In the early morning of the next day, a huge ray of light broke through the clouds and shone on the dark seaside city wall. The huge wall stacks on the city walls were painted with a layer of magnificent grease-like colors like steel giants.
There was a hunting sound in the gap between the clouds. It was an exotic bird called a dove.
Their entire bodies are covered in blue-purple feathers, which are as hard as steel. Their huge wingspan can sweep away a house with just one blow. Those golden claws can even grab a huge monster from the sea.
These doves in the clouds were wandering around Linhai City. Maybe they hadn't caught any food in the past few days, so they were so hungry that they decided to target Linhai City.
"One, two, three, let go!"
On the top of Linhai City, there are many spiritual tools that look like war beasts solidified. These spiritual tools are extremely large and heavy, so they are most suitable to be placed at the top of the city.
They can shoot huge arrows that are dozens of times longer than their huge bodies. Even after these arrows are shot out, with the blessing of the city's spiritual tools, they can penetrate even rocks as big as mountains with one arrow. .
The second young master of Jixia City was standing on the roof of Tinghai Tower, the tallest building in the city, looking at this scene that he didn't usually see very often with a stern expression.
He watched the sergeants singing neat chants, and in an instant, dozens of huge arrows shot out like lightning rushed into the depths of the clouds.
After a while, these arrows must have hit something, and a large rain of blood fell from the sky. In the clouds, several doves were frightened by these arrows. They whined and quickly dodged towards the sky, and fled back without looking back.
The second young master shook his head slightly. It was bad luck today and he didn't shoot down such a dove bird. Otherwise, I am afraid that these beasts will be frightened and they will not dare to show their heads again for dozens of days.
He turned back, stared at Amber, who had been standing aside for a long time, and asked seemingly casually:
"You just said, how many people were injured yesterday?"
Amber has watched him grow up, and has always been referred to as his housekeeper, and is highly trusted by the second young master.
Seeing that the second young master had come to his senses, he still reported the report respectfully: "Yesterday we dispatched nearly a hundred people, but eight of them were still injured by the demon."
The Second Young Master frowned. He knew that these people were all mortals. It was okay to maintain order with them, but it was still too difficult to round up the demons.
He looked a little gloomy and continued to ask: "What did the monks say?"
Amber shook his head and said: "Sir, you are a Qi practitioner yourself, so you should understand the level of those people. I'm afraid, they are not much better than ordinary people."
The second young master snorted heavily, and he could only express his inner dissatisfaction in this way.
He understood that those with great ability had already gone to sea on their own. Only those who are timid or weak in ability will be hired by the City Lord's Mansion.
When Amber saw that the second young master was silent, he spread out the map that he had prepared with great detail and said:
"The first things that happened were here and here. These are all outside the city, and they are all civilians." As he said, he pointed them out to the second young master one by one.
"Seven or eight days ago, here and here, the losses of monks began to be reported. These monks are all hired escorts, and generally the skills of their subordinates are not bad."
Amber reported in a low voice. Seeing that he had begun to arouse the interest of the second young master, he slid his hand to the two highlighted areas and said in a deep voice:
"These two places are the most powerful outside the city. Small groups of monks have been wiped out. I personally went to investigate the scenes at both places. In one of them six days ago, the fighting at the scene was extremely fierce."
"And this place three days ago..." The second young master's eyes followed Amber's fingers: "A small team was also killed, but there were almost no traces of fighting at the scene."
The second young master's expression turned serious, and he looked at Amber quietly and said:
"You want to say that this demon's strength has increased extremely quickly?"
Amber nodded cautiously and said: "Yesterday was the first time we captured traces of a demon in the city, which shows that the demon was bold enough to dare to enter the city. Now for us, it can be said that we have reached a crucial point."
While frowning, he continued without stopping: "Everyone knows that the people in the city are denser. Especially the unprotected mortals are more vulnerable to the evil hands of demons."
"If we don't catch it, the demon's strength is likely to increase one step at a time."
"Combined with mankind's experience in previous demon rebellions, each time within a very short period of time, the demon's strength will increase to a terrifying level."
The more Amber spoke, the lower his voice became, and the more he spoke, the more worried he became. Apparently he also understood the dire consequences that this matter might have.
"What's even more worrying is that these demons often feed on humans, so the denser the population, the faster the strength of these demons will recover!" He finally reminded in a deep voice.
The second young master nodded. He also knew that these demons were often powerful beings from other worlds who broke through the world.
