The beans in Zhang Yan's hand were not just something he used to pass the time when he was bored, as he had just explained to others. In fact, it was another new method he had learned.
But one thing Zhang Yan didn't lie about was that he had indeed grabbed these twelve beans from the team's grain and grass bags. Before they came into his hands, these beans were no different from ordinary beans.
But now these beans have a new name: bean soldiers.
Doubing is actually very famous in the Taoist sect. There are countless related legends. It is a kind of spell with high growth potential and low threshold.
It is precisely because of its high growth potential and low threshold that it has so many users that it is famous.
In fact, "Bean Soldier" is both a magic method and a Shinto method. It is a representative spell formed by the Taoist sect's combination of magic and Shinto methods. Moreover, the threshold for practicing "Bean Soldier" is the same as that of alchemy, which is the Mysterious Vein Realm. In the days when Zhang Yan was consolidating his foundation, he searched for detailed tips on "bean soldiers" in Wan Xiangzhu's tower. Later, he followed the convoy and saw the drivers of the convoy feeding the horses with beans, so he thought to himself that since If he had nothing to do along the way, he might as well try the "Bean Soldier" method first, which is why he had the strange behavior of often holding more than a dozen bean plates along the way.
This is why the threshold for bean soldiers is low. It only needs to meet the cultivation level of the Xuanmai realm, and there is no obstacle in terms of materials. The most common beans will do.
Of course it has to be dry beans, but not fried beans.
Zhang Yan's non-stop "pan beans" in the past few days is actually transferring his spiritual energy into the beans bit by bit in a special way, and carving subtle lines inside them to meet the mysterious changes that will follow. need.
This process is called "raising troops." The longer the soldiers are raised, the more powerful the "bean soldiers" can carry. This is also where the growth potential of "Bean Soldiers" lies.
Generally, the height of the "bean soldiers" can be seen based on the color of the beans after they are grown. The original color of ordinary beans is the lowest-level "bean soldier", and then it becomes brassy and is the so-called "copper bean soldier", and then it becomes bright gold and is the "golden bean soldier", and there is also the legendary white jade-colored "magic bean soldier".
The bean soldiers in Zhang Yan's hand only lasted for four or five days. Although he successfully turned the beans into "bean soldiers", they were only the lowest level of "bean soldiers".
But the lowest level doesn't mean it's useless.
As mentioned before, "Bean Soldier" is a Taoist spell that combines martial arts and Shinto methods. To put it more clearly, it uses the method of magical cultivation to give beans the ability to accommodate Shinto methods. Therefore, magic is the foundation, and it is Shinto means that really explode the power.
Some are like a simplified version of "God's Descent". Use beans to carry a small part of the divine power, instead of having to pay the price of losing a part of your lifespan once you use it like in "God's Descent Technique".
Perhaps the monk who originally created this spell came up with this second-best spell based on his rejection of the price of "Divine Descending Technique"?
Take the twelve beans in Zhang Yan's hand as an example. Although they are only the lowest "bean soldiers", they still possess the most basic ability of the "bean soldiers", which is the ability to carry the power of Shinto. The difference is simply the amount of force it can withstand.
Using the "God's Descending Technique" as a comparison, Zhang Yan can withstand a drop in the bucket of the power of the heavenly weapons and gods descending from the gods. Then the "bean soldiers" in his hands at this time can only carry divine power that is slightly stronger than ordinary people, and Zhang Yan needs to consume spiritual energy to maintain the activation state of "Bean Soldier".
According to Zhang Yan's deduction, he believed that the twelve "bean soldiers" in his hand could now maintain the strength equivalent to that of a warrior in the early or middle stage of the body quenching realm, and the error would not be too large.
Even so, he still couldn't resist hundreds of bandits, not to mention that the warriors among the bandits were not vegetarians. It was rare to be able to protect some people from escaping.
But what Zhang Yan wants to save is everyone in the entire convoy. So even though "Bean Soldier" is a good card in his hand now, he can't play it out to fight the bandits. He needs to work out some rules and strategies.
If it's all in vain in the end, then Zhang Yan will lead some more people to rush out. He will have to try to see if he can be saved before he is willing to accept it.
"Brother Xiong, help me order the pancakes so they don't burn. I'll put some water over there."
"Okay, go ahead, don't go too far, there might be monsters here."
"Okay, don't go far."
Zhang Yan already had something to worry about in his mind. He stood up from the edge of the fire and said he was going for a convenience. He didn't suppress his voice and deliberately let everyone around him hear. So no one was curious about his departure. What's so cool about a grown man taking a piss?
But Zhang Yan left and peeed just by the way. What he wanted to do was to scatter the twelve "bean soldiers" so that he could clean himself up if something happened. At the same time, it achieves the purpose of confusing everyone.
However, the bean soldiers should not be spread too far. Based on the limit that Zhang Yan's current aura induction can extend, he should be slightly closer, about thirteen feet away. Within this range he can activate and control these bean soldiers.
After confirming that the arrangement was correct, Zhang Yan rolled up his trouser legs and hid them with a magical talisman on each leg. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality. Zhang Yan still had fresh memories of how he nearly capsized in the ditch because of his movement skills when he faced a fierce ghost. Although he couldn't improve his movement skills in a short period of time, he could still rely on the magic talisman to increase his movement speed. You can make use of it.
"Brother! Are you ready? Your pancakes are baked!"
"I'm coming!"
Zhang Yan chuckled, packed up and trotted back to the fire. He took the baked soft pancake from the other party and started eating.
Soon the Xu hour passed and it was the Hai hour. The voices in the motorcade also fell quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow, and it is already very late for the people in the team. They each found a warm place, took out the quilt, wrapped themselves in it, then fell to the ground and slept in their clothes.
Some people didn't sleep either. For example, the guards who were told to be on full alert, the leaders of the convoy, and some people like the driver named Xiong who felt something was wrong.
Of course, including Zhang Yan.
Slowly, the only sound around was the crackling sound of the fire, and the rest was silent.
Suddenly, a piercing scream sounded, which was the alarm issued by the guards around them, waking up the entire convoy that had fallen into a deep sleep.
"Enemy attack!"
"Bandits! Bandits are here!"
There were one police whistle, then two, and soon it was ringing in all directions. This indicates that the "bad omen" calculated by Zhang Yan before has officially arrived.
