The person Shen Qian was looking at was completely covered in a cloak, and his face was like a shadow, making it difficult to see clearly. It was Xu Nian, the second disciple of Duke Yanshan.
Last time in the inner city, Xu Nian single-handedly overwhelmed Ling Xiao, leaving both Liu Changqing and Shen Qian breathless, leaving a deep impression on Shen Qian.
Although Shen Qian has the Eye of Truth, last time he could only barely see the opponent's ghost-like appearance, but his combat power was a bit unclear.
But no matter what, the word "dangerous" can be used to describe a person who can make Ling Xiao and even Shi Dingyan fear him, a person who makes bosses threaten him with death and should be exiled for thousands of years.
I just didn't expect that Xu Nian would also come to the Southwest War Zone, but considering that there are only seven war zones in China, this probability is within a reasonable range.
Moreover, Shen Qian vaguely remembered that Ling Tianhou and Xu Nian should have nothing to do with each other.
Shen Qian also noticed a young man with a messy beard following Xu Nian. Although he had never seen him in real life before, Shen Qian, who had already had a personal understanding of Yanshan Gong's disciples, instantly guessed that this It should be Guo Zhouyuan, the third disciple of Lord Yanshan.
The second and third sons are both here, so Nie Han and Ji Youyou may also be in the southwest war zone, but I don't know if Wang Shuo, who merged with Erlang Shen, is also there.
Another thing that is strange is that if Shen Qian remembers correctly, the third senior brother even has some information about Xu Nian, but he does not know who the seventh disciple of Lord Yanshan is.
Because Wang Shuo is the eighth disciple recruited by Duke Yanshan, which is clearly understood by many senior brothers and sisters, it means that Duke Yanshan must have another seventh disciple, but the information about this person is completely blank, and even his name is unknown. Don't know...
This point is surprisingly consistent with the situation under the boss's high sect.
Shen Qian didn't know who his seventh senior brother or sister was. Neither the teacher nor the other senior brothers and sisters had ever mentioned it. Seeing how secretive they were, Shen Qian always thought that the legendary seventh senior brother might have died.< /p>
Could it be...
Shen Qian suddenly thought of an extremely ridiculous possibility, but felt that it was too outrageous.
Shaking his head, Shen Qian forcibly dispelled these strange thoughts, and took Li Muyi to an inconspicuous position at the edge of the hall to sit down.
Judging from Xu Nian's position, the opponent should not be in the team with the highest serial number, otherwise Shen Qian would have heard of him long ago.
Not long after, all the patrol team captains who were at the base at this time had arrived, and hundreds of mountain and sea powerhouses gathered in the entire combat hall.
While everyone was greeting and talking to each other, two figures slowly gathered on the high platform in front of the hall. Although it was very obvious that they were just clones, it made all the powerful mountain and sea warriors present instantly fall silent.
The person on the right has silver hair, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He is obviously a young man but is extremely powerful. He is none other than Ling Tianhou.
The man on the left appears to be about thirty or forty years old. He is wearing a long gown and has an elegant appearance. He has a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, but he is Qingcheng Hou, another giant in the war zone.
"I have met the Marquis of Qingcheng!"
"I've met Ling Tianhou!"
Everyone greeted each other with a tacit understanding, and at the same time put the more senior Marquis of Qingcheng in front.
"Let's all sit down." Qingcheng Hou nodded slightly and nodded to Ling Tianhou.
Ling Tianhou took a step forward, looked around, and said loudly: "We have been summoned temporarily because of an unexpected situation."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Tianhou waved his hand, and a holographic image suddenly appeared in the mid-air on the side of the hall.
Everyone turned to look and saw a burnt farmland in the image. Directly above the farmland, stood a "door" composed entirely of light spots.
This "gate" is much larger than all the "gates" Shen has seen before. Judging from the proportion of farmland, it is at least tens of meters high. The "Nantian Gate" made of bronze by Jiang Zhongjunwu is already considered extremely tall. Big, only half its size.
