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"I see." Ying Zheng nodded slightly.

"Such a huge woolly otter beast, if tamed, would be a great help. You are so lucky," said another Fire Jade God, his words full of envy.

In the Canglan Fantasy Realm, it is not uncommon to tame wild creatures as helpers.

For example, in their Fire Jade Universe, wild wolves are domesticated on a large scale as mounts.

These wolves are fast-moving, have strong jumping ability, great endurance, and also possess a certain fighting ability, making them truly rare and helpful allies.

Previously, the Hongmeng Venerables had also tried to tame wild dogs, and after some effort, they discovered that wild dogs could indeed be tamed.

Unlike wolves, wild dogs are weak and small, making them unsuitable as mounts.

The wolves tamed in Fire Jade City are mostly close to the second level of the Universe level, with some outstanding ones even reaching the second level. The wild dogs, on the other hand, mostly don't even reach the first level of the Universe level, with only one or two elites occasionally achieving that.

Compared to the wide range of uses after wolves were domesticated, wild dogs had far fewer uses, mainly serving as scouting and guard dogs.

Now, Hongmeng Town has tamed some stray dogs and keeps them around the town for guard duty.

These wild dogs have a keen sense of smell and can easily detect danger.

"There are many high-level monsters in the Changlang River, but unfortunately, the vast majority are ferocious and impossible to tame. They have lived for too long, and their ferocious wildness has been ingrained in their very bones," Florty said. "Those like the long-haired otter beast are extremely rare. Congratulations to you."

This long-haired otter was indeed a very rare find for Ying Zheng and his men.

For the next two weeks, Ying Zheng and his men stayed on the banks of the Changlang River, hunting down monsters that came up from the river.

As expected, the woolly otter returned to the Changlang River once, and returned again after about a day. This time, it brought with it seven or eight smaller woolly otters!
This was something that Ying Zheng and his people had never expected.

Looking at the eight long-haired otter beasts of various sizes, Ying Zheng and his companions couldn't stop smiling!

This was a huge profit!

However, their joy was short-lived, as Ying Zheng and his entourage soon encountered a beast tide.

A horde of monsters resembling crabs surged up from the Changlang River.

Each of them was only about the size of a washbasin, and their strength was very weak. Even without Ying Zheng and Bing Han lifting a finger, the Great Mighty Saint Venerable and his companions could easily kill them.

But soon, things started to go wrong.

A large number of crab monsters crawled up from the Changlang River, like a mighty army!

Seeing this, Ying Zheng immediately sensed something was wrong. In fact, even the usually lazy furry otter beasts seemed restless!

"Something's wrong! Retreat immediately!!" Ying Zheng shouted.

At Ying Zheng's call, the Hongmeng deities quickly retreated.

Faced with the crisis, even the usually sluggish long-haired otter beasts became swift. Led by the Hongmeng Venerables with hemp ropes, they hurriedly crawled northward to escape.

Unfortunately, despite their best efforts to escape, they were still too slow.

Crab monsters surged up from the Changlang River, relentlessly pursuing and killing the Hongmeng Venerables and the long-haired otter beast!
"We'll cover your retreat, you all run!" Ying Zheng roared.

He, along with Binghan and the Great Mighty Saint Venerable, stood at the very back.

Over the past two weeks, the group has killed quite a few monsters in the Changlang River.

The strength of the Great Vajra Saint Venerable and the others has been greatly improved, and among the remaining second-level universe-level people, eight people have broken through to the third-level universe-level!
Faced with the horde of crab monsters, under the leadership of Ying Zheng and Bing Han, all the level three experts of the Hongmeng Universe stayed behind to cover the rear.

"Kill!!" Ying Zheng roared.

His Vajra Spear swept across, smashing the crab monsters into a bloody pulp!

Binghan remained silent, but his twin swords moved with the speed of the wind, slaying crab monsters one by one.

Although the Great Mighty Saint and his companions were not as powerful as Ying Zheng and Bing Han, they fought bravely and slew one crab monster after another with their swords.

But there were too many crab monsters crawling out of the Changlang River, surging in like a tide, and Ying Zheng and his men couldn't kill them all!
Ying Zheng and his men fought desperately, but could only barely slow down the advance of some of the crab monsters.

After a large number of crab monsters were killed, the crab monsters that followed did not even spare the corpses of their companions. They were greedy and brutal, devouring all the blood and flesh in their path, even the mud and sand on the ground stained with blood and meat paste were completely consumed by them.

They are like a tidal wave that devours everything, scraping away three feet of the ground wherever they go.

