Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Chapter 136 I need to buy lots and lots of shoes!

long street.

The wind howled.

Ning Yan rushed forward with the momentum of a galloping horse.

He did not use any body techniques, neither the Swift Wind Kick nor the enemy-transmitted body techniques of August 8th.

Relying only on his repeatedly strengthened physique, he kept running forward.

This is mainly to save energy.

After a fierce battle before, his vitality was almost exhausted. Even with the beast meat as a supplement and continuous transformation, his vitality has only recovered to 70% of its peak period.

What is more crucial is the mind.

The recovery of the mind is slower than that of the vital energy.

Under normal circumstances, if you want to recover your mind quickly, you need to rest and recuperate. It is best to just take a good sleep so that you can be full of energy immediately after waking up.

But now, because they have to go find those violent people and end the battle with Qingyun Village early, there is almost no time to rest.

As a result, his mind has only recovered less than one-fifth of it.

He couldn't even throw a super-limit Kun Yun punch.

If you force yourself out, you will die.

In addition, the depletion of his mental power caused his thinking to become very sluggish, and the speed of deducing the exercises slowed down significantly.

That’s right, he is now running wildly while practicing martial arts.

The deduction was based on the one on Xi Chongjing.

After the battle, he combined the slight signs of vital energy circulation observed by the Eye of Insight with the opponent's various performances during the battle, and barely gained a hint of inspiration.

Before he could grasp the inspiration, he was interrupted by Senior Brother Wu's words.

When all matters came to a temporary end, he tried to grasp the inspiration again.

Then, he was easily caught.

Grab that inspiration, peel it open, look at it all, expand it in depth, then inject the corresponding information, constantly deduce, optimize repeatedly, and finally get the mature fruit.

This is the “Art of Removing Injuries”.

The "Art of Relieving Injuries" was deduced based on the martial arts practiced by Xi Chongjing.

But because he did not observe all the details of the operation of the technique, it could only be regarded as a rough imitation. Compared with that technique, it was still far inferior.

However, Ning Yan was already satisfied to be able to deduce such a magic formula. This was much better than getting nothing after the battle.

Xi Chongjing's death was still valuable after all.

Like Xi Chongjing's martial arts, "The Art of Removing Injuries" has an extremely notable feature, which is injury reduction.

Its internal principles are also referenced to unload external damage to other places.

Ning Yan made special optimizations here.

Judging from Xi Chongjing's performance in the battle, he should be unloading the damage to a certain organ in his body, letting the organ bear the damage instead of the whole body.

Theoretically speaking, to achieve this step, the requirements for organ condensation would be extremely stringent.

It cannot be too large, as if it is too large it will affect the balance of other organs in the body, and over time it will cause abnormalities and pathological changes in other organs.

But it can't be too small, otherwise it won't be able to withstand so much damage.

Moreover, its strength cannot be too low, and it must have extremely strong recovery properties.

Taking all these requirements into consideration, and the fact that the organ was hidden inside Xi Chongjing's body and difficult for outsiders to observe clearly, Ning Yan was unable to simulate it at all.

To this end, he specifically found an alternative solution.

That is to put the harm somewhere else.

Why do we need to bear the damage in our body?

This is actually not a very good choice.

No matter how powerful the condensed organs are, they have their limits after all. Just like Xi Chongjing's defense was finally broken, it was because the carrying capacity of the organs had reached its limit and could no longer carry the damage.

Therefore, the best way is not to keep the damage in the body, but to transfer it to the outside world and let the external environment help share the damage.

Compared with the outside environment, what are the tiny organs in the body?
If you can blow up organs, can you also destroy the surrounding environment instantly?
However, there are also requirements for transferring to the environment.

Among the various environments that people are in, most of the places are air. If the damage is simply unloaded into the surrounding air, the conversion rate will be relatively low due to the medium, and the damage unloaded at one time will be relatively small.

So Ning Yan chose the soles of his feet as the only channel to relieve the injury.

Most of the time, the place where people stand is the earth, and even if it is not the earth, it is often solid.

When the damage is unloaded into these solids, the solids will crack, shatter, collapse, etc., producing many deformations, so that they can bear more damage.

