Back at the military camp, Fang Chong carefully put away the box containing the fire source crystal, took the stone box given by the old man, hesitated for a moment, but still did not open it.
It’s not that he looked down on the old man’s things, but that this thing was passed down from the old man’s ancestors, which is definitely very important to the old man. He just gave some money. If he just asked for something passed down from the other person’s ancestors, he would feel sorry for it.
"I'm going back now, the old man will definitely not want it." Fang Chong thought for a while and solemnly put away the stone box, "Let's wait, and find an opportunity to return it to the old man when he goes to Zhaonan County in the future."
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Time flies, spring passes by, autumn comes, and half a year comes in a blink of an eye.
In half a year, Fang Chong's figure grew a little more, seven feet (1.75 meters), revealing a lush heroic spirit.
"In the past six months, my body has become stronger, but I still cannot cross the last barrier and enter the realm of a first-class warrior." Looking up at the clouds in the sky, Fang Chong couldn't help but think of his cultivation. In the past six months, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds and has reached the peak of a second-class warrior.
However, since he reached the peak of the second-rate warrior, his cultivation has stagnated and he has never been able to cross the barrier of the first-rate warrior realm.
"Does it take not only physical exercise to break through the barrier, but also realm insight?" Fang Chong frowned and whispered, feeling helpless.
The realm of insights is very mysterious and cannot be explained clearly in words, nor can I ask others for advice, so I can only explore it slowly by myself.
For example, in the innate realm, many people are stuck in the acquired peak realm for ten years, twenty years, or even for a lifetime, but they are still unable to enter. This is the problem of realm perception. Breaking through barriers and improving their cultivation sometimes requires insight and opportunity.
"Forget it, it's useless to be anxious. The time comes, so it will naturally break through." In the end, Fang Chong could only smile helplessly and walk towards the school ground.
The soldiers on the school ground were practicing, each of whom was sweating profusely and covered in sweat.
Seeing Fang Chong coming, the hundred soldiers under his command immediately felt solemnly, saluted and shouted, "Sir!" In half a year, these people were already very familiar with Fang Chong.
As the centurion of this 100-person brigade, although Fang Chong is usually strict, he also knows how to combine work and rest. He often gets along with his soldiers in his spare time, and is willing to spend money and be generous. Over time, these soldiers naturally support him even more.
After scanning the soldiers under his command, Fang Chong nodded with relief and said, "Yes, you have made great progress in the past six months, and it is worth being happy."
Hearing Fang Chong's praise, the soldiers immediately straightened up.
In the past six months, Fang Chong will also guide their practice in his spare time. Fang Chong is not like others, without so-called sects and family restrictions, and is not self-consistent with his own martial arts. He is happy that he can teach these soldiers some martial arts at will, which will also benefit them a lot.
Especially Zhang Daniu and Tong Man, as Fang Chong's confidants, the benefits they get are naturally much more than others.
Three months ago, Fang re-transmitted the two "Nine Yang Divine Arts".
The Nine Yang Divine Power is the most powerful and yang. After practicing it, it has unpredictable power. It is not a false statement that the foot is lifted and the landslide collapses.
This magical skill was also an extraordinary skill in Fang Chong's previous life. It had been lost for hundreds of years. Fang Chong also accidentally obtained it from an ancient tomb. Because it was too strong, he had not practiced it, but he did not expect it to be passed on in this world.
The Nine Yang Divine Art is extremely powerful and has very high requirements for the practitioners themselves. Tong Man and Zhang Daniu are gifted, so it is most appropriate to practice the Nine Yang Divine Art.
In just three months, the two had already practiced the Nine Yang Divine Art to the introductory level. Even Fang Zhong was a little surprised at such a fast cultivation speed.
"Although the Nine Yang Divine Art is only an entry-level master, it is a unique skill after all, and the two of them have gained a lot." Fang Chong's eyes were vicious, and he could see at a glance that Tong Man and Zhang Daniu both broke through to a realm.
Now, Tong Man's cultivation has reached the late stage of first-class warriors, and Zhang Daniu has also reached the early stage of second-class warriors. It can be said that his cultivation has improved greatly. In addition to Vajra Palm and Bajiquan, the two of them will not be defeated even if they cross one level of battle.
On the school ground, hundreds of soldiers had their shoulders straight, like sharp swords, and their powerful aura spread out, making the soldiers around them unable to help but be shocked.
"Okay, restrain your momentum and continue to practice." Fang Chong pressed his hand and said in a deep voice: "Although your cultivation has made considerable progress, it is not enough. You can sweat more often in daily life to bleed less during war. I don't want to see any of you die in battle."
"Yes, sir!" The hundred people agreed in unison, and their voices were as thunderous as thunder.
Just then—
Liu Yuan rode a war horse and dressed in military uniform, came from a distance, landed beside Fang Chong, and said, "Brother Fang Chong, Lord Qianhu asked us to come over, there is something important."
Fang Chong was surprised and asked, "Brother Liu, do you know what important things are?" He has been very leisurely in the past six months, so why did there suddenly become important things at this time?
