Chapter 48 Red Snake Gang
When cultivators fight, they always have to use various magic talismans.
The level of Qigong practitioners is too low, and the talismans they can use are limited. Most of the protective equipment they use are Golden Body Talisman, Yi Wood Shield, and Thick Earth Shield. For attack, they use Geng Gold Sword Talisman, Ice Arrow Talisman, and Armor-Breaking Hammer.
Even these low-level talismans are beyond the reach of most casual Qigong practitioners.
Only at the critical moment of life and death would they be willing to use the talisman.
Zhu Qiniang said: "You just have too little practical experience. We cultivators fight against the sky, the earth, and people.
“The hardest thing is to go against nature, but the most dangerous thing is one’s own kind.
"After we get back, I'll try some more moves with you. At least you'll know the power of various commonly used magic talismans, so you can have a better idea..."
Zhu Qinnan felt that Gao Xian was very good in every aspect except that he was afraid of fighting and was even a little timid, which was really bad.
Being meticulous is good, of course, but in the world of cultivators, there is not enough time to calculate.
No one knows who you will meet or what will happen next.
One must be prepared to fight at any time, this is also the awareness that a cultivator should have.
Gao Xian could only nod his head repeatedly. He knew his own problems. In his previous life, he was a middle-aged office worker who used some tricks to play workplace struggles, and he was okay.
Fighting, or even killing, completely violates the non-criminal principles he has developed over decades.
He had no choice but to kill Lao Wang. He was extremely nervous at the time and killed the other person purely out of self-defense.
The reason he killed Zhu Hongan was that the other party pushed him too hard. He did a lot of psychological preparation before taking this step.
Therefore, when faced with an emergency, he did not have the intention to kill people directly.
The Iron-backed Wolf in front was running very fast, but Zhu Qinniang was not in a hurry because the Iron-backed Wolf would leave a large trail of blood wherever it passed, so it could not be lost.
She followed Gao Xian and explained various combat experiences to him.
The two followed the trail of blood across a ridge and saw the Iron-backed Wolf lying in a patch of dry grass from afar. Although its abdomen was still rising and falling, it was obviously without any strength.
Several cultivators who came from nowhere were carefully surrounding the Iron-backed Wolf, pointing their guns and swords at the dying giant wolf.
Zhu Qinnan saw that the cultivators were all dressed in short brown clothes and some of them even carried bows and arrows. She knew that they were independent cultivators who made a living in the mountains.
Most of the cultivators would wear Taoist robes, and the rich ones would wear Dharma robes. Only the cultivators who often moved in the mountains, climbing mountains and crossing ridges, and walking through bushes, would wear short brown robes for the convenience of movement.
Such independent cultivators are poor and vicious. They dare to kill people just for a herb or a monster.
Under normal circumstances, Zhu Qinnan would not have clashed with them over an iron-backed wolf.
This time I brought Gao Xian with me to teach him a lesson.
Gao Xian also saw a few independent cultivators. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Qiniang, are you going to take action?"
Zhu Qiniang pulled Gao Xian forward, "Besides, you don't always have a choice.
"If you embark on the path of a cultivator, you will face all kinds of challenges and dangers."
Gao Xian didn't want to fight, but he couldn't just stand by and watch. He said, "How can I cooperate if they fight?"
"Don't get involved when the fight starts. Remember to activate the Yimu Shield to protect yourself. Wait until the situation becomes clear before I tell you what to do."
Zhu Qinnan gave a few instructions, then she let go of Gao Xian's hand and quickened her pace.
The several cultivators surrounding the Iron-backed Wolf also discovered Zhu Qiniang and Gao Xian.
Zhu Qiniang wore a dark blue robe, a bamboo hat on her head, and a veil on her face. Because she was out with Gao Xian, she also used the bone-shrinking technique to make herself much shorter, completely changing her physical features.
Gao Xian was not so particular. He wore a green Taoist robe and a hat to block the sun. He did not even think of covering his face with a mask.
There are more than 10,000 cultivators in Pegasus, but only a handful of them know him.
Several cultivators dressed in short brown clothes didn't pay much attention to Gao Xian. They were young cultivators and looked very immature.
On the contrary, Zhu Qinnan, with her sharp eyes and wearing expensive robes, looked like a powerful character.
The leader, a big man with a thick beard, shouted, "Stop! We, the Red Snake Gang, are hunting. Anyone who has nothing to do with us, please leave immediately!"
Zhu Qiniang did not stop. She said in a deep voice, "We killed this wolf."
"You killed him?"
