"Huntian Pill!"
After hearing that the Huntian Pill was given as a reward, Su He's expression remained as usual, but he was already excited inside, but he didn't show anything unusual.
He has already reached the sixth level of foundation building. He is still far away from the seventh level of foundation building, and there is no sign of a breakthrough.
In the past ten years, he has often visited the Luoyun Mountains and had some opportunities. Even so, he has only broken through two realms in more than ten years.
And elixirs like the Huntian Pill, which can directly break through a realm, are extremely expensive, which is rare in the world of immortal cultivation. It can be said that there is a price but no market.
Because of this, every foundation-building monk cannot resist the opportunity to make a breakthrough in his cultivation. It is difficult for him to improve his own cultivation. If he has a Huntian Pill, he will most likely directly enter the seventh level of foundation-building and become a late-stage foundation-building monk.
Although there is only one level of separation, in the entire Luoyun Mountains, there are very few monks in the late stage of foundation building. They are only found in a few major foundation building families, and they are unique among the known casual cultivators.
Under such circumstances, this Huntian Pill was extremely important to him.
Thinking of this, he already had a plan, but he didn't show it.
At this time, Lin Shilu was still persuading, promising to give Huntian Pill as a reward for the monster attack, and promised that the Lin family would abide by the agreement.
Seeing Lin Shilu's sincere words, Su He pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Since Fellow Daoist Lin has spoken, as a native of Luoyunshan, it is also the right thing for me to do my best for my hometown!"
"But the ugly words are ahead. My strength is limited. If the tide of monsters is too huge and even the city cannot resist it, and I am unable to save it, I can only look out for myself!"
"Haha... Fellow Daoist Su is indeed a kind-hearted person. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Su, everyone is doing their best in this matter. When nothing can be done, you only need to look after yourself. It's best if you can help, but if you can't, it doesn't matter!"
Hearing Lin Shilu's words, Su He nodded. The Lin family's reputation was pretty good, and it made sense for him to do his best for his hometown out of his own heart.
Furthermore, since he is alone and has nothing to worry about, he can leave the market at any time when the situation is bad. Even if he is alone, it is not that difficult to survive.
In this way, he discussed this matter with Lin Shilu in advance to avoid anything unpleasant happening.
Lin Shilu nodded, and then the two discussed some details and finalized the arrangements for Su He to stay in Luoyunfang City.
With Su He joining the team, with his sixth-level foundation-building cultivation, and Lin Shilu and other foundation-building monks stationed in the city, the lineup is already quite good.
The mission went smoothly, and Lin Tianming and the two were in a good mood. After chatting with Su He for a few words, the two said goodbye to Su He and continued to the small courtyard of the cave where the next casual cultivator of the foundation building period was located.
After a while, the two came to a cave and met Li Hongliang, a visiting casual cultivator in the foundation building period.
Li Hongliang is also a local monk in Luoyun Mountain. He has been in the foundation building period for more than thirty years. He is on the second level of foundation building. He hangs around Luoyunfang City all year round and has met Lin Shilu several times.
Li Hongliang was very excited when he saw the two people coming to visit. After all, everyone in Luoyun Mountain knew about the strength of the Lin family, and the fact that the two men far exceeded his cultivation level made him even more flattered.
After chatting for a few words, Li Hongliang was very clear about the two's intentions.
Lin Shilu was easily recruited into the Lin family's camp with the promise of huge profits and a sincere attitude.
Then the two of them said goodbye and left, continuing to visit Liu Zhirong, the last casual cultivator in the foundation building period.
Liu Zhirong's origin is unknown. It is said that he is from Huangyang Kingdom. Because he offended a powerful local foundation-building family, he had no choice but to leave the world of immortal cultivation in Huangyang Kingdom. After many twists and turns, he finally came to Luoyunfang City to settle down.
And he is in his early 100s, with a third-level foundation cultivation. His strength is not yet known, but being able to gain a foothold in the Luoyun Mountains is obviously not a bad thing.
When he saw Lin Shilu coming to visit, he acted very calmly, and he was also very clear about their intentions.
However, seeing the strong strength of the Lin family, he had almost no intention of refusing and easily agreed to stay in Fang City and advance and retreat together with the Lin family.
Lin Shilu and Lin Shilu were a little surprised by such straightforwardness. They had not had much dealings with each other, so they thought it would take some effort, but this was good, and it saved them a lot of trouble.
