Jiuxiao

The Nanju people who survived the battlefield felt that day was a nightmare.

With such a person who is equivalent to a god joining, the Dongyue Army will naturally become even more powerful. Without the ancestor Le Xian, the Nanju Army is like a tiger whose teeth have been pulled out, no longer threatening. The Gumen monk was killed, and Lu Da took the opportunity to order a war, killing the already terrified Nanju army and defeating them.

Those who had no time to escape, those who ran a little slower, and those who did not practice martial arts on weekdays, all became ghosts under the knife, and the swords met, the swords and swords shadowed, and the fresh lives turned into cold corpses, warm blood. Flowing down from the body, it twists and turns, from small to large, converging into a river, dyed with falling snow-white pear blossoms.

Wails and screams hovered over the battlefield, and the dark clouds were like huge grievances, silently reflecting all of this.

The Nanju army was still capable of fighting at first, but after the Qinggumen monks were killed, their own troops were not as strong as others. Gradually, the battle situation became one-sided and completely turned into a one-sided massacre.

It wasn't until the end that it was necessary to keep a few alive to clean up the battlefield and also serve as a deterrent, so Lu Da gave the order to stop.

Wars are always cruel, but in such a scene, not to mention those experienced generals like Lu Da, even those Dongyue monks who don't take human lives seriously, feel a little chilly. The mysterious person of Patriarch Lexian stood there with his hands behind his back, watching with a blank expression, as if there was nothing he could care about.

Having seen his ability, few people dare to put on airs in front of him, Qingchen is no exception, he respectfully said: "I don't know what to call senior?"

There was a complete silence that answered him, and just when he thought the man in white didn't want to speak, he finally heard him say calmly: "I am an old friend of Kasyapa, just call me Yihua."

Qingchen is overjoyed, Lingtai Temple has the highest cultivation level now, including him and the presiding brother Feichen, who are both monks in the early Yuan Dynasty. Such a cultivation level is very high, but it is obviously not enough to help Dongyue level up all countries and gather the world's sects Yes, now that this person is an old teacher, he is undoubtedly a great help.

But the other party just appeared so abruptly, Qingchen would never believe it if he said he had nothing to ask for, it's just that a person with such a cultivation base doesn't know what conditions can convince him to help, in any case, he must stay first before talking .

"Senior Yihua, the name of this junior's teacher is Kasyapa. I am very grateful for the help of senior today. I wonder if this junior is lucky enough to invite senior to Lingtai Temple as a guest?"

Yihua glanced at him, seemed to have seen through his mind completely, and said coldly: "You don't need to try, I can come here because of your master's entrustment."

Hearing the words, Qingchen asked subconsciously: "Dare to ask, is it entrusted by the first teacher?"

Yihua said: "Jiaye is not dead, but... has returned to the upper realm. I don't need to say anything about the rest, you should also understand."

Qingchen was shocked. He was also there on the day of Master's death. At that time, he could see clearly that Master was indeed killed by the mysterious man and fell in front of them. Into the upper bound? !

He had already had a premonition that this person's background was not simple, but he couldn't help but feel dizzy and shocked when he heard the word "Upper Realm" from his mouth. After all, in the minds of all monks, this place is too ethereal. It is the goal they have to strive for in their lives.

"Yi, senior Yihua..." Ren Shi Qingchen couldn't help but become a little incoherent with excitement.

Yihua didn't even look at him, turned around and flew away in a white light. "I'm in another courtyard outside the town, nothing to disturb."

"Yes!" Even though he knew that he had gone far away, Qingchen was still very polite and saluted in the direction he was leaving without daring to neglect at all.

Patriarch Lexian died.

The news spread quickly like a plague, and quickly spread to all countries, bringing a shock far greater than that of Kasyapa's death before.

Who is Patriarch Lexian, the number one figure in Qinggumen.

With the rise of Lingtai Temple in recent years, the original brilliance of Shangxuanzong and Tianyanzong has been gradually covered up, and only Qinggumen can stand up to them.

No matter how powerful Lingtai Temple is and how popular Kasyapa is, it is also a force that has only risen in recent years. In the eyes of monks, it cannot be compared with those traditional first-class sects, let alone Patriarch Lexian, a post-Yuan monk.

Although the reason for Kasyapa's mysterious death was unknown, many people secretly speculated that it was the hands and feet of Lexian Patriarch, and their awe of Qinggumen has also increased.

After Jiaye's death, the confrontation between Lingtai Temple and Qinggumen was actually not dominant, but the strength of Dongyue's army was much stronger than Nanju's, and the see-saw pattern between the two sides was maintained.

