Zhang Ke looked at the bloody aura surging in the distance, and with a thought, he covered everything within four thousand miles in an instant.
After his spiritual will came to this world, he could only explore four hundred miles, but after meeting the Flame Red Silkworm and others, he had a deep understanding, and his soul transformed and escaped from the restriction.
At this moment, through his spiritual thoughts, he could see thirty-six blood flame dragons flying towards each city at a glance.
When Jiuluo ordered these dragons to go out, in order to achieve maximum results, their traveling speed was carefully calculated.
Try to ensure that all the dragons attack at the same time point. In this case, even if Zhenjun Ruyi dares to take action, he will not be able to kill all the dragons at the same time.
Therefore, what Zhang Ke saw at this time was that every blood flame dragon would basically approach the target at the same time.
‘Shua—!’
Zhang Ke suddenly stood up from the top of the Suzaku statue.
Although he has never seen the Blood Flame Dragon, at his level, he can detect its roots and methods just through changes in laws and vitality.
'Trouble!'
Zhang Ke frowned tightly as he looked at the blood clouds rippling around the Blood Flame Dragon.
With his current strength, it is not difficult to kill these thirty-six blood flame dragons, but...
Zhang Ke raised his head and looked at the phantom of [Concord Flag] above his head.
The last time he took action, it could be said that his own rules were wrong, but despite this, Zhang Ke's forced action still caused his own 'golden wheel of merit' to disintegrate.
If he hadn't had a little bit of luck, he would have been killed by the 'Purple Sky Divine Thunder' that time.
If I dare to take action again this time, I am afraid that it will be regarded as a real provocation to Sanqing Tianzun, and even Jiutian Dangmo Tianzun will not be able to save myself here.
Therefore, the idea of killing the Blood Flame Dragon only crossed Zhang Ke's mind for a moment before being dismissed by him.
But if we don't take action, when the 'Blood Cloud Poison Miasma' falls, not many people in the dozens of cities attacked by the blood flame dragons will survive.
Under the chain effect, the Suzaku Kingdom's two hundred years of foundation may also be wiped out.
It has to be said that this time the attack of the ‘Devil’ hit the Suzaku Kingdom within seven inches.
'what to do?'
Zhang Ke couldn't help but feel troubled.
It was impossible for him to sit back and watch so many of his kind die, but if he took action, he didn't know if the immortal body he had reshaped could withstand the anger of Sanqing Tianzun.
Seeing the thirty-six blood flame dragons approaching the city, Zhang Ke knew that he could not delay any longer.
Secretly gritting his teeth, he wanted to try to put up barriers over many cities.
Perhaps this can circumvent the war contract set by [Contract Banner].
But the current situation is that, let alone whether pure defense will be hit by the [Contract Flag] rules, it is not easy to just establish these protective barriers.
You must know that these thirty-six blood flame dragons are scattered in twenty-eight cities in the east, west, north, and south of the Suzaku Kingdom.
The farthest two ends of each other are three thousand miles away in a straight line. With such a large range, it would be difficult for even Zhang Ke to build protective barriers for twenty-eight cities at the same time.
It would be easier to just kill these thirty-six blood flame dragons. Zhang Ke had at least six ways to kill these dragons in an instant, but he just didn't dare to do it.
Zhang Ke decided to use the "Hunyuan Umbrella" for protection, but he was trapped in this world due to injuries and did not have time to deploy "Hunyuanzi Umbrellas" in each city in the early stage.
Although he later escaped from the stone statue, he had a quarrel with the Suzaku Kingdom, and this plan was aborted, making it impossible to form the "Hunyuan Umbrella Formation".
With his current strength, even with his best ability, he can only cover the area of the 'Hunyuan Umbrella' to about a thousand miles.
It is impossible to protect all these twenty-eight cities. It seems that only some of them can be abandoned.
Zhang Ke sighed in his heart and without any further hesitation, he turned his right hand over and a dark golden 'Rubik's Cube' appeared spinning in his palm.
At this moment, his keen soul suddenly noticed a pleading thought coming from the Suzaku statue under him.
'Um?'
Zhang Ke's eyebrows twitched, and he contacted it with his spiritual thoughts.
‘…’
'You want to save people?'
‘…’
'Poor people are hateful in their own way. You are not the savior and can't save everyone.'
‘…’
'If you take action, you will really die this time.'
‘…’
There is only one true spirit left in Wanxiang, which cannot speak, but can vaguely express its wishes.
