In the evening of this day, Zhan Chen came back from sword practice outside and saw a man wearing messenger uniform standing in front of his door. He already knew very clearly that it was probably Ning Qi who wanted to summon him and had new arrangements.
Already.
Sure enough, when the messenger saw Zhan Chen, he shouted happily: Elder Zhan, I have been waiting for you.
Zhan Chen said: Is it His Royal Highness who wants to summon me?
Yes, come with me quickly
So, Zhan Chen followed the messenger and came to the City Lord's Mansion again. The City Lord's Mansion was now brand new, and its scale was even better than before. It was built from the original two floors to three floors, and the whole body was renovated with white marble bricks.
Looks magnificent.
They walked into the hall again and saw a magnificent statue standing in the middle. It was the statue of the First Emperor of Daning Kingdom. The original Shetian Immortal Formation disappeared without a trace.
But Zhan Chen was thinking: It seems that the Shetian Immortal Formation has been hidden by them again, and it is just under the statue. This mechanism is also cleverly set up. If there hadn't been a large-scale attack by the monsters last time, I'm afraid I would never
Nor would he know that there is a big secret hidden under this city.
Prince Ning Qi works and rests in a luxurious room on the top floor. The Western Frontier has just been plundered by the beast tide and is in a state of exhaustion. His father once again severely criticized him in the imperial edict.
He was stunned. So over the past year, the third prince has also worked hard to cure the problem, staying up late and eating late at night, vowing to completely drive out the monsters and restore the former prosperity and peace of the Western Frontier.
Let's say that Zhan Chen and the messenger came to the door of the room together. The messenger announced, and Ning Qi asked them to go in.
Entering the room, Zhan Chen bowed to Ning Qi and said: Zhan Chen pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince
Ning Qi stood up from her seat, showed him a kind smile, and said: "Elder Zhan, there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat quickly." Then she turned to the messenger and said: "You can go down now."
After the messenger withdrew, Zhan Chen asked: Your Highness, why did you call me down today?
Ning Qi got straight to the point and said directly: Well, the main reason why I called you here today is about Linyuan City.
Linyuan City Zhan Chen murmured.
Yes, you know that Linyuan City is the throat fortress of Yuanchi and is crucial to the tranquility of the Western Frontier. If it is lost, the rich Xuyu River Valley area that we control now will be under the influence of Youguo and Bai.
A serious threat from cults. Therefore, I called you here today just to transfer you over to strengthen the defense there.
Your Highness, what new actions have they taken by the cultists recently? Zhan Chen asked one more question, because he had dealt with the demon cultivators of the cult as early as when he was a disciple of the Moluo Sect and knew their cruelty.
Ning Qi looked solemn and said: According to the battle report from the front, the situation is quite critical. Ever since we recaptured Linyuan City, the group of evil cultivators who worshiped the evil cult have been very dissatisfied. Together with the You team, they clamored to recapture the city all day long, and also proposed
A so-called slogan of massacre of the city for ten days to serve as a warning to others.
These demon cultivators were so lawless that Zhan Chen couldn't help but stand up, filled with righteous indignation.
Yes, Linyuan City now can be said to be a place of right and wrong. Not only is the army of You Kingdom on the opposite side eyeing it and may launch an attack at any time, but the secret agents lurking in the city are also active frequently. Many demon cultivators are lurking in the corners of the city.
Waiting for opportunities to kill and destroy, Linyuan City needs a large number of troops to resist foreign enemies and maintain public order. However, we currently only have 50,000 troops guarding there.
The Battle of Linyuan City and the Beast Tide Storm caused us to lose many troops. Currently, we have insufficient troops and resources, and our father will not send many more reinforcements. Therefore, I want to transfer another one from Qingxu Jade City.
An elite force of 10,000 people rushed to Linyuan City to aid Linyuan City. The number of this army is not important, but its quality is important. And you are one of the several commanders of this operation. Do you understand what I mean?
Zhan Chen pondered for a long time, raised his head and replied firmly: Prince, don't worry, we will fulfill our mission.
Hahaha, fortunately, the person guarding Linyuan Town now is still the elder Wu Zhihe of your sect. You also happened to have someone to take care of you in the past.
