The approaching one was indeed the Iron Tortoise Dragon.
The fact that the Iron Tortoise Dragon was raised by the Yuan family was known to anyone with a bit of standing in the Drip Cave.
They have nothing but to find out the weakness directly controlled by the Yan family. If they can't find it, they will lose their advantage.
But no one could have imagined that the Iron Tortoise Dragons raised by the Yan family were not three, but nine.
In the aspect of not being a person, as the cultivation of practitioners increases, the relevant bottom lines will only decrease more and more.
With the huge sunk costs at stake, the choice of behavior and the decision on interests can be as strange and extreme as possible.
As the practitioners' cultivation level increases, they will be more and more unwilling to lose, and their means will only become more ruthless.
For example, raising nine Iron Tortoise Dragons, if any of them could become a great demon, it could secretly gain a powerful ally, allowing them to bite the dogs of the Tu family as they pleased.
As the Iron Turtle Dragons passed through the sluice gate, they gradually approached the river bend fishing port, where the patrolling team of Yanji Fishing Port finally spotted their figures.
The patrol warriors struck their warning gongs loud and clear, triggering the reaction mechanism of Yan Jiulou's beast attack response system.
"hm?" Wang Xianzhou heard the distant gong sound.
However, Wang Yulou didn't seem to be too concerned. The attacks by beasts at the riverbend fishing port are quite frequent; every so often, new beasts would appear.
Wang Yulong didn't take it too seriously. Fishing Port Guantanamo's encounters with beasties were frequent, and every now and then, new beasts would pop up.
"Ancestor, you should go take a look; this magical artifact is still a bit short, and stopping now would be a waste," Wang Yulou said.
In normal circumstances, he would go to respond in the first place, but now the artifact in the refining furnace was just half done, and it would be too much of a waste to stop directly.
"Take your time, there's no rush."
"Take your time, there's no rush." Wang Xianzhou smiled and reminded Yulou one sentence before going to deal with the approaching beasties.
Without achieving the Foundation Establishment stage, he slaughters beasts as if killing chickens.
However, when Wang Xianzhou stood in the air of the mansion, seeing the group of beasties on the distant riverbank, his heart froze for a moment.
Nine Iron Tortoise Dragons, three at the peak of the junior beast realm, four in the upper ranks of the junior beast realm, and two in the middle ranks of the junior beast realm.
At the moment, these Iron Tortoise Dragons were madly engaging in self-help.
Crashing through houses, rampaging through the streets, in the darkness, the villagers couldn't run fast enough; they could only become food for the Iron Tortoise Dragons.
Without any hesitation, Wang Xianzhou directly sent a message to Yulou who was still refining artifacts - no hesitation, let Yulou run first.
"Yulou, you go first!"
“Yulou, run first!”
Watching the terrifying group of beasts in the distance, Yulou's face turned as pale as could be.
Zhang Xuewu was a man who wanted to be loyal. He had already charged forward, but stopped halfway, he was loyal but couldn't directly charge towards hell.
"You take Xiao Qin and Xiao Yu on the Red Bird and leave. Yulou, no matter what, we must get an explanation from the Yan family for this."
'You take Little Qin and Xiaoyu on the red oriole. Yulou, how can Yan family do this? You have to give us an explanation.'
However, Wang Yulou, filled with anger as well, forced out a few words from his chest.
However, Wang Yulong also pushed out several words from his chest with anger.
Grandmaster, I've worked hard to establish myself in the Drip Cave. If I run away, I'll have nothing left."
Yuan Daoshen that dog really has something wrong. Yulou doesn't know how much he has done behind the scenes, but he is sure that the old Yan's decisiveness to kill Cui Yanzhong was nothing but eliminating the troublesome people now!
The dog thing of Yuan Daoshen indeed has something wrong with him, Yulou doesn't know how many things he did behind his back, but he is sure that the decisive action of the old Yan in killing Cui Yanzong was to eliminate the troubles in advance!
But if he runs away, he can no longer hold the position of defending the sect. The basic establishment he has worked hard to build will naturally collapse.
Nine Iron Tortoises cannot stop Wang Yulou from running, but they can destroy his future in the Drip Water Cave.
'Don't stand under the precipice, you go back and replace the Sukai Decisive Power of Jue Water with Daoqian. It's fine to go back to the family for cultivation as well!'
Old Master Xianzhou is very anxious, and it's not the beasts he fears.
Xianzhou, the old ancestor, was very anxious. He wasn't afraid of the beasties.
He is worried that with the Yan family already so crazy, there might be other hidden hands at play in the shadows.
'Old ancestor, we can't go. This is the sword symbol given to me by Master Jingyi. You and I each have one. Use the sword symbol to leave these tortoise dragons.'
"Come on, haven't you forgotten the principles of the Wang family's duel?"
'Let's go, have you forgotten the principle of Wang family's martial arts?'
In the eyes of the old ancestor, even if they were multiplied by a hundred, they might not add up to one-tenth of Yulou's value.
When it's quiet, you can smile and say hello. But when something happens, it's better to protect Yulou first.
"Old Ancestor, receive the token!"
'Old ancestor, accept the seal!'
He cannot retreat, as the River Bay Fish Port is too important.
He couldn't retreat, the Guantanamo Fishing Port was too important.
Under such circumstances, the Guantanamo Fishing Port supplies daily resources for cultivation to Yulou. Without the port, what would Yulou rely on for cultivation?
Eat the old ones of Wang Xianzhou?
