The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 203: Sword Refining and Tip-off (Two in One)

That night,

Inside the reception hall.

Chu Zhou looked over each course for a moment, and finally locked onto one, "Basic Qualities of Sword Cultivation."

This is a basic course, and the merit required to redeem it is only 200 points, which is not expensive. However, nothing produced by the Jieying Hall is useless.

Sword cultivators are the most murderous category among immortal cultivators, and are also what he needs most now.

It just so happened that he had just acquired a new magical flying sword, and now he had all the most important tools needed for cultivation.

Without any hesitation, he chose to exchange it, and saw the voice of the Tao sounded again. The illusion reappeared, and knowledge like clear springs and streams flowed through his mind.

It also gave Chu Zhou a deeper understanding of sword cultivation, as if a new world had been opened up.

It is a basic course after all, and it explains the basic knowledge of sword cultivation, from its birth to development, to evolution, to progress, until it finally becomes an extremely special kind of all magic weapons, and even singled out as the so-called number one in killing.

This process has naturally evolved over a long period of time.

And it was from these historical records that Chu Zhou learned about the specialness of sword cultivators, their killing methods, and the various magical aspects of sword cultivators.

At a certain moment, when he saw the cultivation method of a certain sword cultivator, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Isn't this the most suitable for him?
……

The next day,

early morning.

After washing up, Chu Zhou patrolled the city walls of Yanshui as usual. After making sure that today's siege was just a 'routine' operation, he returned to a city wall.

After driving everyone else out, he took out the ancient flying sword without saying a word.

Although it is said to be ancient, it is actually brand new now. The sword body is snow-white with layers of cloud patterns on it. The hilt and the sword body are integrated, and there is no trace of integration at all.

Looking closely, there are two words "Qing Yin" on the sword, which is probably the name of this flying sword.

Chu Zhou had tried it before. When the sword was swung, the sound of it breaking through the air was clear and distant, like the soft singing of a beauty.

However, according to the knowledge system he obtained from the Jieying Hall, the development of sword cultivation has already had more and more complex requirements for flying swords.

Nowadays, flying swords have appeared in many strange shapes, such as crescent moons, blades, and wheels, each different from the others.

Moreover, most of them are only the size of a palm, making it easier to refine them into the body or to drive and control them.

In order to reduce wind resistance, almost all flying swords have no hilts and only have blades.

The 'Qingyin' in Chu Zhou's hand is a very ancient style. Its only advantage is that in addition to flying the sword to meet the enemy, one can also fight with the sword in hand. Except for a very small number of sword practitioners, this design has been eliminated.

However, this does not prevent Chu Zhou from liking it.

So, he used the "Object Control Technique" without hesitation, and saw the flying sword float up from his hand, hanging in the air, with the hilt facing down and the blade facing up, like a sword pointing to the sky.

Chu Zhou opened his mouth again, and saw a white light coming out of his mouth and hitting the sword again.

But strangely, they were not destroyed by the collision. Instead, they flowed into the sword body as if alive, and moved around inside the sword body inch by inch.

This breath of Lung Gold Sword Qi was what Chu Zhou had been continuously nurturing and refining since he reached the Body Tempering Stage. It had also been optimized many times, and even deduced on the Heavenly Performance Stage. It was already completely different from what it was before.

And the sword training method that Chu Zhou saw in the Jieying Hall yesterday was to combine the sword energy that one had nurtured in oneself with the flying sword embryo, so as to forge a flying sword that was not as good as one's own flying sword, but was more maneuverable and more powerful.

Among the flying swords, the natal flying sword is the best. Some sword practitioners only practice one flying sword in order to be the best in killing.

However, the natal flying sword is connected to one's life, and if there is any damage, the swordsman will also be injured. It is definitely a double-edged sword.

While taking someone's life, you also have to gamble your own life. Unless you are a sword fanatic, it is better not to dream of becoming such a sword practitioner.

