There were not many cultivators who came to participate in the Yun family's recruitment. Most of them were in the Foundation Establishment stage. As of Jiang Yuebai's arrival, there were only three Golden Core cultivators.
When Jiang Yuebai asked why they didn't directly recruit Nascent Soul cultivators, the Yun family said that they couldn't afford it, and that most of the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Frost and Snow Region had been won over by the wealthy Lei family and would never come to help the Yun family.
In order to avoid unnecessary attention, Jiang Yuebai also participated in the recruitment with the cultivation level of the late Jindan stage. The other two Jindan cultivators were the sloppy cultivator Chu Xin whom she had seen before, and Xing Qishan who stopped Yun Muyuan.
The sloppy male cultivator said that he was at the middle stage of the Golden Core stage, but Jiang Yuebai didn't believe a word of it. It was obvious that this guy had a hidden secret.
The recruitment contract is signed for one month and does not require them to follow the Yun family disciples. They can form teams on their own or act alone. Their main task is to search for snow monsters in Cangshan Mountain, clear out the gathered monsters, and relieve the defensive pressure of the Yun family.
Currently, the only three Nascent Soul cultivators left in the Yun clan are guarding the clan territory. The others have set up five checkpoints in Jiancang Mountain with the Yun clan territory as the center to resist the monsters that try to break through from time to time.
Those recruited foundation-building monks were there to fill the pressure of defense at the checkpoints.
The Yun family was also a prominent family in the early years. Although it has declined now, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and they still have some savings and assets to sustain their current consumption.
However, as long as the snow demon is not eliminated, the Yun family’s savings will eventually be exhausted.
Jiang Yuebai had read the contract, which clearly stated that if the Yun family found the trace of the snow monster, they would offer 100,000 spirit stones. If they could kill the snow monster, they would be given a secret treasure.
Xing Qishan had a conflict with Jiang Yuebai before, and was afraid of Jiang Yuebai's unfathomable strength. After signing a contract and taking the advance payment of 5,000 spirit stones, he went into the mountain alone and immediately went to search for the whereabouts of the snow monster.
The sloppy male cultivator Chu Xin was not in a hurry. He asked Yun's disciples to arrange a place for him to rest for a while and prepare to go into the mountain again tomorrow.
Before the snow demon was seriously injured, he was a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Now, ten years have passed. Even if he has not fully recovered, his cultivation level is determined to be in the Nascent Soul stage. He is not easy to deal with. Otherwise, the Yun family’s Nascent Soul cultivators could take action themselves. Why bother recruiting other cultivators
They simply wanted to find more outsiders to consume the Snow Monster, and then they would take action at the last moment, taking down the Snow Monster at the lowest cost and retrieving the Yun family's secret treasure.
Jiang Yuebai saw the loopholes in the contract clearly. The requirements for them were extremely detailed, and the Yun family's responsibilities were ambiguous.
The text is profound and has many meanings, all of which can only be explained with one mouth. As a Dharma, there is still a long way to go.
Jiang Yuebai followed Chu Xin and temporarily rested in the Yun clan's guest house.
Jiang Yuebai's real body stayed in the room, continuing to use the fire dragon's essence and blood to re-refine the fire talismans in the "Secret Book of Fire Refining the Sky". During the days when she was earning spirit stones in Xiyun City, she had already refined the first four fire talismans.
The 'Fire Ring' that can activate defense on its own, the 'Flame Armor' that can form a flame armor, the 'Fire Seal' that can mark the enemy with fire poison, and the 'Tarsus' that is attached to oneself so that the next attack will definitely hit the fire seal.
The first four were considered auxiliary fire talismans, and the next one, 'Flame Soldier', which could transform fire into weapons, was the first of the nine fire talismans that could allow her to actively attack.
There is also the 'Fire Escape', which allows her to transform into flames within the range of her spiritual awareness to avoid attacks and come and go freely.
The first six fire talismans are easy to re-refine. Use the fire dragon's essence and blood to cover the original fire talismans engraved around the dantian, and then inject the phoenix true fire and the netherworld ghost fire respectively to achieve a balance of yin and yang, and then you can use them as easily as your own arms.
Fire is the most effective weapon against snow monsters, so it can be used this time.
In addition to practicing, Jiang Yuebai used the same method he used last time to control Qi An in the Fulong Sect. He used a white vine to parasitize a Yun family Qi training disciple, and went deep into the Yun family to find out about the Snow Demon and Yun Muyuan.
