Chapter 221 – The Beast Tide is Coming

Chapter 221 – The Beast Tide is Coming
Turning his head to look.

The visitors were clearly Liu Linglong and a youth carrying a sword.

When they got close, Liu Linglong immediately spoke out to the two:

“Big Brother Jiang, Sister Shen, this is Fellow Daoist Li Fei from the Aqua Sword Pavilion.”

Hmmm ……?
Shen Ruyan clearly had some doubts in her heart.

However, Jiang Chengxuan turned his head to look at the other party and nodded his head in greeting:

“So it’s Fellow Daoist Li Fei, may I ask if Fellow Daoist Li Fei has been entrusted by Fellow Daoist Hua to come here?”

“Not bad.”

Li Fei immediately nodded at Jiang Chengxuan.

“Mister Li has indeed come here to be entrusted by Senior Sister Hua to hand over this storage ring to Fellow Daoist Jiang.”

With that, he saw Li Fei take out a storage ring from his own body, and then handed it over to Jiang Chengxuan.

Then he heard him continue, “Senior Sister Hua said that the things that you, Fellow Daoist Jiang, have asked for, she has placed them in this storage ring, so I hope that you, Fellow Daoist Jiang, will be able to take a look at it.”

“Uh-huh.”

Jiang Chengxuan reached out and took that storage ring, and his divine sense slightly swept inside.

A hint of surprise immediately swept across his eyes.

It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with the contents of this storage ring.

Quite the contrary, it was because the amount of things in this storage ring was somewhat beyond Jiang Chengxuan’s expectations.

Originally, the quantity that was previously agreed upon was now directly increased by 20% on top of the original.

Moreover, the Thunder System Spirit Item and Five Elements Spirit Item that he had asked Hua Mengyou for earlier had even made Jiang Chengxuan feel a hint of surprise.

Only to see that within that storage ring, in its most central area, there were two items laid out.

One was a juvenile Thunder Jiao Dragon Bone, and the other was a Red Emperor Fire Crystal.

The former needless to say, the dragon bone of a juvenile Thunder Attribute Jiao Dragon was of incalculable value.

The latter, on the other hand, was a rather rare Third Order Upper Grade Fire Attribute Spirit Item.

It was an excellent material for refining Third Order Upper Grade magic treasures, as well as setting up Third Order Upper Grade fire attribute formations.

Most importantly, the other use of this item was to be used for the Heaven and Earth Xuan Flame to devour, thus advancing.

It seemed that this time, Hua Mengyue did not perfume herself.

By choosing these two spiritual items to give to herself, it was obvious that she had used her heart.

At that moment, Jiang Chengxuan put away this storage ring and turned to Li Fei:

“Fellow Daoist Li Fei, please go back and thank your senior sister properly for me.

I’m very satisfied with these things she gave me this time.

By the way ……”

As the words came to this point, Jiang Chengxuan couldn’t help but give a slight lurch and then continued:
“Fellow Daoist Li Fei has come all the way here this time, so why don’t you stay in my Jiang family for a few days? It’s also good to let us do our duty as a landlord.”

However, Li Fei shook his head and said, “Fellow Daoist Jiang’s good intentions, Mister Li heartily accepts.

To be honest, after that, Mister Li I still have some other things to do.

So I’m afraid I won’t have time to be a guest in your clan.

Let’s wait for the future, if there is time in the future, Mister Li will definitely come to my door to bother me.”

“In that case, that will have to do.”

Jiang Chengxuan nodded with some regret.

At that moment, he, Shen Ruyan, and Liu Linglong joined together to personally send Li Fei away from the Jiang Clan of Immortals.

“Linglong, the contents of this storage ring, you will give it to Renyi afterward, and let him do the distribution.”

Looking at Li Fei’s figure disappearing completely, Jiang Chengxuan couldn’t help but turn around, handing over everything except the Thunder Jiao Dragon Bone and the Red Emperor Fire Crystal to Liu Linglong.

“This is the stuff that Dao Friend Hua promised to our Jiang Family back then, turn around and you and Rendao can both look at it as well, to see if there is anything that you can use.

If there is, just take it despite.”

“Uh-huh.”

With regards to this matter that Jiang Chengxuan had mentioned, Liu Linglong was obviously very clear as well, and upon hearing this, she couldn’t help but nod her head at Jiang Chengxuan.

Subsequently, the two sides spoke a little more and chatted about some of the current changes in the Jiang family as well as in the outside world, Jiang Chengxuan was with Shen Ruyan and returned to Xuanming Peak again.

After returning to Xuan Ming Peak, Jiang Chengxuan then related these things, and Shen Ruyan said once again.

After Shen Ruyan heard it, she couldn’t help but nod at Jiang Chengxuan.

“Husband, you did the right thing.

In this matter of right and wrong, we really don’t have much of a choice.

To be able to use this to secure these benefits from the Aqua Sword Pavilion is already considered not easy.”

