Chapter 381 - 380 Fairy Qingtan’s Plot for Three Cities
Under the assault led by Yu Qingtan and others, Fourth-stage Sea Kings were defeated one by one. After a half-day of fierce combat, the Sea Clan’s Fourth-stage ranks had been cut in half, and their lower-order forces failed to gain any advantage on the battlefield, so they began to retreat.
Both sides had suffered considerable depletion of their strength, so when the Sea Clan started their retreat, the Human Race only staged a counterattack instead of pursuing them. Although Yu Qingtan didn’t need to consider her own exhaustion, it wasn’t wise for her to chase them alone.
The Fifth-stage battlefield remained in a stalemate where neither side could gain the upper hand. After the fighting on the lower levels ceased, the confrontation above also came to an end. As a result, after this great battle, the Human Race successfully reclaimed Leqing Immortal City and entered the city to rest and regroup.
The higher-level cultivators of the Human Race held a debriefing meeting in the city, commending cultivators like Yu Qingtan who had performed exceptionally well in the battle and establishing a temporary Merit Pavilion to exchange the provisional contribution points earned for necessary resources.
The meeting also decided that after resting for a night, and once the first group of reinforcement cultivators had arrived, they would continue to reclaim the other three Immortal Cities: "Oujiang Immortal City," "Ruzhao Immortal City," and "Yuhai Immortal City."
Yu Qingtan decided to go clean up the Sea Clan ravaging the outskirts of the Immortal City. Everyone thought that, with her Soul Devouring Physique, it wasn’t wrong for Yu Qingtan not to need rest.
Tianquan Sword Venerable, Venerable Shenfeng, and other Divine Transformation Cultivators expressed that they would keep a close eye on the Fifth-stage Sea Venerables of the Sea Clan, allowing Yu Qingtan to act freely. Hence, Yu Qingtan left Leqing Immortal City with Jia Siwen.
Clearing out the lesser foes was something Yu Qingtan had become adept at. However, now being a Nascent Soul True Lord, it wasn’t appropriate for her to personally slaughter lower-order Sea Clan members on a large scale. @@novelbin@@
But that wasn’t an issue, as she supplied Jia Siwen, who was still at the Golden Core Stage, with an endless supply of Third-stage Talismans. Soon, the duo aboard the Tanxian Ship arrived at the edge of a large river, where there was a congregation of cultivator trading towns.
"Fairy Qingtan of Wendao Sect is here, Sea Clan meet your doom!" Jia Siwen shouted on her behalf, and then Yu Qingtan acted, easily slaying three Fourth-stage Sea Kings.
Jia Siwen threw out talismans one after another, scattering them among the Third-stage Sea Clan members. These included Spirit Binding Talismans drawn by Yu Qingtan, robbing the Third-stage Sea Clan of even the chance to self-destruct before they fell one by one.
The blood of the Sea Clan dyed the river red, and this spectacle immediately elicited cheers from the cultivators in the trading towns. They emerged from their dwellings and launched a counterattack against the Sea Clan army that had lost its high-ranking members.
By the time Yu Qingtan and her companion had left. It wasn’t until they had killed all of the invading Sea Clan that the cultivators from the trading towns bowed and even knelt in the direction Yu Qingtan had departed.
"Thank you, Fairy Qingtan, for the grace of saving our lives!"
These cultivators shouted in unison, their voices echoing in the sky, filled with gratitude and respect, offering songs of praise that massively boosted Yu Qingtan’s Charm Points.
Yu Qingtan and Jia Siwen did not rest; they continued to travel along the coastline and rivers, searching for traces of the Sea Clan.
In each place they visited, they would repeat their previous actions, with Yu Qingtan slaying Fourth-stage Sea Kings and Jia Siwen using talismans to clear out Third-stage Sea Clan.
Their actions were swift and effective, significantly curbing the rampage of the Sea Clan near Leqing Immortal City.
After a day and a night, Yu Qingtan and her companion had reached the vicinity of Oujiang Immortal City. Just as Yu Qingtan was preparing to bypass Oujiang Immortal City to clean up other areas of the Sea Clan, she received a transmission from Sect Master Kongbei Zhenjun.
"The Qingpeng Clan and Zheng Bird Clan of the Yunhua Mountain Range have suddenly ceased hostilities with the Extreme Path Demon Sect and turned to attack the territories of Wendao Sect. The cultivators prepared to support the coastal areas must now defend against the Demon Race and cannot come in support of the Sea Clan battlefield. Return immediately!"
