Chapter 515 Five hundred and thirteenth: History of Despair! (Add more updates to this month's 100 monthly pass!)

  The city wall of Jinge Immortal City is about 30 feet high and stretches for more than ten miles from left to right.

  It is engraved with "sturdy", "unloading force", etc., and countless runes with different functions.

   From a distance, it looks like a mountain, giving people an indestructible feeling.

   Unlike human monks, the monsters are extremely huge. It is not surprising that the first-order monsters are several zhang in size, and the second-level monsters are even ten feet in size.

   Therefore, the "immortal city" used to defend against monsters must be tall enough and wide enough, otherwise the monsters can jump across, and it will fall into a very passive situation.

The role of    Immortal City will also be reduced a lot.

   Walking on the spacious streets of Jinge City, Liu Yu glanced at random and found many traces of expansion and renovation.

   Looking carefully, it’s only about ten years ago.

   However, although it is an expansion, with the energy of the three major sects, the city is still very similar now, and it is definitely not just a showy.

   Jindan real person went out, and two disciples opened the way early, and the irrelevant monks could only give way to both sides, looking at the two real people with awe.

   Someone in front opened the way, someone behind followed, and monks on both sides watched from afar.

   I have to say that in today's world of immortal cultivation, Jindan cultivator's trip is indeed very grand, and Liu Yu also experienced it hard.

   But the envious eyes of the low-level monks were meaningless, so the two of them moved forward very fast.

   About half an hour later, the imposing Castle Lord's Mansion was in sight.

  Liu Yu looked at the City Lord's Mansion, and couldn't help shaking her head slightly, but didn't say much.

   may be the reason why it was jointly built by the three sects. The City Lord’s Mansion is mixed with the characteristics of the three sects, which seems a bit nondescript.

   But these are just sidelines and are harmless.

   "Friend Qingyang, please."

   "The poor Daoist has already sent a message. Presumably at this time, the other two fellow Daoists are already waiting in the council hall."

   Taoist Cangyun said with a smile.

"Please!"

   Liu Yu cupped his hands, and the two walked into the mansion together.

   As for the Qi-refining and foundation-building cultivators, they waited outside the city lord's mansion and were not eligible to participate in high-level discussions.

   Looking at Uncle Shi's disappearing back, Yan Kai's eyes flashed with eagerness, and he didn't mean to leave at all by staying there.

   He wants to wait for Liu Yu to come out, so that he can introduce the situation here.

   A base-building cultivator is still too dangerous to stay on the front line of a demon like Jin Ge City.

   When the overwhelming monsters come in, escaping is an unthinkable thing.

   After all, the speed of the vast majority of immortal cultivators is no match for birds and monsters of the same level.

   "With my friendship with Master Liu, it shouldn't be difficult to arrange a safer mission, right?"

   "As long as you can perform the mission in a safer place and add your own cards, it shouldn't be difficult to save your life."

   "When the time comes, take advantage of the chaos"

   Thinking of this, Yan Kai felt a lot more at ease.

   After so many years, he is not the young monk who was full of enthusiasm.

   has become a piece of "hob meat" that cannot be cut or cooked.

  …

  Because of the positioning of Jinge City at the time of expansion, it is doomed that there will not be too many extra decorations in this city, and everything serves to resist monsters.

   There are no pavilions and pavilions, no palaces and towers. After walking for a while after entering the City Lord's Mansion, the three characters "Council Hall" came into sight from a distance.

"what?"

   "It turned out to be this woman?"

   looked far across the threshold and saw a familiar figure, Liu Yu's heart moved.

   This female nun is wearing a yellow dress with several golden flowers embroidered on it, which is full of grace and luxury.

   His skin was snow-white, and there was a sharpness between his eyebrows, like a sharp sword about to be unsheathed.

   unexpectedly defeated Zhuo Mengzhen!

   But after decades of separation, this woman actually broke through the bottleneck of Jindan and became a real Jindan.

   How sharp is the spiritual sense of cultivator Jindan?

   Almost as soon as Liu Yu looked at it, Zhuo Mengzhen turned his head and looked over. When he saw the person coming, his originally calm eyes suddenly changed!

