The Wheel-Turning Master.

Heading north, we pass Yubi Mountain and Yin'e Mountain.

Although the journey was long, there were no more rioters. Especially after Yubi Mountain and Yinshan Mountain knew that Xia He was captured, they all honestly provided supplies, which saved a lot of trouble.

After going more than a thousand miles further north, someone came to greet us.

"Did you find out what you found out?" Zhu Jianyang saw that Xia He's clothes were disheveled and she looked like she was waiting to die with her eyes closed, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Brother Zhu, what do you want to ask?" Chun Yutao asked with a smile.

"She harassed cargo ships along the way, coming and going like the wind, so she must have accomplices." Zhu Jianyang said.

"That's quite a lot." Chun Yutong laughed, "All the famous sects along the way are in collusion with her. We also have a traitor, not only in your family, but also in my family! But when we came here, we explained it to all the sects. It's just this beast's accusation, so we can't be sure."

Zhu Jianyang also laughed.

"Is the ancestor okay?" Lin Bai asked with concern.

After asking this, Chunyu Tao and Tian Guiqin looked at Lin Bai at the same time.

Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and hesitated for a moment before saying, "My ancestor is well."

"What's going on ahead?" Tian Guiqin asked.

"You'll know when you get there. Seeing is believing." Zhu Jianyang didn't want to say more.

Another half month passed, and the cargo ship arrived at the border of Zhouhui Mountain. Along the way, patrolling monks could be seen coming and going, including people from Qiaoshan and Jiuzha Mountain.

The monks of Shoutian Pavilion are hiding in the area near Wanshou Mountain and Heifeng Mountain. Many mortals have no time to move away and have long since accepted their fate. They don't care about the fighting and killing of you monks, they just farm the land and have children.

Qiaoshan and Jiuzhashan are large sects after all, and they value dignity when doing things. They only sent low-level cultivators to restrain the mortals and prevent them from causing trouble, but they did not carry out any killing.

Continuing forward, there were more monks coming and going, and no sign of war, as if nothing had happened here.

After wandering for three or four days, we could already see Wanshou Mountain from afar.

The monks of Shoutian Pavilion used the seventh-level blessed land of Wanshou Mountain as their support and activated the protective formation. Wanshou Mountain and the area within dozens of miles around it seemed to be sealed in ice and frost.

Looking from afar, it seems like an icy world. The cold wind blows, as if you are in a snowy country.

Leaving behind a disciple to hand over the supplies, the group took Xia He with them to look for the two ancestors.

Qiaoshan put in a lot of effort in the siege of Wanshou Mountain. Not only did he send out all his cultivators, he also recruited many independent cultivators.

Gu Qingshui and the ancestor of the Yang family are stationed at the front line at Songhe Mountain, which is located fifty miles away from the Wanshou Mountain defense formation. A thousand miles behind them are the Black Wind Mountain and Yanshou Peak where the Lihuo Taoist resides.

The central army led by Jiang Xingchi also joined Jiuzha Mountain in the Yanshou Peak area.

The five groups of troops were roughly in a line, each with their own formation. Songhe Mountain and Yanshou Peak were in the middle, and Wanshou Mountain and Heifeng Mountain were on both sides.

I don't know who decided on the garrison, but Qiaoshan and Jiuzhashan are back to back, cutting off the pincer attack from Wanshoushan and Heifengshan; and Wanshoushan and Heifengshan are on either side, seeming to sandwich the alliance between Qiaoshan and Jiuzhashan.

It's like a joke.

"Our base is more than fifty miles away from them. Most of the people involved are young people. The fighting was not fierce and no one risked their lives. There was a big commotion in Black Wind Mountain not long ago. Xia Yufeng lured the enemy deep into our territory. I heard that there was also a relic of the God of Transformation, which seriously injured Senior Du." Zhu Jianyang asked Tian Guiqin and Chun Yutao to go ahead, and he took Lin Bai with him, explaining the arrangements here while heading towards Songhe Mountain.

"What about us?" Lin Bai asked.

