Start as a Temple Spirit

Chapter 331 Heavy Casualties

Taoist Xuanzhen, who was eating meat, heard this and explained incoherently: "To put it simply, the origin of ancient characters is the ancient characters condensed from the Taoism and martial arts that I have realized."

"Ancient characters have great power and are the foundation of rules. If you want to become a king, you must comprehend the rules, which are the three thousand great ways."

"That is to say, Liangshan now has the foundation to be crowned king."

The old patriarch and Yifeng were delighted when they heard this.

"Elder, do you have the original ancient characters?" Liu Weizi asked curiously.

"Of course I have, otherwise how could I be worthy of the title of Marquis, and how could I overpower the eighth-level Ghost Wolf Marquis and make it dare not move." Taoist Xuanzhen was very proud, and changed the subject and said: "However, the origin of this elder's ancient characters does not focus on attacking."

"Does Taoist Xuan Ce have the origin of ancient characters?" the old patriarch asked curiously.

"Yes, it's the ancient characters of my senior brother's origin, which are a little different and cannot be explained in detail." Taoist Xuanzhen's face looked a little strange.

Seeing this, the old patriarch decided not to pursue her anymore, but he couldn't help wondering what kind of special method it was.

"Master, how can I condense the original ancient characters?" Yifeng asked humbly.

"You are a Confucian. If you want to condense the origin of ancient characters, you need to read more books to understand the truth. So it's time to turn a deaf ear to the outside world and focus on reading the books of sages."

Yifeng nodded silently when he heard this and had a plan in mind.

"What about me?" asked the old patriarch.

"After you awaken your bloodline combat body, you should comprehend the bloodline runes and comprehend your own martial arts. If you are lucky, you will be able to condense ancient martial arts characters."

"This road is long." murmured the old patriarch.

"It's indeed a long way off. The pseudo ninth rank is an example. They are strong and weak at the same time, and their foundation is unstable, so don't be too impatient for success." Taoist Xuanzhen started preaching mode.

Under the pressure of survival, sadness can only be put aside.

At daybreak, the old men, after offering incense, picked up their tools and hurried out of the village to work for autumn sowing.

In the village today, only the old and the young are uninjured.

Yiliu led the wolves with less serious injuries to the river to fish. Appropriate activities can speed up recovery.

It was a miracle that the wolf riders were only injured and not killed. The old patriarch attributed this to their strong overall strength.

This was indeed the case. All the knights had broken through to the fourth level or above, not to mention the Silver Wolf Guards. The weakest Grey Wolf had the strength of level three, and more than a dozen of them had broken through and become monsters during the battle.

With such strength, and with the iron triangle of Yihuo, Yibao and Hanzi leading the charge, unless ghost beasts above level six appear, there really is no ghost beast that can stop them.

The price they paid was that all of them were injured, with nearly three hundred seriously injured. I really don't know how they managed to hold on, and in the end they even launched a counterattack with their seriously injured bodies.

Among the Shang Liangshan lineage, the Eagle Guards suffered the heaviest losses.

The first batch of Eagle Guards, except for the 86 Eagle Guards who returned with the Wolf Riders, had their souls intact.

The other Eagle Guards were either blown up or had their souls and bodies damaged. They could only enter the spring and dark river to nourish their souls and wait for the opportunity to recondense their souls and bodies.

The Wolf Guards suffered the second highest loss, with 1786 Wolf Guards, but only 520 returned after the war. The rest were killed, leaving only a trace of their soul. They returned to the Huawai Taoist Temple and entered the spring and dark river to nourish their souls like the Eagle Guards.

The Spirit Guards ranked third. Nearly a thousand Spirit Guards went into battle, and nearly seven hundred were severely injured.

This is the result of their tacit cooperation, strong overall strength, proximity to the dojo, and strong recovery ability. Otherwise, the spirit guards would definitely be defeated by the army of ghost beasts.

"Heizi, Heizi." On the top of the rock peak, the old patriarch shouted to Heizi who was leading the patrol.

"Haha, what's going on?" Heizi came roaring over and asked.

"The old man wants to ask, how many Eagle Guards are still able to fight?" The casualties in this battle made the old patriarch lose confidence.

"Haha, now we only have 800 to fight."

"So few?" The old patriarch was surprised. 800 Eagle Guards could not deter the army of ghost beasts.

"Haha, that's a lot. This is Ben Heizi, who recovered by feeding on the corpses of ghost beasts."

"Have the other two thousand Eagle Guards been injured in their origin?" Liu Weizi asked.

Heizi nodded and said, "Haha, the transformation time, plus the time for fusing the fire seeds, was too short, causing them to be damaged after the powerful output. It will take ten days or half a month for them to recover from the phantom thundercloud."

The phantom thundercloud can absorb negative emotions, and after washing the floor, it has plenty of energy, making it undoubtedly a good place to recuperate.

"Where are the Wolf Guards?" asked the old patriarch.

"Haha, they are even more miserable. They will have to stay in the phantom thundercloud for at least a month before they can recover."

"That is to say, we in Forgotten Village only have 800 soldiers capable of fighting?" The old patriarch was greatly shocked.

This amount of combat power cannot withstand the counterattack of the ghost beast army!

"Haha, you think so, but you don't have to worry. The injuries of the ghost beast army are worse than ours, and they have retreated 200 miles away."

"The situation is exactly as Heizi said, so Xiao Wu, you don't have to worry, just let the boys rest and recover." Taoist Xuanzhen, who was resting with his eyes closed, spoke to assure the old patriarch.

"This is the only way." The old patriarch sighed when he heard this.

The population of Forgotten Township was over 34,000, with over 2,000 killed in the battle, more than 29,000 wounded, and only over 2,000 elderly and weak left. There was really no defense capability at all.

Heizi seemed to see what the old patriarch was thinking, and comforted him: "Haha, old patriarch, in times of crisis, there are still hundreds of spirit guards who can go into battle, and according to Tu Lao, the Yellow Spirit Guard may be born in a few days."

"How many Yellow Spirit Guards are there?" the old patriarch asked with his eyes lighting up.

"Haha, we don't know about that. Only the master and Xiaocao know the number of the Yellow Spirit Guards."

"Xiao Cao... forget it, don't disturb Xiao Cao's recovery. As for Liang Shan, is there any sign of him coming out of seclusion?"

"Haha, no."

"Then go on patrol."

"Haha, Chief, you are an ungrateful person."

"Puff" Liu Weizi, who had just taken a sip of tea, sprayed it out.

A few days passed in a flash, and the quietness around Forgotten Village was a little unusual.

"This damn army of ghost beasts caused all the beasts in the Baili Hunting Ground to run away." This was Yihuo's curse.

He kept it a secret from his wife, the old clan leader and others, and went to inspect the hunting ground with Heizi, carrying the injured Iron Eagle. However, they only saw mice and rabbits, and no trace of the animals.

This is going to cost the lives of the people living in the mountains.

"This is expected. The beasts will come back in a few days." Yifeng shook his head in the pavilion beside the village gate.

"I'm afraid the bacon won't hold up."

"Don't worry, Lao Liu will lead the wolf pack to catch fish for food, and with the stored bacon, it will be no problem for them to last for two or three months."

"Alas, this is the only way." Yihuo sighed, and suddenly remembered something and asked, "It's almost the end of the month, I wonder if Lao Liu will bring a caravan here."

"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult. According to Tu Lao, the continent is now infested with ghost beasts, and the spirit guards stationed at the temple are almost exhausted."