Chapter 470: Attack from afar and make friends nearby, borrow flowers to offer to Buddha!
After settling the Red Eyebrow Immortal, Qin Mo couldn't wait to go into seclusion.
Needless to say,
Naturally, he went for the ancient tree of time that he had just acquired.
Taking into account the possibility of guiding other people to practice under the Ancient Tree of Time in the future, and the Ancient Tree of Time's powerful marginal effect, Qin Mo did not plant the Ancient Tree of Time on the Linghu Island on the top floor of the pagoda.
Instead, it was placed alone on the sixth floor of the pagoda.
As an innate spiritual root, the Ancient Tree of Time does not need soil. After being placed on the sixth floor of the pagoda, its crystal clear tentacles directly reach into the void.
Draw spiritual energy from heaven and earth from the void to promote one's own growth.
As a result, the space wall of the sixth floor of the pagoda was also expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a blink of an eye, it changed from the size of a room to a vast and boundless open square.
The Ancient Tree of Time is located right in the center of the square.
Follow,
Qin Mo used a secret method to connect the Ancient Tree of Time with the Pillar of Heaven. As a result, the Ancient Tree of Time's magical time-accelerating effect began to spread to other levels of the pagoda.
The biggest beneficiary,
It is the Three Kingdoms Cave on the fifth floor of the pagoda.
As the light from the ancient tree of time spread, the flow of time in the Three Kingdoms Cave Heaven unknowingly became faster. It took two or three days inside while only one day passed in the outside world.
As the ancient tree of time takes root on the sixth floor of the pagoda, the flow of time may be even faster in the future.
Because there is no outside world as a reference, the people living in the Three Kingdoms Cave Heaven cannot perceive this change and still live their lives .
As if nothing had happened.
But for Qin Mo, the master of the cave heaven, the accelerated flow of time in the Three Kingdoms Cave Heaven means that the cycle of birth, aging, sickness and death of the people inside is also accelerating.
The souls of the dead,
I believe that the originally deserted Netherworld Cave will soon become lively and promote the operation of the Netherworld Cave.
This is one of them.
Secondly, the accelerated time in the Three Kingdoms Cave Heaven also helps the seeds of cultivation that Qin Mo had planted before to take root and sprout at a faster speed in the Three Kingdoms Cave Heaven.
I believe that it won’t be long before a cultivation civilization can be born.
It's still worth looking forward to.
In addition, the accelerated operation of the Three Kingdoms Cave Heaven will also help the self-improvement of the Cave Heaven rules, derive more Cave Heaven power, and then speed up the advancement of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Tower.
in this way,
A virtuous circle is formed.
Qin Mo finally saw the hope of the Jiu Tian Xuan Sha Tower being upgraded to a pure Yang magic weapon.
Another beneficiary is the Spiritual Spring Tree on the top floor of the pagoda. Needless to say, it will also usher in a period of rapid growth. It is possible that Spiritual Spring fruit will grow in the foreseeable future.
Including the lotus in the spiritual lake and the spiritual grass on the shore, all will grow faster.
Qin Mo has even been considering whether to build a special medicine garden on the seventh floor of the pagoda to cultivate various precious spiritual herbs.
or,
The medicine garden was built directly on the sixth floor of the pagoda where the ancient tree of time was located.
These are just visible changes. For Qin Mo himself, sitting under the ancient tree of time and accelerating his cultivation is the fundamental way, which includes two points.
The first is to consolidate one's cultivation, and the second is to refine the Bixiao armor.
Since he had just survived the first forty-nine heavenly tribulation and there was still a full thousand years before the second forty-nine heavenly tribulation, Qin Mo had plenty of time to retreat and did not have to worry about his lifespan.
As a damaged Pure Yang magic weapon, Qin Mo has only refined the Bixiao Armor to the middle grade so far, which is a bit of a waste of resources and it is also due to his limited time and energy.
That's good.
Under the ancient tree of time, one day that passes in the outside world is equivalent to ten days here.
The time flow rate is ten times faster, which allows Qin Mo to have enough time to consolidate his own cultivation while refining the Bixiao armor, striving to advance to a higher level as soon as possible.
In that case,
Facing the second 49-day tribulation, Qin Mo can rest easy again.
…
The turbulent Central Continent will not become peaceful just because Qin Mo is in seclusion.
Needless to say, Xiaguo
In accordance with the previous discussion with Qin Mo, Emperor Yan began to migrate people to the Loess Plateau, Qilian Mountains, prairie and other places to reclaim wasteland and build cities to increase the popularity of these areas.
Zhou Shihong frequently contacted Tianshu members to discuss matters related to guiding the Xuandu Xianzhou sect into the Central Continent.
Everyone is very busy.
Unable to expand outward, the Xia Kingdom could only maintain its status quo while continuously consolidating its own foundation.
To sum it up in one sentence: "Build high walls, store up food, and slowly become king."
Apart from the Xia Kingdom, except for the constant friction between the Tang and Yue Kingdoms over Bingzhou, the overall situation in the Central Continent remained calm, and no major conflicts broke out.
