Beast Tide Assault

"Senior Brother Gu, disciple Jiang Lu reporting in."

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

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

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

Jiang Lu had only glimpsed them from afar. With her current rookie strength, she truly could not follow alongside them.

The aura around them alone made one tremble in fear.

It made Jiang Lu envy them greatly.

Chi Li and Cangchen poked two pairs of curious eyes out from the cloth pouch. A Beast Tide, hmph hmph~ At last, they had come to a place where they could be of use!

They dared not boast about anything else, but they could still determine the locations and sizes of the demonic beasts.

"All disciples are present, so let me put the ugly words first."

"This is not Medicine King Pavilion's first time participating in Beast Tide training. We will proceed according to the previous requirements."

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

"Second, regarding resource distribution, the Spirit Beasts we harvest must yield resources worth one hundred high-grade spirit stones as required. Based on past Beast Tides, that is merely one or two parts in ten. Do not be so narrow-minded as to fix your eyes on such a small amount. Everything will be handled according to the rules."

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

"Fourth, the remaining resources will be distributed according to everyone's contributions, regardless of cultivation level. Those who intend to fish in muddy waters should dismiss that thought as soon as possible. Everyone is watching."

"If anyone has objections, raise them quickly before the training begins. If not, do not make trouble for me afterward!"

Listening to the rules, Jiang Lu nodded inwardly. The distribution was fairly reasonable. 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 keep in contact with other teams. His role within the group was of vital importance, so it was only right for him to take those resources.

As for distributing the rest according to contribution, there was even less to say about that. There was certainly no issue with it, and it also prevented conflicts between stronger and weaker cultivators.

She quietly raised her head and looked at everyone's expressions. They all seemed to understand and agree.

As for what they truly thought, she did not care. So long as they did not stir up trouble during the training, that was enough.

At an order from the team ahead, Gu Miao waved his hand at everyone and headed into the dense forest.

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

The Beast Tide had not reached outside the city. It was only in the outer-middle regions of the dense forest. If it reached the city outskirts, it would no longer be a simple Beast Tide.

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

"We will handle the demonic beasts within this defensive line. We will divide into two groups: one to patrol during the day, and one to patrol at night."

Everyone nodded.

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

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

Still, she had contracted two Spirit Beasts. With Spirit Beasts helping patrol, it was only natural that she did not need to act personally.

Calling it a patrol merely meant they could not sleep. They usually formed teams and wandered around nearby, since doing nothing at all was rather boring. Naturally, they had no objections to her behavior.

It was simply their first time seeing a disciple like Jiang Lu, cultivating during the day and cultivating at night as well. She was truly working herself far too hard.

But this was only the beginning. After this training ended, they would learn what the world of a true grind king was like.

Although 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, at least."

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 certain that 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, it would be too late to save the day. This was no small number, so he decided to trust Jiang Lu for the moment.

No one would joke at a time like this.

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

He looked at the two Spirit Beasts on Jiang Lu's shoulders. Spirit Beasts possessed special senses. Perhaps what she said was true.

But...

He gave Jiang Lu and the two Spirit Beasts a complicated look and inwardly sighed. What a pity. Contracting Spirit Beasts too early was not a good thing.

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

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

He sent the news to every team. Since several hundred demonic beasts had appeared here, the other teams could not possibly be facing only a few.

Just as everyone began to grow doubtful, crashing sounds came from afar.

Jiang Lu immediately gripped her sword in her hand.

Let her see how well her swordsmanship had been cultivated.

"Roar—"

Soon, a wave of demonic beast howls came rolling over. Everyone sensed the charging beasts, their momentum vast and mighty. There truly were hundreds of them!

Fortunately, Gu Miao had already arranged everyone beforehand. They were only somewhat nervous now, with no sign of panic.

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

Sensing the aura of humans ahead, their already-red eyes turned even redder, and they swiftly lunged to attack.

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

The demonic beasts' howls 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 alone, their master's safety was more important.

These demonic beasts had long since gone mad with bloodlust, and the strength bursting from them was one to two times that of ordinary first-rank demonic beasts.

Jiang Lu had no 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 and bound to her by a Master-Servant Contract. The greatest taboo was acting on their own, even if it was for her sake.

Since she had not given an order, they could not act without authorization.

Looking at the bloodshot demonic beasts, Jiang Lu did not tell Chi Li and Huohuo to spit fireballs and waterballs. After the last time, she knew their fire and water were extraordinary. With so many outsiders present this time, it was better not to expose them.

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