Urgent Report: The Moon God Appears

These few words, though brief, carried a heavy weight.

Li Yunjing's fingers tightened slightly, and his eyes turned cold.

A beast tide ten times larger than before? And three sixth-tier wild beasts? There were even suspected seventh-tier wild beasts appearing?

A sixth-tier wild beast, comparable to a human cultivator at the Dao Union Stage.

The strongest beast tide last time was only at the fifth rank, which is roughly equivalent to the Spirit Transformation stage. This time, a sixth rank beast appeared, and there were three of them at once.

The seventh-tier wild beasts are comparable to human cultivators at the Void Refinement, possessing immense strength.

This is not normal.

"Senior brother, what should we do?" Mo Xuan asked in a deep voice, "The Biyuan Tribe and the mines are both in the western border. If they are breached by the beast tide, the losses will be enormous."

"What else can we do?" Li Yunjing stood up, his tone resolute, "Provide support."

"Order: The entire First Fleet shall assemble, and all thirty-six warships shall be deployed, carrying sufficient spiritual cannon shells and healing pills."

"We will have two Void Refinement Elders Grandmaster Fang Senior Mu, accompany us, and we will also send some branch hall elders and personal disciples."

"I'll personally oversee things."

Mo Xuan was taken aback. "Senior Brother, you've just come out of seclusion, wouldn't you like to rest for a few days? Or should I lead the team there?"

"No need," Li Yunjing shook his head. "Three sixth-tier wild beasts, you might not be able to take them down. Saving lives is urgent, we can't afford to delay."

He had just broken through to the Void Refinement Perfection, and this was a good opportunity to test his current combat strength.

Moreover, the beast tide came too strangely; he had to go and see for himself what was happening deep in the Great Wilderness.

"Yes, sir!" Seeing that Li Yunjing had made up his mind, Mo Xuan did not try to persuade him any further and immediately went to relay the order.

Once the order was given, the entire clan immediately sprang into action.

Fleet officers and soldiers quickly returned to their posts, supplies were loaded onto trucks overnight, and elixirs, talismans, and healing herbs were continuously transported to the port.

The elders and disciples gathered and awaited orders, their expressions solemn.

Upon hearing the news, Gu Xuan also volunteered. "Sect Leader, I also want to go. The Moon God Inheritance contains methods to appease wild beasts, which might be of help."

Li Yunjing glanced at her and nodded slightly. "Alright, it's a good opportunity for her to gain experience. Be careful, stay close to the elders, and don't charge into battle rashly."

"Disciple understands."

Half a day later, at the Luozhen City.

Thirty-six warships stood in neat formation, their hulls shimmering with light, their cannons slightly raised, like steel behemoths poised to unleash their power.

Three hundred Core Disciple donned armor and weapons, and lined up to board the ship.

The two Void Refinement Elders stood at the bow of the flagship, their auras calm and composed.

Li Yunjing, dressed in a blue robe, boarded the flagship Mysterious Crane with Gu Xuan.

"Set sail."

At a command, thirty-six warships simultaneously emitted spiritual light, slowly departed from the port, and sped off towards the western border.

The fleet sliced through the clouds at an incredible speed.

The green mountains and rivers below receded rapidly, and soon they left the territory of Luozhen City and entered the Great Wilderness.

Inside the flagship's command center, Li Yunjing stood by the porthole, his brow furrowed as he gazed at the Black Stone Wilderness rushing past below.

"Yunjing, what are you thinking about?" Fang Hexuan stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"The beast tide is too strange," Li Yunjing said slowly. "There was a large-scale beast tide just half a year ago. Normally, the wild beast clans would need at least a few years to recover."

"It's only been half a year, and now an even bigger one has appeared, with a sixth-tier wild beast and possibly even a seventh-tier one. This is illogical."

Fang Hexuan nodded. "You're right. I also find it strange. In previous years, the beast tides in the Great Wilderness only occurred every few years and were limited in scale. But in the last two years, they've become more and more frequent and stronger."

"Zhi Qianshu's urgent report says it was caused by unusual activity deep within the Great Wilderness," Li Yunjing said, tapping lightly on the windowsill. "I suspect it's related to the earth's veins."

As Northern Dark True Spirit mentioned before, the ley lines of Luozhen Province are still evolving and are not stable.

