After an incense stick of time, the remaining low-level demon wolves were gradually defeated. As Qin Yu Niang chopped off the head of the last low-level wind wolf beast with a sword, Shi Chun and the others finally got rid of their opponents.
Looking at the corpses of several demon wolves lying on the ground and making sure that no one had escaped, Shi Chun looked at the rest of the battlefield and found that Zhang Tieshan was in a bad situation. Facing the fierce attack of the high-level wind wolf beast, he was already in danger.
He still somewhat underestimated the strength of this high-level demon wolf at the peak of Qi Refining. This demon wolf had very strong magical powers. It looked like in a few decades, it might be able to break through to the second-level demon beast.
Shi Chun thought quickly in his mind and made a decision in his heart. He said to Qin Yuniang beside him: "Yuniang, Tieshan can't hold on any longer. I will go to help him first, and you go to help Fellow Daoist Zhang."
Shi Chun's original plan was to first help Zhang Baishan, who had the highest cultivation level among the crowd, and kill the mid-level demon wolf that was holding him back, so that he could free up his hands and then go to help Zhang Tieshan together. Now it seems that Zhang Tieshan may not be able to hold on until that time. After thinking about it, Shi Chun decided to change his strategy and let his junior sister Qin Yu Niang go to support Zhang Baishan alone, while he went to help Zhang Tieshan stabilize the situation first.
On Song Qingming's side, facing this mid-level wind wolf beast that had just broken through, he seemed to be at ease from the beginning of the battle. Song Qingming used the earth wall technique to slow down the speed of the wind wolf beast's attack and avoid its attacks, while using the fire spells released by the Lieyang Sword and several low-level fireball talismans to attack the opponent from a distance.
This wind wolf beast failed in its attacks several times and was hit by several fireballs, looking a little embarrassed and very angry.
Seeing that it was unable to get close to Song Qingming, the wind wolf beast howled angrily and flew to a dirt wall. A flash of light appeared on its back, and a crescent-shaped wind blade flew towards Song Qingming quickly. Song Qingming wanted to use the light body technique to dodge it again, but he didn't expect that the wind blade was too fast and was in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the wind blade was so fast, Song Qingming did not panic. He immediately took out a black shield from his storage bag and blocked it in front of him. The wind blade hit the shield with a clanging sound, leaving only a shallow mark, and then turned into a green light and disappeared without a trace.
This black shield is called the Black Gold Shield. Song Qingming bought it from a casual cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage on Caolu Mountain a year ago at a high price of forty spirit stones. It is also a mid-grade magic weapon, but a lot of high-grade black gold ore is mixed into this shield. The quality is three points better than the average mid-grade defensive magic weapon. Of course, the price is also 20% higher than the average mid-grade defensive magic weapon.
This black gold shield has been refined by Song Qingming for more than a year, and he has become very proficient in using it. It was with the help of this item that he was able to avoid being injured when facing the pursuit of the high-level demon crocodile.
Seeing that the black gold shield easily blocked the wind blade, Song Qingming was delighted. It turned out that his forty spirit stones were not wasted. He could control the monster's most powerful speed and wind blade. Naturally, the next battle would be much easier.
Level 1 demon beasts had little intelligence. Even cunning beasts like wolves often relied solely on their bestial instincts to attack. Song Qingming first used the Black Gold Shield to lure the demon wolf into attacking with magic. Once the demon wolf's spiritual energy had been largely depleted, he turned passive into active, summoning the Fiery Sun Sword to attack the exhausted demon wolf.
Not long after Brother Shi Chun and his sister finished their battle, Song Qingming also killed the mid-level demon wolf with one sword. After glancing at the rest of the battlefield, Song Qingming wanted to go and help Zhang Tieshan and Shi Chun, who had been suppressed by the high-level wind wolf beast, but unexpectedly Shi Chun stopped him.
"Fellow Daoist Song, we can still hold on here. Let's go help Fellow Daoist Zhang and Yu Niang first."
Zhang Baishan had already gradually gained the upper hand. After Qin Yu Niang joined the battlefield, the demon wolf had lost its ability to attack. After Song Qingming surrounded it, within a few rounds, the wind wolf had its throat cut by the two daggers in Zhang Baishan's hands.
The high-level wind wolf beast that was fighting with Zhang Tieshan and Shi Chun saw that the wind wolves under its command were killed one after another, and saw that Song Qingming and the other two who had freed their hands were about to surround it. It immediately felt something was wrong, and tried its best to release a wind blade to repel Zhang Tieshan and the other two, then turned around and fled into the dense forest.
Finally, the mid-level demon wolf that was left fighting with Wu Tianmu, saw the leading wolf king retreating, and also wanted to break away from Wu Tianmu and follow the wolf king to escape. Unfortunately, it did not have the same luck as the wolf king, and was soon entangled by Wu Tianmu again. After everyone surrounded it, it died sadly under Zhang Tieshan's giant sword.
In this battle, after everyone fought hard, they finally defeated the group of monsters. It can be said that they had a close call.
After the battle, Shi Chun urged everyone to clean up the battlefield and leave quickly, so as to avoid being attacked by other monsters following the smell of blood.
