The clouds are thick, the sky is dark, the rain is not very urgent, but the wind is strong. The thin raindrops almost swept across the Sanchu and Chuqin formation shields, but they did not hinder the warmth and light inside, leaving only a continuous rustling sound. "Go faster!" "Don't play tricks on me!" A series of fierce shouts and curses suddenly sounded, and several monks wearing Chu Qin red robes pushed dozens of prisoners with pipa bones locked out of the formation. These prisoners were all Qi-training monks from the Lihuo Alliance Army who were captured after the last war. They were men, women, old and young, tall, short, fat and thin. Under the escort of the ferocious Chu and Qin monks, they were like lambs and did not dare to make any resistance. They worked together with great difficulty. Dragging their feet, they supported each other and walked forward. There is also a formation in front, and the shield shines with an earthy yellow light that is much darker than the Sanchu and Chuqin formations. And behind that formation is Shandu Mountain, which has experienced waves of calamity. "Shout! Shout loudly for me!" "Didn't I let you eat enough!? Louder!" After passing through the flat wasteland between the two formations, when they almost reached the opposite formation, Brother Chu Qin came again He began to wave the flying swords in his hands and kept insulting and urging. Dozens of Qi-training prisoners from the Lihuo Alliance had to raise their voices and shout over there. "Ancestor, help!" "Senior brother, it's me! I'm still alive! Think of a way quickly, save mesave me!" "Husband! I'm here! Can you hear me!?" The will to survive is very strong The qi-training prisoners each reported their names and found their relatives, friends, and disciples. They soon shouted emotionally without any pressure from the Chu and Qin monks. Along with their uncontrollable wailing, for a while, the ancestor Titles such as , uncle, junior sister, uncle, husband, head, and sect master resounded in this windy and rainy day, spreading far and wide Qi Xiu focused his eyes in this square formation and could barely see into the formation on the opposite side. , some figures swayed in the arc of the defensive shield, seeming to identify the identity of the cry outside the formation, but no one came out of the formation to respond, and it remained quiet as usual. . It seemed that the opponent¡¯s formation was able to maintain discipline, Qi Xiu frowned. "This trick doesn't work, and Mr. Ji doesn't like us very much. After all, he was born in Dazhou Academy" Yao Qing complained in a low voice beside him, "If we continue like this, our butts will soon be exposed." "Yeah. ." Qi Xiu responded lightly. In the last battle, Qi Yun and the Chu family's three thousand sword formations lost one third of their lives and one third of them were injured. At least half of the injured were damaged in origin and the road was blocked. The Chu family of Southern Chu had the most monks and was the main force of the Chinese army, with the largest total number of casualties. When they were divided into small groups to chase the enemy, they were more upright than the monks of the Chu-Qin Alliance. They were scattered in pieces. There were also a lot of casualties in total due to the counterattack of the Baishan monks. The number of people killed in the battle exceeded 1,500, and the injured were not counted. Hundreds of people from Chu and Qin were killed in the Paji Stream, and hundreds more were killed in the previous battle. A total of about 1,200 people were killed. Those White Mountain monks collapsed quickly when they gathered in the military formation, but when they were separated and had to rely on their own abilities to survive, they could unleash a huge amount of fierce fighting power, and they could not help but defeat the pursuing Sanchu and Chu-Qin allied forces. Some more losses were suffered. Gu Rong invested a lot of money in this old camp in Shandu and ran it very solidly. Although he and the other Lihuo leaders ran away completely, some guest troops from the three alliances of Lingmu, Ruijin, and Houtu were still there, plus The remaining soldiers gathered together unexpectedly resisted San Chu and Chu Qin for three months. Even Chu Qingyu was injured because she personally led the team into the battle. Qi Xiu looked at the back of Ji Xinliang, who was still commanding the center of the front army with all his strength. He couldn't help but think that according to Gu Rong's attitude of using war to promote peace after the war, in fact, the battle of Shandu did not necessarily need to be so brutal. . If Ji Xinliang had not had Gu Rong and misjudged the detour of Shandu Mountain as a strategic crisis, accelerated his advance, and advanced slowly according to his previous plan, would he not have been able to fight the Battle of Pajijian? So if we enter into a long-term confrontation, we might still be fighting and talking at the same time Maybe. If Chu Wen hadn't tried to kill off the Baishan Nascent Souls in order to protect the San Chu army on the shuttle, our own disadvantage would have been even greater in the final confrontation than in the battle of Shandu. Will Gu Rong be willing to do so? Negotiations, or whether we have the power to lead negotiations, is another question. In short, history