The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3254 Coping Methods
"Elders!" Qian Wantong said in a heavy tone, recounting in detail what had just happened.

He briefly recounted how the shadowy figure carried the pillar through the wall of flames, how he stormed into the camp and killed the warriors, and how he made a hasty retreat. Of course, he stumbled a bit while speaking, but fortunately, he described it clearly enough for both elders to understand the whole situation.

After hearing this, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing's faces turned extremely ugly, so gloomy they could drip water.

Looking at the huge gap in the wall of flames, and then at the warriors who had died tragically on the ground, they felt a heavy weight in their hearts and a sense of powerlessness welled up inside them.

The two were not lamenting the deaths of the martial artists, but rather feeling utterly helpless and shocked by the changes in these shadowy figures.

They never imagined that their momentary carelessness would lead to such serious consequences, causing ten martial artists to sacrifice themselves in vain.

Who could have imagined that these shadowy figures would know how to use objects to destroy the wall of flames built by the martial artists, and then gather a certain number of shadowy figures to slip through the gap and kill all the martial artists inside the wall of flames?
"Elder Qian, we can't let the others stay here any longer." Zhou Zixing's expression was very solemn. He glanced at the martial artists who were repairing the breach and said in a heavy tone, "The shadowy figures have already mastered the method of destroying the flame walls. With these flame walls, we can't stop their sneak attacks at all. Staying here will only lead to more deaths."

His heart was bleeding. Among the ten martial artists who had just died, one was a member of the Zhou family.

Now, the entire Zhou family team has only five people left, making a total of six including him. If they continue to suffer losses, it's likely that all the Zhou family's martial artists will die here.

Among the group, Zhou Ke and Zhou Mei are the hopes of the next generation of the Zhou family. Zhou Mei, in particular, has a talent for cultivation that is at its peak. At the age of twenty, she has already reached the peak of the tenth level of the Acquired Realm. She is just one step away from being able to break through to the Innate Realm and step into the Innate Realm.

It can be said that Zhou Mei is the next generation of pillars raised by the Zhou family, and also the hope of the Zhou family.

If they die here, the Zhou family may have no hope, and may even be forced to withdraw from the ranks of aristocratic families, becoming a small family in the martial arts world, never to regain its current glory.

After all, Zhou is now the only innate master left in the Zhou family; the rest are all acquired martial artists.

However, although he is currently a peak second-tier innate martial artist, he is nearing the end of his life and doesn't have many years left. Therefore, if the Zhou family is to continue to exist in the martial arts world, someone must step up to take their place.

Therefore, the Zhou family warriors cannot afford to suffer further losses, and Zhou Ke and Zhou Mei must also survive.

Qian Ying nodded, took a deep breath, suppressed her guilt and anger, and said firmly, "You're right. Staying here is just waiting to die. We must move immediately and take the remaining warriors to the main hall."

Lighting a fire in the main hall and using the walls to defend against the shadowy figures is currently the only way.

The walls of the main hall are tall and sturdy, and are also protected by array barriers, which will greatly increase the difficulty for the shadowy figure to break in.
In fact, if they were to encounter an insurmountable crisis, they could set the main hall ablaze and use the flames to block the shadows. However, Qian Ying knew that the main hall was protected by barriers at every point, so setting it on fire would not be an easy task.

First, all the protective barriers must be destroyed before the wood can be ignited; otherwise, it would be impossible to set the main hall ablaze. But he had made a new discovery: the fastest way to dismantle these buildings was to target the supporting pillars. He had just been thinking of blocking the gaps in the flames before destroying the pillars.

As long as the supporting pillars are destroyed, the upper structure of the main hall will collapse, and the protective barriers will also break down on their own as the building collapses. This method is simple, quick, and effective, and is much more convenient than destroying the barriers of each component one by one.

However, Qian Ying also thought of a problem: if the martial artists were to take refuge inside the main hall, they would have to be careful about where they took refuge when the pillars were being dismantled and the hall was collapsing. They must not let the collapsing building parts fall on the martial artists, otherwise it would only cause unnecessary casualties.

In addition, those shadowy figures seem to be able to move freely in the dark and become invisible by using the darkness.

Therefore, to enter the main hall, flames must be lit all around to create a dark, isolated area. This way, the shadowy figure cannot use the darkness to ambush the warriors inside the hall.

Without the protection of the flames, entering the main hall would turn one into a meal for the shadows, making escape a pipe dream.

If the shadow were to explode directly in the main hall while all the martial artists were present, the corrosive power would cause numerous casualties among the martial artists.

Thinking of this, Qian Ying no longer hesitated and immediately said to Zhou Zixing, "Elder Zhou, you should immediately lead everyone along the fire passage to the main hall. Once you get to the main hall, light the wood immediately and use the walls of the hall to defend against the attacks of the shadowy figures. Do not go out easily. Also, there must be flames inside the main hall and at the entrances and exits. There cannot be any dark places. Be careful to prevent the shadowy figures from using the dark areas to ambush the martial artists."

He paused, then continued, "I'll stay here to cover our retreat. Use whatever tools you can to move all the burning wood to the main hall. Right now, only fire can keep these shadowy figures at bay, and we can't let them destroy the fire wall at will."

Qian Ying's heart was also bleeding.

Of the ten martial artists who just died, three were members of the Qian family. They were all descendants of the Qian family and the future hope of the Qian family.

After all, a martial artist at the sixth level of the Acquired Realm is already considered quite strong in the outside world, that is, in the martial arts world. Currently, most martial artists in the martial arts world are low-level. The sixth level of the Acquired Realm already falls into the mid-to-high-level category.

It is already very difficult for the Qian family to cultivate a martial artist at the sixth level of the Acquired Realm. It not only requires the consumption of the family's cultivation resources, but also the individual's own cultivation talent.

The Qian family martial artists who were just ambushed and killed included not only a sixth-level Acquired Realm martial artist, but also an eighth-level and a ninth-level Acquired Realm martial artist. These two martial artists received even more resources for training.

Now, his sacrifice had been in vain, filling him with guilt and anger. Therefore, the transfer of the martial artists must be done as quickly as possible, without the slightest delay.

He knew that if they remained in the camp area, relying solely on these fragile walls of flame, the shadowy figures would eventually break in again. At that point, the remaining warriors would likely be killed, with no one surviving. Only by moving to the main hall and using its protection would these warriors have a chance to live and wait until dawn, until the shadowy figures retreated.