But after a night of investigation, I found out that their story was almost the same as what was being spread outside.
The only difference is that the handyman who used to work in Yun Muyuan's yard said that he felt that Ruan Qiongfang and Yun Muyuan did not get along like a couple, and Ruan Qiongfang did not treat the two children like a real mother.
The old men who did chores for the Yun family also said that when Ruan Qiongfang stole the Yun family's secret treasure and escaped, she did not accidentally kill her eldest son. Instead, it was her eldest son who seriously injured her first, which led to her taking action.
Those people didn't know any more details. After all, they were of low status and cultivation, and were not present at the time. They only heard the news from hearsay.
The next morning, Jiang Yuebai's white vine returned to its original form, feeling very irritated.
"The grievances among these big families are really overwhelming. No matter what, we will just find the Snow Demon, cripple it, take the Ten Thousand Year Old Stalactite and leave. Forget about the rest!"
Jiang Yuebai went out directly and entered the mountains alone according to the map given by Yun.
Seen in the snow pine forest of Cangshan Mountain.
More than fifty foundation-building disciples of the Yun family built chevaux de frise with pine wood and inserted a formation flag every nine feet.
The apricot-yellow flags fluttered in the wind and snow. The heavy snow gradually buried the bodies after the bloody battle. The exhausted Yun disciples sat behind the chevaux de frise, panting.
"These monsters have been coming more and more frequently recently. If this continues, we will not be able to hold on."
"We have to hold on even if we can't. Our family is all in our clan. If the monster rushes over... my daughter is only three years old!"
"Everyone, hurry up and recover. Don't save your medicine. Be careful of the next wave..."
roar!!!
Before the team leader, a female cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage, could finish her words, she heard roars of beasts, the earth shook, and white snow fell from the trees.
In the messy woods in the distance, snow waves were surging with great momentum.
A large number of monsters knocked over fallen trees and crushed the corpses on the ground. The sound of dense ice crystals colliding could be heard. They were all huge frost-armored bears covered in ice armor.
"Prepare for battle!"
The female cultivator shouted loudly and summoned a jade talisman to control the formation, which was suspended in the air. The nine formation flags emitted dazzling golden light one after another, forming a large barrier.
The exhausted monks staggered to their feet, clenched their magic weapons, their pupils trembling, and their expressions horrified.
There were less than fifty people left around them, and there were at least a hundred Frost-Armored Bears. The bear king at the head of the group exuded the might of a late Jindan cultivator, which made these foundation-building cultivators feel fearful and difficult to resist.
They even saw themselves turning into corpses and being buried under the snow.
"Get out of my way!"
With a clear voice breaking through the wind, a female cultivator in white descended from the sky and stomped hard into the center of the Frost Armored Bears, causing snow to fly all over the sky.
As soon as she landed, flames ignited on her body, and a majestic ring of flames surged and roared, blooming from her body and sweeping across the enemy.
Ouch!!!
Hundreds of beasts howled in agony and turned to ashes.
With the female cultivator in white as the center, everything within a hundred feet was burned to ashes, leaving only black ashes and white snow intertwined and dancing wildly in the wind.
The air was filled with a burning smell. Everyone was stunned, their hearts filled with great joy at having survived the disaster.
Jiang Yuebai shook her long hair and looked indifferently at the Frost-Armored Bear King in the distance. The ice shell on its body melted, its fur was burnt black, and it ran away in a panic.
Jiang Yuebai snorted and laughed, his brows moved slightly, and a fire mark hit the Frost Armor Bear King's butt.
The Frost Armor Bear King howled in pain from the burns, and he jumped and twisted his body as he ran away faster.
Jiang Yuebai glanced at the dazed faces of the people behind the checkpoint in the distance, and made a bow-and-arrow motion with his hands. Two golden-red flames overflowed from his palms and quickly formed a strong flaming bow.
whoosh!
Arrows fly!
The Frost Armor Bear King was hit by an arrow in the buttocks. He jumped up and rolled down the cliff next to him.
Jiang Yuebai waved the flame of his bow and arrow, disappeared from the spot in a flash, and went to chase after the Frost Armored Bear King.
It seems to have some intelligence and should be able to have "friendly" communication and ask about the whereabouts of the snow demon.
(End of this chapter)