On this continent, there are ways to kill the monks of the Yuan Dynasty, but it is definitely not something that one person can do, because now because of the scarcity of aura, there are no higher-level monks of the Yuanying stage than the late Yuanying stage. So, Patriarch Lexian, as one of the few post-Yuan monks on the mainland, can definitely rank among the top masters.

Yet he died anyway, at the hands of another man.

No, that may not be called a human anymore. Under the eyes of everyone, there are 10 people in the two armies, and everyone can see clearly. In the midst of the wind and thunder, he suddenly appeared and regarded the monks as nothing, raised his hands and feet, An understatement, he killed Patriarch Lexian.

After this battle, Dongyue defeated Nanju, and tens of thousands of Nanju troops were almost slaughtered, leaving only dozens of survivors. The north and south of the river have attracted the attention of all countries.

In this kind of troubled times, it is very common for countries to fight against each other. This time Dongyue attacked Nanju, Cang He also formed an alliance with Dongyue, and Xiling stood by to prevent Nanju from being attacked. Nibbling, it will be his turn next, and he secretly flirts with Nanju. The monks have their own camps, and they are nothing more than helping their own country and their sect, acting as a catalyst in it.

However, once there is the intervention of the upper realm, it will be different. Dongyue Guojun took this opportunity to promote the theory of divine protection, saying that he is the destiny of heaven, and Dongyue will be blessed by the upper realm, and even the gods will come down to help. The prestige of the battle of Luling Town before, captured Zhongzhou, Luzhou and other cities in one breath. Nanju was defeated again and again, and was forced to retreat to Fengzhou not far from the capital, almost losing half of the country.

Everyone in Nanju panicked, and some even suggested moving the capital.

The political situation will not be mentioned for the time being.

With Yihua's existence, even though he doesn't care about anything, sitting in Lingtai Temple, it seems that there is an extra god out of thin air. Suddenly, other sects who didn't want to attach themselves to Lingtai Temple are in danger.

Another month later, Shangxuanzong's head teacher Qingyan Zhenren suddenly announced that Shangxuanzong formally formed an alliance with Lingtai Temple, and elected Lingtai Temple as the leader of the alliance, willing to obey Lingtai Temple's dispatch.

Although Shangxuanzong had formed an alliance with Lingtai Temple before, but that was only in private after all without any fanfare. Now that the matter is made public, the meaning is quite different.

Because of the internal strife and cleansing of Shangxuanzong, most of the masters of Qifeng went away, and the remaining elders didn't care about their affairs. They had long lost their glory in the past, but no matter what, it was still stronger than most sects, and it was an existence that others could not ignore , Openly attaching to Lingtai Temple this time is tantamount to weakening oneself, which is shocking.

The style of Lingtai Temple has also gradually become tougher. Previously, they would win over some sects, but after having Yihua and Shangxuanzong attached, they no longer need to use soft methods to achieve their goals step by step, and began to eradicate the cultivation sects wantonly .

If you are willing to come and surrender, okay, accept it, if you are not willing, then fight until you are willing.

This style of those who follow me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish has caused many sects who were still on the sidelines to panic. There are only two paths in front of them, either to join or to oppose. The latter usually does not end well .

Under such circumstances, many monks and sects chose to seek refuge, some fled to Xiling and Beichang, and some people went to Nanju because they did not want to surrender to Lingtai Temple, and took refuge in Qinggumen.

In the past, Qinggumen was not very popular because of its dominant position in the Nanju family, but now that the times have changed, the ancestor Lexian has died, and there is a Lingtai Temple that is more ostentatious than it. If we have found a common enemy, we can put aside previous suspicions and seek common ground while reserving differences.

Unknowingly, the world's sects gradually reshuffled, forming a confrontation between the northern and southern sects headed by the Lingtai Temple-Shangxuanzong Alliance in the north and the Qinggumen in the south.

As the war between Dongyue and Nanju intensified, the conflict between the two factions became more and more intense. Even if there is Yihua Shangxian in Lingtai Temple, the Qinggumen will not obediently catch them without a fight, and their strength is also growing. It's a tough bone to crack.

Jinting Gate, the forbidden area behind the mountain.

Zhou Zhang opened his eyes and looked at the portraits of the patriarchs on the wall, feeling complicated and unspeakable.

15 years.

It has been 15 years since Jinting Gate was closed to the mountain.

A lot has happened in these 15 years.

First, the senior master of the sect was killed and injured, and then he took over as the head of the sect when he was in danger.

At that time, apart from him, there was no other high-ranking monk in the sect. Although Zhou Zhang seemed to be gentle and gentle on weekdays, he could see very clearly the situation. Once involved, it will be difficult to get out.

