Chapter 206: Ten years of drinking ice, but the blood is still hot (more exciting than Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, must read)

War is a meat grinder.

Determining the outcome of a domain war based on whether or not the border can be defended seems to be a consideration for the lives of the people in the entire region.

But it is precisely this cruel mechanism that causes this war machine to run at full capacity.

The border will become extremely brutal.

Because neither side has a way out.

If Luoyang Territory fails to break through the border within thirty years, it will be defeated.

The defeated party must compensate the winning party with half of the entire domain’s cultivation resources. This is unconditional. If this cannot be done, the upper domain will take action.

If Chengshan Territory does not need compensation, it can choose to counterattack. Once it breaks into the border of Luoyang Territory, it means that Luoyang Territory will be annexed by Chengshan Territory.

All the sects in Luoyang Domain will obey Chengshan Domain. This generation of cultivators in Luoyang Domain will be marked with the mark of defeat and will not be able to resist the cultivators in Chengshan Domain.

After several generations, the sects in Luoyang Domain will no longer exist.

As for Chengshan Region, it can simply choose not to engage in the war and cede half of the region’s cultivation resources to Luoyang Region.

Within five hundred years, Luoyang Territory is not allowed to initiate a domain war against Chengshan Territory again.

But Chu Ning believed that the major sects in Chengshan Territory would not choose this path.

Serving Qin with land is like trying to put out a fire with fuel: the fire will not go out unless the fuel is exhausted.

Many ordinary people in the previous life understood this truth, so there is no reason why these monks who have lived for hundreds of years would not understand it.

Surrender can only delay the time of being annexed.

And having lost half of their resources, they will be completely defenseless in the next domain war.

Chu Ning stood in front of the mountain, frowning. Senior Duan did not tell him about the strength of Luoyang Territory.

If he doesn't tell me, either Senior Duan doesn't know either, or the overall strength of Luoyang Domain is above that of Chengshan Domain.

If Luoyang Domain dares to initiate a domain war, it must be confident of its success, and the latter possibility is very high.

"I thought I could stay stable for a few hundred years, wait until I reach the late Jindan stage, and then slowly look for the opportunity to become a Nascent Soul."

Chu Ning sighed lightly. The emergence of this domain war caught him off guard.

Even if he wanted to leave Chengshan Domain at this time, he couldn't do so. During the domain war, cultivators from both domains could not leave, and cultivators from other domains were not allowed to come in.

All he can do is to improve his strength as much as possible to face the upcoming domain war.

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Half a month later.

Meng Si once brought a piece of news to Chu Ning.

The four major sects have reached a united front with the Hundred Cities region, accepted this domain war, and have already responded to the upper domain.

Chu Ning was not surprised by this result.

If the disciples of the four major sects may have hesitations, the cultivators in the Hundred Cities area will definitely not hesitate, because the cultivators in the Hundred Cities area grew up in fighting and killing.

The major forces in the Hundred Cities fight for the cities, and almost every ten years a city changes hands. In the eyes of the cultivators in the Hundred Cities area, the domain war is an expanded battle.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, let's establish an alliance..."

Meng Sizeng was about to speak when his expression changed the next moment and he looked back at the sky in panic.

Above the sky, something strange happened.

A ray of purple light suddenly appeared, and then quickly tore the entire sky apart, tearing the sky into two halves in just a few breaths.

Looking at this scene from a distance, it looks as if the original sky is an unfolded scroll, but this scroll is covered by a curtain.

Now the curtain was opened from the middle by a terrifying force.

Several large characters slowly appeared in the middle of the torn sky. As these characters appeared, all cultivators in the entire Chengshan Region felt a terrifying pressure that made them feel a little breathless.

"The battle between the two domains is allowed!"

Just these six words suppressed all the cultivators in Chengshan Region.

Chu Ning couldn't imagine how powerful the owner behind these words was.

Fifteen breaths later, the words slowly disappeared, the torn sky returned to its original state, and the pressure that could destroy the world also disappeared.

"All Xiyue Sect foundation-building disciples, come to the main hall immediately!"

This time, it was no longer the sound of bells, but Fei Yuelan's voice echoed directly in every corner of the Sun and Moon Mountains.

Meng Si greeted Chu Ning and then hurried to Yuefeng.

Chu Ning did not go because he was not a disciple of Xiyue Sect.

