Everyone in the place became nervous, staring closely at Gong Jinghuan.
The so-called mountain guardians are those who escort the sacrifices required for the mountain sacrificial ceremony to the sacred mountain.
There are many dangers in the sacred mountain. Every year, the envoys chosen to protect the mountain must be strong enough. Otherwise, it is easy for the sacrifices not to be delivered to the sacred mountain, and may be destroyed by strange beasts on the way.
But this also means that the danger for the mountain protector is extremely high. If he is not careful, he can easily die on the way to the sacred mountain.
Therefore, every time there is a mountain sacrifice ceremony, there are very few strong people who take the initiative to become the guardians of the mountain. They are all actively assigned by the city lord's palace.
Gong Jinghuan was in a good mood. This time he not only got the magic elixir given to him by Zhuo Wen, but Zhuo Wen also volunteered to become the mountain protector.
He knew very well that with a strong man like Zhuo Wen in charge, the escort should not be a big problem and the sacrifices should be successfully delivered to the sacred mountain.
"Everyone! This time, a strong man has taken the initiative to become the envoy to protect the mountain!" Gong Jinghuan said with a smile.
In the main hall, everyone's eyes flashed with surprise.
They didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to become a mountain protector. This is a thankless position.
"This strong man who took the initiative to ask for help is Mr. Zhuo Wenzhuo next to me!" Gong Jinghuan pointed at Zhuo Wen beside him and said with a smile on his lips.
"I didn't expect it to be Lord Zhuo! This time, it should be smoother if Lord Zhuo is the one to protect the mountain!"
"Master Zhuo is far more powerful than all of us. There shouldn't be any problems this time! Even if I am chosen, I am willing to go!"
"..."
In the banquet hall, the crowd was talking a lot and their eyes were full of excitement.
For most people, the mountain sacrifice ceremony is an extremely important event. If it is led by a strong person, it will naturally be a very satisfying event.
Gong Jinghuan looked around and found that everyone's emotions were aroused, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Next, I will start to announce the list of other mountain protectors! This mountain ceremony is very important to us. I hope everyone can work together and never slack off!"
Gong Jinghuan spoke again, took out a jade slip, put his mind into the jade slip, and began to recite the list of the envoys to protect the mountain:
"Zhou Yan, Chen Yanqi, Wang Chenlong..."
Basically, all the monks whose names were reported showed excitement, without any trace of emotion at all.
of resistance.
They all know that with a master like Zhuo Wen following him this time, the basic team should be foolproof, so they no longer want to push and push like in the past.
After reading the list, Gong Jinghuan smiled and said: "Please also ask the fellow Taoists who have been read to come forward!"
Wow!
As soon as he said this, a group of people walked out of the crowd and stopped not far from Zhuo Wen and Gong Jinghuan.
Zhuo Wen looked up and found that there were more than ten people protecting the mountain this time, and all of them had extraordinary auras. They were basically at the level of Tianfa Dao.
"Brother Zhuo! Please come with me!"
Gong Jinghuan looked at Zhuo Wen and made a polite gesture of invitation.
Zhuo Wen nodded and followed Gong Jinghuan, followed closely by the dozen selected monks.
After Gong Jinghuan and Zhuo Wen left, everyone in the banquet hall also followed them.
Xihan led Xiqiang, Yang Zuo and Yuhong at the front. They were still a little uneasy about Zhuo Wen. Although Zhuo Wen was indeed powerful, the sacred mountain was more dangerous.
In the mountain sacrificial ceremonies of the past dynasties, there have been cases where powerful Taoists died on the sacred mountain, but such cases are rare.
In the center of the city lord's palace, there is a large courtyard.
At this moment, two rows of boys and girls stood in the courtyard.
These boys and girls wore the same white brocade clothes and high white crowns on their heads. They all lowered their heads and were silent.
On both sides of the boys and girls, there are various objects placed, including magic weapons, magic medicine, delicacies, wine and other sacrifices.
These sacrifices were placed on red boxes and chariots, and they should be ready to be transported to the sacred mountain.
When Zhuo Wen was brought into the courtyard by Gong Jinghuan, he couldn't help but frown when he saw the scene in front of him.
There were as many as a hundred boys and girls standing in the courtyard, all with their heads lowered and their eyes looking sad, and some girls had tears on their cheeks.
Zhuo Wen knew without thinking that these boys and girls could not be willing to become living sacrifices, but they had no choice but to be at the mercy of others.
Around the boys and girls stood nearly a hundred soldiers in armor. They were all the guards heading to the sacred mountain this time to help protect the boys and girls and carry the sacrifices.
These soldiers are all elites carefully selected by the city lord's palace, so all of them are of extremely high quality and are not weak in strength.
"Brother Zhuo! This time we are going to the sacred mountain.
You will lead this team! I hope you all can return safely this time!" Gong Jinghuan said to Zhuo Wen.
Zhuo Wen nodded and said: "Don't worry, City Lord! Zhuo will definitely do his best to escort the team safely to the sacred mountain!"
Gong Jinghuan nodded, took out a jade slip, handed it to Zhuo Wen and said: "Brother Zhuo! What is recorded in this jade slip is the correct route to the sacred mountain! And how to place the sacrifices and where they should be placed. What is recorded here is
Clearly!"
Zhuo Wen took the jade slip, although his face showed no expression, his heart was full of excitement.
He once tried to enter the sacred mountain, but he didn't have the correct route at all and didn't dare to go too deep.
Now, with this jade slip, he should be able to avoid those dangerous places in advance and reach the sacred mountain smoothly when he enters the Forest of Beasts.
"An hour later! Let's all set off to the Holy Mountain! I will personally see you off then! Before that, I would like to ask you all to get acquainted with each other. After all, the attack on the Holy Mountain this time is very dangerous, and you need to work together a lot. When the time comes, we will work together.
overcome obstacles!"
Gong Jinghuan raised his hands to everyone in the courtyard and said seriously.
Hearing this, the dozen mountain guardians all nodded and began to communicate. Of course, they were all trying to get close to Zhuo Wen.
Zhuo Wen did not refuse anyone who came, chatting and laughing with the other mountain protectors, and soon became familiar with them.
"Little friend Zhuo! This trip is difficult and difficult, so be careful! If you really encounter a crisis, your own safety will be your top priority!"
Xihan stepped forward and persuaded with worried eyes.
Xi Qiang, Yang Zuo and Yu Hong also stepped forward and said goodbye to Zhuo Wen.
They knew very well that Zhuo Wen might never come back, and they had already heard from Xihan about Zhuo Wen's purpose of going to the Holy Mountain.
"You don't have to worry! Nothing will happen to me, but you, if I am gone, you still have to practice hard. I taught you the method of the soul, but you also have to practice hard!"
Zhuo Wen looked at Xi Qiang and the other three, and comforted them with a smile.
During this period, in order to repay Xihan's help, Zhuo Wen taught them some basic soul skills, so that their souls would have the opportunity to grow stronger and become solid enough to carry out simple attacks.
As for the Divine Soul Sword Intention, it is Zhuo Wen's secret, so naturally it is impossible to teach them easily.
But even so, the divine soul method has been of endless use to Xihan and Xiqiang.