Journey to the head

At the Shaoyin Sect's mountain gate, Hanjiangzhu, thirty airships were lined up and suspended in the air. Eighteen foundation-building masters were either sitting cross-legged on the deck or standing on the mast, waiting for the order from Master Xuanjing.

Junle County has a radius of 1,400 miles, which is smaller than Chongming County and Sanshan County, with a total population of 26 million.

Over the years, since Junle County formed the Huaiyou Alliance with Dongping and Huaiyou, Beichu County has been somewhat hesitant and has not launched a rash attack. Therefore, although Junle County suffered some losses in the battle with the three-faction alliance, it has generally recuperated and its strength has risen.

Today, Junle County, led by the Shaoyin Sect, has one person in the middle stage of the Golden Core, twenty-eight foundation-building feathered warriors, and three thousand elite Qi-cultivating warriors.

Now, in addition to the defensive forces scattered within the territory, eighteen foundation-building people and fifteen thousand elite Qi-training people have gathered in Hanjiangzhu.

This army had actually been mobilized long ago in order to be able to respond to changing circumstances. If the forces of the Mingyu Sword Sect and the Yunshan Sect came to rescue the Huanggen Sect, they would invade the empty Chongming County and Liangxiang County together with Yaoming Zhenren of Dongping County.

Therefore, Dongping County has now assembled an elite force.

But at this moment, intelligence came that the Mingyu Sword Sect was heading south to rescue, but the Yunshan Sect was heading directly east to attack our Junle County!

Are you preparing to attack instead of defend?

The Yunshan Sect took the shortest route and crossed through Sanshan County. Along the way, there were Li Yuanzong's spies, and intelligence was passed on one after another.

Now the Yunshan Sect has divided its forces, with the Jade Dragon in the front and six airships in the back. Their Fairy Jingxia is either in the airship or staying in the territory.

But there is a high probability that he is still in the airship. Otherwise, does Lu Qian think that he can conquer Junle County with just a jade dragon?
If the two Jindan from Yunshan Sect came together, along with the formation cultivator Lu Qian who had extraordinary skills, it would indeed be a bit troublesome. Of course, the bigger trouble was the Beichu County in the north who might take advantage of the situation to rob at any time.

Over the years, there has been a lot of communication between the Three Factions Alliance and Beibei County. I am not a fool, so I certainly understand the risks here.

It seems that we have to implement another plan.

"Send a message to Dongping County, asking Master Yaoming to lead his troops to support us."

"Send a message to Huaiyou County and report the situation here. Ask the four Jindan Zhenren from Huaiyou and Qingyuan to attack Tieyuan and then find an opportunity to head north and break into Chongming County!"

This is not a card game, but a chess game. Both sides deploy troops and generals, attack and defend each other. To win, it depends on who has the higher combat power.

At the border of Junle County, there is a second-level spiritual vein, which was originally the mountain gate of a subordinate sect of Shaoyin Sect.

A beam of white light shot out, and the slender and graceful Jade Dragon circled in the air, shouting excitedly: "Little Jade Dragon Fairy, you have boundless magical power and great magical powers, and you will unify the world!"

I don't know what kind of storybook he has read too much.

However, the mountain gate was completely silent. Lu Qian looked at it carefully and felt his heart sink. There was not even a mountain protection formation here!
Lu Qian slapped the jade dragon on the head, carried the dragon around in the mountain, and cursed inwardly.

All the monks here have evacuated.

He stopped the Jade Dragon that was running wild and smashing many buildings, and continued to advance. However, the second and third spiritual veins were the same, and the buildings were deserted, without a single person in sight.

Lu Qian stopped and looked a little serious.

At this time, it was only half an hour before his troops left Mianlong Mountain. Upon receiving the information, Xuan Jing Zhenren immediately ordered all the monks on the entire path to evacuate.

In this way, the monks retreated to Hanjiangzhu and gathered them together with the reinforcements from Dongping County.
It seems that he has even considered the possibility of an invasion from the Northern Frontier County. With such a centralized command, even if the territory is temporarily lost, as long as the enemy is repelled, it can be successfully recovered.

