Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 295: The virtual city is not virtual, secretly arranged

"If I call him Junior Brother Xu, will he refuse?"

"You dare to shout?"

"Why are you afraid? Call him down from the top of the city wall, and I will yell at him in person."

Yin Quan glanced at Yan Yuhan who was arguing with him, then leaned against a rock at the foot of the mountain and glanced at the familiar figure on the city wall in the distance. It seemed like it was just yesterday when they met by chance in Xianyu Garden in Qingping City and the two frustrated young cultivators drank and chatted happily in Taibai Tower.

Their life experiences are so different. One has risen to become an elder of the fourth floor, while the other is still struggling at the bottom of the second floor.

"You two are so boring that you can even argue about this. Can you be quiet for a while?"

Qi Zaixing, with a dark face, muttered.

She was a daughter-in-law who worked her way up to become a mother-in-law. Nine years ago, she finally made her way from a handyman in the Heiji Inn to a formal monster catcher.

However, for many years, his cultivation was stuck at the late stage of the second floor and he could not make any progress. He and Yan Yuhan and Yin Quan became brothers who depended on each other for survival, and none of them had advanced to the third floor. The eldest brother did not laugh at the second brother.

They participated in training together, sweated, experienced the danger of the siege of Gucheng together, and entered the dark world Gem City at the same time.

Currently, he is serving in the 15th Battalion of the Daning Dynasty Reserve Corps, as a glorious reserve combat soldier.

Yan Yuhan is their team leader. Everyone is guarding an area of ​​a hundred feet at the foot of the mountain and is not allowed to leave their post without permission.

Ahead is a deep mine. Every morning and evening, miners come out of the mine covered in dust, and a new batch of second-floor monks go in to mine.

Their mission outside was simple: to check whether the mining monks were carrying any hidden minerals.

There are other monks at the cave entrance who are responsible for counting how much each person has dug and recording it in a register.

There are more than twenty mines like this, both visible and hidden. Qi Zaixing is very glad that he doesn't have to dig mines and drill holes at such an old age. It's also good to just live a simple life, earn a good salary, and be with his brothers.

"We are happy to do so, it's none of your business!"

Yan Yuhan and Yin Quan said in unison, laughing foolishly.

Lan Ying, who was a little further away from them, rolled his eyes at the two like-minded guys.

I don’t understand what’s wrong with their brains. They can find fun everywhere.

She heard that in the great battle more than two months ago, many Qi Transformation Realm cultivators who had been stuck in a bottleneck for decades suddenly broke through while chasing the remnants of the Black Spirit. She was very envious.

"Look, look, Junior Brother Xu is flying over here."

Yin Quan suddenly jumped up and pointed towards the air seven or eight miles away.

Xu Yuanchang seemed to sense something, and his eyes swept towards the city and the mountain, then changed direction and landed in front of the few people, smiling and greeting them: "Brother Yin, Sister Lan, it's been a while since we last met. Old Yan, Old Qi, it's good for you to be together, so you can take care of each other."

Gu Yunzhu, who followed down, smiled and nodded at them.

When I was a monster catcher in Qingping County, although I didn't spend much time with them, I was taken care of by several of them.

Yin Quan grinned and responded to Gu Yunzhu, who had changed greatly. He then moved closer and said, "Just now, Ma Que made a bet with me, haha, saying that I dare not call you Junior Brother." He raised his eyebrows and said proudly to Yan Yuhan, "I am willing to accept the loss. Give me the prize."

There is a huge difference in cultivation between him and Junior Brother Xu, and he can sense whether Junior Brother Xu's feelings are sincere or not.

Lan Ying'er called out "Junior Brother" openly, and greeted the mysterious woman in green skirt. Without saying much, she just smiled as she watched them reminisce and joke.

Yan Yuhan slapped away Yin Quan's claws that were stretched out in front of him and said, "Stop making trouble and talk to Brother Xu nicely."

Qi Zaixing was rather reserved. He didn't know whether to call him "Elder Xu" or "Brother Xu". He was quite cautious and just smiled along and watched.

