Chapter 57: A false alarm
A few drops of cold sweat instantly appeared on Ding Zhengyi's forehead, but he didn't panic, but hurriedly took two steps forward and blocked Ding Zhongyuan and the other three behind him.
At the same time, Ding Zhengyi also stimulated the medium-grade defensive magic weapon, this jade pendant that had been hanging on his chest, at this time, the spiritual pressure fluctuated slightly, and a thin layer of light immediately appeared on the surface of his body, which was the Yuan Qi shield that could resist the attack of the cultivator's spell in the late stage of Qi training.
With the full operation of the defensive magic weapon, the light on the surface of his body gradually stabilized, and Ding Zhengyi relaxed a little.
He turned his head and made a gesture to Ding Zhongyuan and his wife and Xiaoqiu, reminding them that there might be danger ahead and asking them to be prepared to deal with it.
The three of them saw that Ding Zhengyi looked like he was facing a great enemy, all his faces turned pale, and he held his breath, Ding Zhongyuan was better, he immediately looked around vigilantly, and Wu and Xiaoqiu were stunned on the spot.
Ding Zhengyi saw that they understood what they meant, so he immediately turned around and began to concentrate on it.
Although he didn't have the outward release of his divine sense like the Zhuji Cultivator, Dan Ding's Righteous Divine Soul strength in the later stage of Qi cultivation, coupled with the usual practice of focusing on talisman formations, his perceptual acuity reached the Qi Cultivation Consummation Cultivator.
As Ding Zhengyi calmed down and tried his best to sense, the trace of demonic energy fluctuations in front of him became clearer and clearer in his perception.
Ding Zhengyi originally hoped that the previous discovery was just his own delusion, and the luck in his heart made him uneasy.
Now that the facts are in front of him, Ding Zhengyi's mind quickly calmed down, he regained his former composure, did not hesitate, and immediately started to act according to the plan he had made before.
Ding Zhengyi first turned around and glanced at Ding Zhongyuan, signaling him to take care of the Wu family and Xiaoqiu.
Then he immediately took out a few lower-grade spirit stones from the storage bag, and arranged a concealment array around the three of them, and as the formation opened, their figures and breath gradually disappeared in place.
After making preparations, Ding Zhengyi pinched the stack of intermediate talisman seals in his hand, maintained a state that could be activated at any time, and walked slowly after performing the breath.
Ding Zhengyi didn't think about the four of them advancing and retreating together, but he thought about it for a while and quickly gave up this idea.
Because if the demon beast is strong, Ding Zhongyuan and the three of them will not provide much help if they move forward with him, but their fragile bodies will make Ding Zhengyi take care of one or the other.
And if the four of them retreat together, they are likely to be pursued by the demon beasts, and accidents will inevitably occur in the chaos at that time, resulting in unnecessary casualties.
With the mid-grade defensive magic weapon that Ding Zhengyi fully stimulated at this time, plus the dozens of medium-grade rune seals in his hand, as well as the defense of forging his body, even in the face of third-level demon beasts, or several second-level demon beasts, he could retreat with his whole body.
And under the protection of the Concealment Array, Ding Zhengyi can calmly lead the danger away from them, and without his worries, it will be easier to avoid the danger with the help of the Breath Gathering Technique.
In just a few moments, Ding Zhengyi made a foolproof choice.
As he continued to move forward, the "whooshing" sound of the small waterfall became louder, and the demon beast breath that had been locked by Ding Zhengyi's perception became more and more obvious.
At this time, Ding Zhengyi's heart was as calm as water, and his hand holding the spirit rune did not move at all, and he faced the demon beast for the first time, neither excited nor afraid.
After half a cup of tea, Ding Zhengyi could already vaguely see the pond under the small waterfall, and the fiery red color on the edge of the pond was particularly conspicuous.
After moving a few more steps, he fixed his eyes and took a closer look, first with an incredible look on his face, and then with some laughter.
It turns out that the demon qi comes from a fire golden rooster, which is the lowest level of demon beasts, and like the green armor cow, they are all promoted from beasts, and at most they can only reach the realm of first-level demon beasts.
The most commendable thing about the fire brocade chicken in the cultivation realm is that its meat is delicious, so it is highly respected by high-level monks, an adult turband brocade chicken is two feet tall, weighs ten catties, and is worth fifty lower grade spirit stones in the fang market.
The Ding family also raised dozens of them, but because of the short temper of the fire brocade chicken, and can send out fireballs at will, although the power is not great, but its own defense is lower, and the words of mixed breeding are often not one in ten.
Therefore, in the family, the turbulent rooster is raised individually, but the loss is much smaller, but the land occupation and manpower consumption are much larger.
And those fireballs that appear at any time also make the clansmen who raise the fire golden chickens discouraged, and even bruised all over the body, and generally a clansman takes care of two or three fire golden chickens is the limit.