In addition to the natal flying sword, there are many other flying swords, each with its own tricks. What Chu Zhou is using now is actually the energy of the five internal organs and the five elements, which can be refined into five flying swords. The longer they are nurtured, the stronger the killing power.

The only flaw is that this method will damage the foundation of the five internal organs. If you are not a strong person, practicing this method will definitely cause you to suffer from various injuries.

But when Chu Zhou saw it, he really felt that it was tailor-made for Xuanzhen Temple.

When it comes to keeping the five internal organs healthy and strong, there is nothing more perfect than the "Five Elements Internal Organ Training Method". After training the internal organs through martial arts, wouldn't it be perfect to learn this sword training method?
Of course, the prerequisite is that Xuanzhen Temple can mass-produce flying swords, even if they are just magical flying swords.

But now it seems a little far away!

Chu Zhou withdrew his thoughts, the Lung Gold Sword Energy in his mouth had been exhausted, he took a long breath and looked again.

The flying sword itself had disappeared, and instead a red and white light was blooming, hazy and dreamy, extremely beautiful.

Chu Zhou clasped his hands together again, and light blue magic power flowed out, and one weapon pattern after another took shape and was thrown out.

Gradually, within the flying sword, traces of spiritual imprints began to appear from nothing and gathered continuously.

Of course, this cannot be accomplished in a short period of time.

He worked until sunset and finally completed the first branding. He let out a long sigh and finally relaxed.

Then he found Wei Jinkui, Wang Zhi and others, dealt with some urgent matters of the day, and then went back to practice.

His cultivation at the middle stage of foundation building was still a little bit lacking. If he had reached the golden elixir realm, he would be able to wipe out all the enemies with just one sword. Why would he need so many calculations? !

However, what he didn't expect was that just after midnight, an uninvited guest came to Yanshui City.

……

That night,

The full moon hangs in the sky, and the moonlight is like water, splashing on the earth.

Martial law has been imposed in Yanshui City, and countless soldiers in armor and armed with sharp weapons are patrolling everywhere with torches in hand.

In the silent night, the only sound that could be heard was the friction of armor.

Just as a team of soldiers left, a figure emerged from the darkness.

He was an excellent master of lightness skills, landing silently, and restraining his breath to the limit, wandering in the darkness, like a ghost, constantly moving forward.

But even though he was a 'ghost', he still couldn't escape the sight of some people, which caused a commotion and even disturbed Wei Fangjie who was on night patrol.

As a result, the riots were quickly quelled.

At Chu Zhou's residence, Wei Fangjie interrupted Chu Zhou who was practicing.

……

Chu Zhou sat cross-legged on the bed. After listening to the report, he couldn't help but look up and asked, "Wait, who did you say wants to see me?"

Wei Fangjie said, "He introduced himself as a member of the Beggars' Army, representing the Beggars' Army's Weeping Heavenly King Ran Yongzeng."

"For what?"

"He doesn't want to talk about this. He won't speak until he sees you, the eldest brother."

Chu Zhou supported his mind, thought about it, and then laughed, saying: "It's really interesting, let's meet?"

"Meet me!"

"Let's meet!"

When Chu Zhou stepped into the living room, he saw a man in black who was tied up tightly like a dumpling.

The veil was also taken off, revealing his rough face, beard, thick eyebrows, and eyes as big as copper bells. He seemed to be glaring at everyone he looked at.

There were many patrolling warriors in the living room, standing around him, surrounding him and glaring at him.

If looks could kill, this big man in black would have died thousands of times. But even so, he did not show any weakness. If anyone glared at him, he would glare back and would not give in.

But when he saw Chu Zhou, his pupils shrank and he knelt down obediently.

Chu Zhou circled around him three times, looked him up and down, then waved his hand and said, "You guys go down first."

"Yes!"

The night patrolling warriors bowed and left without saying anything. They were relieved and did not think that anyone could hurt the Master Chu in front of them.

Only Wei Fangjie did not leave. He stood behind Chu Zhou, looking at the big man in black in front of him with great interest.

