The fighting broke out suddenly.
If your cultivation level is not high enough, you are not even qualified to watch the battle.
When the commander-in-chief and the old man of the vast sea clashed, the sky collapsed and the earth broke apart, the rhyme of Tao collapsed and flew away, and a large area of ​​the world turned into chaos.
I couldn't see the figures of people, couldn't see the movements, couldn't hear the movements, couldn't hear the sounds. In short, it was a chaotic chaos, with lightning and thunder rolling, and the wind and clouds changed color, and huge waves surged.
It may just be a blink of an eye, or three to five years may have passed.
The figures on the left and right suddenly separated, revealing the figures of the commander-in-chief and the old man from the vast sea… The old man from the vast sea was still naked, with a few lightning scars on his chest that were faintly visible, and a few faint flashes of lightning flashed from time to time. As for the commander-in-chief, he looked a little more embarrassed, with several large wounds on his fully enclosed armor, and golden blue plasma flashing with lightning was constantly spurting out like a fountain.
Obviously, the commander-in-chief suffered a loss!
Hanhaisou chuckled and said, "Except for your loyalty, you are really useless. Taichu had so many lackeys around him, and you were the worst one. Yet, you managed to climb to the highest position."
The commander-in-chief's voice became a little weak, and he muttered in a low voice: "Being loyal is enough. You really don't care about a battle with the Heavenly Court? Are you sure? Can you make the decision?"
Huge waves rose on the sea surface, and in the deep sea, two dark golden eyes lit up with a suffocating light. Hanhaisou laughed wildly: "Yes, I can make the decision. I dare to say that Yunchaling can go to war with your Heavenly Court... and do you dare to take on this responsibility?"
The commander-in-chief pondered for a long time, then nodded slowly.
"Then, let's start the war?"
"If you are allowed to be so proud, where is the dignity of Heaven?"
Following a loud shout from the commander-in-chief, lightning flashed all over the sky, and hundreds of millions of warships behind him suddenly moved in a line. Countless military weapons flashed dazzling light, and poked their heads out from under the heavy decks of the ships, spraying dazzling beams of light towards the boundless water behind Hanhai Sou.
Afterwards, trillions of heavenly soldiers and generals blew their trumpets, beat drums, formed a dense military formation, and marched towards the monsters and demons in Yuncha Ridge behind Hanhaisou.
The boundless water suddenly began to boil.
It was impossible to tell how many fish, shrimps, turtles and crabs rose from the water, screaming in strange and shrill voices, riding the waves, controlling the wind and smoke, waving all kinds of strange and bizarre weapons, and rushing towards the heavenly soldiers and generals who were in formation.
Among these strange aquatic monsters, there were also giant turtles, giant tortoises, hawksbill turtles, giant whales and other giant creatures whose lengths ranged from hundreds to thousands of miles. They shook their huge bodies, sprayed out columns of water and thunder, and set off torrential clouds and rain, which slammed heavily into the heavenly fleet.
In an instant, the two sides started fighting.
The sky was filled with bloody rain and the ground was filled with gloomy wind.
The space between heaven and earth was like a meat grinder, and in the midst of the bloody battle, the commander-in-chief and the old man of the vast sea were quietly suspended in the air, staring at each other, without moving an inch.
"This means we have to fight." King Chunlan smiled gloatingly, "But this is a good thing."
Lu Yi shook his head slowly.
Of course, from the perspective of Emperor Taiyu, this is certainly a good thing. The battle between Heaven and Yuncha Ridge resulted in the loss of many soldiers and generals on both sides... From the perspective of an outsider, this is certainly a good thing for Emperor Taiyu.
But is it really so?
Lu Yi didn't think so.
What is the relationship between Emperor Taiyu and Emperor Taichu...Who knows?
Everything you see and hear is, as far as possible, false... Before clarifying the exact relationship between Emperor Taichu and Emperor Taiyu, it is obviously immature to characterize this matter as "good" or "bad".
Of course, is King Chunlan really 'immature' or, not 'stable'?
Not necessarily!
