Chapter 305: White Deer Flower Blooms, Shaped by Sword
Ancient Jiujie, the capital of the Xia Dynasty, inside the imperial palace.
The palace was in chaos at this time. The officials had different expressions and were arguing with each other.
Among these two groups of people, one group is the main surrender group.
They believed that the military strength of Zhou and Chen was at its peak.
In addition, there are two other temples, Biluo and Liuyun, to provide assistance.
This made the Xia Dynasty army almost unable to fight back on the front battlefield.
After all, ordinary cultivators are unwilling to get too involved in the disputes between mortals.
This is because once a monk's hands are stained with too much blood of mortals, it will increase his own karma.
This is of no benefit to practice.
But the cultivators in the ancient nine realms do not have these concerns.
They even enjoy doing it.
After all, the source of the power of the He clans in the ancient He world is the polluted spiritual power and karma that ordinary cultivators try to avoid.
It can be said that it is exactly the opposite of the cultivators in Zhongzhou.
Therefore, slaughtering mortals on the battlefield was not a bad thing for the Chen and Zhou families.
Even happy to do it.
Originally, the Xia Dynasty's army shouldn't have been so weak.
After all, they also have the Songshan Temple in their territory which is as good as the Liuyun and Biluo Temples.
But at present, Songshan Temple is closed and no one is allowed to go out, and the Songshan family is also self-isolating in the mountains.
Although some time ago someone said that they saw the "mountain god appear" outside Songshan, it seems that Songshan Temple is fighting with some existence.
However, the person who saw this scene was just an ordinary fisherman.
The other party is not only far away from Songshan, but also timid.
After just a few glances, he knelt on the boat and dared not look even once more.
Therefore, the Xia Dynasty had no idea what exactly happened inside Songshan.
All I know is that Songshan now looks like a besieged city.
Those inside don’t come out, and those outside don’t go out.
It was also because of the closed-door policy of Songshan Temple that 70% of the officials in the Xia Dynasty became staunch surrenderists.
Without the help of the He clan, they could only rely on the mortal army of the Xia Dynasty and a few mortal He clans.
They were simply unable to stop the armies of Chen and Zhou.
This is the view of the "Lord of the Fall".
They...see no hope of victory.
Rather than having the city gates broken down and the entire city bathed in blood.
It would be better to sacrifice the royal family and give them a relatively stable ending.
However, the pro-surrender faction is powerful.
However, there were many pro-war factions within the Xia Dynasty.
It accounts for almost 20%.
Originally, there were not so many people in favor of war.
Many of them were originally neutral or pro-surrender.
However, the recent developments in Zhou and Chen have given these two factions a glimmer of hope.
Even the Xia Dynasty emperor, who was about to be persuaded by the surrender faction, now had other ideas.
"How is the investigation going? Have you found out why Zhou and Chen are keeping their troops inactive?"
Facing the questioning from Xia Dynasty Emperor Xia Tu.
The originally noisy palace immediately became quiet.
Soon, an official stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, regarding the unusual movements of Zhou and Chen, we have not yet received any definite news."
"But according to the intelligence around Caihua County, the current actions of Zhou and Chen must be related to what happened in Caihua County."
"Because the Chen State is not only more than a hundred miles away from Caihua County, but the subsequent troops also bypassed this place."
"Thanks to this, our soldiers had the opportunity to enter and investigate."
"According to the soldiers, although Caihua County is now deserted, a sinkhole appeared out of nowhere outside the county."
"According to the surviving people of Caihua County, not long after the Chen army conquered the county, a man from the Qie family arrived here."
"Soon after, a mountain of swords descended from the sky and killed tens of thousands of Chen's soldiers, including the Chen family."
"Whether this information is true or false, I dare not assert it, but in my opinion, even if it is exaggerated by the ignorant people, its truthfulness should not be small."
"After all, the tiankeng that appeared in Caihua County was witnessed by our soldiers with their own eyes."
"Therefore, I dare to speculate that the reason why Zhou and Chen lost their initial vigor is most likely related to this incident."
"In that battle, the Daqi family of Chen State must have perished, which made them dare not advance at will and prevented similar incidents from happening again."
"Your Majesty, if this is true, then we... still have hope."
After hearing these words, the Xia Dynasty emperor, who had originally looked tired, immediately became excited.
