Beast Tide Erupts

Qingfeng Mountain, the New Student Competition was about to begin.

Everywhere, disciples were discussing this matter.

"I heard that among this batch of new disciples, there are five geniuses of superior talent. Do you think they'll come to participate in this competition?"

"Ah, Junior Brother Lu, that's where you're wrong."

"Senior Brother, do you know the inside story?"

"That's right. Among the new disciples, there are five geniuses of superior talent. Xiao Muyu has joined Green Lotus Peak, Hua Yunqing has joined Qingzhu Peak, Liu Yunsheng and Chu Jingxiong have joined the main peak, Qingjian Peak, and Yan Kexing has joined Qingjing Peak."

"These five junior brothers and sisters are all in closed-door training on their peaks and haven't signed up."

"So that means these five junior brothers and sisters won't be coming to this New Student Competition?"

"Although these junior brothers have a bit of talent, they haven't broken through to the Inner Qi Realm yet. Among the new disciples of Yunqing Courtyard, three have already revealed themselves to be at the Inner Qi Realm in just the past month."

"There are also some disciples who haven't come out and revealed their cultivation levels. There's no shortage of junior brothers and sisters preparing to make a stunning debut on the day of the Martial Arts Competition."

"I see. Senior Brother, you're well-informed. Do you know which of this generation's new disciples was the first to break through to the Inner Qi Realm?"

"Let me tell you! I've actually heard about this! That junior brother's name is Chen Qinglin."

"After this Junior Brother Chen broke through to the Inner Qi Realm, he was taken in as a disciple by an Elder of Qingyun Peak."

"You know about the gatherings on the various peaks a while back, right?"

"I know, I know. What does that have to do with this junior brother?"

"I heard that this gathering was originally started by this junior brother on Qingyun Peak. Because too many senior sisters came, it made the Qingyun Peak disciples want to join too."

"But they were rejected, and in their indignation, they started their own gathering..."

"As for what happened to the gathering later, Junior Brother, you already know."

"So, will this junior brother come to participate?" Junior Brother Lu asked.

"Probably not."

"Why not!"

"This Junior Brother Chen is said to have already broken through to the Mid Inner Qi Realm. If he participated, there'd be no need to argue over who would be first in this competition."

"Besides, this junior brother is a Martial Arts Maniac. He's always practicing martial arts in his own small courtyard. If it weren't for my wide circle of friends, I wouldn't know about this Junior Brother Chen either!" the senior brother exclaimed.

"Senior Brother, you really know a lot!"

"Haha... it's nothing, nothing..."

A plump senior brother who looked very fortunate was surrounded by a group of junior brothers, listening to him talk about the news on Qingfeng Mountain, their faces full of admiration.

"Pah, what's so great about that? What do you mean, if that person participates, this New Student Competition would have no suspense?"

"As I see it, Senior Brother Wan is the true number one among this batch of new disciples."

"Junior Brother flatters me. But this Junior Brother Chen has indeed taken a step ahead of us for now. He's still quite impressive."

Senior Brother Wan stopped the junior brother who wanted to argue and said.

He had heard of this Junior Brother Chen. He was just a kid with no background and no resources. Being ahead for a moment meant nothing.

But for now, being temporarily ahead didn't conflict with him, so it wasn't worth getting into a conflict over.

He had established the Youqi Society himself, and with his family's support, surpassing that Junior Brother Chen in time wouldn't be a problem.

He was probably just a lucky kid.

Smiling, he chatted and laughed with the brothers in his society, and they headed off in a group to the New Student Competition venue...

Chen Qinglin naturally knew nothing of this. At this moment, he was focused on another matter.

Fu Shenxing's courtyard...

"Recently, multiple Beast Tides have occurred within the Great Xuan Kingdom, all near the edges of mountain ranges."

"King Yan has issued a Demon Extermination Order, and the Three Great Sects have already responded. Our sect will soon announce it to the entire sect."

"All inner disciples and above will likely have to go down the mountain to participate in demon extermination." Fu Shenxing said seriously to a few disciples.

"Beast Tides? Around the mountain ranges!" Chen Qinglin's expression changed.

He hurriedly asked, "Master, is there any news of a Beast Tide near Dingyuan County in Cangzhou Changyang Commandery?" His face was full of anxiety.

