Chapter 106 Sacrifice

Chen Mo looked at the scene in front of him. Countless soldiers were on duty and the prisoner car was guarded very closely.

There were eleven or twelve corpses scattered not far away. They should all be Qi-refining masters.

It seems that he came a step late and the fighting here has ended.

"Uncle Zhou." Chen Mo saluted Zhou Dong when he saw him coming.

"What happened to your armor? Are you not injured?" Zhou Dong's eyes kept scanning Chen Mo.

Although he still looked ruddy and not injured, his armor and clothes were gone. It is obvious that he must have experienced a very dangerous fight.

"No, I met a few stronger Qi-refining masters. My armor and clothes were broken, but I was not injured.

After killing them, I took off their clean clothes and put them on." Chen Mo said calmly, without changing his expression.

Because he was telling the truth, he really didn't meet any strong people, at least he didn't meet a strong person who could hurt him.

"It's OK if you're fine. I think the Qi-refining cultivators who wanted to rob our prison car should have been killed.

But this group of people are really bold. Only one cultivator in the early stage of foundation building dared to come and pick a fight with me."

Zhou Dong's tone was quite confident. Obviously, a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building was not his opponent.

"Then Uncle Zhou, did you kill that cultivator?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

He heard from his adoptive father that although Uncle Zhou's cultivation was not perfect in the acquired realm, he had already opened the two gates of heaven and earth, and was definitely a cultivator in the middle stage of the acquired realm.

An early stage cultivator of foundation building was indeed not his opponent.

But he didn't know which realm the cultivator he just killed belonged to in the foundation building.

"Of course, once that cultivator died, we are basically safe this time." Zhou Dong nodded gently.

With the death of a cultivator of foundation building, even if there are other Qi-refining cultivators, they will never dare to come and stop them easily.

As for the Jindan masters?

Everyone knows, and it is impossible to move easily.

Seeing Chen Mo coming back, Mo Hu also hurried over to greet him.

"Fifth brother." Chen Mo was relieved to see that he was safe.

"I'm glad you're okay, otherwise I won't be able to explain to my adoptive father when I go back." Mo Hu came over and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Take turns to rest, don't relax." Zhou Dong also gave a loud order at this time.

Many soldiers went to collect the bodies and clean up the battlefield.

Of course, the bodies of these Qi Refiners would not be left, but all burned to prevent them from not being fully dead or accidentally resurrecting.

In fact, the bodies of these Qi Refiners are also very valuable, but the premise is that they must be relatively complete.

And these bodies in front of them obviously do not meet the category of completeness.

After dealing with the bodies, everyone continued to set off and hurried on their way. After walking for several days, they finally came to an empty city.

The empty city was dilapidated and silent, with the city gates wide open, and many corpses could be seen with the naked eye.

Those were people who starved to death, so hungry that they had no strength and did not even have the opportunity to beg for a living.

The army did not enter the city. Zhou Dong ordered people to stay outside the city. He called Chen Mo and Anyang Mansion to enter the city with him.

"Too many people have starved to death in this city. Maybe it will become a ruin. Although there are strong men from the Jiantian Division stationed here, we still have to be careful."

Zhou Dong walked in front, and Chen Sheng explained to the two.

He could only tell Chen Mo and Anyang Mansion many things, because only the two of them were strong enough and knew these things.

For those who don't know, it's better to hide it from them first. Knowing too much is not a good thing.

The three of them passed through the city gate. The city was still quite quiet, but there was a magic altar at the highest point.

"Where are the officials from the Jiantian Division?" Zhou Dong shouted in a deep voice. He obviously used his internal energy in this shout. His voice was not loud but very penetrating.

Not long after the voice fell, dozens of figures appeared in the city. The leader was an old Taoist priest with a fairy-like appearance.

He has white hair and a youthful face. He is wearing a bright red Taoist robe and holding a whisk in his hand. He looks quite kind.

Although he is wearing a Taoist robe, the logo embroidered on it shows that this Taoist is a fifth-rank official.

"I was busy building the altar with my men. I was careless for a moment and failed to notice the general coming."

The old Taoist walked over and explained.

"It's okay. Building the altar is a big deal. As long as it can be completed on time, it will be fine." Zhou Dong said with a smile.

All of them are busy in order to complete the sacrifice on time. As long as this can be done, nothing else matters.

"The sacrifices have been brought. You can enter the city at any time." Zhou Dong said again.

"There is no danger in this city. The army can enter without worry." The old Taoist of Jiantiansi said.

Zhou Dong was relieved immediately, and then he ordered Anyang Prefecture to guard and let him lead the army into the city.

"In addition to the prisoners, I also brought some dry food and clean water for your supplies. I just don't know how many days it will take to repair this altar." Zhou Dong asked in a deep voice.

"In three days, this altar will be completed, and the sacrificial ceremony will begin in six days.

By then, the twelve altars in Qingzhou will sacrifice together, and the drought demon will be sealed."

The red-robed old Taoist slowly spoke and told the court's plan that had been decided long ago.

The court had not only decided on this plan long ago, but also informed most of the forces in the world.

The court was doing the kingly thing, and it wanted to be upright and not afraid of anyone coming to stop it.

"Is there a water source in the city?" Zhou Dong thought for a while and asked.

Qingzhou was desolate, and in addition to the lack of food, the most important thing was the lack of water.

If there is sufficient water, they can continue to stay here and wait until the sacrificial ceremony is over before leaving.

If not, they will have to leave at most when the altar is built, otherwise they may die of thirst here.

"I saw the water veins of the mountains and rivers surging, and found a new well in the city. I used a secret method to open it. Although it is now affected by the drought, it can still last for more than a month." The old Taoist in red said.

