Chapter 1108 Jiuqu Gorge
Three days later, the disciples of Xuannv Sect, led by Han Xingyu, arrived at Jiuqu Gorge at the junction of Qianhu Kingdom and Qingping Kingdom.
The Qingping Kingdom is the country where the Xuannv Sect's headquarters is located. Both in area and population, it is much larger than the Qianhu Kingdom. There are hundreds of large and small sects in the country combined.
Unlike the Ziyan Sect, which is the only one in the Qianhu Kingdom, although the Qingping Kingdom also has a third-level sect as its leader, there are two third-level sects, the Xuannv Sect and the Dragon Tiger Palace, coexisting.
Xuannv Sect and Longhu Palace, one in the south and one in the north, each occupy half of the population and land of the Qingping Kingdom, and more than 80% of the cultivation resources are also under the control of the two sects.
As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers.
Xuannv Sect and Dragon Tiger Palace have been natural rivals since their establishment. Both sects want to overpower the other and become the sole king of the Qingping Kingdom. However, due to their similar strength, no one can suppress the other for thousands of years. A balanced situation that cannot be broken has been maintained.
However, with the appointment of Yang Ruojun, the new head of Xuannv Sect, this situation has changed.
Yang Ruojun has a strong and paranoid temperament, and cannot tolerate any sand in her eyes. After she became the head of Xuannv Sect, she adopted a tough attitude towards Longhu Palace. The battle between the disciples of the two sects became public and became more intense.
In order to gain an advantage in the battle between the two sects, Xuannv Sect and Longhu Palace each attracted some allies to strengthen their prestige. During this period, Xuannv Sect and Ziyan Sect had many marriages, just to win over Ziyan Sect, a third-level sect. .
This time Xuannv Sect asked Zhuge Lian, a direct disciple, to marry Zu Yu, a direct disciple of Ziyan Sect. The purpose was to further strengthen the relationship between the two sects. However, Han Xingyu did not expect that this time, the Ziyan Sect and his party not only failed to marry, but also witnessed The destruction of Ziyan Sect.
Ziyan Sect ceased to exist, and the Xuannv Sect lost a strong ally. Han Xingyu could imagine that if the Dragon and Tiger Palace heard the news, they would definitely rejoice in the misfortune, and then take the opportunity to do something detrimental to the Xuannv Sect.
Therefore, after participating in the celebration ceremony for the Bitao Martial Academy headquarters to move into Ziyan City, the anxious Han Xingyu took Zhuge Lian and other Xuannv sect members and hurried back to Xuannv sect, preparing to discuss the solution with the senior officials of Xuannv sect. Policy.
Jiuqu Gorge, located between Qianhu Kingdom and Qingping Kingdom, is a grand canyon stretching for thousands of miles. It is named after the twists and turns of the canyon.
The average depth of Jiuqu Gorge is nearly a thousand meters, the widest point is hundreds of miles, and the narrowest point is nearly 100 feet. Even a powerful person at the Zhou level cannot directly pass by.
Moreover, there are many ferocious spiritual beasts active at the bottom of the Jiuqu Gorge. If a warrior tries to use the vines on the canyon wall to get down to the bottom and then climb to the other side, he will most likely be attacked by the spiritual beasts and fall to the bottom of the canyon.
But there is always a way.
Some sects whose territory is near Jiuqu Gorge have built iron cable bridges in the narrow part of Jiuqu Gorge to provide passage for warriors traveling between the two countries, and charge a certain amount of yuan stones as tolls.
Since several narrow places in the Jiuqu Gorge are located within the territory controlled by the Dragon and Tiger Palace, and the several sects that built the iron cable bridge, only the Dragon and Tiger Palace follows suit. Therefore, if the Xuannv Sect disciples go to Qianhu Kingdom through the iron cable bridge, they will The sect disciples who were guarding the iron chain bridge deliberately made things difficult for him, so he had to pay more yuan stones than other warriors.
