"General Wang, why did you invite me here late at night?" Liang Yan said with a chuckle.
Although he roughly guessed Wang Chonghua's purpose, he did not reveal it and waited for the other party to speak first.
Sure enough, Wang Chonghua coughed and went straight to the point: "Shuai Liang, I won't beat around the bush anymore. I dare to ask, does the swordsmanship you used during the day seem to contain the mysterious magical power of the "Lightless Sutra"?"
After hearing this, Liang Yan did not answer directly, but said with a half-smile: "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
"Shuai Liang, I am asking sincerely and have no intention of prying." Wang Chonghua sighed and said, "Shuai Liang must know a little about my origin. I am one of the four night angels of Yongye City.
In the early years, I won the respect of the city lord. Unfortunately, Yongye City encountered great changes. The city lord disappeared inexplicably, and my Taoist companion also died tragically in a foreign land. So Wang concealed his name and determined to investigate the matter in detail. He has been looking for clues about the old city lord these years."
"Then what did you find?" Liang Yan asked without answering.
"The reason why the city lord disappeared back then was because a traitor appeared in Yongye City, who leaked his secrets to outsiders and set up an ambush. I guess that the city lord went through a hard battle, but he should still be alive in the end, but the holy way was destroyed
Destroyed, the strength will not survive."
"Who do you think is the traitor?" Liang Yan asked again.
"Who else could it be? After the old city lord disappeared, who entered the inheritance holy land of Yongye City? And who led Yongye City to defect to Beiming?"
After hearing this, Liang Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "So you are saying that the current city lord of Yongye City is the culprit who plotted against the old city lord?"
"Hmph! He just relies on the strength of others, otherwise I wouldn't even dare to borrow a hundred courages from him!"
Wang Chonghua snorted coldly and continued: "According to my investigation, this matter is closely related to the 'Disha Pavilion' and the 'Xuanyin Pavilion' among the four pavilions of the Tiangong. It should be the saint behind the two pavilions. However, the saint
The battle can determine the outcome, but it is difficult to distinguish between life and death. Even if a traitor colludes and plans are made in advance, the city lord Jin Chan escapes from his shell at the last moment, leaving a trace of his true spirit to escape. However, the cost is huge, the holy way is destroyed, and now he is nowhere to be found.
Where is it?"
After listening to Wang Chonghua's words, Liang Yan was thoughtful and silent for a while, then slowly said: "You are right, I have indeed met the Lord Qi."
"Is this true?!"
Wang Chonghua asked subconsciously. It was obvious that he was trying his best to stay calm, but he could not hide the excitement in his eyes.
Liang Yan said with a smile: "How could I lie to you? In fact, you guessed it right. My swordsmanship did evolve based on the "Augury Sutra", and the person who taught me this skill is from your Eternal Night City.
Pray to the old city lord."
"Really, it's true! Hahaha, I knew the city lord must still be alive!"
Wang Chonghua verified his conjecture and laughed in the night. He just smiled and there was a trace of tears on his resolute face.
After a long time, the leader of the Black Front Camp gradually calmed down.
"I'm sorry for letting you see me in this ugly state. But you don't understand. I pray that the old city lord will be kind to me and rebuild me. Without him, I wouldn't be what I am today. I have been working hard for so many years. I should know about Feng Wujiu and Tiangong City's conspiracy."
Afterwards, I betrayed Beiming and took refuge in Nanxuan without any hesitation, and the purpose of doing all this was to one day be able to welcome back the Lord Qi."
After hearing this, Liang Yan sighed and said slowly: "I can probably understand your mood, but I don't know where Lord Qi is now. I'm afraid I will disappoint fellow Taoist."
Hearing this, Wang Chonghua's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he did not give up and continued to ask: "Fellow Taoist, can you tell me some more clues, such as where you met the city lord? To know "Wu Wu"
The Light Sutra is the supreme secret treasure of our Eternal Night City. The city lord will not teach it to you for no reason. Did you encounter any trouble at that time?"
This is a difficult question to answer.
When he met Qi Sichen, he was in the Qianji Demon Tower in Suixu Mountain. It was related to the secrets of Tianji Pavilion. How could Liang Yan reveal it to him?
As for Qi Sichen's subsequent movements, he followed Luo Qing. Liang Yan always felt that he could not understand Luo Qing. Although he was the master of Tianxie Pavilion, he did not seem to be that loyal to Tiangong City.
He secretly rescued Qi Sichen, presumably because he had his own agenda. This matter was also confidential, and Liang Yan could not possibly tell someone he had just met.