It's safe to cultivate in the family, but where would the resources come from?
It's of course safe to go back home to cultivate, but where does the resource come from?
Wang Yulong's guess was right. Yuan Daoshen was using the Iron Tortoise Dragons to force him to run. If he ran away when beasties attacked the town, his future in Dixidong would be ruined.
Faced with Yulou's stubbornness, Wang Xianzhou was extremely irritated. In his view, Yulou was gambling, but he could clearly return to the protection of his family.
In the end, spiritual practitioners often have to risk their lives to seize benefits. But in the eyes of the old ancestor, Yulou hasn't reached that step yet.
"Ah, Little Qin, go and supervise the affair of lighting the signal fires, don't get too close!"
'Well, Xia Qin, go and supervise the lighting of the beacon. Don't rush forward!'
"Wang Xianzhou, this time there are nine big crocodiles. I told you, following you won't bring any good days!"
Last second, the Red Oriole was still playing adult bird games with his several beloved wives in the spirit beast bag, and his pants weren't even pulled up yet. The next second, he was directly summoned out by Wang Xianzhou, this bastard. How could he not be angry?
'These little tortoise dragons are just looking terrible, hehe, you go find Yulou, the old Goose three should die!'
Old Three doesn't know where he went; now, in this critical moment when the beasties are attacking, he's disappeared without a trace. Wang Xianzhou even thought about boiling him up.
The old third didn't know where he went, now that the beasties were attacking in an urgent situation, there was no sign of him, Wang Xianzhou even wanted to stew him.
The Yan family, which sent nine Iron Tortoise Dragons to block Yulou's path in Dixidong, is detestable. And even more so is the disappearance of the old Goose three just before battle. Wang Xianzhou has no way to deal with them, so he can only pour his hatred onto the beasts.
Before he arrived, he threw his long gong straight at the largest Iron Tortoise Dragon at the peak of the Little Demon Realm.
Wang Yulou rode on the flying boat and at the same time took out his jade blade, shouting to Zhang Xuewu.
'Old Zhang, go and stop those attracted qi practitioners from approaching. They are coming to die!'
The practitioners of the Attraction Qi level are the backbone of River Bay Fishing Port, responsible for maintaining stability in Yulou's basic territory. They cannot be wasted randomly.
Hearing Yulou's words, Zhang Xuewu immediately felt joyful.
Yulou, it's you who understands how to take care of people!
But he also reminded in a considerate way.
"Yulou, wait for the support of other defending practitioners. Don't just..."
However, a long gong with emerald gold light passed through the noisy night caused by the beastie attack like lightning, forcing Zhang Xuewu's words that hadn't been spoken out to return to his stomach.
Wang Rongzhou, no, Wang Xianzhou, riding that never-before-seen peak Little Demon Realm spiritual bird, descended like a god of war into the battlefield.
'This'
Looking at the Iron Tortoise Dragon pierced through the head by the long gong and nailed to the ground, Zhang Xuewu subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
The Iron Tortoise Dragon that had its head nailed had no chance for survival, its body and limbs were still unconsciously struggling, but it was already too late.
Wang Xianzhou was not afraid of the Iron Tortoise Dragons. Nine Iron Tortoise Dragons attacked Guantanamo Fishing Port together, which even threatened Yulou, but it was just to destroy his career.
What Wang Xianzhou worried about was that the people of the Yuan family who might be hiding in the shadows could launch a direct sneak attack without regard for martial ethics.
Therefore, he hopes to take Yulou with him, and others can be abandoned.
The Yuan family put nine Iron Tortoise Dragons to ruin Yulou's foundation. This heavy bet has already directly tied the decision of the Yuan family.
Even if Yuan Daoshen was rational at first, by the end, he might become greed-driven and lose his wits.
It doesn't say why Yulou killed the strongest first.
In Wang's martial arts secrets, first run when attacking three is taught to Wang Rongyuan who practices qi. For Xianzhou the old ancestor, his martial arts experience and strength have far exceeded the category of following the rules.
When one's strength has not been revealed, the first strike can have a stunning effect, and it is difficult for opponents to defend against it.
Wang Xianzhou has been playing with pigs for so long, just to eat tigers!
Killing the strongest can fully utilize the suddenness of sudden appearance, achieve maximum benefits.
This was the first time that Yulou's guardian, Wang Xianzhou, showed his true strength in front of all the cultivators in Dixidong. His cultivation to the peak of Qi gave Zhang Xuewu a shocking sense of witnessing a transformation from lifelessness to life.
Old ancestor, it seems you've been pretending for three years in front of us?
'Yulou, I will lead from the front, and you are only responsible for eliminating the interference of the Iron Tortoise Dragon fog technique and Tortoise Water Whip!'
With a simple instruction, Wang Xianzhou summoned the second long gong from the Golden Platform.
After three years of cultivation, the long gong that had been buried for three years, when it was just pulled out, although it was originally an upper-level artifact, the external manifestation of its spiritual energy had a beautiful sense of lingering.
Yulou didn't answer, but just quietly raised the swallow wind gourd and began to help the old ancestor eliminate the interference of the tide fog technique.
One after another, the Tortoise Dragon water whips were flung out from the dense white tide fog, each one with great power, and anyone placed beneath them would be killed upon contact.
But Wang Xianzhou didn't even try to dodge, the red bird easily dodged on its own.
The old ancestor was only focused on watching the white mist gradually becoming smaller under the action of swallow wind gourd, waiting for the timing to strike.
He silently counted in his heart, "There are eight left."