cannot be repeated, and it is difficult for Qi Xiu to deduce it clearly. But now, we definitely have to talk about it. Old Man Yao's words were not rough. His army, which had come with the hope of a great victory, had been unexpectedly delayed by the old camp in Shandu for three months. Chu Wen, who was seriously injured and fell into a coma, had already been secretly sent back to the south by Chu Zuosheng. Chucheng is recuperating, and the Jiang family's lamp can only be borrowed once. Now our side is completely without the Nascent Soul's combat power to protect us. Although Li Huo lost miserably, the Four Elements Alliance and the Baishan Sword Sect's alliance squeezed in and saidI will definitely be able to deploy Yuan Ying Patriarch Faxiang to the front line of Shandu. For example, Chai Guan and Chai Ping of the Lingmu Alliance. Once that happens, there is no risk that our side will be overturned. If Gu Rong, who was already frightened and dared not fight again, has other thoughts, wouldn't it mean that both sides will lose? Isn't it just that the butt is exposed "Gu Tan, Nangong Yanran, Kai Zhi and others have had a smooth negotiation with Bihu Palace and Gu Rong. The only difference now is that Gu Rong refuses to hand over the Qi Fu City Yao Qing was chattering next to him: "How can you say that you are willing to exchange Bomu City for Bomu City? Not to mention that Bomu City is one of the three major immortal cities of the Lingmu League. It is not in Lihuo's hands, even if he really takes Bomu City. Mu, the two Nascent Souls of the Lingmu Alliance are so anxious. Not to mention the present, we and the Lingmu Alliance will have to fight to the death for hundreds of years in the future? The plan of the ancient iron wall ancient leader to bring trouble to Nanyang. , I must have played too hard!¡± Qi Xiu listened quietly, and while his talent was sensing the whole audience, his thoughts were extremely confused. On the one hand, he was constantly observing and thinking about how to break the stalemate in front of him, reviewing and controlling the situation. Negotiations with Gu Rongfang were ongoing in Bihu Palace. On the other hand, he was caught up in memories that had been triggered countless times during his long life journey of more than two hundred years. Because this place was the Wuming Valley where he and his first-generation disciples experienced the bloody battle for the first time Unlike Qingxi Mountain, which basically maintained its original appearance, due to being incorporated into the defense system of Shandu Old Camp by Gu Rong, Lihuo Alliance Huada After transforming this place with his strength, the landscape of this small nameless valley has changed drastically, but Qi Xiu can still clearly distinguish that the flattened wilderness in front of him is the dense forest where Gu Ji died, and where he landed. , including Beipo, who had fought to the death with the monks of the Swain family. Two hundred years have passed, and the sounds of fighting and the voices and smiles of Zhang Shishi, Bai Muhan, Yu Denuo, Huang He, Gu Ji and others seem to still be in my ears and before my eyes. Of course, there is also the extremely ferocious face of the Swain monk on the second level of Qi training who almost pushed himself to the edge when he died after his spiritual power was exhausted But at this time, this place is on the front line again. "Do you have any fragrant barley pills?" Recalling his youthfulness and panic at the time, he couldn't help but smile and interrupted Yao Qing's rambling. "Whatwhat?" Yao Qing was stunned. "Fragrant barley pills." Qi Xiu repeated. "Who carries that kind of gadget with them" Yao Qing carefully scanned the storage bag on his waist with his spiritual consciousness, and replied: "Maybe there is a kid out there who knows how to prepare it? Do you want it now?" "Forget it." Qi Xiu shook his head. "Oh! Oh!" There were thundering cheers from the front army formation. Yao Qing was ecstatic. He looked at it carefully and was disappointed again. He thought that the old camp of Shandu was broken by our side, and then all the problems would no longer be a problem. . "It's a pity that it didn't happen. The monks in the military formation cheered because another force came to help." "Greetings to the leader!" Gan Wu'er, one of Shanuo's two wives, led Guo Ze and other monks from the Baisha Gang, shuttled down from behind, and stepped forward to greet him. "Well, just enter the formation and just listen to Mr. Ji's arrangements." Qi Xiu had already sensed it, nodded and said calmly. After the victory in Shandu, at least many scattered threats in Chu, Qin and Nanchu disappeared. The two families could mobilize more resources and manpower, such as some monks used to defend Baisha Mountain and Siguo Mountain. The descendants of the Nanchu and Qiyun Chu families who were scattered outside have been rushing back one after another in the past three months. Even those who served as deacons and followers in various major industries and rarely participated in the battles were also summoned. Our army has been supplemented by a steady stream of fresh troops, but its potential is quickly being drained. Moreover, the fighting ability and quality of the new arrivals are far inferior to those who were killed and injured. If there is another deadly fight, San