Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 427 Ansha City

The spirit boat sailed, and Wei Zhong and others got off the boat in a city, where they took the teleportation array directly to the Shagang Demon Realm.

Sensing the aura of harmony in the huge city behind him, Wei Zhong was secretly shocked.

'No wonder it has developed so rapidly, and even developed a spiritual energy tower at the Hedao level.'

'but……'

With surprise and confusion, Wei Zhong felt the pull of the void in the flash of spiritual light, and in an instant he arrived in an unfamiliar area.

This is also a majestic city, but it is obviously less exquisite and more rugged than the cities in Kyushu.

Wei Zhong's spiritual sense, which spread out through a corner of the hall, has almost captured the appearance of the entire Sand City.

"Friend Jie, long time no see."

Wei Zhong heard a voice calling him, and turned around to see a familiar face:

"Are you, Fellow Daoist Hu Yingzhong?"

The other party was none other than Hu Yingzhong, the Lianxu master from Taoyuan City whom Wei Zhong had met. However, thousands of years had passed and he had already entered the realm of Hedao like Wei Zhong.

Although his aura was a little weak, as if he had just broken through not long ago, he was still truly in harmony with the Dao.

He looked intently at Wei Zhong, and sighed:
“I didn’t expect that after so many years, I would still be able to meet Daoist Jie again.”

Although there had been some unpleasant things between the two before, it was obvious that all these unpleasant things had disappeared with the passage of time.

Moreover, this fellow Daoist Hu seems to have experienced a lot of hardships and his temperament has changed. He is no longer as domineering as before and his attitude has become much gentler.

Wei Zhong walked out of the teleportation array, came to his side, followed him out of the teleportation hall, and saw the bustling crowd outside the hall.

"This is Ansha City, one of the frontier cities of my Jiuzhou in the Shagang Demon Territory.

“The city’s defense force is quite complete. There are three He Daoists alone, including me. After Fellow Daoist Jie came, the number increased to four.

"There are countless levels of refining emptiness and transforming into gods. Some come from the official side of our Jiuzhou, and some come from civilian forces..."

After Hu Yingzhong's explanation, Wei Zhong kept asking questions and learned that the other two Hedao masters here were much stronger and were both in the middle stage of Hedao.

Moreover, they all achieved the middle stage of He Dao through their own promotion, rather than relying on the He Dao achieved by the Psychic Tower.

"From what Fellow Daoist Hu said, it seems that he has some resentment towards the one who achieved enlightenment in the Spirit Energy Tower?"

The latter snorted:
"It's more than just resentment. I wish I could tear off the faces of those guys and see if their skin is as thick as that broken tower..."

Hu Yingzhong's resentful explanation let Wei Zhong know that Jiuzhou has now split into two factions.

One faction is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was promoted with the help of the Psychic Tower and is responsible for protecting the current territory of Jiuzhou.

The other faction was promoted independently and was mainly responsible for the Ministry of External Affairs for pioneering tasks.

The two parties have different functions and their principles are contradictory.

“If there were no Dao Lord above to put pressure on us, those guys in the Ministry of Internal Affairs would have probably seized all the power and made Jiuzhou isolated and guarded.

"Don't you think about whether their psychic tower is composed of resources that we have seized from the outside world?"

Of course, not everyone in the Imperial Household Department is conservative, and there are also many people who support the development of Kyushu.

For example, a large number of Psychic Tower monks within the Shagang Demon Realm have the same idea.

The two of them talked as they walked, and they had already walked along the streets of the city and arrived at a tall tower.

This is not a psychic tower, but an ordinary high tower. The terrain is high enough to put the entire Ansha City in sight, and it can also look far away and see the scenery outside the city.

At the top of the tower, Wei Zhong saw a young male monk, who did not have a beard like Wei Zhong and the other monk.

Instead, there is no hair on the chin, under the nose, or even on the top of the head.

There is light above my head, reflecting the sunlight outside the tower.

Wei Zhong and the other man stepped forward, and the latter shifted his gaze to the two from the outside.

"I guess this must be Fellow Daoist Jie?"

The other person smiled kindly, moved closer to Wei Zhong, and slowly extended his right hand.

Only then did Wei Zhong realize that the latter was taller and bigger than himself.

He had a very strong physique. When the two shook hands, Wei Zhong's palm looked like a chicken claw in his broad right hand.

Recalling what Hu Yingzhong had just said, Wei Zhong knew that this man's name was Ding Tianyou.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Ding is practicing physical training?"

The latter laughed twice:
"Fellow Daoist Jie, you have a kind look in my eyes. I have indeed practiced physical training, and that is why I have such a strong physique."

The three of them chatted intimately and learned that another fellow Taoist had gone out to check the surrounding situation.

