Chapter 504: Red Fire in a Circle, Red Land for Thousands of Miles

It is said that Zhang Wuji went to Huoyun Cave that day and got a talisman. He said that if he made some hand gestures and chanted some spells, someone would come to help him. He felt more at ease and devoted himself to strengthening the infrastructure of people's livelihood and advancing technological advancement.

After only a few months of peace, as various civilian and military technologies were implemented, people's lives were getting better and better, and there was some hope for the future. But at this moment, Dajing became more and more restless.

First, several large and small light cavalry units repeatedly invaded the border. Originally, Daming and Dajing were divided into north and south with the Yellow River as the boundary. But now a large number of refugees crossed the river and said that they could not survive in Dajing and wanted to seek a living in Daming. They were locked up by Taoist soldiers and interrogated one by one. They actually found several spies from Dajing.

"This method is not in line with the style of the orthodox sect," Zhang Wuji tapped the coffee table beside him, "If the righteous sect took action, even if they were spies, they would have to maintain their status after changing their appearance. The righteous sect should have some dignity after all."

"If they were captured, they would have to introduce themselves and establish connections, but the group of people we caught now are real spies. Whether it's their background, details, accents, even details of their corresponding identities, calluses on their hands, or subconscious movements, they can all be considered flawless."

"If it weren't for the Red Flame Taoist soldiers who would rather kill the wrong ones than let them go, and if they hadn't arrested and interrogated them one by one, and also used the research institute's mind-guiding devices and hypnotic arrays, these mortals would have really brought back a lot of information."

He pondered for a moment: "This kind of behavior is a military strategy, which is not in line with the battle between good and evil in this world. It should be arranged by Wang Yansheng to find out my background."

Zhang Wuji clapped his hands and said, "It seems that the righteous side's carve-up meeting is about to come to a conclusion. Wang Yansheng is taking this opportunity to tip off the group."

"Being able to send out a spy with such military accomplishments, it seems that he has not been idle these days, and he must have been assisted by a master who is proficient in military tactics, so he was able to train a professional spy using the military training method."

He understood Wang Yansheng, just as Wang Yansheng knew Zhang Wuji inside and out. They both knew that compared with the forces of good and evil, they were the most unbreakable allies, but also irresistible opponents. However, the situation was too chaotic now, with too many people trying to get involved, so the two of them began to work together to clean up these outsiders and leave a clean venue for the duel.

"At present, the Ming Dynasty has entered a state of wartime planned economy. When necessary, everyone must become a screw in the state machine."

Baiyue spoke, holding in his hand a flower of flesh and blood, each petal had a face. This was the product of a secondary mutation induced on the life form of the demon soldiers after he dismantled them.

"Now that Dajing has started to take action, Xuanmen can no longer hold back. It's time to start a war readiness state and fight with real swords and guns!"

Zhang Wuji nodded, "Don't worry, war is all about exchanging cards. Whoever still has a trump card in the end will be the winner. Xuanmen must test the waters first. It's nothing more than talking about justice and reason, and then picking people to fight to determine the winner, just like a battle between generals in front of a battle."

"If you ask me, they are good at fighting. After all, good and evil have been fighting for tens of millions of years and have gained experience. But when it comes to fighting for national destiny and large-scale army battles, they are still far behind."

He unfolded the geomancy map, and the mighty Yellow River divided the Middle Earth into two halves. Zhang Wuji pointed at a few places and said, "These cities are the places I want to fight for. They are both bait and traps."

"According to the righteous way of thinking, they would probably send a few cultivators with profound Taoism to quickly break into the city with their powerful individuals and occupy the city with overwhelming force. After all, the righteous are used to being domineering, and they rely on their practice method of taking great power for themselves, so they treat ordinary mortals like ants, and they will not take them seriously unless a cultivator comes forward and announces his name." Zhang Wuji smiled, "They won't be so stupid as to charge into the battle with just three or five people without even bringing any soldiers, right?"

At Jixia Pass, several streams of light came across the river. The leader was a middle-aged Taoist priest, the head of a sect, called Chixia Jun. He always sat last in the Xuanmen ranking. He did not come alone, but called his friends and gathered his disciples to cross the river together.

"It's just a mortal city, why make such a big fuss?" A man behind Chixia Jun muttered, "I think we only need to release a few magic weapons and show our magnificent power to make those foolish mortals bow down and surrender."

Chixia Jun shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Guxiao has been cultivating in the mountain gate for a long time, but he is not thinking clearly. This city is a fortress of the Ming Dynasty, and there must be cultivators stationed there. We have to fight with those cultivators before we can take down this city."

Gu Xiao laughed: "Cultivator, where did the cultivator come from? The righteous ways in the world are all in Dajing. I want to ask the people in the world who dare to challenge the Xuanmen Sect?"

Chixia Jun also thought so. He looked proud but said solemnly, "Don't say that we are the only righteous sect. Someone will definitely jump out and slap you and me in the face. Before I left, my fellow sect members told me that this trip would not be smooth. Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and can compete with the Great Jing, even if the Great Jing has our help, the evil cultivators in the side sects will definitely cause trouble."

Gu Xiao's eyes turned: "Master, are you saying that there are evil thieves in this city?"

Chixia Jun nodded: "It is possible. Since I, the righteous path, came forward to stir up the situation, all the wild cultivators in the mountains and swamps have disappeared, and the demons from the demon sects have also disappeared. There must be some conspiracy in secret. Today, I, the righteous path, chose Dajing to establish a country. Isn't the choice left for them the one in front of them?"

Gu Xiao clapped his hands, his eyes wide open, and saw the bustling crowds of people coming and going in Jixia Pass: "It turns out that they are some low-class people who are colluding with the evil thieves of the Demon Sect. They deserve to be killed!"

Chixia Jun sighed in his heart. Gu Xiao had made rapid progress in his cultivation, but his brain was a little slow. In addition, he had an extraordinary background, having been a disciple of an immortal sect since childhood. He looked down on mortals without roots the most. He had not yet become an immortal, but he had already grasped the difference between immortals and mortals. If it were not for the fact that cause and effect was not in place, he would not have asked Gu Xiao to come out of the mountain and cause trouble for no reason. If he was not careful, he could bring disaster to the sect.

"Well, with his Taoist skills, we can capture this city and make a great contribution. It can be considered that the trip was not in vain. I will reward him according to his merits in the future, so as not to miss this rare righteous event."

He thought to himself, and then looked towards Jixia Pass, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, it was nothing more than the death of some mortals, and the cultivators who were seeking immortality would also die from fighting, not to mention the mortals who were born and died in the same day. Now that the network of cause and effect was broken, the cultivators had more freedom, but also gained a bit of murderous intent.

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for standing on the wrong side. When the Nine Netherworld reports, the cause of death will be all Zhang Wuji's fault. Don't blame me."

After thinking about it, Chixia Jun no longer hesitated and took out his magic weapon, which was a nine-colored red smoke. The magic weapon flew out and covered the entire Jixia Pass.

For a moment, there was long black smoke and billowing red flames. The black smoke was long and the sky and the earth were dark. The red flames were billowing and the earth was bright for thousands of miles. Fires were everywhere and smoke was rising inch by inch. The flames connected into one and surrounded the Jixia Pass, turning into a circle of fire. The flames spewed out and burned towards the city.

(End of this chapter)