But anyone who is a little smart knows that this is just the calm before the storm.
When the Human Emperor List was released, both the immortals and demons, as well as the various princes and nations, were secretly sharpening their knives, but no one dared to act first for fear of becoming the target of public criticism.
Between countries,
Maintaining a fragile and delicate balance.
But the balance will be broken one day, and it depends on who has the better strategy.
Just as Qin Mo expected, the first to break the balance was the Tang Kingdom, which had been planning for a long time and was determined to win the throne of the Human Emperor. However, the way the Tang Kingdom acted was completely beyond Qin Mo's expectations.
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June 1, 7243 AD.
That is, in the third year after the Human Emperor List came out, the long-dormant Tang Kingdom finally erupted!
The Tang and Yue countries, which had been in constant conflict, suddenly joined forces. From two different directions, led by two three-tribulation true immortals, they led a large army of cultivators to the south and launched a surprise attack on the Tianmo Kingdom that occupied Yangzhou.
The Demonic Kingdom was caught off guard and naturally suffered a series of setbacks.
The allied forces of the two countries captured cities and territories along the way. Within just three days, they successively took over four counties of Yangzhou, namely Jiujiang County, Lujiang County, Wu County and Danyang County.
It is equivalent to cutting off half of Yangzhou's most essential land.
After the war broke out, the Demonic Kingdom immediately turned to its neighbor, the Styx Kingdom, which occupied the Jingzhou area, for help, hoping that the Styx Kingdom could join the war and defeat the Immortal Alliance in one fell swoop.
What can I do?
No one knew what the Styx Kingdom was thinking. Although it did not reject the Demon Kingdom's request for help, it did not act according to the Demon Kingdom's will either.
The State of Minghe sent out a surprise force, ready to take advantage of the opportunity when the Tang State sent troops and the country was empty, to march north and lead the troops into Yuzhou within the Tang State.
Who would have thought,
The Tang Kingdom had long been on guard against this move by the Styx Kingdom.
While sending two three-tribulation true immortals, Zixu Zhenren and Qingping Taoist, to attack the Heavenly Demon Kingdom, Zhenren Zhaoxia was also temporarily deployed to stay in the local area.
The offensive of the Styx Kingdom was repelled in one fell swoop.
Seeing that there was still a Three Tribulations True Immortal in charge of the Tang Kingdom, the Styx Kingdom retreated.
It was not until the arrival of reinforcements from the Tianmo Dao Sect in Momeng Danzhou that the Tianmo Kingdom, which had suffered repeated defeats, finally stopped its decline, but it could only defend half of the territory.
The four counties occupied by Tang and Yue cannot be recovered in a short period of time.
The Tianmo Sect, which was originally regarded as the leader of the three demonic sects, saw its luck in the Central Continent cut in half in an instant due to this defeat, revealing a hint of decadence.
It's really shocking.
What is even more surprising is yet to come. One year later, after helping the Kingdom of Yue to stabilize the four counties north of Yangzhou, the Tang Kingdom's army of monks withdrew back to the country in a simple and efficient manner.
That is to say,
The Tang State gave up the fat meat that it had finally gotten.
In this way, the State of Yue, which already controlled the four states of Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou, took over half of Yangzhou, and its momentum instantly soared.
Similarly, after offering the four counties of Yangzhou as a gift, the Tang State also took the opportunity to dispel the Yue State's desire for Bingzhou. The two sides shook hands and made peace on the issue of Bingzhou, and there were even signs of an alliance.
Afterwards, I think back on it.
Outsiders were amazed at the Tang State's strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
The Tang State, which originally had little presence, came under the observation of various forces in this way.
…
Shenxiao Sword Sect.
Although Qin Mo was in seclusion under the Ancient Tree of Time, it was not a fatal retreat and he also had to protect his uncle. Therefore, Han Fei would report any major events outside as soon as possible.
Therefore, although Qin Mo never went out, he knew most of the things going on in the world.
"Is this Tang's plan?"
Qin Mo was also surprised to learn that Tang Guo was offering flowers to Buddha, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed reasonable.
The current Tang State,
It is impossible to start a war with the Kingdom of Yue recklessly. Not only must we take into account the strength of Jinao Island, but we must also consider the reaction of Xia Kingdom, Yue's ally. It can be said that a single move can affect the entire body.
A safe bet.
We must first stabilize the State of Yue.
Qin Mo has reason to believe that this is only the first step in the Tang Kingdom's entire rise plan, and there should be a series of actions to follow.
otherwise,
This alone would not allow the Tang Kingdom to stand up in the Central Continent.
"Who will be the next target?"
Qin Mo, feeling a little worried, made a summary of the conversation between him and True Lord Yuyang, and sent it to Zhou Shihong, who was far away in Blackwater City, by means of a flying sword.
Xia country,
We should also take some measures in advance.
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Shu Kingdom, Emei.
Inside the main hall, Master Taihao summoned Jiang Shang and Li Yingqiong to discuss matters.