However, Chu Ning soon understood why Xiyue Sect had gathered these foundation-building disciples.

Spiritual weapons and elixirs were distributed. All the spiritual weapons and elixirs in the Xiyue Sect’s treasury were made available to the foundation-building disciples.

Chengshan Region only has ten years to prepare, and in order to improve the strength of the cultivators within these ten years, they can only rely on elixirs and some special secret methods.

Therefore, Xiyue Sect not only distributes spiritual weapons and elixirs to its disciples, but also opens up the library to all foundation-building cultivators.

Some of the secret techniques that were powerful in the past but required a certain amount of contribution points to obtain are now open to disciples.

Chu Ning knew that it was not just the Xiyue Sect that did this. The other three sects, including their affiliated sects, and the sects in the Hundred Cities area were also doing the same thing.

In the past, the sect’s treasury kept spiritual tools and elixirs. That was to ensure the long-term existence of the sect and to allow for provision for new disciples, but now that the domain war is approaching, there is no need to consider these anymore.

Once you lose, all the treasures in the treasury will belong to others.

One month later! The four major sects of Xiyue Sect jointly issued a notice with the Hundred Cities Region.

All cultivators in Chengshan Territory are not allowed to engage in any civil war, otherwise they will be executed without mercy.

At the same time, the Chengshan Domain Alliance was formed, with the leaders of Xiyue Sect, Wentian Sect, Xuantian Sect, Liuhe Sect and a veteran late Jindan powerhouse from the Baicheng area as leaders.

The role of the five alliance leaders is to coordinate the monks from all sides and make plans for the border war.

There were many small families and sects that were fighting fiercely, but they had to stop because of this announcement.

Because there have been precedents.

Two small sects and a small family ignored the notice and continued to engage in civil war. In the end, they were completely wiped out by two Jindan powerhouses sent by Chengshan Domain Alliance.

The Chengshan Domain Alliance wants to use thunder-like means to warn all forces and cultivators. At this time, they can only face the outside world and will not allow any internal war that consumes their own strength.

And on the sixth day after the notice came out, Chu Ning met his master Xie Shouping.

Xie Shouping came to Xiyue Sect again. Coming with him were Zhao Yangming and several other third-grade alchemists.

Zhao Yangming and others lived in Lanyue City, and Chu Ning also met his master in Lanyue City.

"Master, why are you here?"

"According to the order of the Chengshan Territory Alliance, all alchemists will gather together to refine pills in preparation for future border battles."

Xie Shouping informed Chu Ning of the reason. Not only did they come, but other alchemists were also rushing here.

All the alchemists in the entire Chengshan Region will gather in Lanyue City, which will become a gathering point for alchemists. Various medicinal materials for elixirs will also be transported here and distributed to the alchemists for making elixirs.

Chu Ning understood that this was using Lanyue City as a logistics support base.

"I am one of the elders in charge of alchemy. Do you plan to make alchemy here as well, or do you have other plans?"

Chu Ning smiled and said, "Wherever the master is, then I, the disciple, must be there."

Xie Shouping was not at all surprised by his disciple's answer. Some young cultivators wanted to go to the border to kill the enemy because the Domain Alliance offered extremely high rewards for killing the enemy in battle, and every foundation-building cultivator who set foot on the border front could get a Shouyi Pill.

But his disciple is definitely not interested in these things. Based on his understanding of Chu Ning, Chu Ning will definitely choose to stay behind.

The identity of an alchemist also gives Chu Ning a reason to stay behind.

"Okay, then I'll put your name on the register and report it to the Domain Alliance."

Xie Shouping nodded, and the next moment he suddenly made a gesture with his hands, and four flags flew out and stuck into the ground around them.

"This formation can block the spiritual consciousness of those below the Nascent Soul stage from spying on them."

When Chu Ning heard this, he knew that his master had something important to tell him, and his expression immediately became serious.

"Tell me the truth, can you refine a third-grade elixir now?"

"able."

Chu Ning answered without hesitation.

"What if I ask you to refine a fourth-grade elixir? Can you do it?"

There was anticipation in Xie Shouping's eyes. Chu Ning frowned. A fourth-grade elixir could only be made by a Nascent Soul expert.

He is currently unable to refine a fourth-grade elixir below the Nascent Soul stage.

Chu Ning shook his head. Even with the help of the Secret Mirror, he was unable to refine a fourth-grade elixir.

