The Great Wild God - Chapter 423
Chapter 423 Mountain Water Potential
Thousands of streams and ravines converged in the southeast of the Tiandu Mountain Range to form a ten thousand zhang wide Qing River, winding towards the southeast.
Along the river, they zigzagged for fifty to sixty thousand li, converging into the West Ze Sea and entering the Central Region realm.
After receiving God-controller Mansion’s Fu Zhao, if Chen Xun had no other reason, he would need to rush to Xuanjing to perform his duties within half a year.
From Mountain Parasol to Xuanjing, Chen Xun had traveled hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and he had only flown for ten days and a half months.
Chen Xun set off from Mountain Parasol early and rushed to the Tiandu Mountain, where the Xuandu Sect was located, to discuss with the Xuandu Sect Deacon Elder, Daoist Chu Yue, the supply of the Green Flame Lotus Arrow, the Xuandu Battle Chariot, and other equipment.
After the Battle of the Thousand Demons Sand Sea, the Green Flame Lotus Arrow shone brightly. Many artifact refining sects in Cloud Continent, including God-controller Mansion, had created many new arrows like the Heavenly Flame Lightning Arrow and the Divine Sword Burst Flame Arrow. Their power was not even inferior to the Green Flame Lotus Arrow, but the refining methods were much more complicated than the Green Flame Lotus Arrow. It was very difficult to mass produce.
The refinement of the Green Flame Lotus Arrow was much simpler. First, ordinary craftsmen would make large quantities of blank arrows, and then direct disciples of the Kui Dragon Pavilion would inject the Green Flame Lotus Flame into the blank arrows.
However, in the later stages, God-controller Mansion and the Northwest Region Governor-General’s Mansion began to strictly control the flow of the Nine Nether Iron, causing the cost of casting blank arrows to increase significantly, and it was not something that the Kui Long Pavilion could afford for a while.
Over the past few years, Cang Lan had mined more than 500 mines, but the output of the Nine Nether Iron was extremely limited. It could only smelt less than 200,000 jin of the Nine Nether Iron every year.
Although the Northern Domain controlled by the Xuandu Sect was a cold place and the output of spiritual herbs was not high, the area was extremely vast. It was dozens of times larger than Canglan. It was also rich in gold and iron. In the past few years, it had been deliberately expanding the output of the Nine Nether Iron. Each year, about 600,000 to 700,000 jin of Nine Nether Iron was secretly imported into Canglan to exchange for chariots and magic formations.
Although the Xuandu Sect had always hoped to obtain a large number of Cyan Flame Lotus Arrows, the Four Sects and the Azure Water Marquis Manor had been under tremendous pressure to prepare for the battle. The Cyan Flame Lotus Arrows they refined could only be exported in small quantities.
Now that the entrance to the Demon Ruins had been completely destroyed, the millions of demons residing in the Darkness Ridge of the Northern Region would naturally become the greatest threat to the sects of the Northern Region and the Northwest Region. The Azure Flame Lotus Arrow and Profound Thunder Chariot produced by the Kui Long Pavilion would greatly increase their supply to the sects of the Northern Region, including the Xuandu Sect.
Chen Xun stayed in Tiandu Mountain for three days, but he was unable to see the face of the Xuandu Sect’s headmaster, Adept Yang Kun.
The Grand Elder of the Xuandu Sect, True Monarch Ku An, had suffered heavy injuries during the Battle of the Old Dragon Lake. After 40 years of secluded cultivation, he hadn’t been able to fully recover his cultivation, so Chen Xun didn’t have the time to disturb him.
After he and Daoist Chu Yue agreed on the terms of exchanging 20,000 Green Flame Lotus Arrows for 1,000,000 jin of Nine Nether Iron each year, he directly went to Jiangcheng at the foot of Tiandu Mountain, boarded a river boat, and headed south along the Qing River to Xuanjing to take up his post.
It was autumn and winter, and the flooding had receded. Wild persimmon trees grew on both sides of the river. Autumn frost dyed the leaves golden red, as if large clouds had stopped on the cliffs and mountains on both sides of the Qingjiang River.
The captain of this ship was more than twenty zhang long, and it was considered an extremely rare ship in the Qing River. Its bottom cabin was filled with goods from Mount Tiandu, and it was intended to be transported to the Central Region countries for sale.