Chu and Chu Qin may really escape. To the last drop of blood. Gan Wuer was born in the Gan family of Lingyao Pavilion, and he has the bearing of a wealthy Qiyun family. He bowed and said 'yes', then led his troops into the formation amidst the earth-shattering cheers of the military formation monks. He Huanzong¡¯s Zhongxing Mei also flew closer with a smile on his face. "Master Qi, our army is so prosperous and small mountain capital, how can we rely on your words?" Zhong Xingmei seemed to see that the military's morale was available, and asked again: "The enemy's true and false have been fully revealed in my He Huan Zong's information, and the left and right will not be as thick as before. The layout of the soil defense linemake up your mind!" After the victory, she no longer used to show off her posture. Although she was a peer, she was very respectful to Qi Xiu in her speech and behavior. "You, He Huanzong, didn't break through Chai Yi's thick defense line back then." Qi Xiu pushed back with just one sentence. This old camp in Shandu is similar to that during the last Baishan War. Chai Yi and He Huanzong were at the border of the Southern Houtu League.The defense line deployed during the standoff was airtight. Although the Lihuo army was newly defeated, some amazing and talented people would often show their sharpness in desperate situations. The remnant army in Shandu Mountain was used as a living horse doctor in the chaos, and a new plan was launched. The female Xiu Meisu from the Houtu Alliance in the early Jindan period of the guest army has always led the overall situation. Unexpectedly, she was very good at handling dispatch and created a lot of trouble for the Sanchu and Chu-Qin coalition forces. Mei Susu's personal combat power is also top-notch. Like Qi Zhuang, she was on the Baixiaosheng Baishan Weapon Chart when she was still a foundation-building monk, and she has been in the top ten all year round. There are currently nearly ten thousand people in Shandu Mountain including the remaining troops and the guest troops. Most of them are low-level monks who cannot escape far. Otherwise, it would be impossible to place all their hopes on an early stage Jindan. "Haha, at this moment, at that moment, the sharpness of your army's troops is not comparable to that of my He Huan Sect." Zhong Xingmei was not angry, and replied with a smile: "It should be noted that Tianlimen, Jixiacheng, Qinglian Sword Sect, Mingyang Shan et al. have been confronting the gods-forming forces in Black Wind Valley for many years in Zhengqifang, but they have not caused such huge damage to each other. "According to her He Huanzong's intelligence, Lihuo's 20,000-strong army collapsed and was killed on the spot. Afterwards, more than 4,000 people died in the pursuit, and the number of prisoners was said to be as high as 3,000. This was because the Sanchu and Chu-Qin allied forces did not have enough manpower to capture them all. Of course, most of them are Qi practicing monks. Chu Shentong and Chu Wen successively defeated many enemies and injured many Baishan Nascent Souls. The three Chu and the Chu-Qin coalition undoubtedly achieved an unprecedented and glorious victory that would shock the entire Baishan and even the world of cultivation here. Now facing the lord of Chu and Qin, the legendary mastermind of the Three Chus, Qi Xiu, Zhong Xingmei admired him, feared him, and feared him. , a hint of fear could not help but arise in my heart. It was this person who planned, instigated, and created this shocking victory under all the unfavorable circumstances. The Baishan Lihuo Alliance was completely defeated. Gu Rong, Lang Jigao and other golden elixirs escaped in embarrassment. Almost everyone in the alliance was defeated. Every family wears filial piety and every household shows compassion. This is a hero who truly fought out of the Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea and used the Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea as a stepping stone. Don't look at the person who appears in front of everyone at this time. He is a kind-hearted elder with an indifferent face. After the great victory, he ordered the death of The man who didn't seal his sword and chased Zhubei to bloody death and slaughtered the Lihuo defeated army cultivators was completely unmatched. "Your family is quite well-informed." Qi Xiu did not respond directly to Zhong Xingmei's compliment. Qi Xiu is very clear about He Huanzong's plan. Their basic strategy of deceiving the Chu family and Chu Qin to continue fighting to the death with the Lihuo Alliance will not change. Just because his two Nascent Soul Ancestors were willing to cling to Chai Yi and Chai Ping to the death before, does not mean they have the motivation now. It has been three months since that big victory, and He Huan Zongying also smelled that he planned to make peace with Gu Rong. , they definitely wanted to prevent this from happening, causing He Huanzong to be betrayed by them. After the war, they had been using the excuse that Lingmu's defense was strong and they were unable to invade the land of Lihuo where the army had left. They originally wanted to let Lihuo free their hands and fight fiercely with their own side in the north. Qingdan Menying also had a similar plan, and they chose to take the opportunity to attack Linghuo. The