Chapter 251 The Tranquility Before the War
Two days later, in the Shen family camp, Shen Ruiling was sitting cross-legged on a mat, meditating.
Although Qixialing is only a second-level high-grade spiritual mountain, the spiritual energy on the mountain cannot satisfy the cultivation of a foundation-building monk like Shen Ruiling.
But since Zuo Canglang set up a large formation outside this Lingshan Mountain, the spiritual energy on this Lingshan Mountain has become much richer, and has vaguely reached the level of the third level.
Moreover, Shen Ruiling didn't really want to rely on this spiritual power to practice, but it was better than nothing to replenish the spiritual power in his body, so the spiritual power on this mountain was barely enough.
For the past two days, Shen Ruiling has been sitting cross-legged on the mat, meditating quietly, and thinking about what happened these days.
Now, he also knows the casualties of this operation. To describe it in one sentence, it is heavy casualties!
This time, of the eight foundation-building monks they entered the mountain, only seven came back, and two of them were seriously injured!
Moreover, this fallen person was a late-stage foundation-building monk from Qingyun Sect!
When Shen Ruiling heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, and the waves in his heart could not calm down for a long time.
You must know that there are only a handful of foundation-building monks in the entire Linhai County, and among them, there are only two who have reached the late stage of foundation-building, namely Chen Tianzheng of the Chen family and Shen Huanchi of the Shen family.
Now a late-stage foundation-building monk has died so easily. This blow is huge to Shen Ruiling and other Linhai County foundation-building monks!
The most unexpected thing is that in addition to the fallen Qingyun Sect monk, one of the two people injured this time was also a member of the Qingyun Sect.
And I heard that if Zuo Canglang hadn't arrived in a hurry, this Qingyun Sect monk would have been in trouble!
After Shen Ruiling and other family monks learned about this incident, they couldn't help but feel frightened, fearing that Zuo Canglang would suddenly lose his mind and seek revenge for his disciples, causing them to die in vain.
But surprisingly, Zuo Canglang remained silent. Apart from speaking to Shen Ruiling and the others when he came back that day, he never issued any orders.
But Shen Ruiling knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
At the parliament meeting in five days, Zuo Canglang will definitely make big moves!
After all, including the several members of the Qingyun Sect who had died before, six monks from the Qingyun Sect have now died at the hands of the bandits, and the hatred has become deeper and deeper!
If he, Zuo Canglang, cannot complete this task of suppressing bandits, use the blood of hundreds of bandits to commemorate his dead fellow sect members, and let the world see the consequences of provoking the Qingyun Sect, then he, the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, may have done his job!
In addition to the dead and injured members of the Qingyun Sect, there was another seriously injured monk, Li Dianji of the Li family.
When she helped Li Dianji back that day, Shen Ruiling was already aware of his injuries.
After Li Dianji was seriously injured, he relied on secret techniques to break through to the late stage of foundation building, and then desperately activated the third-level high-grade spiritual weapon to withstand the powerful attacks of the three scholar men, causing great damage to himself.
In the end, the golden bell was broken, and he suffered serious backlash again, not only hurting his internal organs, but also his soul.
It can be said that when Shen Ruiling and others rescued him, Li Dianji had really reached the point where the oil lamp was exhausted, and he relied solely on his foundation-building stage cultivation.
Although Zuo Canglang has given him a third-level middle-grade healing elixir, he is still in a coma, and his life or death is uncertain!
Although this is a blow to the Li family, it is undoubtedly good news for the remaining three major families in Linhai County.
Li Dianji's qualifications are still higher than Li Zeteng's, and he is very sure to break through to the later stage of foundation building!
Moreover, Li Zeteng is already in seclusion preparing to break through to the late stage of foundation building. Once he succeeds, adding Li Dianji, the strength of the Li family will skyrocket in an instant, which will be extremely detrimental to the other three families!
