Yuyao City.
In Lin Tianming's cave, in a training room, he was sitting cross-legged with his hands clasped, and he was practicing deeply.
After returning to the cave from Tianlong Pavilion, he immediately went into seclusion to practice. It has been half a month since then.
During this period, he never left the cave, practicing hard and preparing for another battle.
At this time, sitting quietly like this, the peace was quietly broken as a bell rang.
"The assembly bell rang. It was silent for a long time. It must be that the monster has made another move!"
Lin Tianming said something, then immediately stood up and left his cave.
Outside the house, Qin Xi was already waiting for him. When he saw him coming out, he immediately greeted him.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, are the monsters attacking the Demon Control City again?" Qin Xi asked solemnly.
"Probably!" Lin Tianming nodded and replied.
"More than a month has passed since the end of the first war. It has been silent for so long. With the ferocious character of the monster, it will naturally not retreat easily."
"Their comeback, in my opinion, is expected!"
Hearing Lin Tianming's explanation, Qin Xi nodded. She also knew that this was the case, but she didn't expect the monster to come so quickly.
"The situation is currently unknown. Since the gathering bell has rung, let's go to the city wall and take a look first!"
Lin Tianming said calmly, then turned around and walked out of the cave.
Qin Xi sighed helplessly, then immediately turned around to follow his footsteps, and the two of them walked out of the cave together.
After a while, the two of them arrived at the wall of the Demon Control City.
At this time, a large number of monks gathered here.
On the streets in the city, monks were like locusts, and there were still a large number of monks coming here.
Li Xiuyuan and most of his teammates had already arrived, and they all gathered in an area on the city wall.
Lin Tianming took Qin Xi and walked slowly towards them, and soon came to them.
Seeing his teammates looking straight ahead, Lin Tianming had no time to say hello to them. Like other teammates, he was all paying attention to the situation outside Yuyao City.
Looking around, at this time, on the plains a few miles outside the city, an army of monsters had gathered again, and the leader was undoubtedly the terrifying flaming heavenly lion.
Except for the strongest being, all six third-order monsters that appeared before are here.
In the previous battle, two third-level monsters were injured by the spiritual arts activated by Chen Jingtian and others. Now the two monsters seem to have recovered more than half of their injuries.
Judging from their aura, although they are not as good as in their heyday, their strength cannot be underestimated.
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In the attic on the city wall.
As the army of monster beasts was discovered, Chen Jingtian and Wang Hengqiu received the news immediately and quickly rushed here.
At this time, the four golden elixir monks stood side by side. Everyone, including the foundation-building monks on the city wall, stared at the army of monsters outside the formation with fearful expressions.
As for the many Qi Refining monks in the city square, their spiritual awareness and eyesight are not enough to pass through the formation and clearly see the army of monsters several miles away.
Under such circumstances, they all gathered in the square. They had no idea about the situation outside the city and could only speculate and discuss secretly.
At this moment, Lin Tianming was still looking at the army of monsters on the opposite side. Everyone else looked fearful, but his expression looked relatively calm.
After his observation, this time the size of the monster army did not change much compared to before, with only a slight increase.
Fortunately, there are still the same few third-order monsters. In terms of overall size, they are basically the ones that survived the previous battle, and their overall strength has not changed much.
Seeing this situation, Lin Tianming slowly breathed a sigh of relief and was not too pessimistic about the upcoming battle.
After all, the human monks were able to win the last battle, killing two third-order monsters and injuring two third-order monsters, bringing the overall strength of both sides back to the same level.
Under such a disadvantage, the human monks can win. Now they are protected by defensive formations, and the monks' strength has returned to its peak state.
It can be said that the current overall strength of the human race is not weaker than the army of monsters.
Under such conditions, if a war breaks out again, there will naturally be no reason for failure.
However, he was so optimistic solely because of the news Tang Xiuhe received from him.
Because the Wei State is relatively remote and is not the main battlefield for monster attacks, the strength of the monster army here is also very limited. The longer it goes back, the weaker the attack will be.
One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, and under the cunning tactics of the human monks, it is only a matter of time before they are finally defeated.