  Like a calm lake, a few stones were thrown in, and ripples instantly appeared.

   The two stared at each other from the void, neither of them wanted to lose their momentum, and the atmosphere instantly became tense!

   Taoist Cangyun immediately noticed that something was wrong, and with his rich experience, he immediately judged that the two might have had a festival in the past.

   But he rolled his eyes, for some reason, he didn't pull the frame immediately, but continued to walk into the house as if he didn't feel it.

   looked at each other for two or three breaths, Liu Yu smiled lightly, and took the initiative to look away.

   walked into the council hall on his own, and sat down on a Taishi chair.

   In any case, he was the victor in the battle at the Lucid Stone Mine, and he was the one with the psychological advantage.

   Even if you do nothing, you will have the upper hand invisibly.

   Sure enough, not long after Liu Yu sat down, there was a cold snort.

"Humph"

   Zhuo Meng really had a cold face, gave Liu Yu a deep look, and finally looked away.

   Although she had never fought, in the invisible confrontation just now, she felt that she was at a disadvantage and was once again overwhelmed by the opponent.

This feeling of    made Zhuo Mengzhen extremely uncomfortable, and he almost couldn't help but want to fight back immediately to find a place.

   But fortunately, she has not been controlled by her emotions and did not immediately do irrational things,

   But even so, this woman also made up her mind to find a chance to compare it again, and she will be ashamed of the past!

   As for the agreement of disregarding previous suspicions, Zhuo Mengzhen has long forgotten it.

   At this time, Jin Dan has been completed, it is when she is full of confidence, she must find an opportunity to wash away the stains.

   "Really a strong female nun."

   Liu Yu could probably understand what this woman was thinking, and smiled secretly in her heart.

   There is a saying that "people fight for a breath, Buddha fights for a stick of incense".

   Immortal practitioners have not completely lost their humanity, at least in the middle and low realms, so they also have seven emotions and six desires, and sometimes they are also influenced by joy, anger, sorrow and joy.

   Rising up because he drew his sword and slapped the table in anger, it was quite normal.

   After all, not everyone is like him, who sees the world from the perspective of pure interests and is rarely influenced by emotions.

   "When the foundation is established, you can defeat this woman."

   "Could it be that when the Golden Core Stage is reached, will you be able to turn over?"

   "Ridiculous!"

   "A monk who is better than you and has more resources than you also works harder than you!"

   The friction with Zhuo Mengzhen, Liu Yu didn't take it to heart, if he didn't accept it, he would just suppress it again.

   Then, he turned his eyes and looked at the last Jindan cultivator in the room.

   This is a wealthy middle-aged man, wearing black satin with gold rims, his big belly is round and protruding, and his face is shiny.

   At first glance, it seems like a secular member.

  Sima Yong, the ancestor of Jindan of the Sima family, was the peak of the early stage of Jindan.

   has a great reputation in the entire Chu Kingdom. The best record is to kill a Jindan Demon Cultivator with his own hands.

   Let the Sima family have a firm foothold in Jinge City. It is considered a local snake here, and it is truly a tree with deep roots.

   The moment he saw Sima Yong, Liu Yu's information naturally emerged in his heart, confirming his identity.

   Seeing him looking over, Sima Yong, who was full of red, took the initiative to say hello and said with a smile:

   "I have seen fellow Daoist Qingyang, the old man Sima Yong of the Sima family."

   "In the future, if I will protect Jinge City together, it's better to walk around a lot. You are welcome to visit the Sima family for guidance."

   The patriarch of the dignified Jindan family spoke very politely at this time.

   In the face of any one of the three major sects, even if the cultivation base is still a little lower, he does not dare to be arrogant.

   After all, behind the three of them, there is a huge sect to support them, and if they fight a small one, they will grow old, but he can't afford to be "lonely and lonely".

   Not to mention, guarding Jinge City really depends on the three major sects.

   "Easy to say, easy to say."

   "Fellow Daoist Sima is too modest."

   "I don't dare to give advice. If I have time in the future, Liu will definitely come to visit and sit down with fellow Taoists!"

   Liu Yu bowed his hands in return and said with a smile.

  The Sima family is a local snake in Jin Ge City, and he has a clear grasp of the situation in this area. If he wants to not be hindered, he must cooperate with the Sima family.

