At this time, Jiang Chuan was full of passion in his heart and couldn't help but recite a poem loudly: "With the sword and ride the wind, we will break through the sky."
Tao Hongjing was also interested and immediately responded to the poem: "Dushan welcomes distant guests, and the sword formation shows a new dynasty."
The two looked at each other and laughed, with cheerful laughter on the top of the mountain.
After laughing, Tao Hongjing took Jiangchuan to a sheltered valley.
The valley is quiet and peaceful, surrounded by trees, and the ground is covered with thick fallen leaves.
Tao Hongjing's expression became serious and said to Jiang Chuan: "This place is quiet and suitable for practice. Next, I will teach you the mental method of the Tianxuan Sword Formation." After that, Tao Hongjing stretched out his finger and gently tapped Jiang Chuan's eyebrows.
A powerful soul power surged into Jiangchuan's soul sea, and a large amount of information unfolded in his mind instantly.
Jiang Chuan felt his eyes lit up, as if he had seen the mysteries of the sword formation. Try to concentrate and write down this information one by one.
In the valley, Jiangchuan began his hard practice. He immersed himself in the practice of the sword formation every day, constantly trying and comprehension.
More than twenty days have passed in a blink of an eye.
It was the severe winter in the northern border, with heavy snow flying, the entire valley was soon covered with thick snow, and the rivers were frozen into ice.
Jiang Chuan and Tao Hongjing both became snowmen, but Jiang Chuan was still focused on cultivation and was not affected by the outside world.
During this period, Tao Hongjing's Yang Shen left for Hulao Pass briefly.
When he came back, he found that Jiang Chuan was still meditating.
Tao Hongjing looked at Jiang Chuan and recalled that it took him a whole year to comprehend the Tianxuan Sword Formation, but Jiang Chuan had already comprehended it in just twenty days.
The powerful sword intent kept gushing out of Jiangchuan, which shocked Tao Hongjing.
After another seven days, Jiang Chuan finally woke up from meditation.
The Qingshuang Sword seemed to have a sense, and it was automatically unsheathed, and the sword light was breathing, and the sword intent spread out.
Jiang Chuan mobilized the true qi in his body and tried to activate the Tianxuan Sword Formation.
A huge magic array appeared behind him, and the magic array slowly ran, emitting a faint light. The Qingshuang Sword was divided into two in the magic circle, two into four, and constantly split, eventually forming 128 flying swords surrounding him.
Each flying sword was flying in an orderly manner with the sword energy of the Qinglong. Tao Hongjing was both relieved and excited when he looked at it.
Jiangchuan is gifted and his physique of the innate Taoist fetus allowed him to master the sword formation method in a short period of time.
The sound of swords in the valley came one after another, and Jiangchuan's sword formation began to take shape.
Tao Hongjing stood in the valley and looked at Jiangchuan.
At this time, Jiangchuan was surrounded by 128 flying swords, each flying sword was wrapped in sharp Qinglong sword energy.
As Jiangchuan's spiritual power surged, these flying swords soared into the sky and flew straight towards the snow peak in the distance with a momentum of destruction.
In an instant, the 128 flying swords instantly flattened the snow peaks in the distance.
A huge avalanche occurred, countless snow rushing down, and the entire valley trembled.
Jiang Chuan's talent is far beyond his back then. This talent allows him to cultivate the Tianxuan Sword Formation to such an amazing level in such a short period of time.
"This...this power is simply unimaginable!" Tao Hongjing murmured to himself, with both comfort and self-deprecating in his tone.
What I am relieved is that the successor I like is so outstanding, but what I laugh at is that in comparison, my speed of cultivation back then was really pale.
Jiang Chuan controlled the sword formation, felt the surging power in his body, and was quite satisfied.
With this move, in the realm of Zhiwei, I can already be rampant without any hesitation. If the power of the dragon soul is stimulated at the critical moment of life and death, it may be able to really fight the Supreme.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chuan was planning the next step, he had to start practicing the Purple Mansion, and at the same time he looked for a suitable method of body refining to enhance his body strength.
After all, the body is a container that contains soul power. If it is not strengthened, the huge impact may cause your body to collapse when the dragon soul wakes up.
Tao Hongjing walked forward, patted Jiang Chuan on the shoulder, and said, "Jiang Chuan, your sword formation has already had extraordinary power. However, the road to cultivation is endless."
Jiang Chuan put away the sword formation and said respectfully to Tao Hongjing: "Senior, thanks to your teaching, I can achieve today's results. However, I know that I still have many shortcomings. Next, I want to practice the Purple Mansion, and I hope that my senior can give me some guidance."
Tao Hongjing nodded and said, "Cultivating the Purple Palace is indeed an important direction for you next. However, this is not something that can be achieved overnight, and it requires you to practice patiently. By the way, I think you are also considering the method of body refining, which is a good idea."