Once that position was destroyed, Ning Yan could just take a step forward, a step back, jump to the left, or jump to the right to continue recovering.

Theoretically speaking, as long as he ran fast enough, he could be as unscathed as Xi Chongjing.

The price is that the entire battlefield will be trampled to pieces by him. He is undoubtedly the king of environmental destruction.

Ning Yan was a little worried about this. He always felt that he had introduced a martial art that was against the harmony of nature. After all, if he was not careful, he would trample on a large area of ​​flowers and plants, and even the earthworms hiding underground would be stomped to death by him.

"When I have free time in the future, I will plant more flowers and plants, and buy some cockroaches and termites to release."

"Buddha, have mercy on me. Buddha, have mercy on me."

Ning Yan confessed in his heart, and then turned his attention to the disadvantages of "Injury Removal Technique".

Yes, “The Art of Removing Injuries” is not an absolutely perfect martial art, and there is no absolutely perfect martial art in this world.

What a warrior needs to do is to understand the weaknesses of his or her martial arts skills and make corresponding preparations or even take precautions to avoid being taken advantage of by outsiders.

Take the "Injury Removal Technique" for example, this technique actually has quite a few disadvantages.

The first and most important thing is that the damage removed is not 100%.

The lower the realm, the higher the proportion of damage removed, and the higher the realm, the lower the proportion of damage removed.

According to Ning Yan's calculations, he could block about 50% of the attacks from normal burst of anger. When it came to advanced burst of anger, it would become 30%. If it exceeded the advanced burst of anger, then 10% would be impossible to block.

Because the limit of injury relief has been exceeded.

Damage of that level cannot be removed in time and will immediately turn into direct damage.

Therefore, we must have a clear understanding and not think that we can be invincible just by relying on the "Art of Removing Injuries".

People will die.

Secondly, the process of heal damage will also consume one's own vitality. Compared with normal defense, the vitality consumption is half less.

Therefore, if you can avoid your opponent's attack, it is better to avoid it as much as possible. Relieving damage will consume your vitality and accumulate some real damage. This can only be a supplement to the battle at best, but not a dedicated fighting method.

The last thing is the material. When standing on various contact surfaces such as plains, mountains, swamps, and big trees, the damage removed will be different due to the different materials. The stronger the object, the more damage it will remove, and vice versa.

Therefore, you must pay attention to the environment during battle, and when the enemy uses their ultimate power, try to stand on a firmer surface.

Apart from these three points, there are some miscellaneous considerations, such as how to speed up the operation of the exercises, what to do if there is a conflict with other exercises, etc. Ning Yan has done some detailed thinking and has roughly figured out all aspects.

After thoroughly studying the technique, a very obvious problem will arise:

Want to buy shoes.

Buy lots and lots of shoes.

"The Art of Removing Injuries" removes injuries through the soles of the feet. Obviously, one pair of shoes will be worn out in one battle. Theoretically speaking, several pairs of shoes will be worn out after several battles. He is simply a big consumer of worn-out shoes. In his previous life, he would at least go to a shoe store and buy a platinum VIP.

So why not wear shoes made of sturdier material?
For example, black iron shoes, dark bronze shoes, or even mithril shoes?
It is not impossible to wear such shoes. In fact, because of the material, they can ensure stability and transfer the damage to the soles.

However, this kind of metal shoes will obviously rub the feet and are not comfortable to wear. Moreover, the huge damage to the surrounding environment is all concentrated on the small sole. I am afraid that they will not be able to withstand one or two battles before they will be completely scrapped.

The most important thing is that metal shoes are often very heavy, which will affect the performance of body movements, and wearing them in a fight is totally not worth it.

You also have to buy cloth shoes, the kind that are light, flexible and extremely comfortable.

Ning Yan remembered that there was a shoe store in Xiongyingfang near the city gate that was famous for its shoemaking. The skills had been passed down for three generations in the family, and they were known as the "Shoemaking Immortals."

Ning Yan quickened his pace and just as he turned the corner, he saw the scene in front of him and couldn't help but frown slightly.

