Chapter 13 The Phantom
In the early morning of the next day, a huge glow pierced through the clouds and shone on the dark seaside wall. The huge battlements on the walls of the city were painted like iron giants with a layer of grease and magnificence.
In the gap between the clouds, there was the sound of a hunting wind, and it was a strange bird called "dove".
They were covered in purple feathers, which were as hard as steel. Their huge wingspans can sweep away a house with a single flap. That golden claw can even grab a huge demon beast from the sea.
The doves in the clouds were circling around Linhai City, probably not catching any food these days, which made them very hungry and hit Linhai City's head.
"One, two, three, put!"
On the head of Linhai City, there are many spiritual tools that are solidified like war beasts. These spiritual tools are extremely large and heavy, and the most suitable thing is to stand at the head of the city.
They can shoot out huge arrows that are dozens of times longer than their huge bodies, and even after these arrows are shot, with the blessing of the spirit equipment at the head of the city, even the rocks as big as a mountain can be pierced with an arrow.
The second son of Jixia City was standing on the top of the highest Tinghai Tower in the whole city, looking at this scene with a cold face.
He watched as the sergeants sang their trumpets, and in an instant, dozens of huge arrows shot like lightning rushed into the depths of the clouds.
After a while, it must have been that these arrows had hit something, and a large rain of blood was sprinkled from the sky. In the clouds, several doves were frightened by these arrows, and they screamed and quickly dodged into the sky, and fled back without looking back.
The second son shook his head slightly, he was unlucky today and didn't shoot a dove like this. Otherwise, I am afraid that I can scare these beasts, and I will not dare to show my head again for dozens of days.
He turned his head and stared at Amber, who had been standing aside for a long time, and asked seemingly casually:
"You just said, how many people were injured yesterday?"
Amber has watched him grow up since he was a child, and he has always been referred to as his housekeeper, and he is very trusted by the second son.
Seeing that the second son came back to his senses, he still reported respectfully: "Yesterday we dispatched nearly 100 people, but we were still injured by demons. ”
The second prince frowned, he knew that these people were mortals, and it was okay to maintain order with them, but it was still too difficult to round up demons.
His face was a little gloomy and he continued, "What did the monks say?"
Amber shook his head and said, "Childe, you yourself are a qi refiner, you should understand the level of those people. I'm afraid, it's not necessarily much better than mortals. ”
The second son snorted heavily, and he could only use this to express his inner dissatisfaction.
He understood that those who were capable would have gone to sea on their own a long time ago. Only these timid or weak ones will be hired by the City Lord's Mansion.
Seeing that the second son was no longer talking, Amber spread out the map that had been prepared long ago and drew very meticulously and said:
"The first thing that happened was here, and here, all outside the city, and all of them were civilians. As he spoke, he pointed out to the second son one by one.
"Seven or eight days ago, here, and here, began to report the loss of monks. These monks were hired to walk darts, and the level of their hands was generally not bad. ”
Amber reported softly, and seeing that he had begun to arouse the interest of the second son, he slid his hand to the two places marked with emphasis, and said in a deep voice:
"These two places are the most powerful outside the city, and there have been cases where small groups of monks have been destroyed. I personally went to investigate the scene of these two old slaves, one of them six days ago, when the fight at the scene was extremely fierce. ”
"And this ...... three days ago" The second son's eyes followed Amber's fingers: "The same team was killed, but there are almost no traces of a fight at the scene." ”
The second son's expression turned sharp, and he looked at An Bodao quietly:
"You mean to say that this demon's strength is increasing extremely quickly?"
Amber nodded cautiously and said, "Yesterday was the first time we caught traces of demons in the city, which shows that this demon is bold enough to dare to enter the city. Now for us, it can be said that we have reached a crucial juncture. ”
He frowned tightly as he continued without stopping: "Everyone knows that the people in the city are even denser. Especially mortals who are not protected are more vulnerable to the poisonous hands of demons. ”
"If we don't catch it again, the demon's strength is likely to increase day by day. ”
"Combined with the experience of the previous demon rebellions of the human race, each time in a very short period of time, the strength of the demon will increase to a terrifying level. ”
The lower his voice became, the more worried he became, and it was clear that he understood the dire consequences of the incident.
"What's even more worrying is that these demons tend to feed on humans, so the denser the population, the faster these demons will recover!" he finally reminded in a deep voice.
The second prince nodded, he also knew that these demons were often from the power of the other world.
When they first come, they are often limited by space barriers, and their strength is still very weak. But as long as they are given a certain amount of time, these demons can quickly increase their strength. Even according to records, as long as these demons have enough strength, they can easily destroy a city.
