Barbarian Soldiers

Seeing that the black sparrow was about to cover the spirit valley, Lu Yang and Lu Xuanying exchanged a glance and did not dare to delay, so they quickly took action.

After Lu Cunshan and the other three took action, only about half of the black sparrows remained. But even if these remaining black sparrows covered the spirit valley, and were startled again, several acres of spirit valley would likely be lost.

All of them were cultivators of spiritual plants, and they had a very good understanding of the black sparrow's throughput.

"Ling Cage!"

Lu Yang used magic, but it wasn't the Lesser Gold Sharpness Technique used by Lu Cunshan and the other three. Instead, it was the Lesser Spirit Cage Technique that he had been working on after the duel.

The spiritual energy poured down, starting from the spiritual field, and the net-like spiritual cage covered everything directly from bottom to top.

The black sparrows that fluttered down were initially excited by the fragrance of the spirit grain, but this sudden change startled them so much that they instinctively tried to take flight again.

However, the attack was deliberate, and the Lesser Spirit Cage Technique, at a minor level, covered the area. How could these black sparrows, which were not even demonic beasts, easily evade it?

So this one cage caught over a thousand black sparrows.

That's not all. Lu Yang always wins by sheer quantity when he uses his magic. Before one spirit cage is even closed, the next one is already being enveloped from bottom to top.

With three minor spirit cage spells, most of the remaining black sparrows had already been captured.

Upon seeing this, Lu Cunshan and the others couldn't help but light up. Without delay, they immediately began to replenish their Small Golden Sharpness Techniques, and in the blink of an eye, thousands of black sparrows perished.

Although nearly a thousand black sparrows fell into the spirit field, Lu Cunshan and the others showed no sign of frustration; on the contrary, they were quite excited.

Nearly a thousand black sparrows can consume a lot of spirit grains, at most ruining half an acre of land. In previous large-scale black sparrow invasions, this was already a negligible loss.

"Minor mastery of the Spirit Cage Technique! Excellent, excellent!"

Lu Cunshan looked at Lu Yang with a smile on his face, and couldn't stop praising him. The entry-level Small Spirit Cage Technique could only cover half an acre at most, and it lacked resilience. Even birds and beasts like black sparrows could break through it if there were enough of them.

Moreover, the larger the range of the Spirit Cage, the easier it is to break through.

However, Lu Yang's spirit cage was already several acres in size, and it was incredibly resilient. Even when a thousand black sparrows attacked with a single net, they couldn't break through it. Clearly, it was far beyond the beginner level; it was at least at the minor mastery level.

"Grandpa Cunshan praised me greatly."

Seeing Lu Yang's humility, Lu Cunshan and the others smiled even more happily. However, they did not dare to delay and quickly rushed into the spirit field.

Although nearly a thousand black sparrows will not cause too much loss of spirit grain, if the rescue is timely, some spirit grain can still be snatched from the sparrows' mouths.

"Looks like we're in for a treat today."

Lu Yunmang stepped forward and picked up the black sparrow from the ground, his eyes shining. Everyone knew what he was thinking, and they couldn't help but feel their mouths water.

Many of them had eaten black sparrows, and indeed, as birds and beasts raised on spirit grains, their meat was of excellent quality.

Lu Yang also dealt with the black sparrow along with the others, but he sighed inwardly. Even without personally taking action, there was still a trace of black energy lingering inside the Life-Breaking Pearl.

That's right, killing brings misfortune, even if it's a black sparrow.

In the past, there were only a few hundred black sparrows in his own spiritual field. Even if Lu Yang killed them all, they wouldn't cause much misfortune. They could be eliminated after a day or two of nurturing.

However, this time there were more than 10,000 black sparrows. Even though Lu Yang did not personally kill them, there were too many of them. As the main accomplice, he could not avoid some misfortune.

This is also why Lu Yang didn't take action personally. It's infuriating that killing brings bad luck, but killing evil people doesn't bring any luck reward. It's really unreasonable.

After Lu Yang killed the Blood Demon, he checked the Fate-Breaking Pearl immediately, only to find that no additional fortune was generated within it; instead, it had lost a day's worth of fortune.

