Chapter 839

Eighteen Wheels and Li Li Banfeng were worried about the same thing: "Old Seven, back then, because I liked the Traveling Cultivators too much and didn't like the Engineering Cultivators, relying on the methods of the Face-Not-Big, I split my body and soul into two halves.

Later, due to various reasons, half of my body and soul were trapped in the Great Melting Pot, half of my soul was trapped in the Dream-Pulling Building, and half of my body was left in the Outer Province.

But wanting to split a person isn't that simple. First, this person must sincerely want to split themselves, and this has to rely on the hard skills of the Face-Not-Big.

I trust the character of the Face-Not-Big; he couldn't possibly work for the Inner Province. I really can't figure out why another Lan Qiao Yi popped up.

Could it be that these two Lan Qiao Yis were also made by the Great Totem?"

How many secrets were there in the Great Totem that hadn't been figured out?

The potential of this thing seemed infinite.

Now it was basically confirmed that the Lan Qiao Yi in the Earth Market was real, and there were a large number of Totem soldiers in the Earth Market now.

The Great Totem was like a factory, efficiently producing a large amount of combat power for the Shang Kingdom.

"Brother, do you know about the Void Origin Roads?"

The Old Train pondered for a moment: "They should be the same as the Void Origin Lands."

No wonder the Peddler said he only had a half-understanding. The Void Origin Roads and the Void Origin Lands had similarities, but they definitely weren't the same thing.

"Brother, let's go find Tou Tou Youlu and use Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity together to see if we can find the entrance to the Void Origin Road."

The Old Train thought for a moment: "If we're talking about the strongest Traveling Cultivator, it's indeed Tou Tou Youlu, but if we're talking about the strongest at Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity—"

There was a name he didn't want to mention; he felt it was unlucky.

Li Li Banfeng understood the Old Train's meaning, so he went to find Che Che Wushang and told him about the matter.

"Brother Che, I plan to take a turn at the intersection of the Earth Market and the Human Market to see if there are any Void Origin Roads."

With Che Che Wushang, things would definitely be easy to handle. The boundary line between the Earth Market and the Human Market wasn't long, and with their foot speed, they could make a round trip in the blink of an eye.

Che Che Wushang smoked a cigarette and shook his head incessantly: "Old Seven, you're not thinking about this matter correctly."

Li Li Banfeng said: "You think there won't be roads between the Earth Market and the Human Market?"

Che Che Wushang shook his head: "There might be roads, but why do you think the entrance to the Void Origin Road would be at the intersection of the two places?"

Li Li Banfeng was stunned for a long time before realizing his thinking had gone wrong.

The road from the Inner Province to the Villain's Post had its exit at Sage Peak, not at the intersection.

The road from Sage Peak to Hero Mountains had its exit in Fog Prison Valley, also not at the intersection.

Che Che Wushang added: "What you need to find isn't the road from the Earth Market to the Human Market, but the road from the Earth Market to the outside world. As long as there is a road to the outside world, they can bypass the Heavenly Maiden's boundary line."

Li Li Banfeng rubbed his forehead. The scope of the search had become much larger.

Che Che Wushang said: "This matter isn't that easy to handle. Let's not trouble my master for now, and let's not trouble our Grandmaster either. You just follow me, and we'll go wherever we go."

Li Li Banfeng followed Che Che Wushang and walked back and forth in the Human Market for dozens of miles.

"Brother Che, we're looking for the road from the Earth Market to the outside world. You've been turning around here in the Human Market; what can you find?"

Che Che Wushang said: "Brother, let's not be in a hurry. If you want to talk about avoiding calamity, the Earth Market is full of dangers. The enemy is there; can it not be dangerous? We won't find anything useful if we go there.

If we want to find this entrance, we have to seek good fortune. The Underground City has been fought to this point; how can there still be auspicious places? You don't say, the Human Market really has such a place. Shouldn't we go take a look?"

Li Li Banfeng followed the coachman and turned around the Human Market, but didn't find the entrance to the Void Origin Road; instead, he found a person.

Che Che Wushang said to Li Li Banfeng: "This person will definitely be of great use, but there are some things I'd better not listen to here. Good fortune and calamity change; weigh it yourself."

After speaking, Che Che Wushang left.

