230: Famous Jinguan all parties move (asking for monthly ticket)

Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General!

This title, from a single whistle that broke through the wind and rain, quickly shook Jinguancheng.

Given the current momentum of the Yao Race, even the Wucang Great Demon has grandly appeared, and the twelve Fa Shan Army routes have almost completely collapsed. The news Jinguancheng has received in recent days speaks of retreats, city breaches, and Zhonglang Generals dying in battle. At this moment, to suddenly hear that there is still one army, fighting back against the demons, naturally caused immense shock.

But upon reflection, many people realized that they had almost no knowledge of this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General.

In the memories of a few common people, this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General was newly appointed, seemingly just enfeoffed before setting out on the expedition.

More than that, they didn't know!

They didn't even know his name.

Yet, this news was like a bolt from the blue.

For a time, in the city's streets and alleys, amidst wind chimes and jade ornaments, people everywhere were asking:

Who is this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General?

Just as the entire city was curious about the Zhonglang General's origins, a book began to circulate.

qingshan demon subduing chronicle!

It was said that this originated from a bodyguard from Baidi City who was on a mission.

At that time, this bodyguard was eating in an inn and, upon hearing the news, became incredibly excited. He then heard everyone in the inn discussing the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General's origins, so he proudly declared that Ninth Zhonglang had come from their Baidi City.

And he pulled out a dog-eared storybook!

This book was qingshan demon subduing chronicle!

At that time, everyone in the inn immediately became interested, causing a commotion. But too many people wanted to read it, so someone directly offered a price, wanting to buy it for a small sum. However, this initial bid immediately spiraled out of control. The price in the inn kept rising, even becoming somewhat absurd.

Finally, one person actually offered five hundred taels of silver, directly overpowering everyone else, and bought this yellowed and curled "the pacification of demons"!

Many people didn't understand, thinking this person must be crazy, until someone revealed that he was the owner of a bookstore in the west of the city.

In the afternoon, a bookstore in the west of the city heavily promoted qingshan demon subduing chronicle as a sensational story about the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General's origins. It quickly sold out.

And regarding the origins of this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General, many people learned something by reading through the book!

Originally, this Zhonglang General was a Patrolling Mountain Commandant of Qingshan County, which was under the jurisdiction of Baidi City. At that time, there was a demonic cult rebellion. This Patrolling Mountain Commandant killed demons, eliminated evil, saved the people of Qingshan County from suffering, and finally broke through the Heavenly Gate, defeating the demonic cult forces that attacked the county town. However, the story stopped abruptly there.

Just as qingshan demon subduing chronicle was causing a sensation in Jinguancheng, in certain parts of the city, mysterious figures remained unmoved.

Some, wearing straw cloaks and bamboo hats, fished on the river. Amidst the misty rain, in a small boat, they held their fishing rods motionless, like clay statues. At one point, someone appeared at the bow, leaned over, and whispered quickly. The person in the straw cloak showed no reaction, and the figure behind, seeing this, disappeared.

Someone resided in an ancient temple in the city, filled with an ancient charm. Incense smoke curled blue in the rain, and the temple bells tolled softly. Rain dripped rhythmically from the moss-covered eaves. In front of a guest room, a burly figure leaned at the door, reporting about the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General. However, a indifferent voice came from inside the room,

"There's no need to report such matters to me. Your task is to investigate if there are any places with Spiritual Qi disturbances, especially to the south. Although there's a Yao calamity there, with Luck scattering now, it's the most likely place for good things to appear."

"Yes!"

These people came from the Central Plains, found a place to settle, and acted mysteriously, with their own objectives, searching for something.

In a pavilion in the east of the city, a silver-haired man with eyes shining like lightning was playing chess with a red-faced, linen-robed elder who exuded Immortal Qi.

The silver-haired man sat there like a crouching tiger, as if he could erupt at any moment, with divine light subtly flowing around his body. The elder opposite him seemed ordinary, like any other old man, but the Qi energy inadvertently revealed by the man opposite vanished into the Void Realm around him, like a mud ox entering the sea.

At this moment, a figure flashed to the walkway in front of the pavilion, knelt on one knee, and bowed his head, making no sound, just waiting.

After a while, after the linen-robed elder opposite placed a white piece, the silver-haired man first frowned, then his eyes softened, and he smiled, saying,

"This Disciple is still a step behind in chess. I wonder when I can reach a Realm like Teacher's!"

The linen-robed elder opposite stroked his upward-curled mustache, "You are about to enter Fetal Movement. You still need to temper yourself. 'Attain the ultimate emptiness, hold fast to tranquility.' These six words must be remembered."

"Coincidentally, this Shu land can serve as your training ground. It was right for your father to summon you here this time. This place is becoming more and more lively."

However, the smile on the silver-haired man's face slowly disappeared when he heard the words "his father." "Father doesn't think as much as Teacher does. My younger brother was killed by someone from the Li family. Father called me here, and in his letter, he only wants me to kill the Li family's lineage to avenge my younger brother."

"Quanzhen, there are no parents who don't love their children. Don't be bothered by these things. The rest is up to you." The linen-robed elder chuckled.

"Teacher is right." The silver-haired man nodded, showing great respect for the elder.

Then he turned his head and looked at the figure waiting outside the pavilion. His expression also changed, becoming expressionless, and he spoke, "Have you found out?"

The kneeling figure raised his head, took out a scroll from his sleeve, and presented it with raised hands.

The silver-haired man reached out and grabbed it.

