relevant information and do your homework for the performance during this period.
The administrative area of Xueling County, also called Huayiyuan, is a large plain that is rare in the entire Xueling area, and the climate is quite different from other places.
The weather in other counties is very cold and the dripping water freezes. Here in the county, there may only be a thin layer of ice on the ponds and lakes.
The thaw time is also earlier than other places.
Suhan Mountain flew past several extremely tall and sharp peaks, and the clouds lowered. The clouds and mist in front of them suddenly dispersed, and the colorful land came into view.
This great plain is dotted with cities, towns, and villages, large and small, with hundreds or even thousands of brocade boxes embedded in the land. But the strongest colors are not in these bustling places, but in the wilderness.
Because it has thawed, there is a lot of soft and tender grass on the wasteland, and new shoots have sprouted on the dry and ugly branches in the wild forest.
There are too many types of trees. In the vast wilderness, in addition to the most common green leaves, there are brown-red, golden yellow, purple-red, and all the colors that can be mentioned and imagined. Everything you need.
It's like the most magnificent painter in the world is painting this mountain and river.
Even the most ordinary color of water is so amazing.
When Su Hanshan flew here, the vision of all the rivers turning red had dissipated, and the water veins in various places showed their original appearance.
Some are pure blue, like gems, some are dark green, winding around the cliff, and some are turbulent white, falling down the waterfall.
Some of them look as dark as ink from a distance, but when you look closer, they are clearer than the purest crystal.
When the sunset shines down, it is like gauze and mist, and the waves are sparkling, which makes these wild water veins of different colors glow with indescribable joyful colors.
The reason why this plain is called Huaweiyuan is because the Motianling mountains in the northwest are extremely towering, just like peacocks raising their backs and necks, looking proudly at the sky.
The scenery of the land and water veins on this plain is just like the feathers of a large number of peacocks, spread out long and scattered.
Su Hanshan enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the way. Following the route indicated by the Ring Spirit, he flew for nearly three quarters of an hour before he saw the Commandery's Mansion at the end of Luming River.
Luming River is a branch of Nucang River.
The main trunk of the Nucang River branches off a water vein at a high point in the northwest and flows into the plain area, forming a branch of the water vein spreading like a sparrow's tail.
The strongest of these plain water veins is called the Luming River.
After flowing out for more than 2,100 miles, the river flows into the main trunk of the Nucang River in the southeast direction.
Over the years, water waves have eroded, forming a large swamp depression where the Luming River merges into Nucang, with a thousand-hectare lake in the middle.
Situ Yuntao's mansion is located on the northern embankment of this lake.
The entire mansion covers an area of thousands of acres, but there are not too many buildings. Each courtyard appears to be very open and spacious.
When Su Hanshan landed in one of the courtyards, he noticed a lot of auras moving around the entire mansion and looked over here.
After spotting the iconic red cloud of earth fire and recognizing the figure of "Situ Yuntao", everything calmed down.
"Sir, you are back."
In the corner of the yard, there was already a young man in white wearing a square scarf, making tea and waiting there.
As soon as he saw Su Hanshan landing, he immediately came closer.
This man's name is Ma Lianbo. He is actually one of Situ Yuntao's disciples and one of his closest associates. He is one of the few people who knows Situ Yuntao's plan.
Knowing that he was not his true master and that there were no outsiders around him, Ma Lianbo's behavior and attitude still showed no flaws.
“Yes.”
Su Hanshan nodded and took out a small ball.
If you enlarge this small ball, you can see that it is more than a hundred long swords, all of which have their tips pointed inward and are gathered into a ball.
"The news we received is true. There is indeed a sword tomb ruins over there at Feiliu Sword Sect. It is probably a formation to protect the ruins. It has been too old and there have been some holes in it in the past two years."
“A sword puppet and these sword spirits came out one after another. This time I fought with Lao Liu and won these sword spirits, which is a big gain.”
"You should first take it to understand the swordsmanship contained in it, but remember not to refine the sword spirit. After I recover from the injury, I will have to think about this thing carefully and take it to Lao Liu to discuss the price. "
Ma Lianbo took the ball and looked slightly happy, but then he was a little worried and said, "Sir, while you were away today, the Situ family made new moves."
"They released the news that they will hold a blessing ceremony at Luming Lake in twenty-eight days."
Su Hanshan said in surprise: "Who are you praying for in the blessing ceremony? The birthday of the old man of the Situ family Yuan, it shouldn’t be time to run out of money yet, right? "
"It's not for the ancestors of the Situ family."
Ma Lianbo cupped his hands and said, "It's for His Majesty's blessing!"
If it's just for the ancestors of the Situ family, It's not a big deal.
Mobilize various temples in the county area, book a venue, and find a large group of monks and Taoists to sing sutras, recite mantras, and parade through the streets with lanterns, and that's enough.
People from various sects in Xueling, even if they support each other by sending some of their prime men and leading a few young rookies to participate, they have given the Situ family enough face.
But the title of praying for Emperor Chu is a big one.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. People usually don’t care much about the existence of the emperor. However, the influence of the court’s system and various rules actually penetrates into every corner.
As the Situ family that is actually in power, combined with the Chu Emperor who has the greatest nominal influence, the two superimposed, and the powerful people in Xueling and the background of the elders behind them all had to pay attention and even get involved.
"Oh, since it is such a solemn and noble matter, why choose it by Luming Lake?"
Su Hanshan chuckled and said, "Wouldn't it be more sincere to choose it directly at the County Sheriff's Mansion?"
Ma Lianbo replied: "On the surface, they are saying that Luming Lake is a lucky place. It happens to be where the Luming River merges into the Nucang River, which coincides with the return of all rivers to the sea. It is most appropriate for all the people to pray for His Majesty's blessings."
"The actual intention is to see that the situation in the government is unstable, and to test it out, and to take advantage of it to do harm to Your Majesty."
" After the news spread, people who are close to you will probably come to you to discuss how to deal with this blessing ceremony.”
Su Han remained calm on the mountain face, already understanding in his heart.
The opportunities brought by the unstable situation in the court go both ways. Situ Yuntao is making preparations to deal with the Situ family, but the other party is also taking this opportunity to plan against Situ Yuntao.
What Ma Lianbo said was actually to remind him that there were many variables in the matter. He originally wanted to rely on a retreat to recuperate and refuse most of the foreign affairs as an excuse, but now I'm afraid it won't work.
Faced with this undercurrent of the blessing ceremony, as "Situ Yuntao", he more or less has to meet several allies on his side.
The tests and temptations we need to face in the future are also more than expected.
(End of this chapter)