Unexpected Aid

Ye Zhengwen's eyes widened upon seeing the newcomer, and he immediately bowed and said, "Junior Ye Zhengwen greets Senior Yan!"

"It has been a long time since we last met. It's kind of you to remember me, Fellow Daoist. How have you been, Fellow Daoist Ye?"

Yan Qingwei's bare, snow-white feet landed on a withered tree branch, and her beautiful face appeared especially captivating under the gentle moonlight.

Ye Zhengwen, sitting opposite him, had no interest in appreciating the scenery. He asked warily, "Senior Yan, what brings you here to see me?"

Yan Qingwei smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Ye, there's no need for such formality. You and Kang Dabao are close friends, and I don't believe he wouldn't tell you that he's become a disciple of our Fearless Tower Hemp Robe Sect. Therefore, you shouldn't be so cautious about my presence here today."

I only hope that Fellow Daoist Ye will not hold a grudge over what happened before. Now that you have joined the ranks of True Cultivator, I am unworthy of being addressed as "senior." If you no longer mind what happened back then, let's just treat each other as equals.

Since the other party had already gone this far, Ye Zhengwen didn't say anything more, only saying, "I know Fellow Daoist Yan is busy, and I won't delay you any longer. If you have any instructions, please speak frankly."

Upon hearing this, Yan Qingwei's gaze shifted slightly as she sized up the one-eyed man before her.

He sighed, noting that after this person reached the Foundation Establishment, his violent aura seemed to have diminished considerably, replaced by a refined elegance he had never seen before, which was quite rare.

Yan Qingwei's smile softened slightly, and her tone was no longer as sweet and soft as before. "I know that Fellow Daoist Ye has been very busy lately, so it is only right and proper that I should not keep you up for too long."

"I only wish to ask, is it true or false that your sect Sect Leader Kang and other important figures are trapped in the Cold Crow Mountain Range, besieged by Demon Beast, and that neither the state court, the Fei Household, Chu Yanran have come to their aid?"

Upon hearing this question, Ye Zhengwen did not hide his thoughts, but simply replied calmly, "How many of the information your building has gathered have been false?"

Having received this expected affirmative answer, Yan Qingwei's face showed a slight hint of pride. When she spoke again, her tone became more sultry. "In that case, would it be enough to invite a Pill Master to help your family?"

Ye Zhengwen's eyes widened in surprise, and he was momentarily speechless upon hearing what the alluring female Daoist priest in front of him had to say.

Yan Qingwei seemed to have anticipated Ye Zhengwen's reaction before she arrived, but she said with a normal smile, "After all, your Sect Leader Kang is a disciple Hemp Robe my Fearless Tower, so we should at least try to save him."

Ye Zhengwen said solemnly, "I have done so many things in this building in the past, but I have never heard of anything like this before."

The beautiful woman opposite her wasn't annoyed by these words; instead, she smiled, her delicate eyebrows curving into crescent moons, her red lips parting slightly to reveal her pearly teeth.

"We've never had a Hemp Robe like your Sect Leader Kang who owes our Fearless Tower so many Merit Points without lifting a finger. We must save him first before we can discuss anything else. After all, it's a losing proposition that debts are settled with death, and our Fearless Tower is unwilling to do that."

Ye Zhengwen did not believe Yan Qingwei's Three Words so easily. However, Chongming Sect was already isolated and helpless at this time. Even if Fearless Tower had its own calculations, it could still borrow a False Core expert to help them.

As for other considerations, let's wait until Chongming Sect has overcome this hurdle before discussing them.

"Then, on behalf of the entire sect, I thank your esteemed establishment for your timely assistance," Ye Zhengwen said, bowing deeply in gratitude before rising to ask, "When will that Pill Master be able to depart?"

"He's already gone," Yan Qingwei chuckled, covering her mouth. "I had anticipated this beforehand, and Fellow Daoist Ye would have had no reason to refuse."

Ye Zhengwen was taken aback upon hearing this, and remained silent for a long time.

Yan Qingwei didn't speak to him again. She simply suppressed her smile, bowed slightly, and then her beautiful figure disappeared into the vast night.

The newly assembled reinforcements of the Double Brightness Alliance headed quickly towards the Cold Crow Mountain Range. The magic arrays on the spirit boats were under heavy load. If each spirit boat had not been equipped with an entry-level weapon master and array master to provide support at any time, it would probably have collapsed on the spot in less than half an hour.

However, even if it can be maintained with great difficulty after being operated in this way, the inside is already riddled with holes. In the future, most of these airships will only have the fate of being dismantled and overhauled.

Neither Fei Shuhe nor Xu Liuxian showed any pity. They were even more anxious than Yuan Jin, who was in charge of the main battle, and had no concern for the safety of these spirit boats.

