Arrival, the Power of the Flesh

The four rules set by Li Yunjing were clearly defined, providing the other party with room to maneuver while also firmly restricting them.

Upon hearing this, Wangshu agreed without hesitation, "This humble god obeys! I will abide by all four rules. If I violate them, I am willing to be suppressed by the Five Aggregates Cauldron and have my soul and spirit destroyed."

She never intended to cause trouble; she just wanted to find a place to hide.

Although Li Yunjing's conditions were strict, they were reasonable and much better than she had expected.

"Then let's draw up a contract."

With a flick of his finger, Li Yunjing sent out a Golden Light from the Five Aggregates Cauldron, which transformed into a contract array pattern in the air.

Wangshu also separated a wisp of her divine soul and merged it into the array patterns.

A flash of Golden Light, and the contract was formed.

Both of them could feel an invisible constraint bearing down on them.

"Alright." Li Yunjing put away the Five Aggregates Cauldron. "Go back. Don't show yourself unless I summon you."

"Yes." Wangshu bowed slightly, and with a flash of moonlight, she disappeared back into Gu Xuan's sea of consciousness.

Silence returned to the command center.

Fang Hexuan and Mu You looked at each other, still somewhat bewildered.

They just took in an High Antiquity deity as a guest advisor like that?

"Yunjing, is she reliable?" Fang Hexuan was still somewhat uneasy. "Gods are unpredictable; what if she has other motives..."

"She can't cause any trouble," Li Yunjing said calmly. "With the Five Aggregates Cauldron restraining her and the contract binding her, she can't stir up any waves. Besides, what she said about the God-Slaying Tribulation is most likely true."

"Think about it. Recently, the Great Wilderness Beast Tide has become more and more frequent, the Primordial Beginning Dao Sect has been unsealed and emerged, and now there's the black mist and the sixth-tier wild beast... There are more and more anomalies in the world, which is definitely not a coincidence."

"If this is truly a sign of the God-Slaying Tribulation, knowing it in advance will allow us to prepare accordingly."

Fang Hexuan and Mu You exchanged a glance and both nodded.

Li Yunjing is right.

It's always better to know than not to know.

It's always better to be prepared than to be caught off guard and scrambling at the last minute.

"Moreover," Li Yunjing's lips curled slightly upward, "The knowledge and experience of an High Antiquity deity are priceless treasures."

With her around, Gu Xuan will grow much faster, and we'll be able to learn more about High Antiquity secrets. For the sect, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

Everyone suddenly realized.

Too.

Getting an High Antiquity deity as a teacher for free, and also as an emergency henchman—it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

"Alright, keep this a secret for now. Only the few of you here should know," Li Yunjing instructed. "Don't spread it around, to avoid causing unnecessary panic."

"Yes, sir."

Just then, a report came from outside the ship.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader! Fallen Star Valley lies thirty miles ahead! The beast horde has completely surrounded the mine, and the fortifications are on the verge of collapse!"

Li Yunjing's eyes narrowed, and he walked to the porthole.

Looking into the distance, one could see dust billowing in the direction of Fallen Star Valley, with swarms of wild beasts like a black tide constantly surging around the mining camp.

The camp's defensive array was dimly lit and could break at any moment.

There were still many flying beasts in the air, constantly diving and attacking. The ten escort ships struggled to hold on, their spiritual light flickering on and off.

"Pass down the order," Li Yunjing said coldly. "The escort ships spread out, flanking from both sides, covering the low-level wild beasts on the outer perimeter with firepower. The main battleships' main guns are charging, aiming at those three sixth-level wild beasts."

"Grandmaster Fang, Senior Mu, you have led your disciples to parachute into the support camp to treat the wounded and stabilize the defenses."

"Gu Xuan, come with me to the left wing. Let's try your Moon God Inheritance and see if it can calm the frenzied beasts."

"Yes, sir!" the crowd responded in unison.

The fleet formation changed quickly.

Thirty-three escort ships spread out to both sides, like outstretched wings.

The spirit cannons roared, and beams of spiritual light poured down, exploding into sparks amidst the beast tide.

Low-level wild beasts fell in droves, halting the beast tide's advance.