Of course, in just over half an hour, these spiritual vein foundation-building feathered monks may have withdrawn, but the escape speed of the Qi-cultivating monks is not fast enough, and they should be fleeing in all directions now. As long as I advance quickly, they will not have time to join Hanjiangzhu's army.

In a hurry, the treasures stored by the sects on these spiritual veins must not have been cleaned up, but these mosquito legs are not my target. It seems that I can only march directly and fight head-on.

This Xuan Jing Zhenren is also a person who is well versed in military strategies and is not a simple person.

Thinking of this, Lu Qian told the senior sister behind him not to waste energy on these spiritual veins, but to simply set off a spiritual fire when passing by and burn everything dry.

If you want to fight me to the death, then let's scorch the earth completely.

Then he took out the Magical Conch, contacted Mianlongshan, and immediately sent a message to Beichu County, informing them of Shaoyin Sect's arrangements and urging them to march immediately. Otherwise, once the reinforcements from Dongping County arrived and the two sides joined forces, it would be difficult to gain much advantage this time.

A cup of tea later, above Hanjiangzhu, Xuanjing Zhenren, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes and gently swung the extremely long silver whisk in his hand that was floating in the air.

Now, the six foundation-building masters on the spiritual vein ahead have retreated to Hanjiangzhu to join them. Currently, there are twenty-four foundation-building masters on Hanjiangzhu.

Yaoming Zhenren from Dongping County will also arrive soon, and by then the defense of Hanjiangzhu will be impregnable. In addition, the four Jindan from Huaiyou and Qingyuan will soon be transferred to Chongming, and by then the Yunshan Sect will have to retreat, and Beichu County will be unable to support itself and will have to withdraw its troops.

We will pursue them closely and expand our victory along the way!
Thinking of this, a hint of satisfaction flashed across his sallow and green face.

At this moment, a dragon roar resounded through the sky!
A long dragon as white as jade came breaking through the air, its claws powerful and mighty, stepping on the wind and controlling thunder, its horn shining brightly, wrapped in precious light.

The Jade Dragon let out a long roar, its entire body glowing brilliantly, its body slender and graceful, emitting an endless sense of sacred beauty. At this moment, the monks of Junle County were all stunned, and they actually felt that their fighting spirit had greatly diminished, their strength was weakened, and they stood still for a while, not knowing what to do.

Master Xuan Jing roared angrily, and the icy and condensed golden elixir spiritual pressure rose into the sky.

He swung the whisk in his hand, and thousands of silver threads swirled in the air, swung like whips, and there was a crackling sound, as loud as thunder, waking up the monks around him.

Well, let me try your method.

Thinking of this, Xuan Jing Zhenren flew up, approached, looked at the cultivator on the back of the dragon, and snorted coldly: "Master Lu is very brave to come here alone. If he dies here, he won't even be able to witness the golden elixir tribulation. Isn't it a pity?"

Lu Qian stood lightly on the body of the jade dragon, his white feather cloak fluttering in the wind, looking majestic and awe-inspiring. In his arms, a ball of five-colored light flickered slightly, which looked magical.

There was a ball of lightning and calamity energy surging and gathering on his forehead, which was extremely eye-catching.

Lu Qian took a quick glance and roughly calculated the army of cultivators above Hanjiang Isle. He had a clear idea in his mind.

Hearing Master Xuan Jing's question, he just smiled and said, "Master, even with the strength of the entire county, you dare not move forward even half a step, and become a coward in this cold river island. Since you are so afraid, why don't you surrender early?"

Xuan Jing Zhenren was furious and shouted, "How dare you!"

The whisk swung, and the bone-chilling cold air condensed into frost flowers in the air. Thousands of ice silks suddenly stretched out, like a silver rainbow, and hit Lu Qian. At the same time, he waved his palm, and an ice-blue mirror shone brightly, emitting a blue light. Where the light passed, heavy frost formed in the air, and with a swish, it covered the jade dragon.

