Chapter 39, The Ironcore Calculation
Three days passed, and Ji Fengtian and Zhuge Qingming came to a canyon. The two of them hid in a pile of rubble in front of the canyon and looked into the canyon.
"What's going on inside?" asked Zhuge Qingming curiously.
"I don't know, but the roar from inside doesn't seem right. Ji Fengtian said.
"Something was wrong, there seemed to be a howl. Zhuge Qingming said.
"Yes, not only the howls, but also the roars of excitement in the battle, are they competing?" Ji Fengtian guessed maliciously.
"Just kidding, what kind of martial arts competition, have you ever seen a demon beast competition?" Zhuge Qingming rolled his eyes and said.
Ji Fengtian really guessed correctly, the demon beasts were indeed fighting each other, but they did not harm each other's lives, but some of the demon beasts were still drenched in blood, and the muscles on some of the demon beasts were torn apart, and the wounds were deep and the bones were visible.
"Go, climb up from behind. Ji Fengtian said.
Just as the two were about to leave, Ji Fengtian suddenly pulled Zhuge Qingming and hid in the big stone pile.
"There are footsteps. Ji Fengtian said.
Looking around, Ji Fengtian soon discovered the source of the sound, and saw four men and three women sneaking over from opposite him.
"It's Zhu Moran for them. Zhuge Qingming said.
"Let's take a look at the situation first. Ji Fengtian looked at the seven people and found that the seven people had some injuries on their bodies.
"The demon beasts are all inside, who have they fought with, why are there so many injuries on their bodies, could it be caused by the people of the Iron and Blood Mercenary Group?" Zhuge Qingming said curiously.
"It should be, because this was originally a trap prepared for the Red Rose Mercenary Regiment, and their wounds were naturally caused by those people of the Iron and Blood Mercenary Regiment. Ji Fengtian said.
"Someone is here again. Zhuge Qingming suddenly said to Ji Fengtian.
Ji Fengtian turned his head to look and found that more than a dozen figures were sneaking in this direction, and they were none other than the people of the Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group.
"What should we do now?" asked Zhuge Qingming.
"Let's take a look first, the iron-blooded mercenary group must have followed Zhu Moran and them. It's just that in the current situation, they don't dare to come out openly. The demon beasts inside are not vegetarians, and if they are found, they will definitely tear them to pieces without hesitation. Ji Fengtian said.
"Hey, why does that leader look so much like that scar man?" said Zhuge Qingming in surprise.
"Probably the scar-faced brother. Ji Fengtian glanced at Tie Xin and said.
The two didn't talk much anymore, and time passed quickly, until the evening, Zhu Moran and Tie Xin and the others didn't make the slightest movement.
"It's time to act. Ji Fengtian said.
"Why are you going?" asked Zhuge Qingming, puzzled.
"Go up and see what happened, during the day I carefully observed the top of the canyon, there were no monsters staying, our current position is very hidden, detour to the back, climb up. Ji Fengtian quietly retreated to the back.
"Dark Moon, you're here looking at the two groups of people on the other side, and if they leave, you follow them. Ji Fengtian said a word to the dark moon, and turned around and left with Zhuge Qingming.
The two quickly came to the mountain wall on the side of the canyon, looking at the steep mountain wall, Zhuge Qingming couldn't help frowning, and asked, "It's so steep, how can we go up?"
"What are you doing with your rope, shovel, and pickaxe, thinking that I let you farm? Ji Fengtian rolled his eyes and said.
Taking off the equipment on their bodies and getting ready, the two quietly climbed towards it, and half an hour later, the two reached the top of the mountain, and quietly looked forward, by the moonlight, Ji Fengtian and Zhuge Qingming saw different kinds of demon beasts mixed together in the canyon.
"You see the formation of these monsters is very strange. Zhuge Qingming said.
Hearing Zhuge Qingming's words, Ji Fengtian glanced down and found that close to the cliff, the lineup of demon beasts entrenched was distinct, with the increase in height, the fewer demon beasts entrenched, and the demon beasts in the canyon were a mess.
"The white lion at the top should be the king of the inner perimeter, but I don't know how much to cultivate. Ji Fengtian said.