Jiang Chuan's eyes lit up and he took the opportunity to ask, "Senior, do you know if Tianzhu Mountain has a suitable method of body refining?"
Tao Hongjing thought for a moment and said, "Most Taoist monks pay more attention to the cultivation of true qi and the understanding of the way of heaven. They are not our strengths in the method of body refining.
Among these nine provinces, Buddhism’s method of refining the body is top. ”
Jiang Chuan felt a little disappointed, but he still asked, "Senior, what should I do with my situation?"
Tao Hongjing smiled and said, "I got a Buddhist body refining technique in my early years, called "Dragon, Elephant, God and Demon Art". Although it is just a fragment, it is also a ground-level technique. If you practice it, you will definitely benefit."
When Jiang Chuan heard this, he became interested and quickly said, "Senior, is this technique really suitable for me? I hope you can teach it to me."
Tao Hongjing nodded and said, "Don't worry, when we return to Heyang, I will teach you this technique.
However, it will be extremely difficult to practice this technique, and you must be mentally prepared. ”
Jiang Chuan said solemnly: "Senior, I am not afraid of hardship. As long as I can improve my strength, I will do my best."
Tao Hongjing proposed to return to Heyang City. The two packed up their luggage and set off on their way home.
During the flight, Jiangchuan looked down below and saw Lefeng Town. The once lively town has now been destroyed by the war and has become a ruin.
Jiang Chuan looked at the ruins below and remembered that he had met Ouyang Mu here. The town at that time was full of vitality. But everything is beyond recognition.
"Senior, this Lefeng Town..." Jiang Chuan couldn't help but say.
Tao Hongjing also looked below, sighed, and said, "This war is too cruel.
Xian Zhen's army appeared mysteriously, and its target was far more than Weicheng.
Inside the Lord's Mansion of Heyang City
Zhao Dun held the secret letter he had just received tightly in his hand, which read: Jade City has been broken.
"Xian Zhen, you demon!" Zhao Dun cursed in a low voice, his fists clenched unconsciously, and the letter paper trembled gently.
Xian Zhen's army of 100,000 dead captured Yucheng in a short time and slaughtered the city. The Sun family in the southern region was also destroyed, which was really inhumane.
What scared Zhao Dun even more was that Xian Zhen's army was still rising rapidly, and it was about to reach 200,000, and it might even go to 300,000.
"Come!" Zhao Dun turned around suddenly and shouted loudly. A secret guard appeared and knelt on one knee to wait for his order. "Go, explore the movements of Xian Zhen's army again, please go into details!" Zhao Dun said in a hurry.
The secret guard received the order and disappeared in an instant.
Zhao Dun paced back and forth in the hall, thinking about the defense of Heyang City. Although Heyang City is an important place in the southern region, its defense power is obviously insufficient in the face of such a huge army of the deceased.
"Just with the strength of Heyang City, the army cannot be stopped at all." He whispered
After a while, the secret guard came back and still knelt on one knee, reporting: "City Lord, Xian Zhen's army is coming north, and it is estimated that it will be possible to reach Heyang City in three days."
Zhao Dun's face darkened, and he thought for a while and asked, "Is there any other possibility for their march route?"
The secret guard replied: "When you go back to the city lord, you may pass by Heyang City, and it is not ruled out that you go directly to Hulao Pass."
Zhao Dun nodded and asked the secret guard to retreat.
Heyang City, Hulao Pass and Dangyang Pass are the only three important defense lines in the southern region, but the combined force of these three places is only 150,000, which is much different from Xian Zhen’s 200,000 army.
"If you fight Xianzhen, even if you win, the Southern Region will be greatly damaged.
At that time, the royal army in Handan, the northern territory will move south, and the unparalleled infantry of Qi State in the west will cross Dangyang Pass. How can the southern territory resist? ”
The more Zhao Dun thought about it, the more desperate he became, his forehead was covered with sweat. After thinking about it, I decided to ask Xie Xuan for help.
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He hurried to the desk, spread out the paper, picked up the pen, and quickly wrote a letter, detailing the current severe situation in the southern region, and begging Xie Xuan to send troops. After writing, he took out a secret seal and covered it heavily on the envelope.
"Come!" Zhao Dun shouted, and the secret guard appeared again.
"You must hand this letter to Xie Xuan with your own hands, don't make any mistakes!" Zhao Dun solemnly handed the letter to the secret guard.
The secret guard took the letter with both hands, nodded, and disappeared into the night.
Tao Hongjing brought Jiang Chuan back from Dushan. Along the way, they saw the tragic situation in the north and felt sad.
Wherever Xian Zhen's army of the deceased went, the towns on the Heyang border were destroyed. The originally prosperous place was only a piece of ruins, and the broken walls swayed in the wind.
