In this operation, the forces mobilized were no less than those used to attack Ganshan and hunt down the iron-backed ape.
The only disadvantage is that there is no Lu Hongniang as a backing, and the confidence is slightly lacking.
However, Qing Chan's cultivation has made great progress compared to more than 20 years ago, and with the awakening of part of Liu Xuanyan's memory, his methods have far surpassed those of 20 years ago.
Moreover, she also has two fifth-level spiritual talismans on her body, so even if she encounters a fifth-level monster, she can escape ordinary troubles.
Zhang Zhixuan's floating cloud boat has a large space and is very convenient for carrying more than a dozen monks. After Qingxuan Sect met everyone, he immediately drove the floating cloud boat and flew to the border of the country.
During the Monster Beast Rebellion in the Southern Wilderness fifty years ago, the monks of the Li Kingdom had no one to support them, and the losses were very serious. Not only did many Zifu monks die in battle, but several fourth-level spiritual mountains were also captured by the monsters.
Fortunately, the internal strife among the three sects of the Li Kingdom was not serious and they could look after each other, and the Poison Dragon Pond Demon King had no plans to invade on a large scale, so the most important spiritual mountain in the Li Kingdom could be saved.
However, in recent years, life in Baihong Mountain, which is close to Qingxuanzong, has become increasingly difficult.
The frontline of the confrontation between the monks and the monsters is close to Baihong Mountain, which is relatively densely populated. Nowadays, they are often attacked by monsters. Compared with fifty years ago, the population has not only not increased, but has actually decreased by 20%.
The decrease in population means the decrease in the number of monks, and the decrease in the number of monks also means the sect's foundation is declining.
Because of this factor, in the past fifty years, the number of new foundation-building monks in Baihong Mountain has decreased by half compared to before.
The fourth-order Canglan beast that Zhang Zhixuan and Qing Chan discovered last time appeared in the original territory of Baihong Mountain.
After entering the country of Li, Zhang Zhixuan and others were more careful. They jumped off the floating cloud boat and almost used magic to walk in the wilderness.
Fortunately, everyone has a high level of cultivation and can walk at least a thousand miles every day. After more than a month of hard work, everyone finally arrived at the first location of the trip.
This place is called Yuling Mountain. It used to be a fourth-level spiritual vein controlled by Baihong Mountain. It fell after the Southern Wilderness Monster Rebellion and became a wilderness where monsters raged.
After arriving three hundred miles away from Yuling Mountain, Zhang Zhixuan asked everyone to rest for a while, while he and Qing Chan set up the escape light and went to Yuling Mountain to investigate the enemy's situation.
The place where they last discovered the fourth-order Canglan beast was still far away from Yuling Mountain. The two of them were not sure whether there was any danger on Yuling Mountain.
Once they rush into a fifth-level monster rashly, the two of them have a smaller target and can easily escape. Even if Qingchan is forced to use the Purple Sun Fire, he will not be exposed to outsiders.
Qingchan took out a fourth-level low-grade invisibility talisman from his storage bag and offered it. The invisibility talisman turned into a circle of light, trapping the two people inside.
Taking advantage of the time when the invisibility talisman was taking effect, the two of them evaded the light and immediately rushed to Yuling Mountain.
The effect of the fourth-level invisibility talisman is already very powerful. Unless some monsters have special talents and are born with spiritual eye spells, ordinary fourth-level monsters have no ability to detect them.
After the two came to Yuling Mountain, the first thing they noticed was the large number of ruins on the mountain. No monks had cleaned them up in the past fifty years, and the infrastructure built on the mountain back then was already dilapidated.
Even the spiritual field on the mountain has long been deserted and covered with weeds.
The two of them walked around Yuling Mountain and soon discovered something. As expected, the Canglan beast they encountered that year had indeed occupied Yuling Mountain.
Canglan beasts like to play in the water. This group of monsters actually did not choose to settle on the top of the mountain with the best spiritual energy. Instead, they built their nest beside the Li River at the foot of the mountain.
The Lijiang River is a relatively large river in the Southern Wilderness. Although it is far less complex than the Dulongtan water system, the river surface is far beyond the Jiao River, which is seventy or eighty miles away.
After detecting the enemy's situation, Zhang Zhixuan and the others left Yuling Mountain without waiting much longer.
After all, although the Canglan beast is not good at using spiritual eye spells, this monster has a very strong sense of smell. If the two of them stay a little longer, even if they are protected by the invisibility charm, the smell they left behind may be absorbed by this kind of magic.
The monster is discovered.
"How's it going? What's going on ahead?" Wu Sixeng has the strongest spiritual consciousness. In the past few years, his cultivation level has broken through the seventh level of the Purple Mansion. After discovering that Zhang Zhixuan and the others returned, he immediately asked.
"As expected, the Canglan beast has indeed moved to Yuling Mountain. But there is bad news. This group of monster beasts did not make their home on the top of the mountain, but built their nest in the Li River." Zhang Zhixuan walked over quickly and asked what was going on.
I introduced some news to everyone.
"Most of us are not good at water fighting. Except for me and Qingchan, three of the five Zifus cannot show their strengths. Seniors Zhixuan and Wu have their magical powers restrained by most of their skills. Ten foundation-building monks
, most of them won’t be able to exert enough strength, so I don’t think there is a chance of winning if they directly attack the Canglan Beast’s lair.” After listening to Zhang Zhixuan’s introduction, Han Yan blurted out.
Zhang Zhixuan nodded and said: "I have also considered what you said. I think I need to observe it for a while to see the habits of the Canglan beast. If I can wait for them to hunt on a large scale like the Canglan beast, I can wait for them to hunt on a large scale.
If we take action, the chance of winning is better than that battle back then."
Wu Sixeng is the oldest and has the most experience in the Southern Wilderness. He has been stationed in Jiaohefang all year round and has a better understanding of various water-attribute monsters. After hearing Zhang Zhixuan's words, he immediately shook his head and said: "Canglan Beast is a water-attribute monster.
Although this kind of monsters will occasionally hunt on land, it will probably be difficult to get them to leave in groups like snakes. I think it is better to adopt the old method of hunting monsters and lure the enemies deeper.
Send someone to lure the Canglan beasts and attract them to the top of Yuling Mountain to solve them in one fell swoop."
The reason why Zhang Zhixuan did not propose a method to lure the enemy deeper was mainly because he did not want the monks in the foundation building period below to take risks. The ten foundation building monks who followed him this time were either descendants of the clan or old disciples, and they were all Zhang Zhixuan's base in Black Mountain.
If something goes wrong, I am afraid that Zhang Zhixuan will regret it for a long time. Zhang Zhixuan will never give up on them until it is absolutely necessary.
The task of luring enemies seems easy, but in fact it is very difficult. If Qingchan is asked to lure enemies, I am afraid that no Canglan beast will appear.
Although monster beasts are not smart enough, they may not be able to distinguish the cultivation level of human monks. Most monster beasts have a strong sixth sense. Although they cannot use Qi-gazing techniques to identify cultivation levels, they can recognize powerful ones at a glance.
of monks.
If there are humans who are difficult to prey on, normal monsters will not choose to take risks.
Therefore, if you want to lure the monsters to Yuling Mountain, you cannot let the Zifuqi monks come forward.
There are still great risks for monks in the foundation-building stage to take on the task of luring enemies.
The people present were all people with a good foundation in cultivation. The youngest one had a life span of seventy or eighty years. After hearing Wu Sixeng's words, they all became a little silent.