Actually, if there were no Yan family cultivators in the shadows doing post-mortal countermeasures, betting on this matter would be very worthwhile.
A Iron Tortoise Dragon was full of treasures.
The teeth can be used to refine offensive artifacts, and the eyes can be used to refine functional artifacts.
The Iron Tortoise Dragon itself was also upgraded from the Iron Apatite Cultivator's dragon nature. The Iron Tortoise Armor on its body was a good treasure.
Don't look at Wang Xianzhou's long spear piercing that Little Demon Realm peak Iron Tortoise Dragon as if it were piercing tofu. You should know that the tip of Xianzhou Grandmaster's long spear is made of seven-star spiritual material mother of pearl - specifically used to break spiritual artifacts and spiritual essence!
If such a long spear cannot break through the Iron Tortoise Dragon's Turtle Dragon Armor, then there is only one reason - tonight's Iron Tortoise Dragon is also pretending to be weak to catch the strong.
But from the result, there is no need to worry now.
Under the influence of the Swallow Wind Gourd controlled by Yulou, an opening appeared in the Iron Tortoise Dragon's tide fog technique, revealing the dragon's buttocks.
'Evil creature, die!'
Instantly, Wang Xianzhou drove the long spear down again. In the eyes of the cultivators in Guantanamo Fishing Port, at this moment, Grandmaster Xianzhou was like a deity in the sky, using emerald gold thunder to punish the rebellious beasts.
The Iron Tortoise Dragon whose tail was cut off by Yulou actually was very careful. The tide fog technique had dispersed almost half, and it only revealed its buttocks, but Grandmaster Xianzhou calculated through its buttocks' position that its brain should be located in what direction.
Just as it and its companions were releasing the tide fog technique, comparing which was faster between them - drawing water or releasing it - the thunder had already landed on its head.
After death, its body still struggled, but just as with other Iron Tortoise Dragons at the peak of the Little Demon Realm, it couldn't escape. How could it escape?
'Roar~Roar~Roar~' The angry roars of the Iron Tortoise Dragon came from the dense mist.
From their roars, Yulou understood that only seven were left.
But he had no thoughts of taking anything lightly; the escaping talismans and sword talismans in his hand were always ready to be activated.
It's because he was afraid that the Yuan family might have other plans in the shadows to launch a surprise attack on him. This was something that the grandfather and grandson didn't communicate about, but both thought of it——one who couldn't think of this wasn't worthy to be an heir of the Wang family.
However, Grandmaster Xianzhou quickly noticed something was wrong.
These Iron Tortoise Dragons couldn't reach him in the air. Two of their companions died, and now they have the idea of running away. The mist moves slowly, and Wang Xianzhou immediately shouted.
"They want to run! Zhang Xuewu, close the water gate! Hurry up!"
When Yulou first took office, he caused a few fires in the Guantanamo Fishing Port, and the water gate was one of them.
The water gate was very beautiful, but its defensive power was average, just ordinary large stones. Yulou himself didn't have the confidence that it could stop the Iron Tortoise Dragons.
Zhang Xuewu received the order from the old ancestor and dared not ignore it, so he hurried towards the direction of the water gate.
The old ancestor, however, was riding on the red bird and lowering his altitude to defend by the riverbank.
'Go and accompany Yulou!'
He jumped off the red bird, put on his armor, slung the battle talisman box on his back, and held two long spears in his hands.
'Wang Xianzhou, are you crazy? You're falling from the sky and fighting seven water-attributed demons on the riverbank. You will die!' The red bird was somewhat angry.
"I've lived enough. Go, red bird, go."
There was no sentimental battle between them, as the red bird cursed Wang Xianzhou a few more times before flying towards Yulou's location.
'Grandfather, there's no need to keep them. Let them go!' Yulou shouted.
'Use the sword talisman, Grandfather. We cannot spare it. Jingyi Grandfather's sword talisman can keep these Iron Tortoise Dragons here. They are full of treasures!'
However, Yulou had already communicated with the old ancestor in secret. The so-called old ancestor leaving a farewell message and instructing his spirit pets was just a ruse to deceive those several high and peak-level Little Demon Realm Tortoise Dragons.
'You don't have to use it. Yiyi's sword talisman is not wasted now. I still have other foundation talismans, so you don't have to worry.'
Wang Xianzhou was adding talismans to himself while staring at the mist with a resolute look. At the same time, he secretly communicated with Yulou through sound.
"My spiritual weapon belt can withstand the water whip as well. You must fight and retreat, I will be on guard by the water gate."
'At least at the water gate, they can be held back for a while.'
'Let's fight by the riverbank first, then retreat to the water gate and fight again. Even if a few get away, it's okay.'
The water gate is bound to not hold back the tortoise dragons, but just a moment's delay is another opportunity for Yulou and the old ancestor to exert their full strength.
These Iron Tortoise Dragons attacking the Guantanamo Fishing Port were instructed by Yan Dao Sheng, but Yan Dao Sheng didn't know the existence of Wang Xianzhou. He still thought that so-called Wang Rongzhou was not worth considering.
Now, Wang Xianzhou and Wang Yulou joined forces, one attacking and the other cooperating. Both had spiritual artifacts protecting them. These Iron Tortoise Dragons not only had no way to deal with them but also could only become their prey.
'They can't escape, that girl from the Lin family is here to save the situation. It's Ji Yuan from the Yuan family!'
In the distance, outside the Guantanamo Fishing Port, a shining light was flying at full speed, coming to assist.
