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Chapter 939: 938
"The disciple does not know." At this time, it is best not to have any petty thoughts.
"Go out and gather more information, and also investigate how the news spread," said Elder Wen as he waved his hand, sending Nangong Qi out.
He then urgently convened all the elders and informed them of the situation before asking, "Does anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this issue?"
The incident had already occurred, so it was unnecessary to waste a great deal of energy and time investigating the main culprit. After resolving the current crisis, there would still be time to settle accounts.
Moreover, if they investigated now, with personnel frequently coming and going, their location would be exposed even more quickly.
"From what Brother Wen said, the news has completely spread; almost no cultivator in the mountains is unaware. All we can do now is hide, wait for some time for things to cool down, and then make our move again."
One elder suggested, "The second method is to create an even bigger incident to draw the cultivators’ attention away, so naturally, no one would gossip or search for us."
"Does Brother Zhao intend to trigger a beast tide?" a glint of brilliance flashed in Elder Wen’s eyes.
In the Thousandfold Mountains, every power must confront the difficult challenge of a beast tide!
The slightest carelessness could lead to the destruction of one’s home and lineage.
If a beast tide were to occur, naturally, no one would pay close attention to the potential presence of Demon Cultivators.
"That’s right, once a beast tide erupts, no one will pay attention to us anymore!"
Elder Zhao’s lips curled into a cruel, cold smirk, "Moreover, we can use secret techniques to enhance the strength of the devil beasts, causing greater troubles for the cultivators."
Elder Zhao’s words immediately received the approval of all the elders.
As for how to trigger the beast tide, it was very simple—use the Devil-Attracting Incense!
Of course, the devil beasts attracted by the Devil-Attracting Incense wouldn’t be very strong, at best Third Order, but their numbers would definitely be substantial, enough to occupy the cultivators for some time.
Moreover, once the beast tide formed, perhaps Fourth Order and Fifth Order devil beasts would join voluntarily, seizing the opportunity to obtain more cultivator flesh and blood to accelerate their own cultivation.
Plus, with their plans to use secret techniques, even low-order devil beasts would become much more troublesome. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
"Since that is the case, let’s take action! At the same time, order all disciples to conceal their identities while speeding up the completion of the tasks assigned by the Holy Sect," Elder Wen immediately issued the directive.
The production of Devil-Attracting Incense was not difficult, especially not for a group of Divine Transformation Demon Cultivators. If collecting Spiritual Objects hadn’t taken some time, they wouldn’t have needed a whole day to produce thousands of Devil-Attracting Incenses.
Each person, carrying a big handful of Devil-Attracting Incense, acted separately, lighting it in various places across the Thousandfold Mountains and summoning a gentle breeze to carry the smoke further, aiming to lure more devil beasts.
The Devil-Attracting Incense mimicked flesh filled with Spiritual Energy, an excellent nourishment for devil beasts, especially the low-order ones with limited Spiritual Intelligence, who could not discern the real from the fake. Thus, they acted and headed in the direction from which the scent of flesh emanated.
Rumble, rumble—
Tens of thousands of devil beasts ran together, raising a cloud of dust, and causing a slight tremor in the ground.
Enticed by the Devil-Attracting Incense, the devil beasts arrived at the gathering spot of the cultivators.
Once there, they no longer needed the Devil-Attracting Incense; the scent of flesh emanating from the cultivators’ bodies caused the attacking devil beasts to salivate.
"Hehe, enjoy this grand gift."
A Demon Cultivator, hiding at the back, sneered as he formed complex spells with his hands, causing a strange wave to spread among the devil beasts.
Roar!
The devil beasts, as if stimulated, roared wildly into the sky and became more aggressive.
The secret technique could not be maintained for long, only half an hour, but its advantage was that it left no trace, so even if the cultivators investigated afterward, they would find no clues.
Dang, dang, dang—
The cultivation powers under attack from the devil beasts immediately sounded the warning bell, preparing all disciples and clan members for battle.
