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Chapter 842 Zhenyuan Heavenly City
Qin Ming originally wanted to refuse outright, but since the other party had even produced a conscription order, he decided to accept it.

He could only nod and follow Master Yuanjue onto the Sky Patrol Warship.

'He just changed his mind at the last minute, and he was dragged to the front lines.'

Qin Ming was also feeling quite frustrated.

After the two entered,

The human army of cultivators did not linger and headed directly towards the Tianji Mountains.

When Qin Ming arrived, he found that there were already many high-level cultivators inside. Judging from their attire, many of them were independent cultivators.

They were probably all like him, forcibly conscripted by their superiors.

The group of people all looked quite unwilling.

Master Yuanjue introduced the cultivators to Qin Ming, invited him to sit down, and then explained:

"Fellow Daoist Li, please forgive me. The matter was handled hastily, so I, the monk, can only apologize for any offense I may have caused."

"Just a few days ago, the demon race's fortifications in the Tianji Mountains were breached by the insectoid army, and a portion of the insectoid swarm has even entered our human borders, causing considerable losses."

"Therefore, the higher-ups have issued a strict order to contain this insect swarm at the border and prevent it from escalating further into our human territory."

"Otherwise, our human race might repeat the mistakes of the demon race."

"Besides that, there is another mission: to take this opportunity to seize the demon race's territory in the Heavenly Ridge Mountains."

After hearing this, Qin Ming frowned. He hadn't expected that he could dodge the first day of the month but not the fifteenth.

Clearly, in such a large-scale war, the key decision-makers are still the high-level cultivators.

No wonder the human race's upper echelons have even issued a conscription order this time, forcing high-level cultivators to participate.

However, besides preventing the insect plague from spreading to the human race, the purpose of this mission is also to conquer the territory of the demon race.

This was something that Qin Ming hadn't expected.

After all, the Tianji Mountains are a strategic location for the human, demon, and monster races.

The demon race was exhausted from dealing with the insect plague, and with its power waning, the human race naturally would not let go of such a golden opportunity.

Qin Ming also guessed that this matter was most likely related to the demon race's betrayal.

Last time, when the human race went to support the demon race, even Master Kongzhi, the disciple of Zen Master Shenyin, was killed by the demon general.

Therefore, one reason is that the demon race thoroughly enraged the human race's upper echelons.

No matter what, we have to get our revenge this time.

Subsequently.

The vast army of human cultivators marched toward the Tianji Mountains.

Qin Ming returned to his room, set up an isolation barrier, and entered the Lesser Spirit Realm to take stock of the storage bags of the demon cultivators.

In terms of wealth, Jintian Demon General is the best. Besides the statue of the Candlefire Path, he also has two top-grade sixth-tier Void Returning Treasures.

It was a Devouring Demon Blade and a Heaven-Devouring Profound Qi Diagram, both of which were considered treasures even among the demon race.

However, the most powerful things this demon possesses are the statue of the Candlelight God and its own innate demonic fire.

Besides these, Qin Ming also scavenged over ten thousand demon crystals used for demon cultivation and about a hundred mid-grade immortal jades from the storage bags of the other Void Refinement Demon Clan members, making him incredibly wealthy.
Qin Ming's immortal jade had just run out, so this was a good way to replenish it.

As for those magic crystals, they can also be used for the cultivation of the demon infant's primordial spirit.

To Qin Ming's surprise, he found a sixth-tier top-grade magic explosion talisman in the storage bag of the Purple Diamond Witch.

Qin Ming had witnessed the power of this talisman before; it was quite formidable even within the Void Refinement stage.

Without the strength of a Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm, one basically cannot withstand it.

In addition, there are some high-grade spiritual materials unique to the demon race, as well as cultivation techniques and pills.

Some of these items are things that Qin Ming can also use for farming.

This group of demons came with great force, wanting to investigate the destruction of the Black Flame Sect and take revenge on the human race, but they only ended up benefiting Qin Ming.

Qin Ming also learned from the items in the storage bag of the Demon King Jintian that he and several other demon cultivators at the Void Refinement stage were under the command of the Old Demon Sikong.

This powerful demon was also the master of Mojuro, whom he had previously killed. It is said that his cultivation was extremely high and he was ruthless.

"These demons and my beloved disciple all perished at my hands. I'm afraid that old demon Sikong must hate me to the core now, right?"

Thinking this, Qin Ming came to the Xuanhuang Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine and loosened the soil around it. At this time, most of the demon corpses had become its fertilizer, continuously providing nutrients to the spiritual plant.
Afterwards, he went to check on the Xuan Shui Crocodile in the Thunder Pool and found that the creature was still diligently refining the two strands of true spirit blood, and was fast asleep and unaware of its surroundings.

