Chapter 265 Schemes
The demon kings left their cave and flew away on the black wind, finally landing on a stone mountain.
The bull demon said cheerfully:
"Everyone, Fairy Hu has ordered the killing of four Golden Core cultivators. Our clan has already accomplished one, and now it's your turn to do the rest!"
It was very fortunate that the bull demon clan and the green dragon had cooperated, and they completed the mission without lifting a finger.
Now that human cultivators are on guard, it will be difficult to kill Golden Core cultivators by using ambush tactics.
The Black Wind Wolf Demon King chuckled and retorted:
"Brother Niu, you are mistaken. The task assigned by the fairy is to be completed by all our races together."
The death of Master Qingxu was also thanks to everyone, wouldn't you all agree?
"Brother Wolf is absolutely right."
"Brother Wolf is right."
The bull demon was instantly enraged, yelling, "Black Wolf, I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"
"Brother Ox, Brother Wolf was just joking. Don't let this ruin our friendship!"
The wild boar demon king beside him hurriedly tried to dissuade him, and then explained:
"Although our various races have had frictions and conflicts, we have always fought side by side with the human race in battles."
The Qingqiu envoy ordered us to kill four human Golden Core cultivators. Even if we acknowledge your achievement, can you still lead your clan out of the battle?
The bull demon snorted coldly and said nothing more.
It also knew very well that the bull demon clan would not dare to leave the battlefield if they did not complete the task assigned by Hu Yuniang.
Black Wind Wolf spoke:
"Brother Niu, please calm down and let's discuss the matter at hand."
We have to stay here until the mission is completed, but every day we stay here is consuming the future of our tribe.
If we exhaust our tribe and fail to complete the mission, how can you stand idly by?
It was eloquent and continued:
"The most urgent task now is to break the human race's protective mountain formation as soon as possible."
Otherwise, if the human Golden Core cultivators stayed within the formation and didn't move far, we wouldn't have had a chance to kill them at all.
"One more thing, everyone has seen what happened to Xiong Zhuang."
The human race has concealed its strength; we are simply incapable of completing this mission on our own. We must seek help from our own kind and relay Qingqiu's orders.
The leopard demon nodded repeatedly:
"Brother Wolf is right. After breaking the great formation of Mingfeng Mountain, the human race will have no foothold and will have to retreat."
Even without killing enough Golden Core cultivators, we can still invade the human heartland.
There is more blood to feed there, making it easier to grow the clan.
By sustaining themselves through war, the tribe might even have become stronger by the end of the war.
Black Wolf suddenly said:
"Have you ever thought about this question: why don't the human race dare to launch an attack when they clearly have a numerical advantage in Golden Core cultivators?"
The wild boar demon king shook his fat head:
"I haven't thought about it."
It became a demon king entirely by eating; thinking was not its forte.
The bull demon and the leopard demon looked thoughtful; this was indeed a point of suspicion.
Today's situation has led them to reassess the combat strength of the human race's Golden Core stage cultivators.
The enemy is stronger than them, so why don't they dare to launch a preemptive attack?
The Black Wolf Demon King continued in a sinister tone:
"If I'm not mistaken, the human cultivators must have realized that we have a Nascent Soul stage cultivator as a backer, so they have to rely on the great formation to have the confidence to fight us."
The leopard demon said:
"This is just speculation. What evidence do you have?"
If their guess is wrong, and the human Golden Core cultivators swarm them, they might not even be able to escape.
"We'll find out tomorrow. We'll expel more tribes to join the attack and send more Chaoyuan-stage demon beasts to fight. We'll oversee the battle from behind."
If the human race is not afraid, they will surely send Golden Core cultivators to attack us.
The Wild Boar Demon King nodded:
“Good idea. Although Xiong Zhuang is dead, his clan is still a formidable fighting force and can be sent out.”
During this period of fighting, the demon kings rarely instigated their own tribes to fight, so the bear demon tribe has a considerable number of members.
The bull demon nodded, "Let's do it this way. I've discussed the current situation of Mingfeng Mountain with Qingjiao, and he analyzed that the spiritual veins here won't last much longer."
As long as we can maintain our current attack intensity, the spirit vein's grade will inevitably drop within half a month due to excessive extraction.
A mid-grade second-tier mountain-protecting formation offers significantly weaker defenses, making it much easier to break through.
The leopard demon nodded in agreement and then said:
"The will of the Qingqiu envoy will be conveyed to those flying demon birds, and they will also have to contribute."
Beasts and birds have never gotten along and rarely fight together.
The next day, at Chen Shi (7-9 AM).
At the summit of Mingfeng Mountain, the Golden Core cultivators gathered together.
When Huoyun Zhenren saw the demon king arriving on a black wind in the distance, his face turned ashen.