The Ding family can grow into very few fire brocade chickens every year, normally no more than ten, this limited fire brocade chicken is not something that the clan can enjoy, it will be transported by the family to the Fang market in Xuannan City to sell, and the hundreds of lower grade spirit stones obtained on it every year can be regarded as a fixed income of the family.
Ding Zhengyi has heard of its delicious name for a long time, and he has not actually tasted it, but this can make the food that high-level monks value, presumably have its own uniqueness, and the fire brocade chicken in front of him made him swallow a mouthful of saliva.
But the fire brocade chicken is extremely alert, and can fly short distances, which is extremely difficult to catch in the wild.
Scratching his head and thinking for a while, Ding Zhengyi had a flash of inspiration in his mind, other monks were difficult to catch, because their strength and reaction speed were not enough, and they were also afraid of the damage of fireballs, but these were easy things for him who was successful in forging his body.
Ding Zhengyi's divine sense swept over the storage bag, and was trying to find a handy weapon, but he was embarrassed to find that he didn't have an attack magic weapon, and all his preparations were made around defense and resisting danger, and in terms of killing, he was counting on the intermediate fireball charm.
As for using the fireball charm to attack the fire rooster, it is just a fool's dream, not to mention that the long-distance fireball can be completely avoided, just say that the fire rooster was hit by the fireball technique, even if it does not turn into a pile of ashes, it will at least become a piece of coke, what is the value.
At this moment, the turbulent rooster seemed to sense a potential crisis, paced left and right uneasily, and then suddenly flew towards the outside of the pond.
In a hurry, Ding Zhengyi did not dodge or dodge, reached out and took out the low-level talisman pen that had been eliminated a long time ago from the storage bag, calmed down, and waited for the opportunity.
When the fire rooster flew over his head, Ding Zhengyi ignored the fireball it emitted, seized the opportunity of that moment, and threw the low-level talisman in his hand, and the powerful force made the talisman emit a short hissing in the air.
As soon as the fireball made contact with the light on the surface of Ding Zhengyi's body, and before it had completely dissolved, he heard a sharp wail explode in his ears, and then he saw the fire brocade chicken fall not far away.
After running a few steps in a hurry, Ding Zhengyi grabbed the fire brocade chicken, and sensed it on his hand, and it was estimated that it was more than ten catties.
Then he picked it up again and took a closer look, and was shocked to find that the talisman had pierced through the two wings of the fire rooster, stringing them together.
The turquoise was not fatally injured, its chest was still slowly rising and falling, and its mouth was slightly open, which was just a sign that it was about to send out a fireball.
Seeing the scene, Ding Zhengyi was not in a hurry, and gently pinched the middle of the neck of the fire golden chicken, which was the method he heard from the clansmen who raised the golden chicken.
It is said that this can make the fire rooster lose resistance, Ding Zhengyi tried it with a half-believing attitude, and the fireball that the fire rooster was brewing disappeared immediately, and the bean-sized little eyes were no longer as sharp as just now, and the results were really immediate.
Holding the fire brocade chicken in one hand, Ding Zhengyi concentrated on the surroundings again, and did not find any other hidden dangers, so he quickly ran towards the three people who were still in the formation, so as not to worry them.
The time to go back was dozens of times less than when he came, and in the blink of an eye, Ding Zhengyi came to the outside of the hidden array, he played a law with one hand, and Ding Zhongyuan and the other three appeared out of thin air.
When the three of them saw that Ding Zhengyi had returned safely, their nervous and anxious expressions quickly eased.
"What is this?"
Xiaoqiu saw the fire golden rooster in Ding Zhengyi's hand, and asked with curiosity, her uneasy emotions had been thrown out of the clouds.
"Such a big turbulent rooster, this is a good thing!"
Without waiting for Ding Zhengyi to answer, Wu screamed excitedly.
"Hey, what is this?"
Xiaoqiu's gaze shifted again, and she felt that the bamboo pole inserted in the chicken wings seemed to be somewhat familiar.
"Okay, there was a false alarm just now, let's rest for a while. ”
As he spoke, Ding Zhengyi pulled out the talisman pen on the chicken wings, took it back into the storage bag, and casually handed the fire brocade chicken to the Wu family, who was eager to try, without answering Xiaoqiu's question directly.
Taking advantage of Xiaoqiu's attention, they were all focused on the body of the fire golden rooster at this time, Ding Zhengyi walked to the position of the concealment array alone, picked up the spirit stones that did not consume much one by one, and put them all away.
Then Ding Zhengyi stood beside a boulder on the side of the road, thinking about whether he should buy an attack weapon that he could use, otherwise it would be ridiculous and generous to be known that he was using a talisman pen as a weapon.