Chapter 280: Demonic Tide Surging, Beacon Fires Everywhere (Last day of double monthly votes)

"How is the situation in the alliance now?"

Cheng Xinzhan put away the Sha and asked about the situation in the east.

Feng Jihu shook his head:

"Not very good. The south of Mount Heng in the Sanyuan area is a war zone, and the west of Mount Luofu in the Yu Yang area is also a war zone."

Cheng Xinzhan was somewhat surprised. If this was the case, it was equivalent to half of Sanyuan falling, and a large half of Yu Yang falling.

"Then the demonic sect has been advancing southeast. I remember when I left Yu Yang, the situation was not so bad. Does the Green Robe Old Ancestor have such a great influence after rising to the fifth realm?"

Feng Jihu nodded:

"Not bad. The Green Robe Old Ancestor can be said to be extremely incredible now. However, the root of his incredible is not that he rose to the fifth realm, but that he transformed into a real dragon. As for the situation in Yu Yang, in the past two years, it has undergone earth-shaking changes."

"Please teach me, Daoist brother."

Cheng Xinzhan asked.

Feng Jihu continued:

"The Green Robe Old Ancestor now has two identities. One is the General Sect Master of the Southern Demonic Sect, and the other is the Demon Saint of the South Sea. He can sit firmly in the former, but relies on the latter.

"The dragon is the leader of all insects, scales, and armor in the world. For this kind of demon race, it is inherently suppressing. Coupled with his own strong demonic power, the scale insects inside and outside the South Sea coast now all listen to his orders."

Feng Jihu sighed and asked Cheng Xinzhan:

"Xinzhan, do you know the Blood Coral Demon Palace of the South Sea?"

Cheng Xinzhan shook his head:

"I don't know, but I have been to the East Sea, but I am really not familiar with the South Sea."

Feng Jihu said:

"There are two demons in the Blood Coral Demon Palace of the South Sea. They are long insects in the sea that have attained the Dao, claiming to be dragon descendants, known as the South Sea Twin Evils. One is called Hu Haitao, and the other is called Hu Haitailong. These two are fourth-realm demon kings, and they are local tyrants in the near sea of the South Sea.

"And the Green Robe Old Ancestor transformed into a dragon and went out to sea, subdued the Twin Evils, and then transferred the Twin Evils to the land, occupied the Red Furnace Mountain at the mouth of the Zhujiang in Yu Yang, and now it has been renamed Nine Dragon Island. Day and night, he leads the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the South Sea to attack Yu Yang."

Cheng Xinzhan's expression was solemn. If the demons of the South Sea attacked Yu Yang from the sea, it would indeed be difficult to defend.

Feng Jihu continued:

"In Zhaoqing Prefecture of Yu Yang, on the upper reaches of the Xijiang, there is a Dinghu Mountain, with a big lake on the mountain, called Dinghu. By the lake, there is an ancient Zen temple, called Qingyun Temple. Do you know this, Xinzhan?"

Cheng Xinzhan nodded. He knew this place.

This Dinghu Mountain has mountains and lakes looking at each other, and it is a famous scenic spot. But because it is on the side of the Xijiang and close to the Southern Wilderness, it is also a main attack point of the Southern Sect. When he was in Yu Yang, he guarded Qingyun Temple and repelled the invading demonic dragon.

"Has Qingyun Temple fallen?"

He asked.

Feng Jihu nodded:

"Yes, and not only that, the monks of Qingyun Temple had mouths too tight. Until they abandoned the temple and fled, there was a secret that had never been told."

"What secret?"

"There is a dragon suppressed under Dinghu."

"What?!"

Cheng Xinzhan was somewhat surprised. But after thinking about it, he immediately reacted. No wonder the demonic dragon attacked Qingyun Temple so hard at that time, while the nearby Liuzu Temple, Baolian Temple, and Qixing Temple were attacked by fewer demons. It turns out there was this origin.

"What kind of dragon is that, and what is its realm?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked repeatedly.

