Chapter 515 Chapter 513: History of Despair! (for this month

Chapter 515 Chapter 513: History of Despair! (Additional updates for this month’s 100 monthly votes!)

The city wall of Jinge Immortal City is about thirty feet high and stretches for more than ten miles from left to right.

Inscribed on it are numerous runes with different effects such as "Strongness" and "Relief".

From a distance, it looks like a mountain, giving people an indestructible feeling.

Unlike human monks, the bodies of monster beasts are extremely huge. It is not surprising that a first-level monster is several feet in size, and it is not surprising that a second-order monster is even ten feet in size.

Therefore, the "fairy city" used to defend against monsters must be tall and wide enough, otherwise the monsters can cross it with a light jump, and they will fall into a very passive situation.

The role of the fairy city will also be reduced a lot.

Walking on the spacious streets of Jinge City, Liu Yu could find many traces of expansion and renovation with a casual glance.

Looking carefully, it was only about ten years ago.

However, despite the expansion, with the energy of the three major sects, the city now has a decent appearance and is by no means just a showpiece.

When Master Jindan was traveling, two disciples of the sect were clearing the way in front of him early on. The uninvolved monks could only step aside and look at the two Masters with awe.

There were people leading the way in front, people following behind, and monks on both sides watching from a distance.

It has to be said that in today's world of immortal cultivation, the pomp and ceremony of Jindan monks' travels is indeed very grand, and Liu Yu also experienced it.

However, the envious glances of the lower-level monks meant nothing, so the two of them moved forward very quickly.

In about half a quarter of an hour, the magnificent City Lord's Mansion was right in front of you.

Liu Yu looked at the City Lord's Mansion that came into view and couldn't help but shook his head slightly, but didn't say much.

Perhaps because it was built jointly by the three sects, the City Lord's Mansion mixed the characteristics of the three sects, making it seem a bit nondescript.

But these are just side details and innocuous.

"Fellow Taoist Qingyang, please."

"Pindao has been summoned. Presumably by this time, the other two fellow Taoists are already waiting in the meeting hall."

Taoist Cangyun said with a smile.

"please!"

Liu Yu cupped her hands, and the two of them walked into the mansion together.

As for the Qi Refining and Foundation Building monks, they were waiting outside the city lord's palace and were not qualified to participate in high-level discussions.

Looking at his uncle's disappearing figure, Yan Kai's eyes flashed with eagerness, and he stayed where he was with no intention of leaving.

He wanted to wait for Liu Yu to come out so that he could introduce the situation here.

It is still too dangerous for a foundation-building monk to stay on the front line of demon control like Jinge City.

When the overwhelming monster beasts come, escaping will be impossible.

After all, the escape speed of most immortal cultivators cannot match that of birds and monsters of the same level.

"With my friendship with Master Liu, it shouldn't be difficult to arrange a safer mission, right?"

"As long as you can perform the mission in a safer location and have a few trump cards of your own, it shouldn't be difficult to save your life."

"Take advantage of the chaos when the time comes"

Thinking this way, Yan Kai felt much more at ease.

After all these years, he is not the passionate young monk he was back then.

It has become a piece of "hob meat" that cannot be cut or cooked.

…

Because of the positioning of Jinge City during the expansion, it is destined that this city will not have too many unnecessary decorations, and everything will serve to resist monsters.

There are no pavilions, pavilions, or palaces. After walking for a while after entering the city lord's palace, the three characters "Meeting Hall" came into view from a distance.

"Huh?"

"It's actually this woman?"

Looking far across the threshold, Liu Yu saw a familiar figure, and Liu Yu's heart moved.

This female cultivator was wearing a yellow dress with several golden flowers embroidered on it, showing her grace and splendor.

His skin was as white as snow, and there was a fierceness between his brows, like a sword about to be unsheathed.

He was actually defeated by Zhuo Mengzhen!

However, after decades of separation, this woman actually broke through the golden elixir bottleneck and became a golden elixir master.

How sharp is the spiritual sense of the Golden elixir monk?

Almost at the moment Liu Yu was looking at him, Zhuo Mengzhen turned his head and looked over. When he saw the person clearly, his originally calm eyes suddenly changed!