Wang Xianzhou first thought it was Lin Ying when he saw the light, but when it flew closer, he realized it was Ji Yuan.
Trouble.
"Yulou, I'll help with the Iron Tortoise Dragons?"
Ji Yuan approached and initially wanted to say I'll help you, but when he saw the two Iron Tortoise Dragons stuck to the ground, he was dumbfounded.
The Iron Tortoise Dragons raised by the Yuan family came to attack the Guantanamo Fishing Port and were left with two by Yulou.
He was actually very embarrassed now. Ji Yuan himself realized this, but within a blink of an eye, he had figured it out.
The Yuan family hadn't told him about the Iron Tortoise Dragons either, so he acted as if he didn't know anything!
Yulou said, "Friend Ji Yuan, we have been holding joint spiritual stone exchange gatherings together, so we are allies in earning spiritual stones. Our relationship isn't far from your master-student relationship with the Yuan family."
Especially considering the Yuan family's indifferent attitude towards him and the fact that they made him a frontline fighter.
"Yulou, and Rongzhou...?"
Ji Yuan had noticed Wang Xianzhou long before this. He wanted to say that he and Wang Xianzhou would be the main attackers, with Yulou providing support, but when he saw Wang Xianzhou in detail, he looked even dumber.
No, Uncle Rongzhou, I've been calling you 'uncle' for so long while following Yulou's call, and now you suddenly have broken through the fourth level and reached peak exercise?
"Brother Ji, why are you the only one who came?" Yulou asked calmly and loudly.
Ji Yuan just wanted to answer, but then realized what Yulou was asking. He acted boldly and laughed loudly.
"You and I are like brothers, Yulou. As soon as the war smoke rose here, I naturally rushed over at full speed. On my way, I accidentally consumed two enchanted pills."
But now is not the time for chatting. Friend Rongzhou, I will assist you!"
As he spoke, Ji Yuan activated several fire-attribute talismans and threw them into the surging mist.
Yulou saw this, and his caution slightly decreased.
He didn't know that in Ji Yuan's heart, he had already chosen Yulou and forgotten about the Yuan family.
Ji Yuan's choice may seem to be motivated by profit, but it is far more complicated than that.
The economic foundation determines the upper structure, and productivity determines the production relationship. This logic applies to any organized social structure.
Of course, the celestial alliance in the heavens is too distant and has nothing to do with Ji Yuan's choice.
His choice just now, the real deciding factor, was the organizational relationship built between him and Yulou, which belonged to them personally, rather than the Yuan family's interest allocation relationship that a disciple of the Yuan family should follow.
The superstructure and production relations are inherently highly abstract metaphysical concepts. The exchange gathering constructed by Ji Yuan and Yulou together is a concrete representation of this concept, while the disciple-sponsor relationship between Ji Yuan and the Yuan family is another concrete representation.
Yulou's control over the Guantanamo Fishing Port itself was the initial establishment of a production relationship and organizational structure centered around himself.
The exchange gathering, on the other hand, has no central figure. It follows a decentralized path. The several initiators of the gathering in the beginning and the future moving initiators in different regions can all be considered as 'partners' of the exchange gathering.
This 'partner' cake in Ji Yuan's mind is more appealing than the elusive, distant, and doubly repayable cake of the Yuan family. That's why he firmly chose to pretend not to know that the Iron Tortoise Dragons were the Yuan family's Iron Tortoise Dragons.
The times have changed. Today's Ji Yuan would definitely not let things slide!
"You stay up there."
Wang Xianzhou reminded Ji Yuan and then immediately threw the long spear from his hand.
It turned out that the many turtle dragons had already prepared the prelude to the turtle dragon water teleportation in the mist. A sudden surge of water from the mist rushed towards Wang Xianzhou, but Wang Xianzhou didn't dodge.
After throwing out two long spears, Wang Xianzhou took out a long needle made from the tooth of an unknown beast. He half-crouched on the ground and used the end of the needle to prop it up against the ground.
"Boom~"
The turtle dragon water teleportation is very powerful. While extremely fast, it carries the impact force of the Iron Turtle Dragons, and after a short distance, it suddenly moves to shake its tail and ends up with a very powerful turtle dragon water whip.
However, Wang Xianzhou was too good at dodging water whips, so when that junior peak Iron Tortoise Dragon tried to ambush with the turtle dragon water teleportation, it planned to control Wang Xianzhou with its claws and teeth and then tear him apart.
Of course, an animal doesn't have the silly thought of avenging its own kind. It thinks that this cultivator is very powerful, and the meat from him will naturally have extraordinary effects.
Unfortunately, it didn't know that what awaited it was the powerful and sharp-edged earth rhinoceros horn that could break through spells and resist its attack.
The land rhinoceros is a soil-attribute beast. Among beasts, it is gifted and exceptionally outstanding. Compared to the iron tortoise dragons with dragon nature, its most depended-on horn is also extremely powerful.
With the land rhinoceros horn in hand, if the iron tortoise dragon were to unleash its turtle dragon water whip, Wang Xianzhou could counter with the deforming properties of the land rhinoceros horn.
If the iron turtle dragon wanted to rely on the powerful physique of the beast to suppress Wang Xianzhou, it would be even more interesting - with the spiritual vibrations of the defensive talismans consumed, Wang Xianzhou wouldn't even lose a drop of blood.
As consumables, spiritual vibrations themselves are very, very valuable. However, compared to the value of the material produced by the turtle dragon, they are not that valuable anymore.