After asking about their recent situation, Xu Yuanchang said, "Do you want to go back to Gucheng and find a leisurely job? I can help you arrange it."

With his current status and position, it is no problem for him to help his old friends.

He didn't dare to make any guarantees until he reached the fourth floor.

Lan Ying'er interrupted and said, "Junior brother, next time there is a big war, if you need to send out the Second Floor Team, can you send us to the battlefield?"

Yin Quan followed her husband's lead and said, "Yes, Junior Brother, we want to go to the battlefield and gain some merit. Maybe with some luck, we can break through to the next level."

Yan Yuhan nodded vigorously in agreement: "Yes, yes, please help us arrange it when you have the chance. We are in the auxiliary camp of the reserve team. It is difficult for us to have the opportunity to go to the battlefield. We may even have to go into the mines to dig. That would be too cowardly."

Qi Zaixing really didn't want to go to the battlefield. His cultivation was at the bottom level, and swords and knives were blind and could kill people.

He has lived for nearly a hundred years and has just made a name for himself in recent years. He doesn't want to lose his life on a chaotic battlefield. Isn't that unfair?

But his words were insignificant, and when a few guys were as green-eyed as wolves, he didn't dare to raise any objections openly.

Seeing that they insisted, Xu Yuanchang readily agreed with a smile: "Okay, I'll let Commander Zhu help arrange it. You can select your own trustworthy brothers to form a team. If Lao Qi doesn't want to go, he can return to Gucheng."

He had greeted Zhu Zongshan, otherwise Yan Yuhan and the others would not be so free.

Yan Yuhan hooked Lao Qi's shoulder and laughed, "Brothers are united, and their strength is invincible. Lao Qi will definitely go through life and death with us, and advance and retreat together. Don't you agree, Lao Qi?"

Lao Qi forced a smile: "Yes, yes."

"Then it's settled. You guys get busy. I have something to do and I'll leave first."

Xu Yuanchang did not expose their tricks. He raised his hand and flew into the air, continuing to patrol the Gem City.

Telling Gu Yunzhu not to follow him, Xu Yuanchang probed his spiritual sense into the ring space. He suddenly found that at the location where the Yuan Seal was planted, a phantom of the first layer of the Creation Altar was condensed, about ten feet in size, which made him very happy.

After a night of meditation, I realized that the real gain is here.

Although it is not very useful at the moment, with the prototype of the altar, he can use it to refine first-level materials and slowly feed the altar.

Make a trip to the Gem City warehouse and use more than ten third-level materials on hand to exchange for a bunch of low-level spiritual jade.

The two mines continuously produce crystal stones and first to third level spiritual jade, as well as a few other associated mineral materials.

There are talisman masters and weapon refiners in the city who make the materials into various talisman arrows, jade talisman bombs, general array device embryos, jade talisman embryos and other items, which are then blessed by experts, saving time and effort.

In the evening, the old sword master and other masters led ten teams of monks back to the Gem City.

There was thunderous cheers, and the joy of victory quickly spread throughout the two cities.

Xu Yuanchang waited until the other masters dispersed, then he and Gu Yunzhu walked into the Gem Hall, where only the Old Sword Saint, Fu Xianzhi, Xi Yuelou, Wu Bai and Wei Zhizuo were left discussing matters.

"Yuan Chang and Daoyou Gu are here, please take a seat."

The old swordsman stood up and greeted them. He would not come to the temple for no reason, especially when the stern-minded Gu Daoyou came. He guessed that it was something important, so he waved his hand and asked several trusted disciples who were serving tea in the hall to go outside to guard. Xu Yuanchang clasped his fists in greeting, exchanged a few simple pleasantries with them, and after sitting down, he slowly told them the plan proposed by Gu Yunzhu.

Gu Yunzhu remained silent. She only needed to come out as a guest, and she would have a share of the merit after the great victory in the future.

