Chapter 603: Chapter 168: Xuanyuan Nine Work Platform_2
Shuang Ling took a deep breath: “This could not be better!”
No Thieves Valley.
“This is the place,” Sun Lingtong said while controlling the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon and referring to the map.
He had controlled the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon many more times than Ning Zhuo, thus his skill was more proficient.
The Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon stealthily approached the valley, careful not to startle the snake by hitting the grass, daring not to get too close.
It wasn’t long before they heard the sounds of carriages and horses moving.
Soon, Sun Ning and another saw a transport army, arranged in a One-Line Long Snake Formation, winding its way forward.
Reconnaissance Cavalry scattered in all directions, conducting thorough scouting.
Many Reconnaissance Cavalry returned from No Thieves Valley, reporting to the leading Nascent Soul Cultivator of Liangzhu Country, with no trace of the enemy.
The Nascent Soul Cultivator of Liangzhu Country personally employed techniques to scout repeatedly, confirmed there was no trickery, and then waved his hand, leading the army into No Thieves Valley.
No Thieves Valley has a story related to the historically renowned wise official, Gu Wenjing.
Gu Wenjing came from a prominent family, but he was intelligent, broad-minded, aware of the hardships of the people, and very compassionate.
He was never haughty, always prioritizing the safety of the common people. At the age of thirty, he was appointed as the Prefectural Governor of this place.
At that time, this place had barren mountains and troubled waters, rampant with unruly people and incessant bandits, which could never be completely eliminated.
When Gu Wenjing took office, unlike several predecessors who prepared troops to suppress bandits in the mountains,
he instead used a forceful approach to reform the local industries, improve the social climate, build water conservancy, lay roads, and vigorously developed agriculture and commerce.
First, he implemented many strategies to alleviate the grievances of the people.
Then, through reducing taxes and relieving the people of many bitter forced labors.
Afterwards, he gathered manpower and materials to repair the dilapidated farmland dikes and water wheels, etc., improved agricultural techniques, and promoted their widespread adoption.
Day by day, year by year, Gu Wenjing’s prestige continually rose among the people, reaching its zenith.
The lives of the people gradually prospered and their sentiments stabilized.
In the last three months of his term, Gu Wenjing officially “made his move” against the bandits in the valleys.
He did not deploy any troops but instead posted the “Guilty-Free Book” at the city gate, stating that within three months, any bandit who surrendered voluntarily, unless guilty of heinous crimes, would be pardoned!
Furthermore, the government distributed fertile fields to the bandits, providing them with the means to work, enough to let an ordinary Cultivator’s family live in peace.
With this policy, the bandits were swayed.
The stubborn bandit problem that troubled the country for years was thus eradicated by Gu Wenjing.
When Gu Wenjing was reassigned, the valley where the bandits gathered was renamed by the people. To commemorate the glorious achievements of Gu Wenjing, it was renamed No Thieves Valley.
However, in today’s No Thieves Valley, there lurk many bandits.
“Brother Wu Hen, thanks to your techniques, otherwise we would have been discovered,” Diao Ye from the Hundred Poison Tribe said gratefully.
Wu Hen, wearing a black robe with disheveled long hair, said indifferently, “Let’s get started, I don’t know why, but I have a feeling something’s off.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The next moment, taking advantage of the transport army entering the valley, the group from Thousand Peak Forest brazenly launched their attack.
Howl!
A wolf pack poured down like a tide.
It was Gu Ya from the Cangyue Tribe who made a move, commanding the wolf pack to attack.
The transport team, caught off guard, immediately fell into chaos, with many dead and injured.
The escorting Nascent Soul Cultivator, furious, holding a long sword, coordinated military art, first strengthened the defense, then prepared to change the formation.
Among the ambushing Cultivators, the Cang Vine King, draped in ancient vine battle armor, withdrew a black bow in hand, continuously shooting out Cang Vines.
Soldiers at key positions in the formation continuously sprouted vines from their bodies, dying tragically on the spot.
The formation change thus faced hindrance, its speed slowed by several times.
The Nascent Soul Cultivator, greatly angered, first deployed the military art of ‘speed is paramount’, then used the General Seal, invoking the military art within it to bolster the army’s defense.
Next, he took out a Token, throwing it out while continuously issuing orders verbally.
Military Power invisibly captured each Cultivator, even if forcefully dragging them, they were pulled to key positions to support the formation change.
The ambushing party from Thousand Peak Forest was well-prepared; a Nascent Soul Cultivator reached into his bag and grabbed a handful of green beans, scattering them.
The next moment, the green beans transformed into a group of Green Turban Warriors, falling from the sky, slaughtering into the ranks of Liangzhu Country’s army.
