Chapter 365: Yanxin's Methods, Five Great Head Monks, Handed Over, Shock

Swish swish swish…………

Although Xia Hou Qin and his five hundred men are high in morale, from the moment they retreated to the main building, the outcome of Jinbi Village today seems to have already been determined.

The Dajue Temple monks and the Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators of Qinghepu do not chase them immediately but stop two hundred meters away.

When two armies engage in battle, the first round of competition is inevitably archery; this is the convention.

If one can achieve long-range shooting, there is no reason to engage in close-quarters combat.

"Release arrows!"

At the order of Head Monk Yanxin, Dajue Temple's twenty thousand Earth-Digging Realm cultivators directly draw their bows and shoot continuously toward the main building. Wave after wave of arrow rain immediately covers all the buildings around the main building.

"Release arrows!"

Xia Hou Qin also signals his side to start releasing arrows, but he seems to have anticipated something, and his tone clearly lacks confidence.

Crack... crack...

After he issues the command, the windows on the west side of the dozen or so buildings around the main building are immediately opened in unison, and a wave of arrow rain flies out from inside, clashing fiercely with the arrow rain shot by Dajue Temple.

Clang... clang…………

Without even looking at the hits after the arrows land, one can tell just from the scale of the arrow rain shot by both sides that Jiangxia has been completely defeated.

The thirty thousand-plus Earth-Digging Realm cultivators of Jiangxia Town are all huddled in wooden houses. They can only shoot arrows outward through the windows, and the formation cannot be arranged at all. The number of arrows that can be shot in one round is not even one-tenth of Dajue Temple's side.

Toot toot toot toot…………

So, without any suspense, the arrow rain shot by Dajue Temple's twenty thousand-plus people directly covers all the iron arrows they shot. The arrows that pass through either hit people inside through the windows or are nailed to the walls of the wooden houses.

No, it should be that the vast majority of iron arrows are nailed to the wooden houses.

Many of the iron arrows shot by Dajue Temple's side are actually on fire.

Like the vast majority of camps, the main material of the houses in Jinbi Village is basically wood. Hit by so many flaming arrows, the result is imaginable.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle…………

Wisps of flames ignited continuously around the exterior of the house. The icy winds of the Frozen Abyss were already biting, and with the Great Awakening Temple's rain of arrows never ceasing, the surrounding airflow surged, and the fire soon grew larger and larger.

Boom…………

Once the fire on the periphery of the wooden houses starts, the people inside immediately fall into panic. How could they have the heart to shoot arrows? They take out animal-hide tarpaulins to put out the fire, fearing that the flaming arrows will continue to fly into the house, and directly close the windows again.

But these actions are of no help at all in the face of the continuous iron arrows shot by Dajue Temple.

Swish swish swish…………

"It won't work, my lord. We have too few people, and most of the arrows we shoot are blocked by the Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators on the opposite side, so they can't play any role!"

Hearing the reminder from his subordinate Zhou Yunkai, Xia Hou Qin's already not-so-good face immediately sinks much further.

The bow and arrow used by Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators require a draw force of at least one "zong," which is over one hundred thousand jin. To forge a strong bow with such high draw force, the bow frame is easy to say, it's just consuming more iron ore, but the key is that the bowstring material is very difficult to find, so the forging cost is extremely high, and not all Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators can be equipped with it.

At this moment, among the five hundred-plus Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators beside him, only over a hundred are equipped with strong bows. The arrows shot by these hundred-plus people are of course very powerful. Anyone who can be hit can almost shoot through the Hundred-Forged Iron Armor on the opponent's body. Not to mention killing directly, at least making people lose combat power is no problem.

But the problem is, the number is too small!

Compared to Qinghepu's main army of over twenty thousand people, it is simply a drop in the bucket.

Just as his subordinate Zhou Yunkai said, most of the arrows shot by their hundred-plus people are blocked by the opponent's Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators, and those that can hit the enemy are even fewer.

"They don't have many arrows left. Hold on, hold on until close-quarters combat!"

Xia Hou Qin slashes open dozens of flaming arrows with his saber, tightens his skin membrane, and uses his body to directly block the remaining iron arrows. Those hundred-plus people are shooting arrows, and he and the remaining four hundred are naturally not idle. They always block the west side of the wooden houses, blocking as many iron arrows as possible for the Earth-Digging Realm cultivators inside.

Of course, the focus is on picking away those flaming arrows.

Bang…………

"Ah!"

However, how many arrows can four hundred-plus people block?

The thing Xia Hou Qin worried about most finally happened. The fire in a wooden house north of the main building completely spread. Encountering a cold wind, a flaming wall on the second floor was directly blown away, and the surging frost energy, accompanied by the cold light from the sky, instantly poured in. The people inside immediately let out screams.

"The fire can't be controlled, everyone rush into the main building, quick!"

In his panic, Xia Hou Qin still made a decision. In the entire Jinbi Village, the building with the most iron material is the main building. Compared to other wooden houses, its fire is clearly not so easy to spread.

