Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 175 - 156: Leeks? Fire Nut Gathering!

"Danhu Royal City."

"With a military force of one million."

"Divided into ’Hundred Beasts Army’, ’Black Armor Army’, ’Golden Armored Army’, and ’Black Armor Army’."

"The ’Black Armor Army’ is the strongest!"

"The ’Hundred Beasts Army’ has the most numbers!"

"The ’Black Armor Army’ guarding the ’Xuan Tie Ore’ is just one unit of ’Black Armor Army’."

"The ’Black Armor Army’ is named for its ’Wutong Armor’, which is black in color. The soldiers themselves are all strong, and with their excellent armor, one unit of a hundred men can easily kill through a thousand ’Hundred Beasts Army’ soldiers."

Wang Kuan introduced Danhu Royal City and the ’Black Armor Army’ with a serious expression, "The ’Black Armor Army’ is powerful. We must never confront them directly. If we do, there’s only one word: run! Never hesitate. If you get entangled, it’s a dead end!"

A hundred-man Black Armor Army!

Each soldier is well-armed and skilled in martial arts. Together, they form a battle formation that’s invincible. freēnovelkiss.com

Break through the formation?

Fight a hundred alone?

Don’t even think about it!

"Black Armor Army!"

"That strong?"

Yan Chuan curiously asked, "Is the Black Armor Army composed of all limit-breaking masters?"

He was intimidated by Wang Kuan, imagining Danhu Royal City and the Black Armor Army to be overly formidable—

"Not that exaggerated."

Jian Rong laughed, "The ’Black Armor Army’ is organized by ’units’, led by a ’Du Head’. A Du Head has roughly a Fourth Grade power, with completely tempered limbs. Below that, fifty soldiers make a ’Local Chief’, ten make a ’Centurion’, and almost half of the Centurions are limit-breaking. The ordinary soldiers below that are not."

Du Head!

Local Chief!

Centurion!

With that calculation, one unit of the Black Armor Army has at least eight limit-breaking members.

"One unit of Black Armor Army can rival a Guangling Academy!"

Yan Chuan marveled.

Since he killed Wu Qi, Wen Wu, and Yuan Shicai from Guangling Academy, they only have seven Inner Court Elders, seven limit-breaking ones.

That’s even one less than the number of limit-breaking members in a unit of the Black Armor Army.

And Danhu Royal City’s Black Armor Army consists of more than a hundred people, not to mention the stronger ’Golden Armored Army’ and ’Black Armor Army’ above them.

A Royal City!

Truly formidable!

"The Black Armor Army is formidable."

"Therefore, the Xuan Tie Ore must be seized with wisdom."

Wang Kuan continued, "The miners extracting Xuan Tie Ore are ordinary people. They have a hard time finding and distinguishing ’Black Flame Stone’. To obtain ’Black Flame Stone’, only limit-breaking levels from the Black Armor Army can enter. With their keen sensitivity after breaking the limits of ’Qi-Blood’, they can find it. Therefore, a unit of Black Armor Army has at least six limit-breaking levels, half of which are often in the mines. If we infiltrate the mines, we’re likely to encounter them."

Great Yan warriors crave cultivation resources!

As do the warriors of the Mountain and Sea Realm!

The Black Armor Army guarding the mines is a lucrative position. Besides selling ’Xuan Tie Ore’, the mere ’Black Flame Stone’ is a considerable asset, greatly accelerating training progress, which in turn offers higher status and treatment within the Black Armor Army.

Therefore, these people are not just guarding the outside. Apart from handling inspections, most of the time, the limit-breaking levels rotate inside the mines in search.

"Finding one jin of Essence Stone surpasses half a year’s hard cultivation!"

Jian Rong earnestly said, "We should not be greedy. Once we enter, the four of us should stick together. This way, when we meet a Black Armor Army limit-breaking master, four against one, we can quickly control the situation, either fight or escape, act together!"

"Okay!"

Yan Chuan and Huo Zhen agreed to everything.

After agreeing.

The four of them held hands and entered the Star Gate.

A month later.

Yan Chuan arrived at the Mountain and Sea Realm again!

...

Mountain and Sea Realm.

In the southern region of Danhu Royal City’s territory, surrounded by mountains and swamps, a small Xuan Tie Ore was discovered by a prospecting team in a mountain shaped like a lying ox last year. The Royal City dispatched a unit of Black Armor Army to station here and began extraction.

In the past year, many thieves and bandits have infiltrated the mines, stealing ’Xuan Tie’ or even ’Essence Stone’. Most were killed by the Black Armor Army, but some managed to escape, and one even killed a Black Armor Army Centurion a month ago.

Such a disgrace!

Under such an atmosphere, the Black Armor Army slackened its external defense but tightened internally, secretly strengthening mine defenses.

At the same time, the Royal City quickly dispatched a new Centurion to fill the vacancy.

The new Centurion had arrived for several days.

That night.

He practiced boxing in the mountains.

Bang bang bang!

His movements were like a moving dragon, steady like a crouching tiger, swift like a cunning rabbit, agile like a monkey, light like a crane. Striking, grappling, throwing; majestic and graceful, nimble and swift, dodging and maneuvering, with varying speeds and strengths, intelligent and flexible.

His boxing technique was truly exquisite!

Not just boxing techniques but also Qi-Blood!

Whoosh!

As he moved his fists and feet, his Qi-Blood surged like a rainbow, faintly accompanied by thunder.

This is—

"Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound!"

From a distance, Du Head Yang Zheng watched the newcomer practicing boxing. Seeing his exquisite technique and hearing the ’Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound’, he was momentarily pained, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Recently, one of his trusted Centurions was killed by a thief, making Yang Zheng quite unhappy.