After successfully recruiting three foundation-building monks, the safety of Fangshi was more guaranteed. Lin Shilu and the two were in a good mood. After bidding farewell to Liu Zhirong, they returned to the lobby of Fangshi.
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Half a day later, in a secret room.
Lin Xingcheng, Lin Shilu and Lin Tianming sat opposite each other, each drinking spiritual tea and chatting.
"Xingcheng, how is the recruitment of Qi Refining Stage monks to form a demon hunting brigade?"
Facing Lin Shilu's inquiry, Lin Xingcheng looked solemn, then took out a thick book from his storage bag, flipped through a page, and began to report.
"Uncle Fifteen... After one day, a total of 880 people were recruited, including 372 monks who were above the sixth level of Qi Refining, and five monks who were from the fourth to the fifth level of Qi Refining. More than a hundred and ten people.”
"The number of people in Fangshi is limited. This number may not increase much. The other monks below the fourth level of Qi Refining will not play much role in the safety of Fangshi!"
Hearing this, Lin Shilu nodded. The number of monks in Luoyunfang City was indeed limited. Even a few years ago, the entire city had only a few thousand people, of which more than half were monks below the fifth level of Qi Refining.
As for the Lin family's initial series of actions, a small number of monks had already noticed the abnormality, and some monks had already left at the first opportunity. After a few years, there are not many monks in Fang City, and it is expected that this number can be recruited.
Thinking of this, he immediately said with a smile: "Xingcheng, you have tried your best. You can't force this matter. With this quantity, we have achieved the predetermined goal, so we don't have to worry about this matter!"
"Yes...there is no point in recruiting those low-level monks. Under the huge beast tide, it is difficult for them to resist, and there is no need to sacrifice them..."
Lin Tianming and the two said a few words casually. At present, there are nearly ten foundation-building monks guarding Luoyunfang City. Together with nearly a thousand Qi-refining monks and defensive formation guards, their overall strength is no better than that of the Lin family. Much inferior.
The matter came to an end, and after the two chatted for a few words, Lin Shilu asked Lin Tianming about his next plan.
Lin Tianming smiled and said: "Have a rest today and return to Jinjiao Mountain tomorrow to join my father. There are fewer people there and their defense is limited. I can't leave for too long."
"Hmm...then you should be careful. The defense at Jinjiao Mountain is indeed a bit weak, but there are advantages to small targets. If you are lucky, maybe there will be no monsters to attack!" Lin Shilu comforted.
Lin Tianming nodded, and after chatting for a while, they each returned to the secret room.
Early the next morning, Lin Tianming quietly left Luoyunfang City and appeared on a hill outside Fang City.
After looking at the huge city looming in the distance, he immediately turned around and left, flying towards the direction of Golden Horn Mountain.
The purple golden eagle flew into the clouds, and the strong wind roared past him. He carefully observed every move around him.
All the way north, despite being cleared by the clansmen, there are still monsters that appear from time to time. They are either in twos and threes, or in small groups of more than ten. Fortunately, not many late first-order and second-order monsters have been found.
Seeing this situation, Lin Tianming frowned. He knew that the monster's solution was close at hand.
Thinking of this, the purple golden eagle's speed increased significantly, turning into an afterimage and shooting towards the north.
In just one day, he successfully arrived at Golden Horn Mountain.
Looking at the familiar mountain gate, everything was as usual, with no trace of the monster coming, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Entering the mountain gate, Lin Xingrong and Lin Tianfeng gathered over him immediately after learning that he had returned safely.
The three of them were sitting in the small courtyard of the cave and chatting. A few of them exchanged information on the recent situation. Everything was fine. They just had to wait and see further news about the beast tide.
When they learned that the family had recruited monks to stay in Luoyunfang City, Lin Xingrong and the other two were very satisfied and fully approved of this method.
At present, the clan is the most powerful, Luoyunfang City is equally powerful, and Jinjiao Mountain is relatively weak.
Looking at the two frowning people, Lin Tianming secretly thought about countermeasures.
The strength of the three of them, including the Purple Golden Eagle, is only four in the foundation-building stage. Their overall strength is not too high. If they encounter a large group of monsters, even if they are protected by the Jin family's former defensive formations, Still very dangerous.
But as for Jinjiao Mountain, he was helpless.
