CHAPTER 467: CHAPTER 437: FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT 9TH LAYER, STATIONED AT BLACK FLOOD DRAGON RIVER

This Red-eyed Demon King has appeared once already, but has not made a move.

According to the intelligence gathered by the Dubhe Institute, the number of Tier Three Demon Beasts has reached over fifteen hundred.

Fifteen hundred Tier Three Demon Beasts, which equates to a battle merit of fifteen million points!

The number of Tier Two Demon Beasts has exceeded thirty thousand.

Tier One Demon Beasts are the most numerous.

According to incomplete statistics, the various forces have slain over two hundred thousand Tier One Demon Beasts this time.

Such a massive number of Demon Beasts compared to the beast tides of the previous hundred years, particularly the first two or three waves, nearly doubles the quantity.

The number of Demon Beasts in the Southern Wilderness has grown increasingly over time through long-term reproduction.

Such a scale of Demon Beast numbers does not indicate that the beast tide is nearing its end; this is only the total number of the first batch, plus the second and third batch of Demon Beasts.

Based on past experiences of resisting the Southern Wilderness Beast Tide, there will be at least one or two more waves to appear.

"With such a large number of Demon Beasts, with only our Eight Great Sects uniting with the Dubhe Institute and Nine Cold Mountain to resist, as time goes on and personnel are continually depleted, what are our chances of successfully defending against the beast tide?"

Lu Yuanshan pondered for a long time before asking this.

Xu Shouye was also silent for a while. He picked up a cup of Red Orchid Wine and slowly drank it before answering, "The strength of the Dubhe Institute is not as simple as we imagine."

"Not to mention the Crystallization Cultivator and Foundation Establishment Cultivator, just speaking of the two Golden Core Ancestors Zhang Daoxing and Zhang Daoqi sent this time by the Dubhe Institute, their strength alone can wipe out a group of tens of thousands of Demon Beasts."

The strength of a Golden Core Ancestor is incredibly terrifying. When they make a move, with a mere wave of the hand, they can change the mountain and river landscape, destroying lofty mountains in an instant, causing the earth to collapse.

Dealing with a group of two to three hundred thousand Demon Beasts is easy unless Tier Four Demon Beasts occur.

Hearing Xu Shouye’s words, Lu Ping, floating nearby, nodded secretly.

What Xu Shouye said was not the least bit exaggerated.

Just like Lu Ping himself, unless the late-stage Tier Four Demon Beasts appear, not to mention tens of thousands of Demon Beasts, even a group of a million, Lu Ping possesses the ability to completely clear them out.

However, according to Lu Ping, throughout the hundreds of years of Southern Wilderness Beast Tides between the Southern Wilderness Demon Realm and the Human Race, never has there been a situation where Golden Core Realm creatures obliterated low-realm creatures.

The Human Race and Southern Wilderness Demon Realm seem to have reached a consensus: Golden Core Realm creatures do not make casual moves.

When they do make a move, it is against opponents of the same realm.

Take this Red-eyed Demon King, which appeared this time for instance; after appearing, this Golden Core Demon King did not launch an unrestrained slaughter against the Human Race Cultivators.

In fact, this Golden Core Demon Beast never made a move, only confronted Zhang Daoxing from afar.

Imagine, if the Red-eyed Demon King attacked an Earth-level team, no matter how powerful the cultivator leading the team, they would still only be Crystallization Stage and could not be a match for the Red-eyed Demon King.

That Earth-level team would face complete annihilation before the Red-eyed Demon King.

Yet, the situation where a Golden Core Demon King makes a move and annihilates Human Race Earth-level or Profound-level teams has never occurred.

"These Southern Wilderness Golden Core Demon Kings, after all, value martial ethics."

Lu Ping’s voice echoed in Lu Yuanshan’s mind.

Then, Xu Shouye continued, "Sect Leader Lu, without mentioning these two Golden Core Ancestors, let’s talk about Crystallization Stage Great Cultivators."

"This time, the number of Crystallization Stage Great Cultivators sent by the Dubhe Institute has continuously increased and reached over five hundred."

"However, these Crystallization Stage Great Cultivators spend most of their time rushing to the front lines."

"What we are dealing with are actually those weaker beast groups that they have left after clearing strong ones."

"The Dubhe Institute, based on the different strengths and numbers of these Demon Beasts, divides them into battle teams, arranges various teams, and sends them to the front lines to kill Demon Beasts."

"Our Taihang Sect has already participated in three front-line operations. Where we will be sent next, and which forces we will team up with, is still unknown."

Saying this, Xu Shouye’s eyes moved, revealing a hint of anticipation.

"I do hope we can cooperate with your Cyan Mountain Sect to jointly go into battle to clear out Demon Beasts."

Xu Shouye is very optimistic about these cultivators from Cyan Mountain Sect.

Especially Lu Yuanshan and Zhiwei, whose strengths are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

Within Taihang Sect, no cultivator can match these brother and sister duo.

This meal was naturally not just to eat casually with Lu Yuanshan and his group; it was brought with the intention of establishing ties.

Lu Yuanshan also saw through Xu Shouye’s intention.

Previously, Xu Shouye wanted to propose a match for Zhiwei, actually aiming to deepen relations between Cyan Mountain Sect and Taihang Sect, binding their two sects together.

Lu Ping, nearby, also saw this clearly.

The invitation to this banquet was willingly given for Cyan Mountain Sect to forge relations with Taihang Sect.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of dishes.

After more than an hour of dining, the group from the Distant Mountain left the Drunken Immortal Tower satisfied.

After temporarily bidding farewell, everyone returned to their residences.

...

After returning to his lodging, Lu Yuanshan quickly felt a sign of movement in his long-stagnant cultivation.

This phenomenon appeared largely due to consuming Red Orchid Wine and Red-tailed Spirit Eel among other Demon Beast ingredients earlier at the Drunken Immortal Tower.

This made Lu Yuanshan feel that his cultivation had reached the bottleneck of the Eighth-Layer Foundation Establishment Stage, and was about to break through to the Ninth Layer.

Coincidentally, Lu Yuanshan was at a cultivation bottleneck himself, so benefiting from the meal at the Drunken Immortal Tower was well worth it.

After informing Zhiwei and Lu Ping, Lu Yuanshan began secluded cultivation to break into the Ninth Layer.

Lu Yuanshan’s secluded cultivation did not last long, taking only two days to successfully break through the bottleneck and advance to the Ninth Layer.

Lu Yuanshan’s strength undoubtedly grew significantly.

Notably, after breaking through, Lu Yuanshan did not diligently advertise his increased cultivation but deliberately concealed his cultivation aura to keep a low profile.

Outsiders had no way of probing the exact cultivation of Lu Yuanshan.

On the sixth day after Lu Yuanshan emerged, the Cyan Mountain Sect received the next stage mission.

Under Wind Yuzi’s arrangement, Cyan Mountain Sect teamed with Taihang Sect, Cold Moon Palace, and Fuyao Sect to form a Profound-level team to be sent to the front line, tasked with guarding a region called Black Flood Dragon River.