Chapter 58: Blackstone County Castle

  The fifth-level Ice Seal Spell was one of the spells that Guo Fei obtained from the underground world. After using the sixth-level Flame Dragon Spell, there were two more spells left. After Guo Fei recognized the spell with his blood, he knew its power.

  He spent a fifth-level talisman, causing Guo Fei to secretly ache in his heart, and he gained insight into the power of human magic, as well as the preciousness of such talismans. This was indeed a lifesaving capital at critical moments.

  From Zhao Xue, I learned that the fifth-level talisman is a fifth-level spell sealed in the talisman paper. If it's cast by a cultivator, its power will be even greater.

  At the fifth level of the spell, even the Demon King would be frozen for a moment in an unexpected situation, let alone this low-ranking Fire Fox. Although Guo Fei didn't quite understand the ranking among cultivators, he knew that this fox demon couldn't withstand it, and even if it was surrounded by a large fire, Guo Fei could use his cold current to extinguish the flames, so he had nothing to fear.

  However, Guo Fei's master foundation knowledge is thin, and the fifth-level technique, Guo Fei doesn't know what level of technique can be performed. It must be above the technique sect.

  But. Guo Fei knew that this would definitely not freeze him to death, it could only seal him for half a time. However, let alone half a time, even in the space of one breath, it was enough to be fatal.

  "Hmph!" Guo Fei transformed into a sword soldier, and the Xuan Tie sword shot out a fierce flash, towards the seal in the ice crystal. The fire fox, with eyes full of terror, chopped it off. Its head, along with the ice crystal, was instantly cut off, spewing out a blood arrow, and its body instantly transformed into a fiery red fox.

  Suddenly, a flustered and panicked little fox shadow, about the size of a squirrel, burst out from its heart, shining with fiery red light.

  "Master, this is his beast soul's true body, grab it!" Hu Xiao Yue hastily said.

  Guo Fei flipped his palm, and the Sealing Spirit Ball appeared in his hand. With a slight movement of his mind, the Sealing Spirit Ball emitted a beam of light that shot onto the fiery red shadow of the fox. The demonic fox spirit struggled desperately to get away, but the beam of light was like silk threads, wrapping around it tightly. As it continued to struggle, the light gradually drew closer, pulling it into the Sealing Spirit Ball. The colorless ball suddenly turned red, and inside, a vividly lifelike little red fox darted back and forth.

  Hu Xiaoyue saw the fox die, her eyebrows inverted, her silver teeth clenched, and she rushed over to pick up its corpse. With a flick of her palm, her true form appeared, sharp claws, fluffy palm, instantly inserted into the fox's heart, dug out a round and rolling fire-red small ball, the ball was not big, slightly smaller than a ping-pong ball, unexpectedly hidden in the heart.

  Hu Xiaoyue, still not satisfied, flipped her palm over and used her sharp fingernails to slash open the fox's fur, stripping off a piece of fiery red fox skin.

  "Hatred between the same kind is so deep!" Guo Fei was surprised, and at the same time, he also thought of humans. Isn't hatred between humans also like this? They turn against each other in the same room, and are eager to destroy each other.

  Hu Xiaoyue slowly calmed down and said in a low, mournful tone: "The Fire Fox tribe captures the men of our White Fox tribe and kills them all. They capture the women and take them back to be slaves, forcing them to bear children for them. If the child is born as a male White Fox, they kill it. If it's a female, they raise it. My aunt's sister once escaped and told us about the situation there. They don't consider us to be of the same kind at all, and they cruelly humiliate us. Although we are beasts, we also have intelligence. Waaaah!"

  Hu Xiaoyue finished speaking and began to sob quietly.

  Kuo Fei was at a loss for what to do, he wasn't the kind of person who knew how to comfort women, especially when faced with a crying girl, he looked very clumsy and didn't know what to say.

  "What the fox said earlier was right, we were too self-enclosed, thinking that hiding in the Red River Valley would make us invincible, but that's a huge mistake." Not long after, Hu Xiaoyue stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and spoke out in sorrow before mounting her horse.

  Guo Fei was a history major before crossing over, so he naturally understood this principle. The Qing government's isolationism led to bullying by foreign powers, and it seemed that other worlds were no exception - if you didn't develop, you'd get beaten up.

  The road of the strong is full of thorns, but it's a living road. So Blackstone County must go, even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, the road to becoming stronger must be walked.

  Guo Fei calmed his mind and a firm arc appeared at the corner of his mouth as he rode forward.

