Fang Zhengzhi's worries were unfounded. After all, news of him being made the Sword Envoy had only spread to the capital cities.
Even if the news reached Huai An County, it would not reach the troops stationed on Cang Ling Mountain.
If he was in the Northern Mountain Village, then he would have a way to resolve everything. But what if he was not? Could the people of the Northern Mountain Village withstand the wrath of the army?
Fang Zhengzhi began to panic when he thought about this.
Just at that moment, the fire in front of them suddenly lit up, as if something had been lit up. Furthermore, the sounds of fighting could be heard...
"Sister Yan?" Ping Yang looked at Chi Guyan, asking for her opinion.
"Can we go ahead?" Chi Guyan did not answer Ping Yang immediately. Instead, she looked at Fang Zhengzhi. It was obvious that she was asking Fang Zhengzhi if there was any danger ahead.
"Go left." Fang Zhengzhi was worried about the Northern Mountain Village. That was why he needed to find out what had happened...
...
At the foot of Cang Ling Mountain, a small stone hut sat in the middle of the forest. It was hidden by a row of ancient trees. It was secluded and lonely.
There was a pitch black altar in the middle of the hut.
The altar glowed with a faint silver light.
It was a silvery-white, square-shaped gem. It was sparkling and translucent, and there were many complicated symbols faintly discernible on the surface of the gem.
Around the altar, nine black-clothed men knelt on the ground in a circle. Each of the men had an emerald-like pearl on their foreheads.
This was a demon eye. A green demon eye meant that they were in the Supernatural State.
"It's starting, let's go!"
A voice came from behind the nine men in black. Then, a figure who was sitting on a chair stood up. He was wearing a black cloak and a bamboo hat.
If the surviving soldiers at the gates of the Flame Capital City saw this figure … He would definitely be able to recognize this figure. It was this figure who killed a few guards at the gates of the Flame Capital City for no reason during the storm.
"Good!"
Another voice rang out at this moment.
It was a middle-aged man wrapped in green vines. His face was resolute, and his thick beard covered his neck. He was not wearing any armor or cloth, and was only wrapped in vines.
They looked like savages from a primitive society.
There was no demon eye on his forehead, which meant that he was not a demon. Instead, it was humans.
However, this barbaric human was holding an emerald green flute in his hand.
This was something that scholars liked. For a savage like him, holding a Heaven Splitter or a mace would be more suitable. However, he was holding a flute, and his expression was one of extreme caution.
The man under the bamboo hat looked at the savage middle-aged man beside him. She subconsciously glanced at the flute in his hand and quickly shifted her gaze away. Then, she walked straight towards the altar.
He disappeared without a trace.
After the savage middle-aged man saw the man disappear, there was a trace of pity in his eyes. He muttered something and waited for a full 15 minutes before he stepped onto the altar …
…
The fog on Cang Ling Mountain thickened.
Under Fang Zhengzhi's lead, the three of them traversed through the dense forest. As they got closer to the fire, the roars grew louder and louder.
The air was filled with the stench of blood.
The three of them traversed for a full 15 minutes before they reached the area around the fire.
They looked over. Fang Zhengzhi's expression changed slightly.
Under the illumination of the fire, he could clearly determine that this was a military camp. Compared to the military camps outside, the construction of this camp was clearly much more sturdy.
It was not separated by a wooden fence. Instead, it was built with huge rocks, forming a huge circle. It looked like a huge bunker.
But now, this huge bunker had been breached.
Furthermore, it had been breached from all directions. There was a huge hole in the north, south, east, and west. Corpses were strewn all around the hole.
Fang Zhengzhi had read about ancient history in his previous life, so he knew how brutal the real battlefield was. However, knowing was one thing, but seeing it with his own eyes was another.
This was a massacre, a complete massacre …
"It's the Mountain Breaking Army, the Mountain Breaking Army of the Stabilisation Constabulary, and …" Ping Yang's voice rang out, her eyes filled with disbelief. She knew what kind of army the Mountain Breaking Army was.