These demon kings dared to lead their forces to attack; there must be a trap behind them.
Not only him, but the other officials also looked grim; their worst fears had come true.
"The mission of Mingfeng Mountain is coming to an end," Master Huoyun sighed, his heart filled with resentment, and transmitted his voice:
"Fellow Daoists, tonight we need to discuss the matter of evacuation."
They must leave before the spiritual veins of Mingfeng Mountain Immortal City drop in grade, and during the evacuation, they must do their best to ensure the safety of the core members of each family, since they will still need to rely on these families to serve them in the future.
On the city wall, Ji An had already made preparations for the battle. He used the "grass and trees as soldiers" technique to create more grass puppets.
Wang Dachui glanced back at him and felt a sense of relief.
Yesterday's battle revealed that Fellow Daoist Ji's combat abilities are extremely powerful; Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts simply cannot break through the defenses here.
As for higher-level demonic beasts, they are naturally dealt with by cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage.
As the sun gradually rose, the howls of wolves, carrying a wild and untamed aura, echoed in all directions. Then, the wolves called to each other, and a savage and bloody atmosphere swept over us.
The herd of demonic beasts began to run slowly, while the demonic birds flapped their wings and circled above them.
Another battle is about to begin, and Ji An infuses his magic into the apricot-yellow flag.
A yellow aura enveloped his entire body, and golden flowers floated around him.
These golden flowers appear and disappear intermittently, and are quite beautiful.
Under the cover of spiritual light, Ji An secretly released two defensive spells: Golden Armor Technique and Rock-Solid Technique.
With his Golden Jade Bone Body's skin-refining technique reaching the Silver Armor level, coupled with two Great Perfection level defensive spells and the defense provided by the Spirit Apricot Yellow Banner, he didn't think any Foundation Establishment stage demon beast could break through his defenses.
If you include the Golden Light Technique, he feels he's qualified to spar with cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage, and should be considered a decent punching bag.
Lin Qiubai stared sharply at the approaching horde of beasts, inwardly sighing that today would be another tough battle.
He has already discovered several Chaoyuan-stage demonic beasts, which normally do not join the battle this early.
This shows that the monsters did not give up their attack because of the death of the demon king yesterday; on the contrary, they intensified their efforts and deployed even more elite troops.
Li Haoran's flying sword sensed the joy in its master's heart and emitted a clear chime.
He said softly:
"Master, today I want to hone my sword intent by sparring with a Chaoyuan-stage demon beast alone. Which demon beast do you think is suitable for my current level?"
Although he has grasped the concept of sword intent taking form, he still needs to continuously refine his sword intent.
The comprehension of sword intent is endless, and honing sword intent is a lifelong pursuit for sword cultivators.
Lin Qiubai turned his head to look at his most outstanding disciple and said gently:
"That white tiger demon is only at the first stage of the Chaoyuan realm, which is perfect for you to hone your skills!"
When he comprehended the sword intent and it took form, he was already a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage.
His disciple's excellence made him very gratified.
"Thank you for informing me, Master. I will go to the city wall over there and wait for it to attack."
A streak of light flashed by, and Li Haoran flew away.
A wolf demon leaped onto the city wall and pounced straight at Ji An.
Do I look like someone who's easy to bully? What caused this misunderstanding?
A cold smile appeared on Ji An's lips. Everyone said that demonic beasts had extremely keen senses, but now he was starting to doubt it.
He pointed forward, and after a flash of golden light, a bloody hole the size of a thumb appeared on the beast's forehead, from which blood gushed out.
This was just a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast; it couldn't withstand his Gengjin Finger at all.
Although this spell was only a Qi Refining stage spell, its high-quality magic power, coupled with the amplification from the Geng Metal Dao Seed, allowed it to easily pierce through the flesh and bones of the demon beast.
Gengjin refers to the spell that is most energy-efficient yet has sufficient destructive power. He prefers to use this spell when facing a single enemy.
He glanced down from the city wall, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Several demonic beasts were struggling desperately, but the more they struggled, the faster they were swallowed up by the quicksand.
A grass puppet nearly two zhang tall and covered in blood wielded steel-wire-like vines, piercing the bodies of any monsters that approached.
As the monster's body rapidly withered, the blood on the grass puppet became even more intense.
Although it only deals with Qi Refining stage demonic beasts, it can handle a large number of demonic beasts at the same time.
This is the only one of nearly a hundred grass puppets to survive. These creatures are originally inanimate objects, and once created by magic, they can only maintain their original size.
For some reason, the puppet he created possessed the "talent" of growth.
As the number of monsters hunted by the grass puppet increased, its body also grew larger.
It grew from about one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) to two zhang (approximately 6.3 meters), and lived for far longer than normal.
