On a grassland, a wolf cautiously circled around a man who had collapsed to the ground.
Seeing that the man remained motionless, the wolf stealthily approached, opening its gaping maw to reveal its sharp, blood-red teeth! It lunged to tear at the man!
At that very moment, a flash of cold Sword Intent streaked past!
The wolf was instantly cut into several pieces.
At the same time, with a flash of cold light, Ye Qiubai's figure appeared beside Mu Shi. With a flick of his finger, Immortal Qi lifted Mu Shi's body into the air and flipped him over.
Then he put a pill into his mouth.
The Immortal Qi helped him digest the medicinal effects.
Mu Shi quickly recovered from his injuries and gradually regained consciousness.
"Master?"
At first, I didn't react, but in a moment a flood of memories rushed into my mind, and my expression slowly changed from bewilderment to frustration.
Mu Shi stood before Ye Qiubai with his head bowed, and whispered, "I'm sorry, Master... I've embarrassed you."
The self-reproach in his voice was almost overflowing...
Ye Qiubai smiled and patted Mu Shi's head, saying, "It's alright, it's normal that you can't beat him, after all, the difference in your cultivation levels is too great."
"Doesn't that prove that my talent is inferior to Niu Zhong's?"
"That's not right. His growth was forced by his master." Ye Qiubai shook his head and said seriously, "Cultivation requires taking one step at a time, steadily and practically. His future achievements will definitely not surpass yours."
"Moreover... in terms of talent alone, I believe you are far superior to him."
"Ah?"
Mu Shi was taken aback, looking at the Dark Demon Sword in his hand with doubt, and said, "But... I lost."
Ye Qiubai chuckled and said, "Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. Everyone will encounter people stronger than themselves on the path of cultivation. That's not the point. The point is to learn from their experiences and transform them into nourishment to grow stronger!"
"And you, Mu Shi, have just shown me that potential within you; you are absolutely capable of becoming a powerful sword cultivator!"
"Of course, you'll still need to work hard to defeat your opponent afterward."
Upon hearing this, Mu Shi nodded emphatically.
"I won't lose next time we face off!"
Seeing that resolute look in his eyes again, Ye Qiubai smiled and nodded.
When first embarking on the path of spiritual cultivation, it is easy to go astray.
However, with proper guidance, they can achieve great things!
They're still just kids...
In the blink of an eye, spring has gone and autumn has come.
There are only four months left until the election.
In a small house in Fortune Temple Village, villagers who are in a state of despair and seriously injured often enter the house from time to time.
But when they come out after a while, they are full of energy, their injuries have healed, and they walk out smiling.
"Thank you, Xiaoshu... oh no, tree pharmacist!"
As the last person left, the little girl sitting in Pill Furnace in the house let out a long sigh of relief.
He then smiled contentedly at Mu Wan'er, ran over, grabbed her hand, and jumped up and down, saying, "Master, Master, how did you do this time?"
Mu Wan'er smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. The problems you made before have all been resolved. You can now skillfully refine Profound Grade pills. Once your cultivation level improves further, at least to the Peak Purple Mansion Realm, you can try refining Earth Rank pills."
(Early-stage pill level: Heaven, Earth, Black, Yellow)
With the help of the Alchemy Saint Scripture, Xiaoshu didn't need to squeeze out time from alchemy to cultivate.
By continuously refining pills, one can improve their cultivation level.
Although Xiaoshu's talent didn't seem particularly outstanding before, with Mu Wan'er's continuous efforts to improve her physique and the Alchemy Saint Scripture, coupled with Xiaoshu's amazing hard work, her progress has been quite rapid.
Xiaoshu nodded emphatically and said, "Then I'll continue refining the pills!"
But just then...
The mountain shook, and all the houses in Fortune Temple Village began to tremble!
Mu Wan'er raised her head slightly, while Xiaoshu Shu looked somewhat flustered.
The two walked out of the small house one after the other, only to see dust rising from the mountain behind Fortune Temple Village, countless trees falling, and at the same time, earth-shattering roars of various ferocious beasts echoing throughout the space!
In Fortune Temple Village, the sound of gongs could be heard continuously.
Several boys ran around banging gongs, shouting in panic, "The beast tide is coming! The beast tide is coming!"
Young, strong men carrying iron spears and bows and arrows came running out of the houses nearby, their faces full of disbelief!
"A beast tide only happens once every twenty years, how come it's ten years early this time?"
"I don't know! But the iron fences and such in our village haven't been prepared yet!"
"What can we do? Without enough iron tools and fences, we probably won't be able to stop this beast tide!"
Every twenty years, a beast tide will arrive. Before each tide arrives, Fortune Temple Village prepares enough weapons and defensive items, and each time it takes a great deal of effort to defend Fortune Temple Village.
This is the main reason why there are relatively few young and strong men in Fortune Temple Village, while the proportion of elderly people and women is much higher.
Xiaoshu had obviously heard his grandfather mention it before, and he cried out in a panic, "What should we do, Master? The beast tide is coming!"
Mu Wan'er remained silent, her smile fading as she gazed at the trembling mountain range.
The faint, eerie black aura emanating from it made her think that this beast tide was somewhat abnormal.
Is this the aura that could be emitted by the ferocious beasts of the mountains?
The beasts in the mountains are generally of low cultivation level; they couldn't possibly possess such an aura...
Moreover, it seems somewhat familiar.
"Master, do you have a solution?" Xiaoshu anxiously pulled at Mu Wan'er, "If this continues, the village will be eaten by wild beasts!"
Mu Wan'er patted the Xiaoshu's head and said, "Nothing will happen to the village. Come with me to take a look."
Having said that, he grabbed the Xiaoshu and vanished from the spot in an instant.
Before long, they appeared at the foot of the mountain, the only place the beast tide would pass through to attack Fortune Temple Village.
Meanwhile, Ye Qiubai and his group, along with the two members of the Supervisory Sacred Hall and their disciples, had already arrived at this location.
Seeing this, Mu Wan'er asked, "Don't you all feel that the aura is strange?"
Ye Qiubai and the others nodded solemnly.
"Demonic energy," Shi Sheng suddenly said.
It's very well hidden.
However, Shi Sheng accompanied Lu Changsheng to the Heaven-Suppressing Pagoda, where he experienced the demonic aura up close.
It's obvious at a glance.
"Are you sure?" Ye Qiubai's face darkened. "If that's really the case, then it's probably deliberate."
How could there possibly be demons in Fusheng Diagram?
The only explanation is that the remnants of the Evil Devil Domain also followed them into the Fusheng Diagram!
"Then it seems to lie among us, those who are being tested."
If they trigger a beast tide, they will have no choice but to send their disciples into battle.
After all, this was a golden opportunity to gain the villagers' approval.
This was an open conspiracy, and they had no choice but to fall into it!
Their goal was to have the beast tide wipe out the disciples!
This is how we eliminate our competitors!
The answer is obvious... those who didn't appear here are the remnants of that Evil Devil Domain.
Ye Qiubai's face was terribly gloomy as he slowly uttered a name.
" Xin Hongyi..."