Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 609 The Battle of Tuyunling [Please Subscribe]

Moon Wheel Sect Mountain Gate.

As the direct culprit behind the fall of the Thunder Dragon King and the indirect force responsible for the serious injury of the Golden Horned Dragon King, the Moon Wheel Sect is naturally the primary target of the Dragon Clan's revenge this time.

With the Golden Horned Dragon King unable to appear, a group of six fifth-tier demon kings, led by a fifth-tier superior Crimson Fire Dragon, launched a surprise attack on the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate. They first killed three Golden Core cultivators who led the team to resist the beast tide, as well as many Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment cultivators. Then they surrounded the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate and launched a fierce attack.

Under the fierce attack of these six fifth-tier demon kings, the Moon Wheel Sect's protective formation was under immense pressure. All the Moon Wheel Sect cultivators inside the mountain gate were trapped inside and unable to escape.

Fortunately, the demon kings couldn't completely intercept all of their communication methods, which prevented them from being completely unaware of the outside world's situation and from being unable to send out requests for help.

"Has Fellow Daoist Kunxu replied yet? When will the alliance's reinforcements arrive in Jing Kingdom? How many people do they plan to send?"

Inside the mountain gate, Master Yinyue had just repelled a fierce attack from six demon kings by setting up an array. While the demons were resting and catching their breath, he hurriedly inquired about the situation with his senior brother who was in charge of contacting them.

When the mountain gate was besieged by six demon kings, they realized that the intensity of this beast tide might be beyond their imagination. Therefore, they immediately used a secret method to ask Kunxu Zhenren, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator of the Heavenly Spirit Alliance, for help, requesting the alliance to intervene and assist Jingguo.

After all, facing the pressure from the entire Jiaolong clan, the Jing Kingdom alone could not withstand it.

At this moment, facing the inquiry from True Person Silver Moon, another Nascent Soul True Person from the Moon Wheel Sect responsible for liaison immediately replied in a low voice: "Fellow Daoist Kunxu has already replied. He has officially issued an order to notify all countries and sects to come to our aid. However, due to the suddenness of the event, it will take at least three to five days for the reinforcements from each sect to arrive in Jing Kingdom. He has instructed us to hold our mountain gates and wait for the reinforcements to arrive!"

Upon hearing this answer, Master Yinyue frowned and said, "I understand that the high-level cultivators of various sects may not be inside the sect and that it takes time to gather them. However, their Nascent Soul stage cultivators should all be inside the sect. Why not have them bring some of their Golden Core stage cultivators to provide assistance?"

At this point, his face contorted with anger, he said in a furious voice, "Three to five days? You make it sound so easy. While our sect may not encounter any problems within three to five days, I'm afraid half of Jing Kingdom will fall within that time!"

These words left the Nascent Soul stage cultivator in charge of making contact at a loss for words.

After venting his anger, Master Yinyue realized that simply getting angry wouldn't help, so he quickly rallied and asked again, "What's the situation with the Flame Sun Sect and the Azure Lotus Temple? Have you received any more specific information?"

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul stage cultivator in charge of liaison immediately replied, "The Flame Sun Sect is also blocked at its mountain gate by four fifth-tier demon kings. Fellow Daoist Ziyang and his group are also unable to leave, but their situation is generally better than our sect's."

"As for Qinglian Temple, although Tianjing has been sent to help, the siege by three fifth-tier demon kings is still putting immense pressure on them. I'm afraid their situation might not be as good as ours!"

This answer made Yin Yue Zhenren's expression even more unpleasant.

"Sending out thirteen fifth-tier demon kings in one go, that's quite a grand gesture!"

Yin Yue Zhenren muttered to herself, her heart heavy.

The number of Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the entire Jing Kingdom is less than half that of these fifth-tier demon kings.

There wasn't a single Nascent Soul stage cultivator among them.

Relying on the existence of the mountain-protecting formation, he even dared to fight against the fifth-grade high-ranking Crimson Fire Dragon outside.

If he were outside the protective mountain formation, he would be no match for his opponent.

Moreover, he knew in his heart that the number of these fifth-order demon kings was far from the limit that the dragon clan could mobilize.