Seeing the iron tortoise dragon rushing towards him was the only junior peak spirit beast left, Wang Xianzhou's eyes lit up immediately.
The dark and black iron armor reflected a faint light under the artificial moon, and each piece of turtle dragon iron armor had the potential to be refined into an intermediate-level magical artifact.
The four-clawed metal legs are even sharper than steel, leaving a bowl-sized hole on the ground with each step, surely with the potential to be refined into an upper-grade magical artifact?
The two fist-sized eyes emitted a dim blue light, indicating they were excellent material for bead-shaped magical artifacts. But whether they could be refined into an upper-grade artifact was uncertain; from their size alone, it seemed difficult.
Moreover, the sharp teeth are densely packed together. Wang Xianzhou's eyes couldn't help but feel itchy. The number of teeth at least counts to over twenty or thirty.
This big turtle dragon must be kept. Let Yulou refine it to their heart's content!
Hey, if you think like that, the Yuan family isn't that bad after all.
Yuan Dao Shen: I've been watching over you for three years in the Guantanamo Fishing Port, pretending to be a practitioner of the sixth layer of cultivation. Is it interesting? I ask you if it's interesting.
A blast of gold fire from the combat talisman case shot out, directly at the head of the large iron turtle dragon. The dragon instinctively tried to pull its head back, and the land rhinoceros horn needle was already right in front of it.
It dodged, and the long needle chased after it. It rolled, and the long needle directly pierced its tail.
The large turtle dragon struggled violently. On the one hand, it hadn't died yet, so it could still use all its strength in the struggle. On the other hand, the effect of the talisman pinning its tail to the ground was actually very poor. Compared to the turtle dragon's huge strength, the soil on the ground was like jelly - it couldn't hold it down. It looked like the turtle dragon was about to break free.
Ignoring the other iron tortoise dragons' attacks on him, Wang Xianzhou directly tied the boundless rope around the iron tortoise dragon that was pinned to the ground with its tail, and then operated the boundless rope to throw the large turtle dragon away from the riverbank by about ten zhang (a traditional Chinese unit of length).
Done!
He summoned a long spear and continued to fight with the other turtle dragons.
Watching Wang Xianzhou fighting with the other turtle dragons, Ji Yuan was immersed in deep thought for the third time.
Who am I? Where am I?
That's not right.
Why can a cultivator fight hand-to-hand with a group of beasts with dragon essence?
Of course, that's not right. Old Ancestor Xianzhou can fight the turtle dragons hand-to-hand because of the effect of injury immunity from spiritual essence. He used the magical artifacts that foundation establishment cultivators use for defense in his battle against the turtle dragons.
Every time a turtle dragon attacks, the spiritual essence of the defense artifact will be consumed. That's why he can struggle to survive in the midst of the attack by numerous turtle dragons.
Eight hundred spiritual stones per second! The longer he fights, the more they consume!
But actually, it's not that disadvantageous — Wang Xianzhou is strong, he can hold on to the turtle dragons, so it's not a loss!
Six, five, four. As they fought on, the turtle dragons realized something was wrong. The cultivator in the sky's attacks were not very powerful, but this one who should have been defeated long ago was so strong...
And why did two more die?
They wanted to escape, but it was too late. When there were nine turtle dragons, Wang Xianzhou had to consider whether to use the foundation establishment talismans and think about how to perform a daring feint with Yulou and Red Bird as if they were ready to die for it.
Now there are only four left, they're just like fish in a pot.
After easily capturing another one, Wang Xianzhou noticed that the turtle dragons had started water teleportation again in the Big Red Creek. He smiled coldly and directly casted a "Hundred Miles Unfettered Escape" talisman, racing to the water gate first.
"Yulou, look! I didn't even need a sword talisman. There are only three left. They're really just a bunch of fools. When they saw me standing there fighting them, they didn't run away. Hahaha." Wang Xianzhou laughed heartily.
During the hunt in the Western Sea, the monsters were all in groups, and there were even big monsters lurking in the shadows. Even the most powerful cultivator had to take it slow.
In the Drip Water Cave, things are different. Domesticated beasts are even more different, they are stupid and dull, it's like they came just to provide materials.
"Old Master, we each get one. Let's try to capture two more!" Yulou's great worry was finally put to rest.
In the Big Red Creek, the three turtle dragons were currently using water teleportation and rushing towards the water gate at high speed.
Wang Xianzhou held a long spear in each hand, but he was thinking that he should have another chance to leave two more.
If he managed to capture two more, and Yulou could capture one, then, hey, the nine iron turtle dragons of the Yuan family would all be wiped out in the river bend fishing port tonight.
He was looking forward to seeing Yuan Dao Shen's expression. So far, no one had secretly intervened, suggesting that the Yuan family thought the nine iron turtle dragons were enough to achieve their goals.
Unfortunately, they miscalculated. They didn't know that Wang Xianzhou is Yulou's protector!
"Prepare!" Wang Xianzhou was constantly watching the three turtle dragons using water teleportation. Seeing them approaching, he hurriedly warned Yulou.
As for Ji Yuan, flying too slow and unable to catch up in time.
Standing on the water gate, Yulou not only used several talismans to increase defense but also relied entirely on the spiritual essence to bear the defensive burden. He concentrated all his spiritual power and divine consciousness, releasing the exquisite jade sword made of jade that is an upper-grade magical artifact.
In his early days of practicing Qi Refinement, he could use the jade blade to cut off a turtle dragon's tail with three strokes. Now, he was confident that as long as he aimed accurately, the jade blade was enough to blow the head of a turtle dragon in one hit!
