Attack on the Demonic Beast Territory

"Ten million people!?"

Upon hearing Qi Sheng's words, Zhao Yushu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Ten million people is one thing, but do you know how far Chilong Territory is from Liuhuo City, the closest of the thirty-six outer ring cities?"

Qi Sheng's tone was filled with deep sarcasm. "Six thousand miles! Chilong Territory is only six thousand miles away from Liuhuo City!"

"Six thousand miles!?"

This number...

Not to mention Zhao Yushu, even Gu Jinlai were somewhat alarmed.

It's only 6,000 miles from Liuhuo City!

This distance... is too close!

Although each city's radius of influence is only a thousand miles, basically each city has to exterminate the Demonic Beasts within a radius of ten thousand miles.

Ten thousand li, if you halve that, is five thousand li.

This distance, given the flight speed of warbirds, would take less than a day.

In this place, only a day's journey away, Demonic Beasts have imprisoned over ten million humans...

It's impossible that Flowing Fire City, the closest city, wouldn't be unaware of this news.

But they simply watched this happen...

"Is the Chilong Clan very strong?"

Gu Jinlai have sought this question.

"We have conducted reconnaissance more than once with the help of the Chaos Pearl, and even lost two True Disciples. Although we dare not say that the information we have gathered is 100% accurate, there are only four Demon Emperors in the Chilong Territory, and the strongest of them is only at the level of a top-tier Demon Emperor."

Qi Sheng said in a deep voice, "Besides the Demon Emperor, there are about forty Demon Kings and more than 500,000 Demonic Beasts."

The Demon Emperor's strength is comparable to that of a Saint.

A top-tier Demon Emperor is equivalent to a top-tier Saint, which translates to a peak Martial Saint.

That is, his current level.

A territory with only four Demon Emperors, forty-odd Demon Kings, and hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts could be completely wiped out by the power of Flowing Fire City.

But they remained unmoved.

"We sought help from Liuhuo City. At that time, Liu Feihua, one of the ten True Disciples, visited Wu Yan, the city lord of Liuhuo City. However, what awaited us was the fate of being almost wiped out by Liuhuo City."

Qi Sheng's voice was filled with pain. "They greedily set their sights on the many treasures we brought from Liyang Cave and attacked us directly. If it weren't for Senior Sister Liu's forbidden technique of burning herself to create a massive energy fluctuation that alerted us, and the profound mystery of the Hun Tian Pearl, we would probably have died in that great battle."

"Even so, of the seventeen of us who survived, only eight remained after that unexpected turn of events. Later, we planned to rescue the people imprisoned in Liyang Cave on our own, but we lost two more during the reconnaissance."

Qi Yunxiao added with a dejected expression, "There are only six of us left in our group."

"So, after you pleaded for help, the city lord of Liuhuo City not only didn't help you eliminate the Demonic Beasts of Chilong Territory, which is only six thousand miles away, but also coveted the treasures on your bodies and intended to wipe you all out?"

Gu Jinlai took a deep breath and asked.

Qi Sheng and Qi Yunxiao nodded heavily.

Qi Yunxiao chuckled self-deprecatingly, "We were too ignorant. During this time, we have also reviewed a lot of information. In Liuhuo City, many people often go missing. Similarly, some Lineage and forces are expelled from Liuhuo City for committing certain mistakes. It's one thing for people to be expelled, but we have more or less figured out where the missing people went."

"A dragon's collar!?"

Zhao Yushu found it hard to believe.

"Otherwise, why do you think there could be tens of millions of people there?"

Qi Yunxiao glanced at her.

"But... but, so many people have gone missing, isn't anyone going to take care of it? Aren't their families and friends going to report it? If no one takes care of it, they'll make a big fuss about it..."

"Manage it? Report it? Make a scene?"

Qi Yunxiao said speechlessly, "Whether it's Liuhuo City, Fengyu City, or Haifeng City, what is the most important indicator for these cities?! It's stability! Stability that absolutely cannot cause any social panic! If anyone dares to escalate things, regardless of whether they have a reason or not, they will only face certain death! Because they are going against the 'stability' requirement from above!"

He said with a sneer, "Do you think it's more important to help ordinary people solve their problems, or to suppress everything and maintain a facade of peace and prosperity to protect his position?"

"The illusion of a peaceful and prosperous era..."

Zhao Yushu found it hard to accept what Qi Yunxiao said.

She knew that the competition between the various factions in Fengyu City was fierce, and she herself was not so naive as to think that the world was truly peaceful.

Only...

She always thought that the bad guys were the lower and middle-level staff, who were the ones who were extorting money, demanding bribes, and abusing their power.

However, she never expected that even those at the highest levels, like the city lords, would...

"How so?"

Zhao Yushu felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

It's one thing for the lower and middle classes to act arrogantly and domineeringly, but what if even the ruling class is the same...?

Is there any hope for Fengyu City?

When Zhao Yushu was feeling helpless and confused, Gu Jinlai suddenly said, "The situation hasn't gotten that bad yet."

He chuckled softly, "At least, I don't think the situation in Wind and Rain City has gotten that bad yet."

"But..."

Zhao Yushu looked up at the Gu Jinlai.

