"Three hundred years old, so tall?" Shen Zhui was slightly stunned. "It doesn't seem to be an exaggeration..."
"..." Yu Ziqi was immediately speechless.
Finally, he glanced at Shen Zhui faintly and said, "My lord is a genius and does not understand the difficulty of cultivation for normal people."
"A twenty-year-old half-step master is rare in the world."
"Normally speaking, being able to reach the Venerable level after practicing for less than a hundred years is considered a great achievement. There is hope of reaching the realm of true gods."
Shen Zhui touched his nose in embarrassment. Indeed, Fang Ziyou had been cultivating for sixty years and reached the peak of his magical power, so he was highly valued by Wu Anjun. This was considered extremely talented.
By the time a normal practitioner reaches the venerable level, he is already over 300 years old.
And if you want to be granted the title of Marquis...it is very difficult to achieve just the first level of Venerable. Looking at the powerful men who have been granted the title of Marquis in history, almost all of them are people above the middle level of Venerable.
Reach the intermediate level of Venerable before the age of 300, and the difficulty will increase one level again.
To meet this condition, you have to make great contributions and contribute to the country. This is even more difficult, enough to make 99% of geniuses despair.
Only a small group of talents can have the opportunity to attack the position of Wuhou.
"So, unless there are special circumstances, at this time, there are only about 20 people among the top 100 on the military merit list who can be granted basic title of marquis."
"As for how many people will be sealed in the end, no one can say for sure. No one dares to say that they can guess the emperor's thoughts." Yu Ziqi said.
"I don't want to think about these things for now." Shen Zhui turned around and returned to his seat to sit down. It was useless just to think about it, he had to actually make a contribution.
The merits of lurking in the Jiuyou Realm alone may not be enough to make a marquis. Even if the battle of Shanhaikou is added, although this merit is dazzling among the lower ranks of the venerable, it will not be recognized by the real big shots, such as the military department and the central officials. In their eyes, it can only be said to be barely enough.
The credit may be great or small, but what I have done is still not as good as the credit of killing a high-level venerable.
And at this level, his master and Lan Hai probably have the opportunity to do this.
"It would be great if a seriously injured and dying high-ranking venerable fell near my new city..." Shen Zhui couldn't help but said. "Then this is a sure-fire achievement of becoming a marquis."
High-level Venerables all have the hope of becoming kings, and the Wuhou of the Great Zhou Dynasty are generally at this level. What if you can kill a powerful person of the seventh-level Venerable?
That is equivalent to killing a ‘Wuhou’ level figure from the sect alliance!
Seeing Shen Zhui holding his chin in deep thought, Yu Ziqi quietly left.
"If a venerable person at the level of Wuhou cannot be killed, then he must at least complete a corresponding feat. For example, if he can destroy a Judgment Sanctuary, or hack to death several holy envoys, or he can destroy several more mountains and seaports. Such a teleportation array." Shen Zhui thought to himself.
"If it really doesn't work, killing ten or eight first-class sect leaders of the sixth level would be enough." Shen Zhui said secretly.
At present, the only possible way to kill the high-level venerable is the letter given to him by Marquis Wu An, which contains the divided body of divine thoughts, which can block the attack of the true god. The rest, even by using Yinglong's incarnation, may be difficult to do. .
Shen Zhui felt that it shouldn't be a problem for Marquis Wu An's divided body to kill a seventh-level venerable, right?
But in this way, using this life-saving thing on the Venerable seems... a bit wasteful?
"Master Marquis won't give you a few more words..."
Just when Shen Zhui was sitting in his seat and thinking wildly, suddenly a statue of a god enshrined in the marching hall trembled slightly. Then the god came to life, changing from a gray stone sculpture to a golden human form.
"Huh? Master?" Shen Zhui glanced over and immediately discovered that the appearance of this statue was exactly the same as Lu Yuanwei's.
"You're not in Boundary Breaking City?" Lu Yuanwei immediately noticed something after walking down.
"This, the disciple is indeed not in Breaking Boundary City." Shen Zhui said respectfully.
Lu Yuanwei closed his eyes and opened them, and then something strange flashed in his eyes: "Huh? You actually built a new city here. And you actually killed Meng Wushang!"
"It's lucky that my disciple beat him." Shen Zhui was also a little proud. In the realm of magical power, he is invincible. If the military exploits of the latent military and Shanhaikou had come from the Qingzhou Army and the Wu'an Army, I'm afraid he would be able to squeeze in now. Ranked among the top five.
"Since you are not in Breaking Boundary City, I can rest assured." Lu Yuanwei seemed to be relieved.
"Master, something happened in Breaking Boundary City?" Shen Zhui asked. He keenly sensed a hint of worry in Lu Yuanwei's tone.