Zhang Ke felt the simplicity, simplicity and firm belief of Wanxiang. He was silent for a moment and then said softly:
"Now that you have made a decision, I will help you!"
Everyone is an independent individual with independent thoughts and beliefs.
As the closest person, you can dissuade but not force her. Respecting her choice is also a kind of love.
What's more, Zhang Ke also has more thoughts.
One of the key reasons why Wanxiang can reunite the true spirit that may be extinguished at any time is that by chance, the Xiawan tribe was grateful for what Wanxiang had done and founded the country in the name of "Suzaku", which secretly gained the will of all living beings.
of protection and nourishment.
There is a cause and an effect!
Since you have received the incense, you will be bound by it. Since you have received the cause, you will have to pay back the consequences sooner or later.
Wanxiang didn't know this, but he was infected by the fear of countless citizens of the Suzaku Kingdom. He was affected by his own feelings and the thoughts of others, so he naturally wanted to help.
You must know that Wanxiang was a Taoist soldier in the past, and he could not let anyone go except Zhang Kezai in his heart.
Even if a whole world of people died in front of her, she would not feel anything.
But this is not a good thing. As an intelligent life, without the seven emotions and six desires, it is just a body, and its life is incomplete.
Just like the intelligent robot in the dream, it can imitate and perform supercomputing, but as long as it does not produce emotions, it is just a machine.
Now, for the first time in her life, Wanxiang has shown her true feelings, which means that she has understood herself and become a truly independent individual.
This is a good thing. Zhang Ke will naturally not kill this spirituality.
Moreover, although Wanxiang's move involves certain risks, it may not be an opportunity.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After initially selecting the Hawan Tribe as a supporting force, Zhang Ke planned to develop the ‘Turning Wheel Church’ again.
But firstly, he was injured and trapped in the stone statue. Secondly, he was also worried whether this measure would be within the rules of [Contract Flag]. After all, church believers could use their own strength.
In addition, there was another reason that caused him to give up this idea.
The best opportunity for the development of the 'Whispering Church' was at the beginning of the founding of the Suzaku Kingdom, when people felt at ease and needed spiritual sustenance and strong power to protect themselves.
But Zhang Ke happened to be hit hard by the [Contract Flag] rules on impulse at that time. After he recovered, the situation in the kingdom had stabilized, and there was no longer any soil for the development of the church.
The Suzaku Kingdom did not want an uncontrolled group to appear in the country, and there was a rift with the kingdom's senior officials, so Zhang Ke gave up the idea.
However, not establishing the ‘Whispering Church’ does not mean that Zhang Ke has not done anything else.
After the Suzaku Kingdom felt threatened by forces supported by other outsiders, Zhang Ke's strategy of "building castles and fortresses and advancing steadily" was implemented.
In the past few decades, the Suzaku Kingdom has chosen a suitable location to build a castle based on the map of the "Xumitian Eye Formation".
Today, the Suzaku Kingdom has built more than 2,000 large and small cities in the east and north directions, not counting the first 800 cities.
A large part of these city fortresses are built on earth vein nodes according to the [Xumi Tian Eye Formation] map.
The reason why Zhang Ke asked for part of the city to be built on leyline nodes was not for himself or the Suzaku Kingdom, but for the sake of everything.
At this moment, he felt Wanxiang's heart. Although he didn't know whether Wanxiang could survive under the rules of [Contract Banner], Zhang Ke suppressed his worries and decided to respect Wanxiang's choice and go all out to help.
Zhang Ke's tall and straight body stands on the head of the Suzaku statue, turning his head to face the west.
From his spiritual thoughts, he saw the purple-red flames spouted by thirty-six blood flame dragons raging across the cities.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Ke slowly said:
"Shanru——!"
The sound is like the tinkling and gurgling sound of a piano, or like the striking of jade chimes. It is clearer and more melodious, with a faint lingering sound rippling in the void.
Zhang Ke did not speak casually. He added the power of 'infrasound waves' to his voice, so as soon as it was emitted, it was transmitted layer by layer through the vibration of the sound waves, and was transmitted to Shan Xing's ears thousands of miles away.
At this time, Shan Xing and many other court officials were standing outside the Suzaku Hall with horrified expressions on their faces, staring dumbfounded at the disaster below that was like an annihilation of the world.
The huge Yanwan City was surrounded by beacon smoke, and countless purple-red flames ignited all parts of the country. Even though he lived halfway up the mountain, Shan Xing felt that there were numerous heat waves attacking him.
