Great Wilderness Beast Tide

"Damn it! This Blood Grudge Cult is really pathetic. They don't even have a decent spiritual medicine. They're so poor it's ridiculous. Only this sword is barely usable, but this map is pretty good. A Vermillion Fruit Tree about to mature. Looks like I have to make a trip to the Great Wilderness." Half an hour later, Ye Yun walked out of the empty treasury holding an ancient black longsword, his face full of dissatisfaction. No wonder the treasury didn't even have guards; it turned out there was nothing good inside.

Looking at the empty courtyard, Ye Yun's lips curved slightly, and he muttered softly, "You are the first demonic sect I've encountered since descending the mountain and in my entire life. In light of this, I've decided to give you a grand gift. But I need to get further away first, otherwise, it won't be good if the recipients all run away."

A few minutes later, a thick black cloud rapidly formed in the sky above Fusang City and, driven by a strong wind, slowly drifted towards the Blood Grudge Cult's location. As the dark cloud moved, it continued to absorb nearby clouds, becoming larger and darker. When the black cloud was about to reach the Blood Grudge Cult's stronghold, lightning occasionally flashed within the pitch-black clouds. Once the black cloud completely covered the Blood Grudge Cult's lair, Ye Yun, who was hundreds of meters away, changed his hand seals and let out a soft shout. Following Ye Yun's shout, the distant black cloud unleashed streaks of lightning. The density of the lightning strikes made even Ye Yun, the instigator, feel his scalp tingle; it was like rain.

"Holy crap, I just asked the thunderclouds to merge with some nearby clouds and delayed the casting speed a bit, and I didn't expect the spell's power to increase to this extent. No, it's not the spell that was enhanced; my spell only acted as a guide. The real power isn't my spell because I've already lost control of the thunderclouds. This means the thunderclouds are now acting entirely according to natural laws. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what sin did the Blood Grudge Cult commit to win such a huge prize? But who cares, I should go find that Vermillion Fruit Tree. That's a good thing!"

Ye Yun was truly shocked. He never expected his flash of inspiration would lead to such severe consequences. However, since there were no people within several hundred meters of the Blood Grudge Cult's stronghold, he didn't need to worry about accidental casualties. Thus, after his shock, Ye Yun dusted himself off and left. Anyway, those people were not good people, as Ye Yun had also seen a large amount of "Corpse Dissolving Blood Grudge" in the treasury. From the clues he had obtained before, he judged that they were responsible for the bloody case in Heyang City. Therefore, it didn't matter if all the members of the Blood Grudge Cult died.

After leaving Fusang City, Ye Yun followed the directions on the map and quickly headed for the Great Wilderness. A week later, he finally arrived at the border town of the Great Wilderness. Amusingly, this town was called Border Town.

The Great Wilderness was an incredibly vast and immense wasteland. Although it was vast, it was not suitable for human survival and was fraught with danger. Even a seemingly inconspicuous blade of grass could take a person's life, so hardly anyone came here. However, where there were losses, there were also gains. Although this place was desolate and full of danger, its unique geographical environment had also nurtured many rare spiritual medicines and exotic beasts, which was why many cultivators liked to come to the Great Wilderness to seek opportunities. The Vermillion Fruit Tree from Ye Yun's map was located on a cliff face on the outskirts of the Great Wilderness.

Compared to other cities, Border Town, while not as prosperous, was more majestic than any city Ye Yun had ever seen. The city walls alone were nearly twenty zhang high. And what was twenty zhang? A shorter floor was about three meters, and one zhang was 3.3 meters. This meant that Border Town's city walls were almost twenty stories high.

"It's truly majestic. But what's the use of building such high walls? No one is attacking here." Ye Yun stood before the twenty-meter-high city gate, looking at the ancient city walls, and couldn't help but mutter softly.

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded from beside Ye Yun. "Esteemed Daoist brother, is this your first time in Border Town?"

The sudden voice startled Ye Yun. He turned his head and saw a young man in his early twenties, dressed as a scholar, who had spoken.

Although Ye Yun didn't know who the other person was, he still nodded politely, confirming the man's words.

"No wonder," the young man chuckled and continued, "Daoist brother, although no one attacks Border Town, demonic beasts do. And you've come at just the right time. Every October, the wild beasts in the Great Wilderness begin to gather spontaneously. By the time of the Winter Solstice, they will come to attack the city under the leadership of demonic beasts from the Great Wilderness. Every year, the imperial court sends a large army to garrison here, and cultivators from all over also come voluntarily to hunt demonic beasts. Didn't you notice that the number of cultivators in Border Town is a bit high?"

"There's such a thing? Doesn't that mean the beast tide will arrive in less than a month?" Ye Yun was somewhat incredulous. This was simply a real-life monster siege!

The young man smiled slightly and said, "The world is vast and full of wonders. What's so surprising about this? Oh, right, Daoist brother, my name is Liu Yi, a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect. May I ask which sect you come from?"

"Me? My name is Ye Yun, and I'm... a rogue cultivator. I just came here to try my luck." Ye Yun was about to reveal his identity as a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, but at the last moment, he changed his mind. Ye Yun noticed a flicker of disdain in Liu Yi's eyes after he said he was just a rogue cultivator, and his attitude instantly changed. After chatting for a couple of sentences, Liu Yi casually found an excuse and left.

"What... what's going on?" Ye Yun's mind was full of question marks. What was the meaning of this polite greeting and then leaving?

Just then, a man in his thirties, with a scruffy beard and dressed in coarse linen, walked over and said to Ye Yun with a smile, "Brother, you'll get used to it. We rogue cultivators are weak, so it's normal for people not to want to team up with us to go out of the city to kill monsters and find treasures. I see you, brother, have a distinguished appearance and must be strong. Although I'm also a rogue cultivator, I have the cultivation of Qi Cultivation level two (equivalent to Jade Purity level two). How about it, want to team up with me?"

"Qi Cultivation level two? That should be equivalent to Jade Purity level two. The Zhu Xian world has its own realm divisions for each sect. It's really hard to estimate someone's strength without understanding it."

Ye Yun thought for a moment, shook his head, and refused the man's team invitation. He smiled and said, "Brother, I've just entered Qi Cultivation level one. I just want to try my luck here and don't have such grand ambitions. The wild beasts in the Great Wilderness are already gathering. I plan to hunt some wild beasts outside to earn some money and wait for the beast tide to pass before entering the Great Wilderness. I don't want to hold you back." After speaking, Ye Yun cupped his fists and turned to leave.

Although he had gained a lot of information from the previous two encounters, Ye Yun still felt a bit uneasy. So, he asked around again and found out that it was indeed true. The imperial army had already stationed there and had begun sweeping the outer areas in batches. Most of the residents in Border Town had already evacuated. Besides the army, the city was mostly filled with cultivators and martial arts masters who had come attracted by the news.

Thank you for the reward from "Memories of the Past." The name is finally displayed this time. Thank you for the reward, old brother!