The Devil Valley was about 40 miles to the south of the Whitemoon tribe. From afar, one could hear the wailing and sobbing sounds coming from the valley. In a small cave in the leeward part of the valley, Junior Leopard cleared out an empty space and used the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique to dry the surrounding ground. He brought a few children to sit on the ground. Junior Leopard made two fires and roasted a snow wolf that he killed on the road on the fire. On the other fire, he boiled water. Although the cave was small, it was emitting a thick warmth.
The few children sat silently and didn't speak. However, looking at their expressions, it was obvious that they were relieved. They even revealed expressions of comfort and satisfaction. After leaving the Whitemoon tribe, they walked 40 miles in the snowstorm. Even though they had the protection of Junior Leopard's Internal Qi, it was still an extremely difficult and painful thing for children of their age. If they continued to walk like this, there would definitely be people who wouldn't be able to endure it. The snow wolf on the rack had already been thoroughly burned.
Drops of golden oil flowed down from the body of the snow wolf and dripped onto the rack, making crackling sounds. Some of the oil droplets exploded under the high temperature and splashed onto the children's bodies and faces. There was a burst of burning pain, but they didn't care about it. After experiencing such a disastrous snowstorm and harsh winter, these surviving children naturally wouldn't retreat because of such a little bit of scalding oil. One by one, they gathered in front of the roasted wolf and looked at Junior Leopard. Except for the kid who was deliberately punished by Junior Leopard, he was still looking at Junior Leopard with a venomous gaze. However, the growling sounds coming from his stomach had already betrayed his true thoughts.
"Kid, don't be so full. Even if you want to take revenge, you still have to eat first!" Junior Leopard laughed. He tore off a piece of wolf meat and threw it to the kid. After that, he divided the wolf into several portions and distributed them to the group of children. He tore off a wolf leg and started gnawing on it.
The snowstorm continued as if it would never end. Hailstones were also desperately hitting the surrounding rocks. The crashing sounds were continuous. The cave that Junior Leopard and the others were sitting in was relatively narrow. From time to time, one or two pieces of hailstones would smash into the cave from outside.
"I say, have you guys ever seen such a big snowstorm before?" Junior Leopard asked casually as he gnawed on the wolf leg.
"Never, I've never seen such a big snowstorm before!" The one who spoke was the little girl who was holding her brother. Junior Leopard already knew her name. Her name was Tana, which meant pearl in the language of the Jin.
Among the children, she was the only one who was familiar with Junior Leopard and dared to say a few words in front of him. The other children, except for Tana's ex-fiancé, were all afraid of Junior Leopard. In fact, at their age, they didn't even know what was going on and why their parents wanted them to leave the tribe with this strange person.
"Looks like this is really the will of the heavens!" Junior Leopard smiled bitterly. On the way from the Jin to the Northern Yuan, he had heard many rumors and legends. After connecting these rumors, legends, clues, and all kinds of foreshadowing into a line, Junior Leopard was ashamed to find that the war between the Jin and the Northern Yuan seemed to have been premeditated by the Jin. At least, it was premeditated by the Yunzhou Governor Ma Tianchang. Only by connecting all these things into a line and forming a conspiracy could it be the best explanation. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of how all these things, clues, rumors, and rumors needed to be connected into a line. "If all this is really a conspiracy, then Yunzhou Governor Ma Tianchang is really too terrifying.
"If all this is a conspiracy, then Yunzhou Governor Ma Tianchang is too terrifying. From the beginning of his tenure as Yunzhou Governor, he opened fairs and imported all kinds of goods to Northern Yuan. The quantity far exceeded ordinary people's expectations. On the other hand, he severely cracked down on Northern Yuan's act of raiding and never tolerated Northern Yuan's plundering. He opened a large number of fairs so that Northern Yuan could get what they wanted without resorting to force. Although they had to pay a price, the price was much smaller than sending troops to rob. Therefore, Northern Yuan chose to trade in the fairs. As time went by, these various fairs had unknowingly controlled the economic lifeline of the whole Northern Yuan. Even some daily necessities that Northern Yuan could produce by itself were imported from the fairs because the goods from the Great Jin were cheap, of good quality, and of a wide variety. It could be said that during the ten years of his tenure as Yunzhou Governor, Ma Tianchang had the lifeline of Northern Yuan in his hands through the fairs. He had been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to completely strangle Northern Yuan to death!" Junior Leopard gnawed on the wolf's leg while slowly drawing on the ground with his fingers, thinking about the whole thing.