No one dares to say whether there are more fifth-tier demon kings lurking in the shadows, waiting for their chance to strike.

"Fine! Then issue orders to all subordinate forces, instructing them to fight independently and prioritize self-preservation!"

In the end, Master Yinyue could only sigh softly and make this helpless decision.

He knew very well that once this order was issued, the prestige of the Moon Wheel Cult would plummet, and if those vassal forces encountered danger, probably none of them would take the Moon Wheel Cult seriously anymore.

If they were to try to mobilize cultivators from various vassal forces to organize a resistance army, they would likely encounter various excuses and delays.

But ultimately, it is a decision to choose the lesser of two evils.

As long as the Moon Wheel Sect stabilizes its foundation and continues to hold its position as the hegemon of Jingguo, even if its prestige is somewhat diminished, it will not harm its status.

After all, those vassal forces will still have to be mindful of the whims of this overlord if they want to make a living in Yasukuni in the future.

On the other side, Zhou Chun, who had retreated to Tu Yunling, also soon received instructions from the Moon Wheel Sect to fight independently.

This is exactly what he has been hoping for!

Zhou Chun knew perfectly well that only by maintaining independence and autonomy could he better protect his family from ruin during this great beast tide.

Otherwise, if they were all drawn to the front lines to fight against the main force of the beast tide, and the family had no strong figures to hold the line, it would be easy for a major mess to break out.

Now that he has been instructed to fight independently, he has ample room to maneuver!

So Zhou Chun's first action was to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the beast tide had not yet arrived and move a large number of people and assets out of Tu Yunling and towards a more in-depth area further north.

As long as they don't leave Jingguo, or aren't discovered escaping Jingguo, even if someone finds out about this, they can't blame the Zhou family for anything.

As for the mountain gate of Tuyunling, it would be best to defend it, but if it is really impossible to defend it, it is acceptable to give it up temporarily!

The priority is to protect personnel and assets, and wait for the recapture of our territory later!

After removing some of the less skilled clansmen and a large amount of assets, all that remained in Tu Yunling were the Zhou family's elite forces.

Including Zhou Chun, three Golden Core stage cultivators and six Purple Mansion stage cultivators from the Zhou family gathered here, along with more than thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators!

It can be said that all the elites of the Zhou family have gathered here.

Meanwhile, the family's other sacred mountain, Jiufeng Ridge, has been essentially abandoned, with only two Foundation Establishment cultivators with limited lifespans stationed there, along with a group of equally aged Qi Refining cultivators.

Zhou Chun was clearly well aware that it would be extremely foolish to try to divide his forces into two areas to fight in the face of such a massive beast tide.

Moreover, at this time, Tu Yun Ridge was not only home to cultivators from the Zhou family, but also to cultivators from other nearby cultivation families, and even independent cultivators.

Upon learning of the overwhelming beast tide and the difficulty of fleeing to other countries, many cultivation families within Lingzhou chose to abandon their family sects and divide their members into several groups to seek refuge in different places.

As one of the most prominent families in Jingguo, the Zhou family was naturally the first choice for these people to seek refuge.

From the Zhou family's perspective, they would naturally try their best to take in as many cultivators as possible within their sect.

These will all be helpful in protecting their own sacred mountain site.

It was precisely because Zhou Chun had anticipated this situation that he moved some of his clansmen away from Tuyun Ridge in advance, making room for the mountain gate.

Thus, on the third day after the beast tide entered Jingguo, the figures of demonic beasts appeared outside Tuyunling.

First, tens of thousands of demonic birds, led by a fourth-tier demonic bird, arrived near Tu Yunling and circled around, occupying all the key routes.

In the following half day, tens of thousands more demonic beasts rushed over and surrounded Tu Yunling.

And as time went on, even more monsters continued to gather there.

Judging from this formation, the fourth-tier demonic beasts in the beast tide have all been assigned tasks and know the approximate strength of the Zhou family of Tu Yunling, so they dare not be careless.

Before the beast tide could launch its attack, Zhou Chun contacted Tianjing Manor. As he expected, Tianjing Manor was also surrounded by a large number of demonic beasts.