Countless black smoke rolled up and rose. The black smoke condensed into clouds in the sky, rolling and surging like waves in a storm. It seemed that there were countless demons hidden in it, manipulating the wind and clouds.
Countless human-shaped torches were scattered on the ground, and desperate and shrill screams came from the mouths of these human-shaped torches.
Although some people used their magical powers to help the people put out the fire, the overall situation in the city was on the verge of collapse.
"How...how could it be like this?"
Shan Xing's heart was throbbing, and his whole body was shaking like chaff. He asked in a dry tone.
He couldn't figure out how the flames spouted by two blood flame dragons could cause so much damage.
The usual calm demeanor disappeared from Yuan Jiang's face for the first time, and he said solemnly:
"Many buildings in the city are made of wood, and the poisonous fire seems difficult to extinguish. Plus... there are too many people in the city, and they flee in panic, spreading the poisonous fire..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shan Xing suddenly turned his head and stared at him and said sternly:
"What's the use of talking about this now..."
Shan Xing's face was ferocious, and he loudly said:
"I ask you, how should you deal with it now?"
Yuan Jiang was silent for a moment and did not directly answer Shan Xing's question, but continued:
"Just two spitting flames caused such a disaster. At this time, I am more worried about the blood cloud. Seeing these two dragons trying hard to press the blood cloud into the city, I am afraid it will bring an even greater disaster!"
Shan Xing was shocked as if he had been struck by lightning. He couldn't help but take two steps back and looked up at the blood cloud above his head.
He saw that the blood cloud that spread in all directions, like a gauze, was less than a hundred feet away from the ground. From where he was, the height was already less than thirty feet.
"what to do?"
"what should we do?"
Shan Xing's mind was gradually collapsing. He looked at the sinking blood cloud above his head, his eyes straightened and he spoke in panic.
Yuan Jiang looked at Shan Xing's expression and frowned slightly.
As a king of a country, he does not change his expression even when the mountains are falling. How could he lose his sense of proportion just by a fire?
How could such a mind lead the kingdom to persevere in this war to the end?
Although he was dissatisfied with Shan Xing's performance, as the head of the kingdom's officials, he still tried his best to help the king tide over this disaster.
He warned:
"Your Majesty! The situation is urgent now. Do you want to wake up Mr. Qiao and others?"
After hearing this, the people of Shanxing and Luoshui saw a life-saving rope, their eyes lit up, and they hurriedly said:
"Yes, yes! I will go to the ancestral temple to wake up the family ancestors and other elders of the country. Maybe they have a way to solve the matter."
Seeing the hellish scene in the city, he was overwhelmed by too much pressure. At this moment, Shan Xing just wanted to get rid of this hot potato.
Yuan Jiang and many other court officials looked at Shan Xing who was beaming with joy, and all of them looked disappointed.
Normally you can't tell it, but this time it became apparent that it was unbearable.
'How can such a person be worthy of such a great responsibility? How can he be worthy of being the leader of hundreds of millions of people!'
At this moment, many courtiers had the same thought in their minds.
Just when Shan Xing was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard a clear, distant call.
"Shanru——!"
‘?’
He turned his head, looked at the courtiers in front of him, and said doubtfully:
"Who are you waiting for to call me?"
Seeing the look of disbelief on everyone's faces, he suddenly woke up.
How could the many ministers in front of me dare to call him by his name? But he was the only one in the world who dared to call him like this.
Shan Xing couldn't help but turn his head to the east.
At this time, the distant sound like the sound of a chime hitting a zither sounded again.
"Shanru——!"
Shan Xing's heart trembled, and he looked to the east and said in a deep voice:
"But the Imperial Master called me?"
Only then did Yuan Jiang and others wake up from their shock. It was actually the Imperial Preceptor who was talking to the monarch, but why could they and others not hear anything?
However, thinking about the mysterious and unpredictable methods of the Imperial Master, I felt that this was not a big deal.
Since the Imperial Preceptor is willing to pass on the message at this moment, does that mean that the Imperial Preceptor is going to help in the difficult situation they are facing? Yuan Jiang and others were refreshed, and they all looked at Shan Xing.
"Shan Xing, return to the Suzaku Hall quickly and get some corn seedlings to activate the magic circle in the hall!"
There was majesty and majesty in Zhang Ke's tone, as well as determination that could not be resisted.
Shan Xing immediately had the feeling that the Imperial Master was above him and staring at him. He did not dare to hesitate and quickly returned to the Suzaku Hall.
Yuan Jiang and others also saw a turning point in Shan Xing's actions, and immediately followed him into the palace.
