Chapter 368

Ten thousand miles of yellow sand, a wasteland!

Looking around, it was all yellow sand.

It is rumored that this place was not like this countless years ago.

At that time, it was also rich in water and grass, and the mountains were beautiful.

Until a thousand years ago, the Nine Thunder Mountains rose from the ground, resisting the heavenly might, bathing in thunder, and over time, the powerful thunder power shattered all the mountains and soil in this ten thousand miles range, turning them into countless sand.

Even if the seas changed into mulberry fields and the mountains and rivers moved, this place was still constantly subjected to thunder shocks.

Thus, over time, it became a golden desert ten thousand miles away.

Moreover, unlike secular deserts.

This desert formed because of the Nine Thunder Mountains had no flowers, trees, or animals.

The entire desert, with sand dunes rising and falling, was like a sea of sand, constantly surging.

If one did not bless oneself with the Wind-Riding Technique, ordinary Qi Refining cultivators would be carried away by the quicksand and buried deep within.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators had to be careful at all times not to be swept into it.

Luo Chen lived in the center of the team.

Looking around, he evaluated the strength of this team.

There were over ten thousand people, mainly late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

But the number of Foundation Establishment True Cultivators among them was as high as one thousand.

This was almost enough to compare to a Jin Dan great sect.

In fact, ordinary Jin Dan great sects could not gather so many Foundation Establishment True Cultivators; only the Qingdan Valley and the Sword Sect in the Yuding Domain had such a foundation.

"The four sects are the leaders, the vassals under them are the main force, and there are many rogue cultivators who feel they have extraordinary strength mixed in."

"If such a war breaks out comprehensively, even if my strength is not bad, it is difficult to ensure nothing goes wrong, and my Luo Tian Society's hundred or so people..."

Compared to the excitement of others, Luo Chen appeared a bit silent.

In his heart, he was even a bit pessimistic.

While he was silent, the cultivator army did not stop and would soon reach the Sixth Mountain.

Boom!

Suddenly, a sound of thunder and lightning echoed in his ears.

Luo Chen looked up and couldn't help but be startled.

He saw nine steep and isolated peaks in his line of sight, standing on the yellow sand plain as if connecting heaven and earth.

Stepping on golden quicksand, with pitch-black dark clouds overhead.

Bright white lightning, like snakes and dragons, was trembling in the void, baring fangs and brandishing claws.

"Stop for a moment!"

"The thunderstorm is being released, lasting about ten breaths, and then we will enter the mountain."

"Remember, the magic tools that identify each family have lightning-avoidance arrays attached, do not lose them!"

The voice of the Jin Dan True Person came from the center of the army.

Luo Chen gripped the wooden tablet in his hand tightly.

This object was pitch black, deep and heavy, and was a second-tier lightning-avoidance spiritual wood; he didn't know how the Luoyun Sect mass-produced so many.

In the past, only the Sword Sect would mass-produce this thing to give to miners for long-term mining in the Nine Thunder Mountains.

After a short wait.

A scorching breeze blew past.

The lightning and thunder all over the sky disappeared, and the dark clouds overhead gradually faded.

But it was only fading; everyone knew that in less than a month, a large amount of dark clouds would accumulate again, brewing a thunderstorm.

"Enter the mountain!"

With an order, ten thousand cultivators turned into two streams of light, each entering the Fifth Mountain and the Sixth Mountain.

These were the two mountains currently fully controlled by the four-sect alliance.

Of the remaining seven, except for the Ninth Mountain, which was not suitable for cultivators to stay in, six were under the control of the Yuding Sword Sect.

According to rumors, the two Nascent Soul True Persons had an agreement that once the Luoyun Sect side was completely driven out of the Nine Thunder Mountains, it would declare their failure.

And vice versa!

Relying on years of experience in operating the nine mountains, the Sword Sect, except for suffering a slight loss in numbers at the beginning of the war and losing four thunder mountains, began to exert force in the following days, attacking fiercely, almost beating the four-sect alliance until they couldn't lift their heads.

The Seventh Mountain and Eighth Mountain that were hard-won before were also lost one after another in the past two years.

Currently, the situation on the four-sect alliance side was as precarious as a pile of eggs.

Rumor has it that the Luoyun Sect had developed a batch of puppets that were not afraid of thunder and could fight easily in the thunder mountains, and would soon be transported here for use.

By then, perhaps it would be the time for the Luoyun Sect to launch a counterattack.

It was precisely because of this that the four-sect alliance was currently defending the remaining two thunder mountains to the death.

"Phew, finally here!"

"Ten thousand miles of quicksand is golden, and my eyes hurt from looking at it for a long time."

"Are we in the same base as last time this time?"

As soon as Luo Chen landed, he heard the noisy discussions around him.

He didn't care about these, but quietly waited for Tantai Jin's arrangement.

"Don't be in a hurry, my master has already arranged everything, just wait for them to finish the handover, and we can go directly."

Tantai Jin's voice transmission reached his ears.