land of wood, not the fire. The guest army on the other side of Lihuo probably had the same plan, so they suddenly tried their best to help defend Shandushan, hoping that they and Gu Rong would be dragged into the next battle. Winning is a win, but this multi-party game has entered the next stage with the victory of San Chu and Chu Qin Qi Xiu had to be extremely careful to balance it. I believe Gu Rong is in the same situation. Qi Xiu didn't know the details of Gu Rong's control of Lihuo Yuanying's bronze oil lamp and his fight with Lang Jigao before and after the war, but after three months of negotiations at the Bihu Palace, he had a pretty good handle on his mentality. . In front of the two armies, the Lihuo Alliance can lose, no matter how they lose, Gu Rong still retains his dominance, but if he loses in the internal strife of Lingmu Lihuo, not only his wealth and life, which is the most important thing, may be at risk. , the disciples of the Gu Jian Sect and the relatives of the Gu family may all suffer. No matter from the perspective of consolidating his own strength, the perception of the sect within Lingmu Lihuo, or his extremely important family ties, he must let his cousin Gu Tiesheng, who has always been stubborn and unwilling to give in, return to the ancient sword sect and return to Lihuo. Under his command. If this point is not met, there will be no progress in the negotiations. In fact, Qi Xiu did not expect that Gu Tiesheng would hold on until now. For Gu Tiesheng, the relationship between him and his former master and apprentice, and the relationship with Chu and Qin were sincere, but after all, Gu Rong was his cousin, and he had a sibling relationship. Between the dilemma, he was disdainful of his brother. Brother Gu Rong's unjust act of trapping himself, Gu Tan and others was also deeply influenced by his wife Zhang Shengnan. Zhang Shengnan is loyal to Chu and Qin wholeheartedly. As long as she does not change his mind, Gu Tiesheng will not bow his head. Anyway, Gu Rong is under house arrest at most, and it is impossible to use violent means.They forced the couple, and even had to guard against enemies within the Lihuo League plotting to assassinate Zhang Shengnan in order to force him to completely break with Chu and Qin. As long as a consensus is reached on this point, the only thing left is a struggle for interests. In this regard, Qi Xiu is confident that he can force Gu Rong to compromise. In Qingxi Mountain, Qi Xiu confessed to Zhang Shengnan emotionally, but he did not change the fact that in order to seek peace with Gu Rong, Zhang Shengnan, who had not long to live, faced the cruel truth and was ruthlessly abandoned by Chu and Qin like a tool. . After learning the true life story and the hatred of annihilating the family, Zhang Shengnan chooses to bear the grudge or not. After returning to Gu Tiesheng, the couple will no longer insist on continuing to be loyal to the Chu Qin Clan, and there will be no moral burden when returning to the Gu Jian Clan. Maybe, this is good for everyone "Speaking of being well-informed, I heard an interesting news. You have been in constant communication with the envoys from Qifu City, and are negotiating at the Bihu Palace of the Jiang family. Is this the case?" Zhong Xingmei followed his words and asked. "So what?" Qi Xiu didn't seem to care, "Let's talk about it, isn't this the case in all previous battles in Baishan? We, San Chu and Chu Qin, have done enough to form an alliance with you" Halfway through his words, he suddenly frowned and his eyes turned cold, "Don't let me find out what little tricks you are doing again, otherwise" Starlight flashed above the heads of the prisoners in the distance who were forced to call for battle and disturb the morale of the army. Qin Changfeng suddenly appeared, and the invisible sword of Huanxing sneaked up close. He Huanzong monk, who was about to attack and kill all the prisoners on the spot, flew his sword and coughed away, saving the lives of dozens of people in the thin line of life and death. "I will definitely make you regret it!" Qi Xiu glanced at Zhong Xingmei for the last time, turned his head, and stopped looking at her. "I'm sorry, Master Qi. It's probably the little guy below who is trying to take revenge, so I'm going to restrain him right now." Zhongxing Mei's alienation plan was discovered, and she didn't dare to make any more verbal confrontations with him, so she weakly apologized to make up for it. With a sentence, he flew to snatch back the base builder of our sect who was sneaking up for a sneak attack. In full view of the San Chu and Chu Qin monks in the formation, he performed the painful drama of enforcing military law with tears and killing the blind monks of his sect. Qi Xiu let her act and just continued to stand fixedly in the nameless valley. Not long after, something happened in my heart again. Looking everywhere, another small shuttle quickly approached from the direction of Mianshui Baisha Mountain. Yao Kaizhi was the first to fly down and report: "Uncle Master, Gu Tiesheng is willing to return to the Gu Jian Sect. Gu Rong is very happy. He said that to show his sincerity, he has killed Luo Zi and Luo Youwu, the rebellious members of our sect, and promised me Bring the bodies of the two people back and return them to the door for identification"