I just want to torture you to death, don't force me to beat you to death

Dang!

Just when Chu Ning was about to go to the master's cave, a bell rang on the mountain peak.

Asked about the bell in the main hall of Jinzong, it would only ring when there was something important happening in the sect.

Anyway, it has been so long since Chu Ning came to ask Jinzong that he only heard the bell during the last alchemy competition.

The first moment the bell rang, Chu Ning frowned. What big thing could happen at this time?

The selection of the young sect leader is still two years away?

Chu Ning walked to his master's cave and formed a seal with his hands, but there was no response from the formation.

"Master is not in the cave?"

The master has not been refining elixirs or retreating in seclusion recently. If he were in the cave, he would have responded.

So is the master in the main hall on the top of the mountain at the moment?

Chu Ning looked up at the direction of the top of the mountain. After hesitating for three seconds, he decided to leave the city first.

He had a bad feeling that this big event might not be a good thing.

After leaving a message for his master, Chu Ning went straight down the mountain, not daring to fly in the air for fear of attracting others' attention.

But before he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw multiple rays of light shooting out from the top of the mountain like a rainbow, falling on the edge of the inner city, forming a yellow light shield that covered Wenjin Peak and the entire inner city. They were all shrouded in it.

Chu Ning's heart skipped a beat as the city defense formation was activated again, and he couldn't get out.

Unable to get out, we can only wait.

This wait lasted half an hour.

"master!"

Chu Ning waited for his master in his cave. When he saw his serious expression, the bad feeling in his heart became even stronger.

"The Lord of Shanyang City asked his daughter to marry the son of the leader of the Xuantian Sect to neutralize the power of Shangyang City. The Xuantian Sect is a sect with a strong Nascent Soul leader."

Xie Shouping knew what his disciple wanted to know at this moment, so he directly told the unexpected situation.

"Marriage? To protect Shanyang City?"

Chu Ning was surprised, but this was indeed a way out. By marrying a sect with a strong Nascent Soul leader, no one in Shanyang City would dare to touch it.

As expected of the ancestor of Jindan, he should have prepared this retreat long ago.

In this case, the sect master's plan may be in vain.

No, if that's the case, there's no need for the bell to ring, and there's no need to seal off the entire inner city.

"Master, the sect master is still unwilling to give up?"

Thinking of this possibility, Chu Ning clicked his tongue. Even the powerful Nascent Soul dared to offend him. Is the sect master so brave?

"The Xuantian Sect has not told the world that as long as it can capture Shanyang City before this marriage, the Xuantian Sect will not go to war for the dead Lord of Shanyang City."

Xie Shouping lowered his voice and said, "Furthermore, the Lord of Shanyang City actually offended the public by doing this."

"Public outrage?"

"Many surrounding cities are dominated by those who are strong in the Golden Core. The Lord of Shanyang City is trying to save himself and protect his descendants, but his move has made the forces in other cities also have murderous intentions. Xuantian Sect comes in and affects It’s not as simple as the four surrounding cities.”

Chu Ning understood somewhat. It was like a group of wild wolves fighting. Everyone was fighting back and forth, but suddenly a tiger came in, which naturally aroused the same hatred among the wolves.

Otherwise, when the tiger gains a firm foothold, it will begin to encroach on their territory.

"But Master, aren't you afraid that Xuantian Sect will settle the score afterwards?"

Chu Ning was a little confused. Even if the Lord of Shanyang City was killed before the marriage was completed, Xuantian Sect would probably retaliate if they became angry.

The revenge of a Nascent Soul strongman asked Jin Zong and how many surrounding cities could the forces withstand it?

"The Hundred Cities area is special. The Xuantian Sect won't let the Nascent Soul master come in without a suitable reason, so what we have to do now are two things, encircle Shanyang City and intercept and kill the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City. "

Is there something special about the Hundred Cities Area?

Chu Ning frowned. It seemed that the water in the Hundred Cities area was deeper than what he saw.

"Then Master, what is the sect leader going to do to blockade the inner city this time? Gather the team to fight towards Shanyang City?"

"Well, our master and others have just discussed it. Tomorrow we will march towards Shanyang City. Not only we will ask Jinzong, but the forces from the other three cities will also take action at the same time, striving to capture Shanyang City as soon as possible."

"Master, disciple, there is no need to charge."

Chu Ning asked a question he was concerned about. As the only direct disciple of his master, he should not go to the front line.

Xie Shouping glanced at Chu Ning with a smile: "My master knows your temperament, so I specially obtained another task for you, responsible for intercepting and killing the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City."