"We are all very restrained here." Zhu Jianyang laughed, "Maybe he wants to defeat Xia Yufeng of Black Wind Mountain first, and then defeat Senior Kong of Longevity Mountain. We have fights from time to time, mostly with Foundation Establishment fighting, occasionally Golden Core fighting, and the Nascent Souls of both sides sometimes come out to curse at each other."

"Scold?" Lin Bai was shocked.

"Yes." Zhu Jianyang looked into Lin Bai's eyes and whispered, "The Northern Wilderness is indeed a barbarian. They are not very good at cursing people, and they are far behind us. But Zou Mi kept cursing at Patriarch Gu... Alas, a great Yuanying cultivator is just like an ordinary scoundrel, only cursing at people in a vulgar way. It's not decent."

“……”Lin Bai seemed to understand a little.

"Brother," Zhu Jianyang pulled Lin Bai's sleeve, glanced at Dugu Jing and Shi Qingyu, and then said in a voice transmission: "Ancestor Gu has been very angry recently. If it weren't for Ancestor Yang and Ancestor Jiang's persuasion, they would have fought a long time ago. You'd better be careful and don't fall into their provocation."

“…” Lin Bai nodded blankly.

Soon, the group arrived at Songhe Mountain.

Surrounding this mountain, there are many monks, forming a battle formation, and it is obvious that they are able to fight at any time.

There were many old acquaintances here, and they all greeted Lin Bai when they saw him, but their eyes looked a little strange.

Climbing to the top of Songhe Mountain and standing there, you will be facing Wanshou Mountain. It is truly the front line within the front line.

There is a simple hall, and it is not known whether it was built by Zhou Huishan or newly built by Shoutian Pavilion.

When the group entered the hall, they saw the Yang family's ancestor and Gu Qingshui sitting there, with Gu Jiuchong and Yang Shaoan beside them.

After paying his respects, Patriarch Yang briefly asked about the affairs of Qiaoshan. After hearing that Xia He had been captured, he asked Gu Jiuchong and Yang Shaoan to deal with her, but did not assign any task to Lin Bai.

Gu Qingshui kept his eyes closed and didn't say a word.

Lin Bai did not dare to step forward to flatter them, and when he left, he was stopped by Gu Jiuzhong and Yang Shaoan.

The three men interrogated Xia He for a while and then put her in jail.

"You've come at the right time. Please help persuade them." Gu Jiuzhong was very worried. "Under this situation, we can't let anything go wrong."

"When brother Zhuanlun comes, your ancestor will naturally be smiling." Yang Shaoan smiled.

"Yang Shaoan!" Gu Jiuzhong was immediately furious, pointing at Yang Shaoan's nose and yelling, "My ancestor is innocent, and you, as the head of the Yang family, are spreading rumors. Do you believe that I will sue your ancestor?"

Yang Shaoan quickly apologized, and Gu Jiuzhong also stopped being angry, and the two of them started talking and laughing again.

Lin Bai had a headache and felt that both the Gu and Yang families were unreliable.

Gu Laozu did not summon him, whether to avoid suspicion or for some other reason. Instead, Yang Shu came, and Lin Bai asked Yang Shu to lead the way and first took a look at the layout of Songhe Mountain.

"Feixue is over there." Yang Shu came to a camp and pointed at it from a distance. "She is now following Li Shouyan of the Huaqing Sect. She fought against him a few days ago and seriously injured a foundation-building master of the Shoutian Pavilion."

At this point, Yang Shu winked and said, "She was the one who beat Miao Miao until she cried in our hometown. She is really worried about you and your apprentice!"

"Although Miao Miao lost, she didn't cry!" Lin Bai immediately vindicated his apprentice.

"Yeah."

The two chatted casually and walked forward to greet Li Shouyan of the Huaqing Sect.

Huaqing Sect has always been a part of the Gu family, and they are also very familiar with Lin Bai. He immediately pulled Lin Bai and Yang Shu aside and said worriedly, "Two brothers, it has been a year since we came from Qiaoshan, and there is still no news. I am old enough to not be afraid of wasting time, but the men below cannot. If they delay for another ten or eight years, their cultivation will be delayed, and it will be difficult for them to move up in the future."

"The higher-ups have their own arrangements. I can't do anything about it." Yang Shu spread his hands, looking like a rogue.

