bookbashuk Chapter 119 Triumphant Return
Chapter 119 Triumphant Return
Chapter 122 Triumphant Return (First Update)
Lingyue Mountain.
Master Jingxin paced anxiously back and forth in the main hall, occasionally frowning and looking towards the horizon, but he still hadn't seen the returning cultivators.
"You said you'd be back half a day ago, did you run into some trouble on the way?"
No wonder this immortal was so anxious. He was the only one guarding Lingyue Mountain. If another demon king came to attack, he would surely be unable to defend it.
Fortunately, after nearly two hours, three streaks of light finally appeared on the horizon, and Zhang Lingyu and the others followed closely behind.
"Great, you're finally back!"
Master Jingxin was overjoyed and immediately flew out of the formation, bowing respectfully from afar: "Haha, congratulations to the three fellow Daoists on slaying the Demon King and returning victorious!"
"Fellow Daoist, you must have been very anxious during these two days of guarding the area alone."
How could the three of them not see through the real person's little scheme?
Master Xuandan stroked his beard and laughed, "Now that the Azure Phoenix Demon King is dead, and the Black Tortoise and Blood Drink Demon Kings have been injured and fled back to their lair, and their demon beasts are either dead or injured, it will not be easy to gather them together again."
"Very good."
Master Jingxin was overjoyed, for the other demon kings were all engaged in battles and had no way to spare manpower to attack this place.
As long as the two demon kings, Xuan Turtle and Xuan Turtle, remain hidden and do not come out, it can be said that the beast tide of Lingyue Mountain has basically ended ahead of schedule.
"When do those three fellow cultivators plan to depart?"
Before deciding to attack, Yang Yun had promised that if successful, he would lead the cultivators to aid Tianliu City. Now that the crisis had passed, it was time to leave.
Although he wasn't included in this, he still felt uneasy, as if another demon king was coming. He feared that their Tranquil Pavilion alone wouldn't be able to hold out. If they could leave behind another Golden Core cultivator, things would be much safer.
But this idea was quickly shattered. Master Yang Yun said, "Let's rest here for a day before we set off. Also, I would like to ask you to send half of your disciples with us."
"Huh? This...this isn't what we agreed on a few days ago!"
Master Jingxin was truly panicked. If half of his cultivators were sent away, would Lingyue Mountain still be able to defend itself?
He was asking if there was any room for negotiation when the other party coldly replied, "Fellow Daoist, this is an order jointly issued by the six sects. What, are you going to disobey the order?"
The old man turned pale upon hearing this. He was about to ask the two True Immortals, Xuan Dan and Yan Yuan, for help, but they turned their heads away, clearly not wanting to speak up for him.
Ultimately, he couldn't fight city hall, and after some internal struggle, he said with a wry smile, "I'll send someone myself."
"Fellow Daoist Jingxin, do not worry. The demonic beasts are all concentrated in Tianliu City. Besides, with your formation, it is impossible to break through here in a short time."
Master Yang Yun nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the assembled cultivators and transmitted a message: "Everyone, please return to Lingyue Mountain to rest for a while. We will head to Tianliu City early the day after tomorrow!"
As night fell, most cultivators, having finally gotten a day's respite from days of battle, were seizing the opportunity to rest. However, the Zhang family camp was extremely hot, and no one could sleep.
At this moment, they are tallying the various rare and precious materials they obtained from Qingfeng Mountain.
Due to the time constraints at the time, all those spiritual items were stored in the clansmen's storage bags. Now, under the instructions of Zhang Lingyu and the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators, the spiritual items and magical artifacts need to be reorganized and stored separately.
After all, these are family assets, and they cannot be allowed to be embezzled by individuals.
"Reporting to the clan chief, we have seized a total of over 50,000 spirit stones, 325 first-tier spirit herbs, 143 second-tier spirit herbs, 41 third-tier spirit herbs, and 12 fourth-tier spirit herbs."
After a rough count, Zhang Xinghao excitedly began to report the situation: "In addition, there are a total of fifty-seven cultivator storage bags, of which twelve are damaged and unusable. Among them, more than one hundred and thirty low-grade Qi-refining magic tools, more than sixty mid-grade Qi-refining magic tools, more than fifty high-grade Qi-refining magic tools, and more than twenty top-grade Qi-refining magic tools were found."