"Zhengchun, can you tell how many fourth-tier demonic beasts are outside? I see their numbers are still increasing; the situation is probably not good!"

Inside Tu Yun Ridge, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Chun, and Lin Hongyu, three Golden Core cultivators, stood at the highest point of the mountain, observing the beast tide surrounding the mountain from all sides. After observing the situation, Zhou Mingde expressed his concerns with a worried expression.

Hearing this, Zhou Chun shook his head and said, "This junior can't see that either. Different types of demonic beasts have different supernatural abilities. Fourth-order demonic beasts often possess certain escape techniques. If they intentionally use the beast horde to hide themselves, even a cultivator who hasn't mastered the Spiritual Eye technique would probably have difficulty discerning how many fourth-order demonic beasts are outside!"

He was well aware that all five of his own spirit pets were now fourth-tier demonic beasts.

Even if those fourth-tier demonic beasts outside may not all have the talent of his spirit pet, they can't all be mediocre like the Fire God Jackal.

But he quickly added, "No matter how many fourth-tier demonic beasts are outside, we just need to remain unchanged and defend our mountain gate."

"Sigh! I hope things won't get too bad!"

Zhou Mingde sighed softly, and could only accept reality.

The beasts outside didn't keep the Zhou family waiting long; they launched their attack shortly after the encirclement was complete.

These monsters seemed to know some strategy; instead of rushing in from all directions, they chose to attack from the east and west.

On the east and west sides of Tuyun Ridge, one after another, huge beasts such as cattle, horses, bears and elephants, known for their thick skin and tough flesh, lined up and surged towards the yellow-cloud-covered Tuyun Ridge like waves.

Among them are quite a few second- and third-tier monsters!

These monsters were clearly cannon fodder used to draw fire and test the strength of the defenses inside.

Faced with the probing attacks of these cannon fodder demonic beasts, Zhou Chun and the other Golden Core cultivators did not intend to take action, but simply let the Zhou family members and those cultivators who had taken refuge take charge of clearing them out.

The Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation had already been fully deployed, encompassing an area of ​​over a hundred miles.

Once those demonic beasts rush into the array range covered by dense yellow clouds, they immediately lose their sight and find it difficult to cooperate with their companions.

Meanwhile, the cultivators, unaffected by the formation, moved around in groups of three or five within the formation, precisely reaping the lives of those demonic beasts!

However, the number of demonic beasts far exceeds that of the cultivators in Tu Yun Ridge, and these demonic beasts are all thick-skinned, tough, and resilient.

Therefore, as the number of demonic beasts pouring into the formation increases, it is no longer possible for low- to mid-level cultivators to complete the harvest in time.

If left unchecked, these demonic beasts will inevitably rush into the depths of the formation and probe its true nature.

Therefore, Zhang Liang, a Purple Mansion stage cultivator from the Zhou family who was in charge of the formation, immediately mobilized the power of the formation and launched its killing move.

Suddenly, certain areas within the formation transformed into mud and sand traps, instantly ensnaring all the demonic beasts. Immediately afterward, massive boulders rained down from the sky, crushing the immobile beasts and causing them to bleed profusely.

Some of the monsters suddenly sprouted sharp stone spikes along their path, piercing their relatively soft bellies and leaving them hanging on the spot!

A mid-grade third-tier earth dragon beast, relying on its thick hide and tough flesh, rushed into the depths of the formation at great speed, about to touch the defensive barrier of the formation in front.

Unexpectedly, the gravity in the area suddenly increased dramatically, pressing its massive body flat on the ground.

Then a huge rock, tens of meters in diameter, fell from the sky, smashing the earthen-yellow protective shield it had erected and turning its head and half of its body into a bloody pulp!

The Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation is, after all, a genuine forbidden formation. Even though it is far inferior to the mountain-protecting formations of the three major powers of Jing Kingdom and cannot withstand attacks from fifth-tier experts, it is more than enough to deal with some monsters below the fourth tier.

If the beast tide wants to break through this great formation, it can only use the lives of beasts to fill the gap, constantly consuming the spiritual energy of the Earth Cloud Ridge spiritual vein until the great formation can no longer draw enough spiritual energy to operate and collapses on its own!