He thought for a while, and said without hesitation: "It seems that we still don't have enough manpower now, and we must increase manpower as quickly as possible and quickly investigate in the city." ”
Amber also nodded in approval: "We fought with the demon once yesterday, and the demon took the initiative to retreat, which means that its strength is not strong enough now, so it doesn't dare to confront us head-on." ”
"I've already had people start publicizing that the demons have been injured by us, and I think that in the short term, the hearts of the people in the city will be stable. He analyzed the current measures with the second son very old-fashioned.
The second son nodded and said approvingly: "You did the right thing!"
He also knew that the news of the demon was a huge negative effect on the hearts of the people in the city, because everyone knew the terrifying ability of the demon who quickly increased in strength.
Amber thought for a while, and asked with a little hesitation: "Although this is the case, this matter is getting more and more out of our control, do you want to ask the ancestor to .......?"
The second son's stern eyes drifted over, blocking his words, and Amber had no choice but to stop talking in amusement.
"It's not like you don't know the situation in the city now, and many things are getting more and more delicate. ”
The second prince sighed and said, "With the increase in the strength of the four major families, we are almost unable to suppress them, and it is because of this that the old ancestor put down all retreats and strive to reach a higher level." ”
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head, and it was precisely because of this that the old ancestor promoted him to master the matter of Linhai City.
He paused, then said fiercely, "This is the biggest thing we've had in years, and everything else has to make way for it!"
"This demon incident, now the four major families are waiting to see our jokes. If we can't even handle this little thing, provoke the ancestors to go out of the customs. Even if you can solve the immediate problem, it will be a disaster in the future!"
Seeing that the second son had made up his mind, Amber could only sigh and say, "Then I can only find a way to recruit more strange people." ”
In fact, Amber and the second son both understand that this is actually not reliable. No one knows the true strength of these people recruited, and if there is a delay, let the demons improve their strength, I am afraid that it will be even more misleading.
However, Amber thought about the difficulties of the second son, and secretly thought: "I'm afraid I can only do this now." ”
Now that he knew that there was no change in recruitment, Amber thought about it and came up with a plan:
"If we want to recruit people, we have to give them a greater benefit than going to sea, so that we can recruit reliable people. ”
He saw that the second prince was listening, so he continued: "If you only rely on spirit stones, I'm afraid you can only attract some mediocre hands. I've heard that there are a lot of good things stored in the secret vault of the house, can you choose some of the less important ones? Maybe it will impress some of them. ”
"This method is very good!" the second prince flickered deeply, nodded slowly and thoughtfully, and said:
"Then leave this matter to you, remember, don't be reluctant to give up what's in the vault. ”
"Come up with something really good to motivate them, as long as you can get this done without alarming the ancestors, I will credit you for the first credit. After thinking about it, the second son simply decided to let out some blood.
"Yes!" After getting the promise of the second son, Amber was in good spirits, and as soon as he collected the map, he retreated and made arrangements.
............
"Boom la la ......"
Listening to the sound of a wooden stake falling to the ground, Qian Yunsheng stood in the stake, happily watching the fewer and fewer wooden stakes knocked down by himself, and he secretly said in his heart:
"This phantom step is not bad, and it is not easy for people to see the heel when it comes out. But I'm also going to buy a pair of boots with a masking effect, so that this last bit of spookiness can be more hidden. ”
Then he shook his head again, clutching the wound on his chest. The injuries on his body are really in the way, and this phantom step can only be practiced for an hour every day before it stops. If there was no such drag, I should have been able to practice this exercise earlier.
"With this Phantom Step, even if you encounter a demon, the chances of saving your life will increase a lot. Qian Yunsheng felt the power of the Phantom Step again, and nodded with satisfaction.
This is the third day he has returned, and he has been practicing the Phantom Step hard these days, and the most important task is to accept the recruitment of the City Lord's Mansion and get the reward inside.
Originally, these days, Qian Yunsheng's main job was to find clues to the Nine Secluded Land, but the information he hung in the tooth shop did not move at all.
However, as he delved deeper these days, he really found a new way to find the Nine Shadows. But when he hurriedly ran to the tooth shop to ask, he still ate a deflated.
"Sure enough, it's not that simple!"
Just when Qian Yunsheng sighed and was about to find a new way again, the steward of the tooth shop floated a sentence leisurely:
"Although the Soul Eater grass that the adults are looking for is small and I haven't seen it here for a long time, I heard that there is a reward for this Soul Eater Grass on the reward for the demon things released by the City Lord's Mansion this time, do you want to take a look?"