While the Li family of Mount Wanxian on the southeastern side of the mountains couldn’t escape the artificially triggered beast tide,
"Strange, this beast tide came too suddenly!" Li Zhirui sensed a strange aroma as soon as he received the news.
The news of Demon Cultivators had just spread when the beast tide erupted, which was too coincidental!
Especially when Li Zhirui appeared on the battlefield and saw the group of Devil Beasts, whose highest strength was only Third Order, he became more certain there was something odd behind the scenes.
"Perhaps this beast tide was caused by the actions of Demon Cultivators!"
Li Zhirui muttered to himself, standing in mid-air with no intention of taking action.
These were just low-rank Devil Beasts, feeble in strength; if he needed to act himself, then what was the point of the family training so many Cultivators?
Moreover, while these Devil Beasts weren’t strong enough to cause casualties to the Li family, they definitely had an impact.
For instance, the Spirit Fields planted with various low-rank Spiritual Objects were ravaged by the beasts.
Fortunately, the Li family had anticipated the beast tide from the beginning and arranged for the mortals in the eastern and southern plains next to Mount Wanxian, not within the mountains.
Otherwise, who knows how many mortals would have perished under the teeth of the beasts.
"Take action!"
Following the order from Li Xiansong, all family members triggered their favored Spells, and spirit lights in myriad colors descended like a rainbow from the sky, smashing into the midst of the beast tide.
In an instant, countless Devil Beasts were slaughtered.
The scene of the ground being coated in a pulp of flesh did not frighten those Devil Beasts; instead, the rich scent of blood further stirred their ferocity and they began their attack with roars.
"Everyone, counteract the Devil Beasts’ attacks, then act individually and leave none of them behind!"
Even though they hurriedly responded and didn’t completely deflect all attacks, the remaining Spells that hit the Mountain Protection Array only stirred up ripples.
And the family members, each striving for more Spiritual Objects, attacked desperately, reaping the lives of the Devil Beasts.
"Ancestor Rui, I find this beast tide rather strange." Li Xiansong, noticing the family’s continuous advantage and not needing his excess attention, flew behind Li Zhirui and voiced his unsettling thoughts with a frown.
"Hahaha, trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice!" Li Zhirui suddenly laughed loudly, wondering if other Cultivators, like Li Xiansong who noticed something off, felt the same?
Li Xiansong looked puzzled; he couldn’t grasp the meaning behind the elder’s words, nor understand why he had suddenly burst into laughter.
Li Zhirui did not explain but was calculating in his mind; after the beast tide, he would pretend to be a Loose Cultivator and spread the word that the Demon Cultivators had intentionally triggered the beast tide to divert people’s attention.
Thus, the Demon Cultivators would garner more attention!
Although the strength of the Devil Beasts in this tide wasn’t enough to cause significant casualties among various forces, the losses were not minor, with cry of distress heard from households throughout many mortal towns.
And the mortals are the foundation of all forces!
Without the large number of mortals, there wouldn’t be a significant number of children born each year with a Spiritual Root, and the forces wouldn’t be able to develop rapidly.
This bill, currently attributed to the Devil Beasts, would once revealed to be a trick of the Demon Cultivators, shift the anger further, even intensifying it!
Because some Cultivators were played by Demon Cultivators, this annoyance must also be added.
Seeing the great battle about to end, Li Zhirui tasked Li Xiansong with tallying contributions and distributing Spiritual Objects, then vanished with a flash.
Three days after the beast tide, Li Zhirui took action again, and in a tavern within a marketplace, holding a cup of Spiritual Wine, he exclaimed loudly: "Don’t you think this beast tide came too strangely? When have past tides not included Fifth or Sixth Order Great Devils?"
"But this time? Completely low-rank Devil Beasts, not even the shadow of a Fourth-Order beast in sight! If I remember correctly, Devil-Attracting Incense only lures Devil Beasts of the Third Order and below."
"And before this, what was everyone doing? Searching for Demon Cultivators!"
