Chapter 8: The Correct Use of Flanking Tactics

Zheng Tuo’s arrival did not attract anyone’s attention.

Zheng Tuo was happy for it to be this way.

Twisting and turning, he arrived at the very center of the crowd, close to Li Jun’s tent.

According to his observations just now.

Among those present, Li Jun’s strength was in the top tier: second-stage Qi Refining.

Beside Li Jun, there were a few other guys whose strength also didn't look weak.

Therefore, resting among these few people offered a safety coefficient 78.6 percent higher than on the periphery.

Even if there were a night raid by demonic beasts, he wouldn't be the first to be hit.

Furthermore, given Li Jun’s take-charge personality.

If he were in danger, as long as he shouted for help, the other party would definitely not stand idly by.

He successfully set up camp right next to Li Jun’s tent.

By the time he finished, it was already noon.

Zheng Tuo ate a simple lunch and did not go out of his tent to socialize or make friends; instead, he chose to rest inside.

In the early hours, before dawn had broken.

While everyone else was still fast asleep, Zheng Tuo woke up.

He quietly packed his bags and left the camp.

Go head-to-head with demonic beasts?

What kind of international joke was that.

Demonic beasts are favored by heaven and earth; they are born extremely powerful, especially their physical bodies, which leave the human race behind by a dozen streets and a restroom to boot.

The human race’s strength lies in their developed brains and great intelligence.

Now, you want to use your own weakness to challenge the opponent’s strength.

That was clearly not a cautious strategy.

Although there were experts like Li Jun holding the line.

Everyone else was just an ordinary person, with combat power close to zero.

This group of little brats probably wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps in a forest wolf’s teeth.

He was not a gifted second-stage Qi Refining cultivator like Li Jun.

He was just an ordinary person.

Asking an ordinary person like him to charge alongside a cultivator, only to become a nameless extra on your path to immortality?

Is your brain broken, or is mine?

Therefore, he had long decided to adopt a detour tactic when the battle began.

The so-called detour tactic.

It meant bypassing the group of demonic beasts in front and heading up the mountain.

He believed that once the battle started, all the demonic beasts would be attracted to it.

Then, the other paths up the mountain would be safe.

With this plan in mind.

He spent two hours finding seven small paths that could lead up the mountain.

Zheng Tuo then hid in a safe house.

He would head up the mountain as soon as the battle began.

The white of dawn at the horizon woke the sun like an alarm clock.

In the camp, people rose early.

After breakfast and full preparation.

They set off for Sunset Mountain.

The battle broke out as expected.

But unexpectedly, the group did not engage in hand-to-hand combat with the forest wolves.

Instead, a genius in formations brought out a formation disk.

Everyone held their weapons and fought the forest wolves from within the protective formation.

Zheng Tuo, watching this scene from afar, nodded with satisfaction.

What did I say?

Human cultivation relies on wisdom.

It is unparalleled wisdom that has brought the human race to its current prosperity.

Heaven gave us such incredible wisdom.

Yet you use it to act like a troublemaker!

That is practically a crime.

Zheng Tuo couldn't help but complain about the people fighting in the distance.

With the formation’s support.

The result was that both sides were evenly matched for the time being.

The battle began, stirring the surroundings.

Individual forest wolves are not inherently powerful demonic beasts, and the wolf king was likely only second-stage.

But their strength lies in their vast numbers.

Dense, endless, and swarming.

The human side had a thousand people.

Yet they were completely surrounded by the forest wolves, and every step forward required immense effort.

Zheng Tuo held a magnifying glass, taking in the battle scene.

"They're actually quite strong!"

In his field of vision.

Li Jun, at the second stage of Qi Refining, held a silvery-white immortal sword, standing at the very front of the team, slaughtering away.

The first-stage forest wolves were as fragile as paper in front of him.

From a visual standpoint, it was quite shocking.

Behind him were a few others whose strength was also not weak.

With their full power unleashed, they were like a storm, their combat effectiveness off the charts.

"Go for it!"

Zheng Tuo cheered them on in his heart, but he did not move.

For the sake of caution, he would wait a bit longer.

Clearly, his caution paid off.

More and more forest wolves arrived from all directions to join the battle, making the scene even more chaotic.

It wasn't just the forest wolves.

There were also some clever human youths who tried to climb the mountain using the same method as him.

Unexpectedly, they were caught by passing forest wolves and given a good beating.

Zheng Tuo, hiding in the shadows, saw it all clearly.

"A poor imitation; they haven't grasped even a shred of my essence."

Zheng Tuo shook his head, expressing his disappointment at the unprofessional methods of his peers.

Who climbs a mountain right when a battle starts? At least wait a while.

Clearly, there weren't many people as cautious as him.

Many had received news.

The first person to complete the assessment would receive a special reward.

This group was all chasing that special reward.

One by one, they anxiously scrambled out of their hiding spots and headed for the summit.

"Go on, go on. Might as well scout the path for me and see if there’s any danger ahead."

Zheng Tuo was never one to be proactive; he preferred to be passive.

Two hours after the battle began.

Zheng Tuo, certain that there were no other peers like him around, decided to set off.

Following his planned route, he quietly ascended to the mountainside of Sunset Mountain via a small path.

The entire process was devoid of danger.

After all, this path had already been scouted by his "good peers" ahead, who had paid the price of several lives for it.

One thousand meters ahead was the destination of this assessment: the Sunset Mountain platform.

Stepping onto the platform meant he had completed the assessment and would officially join the Luoxian Sect.

Looking at the broad road ahead, he only needed to walk up to complete the assessment and join the Luoxian Sect.

He would achieve the first goal he had been preparing for for ten years.

But true to his cautious nature, he stopped and did not move forward.

As the old saying goes, "He who travels a hundred miles finds the halfway point at ninety."

Who knew if there was any danger ahead?

The Luoxian Sect was a well-known cultivation sect in the Eastern Region, neither too big nor too small.

Its assessment certainly wouldn't be simple.

What if a big boss jumped out at the very end?

With his fragile physique.

Wouldn't he be finished off by a single basic attack?

So, no rush, no rush, hide first.

Wouldn't it be better to wait for Li Jun and the others to charge up and let them lead the way?

As for the special reward for being the first to reach the top, he really wasn't interested.

It was probably just some pills or something.

That stuff wasn't safe; who knew if they washed their hands when refining the pills, or if they mixed in some random junk.

So even if he got the pills, he wouldn't eat them.

They were useless, and you had to risk your life for them—why would you want that?

He set up his safe house with practiced ease.

He took out the prepared explosive spirit talismans and began setting traps in the surrounding area.

The purpose of the traps was as a backup plan.

In case Li Jun and the others lost and the forest wolves returned to their den, he couldn't just sit there and be neighbors with the wolves.

Leaving a backup plan was never a mistake.

He had to admit.

Setting traps felt like a talent he was born with.

He didn't know why, but it just felt incredibly natural.

It was as innate as men liking to look at beautiful women or women liking to look at handsome men.

"Huh!"

Having finished setting the traps, Zheng Tuo suddenly noticed a light flickering in the distance.

At the same time, the spirit-measuring talisman at his waist vibrated as if it were having a seizure.

It signaled that a massive amount of spiritual energy was gathering in that glowing spot.

(End of chapter)