Chapter 605: The Beast Tide

Pure Nine-Lotus Treasure Lantern:

After guiding Yan Yuanhao, Chen Mobai had originally planned to take Jiang Zongheng and Zhuo Ming to tour the State of Xiao.

To his surprise, right after exiting the Boundless Desert, he saw Yu Lian waiting in the State of Hong.

"A beast tide has erupted in the Cloud Dream Lake area. Wind and Rain Dock is under siege by four third-tier demonic beasts. True Lord Nujiang has sent a letter requesting aid to the sect..."

When Chen Mobai was previously in the State of Yan, the sect had already dispatched people to Beiyuan City. Knowing the severity of the beast tide, E Yun immediately sent Yu Lian.

Fortunately, Chen Mobai had not concealed his itinerary, and Yu Lian quickly tracked them down to the State of Hong based on their path.

Knowing they had entered the Boundless Sea of Sand, Yu Lian dared not follow and waited at their entry point.

Upon hearing about the situation, a series of plans flashed through Chen Mobai's mind. He wondered if he could use this major beast tide to draw the elite cultivators from Blowing Snow Palace and Rejuvenation Valley into Cloud Dream Lake as well.

However, outwardly, he began to issue commands in an orderly manner.

"Notify the sect to have Xie Yuntian and Ma Wuniang lead the Sword Cultivation Department and Spirit Beast Department to Cloud Dream Lake immediately for support. The sect should also initiate a conscription mission, asking disciples willing to go to Cloud Dream Lake to sign up."

"Order the garrisons of the States of Yu, Yun, Lei, and Xiao to conscript the immortal cultivation families and rogue cultivators within their borders to establish defensive lines along the shore, preventing any demonic beast from setting foot on land."

In just the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the flock of White Plague Birds, which had previously been troublesome enough to cause headaches for Jiang Zongheng and others even when attacking the State of Xiao's border, was completely wiped out.

After clearing out the White Plague Birds, the pressure on the shoreline significantly decreased. He then left Qi Rui and Zhou Zhenhong, two Foundation Establishment cultivators, there to ensure a retreat path if Wind and Rain Dock were to fall in the future.

Wang Juyuan's head was still not enough!

"You beast!"

The majority of that force consisted of local immortal cultivation families from the State of Xiao, as they were the ones who would suffer the greatest losses if demonic beasts landed.

Peng Chun, naturally, observed this with a cold eye. Had Wang Juyuan's head not been brought as an apology by Jin Dan Shu previously, he would not have planned to lease the Cloud Dream Lake shop to the Wang family next year.

In any case, since he was personally leading the team, and he would be protecting his two disciples, there wouldn't be too much danger.

He opened the lid, and a magnificent orange-red light burst forth, shooting skyward like a laser, splitting the largest and most piercingly screeching fourth-tier White Plague Bird, which was high above the market town, directly in half.

Chen Mobai thought for a moment and then spoke.

As it concerned forming a Golden Core, and was even a shortcut, many Foundation Establishment cultivators became very interested upon hearing about it.

Therefore, facing this situation, they all responded quickly, and even four Foundation Establishment cultivators personally came to assist Jiang Zongheng in guarding the shoreline.

They all expressed their desire to go with Chen Mobai.

"Master, if I am always protected by you, how will I ever accomplish the great task of governing the Boundless Sea of Sand in the future?"

A few individual White Plague Birds, seeing the situation was dire, managed to escape the bird swarm before the flames spread.

If he hadn't been so lucky to encounter Chen Mobai coming, he would probably only be able to escape to the shore via a teleportation array right now.

Unfortunately, when Tie Qingshan activated the teleportation array, there was no response from the other side.

It was a pity; a third-tier demonic beast's inner core was simply too precious.

The master and his two disciples wasted no time and immediately took the teleportation array to the State of Yan. There, Chen Mobai began to mobilize his forces.

Peng Chunrui nodded after Peng Chun spoke, acknowledging that it was at least a Foundation Establishment level combatant.

Chen Mobai naturally would not conceal anything from the elder sect master who had shown him kindness, so he directly told him about the Outer Dao Chen Mobai and the Golden Core Displacement Method.

However, as soon as Chen Mobai spoke, both Peng Chunrui and E Yun shook their heads.

Peng Chunrui had not expected the people from Zhou Wangshen's side to have such a strong desire to fight.

Nodding in greeting, Chen Mobai once again led his Foundation Establishment cultivators, preparing to head towards the next market town.

By the time Chen Mobai was ready to leave the State of Yan, he was accompanied by Peng Chunrui, E Yun, Qi Rui, Yu Lian, and Peng Chun – five Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The owner of that market town was also an acquaintance of Chen Mobai, Tie Qingshan.

