The night falls, and thunder tears through the sky from time to time.

It rained heavily and the river was rough.

There are nine passes on the Jiuqu Tianhe River, and even the most stable ships often capsize. The cliffs on both sides are towering, and the rocks are rugged. The energy of the earth boils with the energy of the water, soaring into the sky.

When the wind is calm and the sun is bright, you can even see strange arching clouds, the strong wind roars, and birds will be torn apart when they get close.

This is Tianhe Jiuqu Pass, known as "Dragon Gate".

In the rainy night, streaks of black mist moved along the river bank and shuttled among the rocks. They moved very fast, covering up the breath, carefully avoiding the dark whistle in the forest.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

When they arrived near Longmen, looking at the roaring water waves, everyone jumped into the air without hesitation and submerged themselves into it.

The water in the river is turbid, but these people are all masters. They can use their inner energy to circulate, and with the faint green fire of the orbs in the hands of the people in front, they can also see things in the river.

The river is deep, even at Longmen.

This dangerous river channel is unknown how deep it is, and the orb in front of it can only illuminate a few feet. It is surrounded by messy rocks, like ghosts.

What's even more terrifying is the turbulent flow in the river.

Those undercurrents swirling among the rocks are like strong winds. If someone is not careful, they will be caught in it and suddenly hit the rocks.

puff!

The unlucky man spurted blood, his chest collapsed, and his internal organs were vomited out. He was unable to struggle, and in the blink of an eye he was swept towards the rocks by the undercurrent.

Before anyone could come to the rescue, the mud on the reef suddenly exploded and became turbid. A strange insect like a venomous scorpion appeared, dragging the body into the hole and disappearing.

The leader in front made a gesture and everyone continued to move forward.

On the way, they were attacked by an iron-backed snakehead, killing two people before they reached the bottom of the river.

This is the bottom of the Longmen River, close to the cliff. A two-foot-tall stone man stands quietly holding a sword. The surface is covered with tiny shells, like a colorful monster.

The leader waved for everyone to stop.

The hood was rolled up by the current, and the white hair was floating. It was Wu Chi, the leader of the Wu family.

He looked around with sinister eyes, suddenly took out a black pottery with animal patterns from his arms, and pinched the magic formula a little.

Phew~

Streams of black mist spurted out.

Prisoners with severed heads, rotten red clothes, old women in sackcloth with grimaces... all kinds of evil ghosts.

The surroundings quickly became cold, and a layer of frost actually condensed on the river bed, spreading towards Shi Wengzhong at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, the frost showed strange changes.

When approaching Shi Wengzhong, arcs of mysterious patterns appear on the white frost, and Bagua patterns can be vaguely seen.

The Wu family has an ancient inheritance. Although they are not as proficient in formations as the earth masters, nor do they have the magic weapon of Wang Xuan Liu Yipan, they do not lack the means to break the formations.

The formation was revealed, and several men in black immediately dispersed.

Some stepped into the formation through the gate of life, and planted white flags with ghost faces...

Some came to the stone wall a few feet away, smashed it to pieces, and pulled the bronze chains...

With a rumble, Shi Wengzhong began to spin slowly.

In the distance, the river bed began to collapse, churning up the mud, sand and gravel and making it turbid. It was as if there was an extra hole in the bottom of the river, forming an undercurrent vortex in an instant.

Everyone did not hide away, they dived into it one after another...

Following this underground river secret passage, everyone walked forward for half a stick of incense, and unexpectedly came to a Feng Shui cave, where the water broke out.

A strange scene appeared in front of me:

In the towering cave, there are ten-foot-tall statues of gods carved around them, each with their feet on auspicious clouds, wearing precious armor and ribbons, holding long soldiers and glaring angrily.

Each statue has a bronze chain as thick as a room beam in its hand, criss-crossing and spreading to the center of the cave.

There, there is a small mountain of transparent amber.

This thing is the condensation of earth energy, and it is also a commonly used method to suppress demons. The old Mao people in Qucheng used it to seal it.

