Wang Rongyuan's earth spirit skill seems clumsy, but it is full of details, details that even many sect disciples might not understand.
The first rule of Wang's Martial Art Secret Technique - Run first!
Running first may seem cowardly, but it is actually a kind of clever wisdom.
If the opponent is strong and you can't win, running away allows you to seize the speed advantage early on, significantly increasing the probability of successfully escaping.
When both parties are of equal strength, running first can show the opponent your weakness. By suddenly turning back to seize the initiative, you can counterattack.
If your strength is significantly superior, running first can also be used to check if there are hidden opponents.
The spy who was waiting for an opportunity will likely appear to pursue you once they see you run away, thus preventing a disaster in the gutter.
Even if there are no spies, running two steps first won't affect your ability to catch up with the unlucky opponent later on.
In summary, running first is a decision that provides more benefits than risks.
Therefore, this strategy is elevated to the first secret of martial arts.
However, if Yu Lou is present, with his modern way of thinking, he might see more underlying logical things.
For example, running first and showing weakness to the opponent is actually a special form of expectation management.
In modern workplaces and life, managing expectations of oneself and others is an extremely profound and complex field of study, even a Bible-level existence in the realm of office politics.
However, applying the logic of expectation management to the "run first" martial arts strategy is also applicable.
Running first and showing weakness to the opponent is managing the enemy's expectations!
The Miao Feng mountain cultivator who shouted 'I want to run even in the mid-stage of refining qi' was clearly managed by Wang Rongyuan.
Predicting the enemy's moves ahead of time is difficult, as in the random encounters of battle, you cannot predict the enemy's strategies and special tactics in advance.
If you know nothing, how can you predict the enemy's moves ahead of time?
However, by actively guiding the opponent and initiating behaviors that can be controlled by oneself, you can predict the enemy's next move based on the expectations you create.
This is the practical application of expectation management in martial arts - by proper expectation management, achieve predicting the enemy ahead of time!
Being half a step ahead is still being ahead!
The reaction and speed of cultivators are very fast, being half a step ahead may be the difference between life and death!
The three Journey cultivators saw the practitioner Wang Rongyuan of the refining qi stage dig into the ground and practice earth spirit evasiveness. They quickly surrounded him, each employing their own methods to track down Wang Rongyuan's whereabouts.
In the ground, Wang Rongyuan first took a bottle of "Kai Ling Dan" - with three against one, he pops a blue pill before the fight starts. This is the difference between having and not having family inheritance!
After that, he activated the wooden puppet he had set up when he fell from the sky to the ground, making it visible in the opposite direction of his own position.
Running first, attracting them to take the bait, and then using the wooden puppet to create a weak point!
"There he is! Quick, block him off so he can't escape!"
The Miao Feng mountain cultivator at the peak of refining qi stage was the first to notice the wooden puppet. Pointing in the direction of the puppet, he gave a hint to his two companions.
The three quickly flew towards the direction of the wooden puppet.
Due to differences in cultivation level and the initial angle of entry, the formation in which the three flew their flying vehicles in mid-air naturally became the Miao Feng mountain cultivator at the forefront, followed by a Ten-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement, and a Eight-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement at the rear.
The perfect moment to strike has now presented itself. How could Wang Rongyuan let such a good opportunity slip by?
"Be careful!"
Two thick wooden vines rose from the ground, straight for the Eight-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement at the rear.
This is a quick vine technique commonly used by cultivators with a wood spiritual root in the refining qi stage. It emphasizes speed, accuracy, and ferocity. If you're not well-defended or don't respond quickly enough with fire magic, one touch could be fatal.
The Eight-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement counterattacked with two flying fire spells, blocking in front of himself.
But, in front of the Eight-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement, the Ten-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement subconsciously summoned a circular defensive artifact to help his little brother fend off the attack.
This is the real opportunity!
The ground 'boomed' with a loud explosion, causing dust to rise.
Before the sound could reach the ears of the Ten-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement, a greenish-red "Drug King Mallet" had struck him from beneath.
Wang's Secret Technique of Martial Arts, Rule Seven - If you absolutely have to fight three against one, kill the one in the middle first!