"Well, the third layer of defensive barrier outside the boundary-breaking city wall was breached half an hour ago." Lu Yuanwei said seriously.
"So fast?!" Shen Zhui was shocked. You need to know that the Boundary Breaking City is an important city. The defenses are laid out layer by layer, and different generals are in charge of the secret orders to open them.
In this way, even if there is a traitor among the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it will be difficult to break through from the inside because they only have one layer of secret orders. This can give the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty time to react.
Back in Breaking Boundary City, Shen Zhui had mastered a layer of defensive enchantment, but after Biying returned to Tianxin Palace headquarters, he handed it over to General Ma Zhilin.
From the launch of the attack, the three-layer barrier formation was broken in less than two days. It must be said that the sect alliance was also determined to fight against the Great Zhou to the end.
"It's already considered slow." Lu Yuanwei said. "If it weren't for the commotion you made in Sanling Cave and the sudden rise of secret spies, which delayed the sect alliance for some time, in fact, in Youming Mountain behind the Breaking Boundary City Once established, it’s time to counterattack.”
"Master Wei and other venerables expected that the sect alliance would break out at that time, but unexpectedly they advanced a little further and built a boundary-breaking city."
"Fortunately, you are not in Boundary Breaking City, otherwise you might be in danger."
Hearing Lu Yuanwei's words, Shen Zhui was also a little frightened.
According to this progress, there will be a total of five layers of defensive barriers in Boundary Breaking City, and the remaining two layers will be breached in less than two days.
It must have been a brutal battle at that time!
"Master, how do you plan to deal with it?" Shen asked.
"The sect alliance has surrounded these cities, and it is obvious that they want to surround them for reinforcements." Lu Yuanwei said. "There are no high-ranking venerables in the important cities before Youming City, so people must be sent to rescue them."
"However, it still takes time."
"Why." Shen asked.
"The Wu'an Army is the strongest among the three armies, but it is also under the greatest pressure. The defense line is stretched. Qing and Hebei's two armies combined are twice as big."
"His Majesty is a high-ranking person. The number of people is not too large. They are all numbered. We must find out how many people are coming from the sect before we can make plans."
"In that case, I'm afraid Pojie City and Yangzhou City won't be able to hold on for long." Shen Zhui frowned. He understood exactly what Lu Yuanwei meant.
Each of the high-level venerables is very important. When using them, they must be used in key places. If both sides want to take advantage of each other, the high-level venerables are the main target.
If one loses, one of them will die, and the chance of winning will be reduced by one point.
Nowadays, if you want to support the Breaking Boundary City, you must send high-level support from the Venerable, but how many of them can be effective? When all the cities cannot shrink, and the battle flags of the three sects and the God of War map cover the world, explore the intelligence is extremely difficult.
"When two armies are fighting, the generals are like chess players. They are nothing more than exchanging pieces with each other, winning small victories here and there, capturing the opponent's largest piece with the least loss, and eventually accumulating into an overwhelming victory."
"If we don't send people to rescue, then this time the sect alliance, even if it can't defeat the high-level sages of Zhou Dynasty, can still wipe out dozens of middle- and low-level sages. It is indeed a good move." Lu Yuanwei said.
"Master, what should I do?" Shen pursued. He couldn't solve the problem because he was a high-ranking venerable. He couldn't contribute anything at all, and it was impossible to support Boundary Breaking City.
"Your new city has been exposed, but you haven't used the noble-level slaves yet." Lu Yuanwei asked.
"No." Shen Zhui said honestly.
"That's good. The high-ranking venerable will not abandon Boundary Breaking City and Youming City to deal with your little magical power. As for how to act, you can adapt to the situation yourself. Just don't try to return to Boundary Breaking City." Lu Yuanwei said.
If Shen Zhui was in the Breaking Boundary City, he would have followed him and killed him, but the new city was built further ahead, and the alert level on the God of War map was only '1'.
A high-level venerable must deal with at least level seven tasks. If he lowers his level for no reason and takes action against Shen Zhui, not to mention killing a chicken with a sledgehammer, he may be suspected of being timid and avoid fighting. If it is serious, he may even be killed by the true god. Accused of being a traitor.
Everyone is working hard to fight against opponents who are also high-level or even stronger. At this time, you want to find someone with magical powers? Of course it doesn't make sense!
"Be careful and don't be careless." Lu Yuanwei warned. "Meng Wushang is a genius of the Jiuyin Sect after all. He might send strong men over. You should be more careful and strengthen the magic circle."
"Yes, disciple understands." Shen Zhui nodded.
Buzz~ The golden light shrank, and the statue turned gray again. It was obvious that Lu Yuanwei's spiritual thoughts had left.
The matter was urgent, so Shen Zhui also quickly patrolled the various formations on the city walls, and at the same time, he retracted the soldiers outside the city to prepare for the arrival of the next wave of enemies.
