Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 236 Nine Nascent Souls, A Do-or-Die Strategy [Please Subscribe]

Deep in the wilderness.

The headquarters of the Hualong Sect is located deep in the wilderness, tens of thousands of miles away from the border of Jingguo Yunzhou.

This is the true foundation of the Dragon Transformation Sect, the essence of the entire sect.

Today, the number of mortals living near the headquarters of the Hualong Sect has reached tens of millions, forming a veritable mortal kingdom.

Most of the true and loyal followers of the Dragon Transformation Sect came from these ordinary towns and villages.

If the Dragon Transformation Sect also differentiated based on birth background, then cultivators born near the main altar would definitely be considered superior to those born near branch altars.

In the past, no demonic beasts dared to act recklessly within a thousand miles of the Hualong Sect's headquarters. The living environment here was no less than that of the various states of Jingguo, and might even be better than some of the worse states.

The ordinary people living here can be said to be very happy.

However, ever since the Jingguo army launched a blitzkrieg against the Hualong Sect, even the Hualong Sect's headquarters, which is very far from the battlefield, has no longer been as peaceful as before.

Fang Hu was a hunter who made a living by hunting and gathering herbs.

The day before yesterday, when he went to Eagle's Nest Peak, the highest peak in the vicinity, to collect herbs, he saw a silver full moon in the sky in the far distance, in the direction of what is said to be the sacred mountain. He also saw a purplish-red sun rising together with the silver full moon, and even witnessed the strange phenomenon of blue light dyeing the sky.

These unusual phenomena, combined with the rumors circulating widely in the city recently, made him very uneasy, as if something terrible might happen.

So he has decided that he will not sell any of the prey he hunts from now on, but will make all of it into cured meat and store it up. After storing enough for a few months, he will take a break and then come out again.

Fang Hu, being a mere mortal, naturally did not know that the silver full moon and the purplish-red sun he saw that day were actually strange phenomena revealed when a Nascent Soul cultivator fully activated their cultivation technique.

It turned out that while Liu Yiping, Jin Chixuan, and Qingsu Daogu were leading the Jingguo Allied Forces to attack several branch altars of the Hualong Sect, the Nascent Soul stage elders of the three major sects of Jingguo had also arrived at the Hualong Sect's main altar.

Currently, there are only seven Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the entire Jing Kingdom. Among them, the Moon Wheel Sect has four, the Flame Sun Sect has two, and the Azure Lotus Temple has only one.

In contrast, the Dragon Transformation Sect has one sect leader and four deputy sect leaders, totaling five Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

This time, in order to destroy the Dragon Transformation Sect, six of the seven Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Jing Kingdom came, while only the Moon Wheel Sect left one Nascent Soul stage cultivator to guard their homeland.

Meanwhile, the Corpse Demon Sect also dispatched a Nascent Soul stage cultivator and a fifth-tier Corpse King.

At the same time, invited by the Nascent Soul stage elders of Jing Kingdom, Cheng Kingdom and Shen Kingdom also sent a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to help.

These nine Nascent Soul stage cultivators launched a surprise attack on the Dragon Transformation Sect's headquarters, immediately sealing it off and preventing the five Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect from leaving the premises, nor daring to go out.

However, the mountain-guarding formation of the Dragon Transformation Sect's headquarters was even more powerful. Even with the combined efforts of nine Nascent Soul cultivators, they were unable to break the formation under the restraint of five Nascent Soul cultivators from the Dragon Transformation Sect.

The original plan was for them to first blockade the main altar of the Hualong Sect, and then gather a large army to attack the main altar after the other branch altars were breached, thus replicating the battle that destroyed the main altar of the Hualong Sect more than 800 years ago.

However, with the end of the call between Yin Yue Zhenren of the Moon Wheel Sect and Liu Yiping, the original plan had no chance of being realized.

"Fellow Daoists, the Flood Dragon Clan has joined the war. They have unleashed a beast tide and are surging towards Jing Kingdom. This will be a great calamity for our Jing Kingdom's human race! It may also be a great calamity for our Tianling Continent's cultivation world!"

In the sky, after ending his call with Liu Yiping, True Person Silver Moon summoned the other eight Nascent Soul cultivators and solemnly recounted what he had just learned.

He has already given orders to Liu Yiping's team, telling these younger colleagues to go ahead and do their jobs.

However, he was well aware that with the participation of the Jiaolong clan, this matter was no longer just a simple war between the Hualong Sect and the three factions of Jingguo; it had become a war between the human race and the demon race!

Since it is a war between humans and demons, it is naturally impossible for the three major sects of Jingguo to stand at the forefront alone.

The other Nascent Soul cultivators naturally understood Yin Yue Zhenren's thoughts as soon as they heard him speak.

After all, Nascent Soul stage cultivators are all shrewd individuals who have lived for countless years; they are not easily fooled.