Just like a calm lake, if a few stones are thrown into it, ripples will appear instantly.

The two looked at each other in vain, neither of them wanted to lose their momentum, and the atmosphere instantly became tense!

Taoist Cangyun immediately sensed something was wrong, and based on his rich experience, he immediately judged that the two might have had an affair in the past.

But he rolled his eyes, and for some unknown reason, he did not immediately start a fight, but continued walking into the house as if he didn't feel it.

After looking at each other for two or three seconds, Liu Yu smiled softly and took the initiative to look away.

He walked into the meeting hall by himself and sat down on an imperial chair.

No matter what, he was the winner in the battle at Liujin Stone Mine, and he was the one with the psychological advantage.

Even if you do nothing, you will still have the upper hand.

Sure enough, not long after Liu Yu sat down, there was a cold snort.

"snort"

Zhuo Mengzhen had a cold face, looked at Liu Yu deeply, and finally looked away.

Although they had never fought, in the invisible confrontation just now, she felt that she was at a disadvantage and was once again overwhelmed by the opponent.

This feeling made Zhuo Mengzhen extremely uncomfortable, and he almost couldn't help but want to fight immediately to regain the place.

Fortunately, she was not controlled by her emotions and did not do anything irrational immediately.

But even so, this woman has made up her mind to find an opportunity to compete again, to avenge the shame of the past!

As for the agreement made back then to disregard past grudges, Zhuo Mengzhen had long forgotten about it.

At this time, when the golden elixir was completed and she was full of confidence, she must find an opportunity to wash away the stains.

"What a strong female nun."

Liu Yu could probably understand what this woman was thinking, and smiled secretly in his heart.

There is a saying that "people compete for a breath, Buddha competes for a stick of incense."

Immortal cultivators have not completely lost their humanity, at least in the middle and low realms, so they also have seven emotions and six desires, and are sometimes affected by joy, anger, sorrow and joy.

It's quite normal to get angry and draw a sword to fight a crime.

After all, not everyone is like him, looking at the world from the perspective of pure interests and rarely being swayed by emotions.

"You can defeat this woman during the foundation building stage."

"Could it be that when you reach the golden elixir stage, you can turn over?"

"ridiculous!"

"Monks who are better than you and have more resources than you also work harder than you!"

Liu Yu didn't take the friction with Zhuo Mengzhen to heart. If he didn't accept it, he would suppress it again.

Then, he turned his eyes and looked at the last golden elixir monk in the room.

This is a wealthy middle-aged man, wearing black satin with gold rims, a round and protruding belly, and a shiny face.

At first glance, he looks like a secular member.

Sima Yong, the golden elixir ancestor of the Sima family, was at the peak of his early golden elixir cultivation.

He has quite a reputation throughout the Chu Kingdom, and his best achievement was to kill a golden elixir demon cultivator with his own hands.

Let the Sima family completely establish a foothold in Jinge City, and they can be regarded as the local snakes here, and they can truly be regarded as a tree with deep roots.

The moment he saw Sima Yong, Liu Yu's information naturally emerged in his mind and he confirmed his identity.

Seeing him looking over, Sima Yong, whose face was glowing, took the initiative to say hello and said with a smile:

"I have met fellow Taoist Qingyang, Sima Yong of my Sima family."

"In the future, we will protect Jinge City together, so we should move around more. We welcome fellow Taoist Qingyang to visit Sima's house for guidance."

The dignified ancestor of the Jindan family spoke very politely at this time.

Facing any one of the three major sects, even if his cultivation level was lower, he would not dare to be arrogant.

After all, behind the three of them, there was a huge sect backing them, and if they hit the young ones, they would get the old ones, but he was "alone and alone" and really couldn't afford to offend them.

What's more, the defense of Jinge City really depends on the three major sects.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

"Fellow Taoist Sima is too modest."

"I don't dare to take advice seriously. If I have free time in the future, Liu will definitely visit me and sit down with fellow Taoists to discuss the Tao!"

Liu Yu returned the favor and said with a smile.

