Chapter 214: 211: “Sun-piercing Sword Technique” and Return
When the Chu boats arrived, they chased the enemy for thousands of miles at lightning speed.

But when he went back, he felt a lot more relaxed, especially with the flying magic weapon, the Walnut Boat. He only had to maintain the basic supply of mana.

When he actually used it, he found that magic weapons were indeed necessary and were much more convenient than spells.

Saving mana is secondary. The most important thing is that when controlling it, you only need to devote a little consciousness, and there is no need to concentrate as much as in magic.

The sea of ​​clouds is misty, and you can see the moonlight like water and the stars shining brightly while boating alone…

Chu Zhou unconsciously emptied his mind, letting go of all the long-term anxiety and urgency, and felt relaxed.

He took out a reclining chair from his storage ring, sat down on it, and took out a table, stove, teapot, cups, tea leaves…

Chu Zhou gathered some light water, lit the stove, boiled a pot of tea, and then fell asleep on the recliner.

I opened my eyes and saw the vastness of the world, letting my thoughts run wild in my mind.

He thought about the trivial things that happened during this period, Tianquan County, the Qihuo Army, the encirclement and suppression campaign, and the thousand-mile chase that followed…

It’s not a very serious review, and I haven’t given it much thought. I just let my thoughts run wild and let the ideas flash through them.

He also thought of Hanba, the battle between grandmasters, this world of martial arts, and the immortal heritage hidden in history.

Everything seemed to be hidden beneath the water, just waiting for him to dig.

He also thought about his own martial arts, his cultivation as an immortal, how to train disciples, the cultivation of his fellow junior brothers, the advantages of the Xuanzhen Temple’s secret techniques, and also its shortcomings.

Then, Chu Zhou had a clearer understanding of Xuanzhen Temple.

After all, Xuanzhen Temple was established too recently, it has a weak foundation, shallow connections, and people’s hearts have not been fully united.

Not to mention being comparable to the thousand-year-old sect like Ba Zong, even the Wan Xiang Zhai that has been passed down for hundreds of years is far behind.

But isn’t it foolish to compete with these martial arts masters on the traditional track?

Xuanzhen Temple is a sect of immortals, and martial arts is just a supplement. Therefore, it is best to form differentiated competition to better play its own advantages.

Therefore, for the disciples of Xuanzhen Temple, martial arts is to lay the foundation, practice to open the meridians, and after drawing qi into the body, after gaining magic power, they have to practice magic.

Even if you only master the ‘art of breaking evil’, it can be extremely powerful in certain situations!

Of course, if there is time, the “Evil Breaking Technique” still needs to be optimized and improved. The basic version is a bit weak, so it is necessary to upgrade it based on this.

As he thought about it, Chu Zhou closed his eyes.

The only sound left was snoring on the small walnut boat and steam rising from the kettle on the small red clay stove.

He fell asleep and the water was turned on!
……

When I woke up, the morning light broke, and the golden sunlight sprinkled above the sea of ​​clouds, dazzling.

Chu Zhou only felt that he had slept so soundly and peacefully that after waking up, he felt refreshed and in great shape.

However, when he took out the compass, opened the map and wanted to confirm where he was, his face turned grim.

Because, it went off track!
Maybe it deviated a little bit at the beginning, but after flying for a night, although it has returned to Chishui Prefecture, it has been rushing towards the north of Botou County.

If he had discovered it an hour or two later, he estimated that he would have left Chishui Prefecture and arrived at the territory where the ancient temple sect was located.

So, without GPS positioning, this vast sea of ​​clouds might make you fly tens of thousands of miles away.

Of course, this was just a small episode. After recalibrating the direction and setting off again, Chu Zhu decided to find something to do when he had some free time.

For example, take inventory of the spoils.

Not to mention the trophies, in that battle, he even lost a drop of one yuan of heavy water, which made him very sad.

But apart from Hanba, starting from the lonely old monster, to the erhu old man, to Xie Daoyuan, to Tiangang Guanri Jianchi Xiaofeng, to the Golden Fox Zen Master…

Five martial arts masters died at his hands, and their bodies were also found, so naturally he had some gains.

For example, the heavy war drum contributed by Old Monster Dugu is a magical weapon of good quality.

After Chu Zhou picked it up for research, he discovered that its specific forging material was unknown, and that controlling the spirit beast should also require the cooperation of secret techniques, and its greatest use should be in the battlefield.