The Nascent Soul cultivator from Shen Kingdom who had come to support the battle immediately questioned, "Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, since you say the Flood Dragon Clan has already joined the war, why haven't we seen those fifth-tier Flood Dragons come here yet? Could it be that they went directly to Jing Kingdom?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another Nascent Soul cultivator from Cheng Kingdom chimed in, "Indeed, with the strength of the Flood Dragon Clan, if they were to truly join the battle, just three to five fifth-tier Flood Dragons would be enough to send us slinking away. Why haven't we seen a single Flood Dragon yet?"

Faced with the two's questions, True Person Silver Moon calmly shook his head and replied, "I cannot answer your questions at the moment, but the matter of the Flood Dragon Clan stirring up a beast tide has been confirmed. As for the truth, we should have the results soon!"

"So what should we do next? If the Flood Dragon Clan really joins the war, is there any point in us continuing to besiege and blockade the Dragon Transformation Sect's headquarters?"

The person asking the question was an old Taoist in green robes, Qingxiao Zhenren, the only Nascent Soul cultivator at Qinglian Temple.

Upon hearing this, Master Yinyue immediately replied, "Junior Nephew Liu and his men are about to breach the White Dragon branch altar. We need to buy them another day before returning to assist them in their evacuation back to the country!"

After speaking, he turned his gaze to an old man in a gray robe not far away and said slowly, "Fellow Daoist Yin Xuan, your sect has been able to understand the greater good and contribute to the protection of the interests of our human race. I and all the cultivators of Jing Kingdom are extremely grateful."

"However, the Flood Dragon Clan has now disregarded the tacit agreement between our two clans and brazenly launched a beast tide to attack our human territory. Your esteemed sect's Feng Kingdom also borders the wilderness, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for it to avoid this calamity!"

"I wonder how Fellow Daoist Yin Xuan and Fellow Daoist Yin Ming of your sect plan to deal with this matter?"

It turns out that this seemingly unremarkable gray-robed old man was Yin Xuan Zhenren, one of the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Corpse Demon Sect.

Upon hearing Yin Yue Zhenren's words, Yin Xuan Zhenren's unusually gray-white eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, "If the beast tide truly dares to march towards Feng Kingdom, our sect will naturally let them know the power of our corpse army!"

"I understand."

Silver Moon Master nodded, having already understood the Corpse Demon Sect's stance.

He then said in a deep voice, "Then please, fellow Daoists, join us in sealing off the Dragon Transformation Sect headquarters for another day. After that, we can carefully investigate the involvement of the Flood Dragon Clan."

Yin Xuan Zhenren and the others would certainly not refuse his request.

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"What?! They're going to continue attacking the White Dragon branch altar!"

Inside the temporary camp outside the White Dragon branch altar, Zhou Mingde was also taken aback when Daoist Mingjing relayed Liu Yiping's latest orders.

Upon hearing his surprised words, Daoist Mingjing's expression froze for a moment, then he glared at him with displeasure and demanded in a deep voice, "What does Fellow Daoist Zhou mean by this? Why can't we continue attacking the White Dragon branch altar?"

The other cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage present also looked at Zhou Mingde with strange expressions, not understanding what had triggered him to suddenly say such a thing.

Upon seeing this situation, Zhou Mingde instantly understood Liu Yiping's intention.

His heart sank, but he put on an apologetic expression and said, "I'm sorry, I misspoke. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Mingjing."

Unexpectedly, his behavior caused Mingjing Daoist to misunderstand something. He immediately glanced at him and the other Purple Mansion stage cultivators present with a serious expression, and then said in a low voice: "I know that in recent days, because of the frequent injuries and deaths, everyone has resentment in their hearts."

"However, fellow Daoists, please prioritize the overall situation and have faith in our three major sects and our seniors. Believe that under the leadership of our seniors, we will surely achieve victory!"

"Furthermore, Senior Liu has personally declared that as long as the White Dragon branch altar is broken, all the spoils will be at the discretion of each fellow Daoist!"

Can all the seized items be disposed of at will?

Upon hearing what Daoist Mingjing said, many people's eyes lit up.

At this time, most of the cultivators who followed Daoist Mingjing had participated in the battle of the Black Dragon Branch Altar, and they knew how wealthy the branch altar of the Dragon Transformation Sect was.

If all the spoils can be disposed of at will, then as long as one can break through the protective formation and rush inside, one can make a fortune if one is lucky.

Thinking of this, everyone's spirits lifted, and their morale increased significantly.

When the news reached the ears of Foundation Establishment cultivators like Zhou Chun, it caused a sensation among them.

Many people are starting to get excited and ready to make a fortune.

However, for Zhou Chun, who already knew the inside story, this news did not make him happy. Instead, he muttered to himself with a solemn expression, "It seems that Senior Liu and the others are preparing to take a risky gamble, wanting to forcibly break through the White Dragon branch before the beast tide arrives, annihilate or severely injure the Transformation Dragon Sect cultivators inside, and then withdraw their troops back to the country!"

This is playing with fire!

Zhou Chun dared not imagine how dire their situation would be if the beast tide arrived before the Jingguo Allied Forces had breached the White Dragon branch altar.

But since Liu Yiping and the others had already made this decision, it seemed they had no choice but to obey.