When they first came over, they were often restricted by space barriers and were still very weak. But as long as they are given a certain amount of time, these demons can quickly increase their strength. According to records, as long as these demons are strong enough, they can easily destroy a city.
He thought for a while and said without hesitation: "It seems that our current manpower is still not enough. We must increase our manpower as quickly as possible to quickly investigate the city."
Amber also nodded in approval and said: "We had a fight with the demon yesterday. The demon retreated on its own initiative, which means that it is not strong enough now, so it does not dare to confront us head-on."
"I have already asked people to start publicizing that the demon has been injured by us. I think the people in the city can stabilize the people's hearts in the short term." He analyzed the current measures with the second master in a very sophisticated manner.
The second young master nodded and said approvingly: "You did the right thing!"
He also knew that the news of the demon would have a huge negative impact on the people's hearts in the city, because everyone knew the terrifying ability of the demon that rapidly increased in strength.
Amber thought for a while and asked with a slight hesitation: "Even so, this matter is getting more and more out of our control. Do we want to invite the ancestor..."
The second young master looked over with a stern look, blocking his next words, and Amber had no choice but to stop talking wisely.
"It's not like you don't know the situation in the city now. Many things are becoming more and more subtle."
The second young master sighed and said: "As the strength of the four major families increases, we can no longer suppress them. It is because of this that our ancestors put down everything and retreat to strive for a higher level."
Having said this, he couldn't help but shake his head. It was precisely because of this that his ancestor promoted him to take charge of Linhai City.
He paused and then said fiercely: "This is the biggest thing we have done in several years. Everything else must make way for it!"
"With this demon incident, the four major families are now waiting to see our jokes. If we can't even handle this little thing and provoke our ancestors to go out of seclusion, then even if we can solve the immediate problem, we will cause endless trouble in the future! "
When Amber saw that the second young master had made up his mind, he could only sigh and said, "Then we can only find ways to recruit more strange people."
In fact, both Amber and the Second Young Master understood that doing so was not reliable. No one knows the true strength of these people recruited. If there is any delay and the demons are allowed to increase their strength, I am afraid it will make things worse.
But Amber thought about the second young master's difficulties again, and secretly thought: "I'm afraid this is the only thing I can do now."
Now that he knew that the recruitment of manpower could not be changed, Amber thought about it and came up with a plan:
"If we want to recruit people, we must give them greater benefits than going overseas. Only then can we recruit reliable people."
Seeing that the second young master was listening attentively, he continued: "If you only rely on spiritual stones, I'm afraid you can only attract some mediocre hands. I heard that there are a lot of good things stored in the secret vault in the mansion. Can you choose some less important ones?" ?Maybe it won’t impress some of them.”
"This method is very good!" The second young master's expression flashed, he nodded slowly and thoughtfully and said:
"Then I'll leave this matter to you. Remember, never let go of the things in the secret library."
"Bring out something really good to inspire them. As long as you can accomplish this without disturbing the ancestors, I will remember you as the first contributor." After thinking about it, the second young master simply decided to let out some blood.
"Yes!" After receiving the second young master's promise, Amber cheered up, put away the map, and retreated to make arrangements.
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"Crash la la la..."
Hearing the sound of wooden piles falling to the ground, Qian Yunsheng stood among the wooden piles, happily watching that fewer and fewer wooden piles were knocked down by him, and he thought to himself:
"This phantom step is pretty good. It's not easy for people to see the heels when it's done. But I also want to buy a pair of boots with built-in shielding effect, so that it can better cover up this last bit of gloomy abnormality. "
Then he shook his head again and clutched the injury on his chest. The injury on my body is really hindering me. I can only practice the Phantom Step for an hour every day before stopping. If there hadn't been such a drag, I should have been able to master this technique much earlier.
"With this phantom step, even if you encounter a demon, your chances of saving your life will be greatly increased." Qian Yunsheng felt the power of the phantom step again and nodded with satisfaction.
This is already the third day since he came back. He has been practicing Phantom Steps hard these days. The most important task is to accept the recruitment of the City Lord's Mansion and get the rewards there.
Originally, Qian Yunsheng's main job these days was to look for clues to the Nine Netherlands, but as expected, the information he hung in the tooth row did not move at all.
However, with his in-depth research these days, he really found a new way to find the Nine Netherlands. But when he hurried to the dental shop to ask, he was still disappointed.
"Sure enough, this matter is not that simple!"
Just when Qian Yunsheng sighed and was about to find a new way, the manager of the dental shop said a leisurely word:
"Although I haven't seen this Soul-Eating Grass here for a long time, I heard that this Soul-Eating Grass was included in the bounty for demons released by the City Lord's Mansion this time. Sir, would you like to take a look? look?"