The Sima family is the local leader of Jinge City and has a clear grasp of the situation in this area. If he wants to avoid being restricted, he must cooperate with the Sima family.

"As it should be, I am always waiting for you!"

Sima Yong smiled and nodded, raising his glass to signal from a distance.

The two drank it all in one gulp, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, thus achieving their first pleasant communication.

"hypocritical."

Seeing this scene, Zhuo Mengzhen looked a little ugly and cursed secretly in his heart.

A few months ago, Sima Yong also communicated with her in this way.

Taoist Cangyun looked at this scene without showing any expression, as if he was not surprised.

If the Sima family wants to gain a foothold in this area of ​​Jinge City, it naturally cannot turn against any of the sects, nor can any of the three major sects get too close.

Otherwise, the disaster of genocide is just around the corner.

Sima Yong has always done a good job in this regard, and Cang Yun believes that this person will not cross the line.

"cough."

"Everyone, please listen to Pindao's words."

"We gathered here mainly to defend against the tide of monsters. We are already on the same boat at this time."

"Regardless of any differences in the past, we should work together in the future."

After getting to know each other, Taoist Cangyun, the one with the highest level of cultivation, coughed and spoke loudly.

From this person's perspective, it is not good for Liu Yu and Zhuo Meng to be too harmonious, and it is not good to be too tense.

It is best if the relationship is tense but not to the point of falling out, which is in his best interests and allows several parties to take the initiative.

Therefore, he came out to smooth things over at the end.

"What Fellow Daoist Cangyun said makes sense, and we should do the same."

After the words fell, Sima Yong quickly followed.

As a local snake, he has a lot of interests in this area. This is the foundation of the Sima family. The last thing he wants is for Jinge City to have problems.

This is indeed the truth. It is most beneficial for the four of them to join forces with several forces to defend the city. Liu Yu certainly understands this.

Facing the surging beast tide from the Hengduan Mountains, the Tiannan Immortal Realm has no advantage!

He was not an impulsive person, so after being silent for a few breaths, he nodded slowly.

Zhuo Mengzhen still had a frosty face, but seeing that the three of them had reached an agreement, he could only nod in agreement.

But looking at this woman's appearance, she obviously still remembers the unhappiness she felt back then.

"I am very pleased that several fellow Taoists can think this way."

As he spoke, Taoist Cangyun vaguely regarded himself as the leader of the four.

Liu Yu's face remained calm, but he sneered secretly in his heart. He had seen every move that Taoist Cangyun made just now, and he sneered at this person's thoughts.

If the beast tide really comes, will several forces obey the orders just because of the name?

At that time, it still depends on their own strength!

"But this is complicated human nature. You will never forget the intrigue until you are truly at the end of your rope."

"I, why am I not like this?"

Liu Yu secretly sighed.

"Nowadays, monster riots are becoming more frequent. In Pindao's opinion, we can't just sit back and wait for death. We must take the initiative to attack!"

"Before the beast tide takes shape, kill as many monsters as possible to weaken the power of the beast tide."

Seeing that several people had initially reached a consensus, Taoist Cangyun changed the subject and expressed his opinion.

"In my opinion, this matter needs to be considered in the long run."

"What if when we send monks to hunt monster beasts, we happen to encounter a tide of beasts, wouldn't we suffer heavy losses?"

"After all, no one can tell when the beast tide will break out."

Hearing that he was about to take the initiative, Sima Yong immediately frowned and objected.

No different than the Immortal Cultivation Sect, every clan member with spiritual roots in the Immortal Cultivation Family is extremely precious.

Even the five spiritual roots can be used to "sow seeds". After all, if one parent has spiritual roots, the possibility of the offspring having spiritual roots will be greatly increased.

If he was sent out to hunt monsters, no matter whether he succeeded or failed, he would most likely suffer heavy losses. He couldn't bear to part with his clan members who were bound by blood.

If one person dies, one person will be missing.

"It is indeed inappropriate for us to directly send our disciples or tribesmen to hunt monster beasts directly."

"If there are too many casualties, I am afraid that when the beast tide breaks out, the defensive strength will be empty."

"How about using casual cultivators?"

Liu Yu's heart moved and she expressed her thoughts.