"What kind of demon beast is that white lion?" Zhuge Qingming stared at the white lion.
"It looks like an ice lion. Ji Fengtian said.
"Huh, I said, it turns out that all the medicinal materials in Daqingshan are here. Ji Fengtian's gaze suddenly shifted to the side of the white lion, and he saw a bunch of mountain-like elixirs stacked together, his eyes glowing green.
"It's too much, your eyes are a little more constricted. Zhuge Qingming poked Ji Fengtian with his finger and said.
"Don't you want to get some medicinal herbs to go?" Ji Fengtian asked.
"Cut, it's useless for me to ask for it, but you said that I will be able to refine the medicine as jelly beans in the future, and I think I have to prepare some for you. Zhuge Qingming also remembered something, and smiled obscenely.
Then he thought of something again, Zhuge Qingming asked, "They are all here, and we can't get them." โ
"Don't panic, I'll see it tomorrow. Ji Fengtian said.
The night passed quickly, and the next morning, Ji Fengtian and the two of them were awakened by the roar of the beast, and the two of you turned over and looked down.
It's okay if you don't watch it, but after reading it, Ji Fengtian and Zhuge Qingming couldn't help but show a hellish expression in their eyes. Yes, the demon beasts below were competing, and Zhuge Qingming was more surprised that this matter was actually guessed by Ji Fengtian, although it was just a joke at the time.
"Why did they do this?" asked Zhuge Qingming, puzzled.
โยทยทยทโ Ji Fengtian looked at Zhuge Qingming.
"What's the matter, do I have flowers on my face?" Zhuge Qingming was horrified by Ji Fengtian's strange gaze.
"No, you're such a curious baby! Do you think I'm a roundworm in the belly of a demon beast?" Ji Fengtian said.
"Roundworms, I think it's the in the belly of the monster. Zhuge Qingming understood what Ji Fengtian meant, and said maliciously.
"Why don't we learn from each other?" Ji Fengtian looked at Zhuge Qingming, and the corners of his mouth raised.
"Hey, it's a nice day! Zhuge Qingming hurriedly changed the topic.
Glancing at Zhuge Qingming, Ji Fengtian was not speaking.
The two peeked around the mountain for a few days, but they didn't find any suitable opportunity to steal the medicinal herbs. However, after watching it in the past few days, the two of them found a very interesting thing.
The battle between demon beasts is not without purpose, every time they fight, they will select some more powerful demon beasts, as if they are selecting commanders.
"Are they going to form a legion?" Zhuge Qingming guessed.
"I think you're right. Ji Fengtian said.
"But why is this happening?"
"I think that white lion's cultivation seems to be an innate realm. Ji Fengtian said.
"Innate realm?" Zhuge Qingming's pupils shrank, and he looked at the white lion at the top with a solemn face.
"Let's go down first and see what the men of the Iron Willed Mercenary Group are doing. Ji Fengtian took the lead and walked down. When the two of them came to the place where they had been hiding, they did not see the Dark Moon. The two looked towards each other, and when they saw that Zhu Moran and the others were still lying on their stomachs opposite, they couldn't help but understand in their hearts.
"It seems that the men of the Iron Willed Mercenary Regiment have left. Ji Fengtian said.
The two quietly searched for a while in the vicinity, and found a crooked arrow-like sign appear in front of them, and the two of them couldn't help but feel very funny.
Following the arrow sign, Ji Fengtian and the two of them went around in a large circle, and found that the direction indicated by Dark Moon was to go around the canyon and go deeper.
Half a day passed, and Ji Fengtian and the two found the dark moon lying in the grass and quietly lurking over. Sensing the arrival of Ji Fengtian and the others, Dark Moon glanced back at the two of them, and her eyes looked towards the front with blazing eyes.
The two of them looked in the direction where Dark Moon was, and found that Tie Xin and the others were tinkering with something, and there were a bunch of bottles and cans on the ground.
"What are they going to do here?" asked Zhuge Qingming.
"Could it be that you want to deal with the demon beasts in the canyon?" Ji Fengtian said uncertainly.