After thinking about it, I found that there was nothing to reveal about this matter, and I couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
"General Wang, you don't need to know too much about some things. I can only tell you that Old City Master Qi is still alive, and there are people helping him. Perhaps one day, he can return to the holy path, and you will naturally be able to see him by then."
Wang Chonghua was stunned after hearing this, and then realized that he was eager to learn, but he had violated a monk's taboo.
It is indeed inappropriate to inquire about someone else's whereabouts and past after having known each other for less than a day, especially when the other person is one of the ten members of the Xuanxin Palace. This is extremely disrespectful.
"Sorry, I really want to know the current situation of the city lord. I was a little rude just now." Wang Chonghua showed an apologetic look.
"It doesn't matter, I understand General Wang's mood. After all, it concerns his great benefactor, and it is also a matter of so many years of grudges and obsessions."
Liang Yan waved his hand and said calmly: "But as I said just now, the old city master Qi is indeed still alive. The reason why he taught me the "Lightless Sutra" is to let me let go of the person who helped him. As for this person's identity
, I’m sorry I can’t tell you.”
"Understood."
Wang Chonghua nodded, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
In fact, although Liang Yan did not say it explicitly, he also revealed a lot of information.
First of all, Qi Sichen is not dead, which is the best news for Wang Chonghua.
Secondly, someone is helping the old city lord. The identity of the person helping him must be very sensitive. There is a high probability that he is not from Nanxuan, otherwise Liang Yan could tell it directly.
That was the people from Beiming. The monks from Beiming secretly rescued Qi Sichen, which showed that this person did not really serve Tiangong City and had his own agenda secretly. He and Qi Lao City Master were probably in a cooperative relationship.
Finally, there is another point. Liang Yan said that Qi Sichen might return to the holy path, which is thought-provoking.
Wang Chonghua had practiced to the point of overcoming eight difficulties and was able to command the Black Front Camp. Naturally, he was no ordinary person. At this time, his mind was spinning, and he deduced many possibilities from Liang Yan's few words.
"Thank you Commander Liang for telling me. It's a great joy for me to know that the old city lord is not dead. As for finding the old city lord, I'm not in a hurry. The most important thing right now is the battle between the north and the south. If Nanxuan is defeated, then
Not to mention the old city lord, even we will never be able to turn around."
Having said this, he suddenly clasped his hands and bowed respectfully to Liang Yan.
"Liang Shuai, I, Wang Chonghua, have sincerely surrendered to you today. From now on, Heifeng Camp will only follow your lead. We will do our best to follow Liang Shuai's orders!"
"Haha, General Wang, there is no need to be polite. The Black Front Camp is all elite, and I have made the Black Front Camp even more powerful! However, the battle of monks is different from the battle of mortals. Low-level monks need to cooperate, otherwise they will be like chickens and dogs. Three days
After that, I hope that the general will lead the Black Front Battalion to my martial arts training ground and practice military formations with the Evil Ghost Battalion and Shenji Battalion, so that the power of the Bamboo Army can be brought into full play."
"Don't worry, Commander Liang, we will arrive in three days!"
"good!"
Liang Yan nodded, with a look of satisfaction on his face, "It's getting late, general, please go back. Remember, what we said today is confidential and must not be known to a third person."
"Shuai Liang, please stay."
Wang Chonghua suddenly stopped Liang Yan, took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and handed it over.
"This is?"
"This is a secret book I got by chance. It records a weird weapon-refining method, which seems to be specifically aimed at the treasure of the cave. Unfortunately, Wang has limited qualifications and has never been able to get it right. I looked at the gourd on Liang Shuai's waist.
It seems to be a top-quality cave treasure that may be of use, so I simply gave it to Liang Shuai."
"oh?"
Liang Yan took the bamboo slip and took a look, only to see a few simple small seal characters on the cover, which were "Bamboo Forest Essays".
"It's getting late. Wang, I'll take my leave now. We'll see you at the martial arts field in three days."
Wang Chonghua clasped his fists, said nothing, and turned into a ray of light, quickly disappearing into the night.
Liang Yan watched the other party leave, pondered for a moment, and then returned to his palace.
Sitting cross-legged in the room, he opened the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully with his spiritual consciousness, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"It is indeed a method of refining weapons, but the content inside is a bit scattered. It does not look like a secret record of inheritance, but more like a random record of insights into refining weapons. The method is extremely weird, and it is very different from ordinary methods of refining weapons."
Liang Yan pondered for a long time and read it from beginning to end again. He felt that the records inside were very mysterious. No wonder Wang Chonghua said that he had limited qualifications and could not understand thoroughly. This was really confusing. Even with Liang Yan's understanding, he could only barely read it.
Understand one tenth.
