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"Freeze the Yanzi River! Brother Qi, I didn't expect you to have such a method!"

Xu Fengnian looked at Qi Zhengyan in surprise and said.

Qi Zhengyan usually has a dull expression and is very silent, but no one expected that he could freeze the surface of the Yanzi River with just one move. This method is no less mysterious than Wang Zhonglou's method of cutting off the river with one finger.

Qi Zhengyan smiled slightly and said:

"The technique only contains some icy power!"

However, everyone could see that this was not just the ice attribute in the true qi, it also mobilized the power of heaven and earth. Although it was not as grand as the scene in the Celestial Realm, it was also very extraordinary.

The young man in green also looked at Qi Zhengyan in shock, and the small boat disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

Ning Emei, Xu Fengnian, Qingniao and others flew to the frozen river surface and rescued the soldiers and horses that fell into the water. The loss was not great and they continued to move forward.

At the end of Dongling, two cliffs are as neat as a knife, less than ten feet apart, shaped like a gate, and only one boat can pass. That is the last Ghost Gate. There are four big characters "Ghost Crying and Heroic Pass" carved on the rock. They were carved by Lv Dongxuan, a great immortal who ascended to the sky on a crane from Wudang Mountain, with his immortal sword. Interestingly, Lv Dongxuan is also known as the Three Immortals of Alchemy, Sword and Poetry. Not only is he a master of swordsmanship, he is also a famous land swordsman. He is also proficient in alchemy. His poems and songs are widely circulated, but his calligraphy only has eight characters, except for "Ghost Crying and Heroic Pass" and "Xuanwu Dangxing", all of which are written with swords.

After passing through the Ghost Gate, the view suddenly becomes clear. The Yanzi River, Shu River and Canglan River converge here. This place was once the battlefield of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Three Kingdoms. Since ancient times, it has been a famous place where countless heroes have fought wars. The river water changes from fast to slow, and the river surface changes from narrow to wide. It seems like a different world, like falling from the underworld into the world of the living, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

The blue bird jumped down from the second floor of the boat and whispered:
"Your Highness, the man who overturned the ship is waiting for us in the middle of the river."

Sure enough, as the boat moved forward, the man in green clothes with a boat and a fishing rod appeared again.

This Wu Liuding is really very brave!

One provocation is not enough, do you have to use three more to overthrow them all?

Xu Fengnian opened his eyes wide, looking at the increasingly clear image of the Wu family sword crown. The appearance of the young swordsman was nothing special, with a stern face and an unapproachable and eccentric personality. The sword tomb has always been like this, and if the younger generation of swordsmen want to go out to gain experience, they must first defeat an ancestor in the family, regardless of life or death.

Wu Liuding was tall and slender. He did not carry a sword today. He carried the dark green bamboo pole on his shoulder and rested his hands on it. His posture was extremely arrogant.

Jiang Zhiwei was also eager to try it out when she saw this. After all, it was the sword crown from the Wu family's sword tomb, so she naturally had to go forward and see it for herself.

However, Li Chungang recalled the green robe of the past during his conversation with Jiang Ni. The old sword god stretched out his one arm and said softly:
"Xu Fengnian, lend me your sword, just one sword."

Xu Fengnian was stunned.

Li Chungang murmured: "I owe you a sword."

Xu Fengnian was silent for a moment, then threw the sword at his waist towards the surface of the river, as if he was going to throw it to the man in the small boat a hundred feet away.

The old sword god facing Jiang Ni took a last look at her. He said that the little clay figurine in Xu's mouth looked like the Princess of Beiliang, but it was not entirely true. She was more like the girl who liked to wear green clothes.

Li Chungang smiled, showing only the vicissitudes of life, and floated out of the bow backwards, raised his head and laughed loudly:

"Little green-robed girl, look at this sword of Li Chungang. His eyebrows are raised and his words are like thunder. There is a fat and evil dragon in the Swallow River. He draws his sword and strikes in the air. Leave at the first watch and I will be back at the second watch!"

Facing the boat, he was wearing a blue shirt, a sword and a horizontal sword. He no longer had the magic weapon, the wooden horse and the ox, and he was no longer handsome as he was in his youth. The old man with only one arm left held the horizontal sword that was not a sword, turned around and made a casual move with a sword. Qi Xuanzhen said that I used the power of the sword to prove the truth, but I did not follow the way of heaven and took the wrong path. But you said that being hit by a sword was enough.

