Chapter 497 Appoint Xu Qing, the acting palace master!
Xu Qing ignored Ning Yan's miserable and incredible exclamation. At this moment, under the call of his heart, the golden crow in the sky roared from the sky.
As the moment approached, half of it merged into Xu Qing's body, while one side floated outside. Its wings spread a full hundred feet, its tail feathers swayed, and its momentum was astonishing.
Xu Qing's aura also surged at this moment, and it was extremely obvious that he was swallowing mountains and seas.
Seen from a distance, Xu Qing, surrounded by golden crows, looks like the reincarnation of an emperor descending into the world.
The power of one baby and nine palaces fills the whole body.
Furthermore, physical fluctuations spread across his body, which also gave people the feeling of a Nascent Soul, making Xu Qing's combat power reach the level of Two Infants and Nine Palaces.
This kind of fighting power is unprecedented in a golden elixir.
There were roars from all directions, and at this moment, the heaven and earth formed huge waves due to the previous fluctuations between the two sides, turning into ripples, forming circles continuously, and spreading the poisonous mist of Xu Qing.
Even if those fleeing cultivators left the range of Chaoxia Mountain, they still could not escape the poisonous killing.
Looking around, the earth is filled with poisoned black water, and in the distance there are some scattered cultivators screaming in the sky and falling into the abyss.
There were once thousands of villains, but now less than 40% remain, and every heart is replaced by fear.
The magical weapons on Chaoxia Mountain are now gradually recovering. With continuous explosions, the heaven and earth continue to tremble. All the invading cultivators know that...the situation is over.
Xu Qing's arrival seemed to be alone, but the shock caused by him killing two Nascent Souls in the early stage shook his mind.
At the same time, I have to say that the power of his drug control is the most terrifying thing in this battle.
The word poisonous cultivator also became a nightmare in the hearts of all living casual cultivators at this moment.
But Xu Qing did not relax his vigilance. His expression was cold, he raised his head and stared at the black figure with wings in the sky, grabbed the vine on Ning Yan's belly with his right hand, and was ready to attack with all his strength at any time.
This person is not an ordinary Nascent Soul. He is emitting late-stage Nascent Soul fluctuations and bursts of powerful power. The sneak attack just now also gave Xu Qing a sharp feeling.
Moreover, the opponent is very similar to the Immortal Puppet of the Near Immortal Clan, but if you look carefully, there are still some differences. It is not that it has three heads and six arms.
Xu Qing's eyes showed a cold light, and he used the palace master's jade pendant to take over the magic weapons on Chaoxia Mountain with a wave of his hand, causing them to all turn around and lock onto the figure in the sky.
In my heart, I was quickly measuring the gap between the two sides.
He can now kill the early Nascent Soul with ease.
After all, when a golden elixir cultivator has the tenth palace combat power, except that he has no supernatural powers and consciousness and cannot teleport, he is no longer much different from the one who cultivates a baby.
Here is the magical power, Xu Qing has the divine source to fight against.
His divine consciousness shocked this side, and his third-level Golden Crow and divine source also gave him the ability to resist.
As for teleportation, Xu Qing's physical speed combined with the ghost blood wings is not bad at short distances.
Therefore, he just killed the four-armed Nascent Soul, shattered its talent shell with one punch, killed the physical body and another Nascent Soul with the second punch, and collapsed the last Nascent Soul in one blow.
However, there are differences between Yuanying and Yuanying.
Just like the realm of heavenly palace and golden elixir, some people are in the sixth palace when they reach perfection, and some people are in the eighth palace. If they have a life lamp, the limit can reach the thirteenth palace.
For ordinary Nascent Souls, the first one is the early stage, the third baby is the middle stage, the fifth baby is the later stage, and the last six Nascent Souls are the Great Perfection.
Those four-arm cultivators were suppressed in the Prison Division, and the limit that their cultivation could reach in the future was most likely not Six Infants, but it was useless, he had no time to continue to grow.
Therefore, when Xu Qing killed the four-armed alien race with two babies, it seemed that he was leaping over the top to fight, but in fact this was not the case. His strength could completely suppress it.
