Changsheng Xiuxian: I can see through everything

Chapter 83 The Beast Tide is Coming (Please Subscribe)

The Jade-faced Queen Bee advanced to the first-class upper grade on her own not long ago.

Its army of poisonous bees has increased a lot, estimated to be one hundred thousand.

Chen Xuan spends more than a hundred spirit stones every month to buy spirit honey and monster meat to feed them.

Fortunately, the stock of the Jade-faced Queen Bee has been almost exhausted after mating, and the current scale should not expand any further.

The six soul-devouring demon insects also advanced to the first-level intermediate grade. Their combat effectiveness against cultivators and monsters was average, but they were quite effective against ghosts and other underworld creatures.

Looking at the strange insects eating in front of him, Chen Xuan was quite pleased.

These were the ones he had painstakingly cultivated since childhood, and they were his fellow travelers on the path of cultivation.

He hoped that this time the beast tide would be a little gentler on Qingyun Market.

After many days.

When Chen Xuan appeared in the West City Law Enforcement Hall again, everyone was a little surprised.

They have become accustomed to not seeing Chen Xuan in the office.

All matters, big or small, are handled by Wang Fugui.

Everyone knew that it was Chen Xuan who delegated power, so no one was dissatisfied.

Wang Fugui is a smart man. As long as it involves the affairs of the Law Enforcement Hall, no matter how big or small the matter is, he will write a briefing and submit it to Chen Xuan for review.

Naturally, Chen Xuan was too lazy to spend energy on this aspect.

Anyway, he gets the lion's share of the benefits, both overt and covert.

Wang Fugui, who comes from a merchant family, is good at dealing with people and is very careful in everything he does.

He also enjoys it.

Seeing Chen Xuan enter the office, his aura became even stronger, and he couldn't help but ask, "Did Master Chen make a breakthrough?"

Chen Xuan smiled and nodded.

"Fugui, please accompany me."

Not long after.

The two came to the shantytown in Xicheng.

Chen Xuan looked at the low-level independent cultivators who were building fortifications outside the shantytown, with a hint of pity in his eyes.

"Do you know everything?"

"Yes, there's a notice in the market."

It was not until this time that the Jinyang Sect posted a notice to inform all cultivators in the market that a beast tide might attack the city in the near future.

For this reason, the Jinyang Sect ordered martial law throughout the city. No one was allowed to leave without permission, and all personnel, regardless of their identity, were to obey the sect's orders.

Those well-informed disciples of sects and aristocratic families had already left the market in advance.

For ordinary cultivators, it is not easy to leave Qingyun Market.

It was originally an enclave, surrounded by wild wilderness, various monsters and beasts, as well as demon cultivators.

The best option is to leave on the sect's airship.

Obviously, this kind of service is only available to the disciples of the sect and the children of the aristocratic families.

Secondly, it is to follow the business alliance team.

You have to pay a certain amount of spirit stones and also need a capable person to act as a guarantor.

However, the time for the Merchant Alliance team to travel to Qingyun Market is not fixed.

It has decreased significantly recently.

Moreover, not many independent cultivators can be taken away from the team to prevent anyone from having ulterior motives.

Finally, they formed a group, hired experienced demon hunters as guides, forced their way through the wilderness, and returned to the market or fairy city near the heart of the Song State.

This requires foundation building as the core strength.

A casual cultivator in the Qi training stage, traveling alone through the wilderness, will inevitably die there and become food for evil beasts and birds, unless he is extremely lucky.

Now, Jin Yangzong has issued a martial law order.

All monks who remain in the market town must obey orders unconditionally.

As for the low-level independent practitioners in the shanty towns, they are free labor.

"Will the market allow them to enter the city?"

"As per previous years' practice, no."

Chen Xuan's eyes flickered slightly.

This means that the independent cultivators in the shanty towns are cannon fodder, and many of them will die in this beast tide.

Therefore, the so-called beast tide is actually a kind of tacit understanding between the sect and the demon cultivators. There are too many low-level cultivators and demon beasts, and some of them are consumed through the beast tide.

But this time, it's different from previous years.

The Demon Sect and the demon cultivators have joined forces. Perhaps this time, the beast tide will be real.

Chen Xuan was mentally prepared for this.

He had already told Jiang Yingxue to pack up her belongings at home and be ready to escape at any time.