Around the "gate", on the farmland, although the whole picture cannot be seen clearly, it can be seen that many military facilities have been set up, and there are strong men patrolling at high altitudes, which can be said to be heavily guarded.
"Isn't this the A-level 'gate' near the mountain city?"
Suddenly some mountain and sea warriors could not help but whisper.
Is this the A-level "gate" in the mountain city?
Shen Qian's eyes narrowed, and he was surprised but not surprised by the answer.
It is not surprising because judging from the size of this "door" and the surrounding alert level, it is normal for it to be an A-level "door". It is unexpected because this A-level "door" has been open for a long time. From Shen Qian It is turned on before entering the fort.
In addition to sending Yao Jinyang's small teams in these days, it is said that the princes have also taken many measures. I haven't heard much discussion these days. Shen Qian thought that this "door" had been dealt with.
But today, all the patrol teams were summoned temporarily, and it was obvious that something unexpected happened to this "door".
Others had obviously thought of this level, and when they realized that it was the A-level "door" of the mountain city, there was a commotion.
How terrifying the A-level "gate" is. Even if some people present had no clear idea before, after Yao Jinyang and others came out, they knew for sure that it was a dangerous area that could bury top mountains and seas.
"The number of this 'door' is A-15. It is located near the mountain city. It is not one of the 'doors' that were opened more than a hundred years ago and in the early days of spiritual energy recovery. We only got some information after it was opened recently."
After everyone fell silent for a while, Ling Tianhou continued, "Of course, you may already have some understanding. A week ago, it was this 'door' that Yao Jinyang and others entered."
He glanced over and saw that no one showed obvious fear or flinching, so he nodded with satisfaction.
"According to the information brought back by Yao Jinyang and others, the world behind this 'door' does not have humanoid races. It is a middle-aged world composed purely of monsters."
"During the initial rating, since no highly intelligent creatures were found, after clearing out the monsters pouring out of the 'door', Yao Jinyang and others entered it together with a special company of 8,000 people from the mountain city to do preliminary work.
investigation."
"It turned out... that there was a suspected ancient demon in the 'Gate', which also caused Yao Jinyang and others to almost be wiped out, while the 8,000-strong special company remained inside forever."
Even though the warriors present were all used to seeing life and death, they still felt heavy after hearing the whole truth of the matter.
Eight thousand people...
No wonder the emotions of Yao Jinyang and others were on the verge of losing control that day. Normally, even if it was an extremely dangerous A-level "door", if we didn't go deep into it randomly, we wouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties.
That was an elite team composed of more than sixty strong men from mountains and seas.
Shen Qian sighed secretly.
However, many people in the combat hall looked confused, obviously not knowing what the "ancient great demon" Ling Tianhou was talking about.
"The ancient great demon is a kind of existence that was active in ancient times or even earlier. It is said that after the division of the Three Realms, most of the ancient great demons were tamed by the early gods and gods, and it is difficult for the outside world to find traces of them."
As if he knew everyone's doubts, Qingcheng Hou slowly said: "Every ancient demon is born with a Taoist charm. Its bloodline can be traced back to the Chaos Period, and its strength is terrifying."
"Based on the information currently available, there are many golden immortal-level existences among the ancient great demons...which are what we often call princes."
Hiss!
After Qingcheng Hou explained the concept of "ancient great demon" in detail, a belated gasp of cold air rang out in the combat hall.
A prince-level existence...
Shen Qian had already learned about this ethnic group from his own experiences and Cheng Qingqing's words, so he was not too surprised.
Even Cheng Qingqing is probably one of them, but what he said from the mouth of Qingcheng Hou is obviously more detailed.
It actually has its own Taoist charm?
Well, it is similar to the earliest gods. Those gods were also born to control one or several "Tao", but because of this, they were unable to continue to realize the Tao. Only Brother Snake was an outlier among them.
In addition, Shen Qian also keenly noticed that the Marquis of Qingcheng seemed to refer to the prince as a "golden immortal" out of habit.