So good. Zhan Chen also smiled.
You go back and rest, our team won't set off until next week.
Then I'll take my leave first.
OK, go ahead.
After leaving the city lord's mansion, Zhan Chen went back to his small courtyard to wait. A week later, he arrived at the appointed place at the gate of the west city on time. There was already a registration office there, and everyone who came had to go and sign in. Zhan Chen
After stepping forward and signing his name, he walked towards the crowd gathering in front.
He made a rough estimate and found that there were more than 10,000 soldiers gathered there. The average cultivation level of these soldiers was above the high level of Martial Lord, and they were obviously the best in the army. There were also 300 people with Martial King level and above.
Left and right; and the ones standing at the front were strong men with the Martial Emperor's cultivation level. There were now six of them, one of whom was an elder of their Xuan Dao Sect, and also had the Martial Emperor's intermediate level of cultivation like himself.
Zhan Chen walked up to him and started talking to him. Through the conversation, he learned that the elder was called Bao Tiao, but coincidentally, this Bao Tiao had participated in the task of guarding the Western Frontier twice, so he had no idea about the customs and customs here.
He knows quite a bit about it, having not only been to Linyuan City, but also to the neutral ground opposite the Yuan Pond.
Just as they were chatting enthusiastically, a general with a high level of cultivation as Emperor Wu walked up to everyone from a distance and said loudly to everyone: "Everyone, please be quiet and look over."
Everyone stopped talking and looked at him. The general picked up the register and looked at it. He nodded and said to himself: It seems that everyone has arrived. Then he raised his head again and said to everyone: My name is
Li Wei is the general who will reinforce Linyuan City this time, and you are my soldiers. Now, first of all, I would like to ask those who have the cultivation level of Emperor Martial to come forward.
Zhan Chen stepped forward along with eight other powerful Martial Emperors, and Li Wei entrusted them with important responsibilities respectively. Among them, Zhan Chen and Bao Tiao were appointed deputy generals, with a status second only to Li Wei. The remaining seven Martial Emperors were appointed
Appointed as group leader.
Li Wei divided another 10,000 people into organized groups, and then asked the regimental commanders to go to the team to familiarize themselves with the personnel, etc. It only took an hour for an army to come out.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, he led the army to set off. They followed the steep mountain road of Qingxu Yufeng Peak to the bottom of the mountain, where they saw the Xuyu River stretching for thousands of miles.
Bao Tiao on the side watched Zhan Chen looking at the river in trance, and said with a smile: Brother Zhan, this is obviously the first time you have seen the scene of the Xuyu River.
Zhan Chen sighed with emotion: Yes, I have never seen such a surging river or such a spectacular momentum.
Haha, this is not the most spectacular place in Xuyu River.
Oh, please give me some advice, Brother Bao.
Bao Tiao smiled mysteriously and said: You will know when you get to Yuanchi, the end of the Xuyu River.
Oh Zhanchen looked up at the sky and tried his best to imagine, but he couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be, so he couldn't help but start to look forward to it.
As they continued to move forward, the fast-flowing Xuyu River gradually became calmer. Walking by the river and looking out onto the river, one could often see big fish jumping out of the water.
The two sides of the river are also full of life. As far as the eye can see, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields and thousands of houses. The land beside the river is the most fertile, and busy people can be seen everywhere.
He also heard Bao Tiao explain to him: This Xuyu River Valley is the richest, one-third of the population of the Western Frontier lives here, and the annual taxes alone account for more than half of the entire Western Region of Daning.
, so Linyuan City is of great strategic significance to both our Daning Kingdom and our enemy You Kingdom. If we occupy it, we can defend the entire Xuyu River Valley; on the contrary, if it falls into the hands of You Kingdom, then
It is difficult to find peace in this land.
Zhan Chen looked at the beautiful scenery around him and listened to Bao Tiao's narration, and finally understood why Ning Qi was willing to take huge risks to attack Linyuan City.
Everyone has the cultivation level of Martial Lord or above, so they naturally set out quickly, and it only took half a month to reach the end of the Xuyu River.
