Chapter 1124: Black Sand Day
Chapter 1124: Black Sand Day
Liu Ming was moved, but he still said calmly,
“I’m all ears.”
“In view of the importance of this matter, I won’t beat around the bushes. According to the reliable information just sent by the scouts, now in the southern wilderness, the number of Hellish-Insect Clan giant insects has reached as many as one million. There seem to be more than 10 relatively small fissures that continuously spawn new Hellish-Insect Clan.” Elder Feng said with a solemn expression.
Most of the cultivators below took a deep breath, and the other half of the people were astonished.
At this moment, a young man sitting on the right wearing a green robe with withered skin suddenly stepped forward and asked, “Does Elder have the exact locations of the Hellish-Insect clan army?”
“These insects seem to be planning something. They didn’t attack directly, but instead, they retreated back into the southern desert. If all these insects push toward Chedi Mountain, they will be unstoppable. They will reach here in 10 days.” Elder Feng glanced at the young man in a green robe and said so.
When the people present heard this, there was a sudden commotion.
“Seniors didn’t only want to tell us this terrifying news by summoning us here right? Do you have a countermeasure already?” Liu Ming asked.
“Yes, the 4 of us have already made a preliminary decision. Brother Yao, you will tell everyone about our plan.” Elder Feng took a deep look at Liu Ming, then he looked at the old man with hanging eyebrows.
Everyone looked at the old man with hanging eyebrows, and the atmosphere in the hall seemed solemn for a while.
“Hehe, everyone doesn’t need to be so nervous. We have already received news that reinforcements from other places are already on the way. What we have to do is to defend the Chedi Mountain and try to slow down the Hellish-Insect Clan army. However, although the Chedi Mountain is steep and has many enchantments, if we encounter a million Hellish-Insect Clan attacks at the same time, I’m afraid that it will not be able to resist for too long. Therefore, we plan to take the initiative to replace defend with offense to gain precious time.”
“Take the initiative to attack? How can we defend against the Hellish-Insect Clan army that is 10 times more than ours?”
“Yeah, this move is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg!”
“I think it’s better to stick to Chedi Mountain…”
“Maybe if we spread up, we maybe have a chance of survival!”
There was an uproar in the hall, and many people were scared off.
Although Liu Ming had some doubts in his heart, he didn’t say anything. He just looked at the old man with hanging eyebrows.
“Quiet!”
At this moment, a roar sounded like a bell from the hall, making the scene quiet.
It was Sky Beastkin Valley’s deputy valley master Shi Hou who stood up, glared at everyone and shouted in a low voice,
“Joining the southern wilderness Alliance is voluntary. If you don’t want to face the enemies together, I will never force you to stay. However, now the Hellish-Insect Clan insects are all around, be my guest if you want to leave!”
Hearing this, everyone present couldn’t help but look at each other in dismay.
Although there were a lot of noises before, when life and death were at stake, everyone’s feet were like pinned to the ground. No one moved a step.
“Very good! Since all of you are still willing to stay, then it is regarded as agreeing to the plan we have discussed. Sir Yao, you can continue.” Shi Hou took a look at the expressions of everyone present, and a hint of sneer flashed in his eyes. He turned and spoke to the man with hanging eyebrows.
“Actually, you guys have misunderstood me. We didn’t intend to let everyone fight with those Hellish-Insect Clan insects.” The old man with hanging eyebrows nodded slightly to him and continued calmly.
“What does Elder Yao mean?” Everyone present was puzzled.
“Does everyone know about the “Black Sand Day”?” The old man with hanging eyebrows smiled slightly.
“Black Sand Day?”
Many people were stunned and did not understand why Elder Yao mentioned this.
After hearing “Black Sand Day”, Liu Ming couldn’t help looking at the old man with hanging eyebrows with doubt.
“Most people know about this “Black Sand Day”, but I will repeat it here. The Black Sand Day is the extreme sandstorm weather that occurs once in 10 years in the great desert in the southern desert. Every time it occurs, it will last for a month. During this period, the great desert will be a world of flying sand and rocks, covering the sky and the sun. Even if a Real Pellet State cultivator wants to pass through it, it will become dangerous. According to my calculation, this “Black Sand Day” will appear in a month.” The old man with hanging eyebrows glanced at Liu Ming and explained to everyone.