King Qiu Gui was secretly forming cliques and factions, secretly tinkering with all kinds of things, and he actually managed to obtain the Imperial Seal and Dao Fruit, successfully joining the ranks of the Great Emperors... King Chunlan, who was far more valued by Emperor Tai Yu than King Qiu Gui and was cultivated by Tai Yu Tian, ​​could be an 'immature', 'unstable' guy who could talk nonsense?
Lu Yi laughed a few times, and seeing a group of aquatic demons rushing towards this side aggressively, he waved his hand hurriedly, and suddenly water mist became thick in the void. The snow-white boat sank into the water cloud, made a huge arc, and slowly sailed into the large body of water.
What does the fierce battle between Heaven and Yuncha Ridge have to do with him, Lu Yi?
Emperor Taichu only asked Lu Yi to find a way to dig deeper into the secrets of Yuan Chu and find out why Emperor Taichu ordered Yuan Chu to be hunted down... By the way, if possible, dig out some of King Qiu Gui's secrets from Yuan Chu!
There is no need to fight with the people from Yunchaling here.
It was a vast expanse of water, boundless and without any stars or land masses to support it, it just floated in the boundless void.
Lu Yi and King Chunlan changed to an inconspicuous boat, an ordinary iron-hulled boat about three miles long, with an ordinary appearance, and the materials and workmanship were also very ordinary. Ah Hu and a group of tiger masters were busy at the bow and stern of the boat. On the tall mast, there was a small signboard - a string of copper coins, hanging on a crooked gourd.
This is the mark of a very ordinary small chamber of commerce, 'Qianhuluhao'. On the surface, Qianhuluhao is an ordinary business house formed by a dozen 'micro-families' that specializes in traveling between Yunchaling and the outside world, doing some business of buying low and selling high. As long as they can make money, there is basically nothing they won't do.
However, Qian Hulu's background was not strong enough and its capital was not rich enough. In the entire chamber of commerce, there were only about twenty cargo ships like this one, which were three miles long. The income from each ship entering and leaving Yunchaling was limited and the profit was extremely meager.
For many years, the business level of Qian Huluhao has been just enough to make ends meet. Just like the countless chambers of commerce in and outside Yunchaling, they can survive, but they can't expect to get a big bite of fat meat. They can get by, but they can only barely survive.
In fact, Qianhuluhao is an informant managed by King Chunlan himself, and is a claw of Taiyutian extending into Yunchaling.
This time, Lu Yi and Chunlan Wang are from the Qian family, the biggest boss behind Qian Huluhao. As two fledgling shopkeepers, they left their family for the first time in their lives and came to Yunchaling to do business.
The boat was moving slowly at a low altitude less than a hundred feet above the water surface. From time to time, horrible roars could be heard in the void behind it, and flashes of light occasionally erupted. Every time the flash occurred, it was as if a dozen suns were flashing in the sky out of thin air.
Every flash of light represented at least tens of thousands of heavenly warships being destroyed and hundreds of millions of heavenly soldiers and generals being reduced to ashes.
The fighting was so intense over there, but the waterway where Lu Yi was located was quiet, with merchant ships of all sizes coming and going, all peaceful and leisurely, as if the fierce battle in the distance did not exist at all.
Lu Yi even heard that there were people gambling on the merchant ships passing by.
"Place your bets. Let's place the bets. It is well known that the commander-in-chief is no match for the old man of the vast sea... The commander-in-chief has already lost the first match... Let's bet on how many warships and soldiers the Heavenly Court will lose this time!"
"Place a bet, it's scary. Will there be any big shots from the Heavenly Palace going down? The Thunder Department? The Electric Department? The Wind Department? The Cloud Department? Or the big shots from other yamen, will they go down in person? Will they die? How many? Who will die?"
"Place a bet, you're scared. Small bets bring joy, big bets bring wealth. What is Yuncha Ridge? It's the territory of Great Bear Lord! Who is Great Bear Lord? Oh my, that's the invincible giant monster that beat the Great Emperor Taichu to tears! Yuncha Ridge is a sure win, it all depends on how this battle ends... What? You bet one million emperor coins on the Great Emperor Taichu to take the fight himself? Wow!"
