The road is vague

Chapter 93 Ancient Forbidden Formation
"It's someone from Lu!"

Someone recognized the flag on the larger treasure ship.

"quiet!"

Jiang Wanhu scolded sternly.

"How disgraceful! You are all military personnel now, representing the majesty of the Daqian court!"

"Yes."

After the flying boat landed and stopped steadily, under Jiang Wanhu's instructions, everyone came to the ground one by one and looked at other sect disciples in the distance who were also looking curious.

Li Mo recognized the flags on the three small boats based on the information he learned when he came.

They were Zhongshan State, Han State and Wei State respectively.

Among the disciples from the four countries, Lu had the largest number of disciples. Thirty disciples were lined up in an orderly manner, and all of them were in high spirits.

Li Mo noticed Jiang Sheng's gaze on the side.

After scanning among these Lu disciples, he finally stopped at three of them. Li Mo looked at these three people and thought carefully for a moment. Then he realized that the three people were disciples of the Lu Zaizao Sect, and were the mortal enemies of the Lingmu Sect. This made him feel ashamed and he almost forgot about it.

Whether it was the death of Quanzhi Zhenren more than thirty years ago, or the death of Lu Cuicui's father later, they were all closely related to the Zaizao Sect.

However, most of the disciples from other sects in Qian Kingdom looked at the three Tuxing Sect disciples from Lu Kingdom with an expression of extreme disgust.

It was the betrayal of the Tuxing Sect that led to the Hundred Years' War between the Qian and Lu States.

The two countries had no idea how many monks in their prime had died as a result.

Another hour or so passed.

A treasure ship flew over from the distant horizon, and disciples from the Qiancheng Sect and the Lianwu Sect of Chewu Kingdom also arrived.

Two high-level monks from Chewu Kingdom slowly walked down the giant ship with six disciples, but Li Mo's attention was attracted by this huge treasure ship.

The Chewu Kingdom is indeed a medium-sized country famous for its wars.

In terms of scale and strength alone, this treasure ship is obviously superior to the treasure ships of Qian and Lu.

The disciples of Qiancheng Sect and Lianwu Sect who walked down from the treasure ship of Chewu State were all wearing armor and looked as strong as dragons and tigers.

Among these six disciples, there was not a single female cultivator.

But when they saw that there were many female cultivators among the disciples from other countries, their eyes widened and they looked incredulous.

Not to mention the many disciples from several countries observing and sizing up each other.

The high-level monks who were responsible for leading disciples from various countries here have now gathered together.

However, except for the leaders of Lu and Qian, whose cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul stage, the leaders of other countries seem to be only Golden Core stage cultivators. Therefore, in the conversation between the high-level cultivators of the six countries, they can only serve as a foil, and more conversations are between the cultivators of Lu and Qian.

"The journey between Ling State's Wangu Sect and Jin State's Xinyan Temple is a long one. Without a teleportation array, even if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to rush as fast as possible, based on last year's experience, they would probably still have to wait for several more days. Instead of waiting like that, why not let the younger generation communicate with each other first? How about holding a small competition and trade fair during this period?"

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Jiang is quite confident in this group of disciples from Qian Nation!"

The Yuanying cultivator of Lu State was an old man with an immortal look and light green eyes.

"How about this, let's add some more prizes and turn the arena match into a gambling match? As for the amount of the prize, it's up to the challengers to decide. After all, they're just some Qi training disciples, so it won't hurt the harmony between the two countries."

The high-level cultivators from Zhongshan, Han, Wei, and Chewu could only stand aside and laugh dryly in agreement.

During this period, someone suggested that this battle and exchange of skills should be limited to the second-in-command disciples of each sect, and the eldest brother should not be allowed to take the stage to avoid damaging the harmony.

"Alright."

Jiang Wanhu agreed.

After everything was discussed, high-level monks from various countries returned to the areas where their disciples were.

At this time.

Li Mo and other disciples of Qian Kingdom exclaimed in surprise.

On the side of the Lu disciples, a huge tree suddenly rose from the ground, and a large number of exquisite wooden houses appeared on the trunk.

Led by the Nascent Soul cultivator, the disciples of Lu State went into the wooden house to rest.

The disciples from other countries were extremely envious.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Wanhu snorted coldly and summoned a pagoda magic weapon.

As the golden glazed pagoda flew out of his hand, it continued to spin and expand in the sky, stirring up the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth. In just a short moment, it grew from the size of a broad bean to a giant over twenty feet tall, and landed on the ground with a loud bang, emitting the majestic aura of a treasure elephant.

There is a difference between magic weapons and magic tools.

Magical treasures are higher-level treasures that can be stored in the body of a cultivator. Their power is far beyond that of magic tools.

"Let's go."

Jiang Wanhu led the stunned disciples of Daqian Kingdom into the pagoda to tidy up a bit.

Upon seeing this, the monks from the other four countries could not help but feel dry in the mouth, but they could only honestly do it themselves and build a temporary living place on the spot.

There is another world inside the pagoda.

The layers of restrictions are extremely delicate, the decorations are exquisite, and it is extremely gorgeous.

Jiang Wanhu assigned rooms to everyone.

"Gather at the main hall on the first floor at 5:00 PM."

"Yes!"

Everyone responded one after another.

At 5 p.m., everyone arrived at the main hall on the first floor of the pagoda on time.

Jiang Wanhu briefly explained that for the next few days, everyone would be waiting for the monks from the Ling Kingdom's Wangu Sect and the Jin Kingdom's Xinyan Temple. During this time, the second and third-ranked disciples of each sect could engage in duels and exchanges with disciples from other sects. Afterward, a small trade fair would be held. He then began to explain the specific content of this exchange.

