Dividing the Spoils of the Battle for Huai River Market Town

"Wang Yun was indeed killed by me, but Wang Yun tried to ambush me but was instead killed by me and Qin Shi, a disciple of Zhang Yan, the deputy Hall Master of your sect's Hall of Affairs. My cousin knows about this, as does Senior Zhang Yan."

"In addition, this matter also involved Yan Siyi, the granddaughter of the head of the Spirit Plant Hall of your sect, Xue Chao, the son of Xue Yuan, the deputy head of the Talisman Making Hall, and Ye Mu, the daughter of the deputy head of the Alchemy Hall. All three of them were intercepted and killed by Wang Yun and his men."

Fortunately, none of them were killed.

"This matter has a bad reputation, so we did not spread it."

"Please, both of you, do not spread this matter, otherwise it may cause some unnecessary trouble," Ling Pengyun said carefully.

He dared to openly use the Law Artifact he obtained from Wang Yun, naturally because he had something to rely on.

Several months ago, when he went to the Hundred Spirits Sect to refine his Lifebound Magic Item, his cousin Yang Siling had already taken care of the aftermath of killing Wang Yun.

After all, Ling Pengyun and the others acted in self-defense, and Qin Shi also used Image Recording Disc to document Wang Yun and the others' crimes, thus leaving evidence.

Furthermore, the elders behind Qin Shi and the others whom Wang Yun's villains ambushed and killed were all capable subordinates of Spirit Talisman True Person and Hundred Spirits True Person, implicating a wide range of people.

With everyone's joint nomination, both Spirit Talisman True Person and Hundred Spirits True Person sent messages to Spirit Array True Person, instructing them not to retaliate against Ling Pengyun and the others.

Otherwise, Spirit Talisman True Person and Hundred Spirits True Person would also take action to annihilate Spirit Array True Person's faction in order to suppress the power of their own faction.

"That's good." Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The same applies to Li Xiang.

If the matter of killing Wang Yun is not handled properly, and given their close relationship with Ling Pengyun, they may also get into trouble because of it.

However, now that the matter has been resolved, neither of them is afraid.

"Ling Daoyou, we have expended a great deal of energy today, so we will rest for half a day."

"How about we kill those Demon Beast outside the market in half a day?" Ouyang Qun asked Ling Pengyun.

"Of course," Ling Pengyun replied.

The three chatted idly until they reached this point, then sat cross-legged on the North City Wall of the market, taking pills and circulating their Cultivation Method to restore their spiritual energy.

Time passed gradually.

Half a day later, when all three had recovered to their best condition, they gathered together.

"Ouyang Daoyou, Daoist Li, there are still seven Foundation Establishment Demon Beast besieging the market: three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, one Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf, and two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Azure Nether Ape."

"I want to kill all of these wolf demons."

"That Purple Star Demon Wolf, which is in the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, is at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer. However, with the help of its innate Divine Ability, Purple Demon Boiling Art, its strength is comparable to that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer Demon Beast."

"Even if I were to face this wolf, I would have to do my best."

"Besides that, my Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Spirit Beast, the Wind Shadow Peng, with the advantage of being protected by the array in the market and able to go all out, should be able to barely hold off the attack of a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf for now."

"The remaining three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf, two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Azure Nether Ape, and the two thousand Qi Training Demon Beast —fellow Daoists, are you confident that you can temporarily trap them all using the Second Rank High Grade Geng Metal Cloud Piercing Grand Array that was set up in this market?"

"If we can't contain these Demon Beast, once one of Demon Beast leaves, the news of Huai River Market Town's escape will likely spread, attracting even more Demon Beast."

"This is why I want to kill all the Demon Beast outside the market. I can support the market this time because my Ling Clan is safe. If the market is in crisis again and my Ling Clan is attacked by Demon Beast, I'm afraid I won't be able to support it again."

Ling Pengyun looked out of the market and saw more than two thousand Demon Beast. His eyes flashed with a fierce light as he spoke in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qun and Li Xiang were slightly startled.

They had originally intended to simply repel the group of Demon Beast outside the market and keep the market peaceful for the time being.

But Ling Pengyun's words also make sense. If the group of Demon Beast outside the market is not eliminated, the Huai River Market Town will inevitably fall into crisis again in the future.

Furthermore, Ling Pengyun 'Ling Pengyun strength is formidable, as he proactively blocked the strongest Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf from the outside world.

They naturally had no other concerns.

"I can temporarily hold off those two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Azure Wolves, which will reduce the pressure on the Geng Jin Rifting Cloud Formation from trapping the enemy," Li Xiang was the first to speak.

"Since you two are putting in so much effort, I can't help but go all out as well."

"The Spirit Vein beneath the Huai River Market Town is of the Second Rank High Grade, and we rely on the rich Spiritual Qi of this Spirit Vein for assistance."

"I will fully activate the Geng Metal Cloud Piercing Grand Array. The barrier of light that I have erected should be able to trap the remaining three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf and the two thousand Qi Training Demon Beast without any problem."

"Furthermore, when I am controlling the formation, I still have spare strength, which can be used to fight those three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf with the formation flag Geng Metal Cloud Piercing Blade."

"However, maintaining the barrier that traps enemies already consumes a lot of Spiritual Qi, and the fact that those Demon Beast will attack the barrier further increases the consumption of Spiritual Qi."

"I'm afraid the barrier of light that this formation creates to trap the enemy can only last for about half a day at most."

Ouyang Qun.

"Half a day is enough."

"Ouyang Daoyou, we can now trap those Demon Beast outside the market," Ling Pengyun said confidently.

