Chen Lin found himself scratching his head at Qin Yueting's report.
In peaceful times, never mind cultivators coming of their own accord-the immortal city would even send people out to recruit them. But now the city's stockpiled resources were limited, and too many people could easily cause problems.
"Don't let them into the city for now, but don't drive them away by force, either. Tell them the city is already overcrowded and have them build their own dwellings outside. If monsters attack, our city will provide a certain degree of protection."
In the end, Chen Lin decided not to admit these people. Silver Fairy had already ordered the city sealed, and that order had to be strictly enforced.
After some thought, he added, "But don't be too rigid about it. Golden Core cultivators and people with special status should still receive certain privileges. Use your own judgment, but whatever you do, don't let evil demons or people harboring ill intentions slip inside!"
After Qin Yueting left with his orders, Chen Lin sat in the hall and pondered.
The great tribulation had truly come roaring in. The monsters emerging from those hives had not even attacked the immortal cities yet, and already the cultivators were panic-stricken. Now such powerful monsters had appeared, destroying so many immortal cities with attacks launched across space. If they could descend into this realm in the future, who could stop them?
Nascent Soul late-stage experts might be able to put up a fight with the power of spirit treasures, but there were only a handful of such cultivators in this entire realm. The number of powerful monsters revealed so far had already reached double digits. The two sides were nowhere near evenly matched.
For now, they could only rely on the world will to suppress foreign