The fourth-grade elixir is completely different from the third-grade elixir. He can refine the third-grade elixir with the help of the Secret Mirror, but the fourth-grade elixir already has spirituality, and this spirituality cannot be suppressed unless you reach the Nascent Soul stage.

The result of not being able to suppress it is that the alchemy furnace will explode, or the pill will be difficult to form.

"There are a total of forty years, and the last ten years cannot be counted, which means there are only thirty years. I hope that during these thirty years, you will focus all your energy on refining pills. Even if you cannot refine a complete fourth-grade pill, you must be able to refine a semi-finished product."

Xie Shouping's expression was very serious, but Chu Ning understood the first half of his master's meaning.

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Ten years of preparation time, plus thirty years of war on the border, means a total of forty years to decide the outcome of this war.

But if the battle really reaches the last ten years, I am afraid that countless monks on both sides will have been killed and wounded. By that time, even the alchemists who are in charge of logistics will have to go to the front line.

"Master, you asked me to devote all my energy to refining the elixir. Is there any secret?"

In the face of war, what we should do is to improve our own strength. The stronger our strength is, the greater the chance of survival.

"Well, your master is preparing for the worst. If Chengshan Territory loses, then alchemy is your only way out."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes. It seemed that his master was not optimistic about this domain war.

Come to think of it, if the party declaring war is not sure, why would it choose to declare war? It has always been the strong declaring war on the weak, and I have never heard of the weak declaring war on the strong.

This is a domain, not a decision that a small sect or a small country can make in a fit of anger.

"Among the nine middle regions, one is called Dan Region."

"The Dan Domain is an extremely special domain. The entire Dan Domain is dominated by alchemists. If there are alchemists who meet the requirements in the major domains, they can join the Dan Domain."

"Master, what you want me to do is to meet the assessment standards of the Dan Domain, and then enter the Dan Domain to avoid this domain war. But during the domain war, aren't the disciples of the two domains not allowed to leave their own domains?"

Chu Ning was a little confused. Chengshan Territory was blocked. How could he go to Dan Territory?

"You don't have to leave. As long as you meet the requirements of a Dan Domain disciple, you will be able to attract the strong men from the Dan Domain to come."

Xie Shouping took out a jade slip from his storage bag. "This jade slip comes from the Dan Realm. It was left by my master's great-grandmaster. It has the Dan Realm mark on it. As long as you crush this jade slip before refining the elixir, your entire alchemy process will be recorded and transmitted to the Dan Realm. When the conditions are met, the Dan Realm will send someone to pick you up."

Listening to his master's story, Chu Ning understood what his master meant.

Master's great-grandmaster, that is, your own great-grandmaster, had an extremely high talent in alchemy. A senior from the Alchemy Domain happened to pass by and saw your great-grandmaster's talent in alchemy, so he left this jade slip.

This senior from the Dan Realm told the Grand Master that if he believed he had reached the level to be admitted as a disciple of the Dan Realm, he should crush the jade slip and someone from the Dan Realm would come.

It was a pity that the Grand Master was unable to meet the admission requirements of Danyu, so the jade slip was passed down from the Grand Master to the Grand Master, and then to the Master.

"Master, what are the requirements for Danyu disciples?"

"Successfully refined a fourth-grade elixir."

The corner of Chu Ning's mouth twitched. He had successfully refined a fourth-grade elixir, which meant that he would only recruit Nascent Soul disciples.

In a Dan Domain, the lowest level is Nascent Soul. Chu Ning couldn't imagine how powerful this Dan Domain was. Wouldn't it be possible for just a few disciples to destroy a lower domain?

“The Dan Domain has very strict requirements for accepting external disciples, but not every cultivator in the Dan Domain is a Nascent Soul cultivator. There are still many cultivators in the Dan Domain who are also Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, and even ordinary people.”

After listening to the master's explanation, Chu Ning felt that this made sense, and he understood it even more after thinking about it.

Isn’t this the rule for university admissions in previous lives?

The scores for out-of-town students are completely different from those for local students. A province out of town only gives a few places, and those who can get the places must be extremely outstanding students. However, since there are more places for local students, the requirements for students' grades are much lower.

It makes sense when you think about it. There are only so many resources. Naturally, we only need geniuses from outside the domain. There are plenty of ordinary disciples in this domain. Should we recruit them in to share the resources?

"Master, it is a bit difficult to refine a fourth-grade elixir."