Ouyang Qun nodded slightly, patted the Storage Bag at his waist, took out a golden array plate, and continuously cast Method Formula into the array plate.

The next moment, the massive golden light barrier protecting Huai River Market Town suddenly trembled.

From this point onward, an even more solid golden circular light screen emerged.

The light curtain rapidly expanded, instantly covering the entire area within three miles of Huai River Market Town.

This unexpected change surprised the more than two thousand Demon Beast that were attacking Huai River Market Town.

However, they did not think much of it and continued to attack, bombarding the light screen of Huai River Market Town in an attempt to break it down.

But in the next moment, Ling Pengyun, Ouyang Qun, and Li Xiang, the three Foundation Establishment in Huai River Market Town, suddenly made their move, each launching their own attacks and targeting the seven Foundation Establishment Demon Beast outside the market.

Inside the market, hundreds of Qi Refining cultivators from the Hundred Spirits Sect, dozens of Rogue Cultivator with businesses in the market, and a dozen or so Lineage cultivators all unleashed their full power to bombard the Qi Training Demon Beast.

at the same time.

Ling Pengyun also clashed with the strongest Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Purple Star Demon Wolf in the area.

This wolf, after all, only had the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, and it fell into a disadvantageous position after only a few moves.

Even though this wolf used its innate Divine Ability, "Purple Demon Boiling Art," to burn its spiritual power, it managed to raise its cultivation level to the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer in a short period of time.

Even so, this wolf was no match for Ling Pengyun.

After all, the magical Law Artifact Ling Pengyun possessed were all extraordinary, and he also knew a powerful Combined Attack Technique.

Within a few hundred moves, the wolf was killed by Ling Pengyun.

Ling Pengyun, having broken free of his grasp, also assisted Wind Shadow Peng in killing his opponent, a Purple Star Demon Wolf at the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment.

Afterwards, the two went to help Ouyang Qun, Li Xiang and others to kill the Foundation Establishment Demon Beast.

However, after half an incense stick's time...

The battle ended in victory, and all the Demon Beast that besieged the market were trapped and killed, leaving no Demon Beast standing.

Outside the market, only a large area of Demon Beast corpses remained.

On the North City Wall, hundreds of cultivators stationed in the market all showed joy at this moment.

Ling Pengyun and the other two also gathered together.

"Ouyang Daoyou, Daoist Li, now that the great battle is over, it's time to divide the spoils."

"The corpse of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf that Wind Shadow Peng and I independently killed undoubtedly belongs to me."

"In addition, I also helped Ouyang Daoyou kill those two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Azure Nether Ape, and helped Fellow Li Xiang Daoyou kill those three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Purple Star Demon Wolf."

"I also contributed. I took the corpse of a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Azure Nether Ape that Ouyang Daoyou had obtained, but I didn't take its Law Artifact."

"Li Xiang Daoyou, you have given me the corpse of a wolf demon in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, and I also want its sword embryo."

"Of the two thousand Demon Beast corpses outside the market, I want thirty percent."

"What do you think of this arrangement?"

Ling Pengyun inquired.

Ouyang Qun and Li Xiang were quite satisfied with Ling Pengyun's division of interests.

After all, Ling Pengyun did put in a lot of effort to help them and also took too much benefit, so it was all within reason.

Furthermore, there are still 70% of the 2,000 Qi Training Demon Beast corpses outside the market, and these 70% of Demon Beast corpses can be divided between the two of them.

Of course, the Qi Refining cultivators stationed in the market also need to be allocated a share.

Even so, they were still able to get a decent share of the profits.

And all of this is thanks to Ling Pengyun, our great savior.

Without Ling Pengyun's help, the Second Rank High Grade Defensive Formation in Huai River Market Town would probably have been breached by the Demon Beast within a few days, leading to the destruction of Huai River Market Town.

Ouyang Qun and Li Xiang were naturally aware of this, and they readily handed over all the benefits belonging to Ling Pengyun Ling Pengyun to him.

He repeatedly thanked Ling Pengyun, and even insisted on taking Ling Pengyun to entertain him with great hospitality.

After the meal, Ling Pengyun chatted with Ouyang Qun and Li Xiang for a few more minutes. Then, Ling Pengyun boarded the Second Grade Middle Rank flying boat and left the place with dozens of Storage Bag containing hundreds of Qi Training Demon Beast corpses.

However, he did not return to the Clan Mountain immediately.

Instead, he piloted the Second Grade Middle Rank flying boat and flew to the territory of Ice Flood Dragon County in Jiao Province, which is adjacent to Huai River County.

Because the second-tier flying boat he was piloting was extremely fast, Ling Pengyun completed the search of the territories of five of Lineage six Lineage in Ice Flood Dragon County in just a few hours.

Of these five Lineage, the Shen Clan suffered the most, having their Clan Mountain attacked by Demon Beast once Demon Beast Uprising.

Back then, Ling Pengyun took advantage of the opportunity when the Shen Family Clan Mountain was attacked by Demon Beast, and together with Luo Qiuming of the Luo Clan and the Flame Cloud Tiger of the Tiger's Roar Liu Clan, he wiped out the Demon Beast that occupied the Shen Family Clan Mountain.

Then, they plundered some of the Shen Clan's Cultivation Method manuals and most of their wealth.

This sudden Beast Tide has once again pushed the Shen Clan, which lacks a strong foundation, to the brink of despair, and their Clan Mountain is once again besieged by Demon Beast.

However, thanks to the help of two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Hundred Spirits Sect stationed at the Ice Flood Dragon Market Town Ice Flood Dragon County, they were quickly out of danger.

Finally, Ling Pengyun arrived near the Sun Family Clan Mountain, where he had had some contact in his early years.