Jin Yutang's face was full of bitterness, and there was a trace of trance in his eyes.
"Do you know, Fellow Daoist Yu, that these six thousand people actually come from two teams?"
Yu Tingzhang and others were stunned for a moment, looked at each other a few times, and then turned their attention to Jin Yutang.
"When fireworks were going off here today to call for help, there were also fireworks going off in two other places. One of them was where I was originally staying."
Luo Jiujiang suddenly remembered that three fireworks had indeed exploded before, but they had been in danger and had no time to pay attention.
"The team I am in originally has about 6,000 people. Among them, there are about 2,000 disciples of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect', and the rest are casual cultivators and ordinary people."
As Jin Yutang spoke, he lowered his head, inserted his fingers into his hair, and his body trembled slightly. He took a long time before continuing.
“When we first landed here and found countless insects attacking us, the practitioners of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ called on everyone to unite and act together.
Many casual cultivators also recognize this. After all, the discipline of the sect is much stronger than that of casual cultivators, and the reputation of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' is pretty good.
But when the practitioners of the Southern Sect proposed to take many sleepy ordinary people into action, most of them quit practicing as casual practitioners.
They feel that sleeping ordinary people are a burden. Carrying them with them is useless and will slow down everyone's progress.
After a quarrel, about two thousand stragglers gathered together and left quickly.
hehe..."
Having said this, Jin Yutang laughed twice, but he didn't know whether it was a mocking smile or a bitter smile.
"At that time, I and hundreds of other colleagues did not leave. Together with the practitioners of the Southern Sect, we took the hundreds of ordinary people with us.
I can guess what the wandering cultivators who left were thinking. They probably wanted to use us to attract the attention of the insect swarm, so as to give them a chance of survival.
Unfortunately, the swarms of insects came from all directions and soon surrounded our two separated teams.
Seven minutes..."
Jin Yutang suddenly said a number. Yu Tingzhang and others did not understand what he meant, but then Jin Yutang's explanation made everyone's hearts tremble.
"It only took seven minutes for more than two thousand casual cultivators to be eaten away by the swarm of insects."
Yu Tingzhang's breathing froze for a moment, and he imagined what the scene would be like at that time. After thinking about it again and again, he felt it was impossible, and couldn't help mumbling to himself.
"How can this be?"
Before Yu Tingzhang's team joined the three thousand people, it only had about 1,200 people.
Although it was scary when the insect swarm attacked, they had not experienced it before. Even if the strength of the casual cultivators was inferior, how could they be destroyed in a few minutes.
There were other people who gathered around who had the same doubts.
Jin Yutang sneered twice and continued to speak.
"We are all casual cultivators. I don't need to elaborate on what a casual cultivator is like, right?
At that time, I was among the array of disciples of the Southern Sect. The more than two thousand casual cultivators were no more than three hundred feet away from us. All of us could see them clearly.
When the insect swarm attacked, a small number of the two thousand people were releasing spells to attack the insect swarm. The spells that could be released were not coordinated at all. Each of them released the spell they thought they were best at to attack.
Can you imagine what a chaotic scene it was?
The five elements of spells interfered with each other, and other spells such as summons, curses, poisonous fog, and strange spells were cast randomly.
Although these random attacks caused damage to the insect swarm, they also caused more than two thousand casual cultivators to fall into chaos.
In addition, more of these people are stumbling upon each other and holding back each other. Everyone is unwilling to directly attack the insect swarm on the periphery and wants to escape to the center of the queue.
The result was that two thousand casual cultivators were completely eaten by the swarm of insects in just seven minutes."
Yu Tingzhang felt a gloomy feeling in his chest and couldn't help but ask:
"Even if they are all casual cultivators, wouldn't there be someone to organize them in an emergency?"
Jin Yutang sneered ‘haha’.
"Why not? I saw three Jindan masters alone, and they are also working hard to gather many casual cultivators to fight against the enemy.
But..."
Jin Yutang's sarcastic eyes flashed away, and he asked Yu Tingzhang slowly:
"If you were one of them, would you be willing to be asked to defend against the swarm of insects on the outermost edge?"
"this..."
Yu Tingzhang couldn't help but be speechless.
Having fought side by side with the disciples of the Southern Sect, he would be willing to defend the perimeter together with the disciples of the Southern Sect.
But if he was asked to work with some strangers to stop the insect swarm in the most dangerous place, he would never agree.
What if someone else around you runs away while you are fighting off the swarm of insects?
Yu Tingzhang understood the meaning of Jin Yutang's words.
Just listen to him continue:
"Haha, more than two thousand casual cultivators staged a ridiculous farce right in front of me.
The difference is that we are safe and sound under the protection of the Southern Sect practitioners.
At the most dangerous time, four giant centipede-like insects attacked our team at the same time.