Casual cultivators are extremely short of resources for cultivating immortals, so most of them are chasing profits from the beginning of their journey to immortality.

At this time, I dare not go into the mountains to hunt monsters. This is simply because the risks of monster riots are too great, and the risks are not proportional to the rewards, so I am deterred.

However, if Jinge City gives up some of its benefits so that the casual cultivators who can truly hunt monsters can gain more every time, it will definitely greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of the casual cultivators.

There is no need to give up too much. Just subsidize a few more spiritual stones for every monster hunted, which is enough to mobilize the enthusiasm of casual cultivators.

"But the casual cultivators seek good luck and avoid harm. When they hear the news that the beast tide is about to break out, they don't have time to stay away from the "Jin Ge branch". How can they take the initiative to go into the mountains to hunt monsters?"

"Could this be what fellow Taoist Qingyang means?"

Sima Yong seemed to have thought of something as he spoke.

Before the three major sects settled in Jinge City, the city was controlled by the Sima family. Therefore, they often had contact with casual cultivators and knew them best.

Therefore, when Liu Yu made a little mention, Sima Yong vaguely grasped something.

"good."

Liu Yu nodded, and then continued:

"Since these casual cultivators can leave the Jinge branch because of danger, they can naturally come back here because of the benefits."

"We just need to find ways to increase our harvest from hunting monsters in Jin Ge City, so we don't have to worry about those casual cultivators not being able to come over."

"For example, exempting entry fees into the city, providing information on monsters, ensuring safety outside the mountains, and subsidizing some spirit stones for every monster hunted."

"You don't need to subsidize too much. Depending on the level of the monster, it can range from a few yuan to more than a dozen yuan."

"With such favorable conditions, many casual cultivators will definitely be interested."

In an instant, he organized his words and spoke them immediately and unhurriedly.

"this"

Sima Yong and Cangyun looked at each other, slightly moved.

This is indeed a good idea. It only requires a small amount of spiritual stones to make casual cultivators work hard. After hearing this, both of them were a little moved.

Although the three major sects are powerful and have many disciples, they still have many places to guard, and it is impossible to send too many monks to Jinge City.

The three major sects combined have a total of more than 1,500 monks. Even if the Sima family's manpower is included, there are only more than 2,000 monks.

At this point, if the monks go out to hunt monsters in the city, even if the battle damage is one to ten, it will be completely useless.

Thinking about it this way, it is indeed a good idea to spend a small amount of spiritual stones to let casual cultivators use their lives.

When the big beast tide breaks out, the five major sects of Chu State are willing to use their secrets. After all, they are usually so frugal, don't they just want to use it at critical moments?

Adjacent to the Hengduan Mountains, the five major sects all have a strong sense of crisis.

Occupying the territory of Nuo Da, the benefits given to disciples are not generous. Part of it is to go into the pockets of high-level officials, and part of it is indeed to deal with the beast tide that occurs once in thousands of years.

So now, it is indeed time to use the inventory, and all the major sects have already made preparations.

"I completely agree with fellow Taoist Qingyang's opinion."

Unexpectedly, Sima Yong was the first to express support.

Although the Jindan family's heritage is far from comparable to that of the three major sects, it is still not a problem to tighten their belts and produce one hundred thousand spirit stones.

It would be better than having a large number of casualties among the blood clan members at the beginning, right?

The beast tide is not just one or two waves. If you are unlucky, it is normal for it to last for tens or even hundreds of years. You must consider the long term!

If the spirit stone is gone, you can search for it again, but the clan members suffered heavy casualties, and it is not that easy to restore their vitality.

Sima Yong is very open to this point.

"This plan is very clever, fellow Taoist Qingyang, and Pindao also agrees with this plan."

Taoist Cangyun nodded lightly.

In such a short time, he came up with a good idea, which made him look at Liu Yu with admiration.

"It seems that although this Qingyang is a newly promoted Jindan, he is also a thoughtful person and is by no means an easy person."

Looking at Liu Yu talking eloquently, Taoist Cangyun flashed this idea and felt that the initiative among the four of them was out of control.

But after all, this is a hastily thought up method, and there are still various loopholes.