Beating drums to cheer can make the blood of soldiers within the radiation range boil, boost morale, make them tireless and full of fighting spirit.

To put it simply, the effect of “group amplification” in magic is reflected through magic tools. It has a wider radiation range, consumes less mana, and has a more significant effect.

In other words, this magical war drum was designed for the battlefield and is definitely a very rare type of magical weapon.

This is because this thing is useless to immortal cultivators, and it is impossible for immortal cultivators to organize battles like mortal armies, but only immortal cultivators can control it.

In other words, this is what immortal cultivators use when they step into the mortal battlefield.

But the problem is, if the immortal cultivators don’t care about their true face anymore and run to the mortal battlefield to kill people indiscriminately, what is the use of the war drum?

After thinking about it, Chu Zhou still didn’t know what occasion this war drum was suitable for. However, it didn’t matter. It was still good to equip the Tianquan Army.

When needed, finding one or two inner disciples who have cultivated magical powers to refine and use it can play a huge role.

It is worth mentioning that the old monster Dugu was already close to death. It was estimated that the old man Erhu asked him to come here for the last battle under certain conditions.

So, apart from this war drum magic weapon, there is nothing else.

When it comes to arrogance, it has to be the old man Erhu. Last time he contributed a storage ring, which he put on his hand.

With it, walking outside is really convenient.

This time, there was no second storage ring, but Old Man Erhu got a storage bag.

In terms of space area, convenience attributes, effects and so on, it is naturally far inferior to the storage ring, but you cannot deny that it also has the ability to store things!

This low-level stuff didn’t have the ability to recognize its master. Once the divine consciousness rushed into it, it was directly refined. When the contents were poured out, there wasn’t any magic weapon or treasure inside.

The most numerous items are medicinal herbs, some of which are common, some of which are precious. The varieties are very complete and all are of excellent quality.

In addition, there is a portion of semi-finished medicinal materials, some of which have been ground or prepared, as well as two porcelain bottles.

After Chu Zhou opened it, he found that there were three red and white pills inside, sealed with beeswax. He couldn’t tell whether they were good or bad.

Well, to be precise, he couldn’t tell whether it was sealed or not. He had to go back and ask Taoist Master Qingjing to identify it.

However, Chu Zhou also had psychological expectations. To put it bluntly, in the last battle, the Erhu old man not only lost an arm, but was also seriously injured.

These are probably used for healing.

Then there was the miscellaneous gains from Zen Master Jinhu. Without mentioning the miscellaneous gains, Chu Zhou’s biggest gain was the silver bills.

I don’t know what this half-demon monk is up to. He actually likes to hide silver bills on his body, and they are silver bills issued by the largest bank in the Dayun Dynasty – Ji’s Bank.

Ji’s Bank, it is not difficult to find out from the name that this is a bank opened by the royal family of Ji family.

Not to mention that it was backed by the entire Dayun Dynasty, even during the 300 years since its establishment, when it almost collected all the gold and silver in the world, there was no case of non-exchange.

Even if you are a member of a cult, a demon, a heretic, or a murderer, as long as the banknote is correct, the money will be given to you. I will be absolutely fair and trustworthy.

Perhaps it was because of this that the Golden Fox Zen Master, the evil leader of the Xuanyue Sect, actually took a large amount of Ji’s silver notes.

Of course, these are not important. What is important is that there is a huge amount of silver and money here, which is as high as millions!

Yes, you read that right. With millions of taels of silver just in his arms, he really showed off his arrogance on his face.

Then, Chu Zhou got the advantage!

Chu Zhou has forgiven them now. Regardless of other things, with this silver, the expansion and development of Xuanzhen Temple, and even the reconstruction of Yanshui City, are enough!

Unfortunately, apart from the silver and money, everything else is not worth mentioning. The most important thing is that there are no martial arts secrets, let alone any Buddhist scriptures.

The only gain in this regard was the spoils provided by Chi Xiaofeng, the Tiangang Guanri Sword.

A secret book of sword skills, which is the “Tiangang Guanri Sword” that Chi Xiaofeng is good at.

Chu Zhou flipped through it and gained some understanding of this martial art. It must be said that this is a rare magical skill. Some people have cultivated it to the level of a grandmaster.

Not to mention how powerful the sword technique is, its strongest point is that the attack distance is long enough. When one reaches the level of a grandmaster, he can kill the enemy from ten miles away.