The drought will bring drought, but the area they are in now is not the core area, and the impact is far less serious.

Moreover, even if it brings drought, it will not make all the water disappear, but disappear slowly.

The newly found well is definitely fine for drinking in a short period of time, but it cannot be used for farming.

And if the drought is not sealed, wells like this will be one less well opened, and they will run out sooner or later.

"Then I will lead the army to stay here for six days and leave after everything is over." Zhou Dong nodded.

The court does things not by process, but by results. Even if he sends the prisoners here safely, as long as the sacrifice here is not completed safely, he has not done a good job.

On the contrary, even if he does nothing, even if he does not come in person.

But as long as the task assigned to him is completed, he will have a contribution.

Many soldiers entered the city and began to clean the streets and houses for living.

Many houses in the city are no longer habitable, only those bluestone houses are still strong and can be lived in after a little cleaning.

Zhou Dong asked people to take good care of the prisoners and ensure that they are all alive.

The vitality of these prisoners is far better than that of ordinary people. Although they are now restricted, they still have breath and will not die in a short time.

The amount of food brought is quite sufficient, even if it is really not enough, horses can be killed to supplement it.

Chen Mo did not let go of his appetite during this period, and only ate a small amount of food every day.

First, the dry food is really not delicious, and second, it is necessary to save food now, and it is not appropriate for him to eat too much.

However, during this time, he took those mirages one by one. The blood and qi contained in the fifteen mirages were quite a lot.

It increased the blood and qi of the Transformation Pearl in his body by half, reaching more than 40%.

After digesting all the gains this time, he could prepare for the next transformation.

Three days later, the altar was repaired, and six days later, the soldiers escorted the prisoners to the altar.

The officials of the Tianjian Division waited for the auspicious time to start the sacrifice.

Thousands of miles away from here, on a huge altar in the center of Qingzhou.

Bai Bubai was tall and his face was firm and solemn. He was wearing a black python robe and looked at the many relatives, friends and powerful people in front of him.

"I hope you can keep your promise and take care of my younger relatives for me."

He actually knew why he suddenly woke up from his deep sleep. Someone must have made him wake up and let him know about Qingzhou.

There is no doubt that he was calculated by someone.

But he no longer cared about these. No matter what, he didn't want to see the power of Hanba continue to expand.

I don't know how many people would starve to death if that happened!

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"The auspicious time has arrived." A loud shout rang out.

Chen Mo looked at the prisoners detained on the altar. In just a moment, the breath of all of them was constantly weakening, and even their bodies were gradually shrinking.

Their life essences all flowed into the altar. The formation engraved on the altar integrated these forces and flowed them into the world, echoing with the altars in other parts of Qingzhou.

Then, a brilliant light burst out in the center of Qingzhou, like thunder roaring, and the earth was shaking.

But after a few breaths, Chen Mo instantly felt something different. As the rumbling thunder exploded, the air he breathed became moist.

The mountains and rivers of the entire Qingzhou were changing at a speed visible to the naked eye all the time.

The ruins retreated, and the mirage sea returned again.

As for those Qi-refining masters, they had already activated their secret methods or treasures in advance to ensure that they would not be dragged into the mirage sea even if they were exposed.

A heavy rain fell naturally, moistening the land that had been dry for a long time.

Fortunately, there were not many people in the city, and even if those loess huts collapsed one after another, no one was hurt.

The heavy rain fell for almost a day, until everything in the world was wet, and then it slowly stopped.

The army stayed here for two more days before leaving.

As for those Qi-refining masters, they left first and tried to rush to various cave paradises.

A few days later, many soldiers were tired and muddy all the way, and finally left the Qingzhou territory and saw the rare human habitation.

"All the patrol guards will be disbanded and rest on the spot, and they can rush back to the state capital in one month."

Zhou Dong loudly ordered all the patrol guards.

After the busy raids back and forth this time, it is natural for people to have a good rest for a while.

In addition, if the sacrifice is completed smoothly, then everyone will have merits, not to mention great merits, but small merits, and the court will have some rewards in the future.

"You two have also made great efforts this time. I will submit a memorial to the court later to ask for merits for you two."

After arranging many patrol guards, Zhou Dong looked at Mo Hu and Chen Mo again.

If other officials were in charge of this matter, then the two of them would at most have done some hard work.

But since Zhou Dong was in charge, it was different. As long as they mentioned it in the official document, the two of them would have made merits.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou." Chen Mo and the others said in unison.

"Okay, you two should find a place to rest." Zhou Dong smiled and waved his hand, and his figure disappeared in an instant.

"I'm going to see my adoptive father." Chen Mo looked at Mo Hu and said.

Since he had returned safely this time, he should naturally go to see his adoptive father and report to him that he was safe.

In addition, he still had a lot of things in his hands, and he had to go to Xiaqi Valley to sell them.

"That's what I was thinking." Mo Hu nodded in agreement.

The two immediately confirmed the direction and went all the way to Xiaopao Town.

One day later, the two arrived in front of the military camp in Xiaopao Town.

The situation in the military camp was the same as before. His adoptive father did not participate in the sealing of Hanba this time, mainly because there were no prisoners in Xingyuan Mansion for him to escort.

The military camp was not under martial law now, and the soldiers in charge of guarding the camp saw that it was them, so they naturally let them into the camp directly.

The two walked into the camp, first went to pay their respects to their adoptive father, and told him the general process of the matter.

Sun Shouren asked them to wait for the reward with peace of mind, and ordered people to prepare a banquet. The three of them drank until they were drunk before they ended.

The next day, Chen Mo left the military camp with the spoils he had gained and headed straight for Xiaqi Mountain.