Qeng Ho Mage

Chapter 267 War Evolution
The news of Fang Dushu's retreat spread to Panshi Bridge, and after being informed by the patriarch Qi Daoming, he immediately issued an imperial order, asking Sanfeng Wenshi and Qi Guangxiang to return to Zhenwen School to guard the mountain gate.

The two scribes, Xiao Du, who originally stayed at the main altar, replaced Sanfeng scribes and Qi Guangxiang respectively, and rushed to Xueqi City and Xiaoyuan Temple to fight on the front lines.

Qi Daoming's arrangement was naturally intentional.

He just wanted Sanfeng Wenshi and Qi Guangxiang to go back to the mountain to take care of Fang Dushu and prevent Fang Dushu from having any accidents during his alchemy.

Fang Dushu closed the cave at the bottom of the river alone, and didn't know about it.

According to the plan he had made long ago, he swallowed the Qicao Pill, sank into concentration, completely sealed off all the sensations between his physical body and the outside world, and practiced hard with the Pill.

Ever since he crossed over to the present, the improvement of his mana is entirely by practicing the true method, and he has never relied on anything other than pills.

This was the first time in his life that he took pills. He felt that his body had never been polluted by miscellaneous medicines, and it might have amplified effects during cultivation.

He also believes that Qicao Dan can help him improve his cultivation by leaps and bounds.

As a result, he overestimated the quality of the root bone and the effect of the elixir.

His practice speed after taking the pill was only a little faster than practicing the true method, and he could not feel the absolute advantage of taking the pill. This was his judgment after refining the first Qicao pill.

But he didn't stop taking the pill, after all he had chosen this way, he would not give up halfway, when he had a decision in his heart, he immediately swallowed the second Grass Pill, and continued to practice hard at the bottom of the river.

Over the river at dusk to come and go.

Time flies by like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

On this day, Luoyan Gorge, which was originally clear and clear, suddenly had a strong wind. Dozens of spiritual peaks on both sides of the river, the spiritual energy between the peaks all fell into chaos, forming a stream of turbulent airflow, swarming towards the center of the river.

On the top of a spiritual peak closest to the center of the river, there is a row of bamboo houses, with shell wind chimes hanging under the eaves, which are swept by the torrent and immediately make a sharp whistling sound.

Xiang Xinxiu, who was meditating inside the room, opened her eyes suddenly and walked out the door. She stood on the top of the hill and looked at the river. She couldn't help being both surprised and happy.

I saw that the diffuse air flow gathered in the center of the river, like cotton wool or clouds, floating over the river for more than ten miles.

After a while, a water-absorbing vortex slowly emerged on the originally smooth surface of the mirror. The vortex was about a mile in radius, and the center of the vortex made a muffled sound like a river beast roaring softly.

When the vortex turns, the air currents on the river channel are drawn together, and gradually converge and merge to form a vortex of spiritual energy that spans several miles, echoing the river vortex.

This celestial phenomenon was so powerful that it seemed extremely shocking. In a short while, all the disciples of the Zhenwen sect stationed on both sides of Xiashan Mountain were attracted to the top of the mountain, and they began to observe it with envious faces.

"Senior Sister Xiang, has Senior Brother Fang completed alchemy?"

The disciples came together to look for Xiang Xinxiu, they all knew that Fang Dushu was forming alchemy in retreat at the bottom of the river, and the celestial phenomena must have been created by Fang Dushu.

Xiang Xinxiu took out a sword talisman and threw it in the direction of Yitian Peak.

After casting the spell, she replied to her fellow disciples: "The celestial phenomenon of alchemy just erupted, and it was still too early for the alchemy to be completed! A few years ago, my teacher's wife formed alchemy, and the spiritual vortex gathered at dusk, and it was not until the dawn of the next day that the spiritual vortex condensed into a pill." It's like, my teacher's wife has been fighting for a whole night before she's done!"

Many disciples present had watched the grand event of forming alchemy, so they deliberately asked her for advice, almost like: "According to what I told my senior sister, when the celestial phenomenon turns into the shadow of alchemy, when can the other senior brother change his name to Master Fang Wen?"

"Actually, I can be called Fang Wenshi now!"

"Brother Fang's aptitude is so strong, isn't he sure about forming alchemy?"

"That's right! Brother Fang's Oven Cave Mansion was personally approved by the Patriarch. Presumably the Patriarch and the old man also think that Brother Fang will not fail!"

"Senior Brother Fang chose to retreat in the oven, so he should be enlightened and formed alchemy, why didn't he see the celestial phenomenon of enlightenment?"

"You have to ask the senior sister!"

Everyone chattered and chatted happily when they saw Sanfeng Wenshi and Qi Guangxiang flying in hand in hand, they immediately bowed to each other: "See Master Gu and Master Qi."

Since Master Sanfeng and Qi Guangxiang were transferred back to the Zhenwen School, several true masters have all followed, but Qi Jianting, Gu Zunchan, and Xie Zhenshan are all practicing in seclusion without leaving home, and they have not followed the left and right. Junior brother Yuan Difan is also there In retreat.

