Witch Wind

Chapter 171: Changes in the World (Part )

The whistle roared and the shadow of the ship was like a mountain.

Ten thousand-ton transport ships are like huge monsters from ancient times, connected end to end, and flow straight into the river from its estuary.

On the transport ship, large flags several feet in diameter danced wildly in the wind. On the flags, a headless giant holding a halberd was standing on the mountains and ridges, exerting his divine power and slashing towards the sky.

On both sides of the river, overseas Chinese from all over the world, as well as people of the Dayu Dynasty, stopped to look at it, wondering which force this strange flag represented.

The overseas Chinese from all over the world were also good. In recent years, they had seen more and more ferocious beasts gathering in the East Country, eager to get a piece of the pie from this ancient, corrupt, yet extremely rich country. No matter where the new forces belonged to, they were always the same as them, right?
The people of the Great Yu Dynasty, who were born in the lower class and lived in a muddle-headed way just to get a bite of food, looked at these huge ships with dull eyes and indifference. No matter who came, human or beast, it was nothing more than another big man riding on their heads who could not be provoked.

Those scholars and teachers who had read books, had knowledge, and knew some reasons for worrying about the country and the people, had bleak faces, shook their heads, and some even covered their faces and cried, feeling sad about the decline of China's national destiny and pitying the difficulties of the people's lives.

One after another, huge transport ships slowly approached the official and civilian dock on the south bank.

No matter whether they were official or civilian ships, faced with these ships with a displacement of over 10,000 tons, whose decks were filled with elite soldiers in uniforms and holding various guns, and which looked difficult to provoke, all chose to weigh anchor and leave, leaving the berths at the dock.

Then, the gangways were slowly lowered.

The Xingtian brothers, wearing heavy armor, brought their contracted beasts and walked down the transport ship amid the screams of countless people on the dock. Behind them, after such a long period of drills and actual combat, the indigenous warriors, who had advanced and retreated in an orderly manner and had a rather elite temperament, lined up in an orderly manner and walked down the gangway.

Loud commands were heard incessantly, and large groups of indigenous warriors formed neat square formations on the dock.

Amid the exclamations of the onlookers, various types of artillery were moved down one after another, and boxes of shells of different calibers were piled up into a small hill on the dock.

Among the crowd, there were clansmen from Pingyuan Hall in Nanxun Town, who walked out quickly with a large group of hired guides, assistants, and others. Square formations of soldiers followed loud commands and walked quickly out of the dock, rushing to various places in Jieshi County.

Now, the entire Jieshi County is Xing Tianli’s private territory.

The county magistrate's office and officials from various county offices were waiting in their respective offices with a large group of staff, waiting for Xing Tianli's men to hand over household registration and other official documents.

After the handover was completed, the army under Xing Tianli entered Jieshi County, major county towns, stationed in major towns and villages, and controlled all key water and land transportation checkpoints. The entire Jieshi County was completely under his control.

On the river, huge ships flying the flag of the British Royal Navy sailed back and forth, with their gun barrels locked on the crowded places on both sides. This was the British people trying to curry favor with Xing Tianli, to prevent some crazy people in the Dayu Dynasty from maliciously attacking when Xing Tianli's army landed.

You must know that now Xing Tianli is not only the Jieshi Duke of Dayu Dynasty, but also the Black Cloud Marquis of Yingjishi Kingdom. He has a noble status and a special position. Especially after seeing Xing Tianli's terrifying personal strength, Qiao Peter and others wanted to hug his thighs and call him "Grandpa".

These disturbances are nothing but trivial matters.

The Xingtian brothers commanded millions of troops in Black Borneo and Dongyun, and they were all trained - or rather, the instinct of marching, fighting and coordinating large armies hidden in their blood and passed down from generation to generation since ancient times, which belonged to the Xingtian family, had been awakened.

Xing Tianli mobilized three million elite natives to Dayu Dynasty. All these native warriors worshipped Xing Tianli and his brothers as gods. Therefore, the more than 10,000 Xing Tian brothers were able to command them as if they were using their own arms and fingers, and they could move forward and backward as they pleased, with nothing to worry about.

Three million indigenous warriors armed with advanced firearms from the Yingjishi. With the current peaceful and martial virtues of the Dayu Dynasty, even if they dispatched an army twenty times larger, there would be no way they could defeat these fanatical and fearless indigenous elites.

In that case, what else does Xing Tianli have to worry about?
Nanxun Town.

Outside the north gate.

In the early morning, fog was rising in all directions. There was already a hardworking little shepherd boy, playing a flute, riding a big buffalo, followed by cows of all sizes. He slowly passed through the towering archways and walked towards the lush grass and water outside the town.

The neat footsteps rumbled like thunder, shattering the fog all around and scaring away many insects in the grass whose wings were still covered with dew. They flew up with a whoosh and hopped away into the distance.

