Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 337 Strange Dreams, Demon Vanguard

Hong Shixun slept very restlessly all night.

He had a very bizarre and absurd dream, and even now that he's awake, the dream is still incredibly vivid.

He dreamed that a dragon, a tiger, and a chicken entered the house.

Then a magnificent sedan chair carried him to a bright and beautiful place, but it felt strangely odd.

Countless men and women knelt to greet him. After he got out of the sedan chair, an old woman led him to the river to wash himself, and then took him to a palace.

Inside the palace, his body was dissected, his heart and other internal organs were removed, and new ones were placed inside, and the wounds healed immediately.

After completing these tasks, he was introduced to an old man with blond hair and a black robe, who gave him a sword to slay demons.

They also gave him a seal and a golden fruit, after which his strength greatly increased.

Then he woke up.

He couldn't understand the logic at all.

Even as a celestial craftsman, or a self-taught, unorthodox practitioner, he had been practicing Qi for three years.

This kind of dream has never happened before, which means that something must have happened that he doesn't know about.

"Could it be the original work of the Eternal Transformation Society's divine craftsmanship?" Hong Shixun's gaze shifted to the divine statue, and then he saw a scene that horrified him.

The statue, which was perfectly fine, is now broken.

"How did this break?" He didn't even have time to put on his shoes before he jumped up from the bed and rushed to the table.

His face looked like he was about to cry but couldn't; what a mess this was!

It was fine last night, but it turned out like this when I woke up this morning.

The celestial statue was cast from molten iron and imbued with Qi, so even if you smashed it with a sledgehammer, it might not leave a mark.

But now, even if they wanted to piece it back together, they couldn't.

"How should we explain this to Fellow Daoist Chu?" Hong Shixun's face fell.

People kindly gave him the masterpieces of nature to learn from, but he damaged them without even knowing how.

"Could this be just a dream?" Hong Shixun immediately detected the anomaly, then said helplessly, "It's better if someone stole it."

Since things had come to this, he could only pack everything up properly, change his clothes, and then go to find Chu Danqing.

After handing over the fragments of the Heavenly Craftsman statue, he explained the whole story to Chu Danqing.

He then looked at Chu Danqing anxiously, waiting for his response.

Chu Danqing stroked his chin and stared at Hong Shixun. This wasn't necessarily bad news.

It is possible that Hong Shixun is truly destined to be associated with this divine achievement, the art of summoning spirits.

Furthermore, what's done is done. We can't just kill Hong Shixun, can we? Chu Danqing isn't that kind of person.

"So what if it's destroyed? But it's still mine. Fellow Daoist Hong, you didn't take good care of it, so you have to give me an explanation," Chu Danqing said.

Upon hearing this, Hong Shixun nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Chu, please tell me how I can give you a satisfactory explanation."

He had no intention of shirking responsibility; rather, he genuinely intended to take it on.

"In my opinion, this masterpiece belongs to you, but I don't know why you haven't received it yet."

"The explanation is simple. If you ever obtain this result, just copy it for me. What do you think?" Chu Danqing said.

Upon hearing this, Hong Shixun immediately said, "This originally belonged to Fellow Daoist Chu. If I were to obtain it, it would be only right to make a copy."

"But what if I don't get it?" Hong Shixun's face was very bitter.

He wasn't sure if this strange dream really originated from the divine statue.

Even so, there was only one set of sword moves in his dream.

After careful rehearsals, it was found that it had no ability to slay demons and monsters; it was more like a sword dance. How could it possibly accomplish anything great?

“If you don’t have it, then forget it. I lent it to Fellow Daoist Hong in the first place, so how can you, Fellow Daoist Hong, bear this responsibility alone?” Chu Danqing said.

Hong Shixun originally refused to take it, but Chu Danqing thought about whether he could cultivate an assistant for him.

This is similar to investing; there's no such thing as a 100% return, and losses like this are normal.

Although this time they lost everything.

"Ah, Fellow Daoist Chu, you are truly grateful," Hong Shixun said, feeling grateful upon hearing this.

