Chapter 132: Ten People Cooperate to Prepare for the Tide of Beasts
In the grand hall of the eighth level of Thousand Beasts Mountain, Li Daoyi spoke, and the rest of the nine people all looked towards him, no one offering a rebuttal.
Small beast tides generally have three to ten Third Stage Heavenly Demons leading and commanding them, and without cooperation, blocking them would almost be impossible.
The beast tide that had previously struck Suichuan Immortal City was a relatively large-scale small beast tide, led by six Heavenly Demons from Skyscraping Ridge and Shanjun Valley, with a count of five million demonic beasts.
The number of demonic beasts attacking this small castle surely wouldn’t be that high because there simply wouldn’t be enough space, but the number of Third Stage Heavenly Demons was the most critical factor.
"I am Star Moon Sect disciple Jiang Yueli, at the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment, skilled in water and wood element spells, with a Second Stage Late Period White Pig Spirit Beast."
A petite female cultivator in a blue dress with an amiable face, yet even more impoverished than Yu Qingtan, said.
"I am Wendao Sect disciple Yin Cen, at the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment, skilled in earth element spells, with a Second Stage Late Period Pangolin Spirit Beast."
A sturdily built male cultivator with short hair and wearing a yellow robe said.
"I am Hundred Beasts Sect disciple Zhu Yan, at the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment, a beastmaster, with a swarm of Purple Gold Bees Spirit Beasts!"
A tall, fiery woman dressed in a wild leopard print off-shoulder dress and sporting tanned skin said, even throwing Li Daoyi a flirtatious wink.
Everyone was taken aback, not only because the Hundred Beasts Sect was reportedly founded by a predecessor who had gained tremendous fortunes in the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm, but also because Hundred Beasts Sect was from the Southern Region.
The Myriad Beasts Secret Realm would emerge in turns between the Southeast Region and the Southern Region, and it would be unusual for cultivators to cross regions just to brave the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm.
Inter-regional activities, Golden Core Stage cultivators would occasionally do such, but it was more common only among Nascent Soul and above cultivators.
That’s because the boundaries between different regions were perilous places, and the cost of inter-regional teleportation formations was extremely high.
Facing everyone’s gazes, Zhu Yan puffed out her chest and met their eyes with her head held high.
Nobody said anything, and even Li Daoyi chose to ignore her flirtatious wink.
"I am Huang Zhangjie of the Great Mist Mountain Huang Family, at the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment, a Third Stage Array Master, with a Second Stage Late Period Green Phoenix Spirit Beast."
Everyone’s hearts stirred; the Great Mist Mountain Huang Family was the only Divinity Transformation level cultivator family in the Southeast Region, and moreover, Huang Zhangjie was a rare Third Stage Array Master.
"I am Barbarian Sect’s Dongye Chuhua, a Body Cultivation cultivator at the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment, possessing a Second Stage Late Period White Jade Barbarian Elephant Spirit Beast."
The Barbarian Sect was the only Nascent Soul level body cultivation sect in the Southeast Region.
"I am Loose Cultivator Fang Ling, at the Middle Stage of the Foundation Establishment, skilled in Blood Dao spells, possessing a Second Stage Late Period Blood Qiongsu Spirit Beast."
The black-robed Fang Ling introduced himself. Enjoy new adventures from empire
"I am Heavenly Talisman Sect’s Fu Nian, at the Middle Stage of the Foundation Establishment, skilled in talisman arrays, with a Second Stage Late Period Red Falcon Spirit Beast."
The short-statured Fu Nian said, his sect being Heavenly Talisman Sect; however, it was a small sect that hardly anyone had heard of, with just one old Golden Core Stage cultivator at the helm.
"I am Loose Cultivator Wu Guang, at the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment, also a beastmaster, with five Second Stage stubborn-skinned donkey Spirit Beasts, please look after me, fellow Daoists!"
The round-faced, short-bearded Wu Guang in white clothing said, even making a formal bow to everyone, displaying great humility.
"I am Loose Cultivator Qing Shuang, at the Middle Stage of the Foundation Establishment, skilled in Sound Path spells, and also a Medical Cultivator, with a Second Stage Late Period Ice Wolf Spirit Beast!"