Sanfeng scribes and Qi Guangxiang asked several true disciples to station on the shore in turn to guard and protect Fang Dushu's magic circle, and to be informed of Fang Dushu's alchemy at any time.

This year happened to be Xiang Xinxiu's turn, but it wasn't that she was treated differently.

"How long has the sky been up?"

Master Sanfeng asked all the disciples to excuse him before asking Xiang Xinxiu.

"As soon as Hexuan was revealed, the disciple sent a letter to Master."

Xiang Xinxiu replied politely.

"That's still early."

Master Sanfeng waved his hands to the disciples: "You don't have to crowd here, go back to your respective guards. If Xiao Fang succeeds in forming the alchemy, you will be notified when the time comes."

All the disciples responded and retreated one after another.

The peak quickly emptied down.

Xiang Xinxiu took out two chairs, placed them under the eaves, and asked San Feng and Qi Guangxiang to sit down.

At this time there were no outsiders, Xiang Xinxiu relaxed slightly, stood beside the seat, and asked with a smile: "Master, Master, the celestial phenomenon of enlightenment has not been revealed, and the second brother must be forcing a breakthrough. His chances of success this time are very high." How tall?"

Sanfeng Wenshi looked at the whirlpool on the river, and said optimistically: "From the perspective of Xiaofang's talent in reading real texts, he should be able to directly overcome the bottleneck and succeed in one go."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Qi Guangxiang: "What do you think Madam?"

Qi Guangxiang tried to make a breakthrough at the beginning, but he failed the first time, and only managed to succeed the second time after a night of torment. Sanfeng Wenshi felt that Fang Dushu's cultivation aptitude was stronger than Qi Guangxiang's, so he made such a judgment.

Qi Guangxiang had a different opinion, she said lightly: "Three years ago when Xiao Fang came back from the snow field, when I met him in Xiaoyuan Temple, his cultivation base was still some distance away from the false alchemy stage, so he closed it for just three years. He must have tried to break through just after reaching the false alchemy stage, he was in a hurry, and his Dharma body was not fully prepared."

She thinks that Fang Dushu will fail to form a pill this time.

The fact is just as she expected.

The vortex of spiritual energy in the mid-air only gathered for a few hours, and suddenly disintegrated and collapsed, the river surface also returned to its previous calm flow, and the celestial phenomenon came to an abrupt end.

This means that Fang Dushu's breakthrough is over.

However, Sanfeng scribes and Qi Guangxiang were not disappointed. In the past, the scribes of the Zhenwen School came to this point, but if they tried to break through, they would fail the first time. The usual practice is to break through several times and accumulate enough experience. Only then can there be hope for great success in alchemy.

And most of the fake alchemy stage monks can't break through in their whole life, and the monks who can really enter the golden alchemy stage are really rare.

Fang Dushu's failure to form alchemy is the norm in the world of immortality.

He himself was not depressed either.

As soon as the customs clearance was over, he rushed out of the cave at the bottom of the river, surfaced on the surface of the river, and went out to relax.

The road to questioning is long and boundless, and alchemy is only in its infancy. If you can't bear failure and setbacks now, there will be more and greater setbacks in the future, so how can you get over it?
Worrying about gains and losses is also the number one taboo for advanced.

If a monk pays too much attention to the success or failure of alchemy, no matter how good his aptitude is, there is no hope of breakthrough.

But after Fang Dushu had a failure experience, he already had a comprehensive and thorough understanding of his physical roots, aptitude, and understanding.

At the beginning, he made the decision to break through the pills, which was not in line with his own innate conditions. The best way he should choose is to realize the Tao and form pills.

Next, he will devote himself to the refinement of the Enlightenment Vessel, pass the enlightenment of "Tao of Two Forms", and then make a second breakthrough.

"Master, Mistress!"

After Fang Dushu came out of the river, he found that Sanfeng Wenshi and Qi Guangxiang were all staying on the nearby Xiashan Mountain. They must be paying attention to his alchemy progress, so he rushed to meet him immediately.

Teacher Sanfeng smiled and said: "It's not a bad thing to be hindered in breaking through. It's the so-called familiarity in the second time. The more breakthroughs, the greater the chance of advancement."

"Disciple remember the teacher's teachings!"

Fang Dushu has been in seclusion for three years, during which he sealed himself under the river and never went out once, so he asked, "When did Master and Mistress return to the mountain?"

"It's been a long time since I've been back." Sanfeng Wenshi briefly mentioned the patriarch's imperial order, and said: "The master was originally stationed in Xueqi City, and planned to enter the Xingyao Palace again, but the patriarch issued an order, so he had to go back to the mountain. gone."

Fang Dushu knew that the Xingyao Palace he was talking about must be the Xingyan Peak of the Demon King Tongtian in the past.

Three years ago, Taizi Peak was acquired by Fang Dushu. As for whose hands Xingyan Peak fell into, he lost all sources of information after retreating.

He doesn't have much appetite, and he has no intention of meddling with Xingyan Peak.

