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nDemon Beasts Attacking the City

nHe heard the shrill and urgent sound of the alarm in his ear.

nChen Daoxuan unconsciously raised his head and said, “Senior, this is…”

n“It’s the alarm for demon beasts attacking the Guang’an Prefecture!”

nThe black-robed old man, who had been sitting cross-legged, stood up and replied in a deep voice.

n“Demon beasts attacking the city?”

nUpon hearing this, Chen Daoxuan’s expression suddenly turned ugly.

nIt was obvious that his words had brought up some unpleasant memories deep in his heart.

nBack then, Changping County of Shuanghu Island had been attacked by demon beasts. In this life, his parents had lost their lives to the demon beasts. If he had not been lucky enough to have been saved by his thirteenth uncle, Chen Xianhe, his soul would have long since returned to the netherworld.

nTherefore, when Chen Daoxuan heard that the Guang’an Prefecture was being attacked by demon beasts, his first reaction was not that of fear, but rather deep-seated hatred.

nSeeing Chen Daoxuan’s expression, the old man seemed to misunderstand that he was afraid. He comforted him, “Don’t worry. Guang’an Prefecture is attacked by demon beasts fairly often. You’ll be fine once you get used to it.”

nWhen he heard this, Chen Daoxuan was rather surprised. “Senior, why is it this way? Isn’t Guang’an Prefecture the Zhou clan’s territory? Given the Zhou clan’s strength, why would they be attacked by demon beasts?”

nHearing this, the old man pointed at the water spirit pearl in Chen Daoxuan’s hand. “Young friend, have you ever heard of merfolk?”

nHearing this, Chen Daoxuan recalled the description of the merfolk that he had read in his clan’s ancient books.

n“There are merfolk in the South Sea. They live in the deep sea, and their voices confuse people’s minds. They are good at nurturing spiritual shells and controlling sea beasts.”

nHowever, he had always treated the records in the ancient books as legends. He had not expected that there really were merfolk in this world.

nChen Daoxuan replied, “I’ve seen it in the ancient books. However, what does this have to do with the demon beasts attacking Guang’an Prefecture? Could it be related to this water spirit pearl?”

nSeeing the black-robed elder point at the water spirit pearl in his hand, Chen Daoxuan had a vague speculation in his heart.

n“You’re right.”

nThe black-robed elder nodded. “It’s indeed because of this spirit pearl. Spirit Shell Island is the largest spirit shell farm of the Zhou clan of Guang’an Prefecture. However, in order to breed spirit shells, you have to capture female merfolks.”

n“Every year, the Zhou clan’s fishing fleet will capture mermaids in the nearby waters. It seems that, this year, the Zhou clan has poked a hornet’s nest by going after another merfolk tribe.”

nAt this point, the black-robed elder’s tone faintly revealed a hint of schadenfreude.

nItinerant cultivators had always been hostile toward the large immortal cultivation clans. It was not that they were not used to it, but rather that the large cultivation clans hoarded much of the region’s cultivation resources, and there were long-standing conflicts between the two sides.

nWere it not for the fact that the Qianyuan Sword sect had chosen to attack the Cloud Nation back then, and distracted everyone from these conflicts, the Myriad Sea of Stars might have been thrown into chaos by now.

nChen Daoxuan could not be bothered about his gloating. He immediately remembered that the Canglong was still docked at the port of Guang’an Prefecture.

nSince these demon beasts were from the sea, would not their clan’s cargo ship be the first to suffer?

nWith this thought in mind, Chen Daoxuan took his leave and said, “Senior, this junior will take his leave first. This junior’s ship is still docked at the port! Thank you for helping me out just now.”

nHearing Chen Daoxuan mention ‘cargo ship’, the black-robed elder immediately slapped his thigh and said, “Oh no, this old man’s ship is also docked there!”

nThere was a reason for his anxiousness. The black-robed elder’s ship was of a much higher grade than the Chen clan of Shuanghu Island’s cargo ship.

nIt was a spirit ship that he had spent a lot of money to purchase from the Yang clan. It had cost him more than 800 spirit stones. How could he not be anxious?

nConsumed by his anxiousness, the black-robed elder did not pay Chen Daoxuan any mind. He immediately put the stall’s goods into his storage bag and used his wind control spell to fly toward the outer city of Guang’an Prefecture.

nHe was not the only one; the other cultivators reacted to his words and all flew into the air toward the outer city of Guang’an Prefecture.

nDue to the attack of the demon beasts, the anti-flying array of the immortal city of Guang’an Prefecture had been disabled.

nAt this moment, Chen Daoxuan witnessed the most spectacular scene he had ever seen in his life.

nHundreds of thousands of cultivators flew toward Guang’an Prefecture’s port one after another.

nIt was a scene that could be said to blot out the sky and cover the sun.

nChen Daoxuan did not have time to admire the scene. He followed behind the crowd closely and flew toward the port.

