"Xiaojiu's strategy initially seemed to be successful. After I burned all the desert plants, there was a problem with the food supply of the poisonous fire scorpion group. In less than half a month, the scorpion group started killing each other.
Due to this situation and the fact that I took the opportunity to attack and kill them, the number of scorpions has now dropped by nearly 50% compared to when it was at its peak."
"But now the third-level [Poisonous Fire Scorpion King] has realized the seriousness of the problem, and has forcibly stopped the common poisonous fire scorpions from killing each other, and sent the scorpion group to the depths of the desert to hunt. For the time being, it seems that
Past the food crisis.”
On Qingping Mountain, the old patriarch Zhou Minghan summoned all the Zhou family monks here and explained his results and frontline intelligence this month.
It can be seen that when they heard that 50% of the poisonous fire scorpions died because of Zhou Yang's plan, all the Zhou family monks showed joy on their faces.
However, when they heard the old patriarch's words, the joy on everyone's faces dimmed a little, and they couldn't help but lower their heads and began to think deeply.
After all, the Poison Fire Scorpion is a monster. Both its combat ability and desert survival ability are many times stronger than ordinary desert animals. Once it leaves its nest and goes deep into the desert to hunt, it is really difficult to starve to death.
From this point of view, Zhou Yang's "ecological chain destruction" tactic seems not as perfect as everyone imagined.
"Hey, what are you all thinking? We have reduced the scorpion group by 50% without hurting anyone. This is already a great victory. How difficult is it for you to really think that if you don't cast a single spell, you can destroy the entire scorpion group?
All the scorpions were wiped out? Stop dreaming. They are monsters, not bugs that ordinary mortals can crush to death. Over the years, have you ever heard of anyone killing monsters without directly fighting them?
?”
Just as everyone was thinking about the shortcomings of Zhou Yang's "ecological chain destruction" tactic, Zhou Xuanyu suddenly sneered and broke the silence with an unceremonious tone.
Although her words were a bit unpleasant, they also woke up everyone and made them realize that they had fallen into misunderstandings.
There is never any perfect strategy in this world, but they want to rely on a small strategy to eliminate a group of monsters. How ridiculous is this!
And who are they? They are immortal cultivators. If all the monsters can be eliminated with a strategy that even mortals can use, then what is the use of immortal cultivators like them? How can they use themselves as "immortal masters" when facing mortals?
Call yourself?
"Although Third Sister's words are a bit unpleasant, they are true. Not to mention that the idea of wiping out the entire scorpion group with just one strategy is too fantastic. Even us people don't have that much time to wait here.
The scorpion swarm is completely consumed."
"The old patriarch's departure from the family's spiritual lineage must not be kept secret for too long. If we people do not return to the family's various properties for a long time, it will also arouse the suspicion of outsiders. Once people know what is going on here, it will cause harm to our Zhou family.
The harm is much greater than those poisonous fire scorpions!"
As Zhou Yang's father, Zhou Xuanhao naturally had to stand up and support his son at this time. Speaking of which, this was the first time in so many years that he took the initiative to echo Zhou Xuanyu's words.
Seeing this pair of old enemies who had been enemies for many years put aside their differences and unite together because of a junior, the other monks of the Zhou family felt funny in their hearts, but they were also sincerely happy for the two of them.
The monks of the Zhou family have always been very united. In the past, although the fights between Zhou Xuanhao and Zhou Xuanyu were within the control of their elders, they were still a hidden danger. Now that this hidden danger has been eliminated, it is a good thing for the entire Zhou family.
What's more, what Zhou Xuanyu and Zhou Xuanhao said does make sense. They, important figures in the Zhou family, usually have missions. It's okay to leave the family for a short time, but if it lasts for a long time, trouble will definitely occur.
"Xiaojiu, do you have anything to say?"
When the old patriarch Zhou Minghan saw that the others were silent, he turned his eyes and looked at the person involved, Zhou Yang.
"My great-grandfather knew clearly that my grandson's plan was flawed. This is true. However, as my adoptive mother said, our great power as cultivators of immortality comes from ourselves. Strategies are inherently small ways. Since the use of small ways has been exhausted, it is natural for us to use them as magical tools.
It’s time to practice the high road!”
"Don't the scorpions group into groups and go deep into the sand sea to hunt for food? Then we will gather around for reinforcements, kill the poisonous fire scorpion groups that are out hunting, lure out the [Poisonous Fire Scorpion King], and eliminate it in one fell swoop!"
Zhou Yang glanced at the family elders who were looking at him, and spoke his thoughts loudly and passionately.
"Power belongs to oneself?"
The old patriarch Zhou Minghan narrowed his eyes, and then laughed loudly and said: "A great power belongs to oneself. Although this statement is simple and easy to understand, it points directly to the great road. We, the immortal cultivators, have worked hard for thousands of years, in addition to seeking immortality and freedom.
, what else do you want, isn’t it that great power be attributed to yourself?”
The laughter faded, and the old patriarch's face became solemn. He looked at the thoughtful Zhou family members with solemn expressions and ordered: "Just do as Xiaojiu said, you will follow me to hunt those people now."
Poisonous fire scorpions out hunting."
"As commanded."
The old patriarch Zhou Minghan gave an order, and the dozen or so monks in the late stages of Qi training in the Zhou family quickly took action.
Everyone rode on the Shatuo Beast and set off from Qingping Mountain. It only took less than two days to arrive at the outskirts of the Chiyan Iron Mine. They then used sand rabbits, gerbils and other wild animals brought from the Qingping Mountain Oasis as bait.
It easily attracted dozens of poisonous fire scorpions that were out hunting.
