Chapter 25 Distress

The people not far away were also surprised to see the white mist in the magic circle suddenly dissipate, and they were relieved only when they saw that the person who came out was Song Qingming.

The middle-aged scholar who had agreed to wait here with Song Qingming yesterday walked forward, bowed and said:

"I didn't see you from a distance when I came here just now, and I thought you had left here alone. I didn't expect you to hide in this formation. Please forgive me for offending you because I don't understand formations."

The green-clothed woman saw the fog dissipate, and then she realized that she had just fallen into the formation set by Song Qingming. When she heard the middle-aged scholar being so polite to Song Qingming, she thought about how this man had embarrassed her just now, and she immediately complained:

"This man set up a formation at this intersection, causing me to be trapped for no reason. I thought I fell into some forbidden trap, but now it's my fault."

"Sorry. Sorry"

Seeing that the woman was a little angry, Song Qingming smiled and didn't explain. He sincerely bowed his head and apologized for a while, and then he coaxed the woman to calm down.

"My little sister has had a bad temper since she was young. Please bear with me. Seeing that you have set up such a sophisticated formation, are you a formation master?" The middle-aged scholar continued to ask when he saw that Song Qingming had some knowledge of formations.

"I am indeed a low-grade formation master, but I am still a beginner. I have only learned some superficial formations. I am sorry to make you laugh." Song Qingming bowed modestly after saying this.

"I think your formation level is indeed superficial. If you are late to solve it, I will have to dismantle your broken formation."

The green-clothed woman seemed to be a little bit unwilling to give up, which caused everyone present to laugh.

"I am Shi Chun, and this is my junior sister Yu Niang. I don't know how to address you."

"Song San"

Then, the other people also came forward to introduce each other, and Song Qingming gradually became familiar with everyone.

It was late autumn, and the floating cloud mountains were full of fallen leaves.

Song Qingming followed this group of cultivators and walked eastward for a day, then turned southeast and walked for another two days. Along the way, they met several groups of cultivators on the way. They were getting closer and closer to Guiyunfang in the south of Fuyun Mountain Range.

After getting Liu Tianlong's storage bag, Song Qingming changed his original idea and decided not to rush back to Qinghe County. He just happened to follow this group of casual cultivators to Guiyuanfang, so he could deal with some magic tools, elixirs and other items along the way.

Guiyunfang is the largest market in the north of Weiguo, and it is also the gathering place for many casual cultivators of Weiguo. After asking a few people, I found that there are no less than 10,000 casual cultivators entering Fuyun Mountain Range from Guiyunfang every year. In this place where hundreds of cultivators come in and out every day, it is difficult for others to find out where a strange cultivator in the Qi Refining Period sells some low-level magic tools and spiritual objects, which is perfect for him now.

Along the way, Song Qingming gradually became familiar with these people. The middle-aged Confucian scholar who led the team was named Shi Chun. Although his cultivation was not high, he had rich experience in hunting monsters. He was also the backbone of these people and often organized some fellow cultivators to enter the Floating Cloud Mountains to hunt monsters.

The woman in green was named Qin Yu Niang. She and Shi Chun were senior brothers and sisters. They both became disciples of a Taoist monk by chance and embarked on the path of cultivation. However, their master died a few years after accepting Qin Yu Niang as his disciple. The person who guided Qin Yu Niang in cultivation over the years was her senior brother Shi Chun.

The burly man with the highest cultivation was called Zhang Tieshan. He was originally a cultivator from a foundation-building family in Zheng State. He was considered a cultivator born in a large family. He broke through the late stage of Qi Refining at the age of 30. He was a person with unlimited prospects and the hope of building a foundation.

Unexpectedly, more than a decade ago, Zhang Tieshan's family was destroyed because of their participation in the fight between the two major sects of Zheng State. Only less than a dozen of the hundreds of cultivators in the family survived. Zhang Tieshan happened to be traveling outside at the time. After getting the news, he fled directly to Wei State and became a casual cultivator. Without the cultivation resources provided by his family, his cultivation level has been stagnant for more than a decade.

A few years ago, Zhang Tieshan drifted to Guiyunfang and met the casual cultivator Shi Chun and his sister. The three of them were also congenial, so they always took care of each other and often went into the Floating Cloud Mountains together to hunt monsters.

