Demonic Beasts Attack

"Senior Brother Gu, disciple Jiang Lu has come to report."

Jiang Lu arrived at the Qi Refinement team and handed over her identity token. Gu Miao took it, inspected it, and nodded.

Senior Brother Gu Miao was a Qi Refinement Tenth-Layer Great Perfection cultivator, and he led the Qi Refinement cultivators.

Meanwhile, Medicine King Pavilion's other Foundation Establishment Realm team was led by Senior Sister Li Lin, a Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer cultivator.

Jiang Lu had only glanced at them from afar. With her current rookie-level strength, she truly could not follow them.

The aura around them alone made people tremble with fear.

It made Jiang Lu deeply envious.

Inside the cloth pouch, Chi Li and Cangchen poked out two pairs of curious eyes. A demonic beast tide—hmph-hmph~ At last, they had come to a place where they could be of help!

They could not boast about anything else, but they could certainly determine the positions and sizes of demonic beasts.

"All disciples have arrived. Then I'll put the ugly words upfront."

"This isn't Medicine King Pavilion's first time taking part in training during a demonic beast tide. We'll proceed according to the previous requirements."

"First, you must obey orders and may not act on your own. During the training, help one another. Do not harm fellow disciples in secret. Anyone discovered doing so will be severely punished according to pavilion rules."

"Second, regarding resource distribution, the spirit beasts we obtain must yield resources worth one hundred high-grade spirit stones as required. Based on past demonic beast tides, that is only one or two parts out of ten. Don't be so shallow-eyed as to fixate on this little bit of stuff. Everything will be handled according to the rules."

"Third, of the remaining resources, I, as captain, will take one-fifth. Don't feel dissatisfied. You all know the captain's role, and this has always been the unspoken rule."

"Fourth, the remaining resources will be distributed according to how much each of you contributes, regardless of strength. Anyone planning to fish in troubled waters should abandon that thought early. Everyone is watching."

"If anyone has objections, raise them quickly before the training begins. If not, don't cause trouble for me later!"

Listening to the rules, Jiang Lu secretly nodded. The distribution was fairly fair. As the organizer, the City Lord's Manor could not possibly take nothing; they were not running a charity.

The captain had to ensure the team's safety and communicate with other teams. He played a crucial role within the group, so it was only right for him to receive those resources.

As for distributing the rest according to merit, there was even less to argue about. There was certainly no problem with that; it was also meant to prevent conflict between stronger and weaker cultivators.

She quietly raised her head and looked at everyone's expressions. They all wore looks of understanding and agreement.

As for what they truly thought inside, she did not care, so long as they did not stir up any mischief during the training.

At an order from the team ahead, Gu Miao waved to everyone and headed toward the dense forest.

Jiang Lu followed behind the team, jogging forward at an unhurried pace.

The demonic beast tide had not reached outside the city. It was only in the outer and middle regions of the dense forest. If it had reached the city, it would not have been a simple demonic beast tide.

They arrived at a stretch of dense forest. Gu Miao stopped, turned to the group, and said:

"We will deal with demonic beasts within this defensive line. We'll split into two groups: one will patrol during the day, and the other at night."

Everyone nodded.

Jiang Lu was assigned to the night shift, but she did not mind. She no longer needed rest.

The disciples patrolling with her saw Jiang Lu meditating and helplessly twitched their mouths.

But she had contracted two spirit beasts. With the spirit beasts helping patrol, it was normal enough for her not to move personally.

Though they called it patrolling, it only meant they could not sleep. They would usually form groups and walk around nearby, since doing nothing was rather boring. Naturally, they had no objections to her behavior.

Still, it was their first time seeing a disciple like Jiang Lu, cultivating during the day and cultivating at night as well. She was truly far too driven.

But this was nothing yet. After this training ended, they would learn what the world of a true grind king was like.

Though Jiang Lu was cultivating, her Divine Sense spread through the surroundings.

On the third night, while Jiang Lu was meditating, movement came from not far away.

"Master, a huge group of first-rank demonic beasts is running this way. There are several hundred of them, by my estimate."

Chi Li's urgent voice rang out, and Jiang Lu's eyes snapped open.

She had not sensed any danger, but Chi Li and Cangchen would not joke about something like this.

Jiang Lu immediately called everyone up.

"Junior Sister Jiang Lu, are you sure several hundred demonic beasts are coming this way?"

Gu Miao's expression was complicated. At present, he had not sensed any demonic beast aura.

But if several hundred demonic beasts came together, then by the time he sensed their auras, the daylilies would already be cold. This was no small number, so he decided to believe Jiang Lu for the moment.

No one would joke around at a time like this.

As for whether it was true, would they not find out soon enough?

He looked at the two spirit beasts on Jiang Lu's shoulder. Spirit beasts possessed special senses; perhaps they were telling the truth.

But...

He gave Jiang Lu and the two spirit beasts a complicated look, secretly thinking that it was a pity. Contracting spirit beasts too early was not a good thing.

He then began ordering everyone to prepare. After all, with hundreds of demonic beasts, each of them would have to face more than one.

He was not overly worried about the Qi Refinement Middle Stage and late-stage cultivators, but there were still quite a few Early Qi Refinement disciples, which made things somewhat troublesome.

He sent the news to every team. Since several hundred demonic beasts had appeared here, it was impossible for the other teams to encounter only a few.

Just as everyone began to have doubts, waves of crashing sounds came from the distance.

Jiang Lu immediately gripped her sword.

This was a good chance to test how well she had cultivated her swordsmanship.

"Roar—"

Very soon, a series of demonic beast roars rang out. Everyone sensed the demonic beasts charging toward them. Their momentum was vast and mighty—there truly were hundreds of them!

Fortunately, Gu Miao had already arranged everyone beforehand. They were nervous now, but no one panicked.

The demonic beasts bared their fangs, their scarlet eyes radiating an aura that said they were not to be provoked.

Sensing the human aura ahead, their already red eyes grew even redder as they swiftly attacked.

At Gu Miao's command, everyone immediately followed behind him into the horde of demonic beasts and began slaughtering them.

The roars of demonic beasts rang without end.

Jiang Lu held her sword and continuously attacked the demonic beasts.

Chi Li and Cangchen assisted from the side.

Although they could fight the demonic beasts on their own, their master's safety was most important.

These demonic beasts had long since gone red-eyed. The strength erupting from their bodies was one to two times that of ordinary first-rank demonic beasts.

Jiang Lu lacked real combat experience, so it was better for them to watch over her from the side. More importantly, they were now Jiang Lu's demonic beasts, bound by a Master-Servant Contract. What was most taboo was acting without authorization, even if it was for her own good.

Since she had not given an order, they could not act on their own.

Looking at the red-eyed demonic beasts, Jiang Lu did not tell Chi Li and Huohuo to spit fireballs and waterballs. After last time, she knew their fire and water were unusual. There were too many outsiders this time, so it was better not to expose them.

"Chi Li, Cangchen, the two of you hold it back!"

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