However, at this time Sanfeng Wenshi took the initiative to mention it, so he inquired casually: "The disciple once went to Xueqi City before retreating, and I heard from the fourth junior brother that the master followed the Xiaoyue Patriarch of the Fengming Sect to go to war. Didn’t the Xingyao Palace in the Xueshi Gorge of the Tongyou River not come down?”

"I haven't found anything yet." Sanfeng Wenshi shook his head slightly.

"After three years, the imperial palace has not yet been occupied?" Fang Dushu was very surprised.

"Actually, as early as three years ago, Xingyan Peak, which is the core of the imperial palace, was invaded. This peak is the dojo of the Tongtian Demon King. Although there were demon cultivators fighting for it at the time, it did not stop us from occupying Xingyan Peak. It was just an accident." The three writers said:

"There is another secret realm on the Xingyan Peak. Not only is there overflowing chaos and restrictions, but there are also ancient demon spirits hidden in it. They frequently go out to attack and harass us. As a result, we have never been able to control the overall situation, and we have not cleaned up the demon spirits so far."

In addition to prohibition and demon spirits, high-level secret treasures often appear in the secret world of Xingyan Peak. During his stay in Xueqi City, Sanfeng Wenshi explored the secret world many times and gained a lot. He found many spiritual treasures to help him practice. At that time, I didn't want to go back to the mountain.

However, after three years, as the figure of the Gouye people appeared in the world of cultivating immortals in Hexi, all the sects launched a full-scale security, withdrew the troops from the snowy field, temporarily sealed the Xingyao Palace and Xingyan Peak, and forbade the monks from all sects to go hunting for treasure.

The actions related to the Xingyao Palace came to an end.

In this way, Master Sanfeng will still have the opportunity to go to the secret world of Xingyan Peak in the future, without worrying that the treasures in the world will be scoured by fellow factions.

After Sanfeng's scribe introduced the situation in the palace, he asked Fang Dushu: "Are you going to continue to retreat, or go out to sharpen yourself?"

"The disciple is going to use the Youshui oven to refine the Enlightenment Vessel."

Fang Dushu was more concerned about the war, and immediately asked, "Master, is the Gouye man here?"

"Since last year, the Gouye people's advance army has infiltrated. They have been broken into pieces and scattered throughout the Three Kingdoms of Hexi. They have made waves everywhere, murdered people and set fire to them. They have conspired to destroy several cities."

Mentioning the Gouye people, Master Sanfeng's expression became serious. Recently, he caught several Gouye monks who ran into the main altar. There will be more and more harassment incidents like this in the future. He is responsible for guarding the town Pai Zongtan is under a lot of pressure.

"When I was at the Lishan Dharma Conference, I heard Senior Fu mention that the Gouye people's lair is the Liumang Temple. The most powerful of them are the monks of the temple, followed by the monks of the fairyland in various oases, and finally the casual cultivators. Who are these advance troops?" Fang Dushu asked again.

"Usually Gouye Loose Cultivators!" Sanfeng Wenshi said: "All factions have arrested advance monks and tortured their identities. They are not the regular coalition forces of the Oasis Immortal Kingdom!"

"Then when will their allied forces arrive?" Fang Dushu secretly sighed, saying that the whole battle was carried out as scheduled according to the calculations of the ancestors of various factions.

When Gouye Sanxiu finished the destruction, the regular allied forces of the Gouye people would definitely attack the Panshi Bridge and the Three Kingdoms General Altar.

The temple monks, the core strength of the Gouye people, will not show up easily. They will adjust their combat strategy in a timely manner according to the battle situation of the Panshi Bridge, secretly look for weaknesses in the Hexi Immortal Cultivation World, and wait for the opportunity to launch a fatal blow.

In short, the smoke of gunpowder has been ignited, and the flames of war have broken out.

Master Sanfeng said: "The Gouye people's advance army is mainly used to disrupt the order of the Three Kingdoms in Hexi, stir up panic in the world, create turmoil and military disasters, and exhaust the monks of all factions. It will not end in a few years. The main force of their coalition forces will not come for the time being."

The advance army is generally casual cultivators in the foundation building period, and some cannon fodder in the qi training period. They are not capable of competing with the Hexi sect, but they are more than enough to bully mortals.

The mortal world is the source of the disciples and tributes of the Hexi Sect. Although they do not have contact with the sects on a daily basis, they are closely related to each other. The sects cannot ignore it, and must encircle and suppress the advance army.

Sanfeng Wenshi asked Fang Dushu whether he would continue to retreat next, or go out of the mountain, because going out of the mountain is to fight the advance army.

Cultivation is stuck at the bottleneck, and it is not enough to always retreat, and experience often helps to break through.

Fang Dushu doesn't plan to go out to practice, but he will not continue to practice.

He chose to refine the Enlightenment Vessel.

Sanfeng Wenshi and Qi Guangxiang heard that he had made a decision, and they said: "The refining vessel can be released at any time, if you need anything in the future, you can come directly to Yitian Peak."

Fang Dushu obeyed the order.

After Sanfeng Wenshi and Qi Guangxiang were sent away, he motioned to Xiang Xinxiu: "Junior sister doesn't need to stay here, you can go back to your own cave to practice."

(End of this chapter)