Luo Chen nodded.

Next, it was quietly watching the handover of the bases in the Sixth Mountain.

Some people entered the mountain, and naturally some people left the mountain to rest.

The batch of cultivators who had stayed here to guard for several months flew out of the mountain slowly, one by one, with exhausted expressions.

Xu Zhen stood by Luo Chen's side, whispering to him about the taboos of fighting in the Nine Thunder Mountains.

"Under the infiltration of the thunder mountains for many years, they are covered with thunder power, violent and irritable, so low-tier defensive arrays simply cannot be used."

"Currently, a total of three large defensive arrays have been set up in the Sixth Mountain, which are as high as the fourth tier, but the defensive effect exerted is only equivalent to an ordinary third-tier defensive array."

"The three arrays were set up by the array masters of the Luoyun Sect and Ailao Mountain working together."

"As long as it is not a fierce attack by a Jin Dan enemy, we can sit on the geographical advantage and defend against foreign enemies."

Luo Chen nodded.

This intelligence was basically the same as what Min Longyu told him.

The Nine Thunder Mountains were actually not very large.

One mountain was about the same scale as Danxia Peak.

But a mountain of this scale could not be covered by a fourth-tier defensive array; it needed three, and even the effect was greatly reduced.

It can be seen how bad the environment of this battlefield was.

"In addition, when fighting here, if you encounter cultivators with thunder spiritual roots or those who are good at using thunder techniques, you must be careful. The strength they can exert is far beyond the ordinary."

"On the Sword Sect side, there are three sword cultivators who are good at thunder paths, two are mid-stage Foundation Establishment, and the other is late-stage Foundation Establishment, all very strong. On the Flame Alliance side, there is also a mid-stage Foundation Establishment thunder technique expert, whose real name is unknown, and his Daoist name is Yan Leizi."

"These are their portraits; if the President encounters them, try not to compete with them."

Xu Zhen took out several portraits and showed them to Luo Chen.

After Luo Chen carefully memorized them, he asked casually.

"What about the alliance side, are there any experts who are good at thunder paths?"

"Yes!"

Xu Zhen quietly pointed to a man in the cultivator army who looked arrogant and had curly hair.

Luo Chen looked over, ramen hair?

"That person's Daoist name is Shan Ling'er, from Ailao Mountain, and has the cultivation of late-stage Foundation Establishment. His Thunder Spirit Drill magic treasure is extremely formidable. Every time he encounters the Sword Sect's sword cultivators, he is always the first to stand up, not afraid of the other party at all."

In the room, Xu Huanzhen, Duan Feng, and Li Yingzhang, who could move freely, looked at Luo Chen with anticipation.

"In addition, on the Fifth Mountain, the Luoyun Sect also has a thunder path expert, which makes the Sword Sect side fearful."

Speaking of this.

Xu Zhen stopped suddenly.

He smiled bitterly: "Actually, my Luo Tian Society also has a thunder path expert who was listed by the Sword Sect side on the list of low-tier cultivators to be careful and vigilant."

"Min Longyu?" Luo Chen said.

Xu Zhen nodded, "Yes, although Elder Min does not have thunder spiritual roots, he can use materials and arrays to draw thunder power. The feat of blasting five Foundation Establishment True Cultivators to death in an instant with the Five Thunders Bombardment Array is still widely circulated in the Nine Thunder Mountains. The name Lei Zhenzi makes countless people fearful!"

Luo Chen also nodded with emotion.

He had always felt that Min Longyu didn't need to be so guilty.

In that night battle back then, he had already done his best.

The Daoist name Lei Zhenzi was the perfect interpretation of the merit of that battle.

Thinking of the array disk that Min Longyu gave him before parting, as well as a specially prepared array, Luo Chen felt confident.

Although Lei Zhenzi was no longer on the battlefield.

But his array crystallization was still there.

As long as the environment was suitable...

Luo Chen subconsciously looked around; he didn't know if the pitch-black mountain body was the color caused by years of thunder and fire bombardment, or if it was stained black by the blood of countless cultivators.

This environment was not very suitable for casting that array.

"Finally!"

Xu Zhen's expression became solemn, "President, remember, when fighting on the thunder mountain, remember not to fly too high."

Luo Chen's eyebrows moved, "Easy to be struck?"

"Yes! The thunder power accumulated by the thunder mountain is too terrifying after countless years. Even if it looks calm, no one can be sure when a lightning bolt will suddenly fall from the sky. If you fly too high during a battle, it is easy to become a living target. You know, there are no living things in the Nine Thunder Mountains!"

Ordinary lightning and thunder, for cultivators, actually do not pose much of a threat.

It is not the tribulation thunder during Nascent Soul tribulation crossing.

Some powerful people can even capture heaven and earth thunder to make magic tools and magic treasures, and temper their bodies.

But if you are suddenly struck during a battle, the brief paralysis and stalemate will instantly change the situation of the battle.

If you really fall because you were struck while flying too high during a battle, that would be too ridiculous.