The streets were in chaos, with twenty or thirty corpses lying on the ground, blood splattered everywhere, various stalls overturned, candied haws, buns, porridge, etc. all scattered all over the ground, and even an embroidered shoe that had run away could be seen.

The sound of fighting could be faintly heard from several nearby shops.

Before Ning Yan got close, there was a loud "crash" and the window of a shop suddenly opened, followed by three rather embarrassed figures jumping out from inside.

As soon as they landed, the three Qi-gathering men dressed like bandits ran towards Ning Yan reflexively.

Seeing someone blocking their way, their steps could not help but pause slightly. Then they heard the sound of pursuit coming from behind. The leader with the scar on his face suddenly had a gloomy look in his eyes:
"Brothers, kill them!"

The two people next to him immediately agreed.

The three men strode towards Ning Yan, screaming and swinging their fists at his head.

The scarred man walking on the right suddenly slowed down and fell behind the other two.

Ning Yan narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw this.

He ignored the two men in the middle and on the left, and focused on the scarred man at the back right, and punched him.

The fist quickly enlarged in front of Scarface's eyes. He had clearly made plans to retreat, but at this moment he was horrified to find that he could not dodge.

If you can't dodge, then just take it head-on. With the power of this attack, maybe you can escape faster!

There was a hint of cruelty in the scarred man's eyes, his arms were crossed in front of his chest, and his body surface was even tinged with a bluestone color, and it was obvious that his defense was at its maximum.

Ning Yan's eyes were calm as he threw a punch directly down, like a tornado of wind and rain, easily piercing through his arm, chest muscles, sternum, and coming out from his back.

"Good opportunity, I'll escape--!"

"Huh?! Why can't you move?"

Scarface looked at his arm that was sunken into his chest with a look of confusion and disbelief.

At this time, the attacks from the other two who had gathered their Qi and consumed a large amount of their vital energy had also landed on Ning Yan.

Almost at the same time, I heard a crisp "pop" and a barely detectable crackling sound.

The fists landed on the opponent, but there was no damage at all, as if they were pretending to fight.

The two Qi Gathering Bandits opened their eyes wide, the shock in their hearts was like a raging storm.

Before they could come back to their senses, Ning Yan lifted up the scarred man and slammed him down on the two men with great force, instantly breaking their bones and sending them flying backwards.

Ning Yan waved his hand to shake off the broken flesh and blood on his hand, and watched as several warriors rushed out from the house opposite.

After quickly finishing off the two seriously injured bandits, Su He, one of the Four Heroes, strode forward and greeted them with surprise:

"Brother Ning."

Ning Yan had just wiped the blood off his hands, and when he saw the other party and the group of warriors from the Weiwu Academy behind him, he couldn't help but smile:

"I didn't expect to see you here."

"Yeah, I'm surprised too."

Su He smiled and asked:

"Are you here to wipe out the remaining bandits as well?"

"The remaining bandits?"

Ning Yan asked curiously:

"Have all your violent battles ended?"

"That's for sure."

Su He smiled, then sighed:
"All this is thanks to City Lord Mu."

"If City Lord Mu had not consumed his lifespan and exploded on the spot, the battle between us and Qingyun Village might have continued."

Then, he gave a brief introduction to the battle situation of the violent people.

Ning Yan couldn't help but stand in awe when he learned that Mu Fangxuan had used up his lifespan to defeat a large number of violent energies that had advanced on the spot, forcing the leader of Qingyun Village, Gu Wanbin, to flee with serious injuries.

Although Mu Fangxuan was the elected city lord, his actions are indeed worthy of the title of city lord, and he has truly fulfilled his responsibility to protect the citizens.

"How is City Lord Mu doing now?"

Ning Yan asked with concern.

Su He's face was full of regret:

"After such a fierce battle, he didn't have much time left. He barely managed to hang on to his life thanks to the magic pill contributed by the Chen family. He should have returned home now, bidding his last farewell to his family."

Ning Yan couldn't help but remain silent when he heard this.

What Mu Fangxuan did was undoubtedly a blessing for hundreds of thousands of citizens in Qingcang, but for his family, how could it be described as grief?
It has always been a pity that one cannot be both loyal and filial.