Could it be that the earth's ley lines are shifting, disturbing the wild beasts deep within?

Just then, a branch elder strode in, his face grave. "Sect Leader, news from the scouts ahead indicates the situation is worse than anticipated."

"Explain."

"The outer perimeter of Fallen Star Valley has been completely surrounded by the beast tide. The Biyuan Tribe the interior of the mine and is still holding on by relying on the fortifications, but the casualties are heavy."

The mine's ten escort ships have already joined the battle, sinking many flying beasts, but the sixth-tier beasts haven't made a move yet, remaining on the perimeter.

"Furthermore, the scouts discovered that black mist was spreading deep within the Great Wilderness, and wherever it passed, the wild beasts became unusually agitated, as if their minds had been stimulated."

Black mist?

Li Yunjing frowned even more deeply.

Wild beasts are rampaging, and black mist is spreading; this is no ordinary disturbance of the earth's veins.

"Speed up," Li Yunjing said in a deep voice. "We must reach Fallen Star Valley within one hour."

"Yes, sir!"

The fleet increased its speed by another three points, transforming into thirty-six streaks of light as it sped towards the western border.

The atmosphere in the command room was somewhat heavy.

Gu Xuan stood in the corner, her eyes slightly closed, seemingly sensing something. After a moment, she opened her eyes and whispered, "Sect Leader, I sense a very chaotic aura, carrying a sense of decay and violence. It doesn't seem to be from the earth's veins, but more like... a disorder at some level of rules."

Li Yunjing turned to look at her. "Is there any relevant record in the Moon God Inheritance?"

Gu Xuan hesitated for a moment. "I'm not sure. The inherited memories are very fragmented, and there are many things I haven't digested yet. I just vaguely feel that this aura is very dangerous, even gods would feel uneasy."

Even the gods would feel uneasy?

Li Yunjing's heart sank.

It seems that this matter is more complicated than he had anticipated.

He stopped speaking and gazed into the depths of the Great Wilderness.

The sky there seemed to be more overcast than elsewhere.

The fleet sped through the clouds, getting closer and closer to Fallen Star Valley.

The violent aura in the air grew stronger, and even through the ship's cabin, the roars of the wild beasts below could be faintly heard.

Inside the command center, everyone was reviewing the battle plan. Li Yunjing stood in front of the map, marking the firing points and airdrop locations.

Suddenly, without warning, a faint ray of moonlight illuminated the corner of the command room.

The moonlight was gentle, yet carried a sacred and ancient aura, sharing the same origin as the inherited aura on Gu Xuan's body, but even more vast and profound.

"Um?"

Li Yunjing was the first to notice, and he turned his head sharply, his eyes flashing.

Fang Hexuan and Mu You immediately realized what was happening, their spiritual power surging as they both looked toward the corner.

"Who?!"

The moonlight slowly condensed, transforming into the figure of a woman.

She wore a moon-white divine dress, her long hair reached her waist, her face was exquisitely beautiful, her brows held a hint of coldness and aloofness, and she was surrounded by a faint silver glow, as if she had come from ancient times to walk on the moon.

Her figure was somewhat illusory, clearly not her true form, but more like a projection of her divine soul.

After the woman appeared, her gaze immediately fell on Li Yunjing, with a mixture of scrutiny and apprehension.

"The High Antiquity Moon God, Wangshu," Li Yunjing said calmly, speaking slowly, "Having hidden in your disciple's sea of consciousness for so long, you've finally decided to come out?"

He had long suspected that a divine thought was hidden in Gu Xuan's sea of consciousness, but since the other party had always been well-behaved and had been kind enough to pass on his skills to Gu Xuan, he had not revealed it.

I didn't expect them to show up on their own initiative.

Moon God Wangshu bowed slightly, her voice clear and cold as the moon. "Greetings, Sect Leader Li Sect Leader Li. I apologize for my intrusion in appearing here."

"Forgive me?" Fang Hexuan sneered. "A deity has trespassed into my Luozhen Sect Sect's fleet and spied on military secrets. That's no small crime."

Mu You's spiritual energy surged, ready to attack at any moment.

Wangshu didn't look at the two elders; her gaze remained fixed on Li Yunjing, or more precisely, on the small cauldron that was faintly visible inside his body.