bookbashuk Chapter 128 The Turmoil Ends
Chapter 128 The Turmoil Ends
A month has passed in the blink of an eye.
After Lingyue Mountain was breached, Zhang Lingyu led Wang Menghan and followed the main force to various places to clear out the monsters.
Strangely enough, after the three demon kings breached the Tranquil Heart Pavilion, they returned directly to the Myriad Spirits Mountain Range without venturing further, which resulted in Bai Yan and his two Golden Core cultivators gaining nothing.
According to the intelligence system, the three demon emperors were afraid that the demon king would be surrounded by the golden core cultivators, so they hastily recalled him.
In this way, the pressure on the six tribes to recover lost territory was greatly reduced.
Not only did they set up a sixth-order grand formation at Black Wind Ridge and Spirit Moon Mountain, but they also sent three Golden Core cultivators to guard them.
After Zhang Lingyu and his group finished clearing out the demonic beasts, they returned directly to Tianliu City.
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"Lingyu is back."
At the Zhang family's residence in Tianliu City, the clansmen watched the young man return safely, and their hearts finally settled down. The clan leader, Zhang Xingyao, looked at the little girl behind him and smiled, "This must be Menghan."
"Yes, I have already accepted Meng Han as my disciple."
Zhang Lingyu introduced his eldest disciple to the clansmen with a smile, while also telling the children how to address each person.
The clansmen were also very curious. Since he could be accepted as a disciple, he must have a spiritual aperture. They all stepped forward to greet this future clan cultivator.
Because she was new to the place and surrounded by strangers, the girl was a little timid and hid behind the boy, too afraid to come out.
After a while, she cautiously peeked out and respectfully greeted everyone: "Menghan greets all the uncles and elders, as well as grandfathers and great-grandfathers."
"How polite."
Zhang Lingtai emerged from the crowd at some point. The young man seemed the same as usual, as if he had gradually accepted his grandfather's death. He smiled and teased the girl:
"Menghan, I am your Uncle Lingtai. I met your father and mother back then. Did you mention them?"
He cultivated with Zhang Lingyu in Fire Cloud Valley back then. When they rescued Wang Lin and his wife, he watched over them from the side. However, it was his cousin who did the work, while he could only stand by.
"So it's Uncle Lingtai. My father and mother mentioned you. It was you and Master who saved them together."
"Ah... actually, I didn't do much." Seeing the child flatter him so much, the boy suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
This scene made the clansmen burst into laughter. Zhang Lingyu patted Menghan's little head and said with a smile, "Menghan, go play with your Uncle Lingtai. Your great-grandfather and I still have some things to talk about."
"Yes, Master."
The girl nodded, and the surrounding tribespeople tactfully led her aside to offer their concern and care.
After the crowd dispersed, Zhang Lingyu gradually became serious and asked Zhang Xingyao as they walked, "Clan leader, what's the situation now?"
When he brought Wang Menghan back to Tianliu City, he found that many cultivators from aristocratic families and sects had already left in a hurry.
According to daily intelligence, he already knows that Dianqiu and the other five True Monarchs chased the three Demon Emperors into the core area, and another great battle broke out between the two sides.
This battle damaged countless spiritual mountains and veins. In the end, the three demon emperors were seriously injured and fled to a more central location, while the five nascent soul cultivators also suffered considerable injuries due to a secret treasure of the Spirit Vulture Demon Emperor.
Currently, the Nascent Soul cultivators are all injured, and the Demon Kings have led their demon beasts to hide deep within the area, no longer daring to come out.
It can be said that this beast tide has come to a complete end.
"Yeah, that's pretty much the situation."
Zhang Xingyao recounted what he had heard to the boy, and it was almost identical to what the intelligence system had reported.
The only difference is that the Six Sects concealed the fact that the Nascent Soul cultivator was injured.
Actually, it's nothing serious. In a battle of magic, injuries are inevitable. As long as it's not a fatal blow, it won't cause too much panic among the people below.
"Furthermore, according to rumors, a total of twelve Golden Core cultivators have perished in the entire Zhao Kingdom this time, while the demon race lost thirteen demon kings. It can be said that both sides suffered losses."
It's called a loss, but the loss is far too great. It takes an unknown amount of time to cultivate a Golden Core cultivator, not to mention the many Foundation Establishment cultivators who died in battle.
It's uncertain whether these twelve vacant spots can be filled within the next century.
In the battle of Black Wind Ridge alone, the Blood Fiend Demon King, together with three other demon kings, broke through the great formation and killed three Golden Core cultivators. It was precisely because of this situation that the six sects had to fight fires everywhere, resulting in the deaths of many cultivators.
Zhang Lingyu had counted that there were more than ninety Golden Core cultivators in the Zhao Kingdom, with more than seventy of them belonging to the Six Sects.
Those who died in this battle were mostly patriarchs of Golden Core factions, while the strength of the six sects was not greatly damaged.
"In this way, the six clans have even stronger control over the Zhao state."
He nodded inwardly, listening as his clan patriarch continued:
"Now that the major clans and sects are gradually returning, we have also packed up and are just waiting for you and Menghan. You can return to your clan at any time."
The Zhang family's losses this time were neither too great nor too small. Compared to other aristocratic families, it was already considered good. If the fighting continued, Zhang Xingyao wouldn't be able to withstand it. He laughed and said:
The Zhang family's losses this time were neither too great nor too small. Compared to other aristocratic families, it was already considered good. If the fighting continued, Zhang Xingyao wouldn't be able to withstand it. He laughed and said:
"Lingyu, I have another piece of good news for you."
"I've inquired. Apart from the two clan leaders and some late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who came from the Yun and Ming families this time, the rest have all perished."
"Oh, that's good news."
Zhang Lingyu nodded. Both families, like them, had two Foundation Establishment cultivators leading the team. Unfortunately, even Golden Core cultivators could perish in the beast tide, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators.
In this way, the strength of both sides will be greatly reduced, and the unification of Yingchuan County will be just around the corner.
That being said, the four-tiered formations of the two families are no joke. The plan can only be implemented once Zhang Yuanlin has purchased the four-tiered formation-breaking bead.
"By the way, have you retrieved the storage bags of our clansmen who died in battle? And the compensation from the Six Sects as well?"
When this was mentioned, Zhang Xingyao replied:
"Don't worry, everything is arranged. Not only have the storage bags been returned, but we have also compensated each family with a lot of spiritual items according to their cultivation level. In addition, each family has been compensated with a Foundation Establishment Pill for their meritorious service in resisting the beast tide."
The storage bags and compensation items of the fallen clansmen will all be returned to their descendants and relatives after they return to the clan.
As for the recruited rogue cultivators, the Zhang family will try their best to find their relatives. Of course, these are only rare cases. Generally, when rogue cultivators join the Zhang family, they will move their families to the Zhang family's territory. Only a few people go their own way.
"That's a good compensation."
Zhang Lingyu was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected the six sects to be so generous, giving a total of about four or five hundred of them. It seemed that they weren't anything rare to them.
They simply kept the formulas and spiritual materials firmly in their own hands and did not easily let them out.
The two talked for a while longer, and seeing that there was nothing more to worry about, he said:
"In that case, I'll exchange the remaining contribution points for cultivation pills, and we'll return to the clan tomorrow."
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