Tie Xin and the others took a long time to prepare, and the bottles and cans on the more than 20 people were mixed together, stirred together, and finally packed into a big bag. After that, the few people didn't continue to do anything, and they all sat cross-legged on the ground and cultivated.
"Why don't you move?" Ji Fengtian and Zhuge Qingming looked at each other.
"Did we guess wrong?" Ji Fengtian said.
"No, the people of the Iron and Blood Mercenary Group are not good things, and you don't know it, I guess they are planning something now. Zhuge Qingming said.
"It's just that we don't know what they're waiting for now, or should we stimulate them?" said Zhuge Qingming.
"How exciting?" Ji Fengtian also looked at Zhuge Qingming curiously.
"We went to their rear, released the flares, and we ran away. When the time comes, if the demon beasts rush out, what do you think will happen to them?" Zhuge Qingming sneered.
"But our whereabouts will also be revealed. Ji Fengtian said.
"It doesn't matter, the range of the flare is 200 meters, we can shoot at them and quietly change places to watch the show. Zhuge Qingming laughed.
Ji Fengtian's eyes also lit up, and he agreed with Zhuge Qingming's statement, and the two walked towards the rear of Tie Xin and the others, found a dense tree, and quietly climbed up, hiding their figures with the help of branches and leaves, and shrunk tightly in the middle of the branches, so that they couldn't see themselves and others at all below.
"Okay?" Zhuge Qingming looked at Ji Fengtian and asked.
Ji Fengtian squatted on the tree and carefully looked at the location of himself and the others, and made sure that he could not be discovered, so he said, "Okay, let's do it." โ
"Let's go!" Zhuge Qingming smiled at the corner of his mouth, and the signal flare in his hand was pulled apart, aiming at Tie Xin and the others and releasing it. Flares are silent, and will only make a loud noise when they explode at their farthest range.
The iron-hearted and the others were closing their eyes at this time, not noticing the surrounding situation.
"Boom~" A loud bang sounded among Tie Xin and the others, waking Tie Xin and the others from their cultivation, and everyone spurted out a mouthful of blood, and their faces were instantly gloomy.
"Who?" exclaimed a man.
No sound came out, and the men of the Iron Willed Mercenary Regiment looked around, but they couldn't find anyone who had sneaked up on them.
"Not good, run. As if thinking of something, Tie Xin exclaimed, turned around and ran.
When Tie Xin ran out of dozens of meters, he suddenly found that he was only running, and he couldn't help but look back and find that everyone was looking at him blankly.
"Run?" roared Iron Heart.
The crowd still didn't react, only to see the other people's mouths open and close, and no sound came out.
"Bastards, run!" he waved his hand.
Only then did everyone come to their senses, and they ran outside after Iron Heart.
Just ten minutes after the members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group left, a group of demon beasts chased after them, led by the white lion.
The beasts did not find anyone, only saw the blood on the ground, looked around, and then withdrew into the canyon.
"Irritation, not irritation. After the beasts left, Zhuge Qingming smiled strangely.
"You're too bad. Ji Fengtian said.
"It's okay, just be happy. Zhuge Qingming said.
"Do you think they'll come back later?" Ji Fengtian said.
"Uh..." Zhuge Qingming was stunned.
"Tease you, they were in a very good location just now, they will definitely come back, you can rest assured. Ji Fengtian said.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Iron Heart and others to cautiously walk in this direction. When I saw all the demon beasts retreating, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in my heart.
"Who are you from that flare just now?" said Tie Xin with a gloomy face.
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and no one speaks.
"Hmph, I remember that you all have signal flares on you, except for Meng Xin, everyone else should be intact, you all take them out and I'll take a look." Iron Heart scanned everyone.
Hearing Tie Xin's words, everyone took out the signal flares on their bodies and placed them in front of them.
"Where's your flare?" Tie Xin suddenly glanced at a middle-aged man, and the cold sweat on the middle-aged man's forehead instantly flowed.
"Back to the deputy commander, my flare was lost, lost. The man said.
"Lost?"
"Yes, yes. โ
"Was that one yours?" Iron Heart asked.
"No, not mine. The man said in a panic.
"Deputy Commander, I'm sure he didn't put it. Meng Xin walked out and said.
"Huh?"