After Shan Xing entered the palace, he came directly to the throne.
Behind the throne, a rectangular sapphire stone platform stood. On the platform was a gold plate, and an ear of corn was enshrined in the gold plate.
This ear of corn is the same ear of corn that came out of nowhere when Zhang Ke's soul was transformed and he had some insights in his heart.
Because this is a miracle, it has been enshrined on the sapphire platform to receive worship from the subjects since the founding of the country.
On every "beginning of spring" day, the king of the kingdom would personally hold the ears of corn and worship to heaven, praying for good weather throughout the year.
In the early days of the Suzaku Kingdom, courtiers would not pay tribute to the monarch when discussing matters in the palace.
After Shan Qiao became the king, he felt that his subjects were not restrained when talking to him, which damaged his dignity.
In order to let his subjects pay homage to him, Shan Qiao deliberately placed the throne in front of the "miracle", so that when his subjects worshiped the "miracle", they would pay homage to the monarch.
At that time, the court officials, Shi Xiong, Feng Jiu Shu and others were unwilling to bend down to the steep mountains. After the situation in the kingdom stabilized, they resigned from their posts one after another and went into seclusion to practice the "Three Meridians and Seven Wheels Contemplation".
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When the monarch behind the mountain succeeds to the throne, the etiquette of paying homage to the monarch will naturally be inherited.
At this moment, Shan Xing quickly came to the sapphire stone platform, bowed quickly and gave a salute, then raised his hands to pick up an ear of corn in the golden plate, turned around and walked down the steps.
The layout of the Zhuque Hall was designed by Zhang Ke in his early years, and its shape is roughly the same as the "Lingxiao Hall" of the "Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect".
The same throne sits high up, facing north and south, with thirty-three stone steps below, and below it is a smooth and smooth ground, with nine dragon stone pillars standing on the left and right.
There is a Bagua-shaped magic circle in the middle under the steps of the main hall. The magic circle is six feet and six inches above the ground and is constructed of spiritual materials belonging to different properties.
In the center of the magic circle, the black and white yin and yang fish swim between black and white, which is very mysterious.
Shan Xing actually didn't know the purpose of this magic circle, but when he succeeded to the throne, the previous king, his father Cheng, warned him.
The magic circle is used to carry 'miracles', but it cannot be attempted without permission.
At that time, he still wondered why as the lord of the kingdom, he still needed permission from others, but later he forgot about it.
When I heard Zhang Ke's message at this time, I realized that activating this magic circle required the permission of the national master.
Shan Xing raised his hand to hold the 'corn' and slowly placed it in the middle of the yin and yang fish eyes of the magic circle.
As soon as I put the 'corn' away, I heard the voice of the Imperial Master coming again.
"Chant: Southern Ming Zhuque, everything is on fire!"
Shan Xing was startled, took two steps back, and said loudly:
"Nan Ming Suzaku, everything is on fire!"
After reciting, a golden red flame first appeared from the 'Li Gua' of the array, and then the fire quickly smeared the entire Bagua array.
...
ancestral land.
Zhang Ke took a long breath after observing the changes in the magic circle in the Suzaku Hall from afar with his spiritual thoughts.
Then he said word for word:
"Nan Ming Suzaku, everything is on fire!"
This time, he summoned all his magic power and used his 'infrasonic' magical power with all his strength.
"Dingling bell~~!"
First, there was a sweet bell sound that sounded between heaven and earth.
Then the oscillating sound of "Nan Ming Zhuque, all things are off fire" rang out between the heaven and the earth, and these eight words spread out in the void layer by layer through the "infrasound bells".
Although this sound does not have a mighty sound that resounds throughout the world, it sounds like a clear spring gurgling, as if someone is whispering in the ear.
As Zhang Ke continues to understand the laws of heaven and earth, the power of his magical powers is also increasing day by day.
At this time, this magical power was transmitted without any hindrance into the ears and hearts of every living creature within thousands of miles nearby.
At the same time, as the sound came in, there was also a thought closely following it.
'The Suzaku Prayer to ward off disasters!'
Inspired by this idea, countless people immediately understood the meaning of the words after hearing the eight-character sound transmission.
In the cities that were ravaged by the poisonous fire of the Blood Flame Dragon, some people who were trapped in the buildings by the poisonous fire were helplessly praying softly in a desperate situation.
"Nan Ming Suzaku, everything is on fire!"
"Nan Ming Suzaku, everything is on fire!"
"Nanming Suzaku..."
The sound of chanting resounded from the twenty-eight cities.