novelapdf Chapter 110 Deploying Defenses at Lingyue Mountain
Chapter 110 Deploying Defenses at Lingyue Mountain
Chapter 113 Deploying Defenses at Lingyue Mountain (Second Update)
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
After returning from Xiaohe Village, Zhang Yuanhua personally went there within the next month to set up a third-order formation before returning to Qingya Mountain with peace of mind.
As previously agreed, Zhang Xingyao and Zhang Lingyu would lead the clansmen to resist the beast tide, Zhang Yuanlin would be responsible for looking after the clan, and Zhang Yuanhua would take this time to refine pills for the clansmen and train them to ensure that nothing would happen to the clansmen after he left.
Once everything was ready, Zhang Xingyao felt relieved and led his people in a grand procession towards Tianliu City.
On the boat, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhang family looked quite grim. They had spent nearly three days traveling to Tianliu City, but before they could even settle in, they were assigned to other places to defend against the beast tide.
They were heading to Lingyue Mountain, behind which lay a vast plain. According to intelligence from the Six Sects, three demon kings were preparing to bypass Tianliu City and attack this place.
Once breached, the monsters will advance unimpeded, opening the breach on the right side of Tianliu City, which will be extremely difficult to repair.
There are currently three Golden Core cultivators stationed at Lingyue Mountain: Yan Yuan Zhenren from Chiyang Prefecture, Xuan Dan Zhenren from Yuguang Pavilion, and Jingxin Zhenren, the only Golden Core cultivator in Jingxin Pavilion.
As for the Foundation Establishment families like the Zhang family that went to provide support, there were at least thirty such families.
Zhang Lingyu and his companion didn't exchange many words along the way. After traveling at full speed for a day, they finally came into view of the already scarred Lingyue Mountain.
Looking around, the beast tide had receded, and a clearing in front of the mountain was piled with the corpses of demonic beasts. Many cultivators were cleaning up the battlefield, and when they saw a huge immortal ship appear in the sky, they couldn't help but stop and watch.
"I am Yan Yuan from the Blazing Sun Prefecture. May I ask which faction has come to offer their assistance?"
A middle-aged man, dressed in a fiery robe, flew out from Lingyue Mountain and stood with his hands behind his back in mid-air.
Zhang Xingyao quickly flew out of [Zhaoming], bowed and said, "This junior is the head of the Zhang family of Qingya in Yingchuan County. I have come to Lingyue Mountain to provide support on the orders of True Person Baiyan."
"So it's the Zhang family of Qingya. I've heard of your family. Please come in and go straight to the main hall."
Zhang Lingyu, on the boat, raised an eyebrow. The voice was all too familiar; it was none other than the Xuan Dan Zhenren who had given a sermon in Tianliu City that day.
"This junior obeys."
Zhang Xingyao responded and waited until all the Zhang family members on [Zhaoming] landed on the mountain before putting away the magic weapon. At the same time, he instructed, "Lingyu and I will go to the main hall to meet the True Person first. You should not wander around here, understand?"
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Everyone nodded. During the beast tide, they were all subject to the command of the Six Sects. If they left without permission, they would be charged with dereliction of duty, and their entire family would be implicated.
After settling their families in, the two hurriedly flew towards the main hall on the mountaintop.
The huge palace was already filled with cultivators. When they saw Zhang Lingyu and the other person enter, they curiously observed them, especially Zhang Lingyu, who looked very young and appeared to have just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
"The Zhang family of Yingchuan Commandery? I remember they're right next to our Yanxing Commandery, aren't they?"
"I heard that place is quite barren, with fewer than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators combined..."
"yes."
Ignoring the whispers of the cultivators below, Zhang Xingyao looked at the Xuan Dan True Person sitting in the main seat, bowed and said, "Junior Zhang Xingyao has come to provide support with one Foundation Establishment cultivator, fifteen late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and twenty mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators from my family, and await your command, True Person."