Although the eldest son of the Xuannv Sect was angry about this, he had nothing to do. Unless the Xuannv Sect could one day suppress the Dragon and Tiger Palace and gain control of the Iron Rope Bridge, it would be able to get rid of this predicament of being controlled by others.
"Ahead is the Iron Cable Bridge of Qixing Village! You all remember, no matter how difficult it is for the Qixing Village disciples guarding the Iron Cable Bridge, you must endure it for the time being! The Iron Cable Bridge is guarded by high-level officials from the Dragon and Tiger Palace. If there is a conflict, we will not get any benefits!"
Han Xingyu and others galloped hundreds of miles along the edge of Jiuqu Gorge. After seeing an iron bridge cable appearing in front of them, they solemnly said to Zhuge Lian and others beside them.
Qixingzhai is a fourth-grade sect in the Qingping Kingdom, and is also a die-hard ally of the Dragon and Tiger Palace. The iron cable bridge they built is the nearest shortcut for the disciples of the Xuannv Sect. Han Xingyu and others went to Ziyan this time The city passed through here.
However, in addition to the disciples of Qixing Village, there are also an elder and two deacons from Longhu Palace who are guarding this iron cable bridge. Their strength is far superior to Han Xingyu and others, so Han Xingyu specially told Zhuge Lian and others to forget about it. When you encounter difficulties, you should swallow your anger so as not to affect major events.
Zhuge Lian and others also know that their first task now is to return to the Xuannv Sect and report to the sect leader the great changes that have occurred in Ziyan City in order to discuss countermeasures. If they are delayed by other things on the way, the Xuannv Sect may be destroyed. Disaster, so after listening to Han Xingyu's words, they all nodded to express their understanding.
In front of the chain bridge of Qixing Village, there are many warriors from Qianhu Kingdom and Qingping Kingdom waiting in line to pass.
Eight Seven Star Village disciples and two Longhu Palace deacons were stationed at both ends of the iron bridge, collecting Yuan Stones from the warriors crossing the bridge.
In a tall stone house located on the side of Qingping Kingdom, there lives an elder stationed here by the Dragon Tiger Palace. The elder usually meditates in the stone house. He only encounters problems that cannot be solved by the two deacons of the Dragon Tiger Palace. , he will show up.
Han Xingyu and others dismounted their horses in front of the chain bridge, then lined up behind a group of warriors with their gale horses and waited patiently.
At this moment, a thin, average-looking man in a green shirt walked out of the woods in the distance. After looking at Han Xingyu and others with a half-smile, he also lined up to cross the bridge. After the team.
The man in his prime was a perfect martial artist at the Huang level, comparable in strength to Zhuge Lian. His warrior aura was sharp and aggressive, and he obviously practiced metal martial arts.
The man in his prime was not wearing the clothes of a certain sect gang, he should be a casual cultivator, and his cultivation at the barren level of perfection was quite outstanding among the warriors lining up, so it aroused the attention of some warriors on the scene. Pay attention, someone took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him.
"Brother, I am Hu Ren, a casual cultivator from Qingping Kingdom. May I ask my surname?"
In front of the strong man is a burly man slightly older than him, who also has the realm of Huang Level Perfection.
The burly man, dressed in shabby linen clothes, looked back at the strong man, then grinned and started chatting with the strong man.
Seeing that the burly man looked honest and honest, he obviously didn't have any scheming intentions. He smiled and said: "My surname is Bai Mingfang, and I come from Qianhu Country. Like Brother Hu, I am also a casual cultivator... "
"It turns out to be Brother Bai! Nice to meet you! Brother Bai, do you have anything to do with going to Qingping Country? Although I, Hu Ren, am a casual cultivator, I still have many friends in Qingping Country. If there is anything difficult for you, Brother Bai, You can tell me what you have solved, maybe I can help you..."
The burly man named Hu Ren was a familiar person. After he struck up a conversation with the middle-aged man, they started chatting enthusiastically.
The middle-aged man named Bai Fang always had a smile on his face, and he didn't mind Hu Ren's trembling words. He had questions and answers with him, and the two quickly became familiar with each other.