As for the general mid-term cultivation, if Xu Qing wanted to kill him, it would have been difficult.
For example, when facing the Chu Tianqun who barely had three infants left after being injured, Xu Qing survived a narrow escape but was also severely injured. His injuries were unprecedentedly serious. If it weren't for Ling'er and Purple Crystal, he would have died in the battle.
But now his body transformed by the fingers of the gods has made up for this shortcoming.
Even though he was unable to unfold his true divine body, and his strength and speed were only tripled from the original physical level, he still gained the power of a baby, which is the physical Nascent Soul.
And his strongest thing is protection!
This physical body contains countless golden threads, so the protective power of Xu Qing's body at this moment is extremely terrifying.
With the cooperation, he can fight against the mid-level monks with three infants without using magic. By using his magic, Xu Qing can kill the mid-level monks with four babies without any damage to himself.
If it were Wu Ying, Xu Qing could fight with all his strength, but the outcome was unknown. There was a high probability that he would be unable to do anything to the opponent, and the opponent would not be able to touch his body.
"Now my physical attack is comparable to that of Yi Ying, Golden Crow Yi Ying, and the Nine Palaces plus Shadow Fusion method is still Yi Ying, that is, the power of Three Infants, combined with my magical skills, Four Infants can fight!"
"And my strongest thing is the protection of my physical body. This body cannot be shaken at the level of Nascent Soul."
Xu Qing quickly judged his own limit through his previous actions. The cold light in his eyes gradually became stronger. He could feel that the black figure in the sky should be around the Wuying's combat power.
At this moment, the middle-aged woman also quickly took off and arrived beside the black-winged aliens. She looked in awe and spoke in a low voice.
"Boss, there is something wrong with this pawn. When will the various tribes who funded this matter take action?"
As she spoke, she spurted out a mouthful of black blood. Many parts of her body were obviously rotten. Although she suppressed it with all her strength, she still couldn't control it too much.
The tragic fate of those who were poisoned frightened her and made her want to quit.
"Interesting." The black-winged alien in mid-air gave Xu Qing a cold look.
He noticed the magic weapon locked in Chaoxia Mountain, and also saw the scattered cultivators in Niao San, and knew that the situation was over.
In addition, Xu Qing gave him a very strange feeling. He noticed that Xu Qing's physical body was not simple, and the monk in his hand was like a weapon, which also made him feel something was wrong.
There was also the human-shaped mountain high in the sky. This mountain was so intimidating that it made him fearful.
The mosasaurus staring at him in the mist also made him feel a little difficult to deal with. Finally, he glanced at the poisonous mist below, and his pupils shrank slightly.
"The method is so weird... and this person's Zhaoxiaguang is also very difficult to deal with. In addition, those hidden foreigners, before the collapse of the northwest battlefield is certain, they only dare to hide in secret to provide funding. A group of rats dare not show their faces openly.
now……"
All this made the black-winged alien more and more fearful in his heart, so after giving Xu Qing a gloomy look, he raised his hand and grabbed the crumbling middle-aged woman under the poisonous hair, and suddenly stepped back, flying into the sky in an instant
, turned into a black dot and teleported away.
His departure brought an end to the siege of Chaoxia Mountain.
Xu Qing did not go after the black-winged alien race in the sky. He swayed and carried Ning Yan to destroy the scattered cultivators. He was very fast and his attacks were very fierce. The blood gradually became a river, and the screams became less and less.
The ancestors of the Vajra Sect and the shadows also spread out to pursue, and the mosasaurus sank, swallowing in all directions.
It wasn't until everything he could see was killed by Xu Qing that he put everything away. He also took back all the poisonous mist that filled the place, and then dispersed the morning glow that protected the dozens of sword holders.
Light.
Each of these sword holders was seriously injured, but their eyes were filled with shock, excitement and disbelief. They looked at Xu Qing with awe and enthusiasm, and they all came forward to pay their respects.
"Meet Xu Shuling!"