"I remember your family. You were the ones who reported that Dark Cloud Poisonous Dragon last time, right? Well done."
Master Xuandan stroked his beard, glanced at Zhang Lingyu a few more times, and said with a smile, "You must be tired from your journey. Please take a seat. There are still a few families who haven't arrived yet, so please wait a bit."
The two then casually found a place to sit down and waited quietly.
During this time, Zhang Lingyu also curiously observed the various cultivators in the hall. In fact, the Foundation Establishment cultivators sent by the various cultivation families were all of similar strength, either mid-stage or early-stage cultivators.
The dozen or so late-stage and peak cultivators were rare, and they were from Golden Core and Nascent Soul sects.
"Li Wang of the Li family from Tianshui County has brought his family's cultivators to provide support."
"Gu Buchou from the Gu family of Tianxing County has brought his family's cultivators to provide support."
It took almost half a day for all the families responsible for defending Lingyue Mountain against the beast tide to arrive. They didn't have a spirit boat like the Zhang family, so they had to fly on their own, which naturally made their arrival slower.
Seeing that most of the people had arrived, the other two Golden Core cultivators also appeared and sat at the head of the table.
The Xuan Dan True Man in the middle coughed twice and said in a deep voice, "Thank you all for coming from afar to provide support. Let's skip the formalities. Three days ago, the three demon kings led what are equivalent to demon beasts to attack Lingyue Mountain."
"The three demon kings leading this team are the Xuan Turtle Demon King, the Blood Drinking Demon King, and the Azure Phoenix Demon King. Although these three demon kings are not too powerful, they are not easy to deal with either."
Master Yan Yuan chimed in, "We will deal with these three demon kings ourselves. What everyone here needs to do is guard this mountain and prevent the demon beasts from attacking."
"As for the reward, I'm sure you all know about it, so I won't go into details."
After the old man finished speaking, he swept his gaze across everyone present and continued, "If anyone deserts their post during the defense and betrays other aristocratic families to take advantage of the chaos, once our six sects find out, you know what the consequences will be."
Upon hearing this, everyone replied in unison, "We obey the Master's decree!"
Then, Master Xuandan began to assign positions to each family. The three masters and the elite disciples of the six sects were responsible for the direct confrontation, and they would naturally face the fierce attacks of the three demon kings.
The right side was defended by a group of disciples from the Jade Light Pavilion and the Tranquil Heart Pavilion, as well as some Foundation Establishment families, including the Zhang family.
On the left, the Chiyang Prefecture is the leader. Zhang Lingyu roughly calculated that the small Lingyue Mountain now has three Golden Core cultivators, more than forty Foundation Establishment cultivators, and more than a thousand Qi Refining cultivators.
This number is terrifying, and this is just one of the locations.
"In that case, it seems that all the cultivators in the entire Zhao Kingdom will be concentrated in these few counties."
Zhang Lingyu was somewhat taken aback. After all, if a hundred-year beast tide could cause such a massive operation, what about a thousand-year beast tide?
It's really hard to imagine.
"No wonder countless sects and families in the Chu Kingdom were destroyed in the last millennium beast tide, and the human race has not yet recovered its vitality."
After the meeting ended, Zhang Lingyu and the other cultivators flew down the mountain together. Zhang Xingyao, like the other cultivators, had a worried look on his face. After arriving at his own camp, he said with a wry smile, "Let's go, let's go to the right side."
"Yes."
The Zhang family cultivators looked at each other, understanding the seriousness of this beast tide.
Just as they reached mid-air, an urgent shout rang out from the main hall atop the mountain: "The beast tide is approaching! All cultivators, return to your positions immediately!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the three Golden Core cultivators took the lead and rushed out of Mount Ling. The cultivators from various factions in mid-air also hurriedly headed to their respective areas of responsibility.
Let's do it together.
Given the urgency of the situation, the Zhang family cultivators, led by two Foundation Establishment cultivators, quickly headed to the right.