Upon entering the Cold Crow Mountain Range, one finds few birds and beasts, and sparse spiritual trees. Only a few nearby spiritual lands remain, showing traces of previous occupation and development by the disciples of the Double Life Alliance.

Looking down from the spirit boat during the journey, Yuan Changsheng could still see the overturned wine still that he had used to introduce the wine to Ming Zhe. Yuan Changsheng had put a lot of effort into having it made, and now he could only sigh at the pity, and there was nothing else he could do.

Yuan Changsheng had only been in charge of brewing and selling wine for a short time, and probably hadn't even recouped his initial investment when news came of a large herd of beasts attacking.

Fortunately, their sacred site was located on the edge of the Cold Crow Mountain Range, and the news arrived quickly, so the disciples' lives were not greatly lost. Even Attendant Cai, who had been cultivating Qi Refining Second Layer of Qi Refining, escaped from that perilous situation and returned to the Chongming Sect.

However, the other places near them were not as fortunate, and more or less people in those places lost their lives.

It's unclear whether the E Yuan in charge of the herd was acting with restraint, but the pursuing herd did not harass the inland areas of the two counties.

However, Yuan Jin and Ye Zhengwen ignored all of this and only reported to the state court that the beast horde had already attacked and destroyed mortal cities and fortresses. Before the state court could reply, Ye Zhengwen had already faked the scene.

Whether or not reinforcements can be obtained is another matter, but at the very least, no other trouble should arise.

However, with the current shortage of soldiers, even those who escaped from the Cold Crow Mountain Range and returned to the Chongming Sect were unable to escape the task of continuing to train reinforcements.

As an inner inner disciple the Chongming Sect and the son of an elder, Yuan Changsheng naturally had an inescapable responsibility to serve the sect once again.

However, unlike most of his fellow disciples who stayed on the flying boat where Yuan Jin was, he was sent to serve as a general in a group of Xiu Ming Rogue Cultivator, just like Xiu Ming.

Compared to the previous arrangement, the risks of leading a group of Rogue Cultivator are naturally much greater.

Even Yuan Jin, True Cultivator Foundation Establishment, only dared to entrust this matter to others right before his departure. This was how he narrowly avoided the alternating crying and fussing of the two Da Dong Xiao Dong.

Yuan Changsheng had no complaints about this arrangement, let alone blame his father.

He knew in his heart that as one of the most senior disciples of the Chongming Sect, he should set a good example in this critical moment.

Yuan Changsheng turned his gaze away from the dilapidated wine still and looked at the many preoccupied faces inside the spirit boat.

Most of his team consisted of rogue Rogue Cultivator of varying skill levels, with dazzling arrays of Cultivation Method and bizarre magical artifacts Law Artifact talismans. Apart from a few disciples sent by various families to serve as fire chiefs, the only one he could truly trust was perhaps You Xiaobao, who came from Chongming City.

You Xiaobao was sent down from the front to recuperate before the beast horde attacked.

I thought he would leave the group after taking the other half of the settlement Spirit Stone, since based on his initial performance, he didn't seem like a desperate person who would be willing to risk his life for a living.

Unexpectedly, when the second draft was called up, You Xiaobao, whose injuries had not yet fully healed, dared to enlist again.

Regardless of their purpose, they set an example for others. Niu Kuang outer sect steward in charge of the matter, promoted You Xiaobao, whose cultivation had only reached the Third Layer of Qi Refinement of Qi Refining, to the position of fire chief, with more than ten men under his command.

However, apart from the ten or so people including You Xiaobao, Yuan Changsheng had no other people he could rely on.

Thinking of this, Yuan Changsheng felt a little uneasy.

After all, although he was not young, his cultivation level was not high. Even after consuming so many rare pills, he only reached the Qi Refining Fifth Layer when he was over forty years old.

Because of his Five Spirit Roots, Yuan Changsheng was unable to become an outstanding figure among his peers.

Although he had not missed a single battle that Chongming Sect had experienced over the years, he was still quite different from Duan, Kang and others.

Therefore, it is understandable that Yuan Changsheng felt somewhat apprehensive about suddenly having to lead his troops to face such a perilous battle.

Yuan Changsheng forced himself to put aside his distracting thoughts, but when he turned around, he saw a large group of Golden-Feathered Owl rushing forward from the rear.

The dragon beast master who controlled these Golden-Feathered Owl landed on the Kui Star Shuttle where Yuan Jin was, his eyes closed, but the images seen by the pairs of sharp eyes in Fang Yi were intermittently projected into his mind.