However, he could sense that if the Xuan Shui Crocodile could survive this calamity, it would undergo a tremendous transformation.

Qin Ming did not disturb it, and then rewarded the Devouring Sky Rat and the others, as they had made great contributions in their previous victory against the Demon Clan.

……

The human cultivators' army of magic ships continued to advance towards the border.

Qin Ming also kept to himself and rarely went out. He spent most of his time in his room, only going out to meet fellow cultivators who came to visit when he had to.

During the march of the cultivator army, several more unlucky Void Refinement cultivators were conscripted and directly incorporated into the ranks.

Qin Ming also learned from Master Yuanjue that after they were incorporated into the Tianfan Army, they would either have to make great contributions or serve in the army for at least a hundred years before they could leave the conscription army.

They cannot leave the front line without permission or desert; otherwise, they will be severely punished by the human race's upper echelons.

Unless they didn't want to live among humans anymore, even these ancient monsters who had lived for thousands of years, despite their reluctance, had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

After marching for half a month, the army of cultivators finally arrived at the front line of the Tianji Mountains.

Qin Ming had been here once before, and when he looked at the vast, boundless mountain range again, he was filled with emotion.

A region on the border between the demon race and the human race has been breached by a dense swarm of insects, which are pouring out from the breach and wreaking havoc outwards.

Rumble!
The psionic cannons on the human fleet, along with various powerful arrays and restrictions, were activated, and they immediately engaged the insect swarm.

……

Time flies, and another half a year has passed.

Because Qin Ming possessed superb skills in cultivating spiritual plants and refining pills, he was assigned to the human race's base camp in the Tianji Mountains to perform some logistical tasks.

There's no need to go directly to the front lines and fight to the death with those terrifying insects.

All you need to do is follow the instructions from above and refine some healing and recovery pills.

Occasionally, they will be sent out to carry out some low-risk missions with other cultivators at the Void Refinement stage.

However, this is not the kind of life Qin Ming wants right now; he is trying to figure out how to get rid of the situation of being conscripted.

The battle between the human army and the insect horde on the front lines was extremely fierce, with people dying almost every day, while the insects seemed to be inexhaustible.

Even cultivators at the Void Refinement stage lost two of them in just half a year.

It is easy to imagine just how difficult it would be for the human race to take over the demon race's territory in the Tianji Mountains.

Therefore, even Zen Master Shenyin of Mount Sumeru personally went to the front line to supervise the battle.

The human race's main base in the Tianji Mountains is called 'Zhenyuan Tiancheng', located on the main ridge of the Tianji Mountains in the southwest of the Spirit Realm.

There are more than one large border fortress like this in the Tianji Mountain Range.

This level of war fortress is said to be equipped with an ancient divine array of level seven or higher, capable of withstanding attacks below the True Spirit level.

However, due to its location at the intersection of the three races, the surrounding spiritual energy is extremely mixed, combining the spiritual energy of the human race, the demonic energy of the demon race, and the demonic energy of the demon race.

Furthermore, demons and monsters frequently harass the area, making it extremely difficult for cultivators to practice here.

However, for Qin Ming, it was not a big deal.

Although the Tianji Mountains are fraught with danger, they have also given rise to many unconventional martial arts techniques and unique resources found only in this area.

For example, there is a kind of spiritual object called 'Xuanyuan Crystal' that can store the spiritual energy of humans, demons, and monsters at the same time.

It is a rare high-level cultivation resource, even more sought after than immortal jade.

Once this item appears, it is often snatched up immediately or falls into the hands of high-ranking cultivators.

Qin Ming is currently located in the inner city of Zhenyuan Heavenly City, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is relatively stable.

The majority of the human race's logistical forces stationed in the Sky Ridge Mountains are stationed in this area.

Not just anyone can do logistics.

To be assigned to the logistics department, one must at least reach the fifth level or above in one of the various cultivation arts.

Furthermore, they could build cave dwellings within the inner city, which were infinitely better than the conditions outside.

In addition, the inner city of Zhenyuantian City is also where major sects set up their strongholds.

Some high-ranking commanders with authority within the army of cultivators handled administrative affairs in the inner city.

All the logistical departments for alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, and array formation were also located in the inner city.

This place, taken into account, is a key military location, hence its strict security and numerous regulations.

Qin Ming has been here for about half a year and has almost adapted to the new environment.

He is now quite well-known in Zhenyuan Heaven City, after all, he is a sixth-level or higher alchemy master, and his status is respected wherever he goes.

In addition, Qin Ming had previously served as a peace ambassador for the cultivation world in Tianxing City.