Could it be that this Qingcheng Hou is not a modern person?
While Shen Qian was thinking, Ling Tianhou had already continued:
"In short, after realizing that the A-level 'door' in Shancheng is more dangerous than imagined, we have raised its level and it is currently listed as 'A', which means a 'door' that needs to be treated with caution. The following strategies It also turned into a blockade. With the prince personally in charge, no more monsters appeared in the 'door', and all the monsters that emerged in the early stage were surrounded and killed, temporarily eliminating the threat."
When Ling Tianhou said this, everyone paused and subconsciously straightened their bodies.
They did not think that what Ling Tianhou said was good news, because if there was really no problem with this "door", there would be no emergency meeting at this time.
This can only mean that something must have happened unexpectedly.
Sure enough, Ling Tianhou continued after a pause: "But just last night, a garrison south of the mountain city was once again attacked by a large-scale ancient monster."
As Ling Tianhou's words changed, the scene on the video also changed. In a dilapidated camp filled with flames, dozens of huge strange creatures were plundering.
"After the mountain and sea warriors who provided follow-up support killed some of the monsters, through identification and comparison, it was determined that these were the ancient monsters behind the A-level 'door'..."
When Ling Tianhou said this, everyone showed doubtful expressions.
"Yes, this matter is weird. When the A-level 'door' is clearly blocked and all the monsters that emerged in the early stage have been killed, where do these new monsters come from? Puzzle."
Ling Tianhou said calmly, "In order to find out the reason, Qin Zhaohou personally took action and searched the lifetime memories of some monsters, and the result was that one thing was confirmed."
"Behind the A-level 'door', in the world called 'Great Wilderness', there is an unknown altar. The altar has the function of space jumping. Every once in a while, a batch of monsters can be sent directly to the earth. Up."
"This..."
Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
"Doesn't this mean that blocking the 'door' is completely useless?"
"Is the teleportation random?"
"Can the ancient demon enter the earth through that altar?"
The mountains and seas finally couldn't help but ask various questions.
Qin Zhaohou?
When Shen Qian heard that the current head of the King Qin Guang family might be hostile to him, he subconsciously felt nervous. Because he had been suffering from paranoia recently, he began to habitually wonder if there was anything fishy in it, but then he shook his head.
It is rumored that the reason why King Qin Guang used the name of the King of Hell, the first of the ten palaces of the underworld, is because King Qin Guang followed a "path" that can touch the supreme law...life and death!
There would be no problem if Qin Zhaohou channeled the spirit. The other party must be professional in this aspect.
At this time, Ling Tianhou also seemed very patient. After listening to everyone's questions, he answered the key questions one by one:
"There should be some kind of restriction on the altar. We suspect that it corresponds to the 'door', and it only begins to revive after the 'door' is opened. From the memory of the monster beast, it can be seen that no big demon-level creature has passed through the altar for the time being.
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"But there is no guarantee that the altar will be able to continue to transmit higher-level creatures as time goes by."
"Currently, the altar has been transmitted three times. From this, it can be judged that the cooling time of the altar is constantly shortening. It seems to be deepening a certain connection with the earth through the opening of the 'door'."
"So, if you let it go, in the end, it is very likely that the ancient demon will appear directly on the earth, and the location will be random and completely uncontrollable. You should all know that this will lead to a huge disaster!"
There was a brief silence in the combat hall, and everyone looked solemn.
Shen Qian also frowned.
If what Ling Tianhou said is true, this is indeed a very serious matter.
Now Shen Qian understands why, despite knowing that there are unknown dangers in the world behind the "Gate", human warriors still prefer to actively enter the "Gate" to explore when possible.
The simplest reason is to keep war away from the earth.
Especially when the prince's destructive power really has no scruples, let alone destroying a city, as long as there is enough time, it can even completely destroy a planet.
And Shen Qian probably understood why there was such an emergency meeting today.