After a moment's silence, Ning Yan informed Su He and others about the insect swarm attack.

Hearing that a large number of black-winged borers were about to attack, everyone present suddenly changed color.

Su He said urgently:

"This is a serious matter. I need to report to Dean Qiao and Dean Xue. I can't stay any longer. Brother Ning, let's say goodbye now!"

Ning Yan nodded:

"Go."

Seeing Su He and the others leave quickly, Ning Yan began to think about the next task.

The fierce battle is over, and there is no need for his support here.

I believe that Senior Brother Wu, who rushed to the battlefield in advance, should now be in fierce confrontation with you all.

So what else can he do next?

Ning Yan thought about it and it seemed that there was no answer for now.

"Forget it, let's go buy shoes first."

"No matter what, I still have to buy the shoes."

After turning a few chaotic streets, Ning Yan soon arrived at the shoe store in Xiongyingfang.

On the door of the shoe store, there is a plaque with the words "Shoemaking Immortal" erected.

The wall next to it is filled with words of thanks and messages from shoe buyers.

Ning Yan saw the notes left by Xue Longxing, Mu Fangxuan and even the old city lord Xu Jinghui from above.

There is no doubt that the heritage is long and the reputation is great.

However, at this moment, this store with a profound history has encountered an unprecedented disaster.

The plaque and the walls were splattered with blood.

Four or five young men dressed as apprentices fell to the ground, expressions of horror still on their faces.

Walking in, the house was in chaos, as if it had been swept by a strong wind. Shoe racks containing all kinds of shoes fell to the ground, countless shoes were scattered all over the floor, and the gray-haired old owner was stabbed in the chest and slumped in a chair.

In the corner lay the bodies of a young couple. The husband was hung on the wall with his limbs nailed to his body with wooden stakes. His face was hideous and distorted, with tears and blood flowing from the corners of his eyes. Following his gaze, I saw that his wife, whose belly was swollen, had her head twisted off. Her stripped body was covered in purple bruises, and her lower body was dirty.

Ning Yan stood there in silence for a while, then pulled the curtain next to him to cover her, took down the body nailed to the wall and placed it next to her.

After doing all this, he came to the shoe rack, carefully looked for shoes that fit his size, put on a pair, and took out a dozen more pairs and stuffed them into the package. After finishing, he put a gold ingot into the cabinet and then strode away.

Walking in the chaotic Eagle Square, Ning Yan looked around and kept looking around. Suddenly, he heard bursts of crying and crazy laughter coming from afar.

He slowly pulled out the knife from his back.

……

"Junior Brother Ning, why are you back so late?"

"There was a slight delay in clearing the trash."

"Cleaning up the trash?"

"It's okay."

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Zhu Kexin said slowly:

"The tyrants in the city have received news of the approaching insect swarm, and everyone has decided to hold a meeting in the City Lord's Mansion to discuss countermeasures. Senior Brother Wu has already gone there, so you should go too."

"I am at the peak of Qi Condensation. Can I also attend the meeting of Qi Explosion?"

Ning Yan asked curiously.

Zhu Kexin smiled and said:
“Although you are at the peak of Qi Gathering, the scene of you beheading the violent Qi monster is already known to many warriors. Many people call you the number one in Qingcang Qi Gathering, and you are unmatched by anyone other than violent Qi. In everyone’s opinion, your combat power and violent Qi are the same, so your realm is no longer important, and you are naturally qualified to attend the meeting.

Besides, if you hadn't taken out the "Li Yuan Beast Transformation Art" at the beginning, we would never have been able to save Master from the Heart-Eating Bug. Now that this black-winged borer is the original form of the Heart-Eating Bug before its transformation, you, as an important member related to it, naturally cannot be absent from the meeting. Maybe everyone wants to hear your opinion."

"What about you, Senior Brother Zhu?"

Ning Yan asked again:
"You are also angry, so you should also attend the meeting."

"No need."

