Fortress No. 12 is a large fortress located on the Jinguyuan front line. It is also the most important defense node on the front line and is where the command headquarters is located.

This huge gray-white fortress can be easily spotted even from a distance of more than ten kilometers.

In fact, for immortal cultivators, even a fortress that is five or ten times larger can be built. However, although the protective array of this fortress, the Seven-Yuan Lingchen Formation, is very powerful, the size of the array is limited, so it can only be built like this.

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Since it was designed for war, most of the interior of the fortress is equipped with defensive facilities, such as spiritual cannons powered by spiritual stones, mechanical fire crossbows, various traps, etc.

However, the living and commercial space inside the fortress is still abundant. This is partly due to the construction of large underground spaces, but the main reason is that most rooms have restrictions on expanding space.

The single rooms for monks to rest look small from the outside, but the interior space is quite spacious after entering.

But there is a main hall in the fortress with a painting style that is completely different from other buildings.

Not only is this hall located in the middle of the fortress, it occupies an area of ​​more than an acre, but the entire building is golden and looks very noble.

All the monks who have been to Jinguyuan may not know where the residence of the monks in the Danjie period is, but they must know this hall.

This hall is called the Hall of Merit. Its function is to accept various tasks, receive rewards, and exchange items.

In terms of tasks, there are patrol tasks, defense tasks, sneak attack tasks, talisman making and weapon refining tasks, etc. The number and variety of tasks is jaw-dropping.

After the task is completed, you can return here to hand in relevant items to prove that the task has been completed.

Under the auspices of a certain person, the seven factions ranked the most powerful monks currently appearing in the Demonic Path and made a list.

However, only monks in the foundation-building stage are recorded on the list, and there are fifty people in total. Other monks in the Qi-training and elixir-forming stages are not ranked.

The ranking is only based on the performance ranking, which is determined by how many enemies have been killed.

The more enemies you kill, the stronger your strength will be, and the higher your ranking will naturally be.

Once you kill the demonic monks on the list, you can receive an additional amount of merit in the Merit Hall.

Even if you only kill the being at the bottom of the bounty list, the merit points of the bounty are enough to exchange for two or three top-quality magic weapons.

Not only that, if you successfully kill the top ten beings, you can also get an additional elixir that can increase the chance of forming a pill. This is an irresistible temptation for any being at the foundation level.

But so far, very few of the top ten beings have been killed.

Because those who are ranked in the top ten are not good, they are the strongest among the strong and the ruthless among the ruthless.

Most of them are pill-forming seeds that are valued by the sect. They are all top-notch in terms of skills, spells, magical weapons and treasures, and their life-saving methods are endless.

Even if your cultivation has reached the foundation-building stage, it will be extremely difficult to get to the bottom of the list if you practice quick success methods or if your combat awareness level is insufficient.

Some powerful second and third generations may be able to earn meritorious deeds with a group of subordinates armed with top-notch magical weapons, but at best they can only be ranked in the middle or lower reaches of the list.

And the top ten...this is the place reserved for the truly strong.

In addition to bounties and other benefits, you can also become famous!

Most people can't get rid of the word fame and wealth in their lives. For some people, fame is even more important than Billy.

There are very few immortal cultivators who are truly pure-hearted. On the contrary, many people are very concerned about face and enjoy being praised by others. They appear indifferent on the surface, but there are many people who are secretly happy on the inside.

After Mo Dao learned that the seven sects had established a bounty list, he followed the example of a cat and tiger and made a list. Again, only fifty monks in the foundation-building period were listed.

I don't know what happened, but the lists compiled by both sides can be seen in the Hall of Merit. They are displayed so brightly on a huge jade wall, which is very conspicuous.

The list is updated in real time every day, which is amazing.

Now, once a comrade from both sides is on the other side's bounty list, his status will instantly rise greatly. Not only will he be congratulated by his fellow sects, but the sect will also look at him with admiration. It is even easier to recruit some younger disciples.

There are also many monks with no big background who are directly accepted as direct disciples by the elders of major sects, and are even recruited by major families to recruit their sons-in-law.

Isn't it enough to be ranked on the bounty list by the Demon Dao to prove his strength?

The geniuses on both sides don't have to worry about the other party's alchemy monks coming to attack and kill them.

Because the elders of the two sides at the core formation stage have a tacit understanding, they will not take action against the hunting team in the wild.

After all, the Dan-forming stage already belongs to the category of high-level monks, and they can't shamelessly attack the opponent's juniors.

The current rhythm is that the Danjie monks fight against the Danjie monks, and the teams formed by the Foundation-building monks and the Qi-training period are fighting in the wild.

Moreover, the activity times of the two do not overlap. During the day, the juniors are left to fight, and when the Golden Crow sinks, it is the time for the Danjie monks to fight.

In addition, every ten days and a half there is a battle or offensive and defensive battle involving hundreds to thousands of people.

In short, there is a set of rules and tacit understanding between the two sides in the fierce fighting over the past year.

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In order to increase the enthusiasm of each hunting team, the items that can be redeemed in the Hall of Merit are even more numerous and varied.

In the past, some pills, techniques, and artifacts that were only within the seven major sects and never spread outside are all available here. Even the foundation-building pills can be redeemed in unlimited quantities, but it requires a lot of merit.

In order to ensure the fairness of the verification of meritorious service, all personnel who test military merit are members of Zhenfandian's casual cultivators after consultation among the seven sects.