After regaining his composure, he turned to look in the direction of Chen Jingtian, wanting to see what his reaction and plan would be as the leader of the human monks.
In the attic on the city wall.
Chen Jingtian looked at the stationary army of monsters on the opposite side. It seemed that he had no immediate plans to attack. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he turned his head and looked at Wang Hengqiu and others, and said, "The army of monsters seems to want to launch an attack. What do you think, brothers and sisters?"
After hearing his question, Wang Hengqiu thought for a moment and then spoke his own thoughts.
"Junior Brother Chen, we had the advantage in the last battle and achieved great results. It is true that we evened out the disadvantage of the human race."
"But the overall strength of the monster army is still very strong. At the very least, the flaming heavenly lion and the blood dragon are very powerful and are quite difficult to deal with."
"Under such circumstances, the next situation will still be serious, so we must be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yun, who was silent on the side, also echoed.
"What Senior Brother Wang said is reasonable. It has been calm for more than a month. During this period, the monster army should be adjusting its state and recovering from its injuries. Now that it has recovered, it is immediately ready to launch another attack."
"If we hadn't spent a lot of money, we wouldn't be sure of a decisive battle. Otherwise, we would have killed these evil beasts before they recovered."
Hearing these words from the two of them, Chen Jingtian nodded and recalled the scene of the first battle.
At that time, with the end of the first battle, the human monks had consumed too much, especially their golden elixir monks. They had very little spiritual power left, and it could be said that they were in no condition at all.
The backbone of the foundation-building monks also consume a lot of money, and many of the monks are seriously injured. When fighting, they are far less durable than the monsters.
Otherwise, if we pursue the victory and the monster army is exhausted, we may be able to expand the results of the battle, or even completely defeat them.
However, the human monks could not take risks. Leaving this favorable location would consume so much. If they pursued the whole body, if something unexpected happened, the gap that had finally been narrowed would widen again.
That would be too passive.
Because of this, they were not too unrestrained and insisted on playing steadily. Anyway, the human monks could afford it.
After coming back to his senses, Chen Jingtian looked at the eager army of monsters and beasts, and then said: "You are right. Although they had won a victory before, the monsters also know very well that they still have the initiative."
"It's really unrealistic to let them retreat just because they want to rely on a victory!"
"In this way, the monsters will not retreat easily. In my opinion, we need at least two major victories before they can retreat."
Hearing this, Lan Yu nodded and then complimented.
"Senior Brother Chen's analysis is good. We must recognize the reality, but I believe that under the leadership of Senior Brother Chen, victory in the next battle will still belong to us!"
As the youngest golden elixir monk in the Zhenyang Sect and the one with the least power, at this time, a few words of flattery can bring them closer to each other.
"Haha... Junior Brother Lan is right. Senior Brother Chen has planned the strategy, and the monster army is not a worry." Zhu Yun praised with a smile.
After speaking, Chen Jingtian smiled and waved his hands, but he felt very happy inside.
After coming back to his senses, he looked at the people present and showed satisfaction with their magnificence.
Then, he got straight to the point and said: "Okay... everyone, stop joking, let's talk about countermeasures!"
"Senior Brother Wang, as the eldest person, you have a lot of experience. You might as well share your opinion!"
Seeing Chen Jingtian mentioning him, Wang Hengqiu became dark and calm. After thinking for a moment, he could not make up his mind.
However, there is no way to avoid the current situation. Sooner or later, we will face it, but it is only a matter of time.
"Junior Brother Chen, judging from the current situation, if we don't fight, the defensive formation will last for about a month at most. By then, a war will still be unavoidable. In a hurry, we will fall into passivity."
"It is better to prepare in advance, or even repeat the same tricks to further weaken the strength of the monster army."
"As long as we take advantage a few more times, wait until we have the upper hand, and then come out in force to completely wipe out the monster."
After hearing this, Chen Jingtian and others all nodded, fully agreeing with Wang Hengqiu's remarks.
In their hearts, Wang Hengqiu is worthy of being a man who has lived for more than four hundred years. His behavior is simple and steady, and his character is neither arrogant nor impetuous. At such a moment, he can indeed give reasonable opinions to the point.