Looking at the three characters "the pacification of demons" on it, he couldn't help but frown.

"A storybook?"

His subordinate quickly explained, "Reporting to Second Young Master, the origins of that Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General are in this storybook. This Zhonglang General's surname is Chen, given name Yuan, formerly a Patrolling Mountain Commandant of Qingshan County, from Baidi City..."

The silver-haired man now opened the scroll, his eyes like lightning, scanning quickly. But soon his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Then, he suddenly threw the book back to the other person.

The pages fluttered in the air, interrupting the speaker, and he said coldly:

"Investigate thoroughly before coming to me. Do I still need to teach you such a simple matter? Do you yourself check the timeline on it?"

"If this storybook can be taken seriously, then wouldn't that person have just broken through the Heavenly Gate last month, then immediately run to Tianxiong Pass to wipe out a branch of the Li family, including a Li family retainer and several Dao Soldier Heavenly Gates, and now he's on the front lines, breaking the Yao Race army?"

The silver-haired man's face turned cold, feeling that the people sent by his family were somehow displeasing to his eyes.

His name is Zhao Quanzhen, the Second Young Master of the Zhao family in the Imperial Capital. His father served as the Vice Minister of War in the imperial court, but he was sent to Wudao Mountain, thousands of miles away, to cultivate since childhood because he was born to a concubine and lost his mother. Therefore, Zhao Quanzhen had little affection for the Zhao family in his heart.

The elder before him was his Teacher and also his Dao protector, the person Zhao Quanzhen respected most in his life.

As for the person speaking, he was a subordinate sent by his family.

The reason he wanted to investigate this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General was none other than his younger brother, whom he had barely met a few times, had died here. And the one who killed his younger brother was a retainer of the Li family. His father, who dared not fall out with the Military Commissioner in the Imperial Capital, summoned him here from thousands of miles away, preparing to deal with the people sent by the Li family.

Heh, truly his good father!

The furious Zhao family investigated the Li family and learned an unexpected piece of news: the Li family had targeted a Zhonglang General, precisely this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General, who had annihilated a branch of the Li family at Tianxiong Pass in Jiannan Road and also killed a Li family retainer. Subsequent investigations revealed that at that time, three families at Tianxiong Pass were causing trouble, and this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General acted, destroying the three families, wielding a "Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Spear," and had clearly entered the Dao Soldier Realm.

Many people probably didn't know this information.

Combined with the fact that the title of Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General resounded throughout Jinguancheng this morning, this Zhonglang General only then entered everyone's sight.

The enemy of an enemy is a friend, so a thorough investigation was naturally required.

However, this fellow took the storybook as gospel, describing it vividly, but the timeline of events in the storybook and the information he possessed seemed truly absurd, just as he had said.

What kind of person could go from just breaking through the Heavenly Gate to entering the Dao Soldier Realm within a month, and also explosively kill many peers?

The subordinate took the thrown "the pacification of demons" and was about to apologize when he heard a voice, "Wait!"

"Let me see the book!"

An old man's voice, the linen-robed elder's face showed some surprise as he spoke.

Saying that, he gestured with his hand.

The "the pacification of demons" flew to the elder's front.

The scroll floated in the Void Realm, its pages turning without wind.

And in the elder's eyes, both pupils and whites glowed with dazzling purple light, staring at the fluttering pages.

Suddenly, his voice changed slightly.

"No!

"This is not an ordinary storybook!

"This book carries a kind of incense.

"The events on it are very likely true."

Saying that, the purple light in the linen-robed elder's eyes disappeared, and the "the pacification of demons" scroll closed with a "thud," landing on the chessboard.

"Teacher, are you serious?" The silver-haired man's face showed surprise as he glanced at his Teacher's eyes.

Could there really be someone whose martial Dao cultivation speed was so terrifying?

"Hmm, it shouldn't be fake, and I feel that the incense on it is growing stronger and stronger now. This reminds me of a nearly lost school among the Hundred Schools of Thought!" The linen-robed elder's eyes suddenly became profound.

"Please enlighten this Disciple, Teacher!" The silver-haired man's eyes held curiosity.

"The Novelist!"

"This is a technique of the Novelist school among the Hundred Schools of Thought. There is a Novelist beside this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General who is borrowing his influence. The two complement each other! The stronger the character recorded, the stronger he will become. For a Novelist to acknowledge a character, which is this Ninth Zhonglang, it seems he is not simple!"

"I remember this school has several Ranks, one of which is called 'Preaching Dao.' This person is almost there. I deeply miss this school, so let's help them out!"

The linen-robed elder laughed heartily. As his voice fell, his body suddenly transformed into a cloud of Qi, rolling up the "the pacification of demons" from the chessboard and soaring into the sky.

Then, this cloud of Qi flung the "the pacification of demons,"

With a "bang," countless paper scraps exploded, but individual black characters were illuminated in the Void Realm.

Then, the linen-robed elder reappeared, sitting cross-legged, his lips moving rapidly. The small black characters quickly grew larger, revolving around the elder.

Next, crisp sounds like dripping water echoed in the Void Realm, and the small black characters quickly lit up.

When all these small characters turned golden.

The linen-robed elder struck the sky, and immediately the weather changed dramatically, rumbling loudly. The streaks of large golden characters flew directly into the high sky, darting towards a certain spot in the city.

And at this moment, in the continuously drizzling, almost completely dark sky, a huge black vortex appeared, a massive roar, and a flash of golden light emerged!