Chapter 492 Attacking the Red Poisonous Mountain Ridge 1
Wu Shaogan listened to Zhong Cai's words and also looked towards the dilapidated town.
His brows furrowed slightly, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
【Ah Cai, there's a spy hiding here.】
Zhong Cai followed Wu Shaogan's gaze.
There was a charred, broken wall over there, and the surrounding area looked quite ordinary; no spies could be found.
But if Lao Wu says it exists, then it must exist.
Zhong Cai squinted and observed carefully.
After seeing it so many times, it does seem a bit out of place.
[Old Wu, are you waiting here on purpose to gather intelligence on our troop strength and combat composition?]
Wu Shaogan nodded slightly.
Most likely.
Both of them looked away.
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troop strength and combat power?
The combined forces of the War God Temple and the Spirit Immortal Sect alone numbered as many as 300,000.
It can be said that all cultivators and alchemists who do not urgently need to go into seclusion have at least reached the fourth level.
At the very top, of course, are the strongest members of the two forces, namely Ji Zhan and Pei Xiaoling, who are tasked with resisting the Poison Toad Ancestor.
When they arrived, they had already prepared to block all routes and leave the Poison Toad Ancestor with nowhere to escape.
As for whether the Poison Toad Ancestor might have escaped before then...
The answer is no.
As a Pill Master, Ji Zhan has countless Tongtian cultivators on his side. While they may not directly get involved, it would be fine for them to keep an eye on the movements of the Poison Toad Ancestor around the Red Mist Mountain Range.
Now that we've arrived at the lair of the Poison Toad Ancestor and confirmed that the Ancestor hasn't left and that his clones are also there, the difficulty of this attack is even more certain.
After all, Ji Pei's clones remained within the forces they had founded to oversee things.
Ji Zhan's combat strength is definitely far inferior to Pei Xiaoling's.
As an alchemist, he is probably no match for the Poison Toad Ancestor.
Of course, Ji Zhan himself invited several Tongtians to join him.
Besides keeping an eye on developments, they will definitely lend their support to the War God Temple and the Spirit Immortal Sect if the latter have a good chance of winning.
In other words, they might not be able to intervene in the battle, but protecting Ji Zhan's safety is perfectly reasonable—they have good reasons, for example, the difficulty of obtaining pills for themselves is very high, and they have received favors from Ji Zhan.
The reason Ji Zhan invited them was, of course, because they had an easier excuse to use.
Once Ji Zhan's safety is ensured, the Poison Toad Ancestor will likely be left with no choice but to let him attack.
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At this moment, Ji Zhan and Pei Xiaoling were both on the front-line level nine warship.
The ship was incredibly majestic, like a giant mountain peak, hovering high in the sky, overlooking the endless red miasma mountains shrouded in heavy mist.
Lou Chuan was in charge of commanding the warship.
Lou Chuan was also in charge of leading this battle and deploying troops.
A powerful expert at the Tongtian realm would simply sit quietly in the cabin, ready to "converse" with the other party's top figures at any time.
In the final battle, they will be the two sides that clash.
It's not the right time yet.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan sat on Qingyu's back, feeling the increasingly tense atmosphere of the place.
It's very dangerous.
Zhong Cai gently patted Qingyu and whispered, "Once the battle begins, you will join the fight with Qinghui. Lao Wu and I will return to the ancient city. If you encounter any great danger, hurry back to the ancient city, understand?"
Rare animals, of course, still need to undergo countless trials and tribulations.
While the battlefield is indeed extremely dangerous, it also presents a tremendous opportunity for honing one's skills.
Both Zhong and Wu understood that the two rare beasts would most likely be injured in this battle—but Qingyu and Qinghui were rare beasts after all, and they couldn't really just raise them as pets.
Therefore, even if they are seriously injured this time, as long as they don't die, Zhong Cai can save them.
Then let's fight!
Qingyu nodded slightly, its outstretched wings fluttering gently, revealing its extremely joyful mood.
At this moment, Qinghui, who was lying in the ancient city and could jump out at any time to "bite people", also let out a low whimper - but because it was inside the ancient city, the sound was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, and no one would pay attention to it.
Qinghui was also very happy.
Rare beasts love to be active on the battlefield.
Zhong Cai thought for a moment, then finally advised, "Be careful, the flesh and blood of the evil cultivators are mostly poisonous. Take some Beast Cloud Pills to expel most of the toxins. I believe your constitutions will be fine with the remaining residual toxins."
Qingyu and Qinghui both nodded immediately.
Zhong Cai stopped talking, satisfied.
At this point, everything has been explained.
From now on, the two of them and the two beasts will each do their best.
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A major battle is imminent.