"But are we short of supplies?" Lin Bai asked.

"Exactly."

Li Shouyan played the victim, "Although there was no major fight, there were minor fights all the time. Many of the men under him were injured, and morale is low."

Still missing a big win!
After dealing with Li Shouyan, Lin Bai found Gu Feixue.

After chatting about the things here, Lin Bai reminded her to cherish her life. "Keep this." Lin Bai took out the talisman he made himself, "It may save your life."

Gu Feixue received it in her hand. The icy beauty smiled and said, "The battle is dangerous. You should be careful."

She hesitated for a moment and said, "The ancestor is extremely talented and is indeed a hundred times or a thousand times better than me..."

"..." Lin Bai rubbed his brows, "Don't believe the rumors!"

It took about five days for Yang Shu to accompany Lin Bai on a tour around Songhe Mountain and they met all the people they needed to meet.

Lin Bai figured out something. The general strategy now should be to divide and conquer. That is, to deal with Xia Yufeng and others in the Black Wind Mountain area first. Therefore, Songhe Mountain is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, mainly to prevent rescue by Kong Shu and others.

Of course, Songhe Mountain only has two Yuanyings, Yang and Gu, while Wanshou Mountain has Kong Shu and Zou Chi, two Yuanyings, so Songhe Mountain does not have the advantage.

The two sides defended their positions, and occasionally had small fights, but never a big fight. Wanshou Mountain wanted to play it safe and just drag it out, but also worried about an ambush from Songhe Mountain. Although Yang Gu of Songhe Mountain also had a formation to protect him, he was also afraid of Kong Shu's sneak attack.

It is true that you can't catch a wolf with a stick.

There was nothing to do here, so Yang Shu and Lin Bai called Zhu Jianyang over, and the three of them had a night drink together.

"This formation borrows the spiritual energy of the blessed land of Songhe Mountain, absorbs the thick soil from all directions, and draws the river in. As long as the top of Songhe Mountain is not lost, it can defend and trap. This formation is completely natural and does not seem to be a temporary formation. However, it fits the geography of this place, the trend of the spiritual energy here, and even the enemy and our situation here." Lin Bai poured wine for Yang Shu and Zhu Jianyang, "How about thanking you for your work, senior?"

"That's right." Yang Shu nodded heavily, "Senior Xie is a rare genius!"

"Is Senior Xie at Yanshou Peak now?" Lin Bai asked.

"I don't know." Yang Shu shook his head. "When we started the rebellion, Senior Xie and Senior Jiang were together. Later, Senior Jiang went to Yanshou Peak, but he never saw Senior Xie again."

"I heard from fellow Taoists from Jiuzha Mountain that after Senior Xie set up the formation in the Yanshou Peak area, he has never shown up again." Zhu Jianyang was very knowledgeable.

After talking all night, the three of them still couldn't say anything. However, they were too drunk and were caught by Cheng Yuanli, the law officer who was temporarily appointed.

The three were scolded and then went their separate ways.

Two days later, Yang Shu found Lin Bai and said he wanted to fight him.

Lin Bai had heard from Yang Shu a long time ago that both sides were just fighting a minor conflict, and the Yuanying stage high cultivators were just watching.

The battle is between Songhe Mountain and Wanshou Mountain. Usually, it is the foundation-building cultivators who appear, and occasionally there are also Jindan cultivators.

When they arrived at the place, they saw that the two sides had strong formations, but each side only sent out ten foundation-building warriors, and a melee broke out between the two sides.

This doesn't look like a battle, but more like a contest.

Such ridiculous scenes have continued for many times. Both sides have a tacit understanding, only sending out juniors, and few monks died in battle, as if they were practicing.

However, the monks of Shoutian Pavilion were fierce, and Qiaoshan had more losses than wins.

Seeing that the twenty foundation-building warriors were fighting each other and some were about to die, both sides tacitly sounded the call to call off the battle.

This doesn't look like a major battle between Nascent Soul Sects at all, it just seems like playing house.

"Do you two dare to come up?" Lin Bai saw that it was no big deal, so he looked at Dugu Jing and Shi Qingyu, wanting to let them see blood.

"Dare!" the two women spoke immediately.