"I believe you have all seen that this forbidden formation was left behind by an ancient cultivator."

Ancient monks are good at building super formations and changing the world.

Today's formation masters tend to make formations that are precise, simple, reliable, and very practical for combat.

"Ever since someone discovered the weak point of this forbidden formation, Zhongshan has sent countless cultivators to explore it. Qian and Lu have also sent many high-level cultivators into it, but apart from a few low-level evil spirits, no dangerous things have been found."

His expression was somewhat solemn and full of trouble.

"But those low-level evil spirits clearly weren't worth the ancient cultivators' effort to build such a large-scale forbidden formation. Therefore, despite Zhongshan Nation's repeated pleas to vigorously develop this secret realm, Daqian Nation and the opposing Lu Nation have never agreed. Both sides insist that some secret must be hidden here, simply undiscovered for the time being."

As Jiang Wanhu spoke, he looked thoughtful.

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Qian Kingdom below began to whisper to each other.

Li Mo was among them, so naturally he couldn't help sighing, but he was more lamenting the tyranny of Qian and Lu, and the helplessness of Zhongshan as a small country.

"However, it is precisely because the formation has been isolated from the outside world for a long time that it not only possesses abundant spiritual energy, but also, by chance, has bred many rare spiritual medicines rarely seen in the outside world. Now, with so many cultivators taking turns exploring, the possibility of collecting thousand-year-old spiritual medicines is probably small, but there should still be many hundred-year-old spiritual medicines. After the cultivators from the Myriad Bone Sect and the Heart Eye Temple arrive, your mission in this exchange meeting will be to collect the spiritual medicines inside and explore the secrets of how the ancient cultivators built this formation."

At this point, his voice paused.

"Whoever can crack the secret of this forbidden formation will directly obtain the right to develop it in their country!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Sir, may I ask if all the spiritual herbs we pick inside belong to us?"

“It’s not just picked.”

After hearing this, Jiang Wanhu sneered.

"Any elixir you bring out from there is yours."

Li Mo was shocked.

Although he has not yet mastered the recipe for the Spirit Gathering Pill, he already knows that in order to refine a spiritual pill that can improve the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, he must have a spiritual medicine that is more than 800 years old as the main ingredient, and it would be best if it can reach a thousand years old.

Secondly, many centuries-old elixirs are needed as auxiliary medicines.

However, his main practice, "Eye of the True Spirit", has some mental requirements of being pure in mind and desireless, which can resist the influence of evil thoughts to a certain extent, but it also requires practitioners to always maintain a healthy mind. Therefore, he does not intend to kill people and steal treasures just for profit, which will disturb his Tao mind.

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked!
They naturally understood the meaning of Jiang Wanhu's words, and some belligerent people were ready to fight.

"Also, regarding your grades, don't even think about using the spiritual medicines you have on you to cheat. The spiritual medicines in the formation are almost all special species that are rarely seen in the outside world. If anyone, because of their own cleverness, is laughed at by other countries and loses face for the Daqian Nation, don't blame me, Jiang, for being ruthless."

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed.

Next, Jiang Wanhu distributed a map to everyone.

"This is the resource distribution map inside. It contains the exploration data of the Qian Nation in the past, as well as the data marked by the previous class of disciples. Some areas have not been explored in depth yet. You can focus on exploring these highlighted areas. When you come out, you should also mark the areas where you obtained spiritual medicines on this map. Then you can be rewarded with military merit."

"Yes!"

Li Mo couldn't help but guess in his heart that the high-level cultivators of Qian Country must have discovered some clues in it.

the next day.

A ring more than thirty feet long and wide rose from the ground.

Under the auspices of the Jindan-stage cultivators from Zhongshan, Han, Wei, and Chewu, a temporary barrier was built, and disciples from several countries stepped onto the stage and started a gambling competition.

The amount of money involved ranges from dozens of spirit stones to hundreds of spirit stones, and the battles are exciting.

Moreover, this gambling battle is not limited to the disciples of various countries. There are also many civil wars. The only requirement is that the winner cannot leave and must face a round-robin battle.

The competitive relationship between the six eastern gates and the six western gates of Qian State is not an isolated case.

The State of Lu was also not a monolithic entity.

The sect disciples who pursued the way to longevity and the sect disciples who pursued the way to immortality were actually hostile to each other and frequently competed with each other, which opened the eyes of the disciples of Qian Kingdom.

After a day, everyone had a general understanding of each other's strengths.

In general.

The strength between the disciples of Qian State and Lu State is in a relatively balanced state. Even if someone wins a game by chance, it is difficult for him to win two games in a row and he will soon be defeated by other disciples.

Even after the first day of gambling battles ended, everyone was still a little unsatisfied.

Jiang Sheng also participated in the bet and achieved a result of one win and one loss.

"The boy's body of the Lu State Xiantian School is indeed unique. Its magic power is extremely pure. It's a pity that I can't comprehend it..."

After his defeat, Jiang Sheng kept sighing.

Then Jiang Sheng noticed that Li Mo and Shi Yongjie had strange expressions, and he couldn't help but frowned.

"Why, are you two still virgins?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo and Shi Yongjie couldn't help but look at each other.

Shi Yongjie was a little embarrassed.

"I...I've always liked Zhao Huaxue, so there's no chance."

His name has been written by Yang Guang into the "Dragon and Tiger List" in the introduction of Zhao Huaxue's suitors. There is really nothing worth hiding.

Li Mo also looked helpless.

"Many people misunderstood the relationship between Ma Ling and me, but I really only considered her a friend. Look, she ended up with Niu Li. Niu Li knew very well that our relationship was pure and we were just friends."

Then all three of them fell silent.

(End of this chapter)