Chapter 189 Cannon Fodder
Chapter 189 Cannon Fodder
Just as Gao He expected, the danger in Chenxiantang suddenly increased last night.
There are almost no wandering souls in the distant sea, but the number of night wandering gods begins to increase.
In just one short night, nearly 50% of the cultivators in the early stage of foundation building were killed.
Even two cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building died.
Some of these foundation-building cultivators are from the Tong family, while others have nothing to do with the Tong family and come only for the places in the Shuiyun Sect’s outer disciples.
But no matter whether they are members of the Tong family or not, these foundation-building cultivators are a powerful force in resisting the wandering souls of the sea and the night-wandering gods. The loss of each one is enough to make the Tong family heartbroken.
Tian Lin was also a little distressed. As a corpse retriever, he felt that he had lost dozens of high-quality spirit stones in just a few hours in the early morning.
But time cannot be reversed, and even if time could be reversed, he might not be willing to take risks in the open sea.
Still in the tea shop, Gao He and his wife looked a little ugly.
At this time, there were more than just Gao He and his wife sitting in the teahouse.
It can be said that all the Tong family worshippers who stayed in Pingyang City came, including Master Long Dan who never went out all day.
Master Long Dan sat next to Tian Lin in a daze, not paying any attention to what the great elder said.
Tian Lin's gaze swept towards the three people who were sitting at the table drinking tea on the right side behind the Great Elder. These three people were extremely young, but all of them had the cultivation base of the middle stage of foundation building.
In addition to Tong Shisan, there was also a handsome scholar whom Tian Lin had never seen before.
Next to the handsome scholar sat the barefoot woman whom Tian Lin had seen last night.
At this time, the barefoot woman was still not wearing shoes, and her crystal clear toes stepped on the dirty ground without any scruples.
She was facing sideways towards the crowd, and could actually feel many people below stealing glances at her.
But she didn't care and just drank her tea.
"So, this is not just my business, nor is it just the Tong family's business. It's the business of the entire Pingyang City, and even Cangzhou and Zhongzhou."
The Great Elder had finished his words at this time, and then turned around and bowed to the Jade-faced Scholar and said, "Mr. Tan is from the Shuiyun Sect, would you like to say a few words?"
The jade-faced scholar smiled, waved his fan, and then looked at Tong Shisan: "Chenxiantang is managed by the Tong family, and the Tong family is the relatives of the Tong brothers, so I will not interfere in their affairs."
Tong Shisan turned his gaze towards the barefoot woman: "Fairy Mei?"
The barefoot woman didn't wait for Tong Shisan to finish speaking, she put the tea on the table and sneered:
"What's there to say? We called them here to serve as our vanguard."
She said this bluntly, and the foundation-building monks sitting at several tables below couldn't help but say to the elder: "Elder, you are asking us to die!"
The Great Elder had not expected that Fairy Mei would speak so bluntly, and Tong Shisan had never expected it either.
Tong Shisan regretted letting Mei Xiangu speak at this time.
Seeing that the tea shop was about to lose control, he immediately stood up and stood in front of the great elder:
"Everyone, if you say you want to die, then the Tong family will not hide behind you if we start from here!"
He glanced at everyone, frowned slightly and said sincerely:
"I, Tong Shisan, also promise that every time I go out to sea to kill evil spirits, I will be at the front of you. If you want to die, how about I start by myself?"
His words moved some cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building, but those in the early stage of foundation building did not buy it. Some of them could not help but stand up and clasped their hands before saying:
"Master Thirteen, you are not afraid of death, and everyone admires you. But we are from Huahualang, with low cultivation and weak strength. We are all single spiritual roots without the five elements foundation -
It's fine if you ask us to cultivate spiritual plants and refine elixirs, but I'm afraid it's too difficult for us to kill evil spirits in Shanghai."
Tong Shisan was not angry after being refuted. He bowed and returned the greeting to the man, saying, "I know this will make everyone feel embarrassed -
But have you ever thought about this? If we don't go now, how many days can Pingyang City survive the invasion of these evil spirits?
We, the foundation-building monks, can flee north, but what about the people in the city?"
He said: "Even if we flee to Tianbei County, won't the evil spirits follow us to Tianbei County? If we flee here and there, the evil spirits will only increase in number until they can no longer be contained.
By then, in this vast world, will there still be a place for you and me?"
The jade-faced scholar over there watched Tong Shisan's performance with a faint smile on his face.
Fairy Mei also had a smile on her face, but her smile was full of sarcasm.
She stood up and said to Tong Shisan, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just tell them that from today on, anyone who dares not go to Chenxiantang to kill the evil spirits, and anyone who dares to escape, will be killed without mercy."
Those who were shaken by Tong Shisan's previous words, how could they sit still after hearing what Mei Xiangu said?
Someone stood up and looked at Mei Xiangu and said:
"If you, disciples of the immortal sect, really care about the safety of Pingyang City, you should send Yuanying cultivators here. If Yuanying cultivators are willing to come, how much harm can the evil spirits on Chenxian Pond do?
So you—"
As soon as he uttered the word "we", a plum blossom pattern appeared out of thin air on his forehead.
Everyone was stunned, and after the Foundation Establishment Monk fell to the ground, they realized that he was dead.