The soldiers couldn’t change their formation; it was simply impossible.
These Green Turban Warriors were like solid green rocks, extremely sturdy with substantial defenses. Without dealing with them, it would be nearly impossible for the transportation team of Liangzhu Country to rearrange their formation smoothly.
The escorting Cultivators, having no choice, had to change orders and call in elite troops to confront these massive Green Turban Warriors.
The blind Barbarian Cultivator Di Lu, the odd-cultivating Wu Hen, and the spear-throwing Diao Ye charged into the battle formation, encircling the Nascent Soul commander of the escort.
The Nascent Soul commander desperately defended from left to right, gradually falling into disadvantage.
He constantly shuffled his military power and bolstered his own defenses to counter the encirclement. But by doing so, most of the military power was concentrated on him, weakening the benefits to the soldiers, many of whom perished in the fierce battle.
Sun Lingtong’s eyes gleamed as he observed the battlefield: “Could it be? Hasn’t Liangzhu Country learned its lesson from the last ambush?”
The moment the words fell, two Nascent Soul Cultivators descended from the sky.
“Thieves of Thousand Peak Forest, I, Fu Yunzi (Shanyuezi), have been waiting for you!”
Both spoke in unison, matching each other perfectly.
One deployed a Cloud Element Spell, whipping up pure white cloud ropes and binding a large number of Green Turban Warriors, leaving them as immobile targets.
The other, wielding a small mountain-shaped Magic Treasure, continually emitted powerful Mountain Seals, repelling many Barbarian Cultivators.
Ning Zhuo’s eyes subtly lit up: “These two are famously powerful Loose Cultivators of Liangzhu Country, whose prowess is outstanding even among the Nascent Soul level. Unexpectedly, this time, they’ve been recruited by the military.”
Burned once, Liangzhu Country learned its lesson; having suffered in the ambush battle, they naturally sought to secure their logistics and covertly offered a hefty sum to recruit the duo, Fu Yunzi and Shanyuezi.
Great reputation is never unearned.
These two were indeed formidable. Especially noteworthy was their coordination—combining motion and stillness, softness and hardness; they could even join forces to unleash powerful combined attacks.
Thousand Peak Forest had no army, only highly skilled Cultivators adept in combat.
Liangzhu Country’s transportation team was severely disrupted, struggling to change their formation.
Under such circumstances, individual Cultivators became the main force determining the battlefield.
A fierce battle akin to dragons and tigers clashing ensued.
The fight was so intense it altered the colors of heaven and earth, darkened the sun and the moon, with cries of combat shaking the heavens and blood flowing freely.
As both sides battled ferociously and grew increasingly exhausted, it was the ordinary soldiers who suffered, caught in the violent aftershocks of the clashes, dying in vast numbers.
“It’s about time, let’s make our move!” Sun Ning and his companion waited patiently, and seeing the ripe moment, they boldly took action.
Earth Walking Technique.
The next moment, a huge round stone ball suddenly emerged from underground at the front of the Mechanical Car.
Stealing Technique—Real Copy Hand.
The military resources inside the Mechanical Car were swiftly swallowed by the stone ball.
“Old Monster in Stone?!” Both sides of the battle were taken aback.
“Excellent, Old Monster in Stone is reinforcing us, we will surely win this battle! Smash all these military resources to pieces, destroy them!” The eagle-headed Demon Cultivator Chen Lingfeng shouted as he launched a Wind Blade.
The next moment, the Wind Blade was foiled by “Old Monster in Stone.”
Old Monster in Stone growled: “Don’t mess up my plans. You continue your fight.”
With that, the car targeted by the Wind Blade and blocked by Old Monster was instantly stolen.
Chen Lingfeng was momentarily disordered by the wind.
“Did Old Monster in Stone come for the military resources?”
“Block him; block him quickly!”
The three Nascent Soul Cultivators of Liangzhu Country immediately became agitated.
This is because only they knew the immense value of the items being escorted here!
Sun Ning and his partner controlled the stone ball, performing Earth Walking again, delving deep into the ground.
Unable to block them, the three Nascent Soul Cultivators from Liangzhu Country had no choice but to turn back and clash with the people from Thousand Peak Forest once more.
After acquiring their target, Sun Ning and his partner patiently waited.
Waiting until both parties were deeply engaged in battle, “Old Monster in Stone” once again emerged, sweeping through another Mechanical Car’s contents.
“Are all these Mechanical Platforms?”
“Wait, this, is this the Xuanyuan Nine Work Platform?”
Ning Zhuo was dumbstruck!
Every Xuanyuan Nine Work Platform is a Nascent Soul Level Mechanical Platform.