It had been three months since Qing Ming was established, and Wei Yuan began to take stock of the surrounding situation.
The northwest Witch City was severely damaged, with 67 out of 10 residents and 34 casualties among ordinary soldiers. It is now being rebuilt with great difficulty, with massive supplies and large numbers of civilian soldiers arriving every day. Rebuilding will take some time, and Wei Yuan plans to let them be built first.
In the east and south, the Western Jin Dynasty set up a series of military fortresses, but they were all in vain.
This place is different from the Northland. In the Northland, most of the military fortresses are at the corners of the city. The surrounding area of ​​Qingming was originally an abandoned land. The military fortresses were quite far away from each other. Basically, they fought independently, which was very easy.
You can defeat each one.
When Yuan Qingyan set up the long snake formation, he actually had some thoughts in it. He was betting that Wei Yuan would not dare to openly attack the military base, otherwise it would be a rebellion. Therefore, he only sent more than a thousand people to each military base.
I also felt very relieved, and even worried that Wei Yuan would not come to fight.
However, Yuan Qingyan did not expect Wei Yuan to be so bold, directly resisting a horse bandit, and openly robbed the military base several times, which now caused panic in the army. His own confidant Li Shuangchen in the army was directly killed by the formation.
, the horse bandit also said that anyone who loyal to him would die.
After several blows, Wei Yuan believed that Yuan Qingyan could no longer do anything. As long as Yue Jinshan's main force remained motionless, he did not have the strength to harass the realm.
As for the Western Jin Dynasty's all-out crusade? Wei Yuan is now someone in the court after all!
Now that the surrounding area of ​​Qingming is stable, Wei Yuan organized his team and prepared to explore the Cave Sky Fragments. During this time, Wei Yuan has collected relevant information that he could find.
However, the Family Cave is different from the Zongmen Cave and is often kept secret. Wei Yuan could not find much information. He only knew that this cave was highly valued at the beginning and was very large. It connected the mental world of the three Yujing Zhenjun.
The Wu Yu Clan seemed to know something, and they smashed the cave here regardless of the cost, and then calmed down. The Xu family should have moved some important things before the cave crashed, so they ignored the fragments of the cave.
The Broken Cave Sky is originally extremely dangerous, but there are very few opportunities inside, so Wei Yuan has no interest in them. Only some crazy and poor wandering cultivators like to explore such areas, hoping to pick up some big sects through the cracks of their fingers.
something.
But things are different now. Things that can make even an experienced hoeer smell it are of great value.
The Cave Sky Fragment is not far from the realm. When the realm lord goes out to explore, the formations are naturally different from those of casual cultivators. Wei Yuan sent hundreds of people to build a path there first, and then the exploration team officially set off.
In order to explore the Cave Sky Fragments this time, Wei Yuan brought a thousand soldiers and a hundred Taoist monks to prepare a safe strategy for exploring the Cave Sky Fragments, and prepared to build a large camp outside the Cave Sky for support, rest and supplies. According to the records, this Cave Sky Fragment should not be
It's small, maybe a hundred miles in diameter.
After all the preparations were in place, Wei Yuan asked Ji Liuli to choose an auspicious time and set off for the Cave Sky Fragment.
We were speechless all the way and arrived at the cave entrance smoothly.
The entrance to the cave is located in a small valley. As soon as he entered the valley, Wei Yuan felt a gloomy wind blowing against his face. The valley was gloomy and much colder than outside the valley. Outside the valley, it was like summer all year round, while in the valley it was like late autumn.
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There have been obvious changes in the trees, flowers and grass in the valley. The leaves of many trees have withered, their branches are twisted, and they have long thorns, just like cactus. The flowers are colorful and strange, and the grass grows extremely lush. Occasionally, small animals such as deer and rabbits come and go.
, will be cut to pieces with blood, fall to the ground exhausted, and slowly be wrapped and covered by the surrounding grass and leaves.
Seeing such strange grass, Wei Yuan's heart moved and he shook his head. This kind of grass is okay against ordinary beasts. The elite soldiers of the Wu clan have steel boots to cover their feet and will not be hurt.
Master Chue He has some powerful demonic plants in his hands, but they are so powerful that Master Chue He cannot control them. Once they are planted, there is no telling what they will become under the Jiamu Shengxuan. Wei Yuan has not arrived yet.
I'm in a desperate situation and don't want to take the risk.
Weeds hunt small beasts, but there are also rabbits that have increased in size several times, with dark gray fur and blood-red eyes. They eat giant grass like blades effortlessly. They have the charm of rabbits blessed by all beings in a moment.
Seeing the environment of the valley, Wei Yuan ordered to set up camp at the entrance of the valley. The people unloaded the cut iron plates from the car, felled wood and built a wall around it, and then nailed the iron plates to the wooden wall for defense.