Not surprisingly, Zhuo Mengzhen immediately expressed his disapproval, and found all kinds of loopholes in the plan from all aspects.

But criticism is criticism. After some discussion, the four people still approved Liu Yu's proposal.

After all, apart from this method, due to the constraints, few people could think of no better method.

At the end of the meeting, the four people re-divided the city defense area.

The Qingxu sect is responsible for the east city, the Hehuanmen is responsible for the west city, the Yuanyang sect is responsible for the south city, and the Sima family is responsible for the north city.

There are four forces, each responsible for one wall.

In addition, each force also controls a "satellite city" closer to the "Jinge Branch", that is, a hundred miles away from the East City.

Each satellite city is comparable in size to a small gathering place for immortal cultivators, and is protected by formations.

The main purpose is to monitor the situation in the Hengduan Mountains and the movements of monsters.

Yuanyang Sect is responsible for Satellite City No. 3.

The four satellite cities are fifty miles away from the "Jinge Branch". Each city has fifteen foundation-building monks and hundreds of Qi-refining monks. It is difficult for ordinary first- and second-level monsters to cross the four satellite cities.

But once a monster beast appears in the demon core stage, it will be destroyed with overwhelming force.

Therefore, the people guarding this city are all affiliated monks from the four major forces in Jinge City. The four major forces have the fewest monks, and they usually play a commanding role as the team leader.

However, the satellite cities are dozens of miles apart from each other, so it is difficult to destroy them at the same time.

Even if you can't defend yourself, it's not difficult to send out an early warning message.

As for Jinge City, it is a full 150 miles away from the Jinge branch and a hundred miles away from the satellite city.

Even if the beast tide breaks out suddenly, there is still enough reaction time. With such an arrangement, you will basically not be caught off guard.

"In that case, let's follow the arrangement we just discussed. I still have important things to do, so I'll take the first step."

After the discussion was completed, Taoist Cangyun received a transmission note and hurriedly left the meeting hall.

Zhuo Mengzhen said nothing, glanced at Liu Yu coldly, and left the meeting hall immediately after.

"It seems that this woman is still brooding about what happened back then."

Thinking like this, Liu Yu had a headache.

He is not afraid of this woman, but he is afraid that when the beast wave breaks out, this woman will do some irrational things because of past grudges.

For example, deliberately holding back, deliberately opening formations, letting monsters enter the city, etc.

Hatred can make people lose their minds and can even last for hundreds of years. Liu Yu has never underestimated hatred, especially the grudges held by female cultivators.

"Hopefully it won't come to that."

Looking at Zhuo Mengzhen's disappearing back, a cold look flashed in Liu Yu's eyes.

That is to say, the current situation is special, and it is not good for him to take action at this sensitive period, otherwise it will weaken the power of defending the city.

In normal times, there would never be a hidden danger of resenting oneself, and one must find ways to eliminate hidden dangers!

"What a troubled time."

"Alas~"

Sima Yong sighed heavily, his face showing a bit of heaviness, but he did not leave immediately.

"oh?"

Liu Yu's expression was as usual and he looked over with interest.

"We have made so many preparations and thought of many strategies, but when the beast tide comes, will it really work?"

"Fellow Taoist Qingyang, what do you think?"

Worried about the future of his family, Sima Yong's plump face actually showed some worry.

"Tens of thousands of years ago, Chu State was not adjacent to the Hengduan Mountains, nor was it the border between Tiannan and the Hengduan Mountains."

"And the two paths of good and evil at that time were far more powerful than they are now, and they were more prepared."

"But what's the final result?"

"Aren't the Liang Kingdom, Jin Kingdom, Beishan Kingdom and other countries lost one after another?"

"Fellow Daoist Sima, don't be too optimistic about the outcome of this beast wave."

"In Liu's opinion, it is better to prepare early."

Liu Yu said profoundly.

Tens of thousands of years ago, Chu State was not the border between Tiannan and the Hengduan Mountains. There were more than a dozen countries such as Liang State and Jin State to the north.

But once the beast tide swept across, every country became the territory of monster beasts, and gradually evolved into the current pattern of Tiannan Cultivation World.