The one with the strongest cultivation will definitely be the most difficult to kill. Killing him would be a waste of an opportunity, every opportunity in martial arts is important.
In a situation where you are facing three opponents, the meaning of "seizing the opportunity" becomes incredibly tangible.
Any mistake could lead to disaster - death and the end of one's path.
The weakest one, aware of his own weakness, is probably the most vigilant. He's afraid of being a soft target.
When the opponent is always on their guard and there's not much of a gap in strength, attacking the weakest may not yield any results.
Therefore, targeting the middle one becomes a relatively high-probability option.
Wang Rongyuan's choice is very clever, he used the quick vine technique to attack the weakest, the Eight-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement.
Upon discovering that the Ten-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement was trying to save his companion, he decided to go all in!
"Go all in" is both a form of wisdom and courage!
Uncle Rongyuan is not short on wisdom, nor is he short on courage!
"Fuck! A refiner at the Ten-Level Journey stage!"
It was too late when the second-in-command, a refiner at the Ten-Level Journey stage, realized that Wang Rongyuan had the same level of cultivation as him.
More accurately, it was too late.
The Up-grade artifact "Drug King Mallet", made mainly from the eighth-grade Qinghua Malao and supported by the ninth-grade Xuemu, refines a total of twenty-one layers of forbidden laws. It focuses on breaking laws with strength, and is considered invincible in its level!
Even a Journey cultivator at the Ten-Level Qi stage, with the control of two artifacts, had no time to block Wang Rongyuan's strike with this mallet!
As the two Journey cultivators stared in horror, the greenish-red "Drug King Mallet" passed through their companion's chest and emerged as a fully blood-red object.
Looking down at the empty space in his chest, the Ten-Level Journey Practitioner of Qi refinement swore.
"Scoundrel!"
Afterward, losing the control of their flying artifacts and defensive artifacts, along with their partially cooled-down owner, they all fell to the ground.
"Mister, we were just fooling around with you. Who are you, really?"
The Miao Feng mountain cultivator at the level of Dao-convergence was both surprised and angry. He couldn't believe that his three brothers would fall victim to trickery today.
The quick vine technique was a bluff, the wooden puppet was fake, and the practitioner at the fifth level of refining qi was also false.
What red lantern sect and dripping cave? All of it was a lie!
The wooden puppet that had emerged from the ground, having completed its task, showed no emotion on its wooden face. However, the Miao Feng mountain cultivator seemed to see it smiling.
Laughing at himself and his three brothers, who were three sandbags!
If the Miao Feng mountain cultivator's bullshit were true, then Wang Rongyuan would also be a big sandbag.
He not only didn't answer the Miao Feng mountain cultivator's words, but he even didn't imply the meaning of emerging from the ground.
He intended to play the "Earth Escape Flow," with a kind of confidence. "Let's see if you guys can land and fight me, this wood and earth spirit root."
Either don't start a fight, or else kill them all!
Retrieving the Drug King Mallet, Wang Rongyuan immediately summoned two special low-grade artifacts - donkey hair sachets.
The Wang family is good at raising donkeys. Using wood elemental spirit donkeys, it has continued for a thousand years without interruption.
Naturally, the various spiritual materials on the spirit donkeys have been fully exploited.
However, the donkey hair sachet was just a five-level forbidden artifact, without any offensive or defensive effects. Even good common iron could destroy it.
But as long as different fillings are added to it, its effect has some say.
As the two sachets flew close to the ground at high speed, the faint yellow fragrance of "hook desire incense" began to permeate the battlefield.
In a game, this thing is called soft control. It may seem like little impact, but as long as the effects are stacked enough, it can affect the opponent!
"Fine, if you want to fight to the end, don't blame me for not holding back!"
The Miao Feng mountain cultivator at the level of Qi completion was insightful. By seeing a part and knowing the whole, he understood Wang Rongyuan's operation.
He summoned a mid-grade artifact-level white cloud veil, which flew in the air, and raindrops fell densely like a swarm.
You control me with fragrance, I will use water magic to break your "hook desire incense"!
"Old Three, use fire and thunder magic together. If he doesn't come out, we'll blow up this earth mole!"