What do I, Li Chungang, want from Heaven?!
One sword is enough!
At first, no one noticed the charm of this sword, they just felt it was dull and the river was silent.

But the Green-Robed Dragon King didn't care about the boat and fled away.

moment.

The river was split open by rumblings, reaching a height of two hundred feet.

If there were really a dragon in the world, it would be killed on the spot with a sword from this legendary land swordsman!

Jiang Zhiwei's eyes were filled with more fighting spirit, and she whispered:
"What a sword!"

This sword already has the appearance of an external scene, attracting the power of heaven and earth.

For no reason, Old Man Li broke the sky with a sword, and seemed to have returned to the highest realm of martial arts. Without any surprise, he floated back to the bow, threw the sword back to Xu Fengnian, looked at the river and the cliff from afar, as if he had untied the knot in his heart. He smiled bitterly, and then walked into the cabin silently.

However, before entering the cabin, he turned around and looked at Shang Yi deeply. He came here to escort Xu Fengnian not only because of Xu Xiao's commission, but also because he wanted to see with his own eyes the means of bringing the dead back to life. If he could really save Princess Wu Su, then as he said to Nangong Pushe, would he be able to reverse time and everything when he reached a higher level?
Lü Qiantang, who was watching the tide and practicing heavy sword, was frightened silly by this sword. He finally remembered Senior Xiaoyao who walked on the tide at the head of Guangling River a long time ago. Not to mention a middle-aged swordsman like Lü Qiantang, even Wei Shuyang, who had given up sword and practiced Taoism at an old age, couldn't help but let his hair and beard fly. How could he not want to learn from the young man who wielded a sword and traveled the world like Li Jianshen? It is true that Deng Tai'a is a new generation of sword god, but he is far less shocking and convincing than Li Chungang. Deng Tai'a is too much of a half-immortal and half-demon, like a celestial being millions of miles above the earth. After his debut, he rarely made a move, and only fought with Wang Xianzhi, Cao Guanzi and a few others. Afterwards, some fragmented rumors were heard, which made people chew on them.

But the old generation of Li Jianshen had won a great reputation in the martial arts world with his swords, especially the love-hate entanglements with women, which made countless younger generations imagine and yearn for him. For example, the old Taoist priest Wei Shuyang remembered that when Li Chungang was at the peak of his martial arts, a female poet who admired his extraordinary style had been obsessed with him and wrote countless poems, praising Li Chungang's flying sword for destroying the first peak of Zhongnan, saying that he had a green snake in his sleeve and was bold, and even said that he had a three-foot-long spirit and a green sword like Lu Zu, who showed the heavens that he was not equal to people. All this is in the past. She has long been old and ugly, her beauty has long been white, and she has long been buried in a lonely grave. Before her death, she did not forget to let her descendants burn all her poems.

In the martial arts world when Li Jianshen was still around, there were countless of hers, who became three thousand weak waters, but he was the only one who didn't take a single scoop. Many people and many things in the martial arts world back then were just like them, no longer as glorious as they were.

On the other hand, Meng Qi and others were comparing the martial arts realms in the celestial phenomena and the real world. This method of mobilizing the power of heaven and earth was comparable to the external scene, but it was still a little different from the real external scene in the real world. After all, in the external scene realm, ordinary mortal armies were useless, but the celestial realm of this world, and even the immortal realm on land, could not directly confront the army.

However, Meng Qi and the others could also see that this was not a problem of realm, but was caused by the different background and world. If Li Chungang was placed in the real world, he would also be a master-level expert in the external scene, and might even be expected to achieve the Dharmakaya realm.

At this moment, Meng Qi and the others realized what a great opportunity it was that Shang Yi used some means to bring them to this world.

Seeing Meng Qi and others in deep thought, Shang Yi nodded slightly, knowing that they understood where the real opportunities in this world lay.

This world is not an ordinary martial arts world in the snow, but a world evolved by him in collaboration with the powerful beings from the other side. In other words, the various laws of heaven and earth in this world are almost unconcealed for practitioners. Compared with the lofty avenues of the real world, it is relatively easier to comprehend the avenues of this world.

Practicing in this world today can quickly improve their realm of understanding, which will have unimaginable benefits for their future martial arts practice!
Three large ships entered the lake from the river. The 800-li Chunshen Lake was vast and misty. This lake accommodates six rivers that swallow and spit out the Yangtze River. It has always been a place of desperate battle for military strategists and a tourist attraction for poets. Xu Fengnian stood at the bow of the boat and explained to everyone the geographical features of Chunshen Lake, along with many insights into military strategies that Li Yishan had instilled in him back then.