"I can't go on!" one of the retinue members cried out in agony.

His figure then gradually faded and soon disappeared.

Exhausted and severely injured, he had no choice but to leave the Canglan Illusionary Realm and escape back to the Hongmeng Universe.

"Don't force yourself if you can't hold on, save your own life!" Ying Zheng shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, two more people had to leave the Canglan Fantasy Realm.

A horde of crab monsters surged up and climbed onto them, their terrifying pincers and claws snapping off their legs! If they didn't leave soon, they would truly die here!
"Drink! Kill! Kill! Kill!" Ying Zheng roared, his eyes bloodshot and his killing intent surging.

The Vajra Spear swept across, smashing the crab monsters to pieces, splattering meat paste everywhere.

These crab monsters have relatively hard shells, so stabbing them with the tip of a spear is inefficient, but smashing them with wide, sweeping motions is much more effective.

As time went on, Ying Zheng and his comrades fought and retreated, and more and more people were forced to leave the Canglan Illusionary Realm.

Soon, among those who covered the rear, only Ying Zheng, Bing Han, and seven or eight others, including Hong Luo Immortal Venerable, remained.

Ying Zheng and Bing Han were in relatively good condition, but Hong Luo Immortal Venerable and the others were covered in injuries and looked extremely disheveled.

"You all get out of here!" Ying Zheng turned around and glanced at the Red Luo Immortal and the others, shouting loudly.

Under Ying Zheng's reprimand, Immortal Venerable Hongluo and the others finally nodded, "You two be careful!"

As they talked, they both withdrew from the Azure Illusion Realm. This left only Ying Zheng and Bing Han present.

"How are you feeling? Do you still have the strength to continue?" Ying Zheng shouted loudly at Bing Han, "If you can't hold on, get out of here right now!"

“I should be saying that to you!” Binghan replied to Ying Zheng while fighting fiercely.

In response to the icy reply, Ying Zheng chuckled and then shouted, "Then let's hold on a little longer!"

Ying Zheng and Bing Han fought with all their might to continue holding back the surging tide of crab monsters. However, by this time, many crab monsters had bypassed them and continued to surge forward.

However, the two of them alone did manage to successfully block the main wave of the crab monster.

"This is pointless! Let's retreat!" Ying Zheng shouted loudly at Bing Han.

Binghan nodded, and then the two fought their way out, chasing after the long-haired otter beast and the remaining Hongmeng Venerables in the direction they had retreated.

They marched north for nearly ten miles and found that the beast tide seemed to have thinned out considerably.

Continuing north, the waves of crab monsters became increasingly sparse, and they began to disperse in all directions, hunting other wild creatures on land.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng and his companions breathed a slight sigh of relief. Clearly, these crab monsters weren't deliberately chasing the woolly otter beasts.

After running nearly thirty kilometers north in one go, Ying Zheng and his group finally caught up with the Hongmeng Venerables and the long-haired otter beast.

All eight long-haired otter beasts were still alive. Although they looked disheveled, they had basically no injuries.

Ying Zheng and his men risked their lives to cut off the road, buying them time to escape.

"Fellow Daoist Ying Zheng has arrived!"

"The Great Emperor has arrived!"

"Fellow Daoist Binghan has arrived as well!"

Seeing Ying Zheng and Bing Han catch up, all the Hongmeng Venerables showed expressions of surprise and delight.

"Are you all alright?" Ying Zheng asked the Hongmeng Venerables.

"It's alright," Shi Mang, one of the Venerables, said. "A few fellow Daoists were injured and had to retreat, but no one should have lost their lives."

"That's good." Ying Zheng nodded, letting out a slight sigh of relief.

"How are you all doing? What about the others? Are they alright?" Shi Mang asked Ying Zheng.

"They were forced to retreat after being injured, but no one should have perished," Ying Zheng said.

In the heat of battle, he couldn't attend to much else. However, he didn't see the corpses of the Primordial Lords, so he assumed no one had perished.

"The situation is in complete chaos right now; we can only try to reorganize things when we get back," Ying Zheng sighed.

He added, "The momentum of the beast tide has weakened, but we can't stop here. We must continue north to avoid the monsters catching up."

"No, they can't hold on any longer." Shi Mang shook his head helplessly and pointed to the long-haired otter beasts.

Indeed, at this moment, the eight woolly otter beasts were lying on the ground, panting like dead dogs, unable to stand up at all.

Although they can burst into much faster speeds than usual in a short period of time, they will return to normal after a while.

These guys have really no stamina; they can't compare to the wild wolves tamed in Fire Jade City at all.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng helplessly patted his forehead.