Feng Jihu's language was bitter:

"A Li dragon, the same kind as the Green Robe Old Ancestor. The specific origin with the Green Robe Old Ancestor is unknown. The monks of Qingyun Temple only know that it was suppressed by the founding abbot of Qingyun Temple. Fourth realm!

"This dragon follows the Green Robe Old Ancestor's surname Li, named Dongmiao. Now he has settled down and set up a flag in Dinghu Mountain, as the leader of the group of dragons of the Southern Sect, including Cao Jin who listens to his orders under his hands."

Cheng Xinzhan was also silent upon hearing this. A fourth-realm dragon in the water is equivalent to the fifth realm. Needless to say, this Li Dongmiao occupied the upper reaches of the Xijiang, Hu Haitao and Hu Haitailong occupied the mouth of the Zhujiang. With these three fourth-realm dragon descendants guarding, the entire water vein from the Xijiang to the Zhujiang was completely in his own hands. And the middle reaches of the Xijiang were originally in the Southern Wilderness, and a small section of the upper reaches was in Dianwen, which must have been taken down by this time.

In this way, the Green Robe Old Ancestor's dragon-transforming river, from the Xijiang to the Zhujiang, this entire water vein was completely mastered by himself.

A fifth-realm real dragon with no weaknesses.

"Is there more?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked.

"Yes."

Feng Jihu nodded and continued:

"In Xiangjun of Miaojiang, in the Ten Thousand Mountains, there is a place called Divine Elephant Well, where there are elephants as big as small mountains. There is a thousand-year-old elephant demon underground, with dragon blood in its body, called Elephant Dragon.

"The Elephant Dragon was originally a hidden demon king. It had been in the underground cave of Divine Elephant Well for thousands of years and hadn't come out, but it was still found by the Green Robe Old Ancestor and invited out of the mountain. It can be said that after the Green Robe Old Ancestor transformed into a dragon, no scale insects or dragon descendants who attained the Dao near his dragon-transforming place could escape his magic eyes.

"After the Elephant Dragon came out of the mountain, it was arranged by the Green Robe Old Ancestor to guard the original dojo of the Red-Haired Old Ancestor, which is Red Wood Ridge, responsible for invading the entire Miaojiang."

"There is more."

Feng Jihu's words were shocking, and he continued:

"Do you know the Silkworm Immortal?"

Cheng Xinzhan nodded solemnly. Hearing this name, he knew that this was the same as Wu Qingbo's Corpse Immortal, and it was another alien silkworm that attained the Dao.

He had heard of this demon when he was traveling in the Southern Frontier many years ago. This demon was a side-sect expert in Miaojiang, and his relationship with the Miao people was quite good. He was also respected as the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal Mother, and was also a fourth realm, but he did not open a mountain and establish a sect like the Red-Haired Old Ancestor, but was semi-hidden.

"She was also recruited by the Green Robe Old Ancestor, switched from the side sect to the Southern Demonic Sect, and now opened a mountain and established a sect in Mount Jiuyi in Southern Hunan, called the Heavenly Silkworm Sect. Now, many famous Gu-Dao experts in Miaojiang, Xiangxi, and Dianwen are listening under her seat, mainly attacking Sanyuan.

"And the Green Robe Old Ancestor has already released words to his subordinates that the land of Yu Yang, Sanyuan, Miaojiang, and Dianwen around the Southern Wilderness, whoever takes it down will be theirs, rewarding merit and granting land and kings!"

Cheng Xinzhan listened and nodded silently. Plus Xin Chenzi, there are six fourth-realm experts among the Green Robe Old Ancestor's confidants, four of whom are dragon descendants, and they have received such a promise from the Green Robe Old Ancestor. No wonder, this is no wonder, no wonder the Southern Sect expanded so fiercely.

Then he suddenly remembered something, his face changed again:

"Ten Thousand Year Cold Silkworm?!"

Feng Jihu knew what he wanted to say and shook his head:

"There is no news of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Silkworm for the time being. We guess that the Cold Silkworm is a prehistoric alien species with strong magical power. When the Changmei True Person fought against it, he was heavily injured.