This is a typical case of “strike from a long distance”. I can hit others but others cannot hit me. It is not an exaggeration to say that I am cheating.

There is only one successor in each generation, and only those with strong tendons and veins can practice it. The reason is that the unique Tiangang Qi is too fierce and overbearing. If you are not careful, you will break the body and die. However, Chu Zhou really doesn’t care about this sword method. What really makes him care is that he also found a jade slip!

It is a jade ring made into a pendant and looks inconspicuous when hung on the body.

Only after Chu Zhou touched it did he realize that it was not a jade pendant at all, but a jade slip disguised as a jade pendant.

When Chu Zhou’s spiritual sense probed out, he found that it contained a real flying sword technique, called: “Sun-piercing Sword Technique”.

There is no doubt that the “Tian Gang Guan Ri Sword” evolved from this sword technique.

However, this jade slip only contains sword techniques but no qigong training method, so it can only be replaced by martial arts qi, which becomes the Tiangang Guanri Sword Technique.

But if we really compare them, we can only get one or two essences.

The real “Sun-piercing Sword Art” focuses on speed. What it requires is speed. When it reaches a certain level, it is called “Sun-piercing Long Rainbow”, which can greatly increase the attack distance and sword killing power.

If one practices to the extreme, one can also explore the true magical power of swordsmanship, the art of sword energy and thunder sound.

To put it simply, the speed of the flying sword is so fast that it breaks through the sound barrier. The sword is often flying in front and the sound is chasing behind, like thunder rolling in the sky, which is the sword energy and thunder sound.

This magical power, of course, is not a very powerful one among sword practitioners, but it is the foundation of the great magical powers of the sword.

Chu Zhou couldn’t take his eyes off it when he saw it. He couldn’t help but comprehend it. He even spit out the ‘Qingyin’ flying sword and tried it out above the sea of ​​clouds.

As for the red-haired old man Xie Daoyuan?
Only the head was left, and Chu Zhou was quick enough to take it off. What a ridiculous trophy.

The worst thing is that this old man is unarmed. If he wants to use a weapon, Chu Zhou can get a good set of materials.

……

It took a lot of time to chase the enemy here; this time going back, even if he took a detour, it only took three days for Chu Zhou to reach Yanshui City.

At this time, Yanshui City has become a huge construction site with countless craftsmen busy at work.

Whether it was cleaning up the ruins, adding bricks and tiles, moving stones, or digging the foundation, everyone was busy and having a lot of fun.

Chu Zhou took a quick glance and found that apart from the craftsmen, most people were wearing prison uniforms. They were obviously the beggars captured in the previous battle.

It shouldn’t have been a long time, just over twenty days, but the western wall of Yanshui City has been erected again.

The entire structure is made of bluestone, which is taller, thicker and more solid. Cannons and crossbows can be vaguely seen on it. It is obvious that they have been redesigned to reserve enough space.

Outside the city, there was a large army stationed. The military camp stretched for several miles, and the flags flying on them all had the word “Tianquan” on them.

Chu Zhou’s arrival caused quite a stir.

After all, the walnut flying boat was suspended in the air, emitting a faint glow all around, so it didn’t want to be too conspicuous.

The military camp outside the city immediately became alert, and many disciples of Xuanzhen Temple showed their domineering forms and rushed out with all kinds of heavy weapons.

However, when they saw the Walnut Boat shrink and Chu Zhou appear, they immediately relaxed.

Then, two people performed Qinggong and came in through the air at an extremely fast speed!

It was Zuo Qiutong, the leader of Husha Pavilion, and Fan Zhong, the chief steward of Xuanzhen Temple. When they came closer, both of them had happy expressions on their faces.

Fan Zhong was the first to speak: “Greetings, Master, you are finally back!”

Chu Zhou was slightly surprised and asked, “What happened?”

“There are no major events, but there are a lot of trivial matters, some of which require the master to make decisions.”

After a pause, Fan Zhong continued, “The main reason is that the abbot is alone outside, and we are really worried.”

Zuo Qiutong also asked, “Master, has the Golden Fox Zen Master died?”

“Dead, including Chi Xiaofeng, the Heavenly Gang Piercing Sun Sword, who also died in my hands.”

Chu Zhou paused for a moment, and did not mention the incident on the Tianyuan Prefecture battlefield, but said: “You can spread the news now, saying that in this battle, as many as five martial arts masters of the Qihuo Army died in my hands.

With this record, I think some people with ulterior motives will think twice about the importance of Xuanzhen Temple.”