The leading man said disdainfully: "You want to steal our prey as soon as you open your mouth, who do you think you are! Get out of here quickly if you know what's good for you, and don't force us to do it."
A group of people hunted in Tengshe Mountain all year round. They walked on the edge of life and death every day, and had long developed a ferocious nature in their bones.
If they didn't think Zhu Qiniang was quite powerful, they would have taken action directly and would not have wasted any time.
While the big man was speaking, the two cultivators had already raised their longbows and were aiming at Zhu Qiniang.
After a disagreement, both sides drew their swords and were about to fight.
Gao Xian was nervous. He swallowed and gripped the hilt of the sword. Sister Lan also appeared in the depths of his eyebrows and established a mysterious connection with the Qingmu Armor magic array runes.
With Sister Lan's help, Gao Xian was confident that he could activate the Yimu Shield instantly. But he still couldn't help but feel nervous.
There were five people on the other side, and each of them had a murderous look in their eyes and was definitely not a good person.
The distance between the two sides was about sixty steps, or thirty feet, so even with his master-level True Yang Spear, he couldn't touch the other party. (In ancient times, one step meant taking one step forward with both feet. Usually, one step was assumed to be five feet, and two steps were one foot.) He couldn't use the Mi Shen San, and the White Plum Needles on his wrist were even more useless.
The best way is to draw the sword and rush forward to fight. With his current speed, he can reach the opponent within two breaths.
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The so-called "xi" is also the unit of time here. One "xi" is one breath, which is equivalent to two seconds.
Gao Xian has always felt that this way of timekeeping is very inaccurate, but he just follows the local customs and now uses this method to calculate.
The Electric Light Dragon Hand has reached the Grandmaster level. He has specially tested the speed of full-strength burst, which is about ten feet per second. With the wind control technique, the speed can be increased by 30% to 40%.
While Gao Xian was calculating how to start the fight, Zhu Qinnan had already drawn her sword and pounced on the other party like a hurricane.
The two archers shot without hesitation. In order to kill Zhu Qiniang, they used precious armor-piercing arrows.
Two arrows with armor-piercing runes shining with white light pierced Zhu Qinnan.
The long sword in Zhu Qinnan's hand, shining with a clear green light, moved left and right and accurately cut the two arrows, which broke into pieces immediately.
Several big men were all shocked. The long arrow with the armor-piercing rune was extremely fast and had the power to penetrate armor.
The opponent easily broke the arrow with just a sword. Both his swordsmanship and strength were terrifyingly strong.
They realized that this woman was most likely a Qi training practitioner in the late stage, and they all wanted to back off.
At this time, Zhu Qinnan suddenly shouted loudly.
Gao Xian, who was standing behind Zhu Qinnan, felt as if someone was firing a cannon at his ear, and his brains seemed to be blown away.
Sister Lan, who was deep in his brows, remained motionless, which allowed him to remain conscious, control his body, and harness his magic power.
Even Gao Xian was like this, and the five cultivators who were facing Zhu Qinnan were all shocked to the point of feeling dizzy and their bodies going limp.
Zhu Qinnan took this opportunity to chant a spell to activate the Green Wood Thunder Spear. The lightning ring on her left hand flashed with twisted electric light, and a five-foot-long green pike instantly condensed into shape in the electric light.
She raised her hand and the green pistol, shining with electric light, shot out.
A cultivator holding a bow on the opposite side hadn't figured out what was happening before his head was pierced by a green pistol, causing a splash of blood.
The second green pistol followed and blew the other archer's head apart.
Then, the third green pistol was fired at the leading man.
The bearded man had the highest cultivation level. He vaguely saw the flash of green lightning and knew that something was wrong.
Without hesitation, he mobilized all his strength and swung his sword.
The sword was very fast, but it failed to hit the blue short spear. The blue lightning penetrated the big man's chest, and the terrifying magic penetration plus the explosive power of the lightning blasted the big man's upper body into pieces.
Gao Xian saw blood and flesh spurting everywhere, and the scene was exciting yet also had a strange beauty...
With three consecutive shots, the three cultivators on the opposite side had no power to resist and were killed on the spot. This was much more domineering than when he activated the True Yang Spear! At this time, Zhu Qiniang had already rushed in front of the remaining two cultivators. With a horizontal stroke of her sword, one cultivator was cut in half diagonally.
The last cultivator who was left also came to his senses. He looked at Zhu Qiniang with fear on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "Senior, please spare my life..."
This man kowtowed like crazy and looked extremely humble and pitiful.
Gao Xian came to Zhu Qiniang. He was full of admiration for her. Somehow a sentence popped up in his mind: "Whose general is this? He is so brave..."
(End of this chapter)