"You want me to intercept and kill the daughter of the city lord of Shanyang City?" Chu Ning's eyes widened and asked curiously: "What is the realm of the daughter of the city lord of Shanyang City?"

"Later stage of foundation building."

Chu Ning:......

"Don't look at me like that. Master certainly won't let you die. There are four roads from Shanyang City to Xuantian Sect. Master Wei managed to get you the most unlikely route."

Xie Shouping knew his disciple's temperament very well. He was definitely not the kind to rush forward. Even if his disciple had this kind of temperament, he would still stop him.

The original idea was to wait until the lord of Shanyang City's vitality and blood had aged before taking action, but something unexpected happened and now we would take action in advance. This battle would be brutal.

Apart from the city lord, there are only two powerful people in Shanyang City who are known to be powerful in the golden elixir. But according to Xie Shouping's estimation, there are probably one or two powerful people in the golden elixir hiding in Shanyang City.

As for the foundation-building monks, Shanyang City has the most. It has been laid out for hundreds of years. Shanyang City has many formations. However, the strong Jindan people will not take risks and can only rely on the foundation-building monks below to make the journey. .

"Sometimes it's just because everyone thinks it's the most impossible, but it turns out to be the most possible. Master, why don't you just let me stay in the cave and say it's a critical time to make alchemy. If not, I'll go to Riyue Mountain."

Chu Ning shook his head. He still felt a little unstable. The best way was to either stay in Wenjin Sect or stay away from this war-torn place.

"Even if my master wants you to leave, you won't be able to leave. This time all the disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage will be dispatched, and you won't be acting alone. There will be three later Foundation Establishment Stage disciples accompanying you."

"I still feel something is wrong."

Xie Shouping twitched the corner of his mouth. His disciple was a little too stable.

"Ahem, even if you are extremely unlucky and meet the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City, she must have been disguised. Do you think you will be able to see her true identity?"

Chu Ning looked at his master, wanting to confirm something. When he saw his master blink, he understood instantly and a smile appeared on his face.

"Master is right. If the other party is disguised, the disciple may not be able to find it, but... what about the sect master afterwards?"

"It's not your fault that you can't see the disguise. If it's my fault, it's also my fault that the people in the previous blockades didn't notice."

The master and disciple looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

Chu Ning understood what his master meant. If he was really unlucky enough to meet the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City, and if his side was not as powerful as the other party, he would just pretend not to recognize her and let her go.

What the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City wanted was to escape the blockade and go to Xuantian Sect, and she couldn't take the initiative to kill people and expose her traces.

"To what extent have you practiced Lihuo Technique now?"

"It has been able to stack three layers of fire armor and can withstand a blow from a monk in the late stage of foundation building."

"Well, if you notice something is wrong, use the Earth-Escape Boat my master gave you to escape."

Xie Shouping also knew his disciples well, and he had many spiritual weapons, especially defensive ones. Even if he encountered a late-stage Foundation Establishment monk, he would have no problem running away if he couldn't beat them.

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The next day.

On Chu Ning's side, a total of twelve foundation-building monks, three in the late stage of foundation-building, four in the middle-stage of foundation-building, and five in the early-stage of foundation-building, left the city and headed straight to an area outside the city.

In the hundred-city area, the area between each city is not small, which is why it took Chu Ning more than ten days to walk from one city to another.

"Junior brothers, let's patrol separately. If we find a suspect, we will send a signal as soon as possible."

The speaker was a late-stage foundation-building monk, and Chu Ning and others had no objections. This was arranged before departure.

Twelve people were divided into three patrol groups. Each group had a late-stage foundation-building monk and a mid-stage foundation-building monk. Chu Ning's group had two mid-stage foundation-building monks.

Either he was patrolling alone, or he was afraid that he would be assassinated quickly by the other party without having time to transmit the signal.

But now there are four people in a group, even for monks in the late foundation building stage, it is difficult to kill four people in an instant.

"This is probably the first time for Junior Brother Chu to take on this kind of sect mission."

"Well, in the past, I mostly took on some sect alchemy tasks."

Chu Ning looked at Chen Kui. Chen Kui was a late-stage foundation-building monk in their patrol team. It was said that he was 180 years old and it was impossible to break through the golden elixir.

"Junior Brother Chu is talented in alchemy. Our whole sect knows it, and we don't look down on these small tasks outside the home."

Chen Kui looked at Chu Ning. Even though he was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, Junior Brother Chu was only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. But from the eyes of the other two junior brothers, he could see that he, a late-stage Foundation Establishment monk, had a lower status in their hearts. From Junior Brother Chu.

He won't be angry because he can accept this reality.