He would occasionally report the location, and Chongming's Double Brightness, who was piloting the Kui Star Shuttle, would then turn the rudder accordingly. The command flags on the flying boat would change constantly, indicating the direction to the flying boats behind the flagship.

"How much longer?" Fei Shuhe, who had been standing on the bridge since the start of the journey without saying a word, suddenly asked.

The two women, Yuan and Zhang, standing behind her, remained silent. After observing for a while, Nanny Sun said, "The Jia-Chou Military Stronghold isn't too far away. At this Swift Movement, it should only take one or two days to get there."

"Will it take this long? I wonder what the situation is like for my husband now?"

---- Jia-Chou Military Stronghold, South Wall

The beasts surrounded the military camp like dark clouds pressing down on the city. Even after more than ten days of fierce fighting, their size did not seem to have decreased much compared to the beginning.

The cultivators on the stockade wall had lost their initial panic. Protective lightning and various talismans, along with Law Artifact and Spirit Artifact of all ranks, rained down in an orderly fashion, finally making these brainless beasts a little more wary.

"Bang, snap."

The familiar sound of a magical artifact shattering suddenly rang out, causing the Double Brightness Alliance disciples, who were engaged in fierce battle on the stockade wall, to tremble.

The archer, who had just been sent flying by the broken bowstring, cursed under his breath. Then, ignoring the centipede-shaped fresh bloodstains that had split his handsome face in two, the young outer disciple of the Chongming Sect struggled to his feet, swallowed a mouthful of blood, and shouted loudly:

"General Bai, another Star-Shooting Crossbow has been destroyed!"

Bai Jiang, Shan Household descendant of the Shan family, exerted all his strength, wielding the already cracked array flag several times, and finally managed to force back the giant claws of the Second Tier winged tiger outside the protective array light barrier.

After finishing all that, Bai, surnamed Shan, finally had a chance to speak, "Damn it, what's the use of calling for Grandpa?! Where are those cowardly craftsmen who only know how to cower in the back?! Call them up and fix it!!"

"Your father is right here! Call your mother!" The craftsman from Ingenious Craftsman Fort shouted, clearly having lost his usual gentle and refined demeanor.

His Movement Method, having withstood an unknown amount of force, were torn to shreds, so he simply went naked, looking like a destitute rogue Rogue Cultivator with only one life left.

Even as he cursed, his hands didn't stop moving. He aimed his golden hoe at the head of a high-grade black-armored bear outside, but the beast saw through his plan and the hoe landed on empty air.

The black-armored bear, having been ambushed, did not give up easily; this beast was clearly much more reckless than its peers.

Even with a cloud of talismans and mysterious lightning above its head, it still managed to gather dark light on its four legs and trample on the golden hoe that the weapon maker always cherished.

Even with its four legs trampled and mangled, the beast continued its relentless movements with its bloodshot eyes, turning the fine magical Law Artifact into scrap metal in just a few breaths.

The Law Artifact, imbued with the essence of his life's work, was destroyed, causing the artifact maker to vomit blood and turn deathly pale. He uttered a few more curses, but still did not stop. He staggered a few steps before reaching the side of a fellow disciple whose body had been broken in two, and picked up the still warm, bright red flying sword from the disciple's hand.

As the weapon maker stepped back onto the stockade wall, the flying sword shot out along with his angry shout, "You motherfucker, what weapon maker? Didn't you see we've already climbed up the wall and are fighting these beasts?!"

The man surnamed Shan flew into a rage. "You mothers and servants, don't you know how precious you are?! With us here, why would you need to come and fight?!"

"Scream your mother!" Seeing that his flying sword had failed again, the weapon wielder turned and roared at the man surnamed Shan, his eyes bloodshot:

"Where in this entire military camp can we find even a single usable spare part? What are we supposed to use to patch this up? Your two ounces of flesh between your legs?! Try cutting it off!"

The latter, his face flushed red from the insults, was about to retort when a gasp of surprise erupted from the other side of the hundred-person team:

"The western secondary formation has been breached!"

"The western auxiliary formation has been breached!!"

Dan Bai panicked, but still relentlessly argued, "Are Ingenious Craftsman Fort and Cold Mountain Sect really that useless?!"

The craftsman cursed again, then glared at the man surnamed Shan and roared, "If you can withstand Demon Beast with False Core attacking your Shan Household, I'll give you my half-pound penis as compensation!"

The argument between the two did not last long. After a sharper, more piercing howl, the already excited herd of beasts below the stockade became even more bloodthirsty, launching an attack that was much more ferocious than before.

Beset by internal and external troubles, the morale of this force, composed of local militia from Jin County, was naturally low.

The rustling sounds of people were particularly jarring at this moment; even without deliberately listening, Shan Bai could hear every single word carried by the wind.