Since the righteous side was in the right, Lord Lou of the War God Temple, who was on the moral high ground, spoke up at this moment.
"Some time ago, the Red Mist Mountain Range attacked two top geniuses from my War God Hall and our neighbor, the Spirit Immortal Sect. What's even more outrageous is that they actually hired the Heaven-Breaking Hunter, Ancestor Wutian, to attack those two disciples who had not yet achieved Nirvana!"
"If these two top geniuses hadn't been exceptionally talented and hadn't carried protective items, they would probably have perished long ago!"
"Our War God Hall and Spirit Immortal Sect cannot tolerate such acts that break the rules and jeopardize our future success. Therefore, we swear to mobilize the entire power of the War God Hall and fight the Red Mist Mountain Range to the death!"
Upon hearing this, many cultivators echoed his sentiments:
"A fight to the death!"
"A fight to the death!"
"A fight to the death!"
Lou Chuan's partner was his Daoist companion, Xiao Zinuo. Although she was an alchemist and her voice seemed somewhat weak, it was undeniably clear to every cultivator present.
"The Red Malignant Mountains will surely give us an explanation."
There was no sound coming from within the Red Mist Mountain Range, but the fog grew even thicker.
Clearly, the cultivators inside are fully prepared and can arrive or attack at any time.
The Poison Toad Ancestor didn't say a word, but a cold snort came from deep within the mountains.
He knew perfectly well that he was in the wrong, but who said he had to try to reason with them? The more he said, the more mistakes he made.
What we need to do now is to be wary of that hypocritical righteous path.
This is his territory. If the hypocritical righteous sect wants to attack him, they should spare his life!
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Lou Chuan and Xiao Zinuo weren't waiting for an answer from the Poison Toad Ancestor. They were just cultivators at a lower level, and the Poison Toad wouldn't talk to them.
So they were just waiting for a reply from the lower-level managers on the Poison Toad Ancestor's side.
But to my surprise, there wasn't one at all.
So……
And so it should officially begin.
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Xiao Zinuo said softly, "The Red Miasma Ridge looks quite dangerous. The evil cultivators inside won't come out. They're not saying a word now because they're waiting for us to attack. Once we attack, their miasma and treacherous terrain will become shackles on our heads, and many of the younger disciples will perish there."
Lou Chuan solemnly looked at the seemingly chaotic red miasma mountain range ahead and knew he couldn't be reckless.
"Are there any elixirs that can dispel some of the miasma?"
"Once inside, the miasma will blind the cultivator's eyes and also affect their other senses."
"Disciples, I'm sure you also need these."
Xiao Zinuo shook his head: "To solve the problem of the Red Mist Mountain Range, we need to extract some mist from it, examine it, and see if there are any problems."
However, although they had thought about this when they were preparing for the battle, even the few Tongtian who were invited by Xiao Zinuo who approached the Red Mist Mountain Range during that time felt a chilling sense of crisis – which naturally came from the Poison Toad Ancestor.
For this reason, they explored the area two or three more times, but found the situation remained the same, so they gave up.
Therefore, both sides still need to pay attention to these miasma conditions during the current battle.
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On Qingyu's back.
Zhong Cai looked at the miasma ahead and touched her chin.
He had also been interested in these miasmas, and even before this whole thing happened, he had tried to buy a little bit to study—but the quantity was too small, there wasn't enough miasma sample, and he was often distracted by other things, so he never really came up with a good method.
At that moment, he saw miasma ahead...
The distribution of these color blocks was completely different from anything he had ever seen or collected before.
It seems that the composition of this miasma is also difficult to analyze clearly, and the few ideas I came up with before now need to be completely discarded.
Zhong Cai leaned closer to Wu Shaogan.
[Or, during the subsequent attack, could we collect some miasma to study?]
I'm very fast; I might figure it out while I'm still in the ancient city.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and squeezed Zhong Cai's fingers.
Artillery fire should be quite effective against miasma.
Zhong Cai also thought of this, so she nodded.
Just like we said before, let's launch a full-scale attack first!
[It would be even better if we could blast open these miasma "gates".]
Of course, the reason they said "should" or "if" was because they were already convinced that it was feasible.
After all, the artillery fire on the ancient city was comparable to the highest level.
It's just that Zhong Wu's aim is a bit off now.
Leaving aside what kind of damage they could do to the Red Miasma Mountains, it's hard to say whether the miasma could be dispersed in the flames.
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After making the statement, there's no need to say anything more.
Lou Chuan gave the order: "Use your methods and slaughter the mountains!"
The numerous "soldiers" all responded with a chorus of "Yes, sir!"
Then, the grand procession in front of them began to move.