In order to avoid disaster, he ordered to close the mountain gate and evacuate everyone to the forbidden area of ​​the ancestors of the past generations in the back mountain. In this way, even if someone attacked, they could only get the empty shells of the main hall in front of the Jinting Gate. As for the back mountain, because With the blessing of the seals of the past dynasties, even if the Nascent Soul cultivator came in person, he might not be able to break in.

A sufficiently safe environment has allowed the disciples to gradually calm down and practice. Moreover, in this forbidden area, among other things, there are many ancient cultivation classics of the Jintingmen. In the past 15 years, it may be because the epee of the sect's survival hangs in the air all the time. Everyone's heads were on top, not to mention that Zhou Zhang's cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds, and he had already advanced to the late stage of Jindan, and even Linglong and Jianwei had their own progress.

However, Jintingmen is still a sect after all, not a group of hermits. He not only wants to ensure the safety of his juniors and sisters, but also allows Jintingmen to pass on. If they live in seclusion here for a long time, it is obviously not conducive to the development of the sect. .

In the past 15 years, although the mountain has been closed, it is not that he has not sent people out to inquire about the situation outside.

There is no worst, only worse.

Many sects disappeared one by one, either being cannibalized, or taking the initiative to seek refuge.

Jintingmen is in the territory of Dongyue Kingdom. Logically speaking, even if you want to seek refuge, you can only choose Lingtai Temple, but Zhou Zhang is not stupid. How can he not see Lingtai Temple's great ambitions? It is only in name only, and the Yin Yin exhortations of the master and the head brother before they died are still in my ears, he will never allow the Jintingmen to be buried in his own hands!

However, even if they are safe now, it is only temporary. Maybe one day Lingtai Temple will take a fancy to this place and send a few more high-ranking monks here, and the seal of the forbidden area may be in jeopardy.

One step further is an abyss, one step back is a cliff.

Zhou Zhang found that the burden on his shoulders was more than a thousand catties.

He suddenly missed Zhou Yin very much, or in other words, in the past 15 years, except for his own cultivation time, while he had to instruct his juniors and brothers and sisters in their cultivation, he also missed Zhou Yin.

I don't know where he is now, if he is still safe, but he has always been much smarter than himself, he should have found a safe place to hide...

It would be great if he was here, at least I have someone to talk to.

"Meow~~~~~"

The big white cat next to him unexpectedly jumped onto his lap, found a place he liked, nestled up, and continued to nap, flicking its tail.

Zhou Zhang stretched out his hand to scratch its chin, and the white cat raised its chin slightly, narrowed its eyes comfortably, and meowed.

This is the cat raised by his master Song Elder back then. In terms of the lifespan of an ordinary cat, it was obviously too long. After the death of Elder Song, Zhou Zhang almost regarded it as half of his relatives and gave it a lot of pills. prolongs its lifespan.

There was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

"Senior brother, it's me." Linglong's voice said.

"Come in." He regained his composure, looked at the person coming, and said with a smile, "Didn't you go to teach your brothers and sisters the formula, and you sneaked back?"

"Am I such an impatient person, let them rest now!" Linglong glared at him, turned to look at the white cat, immediately changed her expression of tenderness, and opened her hands, "Xiao Baibai, come here, sister , take you to eat fish!"

The white cat seemed to understand, meowed, and immediately turned to light, jumped off Zhou Zhang's knees, threw herself into Linglong's arms, and was hugged by her.

Linglong smiled complacently. Time did not leave any mark on her face. On the contrary, her appearance became even more attractive. She did not change her girly charm, but she became more mature. If she showed her face in the mainland, I am afraid that she is now the number one in the mainland. A beauty is no longer Fairy Bibo.

Zhou Zhang watched a man and a cat making trouble there, and a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

There were hurried footsteps outside the door, from far to near.

Zhou Zhang frowned slightly, almost before the other party knocked on the door, he said: "Yongjie, come in."

An Yongjie pushed open the door, his face pale, because he was nervous, he couldn't even speak clearly: "Senior brother, no, it's not good! A few monks have gone up the mountain, and now they have passed the main hall and are coming towards the back mountain !"

Zhou Zhang's heart sank, this day finally came!

The author has something to say: the next chapter will have a weekly seal, let my brother come out for a walk in this chapter, if you forget the children's shoes of the situation in the mainland, please look at the pictures in the previous chapter, the author who only knows drawing tools can't afford to be hurt, he can only Draw that level ==

To set a reminder:

1. Yihua is the confidant of the Emperor of Heaven, the master of Chengyuan Palace, the one who robbed Ningchang Shangxian's daughter as his concubine.

2. Elder Song’s big white cat... I won’t remind you of this one, it’s a cute thing anyway... By the way, a few days ago I saw two cats at the entrance of the Treasure Hall of the Forbidden City. They were round and looked exactly alike, basking in the sun. It was also photographed.