Why does the soil turn red?
According to scientific principles, it is either soil acidification or soil alkalization, or eutrophication.
Either way, such soil is no longer suitable for most plant growth.
But on Rongtian Ridge, there is a kind of tree that grows very well.
This tree is called "thin pole" by the locals because although it grows well, its body is relatively slender.
This also makes it difficult for this kind of tree to grow tall, and it will stop growing up to eight or nine feet at most.
When Zhao Yan stood on this red land, Huo Qubing was standing in front of dozens of "thin poles", groping carefully one by one.
He knew that Zhao Yan had arrived, but his expression was still focused, focusing entirely on these trees.
Zhao Yan couldn't understand what he was doing, so he curiously stood in front of a tree and shook it a few times.
As the tree swayed slightly, I seemed to understand a little bit more.
"You understand too?"
Huo Qubing suddenly became interested and asked.
Zhao Yan punched the tree lightly and replied.
"The material requirements for gun shafts are very high. Neither too hard nor too soft is good. The ability to reshape and flexibility are the most important key factors. Although the tree body of this kind of tree is thin, it is very flexible and the material is light. It should be made Good material for a spear.”
"Yes, although the thin rod is difficult to grow, once it grows, it can make a good gun at best."
Huo Qubing liked these trees quite a lot, but had no intention of taking them away.
"Why don't you cut down two trees and take them away if you like them?"
"Can't cut."
"Why?"
"These are the lifeblood of the local Miao people. Without these trees, which can be sold for silver in exchange for daily necessities, their lives will be very difficult."
"I see…"
Zhao Yan suddenly realized.
Rongtianling is not suitable for crop growth, so most of the daily necessities have to be purchased from outside, otherwise they will not survive.
He looked at the almost invisible dot of green behind him, feeling a little confused.
"Aren't there many nice places near Qixia Town? Why don't they move away?"
"How can it be so easy to throw away a home that has been passed down from generation to generation?"
Huo Qubing said calmly, seeming to have a lot of affection for this place.
"As long as life can go on, no one is willing to leave. Although life in Rongtianling is difficult, such a life also makes the Miao people far stronger than the outside world."
"Aren't you from Han? How do you know Rongtian Ridge so well?"
Zhao Yan put his hands behind his back and moved forward towards the other party.
Huo Qubing no longer stopped, pulled out the blood-red spear inserted into the soil beside him, and walked over step by step.
"I originally pointed out Xuan entered the celestial phenomena, and got the guidance from my husband. I came here to retreat for three months."
"In those three months, I ate and lived with the Miao people here, and I was deeply inspired. The pole of the gun in my hand was made of the best quality thin pole."
"Fire from the sky burns wood and becomes a magical spear of its own. My lord, please be prepared."
The two of them were three feet apart and paused together.
"etc…"
Zhao Yan did not readily accept the battle, but stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Your Majesty, you don't want to fight?"
"Yes, I have roughly guessed the reason for the truce in Kyushu. It seems that we have no reason to continue the fight."
"Do you think it's the Immortal Society?"
"That's right, isn't it the fate of the country? If the ten countries fight for a long time, the fate of the country will definitely be difficult. If the war continues and the people's livelihood will wither, the fate of the country will not be enough to maintain the lifespan of those old guys. I think this is the reason for the truce."
"...Although you guessed most of them correctly, you have gone into a misunderstanding."
After hearing this, Huo Qubing raised the corners of his mouth with a sneer.
"Misunderstanding?"
"Yes, if you defeat me, I will tell you the truth."
"Oh, if you don't have something real, I won't be done with you."
Zhao Yan had no choice but to straighten his clothes, roll up his sleeves and get ready to take action.
"The spear that lasts a lifetime is the stick of the moon, the sword of a lifetime, I will teach you the marksmanship of the champion."
"Where are your weapons? Why don't you bring the sword case?"
"Mountains, rivers, land, strong winds, and rains are all at my disposal. What kind of weapon do you want? Just look at the sword!"
Zhao Yan roared softly and pointed his sword forward.
Immediately, a strong wind blew up beside him, and suddenly a huge wind sword formed and slowly pushed towards Huo Qubing.
This blow is a call to the sword. Since you are going to fight, let's test your internal strength first.
The opponent also cooperated very well. He stepped out with his foot and thrust forward like a dragon and a tiger with the fiery red spear. In an instant, it collided with the tip of the air sword.
There was a suffocating collision sound between the two, and they only lasted for a few seconds before they exploded apart.
The spear flipped several times in the air and bounced back into Huo Qubing's hand. Zhao Yan also withdrew his sword.
"You and I are both new to land immortality, so the difference is not that big."
Huo Qubing held a spear in his hand and pointed it out with one hand.
