Chapter 221: Human Tide

"Here!"

After a day's rest, the six sects' troops looked up and saw a Foundation Establishment cultivator dressed in Mysterious Kan Dao robes arriving, landing on the summit and bowing to the crowd:

"Wang Feng of the Mysterious Kan Dao, honored to meet you all."

"Pleased to meet you, Daoist Wang."

"Everyone, we must not delay. Each sect's disciples should prepare quickly and depart at once. We'll discuss the details when we reach the Kan Dao Imperial Capital." Wang Feng did not pause and said immediately.

"Alright!"

"All disciples, obey the command and assemble!"

"Yes, Elder!"

Gathering over a hundred people took less than a minute; Wang Feng nodded and said, "Good."

Having spoken, Wang Feng suddenly waved his hand, and a bright yellow pennant appeared from his sleeve.

Yan Buji's pupils contracted.

Human Emperor Banner?

The small flag looked identical to the Human Emperor Banner, but it certainly wasn't the real one.

"Human Tide!"

As he spoke, Yan Buji suddenly felt a massive surge of human Qi surging from the world, instantly enveloping the entire peak, and the people within the surge vanished in an instant.

Before Yan Buji could react, the scenery changed dramatically. They found themselves before a massive treasure tower, with many cultivators around staring blankly.

Kan Dao Populated Tower!

"So this is what 'Human Tide' means? Can we use Kan Dao Qi to traverse ten thousand li?"

Yan Buji's eyes were truly opened; it seemed that by holding that small flag, one could marshal human Qi to employ the Human Tide method, and as long as one is within the Eight Daoic Territories, one can teleport to the Populated Tower…

In other words, if a war swept across the entire Nan Ting Mountain Region's Eight Daoic Territories, the Eight Daoic Sects could fully rely on the Human Tide method to aid each other!

And the Populated Tower belongs to the great upper sects of the Ten Thousand Dao Mountains, so doesn't that mean… wherever chaos erupts within the Eight Daoic Territories, they can all teleport there via the Human Tide method?

What a terrifying control!

At that moment, Wang Feng folded away the pennant and smiled, "Friends of the Dao, this way, please. The leaders of each sect, come inside for a discussion; the disciples inside will first reside within the Imperial Capital. My Mysterious Kan Dao has already arranged accommodations for each sect."

"Understood."

Ming Zhong looked at Yan Buji and said, "Yue Jin, you and your disciples should settle in for now; we'll discuss further when the master and your uncle return."

"Yes, master."

Watching the Elders follow Wang Feng away, a Mysterious Kan Dao Lianqi Phase disciple nearby walked over, smiling, "Wang Le of the Mysterious Kan Dao, pleased to meet you all, Dao friends."

Clear Breeze View Yue Jin.

Great River Sect Lin Ruoyu.

Wang Le looked at everyone, smiled, and said, "Friends, come this way first; I'll take you to your quarters, then give a brief briefing on the current situation."

"Much obliged," Yan Buji bowed and said.

There were no mortals near the cultivators' residence, yet along the way there were many mortals.

Some cultivators were reluctant to cohabit with mortals, but the current situation left no room for their complaints.

As he walked, Yan Buji also saw a few cultivators who were maliciously oppressing mortals being seized by Mysterious Kan Dao cultivators, which in turn made the other cultivators uneasy.

Yan Buji observed in secret until they reached their lodging, and discovered it was a massive garden—an unknown high official's residence of the current court—yet spacious enough to accommodate their over one hundred people.

"Friends, settle here first; each sect send a representative to the Guest Hall for a discussion," Wang Le said with a smile, then headed toward the Guest Hall.

Yan Buji looked around and said, "Brothers and junior brothers, let's arrange for the disciples to settle first."

"Alright."

The housing arrangement caused no trouble; Yan Buji watched other cultivators snatch good rooms without comment, and settled the Clear Breeze View disciples in the servant quarters.

A disciple, dissatisfied, asked, "Brother Yue Jin, why must we live here?"

Yan Buji saw the irritated junior brothers; most likely they just wanted better rooms.

"Stop fooling around! What time is it? In a war against the demon race, one careless move costs a life, yet you still worry about this? If you have idle time to seek better rooms, you should think of ways to kill more demons on the battlefield." Yan Buji's face was stern.

Even though he knew that arranging good quarters could win some hearts, it wasn't necessary.

Anyway, he would either find a chance to leave or do nothing; he didn't want to get deeply involved in this racial war.

Suppressing the rebellious disciples, Yan Buji went straight to the Guest Hall, saw Wang Le, bowed and sat on one side.

Representatives of other sects arrived one after another; Wang Le nodded and said, "Friends, the demon race has already captured several of Kan Dao's top ten cities, and a massive army is pressing the Imperial Capital. At this moment, the Mysterious Kan Dao has gathered everyone here to address this issue."

"As for what the higher‑ups say, that's beyond our control, but the Imperial Capital now has martial law; no one is allowed to leave. Cultivators must not disturb mortals' normal lives; those in need can go to the city's Hundred Arms Pavilion, which serves as a gathering place for all Kan Dao sects and occasionally hosts trade fairs. The Mysterious Kan Dao does not forbid you from moving around the city, but anyone with ulterior motives will be killed without mercy," Wang Le said with a smile.

Yan Buji nodded and said, "Wang Le, when will the demons reach beyond the Imperial Capital?"

"In about half a month."

"That quickly?"

"When the demons arrive, whose orders will we follow?"

"The Mysterious Kan Dao will assign tasks to the elders of each disciple group; when the city defense begins, those deeds will count toward military merit. Those with high merit can exchange rewards within the Mysterious Kan Dao, especially… Foundation Establishment Pills."

Yan Buji's eyes lit up, and the five surrounding representatives did the same; even Lin Ruoyu couldn't help but speak:

"Foundation Establishment Pill? I don't know which kind?"

"Huh? Are there different types of Foundation Establishment Pills?"

Yan Buji was curious; he hadn't heard of this before.

"Of course it's the human‑grade Foundation Establishment Pill certified by the Eight Daoic Sects."

Lin Ruoyu nodded, "That's good."

Yan Buji kept the thought in mind, planning to inquire later.

Besides, there are many forces from the Kan Dao region within the city, and each sect's disciples, when active in the city, must also restrain their disciples—do not cause trouble; otherwise, if something happens, everyone will lose face.

Yes, we will keep it in mind.

Although Wang Le's smile did not fade, his words carried an air of arrogance; he gave orders to everyone as usual, and it seems he truly looks down on these small sect cultivators from the bottom of his heart.

Compared to that, it is also much better than being a loose cultivator.

At least Wang Le clarified the existence of military merits and the exchange system, which loose cultivators fundamentally cannot access.

If Xuan Kan Dao needs to use the power of loose cultivators to defend Kan Dao Huang Du, it shows that the forces in the Kan Dao region have weakened to a certain extent; then, for the demon clan to want to breach Huang Du would not be easy, would it?

Yan Buji, meanwhile, was thinking: since this demon clan uprising is limited to the Kan Dao region, if they really fight, it would be much thunder but little rain.

Or perhaps there is some other calculation?