Chapter 112: Great Victory Over Beasts

The crowd on the battlefield soon felt that the intensity of this pressure far exceeded that of the dozen or so Foundation Establishment powerhouses present. They instantly knew that someone with Jin Dan-level combat power had arrived here, but they did not know who had come.

"Everyone, do not be afraid! This is the sect's Jin Dan Old Ancestor who has arrived. Hurry and follow me to kill forward. The doomsday of these beasts has arrived."

A Xiaoyao Sect Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was still fighting a second-tier bear beast above the battlefield, saw a spiritual boat flying from afar and shouted excitedly at the many Qi Refining cultivators below.

The giant python that had just been killed by the blue light, its two huge bodies over ten zhang long, fell to the ground and scared away many nearby low-tier beasts. The dozen or so leading second-tier beasts among the beasts, seeing the divine power of the Jin Dan cultivator, immediately let out a long howl, abandoned their opponents, and fled backward. The remaining first-tier beasts received the order to retreat and soon turned their direction and began to retreat to the north.

A moment later, a blue spiritual boat flew from afar to the sky above the battlefield. Standing on the spiritual boat were over a dozen cultivators dressed in Xiaoyao Sect attire. The leader was none other than the Xiaoyao Sect Jin Dan Elder, Lu Boyang.

After Lu Boyang drove the spiritual boat to the battlefield and saw that the beast army had begun to retreat, he did not choose to pursue. He waved his hand to collect the blue magic treasure that had just killed the second-tier giant python, and then let the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators on the spiritual boat go down to help, while he himself went directly to Huoyun Mountain.

Seeing the beasts begin to retreat, everyone also regained their spirits and chased forward. They had not taken much advantage after fighting the beasts for half a day, and now that they had a chance to beat the "drowning dog," everyone would naturally not let it go. The cultivators stationed on Huoyun Mountain, seeing that reinforcements had arrived, also took the initiative to open the formation and kill their way out.

Many cultivators chased north for over ten miles before letting go of those beasts that ran fast. By the time they returned to Huoyun Mountain, Song Qingming discovered that on the battlefield at the foot of the mountain, over a hundred corpses were already lying in disarray. Most of them were the beasts that had come to attack, and the remains of the few human cultivators who had died in battle had already been moved to the side, waiting for the cultivators of each family to come and claim them.

On Huoyun Mountain, dozens of law enforcement cultivators had already been arranged to collect and organize the beast corpses on the battlefield. These were the spoils of war obtained in this battle, and they would be taken out to reward the cultivators who had contributed to this battle.

As early as before the battle started, the Foundation Establishment cultivators above had already agreed on the rules for distributing the spoils of war. In order not to affect the performance of all cultivators participating in the battle, they issued strict orders: participating cultivators could not stop fighting in the main battlefield to collect materials from the dead beast corpses. It must be uniformly collected and organized by the battlefield law enforcement cultivators organized on Huoyun Mountain after the battle, and then distributed according to merit.

However, when they chased the beasts later, the materials of the beasts they killed individually could belong to themselves. When Song Qingming chased the beasts, he killed a mid-grade beast and earned dozens of spirit stones.

In this battle, the cultivators on Huoyun Mountain killed a total of nearly two hundred first-tier beasts and four second-tier beasts, while their own side only lost over twenty Qi Refining cultivators. Calculated by the battle damage ratio, it can be considered a great victory.

Having experienced this great victory, the Pingyang County cultivators finally swept away the haze of their crushing defeat at the Jin Shan Market a few days ago and restored some of their low morale.

However, this victory on Huoyun Mountain was also because reinforcements happened to arrive, catching the beasts off guard. This point had a very large impact on the entire war situation. Otherwise, even if they could repel this wave of beast attacks this time, their own losses would certainly not be just this little.

There were fifteen family cultivators from the Song family who came to Huoyun Mountain. Except for five who stayed on the mountain and did not go to the battlefield, no one died in this battle. Only two clansmen, including the thirteenth uncle Song Changxiong, were injured. Next, the two of them would not be able to go to the battlefield again and must recover for a period of time to heal their injuries.

In the Cao family's discussion hall on Huoyun Mountain, Cao Wanjiang, a ninth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator, had changed to sit in the lower seat, giving up his main seat above to Lu Boyang, the Jin Dan True Person. Except for the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators brought by Lu Boyang, the twenty-plus Foundation Establishment cultivators on the mountain had all gathered here.

Looking at Lu Boyang sitting above, everyone, unlike the noisy atmosphere in the hall during the previous few discussions, consciously closed their mouths, not daring to make a sound. This also made Yuan Feng, who was sitting opposite Cao Wanjiang, feel a rare quiet atmosphere.

After Lu Boyang swept his eyes over the crowd below, he said: "What is going on at the Jin Shan Market? Is it confirmed that a third-tier white lion beast king has arrived here? There has never been a third-tier white lion in the Fuyun Mountain Range. Could it be a beast king from somewhere else?"

Yuan Feng, who had not spoken much, replied first: "Reporting to Senior Uncle, that day, the disciples and fellow Daoists saw with our own eyes that it was indeed a white lion beast king that breached the Jin Shan Market. This point can be confirmed."

"According to the description of Fellow Daoist Chen who escaped from the market, the aura of this white lion beast king is not very strong. The junior feels that this white lion leads many low-tier beasts below, with dozens of second-tier beasts alone. It should not be from outside. I estimate that this beast king should have advanced to the third tier only in the last few decades, which is why it is unknown." The experienced Cao Wanjiang also hurriedly added his guess in his heart.

After Lu Boyang sat and pondered for a while, he nodded to Cao Wanjiang, somewhat agreeing with his point of view.

"In this unrest, there are several beast kings from the Fuyun Mountain Range whose whereabouts are unknown. I originally thought it was that Nine-Patterned Flood Dragon that had not yet appeared that had arrived here, so I specifically came to track this beast. It seems that the evil beast should have gone elsewhere. No matter, since I have come, I cannot make a wasted trip. In these few days, you organize manpower first, and five days later, set off with me to retake the Jin Shan Market."

"We respectfully obey the senior's orders."

After hearing Lu Boyang's order, the Pingyang County cultivators led by Cao Wanjiang all showed long-lost smiles. Since the white lion captured the Jin Shan Market, the low-tier beasts under its command had been attacking everywhere in Pingyang County these days, already wiping out several Qi Refining cultivation families near the Jin Shan Market.

If this beast is not driven out, the north of Pingyang County will inevitably become a ruin. Even if they can retake these territories after the beast unrest ends, it will take at least a hundred years to recover.

When beasts breach a spiritual mountain, except for a small number of cultivators who can escape alone, most cultivators and mortals will fall into the mouths of the beasts. Once a large number of mortals are lost and fresh blood cannot be replenished, the number of cultivators in the county will naturally decrease significantly in the next few decades. By then, the overall strength of Pingyang County will drop by a notch, and the next time beasts attack, they will certainly be even more difficult.

Lu Boyang's cultivation has reached the fourth layer of Jin Dan, and his status in the Xiaoyao Sect is not low. With his strength, repelling the white lion beast king in the Jin Shan Market that had just advanced not long ago should not be a difficult thing. Regarding this point, the many Foundation Establishment cultivators present would naturally not doubt it.

Soon, the cultivators below all received the order to prepare to attack the Jin Shan Market. Huoyun Mountain also began to get busy, preparing various materials to prepare for the expedition to retake the Jin Shan Market, an important market.

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