He felt that Chu Danqing was trying to lessen his guilt; otherwise, how could he so easily dismiss a masterpiece that would have been enough to lead to the Chongde Dynasty's encirclement and suppression?

"Alright, that's settled then," Chu Danqing replied, then added, "It's getting late, and we still have a lot to do today."

"The people who came with us still need to be resettled."

Chu Danqing changed the subject, and Hong Shixun followed suit, taking the opportunity Chu Danqing had given him.

He patted his chest, promising that he would give Chu Danqing a satisfactory explanation, and then went out to work.

Chu Danqing was both amused and exasperated by this, but he nodded and said he would wait for his explanation.

Otherwise, if we continue to entangle ourselves like this, it will never end.

boom! boom! ! boom! ! !

Three loud noises rang out from outside, each one louder than the last.

Chu Danqing thought something had happened and hurriedly brought Dabao out to see what was going on.

Then they saw the corpses of three demons, including the Thousand-Mile Eye, fall from the sky.

"What's going on?" Chu Danqing asked.

A sorcerer who had put away his Heavenly Craftsmanship Firearm immediately replied, "He is a spy from the Chongde Demon."

"Fellow Daoist Chu, the demon army should arrive in half an hour at most."

"Ten all-seeing eyes at once, it might be a mountain king coming."

He only took down three, but that doesn't mean there were only three in total.

The remaining seven have already fled.

"Have everyone get ready," Chu Danqing said.

He did not question the sorcerer about why he hadn't eliminated the problem completely.

The opponent didn't intentionally let them go; he could only take down three at most.

The demon, the Thousand-Mile Eye, hovered high in the sky.

To be able to shoot down three at such a distance is beyond the reach of ordinary firearms, let alone hit them.

It's already quite an achievement that he was able to do it; to actually let him take them all would be pure harassment.

About half an hour later, someone quickly reported that a massive torrent of demons had formed to the south. Chu Danqing hurriedly climbed the city wall to see, and the sheer number of demons was astounding.

And it was half an hour faster than expected.

"Go, hang Ban Nu's head at the south gate as a threat," Chu Danqing said immediately.

The mountain lord has not yet arrived; only the vanguard of the demon army has arrived.

Chu Danqing had heard of the Mountain Lord, whose appearance was described by the amusement park as a demonic calamity.

Its size alone is fifty meters tall.

With such a massive size, it would definitely stand out from the crowd of demons, so conspicuous that it could be seen at a glance.

The fact that this demon army was not among them indicates that it was definitely not the main force.

Hong Shixun also heard the news and rushed over immediately. After taking a look from afar, he said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Chu, we can't defend this city."

"Before the mountain lord arrives, the vanguard consists of at least tens of thousands of demons."

"The main force will definitely arrive in greater numbers, possibly even tens of thousands."

“Even if Fellow Daoist Chu is able to kill the Mountain Lord, such a massive army of demons could still slaughter everyone.” Hong Shixun was telling the truth.

Chu Danqing agreed and nodded, saying, "You arrange for everyone to evacuate, and I'll cover the rear."

"After I kill the mountain king, I will come to find you."

If the mountain king doesn't die, not only will the trial mission fail, but the safety of all the ordinary people will also be compromised.

As he said this, Ban Nu's head was taken and hung on the south gate.

At the same time, the demon army stopped advancing and set up camp on the spot.

It's unclear whether they were intimidated by Ban Nu's head or if they were simply waiting for the main force.

However, either outcome is good news for Chu Danqing.

"Okay, I'll organize it right away, but which direction should we evacuate in?" Hong Shixun asked worriedly.

“Keep heading north,” a celestial craftsman interjected. “Go another fifty li, and you’ll find the Xun River.”

“The Gezhou Pavilion came from this river and left a batch of Tiangong boats in a secluded place.”

"The original plan was that after killing Ban Nu, we would lead the people to the Xun River, use this Tiangong boat to go downstream, break through the blockade and leave."

"Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes, so these Tiangong ships will be useless."

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing understood why Zhou Sheng had previously said that if they wanted to escape, they could continue north; it turned out to be for this reason.