A ray of light shone brightly from between Lu Qian's eyebrows, and his spiritual awareness roared out like a sea tide. At this moment, Master Xuan Jing widened his eyes and could hardly hold back his exclamation.

This is - the middle stage of the Golden Core!
The intelligence said that the strength of his spiritual consciousness had surpassed that of the early stage of the Golden Core, but now it seemed that after entering the realm of perfect foundation building, his spiritual consciousness was comparable to that of the middle stage of the Golden Core!

A flash of five-colored light appeared in Lu Qian's arms, and a large formation was suddenly formed. The spirit crystal burned violently, and four changes came into being.

Four changes: Three Thousand Weak Waters!

A turbid and dark torrent surged up, and a huge river rushed up in the air, swirling around and protecting Lu Qian and Yu Jiao.

The silver rainbow of the whisk and the precious light of the ice mirror hit the rapids of the Weak Water. There was a hissing sound and bursts of white smoke, and the water splashed everywhere, but it could not break the barrier.

He actually caught the two magic weapons of Master Xuan Jing by himself!
Master Xuan Jing's heart sank. This boy was indeed as the intelligence said. He had extraordinary knowledge and could control the changes of Jindan-level formations with his foundation-building cultivation. He had a very high level of attainment in formations, and the changes in his formations were very powerful.

While Lu Qian was trying to resist the attack, the jade dragon spun its body, and lightning struck on all four of its feet. Lightning crackled in the air, and a white light flashed on its horn. Then, lightning pierced through the sky like a sharp sword and shot towards Master Xuan Jing.

At the same time, Lu Qian waved his hand, and the Weak Water Rapids roared, transforming from a turbulent protective whirlpool into a raging wave, pressing towards Master Xuan Jing.

Master Xuan Jing had a solemn look on his face, and he shook his whisk. Thousands of silver threads danced up and instantly formed a huge ice net, which met the exploding white thunder.

The azure ice mirror shone brightly, and beams of light that penetrated the sky and the earth radiated out, striking the Weak Water Rapids.

Muffled rumbling sounds echoed in the sky, lightning flashed, ice flew, light gushed, and torrents surged.

Instantly, Xuan Jing Zhenren's face changed, and his whisk bound up the lightning, but the treasure mirror was no match for the weak water. This fourth level of change was stronger than expected!
With a loud rumble, three thousand weak waters fell from the sky and hit Xuan Jing Zhenren heavily. Zhenren shouted loudly, and layer after layer of dark blue frost emerged. Just as he was about to use the secret technique, his spiritual consciousness suddenly moved, and he was overjoyed.

A golden flame like liquid suddenly spread and flowed in the air, a dragon roar resounded through the night sky, and a phoenix cry crossed the sky.

The dozens of feet long fire dragon shook its head and tail, its scales shining brightly; the huge wingspan of the Vermilion Bird soared into the sky, its flaming feathers trembling. Two huge fire monsters came roaring with huge vortexes of fire wrapped around them, and crashed heavily into the weak water!
The sound of explosions resounded throughout the area, and a huge heat wave and strong wind whistled out, blowing back the Junle County Foundation Establishment Team that had just approached and was about to offer support by hundreds of feet.

The flames were extinguished, the Weak Water Rapids dissipated, the dragon and the bird shrank by half, turned over, and turned their heads and tails together, transforming into a scarlet dragon and bird flying ring, which was caught in the palm of the Jindan Zhenren who came rushing over.

Master Yaoming of Dongping County is here to help!

Two Jindan stood side by side, and behind them were twenty-four Junle County Foundation Establishment cultivators rushing over. Lu Qian laughed, turned around and flew backwards.

"Using the majority to bully the minority, Junle and Dongping counties are no more than this."

"Where are you going, you brat!" When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. Golden flames rushed out of Master Yaoming's body, and he shook the repaired Dragon Bird Fire Ring, and was about to chase after Lu Qian.

