thefictionvixens Chapter 1967 No retreat
Chapter 1967 No retreat
Chapter 1967 No retreat
Qu Jianlei did not pay much attention to the cultivators near the stone pillar formation. He released a flying boat and sailed away with Jia Shuiqing.
However, the journey home was not very smooth. The flying boat was stopped before it flew very far.
His and Jia Shuiqing's auras had been recorded, and it was known that they were cultivators who had volunteered to guard the border.
But some people still asked them to enter the detection array to check whether there was any remaining demonic energy, and there were also handheld detection magic weapons.
Qu Jianlei was willing to cooperate at first. After all, he also wanted to know whether he had been infected by the devil.
However, during the third test, someone asked him to remove the items on his body, and he immediately got angry.
"I'm just wondering, how dare you, a cultivator who has been guarding the border for a long time, be insulted like this by the guys in the rear?"
"Master Qu Ling, please listen to me," a true immortal came hurriedly and spoke with a smile.
"This is what the alliance means. The demons are really hard to guard against!"
"Immortal Yuchen, you are a casual cultivator," Qu Jianlei said expressionlessly, "Is it appropriate for you to covet other people's wealth and property?"
"I dare not, I dare not," Immortal Yuchen waved his hands quickly, looked around, and said, "Someone from Zhongzhou is coming."
"Then don't bully me," Qu Jianlei said with a dark face, "I don't like to cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either. Do you understand?"
"I understand. How could I not understand?" Immortal Yuchen replied with a smile, "Anyway, it's good for you to be strong occasionally."
"It's really incomprehensible," Qu Jianlei shook his head, got on the flying boat again, and sailed away.
Watching the flying boat moving away in an instant, Immortal Yu Chen was stunned for a while, then shook his head and sighed.
After this incident, things went much more smoothly afterwards.
Although some people stopped the flying boat to check, Qu Jianlei showed up and said, "Get lost, people from Hongye Ridge, let's go home!"
Then they took a day to arrive at Hongye Ridge very smoothly.
This place is still quite peaceful. There are no patrolling cultivators to be seen, and Sujia Village has expanded a little.
Hua Xiezi and Xiang Xue were on duty at the front mountain. When they saw Fei Zhou, they exclaimed, "The boss is back!"
A figure flashed, and it was the paranoid man who showed up. "You came back just in time. I just asked if I wanted to do some divination... Tianyin is going to advance to a higher level."
"Tianyin..." Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, wait for me to rest for two days. Is she in seclusion?"
Before, everyone said that Bentley would be the next one to reach the next level, but that was a Jindan level reaching Yuanying level.
Moreover, Lao Ben may not always be the first. Mu Yu is not far from breaking through the level, and the two of them don’t know who will be the first.
But the one who is closest to the breakthrough should be Tianyin, who is striving to reach the golden elixir level.
Then another figure flashed, and a beautiful lady in palace dress appeared. She smiled faintly, "I heard you encountered a demon. Is everything okay?"
This formal attire... is a bit strange. Qu Jianlei nodded and sighed, "The Cangwu Realm... will never be peaceful again."
"Tell me about it," Jiao Dao Ren also showed up, still in the form of a small snake, "What are the characteristics of these demons?"
During the half year that Qu Jianlei and his team had been guarding the formation, the news of the exploration team's encounter with the demon had spread widely.
Unlike the Empire, the Federation and other countries that hide the news, Dongsheng does not block this kind of news.
After they confirmed the news of encountering the demon, they began to spread the news and the war machine started to move.
Anyway, after the battle with the tiger-men, the cultivators of Dongsheng understood one thing: when faced with such a disaster, running away is impossible.
Places like Zhongzhou are extremely hostile to cultivators who escape without resistance, and many incidents have occurred there.
However, Zhongzhou is not so heartless. They will organize cultivators to come together to resist the alien race, and their enthusiasm is quite high.
In the final analysis, the lips and teeth are interdependent. Who can understand this?
Through past experiences, the cultivators of Dongsheng knew very well that they could not retreat at this time and could only fight hard.
It is also worth mentioning that compared with the preparations for war elsewhere, Hongyeling is calm and peaceful, with no one coming here at all.
Later, Li Yuren came to visit specially and not only told him about the battle with the demon, but also explained why no one came to disturb him.
Qu Jianlei and Jia Shuiqing not only joined the exploration team, but also took the initiative to guard the periphery of the formation. This was known to all cultivators.
Under such circumstances, anyone who dares to interfere in Hongyeling's affairs will at least be morally untenable.
Moreover, no matter whether it is the Li family, the Ji family or the He family, they all owe a favor to Lord Qu Ling and will not allow outsiders to toss them around.
Not to mention that Hongyeling itself is not easy to deal with. Although two true immortals are gone, there are at least three more at home.
But at the same time, there are many people visiting Hongye Ridge, most of them are from small and medium forces, but there are also large forces.
However, since Qu Jianlei and Jia Shuiqing set out on the expedition, Hongye Ridge has basically fallen into a semi-closed state.
During the past six months, only two True Immortals, Li Yuren and Zhu Jiayi, visited and were welcomed in.
