With Qing Chen still absent from its helm, the Demon Lotus Sect, though it still had quite a few Nascent Soul and Dharma Nascent Soul True Lords presiding over it and remained one of the Golden Scale Alliance's Upper Eight Caves, no longer chilled the sects and islands to the bone with fear as it once had.
Tonight's discussion concerned the beast tide.
A Golden Core True Person stood in the hall, holding a jade slip as he reported the battle situation in a hoarse voice.
"The Red Reef Archipelago lost two second-tier outer islands. Twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators died, along with over a thousand Qi Refining disciples. The mortals... the mortals couldn't be evacuated. There were over three hundred thousand."
"The Black Sand Archipelago suffered a night raid by the Sea Ape Race. A Golden Core Island Lord died in battle, the Island-Protecting Grand Array was breached, and the spirit vein was severely damaged."
"The Eastern Route of the Thousand Lantern Archipelago has been cut off for seven days. Two low-grade treasure ships belonging to the Guixu Sea Tower were dragged into the Storm Sea Eye by demon birds. No wreckage has been found to date."
"Jiaogu Island's southwestern sea patrol battalion lost four thousand seven hundred Dao soldiers."
"The Thousand Puppet Sect's fleet delivering puppets for sale was ambushed. Fifty-seven second-tier puppets and nineteen Foundation Establishment disciples were lost."
As he read out the reports one by one, everyone in the hall wore an ugly expression.
But it was the final few reports that truly froze the atmosphere.
The Golden Core True Person's voice unconsciously dropped.
"Furthermore, the Demon Lotus Sect's garrisons in the Blood Crow, Azure Lantern, White Sand, and Cold Reef archipelagos suffered particularly heavy losses. They request that the alliance allocate substantial resources to replenish