Speaking at this point, Shen Ruyan could not help but have a touch of worry appear on her face.

Only to hear her say, “I’m afraid that the battle will be very intense during this demonic beast rebellion.

With your and my strength nowadays, as long as we don’t go up against a fourth-order Jindan demonic beast, we shouldn’t be in too much danger.

But I’m worried that my elder brother and fifth uncle’s side, I’m afraid there will be some ……”

Shen Ruyan didn’t say the rest of the words, but Jiang Chengxuan already understood what she meant.

For this kind of thing.

In fact, whether it was Jiang Chengxuan or Shen Ruyan, there was nothing too good at the moment.

Especially fifth uncle Shen Yuanlong.

At first, after utilizing the Moonwatch Fruit they had given him to increase his lifespan by fifty years, he had been fortunate enough to buy another life-extending spirit that continued to increase his lifespan by another fifty years for him.

But even so, with time having come to this point, I’m afraid that Fifth Uncle Shen Yuanlong’s longevity was already not much.

At this time, both his magical power and qi and blood must have slipped to a relatively serious level.

If he still had to go to the front line afterward to deal with those demonic beasts, I’m afraid the outcome wouldn’t be too good.

“So I was thinking ……”

Shen Ruyan slowly opened her mouth.

“Taking advantage of the demonic beasts’ chaos has not yet arrived, can you sell one or two of the magic treasures that you and I can’t use at the moment to my elder brother and fifth uncle ancestor, or how much to increase some of their chances of survival.”

Hearing Shen Ruyan’s words, Jiang Chengxuan thought about it briefly and then nodded gently.

“I have no opinion on this matter.

It just so happens that, after a while, Rendo will personally go to the Cloud Country there, to purchase a batch of spiritual materials that the family needs.

At that time, let’s have him make a side trip to his elder brother and fifth uncle’s place.

Also ……”

As the words came to this point, Jiang Chengxuan’s tone gave a slight lurch before he proceeded to continue:
“I’m afraid that just one or two more magic treasures won’t play a decisive role.

It’s better to send them the two extra third-order Dou Bing Dan that you and I refined before.

With those two pills in place, it should be able to block a death calamity for them.”

“Hmm, that would be good.”

Shen Ruyan nodded.

Next, the couple talked about some other things.

After feeling that it was about time, they each returned to their cave and continued their seclusion.

Several months later.

Jiang Chengxuan looked at the Mori White Phantom Flame in his hand, and the extra splash of crimson in its core area, and a smile couldn’t help but spread across his face.

That’s right.

Nowadays, he was clearly letting that Mori White Phantom Flame devour the Red Emperor Flame Crystal given by Hua Mengyue.

It caused its grade and power to be raised by one step on top of its original base.

If the original Mori White Phantom Flame was ranked at the bottom amongst the many Heaven and Earth Xuanfires, then the current one had already reached the middle to lower reaches of the hierarchy.

And to be precise, today’s Mori White Phantom Flame could no longer be called Mori White Phantom Flame.

Rather, it was the Mori White Red Flame.

Using this fire to concoct pills would inevitably allow him to increase his success rate by one to two percent on top of the original.

However, according to the current situation, instead of completing the Alchemist Achievement Tasks given by the system, it would be better to try to raise his formation attainments to the third rank first.

After all, in the past, Jiang Chengxuan had already raised his formation attainments to the top grade of the second order under Shen Ruyan’s guidance.

Next, he only needed to take one more step forward to reach the Third Order Formation Master Achievement.

It was just that he didn’t know if the time left for himself was still too late.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was already four years later.

On this day.

Inside Jiang Chengxuan’s cave.

Suddenly, an arcane formation text flashed.

A thick and heavy atmosphere like that of Tarzan was emitted from those flickering formations.

Third-order lower-grade protective formation, E-Tu Heavy Mountain Formation, completed!
Jiang Chengxuan looked at the third-order protective array, E-Tu Heavy Mountain Array, which he had spent four years to successfully set up, and a relaxed smile finally appeared on his face.

I hope that the system rewards this time, won’t let me down just yet.

[Ding]

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, a familiar system prompt suddenly came from within his mind.

[Congratulations to the host, reaching the Third Order Formation Master achievement, obtaining Formation Talent +1, Fourth Order Formation Disk, Group Star Dueling Heavenly Chain Formation, and the opportunity for Formation Master Possession once].

Huh? The Star Dueling Heavenly Chain Formation?

Jiang Chengxuan was a bit surprised.

He didn’t expect that the system would directly reward him with a fourth-order array disk this time.

Cluster Star Dueling Heavenly Chained Formation.

This formation is a mixed grand formation.

It focuses on defense, attack and confusion.

It can attract the power of the stars in the sky to add to the power of the formation itself.

Once it is in full operation.

Even a Jindan real person who plunged into it without any effective means of protection would probably fall as a result.