"This opportunity appeared very suddenly. The turning point was the death of Wali Khan. This matter was actually very normal. For tens of thousands of years, the number of Khans of the prairie who had died was at least 8,000. But only this time, when Wali Khan died, Ma Tianchang began to selectively close the fairs and restricted the goods entering the prairie. At the same time, Wang She's sudden attack by killing several princes caused the whole prairie to be in chaos and even provoked the three Grandmasters to take action. Such a sensational event naturally covered up some of Ma Tianchang's little tricks. When this unprecedented snowstorm appeared, Northern Yuan suddenly realized that it had already lost to the point of only having its underwear left!"
"If it's really like what I think, that this is a conspiracy, then Ma Tianchang must have two conditions. First, he must have predicted this snowstorm at least a year in advance. Even Wali Khan's death was his doing. Second, he must be able to instruct Wang She. A guy who can do these two things, even if he isn't an evildoer, he must be a devil. Eh …?!!"
A soft sound awakened Junior Leopard from his contemplation. A few children sitting at the side also stirred up a commotion. Junior Leopard stared blankly at the outside of the grotto. There was a person covered in blood, like a bloody gourd.
Obviously, that person also saw him. His expression also changed. He didn't expect to meet Junior Leopard in this place. The two of them stared at each other for a long time.
"Wang, Chief Wang, why, why are you here?!"
This person really couldn't stand being talked about, especially a person like Wang She. It was so weird that he suddenly appeared in front of Junior Leopard. Even Junior Leopard felt a little unreal.
"Zhou Bao? Why are you here?! "
Obviously, Chief Wang was also very strange about meeting Zhou Bao here. What was more strange was that there were six or seven children beside Zhou Bao. Looking at their clothes, Junior Leopard knew that these children came from tribes on the prairie. They didn't seem to have anything to do with Junior Leopard.
However, before he had time to ask questions, the muscles on his face twitched twice. With a plop, he knelt on the ground. With one hand on the ground, he opened his mouth and spat out mouthfuls of blood as if it was free. Seeing this, Junior Leopard's heart palpitated.
"Chief, are you okay?!"
Not daring to think too much, Junior Leopard hurriedly helped Wang She into the grotto to check on his injuries.
"Don't look. I was hit by the old devil's Star-breaking Palm. I can't recover without three years!" Wang She waved his hand with difficulty. He pushed Junior Leopard away and sat cross-legged on the ground. "Put out the fire. The old devil is chasing me. If he sees the fire, it'll be bad!"
Hearing this, Junior Leopard didn't dare to neglect. He flicked his sleeves and put out the two fires in the grotto. Suddenly, the small grotto fell into darkness.
"I heard that Kunlun Master of the three big sects of Northern Yuan has already left. Only Dark Lord Mie Chen and Living Buddha with Golden Body are chasing you?!"
"Ba Siba has also left. But my lung lobe was injured by Kunlun Master and Ba Siba. Mie Chen's cultivation is indeed much higher than mine. That's why I suffered such a big loss!" Wang She said softly, "Why did you come to Northern Yuan?!"
"Chief has always been in Northern Yuan. I'm afraid you don't know the current situation. Now the world is turbulent. Northern Yuan's fate is almost exhausted. I believe it won't be long before the whole prairie will belong to Great Jin. Many people have come to the prairie to take advantage of it!"
"So, that guy's plot has succeeded?!" Although the fire had been put out, Junior Leopard could still clearly see the sneer on Wang She's face. "Boy, you also came to Northern Yuan to take advantage of it. Why did you pick up a few children?!"
"I picked up a stone to take advantage of!" Junior Leopard smiled bitterly. He didn't hide anything and told him the whole story.
"Is there such a thing? The Whitemoon tribe actually has a private collection. It's really interesting. What did they give you? Why did you agree to their conditions?! "
Junior Leopard didn't say anything. He took out the box and handed it to Wang She. Just like Junior Leopard, even in the darkness, his vision wouldn't be hindered at all.
"Eh, interesting. For these two things, not to mention seven children, even 70 or 700 children are worth it!"
"Worth my ass!" Junior Leopard scolded in his heart. He thought that if it were you, you would probably kill all these children as soon as you left the tribe after taking the scrolls.
"But you're really an idiot. For such a thing, just rob it. Why do you need to bring so many burdens? You're bringing trouble to yourself for no reason! "
Sure enough, the next sentence was Wang She began to mock him. "Boy, your martial arts is high and there are many strange things. But you're still young and don't understand the dangers of Jianghu. You're soft-hearted. Look at these kids. They're so pitiful now. Maybe they'll become your King of Hell in the future. It's better to kill them!"
Although the cave was dark and the children couldn't see the two's expressions, the darkness couldn't block the sound. Wang She's words were clear. The other children didn't know much. Although they were afraid, they didn't have a special sense of crisis. Only Tana and the older boy heard it and felt a chill from the top of their heads to the tailbone.