After one hundred and eighty years of cultivating immortals, his realm has come to an end. In another dozen years, his energy and blood will begin to decline, and he will eventually turn into dust.

For Chen Kui, what he cares more about now is whether his family's descendants can keep the family's wealth and interests after his death.

If you can build a relationship with Junior Brother Chu, then none of this will be a problem.

For this reason, he gave heavy gifts to Junior Brother Chu during the two banquets. Junior Brother Chu was also very enthusiastic towards him at the time. However, Junior Brother Chu stayed in seclusion in the cave for a long time after the banquet. He had no chance to find opportunities to build relationships later.

Unexpectedly, this was almost the last few missions he went out on, and he was actually assigned to a group with Junior Brother Chu.

Even Chen Kui had thought about it before setting off. If he was really unlucky and met the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City and his party, he would first ensure the safety of Junior Brother Chu.

Otherwise, if Junior Brother Chu dies, he will not be able to bear the anger of the Fifth Elder, nor will the descendants of his family.

At this point, he has no hope of making a breakthrough and only wants to leave a good legacy to his family and future generations.

"Junior Brother Chu, have you ever thought about getting a partner?"

"Junior brother is only thinking about trying to break through to the realm of Senior Brother Chen now, but he is not thinking about these things."

Chu Ning answered casually, feeling a little confused. This senior brother Chen was not very familiar with him, so he shouldn't talk about this topic.

"That's right, Junior Brother Chu must at least be in the Golden Core Realm, and Nascent Soul can also be expected. Most female cultivators will naturally look down on it, but sometimes it doesn't necessarily mean getting married. Just like Senior Brother, I haven't established it yet. When I was born, I took in concubines, and now we are all great-grandfathers."

Monks generally give birth to children relatively late, and they are already great-grandfathers at the age of 180. Chu Ning knew that the descendants of Senior Brother Chen were afraid that their cultivation qualifications were not very good.

"Congratulations, senior brother, to the fourth generation of the family and the great-grandson. If you have time, junior brother would like to have a cup of wedding wine."

"Haha, why is this so difficult? My third grandson's daughter-in-law is eight months pregnant and will give birth in two months. When the time comes, I invite my junior brother over for a drink. Junior brother, please don't refuse."

What Chen Kui was waiting for was Chu Ning's words. Chu Ning's lips twitched, knowing what Senior Brother Chen meant.

This is because he wants to get closer to himself so that he can take care of his descendants.

"good."

After pondering for a moment, Chu Ning nodded in agreement. Seeing the joy on Senior Brother Chen's face, he sighed slightly in his heart.

No matter how high-spirited a monk he once was, when his life comes to an end, that is when the hero is in his twilight years, and he will think more about his relatives and future generations.

Senior Brother Chen is like this, and so is the Lord of Shanyang City.

Fortunately, he has a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, so at least he doesn't have to think about this issue for a short time.

After the goal was achieved, Chen Kui no longer stayed by Chu Ning's side. According to the sect's arrangement, each group of them had to patrol at a distance of 100 meters. This distance was just enough for their spiritual consciousness to cover each other.

Chu Ning seemed to be walking carelessly, but in fact, his consciousness had been fully activated, and he was paying attention to the plants and trees around him. If there was anything wrong, he was ready to run away.

On the first day, nothing unexpected happened.

the next day……

The third day...

One month later.

A month of high-intensity patrolling would be too much for even a late-stage foundation-builder like Chen Kui, let alone the other two.

The most important thing is that, in the opinion of a few people, the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City has either taken another path, or has already gotten away with it.

One month is enough time for the late-stage foundation-building monks to escape from this blocked area.

But Chu Ning still did not let down his guard. He had experienced escape and knew what he needed most to escape.

Patience and surprise.

He could have fled to Yanzhou earlier, but he insisted on staying in Yongzhou for so long just to make the disciples of Wushuang Sect relax and feel that he was either hiding or had already escaped.

You can't underestimate anyone when you use yourself to save others, let alone the daughter of the city lord of Shanyang City and a late-stage foundation-building monk. Regardless of her status or strength, she cannot be underestimated.

Unless there is clear news that the daughter of the lord of Shanyang City has appeared elsewhere and her identity is confirmed, he will not let down his guard.

On this day, Chu Ning was patrolling as usual, when suddenly there was movement from the left.

"stop!"

Another early-stage foundation-building monk in the same group shouted loudly.

Uh-huh!

Two figures quickly headed to the left, while one figure galloped in the opposite direction.

Ten breaths later, the figure turned around and came back.

"The two senior brothers are so fast."

Chu Ning, who finally arrived at the scene, smiled and praised, then looked forward.

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