They were the backbone of the Stabilisation Constabulary and the Great Xia Dynasty.
Every single member of the Mountain Breaking Army was the cream of the crop. All of them had access to Dao. Just like the Divine Constabulary's Red Pinion Squad, they were one of the four trump cards of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Chi Guyan's expression did not look too good either.
Even though Ping Yang did not finish her sentence, she knew that among the corpses of the Mountain Breaking Army soldiers, there were members of the Divine Constabulary's Red Pinion Squad.
Most importantly, there were no other corpses amongst the corpses of the Mountain Breaking Army and Red Pinion Squad...
No corpses?!
In that case, how was the stone wall broken? How did so many of the Mountain Breaking Army and Red Pinion Squad die? Also, what was with the sounds of fighting that were still echoing in his ears?
It was a strange sight.
Ping Yang was not the only one who could not understand. Even Chi Guyan was confused. If there were no enemies, where were the sounds of battle coming from?
"Sister Yan, look!" Ping Yang spoke again. Her clear eyes were filled with shock. Her slender fingers pointed at a spot on her right hand.
Fang Zhengzhi followed the direction of Ping Yang's finger.
Fang Zhengzhi quickly discovered that to the right of the barracks, there was a place with more corpses than the rest. Amongst the corpses, there seemed to be signs of excavation.
It looked like the entrance to an underground tunnel.
"If I am not wrong, that should be the entrance to the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet. The Mountain Breaking Army and Red Pinion Squad should have retreated inside." Chi Guyan's eyes glimmered as she looked at the entrance.
"Then let's hurry up and go in!" Ping Yang immediately said anxiously.
"What do you think?" Chi Guyan looked at Fang Zhengzhi.
"It could be a trap." Fang Zhengzhi looked at the tunnel beneath the corpses and thought for a moment. "However, even if it is a trap, we can only go in. We can't just wait here."
"Oh? I thought you would choose to stand guard outside … I didn't expect you to say go in? "Ping Yang heard Fang Zhengzhi's words. Ping Yang was shocked.
"How did you know that I meant for you guys to go in and I'll be on the lookout outside?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang in shock after hearing her words.
"You... humph, I knew you were unreliable!" Ping Yang pouted.
"Whether I am reliable or not. We have to try to find out. "
"How do we try?"
"Yes, how do we try?" As Fang Zhengzhi spoke, he looked at her chest playfully and smirked.
Ping Yang was confused when she heard Fang Zhengzhi's words. Then. Just in time to see Fang Zhengzhi staring at her …
"Shameless!" In an instant, Ping Yang also reacted.
...
Fang Zhengzhi still entered the tunnel. As for why someone who was supposed to stand guard outside would walk in, and at the very front.
The reason for this was hard to explain.
Anyway, Fang Zhengzhi walked in with a smile, while Ping Yang's face was flushed red. She pouted and stared at Fang Zhengzhi with her clear eyes.
If looks could kill, Fang Zhengzhi would have died at least a thousand times.
The tunnel was decorated with stones that glowed white. So... It was not as dark as he imagined. The tunnel was not big and could only accommodate five people walking side by side.
Initially, Fang Zhengzhi thought that since the outside of the tunnel was littered with corpses, the inside of the tunnel would also be littered with corpses. However, to his surprise, the inside of the tunnel was very clean.
There was not a single corpse. Furthermore... From the surroundings of the tunnel, there weren't even any signs of a fight.
However, the sounds of battle continued to echo in his ears. Judging from the direction of the sounds, he could tell that the sound was coming from a certain direction. It should be coming from the tunnel.
There were no signs of a fight, but there were sounds of fighting?
What was going on?
Fang Zhengzhi was confused.
Chi Guyan was also silent, as if she was thinking about something.
The fuming Ping Yang ignored Fang Zhengzhi. She followed behind Fang Zhengzhi, waving her fists from time to time.
As for why there were no corpses in the tunnel. She seemed to have completely ignored it.