The person opposite also came forward and greeted Li Li Banfeng: "Seventh Master, sorry to bother you."

Li Li Banfeng cupped his hands: "Boss Lu, you came to find me? It seems the Ink Fragrance Shop should be peaceful."

Boss Lu pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and said: "It can't be considered peaceful; it's just that I have an urgent matter and must discuss it with you."

When he first received Li Li Banfeng's news, Boss Lu also went to Hero Mountains and fought a fierce battle with the Totem Army.

After the battle ended, Boss Lu didn't follow them to Three-Headed Fork; he returned to the Ink Fragrance Shop.

The matter had originally passed, but Boss Lu couldn't get over it himself.

He still came to Three-Headed Fork, just hesitating whether to find Li Qi,

and now that he saw Li Qi right in front of him, he no longer hesitated.

"Seventh Master, can we find a place to talk?"

Li Li Banfeng was quite familiar with the Human Market. He found a factory. Because of the war, this factory had stopped production, but it hadn't been abandoned, nor was it used to house refugees. The main gate was locked, there was no one in the factory, and the two sat beside a machine tool to talk.

Boss Lu took out a brocade box from his bosom and handed it to Li Li Banfeng: "Seventh Master, please keep this item for now."

Li Li Banfeng opened the brocade box, and inside lay the Imperial Seal.

He wasn't surprised. He had heard rumors before that the Imperial Seal was with the Eight-Dou Ink Guest.

But Li Li Banfeng couldn't fall out with Boss Lu because of rumors, and furthermore, the Imperial Seal was something Boss Lu had earned himself, so Li Li Banfeng shouldn't snatch it without cause.

He didn't expect Boss Lu to take the initiative to send the Imperial Seal over:

:

I took the Imperial Seal for a turn on Sage Peak and found two roads.

According to the guidance of the Imperial Seal, these two roads, one leads to the Inner Province, and one leads to Hero Mountains. The Imperial Seal can open these roads. The troops Lan Qiao Yi brought should have come from this road.

I used the Imperial Seal to seal this road. He can use his Imperial Seal to open this road again. If Seventh Master can think of other ways,

be sure to block this road. Otherwise, Hen Wuyou Flat and Hero Mountains will suffer again.

Li Li Banfeng nodded slightly. This matter had to be told to the Heavenly Maiden, using a boundary line to surround Sage Peak.

Boss Lu marked the roads from Sage Peak to Hero Mountains and the Inner Province on the map, and together with the method of using the Imperial Seal, handed them over to Li Li Banfeng.

After everything was explained properly, Boss Lu cupped his hands and bowed to Li Li Banfeng, then turned to leave.

Li Li Banfeng called out to Boss Lu: "After the matter is handled, I'll send the Imperial Seal to the Book House."

Boss Lu shook his head: "I can't have this thing anymore."

Li Li Banfeng insisted on giving it back: "This is your item. Being able to take it out at this time is a matter of sentiment. Not only must the item be returned, but the sentiment must also be returned."

Boss Lu tidied his scarf, exhaled, and rubbed his hands: "If one day, I can see the Peddler again, perhaps I should calm down and have a good chat with him.

I have always wanted to find a new order for Puluo Province, but I found that other orders in this world simply wouldn't allow a person like me to exist.

Perhaps there was no order in this world originally; when more people follow it, it becomes an order.

Perhaps this is the newest order, the order he walked out with his cargo truck."

Boss Lu left.

Taking the Imperial Seal, Li Li Banfeng ran to the Earth Market side and walked around cautiously.

The residential houses in the Earth Market had all been converted into barracks, and the horse-drawn carriages that originally transported soil had all been converted into troop transport vehicles.

From the Sea Market, ships were continuously transporting troops to the Earth Market. The situation at Three-Headed Fork felt worse the more he looked at it.

Li Li Banfeng walked through the enemy camp. This was inevitably an extremely dangerous place. For him, being able to leave the Earth Market as soon as possible was Seeking Good Fortune.

After turning around the Earth Market twice, the Imperial Seal lit up twice.

Every time it lit up, it proved that a road that could leave the Earth Market had been discovered.

One road was in a well by the street.

Another road was in a residential house that had been abandoned for many years.

There was a crack on the wall of the residential house. When approaching the crack, the Imperial Seal would emit a bright light.

