Chapter 143 Reinforcements for Fengjun

By then, Yu County and Ling County would join forces. With the addition of the 2 Yang Clan Ancestors, Xu Daoyuan, and the 2 Chen Clan members, they could assemble over 40 Foundation Establishment cultivators and 5 Zifu-level combatants.

"Very well, it's settled then."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Eldrin's suggestion.

Soon, the group made further arrangements, deciding to transfer 10 Foundation Establishment cultivators from Yu County. Combined with the personnel from Fengling and the other county, they would gather a total of 20 Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Considering that Yuyang Market bordered the vast wilderness spanning 1 100 1000 li, there was always the potential threat of demonic beast attacks. Thus, 2 cultivators at the Foundation Establishment, Late Stage and 6 at the Foundation Establishment Realm were stationed to guard the area.

These 2 Foundation Establishment, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivators were none other than the patriarch of the Lin family, Mordecai (Person Name), who had suffered severe spiritual damage after failing his breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Realm. He now had less than 5 years of lifespan remaining.

However, he had pierced through a single Purple Mansion Dao Vein. If he fought with his life on the line, he could activate the Heavenly Sword Demon-Slaying Grand Formation of Setting Sun Market and still hold off a Purple Mansion cultivator.

The other was Meng Xinghe, whom Eldrin had deliberately kept behind. As a precaution, he had asked this grand-uncle to keep an eye on the Chen family and, when critical moments arose, to oversee Lin Mocheng as well.

Lin Mocheng had signed a peace pact with the Chen family, as well as the Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location) alliance. He wouldn’t dare move against the Chen family at such a time.

But just in case, if Lin Mocheng were to lose his mind, Meng Xinghe, who held half the control authority over the Sky-Severing Demon-Slaying Array, along with the few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the city, should be able to subdue him.

After repeatedly exhorting Meng Xinghe, Eldrin (Person Name) activated the 7 Stars Demon-Slaying Ark that very night and soared toward Spirit Prefecture.

Long before the message arrived, Spirit Province had already mobilized its forces to head north. The Eldrin family piloted their sky-ship for 3 days, covering approximately 50 to 60 1000 miles before encountering the Spirit Province cultivators led by Patriarch Yang Yuanhe.

They then escorted them back to Yu County, where they reunited with the local cultivators.

After resting for a day, the group retrieved 10,000 spirit stones from their reserve of 100,000 to fully replenish the spiritual energy of the 7 Stars Demon-Slaying Ark before activating it to depart for Fengjun.

The 7 Stars Demon-Slaying Vessel could only carry 30 people at a time, yet there were 40 Foundation Establishment cultivators present. After cramming in 30-5 people with great difficulty, they found it impossible to seat any more.

At the speed of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, without a superior flying sword, 1 could only travel 3 to 5 1000 li in a day, and it would severely deplete their vital energy.

Left with no alternative, the 3 Foundation Establishment Elders, led by Elder Yang, personally mounted their swords. Each brought along 2 Qi Refining cultivators and flew straight into Yu County.

The 3 Elders flew even faster than the 7 Stars Demon-Slaying Ark. Thus, in less than 3 days, the group had traversed over 50,000 li of the Great Wasteland and arrived at their destination.

A 1000 miles away from Fengyang Trading Post (Location), the group came to a halt. Patriarch Yang (Person Name) studied the map with a stern expression, performing some calculations before speaking.

"Our location is in a desolate mountain northeast of Yu County, still over a 1000 li away from Fengyang Trading Post (Location)."

"According to our intelligence, over 18,000 demon beasts remain besieging Fengyang Trading Post (Location). Besides the Purple-Spotted Wolf King (Demon Beast), there are 3 Zifu-level demon beasts."

With a grave expression, Patriarch Yang spoke solemnly, explaining the objective of this battle to everyone with utmost caution.

This beast horde was quite sizable, with over 60 Foundation Establishment beasts. However, with 40 Foundation Establishment reinforcements arriving, dealing with the lower-tier beasts should be manageable.

The problem lay with the 4 Purple Mansion demon beasts. The Purple-Spotted Wolf King (Demon Beast) went without saying, but the strength of the other 3 demon beasts also made everyone frown in grave concern.

The 3 demon beasts were respectively the Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Python, the Golden-Horned Savage Bull, and the Direwolf of the Direwolf Tribe.

