Chapter 208 The Army Arrives
The black-scaled man had his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping. The one making the noise was a long-bearded head on the left, shaped like a wolf's head.
"Brother Du likes them, so you can take them away. Why bother Brother Du to risk their lives?" Yan Chuan, who was sitting on the throne, laughed and said, as if he didn't care about the concubine's life or death.
"Brother Yan, you are so polite! By the way, Brother Yan has 50,000 horses at hand, and the opposite side only has 30,000. If Yu Wencheng can send troops to Demon Forest, why doesn't Brother Yan also send troops there?"
"When Du came out, he saw with his own eyes that the Liang army was about to press on the border and it would be a matter of time before they invaded the Sui Kingdom. In fact, Brother Yan does not need to be too afraid of Yu Wencheng."
This man surnamed Du was a demon cultivator from the Liang Kingdom. He longed for chaos in the world and wished that Yan Chuan and Yu Wencheng would fight.
"Without orders from above, I cannot send out the army without authorization. At best, I can send some good soldiers there." Yan Chuan smiled faintly and said in a deep voice.
Even if this demon cultivator, who had some status in the Yu Kingdom, opened his mouth, he couldn't believe it.
The Yu State's national strength is not as good as the Sui State. The two countries are already at war in Peizhou and Youzhou. His rash troops will only expand the war. If there is an accident, it is difficult to say whether there will be reinforcements.
He will never act rashly until the day when the Liang Kingdom actually invades the Sui Kingdom.
"Brother Yan, are you going to send people to fight for the benefits under the demon forest?" A smile appeared on the face of the demon cultivator surnamed Du.
"I have been stuck in the three realms of perfection for many years. Of course I have to fight. I can't take advantage of that old ghost Yu Wencheng."
After the two of them finished speaking, Yan Chuan's two brothers stood up together.
"Brother, you are stationed in the army. We will personally take our men there."
"Well, bring more of the Three Realms with you. Just in case, you put on these two pieces of skin. If there is an accident, these things can protect you."
Yan Chuan nodded, took out two rolls of human skin from a stomach-shaped leather bag on his waist, and threw them out.
The human skin stretched out in mid-air, and it was covered with runes, including Taoist talismans and Buddhist scriptures.
Yan Hong and Yan Ying did not dodge or dodge, allowing the evil object's human skin to attach to their bodies. There was a rune seal between them, so they did not have to worry about being contaminated by the evil object for a short time.
"We brothers have nothing to do lately, so we went over with them to help out and collect some scattered spiritual springs." The brother Mo Xiu, surnamed Du, mentioned was the head on his right side.
"Then Yan thanked Brother Du for helping." Yan Chuan smiled and cupped his hands.
The three of them didn't waste much time. Two military generals were in front, followed by a demon cultivator, and the three of them strode out of the house.
Watching them go away, Yan Chuan suppressed his smile and made a big move with his hand, causing the figures of the twenty-four singing and dancing maids in the room to twist together.
The dark wind suddenly rose, and the graceful figures of the twenty-four women curled inwards like scrolls, turning into twenty-four rolls of human skin, which were stuffed into the leather bag on the waist by Yan Chuan.
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Dasuiqian Prefecture, Beijiang County.
Under the scorching sun, the city gates were opened wide, and ten thousand cavalry rushed out of the county seat and marched in five columns.
Ten thousand horses and horses may not sound like much, but the team is enough to spread out five or six miles.
Thousands of warriors gathered together, and their qi and blood merged into one body. If they used the Taoist talisman to open their eyes, or the Gu Master's pupil technique, what they could see was five or six miles of blood, like a tumbling river of blood.
"drive……"
"Drive, drive..."
The horses galloped wildly, the flags were fluttering, and the chariots were filled with blood.
The prince Yu Wenhua led the troops on this trip, while the Marquis of Beining and the second son Yu Wensong stayed in Beining County.