Even if he isn't highly respected, his reputation is certainly exceptional.

The healing and recovery pills refined by Qin Ming are dozens of times more effective than other pills, making them a sacred medicine that is fiercely contested by various human cultivator armies.

Fortunately it is.

Master Yuanjue was somewhat conscientious, so he appointed him as the deputy head of the Pill Hall, mainly to strictly control the pills refined by other alchemists.

Instead of using Qin Ming as a tool for alchemy.

This also changed Qin Ming's attitude towards Master Yuanjue quite a bit.

However, given the great disaster of the insect plague, Qin Ming would personally refine some pills and send them to the front lines whenever he had time, as a way of contributing his share.

……

Time passed slowly.

Time flies, and five years have passed.

Inside Zhenyuan Heavenly City, a group of silver-armored cultivators flew across the sky and landed directly in the inner city area.

This group of silver-armored cultivators were all dressed in the standard armor of Tianxing City, looking majestic and quite different from the style of Zhenyuan Tiancheng.

The young man leading the group had a fair complexion and was handsome; he was Elder Jiang's only son, Jiang Tian.

At this moment, he was leading his troops in a hurry, with a solemn expression, straight down to the General Affairs Hall in the inner city, preparing to replenish some strategic supplies.

But at this moment.

A group of cultivators dressed in Zhenyuan Army uniforms slowly walked out from the nearby streets, led by a tall young cultivator.

Upon seeing the group of cultivators clad in silver-armored star guards arrive, this person couldn't help but say to Jiang Tian and the others:

"Oh! Isn't this Young Master Jiang from Tianxing City?"

"The battle on the front lines is intense and fierce, and there is a severe shortage of various supplies in the city. You have nothing to do, so why are you here instead of going to fight the insect swarm?"

"You should know that even our main force in Zhenyuan doesn't have enough medicine to go around, so how could it possibly be your Star Guard Army?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian and the others stopped, and after seeing who it was, their expressions immediately turned extremely ugly.

The human army in the Tianji Mountains is not a monolithic entity, but rather composed of cultivator armies from various spiritual domains of the human race, such as the Tianfan Army, the Xingwei Army, and the Zhenyuan Army.

Among them, the Zhenyuan Army is the strongest, firmly overpowering the other cultivator armies.

Therefore, it is quite normal for there to be some open and covert struggles between different factions.

"Zhu Qiuchen, what do you mean?"

"Our Star Guard squad is carrying out the most dangerous scout missions, and we suffer the most casualties among all cultivators. Can't we even replenish our logistical supplies?"

After so many years of trials and tribulations, Jiang Tian has become much more mature and steady, and his cultivation has broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

He was dispatched to the front lines and made several contributions, none of which were particularly significant, but they still brought honor to the Star Guard.

This made the Zhu-surnamed cultivator in the same camp extremely envious.

Jiang Tian came here to obtain medicinal supplies because he had something extremely important to do; otherwise, given his personality, he would never have come here.

"Hehe! Brother Jiang, don't be offended. Your team has made many outstanding contributions. How could I dare to stop you from receiving supplies?"

"However, the supply of medicinal pills has been quite tight lately. Without permission from above, you might have made a wasted trip."

As soon as the soldier surnamed Zhu finished speaking, the steward in charge of distributing supplies in the General Affairs Hall immediately understood and said to Jiang Tian:

"Sergeant, I am truly sorry."

"The last batch of fifth-grade high-quality Dew Blossom Pills has already been pre-ordered by Lord Zhu. If you want them, you'll have to wait for the Pill Hall to expedite their production, which will probably take another ten days to half a month."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian's expression changed drastically. How could he not understand the implication?
His face immediately turned icy as he said, "What do you mean? We were clearly here first, and we did have important business to attend to. How could we have waited so long?"

"If we miss a crucial opportunity, are you sure you can bear the responsibility?"

When the steward of the General Affairs Department saw such a huge accusation being leveled against him, he immediately lost his composure.

Holding the last few bottles of fifth-tier Dewdrop Pills in his hand, he glanced at the two people present. He couldn't afford to offend either of them, and immediately hesitated.

at this time.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Jiang, what brings you here too?"

A soft, hesitant voice followed.

An ordinary-looking man strolled into the General Affairs Hall.

Jiang Tian looked in the direction of the sound and saw a very familiar figure come into view.

He was immediately shocked and quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior Li!"

After recognizing the newcomer, the other cultivators present, including the Zhu surname cultivator from Zhenyuan Army and the steward from the General Affairs Hall, immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Welcome, Senior Li!"

They couldn't understand why this highly respected alchemist in the inner city, who was at the Refinement stage, had come in person today.
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