Inside, the old man Sun Hai quickly stepped forward and bowed solemnly to Xu Qing.
"Sun Hai, a humble official, pays homage to Xu Shuling!"
Through the uproar of the prisoners, they had already determined Xu Qing's identity, especially when Xu Qing issued a number of decrees to the entire Fenghai County in accordance with the palace master's request some time ago.
At that moment, his name had already spread throughout Fenghai County's Sword-holding Court.
The position of Shu Ling is naturally higher than that of ordinary sword holders, so Sun Hai is not wrong in claiming that he holds a humble position.
During the meeting, Sun Hai's heart continued to surge. As a newly promoted Nascent Soul, he knew very well how powerful the invading enemy was. Just the three foreign Nascent Souls on the surface had already made them vulnerable.
Unable to resist, let alone the powerful Five Infants who appeared at the end.
The Wuying cultivation level is already close to the peak among ordinary Nascent Soul monks, and it is an absolute backbone in any sect.
After all, compared to the outstanding geniuses, the number of ordinary monks promoted through Three Fires and Six Palaces is the largest. After they are promoted to Nascent Soul, their limit is Six Souls, so any Five Souls cannot be underestimated.
As for Xu Qing, not only did he kill the two early stage cultivators, but he also made the cultivators of the Five Infants choose to retreat. It was even more shocking to see such combat power in a golden elixir.
This is indeed the case. If Xu Qing had not come to Zhaoxia Mountain to investigate this time, Zhaoxia Mountain would have collapsed at this moment. This incident may seem like a coincidence, but in fact, there have been many similar incidents in the entire Fenghai County.
"I don't have that much information here. I only know that the Sword-bearing Court in no less than three continents was captured by some clans with ulterior motives who secretly funded formation-breaking weapons and promoted a large number of casual cultivators after their defeat in the northwest battlefield. However, fortunately, the human sects who participated in the battle,
He has not been implicated."
Sun Hai spoke bitterly.
"The actual figures are probably more serious, but they only dare to hide in the dark. As long as our human race holds on in the northwest battlefield without being defeated, they will not dare to attack the Sword-bearing Court in the open. And the purpose of these foreign races is not difficult.
It is speculated that this is a declaration of surrender prepared for the subsequent defeat on the battlefield and the invasion of the Shenglan tribe."
"I only hope that after our human race survives the disaster, we will kill all these foreigners with ulterior motives!"
Xu Qing was silent. It was dawn at this moment, and the darkness was dispersed by the early sun in the distance. The sun came from far away and fell on Chaoxia Mountain, making the mountain glow brilliantly.
Looking at Chaoxia Mountain after the war, although the place is in a mess, the flaws cannot be concealed. Under the colorful light, everything is still beautiful.
"Everything will be fine." Xu Qing, illuminated by the colorful rays of light, spoke softly in the sunshine,
Three days later, after repairing the formation and reopening it, Xu Qing left Chaoxia Mountain. When he came, he was alone. When he returned, Ning Yan followed him.
The reason why he left so quickly was not only that Xu Qing had already investigated the required clues, but more importantly... he received the decree from the palace master on the third day.
"Xu Qing, no matter whether the investigation has any results or not, please let it go for now. Regarding the battlefield matters, you should return to the county capital as soon as possible!"
"The front lines in the northwest are in critical condition. We need troops and supplies. I am unable to return from the front lines. I grant you the authority to act on my behalf and cooperate with the county magistrate to handle this matter in the county capital."
"My token, you have full power at this moment!"
The Palace Master's voice was full of deep exhaustion. The moment it came out, a golden light fell from the sky net and went straight to the Palace Master's token on Xu Qing's body. Amidst the echoes of clicking sounds, this token
, fully open.
"Respect the law!"
Xu Qing responded solemnly, he did not ask anything, he knew the crisis on the battlefield at this moment, and also understood the importance and urgency of this decree.
He knew even more clearly that the war must have reached an imminent level, otherwise the palace master would not have made such arrangements and would have been able to dispatch troops and obtain supplies more calmly.