But none of the disciples of the Southern Sect resolutely retreated, and they repelled the giant insect at the cost of hundreds of people."
Yu Tingzhang had seen Nan Zong's ruthlessness when attacking his own people, and understood that in addition to firm belief, Nan Zong's strict laws were at work.
But no matter what, having such a companion will always make you feel at ease.
Jin Yutang continued:
"When the swarm of insects surrounded us, the practitioners of the Southern Sect led us to move to the location of the two thousand casual cultivators.
But the team of two thousand casual cultivators collapsed too quickly, and they were all eaten up before we even got close.
Later, we discovered that there were fireworks exploding here, and our team also released fireworks to call for help.
Unexpectedly, there were fireworks going off not far from us.
So the Nanzong practitioners led all of us slowly towards the place where the fireworks exploded, and met up with another group of people who were also heading in our direction.
What happened next was that your team sent people to pick us up."
Luo Jiujiang couldn't help but ask:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Fellow Taoist Yutang, why are there so few casual cultivators in the other team?"
Jin Yutang smiled bitterly and said:
"Their situation is similar to what we encountered. Most of the casual cultivators in their team left after entering this place.
When we find out that there is a swarm of insects attacking, we don’t even have the chance to run back to the queue.”
Yu Tingzhang and others were silent.
If there were no practitioners of the ‘Innate Yiqi Southern Sect’ here this time, would I and others have been devoured by the swarm of insects?
Maybe all the casual cultivators will die, or maybe someone will integrate many casual cultivators and persevere for a long time.
This is a false proposition, and there will never be an answer to something that has not happened.
'Alas! The sect is really different from the casual cultivators!'
At this moment, both Yu Tingzhang and other casual cultivators sighed similarly from the bottom of their hearts.
"Boom! Boom! Boom—!"
While everyone was sighing secretly, dull drum beats sounded one after another.
Different drum sounds represent different meanings, and what sounds at this time is the warning drum on duty in rotation.
Before the drumming stops, the practitioners who are in rotation must rush back to the place where they are on duty.
Yu Tingzhang and others who had seen the 'Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong' enforce the law did not want to offend, so they immediately said goodbye to Jin Yutang and quickly returned to their duty positions.
There is no doubt about the practitioner's ability. Everyone before was fighting against the insect swarm and had no chance to establish a defense line.
At this time, nearly 10,000 people have gathered here. In addition to maintaining 2,000 people to fight against the insect swarm, the remaining people have been able to free up their hands.
Yu Tingzhang's position at this time was still in the front row. He observed that there were about 800 casual cultivators filling the first two rows.
This is undoubtedly a sign of trust and affirmation for Yu Tingzhang and others.
For some reason, although Yu Tingzhang stood in the front row, he felt more secure than in the queue at the back.
Yu Tingzhang has three magical weapons, and the only one that can be used at this time is the [Peachwood Staff], which is made from centuries-old peachwood that was struck by lightning.
Peach wood belongs to Yang and is more resistant to Yin and evil things. At the same time, it can enhance the power of fire-attribute spells.
The only drawback is that it takes a certain amount of time to prepare when activating the magic weapon. The previous battle required speed, so he never used the magic weapon.
Now that the battle line is stable, powerful and powerful spells are more suitable for use, so he holds the magic weapon in his hand.
‘Huh~!’
A blazing white fireball about a foot in size exploded into the insect swarm, instantly burning the insect corpses that had accumulated to a height of six feet into ashes.
Mak Guanzhong next to him praised:
"Fellow Daoist Yu, this magical weapon is quite powerful!"
Then he added another sentence:
"It's been two hours. If we hold on for another two hours, we can rest."
Yu Tingzhang smiled "haha" and chatted for a few words casually. His eyes fell in front of the queue involuntarily.
His row was originally at the front of the queue, but at this time there were nearly a thousand people busy in front of him.
A small number of these people are disciples of the Southern Sect, and the majority are ordinary people.
Seeing many people pouring some mortar and cement into rows of molds under the command of Nanzong disciples, city walls were constructed visibly to the naked eye.
Yu Tingzhang couldn't help but ask:
"Fellow Daoist Mai, why do Nanzong disciples still have so much cement on their bodies?"
Mai Guanzhong smiled and said:
"It's a coincidence that our sect is currently vigorously developing the 'Tai Chi Circle' island chain.
Many of these disciples carry various supplies with them, including daily necessities such as construction resources and food seeds, but now that they are suddenly involved here, they have a place to use."
Turning his eyes to look around, he flexed and stretched the five fingers of his left hand for a moment to calculate, and then said:
"If nothing happens, a solidly defended castle can be built here in forty days, and we will be much safer by then."