After attacking for nearly half an hour, sacrificing the lives of two or three thousand demonic beasts without finding anything, the beast tide temporarily halted its offensive.

"Oh, so you've stopped testing me?"

Zhou Chun's expression shifted, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes as he looked at the beast horde that had stopped advancing.

He had thought this probing would last at least one or two hours and require the deployment of several fourth-tier demonic beasts.

Who would have thought that things would start strong but end weakly?

After staring at the herd of beasts outside for a while, he nodded slightly and said, "Very well, let's arrange for someone to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Xinyan, who was in charge of coordinating manpower, immediately arranged for the cultivators who had not yet made a move to go and collect the corpses of the demonic beasts.

This massive beast tide is both a crisis and an opportunity.

If they can successfully overcome this obstacle, the various monster corpses and demon cores will be enough to make the remaining forces and rogue cultivators of Jing Kingdom rich and powerful.

But the prerequisite is that you can survive to the end!

Zhou Chun himself also regarded this great beast tide as an opportunity for himself. With his strength, as long as he did not perish in the beast tide, he would definitely reap a lot of demon cores of various grades afterward, and his several spirit pets would also greatly benefit from it.

However, given the current uncertain situation, he does not intend to be too high-profile, lest he attract the dimensional attack of a fifth-order demon king!

Only after the situation becomes clear and it is confirmed that the top-level beings on both sides can form a situation of mutual restraint will he truly reveal his strength and reap a large harvest.

Looking at the beast tide outside, after resting and pausing for about half a day, they launched a new wave of attacks under the cover of night when the full moon rose.

This time it seemed like they were serious; not only did the ground beasts launch an attack, but a large number of flying monsters also joined the offensive.

Furthermore, the fourth-tier demonic beasts also appeared one after another, leading their teams to launch a fierce attack.

There were eight fourth-tier demonic beasts that appeared, including one high-grade fourth-tier demonic beast, three mid-grade fourth-tier demonic beasts, and four low-grade fourth-tier demonic beasts.

Zhou Chun had assumed there would be a fourth-order dragon inside, but he didn't see one.

However, this is not good news, because the fact that the dragon has not yet appeared means that the beast tide still has plenty of strength left.

Therefore, Zhou Chun only released the Thunder Flood Dragon, which had already been exposed, to fight one of the fourth-tier mid-grade demonic beasts. He secretly had the Wood Spirit and the Golden-Winged Tiger fight the other two fourth-tier mid-grade demonic beasts under Zhang Liang's cover.

He himself stepped forward to confront the fourth-tier high-grade demonic beast.

In this way, he single-handedly fought off the four strongest demonic beasts, leaving the remaining four to Lin Hongyu, Zhou Mingde, the Fire God Jackal, and the formation.

The fourth-tier superior-grade demonic beast that Zhou Chun was fighting was a rare and exotic demonic beast called the Azure-Eyed Golden Ape.

This kind of monster possesses a rare supernatural power: its pair of emerald eyes can not only see through illusions, but also have the effect of seizing souls and stealing spirits.

At the same time, this beast is proficient in metal-based magical arts, making it extremely strong in both offense and defense.

Fortunately, the Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation of Tu Yunling is not known for its illusions, but rather for its defense.

Otherwise, if it were a formation that relied on illusions, it would probably be completely destroyed by this [Azure-Eyed Golden Ape].

Despite this, the beast seemed to have seen through the true nature of the array's core, and upon entering the array, it headed straight for the core.

Even the directions attacked by the other fourth-tier demonic beasts had array bases!

If the Zhou family were weaker, they might have been wiped out in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, they've run into a tough opponent this time!

With a flick of his wrists, Zhou Chun sent out the Dragon and Tiger Golden Rings on his wrists, which instantly transformed into a golden dragon and a silver tiger, blocking the path of the Jade-Eyed Golden Ape.

Then he opened his mouth and spat out the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], which flew out with golden light and several golden sword rainbows shot towards the giant ape cave opposite.

Faced with this attack, the golden giant ape, which was tens of feet tall, roared and swung its fists, creating golden fist imprints that slammed into the golden dragon and silver tiger, making it difficult for them to get close.