There were still three levels of cabins on the deck. This time, there were more than ten people on a business trip like Chen Xun, surrounded by servants and family.
Ship owner Zhou Chuan was an outer sect disciple of the Xuandu Sect. Although he was only at the middle stage of the embryonic realm, the boatmen under him were all strong and strong. Most of them had the foundation of the middle and late stages of the True Yang Realm. On the Qingjiang River, they were not afraid of being harassed by ordinary bandits like Jiang Kou.
Chen Xun brought Black Tea, Beixuan Armor, Chi Hai, Shewu Xin, and the others. They disguised themselves as traveling officials and descended south on the river boat. They had nothing to do on the boat. Every day, they sat leisurely on the deck of the stern cabin. A green bamboo stick stretched out of the ship’s side, and the hook hung down into the turbulent river water to catch river fish.
“Young Master, can you really comprehend the Grand Dao by looking at the mountains and rivers on both sides of the strait every day?”
Black Tea lay on the side of the boat and looked at the turbulence of the river water in the stern of the boat. Her delicate face had a look of innocence and curiosity as she turned to ask Chen Xun.
“There is true meaning here. If you want to argue, you have forgotten to say it.” Chen Xun said with a dhyana intent.
“Young Master is unwilling to tell Black Tea. Just don’t say it.” Black Tea curled her lips and stood upright, ready to return to the cabin.
Chen Xun laughed heartily. He saw that Black Tea had her hair combed in a bun, was dressed in a goose-yellow dress, and had five-colored threads tied around her waist. Her body was slender and long, and she was a pure and beautiful young girl with a childish and charming appearance. How could he tell that she had the slightest aura of devilish flames on her body?
Chen Xun gathered Zuo Qingmu, Zhou Yang, Su Shousi, and Hu Taiyan in Mountain Parasol to deduce the Spiritual Lake Array. It took him eight years to achieve something. Black Tea, Beixuan Armor, Shewuxin, Chi Hai, and Ah Qing had spent the past eight years cultivating the Heavenly Yao Form Refinement Technique.
Ah Qing, Firefox’s foundation is too shallow, and he still stays in Mountain Parasol to cultivate.
Black Tea, Snake Wuxin, Golden Wolf, and Scarlet Sea had achieved some success in cultivating the Heavenly Yao Form Refining Art. They were already at the stage of Yang Refining and Form Transformation.
Every day, when the Yang Qi gradually increased, they could transform into human forms, but after nightfall, the Profound Yin Qi gradually increased, and they would return to their original forms.
According to the difference in mental maturity, when the black tea transformed into a human form, it only looked like it was twelve or thirteen years old. Normally, when it went out of the cabin, it would disguise itself as Chen Xun’s maidservant to accompany it.
The golden wolf transformed into a sharp-eyed yellow-faced youth, Chi Hai transformed into a thin-faced youth with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and Snake Wuxin, like a dull middle-aged man, disguised herself as Chen Xun and followed suit.
The Northern Profound Armor was refined by the Primordial Breath of Primordial Chaos and Immortal Spirit in the Void Origin Pearl. Its bone frame was no weaker than black tea and Snake Wuxin. More importantly, the Divine Soul of the Northern Profound Armor was formed by the souls of Immortals. Its perception was incomparably high, and it had already reached the Great Perfection Realm by cultivating the Heavenly Yao Form Refinement Technique.
Apart from the full moon night, when Lunar Energy was at its peak, it would return to its original form, and the Northern Profound Armor could already be cultivated with humans.
Bei Xuan’s armoured body was eight feet tall, handsome, handsome, dignified, wearing a carapace armor, carrying a long saber at his waist, and holding a halberd in his hand. He disguised himself as Chen Xun’s domineering guard, yet his aura was like a mountain, and he did not seem to be a follower at all.
Chen Xun had comprehended too many Dao Insights, and there were signs that he had fallen into the devil. As for the higher Dao Realm, it was not so easy to enter. At this moment, he had to slow down his cultivation pace as much as possible. He wanted to comprehend the Dao from the mountains and rivers and seek the truth. He wanted to find many methods to combine the various Dao Insights.
The river ship descended along the water. Even if it could travel thousands of miles every day, it didn’t know when it would arrive in Xuanjing.
Chen Xun was leisurely on the boat, treating his lonely and indifferent journey as part of his cultivation.
