Chapter 528: Indifference and Bitter Begging

"Senior doesn't know about the beast tide? It seems Senior has been cultivating in seclusion here for many years and doesn't know the situation outside at all?" The middle-aged cultivator let out a long sigh and muttered somewhat.

"Judging by your tone, it's very bad outside!" The man seemed to have gained some interest, although his voice was still very cold, his words carried a hint of curiosity.

The middle-aged cultivator was a bit speechless.

The situation outside couldn't be described as just bad!

It seemed the opponent was truly an old monster who had been in seclusion for I don't know how many years. Otherwise, how could he not know about the major event that happened more than twenty years ago?

However, this made him feel more at ease.

With the opponent's cultivation base and status, he generally wouldn't bother to harm them, these juniors.

What could they possibly have that would catch the opponent's eye?

Thinking of this, the middle-aged cultivator's expression became even more respectful as he replied:

"Senior! The beast tide was something that happened more than twenty years ago. At that time, I was still a Qi Condensation stage cultivator. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I heard about it from the elders in the sect. It is said that at that time, ten thousand demon beasts in the Abyss sea area swarmed out without any warning one day. Then they charged at Qiyuan Island in one go, surrounding Black Stone City and attacking it incessantly. Although there were several large formations protecting the island and thousands of cultivators and a group of Nascent Soul stage seniors guarding it, it was still broken through after a few days. Except for a very small number of cultivators who managed to escape during the chaos, all the human cultivators died in the battle."

The middle-aged cultivator said, his face filled with sorrow.

"There's such a thing! What happened later? Did the demon beasts retreat back to the Abyss?" The man's voice showed a hint of shock, but then he returned to his indifferent tone.

"If they had retreated back to the Abyss, things would have been easy to handle. After the Abyss demon beasts turned Black Stone City into ruins, they actually split into several groups, led by some high-tier demon beasts, and began to sweep through other human villages and towns. Although most had received the news in advance, the people in these towns abandoned their homes and hid everywhere, but many cultivators and mortals still suffered. As a result, within half a year, there were no human villages left in the sea area near Qiyuan Island, all of them destroyed. That wasn't all; although most of these demon beasts returned to the Abyss, some high-tier demon beasts with high intelligence began to search everywhere for hiding humans and hunted and swallowed them one by one. It is said that not long after, the mortals in the Outer Sea were almost wiped out, and the human cultivators suffered even greater losses. The survivors could only leave the sea area near Qiyuan Island far away, find some remote islands to settle down, and hide everywhere. Now Qiyuan Island has become a gathering place for high-tier demon beasts, and as long as there is news of human cultivators, they will dispatch again to clear them out." The middle-aged cultivator's expression began to become sorrowful.

And at this moment, the mysterious man's voice didn't come for a long while, as if he was also shocked by this news and was trying to digest it.

"Hehe! It's really funny, so it turns out that in the Outer Star Sea, we cultivators have instead become the characters that everyone shouts to kill, just like the demon beasts back then." The man let out a cold laugh and finally spoke again. It was just that the sarcasm in his words made these cultivators feel a burst of surprise.

However, the man didn't seem to want to say much more, and then asked several questions:

"Qiyuan Island has several Nascent Soul stage old monsters sitting in town, they couldn't have all fallen in the beast tide, right? Why don't they come out to preside over the overall situation now? And since Qiyuan Island has undergone such a huge change, why hasn't the Inner Star Sea reacted and sent reinforcements? Or has this place been completely abandoned by that group of guys in the Inner Star Sea?"

These questions were one sharper than the other, one more hitting the nail on the head than the other. The middle-aged cultivator knew some, but couldn't answer others.

So after a moment of consideration, he replied cautiously:

"During the beast tide back then, it is said that two Nascent Soul stage seniors fell, but most of the old seniors escaped. Although there has been no news of these seniors since then, according to some rumors, these seniors are planning some great move to kill their way back to Qiyuan Island in one go. It's just that I don't know the specific content. As for the Inner Star Sea side, news has been completely cut off since the day the beast tide occurred, and no one knows whether they know the details here. As for reinforcements, naturally, none have been seen. Perhaps as Senior said, this place has been abandoned by the Inner Star Sea side." When he said the last sentence, the middle-aged cultivator showed a hint of gloom on his face.

