Chapter 86: Everyone is Responsible for the Guardian Formation, Big Harvest, Tang Jianzhong's Grandfather

"Zhao Haifeng was scared into impotence?"

"That's great!"

Looking at the fourth and fifth pieces of information, Qin Wang showed a satisfied expression.

"Li Qiye?"

"He got another opportunity?"

Qin Wang was shocked by the seventh piece of information. Li Qiye really had extraordinary luck. He encountered immortal fate last time, and now he stumbled upon another one, obtaining a legacy. However, what kind of legacy it was remained unknown.

"Tomorrow, I'll get some more Bewitching Beast Scent to lure away the beasts from the area and then retrieve the Five Elements Divine Light Jar!"

Qin Wang finished reading the information and made a plan in his mind.

The next day.

Before Qin Wang could leave, there was a knock on his door.

"It's Manager Zhang. What instructions do you have?"

Qin Wang opened the door and found Manager Zhang from the Outer Affairs Hall, who was in charge of record-keeping, accompanied by an unfamiliar cultivator.

Manager Zhang was holding a scroll of records.

"It's like this: Recently, beast tides have frequently occurred in Cuiyun Mountain. Zixia Zhenren is worried that there might be a Tier-3 beast in the depths of Cuiyun Mountain, so he wants to reinforce the guardian formation. Therefore, each cultivator is required to pay ten spirit stones."

Manager Zhang said this as he spread out the scroll for Qin Wang to see. "Look, all these cultivators have paid. After all, everyone is responsible for protecting Xiaodan Mountain."

"That's true."

Qin Wang nodded, rubbing his hands together with a troubled look on his face. "Manager Zhang, the thing is, I haven't been in Xiaodan Mountain for long, and the spirit grains I planted haven't been harvested yet. How about I pay you after the harvest?"

"You haven't been here for long. Why don't you borrow some? Think of a way?"

"I'm just following orders. If you don't pay the spirit stones, you'll have to leave Xiaodan Mountain."

Manager Zhang frowned as he looked at Qin Wang's short tenure in the records. Newcomers were indeed poor.

"Well…"

"Manager Zhang, how about this? I'll go borrow some and bring them to you later."

Qin Wang thought for a moment and said.

He did have a few hundred spirit stones in his storage bag, but he couldn't take them out.

Firstly, it was hard to explain!

Secondly, it's better to be cautious and pretend to be poor.

"Alright, make sure you borrow them. Otherwise, the patrol cultivators of Xiaodan Mountain will expel those who haven't paid."

Manager Zhang closed the scroll and took the unfamiliar cultivator to knock on Gao Yuan's door next.

"This Zixia Zhenren is collecting spirit stones under this pretext..."

"If there's no real beast tide, he'll make a big profit."

Qin Wang pondered.

Zixia Zhenren indeed had the makings of a shrewd merchant.

These ten spirit stones had to be paid, but Zixia Zhenren shouldn't get them so easily!

"I'll go get the materials for Bewitching Beast Scent and the trigger mechanism first, then come back and pay the ten spirit stones."

Qin Wang made up his mind and left.

At 10 a.m.

Qin Wang set up a trigger mechanism on a cliff between Xiaodan Mountain and Cuiyun Mountain. Above the trigger, he placed an hourglass, which, once the sand ran out and the weight was sufficient, would activate the mechanism to ignite the Bewitching Beast Scent.

The time of the hourglass was enough for him to escape and circle around to the location of the Five Elements Divine Light Jar.

He aimed to lure away the numerous beasts from the vicinity of the jar.

Then he would seize the opportunity to retrieve the treasure.

"It should be about time."

Qin Wang stood on a peak twenty miles from Cuiyun Mountain, looking at a cliff in the distance, waiting patiently.

"Howl!"

"Roar…"

Rumble!

Suddenly, the ground shook and beast roars echoed. Soon, a swarm of beasts rushed toward a small cliff between Cuiyun Mountain and Xiaodan Mountain, almost crazily!

"It's done!"

Qin Wang's eyes flashed, and he quickly used his recently learned Wind Control Technique, heading towards where Jin Shifeng had fallen into the trap.

"Why is there another beast tide? Oh my god?! What's going on lately?"

"With frequent beast tides, it's certain that there's a Tier-3 beast in Cuiyun Mountain!"

"Hurry, the guardian formation is about to activate. Let's hide inside!"

"It's over, Daoist Niu went to Cuiyun Mountain today, he can't enter the formation…"

At this moment, the guardian formation at the edge of Xiaodan Mountain had been activated, forming a yellowish light shield that tightly protected Xiaodan Mountain.