Only when it is extremely urgent will he be asked to stop investigating and perform more important tasks.
"Palace Master, he cannot trust any outsiders, whether it is Yao Hou in the northern war zone, the two palace masters Fengxing and Silu, or the county magistrates who stay behind, he does not trust them, so he wants to supply materials and troops that are related to the front line.
Let me cooperate."
"It seems to be cooperation, but in fact it is supervision. In addition, according to the method of the palace master, it should be carried out in multiple lines. There must be other sword holders who are also executing on all sides. I may be just one of them."
Xu Qing took a deep breath, anxious about the battlefield, and hurriedly left Chaoxia Mountain with Ning Yan.
But fortunately, he did not come in vain this time. In the three days before the palace master's decree came, he communicated with Sun Hai and found out that every time the morning glow is born, some special features will slowly and continuously form in the place where it appears.
colorful powder.
These powders generally appear for up to ten years. At the beginning, there will be a faint glow, but this light cannot be used or collected, and will gradually dissipate as time goes by.
Generally speaking, it will completely dissipate in about ten years, which is consistent with the time when the powder continues to appear, and the powder that is finally formed no longer contains the morning glow itself, and this phenomenon ends.
This detail helped Xu Qing find clues.
The clues he found did not come from the detailed whereabouts of the more than 700 rays of morning light recorded, but from the fingers of the gods.
Xu Qing felt that since the other party could find the unrecorded morning glow, then someone who was willing would definitely be able to do the same.
So he tried calling Ding Yisaner's sleeping fingers, and finally awakened his consciousness a little. Xu Qing immediately communicated gently, and with various promises, asked the other party where he had found the morning glow.
The communication process was not very smooth, as the other party was simply too forgetful.
So after three days, Xu Qing searched multiple areas and finally found the place where his finger found the morning glow, which was a remote underground crack.
In the crack, Xu Qing saw a puppet that had perished not long ago, with a bit of the aura of the god's fingers remaining on it. The appearance was completely shattered, and he could only see the outline, but could not tell the specific origin.
At the same time, there were some colorful powders containing faint morning glow, and the light was dissipating slightly. Xu Qing judged that it would indeed take about ten years to completely dissipate.
These powders are the unique changes when the morning glow is formed. All this shows that his morning glow was born here. After Xu Qing searched here, he was shocked to find that the powder here... seemed not to be the same.
Produced by light.
There is a small amount inside, and the glow contained in it is even weaker. It looks like it will completely dissipate in another year or two, especially on the puppet, which has the most powder.
Obviously this puppet was placed here to collect powder and erase traces.
Judging from this, it is not difficult to know that there should be a ray of morning glow here eight or nine years ago!
But like Xu Qing's, there is no record of the sword-holding court. It was obviously taken away as soon as it appeared and before it could fly out.
This discovery made Xu Qing realize that the Palace Master's guess about the Shangguang Life Tribulation Pill was most likely correct.
In other words, the death of the county governor is very likely to be related to this elixir.
With this clue, Xu Qing and Ning Yan left Chaoxia Mountain, and the shattered puppet was also taken away by Xu Qing.
Therefore, the ground cannot be teleported, and the same is true for Chaoxia Mountain, so the two of them galloped all the way towards the county capital.
Ning Yan opened his mouth many times to say something on the way, but Xu Qing's face was always gloomy. He was afraid and did not dare to ask. However, the complexity in his heart was still overwhelming even now.
In fact, he already felt that something was wrong at the Tenchang Tree. He was extremely confused and had vague guesses. However, this guess was too unbelievable, so he hesitated afterwards, but Xu Qing's skillful pat before made him feel
His soul was photographed.
"The one who bit me must be Chen Erniu. This guy must be a mad dog. Not only did he bite me, he also bit Tiandao in the end. The only one who deserved to collapse was his head!"
Ning Yan felt sad and angry, but he could do nothing about it. He recognized the rattan on his belly and knew that it was extremely difficult to remove.