"Perhaps the suppression formation is an immortal formation, and the Green Robe cannot find it or cannot solve it, or the Green Robe has already found it, but thinks he cannot subdue it, so he dare not unseal it for the time being."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded, slightly relieved, but still said:

"This will be a big problem sooner or later."

"Yes."

Feng Jihu also sighed.

Looking at each other without words, after a moment of silence, Cheng Xinzhan looked at Wu Qingbo who had been listening silently and asked:

"Qingbo, have your previous affairs been settled?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked.

Wu Qingbo nodded:

"Benefactor, it's all settled. From now on, there will be no Long Boyan in the world, only Wu Qingbo."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded with a smile and reminded:

"Don't call me benefactor in the future, just call me Temple Master."

Wu Qingbo hesitated.

Cheng Xinzhan did not allow him to decline:

"Just like that."

Wu Qingbo had to nod and agree:

"Yes, Temple Master."

Cheng Xinzhan looked him up and down and asked:

"Have your giant body and multi-handed and multi-eyed appearance been refined away, or hidden by the art of change?"

At present, Wu Qingbo is a very tall giant, but compared to the previous several-zhang body and six-handed and twelve-eyed vision, it is much more normal. And at such a close distance, Cheng Xinzhan operated his Dharma eyes and couldn't see Wu Qingbo's original appearance.

"It's there."

Wu Qingbo explained, "There is an art of change in the Corpse Tu inheritance. The external appearance of the corpse body can be whatever you want. It is a real supernatural change, not a blindfold."

"That's very good."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. It seems that it was right to give all the Corpse Tu cultivation methods in the Corpse Tu Cave to Wu Qingbo.

"You come from the Xiang-Miao area and just came from there. Do you know anything about the Elephant Dragon and the Silkworm Immortal?"

Wu Qingbo nodded and said:

"I know about the Divine Elephant Well in Xiangjun, Miaojiang. It is the territory of the Elephant Clan, a very mysterious place. But before, I only knew that there were third-realm demon monsters there. I hadn't heard of the fourth-realm Elephant Dragon. It wasn't until the year before last that the Elephant Dragon suddenly occupied Red Wood Ridge that I knew."

"As for the Silkworm Immortal, I am clear. She became famous early. She had been living in seclusion at the junction of Miaojiang and Dianwen. Luo Jishi of our Miao tribes have gone to seek Gu mothers and have received her favor."

Speaking of this, Wu Qingbo glanced at Cheng Xinzhan and explained carefully:

"I don't know if the Temple Master understands, but in our Wuling, Miaojiang, and even Dianwen areas, although Gu masters are classified as side sects, many of them have joined the demonic sect. And more often than not, side sects and demonic sects are not separated.

"When the righteous path is prosperous, Gu masters dare not harm people's lives at will, so they call themselves side sects. But when the demonic path is rampant, the Gu masters naturally become the demonic sect. After all, using human blood to raise Gu is more effective than any spiritual object..."

Cheng Xinzhan understood and said:

"Then now that the Southern Sect is powerful and the Silkworm Immortal has taken the lead in joining the demonic sect, the side sects in Miaojiang are afraid that they will all change their doors? Including the Three Kings Temple?"

Wu Qingbo nodded slowly and looked at Feng Jihu again, saying:

"I have the latest news here, which I am afraid Daoist Feng doesn't know."

"What news?"

Both asked at the same time.

"Now it is the season of the Awakening of Insects, but the spring thunder in Miaojiang has not sounded for a long time. If the spring thunder does not sound, the hibernating insects will not wake up, and the Miao people will have no new insects to use."

"The Green Robe Old Ancestor's handiwork?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked immediately. Only this fifth-realm real dragon can interfere with the spring thunder in a place.

Wu Qingbo nodded:

"It can only be him. In addition, this year, Miao villages everywhere went to the Silkworm Valley to seek Gu mothers for breeding as usual, but the Silkworm Valley only gave to the Miao people of the demonic sect and did not see the Miao people of the side sects."