Everyone had smiles on their faces. They didn't expect that so many monsters would come to their doorstep when they were almost home. After collecting the monster materials, under Shi Chun's arrangement, everyone began to discuss how to divide the spoils.
The one who deserved the most credit was, of course, Zhang Tieshan. If he hadn't desperately held back the high-level wind wolf, everyone would have been forced to flee. This time, they captured three mid-level wind wolves and five low-level wind wolves. As expected, Zhang Tieshan got the largest mid-level wind wolf.
The next one was Shi Chun, who was in charge of commanding the battle. This guy remained calm and composed when facing a group of wolves, and his ability to command the battle calmly also left a deep impression on Song Qingming. Shi Chun and his sister were both given a mid-level wind wolf, a low-level wind wolf, and five spirit stones.
Zhang Baishan smiled and got the last intermediate-level wind wolf. He also took out five spirit stones as compensation to Shi Chun and the others.
The remaining two, Song Qingming and Wu Tianmu, had similar contributions and received slightly less, two low-level wind wolf beasts each. Song Qingming had no objection to this. Although he used up several low-level talismans in this battle, he still made a lot of money by getting two low-level monsters.
Although he killed a mid-level wind wolf alone, the mid-level demon wolf he faced was not very strong. He only had this opportunity because everyone was able to hold back those stronger demon beasts. Everyone knew this very well.
After dividing the spoils, everyone was smiling and very satisfied, and then continued on their journey.
"It's really strange. We are not far from Guiyuanfang, and there are still such groups of monsters. It seems that the monster riot in the northern border is getting closer and closer." Zhang Baishan lifted his beard at the corner of his mouth, looked at the people with happy faces, and suddenly said with a deep face.
When everyone heard what he said about the monsters in the northern border causing chaos, their faces changed and they were all silent.
Song Qingming had heard about this matter from his family elders a long time ago, so he hurriedly asked.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, based on the time of the last monster riot, this monster invasion from the northern border should be another twenty years away, right?"
"Who knows? The timing of each unrest is not always so accurate. It is very likely to be twenty years earlier or later. I am just afraid that by then our cultivation will be too low and it will be difficult for us to survive this disaster." After Zhang Baishan finished speaking, he took off the wine gourd from his waist and took a sip.
The Northern Frontier is a vast region, occupying a quarter of the entire Eastern Phoenix Immortal State. It boasts numerous mountains and a wealth of spiritual creatures, yet few cultivators dare to venture deep within it, as it is infested with demonic beasts and represents the core territory of the demon race. The Floating Cloud Mountains in northern Wei State are only a small part of the entire Northern Frontier's frontier.
About every hundred years or so, monsters and beasts would cause chaos in the northern border. At this time, a large number of monsters would cross the Floating Cloud Mountains and attack the territory of the human race in the south. Every time this happened, several neighboring countries, including Wei State, would face sieges from monsters.
Faced with the once-in-a-century invasion of monsters from the northern border, the Weiguo Xiaoyao Sect was also very troubled by this matter and could only recruit many cultivators in the territory to go to the border to fight against the invasion of monsters. This was also one of the rare wars in the Weiguo cultivation world after thousands of years of peace.
After every monster rebellion in the northern border, a large number of cultivators would die on the battlefield fighting against the monsters. Even the usually high-ranking foundation-building cultivators and golden elixir ancestors were not immune to this. This was also the reason why everyone's faces changed drastically when they heard about this.
Seeing that everyone was a little depressed, Shi Chun said to Zhang Baishan with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, the monster unrest will last for at least another ten years. It has little to do with independent cultivators like us. That is a problem that the high-level cultivators of Xiaoyao Sect should worry about. We don't even know whether we can live to that day. Maybe if we meet the Fire Wolf Gang tomorrow, we will all be reincarnated together." These words also caused a burst of laughter among the people, and they felt relieved immediately.
The Fire Wolf Gang that Shi Chun mentioned is a group of independent cultivators that have become active in the Floating Cloud Mountains in recent years. They specialize in robbing fellow independent cultivators and their methods of action are extremely cruel. Independent cultivators targeted by them are rarely left alive. Even Guiyunfang has issued a bounty for this group of notorious robbers. When Song Qingming first met Shi Chun and his gang, Zhang Tieshan almost mistaken him for a robber of the Fire Wolf Gang.
"Old drunkard, you only know how to scare people when you're drunk. Twenty years from now, we might not be here anymore. It's none of our business whether the monsters come or not."
Qin Yu Niang is the youngest, but the most free and easy. Facing the crisis in the next twenty years, there has been no worry on her face and she has always been the calmest.
Only Song Qingming couldn't calm down for a long time.
Compared to the wandering cultivators, Song Qingming, who belonged to a Weiguo cultivation family, thought it would be difficult for the Song family to avoid this disaster. Now he really didn't know if he would be able to survive if he was caught up in it.
In a battlefield like that, one must have at least the cultivation level of the late Qi Refining stage or above to have some ability to protect oneself.
Song Qingming secretly made up his mind that he must improve his cultivation to the late stage of Qi Refining before the monsters in the northern border caused chaos.