Xu Zhen said a lot in one breath.

He almost told Luo Chen all the lessons he had learned in the past two years.

Luo Chen looked at some rogue cultivators who were ignorant and eager to try.

It is estimated that many people do not know these experiences.

"Tell these things to the brothers of the Luo Tian Society too!"

"Well, I have already arranged for people to warn them."

While they were talking.

The handover in the Sixth Mountain had gradually come to an end.

Luo Chen suddenly moved, his gaze shifted, looking at a small troop.

Lianyun Business Alliance!

There, a woman was staring at him blankly.

Luo Chen nodded gently to indicate.

The woman smiled bitterly and nodded as well.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what's wrong?"

In the team that was slowly flying out, Nangong Jin asked suspiciously.

Li Yixian sighed, "I thought that with the Daoist name Dan Chenzi, Luo Chen could stay out of this war. But I didn't expect him to be involved as well."

Nangong Jin was taken aback and subconsciously looked toward the Luo Tian Society.

But he saw Luo Chen's back, already following the guidance of the Ice Fortress cultivators, entering the mountain.

He muttered: "Even an alchemy master famous in a domain has been drawn into this whirlpool; we ordinary people should also have this end."

Li Yixian smiled bitterly, just about to say something.

An old voice sounded from behind.

"Don't underestimate Dan Chenzi; the base they are going to is clearly one of the safest."

"The Ice Fortress's emphasis on him is far above ours!"

Li Yixian and Nangong Jin were taken aback.

Subsequently, they bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Great Elder!"

The Lianyun Great Elder waved his hand with a tired expression, "No need for so much courtesy, go back and rest!"

While speaking, he looked at Luo Chen's departing back, and a look of envy couldn't help but appear on his face.

Different bases face completely different pressures.

If the Lianyun Business Alliance had this treatment, the losses wouldn't be so heavy.

But in two years, the Lianyun Business Alliance, which had nine Foundation Establishment True Cultivators, now only had five left.

Even Zhou Qing, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator he thought highly of, unfortunately fell.

If this continues, after the war ends, how many people in his Lianyun Business Alliance will be able to return to Tianlan Immortal City alive?

"Forget it!"

"I hope what Tianxingzi said is true, otherwise this trip of mine was almost in vain."

Sighing, the Lianyun Great Elder flew away from the Sixth Mountain tiredly.

The Luo Tian Society's mission was to guard a hillside further back, where there was a rare patch of trees.

Thunder-struck wood!

A second-tier material, it is the most widely used material in thunder-type magic tools and magic treasures.

It is relatively valuable, but not rare.

Some great sects themselves have the means to draw thunder power and cultivate thunder-struck wood.

This place is further back, not on the front line of the battlefield, and the mountain is higher.

The resources produced are not scarce items.

It can be said that this place is definitely the base point the enemy is least interested in.

Unlike other vassal forces, which are either traffic arteries, array hubs, or have precious resource production points.

"Are you satisfied?" Tantai Jin asked.

Luo Chen withdrew his gaze from looking around and said sincerely: "To be honest, it exceeded my expectations."

He had thought that True Person Jueqing would give the Luo Tian Society great care.

But he didn't expect it to be so great!

This place, besides all the advantages above, is also very suitable for running away.

Even if the enemy attacks the mountain, it is the cultivators in front who are holding it.

Tantai Jin shook her head, "It's good, but my master also paid a great price. Almost seventy percent of the top-grade Blood-Burning Pills you refined before were traded to the Luoyun Sect and Uncle-Master Yinyue."

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows!

Damn!

He was wondering why, even though he had refined a large number of Blood-Burning Pills in those two years, the situation of the Jueqing lineage on the battlefield had not improved at all.

Even the Luo Tian Society was assigned a base that was only "relatively safe."

It turned out that the woman Jueqing hadn't utilized that batch of top-grade Blood-Burning Pills at all.

Instead, she hoarded them until now to trade with others.

For a moment, a bit of anger rose in his heart.

But as Tantai Jin flew toward the mountain peak, that anger gradually extinguished.

If he were in her shoes, he would probably operate this way too.

Initially taking them out for trade was just slightly excellent life-saving pills.

Valuable, but not that important.

But now that the war is getting tighter, the Blood-Burning Pills bring not only life-saving ability, but temporarily increasing combat power by several percent, which can completely reverse a small-scale battle.

Trading them now would naturally bring more benefits.

Even, it took care of the Luo Tian Society side along the way.

"I still underestimated these Jin Dan True Persons."

"Seemingly all closed-door cultivation, but actually they see interests more clearly than anyone else."

"I just thought she was good, which was a bit self-indulgent."

Looking around, Luo Chen shook his head.

This place should have been one of the earliest destinations for the Luo Tian Society.

"Forget it, when you come, you will be safe."

"It's meaningless to dwell on these; dealing with the upcoming war is the most important thing."

While muttering, Luo Chen took out the Zhouyou Eighteen Array Disk from his storage bag!