Taking the Initiative

"Trying to play the tragic hero after losing?"

"What kind of trash are you? You dare to challenge me!"

Xu Yunxin couldn't stand the barbarians doing this, and he wouldn't give them the chance to commit suicide.

After dealing with the most difficult of these barbarians.

The transformation time ended just in time, and Xu Yunxin transformed back into human form from the "Crimson Gold Buddha Tree".

"Hiss~ Young Master turned into a tree, Xiao Qing wants to climb the tree~ Hiss~!"

Xiao Qing, who rushed over quickly, couldn't stay comfortably on the tree. She immediately coiled around Xu Yunxin, her snake head rubbing against his chest.

Xu Yunxin still has more than half of his spiritual power left, so he can transform again.

But the situation is different now. The main force of the barbarians has arrived, and the shikigami summoned by the robed barbarian suddenly disappeared. Perhaps it went to deliver a message.

Therefore, we cannot let Xiaoqing play around at this time.

Xu Yunxin comforted Xiaoqing, and Yue Yinping's battle had also ended.

Yue Yinping was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and with the help of six first-tier low-grade black dogs, she managed to prevent several "foot soldiers" from committing suicide as sacrifices and summoning shikigami.

Xu Yunxin had the system absorb the essence of these barbarians, and he gained more than three points of essence.

To be honest, killing barbarians is not as effective as hunting monsters for primal energy.

Compared to monsters, barbarians are much harder to kill.

But Xu Yunxin killed with gusto and enjoyment.

In a word, it's "Awesome!"

After defeating the barbarians, Yue Yinping watched Xu Yunxin from afar for a while, then silently began to collect the spoils of war.

Xu Yunxin also lent a hand.

They put away the usable leather armor and bows and arrows, especially the full armor worn by the two barbarians, which, no one knew what material it was made of, was indeed quite sturdy.

After putting away the spoils, Xu Yunxin had Xiaoqing ride a cloud chariot, taking Yue Yinping and the six black dogs back with her.

Once they were on the cloud platform, Yue Yinping thanked them in a very low voice.

Yue Yinping paused for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I will keep your matter a secret."

Xu Yunxin was slightly taken aback, but couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Yue Yinping's way of thinking is quite unique.

She must have realized that Xu Yunxin's method of transforming into the "Crimson Gold Buddha Tree" was not some second-tier magic talisman.

Considering that Xu Yunxin had been falsely claiming that he was using a second-order magic talisman, one could guess that he didn't want outsiders to know.

This time, Xu Yunxin exposed this secret in order to help her.

She wanted to tell Xu Yunxin directly that she was someone she could trust.

But I also feel that it's hard to say it directly.

After the fight, she first cleaned up the battlefield. After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with a message to keep it a secret from Xu Yunxin.

This woman is really straightforward.

This time, the barbarians came to sweep through, and Qingxi Town was weak, so they had to rely heavily on him and Xiaoqing.

The fact that he can transform into the "Red Gold Buddha Tree" can no longer be kept a secret.

So there's really nothing to keep secret.

Xu Yunxin planned to make the most of this barbarian invasion, as each transformation took three breaths.

After using it a hundred times and upgrading the [Skill: Wild Transformation], he still used it for three breaths each time.

All that's needed is to create the illusion that his "divine powers" can only be used for three breaths.

Furthermore, Xu Yunxin plans to reduce the use of the [Skill: Wild Transformation] in combat in the future.

He needs to use magic more often, and master the spiritual power and fighting instincts within his body, just in case.

Even the most powerful system is just a cheat code; cultivation and spiritual power are the real foundation.

Above the cloud frame.

Xu Yunxin asked, "Sister Ping, do you know how these barbarians are divided into teams, and how they communicate with each other?"

Yue Yinping shook her head and said, "I don't know. Do you intend to wipe out another team?"

Xu Yunxin nodded slightly.

"Although many of these barbarians are ordinary barbarians, they are all capable of blood sacrifice."

"I used two of those barbarian troops I wiped out in the bamboo forest, and each of them was as powerful as a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator."

Xu Yunxin didn't continue, but his meaning was already quite clear.

Blood sacrifice means losing your life.

Even the most ruthless barbarian wouldn't immediately sacrifice half of his own blood with a "pfft, pfft" sound.

But what if they find that Qingxi Town is a tough nut to crack?

A direct assault on Qingxi Town might result in even greater losses, and that might lead to a massive blood sacrifice!

Even if each squad of barbarians can only produce two shikigami, that still amounts to eighteen late-stage Qi Refining shikigami.

Moreover, they can capture other living beings for blood sacrifice, without necessarily sacrificing themselves.

Alternatively, one could concentrate blood sacrifice to summon one or more stronger shikigami.

These are all highly uncertain possibilities.

But if any one of these events occurs, Qingxi Town may not be able to withstand it.

Moreover, there is a Foundation Establishment Commander among this group of barbarians.

Adding to the mix some unsavory tactics, Xu Yunxin was genuinely worried that he and Xiaoqing wouldn't be able to withstand it.

If we can create a time difference now, we can find and wipe out another barbarian squad.

This can also reduce the pressure of the final battle.

These principles are easy to understand, and Yue Yinping naturally understood them as well.

But after she was born, Qingxi Town always fled for its life when facing the barbarians, so how could it know how the barbarians arranged their troops?

She came to scout and encountered this group of barbarians by chance; it wasn't that she had a way to find the barbarians.

Seeing that there was nothing Xu Yunxin could do, he couldn't help but speak again as he watched the black dog sniffing around on the cloud shelf.

"Sister Ping, I tried it in the bamboo forest before, but my son couldn't find the barbarian. Do you have any secret methods that would allow him to try chasing after them?"

Yue Yinping thought for a while before saying, "The 'Thousand Lakes Wasteland' is too vast. These dogs are only first-tier low-grade spirit beasts. Even with secret techniques, we cannot catch them."

Xu Yunxin recalled the general terrain of the "Thousand Lakes Wasteland" in his mind.

Based on past experience, only one large group of barbarians ever came to Qingxi Town.

Qingxi Town is located slightly north of the center of the "Thousand Lakes Wasteland".

If we take Qingxi Town as a landmark, the territory of the Immortal Dynasty is directly north of Qingxi Town. That was the direction the townspeople used to flee for their lives, and the barbarians would not come from there.

The barbarians are targeting Qingxi Town; they come here to hunt animals, so they should be able to control the southeast and southwest areas of Qingxi Town.

To achieve this goal, the barbarians further divided their hundred-man squads into ten-man squads.

Based on this inference, we can roughly divide the area of ​​Qingxi Town, excluding the northeast and northwest, into ten parts, and each part should contain a small group of barbarians!

That is, there are about five small teams of barbarians in each of the two large fan-shaped areas in the southeast or southwest of Qingxi Town!

The barbarian group we just wiped out came from the southeast.

There are still four teams in the southeast region.

If you want to hunt another group of barbarians, you can start in the southeast region.

Xu Yunxin shared his thoughts and then calculated the distance and time with Yue Yinping.

The two decided to patrol a day's journey from Qingxi Town, hoping to take down another small group or several small groups of barbarians.

After making the decision, the two wrote a letter to the black dog to go back and deliver the message.

On the other side, a mass of dark red blood energy was speeding toward a certain direction.