Perhaps it was the special effect of the Great Perfection level causing all things to appear hostile, perhaps it was his improved understanding of the cultivation technique, perhaps it was the enhancement brought by the Wood Element Dao Seed, or perhaps it was a combination of factors, but he created a peculiar monster.
What shocked him even more was that the aura of the grass puppet at birth was barely at the Foundation Establishment stage, but now it had the aura strength of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He wondered if it could continue to grow.
Perhaps Ji An's performance was too outstanding, because he was targeted by a Golden-feathered Eagle at the late Foundation Establishment stage.
The monster circled above his head, looking for an opportunity.
When it flew into a blind spot, it would swoop down from time to time and unleash spells such as wind blades or wind tornadoes, which annoyed Ji An to no end.
This monster was incredibly fast. He tried to attack with the Frost Wind Technique and the Geng Metal Finger, but the monster dodged them all.
Fortunately, his defense was strong enough that he was not injured despite being hit by the monster's spells many times.
Four layers of defense are no joke.
He could unleash wide-range fire attacks using his magical artifacts, but they were still unable to hit the demonic beasts.
Ji An's eyes were cold as he pondered how to deal with this monster.
The fastest spell he knew was the Golden Light Spell, but the monster seemed to be a patient hunter, constantly ambushing and harassing him from afar, so he wasn't sure the Golden Light Spell would hit.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Ji An's mind.
In the secret method for cultivating and controlling beasts that his senior sister Li Minghui had given him, she mentioned the habits of the Golden Feathered Eagle.
This is an extremely proud demon beast that can only be raised by forming a blood pact with its master during its egg stage.
If such a demonic beast sees its own kind being raised by a cultivator, it will definitely try every means to kill that fellow beast before it will be satisfied.
To achieve their goals, they are willing to take any risks.
Let's see how far you're willing to take the risk!
His gaze deepened, Ji An patted his storage bag, summoned his golden-feathered eagle, and then immediately informed his beast tamer of his thoughts.
The beasts he tames are his bait, but this bait must not be swallowed.
The beast let out a hiss, indicating that it understood.
It looked defiantly at its fellow creatures in the sky, letting out a battle cry—a blatant mockery.
Although it was only at the Qi Refining stage, it had no fear whatsoever with its master by its side.
It knows very well that its mission is to take advantage of others and provoke them.
The biological habits recorded in the secret method are accurate. When the Golden Feathered Eagle, in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, discovered that its kind were being kept as pets, it let out a fierce screech.
The Golden-feathered Eagle clan, soaring through the sky, may die, but they must never be slaves!
It swooped down, and with the flapping of its wings, wind blades rained down like rain.
Ji An waved the apricot-yellow flag, and ten thousand golden flowers bloomed in the void.
At the same time, he used a magic incantation to return the tamed beast to his spirit beast pouch.
His goal was simple: to infuriate the Golden-feathered Eagle. Only then would he have a chance.
After the monster's attack, the tamed beast was released again.
Ji An kept repeating this action, and the Golden-feathered Eagle gradually realized that if it didn't deal with this cultivator, it wouldn't be able to kill the kin who had desecrated its pride.
The golden eagle continued its attacks, getting ever closer to Ji An.
'Closer, closer.'
While muttering to himself, Ji An dodged the attacks, and at the same time, he didn't forget to release his summoned beasts to provoke the opponent.
Seeing that the spell's effect was negligible, the Golden-feathered Eagle grew increasingly furious.
For demons, magic is merely an aid; their demonic bodies are their greatest asset and resource.
Its body was filled with demonic energy, protecting it, and it swooped down again.
Its thick, muscular lower limbs are golden and glossy, and its sharp claws gleam with a cold light. It is ready to personally take to the field, tearing apart the enemy's defenses with its claws, and finally pecking at its body.
In the Ten Thousand Mountains, there is a type of extremely hard stone.
Its wind blade spell can only leave shallow marks on the stone, but if it stretches out its claws and grabs hard, it can tear a mark several inches deep.
At that moment, Ji An was 'just right' to be attracted by a black wind wolf that leaped onto the city wall.
By the time he had dealt with the Black Wind Wolf, it was too late to dodge the flying pounce.
He was overjoyed, for he had finally gotten the chance for the enemy to take a desperate gamble.
Ji An was confident in his four-layered defense, believing that it would not be breached by the monsters in an instant. Therefore, he carried out this plan, which seemed risky but was actually full of calculations.
The golden eagle was overjoyed. It was already very close to the enemy, and with its speed, the prey had no chance of escaping!
Its sharp claws seized the enemy's body, lifting it up, and at the same time, it squeezed hard with all its might.
(End of this chapter)
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