After looking for so long, there was finally news of the Nine Secluded Land, although Qian Yunsheng was excited in his heart, he still suppressed the expression on his face, he didn't want people to see his true thoughts, nodded and said, "Please ask the steward to take a bounty to take a look." ”
When he saw that there was indeed a reward of Soul Eater Grass on this bounty, he couldn't help but feel excited.
In this way, this thing rolled out like boiling water in his heart. He remembered what he had seen in the courtyard that night, and it seemed that in a quarter of an hour, the demon had been suppressed.
This made him secretly wonder to himself: "Everyone knows that this demon is not simple, but this time the demon seems to be weaker, right?"
If that's the case, you might want to consider it.
Based on Qian Yunsheng's self-assessment, he still felt that he was more powerful than the average so-called immortal master in the East China Sea.
Otherwise, the Elder Ship would not have changed his mind and took him to the Bering Sea. You must know that this old captain had been fishing in the Moon Bay Strait before, which means that most immortal masters should not have this ability of their own.
After evaluating his existing abilities, Qian Yunsheng made up his mind. You must know that the Soul Eater Grass is not easy to find, and I really missed this opportunity, and I really don't know how long it will take me to find the way to the Nine Shadows.
"It seems that it is better to practice one or two life-saving stunts first, so that it can be more foolproof!" He remembered several exercises he had found in the scroll, one of which didn't cost much and took a short time, just right for him now.
Just do it when you think of it, Qian Yunsheng has already got the spirit stone for selling demon beasts from the old captain, and it is also when his heart is high, so he no longer hesitates.
He first politely stuffed a spirit stone for the steward, and then immediately rushed towards the Fang Market. Since it was for his own life, Qian Yunsheng didn't dare to be stingy.
He first went around the market, spent seventy or eighty spirit stones, and only after his net worth shrank by half did he finally purchase all the things he wanted and return to his hut.
"I only have this one chance, I can only succeed, not fail!"
After coming back, he sat for a long time, and it wasn't until he adjusted his state that Qian Yunsheng began to really do it.
He first took out half of the twenty or so demon cores he had collected, and placed them in the middle of the rune array drawn with the blood of the White Deer Demon Beast in order. This white deer demon is not a demon beast in the East China Sea, but a kind of survival in the Northern Wilderness.
The Northern Wilderness is covered with ice and snow all year round, and this white deer demon jumps in the meantime, not only is it extremely fast, but it can also run smartly in the ice and snow, and it can still look like dancing on the slippery ice and snow.
Therefore, although this White Deer Demon Blood was not one of the several best methods for cultivating the Phantom Step recorded in the scroll, it was also the best Demon Blood that Qian Yunsheng could find now.
"Judging from the meaning of the scroll, as long as I can use the demon blood of this white deer to improve my bloodline, and then use the spirit of this lightning mink demon to solidify it on my feet, I can be considered successful. ”
Qian Yunsheng thought about the refining order again, this phantom step is not a kind of anti-heaven exercise, so it is not very difficult. To be honest, it was too difficult for him to have the confidence and time to practice now.
He now has a lightning marten demon in one hand, and a talisman knife in the other. Ignoring the lightning mink demon's extremely spiritual and panicked eyes, he used his knife to draw a deep, bloody ghost script on its celestial spirit cover.
Then, the dementor banner behind him suddenly opened, sucking out the spirit of the little mink who had passed out in pain. Qian Yunsheng stared at the weak soul of the lightning mink demon floating in mid-air, and the magic in his mouth did not stop:
"Hum Po Ha Ha Hu,
Livado,
Tuo Tsao Tso,
......”
Under the twelve-character special phantom mantra spell, the soul of the little mink that was sucked out was pressed smaller and smaller, and was thrown into the talisman array of the blood of the white deer demon under him. As the spirit of the lightning mink demon was thrown into it, the rune array spontaneously combusted.
Qian Yunsheng sat in the rune array, he watched the skin on his feet and the demon core in the array melt like candles, and he was gradually attracted by the rune array under him, and gradually flowed together.
After a long time, until the blood and demon core of the white deer on the ground were used cleanly, the spirit of the lightning mink demon was completely solidified into his feet by Qianyunsheng.
Its spirit appeared on Qianyunsheng's feet, and it also moved smartly from time to time, as vivid as an inconspicuous tattoo.
Looking at the spirit of this beautiful lightning mink demon, Qian Yunsheng finally lifted his spirits, and this phantom step was finally a preliminary success!
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