This is the daily task of Wei Zhong and others when the war is stopped.

“You came at a good time, my friend. We have just entered the truce period.

“These cultivators in the city go out hunting every day, and we are also on routine patrol to prevent the seventh-level demon dragon from investigating.

"It is a fairly peaceful day in this Shagang Demon Territory."

Hu Yingzhong echoed:
"Yes, if it is a war, it won't be so easy. We will have to fight to the death with those seventh-level monsters..."

The two of them talked about their previous experiences, which gave Wei Zhong a better understanding of the Shagang Demon Realm.

"Didn't these demon dragon tribes unite? So they were defeated by us?"

"Yes, but too few," Ding Tianyou rubbed his beardless chin and added, "The demon dragons are stupid, and there are more disputes between different tribes than alliances.

"Even if we unite together, it's just a local battlefield. The power of a fifth or sixth level demon dragon is not much of a threat to my Nine Provinces Immortal Dao combat power.

"As long as those seventh-level demon dragons have not united together, there is nothing to be afraid of."

The two explained to Wei Zhong the various techniques of Jiuzhou, including the heavy spiritual armor that Wei Zhong had seen.

Such items can increase the combat power of cultivators by at least a small level, and to a certain extent are equivalent to the art of physical refining, enough to briefly fight against a demon dragon of the same level.

It is precisely because of the existence of this thing that Kyushu's mid-level offensive capability has become unprecedentedly strong.

He is strong enough to advance step by step and wipe out the Shagang demon area.

"In addition, there are also psychic cannons and combat shuttles guarding the front line...

"The psychic tower that is about to be built, and the various protective measures that go with it, are enough for us to guard a large amount of territory while continuing to expand."

As the three were talking, a streak of light streaked across the sky and gradually moved closer.

Penetrate the defensive light shield of Ansha City and fall into the high tower.

Seeing Wei Zhong, the strange cultivator, his expression was slightly different.

The three of them stood up, and Wei Zhong was already bowing:
"Meet Fairy An!"

The other person had long flowing hair tied behind her head and hanging down to her waist. She was a female monk.

An Group is a large company originated from Kyushu, with strong economic strength behind it.

He is also one of the core talents cultivated by Kyushu.

He practiced all the way, and his cultivation level improved rapidly, and now he has reached the middle stage of Hedao.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Jie."

The other party obviously also knew the origin of this strange cultivator Wei Zhong.

After a brief greeting, they started talking about patrol matters.

"...Fellow Daoist Hu is right. There is indeed an underground mine more than fifty miles away from Ansha City that we have never mined.

“It is suspected that there is a brand new group of demon dragons inside.

"I wandered around the periphery for a few laps and walked a few miles inside, where I was attacked by demon dragons many times...

"There is a crisis deep inside that makes me extremely alert." In the Shagang Demon Realm, there are not only groups of demon dragons lurking on the ground, but also special creatures living in the underground mineral veins.

The tribe that An Yuxuan encountered was this kind of demon dragon tribe.

"Did you bring back the dragon's corpse?"

The other party waved his sleeves, and a strange-looking dragon suddenly landed on the scene.

It was not big, about the same size as the adult tiger Wei Zhong had seen in his previous life.

It has jet-black hair on its body and sharp legs, and its structure is very suitable for digging underground.

Wei Zhong looked around and saw that the demon dragon had a smooth back and no wings.

On the head that is bigger than a human's is a somewhat disgusting rat-like face.

The eyes have degenerated and the pupils are cloudy, replaced by large ears, which are very consistent with the characteristics of underground creatures.

"What a strange creature."

When a normal person sees this kind of thing, they would never associate it with a demon dragon.

However, Wei Zhong was able to sense a very strong dragon bloodline in his body.

'At the fifth level, the blood concentration is higher than that of the same level Sky-Splitting Dragon, Iron-Armored Dragon and other dragons.'

Wei Zhong parted its hair and saw a layer of very fine scales underneath.

“This thing is very slippery, and it will retreat after one attack. If it fails to succeed, it will retreat immediately.

"The hair is slippery and seems to have the effect of repelling magic. Ordinary low-level spiritual magic will be weakened by at least 50% when it lands on it. Even if it is of the same level, it will be reduced by about 30%.

“Plus, the scales beneath the hair can significantly reduce the damage from spells.

"The defense is good, but the speed is also terrifying..."

An Yuxuan described the characteristics one by one. Ding Tianyou clenched his fist and said hesitantly:
"This thing seems to be more afraid of close combat?"

With a poke of his finger, he easily pierced the monster's hair and even its scaly skin.

Wei Zhong also tried to take out the fifth-level magic sword, slightly activated the spiritual pattern on the sword, and indeed, he easily cut a gash on his back.