In addition, in the past three days, he had communicated with the sword holder in Chaoxia Mountain and learned about the death of the county guard and the invasion of the Shenglan tribe. The shock in his heart was extremely strong. Compared with this, he suddenly felt that his incident seemed nothing.
In this way, three days passed.
In the past three days, Xu Qing's speed exploded, and he finally led Ning Yan through Chaoxia Prefecture and the area between the county and the county capital, and entered the county capital.
Here, there was no need for Xu Qing to continue to cover up his traces. He found a teleportation array and returned to the county capital as quickly as possible.
When he left, the people in the county were in panic and chaos was hidden.
Returning at this moment, Xu Qing immediately discovered the difference. Although the northwest front was in full emergency, the situation was in crisis, and Fenghai County's defense line would collapse at any moment.
But the human race in the county capital is obviously in much better condition than before. Although they still have fears about the future, they have more hope.
Even the shops are almost normal, everything is in order, at least on the surface, there is no sign of the devastation caused by the war.
Xu Qing, who left the teleportation array and walked on the street, probably knew the reason through the conversations of the people around him and the shouts of the county monks who existed at intervals.
"Everyone, don't panic, don't rob. Lord Jun Cheng has already said that the Sword-wielding Palace and all the sect forces of our human race are on the front line to protect the mountains and rivers and our Fenghai County."
"Furthermore, Lord Jun Cheng also clearly informed me that the human reinforcements are on their way. It won't be long before the crisis will be suppressed and resolved, and everything will return to normal."
"During this period, anyone who causes chaos or raises prices will be severely punished!"
"Don't be alarmed, the sky will not change, and there will be no trouble. Aren't the foreign tribes around us been suppressed by the Jun Cheng in the past few days? Moreover, the Jun Cheng also said that the Palace Master is guarding us on the front line, and we must not cause internal chaos!
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As he moved forward, Xu Qing's mind also began to fluctuate. During the time that the county magistrate stayed behind, he obviously did a lot of things. Ning Yan, who was behind Xu Qing, was looking around and listening to the words. His heart was also in a state of turmoil.
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Almost within the time of Xu Qing's return and less than a stick of incense, he had just arrived at the Sword Holding Palace when he immediately received a message from the Commander-in-Chief.
"Xu Qing? I have received a decree from the palace master, asking you to come back from the battlefield to handle military affairs. You should come to my place first."
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He knew that the situation was urgent, so he arranged for Ning Yan to be with the sword holder who stayed behind in the Sword Holding Palace. After they all went to his Shuling Commandery, he himself came to the Juncheng Mansion.
Inside and outside the Juncheng Mansion, there are many Junzhi cultivators coming and going. While there is a state of martial law, a large number of tasks are issued by the Juncheng and completed by the Junzhi cultivators.
Xu Qing's arrival was immediately notified, and soon he saw the Jun Cheng in the Jun Cheng's palace.
The other party looked much more haggard than when he left, and his eyes were bloodshot.
At this moment, he was taking the elixir from the hand of an old slave next to him. After looking at it, he put it aside and did not swallow it immediately.
Generally speaking, when one's cultivation reaches this level, it is difficult to feel this kind of tiredness. Unless it is due to mental pressure, one can ignore the fact that one's cultivation makes a person so exhausted.
"The county magistrate has been responsible for the internal affairs of the county during this period. It must be stable internally and reconciled externally. Under such internal and external troubles, the pressure is extremely great. Even the old wounds of the soul are showing signs of recurrence. However, there cannot be too many elixirs.
Eat...sigh."
The old slave beside Jun Cheng sighed softly when he saw Xu Qing.
"Don't talk nonsense. I don't eat it because Danduo is of no use. I know my old wounds well and it's fine." Jun Cheng frowned, scolded, and spoke to Xu Qing.
"Xu Qing, I have recently received urgent reports from the Sword-holding Courts of many states. Five states of the Sword-holding Courts have been occupied by casual cultivators under the promotion of some wealthy families. The palace master is right, these wealthy families deserve death!
"
"I can lend you the skills of the county system and cooperate with us to rescue them."