Zhu Kexin shook his head and said:

"My injuries have not healed yet, and you and Senior Brother Wu are already present at Xiaoyuan Sect, so I will naturally know what happened at the meeting. And Master still needs someone to guard his side. If Gu Wanbin, who escaped with serious injuries, suddenly makes a comeback, I can delay it for a while with me here."

"Okay, I'll go over then. Senior Brother Zhu, remember to let me know if anything happens."

"Don't worry, I won't force myself."

After bidding farewell to Zhu Kexin, Ning Yan hurried to the City Lord's Mansion without stopping.

It is said that the location of the City Lord's Mansion has undergone some changes.

It is rumored that a long time ago, the City Lord's Mansion was located in the center of Qingcang. It was majestic and spacious, and there were training grounds for the stationed guards around it.

Afterwards, as the central government lost contact, the provincial capital gradually stopped contacting this side. Qingcang, like many surrounding counties, ended up being left to fend for itself.

Over time, even the huge city lord's mansion was demolished, and later a luxurious brothel was built in its place.

That’s right, this brothel is Phoenix Pavilion.

The Phoenix Pavilion is currently an asset of the City Lord's Mansion, which is also related to this.

Of course, the old City Lord’s Mansion was demolished, but a new one was built.

In order to deal with the occasional natural disasters in the surrounding areas, as well as chaotic forces such as evil cultivators, bandits, etc., the position of City Lord is very necessary. The new City Lord's Mansion is built near the Eagle Square, very close to the city gate.

This was also the reason why Mu Fangxuan was able to rush to the city gate as quickly as possible after receiving the news of Qingyun Village’s invasion.

When Ning Yan arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, he saw a large group of warriors gathered outside the mansion. It was crowded and looked extremely lively. Some clever vendors took the opportunity to run around inside, selling tea eggs, snacks and other food.

There are even folding stools for sale.

Although the scene looked very lively, many warriors had worried expressions on their faces, and the discussion about the insect swarm could not be stopped from spreading:

"Why is Qing Cang so unlucky? First it was Qingyun Village, and then the insect swarm came. Will there be other troubles later?"

"Haha, even if there is trouble again, what can we do? If we can't get through this swarm of insects, the entire Qingcang will probably be finished!"

"Not really? Qingyun Village's offensive was so fierce, but it was repelled on the spot by your rage. A mere bug..."

"I advise you not to underestimate the black-winged borer. I will just say one thing. The Qingyun Village's attack this time was largely to avoid the black-winged borer. They were actually fleeing."

"Nimma, so many violent people are fleeing, is there any hope for Qingcang?"

"Everyone, don't panic. Trust Dean Qiao, trust Dean Xue, and trust everyone in the city. We will definitely find a solution!"

"Is that what you want to believe? Does the violence in this city have eight hands? I'll just pack up and run away."

……

From time to time, warriors were seen leaving in a hurry, but more warriors were still gathering outside.

After all, most warriors are not alone. They have relatives, friends, parents, wives and children. Many of them are even ordinary people. How far can they escape if they flee with their families?

It is not easy to travel beyond the twenty-mile boundary even if you don’t encounter black-winged borers.

Therefore, most of the warriors are still waiting outside with anxious faces, hoping that the violent people inside can come up with a suitable solution.

Ning Yan stepped through the crowd and walked forward. The two Qi Gathering Masters guarding the door were both members of the Weiwu Academy, and one of them was Yao Lanxi.

The two had obviously been instructed in advance, and did not stop Ning Yan when they saw him.

Yao Lanxi even smiled and said:

"Brother Ning, you are finally here. If you were any later, you might not be able to make it to the meeting."

Ning Yan said ashamedly:
"I didn't know about this before. I'm sorry for the delay. Sorry."

"Don't worry, no one will care about this little thing. After all, the swarm disaster is more urgent."

Ning Yan nodded and prepared to go in.

At this moment, a series of shouts suddenly came from outside the venue:
"He is gathering Qi, why can he get in?"

"Didn't they say that only violent Qi people can attend the meeting? How come he, who only has concentrated Qi, can also enter?!"

"This isn't fair! We want to go in too! We want to give our opinions to Baoqi too!"