“Okay, I’ll make arrangements right now.”

Chu Zhou looked at the army outside the city and asked, “The Tianquan Army has not yet withdrawn. Are they going to watch over the prisoners of the Qihuo Army who are working?
And what about Xu Cheng, Yi Huai and the others? Have they already gone to Xuanzhen Temple?”

“That’s not it!”

“no?”

Chu Zhou had to admit that he had just asked casually without really thinking much about it. However, when he saw the embarrassment on Zuoqiu Tong’s face, he realized it belatedly.

He asked: “What’s the situation? Tell me clearly.”

Zuo Qiu said: “Master, this matter cannot be explained in a few words. Can we go to the military camp to discuss it in detail?”

“it is good!”

Chu Zhou had no objection, so he responded and flew down, and the two followed closely behind him.

……

The camp outside the city,

Within the camp.

After listening to the reports from Fan Zhong and Zuo Qiutong, Chu Zhou roughly understood the current situation in Tianquan County.

The end of the war does not mean that everything is fine. In fact, the post-war work is more tedious and more important.

For example, the reconstruction of Yanshui City, the relocation of the population on the three lines of defense, and the spring ploughing that was about to be delayed.
For example, the pacification work in various parts of Tianquan County, and the allocation of supplies, etc…

Although Hao Songqing was in charge of coordinating these matters and others cooperated, some things had to be done by people with sufficient status.

Therefore, Xu Cheng returned to Xuanzhen Temple to take charge; while Fan Tiehu rushed around Tianquan County, specifically dealing with those dishonest people; Wei Fangjie was very versatile, dealing with people and negotiating arrangements with them.

As for Yi Huai, he led his troops outside to pursue the remnants.

The four brothers each had their own things to do and were very busy.

As for Zuoqiu Tong’s embarrassing situation and the garrison in Yanshui City, it was because the Qihuo Army had not been eliminated yet.

In fact, not only was he not destroyed, but the Weeping Heavenly King Ran Yongzeng became stronger after he escaped.

Speaking of this matter, we have to blame the disunity of the Tiancang Sect, the Cao Gang and the Bingxi Sect.

It must be said that Ran Yongzeng was a talented person. After escaping from the battlefield, he gathered his former subordinates of the Qihuo Army and started a mobile warfare at the junction of Botou, Dongli and Hongde counties.

Before Chu Zhou left, the four clan leaders met and had a discussion. They each sent their own masters and elite troops to encircle and suppress the Weeping Heavenly King.

There was nothing wrong with this matter. In fact, all four families sent out their elite troops. But no one expected that the Weeping King would be so difficult to deal with.

The four companies were not under the jurisdiction of each other and had no unified coordination, so they were repeatedly defeated in their encirclement and suppression efforts.

Ran Yongzeng’s usual operation was that when the Cao Gang gathered experts and troops, he would sneak into the territory of the Tiancang Sect and wait for the Cao Gang experts to become afraid, then he could retreat calmly.

The masters of Tiancang Sect gathered together to start a siege, but he ran to Hongde County to wreak havoc again. Out of consideration for the face of Bingxi Sect, Tiancang Sect had no choice but to give up.

When the masters of the Ice Rhino Sect arrived, he fled to the territory of the Cao Gang and started killing and looting at will. He was truly unscrupulous.

The tactics are the ones mentioned above. Of course, when it comes to detailed operations, they are more flexible and no one knows where they will go next.

As for the Tianquan Army led by Yi Huai, although they won the trust of the three parties, Ran Yongzeng simply did not want to meet with the Tianquan Army. Yi Huai was so angry that he screamed and there was nothing he could do.

Relying on this kind of mobile warfare, the Qihuo Army was not only not destroyed, but even grew stronger in the area where the three counties meet.

Of course, you are saying that the three families are so honest that they would not send martial arts masters to interfere?

That’s impossible!
The so-called Grandmaster does not get involved in the battlefield of mortals, and there must be clear evidence. In an unequal situation, who cares if he secretly takes action? !
But I don’t know what method Ran Yongzeng used, but he actually persuaded the masters of the Demonic Palace to come forward.

Not to mention the green-clad fairy Xiang Wenjun, an old servant appeared beside him, who was also a martial arts master.

With these two great masters in charge and the three masters not daring to really fight, they really can’t do anything to this beggar army.

After Chu Zhou understood the situation, he also sighed and said, what a talented person!
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