On merchant ships of all sizes, the owners of the merchant ships used various voice transmission arrays to communicate with the dealers who were nowhere to be found, colliding with each other, and tearing up all kinds of betting terms.
These guys were extremely bold and didn't activate any soundproofing arrays. Their words were disrespectful to the Heavenly Court and the Great Emperor Taichu. Some even directly criticized and ridiculed the Great Emperor Taichu ...
If these words were uttered in the places directly under the jurisdiction of Heaven, the family would have been destroyed and their property confiscated long ago.
But in this Yunchaling territory...
In front of the ship, a mountain range floats in the air.
It was a floating mountain range that was over 10,000 miles long from east to west and over 3,000 miles wide from south to north. Green peaks were connected one after another, winding several miles above the water. In the clouds, giant birds could be seen soaring into the sky; among the dense forests, wild beasts could be heard roaring. On the tops of the mountains, castles made of giant trees could be seen, with all kinds of demons and monsters coming and going among them, and flags fluttering in the wind, giving the impression of a prosperous outlaw group that was ready to divide the spoils.
On the waterway, many merchant ships found their own way and flew towards familiar villages among the mountains.
The small merchant ship that Lu Yi and King Chunlan were on also docked at a mountain stronghold that Qian Hulu was familiar with. Ah Hu and his crew were busy for a while, trading some silk, fine wine, exquisite jewelry and other things they brought with them to the mountain stronghold, and receiving some old medicines, furs, minerals and other items from the mountain stronghold. Then the merchant ship took off and continued to move towards the depths of Yuncha Ridge.
Along the way, they passed dozens of similar floating mountains. It took them two months to finally reach the main part of Yuncha Ridge.
This is a floating mountain range that is unreasonably large. Its majestic features are beyond description by mortals.
According to the territorial planning of Heaven, this floating mountain range covers an area of ​​more than three thousand "heavenly domains".
There are high mountains, deep valleys, basins, plains, and large rivers running through them. Dragons and snakes of all colors lurk in them. There are many paradises dotted among them, and countless ferocious birds and beasts gather in the mountains and forests...
The merchant ship where Lu Yi was located was still very far away from the main peak of Yunchaling. From afar, he could see that above the mountain range that stretched for who knows how many miles, the majestic dragon-like roads of heaven and earth condensed into a giant dragon image visible to the naked eye. The majestic body was looming in the sky, slowly twisting and rolling, and the terrifying rhyme of the Tao filled the void, like a giant bell, banging on the head between heaven and earth.
The great way of heaven and earth here is so vivid, so strong, so thick, and so active.
So much so that, at the edges of these giant dragon images, one can clearly see that other great ways of heaven and earth condensed into huge shackles and chains, like a dragnet, winding up from all directions, entwining around the huge bodies of these lifelike giant dragons.
The Dao images of Yuncha Ridge would occasionally wriggle their bodies, and lightning and thunder sounds of various colors would surge, shaking the Dao chains that were clearly visible to the naked eye with a clanging sound and splashing flames all over the sky.
As the boat continued to sail towards the main peak of Yuncha Ridge, the Dao rhythm in the void gradually became lively, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gradually became active. In the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, ordinary cultivators were like living in a frozen iron coffin. No matter how hard you try, you can't absorb the slightest Dao rhythm, and you can't feel any spiritual energy. If you don't have the emperor's money, then the path of cultivation is completely cut off.
The closer you get to Yuncha Ridge, the more intense the Taoist rhyme and free spiritual inspiration floating in the void become.
Gradually, Lu Yi realized that with every breath he took, the rhythm of Taoism and inspiration naturally came to him, and were injected into his body in strands. They were constantly crushed and digested by the golden mill of his soul, and gradually turned into his own transcendent power.
"Huh? Here?" Lu Yi looked at King Chunlan in surprise.
“So, Yuncha Ridge is a natural den of demons. All kinds of creatures, as long as their bloodline is not a mess, will naturally have all kinds of magical powers if they are born in Yuncha Ridge.” King Chunlan muttered in a low voice: “Therefore, Yuncha Ridge has never lacked low-level demon soldiers... If we only talk about the number of low-level demon soldiers, Yuncha Ridge is even more powerful than the military of Heaven.”