   "As it should be, the old man is waiting for you at any time!"

  Sima Yong nodded with a smile, raised his wine glass and gestured far away.

   The two of them drank and the atmosphere was very harmonious, so they reached the first pleasant exchange.

   "Hypocrisy."

   Seeing this scene, Zhuo Mengzhen's face was a little ugly, and he cursed inwardly.

   A few months ago, Sima Yong also communicated with her like this.

   Daoist Cangyun looked at this scene, but did not show the slightest expression, as if he was not surprised.

  The Sima family wanted to gain a foothold in the area of ​​Jinge City, and naturally they could not befriend any sect, nor could any of the three major sects get too close.

  Otherwise, the scourge of genocide is just around the corner.

   This point, Sima Yong has always done well, Cang Yun believes that this person will not cross the line.

   "Cough."

   "Everyone, please listen to what the poor man has to say."

   "We gathered here mainly to defend against the tide of monsters. At this time, we were already on a boat."

   "No matter a little bit of grievances in the past, we should all help each other in the future."

   After getting to know each other for a while, Daoist Cangyun, who has the highest cultivation level, coughed and said loudly.

   From this person's point of view, it's not good for Liu Yu and Zhuo Meng to be too harmonious, and it's not good for them to be too arrogant.

  It is best to have a tense relationship and not to the point of turning over his face, which is in the best interest of him, so as to balance several parties and take the initiative.

   Therefore, it came out at the end to make a round.

   "Daoist Cangyun is right, and we should be doing the same."

The voice of    fell, and Sima Yong hurriedly followed.

   As a local snake, he has a lot of interests in this area. This place is the foundation of the Sima family, and he least expects problems in Jinge City.

The truth of    is indeed the truth. It is most beneficial to defend the city if the four of them join forces with several forces. Of course Liu Yu understands it.

   In the face of the beast tide surging out of the Hengduan Mountains, Tiannan Xiuxian Realm has no advantage!

   He is not a man of his own motives, so after a few breaths of silence, he slowly nodded.

   And Zhuo Mengzhen's face was still frosty, but seeing that the three had reached an agreement, he could only nod his head in agreement.

   But looking at the appearance of this woman, it is obvious that she still remembers the unhappiness of the year.

   "Several Daoists can think this way, and the poor Daoist is very pleased."

Between    words, Cangyun Taoist vaguely claimed to be the head of the four.

   Liu Yu's face remained calm, but he sneered inwardly. He saw every move of Daoist Cangyun just now, and scoffed at his thoughts.

   If the beast tide really comes, will the forces of several parties obey and dispatch because of their name?

   At that time, it still depends on their respective strengths!

   "But this is complicated human nature. Until it is really exhausted, it will never forget intrigue."

   "Myself, why not?"

   Liu Yu secretly sighed.

   "Nowadays, monster riots are more and more frequent. In my humble opinion, I can't sit still and wait for death. We must take the initiative to attack!"

   "Before the beast tide takes shape, kill the monsters as much as possible and weaken the power of the beast tide."

   Seeing that several people had reached a preliminary consensus, Daoist Cangyun changed the subject and expressed his opinion.

   "In my opinion, this matter has to be discussed in the long run."

   "If we send cultivators to hunt down monsters and encounter an outbreak of beast tides, wouldn't it be a heavy loss?"

   "After all, no one can tell when the beast tide will break out."

   Hearing that he was going to take the initiative, Sima Yong immediately frowned and objected.

   Compared with the Xiuxian sect, every member of the Xiuxian family with spiritual roots is precious.

   Even the five spiritual roots can be used to "seed". After all, if one parent has spiritual roots, the probability of offspring having spiritual roots can be greatly improved.

   Sending out to hunt monsters, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, there is a high probability of heavy losses.

   If one dies, there will be one less.

   "It is indeed inappropriate for me to directly send disciples or clansmen to hunt and kill monsters."

   "If there are too many casualties, I am afraid that when the beast swarm breaks out, the defensive power will be empty."

   "How about using loose repair?"

   Liu Yu's heart moved, and she said her own thoughts.