Beining County is adjacent to Beijiang County, separated by hundreds of miles. I don't know why the Marquis of Beining came here.
At this moment, on a chariot at the front of the team, Yu Wenhua stared coldly ahead, holding a glass pot tightly in his right palm.
The pot is filled with the heart essence and blood of the spirits of the three realms. Through the color of the blood, it can be seen that a black light is slowly dissolving inside. It is Baidie, one of the two evil spirits that came to the Hou Mansion to cause trouble three days ago.
The evil spirit named Bai Yan, who arrived a little late, had been refined by Luo Shengdao's demon path, and a third-grade evil object was also refined into a magical weapon.
It took a lot of effort to capture this third-level evil spirit alive. The woman fled around Fucheng for two days, and was only intercepted by them yesterday.
Right now, this girl is in extremely miserable condition. She is soaked in the essence blood of the Japanese essence, and coupled with the red sand added by the Rasheng Dao demons, she is really going to end up worse than death.
A small amount of the essence and blood of the monsters in the third realm would be a great tonic for her, but after severely injuring it, soaking it in a full pot of essence and blood would only slowly wear away her evil spirit body.
"Gulu..." Yu Wenhua raised his head and poured a large mouthful of essence and blood. The true energy in his body circulated and he refined the medicine on the spot.
When an evil spirit reaches the third level, it consumes countless essences and blood from living people. It is a great tonic to be transformed into the demon blood.
The woman's miserable howl came from the pot, just like the music he had heard at the palace banquet, and it was extremely sweet.
"It's not a bad deal. I'll give them four third-grade spiritual objects in exchange for their help. I will get a live third-grade evil spirit in my palace, plus the same intact third-grade evil object."
Yu Wenhua's lips twisted into a sinister smile, and he poured a large mouthful of blood into his mouth.
Although this group of people is useful, they all have their own agendas. The warehouse was broken into by thieves three days ago. It is certain that someone from Rasheng Dao and Honglian Temple took action.
The real owner who took away the benefits was not found, but it was estimated to be someone among the guests.
On the chariot in the middle of the team, Luoshengdao and Honglian Temple each occupied a chariot, and the two parties were not far apart.
They knew clearly that their people had been exposed when they entered the Hou Mansion's warehouse, but they all looked calm. As long as the Hou Mansion did not quarrel with them, they would just pretend that nothing happened.
Behind, there was a three-horse chariot, with eight Gu Masters sitting on the front and the shaft. One of them had a single horn, and the other had a whorl in the ear. They were the Eclipse Gate Gu Masters.
The chariot has no compartment and is covered with curtains on all sides. There are three people sitting cross-legged inside.
Zhu Peng, the deputy master of the Eclipse Sect, closed his eyes and meditated in front, followed by the third elder Ye Yunmeng and Liu Feng's clone Huangfu Sheng.
Ye Yunmeng was a little distracted and went from Liu Feng to the Hou Mansion's warehouse to retrieve the elixir. Today, three days have passed.
According to her thoughts, Liu Feng's body would not delay its rebirth until the Hui Eclipse Gate. As expected, it should have formed a cocoon in the space of Cang Tuo Temple.
A Gu master takes three lives, ranging from half a month to three days, depending on each person's qualifications and resources.
Liu Feng is still young, has a strong body, and has a complete third-grade elixir. It is no surprise that it is time to come out.
"The master's body hasn't been seen for three days. I guess he hasn't succeeded in reborn yet. Now he has to go to the demon forest to deal with monsters. If he encounters a strong enemy, he has to take shelter temporarily."
Ye Yun dreamed and glanced aside. Liu Feng's clone looked calm. He couldn't see anything strange and didn't know what was going on.
Turning her eyes to the deputy sect leader, Ye Yunmeng could think of this herself, so she concluded that the deputy sect leader should also guess it.