"The Dingyuan County in your Changyang Commandery is close to the Qingyan Mountain Range. For now, there's no news of a Beast Tide, but it's still a key area on alert."

"But don't worry too much. The places where Beast Tides occur below the commandery level at most have second-rank Demonic Beasts. The county town is enough to defend against them."

Understanding Chen Qinglin's anxiety, Fu Shenxing quickly replied.

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"Master, I need to go back first. When the sect issues its mission, please accept a mission in this direction for your disciple." Chen Qinglin said, preparing to take his leave.

"Wait, Qinglin. I have already accepted a mission for you to support the area around Dingyuan County. Take this token and go to Spirit Beast Peak to requisition a Green Feather Eagle. It will be faster that way."

"Also, this token can unleash a single strike at the Origin Embracing Realm, and this Human-tier Mid-grade Magic Sword is also a gift for you. Go now!"

"Thank you, Master."

Fu Shenxing handed a token to Chen Qinglin, who then hurried away.

"As for the rest of you, your master has also made preparations. Each of you, go aid your hometowns..."

"Yes, Master!" *4

"Ling'er, you don't need to participate in this mission. Stay safely on Qingyun Peak and wait for good news."

"Master... will Junior Brother be alright..."

Ling Ling looked worriedly at her senior brothers and sisters, then finally at the direction Chen Qinglin had gone.

At this moment, she hated her own body. She could do nothing—otherwise, she could have followed her little junior brother this time.

Chirp...

A streak of cyan lightning shot out from Qingfeng Mountain, heading straight toward Cangzhou Changyang Commandery.

Immediately after, more cyan streams of light flew in all directions.

For a time, Qingfeng Mountain was filled with unease; the New Student Competition was forgotten.

Soon, the sect issued a notice, and only then did the disciples learn that such a major event had occurred in Daxuan.

One after another, they went to the Mission Hall to accept missions heading toward their own hometowns.

Those who couldn't wait even rushed directly to Spirit Beast Peak, or gathered with family elders in Qingfeng City, then sped off in all directions.

The same thing was happening at the Overlord Saber Sect, Cloud Show Valley, and every major academy within Daxuan.

Daxuan was suddenly on high alert.

The Patrol Division and Xuan Yu Guard rushed in all directions, suppressing those who took the chance to cause chaos...

In the sky, Chen Qinglin looked at the tragic scenes he saw along the way, his heart burning with anxiety.

Please let everything be fine! he prayed silently.

Qingyan Town...

At this moment, it was solemn and silent. The Town Guard Wei Zhan organized the town guards to patrol day and night.

Inside the Town Guard Hall, Wei Zhan wore a bitter expression. He had just received news that a large number of Fierce Beasts had emerged from the Qingyan Mountain Range, attacking nearby villages.

Few survivors remained from the villages that were attacked.

Now, the surviving villagers from all around had gathered in Qingyan Town.

He had already organized people to take them in, setting aside a part of the town for shelter. But traces of Mutant Beasts had also appeared in the mountains near Qingyan Town.

Panic began to spread within Qingyan Town. Some families had received news days earlier and had already left Qingyan Town for Dingyuan County.

To prevent unrest within the town, he had no choice but to seal the city gates. Even so, many still slipped away quietly.

Fortunately, the Iron Sword Martial Arts School was still here. The school had two Inner Qi Realm Martial Artists, though it was said that the old Head of the School, Xie Song, had failed in his breakthrough to the Inner Qi Realm and suffered heavy Blood Qi loss.

He was getting old, after all!

Including himself, Qingyan Town had three Inner Qi Realm Martial Artists, though all were at the Inner Qi Realm Early Stage.

But the main targets of the Beast Tide were the commandery and county cities. Not many Mutant Beasts or Fierce Beasts would come to Qingyan Town—at most, a few Second-order Mutant Beasts.

There was still hope of holding them off.

"Report!..." A town guard ran up urgently.

"What is it? Speak quickly!" Wei Zhan's expression turned serious, sensing something bad had happened.

"Town... Town Head, outside the town... the Beast Tide is coming!" the messenger guard said, panting.

"What!" Wei Zhan shot up in shock, striding quickly outside as he spoke rapidly.

"Go to the Iron Sword Martial Arts School immediately. Inform Head Xie, and ask the Iron Sword Martial Arts School to come to the city wall."

"Go quickly!"

"Yes!"