Tens of miles to the southeast of Luming Lake is Changle Mountain. If you start from Changle Mountain and continue south, the plain landform no longer exists, and it becomes hills and deep ravines, steep peaks and valleys, and misty clouds and mist that linger all year round.
At starry night, Situ Langzhao left Xueling County without anyone noticing, flew out of the plains on clouds, bypassed Luming Lake, and flew two hundred miles due south before finally arriving. Land slowly.
There are three dangerous peaks here, standing opposite each other, with similar heights. The cliffs are as sharp as a knife, and the gap in the middle forms a very deep valley.
Situ Langzhao descended from above and passed through the gray-black clouds and mist in the valley. He discovered that there were countless light spots on the surrounding barren cliffs.
Those are not fireflies. There will never be that many fireflies, and the light color will not be that stable.
It is not a naturally luminous mineral, because mineral light spots will never move leisurely and orderly in chaos like this.
That’s sword energy!
Each sword energy is condensed to the size of a needle tip and lingers for a long time. It is placed in the mountain wall of the earth. The number is so dense that it is as dense as a net. When it circulates, it is like a star river on a snowy night.
This is the highest masterpiece of the Situ family's "Xingluo Flying Shuttle Sword Technique". It is the centerpiece of the sword formation personally arranged by the ancestor of their family.
Yes, Situ Daozi, the ancestor of the Situ family, has not stayed in the county at all recently. Instead, he has been walking around the mountains in the southern part of the Snow Ridge, staying in this valley every night. Inside.
At the bottom of this valley, rocks are scattered and piled up in disorder. There are no tall trees in sight, only waist-high grass and branches at most.
But these seemingly ordinary grass and dwarf trees, at night, their texture will become like night pearls, emitting various colors of brilliance, mostly blue, green and blue.
There are also various kinds of small insects that emit the same texture, flying into the air from time to time and playing with each other.
The entire bottom of the valley is illuminated like a dream, and is magnificent and unpredictable.
There is a pool of water in the center of the valley, which is also blue and breathtaking.
Situ Daozi, with black hair hanging down to his waist and a beard as thick and as sharp as a knife, wearing a robe embroidered with stars in the northern sky, was meditating on the rocks beside the pool.
"Old Ancestor!"
Situ Langzhao stopped behind him, saluted, and said, "I found out that the master of the Feiliu Sword Sect's teaching hall and others were missing, so I secretly inquired After a long time, I used hidden stakes and learned that Liu Zhaoheng had been coveting the ruins of a sword grave near his sect."
"Not long ago, a man ran out of the ruins of the sword grave. He regarded the Zunken Dao puppet and a group of sword spirits as the biggest opportunity to open the ruins, but although the puppet was captured by him, the sword spirit was taken away by Situ Yuntao, who also took advantage of the situation to capture Liu Zhicheng and others, threatening his cooperation. "
“I visited secretly, tried my best to persuade him, and finally convinced him that he was willing to switch sides at the blessing ceremony.”
Situ Daozi's voice was deep and loud, like a strong man. Without looking back, he asked casually: "How did you persuade him?"
"I promised many benefits that the Situ family could give him, claiming that I would try my best. Help him find his descendants, sword spirits, etc., but he won't "
Situ Langzhao said truthfully, "I told him the truth and told him that by agreeing to cooperate this time, Situ Yuntao had discovered his weakness. There will be endless threats like this in the future. They were both masters of Xuantai, so they just bowed their heads and asked Can he be willing to do so?”
“Also, no matter what Situ Yuntao promised him, Situ Yuntao cannot tolerate a person who is evenly matched. If his strength continues to grow, all the benefits will be lost. Anyone who comes to his sect must be interested in him I am useless.”
“And our Situ family has ancestors who have enough foundation and greater courage. Once Situ Yuntao’s camp is eradicated, there will be enough vacancies to make way for them. , can be divided among him.”
Situ Langzhao smiled, "Although he remained calm at that time, I had noticed his temptation and continued to give him many examples to persuade him. I convinced him several times."
"Well. , with Liu Zhaoheng’s character, he values his legacy and his successors, but in the end he still values his own future and strives for The rest can be thrown away. The way you persuaded him is right."
Situ Daozi said, "As long as you can understand him, according to his temperament, we can use it in the short term, but it is not possible. Total reliance, and the same goes for Hai Wubing."
Situ Lang responded and continued talking.
“Hai Wubing successfully infiltrated into Situ Yuntao’s camp and got them to agree to use the formation presented by Hai Wubing.”
"Situ Yuntao wants to take away the right to prepare for the first half of the blessing ceremony, but he doesn't know that everything is under our calculation."
Situ Langzhao couldn't help but show a hint of enthusiasm about the events on the day of the ceremony, and smiled He said, "Hai Wubing's help to us is greater than Liu Zhaoheng's."
"The formation he presented made Situ Yuntao and others unable to see the overall effect and thought it was powerful. I don’t know if there is another buffering leyline It can help the ancestor break the Earth Escape Taihuo Talisman."
"His teacher has some connection with the ancestor, and this time he came to ask the ancestor to help him resolve the curse. I think. It’s quite reliable.”