"The plan is good, but the problem is whether the people from Gezhouge have already aboard the Tiangong Ship and run away?" Chu Danqing was worried that there would be no ship when they arrived.

As for whether there will be dangers along the way? That's a foregone conclusion.

If there's no danger, why would Gezhouge abandon this route?

“No, I observed that Fellow Daoist Zhou led the Gezhouge group in a different direction,” the Celestial Craftsman immediately said.

“Okay, let’s do it this way.” Chu Danqing immediately agreed: “Then let’s get going, or we might not make it in time.”

"Alright!" the celestial craftsman said, and immediately went to make preparations.

Hong Shixun, on the other hand, remained there, his face full of melancholy: "And what about you, Fellow Daoist Chu? Will you be left to cover the retreat alone?"

"You go ahead and get busy. We'll evacuate together later. Staying behind will only hold us back." Chu Danqing knew what Hong Shixun was thinking.

But he's too weak. If a fight breaks out, Da Bao and the others will have to take care of Hong Shixun, which will be troublesome.

Chu Danqing's shield was hard and thick, longer than his health points, so he wasn't afraid of anything happening to him.

Hong Shixun was about to say something more, but was glared at by Chu Danqing, and in the end he could only dejectedly descend the city wall.

He went to join a group of celestial craftsmen to help the people evacuate.

"So many demons are indeed a big problem."

"Brother Guo is strong enough to kill the mountain lord, but I'm afraid he's not strong enough to kill demons."

"On the contrary, Xiong Jinglue, with his military prowess and military leadership, is more advantageous in the face of such a large-scale situation," Chu Danqing muttered, deciding who to choose.

Xiong Zhigang and his soldiers were indeed no match for Guo Ming in strength, but the demon army was only large in number; their individual strength was inferior to that of Xiong Zhigang's soldiers.

On the contrary, military force would be more effective.

As for the Mountain Lord? The Pure Yang Heavenly General and the Taiyin Mysterious Lady can handle him.

"Then let's ask Xiong Jinglue for help." Chu Danqing made up her mind and took the initiative to activate the Mountain and River Alliance.

It takes fifteen minutes for Kumashima to respond.

[You summoned Covenant Target No. 2. This time, you consumed Paradise Points x 40.]

【Covenant object responding】

While awaiting a response, the city's sorcerers and residents packed their belongings and orderly evacuated from the north.

After learning that there was a demon army outside the city, they dealt with them very quickly, and no one dared to cause trouble or express any dissatisfaction.

After all, it involves one's own life, so how many people would actually oppose them?

Hong Shixun turned around and glanced at Chu Danqing, who was still standing on the city wall. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but his sister Hong Xuanjiao tugged at his sleeve.

He finally sighed, said nothing, and quickly retreated with the main force.

【The covenant object has responded】

[Complete rationalization of summoning cognition of covenant objects]

Three figures emerged from the vortex. The one in the lead, Xiong Zhigang, spoke up, "Greetings, Mr. Chu. What is it that we want this time?"

After greeting them, his gaze was drawn to the distant army of demons.

"Demons, the situation is roughly as follows," Chu Danqing briefly summarized the situation.

After hearing this, Xiong Zhigang's face also darkened.

"So many demons are indeed troublesome."

“The organization they have formed is nothing but a rabble.” Ren Ruzhi, standing next to Xiong Zhigang, also looked gloomy, but he spoke with great confidence, as if he was certain of resolving the current predicament.

"Therefore, it is not difficult for Mr. Chu not to annihilate the enemy completely, but only to stop them here."

"With Xiong Jinglue's military strength, Ren's tactics, and the advantages of this city's terrain, even if another 100,000 come, our soldiers can hold out for a day."

"But that so-called mountain lord," Ren Ruzhi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mr. Chu needs to find someone else to deal with him."

"Don't worry about that. I'll have General Chunyang and Lady Taiyin handle it. If they can't, there's Brother Guo. He's quick to respond and can arrive immediately if there's any danger," Chu Danqing agreed.

He sent Xiong Zhigang with his men to deal with the demon army, not the mountain lord.

(End of this chapter)