The whole world is cultivating qi, only I am cultivating the body

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward, not to mention a reward like top-grade spirit stones. You must know that even if top-grade spirit stones are only one level lower than best-grade spirit stones, they are still the top-notch cultivation resources on Tianyi Continent. The energy of a top-grade spirit stone is enough for a cultivator in the divine realm to practice for a month. It is also the most popular currency on Tianyi Continent.

Zhong Yu didn't know where these wealthy businessmen got the high-quality spirit stones to reward the hired monks, but he knew that attacking the soldiers in the barracks in Wolf City was tantamount to preparing for rebellion, so he didn't intend to let his soldiers hold back.

Unlike the hired monks, the soldiers under Zhong Yu quickly formed battle formations. They raised their shields and held their spears tightly in their hands.

The battle formation had just been formed when the spells in the hands of the mercenary monks over there flew towards these soldiers. They had ferocious expressions on their faces, and it seemed that they could already see that these soldiers, who were only at the Qi Condensation stage on average, were being beaten to a pulp by their spells.

The Qi-refining cultivators have always looked down upon the soldiers defending the city, and at the same time, they also look down upon the soldiers in the barracks. Except for those who go to the barracks to gild their skills, the others have no talent for cultivation and are just people with plenty of strength. Their cultivation can at best reach the Spiritual Transformation Realm, and that is when they are trained vigorously. But who would spend so much effort to train a soldier who has no talent for cultivation?

But just when those Qi-refining monks were excited, those spells not only did not cause any harm to the soldiers, but did not even break their armor, not even leaving a scratch.

The soldiers didn't care about the power of these spells. They had only one goal, which was to kill all the monks who dared to attack them. They formed a battle formation and rushed towards the group of monks hired by the wealthy businessmen at an extremely fast speed.

The hired monks were also people who lived on the edge of a knife. They were not afraid of long-range magic attacks, and they were also not afraid of close combat. The two sides soon fought together, and the sound of fighting continued.

The situation on the battlefield was very strange. Under normal circumstances, the Qi-refining monks could easily defeat these soldiers with their magic. However, after they came into contact with these soldiers, they found that when their magic hit these soldiers, the power of the magic was somehow reduced by more than 90%. Some low-level magic even dissipated before it even touched their bodies. The spears in the hands of those soldiers could easily tear their clothes, or cut a deep scar on their bodies. There were even monks with slightly lower cultivation who were pierced through the heart by spears and died on the spot.

It was at this time that the hired Qi-refining monks discovered something was wrong. Only then did they understand why these soldiers, whose cultivation was only at the Qi Condensation stage, dared to rush towards them.

"This! Run! Run! I heard that when the new emperor founded the country, all his soldiers had their bodies soaked in some kind of medicine. They were able to withstand almost all spells below the divine realm, and even spells with less powerful power could not break their defenses! It seems that the rumor is true! It's true!" A hired monk shouted as he retreated.

“Impossible! This… this… this spear… why is the evil and murderous energy on this spear so strong? I was only lightly touched, why is my spiritual energy so blocked? This evil and murderous energy… cough cough…”

Suddenly, the situation of the Qi-refining cultivators on the field became worse and worse. Many cultivators had already forgotten about the reward of the top-grade spirit stones. They now only wanted to escape. After all, although the reward was good, what was the use if they didn't have a life to get it?

"Why are you running? Come on! Kill those monsters! Don't you really want to get the reward of top-grade spirit stones?" Seeing the hired monks running away, a wealthy businessman shouted anxiously, "That's the reward of top-grade spirit stones..."

"Bah! Do you think I'm stupid? How can a mere high-grade spirit stone be more important than our lives? Unless... you can afford the top-grade spirit stones, we will fight you to the death!"

"Top-grade spiritual stones? Why didn't you say you wanted a mine? Do you know how valuable a top-grade spiritual stone is? Do you know..."

Before the rich businessman could finish his words, the cultivator who was talking to him felt that he was being looked down upon. He slapped the rich businessman in the face with his backhand: "Bah! You didn't even know where I was when I was practicing. I don't know the value of top-grade spirit stones? If you can't afford it, get out! Don't stop me from escaping here!"

"Hiss..." The rich businessman who was slapped in the face kept gasping for air. If the fat on his face wasn't thick enough, his teeth would have been knocked out by this slap.

The hired monks wanted to escape, but Zhong Yu did not want to let them go. He stomped his feet lightly on the ground a few times, and several streams of spiritual energy penetrated into the earth from his feet. A giant barrier suddenly appeared, covering the area. The fleeing monks stopped immediately, and those who did not have time to stop directly crashed into the barrier. The faster they ran, the faster they bounced back after crashing into the barrier.

"It's over... It's obvious that the general of Wolf City has no intention of letting us go. We may all be killed here today, so why are you still waiting here? Why don't you use your best skills, or have a fellow Taoist who is proficient in formations, to break this formation!"

"What the hell are you trying to break! This formation is obviously a part of Wolf City's defensive formation. Why don't you try to break it? I think we might as well surrender. At worst, we'll be thrown into Wolf City's prison for a few years. If that doesn't work, we can still work for Wolf City for free!" After these words were spoken, many of the monks agreed, raised their hands and knelt on the ground to express their surrender.

Zhong Yu did not need such surrender, but he just thought about it for a moment and looked at the monks who expressed their surrender in front of him: "Originally, I should not have accepted your surrender, but seeing that you are so sincere, one life for another, for those who do not surrender, you can use their heads to exchange for your own lives!"

Zhong Yu's words made the faces of those monks who had not surrendered change drastically. They looked nervously at those monks who had surrendered, and saw the madness gradually revealed on those people's faces. The two groups fought together.

He ordered his soldiers to capture those wealthy businessmen, and at the same time sent some people to watch the monks who were fighting each other. Zhong Yu raised his head and looked outside the barrier. Someone was preparing to enter the barrier. He flew forward and saw that it was Guo Huailu who had just gone back to heal his injuries. He was looking at the barrier anxiously, constantly making hand seals with his hands, trying to remove the barrier formation.