Chapter 173

Insect Tail Valley, a place easy to defend and hard to attack.

Chu Danqing set off at midnight and it was nearly five in the morning when he arrived.

It wasn't that the road was long, but mainly that it was difficult to travel.

Because there was no official road leading there, the war chariots took small paths; ancient roads were not comparable to modern ones.

Fortunately, neither the warhorses nor the war chariots were ordinary, and with the powerful strength of the Beast-Faced Armored Warriors, they just crushed through.

There was no need to worry about hitting anyone; the Beast-Faced Armored Warriors and the Savage Blood Warhorses had excellent eyesight.

This was the place Ma Yunfeng had chosen for Chu Danqing.

Although he doubted the origin of Chu Danqing's heavy iron cavalry, he wouldn't go so far as to set a trap for Chu Danqing.

In any case, they were cooperative partners; if Chu Danqing failed, he wouldn't have an easy time either.

"Fortunately, all my attributes have reached 10," Chu Danqing spat out a mouthful of turbid air: "Otherwise, I would have definitely vomited."

At this time, Insect Tail Valley had already entered the dawn, and the sky was gradually brightening.

"Then the next step is to summon Guo Ming."

"Damn this feeling of hesitation," Chu Danqing sighed; he both hoped Guo Ming would improve his strength again and hoped he could save a little on his wallet.

The previous Guo Ming was already 2 ranks higher than him; if he were to break through again recently, he would probably have to return to the previous high Paradise Point consumption.

【You have summoned the alliance target; this time the consumption is Paradise Points × 1990】

【Alliance target has responded】

【Alliance target summoning cognition rationalization modification complete】

Good news, saved money.

Bad news, no breakthrough.

Guo Ming walked out carrying the Shadow of the Cold Spring and stretched his body.

"Brother Chu, you finally summoned me; I've been cultivating at home these days and my muscles and bones have become loose," Guo Ming said with a smile.

In the previous trial world, Chu Danqing's summoned creatures' combat power wasn't enough, so he sought Guo Ming's help many times.

This time, with the Son of Imperial Heaven and the Ghost Resentment Mother, he didn't have to trouble Guo Ming so often.

Secondly, the cost was truly high.

"It's mainly expensive," Chu Danqing said honestly.

"Eh? Didn't you ask the Bear Coordinator to get you some treasure-type resources to resell?" Guo Ming asked suspiciously.

Hearing this, Chu Danqing's face turned green.

"Damn, I forgot," Chu Danqing really forgot.

This couldn't be blamed on him; Xiong Zhigang's appearance was too outrageous, shocking him to the point of numbness, and after dealing with the smuggling ship, he just forgot.

He told Guo Ming about Xiong Zhigang's situation, and Guo Ming's expression was also very complex.

At the beginning, Guo Ming really didn't look highly upon Xiong Zhigang.

For Xiong Zhigang to have any effect, Chu Danqing had to provide resources for cultivation.

Never did he expect that just because of a legacy similar in quality to the Five Elements Spirit Beast Art, there would be such a earth-shaking change.

As expected of someone with innate talent and three basic skills, it was simply incredible.

"A golden scale is no creature of the pond; upon meeting the wind and clouds, it turns into a dragon," Chu Danqing followed up with a sigh.

"That still requires your help as the wind and clouds; otherwise, where would the Bear Coordinator get the opportunity?" Guo Ming replied with a smile, and then asked: "Brother Chu, you didn't bring me here this time just for idle chatter, did you?"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but tease: "My fee for chatting isn't low; it's 490 Paradise Points per hour."

Chu Danqing couldn't help but have black lines on his forehead, and then said: "I can't afford the chatting, but I can afford the fighting."

After saying that, he told Guo Ming the situation.

Hearing this, Guo Ming nodded: "That's easy."

"Recently, I have been suppressing the advancement of my mana; although I haven't broken through, I haven't been standing still either."

"It's just the right time to test my sword art."

While speaking, the two flying swords, the Zi Hour Divine Empress Sword and the Chou Hour Great Auspicious Sword, appeared.

"Wait a moment, I have a sword here; see if it's suitable for you," Chu Danqing said, taking out the Su Nu Sword and handing it to Guo Ming.

Guo Ming put away his stance and took it immediately.

Even if it was only Excellent-tier equipment, he didn't look down on it.

One must know that the last Excellent-tier equipment Chu Danqing gave was the Flesh Scholar's spellbook, which gave the entire Guo Clan the capital to compete for the world.

"What a fierce little lady, I like it," Guo Ming couldn't help but look happy.

Hearing this, Chu Danqing showed a puzzled expression; where did a little lady come from?

And why did this sound so wrong?

"There is a spirit in the sword, and it has been resisting me," Guo Ming said: "Such a spiritual sword is unprecedented."

Hearing this, Chu Danqing understood that the Su Nu Sword Spirit, which could improve equipment quality, was probably not just text.

"It seems it really is a rare item," Chu Danqing replied.

It was simple that he couldn't perceive it; he had no foundation/mastery in sword art, had never practiced sword-type cultivation arts, and his attributes were not as high as Guo Ming's, so how could he perceive it?

And he threw it into his storage space as soon as he got it and checked its attributes, so he didn't have much contact time.

"More than just a rare item, it's simply a supreme treasure."

"You also know that the trial world I'm in has the matter of divine retribution."