The living people fled around with horror on their faces; the dead people were controlled by Xian Zhen's evil magic and became part of the deceased's army and continued to walk south.
"This is simply hell on earth!" Jiang Chuan's voice was trembling.
He thought of Chen Yuanfang and Caiyun from Liuzhuang, Machi Town, and was worried.
"Brother Tao, I don't know how Yuan Fang and Caiyun are now." Jiang Chuan turned to look at Tao Hongjing.
Tao Hongjing looked solemn, shook his head and said, "If the six major countries in the north still ignore this, Yan State will probably be completely finished."
He looked into the distance, his eyes full of helplessness. The two of them discussed the situation in the southern region while walking.
Tao Hongjing analyzed: "Xian Zhen's deceased troops are increasing, and the troops in the southern region are incomparable.
Even if we recruit soldiers now, we will not be able to gather a team that can fight in a short period of time. ”
Jiang Chuan nodded and said, "I have also heard that Xian Zhen's army has different combat power. Those undead cavalry are very powerful, and ordinary ghost soldiers are relatively easy to deal with."
Tao Hongjing's expression became even more serious and reminded Jiang Chuan: "Jiang Chuan, don't be careless.
Xian Zhen's personal guard has not appeared yet, so his trump cards must be more than that.
After fighting this battle, the situation of the seven major countries in the northern border is likely to change drastically, and Yan State... is afraid that there will be more misfortunes. ”
Jiang Chuan felt uncomfortable, and he clenched his fists, but felt weak.
As we were walking, a black torrent suddenly appeared in front of us.
After a closer look, it turned out to be a group of nine thousand monsters, rushing out from Dushan and running towards the south.
These monsters soared into the sky, just like Xian Zhen’s Dead Teacher, and are obviously part of the Dead Teacher.
"What should I do...this?" Jiang Chuan was a little panicked.
Tao Hongjing thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, I'll check the situation first. Although these monsters are powerful, there is no way." As he said that, he pulled Jiang Chuan to find a hidden place to hide and observe the movements of the beasts.
At Hulao Pass, Xie Xuan and Dushan King were playing chess.
The black and white chess pieces on the chessboard were intertwined, and the situation seemed quite stalemate.
Xie Xuan was wearing white clothes and had an extraordinary temperament. While making a move, he said, "Dushan King, have you heard of it? Those nine thousand monsters have defected to Xianzhen."
The Dushan King laughed, stroked his beard and said, "What's there to be afraid of? I have my own way to deal with those nine thousand monsters." As he said that, he also lost a son.
Xie Xuan chuckled and looked at the chessboard and said, "During the decisive battle, Li Tianxing would probably be in Xian Zhen's military formation. They wanted to force me out of Hulao Pass to fight them."
Dushan Wang nodded and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Xie Xuan waved his sleeves lightly and said confidently: "A quasi-saint-level power is enough to tear open Xian Zhen's army. I am confident that I can defeat them."
Dushan King said with some concern: "I just don't know if Zhao Dun can defend the rear?"
Xie Xuan smiled and said, "Mu Suifeng owes me a personal favor, it's time to ask him to pay it back. I have written a letter to ask him to help Zhao Dun. With his help, Heyang City should be able to defend it."
That night, the wind was howling on the Dushan Mountain, as if countless resentful spirits were roaring. Nine thousand monsters broke through the seemingly indestructible blockade and rushed towards the south.
Their bodies are strong, and their sharp claws emit cold light in the night, and their target is Yucheng, where the 200,000 troops led by Xian Zhen are located.
These monsters have been tamed into cavalry, and their existence has become the only terrifying force that can compete with the Iron Cavalry of the Great Zhou in the history of the Northern Territory.
In the Jade City, Xian Zhen stood on the tall skeleton war horse, wearing a black cloak, and the strong wind blew the cloak.
His eyes looked into the distance, and the nine thousand monsters were rushing toward the direction, but his thoughts couldn't help but float back to seventy years ago.
Seventy years ago, King Yu of Jin issued an order to kill him.
It was a dark day. Xian Zhen dismissed his generals unwillingly, stood alone on the general's platform, looking at the 60,000 troops below the stage.
His words spread on the empty school ground: "Today, I am in a desperate situation. Only those who are willing to say 'I wish to follow the general and go to the underworld' can follow me to fight!"
At that moment, there were sounds from the audience: "I wish to follow the general and go to the underworld together!"
A heat surged in Xian Zhen's heart. These people were brothers who were truly willing to share life and death with him.
Time flies, and the army of 60,000 that year was the only one who was left by Meng Tian.
Meng Tian rode a brown horse and came to Xianzhen, stretched out his hand and handed Xianzhen a broken bronze hammer handle.
"General, do you still remember the promise that Gongziyu made? After success, you can come and go freely with Fu Ming'er." Meng Tian's voice was low. (This chapter ends)