Chapter 110 Blood Poison Progress

Chapter 110 Blood Poison Progress

Chapter 110 Blood Poison Progress

The night was as dark as ink, deep and quiet. A solitary moon hung high in the sky, casting its cool moonlight and quietly covering the Jianchi Mountains in the distance.

Jiang He rode back to the convoy.

The military officer was directing the soldiers to collect the bodies and prepare for collective burning. The subsequent attack by the enemy resulted in the death of two of his own men and injuries to many others. The princess's convoy was attacked. The military officer had sent someone to inform the counties along the way, requesting that county soldiers be dispatched to escort the convoy.

Deputy General Du Chang came to report.

"Master, the dead came from a variety of backgrounds. There were subordinates of the Yizhou bandit Black Mountain Tiger, as well as tribesmen from the northern barbarians outside the Great Wall. The leader was Lu Chengshi, the One-Word Electric Sword Master. He was a strong man among the middle-level warriors and had once made a name for himself in the capital..."

Jiang He listened to the report patiently. Every winter, the Northern Barbarians would organize a large force to march south. Judging from the cutscenes before the arrival, the scale of this year was probably unprecedented. His main task was to ensure that Daming Prefecture would not fall. Anyone who mixed up with the Northern Barbarians would have trouble with him.

"…As for the disciple from Fengyun Mountain, I don't know him, but since he has mastered the Fengyun Palm, he is definitely a leader among the middle-grade warriors." Du Chang judged.

"Have you told Grandma Jiudu about this?" Jiang He asked.

"She said we will stay in the surrounding villages tonight to rest, and will make a decision after receiving feedback from the county tomorrow," said Du Chang.

Jiang He nodded, dismounted and went to join the army, while sorting out the known information.

This world has an extraordinary system, divided into warriors and qigong practitioners, which are divided into three levels: ordinary, elite and peak, corresponding to the three levels of the Bronze Age. There are six grand masters who are transcendent.

Top-grade warriors are also known as masters, who are capable of founding their own schools. Each of them can suppress hundreds or even thousands of soldiers. Not only do they possess powerful secret skills, but half of them possess the power control of dark energy level, and can hurt people even with flying flowers and plucking leaves.

A middle-level warrior can often dominate an area and can easily defeat seventy or eighty well-trained soldiers.

Most of the lower-grade martial artists fall into this category. Practicing martial arts requires aptitude, sensing the heaven and earth, and generating a trace of true energy in the body before one can get started.

As for the Qigong practitioners of Jiuzhou and the Shamans of Beiman, they are of a more specialized type. They are good at dealing with ghosts and monsters, but when fighting with warriors, they are often killed by those who are higher than them. However, once the Qigong practitioners are combined with the military formation, they can gather the blood and evil spirits of the battle formation and create temporary Taoist soldiers, thereby exerting greater power.

A hundred years ago, after the Wudou Dao Sect merged with the imperial court, it accelerated the end of the chaotic times of "the emperor is ruled by those with strong soldiers and horses", and many vassal states composed of military groups were successively razed.

A low-grade Qigong practitioner, working with an elite military formation of fifty men, can successfully surround and kill a mid-grade warrior.

Jiang He came to the pile of corpses.

"These guys are so bold. I will take responsibility for the burning. You go find Du Chang and quickly find a place to rest tonight."

The soldier suppressed his curiosity and said, "Master, the body must be burned thoroughly, otherwise it will easily attract unclean things. Although the group of mountain guards in Jianchi Mountain specialize in catching ghosts, the journey is still far, and they will definitely not be able to come to help if they encounter an accident."

"understood."

He joined the army and said goodbye and left.

Jiang He started to transport the bodies, and several soldiers were terrified.

"Uncle..."

"Leave it to me, you go and rest."

"How can we do this?" Jiang He kicked several people away several times. He didn't want to waste time talking.

The spider's legs extending from the cuffs pierced the corpse's heart. Since the death had just occurred, the blood in the heart still retained vitality.

[Blood Execution Progress Bar: 15% → 15.5%]
[Normal Blood Poison: Causes 15.5% additional poison damage]
"An ordinary soldier provides 0.5 points of progress, and a mid-level warrior provides 3 points. The difference is huge."

