792 The witch goddess swept the wasteland, and the sick king plotted to conquer the wilderness
(792 The witch goddess swept the wasteland, and the sick king plotted to conquer Mingcang)
It's not a good place for Gouju. It's too far to the north, too far from the Golden State and the Jade Palace, and it's separated by a mighty Guizhou in between. Without the teleportation array, they wouldn't even be able to run.
The reason why he came here was not to see the Cloud King, but because of the Getaway.
In the case that these idle Xuans organized their own Xiaoyao Society, and did not discuss a single result for three months, the imperial court proposed that the Xiaoyao Party be moved to Fengdu.
The so-called fighting method is no longer a fight between monks. Instead, all the idle Xuan who participated in the Getaway Party were sent to the Wind Capital, where the Cloud King had just broken the siege, and joined the war of the Dust Clan.
The monks will be responsible for slaying the extraordinary power of the Dust Clan on the battlefield of the Wind Capital. Whether it is killing a priest or a war beast controlled by the dust people, it is converted into different merit points according to the different realms of the other party.
After three months, the merit points are counted, and the results of the battle can be determined and the Immortal Alliance can be formed.
Not only does the monks not have to fight each other to damage their own people, but they can also decide a relatively fair result, and they can also use it to fight against the increasingly threatening dust tribes, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.
But Gou Zhu doesn't think so. The problem is that it's just too complicated. A lonely city surrounded by the dust people, and the forces of the old members of the Wind King, the Cloud King, the Emperor, and the Xian Xuan are entangled with each other, and there are still dust people at the outer gate to harass them.
There are thousands of mysteries involved, even if he has the God of Nine Refinings, he can't figure out what will happen.
He could have not come. But if you don't come, there will definitely be no place for the Jade Palace in the Immortal Alliance in the future, and it will also be a potential trouble.
Lian Ling said that the Nine Dead Yin Cultivation Exercises he cultivated were rooted in the North Underworld. If you want to achieve Jindan, you have to go to the extreme north to find opportunities.
In addition, Song Ruhai wanted to completely solve the trouble of the ancestor of the Song family, and this getaway party had to come.
As soon as the heavy snow stopped, the sky was still sparsely covered with remnants of snowflakes. It was snow-white inside and outside the city.
King Yun did not stay in a certain palace, but set up a tent in the open space around the teleportation altar in the middle of the city, and directly led the Jinzhou army to set up camp.
Although the wind was extremely cold, the dust people could come again at any time, and the soldiers did not dare to slack off, and they all draped their cold light armor on their bodies. Ice froze on the armor, and there was a sound of breaking the ice when it moved.
Many soldiers were taking turns sweeping the snow off the roofs of their tents and then using shovels to clear the way between the tents.
A low, whimpering flute fluttered between the tents with the remnants of snow. Different from the clear and bright sound flute in Jiangnan, this is a dust flute without a flute membrane.
Gou Zhu saw the largest tent, which was a mourning hall. There is a black and white text hanging at the door: "King of the Wind".
It's a pity that Hao Jin, the king of the wind who is famous for his bravery and good at fighting in the north, has died. It is said that he died at the hands of the Frost Witch.
There is a small tent on the side of the large tent. Gou Xuan lifted the thick curtain and walked in, feeling a warmth coming to him.
The tent floor is covered with a soft carpet, and in the middle is a large charcoal brazier erected.
There was a chimney in the brazier that protruded directly out of the tent overhead. A reddish charcoal fire burned in the basin, and the tent was warm.
The sound of the mourning flute also came to an abrupt end. When King Yun saw him coming, he put down the dust flute in his hand.
King Yun has not changed much compared to a few years ago, but his appearance is more mature.
Gou Xuan raised his eyes and saw that Du Li, who was wearing a beige cotton jacket skirt, was sitting on a futon, next to King Yun. He couldn't help but be surprised: "It turns out that Senior Sister Du is also here?"
Du Li's face turned red and said, "Isn't it that a certain medicine jar can't do without the doctor all the time?"
In addition to Du Li, there were also Hong Ruyi, the staff of the Cloud King, and the two monks who had been following him, Mu Yuan of the Gilded Sect and Zhao Chong of the Lihuo Temple. None of these people are strangers to Gou Zhu.
Yun Wang was wrapped in a thick fur coat, and said a little unconvinced: "Although it is cold here, I feel that it is the same as going home, and my spirit is much more refreshed." Our hook is here, so let's eat. ”
At the sound of the order, the curtain behind the tent was lifted, and the two attendants brought a table, placed it by the brazier, and bowed and went out.
A few people in the tent gathered around. In addition to the wine on the table, there is a large pot of mutton that seems to have no condiments, and is cooked directly in water, exuding a simple and thick meat aroma.
This is the way people in northern Xinjiang eat it. A knife for each person, cut directly from the large pieces of cooked meat and eat. The condiment is a sauce made from crushed wild leek flowers, which has a strange mouth-numbing aroma, and is dipped in your own bowl.
A piece of fat and juicy mutton had just been eaten, and King Yun suddenly said a sentence: "Tomorrow I will go three thousand miles north to find the ruins of the snow capital......
Gou Zhu almost didn't choke: "You, a mortal, are going to the North Hell?"