"The disciples of the Immortal Sect are too presumptuous!"
At this time, Master Long Dan stood up and said, "I don't care, I want to go back to make pills!"
He wanted to leave, how could that Fairy Mei let him go?
Those sharp-eyed cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building only saw a plum blossom flying out from the brow of Mei Xiangu, and falling quickly to the back of Long Danshi at a speed that cultivators in the early stage of foundation building could not see. Everyone had already witnessed the power of this small plum blossom.
Everyone thought that Master Long Dan had no chance of surviving, but it seemed as if Master Long Dan had eyes on his back.
No one noticed any unusual movement by Master Long Dan as he walked out of the tea shop. The flying sword on his back, which was originally used as a "decoration", suddenly flew out of its sheath and flew towards the petals released by Fairy Mei.
The petals hit the flying sword, and it shattered into pieces.
Tian Lin, who was sitting on the stool, remained seated, but the stool under his butt suddenly exploded.
Master Long Dan, whose flying sword was destroyed, vomited blood after taking just two steps.
He turned his head and looked at Mei Xiangu with some fear.
Then Master Long Dan raised his hand, pointed at Mei Xiangu and wanted to scold her. But he didn't know whether it was because he was angry or timid, his fingers trembled for a long time, but he just raised his hand high but couldn't curse a word.
Fairy Mei ignored Master Long Dan and, like the Jade-faced Scholar and Tong Shisan, looked at Tian Lin who had stood up.
Those who were in the early stage of foundation building and a few in the middle stage of foundation building did not know, but the Great Elder and the others knew that it was Tian Lin who had taken action just now.
"Aren't you in the early stage of foundation building?"
Fairy Mei swore last night that Tian Lin was in the initial stage of foundation building, but now she couldn't help but say this.
But she soon became convinced of her own judgment: "You must be in the early stage of foundation building."
Tian Lin did not explain his cultivation level, but instead bowed and said to Mei Xiangu: "That Taoist friend Long is my neighbor and friend, please let her go, Xiangu."
Mei Xiangu sneered. At this time, Tong Shisan also stood in front of Mei Xiangu: "Don't worry, Xiangu, I will definitely take care of things here, but please don't take action again!"
Upon seeing this, Mei Xiangu glanced at everyone present.
None of those who were in the middle and early stages of foundation building dared to look at her anymore, and they all turned their heads away subconsciously.
Mei Xiangu then retracted her gaze, strode out of the teahouse, and said to Tong Shisan, "Well, I should just ignore this mess like Jian Jue.
But let me make it clear to you, I want to see them all appear on Chenxian Pond tonight, not one less!"
Not until Fairy Mei walked away did everyone come to their senses from their fear.
But at this point, few people stood up to refute Tong Shisan.
Tong Shisan bowed to everyone again and said:
"Everyone, killing evil spirits is not without benefits. In addition to being able to enter the Shuiyun Sect as an outer disciple, you can also rely on the Soul Gathering Pearl to obtain rewards from the Shuiyun Sect and my Tong family."
When they heard the word "reward", the people below who originally had ugly faces all showed some interest.
"Magic power, magic, elixir, or magic weapon?"
Tong Shisan said: "As long as you want these things, you have the opportunity to obtain them.
And we are not the only ones going to Chenxiantang to kill the evil spirits. In the future, there will be disciples from various sects coming over to help us kill the evil spirits!"
Now that things have come to this, who would dare to raise any objections?
Seeing that no one was saying anything against it, the great elder stood up and said, "From now on, you will be divided into three groups, and all of them will obey the orders of the Thirteenth Young Master, Mei Xiangu, and Mr. Tan.
Each family also brought their swords and from now on, they tried their best to drive out the evil spirits in Shenxiantang!"
The Great Elder also knew that it would be redundant to say any more inspiring words, so he waved his hand and asked everyone to go home and prepare for going out to sea in the evening.
At this time, Master Long Dan came over and said to Tian Lin, "Thank you for your help, but even if you didn't help me, I wouldn't be afraid of her!"
Tian Lin felt that Master Long Dan had wasted his brain by staying at home to make pills.
He saved Master Long Dan not only because he had stolen Master Long Dan's Buddha and Demon Freedom Art to repay a favor, but also because only Master Long Dan could refine the Buddha and Demon Pill.
To others, Master Long Dan’s formula for the Buddha and Demon Pill is defective and fake, but to Tian Lin, Master Long Dan’s formula is the only real one in the world.
For the sake of the recipe, Tian Lin was reluctant to let Master Long Dan die.
"You and I live next door to each other, so what's the point of saying thank you or not? If I need help from my neighbor in the future, will he refuse to help me?"
Tian Lin finished speaking with a smile, and Rong Gongfeng and Gao He and his wife also came over.
Gao He smiled and said, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. What you said is right, my second brother."
His words finally gave Master Long Dan an outlet to vent his anger, and he shouted, "After all, you and I are separated by a courtyard, so only Fellow Daoist Tian could save me just now.
Now that it's over, why are you coming out to make excuses?"
Gao He's face changed and he looked extremely embarrassed.
Rong Gongsheng, who was originally smiling and about to say a few polite words, shut up tactfully after seeing Gao He's "miserable condition".
(End of this chapter)