Even his complexion improved a lot.
It was as if I became a dozen years younger in an instant.
"Lord Liu, are you serious?"
Official Liu raised his head and said with a firm look in his eyes, "It is absolutely true."
"good!"
The Emperor of the Xia Dynasty stood up, walked out of the dragon throne, and looked down at the people below.
"Pass on my order. All troops should defend the city and do their best to delay the advance of Zhou and Chen. The rest of you should focus on investigating the whereabouts of the Qie family that appeared in Caihua County."
"Since he can help us once, he may be able to help us a second time."
"As long as we can find him, no matter what he asks for, I will do my best to satisfy him, even if... he wants my throne."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Because the words of the Xia Dynasty emperor were too shocking.
He actually traded his throne.
It seems that the vision of their emperor is much greater than they imagined.
Perhaps he was shocked by the determination and generosity of the Xia Dynasty emperor.
So much so that after pondering for a moment, the ministers present all knelt on the ground and firmly obeyed this order.
Only some people with ulterior motives looked thoughtful, and no one knew what they were thinking about.
After the court meeting of the Xia Dynasty ended, the prime minister of the Xia Dynasty, Gao Zhongchang, returned to his mansion.
Then he sent away most of the people around him and came to a secret house.
When he pushed open the gate of the house, the whole house was rippling like water waves.
Then, a voice that made people blush came from the yard.
Inside the house, several Taoists in blue Taoist robes were "playing around" with several prostitutes.
Even though they knew Gao Zhongchang was coming, these people still chose not to stop.
Gao Zhongchang acted as if he didn't see all this. He walked straight past the courtyard that was full of wine and women and came to the main house of the mansion.
Although the level of lewdness inside the main room is not as high as outside.
But that was only because there was only one Taoist priest in a blue Taoist robe in the main room.
But he alone needed ten women to accompany him.
Among them, several women were already lying on the ground, their eyes were white, their breathing was weak, and they looked half-dead.
Gao Zhongchang ignored all this and went straight to the big bed surrounded by curtains in the center of the room.
"Master Yunhe, I have almost found out what you asked me to investigate."
"oh?"
The bed curtains were drawn aside, revealing a handsome man with evil eyes, hugging women on both sides and looking at Gao Zhongchang with his chest exposed.
"Tell me, who is so capable that he actually killed the green-scaled snake in Biluo Temple?"
"Although that old fellow doesn't have much talent, his cultivation is all built up from his longevity."
"But he is still a high-level cultivator at the seventh transformation of the Nascent Soul Stage. Even if we can't defeat him, we can still run away."
"In the end, that guy not only escaped, but even his Nascent Soul was captured. This is not something that ordinary people can do."
"Even the old pine deer hiding in Songshan can't do this."
"Tell me, who is so capable?"
Gao Zhongchang looked at the evil-looking cultivator from Liuyun Temple lying on the bed, and said tremblingly, "I don't know the exact situation, but I caught a commoner who came to Caihua County. He was hiding in the mountains outside the city at the time and happened to see what happened that day. He also heard what the man said."
"Oh? Is that person still alive?"
Hearing this, Gao Zhongchang clapped his hands as if he had expected it.
Soon, a hunter was taken into the room by the servants.
Seeing this servant, Gong Zixiu, a senior cultivator from Liuyun Temple, gracefully fell from the bed to his front.
"Come on, look up at me."
The hunter from Caihua County, who had been tortured beyond recognition, raised his head tremblingly.
And the moment he looked up, he saw a scene that he would never forget.
I saw that Gong Zixiu, a senior monk in Liuyun Temple, had a bald white crane head on his shoulder.
After the head appeared, it actually left Gong Zixiu's body and suddenly stabbed into the hunter's back.
A large amount of disgusting meat shreds stretched out from the white crane's head and penetrated directly into the hunter's body.
With a scream, the hunter was quickly sucked dry by the white crane's head.
After doing all this, Gong Zixiu's white crane head returned to his shoulder again.
Then the man and the white goose had a silent communication.
Gong Zixiu let it return to his body.
Then Gong Zixiu looked at the Prime Minister of the Xia Dynasty, Gao Zhongchang, and said with satisfaction: "You have done a good job. After we break through the city, I can ensure that your family will be safe."
"Okay, call in those useless disciples of mine, and take the others out first."