Jiang Shang was in charge of the affairs of Shu Kingdom, while Li Yingqiong replaced Changmei Zhenren who had gone into seclusion and began to be responsible for the daily management of Emei Sect.
"What do you think about the alliance between Tang and Yue?" asked Master Taihao.
Although the Battle of Yangzhou was not thorough, it involved the four countries of Tang, Yue, Minghe and Tianmo. Together, they comprised the essence of the Central Continent.
The fragile balance of the Central Continent was thus broken.
"My disciples believe that this move by the Tang Kingdom was more of a move for self-preservation and there is no need to read too much into it. However, from the unusual behavior of the Styx Kingdom, it can be seen that the three demonic kingdoms are not as united as the outside world speculates." Jiang Shang looked at the problem from a very tricky angle and got straight to the essence of the problem in a few words.
"What do you mean?"
Master Taihao still attaches great importance to his judgment of Jiang Shang.
"If the Netherworld Kingdom really wants to help the Demonic Kingdom, it should directly send troops to Yangzhou, join forces with the Demonic Kingdom army, and drive the coalition forces of Tang and Yue out of Yangzhou, instead of resorting to the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao," said Jiang Shang.
"Didn't the Styx Nation expect that there were still Three Tribulations True Immortals stationed in the Tang Nation?"
"This is indeed an unexpected factor," Jiang Shang did not deny it, "but the Minghe Kingdom did not know this information before , but still did it.
"My disciple speculates that the reason why the Styx Nation did this is probably due to two considerations. First, they want to take advantage of the Tang Nation. Second, they probably want to use the hands of the Tang and Yue countries to secretly weaken the strength of the Demon Nation."
"Really," Tai Hao nodded slightly, "This is very much like the Demonic Way's style of doing things. I was saying it, how could the Demonic Way brats really cooperate sincerely?"
If the three kingdoms of Demonic Dao really want to unite, Shu Kingdom will still be in great trouble.
"What's going on with the Tang Kingdom? How come a Three Tribulations True Immortal suddenly appeared out of nowhere?" Taoist Taihao still couldn't let it go.
Speaking of which,
Master Taihao really started to pay attention to the Tang State when the Tang State rejected his request for an alliance.
He was made to lose face.
To this end, Master Taihao did not hesitate to use the power of Yuxu Palace to find out the details of Master Zixu and Taoist Qingping, but in the end he found nothing .
It's like,
It's like it popped out from between the rocks.
With the addition of the newcomer Chaoxia Zhenren, the strength shown by the Tang Kingdom is already very fierce. In terms of the Three Tribulations True Immortal alone, it is almost catching up with the Yuxu Palace.
This is also why,
One of the reasons why Tang State suddenly became popular after the Battle of Yangzhou.
"this……"
Master Taihao couldn't figure it out, let alone Jiang Shang.
"This, disciple does know a little bit."
Unexpectedly, Li Yingqiong, who had been silent, stood up at this time.
"oh?"
Master Taihao suddenly became interested.
"The Tang Kingdom was established before the Central Continent was unsealed. The one who led the Tang Kingdom was an alien organization called the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance," said Li Yingqiong.
The Battle of Emei that year,
As the host, Li Yingqiong has dealt with the Wanxian League many times.
"Strange people?" Master Taihao's eyes gleamed. "You mean, those three True Immortals of the Three Tribulations all came from that Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?"
"It should be." Li Yingqiong nodded.
"Then, what is the origin of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?" Master Taihao still couldn't let it go.
He hadn't heard of it either...
“I’ve heard a little about this.”
Because Emei Sect had accepted strange people as disciples before, Li Yingqiong had some understanding of strange people. He said in a deep voice: "These strange people seem to come from another world."
"Another universe?" Master Taihao was horrified. He didn't expect to hear such an answer. "According to this, the current Tang Kingdom may not even contain the full strength of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?"
Inexplicably,
There was even a moment when Master Taihao felt a fear of an unknown force.
"I'm not sure about this. Those strange people have always been very secretive about the things in that world." Li Yingqiong thought for a while and said, "The two cross-border teleportation arrays outside Blackwater City and Luoyang City are very likely the only channel connecting to that world."
Master Taihao was silent for a long time before he said, "I heard that the Star Lord Lianzhen is also an alien? Are he and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance from the same place?"
"It should be."
Li Yingqiong nodded, "Long ago, Lian Zhen Xingjun and the Wanxian League had cooperated."
"so……"
Master Taihao fell into deep thought. Many things needed to be re-evaluated, such as the relationship between the Xia Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom, and whether there was a force similar to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance behind the Xia Kingdom?
If yes,
How will Shu respond?
If we think further, do immortals also exist in that unknown world?
Is the Tang Kingdom's powerful attack backed by some powerful celestial being?
Before this, relying on the status and layout of Yuxu Palace in the world of earthly immortals, Master Taihao believed that he could control the situation in the Central Continent.
But now,
He would never dare to make such a bold statement.
It was as if suddenly, an invisible fog appeared, covering the sky above the Earthly Immortal Realm.