The Grand Master of Chu personally led the troops to suppress the rebellion of the King of Liang. He was assassinated in the army. He did not hesitate to cast the "Ziwei Luo Tianshen Curse", which cursed the leader of Zhongshengxiang to death, and even affected all the members of Zhongshengxiang who were present and absent. .
The aura of the curse will make it easy for them to be found out by the Taishi's subordinates, and all the government offices will assist in hunting them down.
So the members of the sentient beings who were obviously very good at hiding were strangled by the Taishi's men faster than the Liang Wang's men.
Hai Wubing is a lucky person. He was originally in the true form realm. After being locked by the cursed aura, he had the opportunity to break through to the Xuantai, so he was able to suppress the curse in turn.
But "Ziweiluo Tianshen Curse" is very mysterious. It is not only a masterpiece of martial arts and spiritual energy, but also vaguely involves the number of stars and luck and fate. It cannot be erased simply by strong strength. of.
In order to solve this disaster, Hai Wubing found the Situ family.
The Situ family didn't care whether the people who came to seek refuge with them were wanted criminals by the imperial court. Their family's Xing Luo Shuttle Sword Technique, Xing Luo Algorithm, and their methods of stargazing, fortune telling, and divination.
As long as Situ Daozi personally takes action, he can help Hai Wubing erase the trace of the hidden curse. From now on, he no longer has to worry about being hunted down by people in the court to collect rewards.
Situ Daozi had previously helped him deepen the seal on the cursed aura, and agreed that after the blessing ceremony, he would help him completely erase the curse, change his identity, and become the elder of the Situ family.
“You are wrong.”
Situ Daozi’s voice was still gentle, but it was like pouring a basin of ice water on the excited head of the family.
"Compared to Liu Zhaoheng, Hai Wubing is even more untrustworthy. The relationship between me and the sentient beings is just an old story, not worth mentioning. In fact, the entire origin of the sentient beings is very suspicious, even if they are in the nine counties of the East China Sea. Even if the power is destroyed, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no backup."
"Hai Wubing. The purpose of coming to Xueling is by no means simple. "
Situ Langzhao was surprised: "If this is the case, why did the ancestor obey his request?"
"It just happened. That’s all.”
Situ Daozi raised a hand, and the blue butterfly stayed on his fingertips.
"Even if Hai Wubing doesn't come, and without the roll of formation diagram he presented, I will still take action against Situ Yuntao. All the rivers are red, the overall situation has changed, the Situ family has to think about entering the situation, Situ Yuntao must be eliminated, I I want to take advantage of him to take my own cultivation to a higher level."
Situ Daozi cultivated to the realm of the gods when he was less than a hundred years old, and he was also called a god in that era. The proud son.
After reaching the realm of Shenfu, he could still feel his own progress for a long time and did not feel anxious.
But at some point, his understanding of higher realms hit a bottleneck. No matter how he practiced, it seemed that his methods only became more and more complicated, but there was no way to produce new qualitative changes.
When he was young, he felt that he was a tiger and a dragon. Later, he felt that he was an eagle and a roc.
After staying in this realm for a long time, before I knew it, all the county lieutenants sent by the imperial court had been beaten away by the Situ family for several rounds.
Situ Daozi, who became more and more famous, felt that he had become an old wolf in a cage and a butterfly in a net. No matter how much he retreats, he can't break free of those invisible shackles.
So if he wants to go further, he can no longer rely on seclusion alone.
He chose to borrow energy, luck, and momentum.
"Our Situ family has been operating in Xueling for so many years. The family's luck, or my luck, has long been connected with Wanli Xueling."
Situ Daozi said slowly, "Xueling is a place The advantage is that although the climate It is severely cold and sparsely populated, but it is actually rich in products, dangerous peaks and secret valleys, and magical medicinal materials are endless."
"There are generals and royal forces guarding it on all sides. It is isolated from the prying eyes of foreigners, and it is difficult to have wars. In my time. Create alone During the establishment period, this area was most suitable for development. "
"But as time passed and the family grew in size, this area became insufficient. To the east, it was separated by nine counties of the East China Sea and could not directly enjoy maritime trade. Conveniently, to the north, Being blocked by the northern border, we cannot fish in troubled waters with the Northern Wilderness and make great profits.”
“Looking west and south, our place is too far away from the most prosperous place in the center of the imperial capital. ”
"When luck reaches a certain level, it will be restricted, like a bird in a cage, unable to spread its wings and unable to provide sufficient help in my subsequent practice."
On the fingertips of Situ Daozi The butterfly flew up, but only flew in a small circle before it seemed tired and fell back to his fingertips.
"But the good thing is that the situation has changed now."
"A few years ago, when I discovered that Situ Yuntao was wearing the Earth Escape Taihuo Talisman, I saw it. The turbulent future of the government has already been planned for this moment."
"Earth Escape Taihuo encompasses the secrets of earth fire, heart fire, and destiny fire. Although it is only rooted in earth veins, it has its own myriad fires. .”
Situ Daozi said with a hint of emotion in his tone, "Deploy this sword formation, and when the time is right, attack Situ Yuntao in the Huawei Plain and force him to activate the Taihuo Talisman."