These two roads existed. Where they led, whether the enemy could discover them, and whether they could be traversed, Li Li Banfeng did not know.

But Li Li Banfeng knew the method to block the road. He took out paper and pen and drafted a document, roughly meaning that this road was of great importance and that from today until one month in the future, no one was allowed to pass.

Li Li Banfeng wrote the document, stamped it with the Imperial Seal, and according to the method Boss Lu taught him, as long as the document was thrown into the well or stuffed into the wall crack, these two roads would be considered blocked.

But Boss Lu had also experimented; blocked roads could still be opened with the Imperial Seal.

Now was not the time to block the road; he couldn't startle the snake. Li Li Banfeng left the Earth Market silently and returned to the Human Market.

In the Personal Residence, Zhao Zhao Xiaowan and the Fifth Young Lady were drawing boundary lines on the map together. According to their plan, they drew six boundary lines in the Earth Market. Except for the outermost boundary line, the remaining five boundary lines, four horizontal and one vertical, divided the Earth Market into ten areas.

This was a battlefield designed by two famous generals, almost considering every aspect.

Ten areas, easy to defeat the enemy one by one. Even if a certain area had a road to the outside world, the enemy in other areas would still have nowhere to escape.

Li Li Banfeng looked at the map and felt the plan was beautiful.

But the Heavenly Maiden wasn't happy.

She looked at the drawing and said: "Are you drawing flowers here? Do you think this matter is that easy??"

The Fifth Young Lady looked at the Heavenly Maiden with a pure face: "All the boundary lines in Puluo Province were created by you. You are a person with strength, and I admire you so much. How much difficulty can this be for you?"

The Heavenly Maiden didn't take it: "How many years of my hard work did those boundary lines take? How can so many boundary lines be made in a day or two?"

Zhao Zhao Xiaowan pondered removing one of them, but after thinking about it, she felt every boundary line was very important.

The Heavenly Maiden looked at Li Li Banfeng: "Don't be in a hurry to make the boundary lines. I'll discuss it with them slowly. You go and talk to them first and ask if they can fight this battle."

"Is there a need to ask this?" Li Li Banfeng was very confident about this. "Hen Wuyou Flat and Hero Mountains were so bitter and we endured it. Now only Three-Headed Fork is left; what else can't we fight?"

The Heavenly Maiden shook her head: "There can be variables at any time with them."

Li Li Banfeng went to gather everyone to discuss the war. This time he didn't call many people, only calling a few core members, fearing that there might be a mole leaking the news.

Before everyone had arrived, He He Yuxiu called Li Li Banfeng out alone and said one thing.

"Seventh Brother, I have to go handle some business."

Seeing that the battle was about to start, He He Yuxiu wanted to leave. This matter hurt morale.

"Xiu'er, what happened?"

He He Yuxiu wouldn't beat around the bush; if there was something, she said it directly: "In order to hold those thirteen pieces of land, He Jiaqing has been fighting the Inner Province day and night and is now about to lose his life.

I know you and He Jiaqing have some grudges, but he is my nephew after all. Now, except for me, no one is helping him. If I don't save him, this person will be gone."

In this situation, he definitely couldn't make things difficult for He He Yuxiu, so Li Li Banfeng hurriedly found the coachman to send He He Yuxiu back.

When everyone had almost arrived, before Li Li Banfeng could talk about the war, Da Huan Da Huan Wuchang gave Li Li Banfeng an idea first: "Old Seven, since the Heavenly Maiden is out, let her draw a boundary line, surround the Earth Market and the Sea Market, and don't let the Inner Province in. This battle will be considered over."

Li Li Banfeng was stunned for a long time: "You mean, we don't want the Earth Market and the Sea Market?"

Da Huan Da Huan Wuchang sighed: "What do we want them for? Puluo Province has so many territories; it doesn't matter if we lose this little bit."

Li Li Banfeng asked Da Huan Da Huan Wuchang: "Can you tell me the reason for this?"

Da Huan Da Huan Wuchang looked at Bitter Granny, and Bitter Granny said: "Big Nephew, I'll speak directly today. The battle has reached today, and the Bitter Cultivators of Bitter Vegetable Manor have lost half. The cultivators under Da Huan Da Huan Wuchang have lost forty percent. You go ask the other sect grandmasters and masters how many of their people have died?