"Before the Spring and Autumn Period, the North and the South confronted each other, and all of them fought for this place as a base. If you control the Spring God, you can set sail to the east, look down from a high place, and snatch the world like a lion fighting a rabbit. In the past, if the North wanted to drink water in the southeast, or the South wanted to raise troops to the north, they had to pass through the 800-li Spring God Lake, three cities, three passes and three mountains, which have always been the focus of military strategists.

Three cities are also important: Xiangfan, Xingyang and Wuling. In terms of the whole world, Xiangfan is the most important; in terms of the southeast, Xingyang is the most important; in terms of the province, Wuling is the most important.

Xiangfan has always been said to be the backbone of the country. When the Three Kingdoms fought here, Wang Mingyang, a former minister of Western Chu, was appointed to become the governor of Xiangfan County. He resisted Xu Xiao's 100,000 troops and defended the city for three years.

Later, when Western Chu was destroyed and Western Shu fell, this scholar from the Jixia Academy who graduated from the Shangyin Academy still swore to fight to the death and eat people in the city. Wang Mingyang even cooked and killed his wife and children with his own hands. Three years later, the city was breached and only less than 10,000 people were left in Xiangfan out of the 200,000 people. It became a ghost town.

It is said that ten years after the city was captured, there were still hundreds of thousands of wandering ghosts who refused to leave the city and wailed every night. The dynasty had no choice but to send the head priest of Longhu Mountain to Xiangfan to set up a grand Zhoutian ceremony. The number of priests reached an astonishing 36,500, which was an unprecedented and unparalleled feat.

This offensive and defensive battle earned Wang Mingyang the title of the best defender in the Spring and Autumn Period, and even Xu Xiao admired him.

Just one person achieved success and fame, but he dragged 200,000 people to his grave. Wang Mingyang will be a controversial figure in a thousand years."

As he spoke, Xu Fengnian's expression gradually became complicated. Wang Mingyang's defense of the city caused a lot of losses to Beiliang, but he didn't expect that he would leave his mother a glimmer of hope. It was really...

Meng Qi and others also had complicated feelings. Although there is no right or wrong in national wars, it is the people who suffer in the end!

The guy who was playing the role of host on Mount Lao was an old member of the Northern Liang Army. He had no outstanding military achievements, but he became very successful after entering the business world. He was the richest man in the state, and even the tenth-generation aristocratic families could not compare to him. He was known for his extravagant lifestyle. He once competed with a person with a royal merchant background in the state for financial resources, which attracted countless curses and saliva comparable to half of the Spring God Lake. The old soldier who led Xu Xiao's horse was not conspicuous at first glance. He was dressed like an ordinary person in the market, and he had no arrogance at all. When he saw His Royal Highness, he burst into tears and knelt on the flat ground at the ferry. No matter how Xu Fengnian supported him, he was unwilling to get up, but just fell to the ground and cried. His wife, children and other family members behind him were all dumbfounded.

However, Xu Fengnian knew the inside story. This sixty-year-old man surnamed Wang not only admired the King of Beiliang very much, but also respected the Queen from the bottom of his heart. He was also one of the few lucky old soldiers in the Beiliang army who had personally seen the young Crown Prince draw his sword. Although he was just a horse-leading soldier, the Xu family did not regard him as a servant.

People who came out of the Northern Liang Army had two extreme fates: either they struggled at the bottom of society and had trouble even making a living, or they rose to the top and were truly rich and out of reach. This was related to the dynasty's complex psychology towards the Northern Liang Army, which was mixed with fear and jealousy, thus generating a lot of rejection, causing those who were labeled as Northern Liang Army to feel resentful after losing the protection of the Iron Cavalry. After they had finally achieved success and fame after putting in more effort and sweat, they were often particularly sinister and cruel in managing their families, doing business, and engaging in politics.