After thirty years, Chu Ning didn't think he could do it.

"I know it's difficult for you to refine a fourth-grade elixir, so I'll take a step back and refine a semi-finished elixir. At the beginning, your great master asked a senior from Danyu. According to that senior, Danyu is not a sect, but has multiple sects. The stronger the sect, the higher the requirements for disciples from outside the domain. The requirements of the lower-level sects will be lowered accordingly."

Xie Shouping smiled bitterly and said, "You are less than 200 years old now. If you can refine a semi-finished fourth-grade elixir, perhaps there will be a Danyu sect that values ​​your potential and is willing to recruit you."

Chu Ning frowned. His master was not sure that refining a semi-finished fourth-grade elixir would be valued by the Danyu sect, so he was also taking a gamble.

"This is the alchemy notes of your great master and your master. Please study it carefully."

Xie Shouping gave Chu Ning two jade slips, then patted Chu Ning on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Master is only preparing for the worst. Maybe the situation is better than Master thought. It is possible that we can defend against the attack of Luoyang Territory."

Watching his master leave, Chu Ning was not so optimistic and returned to Xiyue Sect silently.

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Seven years later, the sound of bells rang out from inside the mountain gate of Xiyue Sect.

Chu Ning walked out of the cave, and felt that the entire Sun and Moon Mountain had lost its former leisurely atmosphere. It was filled with a low pressure, and even the sky was covered with dark clouds. Looking around, there were only the figures of disciples flying on swords towards Moon Peak.

Half an hour later, the earth trembled, and Chu Ning's eyes immediately looked at the green waves under the Moon Peak.

Sun Moon Lake.

The pool of water connecting Hongri Peak and Yue Peak had been a calm deep pool ever since Chu Ning entered Xiyue Sect. But now the water was surging, as if something huge was about to break out of the water.

A quarter of an hour later, a huge flying boat completely emerged from the water and hovered quietly in the air. The water in the lake receded, revealing the complex and incomprehensible runes on the surface of the flying boat.

"Disciples on the list, listen up and get on board!"

Fei Yuelan's voice echoed throughout the mountains, and one by one the disciples began to board the flying boat.

There are Jindan elders and foundation-building monks.

After boarding the flying boat, no one entered the cabin. They all stood on the deck of the flying boat with solemn expressions on their faces.

The cold wind was blowing, making the disciples' clothes rustle.

Chu Ning saw several familiar faces, including Nangong Feng, Liu Yi, Elder Yang, and Elder Qu, Elder Yang's loyal lickspittle, but there were more disciples who he had met before but whose names he did not know.

"Set off!"

Fei Yuelan's figure also appeared on the flying boat, and behind her was a large flag embroidered with the words "Xi Yue".

The flag was flying, and the words "Xi Yue" were shining brightly, shining on the faces of everyone on the flying boat.

"Set off!"

"Set off!"

On the flying boat, all the disciples roared along, emitting their aura without reservation.

As for the Xiyue Sect disciples who had not boarded the flying boat, they were now floating on both sides of the flying boat, shouting and cheering.

Chu Ning stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the flying boat from afar, and saluted with his fists clasped.

This time, I wonder how many disciples will be buried on the border, and how many will survive.

"I wish you all a safe return."

With a long sigh, Chu Ning bid farewell to the flying boat, went down the mountain, found Meng Sixeng, and drank dozens of cups in the wine shop in the market.

The departure of Xiyue Sect’s flying boat had a huge impact on Chu Ning’s mind.

Before this, he never considered himself as a person from Chengshan Domain, because he was just a time traveler and his soul came from another world.

But watching the disciples of Xiyue Sect board the flying boat one by one, the loud cheers, and the dejected looks on the disciples' faces and the sudden silence after the flying boat left, all gave him a huge shock.

There was a fire in his heart, and for a moment he even had the urge to get on the flying boat.

Perhaps, this is what those middle school students and literary youths say: Even ten years of drinking ice cannot cool your hot blood.

Chu Ning laughed to himself, looked at Meng Sixeng who was already drunk, and silently returned to Tangshan.

Refining pills, practicing! If Chengshanyu is really defeated, I will take Tang Ruowei away and come back for revenge in the future! P.S. Brothers, please vote and subscribe next month. From the publication of the book to today, it has been less than three months, and there are more than 800,000 words. This speed is not slow.

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