  The official road to the southwest leads directly to Heishi County, and the two of them galloped quickly under Hu Xiaoyue's lead, at the speed of a blood horse, they had traveled nearly 250 kilometers by noon.

  "Master, once we cross that mountain ridge in front of us, we'll be able to see the Blackstone County City." Hu Xiaoyue pointed at the mountain ridge where the official road wound its way up.

  "Heishan County, it seems to be at the westernmost part of Zhao State." Guo Fei muttered to himself.

  "Yes. Actually, Heishi County was not built for a long time. When we escaped to the Black Rock Plateau, this place had not been built yet and was still a desolate land. It wasn't until we left the Black Rock Plateau that a small border town was established, and nearly a hundred years have passed since then." Hu Xiaoyue explained.

  "Oh, Heishi County is a border town, then which country's territory is to the west?" Guo Fei asked with interest.

  Going west, it's no longer the territory of the human race. Zhao Guo is in the northwest of Bei Yuan. In the past, there was a black rock plateau, extending all the way to the west, with treacherous terrain and countless demonic beasts and wild animals. Many tribes of demonic creatures and scattered demons also lived there. My family has lived on the black rock plateau for decades, but we didn't dare to venture deep inside, only active within a thousand miles range. In order to fight for a spiritual herb, we offended a pack of wolf tribe, they had a demon guard level beast, my family was no match, and we were forced to flee. I think Zhao Guo built Hei Shi Jun here to guard against the demonic beasts and wild animals on the black rock plateau, consolidating its territory. Otherwise, this thousand-mile fertile land would be uninhabited. Hu Xiao Yue thought deeply.

  Standing on the mountain ridge, looking down, my heart is suddenly clear. Guo Fei was shocked by the scenery in front of him. In front, there are three cities, one main city and two guard cities, forming a triangular shape, like a monster sitting on the plain in front. The plain is divided into blocks of wheat fields, with a large road leading directly to the main city.

  In the evening scene of the setting sun, people who work hard are coming and going in the fields on the plain. Now that May has just passed, the wheat field is blooming with flowers, a green expanse, set off by a harmonious natural beauty.

  Hu Xiaoyue was also stunned by the current scenery. She sighed, "I didn't expect that in less than a hundred years, this place would develop into a prosperous area for humans. In those days, this was a place where wild beasts roamed and demonic beasts flaunted their power."

  Under the mountain ridge, a beautiful red wooden pavilion, one person looked up at the winding mountain road, when he saw Guo Fei and two others riding horses down, his eyes lit up, and he immediately went to meet them.

  "However, it's Lord Guo Fei, young master!" This man was in his forties, wearing a black silk changshan, with two attendants following behind him, looking quite majestic.

  "Exactly! May I ask who you are..." Guo Fei said with a fist bump while riding on his horse.

  "Ah." The person's eyes lit up, and with a surprised expression said: "I am the steward of the lord's manor, the young miss sent me to welcome little brother, I have been waiting here for ten days already, today I finally waited for you. Hehe."

  "Thank you!" Guo Fei said with a smile, nodding his head. But he didn't dismount or get closer, clearly being very cautious.

  This person seemed to know Guo Fei's thoughts and nodded secretly, saying to Guo Fei: "I'll take the young master to the residence prepared for you by the county lord."

  He finished speaking, walked to the side of the pavilion, untied three horses in a small grove, and mounted one of them. The two men behind him also mounted their horses and headed towards the official road ahead. Guo Fei followed closely behind.

  As I approached the Blackstone County Castle, the shock in my heart grew stronger. The castle was thirty meters high and made entirely of black stone, with seams that were tightly sealed, as if polished to a mirror finish. Every hundred meters on the city wall, there was an arrow tower, with archers standing guard on top.

  The throngs of people gradually increased, coming and going on the official road, many carrying swords and wearing armor, in groups of three or five, looking fierce and rugged, clearly cultivators who roamed the mainland, with many appearing to be demon hunters.

  Hu Xiaoyue's face tightened, and she secretly mobilized her dancer's true energy to protect the beastly soul.

  The person in front seemed to have noticed Guo Fei's confusion, and the horse quietly retreated half a step, saying: "The annual Beast Hunting Festival is about to arrive, so many beast hunters have come."

  "What's Beast Festival?" Guo Fei was surprised, he had never heard of it.

  "Yes, this is the tradition of our Blackstone County town. When we built the city here years ago, it was to take land from the beasts' mouths. The highlands were overrun with wild animals that harmed many people every year. Holding such events also serves to control the beastly behavior and attract more people to settle down. It's quite effective now." The man seemed deeply proud, laughing loudly.

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