After Ah Jin and Chi Hai transformed into human forms, they looked at this world from a new perspective. They were filled with curiosity about everything, but after nightfall, they would return to their original forms. It was somewhat painful.
The Void Origin Spirit Ground was using the Mirage Dragon’s bones to create a ridge. It was extremely unstable and required a large amount of spiritual energy from the external spiritual veins in order to maintain the balance of the spiritual energy in the bead, so it could not be carried around. Chen Xun left the Void Origin Pearl in Mountain Parasol.
Black Tea and the others returned to their original shape at night. Their small cabins could not hold their enormous demon bodies, nor did they have any Void Origin Pearls to shelter them. They could only squeeze into the Purple Night Lightning Tower to shelter themselves at night.
The Purple Night Lightning Tower was 60 feet tall and divided into seven floors. Each floor was less than 10 feet tall. The Crimson Sea and Golden Wolf Demon’s bodies were 30-40 feet tall. They could only shrink their bones and squeeze into the Purple Night Lightning Tower every night to endure the torment.
The black tea returned to its original form, and the demon’s body was only 15 feet to 16 feet tall, so it could barely stay in the cabin for the night.
Snake Wuxin turned into her original form. She was a Spirit Fox. She was only slightly taller than Chen Xun and the Northern Profound Armor, and it would be even easier for her to stay in the cabin.
Therefore, Chi Hai and the Golden Wolf had great objections to traveling by boat, but they didn’t know if Chen Xun wanted to use this opportunity to grind away their demonic nature.
Chen Xun was just about to test the techniques Black Tea had learned in the past few days, when he heard the owner of the ship, Zhou Chuan, walking towards the deck of the stern cabin, he quietly turned around and looked over.
Zhou Chuan first glanced at the black tea and thought to himself, This girl is only twelve or thirteen years old, yet she has such a beautiful country. In another two or three years, she will grow up, so what?
‘”Young Master Chen, we’re going to the West Swamp Sea in half a day. There’s a water hole in the depths of the West Swamp Sea that connects with countless underground rivers. Occasionally, demonic fish and exotic beasts enter the water hole to attack the West Swamp Sea. It’s also a great calamity for the civilians along the coast.” Zhou Chuan specially came over to inform him that if there was a chance, he hoped that Young Master Chen would be prepared beforehand. ” Zhou Chuan said politely, but his eyes were filled with anticipation as he looked at Chen Xun’s face.
Zhou Chuan’s ship never boarded a business trip of unknown origin, but since Young Master Chen was introduced by an elder of the sect, his identity was naturally not a problem.
For the past two to three months, although Young Master Chen was enjoying fishing every day and didn’t seem to have any cultivation, the four retainers beside him gave off an unfathomable feeling.
Zhou Chuan thought that if he encountered any powerful fish beasts in the Western Seas, he hoped that the four retainers beside Young Master Chen would help him.
Chen Xun also understood Zhou Chuan’s thoughts and said, “Thank you, Senior Brother Zhou, for telling us that we will be careful.”
The West Jersey Sea was 7,000 to 8,000 kilometers long from north to south and 3,000 to 4,000 kilometers wide from east to west. If it was placed on Earth, it would definitely be considered a vast ocean. However, in the boundless Cloud Continent, the 6 to 7 million square kilometers of West Jersey Sea could only be considered an extremely large inland lake.
The West Jersey Sea is the natural boundary of the Northern Region, the Northwest Region and the Central Region. Entering the West Jersey Sea is Jiang and the Central Continent countries directly under God-controller Mansion.
Originally, Chen Xun had planned to cross the West Seas by boat and then head to Xuanjing by land.
Three to four hundred miles from the West Coast, three cultivators in purple robes flew over together and said loudly, “The waterway ahead has been cut off. The ships coming from the upper reaches should land at high speed.”
These three purple cultivators all had cultivation at the peak of the Reincarnation Realm, floating above the turbulent river, their voices sounding like a flood bell, melodious and melodious. Looking at the robes they wore, there was a small Azure Dragon Soaring Heaven embroidered on their sleeves.
This is unique to God-controller Mansion.
“Didn’t I say that Xi Zehai is the Central Continent Prefecture? Why are there cultivators from God-controller Mansion in the lower reaches of the Qingjiang River?” Bei Xuanjia looked at Chen Xun puzzled.