Liu Yuan looked around, lowered his voice, and said, "It is said that there are wild beasts in the endless mountains in the south. I think we are going to suppress it. It is time to clear out the bandits in Heifengling. This time we are lucky, and it is our turn to go to the camp."
"There are turmoils in the endless mountains in the south?" Fang Chong was shocked, remembering the wild beast that the Fang family used to worship the ancestors of the Cangtian. His heart suddenly felt warm, "Brother Liu, can we see the legendary wild beast this time?"
"Yeah." Liu Yuan nodded, but his brows frowned, "But I would rather not watch this wild beast. Every time I go to suppress the wild beast turmoil, many brothers will die."
There are endless mountains in the south, with barbarian beasts scattered, and some have even reached the innate realm. Although the Red Tiger Army is powerful, it still cannot afford to take advantage of the barbarian beasts in the innate realm.
But the Red Tiger Army guards An Ning in Zhaonan County. They naturally have to suppress the beasts in turmoil. Every time they go to suppress the beasts, it can be said that it is a chore. If you are lucky and don’t encounter powerful beasts, it is best. If you are not lucky, it will be very dangerous.
Fang Chong could only be silent about this. The wild beasts are beasts, and they are born to be mortal enemies with humans. Suppressing wild beasts, fighting and sacrifice are inevitable.
"Let's go, brother, I hope I won't encounter a powerful beast this time." Liu Yuan prayed and took Fang Chong to the Qianhu Xu Changfeng camp.
Xu Changfeng, a thousand households, has rarely appeared in public for a long time. Fang Chong has been in the Red Tiger Army for more than half a year, and he has only met Xu Changfeng five times.
When the two arrived at Xu Changfeng's camp, several people had gathered in it, both of which were the centurion of the first army and the third battalion, with seven people, and nine people, together with Fang Chong and Liu Yuan, the last one had not arrived yet. It should be that something had been delayed.
"Fang Chong (Liu Yuan) pays homage to Lord Qianhu." Fang Chong and Liu Yuan salute at the same time.
"Well, let's take your seat first. Xueyan hasn't come back yet, wait a moment." Xu Changfeng's face looked at Fang Chong intentionally or unintentionally, and said lightly.
The two of them sat down, made some polite words with several centuries, and then they became silent.
After a moment, someone came in at the door of the tent, which surprised Fang Chong. Although this man was dressed in military uniform and heavily armored, he was a woman with fair skin, straight nose, and a pair of sword eyebrows flew into her temples, looking like she had a unique heroic spirit.
The woman knelt on one knee and saluted, "I am the Xueyan, I will pay homage to the Lord Qianhu."
"Get up quickly." Xu Changfeng smiled, obviously not like the snow geese, and he smiled repeatedly: "You are here. You and I have been waiting here for a long time. In this army, only the Chief of the Chief will receive such treatment."
"I am afraid!" Xue Yan, dressed in military uniform, said hurriedly.
"Okay, don't be more polite." Xu Changfeng smiled and his expression suddenly became serious, saying: "This time I asked everyone to come because the beasts in the endless mountains in the south have been a little restless recently. Several beasts have attacked the villagers. Lord Dutong asked our camp to perform this mission to see if there are really wild beasts rushing out, and if there are any, they will be killed on the spot."
"Of course, it's time to clear out the bandits in Heifengling. Since our camp has launched a mission this time, we won't bother others anymore. Stop for a few days when we pass by Heifengling and clean up the bandits in Heifengling by the way."
Xu Changfeng said slowly, and everyone had already understood the meaning. The first is to suppress the barbarian beasts and clear out the bandits in Heifeng Ridge.
However, when hearing the bandits who cleared out Heifeng Ridge, the centurions looked happy.
The bandits in Heifengling were rampant and plundered all year round, so they naturally plundered a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. The Red Tiger Army went to clear out the bandits in Heifengling, and clearly said that they were clearing out the bandits and eliminating the harm for the people. In fact, to put it bluntly, they were going to rob, but not robbing good people, but robbing bandits.
Robbery bandits is a good thing. No wonder those centurions are so happy.
Seeing this, Fang Chong suddenly remembered what Zhuang Jun once said: "It is not that the bandits in Heifeng Ridge cannot be eliminated. Among them, it is difficult for masters to escape, and the second is within the Red Tiger Army."
In this way, Fang Chong understood that the Red Tiger Army was an army and it was not very rich and usually had little fuel, so he simply raised the bandits in Heifengling as fat pigs. When the raising was almost the same, he would slaughter the last time and not destroy it. He would let him continue to raise it and could kill it again in the future.
"No wonder the bandits in Heifengling will never be eliminated." Fang Zhong sighed in his heart, but his face was calm. His eyes swept across everyone's face one by one. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He found that among the nine centurions, only Xueyan was as expressionless as him, and there was no emotional fluctuation.
"It seems that this Xueyan doesn't agree with indulging the bandits in Heifengling to rob. " Fang Chong thought to himself, looking at the Xueyan a little higher.
The meeting lasted for an hour, mainly to make a plan for the specific action plan. It is actually not complicated, but it involves a lot of things.
When the task is arranged and the action plan is set, the rest of the matter will be simple.
Organize arms, count supplies, gather soldiers, prepare war horses and weapons, and can be completed in just one or two days.