"I'm a good person. I won't do such a thing!" Junior Leopard said. "I'm entrusted by others and I'm loyal to them. This is my business. It's not your turn to worry about it, Chief Wang!" Junior Leopard said with a face full of dissatisfaction. He even said the words "I'm a good person", which made Wang She stunned.
However, he understood Junior Leopard's intention from his words. He didn't want to dwell on this matter. He gently pushed the wooden box back to Junior Leopard and said, "I see your Internal Breath is deep and calm. I guess your cultivation has reached Level Five?"
"I just reached Level Five a few days ago!" Junior Leopard said, "Chief, what advice do you have for me?"
"I'm not teaching you. I just want to remind you that Dark Lord Mie Chen is nearby. If it's only the two of us, we won't be discovered by him. But with these kids, it won't be easy to hide our traces!"
Junior Leopard understood what Wang She meant. Both of them knew the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill. Dark Lord Mie Chen was an expert at the peak of Level Nine. Even if he really stepped into the Mysterious Realm, it would be hard for him to find them if they hid here. However, the kids here were all ordinary people. It would be hard for them to hide their tracks if they stayed with them.
"There's no other way. How about this? This valley is very big. I'll help you find another place to hide. What do you think?" Junior Leopard said.
"That's also a way. But I'm too badly injured now. I'm adjusting my breathing. I can't move my body for a while!"
"Then, Chief Wang, do you have any way to kill me with one blow?" Junior Leopard said softly, but his tone was full of killing intent. "Chief Wang, you know what I'm capable of. If you have some powerful celestial device, I think I have a chance to kill Mie Chen even if he's an expert at the peak of Level Nine!"
"You're much more confident than when I saw you for the first time. What happened to make you so confident? Even if you have an External Elixir, your cultivation is only at Level Six. Mie Chen has dominated the prairie for nearly a hundred years. He's the most powerful person in the world. Do you think you can kill him with your little tricks? If he was so easy to kill, he wouldn't have become one of the three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan! " Wang She said coldly, "I admit that you do have some skills. But these skills are just a joke in front of a Level Nine expert!"
"Then, what if I join hands with you, Chief Wang?" Junior Leopard said softly, "Chief is also a Level Nine expert and has survived the siege of three Grandmasters. I think your skills are not inferior to Dark Lord Mie Chen's. The reason why you're in such a mess now is that you're outnumbered. Although you're seriously injured now, I believe you must have a trump card that you haven't shown yet. In this case, I think it's better for you and me to join hands and kill this Dark Lord, so that we don't have to be on tenterhooks all the way. What do you think?"
"Humph, I've said that you're too confident. I really don't understand why you're so confident. Who gave you such confidence?" Wang She sneered, "I do have a trump card, but it's a move to perish together with me. Do you want to wait for me to perish together with him and injure him badly, and then you can take advantage of it?"
"No, I just have confidence in you!" Junior Leopard said with a smile, "In addition, I've recently gained some insights in the way of practice and have practiced several new skills. These skills may not be a threat to a Level Nine expert in a one-on-one fight, but if they're taken by surprise, I still believe in their lethality!"
"Then I'd like to see what makes you so confident. Could it be that you've practiced the two secret books given to you by the Whitemoon Tribe? Even if you've succeeded in practicing them, with your current cultivation, you can't give full play to their real power! "
"Poison Cold Shield, Demon Devil Needles, Infinite Trembling Contemplation, Three Realms Division!"
Junior Leopard didn't speak, but he wrote down these four skills on the ground with his hand. The Three Realms Division was not a big deal. Although the Demon Devil Needles were powerful, they were nothing to a Level Nine expert. But the Poison Cold Shield and the Infinite Trembling Contemplation made him suck in a cold breath.
The Poison Cold Shield couldn't poison a Level Nine expert to death, but it could effectively consume their Gang Qi. As for the Infinite Trembling Contemplation, it was a secret skill that no one had ever practiced successfully. How could this guy know it?
"Can you use this thing?"
Wang She didn't ask where Junior Leopard got these skills from, but pointed at the four words "Infinite Trembling Contemplation" and asked.
"Of course I can't, but it can!" Junior Leopard pointed at the External Elixir beside his ear and said with a smile.
"If that's the case, we might have a chance!"
Although Dark Lord Mie Chen was powerful enough to chase him for thousands of miles and make him run for his life on the prairie like a stray dog, even if he could escape this time, he would not be able to recover in a year or so. Under such circumstances, he would not be able to escape Dark Lord Mie Chen's pursuit. Therefore, he might as well take a gamble as Junior Leopard suggested. Wang She narrowed his eyes slightly. Seeing the methods Junior Leopard had written on the ground, he was greatly tempted. Dark Lord Mie Chen was powerful enough to chase him for thousands of miles and make him run for his life on the prairie.
