Gathering
At the Purple Moon Mountain, in front of Bamboo House, dozens of Yang Household Cultivators stood side by side: Yang Haoyu, Yang Dangmo, Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianwang, Yang Tiankang...
Yang Haoyu released the Crimson Wing Boat, and everyone boarded it one by one.
Faint red wings appeared on both sides of the Crimson Wing Boat, and then with a gentle flap, the slender hull transformed into a streak of crimson light and disappeared into the horizon.
Yang Tianxue, dressed in a white dress, stood against the wind, watching the departing Lineage cultivators before turning and leaving.
"Let's go, Uncle Twelfth, the Lineage's survival now rests on the shoulders of the two of us!"
"Um!"
Crouching Ox Pass is located at the northernmost tip of Dragon Valley County and is built on Mount Funiu.
There is a Third-Tier Upper-Grade Spirit Vein here. It was jointly funded by the Luochuan Sect, Three Rivers Sect, Feng Household, and the major Foundation Establishment Lineage of Dragon Valley County. It was forcibly upgraded from a Tier 2 Spirit Vein to a high-quality one, with the aim of building a pass that could resist the southward invasion of Foreign Races.
A city was built on Crouching Ox Pass, with walls sixty zhang high. It was cast from Qingyao Stone and a large amount of copper and iron, and hundreds of interconnected Formations and restrictions were engraved on it, ranging from the First-Tier to the Third Tier.
These Formations and restrictions, due to their superb craftsmanship, can be freely combined into various Third-Tier Upper-Grade Formation, offering a wide range of functions including offense, defense, and suppression, making them highly flexible and versatile.
If all the Formations are combined, the power of a Third-Tier Supreme-Grade Formation can be unleashed. In this case, even Fourth Tier Demon Beasts would not be able to break through Crouching Ox Pass in a short time, making it virtually impregnable.
However, there was more than one pass of this caliber. In the four border prefectures of Qin, Qing, Xuan, and Mo, there was a pass at the northernmost point of dozens of border counties.
In addition, each prefecture on the border also has a pass equipped with Fourth Tier top-grade Formation.
Each state has a corresponding pass with a Fifth-Tier Peak-Grade Formation.
Thus, dozens of passes of varying ranks stretch endlessly, like a giant dragon spanning east to west, lying across the northernmost part of the Northern River Region, blocking the enormous impact of the Cold Tide that occur every sixty years.
Yang Tianyou learned of this information on the Crimson Wing Boat. Before that, he did not know that there was such a "Great Wall" separating the Northern River Region and the Savage Wilderness Great Domain!
"Such a magnificent and grand arrangement, I wonder who designed it!"
As he processed the news he had learned from the Old Ancestor, Yang Tianyou sighed, a touch of emotion crossing his handsome face.
Although the worlds are different, the methods of defending against external enemies are exactly the same!
After the Three Rivers Sect Feng Household issued the Mobilization Order for the Cold Tide, dozens of Foundation Establishment Lineage from more than twenty towns in Dragon Valley sent out their summoned cultivators to Crouching Ox Pass.
The Yang Household's Crimson Wing Boat first arrived at Yellowstone Market, where they waited for the Liu Household of Qianmu Town, the Zhuang Household of Dengzhuang Town, the Mu Household of Spirit Crane Town, and the Qing Household of Qingfeng Town.
These Lineage are all allies of the Yang Household Lineage during this Cold Tide.
Among them, the Liu Household family of Qianmu Town and the Qing Household of Qingfeng Town are related by the Marriage Alliance, as are the Yang Household and the Mu Household. Moreover, all four Foundation Establishment Lineage have been established for at least a hundred years.
The Liu Household Qianmu Town, in particular, has a history of over four hundred years since Lineage Old Ancestor. They have a profound foundation and five Foundation Establishment Cultivators on the surface, two of whom are at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, making them extremely powerful.
After the Liu Household came the Zhuang Household of Dengzhuang Town. This Lineage was established only in recent decades and has only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator, so its strength is weak. However, its first Old Ancestor, Zhuang Beisheng, had experienced two Cold Tide and can be considered experienced.