Zhan Chen looked far into the distance and saw a huge north-south ravine lying in front of him, which was the famous Abyssal Pond. The Abyssal Pond was so long that he couldn't see it with his mid-level Martial Emperor's eyesight.
Where is the end? How wide is the abyssal pool? From one end of the canyon to the other, it is probably several kilometers away.
Most of the people in the team had never seen what Yuanchi looked like. They asked the general Li Wei to go over and take a look, and Li Wei readily agreed. After all, it didn't take much time.
Everyone couldn't help but quicken their pace and continued to march towards the famous ravine. When they reached the edge of the ravine, Zhan Chen looked down and saw steep cliffs everywhere, but they couldn't see how deep they were at the bottom of the cliffs because the entire ravine was
There is a strange gray-black mist permeating the canyon. This mist is like thick clouds, staying in this canyon for a long time, preventing people from exploring its mysteries.
At this time, I heard Bao Tiao call excitedly from the side: Zhan Chen, look, this is the wonder I told you.
Zhan Chen turned his head and looked in the direction he indicated, and was completely shocked by the scene in front of him. He saw the Xuyu River pouring down from the cliff, turning into an extremely majestic waterfall, continuously pouring into the Yuan Yuan.
Inside the pond, I couldn’t help but praise: This is really a wonder in the world
Bao Tiao smiled proudly and said: Beautiful, I had the same expression as you when I first came here.
Li Wei only allowed everyone to stay here for a while, and then they headed northwest along the Yuanchi. It took another three days before they finally saw a majestic city, which was the destination of their trip.
Yuancheng.
Looking at Linyuan City from a distance, it looks like a fantasy city suspended in the air. Can it really fly? People who have never been there will have this ridiculous idea in their minds. Even Zhan Chen is not immune to this. He
Looking at the city in surprise, his mouth opened wide subconsciously, probably enough to fit an egg into it.
Seeing his cute expression, Bao Tiao started to explain to him with a smile: The strange scene you saw is actually an illusion, because it is still some distance away from Linyuan City. In fact, Linyuan City
It is a huge city built in the narrowest part of the Abyssal Pond. In that section alone, the distance between the east and west banks of the Abyssal Pond is only nearly 100 meters. As long as you have the cultivation of Wu Zun, you can easily cross it.
As soon as we leave Linyuan City's sphere of influence, the distance between the two sides of the Yuanchi quickly expands to several thousand meters, and even a strong Martial Saint cannot cross it. I can only describe it to you here. The specific situation will be understood as soon as you get there.
clear.
After listening to his description, Zhan Chen still looked like he didn't understand, but the mystery was about to be revealed. He didn't hold Bao Tiao to investigate further, but followed the team towards Linyuan City.
Rush in the direction.
After getting closer to a certain distance, Zhan Chen completely understood what Bao Tiao said. It turned out that in the Yuanchi section, there was a large area of unusual protrusion on the west bank, like a fallen mountain peak, reaching eastward.
The shore is such a structure that makes Linyuan City very close to the other shore.
The reason why he saw Linyuan City flying in the air just now was because of the black mist emerging from the bottom of the Abyss Pond. Looking from a distance, he had the illusion that Linyuan City was floating on the black clouds.
.
At this moment, Zhan Chen looked at Linyuan City again. It was a majestic black city, built entirely of hard black boulders, and its scale was nearly twice that of Qingxu Jade City. The city walls were hundreds of meters high, with countless structures on them.
The walls of the fortress and arrow tower are also covered with cannon holes; the entire city is a heavily defended fortress.
Li Wei led his troops to the huge city gate, and the guards on the city tower shouted to them: Who is coming? Report quickly.
Li Wei took out a golden scroll, shook it at the people on the wall, and said loudly: We are here to reinforce you on the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince.
After hearing his words, the guards did not dare to neglect, and immediately went into the city to report. Not long after, the huge city gate began to slowly open.
Zhan Chen looked at the gradually widening crack in the door, and suddenly thought: What is it like in Linyuan City? Are everyone in Xuandao Sect okay? Zhou Ziru should be in this city too, can I see him?
For a time, he had a lot more curiosity and expectations in his heart.