The members of the family still lack time to grow up. Most of them are in the early stages of foundation building. Many of them only broke through a few years ago. This is also the strength that the family needs to hide, and they really dare not show it easily.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Lin Xingrong smiled and comforted him.
"You don't have to be so pessimistic. The topography of Jinjiao Mountain is special. It forms a triangular force with the clan land and Luoyun Mountain. If there is any danger, I believe that the family will be aware of it and will come to support!"
"Yes... the purple golden eagle flies at full strength, and it only takes one day. This distance is not that far, so we don't have to worry so much!"
Lin Tianming agreed, and the faces of several people gradually looked better.
Lin Xingrong nodded and started talking about guarding. After discussion among the three, it was decided that one person would be responsible for patrolling and guarding on the tenth day, while the other two would practice.
Naturally, the two of them had no objections. The three of them hit it off immediately, and then Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianming said goodbye and left.
Before leaving, Lin Tianming took out the talisman drawn by his sister, handed most of it to his father, and then returned to a secret room to practice.
Time flies and half a month passes.
Wei State, Yunyang Mountains.
The Yunyang Mountains are located on the northern edge of the Wei Kingdom, with an area similar to the Luoyun Mountains. They border the Xi Kingdom Cultivation World in Qingzhou and are also barren lands.
On this day, in a corner of the Yunyang Mountains, for unknown reasons, a large number of monsters suddenly emerged from the depths of the mountains in groups and launched an attack towards the hinterland of the Wei Kingdom.
The Song Family Mountain Gate is a corner of the Yunyang Mountains and a place rich in aura.
As one of the four foundation-building families in the Yunyang Mountains, the Song family has been in existence for more than five hundred years and can be considered an established family force.
In the early morning of this morning, outside the Song family's clan, a large number of monsters gathered here. There were three late second-order monsters alone, more than ten second-order and early-stage monsters combined, and other first-order monsters. There are more than a thousand beasts.
Such a powerful group of monsters attacked the Song family's clan-protecting formation without any scruples.
After a sudden tremor, a large number of Song family monks turned pale at the gate of the clan.
Among the crowd, a white-haired old man looked at the huge group of monster beasts outside the formation with an extremely solemn expression.
This person is none other than Song Zhiying, one of the three foundation-building monks of the Song family. She has a fifth-level foundation-building level and has been the head of the Song family for nearly a hundred years.
Looking at the panicked tribesmen, he pretended to be calm and spoke in a loud voice.
"My fellow clansmen, the family's clan-protecting formation is at the second-level mid-level. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be able to withstand it for a while."
"As long as we hold on for a few months, when Wanjianmen learns that the monster attack has broken out, they will definitely send out their elite disciples to destroy the monster!"
After hearing this, the clan members calmed down a little, but most of them were still worried and seemed not optimistic about the Song family's prospects.
It is normal for them to think this way. Although the defense of the clan protection formation is strong, these monster beasts are not easy to deal with. The destructive power of the late second-order monster beasts is simply unimaginable.
In addition, this monster group also has a large number of second-level early and middle-level monsters. If you want to spend some time to break through the Song family's clan-protecting formation, you can definitely do it.
Under such circumstances, the Song family's crisis has come, and taking the initiative will only lead to death. They can only wait for help and pray that Wanjianmen can send elite disciples to help.
Just when everyone was lost in thought, a loud voice came, making the Song family members breathe a sigh of relief.
A middle-aged man who looked like a Confucian scholar appeared above everyone. This man was none other than Song Zhiwen, the highest-cultivated member of the Song family. He had a ninth-level cultivation level. He had been in seclusion and would only show up in times of crisis.
Seeing the visitor, Song Zhiying's expression returned to calm. He immediately turned around and said to the tribesmen in front of him:
"All tribesmen should come out of seclusion and prepare for battle as soon as possible. All resources in the family's inventory should be distributed to the tribesmen. Once the clan defense formation is breached, be ready to break out!
Song Zhiying issued several orders in succession, and bursts of replies came from the crowd.
After a while, after arranging the affairs, the clan members then left, leaving Song Zhiying and Song Zhiwen behind.
Seeing her clan members leaving, Song Zhiying frowned and couldn't help but sigh.
"Eighteenth brother, I'm afraid the Song family will suffer heavy losses this time!"
Hearing this, Song Zhiwen also had a dark expression on his face. The moment the clan protection formation was attacked by monsters, he already knew the overall strength of this group of monsters.