From then on, Lu Yang knew that killing was evil, regardless of whether the creatures you killed were good or innocent.

It is impossible to gain good fortune by slaying demons and monsters.

But upon closer reflection, it makes sense. After all, merit is merit, and luck is luck. Good people don't live long, while evil people live for thousands of years. Who says that doing good deeds will necessarily bring good luck?

Fortunately, the misfortunes caused by killing are not many. As long as Lu Yang does not cultivate any demonic arts that involve sacrificing all living beings, his own fortune will not be greatly affected.

In the fields, Lu Yang and the others roasted black sparrows and ate them. Although they had lost half an acre of spirit grain, with so many black sparrows to eat, it was hard to see any loss.

"Report!"

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal and discussing their cultivation insights, a Dao soldier suddenly appeared. Seeing his anxious expression, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

"Report! The southern barbarians have invaded!"

Is it that fast?

Lu Changhong's face showed a solemn expression. In previous years, the Southern Barbarians would invade when the Spirit Valley was ripe. Lu Family Town did not have an impregnable fortress, and there are no secrets in this world. The Southern Barbarians had their own spies in Lu Family Town who could know when the Spirit Valley was ripe.

The Southern Barbarians only wanted to plunder and had no intention of fighting, so it was most profitable for them to come and take advantage of the ripe spirit grains.

Before the spirit grains could even mature, the Southern Barbarians were already attacking. How could Lu Changhong not smell the strange odor?

"Inform the clan about the situation of the Southern Barbarians, and three thousand Dao soldiers will assemble to prepare for battle."

A hundred miles outside Lujia Town lies the Southern Barbarian Swamp, a place with no natural defenses. Normally, when facing the Southern Barbarians, the Lu family takes a straightforward approach.

This time will be no exception.

The only ones who discovered the Southern Barbarians were Lu's scouts, and there is still some time to prepare.

Three thousand soldiers gathered. Lu Qingwen had already come from home, looking spirited and confident, clearly indicating that his close relatives had provided considerable support.

"Third Grandfather, let me handle this. You can stay behind and provide support."

Lu Qingwen directly replaced Lu Changhong and stood at the front. Usually, these three thousand Dao soldiers were basically commanded by Lu Changhong. However, Lu Changhong was getting old. As a Qi Refining cultivator, once you are over sixty years old, your energy and spirit begin to decline. This is also the origin of the Jiazi Foundation Establishment.

Now that Lu Changhong is over a hundred years old, he's the kind of person who could die any day even sitting down. It's understandable that Lu Qingwen didn't come to lead the troops into battle, but now that Lu Qingwen is in front, there's no way Lu Changhong would be allowed to step forward.

Lu Changhong wanted to say something, but seeing Lu Qingwen's resolute attitude, she could only nod and step back.

Lu Cunshan and the other three did not retreat, but stood behind Lu Qingwen together with Lu Yunmang.

"Xuan Yang, Xuan Ying, and Yun Chang, seeing that things were not going well, quickly gathered the spirit grains and herbs and retreated back to the town."

Lu Qingwen gave a word of advice and led three thousand soldiers forward slowly. Lu Family Town was protected by an array, but the array's range couldn't cover such a large area.

Although harvesting the three hundred acres of spirit grain now would affect the yield, potentially reducing it by one or two percent, it's still better than letting the Southern Barbarians benefit if they invade the spirit land.

In the distance, billowing dust swept in.

"How can there be so many!"

Looking at the scale of the Southern Barbarians, Lu Cunshan couldn't help but speak. The number of Southern Barbarians he could see had reached tens of thousands.

It should be noted that in the past, when the southern barbarians invaded, the number of attacks was generally limited to a few hundred, which could only annoy Lujia Town to no end, but would not cause too many casualties.

But if tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers invade, it will be a different story. Given the Southern Barbarians' configuration, there would be one Qi Refining cultivator for every thousand barbarian soldiers. Among these tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers, there would probably be at least a dozen Qi Refining cultivators accompanying them.

Sure enough, as they got closer, the presence of several auras made Lu Cunshan and the others frown.

Especially the one in the lead; sensing the demonic cultivator's aura, Lu Qingwen immediately gripped his magic spear tightly, "Twelfth level of Qi Refining!"