However, as the two were focusing all their attention on the waterway and the three turtle dragons inside, a huge shadow stirred at the bottom of XiuShui Lake outside the dam.
It was a turtle dragon water whip, but the one wielding it was a large demonic turtle dragon. The Yuan family did not have nine iron turtle dragons, but ten!
The large demonic turtle dragon had been waiting for this chance to make a name for itself. It couldn't gauge Wang Xianzhou's strength, so it aimed the water whip straight at Yulou.
When the old ancestor discovered that there was still a large demon among them, it was too late. The turtle dragon water whip was only about ten zhang away from Yulou.
Yulou was surprised and turned his head to see a short, radiant water whip speeding towards him.
To the magic of a large demon, ten or so zhang was nothing but a fleeting moment.
"Master, be careful!"
Bai Xiaoyu went out to play tonight with Hè Lǎo Sān, but as soon as she saw the wolf smoke at the river bend fishing port, she rode back on Hè Lǎo Sān.
Now, she happened to arrive just in time to see the large demon turtle dragon ambushing Wang Yulou.
Because Yulou and the old ancestor believed that the people of the Yuan family had not yet intervened, it was possible that they hadn't even arranged any hidden forces.
Moreover, just now, the grandfather and grandson were concentrating on how to capture the remaining three turtle dragons, so they didn't notice the hidden large demonic turtle dragon, nor did they notice Bai Xiaoyu riding on Hè Lǎo Sān and speeding up to catch up.
In Yulou's disbelief, Bai Xiaoyu and Hè Lǎo Sān stood together in the path of the incoming water whip.
Just as he thought he was about to lose this girl, Bai Xiaoyu, in the final moment, unleashed several Chuī Qī Fǎ Shù (Three Swords of Lightning) techniques in a row. Among them were two Jīn Huǒ Fǎ Shù (Golden Fire) techniques that Yulou had given her for defense.
The water whip collided with the fly fire and gold fire techniques in mid-air, reducing its power by half. Then it hit Hè Lǎo Sān? Did Hè Lǎo Sān break through the demonic beast realm?
However, it was still not enough. In the face of the powerful water whip from the large demonic turtle dragon, which had had its power reduced, Hè Lǎo Sān, who had just broken through to the level of a small demonic beast, was still instantly exploded, half of his body turning into a mist of blood.
However, it was fortunate that Hè Lǎo Sān's death gave Bai Xiaoyu a chance to survive.
After two layers of weakening, the water whip technique hit Bai Xiaoyu, who had just cast Stone Armor Technique on herself. However, everything happened too quickly. Her Stone Armor Technique hadn't even fully protected her body yet.
The watergate was opened by those three turtle dragons. Yulou had no time to deal with it. He fully accelerated his flying boat and caught the small fish, who was falling like a ragged sack.
In the attack of the large demonic turtle dragon water whip, Bai Xiaoyu's left side was already in a terrible condition. Yulou held her in his arms with one hand, and dug out a spiritual essence pill with the other.
"It's okay, it's okay, Xiao Yu. Here, eat this pill first, and then this one."
Two spiritual essence pills were placed into Xiao Yu's mouth. Yulou's shaking hand began to calm down slightly.
Yan Cang BaoSheng Dan. The family head left two of these pills with Yulou when he entered the Drip Water Cave, the effect was very simple, just to save his life and sustain it.
The domineering power of the medicine began to work, and Xiao Yu's increasingly faint breath immediately became restless. Her life force was disappearing, but the power of the medicine was surging upwards. The two forces counterbalanced each other, so there was no need to worry about her life for the moment.
The second one is supposed to be a pill, but it's actually a medicinal slurry called "Yin Yang Shen Ma Yin", given by Wang Xianzhou to Yulou.
Old Master Xianzhou became a master of alchemy to treat his own meridians, and Yin Yang Shen Mai Yin is one of the most powerful medicines he can concoct.
Yin Yang Shen Mai Yin is used to repair injuries and meridians. When Wang Rongyuan broke half his shoulder in the Western Sea, it was this pill that helped him recover most of it.
"Haha, Master, I've also saved you once." Bai Xiaoyu was in a lot of pain, but she thought about it first.
You save me once, I save you once, and I'm pretty powerful too.
"Fool, my belt is a magical item. When that turtle dragon whip attacks, Ling Yun will automatically defend herself. You're too stupid!"
Yulou, holding Xiao Yu, gently landed the flying boat on the shore.
"Ah, so I didn't actually save you?"
Seeing the disappointment in Bai Xiaoyu's eyes, Yulou only regretted speaking too quickly.
"No, Ling Yun is very valuable, and you've saved me a lot of spirit stones. Xiao Yu, you're very strong, very strong."
Bai Xiaoyu understood that Yulou was comforting himself, which was enough for her. However, she suddenly thought of the dead Hè Lǎo Sān.
"It's Hè Lǎo Sān who is gone, Master, it's all my fault."
Thinking of Hè Lǎo Sān, Yulou fell silent for a moment. The bird was quite mischievous, but in the last moment, it had protected its master so fiercely.
"I never expected Hè Lǎo Sān to sacrifice himself to protect me." Yulou was very moved.
The girl's eyes blinked a few times, then she lowered her head and leaned against Yulou's shoulder, speaking softly.
"You and the old ancestor both don't like Lǎo Sān, but he's not bad. He's just straightforwardly powerful, and his temperament hasn't matured yet. He doesn't know how to meet your expectations."
