Chapter 471: Beast King Reappears

Hearing Li Mufeng suddenly ask about Song Qingming, True Person Guangling was stunned for a moment with a look of surprise on his face, then hurriedly tidied up his thoughts slightly.

"On Junior Brother Song's side at Jin Shan Market, the preparations are currently not bad. Except for the cultivators from the more distant Jiangling and Liuyang, the others have almost all arrived at Jin Shan Market to support."

"Last time, Junior Brother Song also specially selected and sent several formation masters from the sect to help strengthen the mountain-guarding formation. With Junior Brother Song at Jin Shan Market, I think there shouldn't be any major mistakes."

"Guiyun Market and Jin Shan Market seem to be fine for now. This time, I am afraid that Mount Tuoyun and Tiexian Fortress will not be able to hold on. Now that there has been no news from Mount Tuoyun for so long, that old fox Chen Jinliang has probably already passed away. Relying only on Feng Yangde, a fake-core cultivator, it would be quite good if he could keep Mount Tuoyun by then; he would have no strength to support Tiexian Fortress."

"Alright! I have said it many times. You must prioritize the sect in everything you do. This time the beasts are powerful, and your Senior Brother Yao cannot act. We can only protect Guiyun Market and Jin Shan Market first."

"As for the matters of Mount Tuoyun and Tiexian Fortress, last time Fengping also acted to help them solve the Black Flame Tiger. The sect can be considered to have helped them in advance. Let us ignore them for the time being and see the situation later!"

Li Mufeng had no intention of caring about these matters at this time. Hearing True Person Guangling mention Tiexian Fortress again, before he could finish speaking, he immediately interrupted him.

During the beast turmoil a hundred years ago, although under the leadership of Sect Master Yao Ganshu, the Xiaoyao Sect finally repelled the beast army without losing a single Jin Dan True Person, they also paid some price. Jin Shan Market and half of Pingyang County in northeast Wei Guo were almost razed to the ground by the beasts.

Although Tiexian Fortress was not breached by the beasts and finally waited for Chen Jinliang's support, the cultivation families in the surrounding area also suffered not small losses.

Now that the Xiaoyao Sect's power is not as good as it was a hundred years ago, and it happens to coincide with the beasts being powerful, it is certainly very difficult for the Xiaoyao Sect to retreat unscathed in this beast turmoil. Compared to Tiexian Fortress and Mount Tuoyun, Li Mufeng naturally values places like Guiyun Market and Jin Shan Market, which are directly controlled by the sect, more in his heart.

If it truly reaches a critical moment, except for Guiyun Market, which is a third-tier spiritual vein that the sect has operated for thousands of years, the Xiaoyao Sect can grit its teeth and abandon places like Mount Tuoyun, Tiexian Fortress, and Jin Shan Market. This kind of thing also happened once more than a thousand years ago.

Seeing that Li Mufeng's face was already somewhat unpleasant, True Person Guangling could only shut his mouth immediately.

"Senior Uncle, although I cannot act at will now, it is still possible for me to go out and walk. As long as I can show my face, perhaps I can also deter old opponents like Fengyi and help Yuxian and the others." After True Person Guangling left, Yao Ganshu, who was sitting on the side, suddenly said what he had just wanted to say all along.

True Person Guangling had always served as a miscellaneous affairs elder in the sect, and the intelligence sent from all over the sect first passed through him, which also made him understand the situation around Wei Guo a bit better.

"Senior Uncle, rest assured, this disciple understands!" True Person Guangling responded and slowly withdrew from the Xiaoyao Hall.

After Li Mufeng turned his gaze to Yao Ganshu, his face immediately became gentle, and he said with a smile, "Now the front line has not yet reported an emergency. You don't need to worry too much. Just heal your injuries well. If Qingming can hold Jin Shan Market, Yuxian and the others should have no major problems at Guiyun Market."

Although Chen Jinliang joined forces with Ma Hongshan and Chu Fengping to hunt and kill the Black Flame Tiger on Mount Dahei last time, intelligence from the north has already shown that new beast kings have appeared nearby again. True Person Guangling also knew in his heart that Tiexian Fortress and Mount Tuoyun would not be simpler than in the past during this beast turmoil.

"Guangling, you go down and busy yourself first. Now that most of the sect's elders have gone to Guiyun Market, you still need to be more vigilant here on Mount Guyang. If there is any news from the front line, you must inform me first."

This great disaster, although finally repelled the beasts with the help of surrounding countries, also caused heavy losses to the numerous cultivation families and loose cultivator forces in the north of Wei Guo, and it took several hundred years to slowly recover.

It is just that True Person Guangling, as a Jin Dan elder who handles affairs below, naturally has a lower vision than Li Mufeng, who controls the overall situation.

During that beast turmoil at the time, because the Xiaoyao Sect happened to encounter a change, there were only six Jin Dan cultivators left in the sect who could act. In the end, they could only abandon a large area in the north of Wei Guo and concentrate their strength to fully guard Guiyun Market.

As the Sect Master of the Xiaoyao Sect, now that the entire sect is facing the huge test of beast turmoil, but he can only hide on Mount Guyang to heal his injuries and recuperate, Yao Ganshu truly feels a bit uncomfortable in his heart.