"How can the great emperors tolerate this?" Lu Yi raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"So what if I can't? Great Bear's fist is very hard." King Chunlan said faintly, "So, from the bottom of my heart, if my father hadn't asked me personally, I would definitely not be willing to accompany you, Lord Lu Yi, to Yuncha Ridge on this trip."
"Think about it, how is it possible? Catching Yuan Fu in Yunchaling's territory and digging out potentially useful secrets from him?"
"Heh..." King Chunlan shuddered. "Be careful, but I hope to get out of this safely... Even if I fail to and get punished by my father, I will accept it."
Without waiting for Lu Yi to speak, King Chunlan continued, "Let's not talk about others first. Take the old man Hanhai who guards the gate of Yuncha Ridge for example. Even the commander-in-chief himself couldn't deal with him... There are countless ancient giant monsters like him in Yuncha Ridge..."
After a pause, King Chunlan murmured, "However, Master Lu Yi, you are practicing Buddhist techniques? It seems that you still have some basics. If so, it would be convenient. The demons in Yuncha Ridge still give some face to Buddhist practitioners. As long as we don't reveal our secrets and don't say that we are from Taiyu Heaven... there is no need to worry about safety."
As King Chunlan was muttering, the small merchant ship passed a mountain and officially entered the territory of Yunchaling.
Ahead, between hundreds of rolling green hills, countless stacked wooden buildings were hidden among the jungle. This was actually a large-scale mountain city with a strong local flavor.
The small boat landed directly on a valley at the edge of the mountain city, where there was a store and a warehouse of Qian Huluhao. This was also the only base of Qian Huluhao, a small chamber of commerce, in the main peak area of ​​Yunchaling.
At nightfall.
Lu Yi, Ah Hu and others, with their chests exposed, were walking on the streets of the mountain city called "Yiya".
Although it was a demon territory and a small city in the mountains, the roads in the city were quite spacious and bright. The road paved with huge stones was dozens of feet wide, like a dragon python winding between the peaks. On both sides of the road, there were all kinds of wooden buildings made of huge trees, with strange shapes, and all kinds of flower vines and trees winding around the buildings , which were almost gorgeous and ingenious.
More than 70% of the people coming in and out of the mountain city are demons and monsters of all kinds, all kinds of strange and eccentric intelligent creatures.
The 'human race' in the conventional sense only accounts for about 30%, and judging from their facial features and other details, among this 30% of 'human race', probably more than half are mixed-race.
"It's difficult!" Walking on the street, Lu Yi, A Hu and others spent two imperial coins to buy a large bag of juicy and fresh mountain fruits from an old lady with a missing eye named White Ape on the roadside. While eating the fruits, they wandered aimlessly.
Target person, Yuan Fu.
Specific goals, whatever happens.
Emperor Taiyu only knew that Yuanfu had caused great trouble, which led to Emperor Taichu's brutal killing. The commander-in-chief even killed his own precious youngest son.
Get close to Yuan Chu and extract some secrets from him; if possible, capture Yuan Chu alive and bring him back to Taichu Heaven.
This is the mission of Lu Yi and King Chunlan on this trip.
But... in Yuncha Ridge, you want to rob Yuan Fu?
Lu Yi's scalp felt a little numb. Do you think it is possible to complete this task?
If Lu Yi and King Chunlan could intercept Yuan Fu before he arrived at Yuncha Ridge, there would be a certain possibility of bringing him back to Taiyitian.
But with the help of Lord Heiyun, Yuan Fu has already entered Yuncha Ridge and has been protected by the monsters in Yuncha Ridge...The commander-in-chief of the Sky Patrol Forbidden Divine Guard was beaten up in public by the Old Man of the Vast Sea, and his body was bleeding...Can Lu Yi and King Chunlan be pricked together by the commander-in-chief with just one finger?
Even if the two of them were combined and their strength increased tenfold, would that be enough for the Old Man of the Vast Sea to defeat with just one slap?