In fact, there is no land in the North Underworld, just a whole piece of floating ice that has been floating on the sea for hundreds of millions of years. In the middle of summer, the edge of the sea is just exposed to the northern underworld. It's the middle of winter, and I'm afraid I won't even be able to see the sea.
It was a very cold place, and the north was less sunny, and in the far north it was a long night. Not only could mortals not survive, but even monks could hardly survive for too long.
The reason why Snow Country was able to build its capital on the edge of the Northern Netherworld was because there was a Polar Nethergrass that could decompose pure yang qi in an extremely cold environment, so that the entire area could obtain warmth.
After Wen Ruxue was taken away by Qin Zunyang, there was naturally no other one. There was only a 10,000-year-old ice and snow left. Moreover, the icebergs in the North are not static, and change every year with ocean currents and snowfall.
Now, more than 500 years later, the question of whether the site can still be found.
"Do you know why I was able to defeat the Dust Clan as soon as I came?" the Cloud King asked rhetorically.
Gou Zhu shook his head and said that he didn't know, thinking that you are very strong in fighting, but there is no need to show off to me all day long.
"Because the shrine maiden of the Cold Dust Department is not here. After killing the Wind King, she took the key to open the Snow Country Ruins and left north. ”
It has not been a day or two since King Yun has been concerned about the situation in northern Xinjiang. He studied all the battle cases and intelligence of the dust tribe and most of the wind tribe in northern Xinjiang that were gradually encroaching upon, and came to only one conclusion.
That is, the witch of the cold dust department is simply too strong, a real wise and close demon. The Wind King's tens of thousands of troops were basically completely annihilated by her thousands of barbarian rabble in a play.
Her director is not in commanding the troops, but in anticipating the enemy. No matter how brave and good the Wind King is, he will make his army fall into the trap of the opponent almost step by step. The Cloud King almost doubted that this witch had the ability to predict the future.
Dealing with such an enemy, King Yun himself is not sure. However, the other party's purpose does not seem to be to attack the Wind Capital from the beginning, but to the Wind King.
The Wind Kings of the past generations have been the caretakers of the ruins of the Snow Capital. In his hand, he holds a crucial array key. Without this, it is impossible to open the Snow Country Ruins.
After the Frost Dust Witch killed the Wind King and obtained the Array Key, she disappeared. At this time, it happened that King Yun arrived, and he defeated the besieging army of the dust clan in one fell swoop.
But then the second order of the Privy Council also came, ordering the King of Cloud to quickly lead his troops north to recapture the ruins of the Snow Country and reseal it!
This order is a bit of a beginning. It didn't say what was sealed under the ruins of the Snow Capital, why the Dust People wanted to open it, and what the consequences would be if it was opened.
But there are three white tiger seals on the order. One White Tiger Order only represents a critical military situation, and two White Tiger Orders represent the risk of tens of thousands of casualties or the loss of a state. The three White Tiger Orders represent the danger of the country's demise.
The Privy Council is not controlled by the emperor alone, and there are several respected old men in the court. Even if the emperor can order them to issue an order, it means that the killing is everywhere, and the white tiger order that is devastating will never be built casually.
This is also one of the reasons why King Yun is willing to obey the order of the Privy Council but does not obey the emperor's call.
"Do you understand why I'm going now?" asked King Yun as he sipped his soup. He only drank hot soup and did not drink alcohol.
"I don't understand," Gou Zhu shook his head again and again, "or go to death." ”
When he said this, Du Li's face next to him turned white with fright.
In Gou Xu's view, what are the three White Tiger Seals? It doesn't matter if he dies in the Wind Country, what Snow Country relics do he care? As long as you stay obediently in Jinzhou and have 100,000 troops, no one will be able to move you. What if it is stamped with ten chapters?
"I will use a flying boat to transport it, and build a camp all the way, one hundred miles away. King Yun ignored his doubts and continued to explain his plan.
As long as the wind continues to the north, the intensity of the polar cold winds will soon reach the point where monks and mortals cannot survive. Even the pills consumed by the flying boat there will skyrocket, and it won't be able to continue flying for too long.
Every hundred miles of camp, the camp can be arranged in formation, reserve pills and food, and park flying boats. Consuming a certain amount of Pure Yang Pill, the camp can maintain the temperature at which people can survive.
The farthest distance between the Great Teleportation Talisman and the Jade Jane Transmission is also about 100 miles. These camps can be transported between each other by teleportation charms or flying boats.
Along the way, dozens of camps could stretch for thousands of miles until they reached the shores of the Northern Underworld and found the ruins of the Snow Country.
This method is expensive and slow, but it is the only right way to enter the snow country. Although the dust people have a head start, they have to use a similar method if they want to go to the Snow Country, and there is no shortcut.
"As for the virtuous brother...... "King Yun looked at the face of Gou Zhu, who was becoming more and more sophisticated and shrewd.
"You just need to help me defend the Wind Capital City, especially the teleportation array.
"As long as the teleportation array is still there, I can turn around at any time, no matter what danger happens. As soon as he thought of time, he teleported back to Golden State.
"But without the teleportation array of Wind Capital City, all of us would have to die on the ice field!"