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Two days passed in a blink of an eye. I don’t know whether it was because the strong men of the alliance were attacking the Boundary Breaking City with all their strength, or they were pretending to be Changsun Gu’s aura to kill Meng Wushang, confusing the other party’s judgment. In the past two days, outside the gate of the new city, , no one came to knock on the door.
On the other hand, spies from the supernatural realm were discovered in twos and threes outside the city, constantly observing and testing the new city.
However, these strong men from the sect are also very cautious. They only activate the warship at full power from a distance and do not get close. They look like they will run away at any time if someone comes out.
At the same time, there is only the last layer of defensive barrier left in Breaking Boundary City, which is crumbling in the torrent of sectarian armies and may be destroyed at any time. The statue of the god far away in the new city can receive distress signals every day!
Just when Shen Zhui thought that the sect alliance would at least wait until the Boundary Breaking City was breached before freeing up manpower to deal with him.
On the third day, two sages suddenly came to the new city to call for war.
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On top of the city wall, Shen Zhui looked at a magnificent warship palace floating on the hillside in the distance.
"Who is here and what is his cultivation level?"
"Sir, judging from the appearance of the warship, it should be the Jin Liu Ship of the Jiuyin Sect. It is not for use by non-venerables."
"Just like the great Zhou Dynasty will give the title of captains to ride on the Dragon Head Tower ship in a unified way, in wartime, they will also unify the coloring and style of the warships so that they can distinguish between ourselves and the enemy from a long distance." Biying replied.
"The sect alliance is learning from Da Zhou." Shen Zhui said.
"It's a pity that we only have the shape." There was a hint of disdain in Yu Ziqi's tone.
At this moment, a distant voice came from the hillside.
"Traitors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, please listen carefully. Now that Breaking Boundary City and Yangzhou City have been conquered by the alliance, quickly remove the city boundaries and surrender. Hand over the sect traitor Changsun Gu, otherwise there will be no one left after the city is broken. Live!"
The cold voice became weak when it was transmitted through the space to the city barrier. In order to avoid disturbing people's hearts, Shen Zhui did not shout to the other party at all and passed it into the city.
Only a few people standing on the city wall could hear this sound.
"Oh? How dare a few third-level venerables ask me to surrender?" Shen Zhui stared ahead and immediately realized that there were only five third-level venerables coming across from him.
Rolling his eyes, Shen Zhui immediately opened his mouth and conveyed his voice: "Changsun Gu has taken refuge in me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. He said that the sect alliance has sunk to the west and will be destroyed by the Great Zhou Dynasty sooner or later. If you abandon the darkness and turn to the light now, there will still be a trace. Way to live!"
"Otherwise, soon the imperial court will conquer the Jiuyou Realm with its army, and all the orthodox traditions will be extinct!"
The sound was also transmitted far away outside the Jinliu ship. After hearing what Shen Zhui said, a man with green hair and uniforms immediately returned to the ship and reported to the rear:
"Senior Shichou, I didn't see Changsun Gu from your sect. The person who replied seemed to be a general from the Great Zhou Dynasty. He said that Changsun Gu had defected to the Great Zhou court."
"That's nonsense! Get away quickly." A gloomy voice mixed with a bit of anger came from inside the warship. "Take this general down! Interrogate him carefully!"
"Yes." The green-haired man nodded.
Then he flew out of the warship and flew directly towards the main entrance of the city wall.
"Shua~" In a few breaths, an afterimage emerged from his body, and the green-haired venerable immediately approached the city gate less than ten miles away.
"Which army of the Zhou Dynasty is on top of the city? Dare you name me, Hua Bu, the leader of the Fifth Turn Sect! Don't kill unknown people!" the green-haired man shouted.
When Shen Zhui saw that he didn't even know which army was stationed in the new city, he immediately felt certain. It seemed that the sect alliance did not know the details of the new city. That's right, he had never summoned a venerable level person here. Just looking at it from the outside, if it weren't for an enemy like Meng Wushang who had fought against him, it would be impossible to detect the details.
"When I kill you, you will naturally know!" Shen Zhui also transmitted the message through the air, full of momentum. Five venerables came to call the formation alone, and he was eager for the other party to do this. The barrier opened a As soon as there was a gap, Shen Zhui immediately flew down from the top of the city.
"Young man is arrogant! He's just at the peak of his magical power, but he speaks so loudly!" A trace of anger flashed in the green-haired man's eyes. He was getting closer now, and he could see that Shen Zhui's cultivation level was not at the peak of his magical power. How dare he despise himself so much?
"Let's see how you die!" The green-haired man rushed forward, but he was always wary of Shen chasing behind him, worried that Changsun Gu might suddenly come out.