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nWhen Chen Daoxuan found the cargo ship, he discovered that his thirteenth uncle was already standing on the deck of the Canglong.

n“Thirteenth uncle!”

nChen Daoxuan descended and cupped his hands toward Chen Xianhe.

n“You’re here.”

nSeeing his nephew, Chen Xianhe nodded with a smile. Then, he looked at the black mass of demon beasts on the sea with a serious expression. He said worriedly, “It seems that the merfolk tribe that the Zhou clan provoked this time is not small.”

nChen Daoxuan looked over at the sea, but he was not too worried.

nAfter gaining an understanding of the situation in Guang’an Prefecture over the past few days, he knew how terrifying the Zhou clan was.

nAlthough there were a lot of demon beasts in front of him, if one observed carefully, they would find that they were all low-level demon beasts that did not even warrant a grade.

nNot to mention the Zhou clan of Guang’an Prefecture, even the itinerant cultivators here could easily kill them if they worked together.

nAfter all, although there were many demon beasts, there were far more itinerant cultivators.

nMoreover, the average strength of each itinerant cultivator far exceeded this group of demon beasts.

nChen Xianhe looked at Chen Daoxuan worriedly, before saying, “Seeing as it’s such a huge group of demon beasts, the Zhou clan cultivators will definitely not be able to completely block them. When the time comes, if there are any demon beasts that slip through the net, remember not to charge too far ahead. You only need to protect the clan’s cargo ship.”

nHe was not afraid that the demon beasts would hurt Chen Daoxuan. After all, most of these demon beasts were low-level demon beasts. Chen Daoxuan’s strength was more than enough to deal with them.

nHe was only afraid that Chen Daoxuan would rush into the group of demon beasts because he was young and impetuous.

nIf that happened, once his true Qi was exhausted, even a low-level demon beast could pose a threat to his life.

nAs the dark mass of cultivators continued to arrive, the two sides actually confronted each other on the narrow and long coastline of Guang’an Prefecture.

nLooking at the endless group of cultivators in front of them, Chen Xianhe and his nephew immediately felt at ease.

nAs their cargo ship was berthed closer to the port, there was a large group of cargo ships closer to the sea. At this moment, these cargo ships had formed a natural barrier that protected their ship.

nAlthough the cultivators standing in front of them were cursing in their hearts, in order to protect their own cargo ships, they could only grit their teeth and swallow their bitterness.

nOf course, the ones at the forefront were the Zhou clan cultivators.

nAfter all, Guang’an Prefecture was their territory, and protecting its peace and livelihood was their duty.

nNot to mention that this disaster was also caused by their Zhou clan in the first place.

nIn a relaxed mood, Chen Xianhe could not help but speak teasingly, “It seems like the members of the Yang clan are going to laugh their heads off this time.”

nThe Yang clan that he mentioned was the largest foundation establishment cultivation clan in the surrounding 100,000-mile sea region. In terms of status, they were only ranked below the Zhou clan of Guang’an Prefecture.

nSeeing Chen Daoxuan’s doubtful expression, Chen Xianhe explained, “The Yang clan is the largest merchant of cargo ships in the nearby sea region. Our clan’s Canglong was also purchased from the Yang clan’s shipping company.”

n“I’m afraid that many of our fellow Daoists’ cargo ships will be destroyed in this demon beast attack. How can the Yang clan not laugh in this scenario?”

nJust as he finished his sentence, a piercing screech tore through the sky.

n“Ao!!!”

nHearing this screech, Chen Daoxuan felt his heart thump, and then he felt nauseous.

nChen Daoxuan hurriedly circulated true Qi through his dantian to suppress the nauseous feeling.

nAfter that, he looked at Chen Xianhe and realized that thirteenth uncle was as pale as he was.

n“This is… a high-level merman!”

nChen Xianhe’s expression sank. “What kind of trouble did the Zhou clan get into this time…”

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