The ninth-level warships took the lead, and countless talismans and array patterns appeared on their hulls. When they overlapped with each other, they gathered into an incredibly terrifying energy and suddenly bombarded out!
In an instant, several beams of light disappeared into the Red Mist Mountain Range.
The miasma above the mountains not only lingered but also seemed unaffected, as it was directly pierced by these beams of light!
At the same time, many extremely loud noises were heard within the mountains.
But several times... it seemed like just a figment of my imagination, making a sound and then disappearing.
There are also some cases where it is clearly a "dull explosion"—that is, after the beam of light enters, the direct point of impact is not any evil creature, but a deep swamp, so there is only a muffled sound.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan looked up at the scene in front of them and squinted.
It seems that while the warships are indeed powerful offensively, they lose some of their domineering and fierceness when facing miasma.
Zhong and Wu exchanged a glance.
"Old Wu, what do you say? Shall we release the ancient city?"
"good."
Since they said so, they naturally did it.
Wu Shaogan grabbed Zhong Cai and they instantly flew upwards, hovering above the higher sky.
On Qingyu's back landed a giant, silver wolf that shimmered with light—it was Qinghui.
They usually help each other out.
They had also gone out to fight before, and each time they fought, they cooperated with each other and were very coordinated.
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When Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan arrived at the top of the sky, only those around them vaguely noticed that they had taken off.
However, because the scene was so intense, not many people paid attention to their surroundings, especially those who were preparing for battle. Their blood was boiling, and they were all focused on waiting for the miasma to be cleared so they could charge fiercely into the mountains.
Only after the Zhong-Wu couple flew high enough did they proceed to the next step.
With a thought from the two of them, the enormous ancient city suddenly crashed into the sky.
In an instant, a large shadow was cast.
At this moment, the other soldiers who were still preparing for battle and were in a very tense mood also immediately noticed that something was wrong, and quickly looked up at the sky.
Upon closer inspection...
Good heavens!
What a huge city!
Countless disciples from both families and visiting cultivators also lived in the shadow of this city.
They were all deeply shocked.
But soon, everyone realized what was going on.
There are explanations about this on forums and in various rumors.
This awe-inspiring treasure, which belongs to Zhong Wufu, is an ancient city!
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan didn't dwell on the reactions of the other cultivators. After releasing the ancient city, they worked together to control it and move it forward towards the front of the battle team.
The ancient city moved quite quickly, but under Zhong Wufu's insufficient control, it could only reach a movement speed close to level eight at most.
With a "whoosh," the ancient city had already arrived in front of us.
Just right, the city gate was positioned slightly behind the level nine warship.
The many soldiers and generals at the front also sensed this.
Xiao Zinuo and Lou Chuan looked up slightly and saw the ancient city, their lips twitching involuntarily.
Indeed, even though countless disciples now pilot flying boats and treasure ships, and each occupies a considerable territory, only Danbeng has ever undertaken such a grand undertaking as creating a city.
However, they had heard of the ancient city's power.
In comparison, having Zhong and Wu fire the cannons a few times might be more effective at eliminating the miasma.
They had all been warned and understood that the Zhong Wu couple, who used cannons, consumed a large number of Xuan Stones each time they fired, and these were often high-grade Xuan Stones to recharge them more quickly.
Therefore, as the people in charge of affairs for both parties, they certainly cannot demand that the couple spend so much money.
But now that this couple has voluntarily released the ancient city and come to participate in the bombardment, it's naturally a good thing.
Xiao and Lou also had a plan in mind: after this attack was over, when it came time to reward those who had contributed, they would make up for some of the losses caused by the artillery attack on Zhong and Wu.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan didn't think that much about it.
When the ancient city had been moved to the front, they gave the order without hesitation.
A series of soft "clicking" sounds emanated from the ancient city, as if countless switches had been flipped. Immediately, numerous cannon muzzles appeared on the side of the city wall facing the Red Mist Mountain Range!
Zhong Cai happily raised her arm, then suddenly slashed it downwards—
"fire!"
He was in such a good mood that he almost jumped for joy.
At his command, countless pillars of flame shot out from the muzzles of the cannons!
In just a split second, a violent explosion erupted!
It rushed straight towards the boundless, miasma-shrouded red miasma mountain range!
"Boom boom boom—boom!"
Amidst the terrifying explosions, countless other soldiers who were trying to deal with the miasma instinctively shut off their hearing.
But blocking out hearing is actually not very useful. The explosions are loud, but what's more terrifying is the residual energy from the artillery fire during the attack.
Therefore, the front of the army must be cultivators of higher realms to divert these energies and prevent them from harming the disciples of each sect.
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The artillery fire slammed fiercely into the red miasma mountain range. Wherever the artillery fire passed, countless sparks and miasma mixed together, actually blasting the colorful air currents apart and scattering them to the side.