When the camp was established, Wei Yuan and the cultivators from Taichu Palace went deep into the valley to explore the entrance.
There is a small lake in the valley, and the entrance to the cave is at the bottom of the lake, shaped like a swaying shadow. No one entered hastily. Master Chue He first sent the spirit snake into the water and entered the cave to explore. After a while, the spirit snake returned, and the old Taoist said: "
There is no danger at the entrance, but some places are unstable and a bit of void is exposed, so you need to be careful."
Ji Liuli set up formations on the spot to stabilize the entrance, while Wei Yuan recruited dozens of Daoji monks to dig a canal directly beside the small lake and divert the lake water to the low-lying area next to it.
Such a major project that would take ordinary people several months could be completed in less than half a day in the hands of many Taoist monks.
By the time all preparations were completed, it was already late at night. Wei Yuan was not in a hurry and ordered everyone to rest for the night and wait until sunrise to feel refreshed before exploring again.
In addition to the normal preparations, Wei Yuan also arranged a luck fishing formation, using the energy of the cave sky fragments to see if he could draw something out.
The sky was just getting brighter and Wei Yuan was having breakfast calmly when he suddenly felt something in his heart and saw a strong aura coming quickly from the east.
Did any fish actually take the bait?
Wei Yuan secretly lamented that the fishing formation passed down by the Immortal Lord was very useful. Although the formation plate made by the Immortal Lord had exhausted all mana, Wei Yuan now had more than one fairy aura of the same level in his hand, and the fishing formation had the effect
Equally outstanding.
The person who came was an old man in blue clothes with a clear face, but the corners of his eyes were slightly drooped, and he looked like a stern person. He shouted from a distance: "This is the land of my Xu family, who dares to trespass?"
This shout echoed far away, shaking the world. In terms of magical power, it was still better than Master Chue He. However, Master Chue had to count one snake and one cat in a fight, so he had few opponents.
The old man flew over the valley in a blink of an eye, and was startled when he saw the camp that had been set up at the entrance of the valley. It seemed that he had not expected that such a large battle had been launched.
In the camp below, Wei Yuan pushed Cui Yu. Cui Yu took a step forward and said loudly: "Old man, I see that your cultivation level is mediocre. You are so young. It must be hard to travel for so long, right?"
The old man was startled, and then his face gradually turned blue. He barely suppressed his anger and said, "I am Xu..."
Cui Yu interrupted him: "It's enough to know that your surname is Xu, no one cares what your name is. Oh, you want to say something, right? Then say it, be concise."
The old man's eyebrows stood up and he said angrily: "Ignorant boy, you are just using your words! I..."
Wei Yuan interrupted him, turned around and greeted: "Let's go, let's go!"
The old man surnamed Xu was furious and stopped in front of him. He said solemnly: "This is the place where my Xu family's cave fell. Everything belongs to my Xu family! It's not something you kids can get your hands on. Get out of here!"
The last word "roll" was like a thunderbolt on the tongue, which made even those with weak cultivation feel dizzy.
Wei Yuan sneered: "Your Xu family can't defend this place. It has been abandoned to the Wu clan a long time ago. How dare you say it is the land of the Xu family?"
The old man's face darkened and he said: "The surname here is Xu for one day, and it will be surnamed Xu for all eternity. Even if my Xu family can't defend it for a while, you can't touch it! What, you don't accept it?"
Wei Yuan suddenly smiled and said, "I accept it, why don't you accept it?" But a halo of light in his hand slowly lit up and spread slowly.
The old man's gaze was sharp, and he was instantly attracted by the halo in Wei Yuan's hand. He never imagined that the Taoist magic performed by a mere Taoist would actually make him feel frightened.
His attention was completely attracted by Wei Yuan, and he did not notice that a crossbow was rolled out from the camp. Cui Yu personally used the crossbow, aimed at the old man, and stepped down hard!
The giant arrow was like lightning and arrived in front of the old man in an instant!
The old man surnamed Xu was taken aback. He moved sideways slightly and dodged the arrow. He retreated like the wind, obviously he was very capable.
But at the moment when the giant arrow passed by, Cui Yu clenched his fist fiercely, and the giant arrow suddenly exploded. The old man named Xu was caught off guard and was directly blown away. Countless fragments cut him and his body was dripping with blood.
The old man was shocked and angry. In the blink of an eye, he found that Wei Yuan had already moved away. Just when he secretly screamed that something was wrong, his consciousness suddenly felt a sharp pain, which almost made him fall to the ground. He had no choice but to use life-saving measures, and his figure kept flickering.
, every time he flashed, he was several miles away, and in an instant he was thousands of miles away, leaving Wei Yuan unable to catch up.
Cui Yu's face was filled with joy. Although the five points of heavenly power were not much, they were still a beginning.
Chapter completed!