"Good!" Lin Bai was very satisfied and was about to praise him when he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He felt as if he was being locked in a gaze filled with murderous intent.

Looking up and following his feeling, he saw a man wearing a brown Taoist robe on the other side's platform outside the battle formation. It was Zou Mi!
Lin Bai looked back and saw Old Ancestor Yang behind him, so he didn't take it seriously.

"Old Monster Yang, why don't you see Gu Qingshui?" A delicate shout was heard, echoing in the ears of everyone here.

"If you miss me, I will lead the way." Patriarch Yang said with a slow smile.

Zou Mi snorted coldly, then looked at Lin Bai and said, "Lin Zhuanlun, you still dare to come here? Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Lin Bai was more than ten miles away from Zou Mi, but it was as if he was talking in his ear.

He could not lose his momentum at this time, so he immediately flew up and stood beside Patriarch Yang, saying loudly: "Senior, you were reluctant to kill me last time, so how can you be reluctant today?"

As soon as the ambiguous words were said, both groups were in an uproar. Even Patriarch Yang looked at Lin Bai unconsciously. Gu Jiuzhong and Yang Shaoan looked at each other, both feeling incredible, but also admiring.

"Looking for death!" Zou Mi was indeed enraged. He immediately took a step forward and the golden ring flew out.

For a moment, the Nascent Soul's aura was surging and the pressure was endless. The low-level disciples actually felt exhausted and the Golden Core cultivators also felt difficulty breathing.

At this time, a stream of clear water surged from the direction of Songhe Mountain, covering half of the sky. Everyone looked up at the sky and felt as if they were falling into a deep sea.

High in the sky, clear water submerged the golden ring, and the two men were fighting hard.

Lin Bai was at a loss when he saw Patriarch Yang smiling slightly, "This is a rare opportunity, take a closer look."

Looking up carefully, he could not see Gu Qingshui and Zou Mi at all. There was only clear water covering the sky, with golden and silver lights flashing from time to time.

"The highest good is like water, but Fellow Daoist Gu does not follow this path." When the fight was fierce, a corner of the Wanshou Mountain's icy formation was lifted, and then a gray light escaped.

"Brother Kong lives on a high mountain." In the distance, black and white dots of light flashed repeatedly, and then came closer. Jiang Xingchi was seen standing on the clouds, looking at Kong Shu with a smile, and said, "You forget that water has no fixed shape and flows according to the terrain."

Kong Shu was old, hunched over as he looked at Jiang Xingchi. His cloudy eyes suddenly shone with brilliance, and then he moved towards the blue water in the sky. "Mountains can hang upside down, and waterfalls can flow back!" "You ignorant boy, how dare you talk nonsense about destiny!"

Jiang Xingchi immediately followed and took out a chessboard in his hand.

Kong Shu immediately turned to Jiang Xingchi and pointed.

Jiang Xingchi did not dodge or evade, and the chessboard in his hand shone brightly.

For a moment, the sky was covered with boundless blue water, with golden and silver colors appearing from time to time, as if rivers were upside down, sparkling.

Under the clear water, the shadow of a huge chessboard opened up, as if to transform the world into the chessboard.

The young men from both sides felt bewildered, thinking that all living things were like chess pieces, and that people were also like chess pieces.

At this moment, the finger pointed to the chessboard, as if placing a piece.

The pressure from the Nascent Soul was overwhelming. All the disciples on the field, whether friend or foe, were in awe of him, and all their magical powers seemed to be stripped away.

In an instant, the chessboard turned into dust and the clear water disappeared.

Gu Qingshui stepped back, frowned and looked at Kong Shu, actually feeling very fearful.

Jiang Xingchi's face turned pale, and he smiled and said, "Brother Daoist and my Qiaoshan Grand Master follow a similar path. If it weren't for this day, I would have invited you to my Qiaoshan for a chat."

Kong Shu remained silent. He glanced into the distance with his hunched body, shook his head slightly, and turned away.

The two sides returned to their tacit understanding and each recruited people.

If a panicked disciple runs into the opposing team's formation, he will be released.

Lin Bai followed him back to the mountain, feeling as if he had just experienced a farce. (End of this chapter)