Chapter 618: Three Military Branches

The ghost tide struck again.

Countless ghost entities surrounded White Paper Xiancheng tightly, launching a crazy attack on the city walls.

Big-headed ghosts blew yin winds, and small-headed ghosts giggled, rising toward the city wall along with the yin wind.

The massive ghost mother, located within the heavy protection of the ghost tide, lay on the ground, constantly producing big and small-headed ghosts.

Lantern ghosts spat out yin fire, while hanging ghosts climbed the city walls, and drowning ghosts gathered in groups, urging ghost arts to trigger the River of Oblivion water, washing away layers of pale wall paper.

Tie Guzheng had a grave expression, sitting in command.

His defense experience was very rich, and his command was steady. With him as the core, the City Guard Army occupied the city walls, not giving an inch.

A large number of humans and ghost clan members were also responsible for a section of the city wall, acting as auxiliary troops for the City Guard Army, actively coordinating the defense.

A Ghost Yaksha suddenly flew onto the wall, killed two ghost clan members, and successfully occupied the wall.

It must be eliminated as soon as possible; otherwise, if time drags on, more and more ghost entities will surround the Ghost Yaksha, forming a position,

and by then, this section of the city wall will be lost.

"Get it down!" The ghost clan cultivators fought to the death against the Ghost Yaksha.

As a result, after two clashes, the ghost clan cultivator's head was cut off by the Ghost Yaksha.

There were subsequent ghost clan powerhouses who wanted to repel the Ghost Yaksha, but they were either injured or killed, all returning in defeat.

"It is Golden Core level; it must be Golden Core level to repel it!"

"Go and report quickly, ask the superiors to send someone, otherwise our position will definitely be lost."

"Quick, quick, quick!"

Some ghost clan cultivators shouted loudly.

In this short while, five or six ghost entities had already climbed onto the wall, surrounding the Golden Core-level Ghost Yaksha.

This trend was too bad!

The more ghost entities there were, the harder it would be to retake this section of the city wall.

"No need to ask for help, I'll do it." At the critical moment, a ghost clan girl leaped through the air.

It was Seeing Qing Chi!

"Eat my punch." She shouted, waving her fist, and hit a ball of fire in the air.

The cyan flames were initially just wrapping around the surface of her fist, but after flying out, they expanded rapidly, turning into the size of a face, and then grew to the size of a millstone.

Boom.

The Ghost Yaksha waved its ghost weapon, scattering the cyan fire.

Seeing Qing Chi's pupils shrank slightly, took a deep breath, and suddenly spat out a stream of cyan flames.

The cyan flames gushed out, roaring like a cone, covering the Ghost Yaksha.

The Ghost Yaksha resisted for three breaths, but couldn't hold on, let out a shrill scream, and its entire body melted rapidly in the flames, soon turning into nothingness!

And the cyan flames were like a dam breaking, with an even more majestic momentum, sweeping through the surroundings, and then eroding down along the city wall.

All kinds of ghost entities along the way were burned to death!

The cultivators on the wall were stunned for a moment, then burst into a cheer.

At the critical moment, Seeing Qing Chi turned the tide, killing a Golden Core-level ghost entity with a Foundation Establishment cultivation base, greatly boosting morale.

Many City Guard soldiers saw this scene and were also inquiring about who this girl who performed so actively was.

This battle result directly made Seeing Qing Chi famous!

Seeing Qing Chi's expression changed slightly, feeling the military heart in her body undergo a qualitative change at this moment, becoming completely complete.

During this period of time, she had been constantly condensing the military heart. This battle, because of the amazing battle record, gained a lot of military heart, strongly pushing the final step to completion!

The military heart was like a heart, emitting cyan light. If you looked closely, you would find that the military heart was gathered from hundreds of light spots.

These cyan light spots were strong and weak.

The military heart was also beating, and Seeing Qing Chi listened carefully, hearing the sound of armor colliding, the sound of swords and spears piercing bodies, shouting, war drums, fighting, etc.

Seeing Qing Chi felt infinite joy rising in her heart and almost wanted to open her arms and cheer loudly.

But thinking of Unlike Ning Zhuo's care, she forcibly suppressed this impulse.

Seeing Qing Chi fought fiercely for a while longer, her magic power and physical strength nearing exhaustion, and only then did she retreat from the city wall.

The ghost tide was still impacting White Paper Xiancheng; every wave of the ghost tide would be larger than the previous scale!

"Dad, I've condensed the military heart!" Seeing Qing Chi first transmitted her voice secretly to Qing Yan to report the good news.

"Really?" Qing Yan's eyebrows raised, but he suppressed it again, "Chi'er, you did it! The talent of 'Making up the Numbers with Rotten Fish' is truly powerful."

Seeing Qing Chi: "Senior Li's talent is indeed key, but I was able to condense the military heart so quickly, thanks to Jiao Ma."