"Rush!"

The hatch opened, Fang Hexuan and Mu You, leading three hundred Core Disciple, descended like divine soldiers and charged into the beast tide.

Inside the camp, Zhi Qianshu was leading his soldiers in a desperate defense, covered in blood and on the verge of collapse, when suddenly the sky fleet descended, reinforcements arrived, and he roared with excitement:

"It's Sect Leader Li's fleet! Reinforcements have arrived! Brothers, hold on!"

The tribal warriors were greatly encouraged and managed to withstand the onslaught of the wild beasts.

On the flagship, Li Yunjing, with Gu Xuan in tow, took a step forward and stood in mid-air.

He stared coldly at the three sixth-tier wild beasts, each as large as a mountain, behind the beast tide.

"Gu Xuan, go and appease the low-level wild beasts. Leave these three sixth-level ones to me."

Gu Xuan nodded slightly, and moonlight quietly spread around her.

The soft, silvery moonlight spread like a tide, and wherever it passed, the previously frenzied and roaring low-level wild beasts gradually quieted down, their scarlet eyes regained some clarity, and their attack movements slowed down.

Some of the less intelligent wild beasts even stopped attacking and stood there blankly.

The Moon God Inheritance inherently possesses the power to soothe living beings and purify those in a frenzy.

"It worked!" The disciples in the camp were overjoyed.

With the pressure reduced, everyone was able to defend more easily.

However, the number of beasts was simply too great, and Gu Xuan's coverage area was limited; the surrounding wild beasts continued their frenzied assault.

Li Yunjing ignored the low-level wild beasts and focused his gaze on the three sixth-level wild beasts behind the beast tide.

Those were three enormous Black Stone Giant Rhinoceros, with thick hides and a single horn on each head, surrounded by a violent, earthy-yellow aura.

Instead of charging forward, they stood behind the beast horde, continuously launching earth spikes from their horns to bombard the defensive formation.

A sixth-tier wild beast, comparable to a human cultivator at the Dao Union Stage, with a physical body far superior to that of cultivators at the same level.

"Roar!"

The leading giant rhinoceros sensed Li Yunjing's presence, raised its massive head, stared intently at him with its scarlet eyes, and let out a deafening roar.

The other two giant rhinoceroses also turned their heads, their three fierce auras locking onto Li Yunjing.

"Those three beasts dare to Luozhen Province."

Li Yunjing sneered, his figure blurred, and he charged forward.

He didn't use the Pure Subtlety Spiritual Banner or summon the Five Aggregates Cauldron; he simply went in empty-handed, wanting to test the physical combat power of Void Refinement Perfection.

"Bang!"

With a single punch, space collapsed, and the force of the punch carried the pressure of the Dao Realm Origin, striking the head of the giant rhinoceros in the very left center.

The giant rhinoceros let out a miserable cry, its massive body was knocked to one side, fine lines appeared on its single horn, and blood flowed down its forehead.

One punch was enough to injure a sixth-tier wild beast.

And this was a punch that Li Yunjing delivered without using any Law Technique Divine Ability, relying solely on the strength of his own body.

"What a powerful physical body!" the disciples watching from afar exclaimed.

Everyone knows that the sect leader's Swordsmanship and magic are powerful, but no one expected his physical body to be so terrifying as well.

The other two giant rhinoceroses were both surprised and enraged. They lowered their heads, their single horns glowing, and two thick, earth-yellow beams of light shot out, heading straight for Li Yunjing.

"Good timing."

Li Yunjing neither dodged nor evaded, but formed a hand seal, creating a glass-like light shield in front of him.

"Taiyi Qingwei Shield."

Boom! Boom!

The two beams of light collided with the light shield, unleashing a blinding burst of light.

The light shield swayed slightly, yet it steadily blocked the attack.

The full-force attack of a sixth-tier wild beast couldn't even break through his defenses.

Li Yunjing's physical strength far surpasses that of other cultivators of the same level, making him comparable to a true body-cultivating master.

"My turn."

Li Yunjing flashed and appeared on the back of the giant rhinoceros on the right.

He clenched his right fist, gathered spiritual energy, and slammed it down hard.

Click.

A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.