Gathering the disciples was Dao Governor Elder Nie, who stood in the middle of the square, his eyes lowered, and a pale yellow talisman paper fiddled with in his hand.

"What's the matter that you want to interrupt your schoolwork?"

"It doesn't seem like a trivial ......"

The disciples gathered in the square and exchanged their heads.

"Ladies and gentlemen......"

Elder Nie suddenly lifted his eyelids and looked at everyone.

The disciples immediately stopped talking, and the square fell silent.

Elder Nie raised the rune paper in his hand and said in a deep voice, "I just received a message from the flying talisman, and there are demon insects breaking in Cassia Mountain. ”

Cassia Mountain?

Zhao Lin subconsciously glanced at Zhu Cong.

Cassia Mountain was a mortal settlement, and the families of some of the monks in Hanchi Prefecture were housed there.

Zhu Cong is the round-faced boy who set off from Denghai County with Zhao Lin, he is only twelve years old this year, and his parents are also in Cassia Mountain.

Hearing this news, Zhu Cong's face instantly turned red, and he blurted out, "Elder, what kind of demon insect broke into Cassia Mountain?" ”

"yes, what demon worm?"

Several family members also asked the disciples of Cassia Mountain.

Elder Nie raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhu Cong, but he was not angry, and said lightly: "It's a locust." ”

"Locusts?"

Zhu Cong was stunned for a moment, his face was dazed, and he didn't know what kind of demon insect the mantis locust was.

Zhao Lin turned his head and said in a comforting tone: "Don't worry too much, the mantis locust is a first-order low-grade demon insect with low intelligence, feeds on various herbaceous crops, and generally does not take the initiative to attack people. ”

Although he has not been in the sect for a long time, because of the relationship between the spirit beast diagram, Zhao Lin doesn't know how many related books he has read.

Among the people present, I am afraid that except for Elder Nie, no one knows more about demon beasts and demon insects than him.

Regarding the grade of the demon beast, it is actually divided with reference to the monk's cultivation realm.

The method is simple and straightforward: the strength of a first-order demon beast is equivalent to that of a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, and the second-order demon beast is equivalent to a Foundation Building Realm cultivator......

Each stage is divided into lower, middle, and upper grades, which are roughly equivalent to the early, middle, and late stages of each realm.

The appearance of the mantis is similar to that of locusts, it is good at jumping, it can also fly for a long time, its attack power is ordinary, and it belongs to the lowest level of demon insects.

As long as the monks enter the Qi Refining Realm, they can basically deal with it easily, and even the brave warriors among the mortals can compete with one or two.

However, there is one thing that Zhao Lin didn't say, the mantis locusts are social demon insects, and they often come and go in hundreds of thousands, in groups.

Everywhere he went, he devoured everything he could eat, and his destructive power was greater than that of locusts in the mortal world, which was not something that one or two monks could deal with.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhao."

Zhu Cong's face looked better when he heard this, but his brows were still tightly wrinkled.

Elder Nie also heard Zhao Lin's words and agreed, "Not bad! The mantis locusts are low-level demon insects, so they don't need to use too much force, but they need enough manpower. ”

"That's why I summoned you here."

Once a mantis enters an area, it scatters in all directions, like dandelion seeds, and it is difficult to annihilate them in one fell swoop with a lethal spell.

Moreover, the incident occurred in a mortal settlement, and the people's property had to be taken into account, and the spells could not be released unscrupulously.

Otherwise, even if the demon insects are cleaned up, the people will be homeless, and they can only rely on a certain number of monks to work together to kill them.

When the disciples heard this, they all understood that this was to let them go into battle to kill insects, and they looked at each other with different expressions, some were eager to try, and some were silent.

Elder Nie didn't care about everyone's expressions, and continued, "You have all practiced some spells, so you can practice with these demon insects. ”

"Now I have recruited forty disciples and come with me."

"One more thing, although the grade of the mantis locusts is low, it is also a demon insect, and this trip is dangerous. Applicants must be at least fifteen years old and have an attack spell to get started. ”

After speaking, he kept silent and let the disciples decide for themselves.

Tong Mu asked Zhao Lin in a low voice: "Brother Zhao, are you going?" ”

Because he is not good at words, and as a foreigner, he is not very compatible with a group of teenagers.

However, Zhao Lin didn't care about his identity, so he got closer to Zhao Lin.

Zhao Lin did not hesitate, and only said one word: "Go!" ”

Practicing spells can't be done behind closed doors, and such a good opportunity for actual combat can't be missed.

At the same time, he also wanted to see what the place where mortals lived so that he could decide whether to take his family over in the future.

Li Sancai proposed: "Then let's talk to the elders now, otherwise the quota will be snatched up." ”

Zhao Lin thought about it, said "yes", strode out of the queue, and said, "Disciple Zhao Lin is willing to go!" ”

Tong Mu and Li Sancai followed, "The disciple is also willing to go." ”

Elder Nie showed a smile on his face, and said with his chin bowed, "Yes, who else?" ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Cong jumped out of the crowd with an arrow and shouted, "And me!" ”

Elder Nie's face sank, and he reprimanded, "I just said that only disciples who have reached the age of fifteen are allowed to go, how old are you?" And if I'm not mistaken, your spells haven't gotten to the ground yet. ”

Zhu Cong pouted, and said with a crying voice: "My father and mother are in Cassia Mountain, I want to save them!" ”

Elder Nie was stunned for a moment, his face softened, his lips moved twice, but he didn't say anything more, it seemed that he acquiesced.