"Dad, don't forget, it was he who gave me the 'Bearing Soldier and Burdening Evil Art'. This military tactic is very expensive, but he gave it to me for free."

Qing Yan:

Seeing Qing Chi giggled, not caring about Qing Yan's expression: "I want to tell Jiao Ma about this now!"

Qing Yan hurriedly reached out to stop her: "Don't rush, rest well before setting off. Don't forget, the traitor in the city hasn't been investigated yet."

Seeing Qing Chi knew the importance, rested for a while, recovered most of her magic power and physical strength, and then hurried toward the South City Gate.

Unlike Ning Zhuo had been practicing in the paper figure colossus for these days.

Seeing Qing Chi arrived inside the paper figure colossus, and immediately moved her heart, mobilizing the military heart to appear, showing off to Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was surprised: "This is the military heart? Truly mysterious!"

He wanted to explore, but in the next moment, Seeing Qing Chi put the military heart away.

She stepped forward and approached Unlike Ning Zhuo: "Little Ma, if you want to study the military heart, I can satisfy you."

"But this is outside, with many eyes and ears. Didn't you remind me to hide and disguise for the time being?"

"I listened to your words and didn't expose it at all. Now only I, you, and my dad know about this."

"Why don't you follow me into the cultivation secret room, and we will secretly study this military heart?"

Her eyes were burning, staring at Unlike Ning Zhuo, and her plotting heart was obvious.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was speechless, secretly sighing that the girl's straightforwardness was also cute.

He thought for a while, then said: "Your greatest contributor to condensing the military heart this time is Senior Li Xiangshang."

"I will take the lead in hosting a banquet for you and him as a celebration for you."

Seeing Qing Chi saw that she couldn't trick Unlike Ning Zhuo into being alone in a room, so she pouted and said unwillingly: "That Senior Li Xiangshang, I will thank him myself. I will thank you alone first; if it weren't for your 'Bearing Soldier and Burdening Evil Art', I wouldn't have had the military heart so quickly."

This conversation made Sun Lingtong laugh until he almost fell off the ox's back.

He followed the Human Life Hanging Thread and received the information from Unlike Ning Zhuo's side at all times. At this moment, he watched the fun and didn't think it was too big, saying: "Little Zhuo, just agree to her, see how she thanks you! Hee hee hee."

Unlike Ning Zhuo transmitted his divine sense, refusing seriously: "I am not Jiao Ma, why should I deceive an innocent girl? If Seeing Qing Chi finds out the truth, she will definitely be very sad. I am not a person who takes advantage of others."

Seeing Qing Chi saw Unlike Ning Zhuo refuse and couldn't persuade him, so she had to settle for the second best and agreed to Unlike Ning Zhuo's banquet.

Li Xiangshang was clearly the greatest contributor, but he was the last to know about the condensation of the military heart.

He wasn't angry at all and was very happy.

At the dinner table, he still fought for Seeing Qing Chi, persuading Unlike Ning Zhuo to return to Seeing Qing Chi's side.

Unlike Ning Zhuo refused: "My becoming a male concubine is a need of my Jiao family. I have cultivated to this level, relying on the cultivation within the clan; how can I put private interests above public ones because of personal feelings."

Seeing Qing Chi didn't want to hear such words and immediately retorted: "Little Ma, then why did you give me the 'Bearing Soldier and Burdening Evil Art'?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo was serious, staring at Seeing Qing Chi, his gaze without any dodging or retreating, and said bluntly: "The reason I gave it to you,"

"is not for personal feelings, but for the overall situation."

"You have obtained Senior Li's help, and you are the most hopeful to condense the military heart. I am considering the entire White Paper Xiancheng!"

Seeing Qing Chi saw Unlike Ning Zhuo's attitude toward her, felt heartbroken, and stood up directly, approaching Unlike Ning Zhuo: "Little Ma, how did you become like a stranger!"

"Have you forgotten our promise?"

"We were by the river, looking at the rare bright moon, promising to be together for life!"

"Have you forgotten such a vow already?!!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo felt his scalp tingle, his expression cold, and he waved his hand to threaten: "Seeing Qing Chi, if you force me, I will leave immediately, and we will never see each other again."

Seeing Qing Chi was frightened by Unlike Ning Zhuo's expression, stood there for a while, clenched her fists, didn't sit down, and her eyes quickly turned red.

In the underworld, Sun Lingtong rode on the ox's back, laughing until he almost fell off.

Li Xiangshang hurriedly smoothed things over, comforted Seeing Qing Chi to sit down, and eased the atmosphere.

Unlike Ning Zhuo brought up the business and asked: "Senior Li, now that Seeing Qing Chi's military heart has condensed, what should be done next?"

Li Xiangshang looked at Seeing Qing Chi: "The military heart is condensed, and the next step is to examine the military situation."

"Seeing Qing Chi has mastered the military heart, so she can listen to the voices of the heart and examine more military situations."