"The battle has come to this point, shouldn't we leave? Of the six Qi Refinement in my Wood Plain Su Household, only four remain. That's enough to repay Kang Dabao for his benevolent policies over the years, isn't it?"

"Your mother, in the past everyone thought he was someone special, but who would have thought these high-ranking officials were all birds of a feather! Kang Dabao is even more ruthless; he received favors from him and now he wants to pay with his life!"

"Run! We're not disciples or grand-disciples of the Chongming Sect! We fight to the death here, and if we die, we won't even get any incense offerings; but when they return to their sect, they'll still have the noble ladies of the Fei Household stripping naked and serving them on their beds!!"

"Silence!!" After Shan Bai shouted, he was met with pairs of eyes that were already bloodshot.

He wasn't surprised. At this point in the battle, who wasn't bloodthirsty? If you tried to stop them, they would probably rush in and slash even a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"A bunch of idiots, trying to run away?! Don't they even consider whether we can run away?!"

Ignoring the piercing gazes behind him, Shan Bai focused solely on manipulating the array flags at his position. Even the deafening roar of the exploding thunder could not drown out his voice.

"How could you possibly escape? The outside world is full of beasts who can't understand human language. In their eyes, you're nothing but juicy, fatty meat. Do you think you can possibly surrender?!"

This reasoning was indeed simplistic, and the cultivators' expressions softened slightly after hearing his words. However, General Shan then said:

"Do you all think your father didn't want to run away? You should know that the man surnamed Kang would skin us alive and tear us apart, and he would have to return the Foundation Establishment artifact that my family borrowed from his son. Otherwise, your father would be in the clan preparing for Foundation Establishment right now, why would he be fighting to the death with you bunch of peasants!"

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Hearing the curses of the man surnamed Shan, which seemed genuine, the antagonism among the cultivators in the formation dissipated considerably.

The artisan from Ingenious Craftsman Fort picked up another unclaimed magical Law Artifact and chimed in, "Forget it! Although Ingenious Craftsman Fort comes from a family of criminals, we've followed the Chongming Sect in countless battles, losing countless fellow disciples. Yet, we've gained so much benefit!"

Who doesn't want to leave?! But where can we escape?! We can't just stand here! Now, our only option is to hold our ground and wait for reinforcements. If we can't hold out, we'll face certain death!

With a "bang," as the weapon master of Ingenious Craftsman Fort finished speaking, the winged tiger that had been roaming outside finally found an opportunity. Its iron wings crossed and slashed, and two black beams of light heavily struck the protective array's light barrier.

Several petty lads, who had lost their will to fight and were only concerned with mourning, were immediately blasted away, large amounts of blood gushing from their pores and orifices, adding another splash of color to the Gu Su stone floor tiles.

Even if one is extremely unwilling, one still has to consider the matter of life and death.

The cultivators in the formation were so frightened that they began to move. In order to gain a sliver of hope, they picked up their Law Artifact and plunged into the muddy battlefield.

Meanwhile, the three True Cultivator not far away had different expressions, but the one standing in the middle, a tall and imposing man, had the most interesting expression.

Mo Wen, who had just led his disciples back from the western stockade wall after their defeat, had beads of sweat on his forehead. He bowed repeatedly to Kang Dabao, saying, "Mo Wen has failed in his duty to manage his subordinates, producing such a scoundrel. I beg the Alliance Leader to punish me."

Mo Wen's companion, Shan Shijie, was younger, less experienced, and less capable, making him much more cautious than the former. "Once this matter is settled, I will return home and beat this unfilial son to death in the ancestral hall."

Kang Dabao was not as furious as the two had expected. After all, he had indeed done a bad job this time, and what these minor cultivators said was not entirely unfounded. Let them scold him if they want; it's not like they're going to take a Spirit Stone out of the master's Storage Bag.

You can't have criticized them back then and then try to silence others now.

As for reputation, given his pragmatic and down-to-earth nature, he doesn't really care about it. Even if it damages the Chongming Sect Leader Kang Da, he'll find a way to clarify it later.

After all, Wei Gu and his group had already said that the secondary formation on the western wall of the stockade wouldn't last long, and its fall was to be expected. They had also prepared a backup plan, so there was no need to be too nervous or worried.

However, he couldn't remain silent, so he simply said calmly, "These are just some tactics to boost morale. Why are you two so nervous?"

It is rare to find someone in a position like Sect Leader Kang Da who can find a way to save face Mo Wen had spent quite some time with him, so he took the opportunity to back down and thanked him respectfully. However, Shan Shijie still had some concerns and was about to explain again when Kang Dabao stopped him with a wave of his hand.

"Why is the Third out there?!"