……

Seeing the excited crowd rushing towards the door, Yao Lanxi's face changed and he shouted angrily:

"What are you shouting about? What is there to shout about? I was able to get in because I am the genius of Xiaoyuan Sect. I have killed violent monsters and eradicated heart-eating insects that are more terrifying than black-winged borers! Can you compare with me?!"

When the many warriors in the audience heard this, they were all shocked.

Countless people looked at Ning Yan in shock.

"He is the sixth disciple of Xiaoyuan Sect?"

“I didn’t expect she was so young!”

"That's not right. Rumor has it that he is the fastest cultivator in our city. He went from an ordinary person to the peak of Qi Condensation in less than half a year!"

"Not only is he a fast cultivator, but his combat power is also top-notch. Before him, although there were also people at the peak of Qi Condensation who successfully killed injured violent monsters, no one could do it like him. Killing a violent monster is as easy as slaughtering a chicken. I heard that many warriors present at the time were dumbfounded."

"No wonder they let him in. It really makes sense. This is almost as bad as a real violent person."

……

The warriors were talking a lot.

In this world, martial arts are the most powerful, and everyone still respects the strong.

After confirming Ning Yan's identity, everyone was no longer as excited as before.

Instead, the eyes that looked at Ning Yan were filled with wonder, admiration, respect and other emotions.

For a time, his reputation was greatly promoted.

Seeing the storm disappear without a trace, Ning Yan did not delay any longer and was about to walk in when he suddenly heard a shout from not far away:
"Brother Ning!"

Ning Yan turned his head and immediately laughed:

"Brother Chen."

The person who came was Chen Hongyuan. His eyes were slightly red, but his face showed a hint of joy of meeting an acquaintance.

After not seeing each other for a while, Chen Hongyuan unexpectedly broke through to the point of being furious.

Judging from his unstable breathing, it was obvious that he had only made a breakthrough recently.

After exchanging greetings, the two walked in together.

Noticing that Chen Hongyuan was in a low mood, Ning Yan couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Chen, what happened?"

Chen Hongyuan sniffed and sighed:

"The ancestor just passed away. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

"what?!"

Ning Yan was quite shocked.

After the previous battle between Chen and Zhou, only one of the two violent ancestors of the Chen family was left, and that was Chen Qian, who had saved him from the third in command.

The other party was seriously injured at that time and had been recuperating after returning home. I didn’t expect that he would pass away now.

Chen Hongyuan whispered:

"When Qingyun Village attacked, I had just entered the stage of violent anger. Elder Chen Qian asked me to stay at home while he went to the city gate to fight. Unfortunately, he died. I just took care of the elder's funeral."

"Brother Chen, please accept my condolences!"

Although I knew that there would be casualties on the battlefield, I didn't expect that there would be acquaintances among them.

Ning Yan was also quite disappointed for a moment.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Chen Hongyuan reached out from his sleeve and took out a gold certificate and handed it to him:
"This is the proceeds from selling the Earth Element Sawtooth Worm some time ago. A total of 24,000 taels of gold were sold, and half of it belongs to you. The people below dare not make the decision on such a large amount, and they have to wait for me to process it. But I have been in seclusion before, so it has been delayed. It just so happens that I met you now, so I will give it to you first, so that I won't forget it later."

Ning Yan took the certificate and said with a smile:
"Your money came at the perfect time. I had almost spent all the money I had, and now my bank is full again."

Chen Hongyuan smiled calmly:
"As long as you don't spend it recklessly, this money will be enough to support your cultivation for a long time after you break through your violent energy."

Ning Yan chuckled:
"I like to hear that. Please say more."

The two chatted for a while and soon walked into the hall.

Inside the hall, several violent people were acting very casually.

Qiao Zhanyue was drinking tea leisurely, Xue Longxing was meditating and practicing, Wu Xuantian and Tang Junwen were discussing something in low voices, Yue Letang was snoring slightly on a chair in the corner, and a middle-aged man in a brocade robe was standing in front of a hanging painting admiring it.

At first glance, most of them were acquaintances.

"It looks like everyone is here, so let's get started."

