An Elite Squad, Strength Above All
After leaving the Bi Household's residence, Kong Wenxuan soon met the members of the "elite team" he had teamed up with in "Spirit Taming Pass".
Including him, there are a total of six people. Three of them come from the Bi, Geng, and Huo Lineage, which are all "Middle-Grade True Spirit" families. Three of them, like Kong Wenxuan, come from the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit" Lineage in the three prefectures. All six of them are Fourth Tier Golden Core True Person. The other five of them are all at the Late Golden Core stage. Only Kong Wenxuan is at the Middle Stage of Golden Core stage.
Clearly, the three prefectures' armies formed these "elite squads" by genuinely seeking sufficiently powerful cultivators from among the various "True Spirit Lineage" to create these teams.
"Bifang Bi Qingyang of the Bi Household, 'Bi Fang,' is Late Golden Core cultivator, skilled in fire magic."
"Geng Lichun of Qinggeng 'Qinggeng' Geng Household, with Peak Golden Core cultivation, is skilled in healing and Spirit Plant Technique."
"Huo Zhengting of the Huo Household, known as the ' Huodou,' is Late Golden Core cultivator, skilled in array formations and lava fire magic."
"Hua Baoyue of the Hua Household, Hua Baoyue' Spotted Ferret Sable,' possesses Peak Golden Core cultivation and excels in defense and combat."
"Li Heming of the Li family, nicknamed 'Li Li,' possesses peak Golden Core cultivation and excels in tracking and underground escape techniques."
After the six people gathered, the other five quickly introduced themselves. Among them was Golden Core True Person from the Hua Household of Qinggeng Commandery, known as the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Spotted Ferret," whom Kong Wenxuan was quite familiar with and had fought alongside before. Moreover, this Hua Baoyue was the only True Person True Person them.
Kong Wenxuan still remembered that the Bloodline Divine Ability of this "Spotted Ferret" of the Hua Household was "Giant Transformation", which allowed it to expand and Giant Transformation, like a "Giant Spirit". With this size, it was indeed good at defense and combat.
As for the "Li Li" Li family, it is a "Seventh Grade True Spirit" family in "Fu Dou County". Kong Wenxuan also experienced the bloodline magical power of this "Li Li" Li family in the previous two battles, the Battle of Foothold and the "Yulingguan" War. It is similar to the "Viper" Fu family's magical ability to escape from the earth, but it is obviously much stronger than the Fu family. Not only can it escape from the earth, it also has great strength and is better at fighting underground.
This arrangement of personnel, each with their own strengths, demonstrates the considerable effort the three commanderies' armies put into forming these "elite squads."
The team includes those skilled in healing, those skilled in formation, those skilled in tracking, those skilled in aerial combat, those skilled in underground combat, those skilled in defense, and even those like Kong Wenxuan who excel at killing.
It can be said that it is comprehensive, making every effort to ensure that they do not make any mistakes when pursuing and annihilating those scattered Demon Race and Demon Beast.
The only thing lacking is probably a teammate who is skilled in underwater combat.
However, it's not that the "Middle-Grade True Spirit" Lineage in the three prefectures didn't want to make arrangements; rather, due to the geographical environment and abundant fire element in the Vermilion Bird Domain of the Southern Region, "True Spirit Lineage who cultivate water element power and are skilled in water element supernatural Divine Ability and combat are already rare.
Of the seven "Middle-Grade True Spirit" Lineage in the entire "Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture," only the "Xuanniao" Xuan Household cultivates water-based power and excels in water combat. This was intentionally invited and cultivated by Lu Household "Extended Net Moon Deer" Lu family.
As for the three counties of Bifang Commandery, Qinggeng Commandery, and Huodou Commandery, it is impossible to find a powerful "Seventh-Grade True Spirit" Lineage that cultivates water-based power and is skilled in water-based Divine Ability and combat. It would be difficult to even assign them a True Person who is skilled in water combat.
Therefore, the Bi Household recruited Kong Wenxuan and placed him in this "elite team." Besides valuing his sharp swordsmanship and devastating power, they also hoped that he could play a role in water-based combat when necessary, since he cultivated the power of the five elements.
Kong Wenxuan listened to his teammates' self-introductions, his mind quickly raced, and he began to understand why True Lord Bi Yanhong had sent him there.
After Li Heming finished True Person introduction, Kong Wenxuan immediately followed, introducing himself as "Kong Wenxuan of the ' Peacock ' Kong Household, Middle Stage of Golden Core cultivator, skilled in killing!"
Although Kong Wenxuan only had Middle Stage of Golden Core cultivation level, making him appear to be the lowest among the six-person team, the other five did not underestimate him.
After all, Kong Wenxuan's reputation had already spread throughout Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture many times. Whether it was the several wars against the invasion of Demon Race and martial cultivators in Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture, or the two wars in this counterattack against Heavenly Demon Grotto-Heaven, these teammates had all witnessed Kong Wenxuan's terrifying combat power and lethality to some extent. It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he was invincible among his peers, but it was probably no problem for him to sweep them all away.
Therefore, they were all very clear that although Kong Wenxuan had the lowest cultivation level, he was the most lethal among them and the true elite and trump card of their "elite team".
Therefore, his teammates, whether the three from a "Middle-Grade True Spirit" Lineage or the two from a "Seventh-Grade True Spirit" Lineage, were all quite polite to Kong Wenxuan, offering him a few compliments with smiles on their faces.
There were no instances of "looking down on others" or deliberately provoking Coca-Cola.
"Fellow practitioners," after introductions and getting acquainted, Geng Lichun, True Person of the "Qinggeng" Geng Household, said with a smile, "I'm very happy to fight alongside you all. For the next period of time, we will be comrades-in-arms who entrust our lives to each other. Today, I'll host a banquet for you all."
"Tomorrow, let's take on a small mission, find a suitable team of Demon Race to practice with, and hone our teamwork. What do you all think?"
Perhaps it was because the Geng Household "Qinggeng" was a more established "Fifth-Grade True Spirit" Lineage, or perhaps it was because Geng Lichun was skilled in healing and could save lives, so he was temporarily appointed as the captain of their "elite team".
However, the other party clearly did not value the captain's authority, and instead asked for the opinions of the group in a consultative tone.
Furthermore, after glancing at the Bi Household and Huo Household, the other party's gaze finally settled on Kong Wenxuan, seemingly indicating that he valued his opinions and ideas more.
After all, they are "combat squads," so their strength is ultimately determined by their combat capabilities.
At least for now, Kong Wenxuan seems to be the strongest in terms of combat power and lethality among them, and therefore the most respected. Even the nominal captain has to act according to his wishes.
While the thought swirled in his mind, Kong Wenxuan smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Captain."
The others nodded in agreement.
Geng Lichun immediately laughed and said, "Haha... It's no trouble at all. I may not have much else, but I'm not short of money and I love making friends. Please don't call me captain anymore, just call me fellow Daoist."
He then led the group to a restaurant called "Ling Shan Lou" (Spiritual Cuisine Restaurant) owned by the Geng Household in "Spirit Taming Pass). They booked a private room and ordered a table of mid-grade spiritual dishes, spirit wine, and spirit fruits. The group drank until midnight and became more familiar with each other over the meal.
The next day, they received a mission and the six of them left "Spirit Taming Pass" and headed south, deep into the land of the Demon Race, to pursue and kill the scattered Demon Race and Demon Beast teams.