I just went to ask every sect, and the Three-Headed Sect's casualties have long exceeded half. The Hundred Flowers Sect doesn't have many who can fight left either. How many people the four great families have lost can't be counted for a while. If we keep fighting like this, all our family assets will be fought away."

Qin Qin Xiaopang waved his hand: "Our sect's affairs don't need others to manage."

Bitter Granny said: "I don't want to manage it either! But our sects can't keep fighting!"

Ma Wu looked at Li Qi. The casualties of the various families were indeed not small. Ayi lowered her head and didn't speak. The casualties of Gourd Village were also many. If it were just fighting one Quenching Camp, Ayi wouldn't even blink and would accompany Li Li Banfeng to keep fighting, but now that she knew there were fifty thousand Totem soldiers on the opposite side, she didn't want to fight either.

Seeing this, Xu Han stood up silently: "Fighting and warring are not easy. Holding Three-Headed Fork is Xu's duty, and it shouldn't have been difficult for everyone in the first place.

Everyone was able to come to Three-Headed Fork to take a look; Xu is grateful and thanks everyone!"

After speaking, Xu Han cupped his hands, and this stubborn old man left.

Bitter Granny nodded: "Good! Old Xu has good ability. We don't need to help, and we're leaving too!"

Eighteen Wheels stepped forward to persuade, and Face-Not-Big also followed to persuade. The more they persuaded, the angrier Bitter Granny became.

Li Li Banfeng saw clearly that Bitter Granny was using anger to leave directly and dump the stall. The losses of Bitter Vegetable Manor this time were indeed a bit too large.

If Bitter Granny left, the Hand-Foot Alliance would all leave, and the grandmasters and masters who weren't quite right with the Peddler would also leave.

If they kept leaving like this, the hearts of the people would disperse.

"Seniors!" Li Li Banfeng stood up. "Trouble you to stay at Three-Headed Fork for a few more days. You don't need to fight for the time being, but at least hold up the scene for Puluo Province."

Bitter Granny nodded: "Good, we promise you to hold up the scene here. If the enemy fights out of the Underground City, we won't be ambiguous when it's time to fight back. But if they stop in the Underground City, this battle should be considered over."

The crowd dispersed. Chu Er came to Li Li Banfeng's side: "Seventh Brother, no matter how many people are left in the Chu family, just say the word, and we'll fight the Inner Province to the end!"

Lu Lu Chunying nodded: "The Lu family is the same. Even if I'm the only one left, I'll fight to the end."

Ma Wu stood up: "Old Seven, don't worry. I'll go find more people. Our brothers don't admit defeat."

Qin Qin Xiaopang said: "Seventh Brother, my people aren't cowards. You can fight with peace of mind."

Ayi said: "Our Gourd Village isn't full of cowards either. The key is, can this battle be won?"

"We can win!" Li Li Banfeng smiled. "You all take people back to rest first."

Face-Not-Big walked up to Li Li Banfeng: "Old Seven, I heard from Old Train about the two Lan Qiao Yis. This matter has nothing to do with me. I couldn't possibly do things for the Inner Province."

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "I trust you."

Face-Not-Big also nodded: "But I don't trust Big Face-Not-Big."

Li Li Banfeng and Face-Not-Big looked at each other: "Does Big Face-Not-Big have consciousness?"

Face-Not-Big lowered his voice: "There wasn't before, but now I dare not say. The Great Totem is too evil."

"Where is Big Face-Not-Big?"

"At the intersection of Wan Shengzhou, the Inner Province, and Puluo Province," Face-Not-Big's face showed a hint of fear. "That place, I absolutely cannot go again. If I go, I definitely won't be able to come out. Even the Peddler could barely come out back then.

But if I don't go, I'm truly afraid—"

Li Li Banfeng looked around and asked Face-Not-Big in a low voice: "If it really was done by Big Face-Not-Big, Lan Qiao Yi could split into two, could he split into four?"

The fear on Face-Not-Big's face became even more intense: "I dare not say. By rights, he shouldn't be able to, but now that the Great Totem is added, I dare not say anything!"

Li Li Banfeng didn't dare to think either. Could Lan Qiao Yi split infinitely?