This news shocked Yu Qingtan, and she hastily deployed the Dao Technique Bleeding Thousand Miles, rapidly returning to Leqing Immortal City to meet with True Lord Kongbei.
True Lord Kongbei’s expression was grave, with a deep worry seeping through his brows. Seeing Yu Qingtan return, he immediately summoned her to discuss the matter at hand.
"Qingtan, the situation is urgent. The Demon Race has suddenly shifted their attack direction, catching us off guard. Currently, the Sect has dispatched most of our remaining forces to the Yunhua Mountain Range frontline to resist the Demon Race’s assault.
Consequently, support for the coastal regions has been temporarily halted, and we need to reconsider the plan to recapture other Immortal Cities," True Lord Kongbei said somberly.
Yu Qingtan understood the severity of the situation. She said, "Sect Master, if the Demon Race has suddenly changed their strategy, they must be scheming something."
"According to the news from Mount Wendao, this chaos caused by the Demon Race is instigated by the people from the Hundred Beasts Sect in the Southern Region. They claim you’ve taken their Myriad Beasts Secret Realm. As long as you hand over the Secret Realm, they will leave," True Lord Kongbei said, his gaze burning into Yu Qingtan.
"Indeed, I have indeed obtained part of the inheritance of the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm, but there is no way I’ll hand it over to the Hundred Beasts Sect," Yu Qingtan said, now confident and unfazed by revealing these details.
Moreover, True Lord Kongbei had always treated her well, and she was willing to trust him.
"So it is true. Did Murong Haokong really die by your hand?" True Lord Kongbei asked.
"Yes, he kept causing me trouble, so I slaughtered him!" Yu Qingtan replied assertively.
"Well, well, well, such a formidable younger generation! Qingtan, rest assured, my Wendao Sect has stood for tens of thousands of years and weathered many storms. It’s just the Sea Clan and the Demon Race causing trouble at the same time; they can’t possibly annihilate my Wendao Sect!
During the matter with the Dongyu Qian Family in the Eastern Region, my Wendao Sect did wrong by you. This time, we will surely protect you no matter what!
However, Supreme Elder Zhi Qin believes that if you really have obtained the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm, you should share it with the Wendao Sect, which doesn’t make sense, as that would be admitting you killed Murong Haokong!
Therefore, don’t return to Mount Wendao for now; just defend against the Sea Clan here. Focus only on defense; don’t counterattack for the time being. I have my own plans for the Demon Race," True Lord Kongbei responded with the same assertiveness.
"Understood!" Yu Qingtan agreed, and so True Lord Kongbei, along with a group of elite Wendao Sect cultivators, returned to Mount Wendao, leaving the defensive duties against the Sea Clan to Yu Qingtan. However, Venerable Shenfeng and other Divine Transformation Cultivators remained to constrain Kunming and other Fifth Stage Sea Venerables.
In the following days, Yu Qingtan ordered all the cultivators of the Wendao Sect to defend with all their might while she herself began a retreat. Stay updated via NovelBin.Côm
Of course, the retreat was just a ruse; she had actually used her Shadow Clone divine skill to leave Yueqing Immortal City and, disguising herself as a member of the Sea Clan using the Reincarnation Mantra, she infiltrated Oujiang Immortal City. Then, repeating her previous tactics, she began to repair the Protective City Formation.
The Protective City Formations of the four coastal Immortal Cities of the Wendao Sect were the same as the Ten Extremes Protective Array in Wendao Immortal City—only, Wendao Immortal City’s was of the Fourth Stage higher grade whereas the four Immortal Cities’ were of the Fourth Stage middle grade.
As the signature formation of the Wendao Sect, Yu Qingtan naturally had learned it.
This time, when the Sea Clan breached the four major Immortal Cities, they relied on the numerous Fourth Stage Sea Clan members to forcefully break through the Formation, causing severe damage to the Formation Base. However, once inside the city, the Sea Clan did not bother with the damaged Formation Bases buried deep underground, which presented an opportunity for Yu Qingtan.
The reason why the Ten Extremes Protective Arrays of the four major Immortal Cities were only of the Fourth Stage middle grade was due to the insufficient quality of the Formation Bases they were forged from.
Yu Qingtan, however, had obtained a large number of resources from the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm, including materials in abundance. Being a Fourth-order Artifact Refiner, not only could she repair the damaged Formation Bases, but she could also enhance their quality, elevating their power to that of the Fourth Stage higher grade.
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