The county guard looked at Xu Qing and spoke in a deep voice.
"In addition, I received the decree from the Palace Master before. The front line is tragic, with countless casualties, and the troops and supplies required are huge. I will find a way. If you have any ideas, you can also tell me and I will handle it."
Xu Qing cupped his fists and bowed. He knew very well that the other party had a heavy burden. After all, the entire rear area was on him. How to ensure that the rear area was not in chaos during the war was not an easy task.
"Thank you so much, Lord County Magistrate. I am humble enough to prepare to collect supplies and purchase them from foreigners in Fenghai County. If necessary, please ask the County Magistrate for approval."
The county magistrate nodded when he heard this.
"At this critical moment, if the compulsory request is difficult and time-consuming, and the purchase method is much softer, there is no problem in this matter. Even if the county capital's finances are tight, there is still a squeeze."
Xu Qing thanked him and left the County Cheng's Mansion without wasting any time. After returning to the Sword-bearing Palace Secretary, he immediately issued a decree to collect supplies from the entire Fenghai County, and also arranged for people to go to the Jinxian Clan, which was closed off.
Negotiate the purchase of supplies.
As the decrees came out one after another, the hundreds of sword holders who stayed at the Sword Holding Palace immediately responded to the orders.
When the palace master was still there, Xu Qing handled official duties and issued orders like this every day, so there was no obstacle at this moment, and the sword holders who stayed behind carried out the orders one after another.
But Xu Qing was anxious. He knew that his cultivation was simply not enough to complete this task. Especially during this trip to Chaoxia Prefecture, he deeply felt the hidden malice of those foreign races.
He knew that even if he purchased supplies, he would encounter some obstacles, let alone providing troops for the battlefield.
"If I want to complete the mission of the Palace Master and provide help to the urgent frontline... I need a strong combat force to deter me. I can't trust the Jun Cheng!" Xu Qing was silent, standing in the Shuling Hall, looking at the sky outside.
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At this moment, it was dark night outside, filled with dark clouds, and there was no thunder, but drops of rain gradually fell, sprinkling on the bluestone outside the hall.
The cold breath, as the rain fell, rolled up from the ground, spread outward, and blew onto Xu Qing's legs.
"Master, Ancestor, and Zixuan... they are all fighting against the corpse ban and have no time to care."
“I don’t know where my senior brother has gone, and there is still no news from him.”
Xu Qing pondered, and finally turned his head to look towards the desert outside the county capital. A figure of a three-headed bird appeared in his mind.
"Big Bird Qingqin!" Xu Qing's eyes flashed.
Xu Qing's impression of Qingqin was that when he first came to the county capital, he appeared in the sky with Ning Yan in his mouth, causing a storm wherever he passed and turning into a tornado, connecting the sky and the earth.
The momentum is like a rainbow and quite vast.
At that time, Chen Tinghao, who was beside him, once told him that the big bird Qingqin was a foreign species from the ancient times, and its bloodline could be traced back to ancient times. His ancestors had followed the ancient emperor.
As for its identity, it was a friend of the previous county governor. The previous county governor had invited him when he returned to the imperial capital eight hundred years ago, but Qingqin did not follow him and instead lived in Fenghai County.
In this battle, Qingqin's status was aloof, and even the palace master did not ask for her help.
"According to what Chen Tinghao said at the beginning, this big bird Qingqin is devoted to the human race. Now at this critical moment, I can give it a try."
"in addition……"
Xu Qing's eyes showed a cold light.
"If Qingqin refuses, I wonder if this big bird is afraid of Hongyue!"
Xu Qing had no choice. If he wanted to provide urgently needed troops and supplies for the imminent front line, he could only take the wrong approach.
Thinking of this, Xu Qing swayed and found Ning Yan who was busy. Without any explanation, he grabbed her and left.
"Xu...Senior Brother Xu Qing, why are we going?" Ning Yan's body trembled, and looking at Xu Qing's expression, he felt uneasy.
"Take you to meet an old friend."
"Old friend?" Ning Yan was startled, then took a breath and asked carefully.