On the main road outside the town, the short, dark-skinned, tough and fierce looking black Borneo natives, carrying extremely advanced automatic firearms, lined up in rows of ten, marched in very orderly steps, and walked towards the town in unison.

The long line stretched as far as the eye could see. The native army in black uniforms was like a dark dragon winding across the land. A large number of artillery pieces were dragged forward by mules and horses. The heavy artillery pieces left deep ruts on the gravel ground.

On both sides of the team, Xing Tianren and other brothers rode on the ferocious birds and beasts they had contracted.

The old turtle of Xing Tianren had been fed with a lot of Taichu Qi by Xing Tianli in the past two days. The carapace of this old fellow had expanded to a radius of fifty feet, and its head was raised high, as high as two floors.

And his giant python was more than forty feet long, with a single horn growing on its forehead, giving it the appearance of a dragon.

The other brothers' lions, tigers, leopards, lynxes and other ferocious beasts also have extremely strong and amazing physiques. Under the infusion of the Primordial Qi, even if these guys have not yet been able to cultivate into monsters, their physiques are at least five times larger than those of their own kind.

In the sky, more than a hundred ferocious birds with a wingspan of at least five meters glided silently by.

The shepherd boys who woke up early were so frightened that they hurriedly drove the cattle to the grass by the roadside, trembling and not daring to speak. But they suddenly saw Xing Tianren and others walking in the front of the team, they rubbed their eyes hard in disbelief, and then cried out "Ah".

"Uncle Ren from the Xingtian family, has the Dragon King chosen him as his son-in-law? He's back riding a giant turtle and bringing a dragon with him."

Xing Tianren widened his eyes and laughed "hehehe".

He pointed at the group of little shepherds and scolded with a smile: "That sounds good. Hey, the son-in-law of Lord Dragon, it's right. The dragon girls in the storybooks are all very beautiful. Go and tell them that Brother Xing Tianli, the biological son of Pingbo Earl Xing Tiantongming, is back."

The little shepherd boys were stunned.

Many of them were only in their early teens. Xing Tian Tongming died ten years ago, and since then, Pingbo Bofu has been ruled by Xing Tian Qing Shu. Speaking of Xing Tian Qing Shu, everyone in the huge Nanxun Town knows about it. But Xing Tian Tongming... After a long while, a slightly older shepherd boy let out a strange cry and ran towards the town.

Teams of indigenous warriors arrived one after another.

They were arranged in rows of 100, rows of 100, and square formations of 10,000 people. A total of 20 square formations of 10,000 people were arranged in the northwest, front and northeast sides of Nanxun Town. 200,000 elite natives, 1,000 large-caliber field artillery, and other heavy guns of various colors were neatly stacked together.

In the east, the blue sun came out impatiently, and the violent sunlight spread in all directions. The sunlight shone on these cold killing weapons, reflecting countless icy and biting rays of light.

In addition, Xingtian's brothers led teams of indigenous warriors and quickly moved southward from the west and east of Nanxun Town.

Before the town's leading figures could react, the army led by Xing Tianli had already surrounded the entire town.

Small portable cannons were also set up on several hills outside the town.

Looking down from the top of the mountain, the Xun River, which flows into the Yangtze River, is completely covered by the range of the small cannons. If someone wants to escape on a small steamer, he will be smashed to pieces by a barrage of cannons.

Xing Tianli flew into the air, his feet on a cloud of water. With his hands behind his back, he quietly looked at the ancestral home of Xing Tian family beside Baihe Pond.

The towering bamboo is floating beside you.

Nine small tripods were frantically smelting the Thirteen Destiny Armors, as well as Aobai's Black Wind and Black Sand Heavenly Immortal Weapon, and Murima's set of coffin nails.

They are all good materials.

In just one day, Xing Tianli's cultivation level was improved again. The nine small tripods in his body had expanded to ten feet away. The golden light in the tripod was as thick as a water tank, and various strange images of the sun, moon, and stars appeared faintly in the golden light.

As your cultivation level increases, the speed of refining will become faster.

The faster the refining speed, the higher the efficiency of improving cultivation.

After obtaining enough high-quality cultivation resources, the fundamental method of "A Stick of Incense in the Furnace of Heaven and Earth" finally demonstrated its terrifying cultivation efficiency - it is like dropping a stone from the top of the pillar of heaven. The later it is, the faster the stone falls, and the higher the lethality it has.

Xing Tianli looked towards the direction of Xing Tian's ancestral home, feeling a sense of suffocation in his heart.

Invisible mental pressure enveloped his Lingtai Zifu and his own soul. Xing Tianli said softly, "So, mother, according to your wishes, Xing Tianli will be conferred the title of marquis with a legitimate and legal identity."