"To do this." Return days Du Liaoyuan Peak must move from north to south. When the power of the earth's veins triggered by the divine talisman hits here, the wonders of the fire will be blocked by the Xingluo Sword Formation."
"After getting rid of him, I will use this. The fire trapped in the formation is used as a guide, and the participants enter the formation. I realized that in a few months, winter would come again in the north, the cold air would move southward, and the energy would shift. Together with the power of the Situ family, which had gotten rid of the constraints, they would expand southward."
"The weather, climate, human resources, and the mysterious earth's veins are all combined. Following the same general trend, when I step out of the valley, I will naturally achieve the dharma of heaven and man, get rid of the bottleneck, and then ascend to the sky."
The butterfly flew up again, and Situ Daozi suddenly blew out a breath.
With the help of a slow breath, the butterfly spread its wings lightly and reached the boundary of the valley in an instant, climbing up the cliff.
Butterflies that can get entangled in tiny spider webs, as long as they go with the wind and break the shackles, they will naturally undergo a period of transformation, and from then on they will regain their spirit of vigor, vigor, and progress.
Situ Langzhao's heart surged when he heard this, and he remained silent for a long time.
"However, at this time of turmoil, many masters are involved. I made predictions in advance, and I feel that the signs of success or failure in this matter are quite vague."
Situ Daozi looked at his palm prints, Frowning slightly, he continued, "Until he comes back from that injury, there will be mostly good omens."
"The day I came back from the injury, it may have happened that the vision of all the rivers turning red dissipated, and the world's energy entered a new stage. If I go to divination again, it will be even more unclear."
"So this round , we must have confidence to fight, and we must be absolutely cautious and spare no effort. Hai Wubing's impure intentions may not be a complete help to us, but it will be helpful to Situ Yun. Tao and others, not to mention helping, are also good for us."
Situ Langzhao Su Rong said: "I understand."
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Situ Daozi pointed his fingers like swords, raised his arms, and small comet-like rays of light flew out from his fingertips, breaking through the air and falling into the pool.
"In the past few years, I have been in seclusion too much and not cared enough about the Situ family. The Situ family's heritage has not been fully transformed into something usable." If you dare to go against our family, I need you to prevent these interferences when I deal with Situ Yuntao and Taihuo Talisman.”
"Before, I asked for thirteen drops of your essence and blood, and used the sword formation to refine your essence and blood into the Xingluo Divine Sword, so that it could temporarily connect with your mind. During the blessing ceremony, this Divine Sword will be You are in charge."
The tiny comet-shaped sword energy disrupted the water surface, causing waves, and there was a crisp sound in the water like silver beads falling on a jade plate.
Under the stimulation of the sword energy, the singing and whistling sound of the sword gradually came out, and with a blue jade-like sword, it broke through the water.
The texture of the sword hilt is like a silk thread, about seven inches long. There is an eye-like pattern on the guard, and there are many silver light spots like debris in the sword body.
"Ancestor, this is your sword!"
Situ Langzhao held the sword in both hands and immediately realized that his perception of the vitality of heaven and earth seemed to have deepened. .
In other words, it has become clearer. Originally, there were only a handful of colors that could be distinguished from the vitality of heaven and earth, but now dozens of colors can be distinguished.
“With or without this sword, it doesn’t make that big a difference to me.”
Situ Daozi turned his back to him and waved his sleeves, "I will continue to deepen the sword formation here. I will be there on the day of the blessing ceremony. Please step aside first."
Situ Langzhao No longer refusing, he held the hilt of the sword in his hand, bowed his hand, and turned around to leave.
After he flew up the cliff on a cloud, he climbed over several mountains, but stopped briefly, stepped on the moss rocks alone, looked at the moon in the wind, and held a sword flower.
Bright sword energy sprouted in the air, flying like dragons and snakes, and suddenly collapsed into dots of starlight, shooting together to higher clouds.
“What a great sword!”
Situ Langzhao held the sword and felt the comfort, "There are mostly good omens, which is at least half of the success rate."
"Old Ancestor has really been in seclusion too much, and he regards me as a smooth sailing person. Little baby, you actually gave me so many words specifically for this reason."
The arrogance and arrogance that Situ Langzhao usually pretended to have disappeared under the moonlight, revealing a feeling that was as cold as ice. Also like burning eyes.
There are really too many people in the Situ family, even if we only consider those who are still in the direct lineage, there are so many of them. My ability to ascend to the position of head of the family did not happen overnight.
Let alone more than 50% chance of winning, let alone 40% or 30%.
In this battle, there is also no intention to avoid weakness, and it is imperative to spare no effort.
Because even if the unclear-minded members of the Situ family are willing to delay, Situ Yuntao will not be willing to delay for much longer.
If time continues to move forward, I am afraid it will only be more detrimental to the Situ family.
"Even if we have pretended to be tied for so long, the winning rate of 44.5% is not credible. If I really fight you with this mentality in a life-and-death duel, I will only end up dead."
Situ Langzhao stared at the sword's edge, "But it doesn't matter, what I need to deal with this time is just your minions!"
(End of this chapter)