"By becoming a land immortal, could it be that you also robbed the old Taoist priest of his luck?"
“If you don’t rob him, who else can you rob?”
"It's really like a whale falling from the sky..."
Zhao Yan sighed and used his palms to form the starting position of Tai Chi.
Using fists against guns is a very unwise approach.
Short vs. long, you will be at a disadvantage as soon as you start.
"Although the barrel of the gun is made of a thin rod, the tip of the gun is made of meteorite iron. It can break armor very sharply. Be careful!"
"Don't worry, the Buddhist Vajra combined with the secret technique can block the Thousand Armor Technique no matter what."
boom!
During the conversation, the two of them got close. After Zhao Yan dodged a shot, he leaned his shoulder towards the gun body and reached out to pull Huo Qubing into his attack range.
As long as you control it within easy reach, your disadvantages will disappear in an instant.
But Huo Qubing obviously wouldn't let him succeed easily. He took the initiative to get rid of the spear and flashed past.
The strange thing is that every time he got rid of it, Zhao Yan appeared in front of him like a ghost. He repeated it several times and couldn't get rid of it.
"What secret technique is this?"
Huo Qubing asked in surprise, but his feet kept moving, still looking for a way to get rid of this bone-eating insect.
After all, he was young, and he was not a martial artist of the same era as Zhang Danfeng, so he had not experienced the power of the "Book of Forgetting Love".
"It's not a secret skill, but the light skill 'Yunyi'."
"It's really amazing. There are few such wonderful Qinggong in Kyushu."
"Want to learn? I can teach you."
"I won't tell you until you win!"
The two exchanged a few words, and Huo Qubing suddenly opened his eyes angrily and struck out with a majestic palm.
For a moment, the airflow around him surged towards Zhao Yan, and he broke through the door.
As the airflow was disrupted by Huo Qubing, the effect of "Yunyi" was immediately greatly reduced.
This skill is to combine oneself with the wind and cloud to create an ethereal and fantasy effect.
Once it is forcibly disrupted, the effect is not that good.
Zhao Yan had no choice but to remove the "Yun Yi", raised his arms and received Huo Qubing's palm forcefully.
The contact between the two was fleeting, and they retreated a few feet and landed on the ground again.
"General Huo can do it. He saw through the principle of this technique in just a few moves. His keenness of observation is rare in the world."
Zhao Yan said with admiration.
He deeply felt that the wonders of "Yunyi" were very difficult for ordinary people to come up with a solution in such a short period of time.
Of course, if you want to break this skill, you must at least have the ability to communicate with heaven and earth in the celestial realm.
Otherwise, even if you see the secret, you won't be able to solve it.
"Your Majesty took the initiative to inform you of the clues. If I still can't guess it, wouldn't I be too stupid?"
"I just gave you a name. I can guess its meaning. The general's understanding is really great."
After Zhao Yan finished speaking, he suddenly felt that he had said nonsense.
It has long been a fact that goes without saying how talented Huo Qubing is in Kyushu.
The twenty-three-year-old land god is definitely a record-setter.
"No need to say more, look at the gun!"
Zhao Yan also forced him to lose his temper. Huo Qubing, who had always been proud and arrogant, was forced to abandon his gun as soon as he made a move, which made him feel quite unhappy.
Although he voluntarily abandoned his gun in order to get away from his opponent, his subsequent misstep was truly a faultless mistake.
So when he thrust out his spear, his attack was extremely powerful.
The air in front of Zhao Yan suddenly became extremely hot, and waves of fiery red air rushed towards his face.
Looking from the side, it turned out to be a red fire dragon rushing towards Zhao Yan with its claws and fangs bared, its bloody mouth about to devour him.
But in the face of such an offensive, Zhao Yan calmly raised his palms in front of his chest and made a smile.
"If I am a vajra, I will be immune to water and fire."
For a moment, the majestic momentum on his body subsided, and Qi flowed all over the body, without being induced.
But the moment the fire dragon approached, thunder broke out on the ground, and a golden Buddha spread out in an instant, scattering the huge fire dragon.
The fire dragon immediately dispersed into raging fire, burning the air. Zhao Yan's hands were like lightning, he raised his two fingers and grabbed them into the flames in front of him.
when!
The collision between the tip of the spear and the fleshy finger produced a huge trembling sound like a vertebrae hitting a bell.
Pushing away in all directions to the west like strong winds and huge waves.
Dozens of "thin poles" on the side were blown to a ninety-degree bend, but returned to their original shape instantly after the wind and waves dissipated.
With its strong flexibility and outstanding shape-changing ability, it's no wonder Huo Qubing likes it so much.
"It's better to change the place. The general has to take care of these trees when he takes action, which will inevitably make him unhappy."
Zhao Yan suggested.