She has already figured out that if she wants to successfully ascend to the upper realm after she has reached a certain level of cultivation, she must earn merits in the lower realm. Times are different now, so don't blame Taoist Yanshan for not giving her a chance.

After hearing Xu Yuanchang's proposal, the old swordsman, Fu Xianzhi and Wei Zhizuo applauded. How could they sit still?
Such an interlocking and perfect plan made them itchy and they wanted to take action immediately.

Everyone knows this, and this plan cannot be done without the participation of Fellow Daoist Gu.

Grandmaster Xi Yuelou pressed his hand down, signaling the excited old guys to calm down. He looked at Gu Yunzhu, who had a calm expression, and said, "I would like to ask you, Daoist Gu, it will take a long time to set up such a large-scale 'Star Pulling Array' by connecting the array pillars. The difficulty is not small. For example, if you want to accurately find the nodes of the array within a range of 200 miles, the response between each node, etc., based on my knowledge, it may take ten days or half a month, and there may be mistakes."

"Not just two hundred miles, we must expand it to three hundred miles from north to south to broaden the strategic depth."

Gu Yunzhu smiled faintly and said, "I sensed the stars in the sky last night and have marked all the nodes of the formation in advance. I will point them out to you later. If you have any other questions, please raise them together. Calculate before the battle. The more you calculate, the more you will win."

Xi Yuelou was overjoyed. He was more impatient than anyone else. He stood up and shouted, "It's getting dark now. Daoist Fellow Gu, please let's go and fix the most troublesome node of the formation first. This matter cannot be neglected. It's not that Xi doesn't believe in Daoist Fellow Gu's magical powers."

Gu Yunzhu followed him out.

The old sword master hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and notify them to come to the meeting. There is no time to waste."

Strike while the iron is hot, and cure the disease as early as possible.

With Gu Yunzhu's active help, this plan has an 80% chance of success.

Each dynasty has four to seven fifth-floor monks, plus the sixteen ancestral holy places in Xiyuan, the entire Dingzhou currently has more than 120 fifth-floor masters, including newly promoted fifth-floor masters.

Ninety percent of the masters were gathered together, and more than ten others were guarding Lingyu City, so it was inconvenient for them to come.

When the old sword master told everyone about Xu Yuanchang's plan, it immediately caused a sensation in the room. Everyone clamored to lead a team across the sea to help Juzhou. They acted like they were righteous and magnanimous, and no longer cared about Juzhou's previous mean behavior.

This time, we wiped out the Black Spirit stronghold in Buliyu and made a lot of money from the spoils.

They chased them into the Black Spirit territory, broke into the Black Spirit Castle, and killed nearly 30,000 low-level Black Spirits and monsters.

If the vitality of Buli Domain is damaged, Buli Domain will be stretched to its limits in terms of military replenishment within 10 to 20 years.

This is a great thing for Dingzhou. If they can set an ambush again this time, every time the black spirits and monsters that do not leave the domain die, what else can the opponent use to fight against them?

If they go all out to grab the resources within a radius of thirty to twenty thousand miles, the monks they will train will emerge in large numbers in the future, forming a virtuous circle. The mere thought of it makes one itchy.

They all have family and sect power, and they prosper together and suffer together.

The old Sword Master designated ninety soldiers from the Fifth Floor to go into battle, almost sending out all of them. He asked them to go down and inform their respective subordinates and set out in half an hour.

When it comes to confidential matters, they are warned that no one except the team leader is allowed to disclose it in advance.

Most of the remaining five-story buildings are talisman masters, formation masters and weapon refiners. They will have to rush to make the large number of formation pillars needed to set up the formation.

More than two months of ups and downs of war have tempered many monks with a somewhat iron-blooded temperament.

Act decisively and efficiently, without being fussy.

The old sword master and Xu Yuanchang walked out of the hall and flew out of the city. Looking into the distance, they could see stars twinkling in the sky from time to time, bringing down wisps of subtle blue light.

"Senior Yan, I suggest that City Lord Yu of Gucheng be transferred to Baoshi City to participate in the subsequent offensive and defensive battles."