The Old Man of the Hanhai is nothing but the demon chieftain who guards the gate of Yuncha Ridge... In the huge Yuncha Ridge, there are countless ancient giant demons as famous as the Old Man of the Hanhai... And the truly powerful figure in Yuncha Ridge, the figure who truly allows Yuncha Ridge to live freely in seclusion under the pressure of Heaven, is the legendary Great Bear Lord!
That terrifying giant monster, according to the legend, even the Great Emperor Taichu was once shocked by his huge bear paw and burst into tears!
In Yuncha Ridge where giant monsters are entrenched, how can one manipulate Yuan Fu, who is on good terms with Lord Black Cloud,...
Lu Yu really didn't want to make this trip.
It's simply fatal!
However, if you take advantage of others, you are not strong enough!
Emperor Taiyi and Lady White gave too much... Lady White and Yin Yuan had such a relationship... They gave so much, and then asked Lu Yi to find a way to do something with Yuan Fu...
Lu Yu really couldn't do such a thing as taking advantage of others and turning his back on them!
In particular, even if you want to turn your back on someone, you must have the confidence to do so!
Facing the Emperor Taiyu and the White Snake, you said you would turn your back on them? Do you want to take the benefits without paying the price? Haha...
"Even his own son has been sacrificed!" Lu Yi thought of King Chunlan who was traveling with him, and his mood became a little more at ease - at least with King Chunlan traveling with him, safety would basically not be a problem.
Although Big Bear Zun has a bad reputation, to be honest, he is not very dangerous.
Even if the identities of Lu Yu and King Chunlan were revealed, and they were captured alive by the monsters and demons in Yunchaling... as long as Tai Etian was willing to pay the price, basically, Daxiong Zun would not do such a thing as "killing" them.
After all, he is a Buddhist!
Suddenly, a loud horn sounded from the mansion of the patrol general at the highest peak of Youya City.
After a while, a large group of swifts with a wingspan of several feet were seen flapping their wings and taking off from the mansion of the patrolling general, flying in all directions and screaming.
Lu Yu listened attentively and knew that Lord Black Cloud and Old Man of the Vast Sea had been commanding the demon army and the army of Heaven in the sea off Yuncha Ridge, fighting for two months and finally forced the Heaven's pursuit fleet to retreat.
The commander-in-chief escaped seriously injured, and powerful departments of Heaven such as the Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning and the Five Elements Fighting Department each had great Lords and Heavenly Kings who fell, with a total of over a thousand; and the Heavenly Court's fleet had more than a million warships destroyed, and billions of heavenly soldiers and generals killed... Hundreds of millions of heavenly soldiers and generals were defeated and captured alive by the demon army of Yunchaling.
"Great victory, great victory!" The little swifts flew around in the sky.
"Great victory, great victory!" Inside the Youya City, countless demons and monsters jumped for joy, leaping and twisting their bodies, and cheering like thunder.
"King Black Wind has issued an order. Starting today, all the mountain towns and strongholds on the Black Wind Ridge will celebrate for a month to celebrate Lord Black Cloud's victory!" The swift demons shouted, "Drink as much as you want all night long! All the drinks on the Black Wind Ridge will be distributed to everyone for free!"
"Drink, drink!" The little swifts danced around excitedly.
"Drink, drink!" More monsters and demons were dancing with excitement - all drinks were distributed for free... This was really great!
"King Black Wind has also issued an order - any merchant who has rare treasures and is willing to present them to Lord Black Cloud to celebrate the victory of the war can send the treasures to the residence of the patrol general, and after selection, send them to Black Wind Village on Black Wind Ridge for selection."
"If a treasure is good enough and is chosen by the Black Wind King and sent to Lord Black Cloud as a gift... the owner of the treasure will be eligible to attend Lord Black Cloud's celebration ceremony and the celebration banquet!"
The voices of the little swift demons rose several pitches again.
On the ground, there were already groups of little monsters breaking into restaurants and taverns, ordering the shopkeepers to bring out the best wine and drinks so that they could drink to their heart's content.
Hearing the cries of the little swift demons, these demons and monsters started to make noise again.
"celebration!"
"Feast!"
Lu Yu's eyes also lit up - what a great feeling!