"There are also six Foundation Establishment artifacts... As for pills and talismans, the quantity is also enormous."
He only mentioned those that are currently usable; many others have already lost their medicinal properties and spiritual energy.
Hearing this, many people were already seething with hatred, secretly cursing those ignorant monsters.
"That's already pretty good."
Zhang Lingyu praised them, noting that this was far from the entire collection of the Qingwan Clan, as several other places had already been divided up by other cultivators. It was already quite remarkable that they had managed to obtain one place intact.
As for why there are so few Foundation Establishment artifacts, it's possible that they were taken by the Azure Phoenix Demon King and given as rewards to other demon generals.
Looking at the dazzling array of magical artifacts before him, Zhang Lingyu suggested, "Clan leader, let's distribute these magical artifacts, talismans, and healing pills first. We don't know when the beast tide will end, and the consumption will be even greater later."
"Alright, let's do as Lingyu says."
Zhang Xingyao also agreed. In dealing with the beast tide, the clansmen's magical artifacts were all damaged to some extent, and their talismans were long gone.
Although the six sects distributed a lot, there were so many cultivators that what they received was pitifully little.
Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and immediately stepped forward to choose their favorite magical artifacts. Of course, in order to win over the rogue cultivators who had joined the Zhang family, Zhang Lingyu also made an exception and allowed them to participate.
"I like using swords, uncles and brothers, let me choose one first."
"Look at your small frame, are you meant to wield a sword? This embroidery needle suits you much better!"
Seeing the clansmen scrambling for the items, Zhang Lingyu smiled and shook his head, taking the five Foundation Establishment artifacts into his hands and saying, "Clan leader, let's divide these among ourselves."
"Alright."
Before the two were two flying swords, two small shields, a precious pearl, and a small seal, all of which were common magical artifacts.
"Lingyu, you lack defensive magic weapons. This small shield is a mid-grade Foundation Establishment weapon. Take it and use it for now."
Zhang Xingyao spoke first, saying that Zhang Lingyu's Foundation Establishment stage had been too short, and the Foundation Establishment artifacts he possessed were still primarily offensive.
Support-type characters are very dangerous when fighting against third- or fourth-tier monsters.
In the past few days, we have often used talismans to deal with monsters.
"Okay, then I'll accept it."
The young man didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly. He then turned his attention to the remaining four low-grade Foundation Establishment magic weapons, all of which were offensive types. For them now, these were probably the last thing they needed.
He already has two swords, and if he had a spell to form a sword array, his strength would be greatly enhanced.
It seems that for now, we can only leave them at the bottom of the box.
As for Zhang Xingyao, he had the Five Animal Fire Fan, but these things were also of little use.
After some discussion between the uncle and nephew, Zhang Lingyu decided to take the two swords first, while the rest were given to Zhang Xinghao and Zhang Yuanyi, both at the peak of Qi Refining.
After everyone had chosen their magical artifacts, Zhang Xingyao looked at his clansmen seriously and said in a low voice, "These things we obtained are not to be shared with outsiders, understand?"
"Don't worry, Chieftain, we understand."
The Zhang family has gained far too much this time. When they blocked several rogue cultivators at Qingfeng Mountain, Zhang Xinghao and his companions were disguised. If even a little bit of news leaked out, there would definitely be envious cultivators eyeing them.
Although it's not a good time to act now, things could change after the beast tide, and the Zhang family will inevitably face endless troubles.
Everyone else knew perfectly well what was going on and naturally wouldn't say it, but the situation was less certain for the independent cultivators under their command.
"And you?"
Zhang Lingyu glanced at the rogue cultivators, and they immediately knelt down in fear, swearing by their Daoist hearts that they would never reveal the matter.
But he was still uneasy, so he secretly sent a telepathic message to several elders, asking them to keep a close watch from the shadows.
Seeing that things were almost done, Zhang Xingyao dismissed everyone and said with a smile, "It's getting late, everyone should rest early and recover from their injuries."
"We still have to set off for Tianliu City early the day after tomorrow."