The main body of Liu Feng made a scene inside the door and even swallowed some of the poisonous insects inside the main body of the deputy sect. So far, the deputy sect master has not taken advantage of the opportunity to do anything evil.
"Hey, the sergeants over there are also people under Marquis Beining? They are..." Ye Yunmeng suddenly looked sideways to the front on the right.
Two columns of more than a thousand men and horses were on the opposite side of them, heading back.
Sandwiched between the two rows of sergeants was a long queue of refugees. Many of them were not even wearing clothes to cover their shame. Their bodies were thin and sluggish, as if they were seriously ill.
"Poisoned by evil spirits and infected with an epidemic." Zhu Peng opened his eyes, and it was not difficult to see something fishy based on his experience.
Ye Yunmeng was shocked when he heard this, and various speculations arose in his mind. He couldn't help but marvel at the viciousness of Marquis Beining.
This group of refugees was most likely refugees in distress. They hid in the Gobi like animals and were forced out by the evil spirits of the Marquis of Beining.
There is no need to think too much about their fate. They narrowly escaped death.
Liu Feng said nothing. He had seen the blood sacrifice place of the Chiyue Sect.
The queue of refugees in front of them was long, only a lot more than the number of people they marched this time, definitely over ten thousand people.
The Chiyue Sect can sacrifice human life and blood in exchange for an opportunity to break through. The Marquis of Beining is stationed on the border and has 30,000 troops under his command. It is easier to sacrifice blood to strangers.
"The Marquis of Beining, like the Chiyue Cult, is not picky about food. He sacrificed the blood of tens of thousands of homeless people... I think he and his son have never tasted the feeling of being sacrificed with blood."
Liu Feng watched over ten thousand refugees being driven back, with a gloomy look in his eyes. He himself was a refugee.
If this trip goes well, he will seize the opportunity in the demon forest after his three lives, and let his body cultivate the roots of three Buddhas, and together with his clones, he will be reborn in three lives.
In this way, the main body and the avatar join forces, one person can see it, and the two people can share it, which is equivalent to sharing a clear field of vision. Without leaving the four realms, they can kill all three realms they encounter.
As long as his identity was not exposed, he didn't mind going back and asking the old ghost of Beining Hou to taste the feeling of being sacrificed by blood.
After all, in addition to himself, there are two other subordinates who also need the opportunity to enter the Third Realm, and they just want to get it from Beining Hou.
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Six hundred miles of desert, one hundred miles of demon forest.
"Moo..." roars came from the demon forest underground.
This voice was like someone giving an order, instantly triggering the entire demon forest.
The vegetation in the forest swayed, and a large number of animals rushed towards the center of the demon forest from all directions.
Horned snakes, white wolves, sand foxes, lizards, and even the weaker wild donkeys and gerbils, as long as they were not too stupid to live and die, all gathered at the entrance to the underground of the demon forest.
At this time, in the grassland at the edge of the demon forest, a section of insect body squeezed through the soil and poked its head out.
The two of them stood next to the insect body, looking at the skinny figures from a distance. Within half a day, several waves of refugees emerged from the holes and followed Sergeant Sui who came to recruit people deep in the Gobi.
Most of these refugees have families with their families. The elderly and children are so sick that they are barely alive. They have to seek medical treatment.
This was not the first time that the plague had appeared. Having experienced the previous two times, how could they not guess the fate of themselves and others.
In the previous two times, only 10% of the refugees recruited by the Marquis of Beining came back alive, and it was naturally the same this time. Only 10% survived. Life and death all depended on luck.
Resentment, anger, and unwillingness have all been exhausted, and the refugees who walked out of the cave felt numb inside.
Next to the insect body, the old man looked indifferent, while the slovenly woman showed a look of intolerance.
These two people were Zhen Shanren and Shi Yuehan's master and disciple. Shi Yuehan didn't want to look any further and bravely whispered: "Master, it's better for us to stay away from this land of right and wrong as soon as possible."