Yu Tingzhang looked at the slightly chaotic surroundings and secretly envied Mai Guanzhong's calculation method.
It is impossible to get started with this kind of knowledge without someone to teach it. He asked Mai Guanzhong that disciples of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Nan Sect' must learn various basic knowledge since they enter the academy at the age of seven.
After determining your own strengths and preferences, you can also apply to learn relevant professional knowledge in the sect.
This kind of opportunity for casual cultivators to compete for the top spot is directly available to every Nanzong disciple.
Yu Tingzhang only thought about it for a moment and realized how big the difference was between sect disciples and casual cultivators.
At this point the importance of this knowledge becomes apparent.
He sighed secretly in his heart and was about to speak when suddenly a rapid drum beat sounded.
"Dong-dong-dong! Dong-dong-dong...!"
From the sound of the drum, Yu Tingzhang could hear uneasiness and panic.
Yu Tingzhang was shocked and quickly looked up.
There were still raging swarms of insects all around, and no abnormality was found. When he was confused, someone suddenly shouted:
"Twenty miles due north!"
This direction was exactly what Yu Tingzhang was facing. He squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.
More than four hours have passed since entering this world. It is almost dusk now, the sky is getting dark, and the scenery in the distance is not very clear.
You can vaguely see a mountain that seems to be moving slowly.
"What is that thing and why is it so big?"
"Yes, from this far away it looks higher than this hill."
"Could it...could it be a bug too?"
"Ss—!"
Almost everyone was shocked. If this was the case, how to defend themselves.
'Whoosh whoosh!'
Three figures flew up from the hill on the 'One-Chi Pan' and looked into the distance.
More than a thousand people in front have now returned to the hills.
Everyone craned their necks and waited anxiously for the results.
There was no sound in the hills, except for the roar of insects and the bombardment of spells from the battle front.
A few minutes later, three figures quickly flew back from the distant sky and fell into the hills.
Immediately afterwards, a long and loud sound came, and hundreds of Nanzong disciples left their respective garrisoned places and ran toward the hills.
Yu Tingzhang understood that this was the "Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect" gathering important disciples.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Obviously the situation is not optimistic, a haze flashed through Yu Tingzhang's heart, and he had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, three minutes later, the hundreds of Southern Sect disciples had returned to their respective garrison locations.
A young Nanzong disciple walked up to Yu Tingzhang and others with a serious expression and said in a deep voice:
"Bad news, that big mountain is indeed an insect. It looks like a worm. It is more than three hundred feet long and forty feet tall. It is protected by a gold-stone-like carapace.
In addition, there are countless large and small insects living on this giant insect."
After briefly introducing the situation of the giant insect, the Nanzong disciple solemnly said:
"Everyone, if this giant insect is allowed to come close to the camp, the tens of thousands of people here may not be able to survive.
Our Yugu master decided to kill or severely injure this giant insect before it got close.
However, just a few Jindan Daoists cannot severely damage this giant insect, so our sect will recruit volunteers to act together.
Because they had to rush into the body of the giant worm and expose themselves, the disciples involved in this operation would never survive.
This is a mission that requires death, so our sect will not force any disciple to participate.
But if any disciples voluntarily participate in this action, please wear a red scarf on your left arm and gather due north in a quarter of an hour."
After the Nanzong disciple quickly conveyed the order, he bowed his hands to the many practitioners in the front row and turned around to leave.
Yu Tingzhang stared blankly at the disciple walking away, vaguely seeing that as he walked, his left arm seemed to have a touch of red.
At this moment, everyone was in confusion, including the many Southern Sect disciples around them. Not only were the attacks of the 'Ruyi Shuttle' much sparse, but even the bombardment of magic spells became chaotic and disorderly.
The insect swarm in the distance seemed to sense something, and took this opportunity to quickly rush towards the camp.
Seeing the swarm of insects coming like a tide, the anger in Yu Tingzhang's heart was instantly ignited.
He blasted out more than a dozen blazing white fireballs like crazy, venting the anger and panic in his heart.
"Boom, boom, boom—! Boom, boom, boom—!"
There were many people who had the same feeling as Yu Tingzhang. Countless spells suddenly erupted, wiping out the approaching insect swarms into dregs.
After Yu Tingzhang vented his anger, he raised his eyes and looked not far away.
From time to time, I saw Nan Sect disciples wearing white robes and red silk scarves tied on their left arms walking silently towards the gathering point due north.
After several hours of fierce fighting, the white robes of the Nanzong disciples had already become dirty, and they could only be vaguely seen as white.
But in Yu Tingzhang's eyes, the white color was as pure as the snow on the iceberg, and the red scarf on his arm was as dazzling as boiling blood.
"well!"
Mai Guanzhong beside him sighed softly.
Yu Tingzhang couldn't help but turn his head away.