"It's alright. No matter how reckless they are, they still have to respect the law. You've forgotten, I am the chief district lord of the outer city of Wind and Rain City. I will slowly change the atmosphere of Wind and Rain City. Whoever does something wrong, I will bring them to justice and put them on trial on the spot according to the law. Replace them with people who care about the future, care about the people, and abide by the law."

He said with a smile, "Gu Jinlai."

"Senior... if... if our City Lord Zhao of Wind and Rain City were like City Lord Wu of Flowing Fire City..."

Zhao Yushu's face, which clearly still showed signs of immaturity, was filled with worry.

"I told you."

Gu Jinlai smiled and patted her hair, "Whoever does bad things, I will bring them to justice and replace them with a suitable person. We must believe in the law and not feel that there is no hope in the world because of the beastly behavior of some people."

Law!

These two words finally cheered Zhao Yushu up a little.

Yes.

Although even some city lords have become greedy and corrupt, the laws established by His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Dynasty still exist.

From this perspective, His Majesty the Emperor and those at the very top are still good.

As long as the ruling class of the pilgrimage is not completely corrupt, there is still hope for the Holy Dynasty, and the human race will surely be able to defeat the Demonic Beasts.

Hearing what Gu Jinlai said, Qi Yunxiao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but want to say something more.

But at this moment, Qi Sheng stopped him and secretly shook his head at him.

Qi Yunxiao was somewhat puzzled when he saw this, but ultimately said nothing more.

At this moment, after persuading Zhao Yushu to calm down, Gu Jinlai turned his gaze to Qi Sheng: "I will take care of the matter of your Liyang Cave Heaven."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately became excited.

"Great... our people are in Blazing City..."

"Then let's go to Blazing Fire City."

This Gu Jinlai.

Saving lives is like putting out a fire.

Since he had promised Qi Sheng and Qi Yunxiao to rescue the people of Liyang Cave, he would naturally take action as soon as possible.

Otherwise, given their status as captives...

Who knows, something unexpected might happen to them one day.

Um.

All of this has nothing to do with that storage ring, Dao artifact, the inheritance of a Void Immortal, or great Divine Ability.

"Senior, when we left Fengyu City we said we'd be gone for a few days to hunt down the remnants of the Ouyang family... If we're going to be gone for longer, should we let the regional headquarters know?"

Zhao Yushu said.

"It's alright."

Although no one Gu Jinlai has fully believed in the claim of pacifying the Central Plains, but...

You can see some signs, more or less.

The fact that the higher-ups in Fengyu City appointed him as the head of the outer city district suggests that they intended to use him as a tool to achieve their goals.

With this factor in mind, there's no need to worry about any major impact before he clears out the outer city areas.

He then said, "I will send a message back to tell Qiao Muqi."

After saying that, he turned to Qi Sheng and said, "You should also prepare whatever you need to do as soon as possible. Speed is of the essence in war, and I don't want to waste too much time in this attack on the Demonic Beasts territory."

Qi Sheng was slightly taken aback by what Gu Jinlai said, "We... are going to launch an attack directly without gathering manpower to prepare?"

As he spoke, he immediately added, "I don't doubt your strength, Ancient Martial Saint, but... besides the four Demon Emperors, there are also dozens of Demon Kings and hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts in that Demonic Beasts territory."

Whether one is a saint or a martial saint, releasing Divine Ability will rapidly deplete one's own strength.

Therefore, in a one-on-one fight, the Demon King is no match for the Saint, but when tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts surround and attack, even the strongest individual will be exhausted and forced to retreat.

Once we retreat, it will be tantamount to giving up halfway. At that time, under the wrath of the Demonic Beasts, it is feared that none of the tens of millions of people will be able to survive.

"Demonic Beasts may be numerous, but I have my own methods."

The Way of Peace Gu Jinlai.

Then, he looked at Qi Sheng and said, "You can choose whether or not you want me to take action."

"Us..."

Qi Sheng looked somewhat conflicted.

Hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts...

However, even if it is truly impossible to save the tens of millions of humans from the hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts and rescue the survivors of Liyang Cave, it would still be a huge step forward.

With this thought in mind, Qi Sheng nodded heavily. "I will go and gather the others. Although we are few in number, we will do our best to contribute our share in this great battle."

Gu Jinlai: "Go."

Although Qi Sheng and his men were of average strength, they were still a good choice to clean up the battlefield and take stock of the spoils after conquering Chilong Territory.

As for how exactly to fight against hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts...

Yes!

Ordinary saints, Celestial Person...

Especially for Martial Saints and Martial Kings, releasing their innate Divine Ability comes with considerable consumption, and when their strength is insufficient, they can only choose to retreat.

Throughout history, there have been numerous instances of martial saints who were not skilled at flying being surrounded and killed by Demonic Beasts simply because of their numbers.

But...

Gu Jinlai, I have felt the surging power of the eternal furnace within my body.

Since he mastered this golden Cultivation Method, he has never experienced a lack of energy.

He did not believe that hundreds of thousands of Demonic Beasts could exhaust the energy of his Eternal Furnace.

After all...

In the face of that kind of energy, Demonic Beasts, demon generals, demon commanders, and even demon kings are no different from ordinary wild beasts.

Under a nuclear explosion, all beings are equal.