Over the next month, Qin Tiexin slowly developed a fixed rhythm.
Every time Nangong Yao team takes a holiday, he completes the required weapon refining quota in advance, meets the two of them at the east gate in the early morning, and leaves the customs together.
The three of them cooperated more often and gradually formed a fixed pattern.
After exiting the border, head north along the edge of the forest and enter the perimeter of Devil Domain Forest. Li Yun is responsible for identifying the direction and looking for clues to Profound Frost Crystal, Nangong Yao is responsible for large-scale vigilance, and Qin Tiexin is the last to guard against surprise attacks from the rear and flanks.
When hunting Devil Race, the tactics were basically fixed.
A hundred steps away, Qin Tiexin first used the javelin to remotely suppress it. Parent-Child Spear blocked the movement, Armor-Piercing Spear targeted thick armor targets, and Frost Spear was used to slow down. Depending on the type and quantity of Devil Race, he would decide which gun to use, in what order, and at what angle within a few breaths.
If the javelin is not completely killed, when the target reaches about fifty steps, he will add the Wind Blade of the Wolf Fang Bracelet. Wind Blade can be attached with a trace of Divine Sense for guidance. Although the arc is not large, it is enough to block the evasion route.
If the target survives these two rounds and still has the energy to get closer - then he will carry Edgeless to meet him.
But very few Devil Race can last until that time. Most of the Devil Soldier have been killed in the javelin round; a few who are thick-skinned or quick-reacting can be solved by adding Wind Blade. There are actually not many opportunities for close combat, and Edgeless is more used in the closing stage to absorb Sha Qi.
After a month, Qin Tiexin has become very clear about several common Devil Race weaknesses.
Horned Demon has rough skin and thick flesh, but moves clumsily. Aiming at the eyes or mouth and throwing it, as long as the distance is within 80 steps, the hit rate is already over 70%. Ice Devil is extremely resilient in the ice and snow environment. You must first interrupt its path of absorbing Cold Qi from the ground - the attack of the javelin. The gap between shots should be short, suppress it continuously, and do not give it time to gain a foothold. Shadow Devil is fast and good at hiding, but has weak defense. As long as you sense its position in advance, use the covering Parent-Child Spear to block its movement route. After forcing it out of position, use Armor-Piercing Spear to kill it accurately.
His accuracy is also improving rapidly.
At the beginning, if you shoot Horned Demon's eyes from a hundred steps away, it's good if you can hit two or three times out of ten. After half a month, within forty steps, you can basically hit wherever you point. Fast targets are still a little behind - Shadow Devil At the level of, his current Divine Sense can't keep up, but with the cooperation of Nangong Yao and Li Yun, he already has a way to deal with it.
But it doesn't go smoothly every time.
One time they met a high-level Devil Soldier Flame Demon. The perception of that Flame Demon was much sharper than that of the ordinary Devil Soldier. As soon as Qin Tiexin's javelin was released, it had already noticed it and ducked sideways. The javelin only scratched one of its arms and failed to cause effective damage.
Then Flame Demon opened his mouth and spat out a ball of green magic fire. Qin Tiexin turned sideways to avoid it, and at the same time added a shot of Wind Blade - but Flame Demon reacted extremely quickly and rolled to avoid it. I drove Wind Blade, then got up and ran away deep into the forest. It obviously didn't want to fight, and its escape direction was very tricky. It happened to be a rocky slope with complex terrain. Qin Tiexin chased it for a few steps and found that it couldn't keep up.
Just when the Flame Demon was about to disappear behind the rocky slope - a cold blue-white beam shot out from behind Qin Tiexin, accurately hitting the back of Flame Demon. The beam spread out the moment it hit, and a thick layer of ice crystals covered Flame Demon's body at a speed visible to the naked eye, spreading from the back to the limbs, tail, and head.
The Flame Demon was frozen in place. It was covered with light blue frost, its limbs were stiff, and it kept running forward, but could no longer move an inch.
Li Yun came up from behind Qin Tiexin, with a wisp of Cold Qi still lingering on the tip of the Ice Icicle Sword in his hand.
She looked calm, as if she had just done a trivial thing.
"The high-end Devil Soldier level Flame Demon has an extremely high body temperature, so the effect of Cold Qi on it will be weakened." She Divine Sense said in a voice message, "But I injected 70% of the spiritual power into that bunch of 'Ice Condensation Technique', which is enough to freeze it for three breaths."
Three breaths. For Qin Tiexin, three breaths were enough. He rushed forward, Edgeless slashed horizontally, and killed the frozen Flame Demon owl's head with one knife.
From that day on, he had a clearer understanding of the combat power behind Li Yun Foundation Establishment.
When he was Flowing Cloud Sect, he had seen her Swordsmanship - but Li Yun at that time was still Qi Refinement Realm. Although Ice Icicle Sword was powerful, it was far from the control that he has now.
After Foundation Establishment, the ice type Law Technique is much stronger than before in terms of distance, damage and control, and her casting speed is extremely fast, almost seamlessly connecting between Qin Tiexin's attacks.
Later, when eating in the customs, Qin Tiexin asked her about the ice type Law Technique. Li Yun was silent for a while, and then said, "I am Water Spirit Root, the ice element Law Technique is derived from the water element Cultivation Method. To truly transform into Ice Spirit Root, you need some assistance from heavenly materials and earthly treasures."
