Chapter 370: 225 Countermeasures_2

Chapter 370: Chapter 225 Countermeasures_2

And this scene was enacted across numerous sect families in the Yuanwu Kingdom’s Cultivation World as they began to pour into the struggle against the demonic beasts.

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Green Bamboo Mountain, Lin Family Clan Grounds.

Lin Xingrong, traveling by Sword Flight, neared his family increasingly with less than a hundred miles to go.

Throughout these days, he had hardly taken any breaks, almost relentlessly on the move. From the moment he noticed the abnormality in the demonic beasts to these past few days, most of his time had been spent in flight without proper rest.

Along the way, he kept his nerves tightly wound, trying to capture as much information as possible to make more accurate judgments.

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Indeed, on his flight back to the family from Golden Horn Mountain, he had encountered numerous tracks of demonic beasts, but their number and rank had gradually decreased. The further south he went, the less dense the demonic beasts became, mostly consisting of First Order Initial Phase demon beasts.

Such a situation also corresponded with his own guess.

Fortunately, he had not encountered any Second Order Demonic Beasts on his way until he arrived at the Green Bamboo Mountain Clan Territory, where he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

As he drew nearer to the clan territory, he encountered a clansperson patrolling the mountain entrance. Ignoring his fatigue, he swiftly flew over.

After greeting a few fellow clanspeople, Lin Xingrong urgently inquired, “Has anything happened in the Luoyun Mountain Range recently, or has any disturbance been reported?”

Hearing this, the leading clansperson looked puzzled.

The family had been on edge in recent years, significantly increasing the scope and number of people patrolling the mountain entrance, yet there had been no sign of stopping or changing for so long.

Nothing unusual had appeared in the family recently, everything was calm. The clanspeople went about their cultivation uninterrupted, and no incidents had been reported.

The puzzled clansperson laughed and then asked proactively, “Clan brother, you seem weary from your hasty journey; has some major event occurred?”

Lin Xingrong did not elaborate but simply instructed them to patrol the clan grounds well and not to inquire too much.

Having said that, he had already disappeared, leaving the other clanspeople even more puzzled as they stayed in place.

Half an hour later, in the secluded valley where Ye Pinghai was in seclusion, several Lin Family members of the ‘Shi’ generation had already arrived.

Lin Tianming also had just come out of seclusion, and upon receiving Lin Shikang’s message, he immediately rushed to the valley.

Seeing Lin Xingrong’s pale face, the several clanspeople quickly realized that something serious had happened.

The anxious Lin Shihua quickly asked, “Xingrong, has some major event happened, causing you to rush back in such a panic?”

Lin Xingrong’s expression was solemn as he spoke, “Elder, after I left Qianchuan Market and was passing through the border of the Hengyang Mountain Range and Luoyun Mountain Range, I discovered a large number of First Order demon beasts.”

Upon hearing these words, Lin Shikang and the other clanspeople’s expressions changed, immediately bringing to mind the previously mentioned beast tide attack.

“Xingrong, what about the Golden Horn Mountain and Luoyun Mountain on this side, have you noticed anything abnormal?” Lin Shihua asked.

Lin Xingrong, not daring to delay, quickly relayed his observations and findings.

“While passing through here, I paid special attention to this matter. The situation on Luoyun Mountain’s side was evidently better than on our own Luoyang Mountain Range and the Hengyang Mountain Range.”

“Based on what I understand, this is indeed a prelude to a beast tide, and the outbreak point is in the north; the specific location is, as of now, unknown.”

“The north?”

Lin Shikang pondered for a moment, then followed up with a question, “When you left Qianchuan Market in the north, did you notice any irregularities?”

Lin Xingrong recalled carefully for a moment to ensure no oversight and then replied, “When I left Qianchuan Market, everything was normal, and there seemed to be nothing unusual about the market itself.”

“Besides that, I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary on my way, only encountering changes in the demonic beasts at the junction of the three great mountain ranges.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the other clanspeople fell into deep thought.

Clearly, the changes in the demonic beasts had only emerged while he was en route. After all, it took him nearly ten days of flight upon leaving Qianchuan Market to arrive at the junction of the three great mountain ranges, where he had first noticed the abnormal situation.

So it turns out, these peculiar changes started only in the past few days.

“Shi Lu, what do you think about what Xing Rong said?”

