Chapter 137 Guerrilla Tactics and Guerrilla Artifacts

After the Golden Spirit Immortal Liquid was distributed for treatment, more than 30 injured monks were rescued. Only five of them were really unlucky. Perhaps it was because their lifespan had come to an end. These monks who were destined to die today were hit directly by the light column and were blown to pieces without leaving any trace. There was really no way they could be saved.

The deaths of these five warriors greatly aroused the indignation of the monks of the Rabbit Slaying Alliance. After burying several of them, it seemed that everyone had grown and the cohesion of the team was strengthened.

The solemn and tragic atmosphere had been created, so Wen Rui had no choice but to pretend to issue a pension and asked the warriors' fellow disciples to take it back and give it to their relatives, friends and children, thus winning the favor of the monks again.

The Jinling Sect's support at the critical moment was of vital importance. The cultivators discussed privately and all believed that if Wen Rui had not come, this first battle would have ended in a disastrous defeat, and the number of cultivators who could escape alive would not exceed one handful.

Of course, the topic of the monks of the Rabbit Extermination Alliance was more focused on the peerless fairy He Lingyun of the Jinling Sect. She was the first disciple of the Jinling Sect to follow the sect master in public.

In the past, Wen Rui, who claimed to be the leader of the Jinling Sect, always acted alone, and was followed by mortals from the Chamber of Commerce. The cultivators always believed that apart from the leader, the Jinling Sect actually did not have any disciples.

Wen Rui's constant incitement of others to defect from the sect has deepened this perception. Many people regard the Jinling Sect as a shell sect, and that Boss Wen does this just to gain an identity in the immortal cultivation circle so that he can do business with the cultivators.

Now that the Golden Spirit disciples have appeared in the world, their initial appearance is no longer just stunning and brilliant; they crush their peers and are unrivaled in their talent!

The cultivators of the Rabbit Suppression Alliance had also witnessed the swordsmanship of their own sect's senior brothers or teachers who had reached the Return to Void stage. They generally believed that it would be impossible for a cultivator at the Return to Void stage to take on the sword of Crane Fairy without the help of high-level magic weapons. Even if they had high-level magic weapons, they might be stabbed to death before they could take them out.

If a spiritual master fights against her, he will lose his physical body if he is not careful.

There had once been a beautiful female demon cultivator from the Lishan Immortal Sect who practiced cultivation in the ancient world. But as to why He Lingyun's peerless beauty so crushed the cultivators' aesthetic G-spots, it was mainly a problem of the transformation stage. There were many alien characteristics remaining on the demon cultivators who had not fully transformed.

Take Junior Sister Lu Qingmeng who was killed by Gu Changfeng for example. She was in a half-human and half-deer form, with a deer body in the lower half, deer ears, and her fur had not faded. This deviated from the aesthetic view of the cultivators.

Before He Lingyun's perfect transformation, his two feet were still crane claws, which looked very uncoordinated.

After being promoted to Return to the Void, she transformed perfectly, retaining only the temperament of a crane. Her appearance was no different from that of a human, but she had a beautiful face and a perfectly proportioned body that was beyond the natural growth of a mortal woman, just like a game model.

……

In a cave in Xiliang, Wen Rui was giving a class to the monks of the Rabbit Suppression Alliance. The title on the blackboard projected on the screen was: The Sixteen-Character Guideline of Guerrilla Warfare.

"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."

Wen Rui talked freely: "It is too difficult to eliminate the rabbit bandits in Nanzhanbuzhou. They actually follow this set of war rules. If they can't win, they will burrow into the ground and escape. It is difficult to completely wipe them out. At present, the strength of the Rabbit Suppression Alliance is not strong enough. To kill the rabbit bandits, we can only use guerrilla tactics in the territory of Xiniuhezhou to harass the rabbit bandits' rear."

"The biggest problem facing the Rabbit Bandits is that their population is growing too fast, and they can't keep up with the resources to support it. Once their rear becomes unstable and food becomes a problem, they will have to start internal friction and suffer from the population backlash."

"Attacking the Rabbit Bandits' logistics and disrupting their supply chain will do more harm to the Rabbit Bandits than directly killing all of their looting teams!"

"The fundamental doctrine of the Dingguang Immortal Sect is their biggest weakness. Without developing the population to gain Heavenly Merit, their ancestors would not be able to become Buddhas. However, developing the population is a double-edged sword. Once productivity cannot keep up, unrest, internal friction, and even cannibalism are common."

"If the Dingguang Immortal Sect is really full of rabbits, then there is really nothing we can do about them. If they can be fed by eating grass, then the population is only linked to the natural carrying capacity. The current population is not enough to cause a collapse."

"But they are not rabbits that just eat grass. They need to eat, wear clothes, and use spiritual stones to practice. If they don't have these things, they can only eat themselves!"

……

The monks sitting in rows nodded one after another, as if they understood something.

"As expected of a profiteer, his scheme is so vicious, it's like cutting off the source of the trouble!"

"You don't know this, do you? Sect Master Wen once commanded a huge army and defeated the Xiqi army. If it weren't for the intervention of our sect's ancestors, the world would still be ruled by the Shang Dynasty!"

"Every profession has its own specialty. These things are simply not worth the attention of Qigong practitioners like us who practice in silence and follow the natural way."

"In times of great calamity, we really need talents like these to push forward the world's great events. Look at Jiang Ziya and Wen Zhong. Aren't they both special talents born to meet the calamity?"

"Could it be that Wen Rui is also the one who should be robbed?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Our master said that the next catastrophe will be at least a thousand years later!"

……

Discussions arose everywhere. Wen Rui actually had something else to say, which was that once Dingguang Xianzong had problems with its supplies and conflicts arose in the allocation of resources, the first thing that came to mind was to transfer the conflicts to the outside.