Although Mie Chen was powerful, he hadn't reached the peak of Level Nine and hadn't stepped into the Mysterious Realm. His cultivation was much higher than Wang She's, but Wang She wasn't easy to deal with. What's more, there was a freak like Junior Leopard.
He also saw that although Junior Leopard's cultivation was only at Level Five, the cultivation of his two External Elixirs had reached Level Six, only one step away from Level Seven. His combat capability was not lower than that of Level Seven. The most important thing was that the skills he wrote on the ground just now were all deadly.
What's more, Dark Lord Mie Chen was bent on killing him. He didn't guard against Junior Leopard at all. As long as he operated properly, he might be able to kill one of the three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan, the leader of Northern Dark Sect, and the owner of Palace of Destruction Demon, in this windy and snowy valley.
Wang She wasn't an indecisive person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to Ma Tianchang's conditions, penetrated deep into the prairie, and killed the three princes. He also wouldn't have been able to preserve his life until now under the joint pursuit of the three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan.
Just as Junior Leopard said, he also had his own trump card. These cards might not be enough to defeat Dark Lord Mie Chen alone. However, if Junior Leopard's skills were added …
Thinking of this, his mind also became active.
"Well, since you have such skills, it would be a pity if you let go of this opportunity!" Wang She said. He took out a dark red elixir and put it in his mouth. "I'll go out now to attract Mie Chen's attention. You follow me. When the time is right, we'll take action together. I believe in your skills. I hope you won't let me down!"
Junior Leopard just smiled and nodded.
Wang She wiped the bloodstain on his face and stood up. Except that his face was paler than usual, there was no trace of injury.
"Boy, the power of the peak of Level Nine is not something you can imagine. Be careful!" After saying that, he rushed out of the cave with a whistle and plunged into the raging wind and snow.
"Stay here and don't move. I'll be back soon. If I don't come back, you'd better pray for your own good luck!" Junior Leopard told the children. Then he moved and followed Wang She out of the grotto.
The wind was still howling. However, when Junior Leopard started the Dragon Flying Technique, his whole body felt different, completely different.
The raging wind was sucked into Junior Leopard's acupoints and circulated. Junior Leopard's body was not blown away in the violent snowstorm. Instead, his speed became faster and faster, and his steps became bigger and bigger. Almost every step took him more than 100 feet. He followed closely behind Wang She, and the gap between them didn't widen because of the gap in cultivation.
While running, he opened his arms in the wind and unconsciously used the Roc Change of the Nine Changes of Heavenly Birds.
The Nine Changes of Heavenly Birds was a peerless martial arts technique passed down from antiquity times. It was all-encompassing and couldn't be comprehended in a short time. Because it was created by imitating the nine kinds of divine birds in antiquity times, it had its own unique mental cultivation method and understanding in the way of controlling the wind.
Take the Roc Change for example. It was said that the Roc rises with the wind and soars up 90,000 miles. According to the legend, the Roc was a divine bird in antiquity times. Its wings were like the clouds in the sky. It could hit the water 3,000 miles away and soar up 90,000 miles. It could cut off the clouds and carry the blue sky.
Junior Leopard had recently been practicing the Carefree Skill, and he had some enlightenment in his heart. Using the Dragon Flying Technique, he was in line with the meaning of "the roc rises with the wind" in this violent snowstorm. His speed suddenly increased several times, and within a few breaths, he had surpassed Wang She who was always in front of him. His hands shook again, and with a swoosh, he disappeared in front of Wang She. Wang She was stunned.
"No way! Where did this boy learn such an arrogant body movement?!"
Arrogant!
When the Dragon Riding Wind Controlling Art was executed together with the Great Roc Transformation, it could indeed be called 'arrogant'.
Although Wang She was seriously injured and his body movement was only 70% to 80% of his usual level, Junior Leopard suddenly used it in front of him. He suddenly felt that even if he was in his heyday, without using Gang Qi, he would still be inferior to Junior Leopard by only relying on his body movement!
"How on earth does this boy practice martial arts? Why is it that I can't figure it out?" Wang She thought to himself. But soon, he didn't have the mood to think about it. In the distance, he saw a black shadow coming like lightning. In the blink of an eye, it was in front of him.
"Dark Lord Mie Chen! Damn it! Isn't he also injured? How did he catch up with me so quickly? " Wang She murmured in his heart. He descended into the valley. Now that Dark Lord Mie Chen had found his whereabouts, there was no point in continuing to run.
"Is this Dark Lord Mie Chen, one of the three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan?!"
Hiding in the dark, Wang She saw the black smoke billowing towards him. The power of destruction and darkness that rushed towards him instantly covered the whole Devil Valley.
"Wang She, you can't run away. Come out and die!"
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