"This ability to examine will improve rapidly with practice."

"After examining and mastering the military situation to a certain extent, Seeing Qing Chi will get an answer from the bottom of her heart—how to build a military branch."

Unlike Ning Zhuo asked with concern: "How long will this step take?"

Li Xiangshang said: "It varies from person to person. Some can complete it in an instant, while others need a year or a half. It mainly depends on the scale of the army, the complexity, the ability of the commander, etc."

Speaking of this, Li Xiangshang looked at Seeing Qing Chi again: "According to my estimation, the time for Seeing Qing Chi to master the military situation will not be long."

"First, the composition of the Qing family ghost clan is very simple, and the number of people is not large, only two or three hundred."

"Second, the Qing family ghost clan recognizes Seeing Qing Chi very much, and the military heart is directed, so naturally everything goes smoothly."

Li Xiangshang sighed: "This situation is actually very rare."

"Seeing Qing Chi, you have to thank your dad; it was he who took the initiative to give up his power and gave you the opportunity."

"According to common sense, it should be your dad who acts as the commander."

"The heart of parents, loving their children truly, this is the first time I have felt it so tangibly."

"When I derived wisdom, my parents had long passed away. In fact, for a carp, there is no such meaning of parents."

"Since I started cultivation, it has all been thanks to the support of the Dragon King."

Unlike Ning Zhuo couldn't help but have ripples in his heart.

Li Xiangshang's sigh about his parents resonated in the bottom of his heart.

From a certain perspective, Unlike Ning Zhuo lost his father before he was born and his mother when he was two years old, so he could very much understand Li Xiangshang's emotions.

Unlike Ning Zhuo felt some sympathy for Li Xiangshang in his heart: "Comparing this, my situation is actually better than his."

"Sigh, there will always be people in the world who are more miserable than me."

"My greatest happiness is still having my boss cultivate me. Now, even if my mother has passed away, there is still a faint hope of resurrection!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't want to see Li Xiangshang depressed, and immediately encouraged: "Senior Li cultivated ascetically alone, although he had the support of the strong, he had to fight with all his might to succeed from the weak water layer by layer."

"Such self-improvement is truly a model for our generation!"

"Heaven is ruthless and fair, often taking away some things while bestowing others."

"If his parents were both alive, perhaps Senior Li would not have achieved his current success."

Li Xiangshang looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo gratefully: "Jiao family boy, your words are pleasant to hear."

"But you value me too highly."

"The main reason I was able to struggle up from the weak water is that this weak water is not pure."

"Every once in a while, the deep pool introduces living water to dilute the weak water."

"And the reason I can leap up is to seize the opportunity of every introduction of living water."

Seeing Qing Chi heard such details for the first time and immediately asked: "Why introduce living water?"

Li Xiangshang explained immediately: "As the saying goes, water flows to low places. If you want to maintain pure weak water, you have to pay a considerable price. If there is no proper means, pure weak water will self-dilute over time until the diluted water and the surroundings are about the same, which can fix the concentration."

"If a cultivator wants to maintain weak water at a low cost, he must actively dilute it, so he introduces living water to make it about the same as the surroundings and become stable."

"If it were pure weak water, I would just be a carp; how could I go against the current and finally break through the water surface?"

Li Xiangshang shook his head and finally added: "There is no chance at all."

The banquet ended, and Unlike Ning Zhuo took the initiative to say to Seeing Qing Chi: "Since you have already condensed the military heart, you don't need to come to the South City Gate."

"You should concentrate on mastering the military situation and find out the direction of the military branch."

Seeing Qing Chi was of course unwilling, but was secretly persuaded by Li Xiangshang: "Seeing Qing Chi, Jiao Ma also has his own difficulties. If you force him, I'm afraid it won't be beautiful."

"In my opinion, if you can master the only army in White Paper Xiancheng, your status will rise, and asking the White Paper Xiancheng Lord for a male concubine will be within your reach."

Seeing Qing Chi heard this, and her heart jumped: "Good idea!"

"I want to become stronger, I want to lead the army, I want to take Jiao Ma back!" The ghost girl clenched her fist and bloomed with fighting spirit.

Her enthusiasm was completely stimulated, and she fully controlled the military situation.

Li Xiangshang's estimate was not wrong; it only took a day and a half for her to master the military situation and learn the three directions of the military branch.

The first military branch is called the Paper Money Passing Nether Soldier.

The second military branch is called the Yin Talisman Suppressing Evil Guard.

The third military branch is called the Ghost Weeping Sealing Gate Soldier.

Seeing Qing Chi fell into a dilemma of choice, not knowing how to choose for a moment.

Unlike Ning Zhuo had been paying attention to her, and after learning about this, he was also surprised in his heart: "Back then, the Three General Camp was also newly built, and there was no choice of military branch at all; everything was very convenient!"

So, which one should be chosen? ===== CHAPTER 619 =====