"yes."
Soon, Gong Zixiu and his group were the only ones left in the room.
"Master, I wonder why you called us?"
Gong Zixiu looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Let's check where Songshan Luyuan came from. I don't believe that if there really is such a high-level cultivator in Songshan, there would be no movement in the past few decades."
"It's not difficult to defeat the mortal army of the Xia Dynasty. Even without the help of those old poisoners in Biluo Temple, we can easily do it ourselves."
"The key lies with those old men in Songshan. If we can't root them out, it will be difficult for us to occupy the Xia Dynasty."
"I suspect that this Songshan Luyuan is not a Songshan swordsman at all, but an external aid that old Songlu found from somewhere."
"If this is really the case, then we must be more careful. After all, Xia Chao is already a fish on the chopping board, and it is only one step away from being slaughtered."
"If we accidentally die at this time like the old green snake in Biluo Temple, it would be too unfair."
"Go ahead and investigate that guy thoroughly."
"As long as we know the location and details of that guy, the rest will be easy."
Several Liuyun Temple disciples looked at each other, nodded, and left.
After all the disciples had left, Gong Zixiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully: "A sword cultivator suddenly appeared. It seems that we, Liuyun and Biluo, are not the only ones plotting against the Xia Dynasty."
"But if you really have the ability to suppress the old green snake, why haven't you made any move yet?"
"I guess even though you won, it wasn't that easy."
After saying that, Gong Zixiu stopped worrying about it and continued to enjoy himself.
Anyway, his current task is just to monitor the movements of Songshan Temple.
Now that Songshan stays indoors, he feels relaxed.
It would be best to wait until the Xia Dynasty is destroyed, while the old guys in Songshan are still hiding in there like turtles.
That would be great for them.
A month later, New Songshan.
At this time, New Songshan has completely changed its appearance.
The black deer pine trees that originally covered the mountain were now all brown with lush green leaves.
The closer you get to the top of the mountain, the bigger the deer pine trees are.
The entire new Songshan gives people a vibrant scene.
At the top of the mountain, the original Songshan Temple was also drastically transformed.
Not only did it remove a lot of flashy buildings.
The area that originally belonged to the Taoist temple was used to plant new deer pine trees.
The trunks of this batch of newly grown deer pine trees are no longer limited to brown, but are colorful and come in all colors.
But if you look closely, you’ll find that there aren’t that many different colors of deer pines.
And there is a certain distance between them, just like each colorful deer pine tree has its own territory.
But these are just the appearance of New Songshan.
The real secret of New Songshan lies inside the mountain.
Located in the Biyou Palace on the mountain.
At this time, Lu Chen was meditating in front of a white jade pine tree.
The white jade pine tree in front of him had grown from a small sapling to its current height of more than ten meters after just one month.
This height is equivalent to that of a century-old pine tree.
In addition to its amazing height, this white jade deer pine also has a characteristic that other deer pine trees do not have, that is, "agility".
Crash...
Accompanied by the sound of leaves shaking.
The originally calm white deer pine began to shake violently.
Lu Chen seemed to sense something and finally opened his eyes.
Looking at the white deer pine that emits soft white light all over its body.
Lu Chen knew that his one month of hard work was about to show results.
A small flower appeared out of nowhere in the crown of the white deer pine.
Then a fresh floral scent began to fill the entire cave.
Lu Chen looked at the small white flower that had not yet bloomed.
Understand that it is just one step away.
Lu Chen stood up and took out a small wooden sword from his arms.
The sword is made entirely of white jade with clear textures. One can tell at a glance that it has the same origin as the white deer pine.
"The reason why it is difficult for ordinary flowers, plants and trees to become spirits is that, firstly, it is not easy to develop intelligence, and secondly, they are deeply rooted and trapped in one place, making it difficult for them to cope with external crises."
"Today I will give you a natal wooden sword. You can use it to temper your soul and your body."
"When you have completely refined this sword in the future, with the sword as your form and the heaven and earth as your roots, you will be able to leap like a fish in the vast ocean, and you will gain great freedom."
"go."
The white jade sword in Lu Chen's hand flew out and directly penetrated into Bai Lusong's body.
The next second, the strange flower at the top of the white deer pine actually grew complex sword patterns on its petals...
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(End of this chapter)
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