They walked down the tunnel. The further they went, the steeper the tunnel became. Fang Zhengzhi guessed that they were almost there.
Just as he was thinking about it, the sounds of fighting became clearer.
Soon, a ray of light appeared in front of them. It was like the first ray of sunlight that shone down from the sky at dawn. In an instant, the entire passageway was illuminated.
Fang Zhengzhi quickened his pace.
The anger on Ping Yang's face was replaced by excitement. However, she was also a little nervous. Unknowingly, she grabbed onto the corner of Fang Zhengzhi's shirt with one hand and grabbed onto Chi Guyan's arm with the other.
Chi Guyan looked much calmer, but the light in her eyes became brighter.
"Kill!"
"Ah ah..."
"Die!"
As the sounds of fighting became clearer, Fang Zhengzhi and the other two finally stepped out of the tunnel.
The intense light shone down from above, so bright that Fang Zhengzhi could not open his eyes. It was as if there was a blazing sun above his head.
However, this was clearly underground.
How could there be a blazing sun?
Furthermore, it was nighttime now, so where did the sun come from?
Doubts arose in Fang Zhengzhi's mind, but he was quickly relieved. That was because he saw a shocking scene. It was a scene that he had never seen in his life.
There was indeed a blazing sun above his head.
However, it was not a sun. It was a ball of fire. A ball of golden fire.
A gigantic golden stone pillar supported the ball of fire. There were all sorts of carvings on the pillar. There were flowers, trees, mountains, rivers, and even some strange beasts.
It was at least a hundred meters tall and ten meters thick.
Such a gigantic golden stone pillar was built underground? It was a spectacular sight.
Apart from the golden stone pillar, there was another strange sight, which was the eight human-shaped statues erected around the golden stone pillar.
Each humanoid statue was carved from a pure white boulder.
They looked solemn and were clad in armor. They held all sorts of weapons in their hands. There were swords, spears, knives, rods, axes...
Most importantly, these eight statues were the same height as the golden stone pillar. They were at least a hundred meters tall.
A desolate and ancient aura emanated from these eight statues, making one feel like prostrating themselves in worship.
The sounds of battle were coming from these eight statues. However, as far as the eye could see, not a single soldier could be seen. Not even a corpse could be found.
"Where is this?"
"The altar! The Heaven Dao Sage Tablet was born from the Heavenly Dao. Every time a Heaven Dao Sage Tablet appears, there will be an altar to worship the Heavenly Dao! "Chi Guyan seemed to be mumbling to herself, but also seemed to be explaining to Fang Zhengzhi.
"Worship the Heavenly Dao?"
"Yes, only those who sincerely worship and are blessed by the Heavenly Dao can peek at the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet from the altar." Chi Guyan replied.
"Where can I worship?" Fang Zhengzhi felt that he would not mind if he could worship on the spot.
As the saying goes, kneel to heaven, kneel to earth, and kneel to one's parents …
He was kneeling to the Heavenly Dao. If he was lucky, he might be blessed by the Heavenly Dao and become a sage.
"The door to the altar is already open!" Chi Guyan did not know what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking. She pointed to the golden stone pillar in front of her.
"The door to the altar?" Fang Zhengzhi followed Chi Guyan's finger and noticed that there was a half-open door at the bottom of the golden stone pillar.
Half-open?
Someone went in before him? If he was blessed by the Heavenly Dao, it would not be worth it.
Fang Zhengzhi wanted to leave this godforsaken place and return to the Northern Mountain Village. However, he had no way of leaving this place.
So, according to the normal development of the plot, he should be able to escape immediately after obtaining the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi had been tormented by the plot all these years...
Now that he was here, if he could take a look at the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet, he would be one step closer to success.
Furthermore, after witnessing Chi Guyan's powers, Fang Zhengzhi was even more curious about the Dao of All Creation in this world.
The pinnacle of the Heavenly Reflection State...
But his speed was even faster than a Supernatural State?
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