Xu Lun meticulously described the market situation of the spirit fields inside and outside Azure Void City.
Based on what Xu Lun said, Wang Hong pondered briefly before making his decision.
He needed a large number of spirit fields. The spirit fields within the city were too scattered, which was not conducive to centralized management.
Moreover, the spirit fields in the city were more expensive, and buying in large quantities would be uneconomical.
Therefore, the spirit fields outside the city became the best choice. As for security, he had dozens of subordinates. Since they didn't have much to do in the city, they could be sent out.
“I need a large expanse of spirit fields. I'm not afraid of a large area, and it doesn't matter if it's remote.”
Wang Hong actually preferred a remote location, away from prying eyes.
In a secluded area, he could do as he pleased without attracting attention.
“I do know a place that might suit East Master’s preference,” Luo Zhongjie said. He often led people to hunt Demonic Beasts in the Qingxu Mountain range and was probably the most familiar with it.
“To the south of Qingxu Mountain range, about a three-day flight by spiritual tool, there's a mountain valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with two small Spirit Veins intersecting.
I've been there before. The area is occupied by a group of Earth Element Demonic Beasts, including some of the second-tier. We didn’t dare to venture deep and only observed from the periphery.”
“Oh! Such a great place exists? Take me there for a look. If suitable, we just need to clear out this group of Demonic Beasts.”
Wang Hong was very interested. In the Cultivation World that had developed over millions of years, any slightly better place was already occupied.
Seizing a piece of territory from Demonic Beasts would be extremely beneficial for future development.
No sooner said than done, Wang Hong immediately gathered his forces. Thirty Qi Cultivation disciples, along with Wang Hong, Luo Zhongjie, and Ling Shuai, three Foundation Building cultivators, paid these Demonic Beasts considerable respect.
The group assembled outside the city. Over the years, his thirty subordinates had finally all reached the late stage of Qi Cultivation.
That was just their apparent cultivation level. In reality, they primarily focused on body refining and now each possessed tens of thousands of jin in strength.
In close combat, even a Foundation Building cultivator might suffer a disadvantage.
Over the years, Wang Hong had earned many Spirit Stones. Each of his thirty subordinates was clad in high-quality Magical Weapon-grade armor, and their weapons were also top-quality Magical Weapons.
Moreover, they were all uniformly custom-made Magical Weapons.
As Qi Cultivation cultivators were too slow, they were accompanied by three Foundation Building cultivators, each carrying ten Qi Cultivation cultivators.
Ling Shuai used a Flying Sword, and Wang Hong summoned a flying knife Spiritual Weapon. The Silverlight Shuttle given to him by Gu Qingyang was slender and not suitable for carrying many people.
Only Luo Zhongjie summoned a spherical object, which hardly looked capable of seating several people.
Having just achieved Foundation Building, his only Spiritual Weapon was one he had saved from his Qi Cultivation period.
“Use mine for now!” Wang Hong offered his flying knife to Luo Zhongjie.
He originally had several low-grade Spiritual Weapons to spare, but some were in the Storage Bag robbed by a Golden Core cultivator.
Then, when Skinny Monkey and Zhao Ning succeeded in Foundation Building, Wang Hong gifted them each a Spiritual Weapon as a congratulatory present.
By the time Xu Lun and Luo Zhongjie reached Foundation Building, Wang Hong no longer had any Spiritual Weapons to give away.
After giving his flying knife to Luo Zhongjie, Wang Hong summoned the turtle shell Spiritual Weapon he got from Gao Rong, enlarged it to ten feet in size, and carried ten people on it, flying behind Luo Zhongjie.
He was thinking that with so many subordinates, it would be good to get a small Flying Boat for future endeavors. It would make group movements more convenient, although the cost of building a Flying Boat was not cheap.
He planned to learn more about it when he had time. If affordable, he would build one or two.
Three days later, they arrived at their destination. Flying over the mountain valley, they saw a group of Stone Armor Beasts roaring at the sky.
After circling over the valley several times, they estimated around five hundred Stone Armor Beasts. The second-tier Demonic Beasts had not appeared yet, and their numbers were unclear, suspected to be in the caves within the valley.
After a brief discussion, the three decided to start their attack from the valley entrance.
The three parked their Spiritual Weapons at the entrance, and the Qi Cultivation cultivators jumped down, quickly forming a battle formation.
The thirty Qi Cultivation cultivators split into three squads. In each squad, three cultivators wielded large shields and wore full metal, high-quality Magical Weapon-grade armor for defense.
The remaining seven in each squad wielded long spears, standing behind the shield-bearers. They also had several short spears in their Storage Bags for throwing.
These cultivators, lacking Spiritual Roots and specializing in Body Refining, were not adept at spell-based combat.
Thus, over the years, their combat style remained similar to that of a military unit.
Before the second-tier Demonic Beasts appeared, Wang Hong and Ling Shuai provided cover, allowing Luo Zhongjie and his subordinates to kill the first-tier Demonic Beasts.
Since the number of first-tier Demonic Beasts was more than ten times theirs, rushing in recklessly was not wise.
The three squads devised a strategy where one squad would lure a portion of the Demonic Beasts out of the valley.
The other two squads would ambush at the entrance and jointly kill the lured Beasts.
The squad assigned to lure the Beasts didn't have to go far into the valley before three Stone Armor Beasts noticed and charged at them, regardless of whether they could win or not.
With just three Demonic Beasts, the ten-person squad stabbed forward with their long spears and easily killed them.
Hearing the commotion, seven more Demonic Beasts surrounded them, which the squad also effortlessly killed.
As they moved forward, they encountered Demonic Beasts in small numbers, not enough to bother luring them out.
Observing from above, Luo Zhongjie noticed this and sent a message, telling the two squads at the entrance to stop ambushing and join the attack.
Once the other two squads joined, the three maintained a certain distance, advancing in a triangular formation to support each other.
Wang Hong and Ling Shuai followed, observing the battle from the air.
Wang Hong was accustomed to watching his subordinates fight, but Ling Shuai, who had lived in Jin'an City and Boundary City and fought Demonic Beasts countless times, was somewhat surprised.
He had never seen such a fighting style before. Their every move was uniform, and they trusted each other immensely, coordinating seamlessly.
Each team of ten moved as one.
He also noticed that these cultivators were incredibly strong. Those with shields in front could directly collide with the Demonic Beasts, sending the Stone Armor Beasts flying.
The short spears they threw whistled through the air, always accurately piercing the Demonic Beasts' heads, showcasing their precision and strength.
Since these were thrown with brute force, unlike cultivators controlling Magical Weapons with Divine Sense, their attack range was far greater.
When they reached the center of the Mountain Valley, a second-tier Stone Armor Beast emerged from a cave.
This lower-tier second-tier Stone Armor Beast, noticing the commotion in the valley, roared and charged towards the three squads.
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