bookbashuk Chapter 77 Emergency Recruitment
Chapter 77 Emergency Recruitment
Tianliu City.
As dawn broke and a thin mist hung in the air, what should have been an ordinary morning was unexpectedly disrupted by a majestic and urgent voice that resounded through the heavens:
"The beast tide is approaching! The beast tide is approaching! All cultivators in the city at the late Qi Refining stage and above must immediately assemble at Tianliu Square to accept the summons from the Six Sects!"
The cultivators on the street all changed color and looked up. Then, the entire Tianliu City suddenly lit up with a dazzling golden light.
Countless patterns emerged from the city walls and spiritual veins, weaving together in mid-air to form a giant golden net that blotted out the sky.
This is the protective formation of Tianliu City—the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Formation!
This formation, being a top-grade seventh-tier formation, can withstand the full-force attacks of two Nascent Soul cultivators simultaneously. During the last millennium beast tide, the six sects were able to protect this city from the demonic beasts precisely because of this formation.
"What's going on?! Even the city's protective formation has been activated!"
"Didn't we tell you? The beast tide is coming! Quickly gather at the plaza!"
Chaos erupted in Tianliu City as countless cultivators immediately dropped what they were doing and transformed into streaks of light, fleeing swiftly towards the plaza.
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Zhang Lingyu, who was cultivating in the room, was also awakened by the telepathic transmission. Looking at the multicolored escape lights outside the window, he was secretly surprised:
"No, the beast tide has broken out ahead of schedule? How come there was no warning at all?"
The beast tide is still several years away, so this timing of the outbreak is just too unfortunate.
He quickly opened the intelligence system to check, and there it clearly stated.
[Level 3 Intelligence: Three days ago, cultivators from Tianliu City infiltrated the Yunmeng Youtan to retrieve fourth-tier spiritual fruits and also killed the offspring of the Blood Fiend Demon Ape. Today, the Blood Fiend Demon King, the Evil Tiger Demon King, and the White Refining Demon King are leading their demonic beasts towards Tianliu City. If you wish to go there, please proceed with caution.]
"No, there really are idiots!"
Zhang Lingyu was dumbfounded. Just a few days ago, he thought no one would dare to go to the inner perimeter, but it turned out that someone actually did.
They went there, fine, but they even killed the family's offspring.
No wonder the Demon King was furious and wanted to unleash a beast tide.
"Damn it, they had their fun killing, but the cultivators in the city are the ones who are in trouble."
Fortunately, he quickly calmed down, packed up his magical artifacts and talismans, and rushed out the door. His neighbors, Gu Dahai and the others, also rushed out, looking at him anxiously and asking, "Brother Zhang, what's going on! Why did the beast tide come out of nowhere?"
"I don't know either."
Zhang Lingyu pretended not to know and shook his head. He looked at the nearby streets and saw that many rogue cultivators had already taken to the air. The nearby patrol teams were also urging the rogue cultivators to respond to the call.
"Let's go there anyway!"
Knowing he couldn't escape the conscription, he flew towards the square with Gu Dahai and the others.
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Tianliu Plaza.
The crowd was just as dense as it had been during the last Golden Core sermon, but while last time it was filled with excitement, today it was filled with boundless fear.
Although most cultivators have not experienced beast tides, they have heard quite a few from their elders...
"Wasn't the beast tide still a few years away? Why is it happening so early?"
"How would I know? I heard they came from the inner perimeter...and all the monsters from the outer perimeter came along too."
"Huh? Do you think we can hold out with just this many people?"
The crowd discussed amongst themselves, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators could not maintain their usual composure at this moment.
"quiet!"
Before long, four streaks of rainbow light flew in from afar and revealed themselves in mid-air; they were none other than the Golden Core cultivators from the Six Sects.
Zhang Lingyu looked up and saw that one of them was the Xuan Dan Zhenren who had given the sermon earlier.
He had also heard of the other three: Tianxuan Zhenren of Yuehua Palace, Yanjing Zhenren of Chiyang Prefecture, and Yunhe Zhenren of Qingshe Fortress.
The four cultivators also looked grim. They didn't know why a demon king would launch a beast tide, but judging from its power, there shouldn't be any Nascent Soul demon emperors among them.
They also sent messages to their respective sects, saying that they would soon send people to provide support.
The eldest among them, Master Xuandan, was implicitly regarded as the leader by the four. The old man cleared his throat and said in a loud voice:
"As you all know, the beast tide has arrived. Although we don't know why, what we need to do now is to resist and defend this city."
In fact, they were not worried at all that the enemy could break the great formation. As long as they held their ground, they would definitely be able to make the monsters retreat.
But he didn't want to do that. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The beast tide was just a few years away, and weakening the power of the monsters at this time would undoubtedly alleviate a lot of pressure in the future.
Besides, if the beast tide without the Demon Emperor comes, and they still cower in the great formation, wouldn't that make them a laughing stock?
"In accordance with the True Man's decree."
Everyone agreed that with the seventh-order formation behind them, they had a significant advantage. They should take advantage of the moment to kill more demonic beasts and earn more spirit stones.
Seeing the atmosphere in the room rise, Master Xuandan continued, "I hope everyone will do their best to welcome the beast tide. Our six sects will not treat you unfairly."
"Our six sects will also offer corresponding spiritual rewards to everyone. I guarantee there will be at least one hundred Foundation Establishment Pills this time!"
With a wave of his long sleeves, the law enforcement monks on the scene stuffed tokens into the hands of the crowd.
After waiting for a while, Master Xuandan explained:
"This is a Demon-Slaying Token. As long as you slay a demon beast, the token will display Demon-Slaying Points of the corresponding rank. Demon-Slaying Points can be exchanged for corresponding rewards. The higher the number of points, the richer the rewards you can exchange for."
Zhang Lingyu stroked the Demon-Slaying Token in his hand; he had heard the elders in his family mention it.
Every time a beast tide arrives, the six sects will issue a demon-slaying order. As long as you kill a lot of demons, you can exchange them for golden cores, spiritual items, and even magic treasures.
Although it's unrealistic for him now, the allure of the Foundation Establishment Pill is immense.
Although the family said they would keep the Foundation Establishment Pill for themselves, who would complain about having too many Foundation Establishment Pills?
Not only him, but all the cultivators present felt the same fervor, especially the rogue cultivators.
Why did they come to Tianliu City? Wasn't it to earn spirit stones and compete for the so-called Foundation Establishment opportunity?
They all respectfully said, "Thank you, Master."
Master Xuandan nodded with a smile, while Master Tianxuan beside him urged, "Fellow Daoist Xuandan, the demonic beasts are almost upon the city. Let's hurry up and go."
"it is good."
The old man no longer hesitated and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, the demonic beast is approaching! Quickly follow us to defend against it!"
After saying that, he and the other three Golden Core cultivators transformed into streaks of light and flew towards the city wall.
Without further hesitation, everyone took to the air and followed behind the four.
Just as Zhang Lingyu was about to follow, she suddenly noticed Zhang Lingxiao and Zhang Lingxiao out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that they had returned safely, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them had their brows furrowed, as if they had something on their minds.
He was about to step forward to ask, but Zhang Lingxiao and the other two had already flown towards the city wall with the others, so he could only shake his head and take off on the wind.
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