After searching for so long, I finally got the news about Jiuyou Land. Although Qian Yunsheng was excited in his heart, he still suppressed the expression on his face. He didn't want others to see his true thoughts, so he nodded and said: "Please ask the manager to get it." I’m offering a reward to take a look.”
When he saw that there was indeed a Soul-Eating Grass reward on the bounty, he couldn't help but feel excited.
As a result, the matter boiled in his heart like boiling water. He recalled the scene he saw in the yard that night. It seemed that within a quarter of an hour, the demon was suppressed.
This made him wonder to himself: "Everyone knows that this monster thing is not easy, but this time the monster seems to be weaker, right?"
If that's the case, you can consider it.
Based on Qian Yunsheng's self-assessment, he still felt that he was more powerful than the average so-called immortal master in the East China Sea.
Otherwise, the old captain would not change his mind and encourage him to go to the Bering Sea. You know, this old captain used to fish in Yuewan Strait, which means that most immortal masters should not have this ability of their own.
After evaluating his current abilities, Qian Yunsheng made up his mind. You should know that the soul-eating grass is not easy to find. I really missed this opportunity. I really don’t know how much time it will take to find the way to the Nine Netherlands.
"It seems that it is better to practice one or two life-saving skills first, so that you will be more foolproof!" He thought of several techniques he found in the scrolls, one of which was not expensive and short in time, which was just right for him now.
Just do it as soon as you think of it. Qian Yunsheng has already obtained the spirit stones for selling monster beasts from the old captain. He is also very energetic, so he no longer hesitates.
He first politely stuffed a spiritual stone into the steward, and then rushed towards Fangshi. Since it was for his own life, Qian Yunsheng didn't dare to be stingy.
He first ran around in the market and spent seventy or eighty spiritual stones. It was not until his net worth shrank by half that he finally purchased all the things he wanted and returned to his hut.
"I only have this one chance, I can only succeed, not fail!"
After coming back, he sat there for a long time. It wasn't until he adjusted himself that Qian Yunsheng started to take action.
He first took out half of the twenty or so demon cores he collected and placed them in order in the middle of the talisman array painted with the blood of the white deer demon beast. This white deer monster is not a monster from the East China Sea, but a species that lives in the Northern Wilderness.
The northern wasteland is covered with ice and snow all year round, and this white deer demon jumps among it. Not only is it extremely fast, but it can also run nimbly among the ice and snow. It can still move smoothly on the slippery ice and snow, as if dancing beautifully.
Therefore, although this white deer demon blood is not one of the best ways to practice Phantom Step recorded in the scroll, it is also the best demon blood that Qian Yunsheng can find now.
"Judging from the meaning of the scroll, as long as I can use the white deer's demon blood to improve my own bloodline, and then use the lightning mink demon's soul to solidify it on my feet, it will be considered a success."
Qian Yunsheng thought about the refining sequence again. This phantom step is not a heaven-defying technique, so it is not difficult. To be honest, it was too difficult for him to have the confidence and time to practice now.
He was holding a lightning mink demon in one hand, and took out a talisman knife in the other hand. Ignoring the extremely intelligent and panicked look in the lightning mink demon's eyes, he used a knife to scratch a deep, bloody ghost character on its heavenly spirit cover.
Then, the soul-capturing flag behind him suddenly opened and sucked out the soul of Little Diao, who had fainted from pain. Qian Yunsheng stared at the weak soul of the lightning mink demon floating in mid-air, and kept saying magic spells:
"Om Tuo Po Ha Yu,
Li Wado,
Tuo Li Suo Cuo,
..."
Under the twelve-character special phantom mantra, the soul of the little mink that was sucked out was compressed smaller and smaller, and was thrown into the talisman formation of the white deer demon's blood beneath him. As the soul of the lightning mink demon was thrown into it, the talisman array was "coaxed" to spontaneously ignite.
Qian Yunsheng was sitting in the talisman array. He watched the skin on his feet and the demon core in the array melt like candles. He was gradually attracted by the talisman array under him and gradually flowed together. .
A long time passed until all the blood and demon core of the white deer on the ground were used up, and the soul of the lightning mink demon was completely solidified into Qian Yunsheng's feet.
Its spirit appeared on Qian Yunsheng's feet, and it moved nimbly from time to time, as vividly as an inconspicuous tattoo.
Looking at the spirit of this beautiful lightning mink demon, Qian Yunsheng finally cheered up. This phantom step was finally a success!
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