Hearing Lin Shikang’s inquiry, Lin Shilu was the first to speak. “Xing Rong’s judgement is probably correct. The epicenter of the beast tide is in the north; it may have already erupted, and for only a short time at that. The signs are just beginning to emerge here.”

Having said that, Lin Shihua also agreed, “I concur with this opinion. Our earlier assessments were correct. The only unknowns are where the eruption point is located, how large the scale of the beast tide attack will be, and whether it will impact the Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World. Verifying these points as soon as possible is critical right now.”

Hearing these words, Lin Shikang nodded and then said, “You’re right. We don’t know the details yet, but it’s certain that the beast tide has erupted.”

“The task at hand is to gather information as soon as possible and then make preparations in advance.”

Having said this, Lin Shikang’s tone shifted.

“Tian Ming, what are your thoughts on this? Do you have any good strategies to suggest, feel free to share for our reference.”

Lin Tianming thought for a moment, then said, “Currently, Grandpa Sea is attempting to break through to the Golden Core Stage. Should he succeed, our family’s crisis might be averted.”

“However, it’s hard to say when this will happen, and no one knows when he’ll break through. Third Grandfather is protecting him, so he certainly won’t be able to leave his side.”

“Sitting idly by will only make us passive. We can’t afford to concern ourselves with other places for the time being. We should take the initiative to attack and clear some of the demonic beasts around Luoyun Mountain as soon as possible. If we do that when the number of demonic beasts increases, the pressure on our family will be reduced.”

After Lin Tianming finished speaking, all the clanspeople present nodded their heads, clearly in agreement.

After scanning the audience, Lin Shikang spoke, “The arrangements made by Tian Ming are indeed comprehensive, so let’s settle on that.”

“However, what about those Spirit Lands and Luoyun Market our family holds? Do we abandon them, or do we send people to guard them?”

Lin Shikang’s words caused everyone present to fall into deep thought.

Lin Tianming was no exception; Qianchuan Market was not for them to worry about, with Zhenyang Sect at the forefront. If they were to give up, then no matter how hard the Lin Family tried, it would be a futile effort.

What they needed to consider the most were Golden Horn Mountain, Luoyun Market, and the region around Jiuhua Mountain.

After thinking for a while, Lin Shilu took the lead and said, “Given our limited manpower at present, we can only temporarily abandon the Spirit Lands our family has developed. However, Luoyun Market and Golden Horn Mountain are of utmost importance and cannot be forsaken.”

Before he finished speaking, Lin Tianming also offered his support.

“Fifteenth Grandfather is right. Those developed Spirit Lands, while they have consumed some resources, have not yet formally generated value; abandoning them now is a reluctant but necessary action.”

“But Golden Horn Mountain and Luoyun Market are too important for the Lin Family, producing a large amount of Spirit Materials and Spiritual Medicine every year. It would indeed be too regrettable to give them up.”

“For Luoyun Market, we must inform the other family powers as quickly as possible, asking them to send some of their people to defend the Market. Those who are unwilling to make a move should either contribute Spirit Stone resources or be directly deprived of their rights to share the market profits,”

“after all, we can’t be the only ones worrying about it while they reap the benefits without lifting a finger!”

After pondering for a moment, Lin Shikang found that his own thoughts aligned with the arrangements proposed by Lin Tianming and Lin Shilu.

With these thoughts, he immediately instructed, “Then we’ll proceed as Tian Ming and Shi Lu have suggested. Contact the other families and bring back all the Spiritual Objects from Jiuhua Mountain to our clan.”

“Call back everyone developing the Spirit Lands and dispatch more clanspeople to defend Luoyun Market and Golden Horn Mountain. Strengthen the defenses of these two critical areas.”

“In addition, immediately send out elite clanspeople to hunt down those demonic beasts in the mountains, and for those that infiltrate the secular world, dispatch Qi Refining Clanspeople to deal with them.”

“In a nutshell, we must take advantage of this lull before the full outbreak of the beast tide, to weaken their forces as much as possible, minimizing the threat.”

“If there’s nothing else to add, then let’s proceed with these arrangements. Everyone agrees, right?”

After Lin Shikang finished speaking, Lin Tianming and others nodded in response.

“No objections!”

After Lin Shikang gave a few more instructions, all the clanspeople dispersed from the valley.