234: Chapter 234 Emerging from Seclusion

At the very last moment, Chen Lingxi made her move. Once the Profound Yin Water Skill was activated, the Spiritual Qi around her instantly surged by several levels, and not a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator fighting beside her failed to tremble with fear.

The Lion-headed Eagle's wings were torn off by Chen Lingxi in just a single exchange, and she hadn't even taken a single step out of Zhenyao Pass.

Chen Lingxi gazed at it from afar, sending a chill through the Lion-headed Eagle's entire body and frightening it into immediately retreating to the rear.

In the spot, only the Black Bear Demon remained tangled in the fight. Seeing that the peak experts of its own side had already retreated, it had no intention of continuing to fight either, but how could Chen Changyue and the other let it go?

"Die!" Chen Changyue manipulated a pitch-black Flying Sword, carrying the flames of the Heavenly Tribulation.

In mid-air, streaks of pitch-black flames continuously bombarded the Black Bear Demon's body.

In the blink of an eye, the Black Bear Demon was scorched all over. A large amount of flesh and skin became completely unrecognizable under this strike, and it itself no longer had the strength to continue fighting.

Following Li Qingying driving a tricolor Flying Sword to slash down at its head, the battle was finally completely ended.

Seeing that the Tier 2 Monster Beasts on their side were either killed or had fled, those low-tier Yao Beasts scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing back to the rear.

In this battle, the Qinghe Cultivators slaughtered nearly a thousand Yao Beasts once more.

The next day.

The Yao Race did not continue their attack, instead retreating dozens of miles back.

In less than half a month, they suffered heavy losses. Nearly six thousand low-tier Yao Beasts alone had died, and several Tier 2 Monster Beasts had perished as well.

Of course, on the side of the Qinghe Cultivators, quite a few Cultivators had also died—about four to five hundred people—along with hundreds suffering injuries of varying severity.

Although the casualties were only close to one-tenth of all Cultivators in Qinghe County, this was actually already considered a severe blow to their foundation.

As for the opponent, even if they were completely wiped out, they could still make a comeback decades later. After all, the reason why these Yao Beasts formed a beast tide to attack the Human Race was because the Yao Beasts over there had developed too rapidly, leading to insufficient territory to divide. Those Yao Beasts whose living environments were squeezed were forced to move north to fight for the Human Race's territory.

A few days later.

"Report, Seniors! According to the Intelligence Hall's investigation, the beast tide in Longchuan County has broken through the defense line. Currently, over a thousand Cultivators in Longchuan County have died, countless are injured, and even three Foundation Establishment Cultivators have perished." A Qi Refining Cultivator anxiously ran into the main hall from outside.

"Understood, you may withdraw first." Chen Lingxi nodded.

"Didn't the beast tide over in Longchuan County only gather nearly ten thousand beasts? How was it suddenly broken through?" Liu Waya asked in confusion.

"According to the investigation of the people below, the situation within Longchuan County has not been very good these past years. After experiencing several wars, the Foundation Establishment families within the county have changed wave after wave, resulting in although there are still nearly ten Foundation Establishment Cultivators, most of them do not have high cultivation bases, and the Cultivators below are the same." Chen Lingxi explained.

The Intelligence Hall was managed by Chen Liqian, so many inside stories were only known to the Chen Family, and the other few Foundation Establishment families did not understand much about this.

After all, the Qinghe Alliance was essentially led by the Chen Family, and the few Foundation Establishment families were recruited by the Chen Family. Therefore, many important positions were managed by members of the Chen Family, and these Foundation Establishment families at most held some unimportant positions.

Or served as deputies in certain important positions.

Of course, the Chen Family also granted them quite a bit of power. For example, Foundation Establishment Cultivators automatically entered the Elder Council and could participate in some strategic layouts and rule-making.

"With Longchuan County breached, will those Yao Beasts take the opportunity to cross the borders of the two counties and attack our Qinghe?" Zhou Yuanlang worriedly asked.

