sinovels Chapter 172: Beast Tide
Chapter 172: Beast Tide
That was an area where the states of Chu and Yue met.
It belongs to an area that is not under the jurisdiction of either party.
Although most of the seventy-two peaks of Nanling appear to belong to the Chu Kingdom, and are under the jurisdiction of the Qingyan Immortal Sect and the Ice River Valley.
However, due to their limited reach, the Azure Flame Immortal Sect and the Ice River Valley were clearly unable to manage this area.
After all, such border areas are a melting pot of people and prone to various disputes, requiring a significant investment of manpower to govern.
Even the third-tier immortal sect of Yue Kingdom, 'Spirit Beast Mountain,' has invested very little manpower in this area.
Over time, they simply sent a messenger every now and then to collect some tribute.
Therefore, the seventy-two peaks of Nanling were occupied by some independent cultivators who established various immortal cultivation families.
In addition, a giant city was built, named "Seventy-Two Cities," which gathered countless independent cultivators.
Because Yan Jiuming's memories mentioned that a "Cave Spring Abyss" in Nanyan Peak seemed to be connected to a near-third-tier Cold Fiend Earth Vein, Yang Jiuli's plan was to go to the Seventy-Two Peaks of Nanling after leaving the Li Clan of Yunmeng Lake.
I need to find an opportunity to explore this near-third-tier 'Frosty Earth Vein'.
After all, if Yang Jiuli were to use this to open his Qi Palace, allowing the "Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique" to reach the second level, the Qi Palace Realm.
His overall strength will also increase significantly.
At the same time, he can spend more time waiting for Qin Zhixue to search for the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object 'Heart of Green Wood'.
The appearance of this woman now surprised Yang Jiuli somewhat.
After suppressing his surprise, Yang Jiuli took a sip of spiritual tea, then put down the teacup and looked calmly at the woman in front of him, waiting for her to speak. He also wanted to learn more about the seventy-two peaks of Nanling from her.
"I come from a noble family... but a traitor has emerged in my clan... and my family has been usurped... I am asking you for help so that I may eliminate the traitor and reclaim my ancestral property..." The woman in the purple dress slowly explained her true intentions to Yang Jiuli.
I listened for a long time.
Yang Jiuli finally understood.
The woman mentioned at the end that Yang Jiuli only needed to oversee the reclaimed Daoist temple to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.
As for why this is the case...
the reason is simple.
Although the woman in the purple dress had been planning for many years and was confident in annihilating the traitors, she was not confident in protecting her ancestral property.
Therefore, he wanted to use Qin Zhixue's name behind Yang Jiuli to deter villains.
"If we join hands... we might be able to establish a great foundation in Nanling in the future..." The woman in the purple dress said with a burning desire, "I think your old friends would be happy to support you... After all, even a Core Formation cultivator needs to cultivate his own sword outside to do many inconvenient things... to strengthen his own power."
Clearly, this woman in the purple dress was quite knowledgeable about the people and affairs of the cultivation world.
They knew that the Core Formation cultivators of various sects would secretly cultivate their strength to do some dishonorable things.
For example, the Yun clan of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect possesses the "Mysterious Yin Valley" sword.
The Mu family then nurtured the Li family of Yunmeng Lake.
Even the Golden Cloud Sect secretly nurtured Yan Jiuming under the rule of the Azure Flame Sect.
After all, Core Formation cultivators all focus their minds on cultivation.
However, cultivation also requires resources, as well as information from various channels and the movements of various forces.
These things need to be done by someone.
Therefore, it is necessary to train various subordinates to find resources and handle various trivial matters.
……
Upon hearing this, Yang Jiuli was completely enlightened.
He understood why the woman before him had chosen him and was willing to give him a Foundation Establishment Pill.
After all, Yang Jiuli is an alchemist, and he has a good chance of advancing to the second tier in the future.
If one were to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, their value would far surpass that of ordinary cultivators.
Qin Zhixue, who is behind him... once she grows up, she is destined to become a giant in the cultivation world of Chu.