"If he had placed the flare, he would not have been injured with us, and when I felt the flare, it seemed to have reached the farthest distance it had been launched, and the burning sensation was not as strong as the one that had just been released. Meng Xin said.
"You mean there's someone around?" Iron Heart said, glancing around.
"There should have been before, but it's hard to say now. Meng Xin said.
"Friends who are hiding in the shadows, I know you are here, please come out and speak. Tie Xin's gaze suddenly looked in the direction where Ji Fengtian and the others were.
"Oops, we've been discovered. Zhuge Qingming said nervously.
"Don't be nervous, wait a minute. Ji Fengtian covered Zhuge Qingming's mouth and said.
"Friend, please come out and talk about it. Iron Heart said again.
After a long time, no sound came, Tie Xin turned to look in the other direction, and said the same thing.
"I was scared to death, I thought I had been discovered. Zhuge Qingming said with palpitations.
"You're still afraid of a yarn, you are now in the realm of martial artist perfection, and those few are no more than the eighth level of martial artists, and you can crush them unilaterally. Ji Fengtian laughed.
"Why don't we get rid of them?" asked Zhuge Qingming tentatively.
"I'm going to go to you, I'm going to wait to see a good show. Ji Fengtian shrugged and said.
The weather in the north is very strange, with sunny days during the day and sometimes cold winds at night. The two tightened the animal skin on their bodies and squeezed towards the dark moon, Zhuge Qingming scolded: "This ghost weather, it's too tricky, it's cold if it's cold, if it weren't for the dark moon, the two of us would have frozen to death." โ
"You also have animal skins on you, why aren't you warm?" Ji Fengtian said as he tugged the tiger skin on Zhuge Qingming's body.
"You also want to say nonsense, as far as your nitrate skin income technology, it's good that you haven't been killed by tiger skins in the past few days, and you also mention animal skins. Zhuge Qingming knocked off Ji Fengtian's hand, shrunk and said.
"Who told you to drink the violent ape and not protect your clothes when you fight. Ji Fengtian said.
"Cut, it's all your reason, I won't fight with you. Zhuge Qingming raised his face and said to Ji Fengtian with his nostrils.
"They acted. Ji Fengtian said suddenly.
I saw the members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group, each carrying a small burden, and climbed up towards the cliff.
"Go, go up with the guy on the far right and see what they're up to. โ
The two quietly followed the man on the far right, and climbed more than a hundred meters away from the man.
When the two of them reached the top of the mountain, the members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group had already begun to move, each of them covering their mouths and gently spilling the powder from the inside of the package, floating evenly in the air.
"Not good, it's a mixture of several drugs such as *. Ji Fengtian hurriedly covered his nose and said.
"Didn't you say that this is useless for martial artists above the fifth layer?" Zhuge Qingming wondered.
"Their name is Wu Xiangsan, it's not ordinary*, it's numbing muscles and bones. Ji Fengtian said angrily.
"Could it be that the iron-blooded mercenary group is ready to serve these demon beasts in one pot?" Zhuge Qingming had an incredible expression on his face.
"Is it a pot? Ji Fengtian said.
As the powder drifted, the snoring of the demon beasts on the ground became louder and louder, and all the demon beasts were slumped on the ground, even the golden-eyed eagle on the tree fell from the tree.
"Roar~!" a lion's roar came to mind from the valley.
"Oh no, this lion's cultivation is in the innate stage. The people of the Iron Blood Mercenary Regiment were shocked by the lion's momentum and took a few steps back.
"Don't worry, this can also be used for innate martial artists, but the effect is slower, you hold on and sprinkle it down. After Tie Xin felt the momentum of the white lion, he couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart, this time he could capture an innate level demon beast and give it to him as a gift after the eldest brother came out.
There was a fire in his heart, and Tie Xin shouted: "Quick, throw * on its head, it won't last long." โ
Everyone threw the powder in their hands towards the white lion's head, at first, the white lion could still dodge, but later, the white lion's movements became slower and slower, and the white lion fell to the ground with a plop.
"Brothers, kill it, don't move this white lion yet. Tie Xin shouted excitedly.
The members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Regiment heard Iron Heart's order and rushed down one after another.