Glancing at Ning Yan and Chen Hongyuan who were walking towards the door, Qiao Zhanyue put down the teacup and spoke.

Before talking about business, everyone present introduced themselves first.

Upon hearing that the middle-aged man in brocade robe was actually Jin Chaoliang, the leader of the Qingcang branch of Wanfa Pavilion, Ning Yan looked at him a few more times.

Apart from those violent independent cultivators hiding among the people, perhaps the most mysterious one is the Master of the Golden Pavilion.

Seeing the eyes of everyone present, Jin Chaoliang laughed and said:
“Don’t be too surprised by my appearance here. Although our Wanfa Pavilion does not interfere in the power disputes in the city and does not care who becomes the city lord, the Zerg crisis is another matter.

After all, the insect swarm will not stop attacking me just because I am from the Wanfa Pavilion. From this perspective, as a member of Qingcang, we at the Wanfa Pavilion should do our part.”

"Master Jin is here, we welcome you very much."

Qiao Zhanyue agreed.

Then he looked around and said in a deep voice:
"Before we start today's discussion, I have to inform you of a piece of news that unfortunately, just now, our close companion, City Lord Mu Fangxuan, has passed away in the mansion.

With Brother Mu's departure, the position of City Lord is vacant again. It just so happens that except for the two colleagues from Xiao Yuan Sect, all the remaining violent people in Qing Cang have gathered here. Why not take this opportunity to elect the next City Lord? What do you think?"

The position of city lord is not just a nominal position, but also symbolizes huge benefits.

The only money house in the city and the most luxurious brothel, Phoenix Pavilion, are both affiliated with the City Lord's Mansion. All profits will flow to the City Lord's Mansion. Except for a part that will be used as reserve funds for subsequent development, the rest will all belong to the City Lord personally and be regarded as the salary of the City Lord's position.

However, once the salary is accepted, if Qingcang City encounters any danger, the city lord must lead the way and take the responsibility of guarding the county and protecting the citizens.

Once they deviate from their responsibilities, they will be hunted down by all the violent people.

Therefore, this is by no means a position that can be taken on easily.

At this moment, Wu Xuantian heard Qiao Zhanyue mention the successor of the city lord and said nonchalantly:
"I'm not interested in this matter. I have to go to Fulong later. I can't be the city lord at all. Whoever wants to be the lord can be the lord. I'm voting for him."

"It's even more impossible for me."

Yue Letang spread his hands:
"I am not one of you Qingcang people, and I am going to die soon. You don't want to choose another city lord right away, do you?"

Jin Chaoliang shrugged.

So everyone on the field looked at Qiao Zhanyue.

"Well, since no one is willing, let's discuss it later. When Sect Master Yuan wakes up, perhaps it will be more appropriate to discuss this matter then. For now, let's focus on dealing with the swarm of insects that are about to arrive."

Everyone agreed with this proposal.

"I have thought a lot about how to deal with this insect swarm on the way to Qingcang. Let me start with some ideas to stimulate discussion."

Wu Xuantian cleared his throat and said in a deep voice:
“I’m sure you all know how terrifying the black-winged borer is, so I won’t go into details.

Judging from the current situation alone, it is impossible to evacuate hundreds of thousands of city residents within two days.

Even if I could leave Qingcang, I wouldn't be able to go far.

What's more, it is so dangerous outside the Zhenyu Stone. Even if there are warriors to provide protection, the number of ordinary people dying outside is likely to be greater than that of the insect swarm attack.

So I suggest that everyone stay behind and dig several huge underground safe rooms, evacuate all the citizens into them, and hide on the spot!"

"I'm afraid this method is not very safe."

Xue Longxing, who was pale and still injured, coughed twice and then said:

“Digging a basement is not a difficult task for the warriors in the city. The problem is that the black-winged borers have keen senses and are small, so they can get into any hole. Once one of them gets into the basement, they will immediately call on their friends and lead the rest of the swarm to attack.

Once the swarm of insects invades, the citizens will die faster and in greater numbers in the confined space. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Wu Xuantian shook his head and said:

“That’s my second point.”