   Loose cultivators are extremely lacking in resources to cultivate immortals, so most of them set foot on the immortal path and are chasing interests.

   At this time, I didn’t dare to go into the mountains to hunt monsters, but it was because there were too many risks of monster riots, and the risks were not proportional to the gains, so I was discouraged.

   But if Jin Ge City gives up some of the benefits, so that the loose cultivators who can really hunt down monsters can harvest more each time, which will definitely arouse the enthusiasm of the loose cultivators.

   You don’t need to give up too much, just subsidize a few more spirit stones for every monster hunted, which will be enough to motivate the loose cultivator.

   "You can scatter cultivators to seek auspiciousness and avoid harm. When you hear the news that the beast tide is about to break out, it's too late to stay away from the "Jinge Branch".

   "Could it be, what does fellow Daoist Qingyang mean?"

  Sima Yong seemed to have thought of something as he spoke.

  Before the three major sects settled in Jinge City, the city was run by the Sima family, so he often got in touch with loose cultivators and knew them best.

   Therefore, Liu Yu mentioned it a little, and Sima Yong caught something.

"good."

   Liu Yu nodded, then continued:

   "These loose cultivators, since they can leave the Jin Ge branch because of danger, can naturally come back here because of profit."

   "We just need to try to improve the harvest of hunting monsters in Jinge City, and don't worry about those loose cultivators who can't come."

   "For example, waiving the cost of entering the city, providing information on monsters, ensuring safety outside the mountains, and subsidizing some spirit stones for every monster hunted."

   "There is no need to subsidize too much, depending on the rank of the monster, a few yuan to a dozen yuan is enough."

   "With such favorable conditions, there are bound to be many loose cultivators who will be moved."

   In an instant, he organized the language, and said it immediately.

"This"

   Sima Yong and Cang Yun looked at each other, slightly moved.

   This is indeed a good method. It only takes a small amount of spiritual stones to make the loose cultivator work hard. After hearing this, the two of them were a little moved.

   Although the three major sects are powerful and have many disciples, there are also many places to guard, and it is impossible to send too many monks to Jinge City.

   The three major sects add up to more than 1,500 cultivators. Even if you add the Sima family's staff, there are only more than 2,000.

   If the cultivator went out of the city to hunt monsters, even if he suffered a one-to-ten battle loss, it would be completely useless.

   Thinking like this, it is indeed a good idea to spend a small amount of spirit stones to let loose cultivators use their lives.

   When the big beast tide broke out, all the five major sects of Chu State were willing to use their heritage. After all, they are so economical at ordinary times, don’t they just want to use them at critical moments?

   Adjacent to the Hengduan Mountains, the five sects have a strong sense of crisis.

  Occupying the territory of Nuoda, the benefits to the disciples are not generous, part of it is to enter the pockets of high-level officials, and part of it is indeed to deal with the beast tide that occurs once every thousand years.

   So now, it is indeed time to use the inventory, and the major sects have already made preparations.

   "This old man completely agrees with fellow Daoist Qingyang."

   Unexpectedly, Sima Yong was the first to express his support.

  Although the foundation of the Jindan family is far from being comparable to the three major sects, tightening the belt and taking out 100,000 spirit stones is not a problem.

   It's better than the beginning, with a large number of casualties among bloodline clansmen, right?

   The beast tide is not one or two waves. If you are unlucky, it is normal for it to last for dozens or hundreds of years. You must think about the long term!

If the    spirit stone is gone, it can be searched again, but the clan members suffered heavy casualties, and it is not so easy to recover their vitality.

   This point, Sima Yong sees it very openly.

   "Daoist Qingyang's plan is very good, and Pindao also agrees with this plan."

   Taoist Cangyun nodded lightly.

   In such a short time, he came up with a good solution, which made him admire Liu Yu with admiration.

   "It seems that although this Qingyang is a new Jindan, he is also a thoughtful person, not an easy one."

   Looking at Liu Yu who was talking eloquently, Daoist Cangyun flashed this thought, and felt that the initiative in the four-person world had a feeling of being out of control.

   But after all, this is a hasty solution, and there are still various loopholes.

   Not surprisingly, Zhuo Mengzhen immediately expressed his inappropriateness, and from all aspects, he only made various loopholes in the strategy.