"Huh? No. This doesn't seem to be the whole story. There should be a second half."
Liang Yan suddenly had a feeling in his heart. He stared at the bamboo slips for a long time and said to himself: "It's not wrong, it is indeed a fragment. I don't know where Wang Chonghua got it from. If he can find the second half of the fragment,
Maybe we can understand the true meaning."
Thinking like this, I couldn't help but feel a little regretful, so I could only put away the bamboo slips first.
But it is not without gain. When your cultivation level improves in the future, you may be able to understand some of the methods in the bamboo slips and use them to upgrade the Taixu Gourd, and refine this cave spirit into a powerful magic weapon, which can be regarded as a powerful weapon.
"Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now. The Bamboo Army has been integrated. The next step is to practice formations, improve military strength, and make secret visits to Nanxuan to prepare for the war."
Liang Yan muttered to himself.
His eyes passed through the attic and drifted into the distance. In the long dark night, there were endless shadows that seemed to hide murderous intentions.
Three days later, Wang Chonghua led the Black Front Battalion army to the Bamboo Army's martial arts field.
This incident caused quite a stir, because the Black Front Battalion is different from the Evil Ghost Battalion and the Divine Machine Battalion. The monks in the army are well-trained. Although it is an extremely powerful fighting force, it is very exclusive and no one can conquer it.
them.
Unexpectedly, Liang Yan, who had just joined Nanxuan not long ago, would do it.
With the addition of the Black Front Battalion, no one dared to underestimate the Bamboo Army, so many rumors arose. From Liang Yan forcing nine people to join the Xuanxin Palace, to using grace and power to integrate the three armies, he was said to be magical, and even some
Rumors say that he is actually the hidden Young Saint, but his identity has not been revealed for the time being because of some plan of Xuanxin Palace.
Liang Yan didn't pay much attention to these disturbances from the outside world.
Although he likes to keep a low profile, today is different from the past. In order to command the three armies, he must have some prestige, so even if these rumors spread, he will not give any explanation.
Since the Black Front Battalion joined the Bamboo Army, Liang Yan rarely left the marching camp.
There are so many things he has to do, the first of which is to deduce military formations.
The current Bamboo Army has three major battalions: Evil Ghost, Shenji, and Black Blade. Together with those monks who have surrendered in the face of the wind, there is a total army of more than 1.2 million people.
It would be difficult to use any of the previous formations on this large army, and the conditions of the three battalions were different, so a completely new formation was necessary to bring out their respective advantages.
For this reason, Liang Yan and Fan Jin were almost inseparable, rehearsing formations in the meeting hall day and night.
The meeting pavilion is a confidential place, and no one is allowed to approach it, except Nan Youyue. When she comes to report military affairs, she can often hear fierce quarrels coming from the attic, and those who don't know think there is some conflict between the two.
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But sometimes it was silent, as if both of them were deep in thought and silent for a long time.
Such days lasted for half a month, and in the end, the combined efforts of the two of them finally deduced a formation suitable for the Bamboo Army.
This formation is called the "Three Talents and Nine Jue Formations", which evolved from the ancient Confucianism formation of Tianji Pavilion.
In order to deduce this formation, Liang Yan did not hesitate to share the classics of Tianji Pavilion with Fan Jin. Of course, he concealed the origin. He only said that they were secret records of formations obtained from the secret realm and invited him to participate in the research together.
Both of them are extremely talented in formations. They learned from each other's strengths and complemented each other's weaknesses. After mutual confirmation, they finally came up with this "three talents and nine unique formations".
As the name suggests, "Three Talents" is taken from the three talents of Confucianism, heaven, earth and man. Although it is just an introductory outline of Confucianism, it is so simple that fighting on the battlefield does not require too cumbersome changes.
After discussions between Liang Yan and Fan Jin, it was finally determined that the Sancai Formation was the most suitable military formation for the Bamboo Army and could maximize the respective advantages of the three battalions.
In this formation, heaven, earth, and man are the three major talents, and the "three major talents" also contain the "three minor talents."
Among them, the Heifeng Battalion is the main force of the Chinese army and is the "Three Talents of Heaven", with three variations of the sun, moon and stars.
Shenjiying is the left-wing pioneer and is the "Three Talents of the Earth", with three changes: mountains, seas and forests.
Evil Ghost Camp is the right-wing vanguard and is the "Three Talents of Man", with three changes: water, fire and wind.
The sun, moon, stars, mountains, seas, forests, water, fire, and wind constitute the basic elements of this formation, which are called the "Nine Absolutes". On the basis of the "Nine Absolutes", different changes can be derived.
, as long as the bamboo army is well-trained, it can cope with various situations.