A person of great importance.
With such figures supporting them, it's not hard to imagine what a glorious foundation they will build in Nanling a century from now.
But Yang Jiuli was not interested in this.
At least……
Before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he had no intention of establishing a power base.
Not to mention, becoming the scapegoat of a powerful faction!
If that were the case, he would be acting under Qin Zhixue's name, which would bring him endless troubles and storms in the future. In comparison, he would prefer to find a place to hide and improve his strength, and then make a decision when his strength reaches another level.
"I appreciate your kindness, fellow Daoist, but I am not fond of fighting. You should seek someone else for this matter!"
Therefore, Yang Jiuli politely declined the woman in the purple dress.
"Fellow Daoist, you can reconsider." The woman in the purple dress spoke with a look of regret in her heart.
……
"That woman in the purple dress is quite cunning... She thinks she can win over a future Core Formation cultivator with just one Foundation Establishment Pill and protect her..." Yang Jiuli stood by the second-floor window, watching the woman in the purple dress leave, and muttered to himself.
Of course, Yang Jiuli also had the experience of his previous life and the many methods of the Three Lives Stone, so he had already planned for the future.
If it were anyone else, they would probably be eager to form an alliance with the woman in the purple dress and make a name for themselves in the Southern Ridge.
After all, a free Foundation Establishment Pill and the beautiful vision of dominating a region are not temptations that ordinary people can resist.
"However, if I really agree to this woman's request, even if I don't have to do anything, I will be pushed to the forefront after the territory is reclaimed. This will not only delay my cultivation but also bring huge risks... If it attracts the attention of a Core Formation Realm cultivator, it will be a loss that outweighs the gain."
Yang Jiuli's mind was as clear as a mirror.
He didn't want his years of planning to be reduced to ashes because of a Foundation Establishment Pill and the so-called overlord of the Southern Ridge.
After watching the woman leave, Yang Jiuli returned to his cave.
……
For the next two months, he didn't go to Danpu, clearly afraid of encountering such trouble again.
April 16th, sunny.
Yang Jiuli received a letter from Qin Zhixue.
The letter subtly mentioned that the Li family of Yunmeng Lake has a profound foundation and will surely become a third-tier family of the Qingyan Immortal Sect in the future.
Yang Jiuli should not neglect Elder Li just because he is a first-class top-grade alchemist.
He also instructed Yang Jiuli to devote himself to alchemy and strive to become a second-tier alchemist.
Upon seeing this, Yang Jiuli's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "Li Hongtai has successfully refined the 'Replenishing Vitality and Restoring Self Pill'?"
Normally, Qin Zhixue rarely talks about the Li family of Yunmeng Lake.
This statement, subtly mentioning third-tier aristocratic families, is clearly intended to be pointed at.
If Li Hongtai successfully forms his core, the Li family of Yunmeng Lake would have already made a grand announcement to the world without Qin Zhixue even needing to inform him.
Since the Li family of Yunmeng Lake has not yet revealed anything, there can only be one reason why Qin Zhixue brought up this matter.
Li Hongtai successfully refined the "Replenishing Vitality and Restoring Self Pill," thus the Li family could barely be considered a third-tier immortal sect family!
"The letter is dated the eighth day of the fourth month. There must have been a delay in Zhixue receiving the information. Based on this, it has probably been a month since Li Hongtai successfully refined the pill. He should be consolidating his cultivation at this time, preparing to form the core at any time," Yang Jiuli thought to himself.
"Li Hongtai is preparing to form his core... A storm is coming!" He got up, looked out the window, and took a deep breath.
boom!
Just then, a loud bang suddenly resounded throughout the entire Blackwind City.
And it was accompanied by a vast array of fluctuations.
"This is..." Yang Jiuli's heart skipped a beat, and he released his divine sense to sense the outside world.
He frowned at this feeling.
However, the protective barrier at the west gate of Blackwind City was attacked, emitting a vast surge of magical power.
