Chapter 221
The return of the Lord of Earth Deity was just an unknown great demon in the secret realm for the Xingxiu Hidden Vein in Wuyin Mountain, Daliang.
But for the warriors in Baihe Village, it was an additional direct leader.
The warriors who were used to Zhou Yuan's gentle leadership and peace of mind did not want the status quo to change.
They believed that neither the Lord of Gold Star nor the Lord of Earth Deity was as reassuring as the Zen Master of Wood Deity.
Fortunately, their worries did not last long. The new Lord of Earth Deity was not only taciturn, but also extremely stable.
He never asked too many questions when faced with situations he did not understand, and did not give arbitrary instructions to his subordinates because of his noble status.
In this way, although Baihe Village had an additional deputy commander, the atmosphere in the village did not change much.
While everyone was glad that they did not encounter the upper-level power struggle that affected the innocent, Zhou Yuan was driving the Black Feather Spirit Crane to patrol Yuheng Mountain.
Two secret agents heard about the Yuheng Mountain and Shaoshan bandits in the surrounding counties and towns, and the information they reported showed that
Yuheng Mountain is called Yuheng because the whole mountain range is curved and continuous, just like a barrier, and is divided into seven peak-dense areas.
A long time ago, someone said that the stars were reflected here, and there was a look of the Big Dipper reviving and avoiding disasters, so it should be named after the Big Dipper.
In this way, the heaven and the earth can be combined, and the noble names can be reflected, so that the whole mountain range can be blessed by heaven and benefit the surrounding people.
Therefore, the Shaoshan Mountain Range was divided into seven sections and named Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang.
Because every time there was troubled times, Shaoshan would become a place where bandits ran rampant and people fled.
In order to better govern Shaoshan, dynasties built dangerous fortresses on the mountain to prevent bandits from communicating with each other and living in the mountains to form a chaotic army.
The Dayu Dynasty was no exception. Seven military forts were built in the Shaoshan Mountain Range, and seven sections of the mountain peaks were divided into towns.
But after the policy of emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs was implemented in the past few years, the Shaoshan Military Fort was breached by the Green Forest Tyrants and became the garrison of the Shaoshan Bandits, one of the four major bandits.
There are many rumors among the people that the Shaoshan Bandits are related to the treacherous prime minister Xu Heng, and it is rumored that they are the big bandits raised by him to disrupt the government.
Although these news are not secrets, most of the people in the surrounding areas also know the origin of the name Yuheng and the existence of the Shaoshan Bandits.
But for Zhou Yuan, this is a valuable piece of information.
In theory, Baihe Village is also within the sphere of influence of the Shaoshan Bandits.
The mountain bandits dealt with by Kong Jue before may have paid homage to the dock and belong to one of the peripheral forces of the Shaoshan Bandits.
These are just minor problems. He can send a subordinate to serve as the deputy village chief at any time to pay homage to Yuheng Fort, thereby reducing the vigilance of the Shaoshan Bandits.
He can also act rashly and go to Yuheng Fort to make a big fuss first, so that they know the power of Baihe Village and redivide the sphere of influence.
What really puzzled Zhou Yuan was that the military fort in the mountain was solid and dangerous.
How could the Shaoshan Bandits take down seven forts in a row when all the supplies were not in short supply?
In addition, as one of the four famous bandits in Yu State, the Shaoshan Bandits were not ordinary bandit forces.
They should be a powerful organization formed by civilian warriors and local families.
But their behavior of occupying Shaoshan was somewhat unusual.
The Shaoshan Mountains are curved and continuous, and the overall trend is from south to north.
After occupying seven forts, the Shaoshan Bandits will be disconnected, and the elite forces will be too dispersed, making it easier for the imperial army to defeat them one by one.
Therefore, Zhou Yuan believed that there must be some valuable secret realms hidden in the seven forts in the mountains, prompting the Shaoshan Bandits to occupy them one by one even if they dispersed their forces.
When he drove the Black Winged Spirit Crane to the vicinity of the mountain fort, and then sneaked into it with the help of the Five Elements Escape, he did not find any signs of large-scale transportation.
Even after searching back and forth underground for several times, he did not find a secret entrance.
However, he did not gain nothing. In a room with exquisite decoration, he heard several complaints about drinking.
"What does the True Lord mean? With such a good opportunity, why don't you let us go down the mountain and capture the surrounding towns?"
"That's right. The imperial army is about to move east to defend against the Wei army. With the ferocity of the Wei, those military families must use their best troops to deal with it.
The major green forest tycoons will definitely take this opportunity to expand their power. Why do we still have to stay in a few mountain forts and lie dormant?"
"Don't complain. Without the True Lord's care, there would be no chance for us to become bigger and stronger.
The True Lord must have his plans. It's possible that the imperial court will send elite troops to defend the country while defending against powerful enemies.
It's a good thing that we don't stand out. The True Lord has great ambitions and extraordinary strength. Sooner or later, he will lead us to break this corrupt imperial court and rebuild a new dynasty."
The conversation between the few people made Zhou Yuan know that the leader of the Shaoshan bandits had a good reputation and was very patient.
This is a good quality, but if there is no secret realm in the fort that continuously produces materials, it would be a bit unreasonable.
Although he had doubts in his heart, he did not alarm the snake.
Instead, he planned to observe for a day to see what they would do in a military fortress without a secret realm.
After about three hours, the sky gradually darkened, and the warriors in the fortress did not make any unusual movements.
It seemed that they were ordinary garrisons and had no need to attack the secret realm.
It was not until the night fell that Zhou Yuan discovered something unusual.
The two teams of strong men, wearing only ordinary clothes and without armor, lined up in a neat queue and walked towards the sentry tower in the fortress.
Zhou Yuan lurked underground and followed them, and found that a silver-white vortex suddenly appeared in the sentry tower that was empty during the day.
[Copy: Yuheng Guardian]
[Introduction: Beidou Danyuan, Lianzhen Yuheng, the difficulty of life and death, and the elimination of fire disasters. ]
[Recommended challenge level 50, recommended challenge number 10~20]
This challenge level seemed a bit too high to Zhou Yuan. Unless there was a combat force like Kong Jue who took the initiative to attack, it would not make much sense for a normal warrior to enter.
But the two teams of strong men entered one after another without any hesitation, and did not exit the Yuheng Secret Realm until the sky was light.
At this moment, Zhou Yuan had roughly understood the opening and closing time of the Yuheng Secret Realm, which was just the time when the sun rose and the time when the night came.
But he did not know that the inside of the secret realm would change after the entrance and exit disappeared.
Therefore, he stuck to the last remaining time of the secret realm and drove the land incarnation to contact the silver-white vortex.
The next moment, he saw a magnificent palace through the land incarnation, and a silver-white sun hung high in the sky, shining brightly.
[Ding, get the Yuheng light state, slowly restore the wood and fire aura, and weaken the earth and gold aura. ]
The status prompt made Zhou Yuan understand why those strong men wanted to enter the Yuheng Secret Realm. It turned out that this place could use light to breed aura.
"Shao Mountain corresponds to Beidou. There is the Yuheng Secret Realm here. There should be similar secret realms in other mountain fortresses.
According to this calculation, the seven Xingdou Secret Realms can accommodate about 140 people for cultivation at the same time."
"Such value is definitely not small. Why would the Yu Kingdom court abandon the mountain fortress instead of sending out elite troops to take it back?"