"It's not like he went to Fentian City and trampled that old witch queen under his feet, forcing her to cry and scream and be conferred the title of marquis unwillingly. Xing Tianli, he truly recovered Black Borneo for the Dayu Dynasty, and even seized the southern islands of Dongyun. He obtained the title of marquis through legitimate means."

The stuffy, humid morning breeze blew by, lifting the sleeves of the purple-sash Taoist robe.

Xing Tianli whistled.

'Rocking and rocking, rocking to Grandma's Bridge...'

Xing Tianli lowered his head. In the 20 square formations of 10,000 people, Ying Zhe, Ying E, Beihe Cangming, Nanshan Hualu, and a group of Dongyun high-ranking officials who participated in the sneak attack on Black Borneo, were tied up tightly like dumplings and spread out on the flatbed like dead pigs. Behind them, Princess Yihe was hiding in the carriage without making a sound.

On the back of a lame donkey, Xing Tianqingshu, with a pale face, was riding the donkey, mumbling something in his mouth.

Xing Tianli smiled.

Xing Tian Qingshu, damn it.

But, can he die too easily?

In the "Original Witch Scripture", many horrific witchcraft tortures exploded one after another. Xing Tianli whistled softly and slowly selected the many tortures that were about to be inflicted on Xing Tianqingshu and Zhang.

Nanxun Town suddenly exploded in the early morning.

A large number of people walked out of their own courtyards, with indescribable panic and hope, and gradually gathered together, then beat drums and gongs, and some people even brought out a dozen pairs of lion dances from somewhere, set off firecrackers, and walked towards the north gate.

When the team arrived at the gate, thousands of young and old stopped in unison, their eyes wide open, as if they had seen a god or devil, staring straight at Xing Tianli, who was floating thirty feet above the ground without any cover.

"This, this, this... If you don't speak, it will only be strange and supernatural." In Nanxun Town, several private school teachers, as well as those scholars who have studied, passed the imperial examinations, and have achieved official titles, all stuttered and were almost incoherent.

Finally, the elders from the Xingtian clan's branch separated from the crowd and strode out.

After all, they are the elders of the Xingtian clan of Pingyuan Hall. They know very well that flying is nothing. Before the Dharma Ending Age, for many members of the main line of the Xingtian clan, flying in the sky, hiding in the ground, and breaking rivers with their fists were just easy things for them after they reached adulthood.

However, in this Dharma Ending Age, how could Xingtian Carp still be able to fly in the air?
The elders of the clan kept muttering to themselves, their bodies trembling so much that they almost jumped up and sang. This was the blessing of the ancestors, that's right, the ancestors of the Xingtian clan showed up, the blood of Xingtian Li must have reached an extremely strong level, which is why he still possessed such incredible power in this Dharma Ending Age.

In the square formation, several special envoys from Yingjishi, who had rushed to the East Country using some secret flying tools, strode out.

The leading envoy, an earl of the court of the Kingdom of Ingish, held up a golden scepter representing royal power, struck the ground heavily, and recited loudly the enthronement of Xing Tianli by the Queen of Ingish.

Therefore, the folks in Nanxun Town all understood that Xing Tianli was conferred the title of Marquis of Black Cloud by the Queen of the most powerful country among the 100 countries in the Far West, England. The name of this title was not pleasant to hear, but the actual benefits were huge. The entire Black Borneo and the southern islands of Dongyun were all the fiefs of Xing Tianli.

Then, several eunuchs came out tremblingly, they flattered Xing Tianli, and then unfolded the imperial edict made of purple jade and colorful brocade. They tried their best to read out the edict jointly issued by the empress dowager and the emperor - Xing Tianli was highly meritorious and loyal, so he was granted the title of Duke of Jieshi, the entire Jieshi County was his fiefdom, all the people of the East Kingdom in Jieshi County were his fiefdom, and Xing Tianli could recruit troops, form fleets, call himself an official, and make his own laws in Jieshi County.

In a nutshell, the court of the Dayu Dynasty will completely abandon Jieshi County in the future, and Xing Tianli can do whatever he wants here.

In addition, all the property and title of Pingbo Earl Xing Tiantongming were inherited by Xing Tianli.

That is, Xing Tianli holds two titles, so if he has two sons in the future, both brothers can inherit a title. Of course, if Xing Tianli has too many sons in the future, he will have to continue to work hard!
In the crowd, Zhang, who had not had time to dress up, hurried out to watch the fun under the protection of dozens of maids and servants. She was stunned and fell to the ground with a bang.

She opened her eyes wide and screamed at the top of her lungs: "Xing Tianli? Xing Tianli? Are you that damned little bastard? Why didn't you die? How did you get a knighthood?"