Wang Linquan kneeling in front of Xu Fengnian is an example. In the Wang family, family rules are far more important than national laws, and managing a family is like managing an army. Once a daughter-in-law spoke carelessly, Wang Linquan, regardless of the wealthy clan behind the daughter-in-law, directly kicked her out of the house. Even her son was dragged to the ancestral hall and whipped. So when the Wang family members saw the moody and scheming head of the family kneeling down to a young man, they burst into tears on the spot. They were all scared and speculated about the identity of this man in white robe and jade belt.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Beiliang will stop at Mount Laoshan during his travels. Naturally, only Wang Linquan, the local tyrant of Mount Laoshan, knows about this. All of this is arranged secretly by Lu Qiuer, and there must not be any mistakes. Xu Fengnian looked up at a huge jade Guanyin holding a bottle on the top of Mount Laoshan. It is said that Wang Linquan spent a million silver taels and spent ten years to build it. This Guanyin with a pure bottle is stepping on a yellow dragon, and there is also a Vajra-like angry Bodhisattva with lowered eyebrows, holding a seal in his right hand, pointing directly to the Spring God Lake.

Wang Linquan finally stood up, wiped the tears from his face, and bowed to lead the way for His Royal Highness, just like when he led Xu Xiao's horse. No matter how rich and powerful Wang Linquan is today, he never forgets his roots. Wang Linquan saw that His Royal Highness had been looking at the Guanyin statue on the top of the mountain, and said softly: "Your Highness, Chunshen Lake is strange. For thousands of years, every February 2nd, there will be a thick column of water rushing straight into the sky. On that day, no one dared to go boating on the lake, so it was called the Dragon Head Raising. It is said that there is a candle dragon trapped at the bottom of the lake who was punished by heaven for privately bringing rain to the south of the Yangtze River. He should be punished for thousands of years in the world. This dragon was not satisfied with the confinement of the heaven, and specially made waves on that day, so we all call that day the Dragon Head Raising, but after I dared to invite the goddess Guanyin, there were no more strange waves in Chunshen Lake."

Regardless of whether he is proficient or not, Xu Fengnian, who has a lot of knowledge, smiled and said, "On the second day of the second month, the horns begin to appear, and the blue dragon in the east begins to show its might, which means the dragon raises its head. Therefore, there is a saying in ancient books that dragons ascend to the sky during the spring equinox."

"Your Highness is very knowledgeable." The wealthy Wang Linquan praised sincerely, from the bottom of his heart, not flattering. Merchants in the dynasty did not have a high status, but at Wang Linquan's level, he did not need to be servile even if he sat at a banquet with the governor. Wang Linquan was known for his sternness and vindictiveness. It was as difficult to ask him to sing praises as it was to ask him to be compassionate. Therefore, once he praised them, whether it was the scholars who wrote beautiful articles or the officials who cared about the people, they were all very happy and confident.

"It's true." Xu Fengnian said softly, "Aren't you afraid that there will be rumors in the court? It will affect your business?"

“To me, there is no difference between earning one million and ten million. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Since I can provide them with food and clothing, I have lived up to my ancestors.” Wang Linquan said with a smile.

"You are quite open-minded." Xu Fengnian looked away and teased.

"These are just superficial things I learned from the general and the princess. I am not worthy of your highness's open-mindedness." Wang Linquan looked ashamed.

Wang Linquan's loyalty made Shang Yi, Meng Qi and others sigh at the cleverness of Beiliang King Xu Xiao's methods. He was even willing to sacrifice everything in his family and his half-life's hard work for the Xu family.

You know, how could King Jing'an not know that Xu Fengnian is now settled here? This is not only a deterrent to King Jing'an, but also because the richest man in Qingzhou is from Beiliang, let alone other people. This makes King Jing'an dare not take action against Xu Fengnian in Qingzhou.

However, in this case, after Xu Fengnian leaves Qingzhou, how could King Jing'an let Wang Linquan and his family leave safely? He would definitely use thundering means to wipe out the entire family in order to intimidate other people in Qingzhou.

Therefore, by doing this, Wang Linquan can be said to have blocked the Wang family's retreat route.

We came to the square where the Guanyin statue of Jingping stood. The white jade Guanyin looked angry and lowered her eyebrows, which was very lifelike. Her right hand was bent at the elbow and facing the Spring God Lake, with five fingers stretched out and the palm facing forward, as if she was giving fearlessness to all living beings.

If you look closely at the face of the Guanyin statue, you can see that it bears some resemblance to Xu Fengnian, and is exactly the same as Princess Wu Su of Beiliang.

Shang Yi's eyes sparkled as he saw the merits and luck contained in the Guanyin statue that suppressed the Spring God Lake, as well as its connection with Beiliang! (End of this chapter)