However, Xuan Jing Zhenren stretched out his hand to stop him, and said in a deep voice: "Daoyou Yaoming, don't be reckless. This boy came alone just to test and lure the enemy. Gu Nishang of his faction is right behind him. If you chase him rashly, you may be ambushed."

Master Yaoming put away the fire ring, nodded, and said, "I received the message and immediately came to support. I was afraid that something might happen if I was late, so I came here alone. I sent a total of ten foundation builders and twenty airships to support us, and they are still behind us."

Master Yaoming came here to rescue, it is impossible for him to leave his own Dongping County alone, and he must leave most of his forces to defend the territory. Being able to dispatch ten foundation builders and twenty airships is already a great honor.

Xuan Jing Zhenren folded his hands in gratitude. With these reinforcements, the plan of holding on to the counterattack would be sufficient to implement. The only drawback was that the reinforcements from Dongping County were still on the way, and they might arrive later than the Yunshan Sect's main force.

But Master Yaoming had already arrived, and with two Jindan masters guarding the place, he was naturally not afraid of the upcoming main force of the Yunshan Sect.

After a while, Lu Qian, who had already retreated, reunited with the six airships led by Jiang Qingfeng. Seeing that Lu Qian was safe and sound, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, they had already set fire to five spiritual veins as Lu Qian requested, and Li Da's contribution was also indispensable.

He took out a new type of potion, which looked silvery, but when it was poured on the ground it was like drizzle and immediately stuck to the top of the mountain. It ignited when the wind blew, and the fire rushed straight up to the sky. Even the soil was burning, which made everyone gasp in amazement.

This kind of spiritual fire can't be stopped until the mountain is burned to ashes.

"Go at full speed towards Hanjiangzhu and inform all ships to be ready to engage the enemy!" As soon as Lu Qian gave the order, everyone immediately tensed up.

Although Master Yaoming came to help just now, Lu Qian knew at a glance that he was alone and most of the reinforcements from Dongping County were still behind.

We must take advantage of this window of opportunity to launch an attack, otherwise with the arrival of reinforcements from Dongping County, it will be even more difficult to defeat Hanjiangzhu.

But if he did not take action first, those people in Beichu County who would not release their eagles until they saw the rabbit would not take action next. This time, the attack on Junle would only result in the burning of a few mountain gates.

Lu Qian once again sent a message to Beichu County, telling them that he would take the initiative to attack, using the weak to attack the strong and contain Junle, creating opportunities for Beichu County. He told them to keep up and not miss the opportunity.

"You want to expand your territory, but you are so hesitant and cowardly. If you still refuse to advance, it will be a waste of our efforts. Who will be willing to cooperate with you in the future? Just wait to be laughed at by the world!"

After doing all this, Lu Qian took the opportunity to meditate and regulate his breathing on the Shenzhou to recover a little.

With the help of the Dunjia divine order, the Shenzhou rode the wind and soon approached Hanjiangzhu.

On the ground, there is a mighty river, several times wider than the Lingsha River. This river originates from Qingzhou, runs across Cangzhou, and enters Yingzhou in the south.

This river had different names in ancient times. In the north it was called Hanjiang, but after passing Junle County it was called Huaijiang.

The Huaiyou County in the south got its name because it is located on the right side of the Huai River.

Shaoyin Sect's Hanjiangzhu is a flat island in the river, with a fourth-level low-level spiritual vein. Shaoyin Sect has been developing here for more than 600 years.

At this time, six divine ships were approaching, and spiritual light was flashing on Hanjiang Island. Two golden elixir lights rose up, and twenty or thirty foundation-building lights crossed the sky. Thirty airships covered the entire Hanjiang Island tightly.

Comparing the two sides, the six divine ships of the Yunshan Sect seemed to be alone and weak.

Faced with a powerful enemy, Jiang Baitao was a little nervous and couldn't help but activate his Dao patterns in advance.

Dao Pattern: Bei Luo Shi Men! (End of this chapter)