If you are successful, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be alone.

The former is a long way off, but the latter must be kept in mind.

In the world of cultivation, there is no right or wrong, good or bad, only the survival of the fittest.

"Tell everyone to be prepared, don't be too reckless, and try to save your life as much as possible."

"Ok."

"Which foundation-building masters are responsible for the defense of West City this time?"

"The sect elder Mo Xianliang, the Huang clan leader Huang Yingsui, and the independent cultivator Zhao Feitao."

Three foundation-building cultivators, plus the market defense formation, are enough to withstand the attacks of more than a dozen second-level monsters.

In the shanty towns, gangs organize elite forces from among the independent cultivators to build defensive fortifications on the periphery.

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After being fed with a large amount of insect spirit essence, the poisonous flame golden silkworm and the iron-backed mantis finally advanced to the top grade.

Not long after, the autumnal equinox finally arrived.

More and more social monsters appeared outside the shed.

The first to appear were the common Black Tailed Demon Wolves.

They cooperate with each other, advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and often attack the independent cultivators in a certain area at the same time.

Under the protection of the fortifications, at the beginning, the independent cultivators in the shantytowns were able to fight back and forth with the black-tailed demon wolf.

However, with the appearance of the phantom leopard group, the independent cultivators in the shanty towns were defeated one after another, and many became food for the monsters.

Jin Yangzong's organizational ability is still very strong.

After the martial law order was issued, the city guards and law enforcement teams moved at high speed, and the elite monks in the market town were also organized into teams of ten and battalions of fifty, and they set foot on the city gate positions respectively.

The rest of the elderly, the weak, women and children must stay in their residences and are not allowed to go out at will. Anyone who interferes with the resistance against the beast tide will be killed without mercy.

Chen Xuan told Jiang Yingxue to stay at home and left the poisonous golden silkworm to protect her.

At this time, Chen Xuan was standing on the west gate wall of the market town, looking at the wandering cultivators in the shantytowns who were fighting desperately with the monsters, with mixed feelings.

In the shantytowns of West City alone, there are 40,000 to 50,000 independent cultivators, most of whom are in the early stages of Qi training.

Opposite them were tens of thousands of black-tailed demon wolves and phantom leopards, stretching as far as the eye could see. They were baring their fangs and claws, with ferocious eyes, and the flesh of human monks still lingering between their claws.

The number is about the same, but among the Black-tailed Demon Wolves and Phantom Leopards, there are also some mid-grade demon beasts, and even some high-grade demon beasts.

The foundation-building cultivators in the market town only commanded the city guards, law enforcement teams, and the reserve teams of independent cultivators from afar. They did not provide any help to the independent cultivators outside the shantytowns, leaving them to fend for themselves.

These low-level independent cultivators who come to the outskirts of the market town to get spiritual energy not only have to pay a rent of three spirit stones every year, but also have to serve as cannon fodder during the beast tide.

"Sir, we can't stop these people outside!"

Chen Xuan couldn't bear it, so he said to Elder Mo who was in charge of the defense of West City.

Mo Xianliang glanced at Chen Xuan, shook his head slightly, and said, "They are just the vanguard of the beast tide. Wait a little longer!"

Chen Xuan said no more.

He has tried his best.

"If it's just a beast tide of this size, there's nothing to be afraid of. The more difficult things are yet to come."

Huang Yingcheng, another family foundation-building cultivator, stroked his beard and spoke softly.

"Don't worry, we will let them into the city, but we have to hold off a few of them."

Zhao Feitao, a casual cultivator who was building his foundation, said with narrowed eyes.

That’s right, the sect will not sacrifice all the independent cultivators in the shanty towns.

At least some people should be left behind to serve as slaves.

After Chen Xuan thought about it, he understood what the three foundation-building cultivators meant.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, cannon fodder against cannon fodder.

The main thing is consumption.

In the struggle of life and death, the old and weak are eliminated, and those who remain are naturally the elites.

For these monsters, it is a rare opportunity to feast on the blood and essence of a cultivator.

And for the casual cultivators in the shanty towns, isn’t this an opportunity to change their fate?
As long as you kill a monster, you can exchange it for merit or spirit stones and get a place to live in the market.

Survival or destruction often happens in a moment.

(End of this chapter)