Zhang screamed incoherently, "No, no. Pingbo Marquis is Qingshu's Pingbo Marquis. How can I deprive Qingshu of his title and give it to a little bastard like you?"

Zhang cried out like a cuckoo, "Oh, God, open your eyes, old saint, you are getting old and confused!"

Princess Yihe shouted in the carriage, "You crazy woman, why don't you slap me in the face?"

Before the eunuchs and maids around Princess Yihe could move, several Xingtian brothers had already rushed over. Around Zhang, twenty or thirty servants who usually relied on the power of the Pingbo Marquis's Mansion to bully others shouted and drew their swords, ready to attack. Thunderous roars rang out, and more than a dozen gorillas nearly two meters tall flew over and slapped these servants in the face.

There were continuous muffled "Puff" sounds, and twenty or thirty servants flew out with broken bones and ruptured tendons, howling in agony.

These gorillas were originally extremely powerful, and when they were ordinary wild beasts in the jungle, they had a strength of nearly ten thousand pounds. After making a contract with the Xingtian brothers, they received their essence and blood in return, were strengthened by witchcraft, and Xingtian Li paid attention to the Primordial Qi and taught them the method of demon cultivation. In a short period of time, these gorillas could exert at least more than three hundred thousand pounds of strength with a wave of their arms.

King Kong gorilla dominates the jungle with his strong muscles and immense strength!

It's a pity that these servants have only learned some superficial martial arts, and are good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling on weekdays. Who would seriously build up strength and temper his muscles?
These gorillas were already very intelligent. They were extremely careful when swinging their palms, but they still beat the servants badly and killed them on the spot.

Zhang's cries suddenly stopped. She looked at Xing Tianli with a distorted face, and suddenly she giggled and laughed like a madman.

Xing Tianli looked at Zhang coldly and shook his head gently.

He flew over the sky above Nanxun Town, and landed in the southeast corner, on a remote hill.

In the extremely dark place on the back of the mountain, where the sun never shines all year round, it is a wet and messy place full of snakes and insects. A broken stone slab is crookedly placed on a small cliff, on which the crooked words "Madam...Ya" can be faintly seen.

Behind the stone slab, there is a small cave three feet high that is sealed.

In the cave, a skeleton was lying crookedly.

Xing Tianli did not dare to send his spiritual consciousness into the cave. He fell from the air, knelt heavily on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly towards the cave.

"The child is back."

"As you wished, I was awarded the title of Duke for my meritorious service. Yes, Duke, which is one level higher than Marquis."

"I have already explained all the principles of my life. I will not explain them anymore. Anyway, the Duke is already in my hands. From now on... we cultivators should be free and unfettered, and roam freely between heaven and earth."

On the Lingtai Zifu, the broken ancient bronze sword emitted a dazzling light.

A 'click' sound.

The ancient bronze sword could no longer hold on, and countless cracks collapsed. Strands of brilliant divine light, like a rainstorm, continuously fell into Xing Tianli's soul.

"Yes, we cultivators should roam freely between heaven and earth."

"All those worldly rules and ties, you only have one sword, just break them into pieces."

"Little Carp, I can't hold on any longer... I, the original master, have suffered a great disaster... After you succeed in your cultivation, our last hope will be in you."

Xing Tianli's whole body felt like it was on fire.

He groaned, and the blood in his body suddenly boiled.

The nine bronze tripods were shining with infinite divine light, as if they were injected with chicken blood and were frantically refining several confiscated fairy treasures.

Thus, the essence and blood transformed again, becoming the third transformation of the Five Elements Heavenly Wizard, and the physical strength reached 400 million tons.

Thus, the essence and blood transformed again, becoming the fourth transformation of the Five Elements Heavenly Wizard, and the strength of the physical body reached 800 million tons.

Thus, the essence and blood transformed again, becoming the fifth transformation of the Five Elements Heavenly Witch, and the physical body's strength reached 1.6 billion.

Xing Tianli let out a long roar, and on his spiritual platform, five dazzling sword rainbows hundreds of feet long shot up into the sky. The sword rainbows were five colors, according to the five elements. As the sword lights intertwined, an "Innate Five Elements Demon-Slaying Sword Formation" came into being and slashed at the countless black tentacles that were whistling in all directions.

Xing Tianli bowed to the sky: "Old man, don't you even have a name? Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"From now on, will I have to rely on myself alone?"

Xing Tianli's soul raised its head and looked at the empty space above, feeling an inexplicable sense of emptiness in its heart.

In this vast world, it seemed that he was the only one there, like a lone wild goose flying over a sandbar, empty and boundless.

"Brother!"

Just when Xing Tianli was wavering and almost going crazy, Xing Tianren and his men came after him, shouting and yelling. His wandering heart immediately stabilized, and he smiled and nodded at the group of brothers who were chasing him.

(End of this chapter)