Yulou didn't know how to respond. He looked towards the lake. There, Wang Xianzhou had activated the Wu Xiang Jianfu, and had already chopped out two swords.
High-level talismans are made from expensive raw materials, so they can't be used just once and then discarded. When the Wu Xiang Jianfu is activated, it can chop out many swords.
Of course, the first sword is the most powerful. The first sword releases the magical power left in the talisman by Wang Jingyi, which is only slightly weaker than if Wang Jingyi herself were to act. Chopping at Wu Jinyan is as easy as chopping at a chicken.
And then, each subsequent sword is executed by using the power of the talisman's activator. Wang Xianzhou has clearly entered the breakthrough mode in his full-fledged form, his entire body bristling with hair and beard, and chasing the large demonic turtle dragon with the help of Hong Que.
Just then, the turtle dragon, seeing that the first strike had not achieved anything, greedy for more success, swung another water whip. The result was that it was cut in half by Old Master Jingyi's Wu Xiang Sword.
Fortunately, the life force of a large demon is far stronger than that of a foundation cultivator. Even though the turtle dragon was left with only its front half and two legs, it could still run.
Wang Xianzhou was outraged, so he naturally wouldn't let it go. So he chased after it. Just then, he chopped another sword, directly slashing the turtle dragon's back.
But the second sword was powered by his own magic, so its power was only half of the first, leaving only a deep scar on the turtle dragon's back without cutting it in two again.
Otherwise, with Wang Xianzhou's accuracy in releasing the Wu Xiang Sword, the large demonic turtle dragon would definitely be killed.
The relative gap in strength between foundation cultivators is the largest, and the same relationship applies to large demons and foundation cultivators, as well as Old Master Jingyi's Wu Xiang Sword.
A full-power attack with the first Wu Xiang Sword talisman can easily cut through the large demonic turtle dragon. But the second sword, even with half the power of the first, has significantly less effect.
The trick here is that even a small difference can result in a huge difference in the end.
Wang Xianzhou pursued, half of the turtle dragon running. It wasn't until he had expended half of his magical power that half of the turtle dragon had retreated into the deep waters of Xiu Shui Lake, and he angrily stopped his pursuit.
Taking advantage of the return of Hong Que, he landed beside Xiao Yu with concern, checking her injuries.
"Old ancestor, I'm okay, it's just your cultivation." Xiao Yu asked weakly.
Whoever discovered that Wang Rongzhou was at the peak of exercise, he would be a bit unreasonable.
The old ancestor had been hidden for three years, hidden until he directly activated Yuan Dao Shen's design, hidden until he ate the tiger and shocked everyone who thought they knew him.
Wang Xianzhou didn't answer, but silently checked for a long time before sighing and getting up.
"Not a big deal, much lighter than my injuries back then, and there's still a chance to reach the foundation realm."
After that, he glared at Zhang Xuewu.
"Still standing there doing nothing? Go and tidy up the chaotic fishing port!"
Old Zhang had witnessed Old Master Xianzhou chasing and hacking the large demon. In the face of Old Master Xianzhou's scolding, he was as obedient as a grandson and immediately went to work.
On the other side, Ji Yuan also fished out the second half of the large demonic turtle dragon from the water and respectfully handed it back.
"Wang Rongzhou Senior, you."
Wang Xianzhou waved his hand and said.
"My name is Wang Xianzhou, a disciple of the Red Lantern Society, a wandering cultivator of the Drip Water Cave of the Immortal Alliance, under the jurisdiction of the supervisory official Wu Jinyan of the Drip Water Cave of the Immortal Alliance."
Ji Yuan, go, take this letter to Yuan Dao Shen for me!
He took out a piece of spirit silk paper from his storage bag, using the blood of the large demonic turtle dragon as ink. He quickly wrote down everything about the attack on the river bend fishing port by the group of turtle dragons. In the end, he asked Yuan Dao Shen how to deal with this matter.
After writing, Old Master Xianzhou took out his signet as an Immortal Alliance wanderer and then used the blood of the large demonic turtle dragon as the seal paste, pressing a solid seal on the letter.
"Go on, you are a disciple of Yuan's family, you should be able to see Yuan Dao Shen. If he doesn't take care of it, I will directly report to the Lotus Paradise City!"
Ji Yuan glanced at Yulou and then at Old Master Xianzhou, sighing and taking the letter.
In this Cao Dan world, with its constant battles of cultivation, how dare he get involved?
But with the situation pressing here, how could he refuse?
Ji Yuan had just flown away from the river bend fishing port when he encountered Lin Ying, who was leading a group of people to come. Lin Ying saw that he seemed to have just come from the river bend fishing port, and asked in confusion.
"Everything okay?"
She thought that everything had already settled down, but in fact, the opposite was true. The real big trouble may have just started.
"It's not good to say. The beast is indeed driven away." Ji Yuan continued to sigh bitterly.
"Stupid for three times, bitter laughter twice," Ji Yuan can do nothing. "Fate doesn't show much mercy on this disciple of the Yuan family."
"What kind of beast?"
Learning that the beast had run away, Lin Ying became even less anxious. She stopped her flying boat completely and began to chat with Ji Yuan.
"Iron Turtle Dragon."
"Oh?"
"You'll know after you go. I have something else to attend to."
Looking at Ji Yuan flying towards Drip Heaven, Lin Ying had some doubts in her heart. "What are you doing in Drip Heaven at night?"
