Chapter 112: Great Victory Over Beasts

The people on the battlefield soon felt that the intensity of this pressure far exceeded that of the dozen or so Foundation Establishment powerhouses present, and they instantly knew that a Golden Core-level combat force had arrived here, but they did not know who it was.

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

A Profound Heaven Sect Foundation Establishment cultivator who was still fighting a Level 2 bear beast above the battlefield shouted excitedly at the many Qi Refining cultivators below after seeing a spiritual boat flying from afar.

The giant python killed by the blue light, its two giant bodies over ten feet long, fell to the ground and scared away many low-level beasts nearby. The dozen or so leading Level 2 beasts among the beasts immediately let out a long howl, abandoned their opponents, and fled backward. The remaining Level 1 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 a dozen cultivators dressed in Profound Heaven Sect attire. The leader was the Profound Heaven Sect Golden Core 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 put away the blue magic treasure that had just killed the Level 2 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 Mount Huoyun.

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 dog in the water, everyone would naturally not let it go. The cultivators stationed on Mount Huoyun, seeing that reinforcements had arrived, also took the initiative to open the formation and kill their way out.

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

On Mount Huoyun, 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 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 the distribution of spoils. In order not to affect the performance of all cultivators participating in the battle, they issued strict orders that cultivators participating in the battle could not stop fighting privately 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 on Mount Huoyun after the battle before being distributed according to merit.

However, the materials of the beasts they killed individually when pursuing the beasts later could belong to them. Song Qingming killed a medium-grade beast when pursuing the beasts and earned dozens of spirit stones.

In this battle, the Mount Huoyun cultivator side killed a total of nearly two hundred Level 1 beasts and four Level 2 beasts, and their own side only lost more than twenty Qi Refining cultivators. According to the battle damage ratio, it can be considered a great victory.

After experiencing this great victory, the Pingyang County cultivators finally swept away the haze of their crushing defeat at Jinshan Market in the past few days and restored some of the low morale.

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

There were fifteen family cultivators from the Song family who came to Mount Huoyun. Except for five who stayed on the mountain and did not participate in the battle, 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 need to recover for a period of time to heal their injuries.

In the Cao family's discussion hall on Mount Huoyun, Cao Wanjiang, at Foundation Establishment Level 9, had moved to sit in the lower seat, giving his main seat above to Lu Boyang, the Golden Core True Person. Except for the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators brought by Lu Boyang, the more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators on the mountain had all gathered here.

Looking at Lu Boyang sitting above, everyone, unlike the noisy discussions in the hall in the past few times, consciously closed their mouths and did not dare to make a sound, which also allowed Yuan Feng, who was sitting opposite Cao Wanjiang, to rarely feel a quiet atmosphere.

After Lu Boyang scanned the crowd below, he said: "What is going on at Jinshan Market? Is it confirmed that a Level 3 White Lion Beast King has arrived here? There has never been a Level 3 White Lion in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. Could it be a Beast King from somewhere else?"

Yuan Feng, who had not spoken much, took the lead and replied: "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 Jinshan 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-level beasts, and there are dozens of Level 2 beasts alone. It should not have come from outside. I presume this Beast King should have advanced to Level 3 in the last few decades, which is why it is unknown." The experienced Cao Wanjiang also hurriedly added his speculation.

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

"In this unrest, there are still a few Beast Kings from the Floating Cloud Mountain Range whose whereabouts are unknown. I originally thought it was the Nine-Patterned Flood Dragon that had not yet appeared that had arrived here, so I came here specifically to track this beast. It seems that the evil beast should have gone elsewhere. No matter, since I am here, I cannot make a wasted trip. In the next few days, you organize some manpower first, and five days later, follow me to set off to retake Jinshan Market."

"We will follow Senior's orders."

After hearing Lu Boyang's instructions, the Pingyang County cultivators led by Cao Wanjiang finally showed long-lost smiles. Since the White Lion breached Jinshan Market, the low-level beasts under its command had been attacking everywhere in Pingyang County these days, and several Qi Refining immortal families near Jinshan Market had already been wiped out.

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

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 they will definitely have a harder time when the beasts attack next time.

Lu Boyang's cultivation has reached Golden Core Level 4, and his status in the Profound Heaven Sect is not low. With his strength, repelling the White Lion Beast King that had just advanced to Level 3 not long ago should not be a difficult task. The many Foundation Establishment cultivators present would naturally not doubt this point.

Soon, the cultivators below received the order to prepare to attack Jinshan Market, and Mount Huoyun also began to get busy, preparing various materials to prepare for the expedition to retake Jinshan Market, this important market.