Chu Zhou waved his hand and cut the ropes, then walked to the top and sat down, asking, "What's your name?"

The man in black immediately said, "I am Hong Zhu, a scholar, and I am appointed as a staff member under King Ran.

This time, I came here on orders from King Ran to seek an audience with Master Chu. "

Chu Zhou didn't say anything, Wei Fangjie spoke first: "You said you were a civilian, I see you have perfected your marrow training, you are only one step away from the innate state, why are you a staff member?"

Hong Zhu said, “The martial arts I practiced were inherited from my family, and I have a decent talent, so I have been on a smooth journey.

However, I admire the character of scholars, so martial arts is just for self-protection, and getting a good name on the imperial examination is what I pursue. "

"After all this praying, all you get is a scholar title?"

Wei Fangjie's words hit Hong Zhu's heart, and his face immediately turned red. He said, "I took the exam three times and passed it three times, but in the blink of an eye, my exam paper was renamed and became someone else's fame.

The officialdom of Dayun is so dark that I can no longer see any way out.

So, when King Ran became powerful, I chose to follow him without hesitation, and I also got the position of aide. "

"Oh, you are still a man with a lot of ambition."

The smile on Chu Zhou's face gradually faded, and he became cold and indifferent: "I don't care about the injustice you have suffered.

I just want to ask, what is your plan for King Ran Tian to send you here? "

Hong Zhu asked, "King Ran asked me to give a gift to Master Chu?"

"A gift? He gave it to me? Haha, isn't this a joke?"

Chu Zhou seemed to laugh at this and asked again: "Do you think I believe this?"

Hong Zhu explained: "Although my Heavenly King is not a world-class genius like the Master, he was also a general who fought through mountains of blood and mountains of corpses, and eventually became one of the Twelve Beggars.

Not to mention martial arts, he has a natural keen sense of battle formations.

Why do you think such a king would ignore the Cao Gang and Tiancang Sect and rush to Yanshui City, which is hundreds of miles away, without even taking Hongde County?"

"How do I know what he's thinking? Maybe he's having a brain attack?" Chu Zhou responded like this, but his eyes were less contemptuous and more serious.

Hong Zhu seemed not to hear Chu Zhou's mockery, and said directly: "The King of Heaven is also helpless. The two martial arts masters Xie Daoyuan and Jinhu Zen Master who are in charge of the army forced our King of Heaven to come.

Of course, these two had no choice, because the Xuanyue Sect and the Pure World Red Lotus Society had issued death orders, and they had to break into the city, kill people, and destroy the Xuanzhen Temple. "

Chu Zhou was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Why?"

"Because someone has hung a heart-warming bonus on the Xuanyue Sect and the Red Lotus Society, and wants the Xuanzhen Temple to be destroyed. And that bonus comes from the enemy of the King of Hell."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chu Zhou understood instantly. He knew that if he let the old man playing the erhu escape, there would be disaster.

I just didn’t know that this disaster would come so quickly!
"If this is the gift King Ran gave me, then it solves a lot of my confusion."

"No, no, no, this is just one of the gifts." "Anything else?"

"Yes! In fact, after the previous siege failed, my king wanted to retreat. In a place surrounded by enemies, he was just looking for death!

But the two martial arts masters were unwilling to do so. They insisted that my king gather his old subordinates to delay time, while they went around looking for help.

Currently, there are already six martial arts masters in charge of the entire Qihuo Army camp."

"Six?"

Chu Zhou couldn't help but narrow his eyes and asked, "Don't lie to me. If there were six martial arts masters, why would you not take action?"

"Because the old man Erhu hasn't arrived yet. As for how many helpers he will bring, it's still unknown."

"That's it!"

Chu Zhou narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "What else do you have? Tell me all at once?"

"My Heavenly King meant that the names, backgrounds, attitudes, and even the martial arts styles of these masters that we could learn from them are all great gifts that we present to the Master of the Temple."

"So what does your king want?"