   But the criticism is the criticism, after the four discussed it, Liu Yu's proposal was passed.

   After all, apart from this method, few people can't think of a better method due to conditions.

At the end of the    meeting, the four re-divided the defense area.

  The Qingxu faction was in charge of the east city, Hehuanmen was in charge of the west city, Yuanyangzong was in charge of the south city, and the Sima family was in charge of the north city.

  Quartet forces, each side is responsible for a city wall.

   In addition, each faction also controls a "satellite city" closer to the "Jinge Branch", that is, a hundred miles away from the East City.

  Each satellite city is comparable in scale to a small gathering place for cultivators, and is guarded by a formation.

The main purpose of    is to monitor the situation in the Hengduan Mountains and the movement of monsters.

   Yuan Yangzong is responsible for the No. 3 satellite city.

  The four satellite cities are fifty miles away from the "Jinge Branch". Each city has fifteen foundation-building monks and hundreds of Qi-refining monks. It is difficult for ordinary first- and second-order monsters to cross the four satellite cities.

   But once there is a demon beast in the demon stage, it will be destroyed.

   Therefore, the guards of this city are all affiliated monks of the four major forces of Jin Ge City. The monks of the four major forces are the least, and they generally play a commanding role as team leaders.

   However, the satellite cities are dozens of miles away from each other, and it is difficult to destroy them at the same time.

   Even if you cannot defend, it is not difficult to issue a warning message.

   And Jinge City is a full 150 miles away from the Jinge branch, and it is also 100 miles away from the satellite city.

   Even if the beast swarm suddenly broke out, there would be enough time to react. With such an arrangement, it would basically not be caught off guard.

   "Since that's the case, then according to the arrangement we just negotiated, Pindao still has important things to do, so let's go first."

   After the negotiation was completed, Daoist Cangyun received a sound transmission, and hurriedly said a word and walked out of the council hall.

   Zhuo Mengzhen didn't say a word, gave Liu Yu a cold look, and left the meeting room shortly after.

   "It seems that this woman is still haunted by what happened back then."

   Thinking like this, Liu Yu had a headache.

   He is not afraid of this woman, but he is afraid that when the beast swarm breaks out, this woman will do some irrational things because of her previous grievances.

   For example, deliberately holding back, deliberately opening the formation, letting monsters enter the city, etc.

   Hatred makes people lose their minds, and can even last for hundreds of years. Liu Yu never underestimated hatred, especially the hatred of female nuns.

   "Hopefully it doesn't get to that point."

   Looking at Zhuo Mengzhen's disappearing back, a cold look flashed in Liu Yu's eyes.

   That is, the current situation is special, it is not good for him to take action in this sensitive period, otherwise it will weaken the strength of the defense.

   In normal times, you will never keep a hidden danger of hating yourself, and you must find ways to eliminate the hidden danger!

   "It's an eventful time."

  “Alas~”

   Sima Yong sighed heavily, his face a little heavy, but he didn't leave immediately.

"Oh?"

   Liu Yu looked as usual and looked over with interest.

   "I've made so many preparations and thought of many strategies, but when the beast tide comes, will it really work?"

   "Fellow Daoist Qingyang, what do you think?"

   Worrying about the future of the family, Sima Yong's chubby face showed a bit of worry.

   "Tens of thousands of years ago, the State of Chu was not adjacent to the Hengduan Mountains, nor was it the boundary between Tiannan and the Hengduan Mountains."

   "And at that time, the two demons were far stronger than they are now, and they were more prepared."

   "How about the final result?"

   "The kingdoms of Liang, Jin, Beishan, etc., have not been lost one after another?"

   "Friend Sima, don't be too optimistic about the outcome of this beast tide."

   "According to Liu's opinion, it is better to prepare early."

   Liu Yu said very profoundly.

   Tens of thousands of years ago, Chu State was not the boundary between Tiannan and Hengduan Mountains, and there were more than ten countries in the north, such as Liang State and Jin State.

   But under this beast tide, that country has become the domain of monsters, and gradually evolved into the current pattern of Tiannan Xiu Xianjie.