From this we can see a somewhat desperate fact

Therefore, no matter how well prepared you are, it is a mistake to be overly optimistic.

After becoming a Jindan elder, he could already read most of the sect's classics. When Liu Yu discovered the truth, he was speechless for a long time.

Despite his eloquent talk before, he seemed to have everything in mind, but in fact he was not habitually proactive and did not like to be too passive.

How can the power of low-level casual cultivators effectively weaken the number of monsters?

Even if all the casual cultivators are included, they are just a drop in the ocean compared to the endless monsters in the Hengduan Mountains.

It cannot be said that casual cultivation has no effect, I can only say that the effect is really poor. It is better than doing nothing and passively waiting for the beast tide to arrive.

The four of them knew this, but they just tacitly understood it.

If something is not done, the morale of Jin Ge City will be weakened by most before the beast wave arrives.

"Fellow Taoist Qingyang's words make sense. We really need to make preparations in advance."

"The Sima family is waiting for you. Fellow Taoists are welcome to come and give advice."

"I have something else to do, please take my leave!"

Sima Yong raised his hands, crossed the threshold and rose into the sky.

Flying is not allowed in the fairy city, and violators will be severely punished, but Jindan Zhenren is naturally above the rules.

Shaking his head, Liu Yu looked back and walked towards the outside of the city lord's palace.

He has no strange idea of ​​"people are here and towers are here". If the situation is not right, he will immediately retreat to Qingzhou or even return to Yuan Kingdom.

Just do your best.

As mentioned just now, even after making adequate preparations, Liu Yu was still not optimistic about Jinge Immortal City being able to hold on.

The Hengduan Mountains are huge beyond imagination!

But if they can't hold on and Liu Yu decides to retreat to Qingzhou, the sect will have nothing to say.

He is already a Jindan elder and can make some decisions on his own. Besides Ancestor Tianfeng, who in the sect can definitely control him?

…

"I've met Uncle Liu."

Seeing Liu Yu's figure, Yan Kai led a dozen Yuanyang Sect foundation-building monks to salute from a distance.

This son's cultivation has reached the peak of foundation building. Among the monks stationed in Jinge City of Yuanyang Sect, he is considered one of the best and has a good prestige.

"Um."

Liu Yu responded lightly, passed over a dozen foundation-building disciples, and walked straight to Nancheng.

He planned to inspect the area the sect was responsible for first, and then listen to the opinions of Yan Kai and others before making more detailed arrangements.

"Master Qingyang"

"Elder Qingyang"

"Senior Qingyang"

The monks stationed in Nancheng include many Yuanyang Sect disciples and some Qingzhou monks.

The news of Master Qingyang's arrival has already spread among the monks guarding the city.

When they saw Yan Kai and other Foundation Establishment Deacons from afar, accompanied by an imposing senior arriving, everyone naturally understood that it was Master Qingyang, so they saluted loudly from a distance.

With Elder Jindan here, he feels more confident even when talking to other sect disciples.

Facing these monks, Liu Yu was not too indifferent. He nodded occasionally, which made some minor Qi cultivators excited.

Walking on the city tower, Yan Kai and other foundation-building monks followed closely, explaining some of the conditions in Nancheng.

After a tour of Nancheng, he was generally quite satisfied.

"It seems that although Jin Ge City was expanded in a hurry, it is not a shoddy project."

After trying to open the city defense formation several times, Liu Yu nodded secretly in her heart after testing the strength of the formation.

That's right, no monk would dare to cut corners on such a life-threatening matter.

Otherwise, the pursuit of the three major sects would be enough to make any monk have no place in the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.

"Uncle Master, there are currently thirty-five comrades from the sect sent to Jinge City in the foundation-building stage and five hundred in the Qi-refining stage."

"In addition, the local cultivating forces in the Jinge City area have also recruited monks to defend the city."

"At a critical moment, the Qi Refining and Foundation Building monks can still gain about 30% and 20% more respectively."

"Uncle Master, please give me instructions!"

Yan Kaihui reports.

PS: Kavin is very stuck, I will start with 7,000 today and try 10,000 tomorrow.