"I only hope that Master Chu can spare my king when the situation becomes bad. My Qihuo Army will never invade Tianquan County again. But I also ask the Tianquan Army not to pursue us!"

"That's all?"

"Only this!"

"It seems that your king has more confidence in himself than I do. It's really interesting."

"Did the master agree?"

"Why wouldn't I agree to something that has nothing to lose but only benefits?"

"In that case, I will thank the master of the temple on behalf of the Heavenly King."

At this point, Hong Zhu had already taken out a booklet from his bosom and handed it over. Chu Zhou flipped through it and found that it contained information about six martial arts masters.

It is even very detailed as to how many servants and experts they have under their command.

Hong Zhu added: "As for the ones behind, I will send a message for the temple master when they arrive."

"So good!"

Hong Zhu left and was personally escorted out of Yanshui City by Wei Fangjie. When Wei Fangjie came back, he found Chu Zhou still flipping through the booklet.

He couldn't help but ask: "Big Brother, do you think what he said is true or false?"

"It sounds fake. After all, the martial arts masters over there are far more powerful than us.

But the problem is..."

At this point, Chu Zhou raised his head slightly, looked at Wei Fangjie and said, "The problem is that I always feel that what he said is true!"

"So what should we do?"

"It's very simple. Just anticipate the enemy's moves and be prepared."

……

the other side,
Inside the Qihuo Army camp.

Hong Zhu flashed in and entered the barracks, and saw his own king sitting behind the desk, drinking wine intermittently, but his expression was a little dazed, as if he was not in a good mood.

"My Lord, I'm back!"

"Is it done?"

"That's the answer!"

"It's fine if you agree to it, it's fine if you agree to it!"

Ran Yongzeng seemed to be relieved and said, "That person is young and has a very high spirit. He should keep his promise."

At this time, Hong Zhu could no longer bear it and asked, "Heavenly King, are you so pessimistic about us?
There are more than six martial arts masters. If they were to crush them, the entire Yanshui City would be gone."

"You don't understand, you don't understand!"

Ran Yongzeng looked at this hero who had followed him through thick and thin, and said, "It's been so long, can you see that I have misjudged him?"

Hong Zhu tilted his head and thought for a while: "This, really doesn't exist!"

"So, trust me again, it's right! It's right!"

As he said this, Ran Yongzeng turned his head and looked towards the direction of Yanshui City.

Because of the big tent blocking the view, he shouldn't be able to see anything, but a strange light seemed to flash in his eyes, and he couldn't help but close his eyes.

Tears seemed to be flowing out of the corners of eyes!

"It's getting stronger again. It's getting stronger again. This rate of growth is simply unreasonable!"

Ran Yongzeng does not believe in fate, but he believes in luck. His pair of eyes are cultivated by inheriting the ancient immortals, so he can see his fortune.

He has been able to get to where he is today, more or less, thanks to this secret technique.

However, the original Yanshui City was destined to be vulnerable to wind and rain, but since the arrival of Master Chu, it has become protected by the Azure Dragon and has become indestructible.

This is not the end yet. The main thing is that the fate is getting stronger day by day. At the beginning, he can still watch.

Nowadays, every time I take a glance at it, I feel like my eyes are going to be ruined.

Therefore, this desperate measure was resorted to, just to save one's life.

……

another place,
In the tent.

The red-haired old man Xie Daoyuan and the young monk Jinhu Zen Master met, but they discussed another matter.

"Have you received any news? Have you sent anyone?"

"No! What about you?"

"nor!"

"In order to complete the mission within the sect, the martial arts masters we invited have all arrived, but there is no movement at all within the sect.

Tell me, what is this about?"

Xie Daoyuan kept talking and felt that this matter was strange, and Zen Master Jinhu asked: "Have you ever thought of another possibility?"

"what?"

"It's not that the church doesn't want to send people, but they feel the pressure and can't spare any manpower!"

"Is this possible? Is it possible? I know that Xiong Kuohai, the leader of the Tyrant Clan, has come down the mountain, but what they are facing is the combined forces of our two families.

