The Emperor is Above

Chapter 402: Dragon City Sealing Ground
“Chirp—”

“Chirp—”

The mountains and forests below undulate with the terrain.

Flocks of fiery red birds were hanging on the treetops, following closely behind the forest.

The fiery red feathers of these birds are fluffy and exploded as if they are angry, like burning flames.

"Wow—"

When the four great wild dragon vultures saw this group of inconspicuous birds chasing them, they immediately started to cry out in displeasure in an attempt to drive them away.

What was surprising was that this group of fiery red birds had no fear of the superior ferocious bird at all, and actually chirped and shouted at the dragon eagle non-stop.

"Chirp—"

Only one little red bird flew away quickly to the east, like a flash of red lightning, its speed was shocking. The rest of the birds were still making a lot of noise and refused to leave.

"Haha, you've never seen such a stubborn and bold bird, right?"

Old Man Shi pointed down with a smile in his eyes and introduced, "This little red bird is called Dragon Bird. It flies very fast and has good intelligence, and is especially brave.

Since the Stone Spirits appeared, they have been serving as scouts in Yunling, and are very good at keeping watch and delivering messages. Although they are small in size, they have the strength of a fifth-grade fierce bird on average, and their flying speed is not inferior to that of a third-grade fierce bird. "

"Fortunately, the Stone Spirit and the Blue Flower Tree Spirit have no desire to expand outward!"

Qing Yi was even more shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"There are at least hundreds of dragon birds in the group we see right before our eyes. The entire Yunling area is thousands of miles in radius. The dragon birds alone are a huge force!
If Shi Ling and Qing Hua had other large numbers of exotic beasts and fierce birds under their command, and they had rested and recuperated for more than 300 years, their strength would be beyond the reach of Xing State.”

"Hehe, apart from the fact that there are not many first-grade grandmasters in Yunling, the number of second-grade and third-grade exotic beasts and fierce birds is more than the total number of strong men of the same realm in Xingguo and Chongguo."

Old Man Shi chuckled and said, "Why do you think that Grand Master Xian Yu and I tried so hard to win over Shi Ling?

It's because of Yunling's huge power. As long as Yunling joins any country, it will be enough to easily destroy the other party."

Qing Yi then understood why Old Man Shi easily agreed to come and help conquer Longcheng. In fact, his main purpose was for the State of Xing, and helping him was just a side job.

Old Man Shi didn't notice Qing Yi's expression, nor did he care about the dragon birds chasing him. He continued to fly forward quickly on his first-grade snow owl.

Qing Yi noticed that the number of dragon birds was beyond imagination. Each group of dragon birds had its own exclusive territory and was responsible for the security of an area.

Whenever a new group of dragon birds appeared, the previous group of dragon birds chasing them would chirp loudly for a while, and then leave without hesitation.

Old Man Shi didn't care at all about the dragon birds appearing and disappearing in groups around him. His purpose was obviously to let them inform Shi Ling and Qinghua of his arrival.

Taking this into consideration, Qing Yi put his worries aside for the time being and noticed that after the Hutiao River entered the hilly forests, the width of the river was only about a hundred feet wide, and there were large rocky beaches and rocks blocking the river in many river bends.

As we go deeper into the Yunling Mountains, the mountains continue to rise, the peaks along the way become taller and taller, the river channel becomes narrower and steeper, and the mountains on both sides are so close that it makes people feel almost despair.

No wonder it took more than five years for the State of Xing to build Dragon City with all its national strength and mobilize tens of thousands of young and strong people. Now it seems that the energy required to restore the Dragon City mound will far exceed previous imagination.

"Boy Yi, the burial mound of Dragon City is ahead, you'd better pay close attention!" Old Man Shi, who had been resting with his eyes closed and not talking since entering Yunling, suddenly interrupted Qing Yi's thoughts.

"call--"

There are two huge peaks a thousand feet high in front, less than three hundred feet apart, as dangerous as a thread of sky, and below them is the frozen Tiger Leaping River.

A strong mountain wind blew in from the middle of the mountain, almost shaking the body of the Great Wilderness Dragon Vulture. However, after passing through it, the view in front of it suddenly became clear.

"Is this Dragon City?"

Qing Yi was extremely surprised when he saw this from the back of the dragon eagle. He never expected that among the rolling Yunling Mountains, there was such a huge mountain plain, or mountain basin.

The towering peaks and huge mountain ranges all around make this elliptical mountain basin, which is a hundred miles long and about sixty miles wide, appear smaller than it actually is.

Beneath the white icebergs, layers of forests are covered with towering trees, full of the wonders of mountain vertical biological zones. Large tracts of forests covered with pine, cypress and fir are connected to the basin.

Dense forests and wastelands were interspersed in the flat basin. Qing Yi could clearly see many towering trees that were dozens of feet tall, as well as some frightened animals and birds running away.

“What a wonderful place!”

Qing Yi looked around his own fiefdom with admiration. The most amazing thing was that there was a huge lake with a diameter of seventeen or eighteen miles in the middle of the basin.

Even in the cold winter in northern Xinjiang, most of the northern part of the lake remains unfrozen, and the lake water is slightly shrouded in white mist. This is because large amounts of hot spring water flow into the surrounding mountains and valleys, and the frozen river channel on the south side of the lake is connected to the Hutiao River.

"No wonder the doctor under the Yangwu City Guard Tian Bin said that according to the records in the Jian Ce, small boats with a capacity of less than 100,000 jin could follow the Hutiao River into a lake 20 miles away from Longcheng."

Qing Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, "What he said is actually not wrong. As long as there are enough manpower and material resources, it is possible to pull the boat upstream to here, but only the king of a country can do it with all his national strength."

"It's difficult!"

Old Man Shi couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "The future external transportation of Longcheng's fiefdom will be a big problem, but the good thing is that you can cultivate and use this land however you want, and no other nobles will share it with you."

Now Qing Yi is a vassal of the Shangdaifu, and his fiefdom is thirty li square, and it has been expanded by another fifteen li, for a total of forty-five li, which is not even half of this mountain basin.

However, everyone now knows that the situation is delicate, and Yunling is a dangerous and troubled place. As long as Qing Yi has enough ability, no one will object even if he occupies the entire basin.

"It's such a fertile land. If we cultivate it all, it can feed a million people! We should first find a way to get it back from the Stone Spirit. We can always find a way to solve the problem of external transportation."

Qing Yi had thought about it in his mind that the only thing he needed to do was to solve the more than 100-mile mountain road from Longcheng Fengtu to Feixiong Bay. Ships carrying a million pounds would be able to navigate there, which would be enough to meet transportation needs for several years.

After circling over the lake, Old Man Shi pointed to the northernmost side of the basin and said, "The Dragon City Fortress is built at the northernmost mountain pass. Further ahead is the watershed, which is also the lowest mountain pass in the middle section of the Yunling Mountains."

As the Dragon Vulture continued to fly north, the ruins of the Dragon City from hundreds of years ago appeared before their eyes. Even though more than three hundred years had passed, Qing Yi was still amazed by the grandeur of the Dragon City Fortress.

This large-scale and majestic military fortress was built between two towering mountains on the north side of the basin. The extremely dangerous terrain could block enemies coming from the north and protect this mountain basin.

All the buildings in Longcheng Fortress are built with huge stones. Even after more than three hundred years, only mottled traces have been left on them, and the overall building is well preserved.

When Qing Yi tried to let Long Jiu land on the huge platform on top of Longcheng Fortress, unexpectedly several rocks weighing hundreds of pounds flew out and smashed fiercely on Qing Yi and Long Jiu.

(End of this chapter)