At this time, Chen Jingtian was also thinking in his heart about what kind of goal he should set for this crucial battle and how much loss he could bear.
After all, they were able to escape unscathed from the last battle, and that spiritual technique played a vital role.
But now, the spiritual technique has been used and cannot be used for a year and a half. Not only that, the monsters have also become defensive.
Without this powerful trump card, how could they withstand the pursuit of the Blazing Sky Lion when they were preparing to retreat.
After thinking for a moment, he knew the monster's strength very well, and he didn't have a good way to deal with it.
After coming back to his senses, he asked: "There is no problem in fighting, but when we retreat, we will inevitably be blocked by the monsters. How will we resist the monsters' pursuit?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Hengqiu, who had always been steady, couldn't think of a sure idea for a while.
At this time, everyone was silent, thinking about the most critical issue.
Chen Jingtian was also hesitant. He himself was very powerful and had obtained a powerful weapon in his early years, but he was reluctant to use it unless absolutely necessary.
However, it is also very tricky at this time. If it is a very critical situation, you have to use the treasured means.
Wang Hengqiu and others didn't know what he was thinking.
However, several of them can cultivate to the golden elixir stage, and none of them is a scheming person. In addition to the obvious methods, everyone has some hidden trump cards.
It just depends on the situation, whether they are willing to take it out in desperate situations.
At this time, in the quiet scene, Chen Jingtian and others had different expressions, each with their own little plans.
I don't know how much time passed, but everyone was brought back to reality by several roars.
Looking around, the army of monsters was already in formation, and under the leadership of the Flame Heavenly Lion, it seemed to be ready to attack and defend the formation.
Seeing this situation, Chen Jingtian looked solemn and seemed to have made up his mind.
"Brothers, it seems that the monsters are not going to give us a chance to think and respond. Since a war is unavoidable, we will deal with these beasts first."
As soon as the words fell, Wang Hengqiu and others frowned, showing expressions of hesitation.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Chen Jingtian changed the subject and said with a smile.
"hehe……"
"I know that everyone has their own trump cards and means. At this critical moment, I hope that everyone will not hold back. As long as these third-level monsters are killed, all losses will be replenished and even a big profit can be made."
Hearing these straightforward words, Wang Hengqiu and others looked embarrassed.
However, these people are all good people, and they all know it for this reason. They are also from the same sect, and they have been dealing with each other for hundreds of years. They each have their own little calculations, and they almost know it well.
No one who can cultivate to the golden elixir stage is stupid, and they will keep some trump cards in order to tide over difficulties in critical moments.
As the strongest among them, Chen Jingtian was the first to raise the matter and was willing to do his best for the war.
Under such circumstances, if they hesitate any longer, they will feel disrespectful.
Thinking of this, Wang Hengqiu made up his mind and took the lead in expressing his stance that he was willing to devote all his strength to a fight.
Seeing that the elder Wang Hengqiu had become abnormal, Zhu Yun also agreed to give it a try without any hesitation.
At this time, Lan Yu, as the weakest person, would naturally not let go, lest he be looked down upon by a few people.
Soon, Chen Jingtian and others reached an agreement and prepared to lead an army of monks to fight to further weaken the monster.
With their opinions unified, Chen Jingtian and Wang Hengqiu exchanged a few words and finalized some details and arrangements.
Soon time passed.
At this time, Chen Jingtian looked at the monks who were ready, and his loud voice spread throughout the Demon Yu City.
"Comrades, the monsters are attacking again. This battle is unavoidable. In order to repel them as soon as possible, I and the others have decided to give it a go. Do you dare to give it your all?"
Upon hearing this, many monks below spoke one after another, and the scene was extremely noisy for a while.
"Several seniors are very powerful and are willing to fight to the death for the world of immortality. It's really admirable."
"Although the juniors are not as strong as the seniors, their determination is not weaker than that of the seniors. Of course they are willing to follow in the footsteps of the seniors and fight the monsters until death."
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In the attic on the city wall.
Chen Jingtian's imminent words won the support of the monks and aroused their fighting spirit.
When Wang Hengqiu and others heard the compliments and firm words from many monks, they all showed expressions of satisfaction.
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