The two listened, their hearts sinking constantly.

"So, today at the Awakening of Insects, when the sky just brightened, the Three Kings Temple has already released words that as long as the Green Robe can put down the blood feud with the Red-Haired Old Ancestor, manage the servants of the Southern Wilderness not to wantonly kill the Miao people of Miaojiang, and allow the Miao people to continue to live as usual, then the Miao people are willing to claim allegiance to the Green Robe, and will no longer support Qinglong Cave, Immortal Cave, and Fuxia Lake, and are even willing to let the Southern Sect cross the border and invade Southern Shu."

Wu Qingbo said.

"Does the Green Robe Old Ancestor have a response?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked, but at this moment, he already had a guess in his heart.

Wu Qingbo nodded:

"The Green Robe Old Ancestor appeared immediately, pointed to the Xijiang as an oath, and swore that as long as the Miao people surrendered, he would treat the Miao people well. As soon as his words came out, heaven and earth immediately had a response, spring thunder sounded, shining on the Southern Frontier, and the Xijiang water surged, which was seen on both sides."

Upon hearing this, the hearts of Cheng Xinzhan and Feng Jihu sank to the bottom.

Cheng Xinzhan even thought that Hong Changbao should be in seclusion to break through the realm with secret methods at this moment, but now, can he still wait for the moment of leaving seclusion?

After Wu Qingbo finished speaking, several people sat silently for a long time without opening their mouths, until the sky was bright.

The morning light was faint, but it suddenly woke up Cheng Xinzhan who was in deep thought. He seemed to have forgotten the demonic situation he heard, and there was no worry on his face, but he patted his head and said to the attendant:

"Attendant, go quickly and arrange rooms for Daoist brother and Qingbo. Coming from afar, they should have a good rest. It's my fault for talking too much and keeping them sitting all night."

The two attendants had already been sitting on pins and needles in the silent temple, and after hearing this, they quickly invited one each.

Thus Feng Jihu and Wu Qingbo also stood up and followed the two attendants to rest. When passing Cheng Xinzhan, Feng Jihu patted him lightly on the shoulder twice.

Cheng Xinzhan responded with a smile.

After watching the two go to rest, Cheng Xinzhan also stood up, picked up the "Golden Fire Divine Thunder Blade" on the orchid stand, and came to the backyard.

He sat down by the fire pond, threw the flying sword into it, and the jumping earth fire supported the flying sword by itself.

He was somewhat moved. When he first traveled down the mountain decades ago, it was in the Qilihe market at the junction of Miaojiang and the Southern Wilderness, where he removed the filth on the weapons for the righteous and side-sect Miao people.

That filth was made by the people of the Southern Demonic Sect with a pile of dirty things. Cheng Xinzhan had already forgotten what its proper name was. He only remembered that the Miao people called it "Black Mud" at that time.

Unexpectedly, after decades, he was doing this work again, but the filth removed changed from "Black Mud" to "Yinxu Ghost Lamp Sha".

However, the means of removing filth was still the Sun Bing Fire. Of course, after decades, the boy who only ate Qi in the Qilihe market had also become the famous Wanfa Scripture Master, and the Yang Fire in his hand was not what it used to be.

It's just that I don't know what happened to the Miao people who came to find him to remove filth back then.

He flicked his finger and popped a point of Yang Fire, which fell exactly on the green spot. The Sha fire was poisonous, like a maggot on a bone, but the Yang Fire was overbearing and burned everything. In front of the Yang Fire, the Sha fire was just fuel.

The difficulty only lay in the thin layer of Sha fire. While burning the Sha fire, one must control the overbearing Yang Fire not to stimulate or hurt the flying sword.

Cheng Xinzhan looked at the flying sword intently, carefully controlling the Yang Fire. The golden flame reflected in his pupils, jumping and flickering, as if reflecting that his heart was not as calm as it looked on the surface.

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