It seemed that the cultivators who survived the beast tide had all unknowingly developed resentment towards the Inner Star Sea's indifference.

And the man's voice was silent again, and after a while, he asked leisurely:

"Since it's so dangerous, why are you juniors running out so rashly instead of staying in your dwellings? Are you seeking 'suicide'?"

Hearing the man's words, the middle-aged cultivator showed a distressed expression, but before he could explain.

The yellow-clothed girl who had been standing honestly behind him suddenly rushed out in a moment of uncertainty.

"Senior, my father practiced his cultivation technique improperly, leading to the reversal of true qi and chaotic meridians, and now he is paralyzed. Senior has vast supernatural powers, you must have a way to save my father! If Senior can save my father, this junior is willing to be a cow or a horse for Senior to repay your great kindness!" The girl's pretty face was full of bitter begging, and her pair of black and white eyes were already filled with watery tears, looking like they were about to fall.

The other men and women were shocked when they heard this and looked at each other. Only the middle-aged cultivator heard this and felt a move in his heart, but he couldn't help but scold:

"Xing'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Senior is a person of such status, how could he take a fancy to an ugly girl like you?" Although the middle-aged cultivator said it without mercy, his face revealed a hint of strangeness.

The other men and women also woke up and tried to persuade her one after another.

But the yellow-clothed girl just ignored them and knelt in place, looking like she wouldn't get up unless the other party agreed.

"True qi reversal, chaotic meridians. It seems like another guy who wants to pull up seedlings to help them grow. He must not have reached the cultivation base, but wanted to forcibly cultivate a higher layer of technique, which is why he has this symptom." The man let out a cold laugh and said lazily.

This high-ranking person had accurately judged the cause of the symptoms without seeing it with his own eyes. This made a hint of joy appear on the middle-aged cultivator's face!

"Senior truly has eyes like torches, my senior brother did indeed practice with eagerness, which led to this disaster. I wonder if Senior knows if there is any secret method to save him?" The middle-aged cultivator first flattered the other party, and then asked with great concern. It seemed that he and this senior brother had a good relationship.

"This symptom naturally doesn't count for much, but why should I tell you! Do you think I would make a move to save you for no reason?" The man seemed to see through the other party's thoughts and mocked unceremoniously.

Hearing this, the middle-aged cultivator was first startled, then his face turned red and white, and his lips moved several times, but he didn't say a word.

The yellow-clothed girl heard a glimmer of hope from this.

A hint of redness rose on her cheeks, and she gritted her teeth and knelt down before the light curtain with a "thump".

Then, this delicate girl said with determination:

"This junior, Gongsun Xing, swears here that as long as Senior can cure my father, this little girl is willing to be a slave and maid for Senior for the rest of my life, with no second thoughts. If Senior is still worried, this junior can let Senior cast a restriction technique first, and then go to cure my father." After saying these words, the girl bowed her head and kowtowed three times to the light curtain, then knelt there motionless, her face full of determination.

The yellow-clothed girl, despite her young age, had an extremely unyielding temperament.

"Silly girl, what stupid thing are you doing? Senior is a person of what status, how could he take a fancy to an ugly girl like you?" The middle-aged cultivator saw this scene and couldn't help but be shocked and angry.

The other men and women also woke up and tried to persuade her one after another.

But the yellow-clothed girl just ignored them and knelt in place, looking like she wouldn't get up unless the other party agreed.

"Senior, this junior has no intention of threatening you. Senior just saved our lives, and Gongsun Xing is already grateful! But ever since my father became paralyzed, I have looked for many fellow Daoists to come and treat him, but no one has the art of rejuvenation. Now that I hear Senior's tone, it seems that curing this symptom is just a lift of a finger for Senior, so this junior is begging bitterly. This junior has no other intentions, just hoping that Senior can fulfill this junior's filial piety!" After saying these words, the girl was already half-crying, sobbing and kowtowing again.

The direction of the light curtain was silent!

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