“Elder Yao, do you want to use this Black Sand Day to stop the Hellish-Insect Clan army? Can this super sandstorm really disrupt the Hellish-Insect Clan? We will also be disrupted right? What’s more, the carapace of the Hellish-Insect Clan is sturdy. What if they aren’t afraid of the sandstorm?” The young man in a green robe questioned.
“You don’t seem to know that Black Sand Day can buff the sand attribute array greatly. If we activate the Fallen Sand Array in 4 different directions before the Black Sand Day, most of the low rank insects will be trapped. Even though it can’t kill the entire Hellish-Insect Clan army, it is possible to heavily damage or block the Hellish-Insect Clan army for a short period of time.” The old man with hanging eyebrows said eloquently.
“Oh.” The young man in a green robe understood.
The rest of the cultivators were similarly enlightened.
“For this battle, my sect will contribute the sect treasure, “Sand Gather Gourd”. Each Sand Gather Gourd stores the sand essence since the initial of my sect. Each sand essence is refined by the cultivators in my sect for thousands of years. When activating the array, if the sand essence is used, it can double the power of the array.”
Having said that, the old man with hanging eyebrows looked somewhat confident. He patted his waist, and a fist-sized golden gourd appeared in his palm.
As soon as the gourd was taken out, the surrounding air seemed to have solidified like it had a thousand catty.
He launched a symbol into the gourd directly. The gourd flew into mid-air and started spinning, then a golden light rolled out from the ground.
Suddenly, an extremely powerful sandstorm burst out from this golden light, sweeping in all directions.
Liu Ming’s eyes narrowed slightly at this golden light, and there was a hint of surprise in his heart.
Obviously, the golden light was the “sand essence” he mentioned. When it was cast, everyone in the hall had the illusion that they were in a vast desert.
“This sand essence is quite similar to the First Yuan Heavy Water.” Liu Ming couldn’t help thinking.
“Elder Yao is so righteous that he even contributes the sect treasure. In this case, this plan will surely work. Those Hellish-Insect Clan will not be able to escape from the Fallen Sand Array.” Seeing this, Sky Beastkin Valley’s lion-faced man smiled and clapped.
“That’s right, but as Elder Feng said before, the Hellish-Insect Clan army is overwhelming. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire desert is occupied by the Hellish-Insect Clan. In this situation, it is not easy to sneak into the planned location safely and have enough time to activate the array without being disturbed.” Liu Ming suddenly said from the side.
“On this point, you can rest assured. The 4 of us will personally lead 1 team each to set up an array.” The old man with hanging eyebrows and the other 3 Celestial Statepowerhouse glanced at each other and said so.
“In this way, wouldn’t Chedi Mountain be unguarded? If the Hellish-Insect Clan army invades, what should we do?” On the other side, the red-haired burly man from the Brown Dragon Mountain asked.
“You can rest assured about it. My Chedi Mountain has been established for more than 30,000 years. I still have some background to ask myself. Before I set off, I will open the mountain protection formation of this sect, even if all the millions of Hellish-Insect Clan come. If you commit a crime, you will never even think about breaking into the mountain for a while.” Elder Feng replied without hesitation.
“If that’s the case, we will be really relieved.” The red-haired burly man was finally relieved.
After dispelling everyone’s concerns, everything would go according to the plan.
After the 4 Celestial State cultivators had been assigned with the directions, they each chose a few Real Pellet State cultivators to accompany them.
Liu Ming did not belong to the southern wilderness cultivator after all, so the 4 Celestial State cultivators couldn’t directly ask him to participate.
However, after some bargaining, the 3 elders promised that he could return to Taiqing Sect after helping them to set up the array. In addition, they also promised to give him many precious treasures after the mission was accomplished.
After some thought, Liu Ming agreed and chose to join the team of Sky Beastkin Valley’s deputy valley master, Shi Hou.
Since Hellish-Insect Clan was naturally extremely sensitive to the fluctuations of space spells, it was not realistic to use the teleportation array directly.
Finally, after a brief discussion, they decided to set off after half a month and try to sneak into the locations with the cover of the sandstorm before the “Black Sand Day” happened.
In this way, after setting up the Fallen Sand Array, they could leave safely with the help of the sandstorm too.
The plan seemed foolproof. Liu Ming left without asking more.
As soon as he returned to the temporary residence, he immediately entered the secret room and meditated.
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