For a moment, Li Li Banfeng felt a large pile of Lan Qiao Yis popping up, spinning around in front of him.

"Brother, don't reveal this matter to anyone. No matter who asks about Lan Qiao Yi, it has nothing to do with you."

He couldn't let those old seniors get hold of any handle, otherwise they would make Face-Not-Big the public enemy of Puluo Province.

Leaving the meeting place, Li Li Banfeng saw a group of acquaintances.

Meng Meng Yuchun scolded Wu Wu Yongchao: "I just can't stand people who talk without a plan. You said you knew the way, but you couldn't find any place!"

Wu Wu Yongchao lowered his head: "I looked at the map several times. I know how to walk in the Underground City, it's just that this place is too hard to find!"

Meng Meng Yuchun rolled her eyes at Wu Wu Yongchao: "You can't even tell east, west, north, and south, so what map are you looking at? If it weren't for Miss Jiang bringing us here, I don't know how long we'd have been wandering with you."

Jiang Jiang Mengting had also come.

Li Li Banfeng looked at the crowd and revealed his figure.

Wu Wu Yongchao shouted excitedly: "Fort Master!"

Li Li Banfeng said: "How did you all come?"

Wu Wu Yongchao said: "The Earth God told us that someone had broken into Puluo Province, and that those with guts should go fight the war with the Fort Master. We discussed it with the house, and we came the day we brought the House Spirit."

This was the truth. Upon receiving the news of the war, they set off that very day. The reason they only arrived now was because they didn't know the way.

At first, they couldn't even find the train station.

Li Li Banfeng took a look. More than eighty percent of the people from Iron Gate Fort had come. Some were holding bowls, some were holding basins, some were carrying tables, and some were carrying a bed on their backs.

The House Spirits were all sorts of shapes. Li Li Banfeng said: "You all left, what about the house? How can there be House Cultivators running around everywhere!"

Wu Wu Yongchao said: "We all discussed it with the house. The Fort Master has grace toward us, so we're going to fight the war with the Fort Master, and the house agreed!"

Meng Meng Yuchun laughed: "I also discussed it. Old Seven, are the two young ladies who helped me treat my injuries still here?"

Hua Jiuer, who was hiding in the dark, laughed: "She still remembers us!"

Zhao Zhao Xiaowan pinched Hua Jiuer: "What are you laughing at? Is it a good thing to be remembered by her? Have you forgotten how she was moving her hands and feet that day?"

Li Li Banfeng looked at Jiang Jiang Mengting and smiled: "You came too."

Jiang Jiang Mengting's cheeks were flushed, and she lowered her head: "I raised a sum of money and also raised a batch of grain. The Jiang family has just started, and the family assets aren't thick yet, so I just thought—"

Li Li Banfeng nodded repeatedly. He understood this sentiment.

Ma Wu stood to the side and laughed, and Chu Er also praised: "This girl didn't lose face for you."

The wife sighed: "Miss Jiang is a good person, it's just that the smell of rouge on her is annoying."

Xiang Xiang Hongying said: "It's not annoying. I think it smells quite like Seventh Brother."

Hua Jiuer looked at Xiang Xiang Hongying: "The boards at home have all been broken. Do you really not feel pain?"

Qin Qin Xiaopang said: "Seventh Brother, my people aren't cowards. You can fight with peace of mind. Without that group of old guys, we can still fight the war!"

Li Li Banfeng nodded repeatedly, let Ma Wu hurry to settle everyone down, and went to find Zuo Zuo Wugang to check on Qiu Qiu Zhiheng's injuries.

Qiu Qiu Zhiheng was still in a coma, with Bamboo taking care of him by his side.

Mao Caoye kept wiping her tears: "I'm just a waste. I can only help Brother Qiu buy some medicinal materials; I can't do anything else!"

Oil Peach's injuries hadn't healed yet, and she comforted Mao Caoye from the side: "Little sister, you're quite formidable. If it weren't for you, sister might not have been able to come back alive."

Li Li Banfeng lowered his voice and asked Chu Er: "How is the combat power of the Innocent Army?"

Chu Er learned things quickly. Having fought at Three-Headed Fork these days, he had already seen many tricks, but there were many people around, so some things were hard to say clearly.