The amber is turbid, and you can vaguely see a black shadow like a hill surrounding it, with scales and claws appearing, and a single horn rising into the sky above its head.

Even if it is sealed, it still exudes fierce power.

Everyone was a master of the witchcraft, but their legs were trembling inexplicably, and their hearts felt chilly.

But what scares them even more is...

On top of the amber hill, there was actually a two-foot-long gold and jade silk cloth, embroidered with a series of mysterious words.

Just looking at it gives me a splitting headache.

Some people are afraid and take a few steps back unconsciously.

"What are you doing!"

Wu Chi snorted coldly, looked at the golden silk, his eyes full of greed, and murmured: "The rumors are true, Li Yuan has obtained the immortal talisman, and he can seal off all things..."

After saying that, he immediately turned around, his voice full of determination, "Set up an altar, get the immortal talisman, and give the cause and effect to the Xiahou family, our Wu family will be saved!"

Everyone no longer hesitated and took action immediately.

The bonfire was set up in a certain way and ignited...

Little figures were woven from yarrow, tortoise shells were placed in the fire, and handfuls of medicinal powder were thrown into the bonfire, sparking flames that shot up to the sky.

Everyone danced weird dances around the bonfire.

Wu Chi took out a small bronze cauldron, poured blood into it, then painted a pattern of mountains, rivers and birds on his forehead, and muttered something.

He stared at the tortoise shell and kept changing the techniques.

Phew~

Suddenly there was a strong wind in the cave.

Hula la... Those towering stone statues turned their heads slowly, as if staring at everyone, but everyone seemed to have fallen into a state of madness, just shaking their heads and dancing.

In the amber, a pair of lantern-like flames lit up.

The bonfire suddenly swelled and turned green.

Wu Chi also suddenly raised his head, his eyes rolled white, his mouth opened and opened, making a strange sound, as if he was saying something...

…………

All!

The horn is long and long, breaking the tranquility of the river.

In the thick white mist, warships appeared one after another, flags fluttering, military drums roared, armor blades flashed with cold light, and the rolling evil energy dispersed the mist.

Taishi Fu went out in a boat again.

He glanced coldly and said in a deep voice: "Blow the drum and call the formation!"

Winter, winter, winter... the drums change rhythm.

All the sergeants on the ship waved their spears and crossbows at the same time.

"Gale! Gale! Gale!"

In the distance, large ships were covered by formations. A Dharma altar had been set up on the central ship, and the masters of the Taiyi Sect stood solemnly holding Dharma swords.

On the altar, a statue of the city emperor shimmered.

On the cliff behind them, the Xuanniao Army was also waiting in full formation, ready to rise through the air at any time under the agitation of formation flags.

On the towering wall of the military fort, a group of veteran generals stood and watched.

An old commander from the Ministry of War shook his head and said: "We have been unable to call out the formation for two consecutive days. It seems that the Southern Jin Dynasty has planned to hold on."

Marshal Dugu Yi of the Valiant Cavalry Army looked calm, "It doesn't matter, it's all just a battle of the mind. I have received news that the Southern Jin Dynasty royal family has transferred the Dou Legion, and the marshal is Qin Feixiong."

"Xiahou Boming is arbitrary and authoritarian, and Qin Feixiong is arrogant. The two of them are afraid that they will have a fight. When the Southern Jin Dynasty has holes in its defense and the country is empty, I will wait for the opportunity to take action."

"As long as you occupy a dangerous location, you can gather an army of gluttons to rush in, and the war will be everywhere. It depends on which end they can take care of..."

After that, he said in a serious voice: "Please tell all the families that we will only attack the family's Dharma Mountain City at that time. Those who surrender will be spared death."

"To the people of the Southern Jin Dynasty, we must show kindness and power at the same time. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the Shinto in the future and will be counterattacked by the will of the people."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone raised their hands and said yes.

They all understand this truth. If you use great righteousness as your banner, build up the king's army and win people's hearts, there will be fewer obstacles.

At this moment, drums sounded from the opposite side.

Then, a huge fleet of boats appeared on the river.

"Huh?"
To be continued...