"What a dangerous bunch," he said with a wry smile.

Eight long-haired otter beasts lay on the ground, looking at Ying Zheng and his companions with pitiful eyes, as if begging them not to abandon them.

"We've come this far, it would be such a waste to abandon you now," Ying Zheng said helplessly. "Don't worry, this time I'll risk my life to protect you!"

“The momentum of the beast tide has dissipated; it should be relatively safe here,” Binghan said.

"I hope so," Ying Zheng said with a wry smile.

While Ying Zheng and his group were resting, a few crab monsters were chasing after them.

Ying Zheng and his men could easily kill these scattered crab monsters.

However, after these crab monsters were killed, the smell of blood attracted even more crab monsters to approach.

Fortunately, after resting for a while, the eight woolly otter beasts stood up again. Under the protection of Ying Zheng and his men, they continued their escape northward.

After walking another twenty miles, the eight long-haired otter beasts were exhausted and lay down on the ground, motionless.

"It's no use. Judging from their condition, they are truly exhausted this time," Ying Zheng concluded.

"We've gone another twenty miles north; the beast tide shouldn't be able to catch up now," Binghan said hesitantly.

Just as Binghan had expected, once they reached this position, no more crab monsters dared to catch up.

Ying Zheng and his men rested there for the entire night. Only after the long-haired otter beast had recovered its strength did they resume their journey northward.

Because of the eight long-haired otter beasts, Ying Zheng and his group could only travel a short distance and then rest. What should have been a day's journey took them three full days to finally return to Hongmeng Town.

Hongmeng Town was clearly already aware of Ying Zheng and his group's encounter with the beast tide.

Many people were already waiting outside the town. Seeing Ying Zheng and his entourage return, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to save the eight long-haired otter beasts, nearly twenty of Ying Zheng's group of more than thirty people were seriously injured and had to leave the Canglan Illusionary Realm to recuperate.

Judging from their injuries, it would take billions of years for them to recover. Moreover, most of these twenty-odd people are level three cosmic-level experts, the backbone of Hongmeng Town!
The remaining ten or so people were all injured. After returning to Hongmeng Town, they had no choice but to retreat and heal their wounds.

Fortunately, no one perished this time, which is good news.

Ying Zheng took the eight long-haired otter beasts to the lake and pond behind the mountain and let them live there temporarily.

The lake behind the mountain is quite large, enough for eight woolly otter beasts to live in. Compared to the previous lake monsters, the woolly otter beasts are relatively small in size.

The carcasses of the wild dogs hunted by the Hongmeng Venerables can be used to feed these eight long-haired otter beasts.

After settling the eight long-haired otter beasts, Ying Zheng gave some instructions to the remaining people in Hongmeng Town, and then left Canglan Illusionary Realm to heal his wounds.

The same goes for ice and cold.

Before leaving, Binghan said a few words to Ying Zheng.

"I've only come back temporarily. After I go back, I'm afraid I won't be back for a long time. Take care of yourselves," Binghan said to Ying Zheng.

She needs time to retreat into seclusion and cultivate herself to regain her original spiritual power.

At the same time, she needs time to cultivate the next generation of cultivators in the Azure Spirit Universe. The current level of cultivators in the Azure Spirit Universe is not as high as that in the Primordial Universe.

"I understand." Although Ying Zheng was somewhat reluctant, he could only nod.

After Binghan left, Ying Zheng also returned to the Hongmeng Universe.

Upon returning to the Primordial Universe, Ying Zheng first visited the Great Mighty Saint and the others. They had been the most severely injured in the Azure Illusionary Realm and persevered until the very end before withdrawing.

Injuries sustained in the Canglan Fantasy Realm often become more severe upon exiting.

The Great Vajra Deity and the others were already seriously injured in the illusionary realm, and their injuries worsened after they came out, all suffering severe damage at the foundation level.

Among them, the situation of the Crimson Immortal Venerable is the most critical. Her physical body is too badly injured and has been completely destroyed. She can only choose to disintegrate and reshape her physical body.

However, rebuilding the physical body is no easy task; a complete restoration would take at least a billion years.

This incident is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the HarmonyOS universe.

While Ying Zheng and his group encountered the beast tide, Fire Jade City was also facing the same crisis. After resisting for a period of time, they ultimately chose to collectively withdraw from the Azure Illusion Realm and temporarily flee back to the Primordial Universe for refuge.

According to the Fire Jade Gods, the beast tide typically lasts for seven or eight hundred million years, which is about a week in the Azure Illusionary Realm. (End of Chapter)