The other two were casual cultivators who had been in the Floating Cloud Mountains for many years. One was Wu Tianmu, who had the fifth level of Qi Refining, and the other was Zhang Baiyun, who always had a wine gourd hanging around his waist. He was also the oldest person among the group, over seventy years old, with the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Among the few people, Shi Chun and his sister were more talkative. They kept chatting with Song Qingming all the way. Zhang Tieshan seemed a little taciturn because he had experienced the change of his family. Wu Tianmu didn't talk much either, but occasionally urged everyone to walk faster, as if he wanted to return to Guiyunfang as soon as possible to sell the monster materials he got.

Zhang Baishan, an old drunkard, always had wine in his mouth. He always talked to himself in a mysterious way, often pretending to be unfathomable. His drunken words made everyone laugh.

In the afternoon, when everyone passed by a forest, Zhang Tieshan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly shouted to everyone: "Everyone be careful, there seems to be a monster following us from behind."

When Song Qingming heard it, he was very surprised at first. He didn't notice anything himself. Then he thought that cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining can generally release their spiritual consciousness. It is also reasonable for Zhang Tieshan to detect the movement of monsters farther away.

Sure enough, not long after, a high-level gray demon wolf led seven or eight low-level demon wolves to surround the crowd. Seeing this, everyone quickly sacrificed their magic weapons and skillfully formed a circle.

"This is a wind wolf beast, which can use wind blade magic. Don't be afraid. There are not many wind wolves in this group. We can stop them. Tieshan will hold the high-level one first, and leave the rest of the wind wolves to us. This demon wolf is very fast. Everyone should get close together and don't be attacked by a single one. Using fire and earth magic will be more effective."

Shi Chun is worthy of being a person who has been in the Floating Cloud Mountains for many years. He recognized the origin of the demon beast in an instant and told everyone how to deal with it, so that the people who were a little panicked just now quickly had the confidence to fight.

First, Zhang Tieshan shouted and used a giant sword to block the leading high-level demon wolf. The man and the beast soon fought together.

Then Song Qingming and Wu Tianmu took the lead and each released a wall of earth to block the remaining low- and medium-level demon wolves in front of everyone. The walls they created also greatly slowed down the speed of the group of wind wolves when they attacked.

Among the remaining eight wind wolves, only three were medium-level, and the other five were low-level. Wu Tianmu, Zhang Baishan, and Song Qingming each selected a medium-level wind wolf, and the remaining five low-level wind wolves were handed over to Shi Chun and his sister. Everyone faced the demon beasts, and the battlefield was divided into five groups.

The most powerful of the demon beasts was the high-level wind wolf beast that Zhang Tieshan faced. Its cultivation was almost at the peak of the Qi Refining Stage. No one on the scene was sure to defeat the demon beast alone.

The high-level wind wolf beasts were more powerful than Zhang Tieshan in terms of magical power, and they had already gained the upper hand. The wind blades they released from time to time also made Zhang Tieshan a little flustered, but it was not easy for the demon wolf to defeat him in a short period of time. Although Zhang Tieshan was a little embarrassed at this time, he could still hold back the high-level demon wolf.

The mid-level wind wolves that Wu Tianmu and Zhang Baishan faced were also strong. Although both of them did not hide their skills at the beginning of the battle and used their own special skills, these two demon wolves were not easy to deal with, and they could only maintain a balance on the battlefield for the time being.

Only the mid-level wind wolf beast that Song Qingming faced was slightly weaker in strength. It seemed that it had not been long since he broke through the mid-level. Song Qingming's cultivation and magic power were much higher than it. As long as they played steadily, it was only a matter of time before they defeated the opponent.

Shi Chun and his sister also had a slight advantage. When several wind wolves started to attack, he and his sister killed one together. After that, they surrounded them and could not do anything to them. Instead, they were beaten back by the perfect cooperation of the two.

Compared with Song Qingming, Shi Chun and his partner have a greater advantage and are more likely to break the deadlock quickly.

In this life-and-death battle, the strength of both sides is not much different. It depends on whether Zhang Tieshan can stop the high-level wind wolf beast and wait for Song Qingming or Shi Chun to get rid of the opponent first and break the deadlock in this battle.