"Oh well, let's just leave it to fate!"

Zhou Mingde let out a long sigh, but there was nothing more to say.

Soon after, the order to attack was given.

Rumble!

The deafening roar of the explosions echoed continuously across the wilderness.

The flowers, trees, and shrubs outside the inner protective shield of the White Dragon Branch Altar Mountain Protection Array have been completely destroyed by the aftershocks of the spells over the past few days, and even many mountain peaks have been blasted down.

Today's offensive is particularly fierce!

Many cultivators from the three major sects simply took out all sorts of magic talismans and threw them in front of them, as if these talismans were free.

Of course, most of them were indeed free; they were specially prepared and distributed by the three major sects for this war.

This war has been in preparation for many years, and the treasure vaults of the three major sects are already filled with many magical talismans.

All disciples of the three major sects received a considerable number of magic talismans at this time.

In comparison, the cultivators from various families were not so fortunate. They had to bring their own magical artifacts, talismans, and pills, as they were reluctant to use their precious talismans on such a challenging battle.

"Hold on, you must hold on!"

"Reinforcements are arriving soon. If we can hold out for just two more days, victory will be ours!"

"Show me what you've got. If we win this time, I promise you'll receive double compensation for all the magic runes you've used!"

Inside the White Dragon branch altar, Zhang Bailang, the leader of the White Dragon Hall, was using his magical artifacts to intercept the attacks from the Golden Core cultivators of Jingguo outside, while also shouting to boost morale.

To maintain secrecy, he naturally wouldn't reveal the beast tide, only saying that other reinforcements were on their way.

This news did indeed have a certain effect on boosting morale.

But he had no idea how determined Liu Yiping, Jin Chixuan and the others were!

After the attack lasted for almost half a day, as night fell, Liu Yiping suddenly reached into his storage bag and took out a silver-white pearl.

He summoned the silver-white pearl and flew up to the highest point in the sky. As the pearl spun around, it actually drew down a beam of silver-white moonlight from the sky!

"The Moonlight Pearl! How did this magical artifact end up on him?!"

Inside the White Dragon branch altar, Zhang Bailang saw the precious pearl in the sky that was guiding the moonlight, and his expression changed drastically as he cried out in alarm.

It's no wonder he was so panicked; the "Moonlight Pearl" was a very famous magical artifact, a treasure passed down through the Moon Wheel Sect, and it had always been something only Nascent Soul stage cultivators could wield and use.

Fortunately, at this moment, Dillon, the leader of the Black Dragon Hall who was presiding over the formation, seemed to have noticed something and immediately spoke up to remind them: "No, that's not the real Moonlight Pearl, it's just a replica!"

Hearing this, Zhang Bailang suddenly came to his senses and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, I was confused. How could a late-stage Golden Core cultivator possibly activate a spiritual treasure like the Moonlight Pearl!"

That's one way to put it, but in reality, their eyes never left that silvery-white pearl for even a moment.

As they watched intently, the silver-white pearl channeled more and more moonlight, as if forming a second full moon in the sky.

At the same time, Liu Yiping solemnly formed hand seals, continuously pouring his magical power into the silver-white pearl.

"Lunar Meteor Explosion!"

Suddenly, a deep, resonant shout came from Liu Yiping's throat. He raised his hand and pointed at the gate of the White Dragon Branch Altar. The silver-white full moon in the sky, which had expanded to a diameter of more than ten zhang, moved horizontally in the air and flew towards the gate of the White Dragon Branch Altar.

not good!

Di Long, who was in charge of the White Dragon Branch Altar Formation, seemed to sense something. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly withdrew his divine sense, severing his connection with the mountain-protecting formation.

His decisive action saved his life.

As the silvery-white full moon descended upon the protective array of the White Dragon Branch Altar, an unprecedentedly violent explosion occurred.

Rumble!!!

The dazzling white light of the explosion illuminated hundreds of miles of land as if it were daytime.

The blinding white light instantly dazzled the eyes of the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators inside the White Dragon Branch Altar.

The mountain-protecting formation that had been unbreakable before was quickly shattered in the explosion, with most of its foundation destroyed.

Many cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect were directly annihilated into ashes by the aftershocks of the explosion, leaving not even a trace!

In contrast, the Jingguo Allied Forces outside were minimally affected by the intense light, as many cultivators had lowered their heads and closed their eyes when the full moon flew away, thanks to Liu Yiping's prior notification.

After the deafening explosion subsided, Jin Chixuan's high-pitched and impassioned shout echoed in their minds: "Charge! Slaughter all the traitors of the Dragon Transformation Sect!"

As soon as the voice fell, the thirty-nine Golden Core cultivators simultaneously unleashed their magical treasures, bombarding the other cultivators of the same level within the White Dragon Branch Altar.

Soon, these fourth-tier powerhouses from both sides were carried to the sky and began to fight fiercely high above.

Immediately, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Chun, and the others, led by Mingjing Daoren and other leaders, rushed into the White Dragon Branch Altar, which was no longer protected by any formation.

Second update delivered.

(End of this chapter)