The demon-slaying alliance, the Pill Alliance, and various hunting squads preparing to enter the mountain retreated to the guardian formation, looking at the distant beast tide in shock and discussing among themselves.

"I hope it's just a beast riot and doesn't attack Xiaodan Mountain!"

At the highest point of Xiaodan Mountain, outside a cave, Zixia Zhenren, dressed in a Zixia robe, was full of worries.

If he could just hold on for five more years, he could return to the Lingyao Sect and cultivate in peace, completing his duty and receiving the sect's reward!

But with these continuous beast tides, although they hadn't attacked the guardian formation yet, who could guarantee they wouldn't next time?

Cuiyun Mountain.

At the foot of a cliff.

A young man in a green robe, holding a shining sword, hid in a crack in the cliff, looking at the retreating beast tide outside with surprise and delight.

"Master, the beasts have all retreated!"

He cautiously looked around outside and then whispered to a ring hanging on a string around his neck.

"Yes, they have temporarily retreated. Hurry back to the market; it's too dangerous here."

An old voice came from the ring.

"Yes, Master!"

Tang Jianzhong responded respectfully, leaping out of the crack with his sword.

His master's divine sense could see farther.

"Disciple, my soul is severely damaged and cannot probe for too long. Quickly obtain that opportunity. If it doesn't work, head to Qingyun Immortal City. This small Xiaodan Mountain is too resource-poor…"

"It's not good for your growth, nor for my recovery…"

The old voice came again.

"Yes, Master!"

Tang Jianzhong responded respectfully, then quickly headed towards Xiaodan Mountain.

Cuiyun Mountain.

At the foot of a hidden peak.

Under a green pine, there was a concealed cave.

"The beast tide has receded?"

"Looks like I'm really blessed. While avoiding the beast tide, I stumbled into a Foundation Establishment cave!"

A thin, scruffy, and cunning-looking young man emerged from the cave, looking at the bright sun outside with satisfaction.

A few months ago, he was still struggling in the mortal world, but now he had continuously encountered opportunities and embarked on the path of immortality!

"Better head back to Xiaodan Mountain first!"

Li Qiye looked around and, seeing no beasts nearby, hurried towards Xiaodan Mountain.

In the depths of Cuiyun Mountain.

"Hmm?"

"Why did the beasts run away?"

"I haven't absorbed enough yet!"

A tall, burly young man looked at the retreating beast tide in confusion, dropping the shriveled rhinoceros beast he was holding.

Yan Honghao frowned deeply.

This time, he was seriously injured by a rhinoceros beast but accidentally fused with an immortal opportunity he had once obtained, allowing him to absorb beast blood to strengthen his body. His injuries weren't fully healed yet, but the beasts were gone.

"Could there be a Tier-3 great demon?"

Yan Honghao's heart tightened, and he quickly fled.

He knew clearly that although he could absorb beast blood to strengthen himself, he could only absorb from beasts weaker than himself. He couldn't contend with a Tier-3 great demon.

"Oh my god…"

"Where do I even begin looking?"

Qin Wang arrived at the place where Jin Shifeng had been trapped, frowning at the chaos before him.

He remembered there was a remote stone wall here, but now the stone wall was completely flattened. Within a ten-mile radius, not a tree or stone remained.

The ground was covered in blood, blood mud, and fragments of beast bones and flesh.

Finding the Five Elements Divine Light Jar was out of the question.

"Huh?"

"There are unexpected gains!"

"I'm going to make a fortune!"

Qin Wang searched within a ten-mile radius of where he had set the Bewitching Beast Scent. He didn't find the jar but discovered many dying black wild boar demons, rabbit demons, snake demons, and spider demons!

After watching for a while, Qin Wang understood.

These near-death beasts were injured and dying due to the beast tide caused by the Bewitching Beast Scent.

His second beast tide attracted all the healthy beasts, leaving the injured ones crawling towards the scent.

Initially, Qin Wang regretted spending nearly a hundred spirit stones on the Bewitching Beast Scent. Now, seeing so many dying demon beasts, he felt relieved.

Selling these back to the demon slaughterhouse would yield a lot of spirit stones!

Thinking of this, Qin Wang took a sword and walked toward a three-legged rhinoceros beast, stabbing it in the neck, killing it instantly.

Qin Wang waved his hand and stored the rhinoceros beast in his storage bag.

The information indicated that the Five Elements Divine Light Jar was trampled into the ground about a zhang deep. Digging up the entire ten-mile radius wasn't feasible, so Qin Wang decided to stay the night and wait for fresh information. For now, he would gather his harvest.