Zhen Shanren shook his head. The lower half of his body was covered with Gu insects. It was unknown how long it would take to completely repair his body.
The spiritual springs he obtained under the demon forest were all in pieces, and the remaining formations in the center were still alive and occupied by powerful monsters. Even if there were intact spiritual springs inside, they were not something he could get his hands on.
"Follow these refugees and follow me as my master. I hope I can get you the nourishment you need to be reborn for the third life."
Shi Yuehan shrank his neck and advised: "The Marquis of Beining has many strong opponents. We, we went there... the odds are against us."
As she said this, she glanced at the old man's mutilated legs. She didn't believe that Zhen Shanren was capable of snatching food from a tiger's mouth.
Zhen Shanren snorted softly, and the wild Gu suddenly reached out with its big mouth and swallowed the second disciple who was afraid of death first.
Of course he would not do anything that would lead to death. To attack the monsters in the monster forest, Beining Marquis would definitely have to send out a large number of strong hands.
He could take this opportunity to touch upon him. It would not be too difficult for him to deal with a three-level perfect martial artist whose body had declined, even if there were several Qianzong guards around him.
Besides, he didn't plan to fight head-on, he could just take away the results of the blood sacrifice at the critical moment.
"Wu Yuan, is that old worm in your clan really attacking the four realms?" Zhen Shanren turned to his side and asked.
The seven-foot-long horned snake coiled its body on the ground and nodded its big head.
"The patriarch started gathering the spiritual springs a few months ago. When his subordinates were captured by their master, the patriarch entered the remnant formation at that time. He said he was going to be in seclusion for a period of time. It seems that the subordinates were just to attack the four realms."
"Including the old Changchong, there is more than one monster under the Demon Forest attacking the four realms. Sure enough, the Marquis of Beining has cornered him." Zhen Shanren had an idea.
As long as there is a monster below who has cultivated a four-level demon body, it can hold back many three-level monsters, which will facilitate his next actions.
Thinking of this, the Gu master who had been practicing for many years didn't waste much time. He called the horned snake, and one person and one demon entered the space inside the wild Gu.
After cultivating to the fourth reincarnation, Zhen Shanren fought with others with skills and wits. He had experienced many more dangerous situations than this one.
There is no risk-free advantage. If you are unlucky and lose your life, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.
He was not afraid of the Marquis of Beining. The only thing that made him unsure was the divination that Qingyunzi gave him. He was afraid that the junior would come to ask for his life.
"rumble……"
Barbarian Gu escaped underground and closely followed the soldiers and refugees heading to Beijiang County.
On the earth, as this group of thousands of soldiers embarked on their return journey, a black current advanced from the distance.
A moment later, 10,000 cavalrymen rushed nearby, the earth trembled, and the surrounding mounds collapsed in pieces.
The two sides passed each other, and the refugees who were caught between the sergeants were frightened. Ten thousand soldiers and horses passed them in sight, and nine thousand of them, like wolves and tigers, rushed straight into the demon forest.
A thousand soldiers and horses were separated to protect six chariots as they circled the demon forest.
Not long after, the six display vehicles and a thousand soldiers and horses were divided into four teams. Juemen, Eclipse Sect, Medicine Gu Sect, and Blood Gu Sect each formed a team.
On the chariot of the eclipse gate group, Ye Yunmeng and others rushed to the south of the forest.
When it came to a mound with red willow trees, the chariot stopped and Zhu Peng ducked and fell to the ground.
The other ten Eclipse Gate Gu Masters got off the car together.
In addition to the two hundred and fifty sergeants around them, there were also two Taoist priests from Luosheng Dao and two monks from Honglian Temple.
"Everyone from the Lao Shi Sect, when you get down there, please cooperate with the two masters to lay the poison." Leading the way quickly was a Mr. Fang named Qian.
Zhu Peng didn't talk nonsense and nodded in response, already thinking about the poison suitable for the monster.