Xu Yuanchang sent a message saying that it didn't matter whether he participated or not, and no one could deny his contribution.

But the meaning is completely different for Yu Fengwu. As a newly promoted fifth-level swordsman, it is the right time for him to lead the team to fight and make achievements, because there may be no major wars in the next ten years.

The old swordsman smiled and nodded, and said in a voice transmission: "That's what I meant. Times have changed. If we stick to the old rules, it will delay Feng Wu's practice of sharpening his mind. Summon your disciple as well to fight the enemy."

He waved to a trusted disciple who had been following him, gave him a few instructions through voice, and handed him a secret message, asking him to leave the passage as soon as possible.

“The Buli Domain base suffered a devastating blow. The furious black spirits dare not rush to attack the city. They may send out experts to sabotage and vent their anger, so I let them lead the team first.

"Given their speed, it will take them until tomorrow night to reach the Juzhou Liuquan Holy Land, rest for two hours, and then launch a counterattack in the middle of the night. I will rush to Juzhou with Grandmaster Xi tomorrow afternoon. We will have enough time and during this time we can scare the Black Spirit masters away from approaching us."

The old swordsman warned, "By the morning of the day after tomorrow at the latest, the black spirits that have not left their domain will definitely get the news that the Gem City is empty. They have been fooled many times, and they will be angry and lead their teams to attack the city. The Gem City must hold out until the night of the day after tomorrow. I will return early with a group of fifth-floor masters."

Xu Yuanchang understood the other party's intention. He wanted Gu Yunzhu to make great efforts at a critical moment, and he couldn't use the dark formation outside the city in advance. He transmitted his voice: "The strategy was proposed by Yunzhu. She thought that this opportunity was rare, so it would be better to make a big one and completely destroy the black spirit forces opposite Dingzhou."

The old swordsman nodded happily: "Okay, okay, I'm relieved."

The two of them were suspended in the air, communicating some details via voice transmission.

Xi Yuelou flew over with a flushed face, grinning from ear to ear. He had just confirmed the locations of all nodes within a radius of 300 miles one by one with Fellow Daoist Gu, and now he had a clear idea in his mind. The dark array was densely packed, better than he had imagined.

Everything was ready except for the east wind. After a brief conversation with the old sword master, he flew back to the city in a hurry.

Everyone had to be gathered together to make thirty-six main formation pillars and one hundred and eight auxiliary formation pillars overnight.

The arrangements must be completed tomorrow morning. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Gu helped him solve the most time-consuming problem of setting up the formation. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to complete the plan perfectly on time.

Half an hour later, the fifteen regrouped teams entered Dingzhou calmly under the cover of the large formation and headed towards Juzhou.

Yu Fengwu led five reserve monk teams and ten second-floor teams into the Gem City.

A series of mobilizations and deployments, including in Lingyu City, are being carried out quietly.

When it was almost dawn, the old sword master led more than twenty monks from the fifth floor to patrol around the area of ​​400 miles, showing off his power and declaring his sovereignty. The several black spirit masters who were spying on him retreated and dared not approach.

Everyone knows that the old human with white hair and beard is very powerful. If you get entangled with him, you will be dead in the human territory.

Even if they wanted to devise a plan to deal with the old man, they would have to plan carefully and could not act so hastily.

Xi Yuelou led the formation masters to bury the hastily made formation pillars underground as quickly as possible.

They used earth magic to restore the fresh traces revealed by the digging of the pit. They were busy until almost noon, and then Xi Yuelou and the old swordsman retired after completing their mission.

In the afternoon, Xu Yuanchang used magic to transform himself into the appearance of an old swordsman. No flaws could be seen from a distance. Surrounded by Gu Yunzhu and others, he patrolled a hundred miles outside the city. After two rounds, he did not leave the city again, as he was worried that he might be discovered by the sixth-level black spirit and get into trouble.

Wait for the black spirit to attack the city tomorrow morning.

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(End of this chapter)