Jiang He glanced at the dozens of corpses on the ground. If he had known earlier, he would have given the man with the electric sword a different death. However, the opponent's momentum at the time was quite intimidating, and he didn't want to let anything unexpected happen because of his overconfidence.

……

Two hours later, the scouts who went out to explore returned and found that there was a village fifteen miles northeast of this place.

The convoy set off immediately.

Along the way, Jiang He chatted with Deputy General Du Chang.

In fact, the original guards of the convoy were more than the current thirty or so people. When it just left the capital, Wudou Dao Sect sent dozens of disciples to accompany it, but they all left halfway to block the top powerhouse Longcheng who was returning to Beiman from Jiuzhou.

Beiman Longcheng is recognized as the second best in the world. It is hard to be defeated by anyone below the Grandmaster. He is only forty years old, in the prime of his life. He once killed a top-class martial artist from Jiangnan with three punches, and then calmly escaped from the encirclement of many martial arts masters.

He is the first disciple of the great master of the Northern Barbarians - the Tantric Zen Master, and is also the Right Wise King of the Northern Barbarians. He has top power, military force, and background.

The Tantric Zen master secretly went south, crossed Kyushu and went to the Ten Thousand Mountains further south to meet the big demon. Long Cheng drove to escort him, and then he returned alone, deliberately exposing his tracks and going north all the way, waiting for challenges from masters from all sides. Now, more than ten masters have been defeated by him, and two of them died in battle directly.

There is no doubt that this is a humiliation to the martial arts world of Kyushu.

After receiving the news, the chief disciple who was originally escorting the princess back to Daming Prefecture immediately led his followers to stop them. The current situation is unclear, and all the famous sects are waiting and watching.

Through casual conversation, Jiang He roughly learned about the situation in Daming Prefecture, the King of Anbei who controlled the army, the Yan family who represented the aristocratic group, and the Daming Sect, a coalition of martial arts sects. The latter two together were evenly matched with the King of Anbei. However, the Yan family had an advantage that could not be ignored, that is, the prime minister of the current dynasty was named Yan, and he had been sitting in the position for thirty years, making him a key minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor.

"My Lord, we have to be careful when we get to Daming Prefecture. Both the palace and the Yan family are very domineering. The Yan family controls the Hangming Canal. Without a token issued by the Water Caosi, merchants from the south are not allowed to disembark. This token must be exchanged for real gold and silver. Since the princess doesn't want to go by water, I don't think the relationship between the palace and the Yan family is very good. There is no bottom to the water."

Deputy General Du Chang shook his head and sighed, being in Daming Prefecture was not an easy job, as there were connections between all parties involved, and it might not be easier than being in the capital. Moreover, it happened to be the Sword Discussion Conference that was held once every twenty years, and there were people from all walks of life everywhere, so it was possible for someone to get into trouble unexpectedly.

“If there is no conflict, then stay away.”

Jiang He turned his attention to his progress bar.

[Blood Punishment Progress Bar: 38%]
[Normal Blood Poison: Causes 38% additional poison damage]
Jiang He was quite satisfied with the growth of the blood poison. When it was promoted to the rare level, the previous extra damage would be transformed into a qualitative change of the basic damage at a new level. This blood poison could be integrated into energy, increase the attack power, and cooperate with corrosion.

The team continued to move forward, and under the cover of night, a village appeared before their eyes. The outer earth wall was in disrepair and could not resist the attack of ordinary wild beasts at all, but the surrounding fields were very neat and tidy and did not seem to be affected at all.

The outbound scouts and the village head were standing at the village gate to greet them, accompanied by several young men and women.

The curtain of the carriage window was opened, revealing a face covered by a white veil. The woman's eyes were soft and she said gently:
"Granny Nine, Uncle, I smell the scent of a monster. Let's ask about the situation first. If the head of the village is colluding with the monster and bullying the people in the village, you can help to scavenge from the side."

Jiang He raised her eyebrows. It was not difficult to understand what the other party meant. First of all, monsters were not welcome. Secondly, if monsters colluded to do evil, she would go on a killing spree. The direct disciple of Wu Dou Dao Shou would not be too weak.

(End of this chapter)