Sure enough, Qingcheng Hou, who had not spoken for a long time, said in a low voice: "In order to avoid this situation from happening, we can no longer sit back and watch... and although this A-level 'gate' has encountered initial restrictions, it is still continuing to expand.
, in the end, even if the existence of the altar is ignored, the ancient demon can enter the earth directly through this 'door'."
"Now, someone needs to enter this A-level 'door', find the altar and destroy it."
The battle hall was completely quiet. Everyone knew how dangerous this mission was, and it was very possible to face the prince directly.
"After discussion by the princes council, they also prepared some powerful means. Even if there are prince-level existences, destroying the altar has a high success rate, but... it needs to be close to the altar to achieve it."
Qingcheng Hou said in a deep voice: "This mission is very dangerous, but we cannot send as few warriors as possible. After discussing with Ling Tianhou, we decided to send at least twelve teams, divided into three groups, to complete this mission."
"Another advantage of having more people is...even if you fail to destroy the altar, if you can hold back those ancient demons inside, and wait until the 'door' opens to a certain limit, the prince's true body can come directly, which is equivalent to a backup Plan."
Listening to Qingcheng Hou's explanation, everyone was silent.
Even if there is a backup plan, who knows when the "door" will be expanded enough to accommodate the princes to pass through. It does not reduce the danger of this task.
Shen Qian is also thinking.
If there really is a prince-level ancient demon inside the A-level "gate" of the mountain city, it will be extremely risky for him.
Because... his clone cannot pass through the "door" for the time being. If it is just the main body, if Shen Qian wants to defeat the prince now, unless all his cards are revealed, he is still an ordinary prince. If he reaches the level above Taiyi Golden Immortal, then Even he was a little reluctant.
Not to mention, he also has to ensure the safety of the rest of the old team...
Of course, he was more worried about another issue, could this be some of Ling Tianhou's tactics against him?
Although everything seems normal now, and Ling Tianhou should not have any connection with the ancient demon, Shen Qian's vigilance has never diminished.
Just when Shen Qian was thinking this, the Marquis of Qingcheng didn't give everyone much time to digest, and continued:
"For the sake of fairness, the twelve teams entering this time will be drawn by lot, and will be hosted by me personally."
After finishing his words, Qingcheng Hou waved his hand, and a small metal ball appeared in front of all the teams.
"Open it. If it is red, it means that the team has been selected and needs to enter the 'door'. If it is other colors, just follow the instructions."
Shen Qian looked at the small metal ball floating in front of him and suddenly felt inexplicably relaxed.
Since it is a lottery method, it avoids the possibility of conspiracy to the greatest extent, and the person who presides over the lottery is Qingcheng Hou instead of Ling Tianhou, which is also very important.
There are princes and princes coming and going in the southwest war zone, and occasionally people such as Kunhu Bo or Pingyang Bo come to release missions, but the only ones who are permanently stationed in the war zone are Qingcheng Hou and Lingtian Hou.
However, through various inquiries, Shen Qian could completely rule out that the Marquis of Qingcheng and the Marquis of Lingtian had a personal friendship. On the contrary, the Marquis of Qingcheng was on good terms with the big boss Gao, and even went to Jingcheng to congratulate Shen Qian when he became the national martial arts champion. Before excessive sinking.
Although the Marquis of Qingcheng is not entirely in the same "camp" as Big Brother Gao, he at least has a friendly attitude towards Shen Qian... This is what Wu Wei is very sure of.
It's normal to think about it. If Ling Tianhou and Qingcheng Hou wear the same pants, it's impossible for them to co-preside over the Southwest War Zone. This is against the rules.
So seeing Qingcheng Hou personally presiding over it, Shen Qian at least didn't have to worry about possible "murder" from Ling Tianhou.
After thinking about it, Shen Qian directly grabbed the small metal ball and opened it, and a piece of fluorescent note paper suddenly appeared in it.
"Eh..."
Shen Qian looked at the result in his hands with some surprise, and then felt relieved.
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