Chapter 16 Recruitment Order

While Wang Nannan enjoyed peace in the valley, the outside world was in turmoil!

Bang!

Wang Minghui rushed into the clan leader's cave, his face anxious, and said, "What happened? Why did you summon me so urgently?"

Wang Minghui was puzzled. His elder brother was acting strangely today. He looked at his second sister, who was already waiting, but couldn't figure anything out.

Wang Ming'ai sighed and handed Wang Minghui a jade slip. "Read this yourself. It was just sent over from the Shennong Sect."

Wang Minghui knew something big had happened. He covered the jade slip with his spiritual sense, and his face grew worse and worse.

"A centennial beast tide? It hasn't been that long, has it?" Wang Minghui calculated with his fingers and realized that the time was indeed about right. He had just measured his spiritual root not long before the last beast tide.

"Summoning one Foundation Establishment cultivator, and thirty Qi Refining middle and late-stage cultivators..." Wang Minghui's voice trembled slightly, not out of fear, but out of helplessness.

Thirty Qi Refining middle and late-stage cultivators were enough to drain the Wang family. The Shennong Sect was truly ruthless!

"The Shennong Sect's summons cannot be refused, otherwise our Wang family will become the target of public criticism."

"I have to go personally as a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Mingzhu is presumed dead in the eyes of outsiders and can't show her face, or it will be troublesome."

"Minghui, you too. You slaughtered everyone in the Spirit Treasure Secret Realm and have already been noticed by the Shennong Sect. Find a chance to fake your death and escape!"

"The three Foundation Establishment Pills we obtained before have already been taken by clansmen, and all of them have successfully broken through. To avoid being too conspicuous, we have been publicly announcing that they have not left seclusion. In reality, I have sent them to other places to hide."

"Taking advantage of this summons opportunity, I will announce that one of them succeeded, one failed and died, and the other failed and suffered serious injuries, regressing in cultivation."

"This way, even if I leave the clan in response to the summons, we will still be guaranteed to have a Foundation Establishment cultivator sitting guard on the surface."

"As for the thirty Qi Refining middle and late-stage clansmen, we will adopt a voluntary principle. If there aren't enough volunteers, then the older ones will go first."

Wang Ming'ai decided. The centennial beast tide was extremely dangerous. The last centennial beast tide almost wiped out the Wang family, and none of the clansmen who participated in the summons returned.

Wang Mingzhu and Wang Minghui clearly had some impression of the power of the centennial beast tide, recalling, "Most of our elders, brothers, and sisters died in the last beast tide, alas!"

"I remember I had just entered the Qi Refining stage at the time, and I was taken by the clansmen to escape. I didn't crawl back until the beast tide ended," Wang Minghui said with emotion.

"There was no choice. At that time, our Wang family's territory was close to the mountain range where the demon beasts gathered, so it naturally became the front line of the battlefield. Now, after a hundred years of development, the Qingfeng Mountain range where the demon beasts gather is thousands of miles away from the Wang family. The previous events won't happen again," Wang Ming'ai explained. The Wang family had just moved over at that time, opening up a clan territory near the demon beasts, but encountered a centennial beast tide. Although the losses were heavy, they managed to survive.

"According to the Shennong Sect's summons, the centennial beast tide will officially break out in five years. We must seize these five years to improve our cultivation."

"From today onwards, take out all the inventory and purchase a large amount of cultivation resources from the outside world, giving priority to pills, spirit beasts, and magical artifacts that can improve cultivation with half the effort. I also plan to increase the clansmen's salary by two times and halve the contribution required for resources, especially in the library, which will be completely free for five years..."

"It's indeed time to purchase a batch. Although the news of the centennial beast tide will cause prices to rise, the closer the time gets, the higher the prices will be," Wang Mingzhu agreed.

"But speaking of which, no wonder the Shennong Sect was willing to release ten Foundation Establishment Pills at the auction, and even willing to give us Foundation Establishment Pills on credit and open the Spirit Treasure Secret Realm. It's all a series of interconnected schemes!"

"Is the Shennong Sect one to take a loss? They are doing all this in the hope that we will help share the pressure; however, the Golden Core elder of the Shennong Sect seems to be on the verge of reaching the limit of his lifespan, right?" Wang Minghui asked, "If the Shennong Sect can't withstand the Golden Core demon beasts this time, we low-level cultivators can only run for our lives."

Wang Ming'ai and Wang Mingzhu fell silent, especially since there were rumors that the Shennong Sect was spending a great price to purchase pills that could extend lifespan, which was probably related to this.

"We must prepare for the worst," Wang Ming'ai said again, clearly lacking confidence in the Golden Core elder of the Shennong Sect. "Mingzhu, you set off tonight and purchase some properties in mortal towns far away from the demon beasts, and send some of the clan's children there in batches."