   It can be seen from this that a somewhat desperate fact

   Therefore, no matter how well prepared, it is wrong to be too optimistic.

   After becoming Elder Jindan, he could already read most of the classics of the sect. When Liu Yu discovered the truth, he was speechless for a long time.

   Don't look at his eloquent talk before, and he seems to be confident, but in fact, he is not habitually active, and he doesn't like being too passive.

How can the power of    low-level scattered cultivators effectively weaken the number of monsters?

   Even if you count all the scattered cultivators, compared to the endless beasts in the Hengduan Mountains, it is just a drop in the ocean.

   It can’t be said that the scattered cultivation has no effect, it can only be said that the effect is really poor, it is better than doing nothing and passively waiting for the arrival of the beast tide.

   This point, the four people are well aware of it, but they are tacitly aware of it.

   If you don't do something, I'm afraid that the morale of Jin Ge City will be weakened by most of the time before the beast tide arrives.

   "Qingyang Taoist friend is right, you really have to prepare early."

   "The Sima family is waiting for you. Daoists are welcome to come and give advice."

   "The old man still has something important to do, farewell!"

  Sima Yong bowed his hands, stepped over the threshold and rose into the sky.

  Flying is not allowed in the immortal city, and violators will be severely punished, but the real person of Jindan is naturally above the rules.

   shook his head, Liu Yu withdrew his gaze, and walked outside the city lord's mansion.

   He has no strange idea of ​​"people are in the tower" at all. If the situation is not right, he will immediately return to Qingzhou, or even return to Yuan country.

   Do your best.

   As just said, even with adequate preparations, Liu Yu is still not optimistic that Jin Ge Xiancheng can stick to it.

  The Hengduan Mountains are beyond imagination!

   But if he can't hold on, if Liu Yu decides to retreat to Qingzhou, the sect will have nothing to say.

   He is already an elder of Jindan and can make some decisions on his own. Except for the ancestors of Tianfeng, who in the sect can definitely handle him?

  …

   "I have seen Master Liu."

   Seeing Liu Yu's figure, Yan Kai led more than a dozen Yuanyang sect foundation-building cultivators to salute from a distance.

  This son has reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment. He is considered one of the best among the monks stationed in Jinge City by Yuanyang Sect, and he has a good reputation.

"Um."

   Liu Yu responded lightly, passed over a dozen disciples of foundation establishment, and walked straight to Nancheng.

   He intends to first inspect the area in charge of the sect, and then listen to the opinions of Yan Kai and others before making more detailed arrangements.

   "Master Qingyang"

   "Elder Qingyang"

   "Senior Qingyang"

  The monks stationed in Nancheng included many disciples of Yuanyang Sect, as well as some monks from Qingzhou.

The news of    Qingyang's arrival has long since spread among the monks guarding the city.

   Seeing Yan Kai and other Foundation Establishment deacons from a distance, surrounded by an imposing senior, everyone naturally understood that it was Qingyang Zhenren, so they saluted loudly from a distance.

   With Elder Jindan coming, even if you talk to other sect disciples, you will be more confident.

   In the face of these monks, Liu Yu was not too indifferent, and occasionally nodded, making some qi refining cultivators excited.

   Strolling in the city tower, Yan Kai and other base building monks followed step by step, explaining some of the situation in Nancheng.

   inspected Nancheng, and overall, he was quite satisfied.

   "It seems that although Jin Ge City was expanded in a hurry, it is not a bean curd project."

   tried to open the defense formation several times. After Liu Yu tried the strength of the formation, he nodded secretly in his heart.

   is also right, no monk dares to cut corners in such a life-threatening event.

   Otherwise, the pursuit of the three major sects is enough to make any cultivator have no place in the Seven Nations League.

   "Reporting to Uncle Qi, there are currently 35 people in the foundation building period and 500 people in the Qi refining period."

   "In addition, the local cultivators in the Jinge City area have also been recruited to defend the city."

   "At a critical juncture, Qi refining and foundation-building cultivators can still increase by about 30% and 20% respectively."

   "Please give instructions!"

   Yan Kaihui reported.

   PS: Calvinka is amazing, I will start with 7,000 today, and try 10,000 tomorrow.

  

  

   (end of this chapter)