Summoning the Clansmen Back to the Clan Mountain
Within a day, the four Foundation Establishment Clan Head from the other four clans of Huai River County arrived at the cave one after another.
Once all the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the five families of Huai River County had arrived, Luo Minghui, the Clan Head of the Sunset Cloud Mountain Luo Family and the strongest Luo Minghui in Huai River County with a cultivation level as high as the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, curiously asked Ling Yunhong.
"Ling Daoyou, did you summon us here because you've found traces of Old Devil Li?"
The jade token that Ling Yunhong crushed the day before was Mother-and-Child Token the five families had agreed upon four years ago Demon-Slaying Battle the Old Devil Li. It could only be crushed after the discovery of Old Demon Li to summon the Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the other Lineage to deal with Old Devil Li.
"Yes, but have they discovered traces of Old Devil Li?" The other three Foundation Establishment Clan Head chimed in.
They weren't stupid. Like Ling Yunhong, they worried that Demon Extermination War, after they, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, left their Clan Mountain, Old Devil Li would emerge from the shadows and attack their respective Lineage members and Clan Mountain.
Ling Yunhong shook his head and told the four people present about the method of killing Old Devil Li and how he had found Wu Yan, a descendant Demon Extermination War the Golden Core stage, to help the two Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Huai River County leave the Demon Extermination War.
Luo Minghui agreed. "That's a good plan. Old Devil Li is cunning and suspicious by nature. If Wu Yan wife use the Illusion Mask to disguise two of us, even if Old Devil Li has placed spies around us, he will not be able to detect it. He will still believe that we are unable to escape because of the Demon Extermination War, and then he will attack our Lineage forces."
The Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the other three families also voiced their agreement.
After a final discussion, the five Foundation Establishment Cultivator decided to leave during the Demon Extermination War and sneak back to Huai River County to ambush Old Devil Li. The two Foundation Establishment Cultivator who were to ambush him were Ling Yunhong, who had just broken through to the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, and Luo Minghui, the strongest cultivator in Huai River County, who Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.
Seeing that the discussion had reached a conclusion, Ling Yunhong smiled at the other four people present and said, "Now that the person to ambush Old Devil Li has been chosen, and you have all agreed to this matter, it is time to calculate how to divide the eight thousand catties of Mystic Water Iron Ore needed to ask the Golden Core descendant Wu Yan and his wife to use the Illusion Mask to disguise us and help us ambush Old Devil Li."
Although the cost of arranging for Wu Yan and his wife to come up with the project was five thousand catties of Mystic Water Iron Ore, Ling Yunhong not only owed Yang Clan a favor this time, but also spent a sum of money on ore.
If it weren't for the fact that the Ling and Yang families are related by blood, and with the help of Ling Xiaoshun and his wife, Ling Yunhong would have been lucky to even meet Wu Yan during his trip to Pingyun Mountain, let alone have asked Wu Yan to borrow the valuable Illusionary Mask from Bailing Sect.
Although the five thousand ores are only worth two thousand five hundred Spirit Stone on the market, if they are given to Ling Yun'an of the Ling Clan to be refined into the Mystic Water Sword and Mystic Water Shield, the Ling Clan can earn at least five thousand Spirit Stone from these Law Artifact.
Under these circumstances, Ling Yunhong naturally wanted to extract some benefits from the other four families, so that his own Lineage wouldn't be taken advantage of.
Luo Minghui spoke up. "My family and Ling Daoyou's Lineage will each bear 1,000 jin. Your three families do not need to send anyone to deal with Old Devil Li. The remaining 6,000 jin of Mystic Water Iron Ore will be paid by you all. If Ling Daoyou and I fail to kill Old Devil Li this time, we will make up the difference between our share and yours."
The Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the other three families strongly agreed with Luo Minghui's relatively fair proposal, and successively took out a batch of Spirit Stone equivalent to the amount of ore each family was required to bear, and handed them over to Ling Yunhong.
Afterwards, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the five families discussed their response to the Hundred Spirits Sect's extermination of demons.
