Chapter 573

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

As soon as Ru Yue Flowing Frost drew near, a golden light shield lit up at the mountain peak; one look told you it was some kind of defensive array.

Then a flying shuttle shot out from inside the light shield, with two men standing on it.

A middle-aged cultivator wearing a gray cloth Daoist robe, bringing along a thin, tall young cultivator.

The middle-aged cultivator sized up this strangely shaped flying ship before him with a face full of wariness, his voice slightly hoarse as he said: "Halt, newcomers! State your identities!"

Xu Zhangqing halted Ru Yue Flowing Frost in mid-air, then replied: "Xu Zhangqing of the Dongting Immortal Sect, leading a team to reinforce the Central Region.

We are merely passing through this place, and harbor no ill will."

Dongting Immortal Sect?

As these words fell, the two on the flying shuttle exchanged a glance.

Each saw a trace of shock in the other's eyes.

But they quickly recovered, and simultaneously lost their hostility.

Xu Zhangqing gave Spirit Rong Night and Lu Wu a meaningful look, and the three flew out together.

The middle-aged cultivator hurriedly cupped his hands in salute: "I am Lin Shan of the Qingyue Sect, currently the one in charge of the sect.

Just now we offended in many ways; I hope the various Dao Friends will be magnanimous and forgive us."

The young cultivator behind him hurriedly introduced himself, looking quite excited: "Greetings, Dao Friends, my name is Zhao He.

To encounter people from the Dongting Immortal Sect is truly too fortunate!"

Xu Zhangqing's gaze passed through the array toward the interior, discovering many ordinary people looking this way; he couldn't help but ask: "What happened here?"

Lin Shan sighed: "Half a month ago, a group of monsters appeared at the mountain foot. Because similar things have happened more than once, we immediately organized members to go out and hunt monsters.

Unexpectedly, this time it turned out to be Iron Scale Demons and Blood-Eyed Owls.

Our manpower is limited, therefore we cannot clean them up completely in a short time.

We had no choice but to bring the remaining ordinary people and hold fast in the sect, relying on the Mountain Guarding Grand Array to survive."

Xu Zhangqing frowned upon hearing this: "Can you still hold on?"

Lin Shan nodded: "As long as no thousand-year-plus Demon King appears, or large-scale monster horde, there is no problem for now."

At this moment, Zhao He couldn't help but complain: "The problem is, with more people comes more trouble.

We don't dare go out to find resources; the Spirit Rice and pills we stored before are almost used up.

Array materials are also being constantly consumed; the light is much dimmer than before."

Just as his voice fell, a clear, crisp sound came from behind: "Senior Brother Lin, the array eye's spirit stones have consumed another batch!"

Everyone looked over and saw a young female cultivator wearing a light blue Daoist robe fly over.

Lin Shan introduced her with a bitter smile: "This is my junior sister Sun Yue; currently she is the one maintaining the array, therefore it is very hard on her."

Sun Yue set her hands on her hips and said angrily: "If there are no more resources, we can hold out for one month at most; by then the array won't be maintainable either."

Xu Zhangqing isn't stupid either; he heard the implication in the three's words — they want us to provide resources.

If it were ordinary people, they might have given it on the spot.

But he is different; he is even a bit wary, and privately transmitted a message to Spirit Rong Night, having him use his Wind Spirit Root's special ability to investigate Qingyue Mountain's situation.

To see if it is exactly the same as what the three before him said.

Although everyone had already scanned with Divine Sense, for safety's sake they still had to verify once more.

Spirit Rong Night understood perfectly, circulated the Golden Core in his Qi Sea, mobilized a sliver of magic power, then gently blew a breath toward the front.

In an instant, everything around him surged into his mind through the wind's feedback.

Once he understood more or less, Spirit Rong Night immediately transmitted: "It's about the same as they said; there are indeed still some monsters, but they're all stragglers that slipped through the net, not much of a problem."