Even the matter of acquiring secret manuals has basically come to a semi-standstill.
Wu Laoliu would only go down the mountain once every ten days or half a month, mainly to go to Sujia Village.
Occasionally he would go to Yanjiafang Market, but once there, he would be sought after by a large number of people.
Now all the top practitioners in Dongsheng already know that he is the Wu Minxi of the past.
However, although the bounty offered by Baiyao Valley has not been withdrawn, those who are well-informed already know that he has cleared the name.
The most crucial factor is that everyone knows that Hongyeling has closed the gate, but there are still many people who want to contact them now.
This requires us to mention their battle in the void.
Although the True Immortals of the two teams are basically in the same group, the cultivators under their command come from all directions.
The battle between Hongyeling and the demon was said to be miraculous.
Everyone knew that they were the nemesis of the demons - in that battle, Hongyeling's team suffered no losses.
At the same time, the invasion of Dongsheng and even Cangwu Realm by the Heavenly Demon is imminent.
In this situation, who would be stupid enough not to want to make friends with them?
Once the battle breaks out in Dongsheng, there will be no possibility for everyone to escape to Zhongzhou, so where can we hide?
Defending the mountain gate to the death is the basic choice. No one will give up their own foundation easily, but... what if they are invincible?
Most of the small and medium-sized forces have set their sights on Red Leaf Ridge, which is the only known force that can effectively deal with the demons.
Of course, some people also believe that Hongyeling was able to win because the number of demons it encountered was not too large.
When the demon army really arrives, what use will the few people in Hongye Ridge be?
When fighting against the tiger people in the past, Dongsheng was not without ruthless people, and one of them even fought off a great master of the tiger people who had reached the state of out-of-body experience.
But there are too many Yuanying among the tiger people. If they rush forward at once, even the strongest one will have to kneel down.
No matter what, Hongye Ridge is one of the hopes for everyone to resist the demons, and all small and medium-sized forces want to establish a relationship with it.
Even among the twelve major forces, there are people who want to build relationships.
It’s just that the big powers have a lot to consider, and feel that things are not yet beyond their control, so they are still somewhat reserved.
But even so, the Zhu family and Cuiping Mountain also came to visit, and they are both ranked among the twelve major forces.
The things Wu Laoliu was asked about most often were the huge tree and the broken knife.
But he really looked confused, because he had never seen it, let alone heard of it.
So he could only say, I am just a servant, I really don’t know anything, and I don’t dare to ask.
Before, he was a little ashamed to admit that he was under a ban, but now it seems that it may not be a bad thing.
After being surrounded twice in the market town, Wu Laoliu no longer went to the market town, but went to Sujia Village.
Whether or not more secret books can be acquired is not very important - it is said that there are not many spirit stones left on the ridge.
It is also because of this rumor that more and more people come to Sujia Village.
Needless to say, it’s better to get to know each other first so that we can have further communication in the future, right?
As evidence of this, the day after Qu Jianlei and his companions returned, Yan Xuemin came to visit accompanied by the family's head of household, Yan Jinhai.
Although Yan Jinhai is a fake baby, due to his physical condition, he has rarely come to Hongyeling in person.
But this time, he had to come. Lord Qu Ling had done such a big thing in the void, and Yan Xuemin's golden elixir was really not qualified.
What Yan Jinhai came here to discuss was the expansion of the territory of Hongyeling.
The land that Qu Jianlei and others bought at that time was only a little over 100 square kilometers.
Within fifty or sixty kilometers around Hongyeling, there are almost no fixed residences except Sujia Village.
There are some scattered families living there, but they are all illegal and their properties are not protected.
Yan Jinhai hopes that Hongyeling will expand at least 20 kilometers around the surrounding area and cover an area of at least thousands of square kilometers.
As for the price, that can be negotiated. The Yan family's Taishang said that one hundred spirit stones would be enough, and if that is not enough, one spirit stone would also be fine.
Expanding Red Leaf Ridge was not his idea, but a suggestion made by the Cultivator Alliance.
As long as Hongyeling is willing, the alliance can issue a permanent certificate to confirm that the land will belong to them forever.
A symbolic amount will be enough for the related expenses. The key point is that the Cultivator Alliance hopes to turn this place into a refuge.
Once the demons invade, all cultivators and mortals in Dongsheng will face the question of where to go.
The Alliance of Cultivators believes that Hongye Ridge’s strength can at least withstand attacks from demons of considerable strength.
Although this force has not been operating here for a long time, it also has methods similar to the Demon-Suppressing Array, which is no worse than the Twelve Great Mountain Gates.
This is not the alliance's wishful thinking, nor is there any intention of moral blackmail. It just simply feels that their strength is strong enough!
Putting aside other things, it is impossible for such a powerful force to give up the mountain gate easily, right?
Even without mentioning the difficulty of construction, the fourth-level spiritual vein itself is something that can only be found by chance.
Since Hongyeling will not give up resistance and will also shelter the people who come to seek refuge, the two are not in conflict.
Hongyeling has no natural obligation to protect refugees, but no matter what, they are all natives of Dongsheng.
This was the case in the last battle with the Tiger People. People from Dongsheng were faced with a situation where they had no way to retreat.