Then the looting teams sent to the Southern Continent will commit crimes even more crazily, and they will have to rob things that they didn't dare to rob in the past. By then, I'm afraid that the mines and medicinal fields of the major sects of the Chan Sect will be targeted.

When the fire spreads to the major sects and the fundamental interests of the Chan sect are damaged, can those leaders continue to turn a deaf ear and dumb?

This scheme not only cuts off the source of the trouble, but also diverts the trouble away!

The disciples of the two major immortal sects, Zi Yang and Yun Xiao, don't know that they are digging a hole for their own sects, and all their hard work is in vain for Boss Wen.

This underground base was dug by Wen Rui using his drill vehicle and the Ultron robot specialized for underground operations. Similar underground bases are still being excavated under the command of Jarvis, and will serve as future bases and safe houses for the Rabbit Suppression Alliance.

The underground base has complete facilities, a reasonable spatial layout, a hidden location, and multiple entrances and exits, all of which are concealed by illusion arrays, making it more than sufficient to be used as a doomsday bunker.

The makeshift Rabbit-Slaying Alliance had never thought of establishing a base, and Wen Rui could only support this newly established and vibrant social group which lacked serious experience like a nanny.

"Master Wen, the Rabbit Bandits' transportation routes and resource warehouses are heavily guarded by people, and they will form an evil formation. If this guerrilla tactic cannot be quickly broken, we will definitely be besieged by reinforcements in the enemy's hinterland. What should we do?"

Li Yu actively raised his hand to ask questions. Among the monks who died in the battle was the Taoist friend with whom he had a very pleasant conversation. His heart was now filled with rage for revenge, and even in his dreams he would occasionally see the scene of him drinking, chatting, playing swords and singing with that Taoist friend.

"Good question!" Wen Rui praised, "Fellow Daoist Li hit the key point. Guerrilla warfare requires swift action, one strike and one retreat, burning supplies, and escaping thousands of miles away. This is about how to quickly break the Dingguang Immortal Sect's 'Great Joy Yin-Yang Reversal Formation'."

This topic immediately resonated with all the cultivators. The main reason why they almost suffered a disastrous defeat was that they were caught off guard by the Great Joy Yin-Yang Reversal Formation formed by the Rabbit Bandits. They were unable to break through the formation's shield, nor could they withstand the counterattack of the formation's golden pillars.

"Everyone, take a look at this magical weapon." Wen Rui took out a cylindrical metal tube from his bag and showed it to the monks.

The tube is more than two feet long and has the number JL105 printed on it. There seems to be something inside the tube and it looks quite heavy.

"Our Chamber of Commerce has fought against the Rabbit Bandits too many times, and we probably know their formations better than they do. We have also developed several special magic weapons for the 'Great Joy Yin-Yang Reversal Formation'. Among them, the most cost-effective and easiest to operate is this 'Golden Spirit 105 Disposable Mother-and-Child Formation Breaking Sword'."

While listening to Rui's explanation, the monks came over to observe the strange cylindrical magical instrument.

"This disposable flying sword has a very simple and professional function. It is used to penetrate the 'Great Joy Yin-Yang Reversal Formation'. It can penetrate the shield and kill the Rabbit Bandit Captain who is in charge of the formation. At worst, it can kill members in key positions of the formation."

"It's very simple to use. Just carry it on your shoulder, aim the muzzle at the target, turn on the safety, and pull the trigger."

Wen Rui carried the cylinder on his shoulder and demonstrated it briefly: "Cultivators can refine this sword and use their spiritual sense to lock onto the target. The mother-and-child flying swords they launch will have tracking capabilities. Mortals can also use it, but since they cannot refine the flying sword, they must use simple sights to aim, and they cannot control the direction of the flying sword."

"Master Wen, this is not a flying sword at all. It is clearly an ordinary object. There is no sense that it contains the spiritual gold for making the sword." A cultivator could not help but speak.

"It contains a small amount of sword-casting spirit gold, mainly for the sake of controllability. Otherwise, we wouldn't want to add any spirit gold, and the cost can be further reduced." Wen Rui explained: "This disposable flying sword only costs 500 spirit stones, which is cheaper than the lowest-level magic flying sword. If you fire accurately, you can kill the captain who presides over the formation with one shot. It is definitely a guerrilla weapon!"

"Disposable flying sword?"

"It broke after one use? 500 Spiritual Stones seems a bit expensive."

"If one sword can break the formation, then it's not expensive. We have spiritual flying swords worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, and we have tried our best but still can't break the evil formation. If we can break the formation with 500 spiritual stones, then it's really cheap."

"Makes sense!"

Discussions resumed.

"This flying sword uses a dual-warhead design. The main sword has a large amount of explosives. The violent explosion without spiritual energy can weaken the strength of the shield without being absorbed and counterattacked. The shield-breaking sword is made of the teeth of the outer Taoist alien species. It has a strong penetration power against the magic shield. It will further accelerate through the shield and shoot towards the target inside the formation during the explosion."

Wen Rui patiently explained the principle of how a disposable flying sword could break through an array.

"'Golden Spirit 105 Disposable Mother-and-Daughter Breaking Formation Sword' is too long." A cultivator with an unconventional mind couldn't help but complain: "Master Wen, can you come up with a simple and easy-to-remember name?"

"Oh, this fellow Taoist is right." Wen Rui thought for a moment and said, "When this disposable flying sword is launched, flames will burst out from the rear end of the cylinder. Otherwise, we should call it 'Fire Sword Cylinder'!"

"Fire sword tube? Very vivid and concise!" The monk nodded with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)

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