She paused. "Profound Frost Crystal, preferably 'Thousand-Year Profound Frost Crystal'. If you can find one, use it with my Cultivation Method to refine and absorb, Spirit Root may mutate and transform from Water Spirit Root to Ice Spirit Root. By then, the power of my ice system Law Technique will reach a new level."
When she said these words, her tone was calm, and there was not much desire or anxiety. It was like she was stating an objective fact, without any rush or delay.
Qin Tiexin didn't ask any more questions, he just kept the five words "Thousand-Year Profound Frost Crystal" in his heart.
Profound Frost Crystal itself is extremely rare, and Thousand-Year Profound Frost Crystal is even more rare. This is probably why Li Yun is not frustrated even though it has not been found. Before coming to Wind and Snow Pass, she already knew that there was little hope. But even if there was only a glimmer of possibility, she was willing to give it a try.
In one month, Qin Tiexin alone had hunted more than a dozen Devil Soldier-level Devil Race, and he, Nangong Yao, and Li Yun worked together to kill two low-level Demon General.
The first one was the injured Horned Demon. When they found it, there was an old wound with bone visible on its left forelimb, and it was obviously inconvenient to move. It should have been left in a previous fight with other monks or similar people. Even so, the three of them spent a lot of effort - Qin Tiexin was restrained remotely To focus on it, Li Yun used the ice element Law Technique to restrict its movement. Nangong Yao took advantage of the moment when it was frozen in its steps, used Cloud Gauze Handkerchief to wrap around its horn, used the force to jump behind it, and pierced the vital part of its back neck with a sword.
The second one was the lone Ice Devil. That time it was even more dangerous. Ice Devil was extremely resilient in the ice and snow environment. The three of them besieged it for half an hour before Qin Tiexin caught a flaw - a brief pause when Ice Devil was condensing a large area of Ice Cone Technique - and shot through its core.
Every time Demon General-level Devil Race is killed, Edgeless will condense a red-black Blood Bead when it absorbs Sha Qi.
As for Devil Soldier-level Devil Race, even high-level Devil Soldier and Edgeless simply absorb Sha Qi, Repair blade--never condensed Blood Bead. Devil Soldier level has only one exception: Blood Devil.
But Blood Devil is rarely seen in Northern Frontier. In a month, Qin Tiexin has only encountered a low-level Devil Soldier Blood Devil once. That time, a Blood Bead was condensed, but the power of Qi and Blood was far inferior to the richness condensed by Demon General.
The pattern is already obvious.
Only Sha Qi of Demon General level and Devil Race can condense Edgeless into Blood Bead. Devil Soldier level Devil Race cannot do it. Only Devil Soldier level Blood Devil can barely do it, but the effect is much worse.
In one month, Qin Tiexin got a total of five Blood Bead.
The power of Qi and Blood contained in each Blood Bead is approximately equivalent to the total amount of "Cauldron Eating Art" he practiced hard for half a month. Five Blood Bead, plus several Refined Blood Pill exchanged with service merit during this period, his Body Tempering progress has been greatly pushed forward.
When he looked inside, he could see that the first drop of pale golden Spirit Marrow was no longer alone. In the bone marrow, the droplets of pale golden Spirit Marrow gradually increased, and the golden part already occupied most of the total bone marrow, and the remaining gray-white mortal marrow was slowly being replaced.
Body Tempering Ninth Layer Marrow Replacement, is approaching the late stage.
Qi Refining has not fallen behind either. Although there is still some distance from the eighth level, with the blessing of Five Phases Conversion Pearl and the uninterrupted daily practice of "Primordial Unity Instruction", the progress is not slow. Wind and Snow Pass Although Spiritual Qi of is cold, it is extremely pure and is beneficial to cultivation. The seven Primordial Qi Vortex are running stably in Dantian, and each one is much more solid than a month ago.
In the evening of this day, Qin Tiexin finished his day's work of refining the weapon, and was studying the wing bone of Wind-Rending Tiger at the table. He planned to use this piece of Spirit Bone to make a dagger - the material of the wing bone is light and tough, and if the wind talent remaining inside can be stimulated by Spirit Rune, it should be very practical to make a light and close-fitting short blade.
He has drawn several versions of Spirit Rune sketches and repeatedly compared several nesting schemes.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Qin Tiexin put down the bone fragment in his hand, stood up and pulled the door latch.
Outside the door is Zhou Chongshan.
He was wearing a robe stained with travel dust. He had obviously just come back from outside and had not even had time to change his clothes. His face was not very good, and there was a heaviness between his brows that Qin Tiexin had never seen on his face. He stood at the door, and the white breath he exhaled quickly dissipated in the cold air.
"Junior Brother Qin." Zhou Chongshan spoke, his voice deeper than usual.
Qin Tiexin let him enter the house and closed the door.
Zhou Chongshan stood at the table and was silent for a few moments, seeming to be organizing his words. Then he said:
"Sixth Squad, something happened during the reconnaissance mission today. Deep in Devil Domain Forest, about forty miles away from the city wall, we encountered an ambush from several high-level Demon General." His The voice was very calm, but Qin Tiexin could hear the emotion underneath that calmness, "Two people died in the battle, and one was seriously injured. The seriously injured one is still in the Ice and Snow Pavilion's hospital, with a broken arm, but his life was saved."