"Could it be that those behind-the-scenes bigwigs have already decided to make their move?" Yang Jiuli wondered to himself as he pushed open the door and walked out of the courtyard.
He flew into the sky on his sword.
At this moment, his divine sense had reached the second level, comparable to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and the range it covered could reach a radius of ten thousand meters.
However, his residence was more than 10,000 meters away from the West Gate.
Yang Jiuli immediately flew a thousand meters westward on his sword.
Not long after Yang Jiuli left, Huang Cheng also came out from the courtyard next door. He was still at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
The later the Qi Refining stage, the more difficult it becomes to advance to the next level.
Huang Cheng's talent was average, and even with the help of elixirs, he remained at the eighth level of Qi Refining and was unable to advance any further.
Liu Hu was also with him.
The two were actually refining elixirs.
After seeing Yang Jiuli riding his sword through the air, Huang Cheng and Liu Hu followed him.
Liu Hu is now a handsome 15-year-old young man, and his cultivation has reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.
"Ninth Brother..." Huang Cheng bowed and greeted Yang Jiuli.
"Ninth Uncle..." Liu Hu also bowed in greeting.
Yang Jiuli looked at the two of them, indicating that there was no need for further formalities, and then looked towards the western region.
His brows were furrowed, and his face was grave.
But what we saw was outside the west gate.
High in the sky, a group of Azure-Scaled Winged Pythons spewed gray flames from their mouths, attacking the protective array shield of the city.
There were a total of twenty-six of them, with the two leaders being at the late Foundation Establishment stage. In addition, there was a group of demonic beasts below the city gate, including ordinary giant pythons, some of which were at the late first stage.
There were nearly a hundred of them, each one menacing, spewing demonic energy as they charged toward the city wall.
The demonic energy spewed out by the late-stage Qi Refining beast was like a gale, or a spear carrying immense force. The city wall was protected by the Yin Sha light shield, but under such an attack, it also rippled and continued to cave in backward.
The guards on the west gate tower were terrified.
"Quickly, send a message to the Grand Elder to activate the 'Black Wind Fiend Wolf Formation,' or the formation will break!"
Li Dongming, the guard of the West City, shouted.
At the same time, he activated the formation on the city wall, which transformed into black wind blades that slashed towards the winged python in front of him.
However, high in the sky, the two late-stage second-tier winged pythons spewed out raging flames that directly annihilated the wind blades he had summoned. The flames crashed against the array's light screen like a long river, causing the array's light shield to sizzle.
It looked as if it might be burned open at any moment.
Moreover, the sounds of rushing footsteps could be heard continuously from the mountains and forests far from the West City Tower.
Among them were winged pythons, as well as many pangolins, saber-toothed rhinoceroses, and other strange beasts.
The number is nearly a thousand.
Such a force is comparable to a small-scale beast tide!
A cultivator surnamed Li on the city wall immediately activated a communication talisman.
The message talisman bloomed high in the sky, bursting out with dazzling light and revealing the two large characters "Enemy Attack".
At the same time, someone else produced a sound transmission talisman and flew rapidly into the city.
"Several second-tier great demons..."
"And monsters keep attacking..."
"This is a beast tide!" With his powerful divine sense, Yang Jiuli saw this scene outside the West City Tower from afar.
"But the outer area of the Black Wind Mountains belongs to the territory of human cultivators... Even though countless adventurers have entered the mountains to hunt monsters, there has never been a beast tide... How come there is a beast horde attacking this time...?" Yang Jiuli's mind raced.
He had a vague feeling that this matter was not simple.
It should be noted that second-tier demonic beasts are already comparable to human Foundation Establishment cultivators, and their intelligence is far superior to that of other demonic beasts.
Even first-tier demonic beasts know to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, so they will not easily attack cities where human cultivators gather.
That would only attract high-level cultivators to the depths of the mountains to cleanse the demonic beasts.
"Could it be..." Suddenly, Yang Jiuli's heart skipped a beat as he thought of the letter he had received today.
An incredible idea emerged in his mind.