"Disciples sign up to go to ......"

With Zhao Lin and others taking the lead, twenty or thirty people walked out of the team one after another, most of whom were disciples with relatives and dependents in Cassia Mountain.

In contrast, the new disciples came forward more, and the old disciples did not react enthusiastically.

Especially the local disciples, most of their families are located in other counties, and there are even fewer applicants.

Elder Nie's gaze swept over the faces of the disciples who had already signed up, and he praised, "Okay, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. ”

On the surface, he praised the new disciple, but secretly there was a hint of ridicule.

"The disciple also goes to Cassia Mountain......

Some of the old disciples couldn't hold their faces, and seven or eight more people came forward one after another.

There are also some who are hesitant and look around as if they can't make up their minds.

However, Elder Nie didn't want to wait, and clapped his palms, "Thirty-eight people, that's enough!" ”

"The disciples who go to Cassia Mountain this time will be rewarded with a good deed, and if they perform well, there will be additional ones!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the crowd.

Many of the disciples who didn't stand up had remorse written on their faces, and some of them muttered angrily, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

Elder Dao Governor ignored them anymore and said, "Wei Yi, Han Kui, Zhang Gong......"

In one breath, he pointed out the names of the nine disciples who passed on the gong and acted on the ground, and then pointed in the direction of the outside of the mountain, "Let's go now!" ”

……

Cassia Mountain is only more than two hundred miles away from Hanchi County, and it only takes two or three quarters of an hour for the Zhuji monks to fly, but the disciples don't have the ability to do this, so they still have to take a flying boat to go.

The two disciples each controlled two flying boats, carrying a group of nearly fifty people, circled into the air and flew straight to the northwest.

The aura around Hanchi County is abundant, there is little turbulence in the clouds, and the flying boat flies quite smoothly, and there are almost no bumps.

Through the long clouds and mist, you can overlook the winding mountains and rivers at your feet.

Zhao Lin suddenly felt that everyone was like the airborne troops in the film in his previous life, riding a flying boat to carry out a mission.

In addition to the monks, there were three Aoki finch, and five long-tailed pheasants.

These spirit birds were the natural enemies of the locusts, and Elder Nie's intention in bringing them was self-evident.

However, seeing Elder Nie, who was not smiling, being surrounded by these spirit birds, Zhao Lin still felt quite happy.

The flying boat pierced through the clouds and fog, and flew over Cassia Mountain in less than a moment.

Zhao Lin looked at it with the Qi Hope Technique, and saw that there was a gentle open land in the mountains, surrounded by a mountain protection array.

The spiritual veins are like mineral deposits, in addition to the main veins, there are often some branch veins and scattered veins around it.

Cassia Mountain is located on a scattered vein that extends from Hanchi County, and the aura is not enough to enter the rank, but it can already arrange a small mountain protection array.

The mountain protection circle can stop the large, high-level demon beasts, but it is not so effective for low-level demon insects.

It can be understood as a fishing net, which can catch big fish, but small fish can slip out of the net.

In front of the circle, there were two monks in yellow clothes, their robes stained with blood, waving to everyone expectantly.

Without waiting for the flying boat to land, Elder Nie swept down and stepped forward to ask, "What's the situation inside?" ”

The two Mortal Spiritual Root monks hurriedly gave their respects, and one of the older middle-aged monks replied, "Elder Hui, a few locusts rushed into the circle this morning, and we received the news and immediately went to the scene to kill them. ”

"But after killing dozens of them, I found that the mantis were gathering more and more, and I had a premonition that something was wrong, so I immediately organized the people to retreat to the emergency magic circle in the inner layer, and at the same time released a magic talisman to send a message."

Elder Nie nodded slightly, and then asked, "Are there any casualties?" ”

The middle-aged monk said: "The evacuation of the people is timely, and no one is killed. ”

"But at the beginning, some strong men spontaneously organized themselves and killed the locusts with us and others, and six or seven people were injured, but fortunately there was no fear for their lives."

Zhu Cong heard that someone was injured, and said hurriedly: "What about my parents?" ”

As soon as he said a word, his mouth was covered by a large hand.

He looked up and held him down to see that it was Zhao Lin.

Zhao Lin put his index finger to his mouth, shook his head and said, "At the moment of the great enemy, everything is under the command of the elders." It's not your business alone, others have parents, understand? ”

Zhu Cong blushed and nodded heavily.

Although Elder Nie had his back to everyone, he was well aware of what was happening behind him, and glanced at Zhao Lin with a little surprise before he asked again, "How many mantis locusts are there?" There are four guardian monks in Cassia Mountain, but what about the other two? ”

The middle-aged monk said: "They are guarding the emergency magic circle inside, and they can't get out. ”

Another monk added: "There are probably several thousand locusts, but I am afraid that there are not many locusts. ”

Elder Nie approving, "If you handle it properly and in an organized manner, after this battle, the county will reward you for your good deeds." ”

There was no joy on the faces of the two monks, and they said in unison: "My relatives, friends and family are also inside, and it is incumbent on them to protect their hometown." ”

Elder Nie said, "You two have run out of mana, right?" Let's take a break here. The rest, come with me! ”

As he spoke, waving the jade card in his hand, the circle immediately opened a passage several zhang wide.

The fog lifted, and the town finally appeared in front of everyone.

(End of chapter)