It is also very strict to verify whether the demon cultivator has actually been killed. You must take out the corpse or soul of the other party's demon cultivator or the famous magic weapon and treasure to prove that you have indeed killed the other party.

Of course, if you use photo beads to record the killing process, it can also be used as evidence.

In order to prevent our cannon fodder from easily becoming the opponent's merit points, Jiang Yun stipulated that only foundation-building monks are qualified to lead teams to take on wild hunting missions and have a certain degree of freedom.

The cannon fodder can only honestly complete the tasks assigned by the above. Most of them are garrison tasks, and they can support hundreds or thousands of people in group battles.

Both sides fired thousands of spells at each other, and low-level spells fell on the other side's position like rain. Each time, both sides retreated after exhausting their spiritual power, but the amazing thing was that not many died after each battle.

In addition, if the cannon fodder is valued by the foundation-building cultivators, you can also join the team to hunt the demon cultivators in the wild, which is considered a high-risk and high-return experience.

Although the mortality rate of hunting demon cultivators in the wild is relatively high, and although the foundation-building monks eat the meat and cannon fodder and drink the soup, there are still many active participants.

Because even if the stronghold and fortress is defended, or the battle is won, the spoils have nothing to do with these cannon fodder.

According to Jiang Yun, these cannon fodders are paid dead wages.

The Seven Sects also have strict military regulations. If a cannon fodder wanders around in the wild without being led by a monk in the foundation-building stage, he will be investigated by the law enforcement team if he is caught.

In short, everyone has his own destiny, and if his cultivation level is low, he will be miserable.

As we all know, while war brings death, it also brings opportunities and a certain kind of alternative prosperity.

With the Hall of Merit as the center, there are shops and stalls all around, creating a bustling and lively scene.

Teams or lone travelers returned from the wild and entered the fortress. After entering the fortress, most of them gathered here, and at the same time, a large number of monks set out towards the wild.

At a roadside stall, a bearded and burly man was haggling with an old stall owner.

The male cultivator has reached the late stage of foundation building, and there are seven or eight monks behind him, two of whom have also reached the early stage of foundation building. They are obviously a small team, and their strength is not weak.

These people all have the logo of Spirit Beast Mountain on their clothes. Some of them even wear leopard print coats.

"Old man Li, I have a top-grade magic weapon here, the Soul-corrupting Bead, as well as several medium- and high-grade magic weapons and various materials. Are your eight hundred spirit stones too few? Do you think that our Spirit Beast Mountain disciples are easy to bully?

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The burly male cultivator put his hands on his hips and said to the old man with an unkind expression.

If it weren't for the fact that the magic weapon needed to be activated by magic techniques to show its power, he would be reluctant to sell the best magic weapon.

The old man snorted coldly and said: "Fellow Daoist Lu, before the war started, these things were worth almost 1,500 spirit stones, but now look around for yourself! There are such magic weapons everywhere, and they are almost overflowing. I will collect them."

It will be difficult to find a buyer in a short period of time, unless..."

The old man remembered an old friend who wanted to secretly go to the magic camp in order to sell the magic weapon at a high price, and wanted to sell the magic weapon he had collected cheaply to the magic weapon, but he never returned.

Later, I accidentally learned that my old friend was caught by the seven sects of monks on border patrol and was convicted of collaborating with the enemy. Not only was all his belongings confiscated, but he was also thrown into a mine for mining. I don’t know if he will come out alive in his lifetime.

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The old man sighed in his heart and continued: "In short, I am willing to buy it at this price because you are disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain! If you don't sell it, you will be defeated!"

The burly male cultivator seemed a little hesitant. Of course he knew that these things were already widespread.

It happened that magic weapons required practicing magic skills to exert their power. But selling them at such a bargain price really made him feel distressed.

At this time, a tall and thin male cultivator behind him walked up to his ear and whispered in his ear: "Boss, it's better to sell it. We have asked in the Hall of Merit, and we are only willing to buy it for 760 merits. This place is already pretty good!"

In the end, the burly male cultivator and the old man had a fierce bargaining, and after a stick of incense, the final transaction price was announced!

The burly male cultivator patted his chest and said grandly: "Forget it, with only 805 spirit stones, I, Lu Tianmeng, have made you my friend!"

The old man threw a storage bag to Lu Tianmeng and said unceremoniously: "Let's go, let's go. Your money-grubbing character is so similar to mine when I was young."

After hearing what the old man said, Lu Tianmeng didn't take it seriously. After confirming that the number of spiritual stones was correct, he tipped the spiritual stones and prepared to leave.

At this moment, there was a noise all around, and seven monks were seen walking from a distance, led by two male cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Many stall owners and monks greeted them along the way, as if they all knew them.

There were exclamations and discussions nearby.

"They are the monks of the Zhenfan Hall. The leaders are Xie Hong with the Vajra Staff and Lu Kun with the Purple Sword. Both of them are casual cultivators. They have killed many evil cultivators recently."

"Yes, although the two of them are only in the middle stage of foundation building, they can still not fall behind when facing the late stage of foundation building. Their methods are really impressive!"

"I heard that Senior Jiang Yun has moved the headquarters of Zhenfan Palace to Fortress No. 25 on the second line of defense. All official members of Zhenfan Palace have come to the front line to participate in the battle to prove that they are incompatible with the devil!"

"Senior Jiang is really a model of righteousness for us!"

"Who says otherwise, otherwise the seven major factions would not have allowed Senior Jiang to serve as the commander-in-chief of Jinguyuan and coordinate the entire war situation."
To be continued...