No matter how powerful Xiong Kuohai is, can he withstand the combined attack of the Red Lotus Sect Leader and the Black Moon Demon Lord?"

"Who can say for sure? Otherwise, do you think there are other possibilities?"

"This one……"

The red-haired old man was a little speechless, but he still said: "It may be something we don't know. Who can say for sure?"

"Yeah, who can say for sure? It's just our luck that we have to be in Tianyuan Mansion.

Now, it is better to leave this Yanshui City."

"Then we just have to wait for the old man Erhu to come here. I hope they can come soon, right?"

……

Many people were waiting for the erhu-playing old man to come, but no one expected that he would come so slowly.

Time is like quicksand in your hands. The tighter you hold it, the faster it flows.

In just a blink of an eye, more than two months had passed. Relying on their superior military strength and the large number of experts, the Qihuo Army was able to overturn the situation in Botou and Dongli counties, occupying more and more places.

This also forced the Cao Gang and Tiancang Sect to seek changes, change their tactics, change the structure of the army, change the mode of transportation and logistics supply...

They had a ready-made "teacher", and all the policies of Tianquan County were the objects of their imitation. For this reason, they even sent a number of people to Tianquan County to study.

The Ice Rhino Sect was the only one among the three that had an easy life.

They had been crippled, and almost all the sects and armies in the entire Hongde County had been crippled, so there was not much resistance to change.

Fighting for their own home, they burst out with even greater fighting power and became more united, and as a result, they actually regained a lot of land.

As the saying goes, 'Only when there is comparison can one distinguish between good and bad'. Compared with the miserable conditions of these three counties, there was no more nonsense and strange verbal attacks in the entire Tianquan County.

As for any order from Xuanzhen Temple, we will fully cooperate if conditions permit; if there are no conditions, we will create conditions and fully cooperate!
This time, Xu Cheng, Yi Huai, Fan Tiehu, Cao Bao and others also came to Yanshui City one after another.

It seemed that everyone felt the urgency of the coming war.

So, on this day, Chu Zhou's magic power spread all over his body, his aura increased greatly, and his overall strength was further improved, achieving the late stage of foundation building.

On the same day, in the camp of the Beggars' Army, the old man who played the Erhu with a broken arm came. He did not bring many people with him, only an equally skinny old man.

But before everyone could be disappointed, he looked at the Weeping Heavenly King Ran Yongzeng and said, “Get your beggar army ready.

After a while, when the city is captured, don’t let anyone go.”

What else could Ran Yongzeng say? He could only say, "Yes!"

At the same time, on the top of the city wall, a paper crane in Chu Zhou's hand spontaneously ignited without wind and burned to ashes.

He took out another Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Note and shook it casually. A golden light burst out and he said, "The prey has been caught. Are you ready, gentlemen?"

"We are ready now. We are just waiting for your order, Master Chu. Then we will act immediately!"

A rough voice sounded, with excitement that was hard to conceal. This person was the current leader of the Bingxi Sect, Huangshen Fu.

"I'm ready here too."

This is a very cool female voice, and it sounds quite young, and in fact, it is indeed young.

At the age of less than 40, he is already an absolute genius among martial arts masters.

And she, Gu Weijun, the new leader of Tiancang Sect, has been on the throne for only one year. She was able to ascend to the position of leader of Tiancang Sect and rule an entire county as a woman, just because her martial arts talent was extraordinary enough.

"In this battle, please do your best to completely dissipate this beggar army. This will also show our strength and make people in the world dare not underestimate us."

The person who spoke this time was a man with great vigor. The Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Note could only transmit sound, but even so, one could seem to feel his powerful spirit.

That’s right, the current leader of the Cao Gang, Yan Daoqian, is a martial arts master with strong combat power and many subordinates. His canal transport business is spread throughout the Dayun Dynasty.

"Since that's the case, everyone, march forward!"

　The groundwork is complete, let’s have the big battle tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)