A large number of people rushed out of those wooden houses where the fire could not be controlled and frantically poured into the main building. Fortunately, Xia Hou Qin did not let everyone rush out at the same time, otherwise, not to mention entering the main building smoothly, just the trampling would have killed many.

But what is the use of this?

"My lord, it's useless. Hiding in the main building is just delaying for a while. Earth-Digging Realm cultivators have no combat power at all during the day. We've lost, Jinbi Village cannot be held!"

Zhou Yunkai now doesn't care about affecting military morale and directly turns to Xia Hou Qin and speaks loudly.

A flush of crimson appears on Xia Hou Qin's face. He turns to look at those Earth-Digging Realm cultivators who are fleeing in panic, his eyes full of unbearable pity.

"The main army, stop shooting arrows!"

Just as Xia Hou Qin was about to shout the word "retreat," unexpectedly, the Head Monk Yanxin, who had been standing in front of the formation, actually called a halt to the main army.

Xia Hou Qin's expression freezes, and he suddenly turns to look at Yanxin opposite.

Not only him, but the other five hundred-plus Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators of Jiangxia are also stunned.

Unlike when he was commanding the main army to shoot arrows just now, Yanxin's face now has no trace of hostility. His demeanor has become calm and peaceful. Looking at the dozen or so wooden houses where the fire is rising and hearing the screams of the Earth-Digging Realm cultivators inside, his pupils even reveal a trace of compassion.

"This Head Monk just said that among the nine towns, the chief evil is Jiangxia. Although Jinbi Village is Jiangxia territory, these Earth-Digging Realm cultivators are so innocent. My temple is different from the nine towns. My master has the virtue of loving life; how dare we wantonly create killing karma."

At this moment, the whole scene is quiet, so everyone hears these words of Yanxin clearly, whether they are the soldiers of the Qinghepu main army or the thirty thousand-plus Earth-Digging Realm cultivators trapped in the wooden houses in Jinbi Village who are putting out the fire.

"The Head Monk is right. The ones doing evil in the nine towns are those high-level officials. These Earth-Digging Realm cultivators are like us, all humble people struggling to survive. Why bother to kill them all?"

"Dajue Temple is dedicated to guiding us toward kindness. We cannot wantonly create killing karma and smear the Master's name. Let these Earth-Digging Realm cultivators go, only eliminate the chief evil!"

"The Head Monk is right, only eliminate the chief evil."

………………

The soldiers of the Qinghepu main army shout one after another, all agreeing with Yanxin's words. Without the monastery deacons in the front row needing to speak, everyone's gaze shifts to the front of the main building, that is, to Xia Hou Qin and his five hundred-plus Cold-Resistant Grade cultivators.

Swish swish swish…………

They shift their targets at the same time, shooting the remaining iron arrows in unison at Xia Hou Qin and the five hundred people.

"Dajue Temple, their hearts are punishable!"

Xia Hou Qin waves his saber, slashing down all the incoming iron arrows, then looks up at Yanxin in the front row of the Qinghepu main army, his expression heavy to the extreme.

The Earth-Digging Realm cultivators in the dozen or so wooden houses in the rear have already been putting out the fire one after another.

The problem is, after putting out the fire, not a single one of them shot arrows at the Qinghepu main army side again.

What this means, Xia Hou Qin knows very well in his heart.

He can understand these people. After all, it is to save their lives, and the thirty thousand-plus Earth-Digging Realm cultivators stationed here tonight all come from the three village-level camps of Jinbi, Longhe, and Hongguan. They can at most be considered the population under the governance of Jiangxia Town, not true Jiangxia Town people. Under the threat of death, it is not strange at all to make such a choice.

What really makes his mood heavy is the meaning behind Yanxin's behavior. Dajue Temple is not here for killing and revenge this time; they are truly here for the territory of Jiangxia Town.

"Fortunately, fortunately I took a step ahead and withdrew all the ordinary people and Woodcutting Realm cultivators of Jinbi Village to Longhe Village, otherwise these..."

Clang…………

While Xia Hou Qin's thoughts were flying, a crimson monk's staff suddenly slashed toward the top of his head. The powerful force of the monk's staff drew a red arc, driving the surrounding airflow, and the momentum was incomparably terrifying.

His reaction had always been on Yanxin. When the monk's staff attacked, he naturally noticed it the first time, raising his saber to slant and parry, his body suddenly dodging to the side.

Bang…………

He had already exchanged moves with Yanxin just now, so he knew very well that he could not withstand this staff with the opponent's strength of over fifty zong, which is why he chose to dodge to the side.

It's just that he still underestimated Yanxin's strength.

Seeing the monk's staff dodged, Yanxin sneers, his left leg slightly retracts, then suddenly extends forward, kicking fiercely at Xia Hou Qin's waist.

Whoosh…………

A basic strength of over fifty zong means that no matter what part of the body, as long as it moves, it is basically a thunderous momentum. ===== CHAPTER 366 =====