Hiss——
After dozens of first-level poisonous fire scorpions, led by several second-level poisonous fire scorpions, rushed over smelling the smell of blood, they were quickly killed by more than a dozen Zhou family monks who had restrained their auras and hid themselves using magic weapons to kill most of them.
, the survivors screamed "hiss" and sent out distress signals while desperately digging holes and escaping underground.
The ground becomes steel!
Zhou Yang, who had not made a move until now, finally cast this newly learned second-level high-grade spell after nearly a minute of casting.
Once you reach the seventh level of Qi training, you can practice second-level high-level spells, and the first second-level high-level spell Zhou Yang practiced was the "pointing the ground into steel" spell.
This spell is not very useful when dealing with immortal cultivators, but it is a magical skill to deal with monsters in the desert that are very good at drilling holes or escaping from the ground. It is a must-learn for every late-stage cultivator in the world of cultivating immortals in the far west.
of spells.
It's just that spells are easy to learn but difficult to master. Zhou Yang has only learned this spell for a few months. It is already very difficult to successfully cast a spell in one go. If you want to speed up the spell casting speed to the level of old man Zhou Quan, you have to practice hard for more than ten years.
It's impossible to do.
Only one or two monks in the late stage of Qi training who can cast the second-level high-grade spell "turning the ground into steel" like old man Zhou Quan in a few breaths of time can be found among a hundred people, and they must be the kind of people who are hundreds of years old.
Year old monk.
Generally speaking, except for those geniuses who have special talents in spell learning, ordinary cultivators who want to reduce the casting time to a few seconds or even one second will either have to suffer every day for ten years like old man Zhou Quan.
After practicing for more than ten years or even decades, you will either use high-level cultivation to cast low-level spells.
Among the many spells Zhou Yang has learned, excluding those first-level spells with little combat effectiveness, the spell with the fastest casting speed now is the second-level mid-level fire spell "Fire Snake Technique". The casting time is less than five seconds, barely
Can be used in normal combat.
It is precisely because spells are easy to learn but difficult to master, and difficult to use in battles of the same level, that immortal cultivators have developed two skills: making talismans and refining weapons.
Talisman makers can use special talisman paper to seal spells in them. Immortal cultivators only need to inject mana to activate the spells sealed in the talisman, which is very convenient.
As for the magic weapons refined by the weapon refiner, the immortal cultivators can use them at will after they are sacrificed. They are not like magic talismans that can only be used once and can be used repeatedly.
The difference in strength between a cultivator who has magical weapons and talismans in hand and a cultivator who does not have magical weapons and talismans is definitely not just one or two points, but several times or even ten times the difference.
At this moment, as Zhou Yang used the magic of "turning the ground into steel", those poisonous fire scorpions who wanted to dig holes to escape immediately discovered that the originally soft sand suddenly became as hard as fine steel, and the scorpions' pincers hit them.
From above, large areas of sparks spattered out.
The elders of the Zhou family were all experienced in many battles. How could they miss this good opportunity? Immediately, various magical weapons and spells took turns to hit the scorpions on the ground, and the one-sided battle ended in an instant.
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At this moment, an angry roar suddenly came from the distance.
Then everyone saw the huge dark red [Poisonous Fire Scorpion King] as big as a calf, rushing towards them from far to near like a gust of wind carrying sand and dust all over the sky.
At the same time, ordinary poisonous fire scorpions with dark colors quickly emerged from the sand in other directions around them.
"As you continue to eliminate those common Poisonous Fire Scorpions, I will leave the [Poisonous Fire Scorpion King] to me."
The old clan leader Zhou Minghan, who had never made a move, finally moved. With a flash of sword light under his feet, he intercepted the incoming [Poison Fire Scorpion King].
In the absence of the old patriarch Zhou Minghan, the command naturally fell to the senior Zhou Quan among the nineteen Zhou family monks present.
The old man glanced at the battlefield and quickly issued orders according to the situation.
"Xuan Hao, Xuan Yu, Yu Ting, and Xiao Jiu, the four of you are responsible for clearing out the monsters in the east."
"Lao Qi, Lao Jiu, Xuantai, Xuan Bin, Xuan Yan, you five are responsible for the south."
"Lao Wu, Xuan He, Xuanying..."
Zhou Yang followed his parents and followed the order of old man Zhou Quan, moving quickly to kill dozens of poisonous fire scorpions that appeared in the east.
Among these dozens of poisonous fire scorpions, there are only seven second-level poisonous fire scorpions, and only one second-level high-grade monster beast. They are the weakest group among the monster beasts appearing on all sides.
This was Zhou Yang's first time fighting side by side with his parents. He still had some desire to express himself and wanted to let his parents see the fruits of his practice over the years.
Therefore, as soon as he approached the scorpion group, he immediately used the second-level high-grade magic weapon "Armor-breaking Dagger" refined by the old patriarch with the four incisors of [Gold-eating Rat], and instantly nailed four first-level poisonous fire scorpions to death.
On the ground.
Under the blade of the "Armor-Breaking Dagger", these first-order poisonous fire scorpions are as hard as fine iron, and are only a little thicker than a layer of paper.
Seeing this, Mother Zhou on the side immediately praised: "Well done! Yang'er, just deal with these first-order poisonous fire scorpions, and leave those second-order poisonous fire scorpions to your parents and your godmother!"
After hearing the previous sentence, Zhou Yang was still very happy, but when he heard his mother's next words, his face twitched, knowing that his mother still regarded him as the child who needed their protection.
"My child knows."
He replied feebly, but he had no intention of protesting at all, because he knew that even if he protested, his mother and father would definitely not listen.
At the moment, he could only turn his depression into strength and vent all his anger on those first-order poisonous fire scorpions. Under his command, the four "armor-breaking daggers" were like the scythes in the hands of the God of Death, crazily harvesting these low-level creatures.