He could see that Huo Qubing's previous attack had deliberately avoided the area that would damage these trees, so that shot only used 80%25 of the force at most.
Otherwise, the extremely high temperature flames would have ignited these trees long ago.
Because of this, Zhao Yan dared to use the body of the Vajra Realm and the "words and tricks" to take the shot head-on.
After this move, he roughly understood Huo Qubing's true strength now, and he also had an estimate of the outcome of this battle.
"Okay, let's go over there. Fulongding is the crater of a volcano and there's nothing there."
"please."
After Zhao Yan finished speaking, he took the first step and ran towards the top of the volcano.
Huo Qubing followed with his gun, and the two were still competing.
The distance between this place and Fulongding is about seven or eight miles, and there are many difficult mountain roads. The competition at this moment is the speed of the two.
The two of them were chasing each other, but their speeds were almost the same.
Of course, if he tried his best, Zhao Yan would definitely win.
"Following his words" can give him a speed that is twice as fast as his current speed. If he is reckless, he will soon be able to leave Huo Qubing behind.
It's just that the extreme speed state consumes a lot of energy, which will definitely affect the subsequent competition.
"General, what is the name of this gun?"
While running, Zhao Yan turned his attention to the fiery red spear in Huo Qubing's hand.
"Breaking the military."
"One of the top ten famous guns... actually does not have the name of this gun."
Zhao Yan had personally experienced the power of this gun. Even if he took the shot with the Vajra Dharma that had been given the power to "follow words", his fingers still hurt slightly at this moment.
You must know that his defense just now was enough to block the attacks of thousands of armors, but the armor-breaking characteristics of this gun still caused him some damage.
However, such a magic gun is not among the top ten famous guns.
"This gun was forged by me personally. It was just finished a month ago. It's normal that it didn't make the list."
"I see, how does it compare to the Heavenly Spear Yang Ning's Xueyue Divine Spear?"
"Nothing less than that."
Huo Qubing replied proudly.
He has this confidence.
In order to build "Po Jun", he spent a total of ten years, from searching for materials to the birth of the magic gun, doing every step personally.
The Xueyue Spear is a century-old famous gun, ranking second among the top ten famous guns, but its power is also well known. When the gun is fired, it is like a dream, the cold air is overwhelming, and it is difficult to guard against it.
Huo Qubing was a gun lover, so of course he went to Yang Ning for advice, so he knew that the power of "Po Jun" was already greater than that of "Xue Yue".
But even so, Huo Qubing doesn't necessarily dare to say that he can beat Yang Ning, the Sky Spear.
After all, this person is the pinnacle of spear skills in the entire Kyushu.
At the age of 20, he entered the sky and became the chief instructor of the Tiance Mansion of the Tang Dynasty. From then on, he rarely encountered any opponents in the world.
In the battle at Guangming Temple, he single-handedly fought against the Western Astronomical King of the Zoroastrian Cult and killed the Westerners with his gun. With the merits of this battle, he broke through the bottleneck and entered the land of gods.
Yang Ning is a pinnacle master of marksmanship who gets stronger as he fights.
Although Huo Qubing is strong, he is still too young. He may be able to defeat Yang Ning in a few years, but he definitely can't do it now.
"Isn't that comparable to the Overlord's Divine Spear?"
Zhao Yan exclaimed.
Among the top ten famous guns, the one ranked first is the Overlord Divine Gun.
One force can defeat ten levels. No matter how magical the characteristics are, they are just a dream in the face of absolute power.
The Overlord Divine Gun is such an existence, and the wielder of the gun can be endowed with ultimate divine power.
Since "Po Jun" is better than Xue Yue, the gap between "Po Jun" and the Overlord's Spear should be about the same.
If the Overlord Divine Spear represents the ultimate power, then the "Breaking Army" is the ultimate armor-breaking effect.
The difference between strength and armor breaking...
When dealing with different enemies, I really can't say which one is more useful.
"The Overlord's Divine Spear has disappeared for more than ten years. How can we know the result without a competition?"
Huo Qubing was humble for a rare moment.
Although he has strong confidence in "Po Jun", the Overlord Divine Spear has always been recognized as the leader of the guns in the Kyushu martial arts world.
He couldn't do such a thing by claiming first place without any competition. It was not his character to be arrogant.
"But if you still use your body to receive the shot from me, after five shots, be careful with your fingers."
Huo Qubing warned.
He didn't go all out with the shot just now, so it's not surprising that Zhao Yan caught it.
But when he reaches Fulongding, he will definitely exert all his strength without any scruples, and he will not care about whether he will be injured.
"General, don't worry, I have it in my hands... There are many tricks, and it's not my style to fight hard."
Fulongding.
The two of them stopped and stood on one side one after another.
Zhao Yan raised his eyebrows and said:
"General, please take action."