Hearing this, Xu Zhangqing said to the three opposite: "I have two methods on my side; you all consider them."

Lin Shan and the others, hearing this, all became curious and hurriedly nodded: "Please speak, Dao Friend."

Xu Zhangqing said seriously: "One, bring everyone and come with us; everyone goes together to the Dongting Immortal Sect's gathering point.

Two, I can represent the Dongting Immortal Sect in giving you a bit of resources; but if you want too much, you'll have to spend spirit stones to buy, or exchange things for them."

As these words fell, Lin Shan, Zhao He, and Sun Yue had different reactions.

Lin Shan subconsciously glanced at Qingyue Mountain behind him, his expression quite reluctant.

He was an orphan from childhood, raised by his master; he is full of feeling for this place.

Once he leaves, who knows when he'll be able to return.

And if no one maintains it daily, the Mountain Guarding Grand Array will sooner or later automatically shut down.

Zhao He excitedly expressed: "I'm willing to go with you all."

Sun Yue's gaze first wandered over Xu Zhangqing's three, but was soon attracted by Ru Yue Flowing Frost's unique design; looking and looking, she forgot about this matter.

For female cultivators, conveyance tools like Ru Yue Flowing Frost and Flower Bud Boat indeed have enormous attraction.

Xu Zhangqing spread his hands: "Anyway there's no perfect solution; either come together, or we leave some resources behind."

Lin Shan looked at Zhao He and Sun Yue: "Junior Brother, Junior Sister, you all take the people and go."

Only then did Sun Yue recover her senses, then asked in surprise: "Senior Brother, you're not going?"

Lin Shan smiled wistfully: "Someone has to stay behind to maintain the array; otherwise the sect will be destroyed by monsters, and then our home will be gone."

As these words fell, Zhao He and Sun Yue's expressions changed slightly.

"Fine, fine, I'm not going either!"

"That's right, how could we let Senior Brother stay behind alone?"

"We have the Mountain Guarding Grand Array, we definitely can... can..."

In the end, Zhao He and Sun Yue also did not plan to leave.

Qingyue Sect was originally built by the Master to take in orphans.

To them, this place is home, and they are family to each other.

If we leave, we leave together; if we stay, we stay together. In short, not a single one can be missing.

Xu Changqing sees in eyes, no longer delaying time, mind moves, resources from Fangcun Ring fly out: "Here there are ten thousand catties of High-Quality Spirit Rice, enough for you and ordinary people to eat a long time.

Foundation Spirit Pill, Labor Strengthening Pill, Healing Pill, Qi Recovery Pill, ten bottles each, plus some materials for repairing Spiritual Arrays, and fifty Amulets."

Lin Shan's hands even trembled slightly, saying quite excitedly: "This... this... Thank you Xu Dao Friend, thank you Dongting Immortal Sect, thank you Various Positions!"

Xu Changqing raises chin: "Immortal Sect's relief supplies, I have authority to allocate a portion.

If still need, then must take your things to exchange."

Although self brought many resources, those are all provided for Immortal Sect members.

Since they fight on front lines, then rear absolutely cannot have incident.

Sun Yue hesitated a moment, then asked: "Can... can exchange a bit of Spirit Stone?"

Xu Changqing nods: "Can, you want how much?"

Sun Yue carefully calculated: "Every day activating Mountain Guarding Grand Array, just Low-grade Spirit Stone consumes one hundred pieces, Middle-grade Spirit Stone also needs ten pieces.

Therefore, at least must exchange one thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stone, ten thousand or more Low-grade Spirit Stone."

Xu Changqing mouth corner twitch: "You plan take what to trade?"

This time coming to Central Region on road, encountered several resentful types, just Spirit Stone gave several ten thousand, and still Middle-grade.

As for Low-grade Spirit Stone, quantity even more.

Therefore this aspect, regardless he or others, each and every one confident!