"It's not that there are no spiritual items, but refining weapons with spirits is extremely ominous; although it's not like consuming longevity-extending items, it's easy to have bad luck."

"And even if refined, its spirituality is like a child's and cannot grow."

"How can it compare to the sword spirit in this sword, which already has three souls complete, seven spirits complete, and a distinct personality?"

"If the Master of the Taiping Dao saw this sword, he could even develop greed."

"Just need to cultivate it carefully, and it will definitely be a divine sword in the future," Guo Ming could only say that Chu Danqing gave too much.

"Oh, I just knew this thing was growth-type equipment; as long as it's useful, anyway, I can't use it," Chu Danqing didn't practice sword and had low strength, so he couldn't really understand.

"Brother Chu, this sword spirit has quite a grudge against you; did you kill the former sword master?" Guo Ming forcibly suppressed the Su Nu Sword's sword spirit and stored it in his own storage bag.

He couldn't use it for the time being; he had to take it back to re-refine and wash it.

"Yes, otherwise where do you think it came from?" Chu Danqing admitted bluntly: "This sword was upgraded from Normal to Excellent by that apostle, evolving twice; it's normal for the sword spirit to hate me."

Chu Danqing estimated that to gain the sword spirit's recognition, it was highly likely he had to kill him to avenge the Qing Sword, in order to fulfill the most important equipment condition.

"How do you plan to deal with it?" Chu Danqing asked.

Hatred isn't so easily appeased.

"Simple, I am the person who controls the sword, not the sword that controls the person," Guo Ming said indifferently: "Although this little lady is fierce, I'm not unable to subdue her."

As the dignified second son of the Guo Clan, how could he be led by the nose by a sword?

It's only Excellent-tier; there are plenty of ways to make the Su Nu Sword his sword.

Listening to Guo Ming's confident statement, Chu Danqing felt more and more that their conversation had a certain sense of déjà vu.

He, the lackey, snatched a civilian woman for the rich young master as a gift, and then this civilian woman had a husband who was tragically killed by Chu Danqing.

Just thinking about it makes one feel like laughing.

"As long as you are confident," Chu Danqing replied: "Anyway, I gave you the thing; there's nothing I can do about the rest."

"Brother Chu, rest assured, I have my own methods," Guo Ming replied, and continued: "Since that's the case, let's first intercept this Black Flag Army for you."

As Guo Ming spoke, the Zi Hour Divine Empress Sword and the Chou Hour Great Auspicious Sword turned into two streams of light, forcibly plowing a trench that separated the two sides at the exit of Insect Tail Valley.

He even felt it wasn't deep enough and used the two flying swords to plow it several more times.

"Done, this way they can't get across."

"After this Black Flag Army enters, I'll plow another one at the other end."

"Don't talk about stopping them for a day; even stopping them for ten days wouldn't be a problem," Guo Ming said confidently.

When an army sets out, it's not just the soldiers.

Three thousand Black Flag Army soldiers, their auxiliary troops probably number around nine thousand.

With such a huge number of people, carrying supplies and grain, it's not an easy thing to cross.

"Then what if they travel light?" Chu Danqing looked at the trench; it was true that vehicles, horses, and grain couldn't cross, but this place wasn't far from Deep City.

Guo Ming thought again and proposed a simple and crude solution: "I'll let the flying swords plow a bit more depth and width."

As long as they can't cross, the rest is easy to handle.

"That works too," Chu Danqing thought that this way he wouldn't have to capture people.

As for how they leave later? A living person wouldn't be suffocated by urine, would they?

"Actually, I originally thought about letting you capture people directly, and then threaten them not to move," Chu Danqing muttered.

Hearing this, Guo Ming decisively flicked the mud and stones off the two flying swords and replied: "I think your original plan, Brother Chu, was excellent."

Plowing the ground is too much trouble; capturing people is much simpler.

"With my strength, it's not difficult to intimidate this so-called Black Flag Army."

"So there's no need to widen or deepen this trench," Guo Ming had indeed forgotten this point.

Just now his mind was full of how to subdue the Su Nu Sword when he got back, and his brain hadn't turned around, which was why he thought of such a simple and crude method.

Now that he had come to his senses, he felt he had been a bit stupid just now.

At the same time, he also understood why Chu Danqing forgot to ask Xiong Zhigang for treasure-type items.

Chu Danqing was shocked, and he was happy.

"Then what about the remaining time?" Chu Danqing asked.

After the two stared at each other, Guo Ming then said sheepishly: "How about, I go back first?"

"Forget it, who knows when they'll arrive; if they arrive in half an hour, I'll have to spend nearly two thousand Paradise Points to invite you again," Chu Danqing complained, and then said: "You find a place to tinker with the Su Nu Sword."

"Then you lend me the equipment used for cultivation to enjoy; I'll let Dabai also experience what flying speed is."

Chu Danqing had nothing to improve, but Dabai's Nine-Headed Spirit Image Scripture needed it.

Guo Ming was in such a hurry to go back, wasn't it for the fierce little lady—pfft, sword spirit.

Giving him some private space would do.

"No problem!" Guo Ming took out various Excellent-tier items such as the Qi Gathering Array, Spirit Nourishing Array, Heart Clearing Array, etc.

After choosing a place for Chu Danqing to set them up, he went to the side to tinker with the Su Nu Sword.

"This counts as a sword lady, right?" Chu Danqing muttered.

(End of chapter)