And at this time, a new person is airborne from above.

This too is okay!

But the newcomer lacked sophistication, neither flatter nor bribe upon entering his unit.

Against such a ’thorn’, Yang Zheng had many ways to adapt him, leaving him to patrol daily without giving him a chance to find Essence Stone in the mines.

This was clearly ostracism!

Originally nothing much, polish a little, air a little, naturally he would learn the importance.

But not a few days later, he noticed that although the newcomer had broken through the limits not long ago, his boxing and spear techniques were outstanding. Even more absurd, he had mastered the ’Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound Technique’, ensuring prospective rapid growth. Such a ’newcomer’, could not be scolded or offended!

But Yang Zheng had already offended him, and at this moment, asking him to concede, lose face, and remedy, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Frustrated and agitated!

Evil thoughts arose!

"Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound?"

"So what!"

"There have been many talents dead in the Black Armor Army!"

Yang Zheng’s heart hardened, "In this acre and three parts of land, there are plenty of ways for me to rid of you!"

He harbored killing intentions in his heart.

But ostensibly he remained smiling, approaching the man, saying, "Lately bandits have been rampant. Captain Wang, I’m afraid you’ll have to work harder tonight and lead the patrol."

"Yes!"

"Du Head!"

Captain Wang turned, appearing handsome and youthful, in his twenties, pledging his fist!

...

"We’re here!"

"Shaped like a lying ox, this is the place!"

Under the dim moonlight and sparse stars, after Yan Chuan and his group’s four-person crew entered the Mountain and Sea Realm, they headed straight for the Xuan Tie Ore location, arriving within a day and night.

Woniu Mountain!

Xuan Tie Ore!

Just ahead!

"This mountain isn’t large."

"But it’s not something a hundred people can guard!"

Huo Zhen glanced at Woniu Mountain from afar, surprised, "Danhu Royal City genuinely only stationed one unit of the Black Armor Army here?"

"No mistake."

Jian Rong nodded, explaining, "Sect Leader Huo, you might not know, but the Black Armor Army doesn’t need to guard the vast expanse of Woniu Mountain, just the entrances to several mine shafts, and deploy two teams to patrol in shifts."

The mine entrances are watched by the Black Armor Army!

And two teams patrol day and night, preventing thieves from tunneling into the mines, thus preventing most theft cases.

Moreover, even if a thief manages to get in, it’s troublesome to get out again.

Strictly controlled entry and exit!

It’s very difficult to steal from the mine!

"So strict?"

"How do we get in?"

Yan Chuan was taken aback.

According to Jian Rong, entry is impossible, exit as well. The road is blocked, so how to steal?

Jian Rong laughed, "The Black Armor Army is not without flaws. At least five or six hundred miners work here every day, going in and out. The crowds and confusion are our opportunity!"

Wang Kuan explained, "All of us are limit-breaking masters, agile, and we can mix into the miner’s team head to work. Taking advantage of shift changes and the Black Armor Army’s defense change intervals, we sneak in amidst the chaos."

"This simple?"

Yan Chuan frowned, "During the shift change, despite the crowd, as long as they exit one door, enter another, line up, and count the numbers, how could it be chaotic?"

Never mind five or six hundred!

Think of the concerts, the Spring Festival travel of past lives. Even with thousands or tens of thousands, how many could bypass security, sneak in without a ticket?

Pre-set arrangements.

It’s an unmovable one-man gate!

Chaos?

It won’t happen!

"Yes!"

"Chaos could be a facade."

Jian Rong nodded, casting an approving glance at Yan Chuan, "We suspect that the Black Armor Army might deliberately create some chaos to allow us to sneak in. They hope for us to enter!"

"Trapping the turtle in the jar?"

Huo Zhen frowned.

In that case, knowing it’s a pit, a trap, they still head towards it?

"Not exactly."

Wang Kuan shook his head, explaining to the two, "The limit-breaking masters in the Black Armor Army are limited, and the Essence Stone they can find is also limited. But if they intentionally let three or five limit-breaking people in for a time, and once they accumulate a lot of Essence Stone, the Black Armor Army can then attack, kill, or chase them away, seizing the Essence Stone from these thieves is much more efficient than seeking it out themselves."

"I see!"

Yan Chuan immediately understood—

Chives!

Harvest!

This is treating the limit-breaking thieves as chives, letting them in to exploit free labor, ready for any harvest.

"One more point."

Jian Rong added, "Not only for ’Essence Stone’, but potentially to create conditions for inside theft. Guarding the mine is a lucrative position, wealthy not only in ’Essence Stone’ but also in ’Ore’. If the Du Head uses his subordinates well, with united efforts, they could steal ’Xuan Tie Ore’ to sell privately, gaining as much as ’Essence Stone’. And to steal Essence Stone, it can’t be too orderly; a little chaos makes it easier to reach out!"

These points are speculations by Wang Kuan and Jian Rong.

But highly probable.

Regardless of the situation, or both, these provide Yan Chuan and his team an opportunity—

"Infiltrate!"

"Seek Essence Stone!"

"Evade Black Armor Army tracking and encirclement, successfully extract Essence Stone!"

"This is Fire Nut Gathering; succeed, and they will live well and progress rapidly. If exposed, the four together can break a path of blood."

The two elders hesitated to risk this before, fearing escape afterward.

But now.

With Yan Chuan.

With Huo Zhen.

Four limit-breakers combining, much more confident, they can try!

Yan Chuan and Huo Zhen exchanged looks, both nodded—

"Let’s do it!"

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