"If everything goes smoothly in the centennial beast tide five years later, then bring the people back after the beast tide; if it fails, our Wang family will not be completely destroyed."

Wang Mingzhu did not refute. If the Shennong Sect's Golden Core elder couldn't survive the beast tide, or was defeated, their Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn't even be enough for the Golden Core demon beasts to fill their teeth, let alone the Qi Refining stage.

"I will settle the clansmen in different places, don't worry, elder brother!" Wang Mingzhu had a plan in mind. Of course, most of the clansmen would still stay to fight against the beast tide, after all, many mortals could not escape and needed their protection.

Wang Ming'ai: "There is one more thing, the clan's talisman production must be increased. Notify all talisman masters in the clan to speed up talisman drawing; the sale of talismans to the outside world must also be restricted. Except for some unimportant talismans, other talismans will be sold in limited quantities."

"Valuable talismans will be used to exchange for other cultivation resources."

"I will urge this matter," Wang Minghui took the initiative to take over the task, "I will also gradually withdraw the clansmen stationed outside, so that they have time to cultivate."

...

The news of the centennial beast tide could not be concealed. In just a few days, various places were in an uproar, with discussions endlessly. Some, filled with fear and anxiety, had already fled, while others were excited and wanted to join the Shennong Sect to earn an opportunity. After all, according to convention, the Shennong Sect and other three major Golden Core sects would recruit rogue cultivators during the centennial beast tide, opening places to exchange for resources, including rare items such as Foundation Establishment Pills.

There were also many Qi Refining families who would go to the Shennong Sect or Foundation Establishment families to seek protection, lest their families be destroyed by demon beasts.

At this time, seven or eight Qi Refining family heads visited the Wang family. After all, from the Wang family to the Qingfeng Mountain range was a distance of thousands of miles, with Qi Refining families established over the past century in between. Their foundations were weak and completely vulnerable.

Wang Ming'ai sat calmly in the main seat, drinking tea, in stark contrast to the impatient Qi Refining family heads below.

"Clan Leader Wang! You must save us!" A fat man pleaded.

"You know, the centennial beast tide is not fixed. The three major Golden Core sects and the Golden Core demon beasts agree on the time of the outbreak. Now, suddenly notifying us that there are only five years left, what can we do!"

"Yes! We small Qi Refining clans have finally accumulated a little wealth, but now we encounter a beast tide, we can't beat it, and we can't defend it..."

Clearing his throat, Wang Ming'ai said lightly, "The reason for the outbreak of the centennial beast tide is that both sides intentionally reduce the number of cultivators."

"In the eyes of the Golden Core demon beasts, human cultivators are delicious food and the best resources for improving their realm. Triggering a beast tide can not only obtain what they want, but also reduce the number of low-level demon beasts with strong reproductive abilities, leaving a large amount of living space."

"In the eyes of the three major Golden Core sects, many rare demon beasts will be exposed in the beast tide. Killing these precious demon beasts to obtain resources and sending away some low-level cultivators is not important; moreover, the beast tide is the fastest way to obtain resources. Once they win, they can not only train their disciples and reap a great harvest of resources, but also expand the territory of the human race. After all, the land under our feet all came from this."

"Clan Leader Wang, what you said are all open secrets. We family heads have long known this, otherwise the three major Golden Core sects would not have discussed the time of the beast tide outbreak with the Golden Core demon beasts." The fat clan leader was so anxious that he was about to cry. Although it was said to be a discussion, neither side held back when fighting! Even Golden Cores risked their lives.

"Isn't it clear what to do? Why bother coming to our Wang family?" Wang Ming'ai was still calm.

The seven or eight Qi Refining family heads sighed slightly.

"Run! You don't dare."

"If you dare to run when the beast tide is about to come, the Shennong Sect will not let you go."

"Fight! You can't beat it."

"Your families have a bunch of Qi Refining cultivators, and not even a few in the late Qi Refining stage."

"Defend! Hehehe..." Wang Ming'ai mocked.

"Either you, like those rogue cultivators, completely rely on the Shennong Sect and take advantage of the opportunity to exchange resources opened by the Shennong Sect and other three major Golden Core sects to fight for a future for yourself and your family."

"Of course, you came to me, I guess you don't plan to do this!" Wang Ming'ai indicated that he understood everything.

"Or you join these few Foundation Establishment families and integrate into them. By doing so, at least your bloodline can be preserved."

"As for joining the Shennong Sect, their requirements for accepting disciples are not low, and most of your family's cultivators do not meet the requirements, so you are only left with joining the Foundation Establishment families."