The news of Chen Mobai exchanging information with the Star Heaven Dao Sect regarding Outer Dao Chen Mobai had spread throughout the entire sect years ago.

Later, when drinking and saying goodbye to Ding Ying, the latter proactively explained the reason.

There were also Zhuo Ming and Lian Maozhi from the Evergreen Academy.

As it was uncertain how long the war with the demonic beasts would last, and the Evergreen Academy also needed someone to oversee it, Chen Mobai had Lian Maozhi stay behind.

However, Chen Mobai soon discovered that quite a few White Plague Birds had still managed to escape.

Ding Ying's attitude towards this was indeed different. Before Jin Dan Shu arrived with the family's cultivators, he declared that the Wang family would henceforth be close allies of Zhou Wangshen.

Because Wind and Rain Dock was located at the center of the Divine Wood Sect, it required transiting through eight teleportation arrays to enter directly.

Because they all knew that a third-tier demonic beast had appeared, and they had absolute confidence in Peng Chunrui, they hoped to achieve merit on the battlefield and attract the sect master's attention, perhaps earning a third-tier inner core then.

The surrounding dark bird swarm, which had been wildly rioting and flying chaotically in all directions due to the death of the bird king, upon seeing such a conspicuous fiery figure, instinctively changed direction and began to flee.

Peng Chunrui had already taken four Foundation Establishment cultivators via teleportation array to the neighboring State of Xiao. There, Jiang Zongheng had prepared a force of two hundred Qi Condensation cultivators to guard the shoreline, ensuring no demonic beasts could land and invade.

However, given his eagerness to fight, Chen Mobai also stated that Wang Xuanming would be brought back in a year, allowing him to rotate to the Divine Wood Sect.

Therefore, this time, upon hearing that a third-tier demonic beast was besieging Wind and Rain Dock, and seeing that Chen Mobai, the sect master, was personally leading the team, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators who knew about the Outer Dao Chen Mobai applied to go to battle.

More shrill bird cries rang out, but after being incinerated by the golden flames, they all turned into ashes.

"Ming'er, you return to the sect. Zongheng, you return to the academy. I, your master, must personally depart for Cloud Dream Lake to help True Lord Nujiang stabilize the situation there."

"Many thanks to Sect Master Chen for your assistance."

Both of them understood the significance of that teleportation array and nodded with solemn expressions.

"Also, regarding Golden Light Cliff, I hope Senior Brother Mo is not in secluded cultivation. Please ask him to take action."

"This place must have been breached by demonic beasts!"

Even Meng Hong, carrying two fish he had caught, sought out Chen Mobai to inquire about that matter.

Because of Wang Juyuan's affair, the Wang family had severely offended Zhou Wangshen. The immortal cultivation families of the State of Yan, who were originally in a frenemy relationship, took this opportunity to suppress and annex much of their business after learning about the incident.

Chen Mobai was naturally very pleased about this.

This was mainly because these Foundation Establishment cultivators from various families, who frequently dealt with demonic beasts and valued their lives, were not very willing to go to the Divine Wood Sect. Therefore, Peng Chunrui could only send out his trusted lieutenants.

Besides the Wang family, there was also an elder ancestor from the Wu family. However, he was nearing the end of his lifespan, and there was no second Foundation Establishment cultivator in his family. Therefore, he wished to die in battle while serving Peng Chunrui. If he died there, his family could receive a Foundation Establishment Pill as compensation for his predecessor.

Even without activating the Blazing Sun Slash, the power of the golden flames alone could instantly melt these first-tier demonic beasts.

In that Tieqing Market Town, the grand formation shimmered with light. Swarms of White Plague Birds, very familiar to Chen Mobai, formed a continuous dark cloud, shrieking piercingly and spewing out wind blades, impacting the market town's protective shield.

And the subsequent transportation of Qi Condensation cultivators, as well as the recruitment of various rogue cultivators, became Ding Ying's responsibility.

Chen Mobai raised the magic treasure, Red Cloud Smoke Robe, and led the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators towards Wind and Rain Dock.

Chen Mobai made no further stops in the State of Xiao. After the team became two people short, he directly used the teleportation array to reach the Divine Wood Sect's island market town, which was close to the mainland.

In response, streaks of spiritual light also lit up on the island; it was Wang Xuanming and other Foundation Establishment cultivators.

There, Chen Mobai also took Zhou Bingyan and a Foundation Establishment cultivator named Zhou Zhenhong, both members of the Zhou family of Zhou Wangshen.

The impact of the great beast tide had already reached this place as well.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

At the same time, Chen Mobai's figure flew out of the grand formation!

E Yun, having been brought along for the journey, had his horizons and spirit broadened considerably, and now had some of his own opinions.