"And those great beast kings are not all fools. You showing your face can deter them for a while, but after a long time, they will inevitably see through the clues. It is better to wait until the critical moment before you show your face."

Seeing that Yao Ganshu was still worried about the battle situation on the front line, Chen Xuanxin, who was sitting on the side, also stood up and echoed, "Senior Uncle Li is right. Last time the sect used the strategy of 'crossing the sea under a disguise' to make them suffer a loss. The Sect Master Senior Brother not showing his face now will instead make those beast kings wary and distracted to guard against our sneak attacks."

Hearing the comforting words of Li Mufeng and Chen Xuanxin, Yao Ganshu tried to squeeze a smile on his slightly pale face, nodded, then bid farewell to Li Mufeng and returned to his cave dwelling to continue healing his injuries.

After only he and Chen Xuanxin were left in the great hall, Li Mufeng turned around slowly and said with a solemn face, "Xuanxin, have you contacted him during this period?"

"I have already sent out several letters, but I have not received a reply yet. I reckon he might have been delayed by something and hasn't seen my letters yet." Chen Xuanxin bowed and shook his head.

"Then let us wait a little longer. Recently, those sects around us have been somewhat restless, and this place of the Fuyun Mountain Range is also becoming increasingly uneasy. Now that the sect has encountered one setback after another, it is also like walking on thin ice."

"I originally thought I could support your Senior Brother Yao to break through to Nascent Soul to relieve the pressure on the sect next, but unfortunately, God did not fulfill one's wishes. I only hope the sect can safely survive this beast crisis and retain some strength!"

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Jin Shan Market, in the discussion hall.

Song Qingming, sitting at the head of the hall, looked at the numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting below with a solemn face and said slowly, "Just now, I went to the north to investigate. The beast army is only less than two thousand miles away from Jin Shan Market."

Hearing this news, the expressions of most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators present changed. Only the veteran Foundation Establishment cultivators who had experienced a beast great battle once remained calm.

Cao Rongxue, sitting in the front, stood up and bowed, "Senior Song, the last time the sect sent news that a third-tier beast king was coming toward our Jin Shan Market, it was not certain whether it was true or false. Did you discover the traces of the beast king this time?"

Song Qingming nodded slightly, "It is about the same as the news sent by the sect before. There is indeed a third-tier beast king among the beasts coming this time."

"Because the distance was a bit far, I didn't see clearly what its origin was, but seeing many white lions in the beast group, it is highly likely that this time it is still the White Lion Beast King that breached Jin Shan Market a hundred years ago."

"Sigh! A third-tier beast king has really come. This is truly fearing what comes!"

"Who says it isn't?"

Upon hearing that there was indeed a third-tier beast king among the beasts coming to Jin Shan Market, the expressions of everyone at the scene suddenly changed.

Although they received news from the Xiaoyao Sect a few days ago that a third-tier beast king was coming this way, everyone still held a glimmer of luck, hoping that this intelligence might be wrong. As long as no third-tier beast king appeared among the beasts, with Song Qingming, this Jin Dan True Person, sitting in Jin Shan Market, there would basically be no major danger.

However, Song Qingming's words now also completely extinguished the luck that existed in their hearts. The fact that there was a third-tier beast king among the beasts coming not only indicated that the strength of the beasts moving south this time was powerful, but also meant that this great battle with the beasts would not end so easily.

As long as there is no third-tier beast king, those low-tier first and second-tier beasts, once they encounter a strong enemy and the situation is not right, will slowly retreat or change direction to go elsewhere. This is extremely favorable to the human cultivator side, not only greatly shortening the time of the war but also reducing many casualties of cultivators.

Looking back a few hundred years, the more tragic battles basically occurred in Guiyun Market. In fact, no third-tier beast king had ever come to Jin Shan Market, and the battles were not so intense. This also led to the numerous cultivators responsible for guarding Jin Shan Market being careless during the last beast turmoil and falling into the White Lion Beast King's trick of "luring the tiger away from the mountain."

Seeing that some people below were already starting to panic before even engaging with the beasts, Song Qingming snorted coldly with a calm face, "Even if a third-tier beast king has come, our current defensive strength in Jin Shan Market is enough to deal with it. Moreover, fellow Daoists from Jiangling and Liuyang are already on their way, and it is estimated that they will arrive in a few days."

"The beast turmoil occurs once every hundred years. We are in Wei Guo, and we cannot avoid it even if we want to. All of you, do not be too panicked."

"Senior Song is right. Now there are more than twenty Foundation Establishment fellow Daoists in our Jin Shan Market, and there is Senior Song sitting in town. Compared to a hundred years ago, we are much stronger. Why fear these beasts?"

"Moreover, we have all worked hard to prepare for battle for so long, isn't it for today? On weekdays, if we want to kill one or two beasts, we have to go deep into the Fuyun Mountain Range to find them everywhere. Today, these beasts have delivered themselves to our door from thousands of miles away. So many beast materials are also a rare opportunity for us." Hearing Song Qingming's comforting words, Cao Rongxue also took the opportunity to encourage everyone.

Although this great battle is unavoidable, now that Jin Shan Market has Song Qingming, this Jin Dan True Person, sitting in town, if only one third-tier beast king has come, the human side indeed does not need to be too panicked for now.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 472 =====