The golden sword light that shot towards him was quickly blocked by a layer of golden protective spiritual light emanating from his body, and could not harm him in the slightest.

This beast has an advantage in cultivation level and is a naturally unique species. It is impossible for Zhou Chun to defeat it with just a high-grade magic weapon and his natal magic weapon.

However, Zhou Chun himself did not intend to kill; he only wanted to restrain the opponent and prevent him from breaking the formation.

Therefore, he did not even use the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword], but only relied on these two magic weapons and his own supernatural powers to fight against it, and his main strategy was to hide his strength!

At present, the beast tide outside Tuyun Ridge alone cannot pose a fatal threat to the Zhou family. Therefore, Zhou Chun has no intention of showing off his power and attracting more beast tide forces to besiege the Zhou family.

Although the Azure-Eyed Golden Ape wanted to defeat Zhou Chun and break the formation, no matter how hard it tried, it could only force out another of Zhou Chun's superior magic treasures, the Two Dragons Overturning the Sea Bottle, and then it could not achieve anything.

In contrast, on the other battlefields, the Zhou family quickly gained the upper hand!

Lei Jiao Bai Bai and Jin Chi Hu, with their fourth-order low-grade cultivation, fought against a fourth-order mid-grade demon beast without showing any signs of strain, and were even able to gain a certain advantage.

Even the Wood Spirit, with the blessing of the [Heavenly Wood Dao Soldier], steadily held off its opponent, who was at the mid-level of the fourth rank.

With the three of them holding off the opponents, it became much easier for Lin Hongyu and Zhou Mingde to gain the upper hand.

Don't forget, the Zhou family has two fourth-tier puppets!

At this moment, Lin Hongyu and Zhou Mingde each controlled a fourth-tier puppet, and with the luxurious magic weapon set given to them by Zhou Chun, they easily inflicted considerable damage on their respective opponents, causing the two fourth-tier demonic beasts to howl in agony.

The remaining fourth-tier demon beast was also firmly trapped by Zhang Liang's formation, and it was impossible for it to escape in a short time.

Zhou Chun spread his divine sense, taking in the entire situation on the battlefield, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

The current situation is exactly as expected, and everything is under control.

Once Lin Hongyu and Zhou Mingde have killed or defeated their opponents, they can break the deadlock.

But just when Zhou Chun thought everything was settled, he suddenly frowned and received a message from the Golden Armored Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone hidden underground in Tu Yunling. Another mid-grade fourth-tier demon beast had infiltrated Tu Yunling using its superb earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping into the earth) technique, seemingly preparing to directly enter the formation and wreak havoc!

"You beast, you've courted death!"

His eyes turned cold, and he immediately gave the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone an order to kill without mercy. At the same time, he sent a message to Zhang Liang, who was in charge of the formation, asking him to help cover up the movements.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the entire Tu Yun Ridge seemed to be hit by a violent earthquake. The ground began to shake violently, knocking many unsuspecting cultivators and demonic beasts to the ground.

This sudden change surprised both sides greatly, and they did not understand what had happened.

Only cultivators with the highest authority over the formation, such as Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde, could see that a demonic beast, several dozen feet long and resembling an armadillo, suddenly burst out of the ground, spitting blood as it desperately fled towards the outside of the formation.

Unfortunately, it hadn't gone far when a grayish-yellow beam of light suddenly struck it, and in the blink of an eye, its body turned into a stone statue and froze in place.

However, it was, after all, an earth-attribute demon beast, and naturally possessed a strong resistance to petrification. With the burst of power from its demon core, it quickly dispelled the petrification and regained its vitality.

But at this moment, the Golden Armor Mountain-Carrying Turtle Stone appeared beside it and unhesitatingly spat out a hazy gray [Primal Magnetic Divine Light] that struck it.

Instantly, a shrill scream burst from the demon's mouth. Its body was twisted by the powerful force of the [Primal Magnetic Divine Light], and it was instantly injured both inside and out. Not only did its skin and scales burst and bleed, but its internal organs and bones also broke and fractured, rendering it unable to move.

Before it could even contemplate detonating its demon core in a desperate attempt, a ferocious giant mouth filled with sharp teeth snapped into its head and half its body!

(End of this chapter)