Even more terrifying, these fires also produced countless loud noises within the mountains.
At the same time, many screams could be heard.
It is evident that many heretical cultivators lurk in those places blocked by various miasmas.
When they faced attacks from those talisman arrays, the attacks were likely weakened considerably by the miasma, and they themselves had many places to hide, which is why they were mostly safe.
But artillery fire is a different story.
It looks like just a pillar of flame or something, but the energy it contains is incredibly violent. When it collides with the miasma, the explosion is much greater than expected!
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As the countless meteor-like cannon fire streaked across the sky and crashed into the Red Mist Mountain Range, the intensely bright light blinded many cultivators.
Even after they finally adapted, the chain reaction of artillery fire in the miasma still hadn't subsided!
At this moment, many cultivators looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
But ultimately, we must not be rash.
The next instant, all the cultivators discovered that the mist on the Red Mist Mountain had dissipated!
"Look! I can see what's happening in the mountains!"
"Most of the fog has been blasted apart and has completely lost its offensive power!"
"Look over there! Hundreds of heretics have been killed by artillery fire!"
"And over there, it looks like it used to be a swamp? There are dozens of corpses in there!"
"Wait! The miasma hasn't completely disappeared! Fog is still constantly billowing out from somewhere. If this continues for too long, the miasma will probably come back, obscuring our vision and making it impossible for us to breathe or fight at full strength!"
"If we fire two more shots—"
The cultivator who spoke last guessed very accurately. Just as he suggested "opening again," Zhong Wufu saw that things had calmed down considerably and the barrier was almost open, so they fired again.
This time, the artillery fire was not launched in hundreds at once, because the remaining miasma did not require much artillery fire, so it was better to conserve it and save it for later use.
As a result, the ancient city was bombed several more times.
Sometimes it's several cannons at once, sometimes it's more than a dozen...
But no matter how many there are, they are all constantly clearing away the miasma that still tends to cluster together.
At this point, at least temporarily, the miasma has been dispersed to the point where it can no longer have much of a negative impact on cultivators.
What they need to do next is to just charge in!
Because with a closer look, one can discover that there are many heretical cultivators in those mountains who were caught off guard and did not have time to hide properly.
Their cultivation levels were all quite high, at least at the fusion stage, and their appearances were often strange, making it obvious at a glance that they were probably all heretics.
Then, kill!
Numerous soldiers charged into the Red Mist Mountain Range!
There's nothing to hesitate about, and it doesn't really require any military strategy.
All they need to do is one thing: kill any evildoers who block their path!
Clear this place of all heresy!
So, before long, the cultivators were fighting with those evil cultivators.
While they weren't exactly bloodthirsty, everyone was excited... at least, everyone from the Temple of War was incredibly excited.
Meanwhile, on the many treasure ships still hovering, the alchemists began to take action.
The alchemy furnace was taken out and the fire was lit.
Before long, a rich fragrance of cinnamon filled the air.
This is precisely what we are continuously preparing for logistical needs.
Even though the cultivators had prepared countless life-saving items before they came out, they couldn't withstand the sheer number of people and the long tug-of-war, and there was always the possibility that they would run out of supplies at any time.
The current situation is precisely one where being prepared is better than being caught off guard.
It was at this time that Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were both working separately.
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Wu Shaogan stood on the city wall, gazing into the distance at the countless heretical sects within the mountains.
I don't know where they came from, but after the miasma almost disappeared, they were everywhere on the mountainside.
Wu Shaogan drew his Sun-Shooting Bow, and dozens of arrows quickly appeared on the bowstring.
He slightly raised his arm and fired an arrow into the mountains with a "whoosh"!
In an instant, the arrow shot like a meteor straight into the mountains.
Each arrow seemed to have eyes, targeting not ordinary heretics, but those who had at least reached the Palace Building realm.
Anyone who built a palace died instantly from a single arrow.
Those who have reached the Spirit Transformation stage are often very fast and can dodge, but they can't escape the rain of arrows all over the sky. They could have hidden in the swamp, but the swamp had already been blown open.
This is clearly a swamp with special functions! It's a swamp that can withstand further impact from arrows!
Now it's all over.
Those who follow the evil paths, exposed to the public eye, can be openly attacked by the righteous, leaving them no room for covert maneuvering. At the same time, they are also vulnerable to being easily shot down by powerful figures like Wu Shaogan…
The battle had only lasted less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and the couple had not only blasted away the miasma, but Wu Shaogan had also swiftly eliminated dozens of evil cultivators.
That's really amazing.
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On the other side, Zhong Cai flicked his sleeve, and dozens of alchemy furnaces appeared in front of him.
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