Among these 3 Purple Mansion demon beasts, the Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Python originated from the same Celestial Python Lake (Location) as the Frost Python, sharing kinship with the Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast).

However, this Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Python possessed cultivation at the fourth level of the Purple Mansion Realm, making it considerably more powerful than the Frost Serpent. Extreme caution would be required to handle it.

The Violet Mansion Demon Wolf possessed cultivation at the first level of the Violet Mansion realm, clearly a Violet Mansion demonic beast that had broken through only in recent years. As the weakest among Violet Mansion entities, Eldrin felt confident he could hold his own against it.

The Golden-Horned Bison possessed cultivation at the third level of the Purple Mansion. This lineage boasted immense physical strength, and its physical body was considered exceptionally formidable even among demonic beasts. Ordinary magical treasures of the same rank could scarcely inflict fatal wounds upon it.

However, the Golden-Horned Savage Bull also had a significant flaw—its spiritual power was exceptionally weak among peers of the same realm. While demonic beasts inherently possessed less spiritual power than human cultivators of equivalent rank, the Golden-Horned Savage Bull ranked at the very bottom of this hierarchy.

Thus, the Golden-Horned Bison’s spiritual energy was meager, and it was estimated that it could not activate its divine abilities more than a dozen or so times before being reduced to close-quarters combat.

After some deliberation, Old Ancestor Yang still furrowed his brow and said, "That Purple-Spotted Wolf King (Demon Beast) is immensely powerful. I would need to join forces with Fellow Daoist Xavier (Person Name) to contend with it."

"Are you confident in dealing with the other 3 Zi Palace beasts?"

Everyone exchanged glances. After a moment of contemplation, Xu Daoyuan (Person Name) finally spoke, "Leave the Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Python to me."

"However, he is ultimately at the Purple Palace, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm). If the battle drags on too long, I fear even I may struggle to contend with him."

Seeing the 2 strongest demonic beasts being engaged, everyone turned their gaze toward Yang Yuanhe.

As the third Eldrin Master present, Yang Yuanhe gritted his teeth and finally said, "I have confidence in dealing with that Eldrin demon wolf, but if it's the Golden-Horned Savage Bull, I'm afraid I can only barely hold it off."

Patriarch Yang cast a glance at Yang Yuanhe before shifting his gaze to Eldrin and the other person. After a moment of contemplation, he finally spoke.

"You have not cultivated the arts and supernatural powers of the Violet Palace Realm, and the might of your natal magic treasure, the Xin Metal Water-Avoiding Pearl, is also not strong. I fear you will find it difficult to slay the Violet Palace demon wolf."

"It would be better for you to handle the Golden-Horned Savage Bull, while letting the 2 young Chen masters strike down that Purple Mansion Demonic Wolf."

The family patriarch had issued the decree. Even though Yang Yuanhe held some confidence in his heart, he could only accept this assignment.

Seeing him agree, Patriarch Yang produced a set of formation banners. This set, known as the 'Blazing Fire Demon Refining Formation Banners', was a high-grade 3 Lower Grade treasure, 1 of the Yang family's prized foundational assets.

These 'Li Fire Refining Demonic Array Flags' possess remarkable power. With just 9 Foundation Establishment cultivators joining forces to activate them, they can barely withstand a single Purple Palace, Early Stage demonic beast.

Patriarch Yang selected 9 Foundation Establishment cultivators from the crowd, distributed formation flags to them, and then said to Yang Yuanhe.

"I have assigned these 9 individuals to assist you. Their combined strength is nearly equivalent to 2 Zi Mansion cultivators—more than sufficient to defeat that Golden-Horned Savage Bull."

As for the Violet Mansion Demonic Wolf.

Patriarch Yang spoke, his gaze shifting to Eldrin (Person Name) and the old clan leader, his face brimming with anticipation as he said.

"You shall ride the treasure ark, accompanied by 7 Foundation Establishment cultivators, to jointly confront the Purple Mansion Demonic Wolf."

"The outcome of this battle hinges entirely upon you 2."

The old clan leader exchanged a glance with Eldrin, his expression grave as he said, "That demon wolf’s strength is a notch weaker than the Frostscale Serpent’s. If we join forces, we will surely achieve victory."

"Then I can rest easy."

Old Master Yang breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "As agreed, Fellow Daoist Xavier will launch an attack outside the city tomorrow. When the time comes, our surprise assault from behind is certain to catch them completely off guard."