Chapter 465: Yehuo Island

Roar!

Damn it!

Yan Buji, furious and flustered, without bothering to conceal his strength, dodged the demon beast's attack and dove down, slamming a punch in!

Bang!

Seeing a demon king annihilated in the flood of True Essence, Yan Buji breathed a sigh of relief.

Roar roar roar!!!

Damn it!

Yan Buji turned and ran, never expecting that his trip to Zhangyue Island would instead result in him being chased by a horde of demon kings and even demon emperors; although he wasn't completely powerless, if he were dragged into the beast tide, wouldn't that be the end?

Fellow Daoist, come over!!

Yan Buji turned his head and saw that he had finally fled to the front of Yehuo Island.

Seeing a large number of cultivators rushing out, Yan Buji hurried onto the island, standing at the pier and watching those cultivators fight the demon beasts.

Be careful, there seems to be a demon emperor too!

Demon emperor?!

The surrounding cultivators' faces turned grim, but before anyone could react, a graceful figure flew out, her aura mighty, her arts reaching the heavens, actually slaying the pursuing demon emperor with a single strike from afar.

Huh?

Who is that? Yan Buji asked.

That is a Nascent Soul True Lord from the Sun and Moon Palace come to lend aid, Immortal Phoenix Splendor.

Immortal Phoenix Splendor?

Yan Buji breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately he had altered his appearance before landing on the island, originally planning to act under the identity of Xu Long, but it seemed he still had to change his appearance and seek refuge on the island.

All we can say is that he underestimated the intensity of this beast tide; even the Sun and Moon Palace probably didn't expect Zhangyue Island to fall.

Thus, the Southern Inner Sea is also in imminent danger.

Please, fellow Daoist, where have you come from, and how is the Southern Constellation Island faring?

Yan Buji's expression changed, he sighed: "Zhangyue Island has already fallen; this place probably...."

Really? It's come to this?!

A large number of cultivators returned, having learned from Yan Buji that Zhangyue Island had fallen, and each of their faces changed dramatically.

Zhangyue Island is only a few thousand nautical miles from Yehuo Island; if Zhangyue Island has fallen, then the other islands now located in the Southern Constellation Islands are also in jeopardy.

Moreover, it is said that Zhangyue Island also has a Nascent Soul True Lord holding the fort; if demon beasts can breach Zhangyue Island, they can also breach Yehuo Island.

At this tumultuous moment, Immortal Phoenix Splendor flew into midair and transmitted her voice: 'Everyone, the beast tide is growing ever more fierce; we must protect human territory, or else once the demon beasts breach the south, the other three factions and the inner sea will surely fall into chaos! You need not worry—I will notify the Sun and Moon Palace, and reinforcements will arrive shortly!'

The Sun and Moon Palace still has reinforcements coming, so it's all right.

Good thing, otherwise we Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't withstand the beast tide.

These days, the demon kings appearing are also increasing in number; even the Golden Core True Persons on the island struggle to cope. If the Sun and Moon Palace's reinforcements could arrive soon, that would be great.

Oh right, fellow Daoist, you'll need to first make a trip with the Enforcement Squad, as they say it's to prevent demonic cultivators from causing trouble.

Okay, I understand.

Yan Buji felt something was off, but he didn't say more.

Afterwards, many scattered cultivators fleeing external enemies also arrived, and together with Yan Buji they were taken to a certain place.

The crowd arrived at a closed plaza; the cultivators who had fled looked around, also feeling somewhat tense.

Immortal Phoenix Splendor suddenly descended from the heavens, standing before the crowd: "Everyone, don't worry; I am Phoenix Splendor of the Sun and Moon Palace. This time I summoned you merely to guard against demonic cultivators causing trouble—just prove your identity."

Yes, we will obey the True Lord's edict.

Yan Buji secretly thought it was bad, unsure whether to use the identity of Yuejin or that of an Alchemist.

Both identities are easily noticed, but speaking of it, the Yuejin identity is somewhat better, after all the affair on Penglai Island happened long ago.

As for the Alchemist identity, if any of these Enforcement Squad members are also from the Liu family, then if Liu Ziguang catches wind of it, he might well come looking for trouble.

After proving his identity, he should hurry and flee.

Thinking this, Yan Buji took out his former identity token.

Are you called Yuejin?

Yes, I am Daoist Yuejin. Yan Buji chuckled and bowed with clasped hands.

Hmm. The person examined his aura and found no conflict with his own, then continued the inspection.

Afterwards, Yan Buji was also able to leave the place smoothly.

However, due to wartime management, Yan Buji could not easily leave the island; instead he was assigned to the front lines to resist the demon beasts' attacks.

Tsk!

Ten full days and nights.

The demon beasts assaulting Yehuo Island came in an endless stream, but Yan Buji dared not readily use his true strength, making the fight extremely difficult.

Only on the eleventh day was he finally relieved to rest.

Daoist Yuejin, do you have any healing pills? the cultivator beside him asked.

None. Yan Buji shook his head, covering his wound with a wry smile: "I only hope the Sun and Moon Palace will credit me with more merits so I can exchange them for medicine."

Alas.

The surrounding cultivators also didn't say much, each supporting the other as they limped toward the urban area.

Yan Buji also had no choice; he could only go ahead first, blend into the crowd to gather information, waiting for an opportunity to leave.

Everyone come take a look!!

Dang dang dang!

With the sound of gongs ringing, Yan Buji blended into the crowd and saw that several Foundation Establishment cultivators had been brought up to the high platform, while a Golden Core stage cultivator stood before the crowd, shouting loudly:

These people, while defending against the beast tide, acted deceitfully and slipshod, causing the eastern side to almost be overrun by the beast tide! In the end they even formed factions trying to flee! This is utterly devoid of conscience, a scourge of humanity! Not only did they kill many fellow cultivators, they also violated the wartime management regulations set by the Sun and Moon Palace; according to the rules, they should be beheaded on the spot!

The several Foundation Establishment Cultivators whose mana had been sealed widened their eyes and hurriedly begged for mercy while crying.

As a result, a blade fell; a large head rolled onto the ground, and fresh blood spurted from the severed neck.

The surrounding cultivators fell silent like cicadas in winter; only a few people in the crowd cheered, urging the surrounding cultivators to shout along.

Yan Buji coldly watched this scene; he felt little disgust in his heart, and was instead quite interested.

The Sun and Moon Palace's approach clearly shows they don't treat low-level cultivators as anything; not only must they resist the beast tide, but they also must be strictly supervised, and anyone who violates the regulations is sentenced to death.

This can be called utterly domineering!

The cultivators below, although they dare not speak openly, are naturally dissatisfied.

Everyone is out here cultivating; even if you have a good background and high cultivation, there's not much more to say.

But you can't not treat people as people; when those cultivators were beheaded, wasn't it just a warning to those who harbor thoughts of fleeing?

But we are not cultivators of the Sun and Moon Palace; imposing such strict management, even harsher than before, naturally makes people extremely dissatisfied.

You have so many people in the Sun and Moon Palace; why don't you come out to resist the demonic beasts?

So the righteousness of humanity is just in your mouths; we can't even speak?