All five groups of cultivators planned to avoid the front lines where the Hundred Spirits Sect was calling upon numerous cultivators to fight against the Demon Beast army, and instead deal with some minor insignificant figures.
Lineage cultivators are an affiliated force of the Hundred Spirits Sect, and the Hundred Spirits Sect respects Lineage cultivators. Although the sect will force Lineage cultivators to participate in the Demon Extermination War, it is permissible for some weaker Lineage not to go to the front lines.
Of course, these Lineage cultivators who do not go to the front lines will still be dispatched to fight against the Demon Beast, but the risk factor is lower. They will be assigned by the Hundred Spirits Sect to attack and occupy the spiritual mountain occupied by the Demon Beast.
Several days ago, Ling Yunhong returned from the Hundred Spirits Sect Hundred Spirits Sect with news that the sect was recruiting cultivators within its territory to launch a proactive attack on the Demon Python Lake area.
Several members of the Ling Clan clan who possessed flying Spirit Beast, including the Fifth Elder Ling Yunxi and the Sixth Elder Ling Yunqian, rode their flying Spirit Beast to various places to summon clan members who had achieved more than 70% of their Qi Refining mid-to-late stage cultivation levels back to the Clan Mountain. They then used these spirit beasts to refine the high-level Law Artifact provided free of charge by the clan, thereby enhancing their strength.
Deep within Fruit Bee Ridge, Ling Yunxi rode a Immortal Spirit Crane and landed outside a small wooden house beside two acres of Spirit Field.
Ling Penglin, who had been waiting outside the cabin for a long time, was a little surprised to see Ling Yunxi arrive. After Ling Yunxi jumped off the Immortal Spirit Crane onto the ground, he immediately asked her.
"Grandma, what brings you here?"
"Three months from now, the Hundred Spirits Sect will launch an attack on the Demon Python Lake. My Ling Clan needs to send thirty cultivators at the Qi Training Middle Stage or above. The clan cannot gather that many people. Although you are still young, as a member of my Ling Clan and your cultivation has reached the Qi Training Middle Stage, you also need to... participate in the battle."
At this point, Ling Yunxi's expression showed some reluctance. She paused for a moment before speaking again. "I have come here on the orders of the clan to summon you back to the clan so that you can promptly refine the high-level Law Artifact distributed by the Lineage and train in group combat, in preparation for the upcoming Demon Extermination War."
Upon hearing this, Ling Penglin was immediately filled with panic. She had been stationed here for several years and had encountered Demon Beast Demon Beast once before. If it weren't for the help of the formation here and the timely rescue by Ling Pengyun and Ling Ruxian, who were stationed at Azure Stone Mountain and Azure Stone Lake not far away, she would have surely died.
She was already in danger when she encountered several Demon Beast, not to mention participating in the great battle between two Golden Core Force.
However, although Ling Penglin was somewhat afraid of the Demon Extermination War, she did not back down.
As a cultivator in the Lineage, she has benefited from the family's welfare for many years. Without the numerous spiritual items that the Lineage provides her with free of charge every year for setting up formations, she would not have been able to reach her current level in formations, let alone her cultivation.
Since one benefits, one must also give something in return.
Ling Penglin had known this principle since childhood and had long been mentally prepared. Ling Penglin forced herself to calm her panic, thought for a moment, and then asked Ling Yunxi for advice.
"Grandma, will you participate in this battle?"
"No, your Third Grandfather went out to the Clan Mountain, and there are no Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the clan to guard it. The clan needs me to control the Mountain Protecting Array to avoid any accidents," Ling Yunxi said, shaking her head.
Upon receiving the reply, Ling Penglin's eyes lit up with joy, and she said, "That's good. I want your First-Tier Superior-Grade Yellow Rock Bell and the Azure Water Sword."
Upon hearing this, Ling Yunxi's face immediately lit up with joy, and she praised, "I thought you would run away this time, but your actions have made me look at you in a new light. I will give you everything you want, but it is only a temporary loan. You must repay me after you return to your clan."
"Grandma, you're so stingy," Ling Penglin joked.