Yu Qingtan followed suit with a self-introduction.
As for Xiao Tao’s species, she had always been secretive about it. After awakening, it was nearly an eight or nine out of ten match to the Ice Wolf species, so Yu Qingtan introduced it as such.
Then she nodded in greeting to Li Daoyi, Wu Guang, Fang Ling, and Fu Nian, as they were considered comrades who had fought side by side.
Fang Ling and Fu Nian felt this Qing Shuang seemed familiar, especially those eyes.
However, the height, build, skin, face shape, hair style, eyebrows, eyelashes, and such were all different from the person in their minds, and that person should not have reached Foundation Establishment yet.
"I wonder if Huang Daoist knows how to set up a small Third Stage Protective City Formation?"
After the ten people got to know each other, they stepped outside the hall, and Li Daoyi asked Huang Zhangjie.
"If we have enough second-stage five elements spiritual materials, I can try my best to set up a Five Elements Rotation Array. However, given the time constraints, it might not reach the third stage. Additionally, I wonder which Daoist friend has experience in artifact refining?"
Huang Zhangjie spoke up.
"I am a second-stage artifact refiner."
Yin Cen from the Wendao Sect said.
"Then I hope Daoist Yin won’t mind helping to refine the array flags."
"Of course!"
The group discussed in detail and decided that each person would contribute five second-stage five elements spiritual materials for setting up the array.
Fu Nian indicated that he could arrange a Great Four Directions Thunder Fire Talisman Array outside the Five Elements Cycle Array, which could effectively damage third-stage Heavenly Demons.
The third-stage Five Elements Rotation Array’s main function was defense.
The talisman array could only be used once, but its materials and time costs were much lower than those of the Five Elements Rotation Array.
Formation arrays have always been powerful weapons for the weak to control the strong. Despite the difficulty in learning and setting them up, array masters are still highly sought after by all major forces.
Everyone couldn’t understand why the Huangs would be willing to let such a treasure venture into the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm.
Afterward, Li Daoyi also collected all the spirit stone cannons from everyone’s hands, totaling eight.
Yu Qingtan contributed two, both of which were spoils of war obtained from the enemy.
Spirit Stone Cannons are not very useful alone, but they work well against a beast horde and are not considered expensive to Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Some people like to collect one or two.
Originally, they were worried about not having enough manpower to use the Spirit Stone Cannons, but Wu Guang surprisingly produced sixteen first-stage puppets.
Although they were only first-stage and not very strong, operating the cannons was no problem for them.
While Huang Zhangjie, Yin Cen, and Fu Nian were preparing the formation, Li Daoyi and the others conducted a tactical discussion.
In the end, it was decided that Li Daoyi would team up with Yin Cen, Jiang Yueli and Fang Ling, Dongye Chuhua and Fu Nian, and Zhu Yan and Wu Guang to form four combat teams, each dealing with the beast tide from different directions.
Huang Zhangjie was tasked with controlling the Five Elements Cycle Array, while Qing Shuang, who was Yu Qingtan, was responsible for providing support and acting as a healer.
Although everyone’s self-introductions were rather simple, having reached the eighth layer meant they each held numerous trump cards. Thus, everyone was confident they could hold out for a day amidst a minor beast tide.
After arranging their tactics, the six people found small rooms within the small castle to prepare for battle.
Li Daoyi stayed with Huang Zhangjie, Fu Nian, and Yin Cen outside; while ostensibly helping, there was also an implicit element of surveillance.
Between the ten of them, competition remained.
Though the atmosphere was harmonious for the moment, who knew if anyone would play dirty tricks later on.
Inside the small room, Yu Qingtan set up a vigilant protective array.
Only then did she have the time to properly understand the Canglan Umbrella.
The surface of the umbrella could be used as a shield, and the Canglan Sword was also a third-grade treasure of the highest quality.
In addition, the Canglan River depicted on the umbrella could release water sufficient to cover a thousand square feet, generating a huge impact when released, and the power was no less than the strike of a Late Stage Golden Core Cultivator.
However, this move required the direct consumption of ten top-quality spirit stones, which was the maximum single-load capacity of the Canglan Umbrella.
Yu Qingtan directly loaded ten top-quality spirit stones into it and then put away the Canglan Umbrella.