The Northern Profound Armor Divine Soul was formed from the soul of the Big Dipper Immortal, and his mind was no different from that of a human. He had been in Mountain Parasol all these years, reading through the scrolls, and was very clear about the situation in Cloud Continent.
Back then, when the seven sects helped Jiang expel the Ji Clan, they weren’t doing it because they wanted to rule Jiang together with Cloud Continent.
Jiang nominally had the highest authority over Cloud Continent, but in reality, apart from the southern prefectures of Jiang and the Central Continent prefectures where Cloud Continent’s ancestral bloodline was located, the other seven regions had seven major sects and local affairs.
God-controller Mansion had millions of elite generals ruling over the counties of the southern border and the central continent. However, unless invited by the seven sects, God-controller Mansion’s generals would not be able to easily enter the territory of the Seven Regions.
Even in the Seven Regions, there were a large number of Jiang descendants who were conferred the title of Commandery Marquis, and there were also a large number of private generals in the Commandery. However, on the surface, there was no direct connection with God-controller Mansion, nor would there be any embroidery of God-controller Mansion’s Azure Dragon logo on the battle armor robe.
After the destruction of Divine Night Sect, the sects of the Northwest Domain had no leaders, and the counties were badly damaged by the Demonic Dragon Ganyu Bones and the millions of demons. Only then did God-controller Mansion officially set up a Governor’s Mansion in the Northwest Domain, truly extending his hand into the Northwest Domain.
Even so, the four sects, the Azure Water Marquis’ Manor, and the other sects of the Northwest Region also had enormous autonomous powers. Most of the time, they would listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement.
Listen to the tune, not listen to the announcement, to tell the truth, just say something, don’t blindly get close if you have nothing to do.
This time, God-controller Mansion recruited Chen Xun to work in Xuanjing. If Chen Xun did not leave Mountain Parasol, God-controller Mansion would not be able to punish Chen Xun for disobeying orders.
However, Qing Jiang belonged to the Northern Domain territory led by the Xuandu Sect. Seeing that God-controller Mansion cultivators were openly intercepting ships in the lower reaches of Qing Jiang, Chen Xun felt somewhat trapped. He whispered to Beixuan Jia, “Perhaps the pressure the Xuandu Sect was under in Zhou Wushan was too great to care about God-controller Mansion’s small-scale overstepping.”
At this moment, Zhou Chuan wanted to go forward and ask what had happened at the mouth of the river, but the three cultivators in God-controller Mansion did not care. They impatiently urged them to dock immediately, and then flew away to intercept the other boats coming from the parade.
Chen Xun extended his divine sense out and saw the huge waves surging in the mouth of the Qing River. There were two huge boats carrying hundreds of armored knights, and they were firing giant bow crossbows at the surface of the river from the inside and outside of the mouth of the river. There were dozens of cultivators in the sky that were flying over the ship. They were using various magic tools to attack the bottom of the estuary. Spiritual light suddenly flashed, causing the water surface of the estuary, which was more than a hundred kilometers wide, to become muddy, and waves of water soared into the sky.
A giant azure-scaled beast with the appearance of a crafty beast seemed to be trapped underwater by some powerful magical artifact. It was struggling to resist the attacks of cultivators from God-controller Mansion and was being beaten wildly by its riders.
Chen Xun and the others docked with the ship; Twenty to thirty ships were already parked on the shore.
Zhou Chuan saw an acquaintance on the shore and raised his voice to greet him, “Senior Brother Zhao, what exactly happened here? Those people look like people from Divine Feng Camp, why did they come here to seal the river?”
Senior Brother Zhao flew over and landed on the deck. He took out a magic tool that looked like a bronze mirror from his bosom. He heaved a sigh and wiped it with his hand. Dozens of gray traces appeared on the bronze mirror. He said to Zhou Chuan, “The Divine Feng Camp found a Jade-eyed Water Sly Beast in the West Swamp Sea. After a few days of fighting, they trapped it at the mouth of the Qing River …”
Chen Xun leaned over and took a glance. The gray traces displayed on the bronze mirror matched those of the God-controller Mansion Divine Feng Camp that was flying above the mouth of the Azure Gold River. He thought to himself, this bronze mirror was actually a top-grade magical artifact that could sense the aura of a cultivator within a thousand kilometers …