"The Grand Elder has already sent people there, so we don't need to worry about this anymore." Li Qingying explained.

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

Roar!

Outside Zhenyao Pass, furious roars of a large number of Yao Beasts came over once more.

Chen Lingxi and the others immediately walked out.

Inside the city, alarm bells rang continuously, and patrolling Cultivators continuously shouted that the Yao Race was attacking the city, reminding all Cultivators.

Outside the city, those few Tier 2 High Grade Yao Beasts also made their move simultaneously. A full dozen or so Tier 2 Monster Beasts gathered in one place, bringing terror to all Cultivators.

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Wuyue Mountain.

An azure Qi surged straight into the sky, bringing a thriving verdure to Wuyue Mountain.

"It's done." Chen Changqing's mouth curved up with a faint smile.

He had now not only raised his cultivation to the fourth layer of the Purple Mansion, but he had also upgraded his Physical Body to Tier 3 Low Grade. In addition, his Divine Soul had also reached the level of the ninth layer of the Purple Mansion.

Depending on these, he now dared to match wits with a ninth-layer Purple Mansion Cultivator. Moreover, his Artifact Refining and talisman crafting had all improved to Tier 3 Medium Grade.

Although his Artifact Refining and talisman crafting levels couldn't keep up with his cultivation, there was no help for it; the further along one went, the harder these were to Cultivate.

With a wave of his sleeve, the Immortal Cave's gate opened.

Outside the door, Li Qingling was still waiting.

Over these years, apart from cultivating or practicing Alchemy, she had been right here acting as a Protector for Chen Changqing.

"Brother, you're finally out. Congratulations on your Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of the Purple Mansion." Li Qingling said happily.

"Mn, you've worked hard during this period. Not only did you have to act as my Protector, but the Family also required you to refine the foundation establishment pill." Chen Changqing patted her head.

Over these years, most of the foundation establishment pills for the Family and the Qinghe Alliance were personally refined by Li Qingling, because currently, out of the entire Chen Family, only Li Qingling was able to refine them.

However, over these past twenty years, she had also cultivated quite a few Alchemists, including Chen Lingtong, Chen Changyan, and Chen Lingyan and others.

Chen Lingtong had the fastest learning speed and was already able to refine Tier 2 High Grade Medicinal Pills. As for Tier 2 Top Grade foundation establishment pills, she was still a bit lacking.

However, given her a few more years, she should be able to refine Tier 2 Top Grade foundation establishment pills as well.

"Has any major event happened to the Family these past years?" Chen Changqing inquired.

"There has indeed been a major event recently; the beast tide on the side of the Wanshou Mountain Range erupted, but a few days ago it was beaten back by Lingxi, that little girl." Whenever Li Qingling mentioned Chen Lingxi, she was quite proud.

Over these years, mother and daughter frequently gathered together, also because Li Qingling wanted to make up for the regret of not accompanying Lingxi by her side during her childhood.

"Lingqing, that brat, is truly like you. Once he started cultivating, he became as forgetful of food and sleep as you were back then, and it's troublesome even for me to see him a few times." Li Qingling continued.

Chen Changqing smiled and nodded.

"Since the Family already possesses the strength to protect itself, then I am also relieved. Qingling, a full ten years have passed since you reached the Perfection of the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment; it is time to make preparations." Chen Changqing already had a decision in his heart.

Wanting to obtain a ziyu pill in Yan Country was definitely out of the question for these years. Nowadays, the only place where a ziyu pill could be obtained was by heading to those three cultivation countries in Tang Country.

Over these years, the major Golden Core factions of Yan Country no longer restricted the people below from breaking through to the Purple Mansion. As long as one had the ability, they could break through at any time.

Because the major Golden Core factions of Yan Country were now facing another problem: whether there were enough manpower. If they continued to restrict other factions from breaking through to the Purple Mansion, the ultimate ending might be destruction.