Next came the Mu Household of Spirit Crane Town, Lineage by the Marriage Alliance of the Yang Household. Yang Tianyou's third aunt Yang Qiongxian, who was also the daughter of Yang Dangmo, married Mu Fengyun, the current head of the Mu Household.
Correspondingly, some women from the Mu Household also married into the Yang Household, and the two families have been linked by marriage for generations, maintaining a very good relationship.
The Mu Household has a longer history than the Yang Household, spanning over three hundred years. They provided considerable assistance to the Yang Household when it was first established, and the foundation of their relationship was laid at that time.
The Mu Household has declined considerably, with only two Foundation Establishment Cultivators remaining, the highest being Mu Chenyi at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer.
However, the Mu Household's Spirit Beast, the Azure-Feather Spirit Crane, is still young and possesses a cultivation level of the Second-Tier Upper-Grade, making it a powerful Spirit Beast comparable to the Purple Moon Wolf Ancestor. This is one of the Mu Household's most relied-upon assets.
Finally, there is the Qing Household of Qingfeng Town. This Lineage has only been established for a short period of time, a little over a hundred years, but its strength should not be underestimated.
There are four Foundation Establishment cultivators on the surface, the highest of whom is at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer. He is the first Old Ancestor of the Qing Household, but this Old Ancestor is already over 180 years old. It is unknown whether he will take action during this Cold Tide.
The Qing Household is related to the Thousand Wood Liu Family by the Marriage Alliance. Since their establishment, the two families have sent their children to marry into each other's families, generation after generation, and their relationship is very solid.
This Alliance was spearheaded by the Yang Household, Liu Household, and Zhuang Household, and later joined by the Mu Household and Qing Household, making a total of five Foundation Establishment Lineage involved, with extremely strong power.
The Crimson Wing Boat hovered over the northwest of Yellowstone Market for only a quarter of an hour. Then, a green dot appeared in the distant sky, which quickly expanded and gradually revealed the outline of an unfamiliar Flying Boat.
This Flying Boat is entirely bluish-brown in color, with a flat shape. Its surface is covered with naturally formed wood grain patterns, and it is surrounded by rich Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi, making it full of Spiritual Qi.
The Tier 2 Supreme-Grade flying magic Law Artifact, "Qianmu Boat," uses eighty-hundred-year-old Spirit Wood Yellow Pinewood as its Dragon Bone, supplemented by eighty-one First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Woods and nine Tier 2 mid-to-low-grade Spirit Woods. It took the Liu Household three whole years to refine this Qianmu Boat.
This vessel is of the highest grade. Among the major Foundation Establishment Lineage in the more than twenty towns of Dragon Valley County, only the Zhao Household family of Border River Town, the Black Iron Town Zhou Household, and the Liu Household of Qianmu Town possess Flying Boats of this level.
"So it's the Daoist Friends from the Liu Household who have arrived. May I ask which Daoist Friends is leading the group?"
Yang Haoyu smiled gently, his voice like Gentle Breeze from the horizon, slowly brushing past the Qianmu Boats not far away.
"Fellow Daoist Friends, it's been a long time. You still possess that same ethereal and heroic spirit."
The speaker was Liu Changsheng, the Grand Elder of the Liu Household family, an old man dressed in a blue Daoist robe. He had white hair and a youthful face, and his voice, though aged, exuded a vibrant vitality that soothed the listener. This was a manifestation of someone who had cultivated the "Azure Wood Returning Heaven Scripture" to an extremely profound level.
As he spoke, Liu Changsheng led several members of the Liu Household through the air, and Yang Haoyu waved his hand to activate the Crimson Wing Boat Formation, greeting them with a smile.
"So it's Daoist Friends Changsheng leading the team. Our safety is assured this time!"
Yang Haoyu, dressed in flowing white robes, wore a bright smile on her beautiful face, which was as refreshing as a spring breeze.
Behind her, Yang Tianyou's expression shifted slightly, realizing why the Old Ancestor had said that.
Liu Changsheng, the Grand Elder of the Liu Household, is at the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment stage. He has mastered the "Azure Wood Returning Heaven Scripture" to an extraordinary degree. He is not only Second-Tier Upper-Grade Alchemist, but his medical skills are also extremely profound. With him around, even if one is seriously injured, one can recover quickly. No wonder the Old Ancestor treats him with special regard.