Li Li Banfeng took him to another room to talk. Chu Er said: "Director Li, in the past, maintaining order and cleaning up local ruffians was enough for the Innocent Army. When it comes to fighting a war, compared to the Bandit-Suppressing Army, they are more than a level behind.

In order to win a breath, Liao Liao Zihui is still constantly asking the Outer Province for equipment, but no matter how much equipment is given, it's useless. Once the Innocent Army reaches the battlefield, they are just sending themselves to death."

Li Li Banfeng sat in a chair and rubbed his temples.

It wasn't just the Innocent Army that was sending themselves to death.

This was a war that even grandmasters and masters couldn't withstand. How many more people had to fill their lives into it?

Or should they just do as the Second Aunt said and not want the Earth Market and the Sea Market anymore?

Li Li Banfeng shook his head alone. These two places couldn't be abandoned.

Without the Earth Market, Three-Headed Fork was about to lose its food supply.

The Sea Market was the foundation for the Earth Market's survival; the Earth Market had to rely on the Sea Market to exchange for soil.

Furthermore, there was a road from the Inner Province in the Sea Market. If this road wasn't blocked, the Inner Province would continuously transport troops to the Underground City, and the entire Three-Headed Fork would lose its hold sooner or later.

How should this battle be fought?

Zhao Zhao Lanmeng walked into the room and looked at Chu Er.

Chu Er understood and left first.

Zhao Zhao Lanmeng sat beside Li Li Banfeng: "Yesterday, I went to the Dream-Pulling Building to scout for news about the Inner Province and happened to meet a friend who wants to see you."

Li Li Banfeng looked up: "Which friend?"

Zhao Zhao Lanmeng pointed to the bed beside him.

Li Li Banfeng understood his meaning. This person was a friend from a dream.

Without permission, Zhao Zhao Lanmeng naturally didn't dare to let Li Qi enter a dream by force. After Li Li Banfeng lay on the bed, Zhao Zhao Lanmeng performed a technique.

Li Li Banfeng entered a dream and saw a mountain cave where a blonde man in a tuxedo was supporting an iron pot, boiling noodle soup.

He filled a bowl and handed it to Li Li Banfeng.

Li Li Banfeng sat down with the noodle soup, looked at Xiao De beside him, then looked at Cui Cui Tike across from the iron pot, and asked first: "Are you sure this is food suitable for me?"

Cui Cui Tike carefully checked the noodle soup, then looked at Li Li Banfeng: "The food is very safe. We are friends; you can speak more directly."

Li Li Banfeng asked directly: "Are you still alive?"

"Alive," Cui Cui Tike nodded. "In a very special state of life. Thanks to this very special state of life, I have achieved many new results in the study of life.

Of course, these results are currently limited to theory, and many theories lack experimental support, so I need your help."

Li Li Banfeng lifted the brim of his hat and looked at Cui Cui Tike very politely: "Are you asking me to help you with experiments?"

Cui Cui Tike shook his head: "I think the word 'help' is very inappropriate. The research results I have here are based on my research results in reality, and my research results in reality were completed by the two of us together.

Therefore, the theoretical part of this project is my responsibility, and the experimental part should naturally be completed by you."

Li Li Banfeng frowned: "Friend, don't involve me in this matter anymore. I have to face many, many complex situations now. You should know that the current situation in Puluo Province is very dangerous." Cui Cui Tike's expression was very serious: "The problem in front of you is what you have to face. I said it was our joint research result; that was never a joke.

If you are familiar with scientific research, you should understand one thing: theoretical research and putting it into application might not be completed by the same group of people. If you don't want to put our results into application, someone will take the lead and put them into application. This is the theft of scientific research results."

Li Li Banfeng immediately became nervous: "What do you mean by this?"

Cui Cui Tike filled a bowl of noodle soup for Xiao De, turned to Li Li Banfeng, and said: "In this special life mode, I often visit other people's dreams recently, including Lan Qiao Yi's.

I found that he has a talent for the study of life. If he steals our research results, you should know how much of a threat it will pose to Puluo Province. If the Knife-Labor Ghost also enters the Great Totem, guess what the consequences will be?

Therefore, some things, we must get ahead of him."

PS: Thanks to Alliance Leader Bu A Lin for the trust and support of "Lord of Puluo"!