It’s not an exaggeration to say.

For the system to reward him with such an attackable and defensible fourth-order array disk at this point in time was definitely sending him a huge card.

With this array in place, even if something unexpected did occur in the Demon Beast Rebellion afterward, he would not be left without the power to resist.

However, if I want to better manage this formation, I’m afraid that with my current formation cultivation, I’m still somewhat inadequate.

Fortunately, the system has given me another opportunity to possess a formation master this time.

With this possession, I should be able to advance my formation cultivation to another level.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chengxuan didn’t have the slightest hesitation and directly utilized the Formation Master Possession opportunity.

At the same time.

Liang Country.

Ancient Yuan Mountain Range.

This is the border area between the human and demon races of the Liang Kingdom.

At this time.

At the back of this mountain range.

A huge Immortal City that was a hundred feet tall loomed up.

This Immortal City was precisely the defense Immortal City that the Liang Immortal Cultivation World had specially established here in order to deal with this Demonic Beast Rebellion.

It was named Gu Yuan City.

At this time.

In the mountains in front of the Ancient Yuan City.

A demon hunting squad consisting of five people was carefully observing the surroundings.

Right now, demon hunting squads like this could be found almost everywhere outside the major border immortal cities.

And all of this was only because of a reward mechanism issued by Liang’s two major Jindan sects, the Aqua Sword Pavilion and the Tian Yue Sect.

No matter who, as long as they were able to successfully hunt demonic beasts outside of the border immortal cities, then they could take the carcasses of the demonic beasts they had hunted, and go to the corresponding exchange points in the immortal cities to exchange for spirit stones.

Generally speaking.

A first-order demonic beast can be exchanged for anywhere from five to fifteen spirit stones.

Depending on the grade of the demonic beast you hunted, it would determine the number of spirit stones you could get.

For second rank demonic beasts, the number of spirit stones would be many times higher.

It usually ranged from fifty to two hundred spirit stones.

Don’t look at this quantity as if it wasn’t a lot.

But this could already be considered quite a large amount of extra income for a casual cultivator.

Moreover, those rewards mentioned above were only for one demonic beast.

What if there were more of them?

This was the two old Jindan sects that had sufficient reserves to be able to do so.

Otherwise, any other clan or family would not be able to support such a huge expenditure.

Even if it was their Liang Kingdom, the Pang Clan, which had been newly promoted to a Jindan Immortal Clan, couldn’t do it.

As for the reason why the two major Jindan clans, why did they do this, that was also very simple.

For one thing, it was to stimulate the enthusiasm of all the cultivators to kill the demonic beasts in this way, and to do some warm-up in advance for the demonic beast chaos that would come afterward.

Secondly, it is through this way, to understand some of the situation on the side of the demonic beasts, as well as the movement.

At this point, the two major Jindan sects had specialized cultivators to buttress things in this regard.

At this time.

In that five-member squad, a young man wearing a Daoist robe looked at his surroundings and suddenly just frowned.

He looked towards the tall and thin man at the head of the five and could not help but say in a deep voice:
“Big Brother Hu, the situation seems to be a bit off.

It is simply too quiet here.

We’d better leave here first.”

Hearing the words of the dao-robed youth, a rather cute-looking yellow-skirted woman next to him instantly nodded her head as well.

“Brother Yun is right.

Brother Hu, there is indeed something not quite normal here.

We can’t go any deeper.”

Seeing his two teammates, they both made the same suggestion.

The tall and thin man who was the leader of the team on this trip could not help but look towards his two remaining companions.

A blue-clothed youth, and a middle-aged beautiful woman.

“Two of you, what do you think?”

The blue-clothed youth smiled and said, “I’ll listen to Big Brother Hu for everything, I’ll do whatever you say, Big Brother Hu.”

The middle-aged beauty, on the other hand, thought for a moment and said, “I think Brother Yun’er and Xiao Mei have a point.

This place, it is indeed not advisable for us to stay for long, so if we can, it is better to leave as early as possible.”

“Hm?”

At the instant the middle-aged beauty woman’s words fell, the tall and thin man, as well as the Dao-robed youth and the yellow-skirted woman who were present, suddenly all seemed to have sensed something.

Their gazes were suddenly turned behind them in unison.

There.

At some point, a huge figure had already appeared.

It was rushing towards their side.

“Roar!”

Boom!
It was also until this moment that the earth-shattering roar violently resounded.

The earth shook and giant trees tumbled.

Smoke and dust rolled up.

The faces of the five tall and thin men all brushed and instantly turned unusually pale.

In their eyes, there was also an unstoppable, thick look of panic that surfaced.

“Beast …… beast tide!
The beast tide is coming!

Quickly …… run ah!”

When the words fell, the five tall and thin men could no longer care about anything else, turned their heads and drove up the recluse light, and fled towards the back of the Ancient Yuan City at the fastest speed in their lives.

(End of chapter)