What is Ji Yuan going to Drip Heaven for?
To deliver a challenge letter?
To deliver a final ultimatum?
To deliver a price quote?
It's hard to say. Ji Yuan only knows that he was more restless when he was about to work under Zhuo Yin Lan than he was at this moment.
"Old ancestor Yuan Dao Shen, it seems like you have messed up big time! And it seems like you have messed it up pretty badly!"
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When Lin Ying arrived at the river bend fishing port, the people there had already begun the reconstruction after the attack.
The demons will always come, the people of Drip Water Cave have long since become accustomed to it. They silently die, silently struggle, and tomorrow will continue.
But when they saw the huge iron turtle dragon corpses, the hearts of Lin Ying and the two Immortal Grotto guards accompanying her were trembling.
Qin Churan, with his people, carried the bodies of the turtle dragons up to the Golden Platform and placed them right in front of Yulou's residence.
"One, two, six. Hmm? Even if it's six and a half."
However, why is the last half so big?
No, how come there are so many iron turtle dragons?
Lin Ying couldn't understand, she always felt a little scared in her heart.
It's too strange. Why did so many iron turtle dragons come to attack the river bend fishing port all at once?
When she met Yulou, Wang Xianzhou was silently refining pills, while Yulou was holding a bowl of spirit fish porridge to feed Bai Xiaoyu, who was lying on a temporary bed.
This scene made Lin Ying feel a bit confused, as if she had come overboard.
"Youlo, I've brought two more garrison cultivators with me. We were slow on the way, and I didn't expect that you have"
"Lin cultivator, please take a seat. I understand, I understand. It's natural for me to be grateful for your support, but with Xiao Yu injured, I'm afraid I can't entertain you at the moment."
Yulou didn't lift his head, while feeding Xiao Yu porridge, he said.
Xiao Yu noticed Lin Ying's beauty and unconsciously became vigilant. However, seeing that Yulou was still meticulously accompanying him, she felt warm inside.
"Just, how did you and Ji brother manage to fend off so many iron turtle dragons?"
The old ancestor didn't even look at Lin Ying, he felt that this girl from the Lin family might not be as smart.
After thinking about it, Wang Yulou said.
"Naturally, we did our best. As a government official, we defend our land. Maybe it's the blessing of the Immortal Lord, and all the credit goes to the Immortal Lord."
"Cough~ cough~ cough~ sigh, can't laugh so happily yet."
Yulou's sarcastic answer made Xiao Yu laugh. With one smile, her body hurt fiercely.
"This, I've learned."
Lin Ying saw this and realized that she had made a mistake.
"The injury of Xiao Yu is more important, so I'll come visit again another day."
Yulou stood up and looked at Lin Ying, then spoke.
"Lin cultivator, please take your time. It's truly a matter of duty, but I can't accompany you. I will definitely attend Master Meng Yao's birthday banquet."
Maybe it was because Yulou's reverence for the Immortal Lord was too sincere, the calm and familiar voice resonated again at this time.
"Disciple Wang Yulou of the Blue Water Palace, reward fifty."
Wang Xianzhou, Lin Ying, and Yulou all stunned. The Immortal Lord's blessings were actually stuck in the specific reward for merits segment. This was quite interesting.
Could it be that Yulou's merit value was too accurate, and the algorithm for the Immortal Lord's blessing was overloaded?
Seeing the three people's surprised expressions, Bai Xiaoyu also realized something. She looked at Yulou with some concern and then at the old ancestor.
"Today, the one who put in the most effort must be Wang Xianzhou, but he's not a disciple of Drip Water Cave, so it's not good to give him blessings."
"Disciple Wang Yulou of the Blue Water Palace, reward 5,600 merit points."
Lin Ying looked at that man with a melancholic gaze, nodded, and walked away in a desolate figure.
"Yulou, it seems like there is a thick barrier between us. Ah."
"This is considering Old Master Xianzhou's war merits as yours, hehe, the Immortal Lord is quite kind."
Bai Xiaoyu exclaimed excitedly, that's 5,600 merit points from the Blue Water Palace. When converted, it's enough resources for Yulou to cultivate for at least a dozen years.
Even if his cultivation improves in the future and his resource needs increase, this large amount of merit points can still cover him for a few years.
In this way, Bai Xiaoyu naturally became very happy.
"Hahaha, yes, I pray to the Immortal Lord every day. While you are recovering, you can stay in the quiet room and let the Immortal Lord bless you. How does that sound?"
"Whatever the husband says."
"You two don't make things awkward, come on, Xiao Yu, take this spirit pill and eat it first."
Although you have now escaped the danger of death, the effects of the Yan Zang Baosheng Pill need to be continued. Only then can we be one hundred percent safe!"
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Drip Heaven, the mansion of Yuan Dao Shen.
Holding the letter from Wang Xianzhou, Yuan Dao Shen read it twice and then carefully inquired about the relationship between Ji Yuan and Yulou, as well as their experiences that night.
Finally, he smiled and sent Ji Yuan away, and let Ji Yuan tell Wang Xianzhou that as the first cultivation of Drip Water Cave, he Yuan Dao Shen would definitely cooperate with the work of the Immortal Alliance.
But after Ji Yuan left, the old Yuan really couldn't hold back.
He picked up the letter written with the blood of the great turtle dragon again, angrily tearing it into pieces. And still not satisfied, he even cursed out loud.
"Wang Xianzhou, Wang Xianzhou, Wang Xianzhou!"
"After all these years, why haven't you died yet?"