But now it's better. Even if Li Dianji can wake up and retain his strength, he will be lucky, but he has lost the opportunity to enter the later stage of foundation building in his life!
Thinking of this, Shen Ruiling couldn't help but stir up a ripple in his heart.
In his opinion, this bandit suppression operation is likely to indirectly change the situation in Linhai County and completely destabilize the already turbulent Linhai County.
And he himself must be extra careful not to become a stepping stone for others!
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After thinking about this, Shen Ruiling began to think about the current war again.
This action resulted in one death and two injuries, causing two of the foundation-building monks on his side to lose instantly. The remaining one should only be able to exert half of his strength.
As a result, including Chen Wensong, there are only eight foundation-building monks they can use here.
Although a few of the bandits who fought with them were injured, they were not injured like Li Dianji, so they still had six foundation-building monks.
On the other hand, although they still have an advantage in the number of people building foundations, they have lost a late-stage foundation-building monk and a mid-stage foundation-building monk. The advantage is no longer as obvious as before!
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At the same time, in a wing at the top of Qixialing, several figures were sitting inside.
On a square table, Zuo Canglang sat at the head of the table facing south. Sitting on the left and right sides was a monk from the Qingyun Sect.
On the bed next to them, there was a Qingyun Sect monk lying on the bed.
Zuo Canglang glanced at the monk lying on the bed, then looked at the disciple on his right and asked:
"How is Hongyi's injury?"
"Tell the elders that Senior Brother Lu's injuries have basically stabilized and he should wake up soon!" the disciple replied with his hands in hand.
After hearing this, Zuo Canglang nodded slightly, then took out another jade bottle and said:
"When he wakes up, give him this pill too!"
"Yes, elder!"
The disciple took the jade bottle and accepted it.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became depressing, and both Qingyun Sect disciples showed signs of pain.
When the four of them came down the mountain, they didn't take this mission of suppressing bandits seriously at all, thinking that it was just a matter of wiping out a group of rabble.
But now, in just one battle, four of their brothers were killed and one was injured, leaving only the two of them still here!
After noticing the atmosphere in the room, Zuo Canglang shouted with some dissatisfaction:
"That's enough! You are all the best disciples in the sect, how can you act like a little girl just because of such a trivial matter!"
"That's what the elder taught!"
The two Qingyun Sect disciples quickly admitted their mistake.
Looking at the two people who admitted their mistake, Zuo Canglang said in a deep voice:
"Our mission this time is to wipe out these bandits. If you are determined, kill a few more bandits on the battlefield and avenge your senior brother!"
"yes!"
The two Qingyun Sect disciples immediately shouted.
After a while, one of them suddenly thought of something and said hesitantly to Zuo Canglang:
"Elder, can you hear the rumors outside?"
"What rumor?"
Zuo Canglang looked up at him and asked.
Seeing Zuo Canglang asking, the disciple said seriously:
"There are rumors outside that several big families in Linhai County are secretly connected with the bandits in the mountains. That's why those bandits don't kill members of their families, but choose us monks from the Qingyun Sect to kill them!"
The moment he finished speaking, a chilling air spurted out from Zuo Canglang, instantly covering the entire house and causing the furnishings in the house to shake.
The two Qingyun Sect disciples beside him couldn't help but tremble after feeling this terrifying pressure.
After a few breaths, the chilling atmosphere in the room slowly dissipated, and the two disciples also breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the disciple who had just received Zuo Canglang's jade bottle spoke hesitantly.
"But... wasn't the Li family's foundation-building monk also seriously injured?"
"Junior brother, the three gangsters worked together to kill him, but they didn't kill him on the spot. Isn't it strange?"
The disciple continued to speak, obviously having determined that the major families in Linhai County had a relationship with the bandits.
"Okay, I know this. I will figure it out."
Zuo Canglang, who was silent for a while, slowly spoke.
"yes!"
The two disciples looked at each other and then stopped talking.
Chapter completed!