This demon dragon's defense is only against long-range spiritual magic, and its response to magical weapons and other objects is quite limited.

Everyone then looked at the corpse to try to figure out its weak points.

Gradually, I discovered that except for the slightly hard claws on its four feet, other parts of its body were quite ordinary.

Even its bones are soft and can be deformed if squeezed randomly.

"To deal with this thing, we should mainly use physical magic weapons to attack it. Spiritual magic can be used, but it can only be used on the forehead where there is less hair..."

A projection of spiritual light fell in front of the four people, and on it was the shape of a demonic dragon.

The four big words "Mouse Demon Dragon" are marked on it.

The body below is divided into blocks, with various markings inside.

The four of them continued to fill in the gaps, and after a while, they had figured out the weaknesses and even the strengths of a new demon dragon.

We even inferred some of its habits based on its physical condition.

"Okay, give this to the vanguard team and let them further explore and replenish it."

Ding Tianyou raised his hand, and the projected information was conveyed to other cultivators in Ansha City.

In less than half a minute, Wei Zhong saw a team of shuttles rising in the city and heading towards the direction marked by the intelligence agency.

Wei Zhong looked puzzled:

"A seventh-level tribe, why don't we follow them to investigate?"

Several people shook their heads slightly, and Hu Yingzhong patted Wei Zhong on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Jie, these people are all veterans in exploring the Shagang Demon Territory.

“This action is not for anything else but for money.

"They who have obtained first-hand intelligence will have an intelligence advantage in the subsequent expedition process, enough to obtain more advanced resources..."

After some explanation, Wei Zhong realized that most of these people were from the professional team of An Group, and only three or two were official personnel from Jiuzhou, who were responsible for supervising them to prevent them from falsifying intelligence.

'This is different from the sect monks I have experienced in taking control of the situation.'

Wei Zhong looked surprised. He didn't expect that the "outsourcing" phenomenon was being carried forward in this Jiuzhou.

“As for us, we will only take action when the main force is attacking or even responding to the enemy.

"Besides that, we can practice, or we can go to the city below to relieve boredom. Although Anshachen is new, it has various entertainment facilities..."

As the conversation lapsed, Wei Zhong declined their invitation, found a place to stay, and began to practice self-cultivation.

Three days passed like this, and the vanguard team returned, bringing back various intelligence.

The general distribution of the mole dragons, their strength, and even the various minerals in the mines...

All the information fell into the hands of a few people.

"Qiegangyan, there is such a thing in this cave?"

Wei Zhong didn't understand, and only after asking did he find out that the Qiegang gold obtained after purification from this kind of ore vein is one of the raw materials for refining Jiuzhou heavy armor.

If the quota is sufficient, the number of heavy armored troops in Kyushu can be increased further.

"With the Qiegang Rock, there might be red gold Gangsha inside..."

The words of several people made Wei Zhong stunned;
"Isn't this the main material for refining the Wind-Fixing Bead?"

From what a few people said, the red-gold sand inside might be at the eighth level.

Wei Zhong's mood also began to fluctuate a little.

After figuring out all the information, several people looked at each other and nodded, all of them understanding that this mineral vein must be taken.

Orders were issued one after another, and the martial arts teams in the city quickly gathered.

An Yuxuan waved her sleeves and threw out a large spirit boat with its gun barrel extended and a flash of spiritual light appeared.

"Seventh-level magic boat..."

A large number of monks landed on it simultaneously, and many flying shuttles followed on both sides, like Dharma ships guarding it.

"For this operation, we are waiting..."

An Yuxuan looked around at Wei Zhong and the other two, and they were selecting their generals.

Ding Tianyou rubbed his palms:
"In order to have an advantage over these beasts in the lower body method, we must not be absent."

Seeing that Hu Yingzhong seemed to be hesitant, Wei Zhong also raised his right hand, a ball of lightning appeared in the palm of his hand, and said:

"It just so happens that I have also made some achievements in the physical practice, so I will follow you here."

Seeing the lightning flashing in Wei Zhong's hand, he was somewhat surprised, and Ding Tianyou was even more delighted:

"Okay, okay, it seems that Fellow Daoist Jie's physical skills are as strong as mine.

"After this mission is completed, you and I must have a fight."

The seventh level of body refining is a rare commodity in Jiuzhou. In order to test what he has learned, Ding Tianyou can only look for those demon dragons.

This is the first time that a cultivator with a physical body that is equal to his has been found among the human race.

Wei Zhong smiled awkwardly:
"That's natural!"

After a brief exchange, they left Hu Yingzhong behind to guard the city, while the other two, together with Wei Zhong, participated in the attack on the mineral vein.

(End of this chapter)