Chapter 1004 Collapse of Domain Wall
The sword formation set up by the Sword Sect leader Bei Ming complements the turbid breath. The stronger the turbid breath, the stronger the power of the sword formation.
Once the turbid breath in the southern border is stimulated, the sword formation will no longer have any flaws and will exist forever.
In this way, the Sword Sect will be invincible, and there will be no force in the southern border that can compete with the Sword Sect.
Zhou Ran calculated the time and found that it would only take three months for the sword formation to merge with the turbid breath and become invincible from then on.
In other words, it would only take three months to find the Shura Pillar of Ming and strengthen the seal of the Shura Pillar to suppress the turbid breath.
Without further ado, Zhou Ran set off immediately.
Jia Gui personally sent Zhou Ran to Ming. Along the way, he did not care to appreciate the scenery and customs of Shang.
"Marquis of Guanjun, you fought for the southern border and contributed to the country! This time, I failed to treat you well. I hope that after the world is at peace, I will accompany you to travel around and see the scenery of the southern border. How about it?"
Jia Gui kept expressing his apologies.
Zhou Ran smiled and said, "Brother Jia, don't blame yourself. The lives of the common people are the most important. How could I be greedy for the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains?"
Jia Gui admired Zhou Ran's character and knew that Zhou Ran fought for the people of the southern border without caring about life and death.
Even if it was just a few days of accompanying him, Jia Gui was still very attentive and took care of Zhou Ran in every possible way.
Along the way, he was served with good wine and good meat. Not only that, there were also singing girls and dancers accompanying him. Once he stopped to rest, the singing girls and dancers would sing and dance for Zhou Ran.
Zhou Ran did not refuse, but enjoyed it.
Jia Gui wished that this road would never reach the end, but there was no such good thing in the world. The carriage finally arrived at the junction of Shangguo and Mingguo.
Zhou Ran looked at the domain wall at the junction and couldn't help but be surprised.
"Why did this domain wall collapse?"
Zhou Ran asked curiously. There are twelve countries in the inner domain, and the domain wall is a barrier.
To enter the inner domain from the outer domain, one needs to pass through the domain wall. To go from one country to another in the inner domain, one also needs to pass through the domain wall.
Even if the country is in chaos, the domain wall is intact.
Just like the Qing Kingdom in the western border, although the country is in chaos, the domain wall is majestic and domineering.
Since the domain wall was built by the South Pole Immortal, it is naturally very solid. Its hardness is comparable to the immortal formation. No one can destroy it?
However, the domain wall at the junction of Shang Kingdom and Ming Kingdom in the southern border actually collapsed. There is no more magnificent scenery towering into the sky, only a pile of ruins, which makes people sigh.
"Well, this is just a rumor." Jia Gui had a bitter face. He was just a businessman. Many things could only be heard from hearsay. "It is said that on the border between Shang Kingdom and Ming Kingdom, the builder of the domain wall, the South Pole Immortal, once fought a battle with the North Ocean Immortal. The outcome of this battle is unknown. It is only known that the domain wall here has been in ruins since then."
"South Pole Immortal? North Ocean Immortal?"
Zhou Ran was puzzled.
I have seen the South Pole Immortal myself. Although he is just a remnant soul, he is also a hero.
Building the domain wall and suppressing the turbid breath, the South Pole Immortal has devoted himself to the inner domain, which is admirable.
But the North Ocean Immortal is hard to describe.
When I was in Yinfeng Valley, I met the North Ocean Immortal once. This person is extremely weak and does not look like a powerful immortal at all.
More importantly, when this guy faced the master of the Sword Sect, he actually ran away.
Where is the demeanor of a powerful immortal?
Being able to fight with the South Pole Immortal, the North Ocean Immortal is naturally very powerful. The North Ocean Immortal I met was probably not real, but a soft egg who pretended to be an imposter.
"Brother Jia, do you know why the South Pole Immortal fought with the North Ocean Immortal here?" Zhou Ran asked again.
"This, I don't know."
Jia Gui smiled bitterly. How could he know so much.
Zhou Ran did not ask any more questions. The most urgent task was to find the location of the Shura Pillar of Ming. He was too lazy to care about the grudges between the immortals.
Jia Gui pointed to the ruins under his feet and said, "Marquis Guanjun, this is the border between Shang and Ming. The wall has collapsed, and anyone can easily pass through. But even so, as a royal merchant of the royal family of Shang, if I rashly enter the territory of Ming, I am afraid that I will be criticized. At that time, the general of Ming will make trouble for the king, and I will be in trouble! So, I can only send you here!"
Zhou Ran bowed to Jia Gui: "Brother Jia, the mountains and rivers will not change, and we will meet again later!"
Jia Gui also reminded: "Marquis Guanjun, the power of Ming is in the hands of the general. The military is in charge of the country, which is far more chaotic than Shang and Xu. Although you are very powerful, you must be worried and don't fall into the enemy's trap!"
"Thank you."
Zhou Ran responded, and entered the territory of Ming without looking back.
He opened the map, which was an ancient map of Ming. Some of the city-states on the map no longer exist.
The map also shows the location of the former capital of Ming. According to Xiang Shang, the king of Shang, the Shura Pillar is located underground in one of the old capitals, but it is still unknown which capital it is.
Finding the Shura Pillar is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and Zhou Ran couldn't help but complain.
"It's really a hard job, and there are only three months. If we are not careful, the entire southern border will fall into an irreparable situation."
Time was running out, and Zhou Ran didn't dare to delay, so he went to one of the ancient capitals of Ming according to the map.
Although both lived under the hegemony of the Sword Sect, Ming and Shang were very different.
Shang relied on the efforts of its king to barely maintain its prosperity.
But the situation in the Ming Kingdom was very different. Zhou Ran had been walking in the Ming Kingdom for several hours, but he didn't even see a single person.
There are villages everywhere that have been destroyed by the war. The land is scorched and the vegetation is barren, giving people a desolate feeling.
Jian Zong oppressed the Ming Dynasty, but the people in power in the Ming Dynasty ignored it and instead collaborated with the Jian Zong. Naturally, the people of the Ming Dynasty were miserable.
Zhou Ran passed through several villages, but all of them were deserted.
The farmland around the village was completely destroyed, and there was no one in the village.
It was already getting late, and Zhou Ran thought he was going to sleep in the mountains today, but he didn't expect to see light suddenly.
Not far away, a village was shining with lights, showing that there were people living there.
"At least I have a place to stay!"
Zhou Ran smiled and walked towards the village.
Just as he reached the entrance of the village, he saw dozens of soldiers gathering here.
One of the soldiers shouted loudly: "People inside, please listen to me. I am Huang Hua, the commander of the Shuiyao Army. Now the Shuiyao Army is short of food and needs the support of the people of the Ming Dynasty! So, hand over all the food in your village. If you dare to refuse, you are going against the general!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the villagers in the village hurried to the entrance of the village.
The old village chief begged: "Master, there is no food in the village. Please show your support! If you take away all the food in the village, the whole village will starve to death."