“While hiding the citizens safely, we also need to prepare a large amount of meat, whether it is pigs, cattle, sheep, ordinary monsters or exotic monsters. We will throw them all in large quantities at a location far away from the citizens and guide the insects to devour them.

After all, the black-winged borer's goal is to collect blood, flesh and essence, and they don't care whether you are human or not. As long as they collect enough blood, flesh and essence, they will naturally leave."

"How many monsters do we need to prepare?"

Tang Junwen frowned slightly.

"According to my estimate, there are at least 30,000 of them."

"Thirty thousand heads, where can we get them all?"

"So we have to quickly notify those warriors and ask them to go hunting and hunt down enough monsters as soon as possible."

"It's so dangerous outside the city, and many of the monsters are extremely powerful. It's simply unrealistic to hunt so many monsters in two days!"

"Of course, we need so many ordinary monsters. If they are Qi-gathering or even Qi-violent level monsters, their number will be greatly reduced. We can hunt more high-level monsters as replacements."

"You make it sound so easy. How could high-level monsters gather together and wait for you to hunt them?"

"In my opinion, why not throw all the monsters in the beast field in there?"

"Brother Chen, if your proposal is made public, I'm afraid the first ones to start a fight will be the major families in the city."

……

The crowd was clamoring non-stop.

Suddenly Qiao Zhanyue asked:
"Why not stop the insect swarm outside the city?"

Hearing this, the fierce argument on the field couldn't help but pause slightly.

Qiao Zhanyue continued:

“I remember there are many insect repellent powders that can also play a corresponding role against black-winged borers.

If we spray a large amount of these insect repellents outside the city, we may be able to prevent the insect swarms from entering the city to attack."

Tang Junwen hesitated for a moment and asked:

"But black-winged borers can fly in the sky. Will this insect repellent be useful if it is sprayed on the ground?"

Qiao Zhanyue smiled and said:
“The flying distance of black-winged borers is generally within ten feet of the ground, and this distance will still be affected by certain powerful insect repellents.

We can also burn other insect repellents along with the herbs, and use the smoke to cover the entire county, which should be able to keep the insects out in time."

"What about consumption?"

Wu Xuantian frowned and asked:
“Even if we gather all the insect repellent in the city, it can only last for a day or two at most. What should we do after a day or two?
If the insect swarm discovered that there were so many blood foods hidden in the city, they might prefer to linger on the outskirts for a while and wait for the insect repellent to disperse. "

"Don't you think this method can be used in conjunction with yours?"

Qiao Zhanyue asked:
"We hid the citizens underground while burning insect repellent powder on the ground. This way, in the eyes of the insect swarm, Qingcang is a place that they find extremely disgusting and has no plundering value. Under normal circumstances, they should stay away from it."

Wu Xuantian nodded thoughtfully.

Everyone present also felt that this method was more reliable.

At this time, Yue Letang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked:
"Since you all have thought of expelling insects, why don't you think of killing all those insects?"

Everyone listened and looked at each other in confusion.

Kill the bugs?

How to kill so many black-winged borers?

Who else can kill it?

Even if all the warriors in Qingcang were thrown in, it might not be enough for them to eat in one meal.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Yue Letang shook his head and said:

"You misunderstood me. What I meant was not to fight those insects myself. In fact, this is simply impossible to do. Even if you put in your best effort, facing a large number of black-winged borers, the only way you can do is to retreat.

I mean poison."

"Poison?"

Yue Letang nodded and said:

"That's right!"

“There are many poisons in this world that can kill demon insects.

Even black-winged borers have many poisons that can kill them, such as arrow poison grass, ten-step fall, soul-destroying water, etc. "

Wu Xuantian frowned slightly:
“But the highly toxic substances you mentioned are all extremely rare poisons. Not to mention that Qingcang’s business is not open yet, even if it is already open, I’m afraid there won’t be many of them available on the market.

And if you want to deal with a swarm of insects, how much dose should you prepare? You can't just use a small spoonful of poison to poison the entire swarm, right?"

"Don't tell me, there really is such a poison."

Yue Letang suddenly smiled mysteriously.

(End of this chapter)