218: I'm still too kind!

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, the city erupted into an uproar.

Especially for those shrewd Loose Cultivators; if the previously promised rewards were not enough to drive them mad, the appearance of the Foundation Establishment Pill made everything else insignificant!

It went without saying how precious the Foundation Establishment Pill was. Furthermore, it was priceless and rarely available. Even if it occasionally appeared at auctions, those Loose Cultivators would not necessarily be able to compete against the large Families.

Therefore, this exchange list might actually be their closest opportunity to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Blazing Battle Intent ignited in their eyes, and the originally heavy atmosphere was swept away.

Countless Magical Artifacts lit up with spiritual light simultaneously, and whistling sounds rose one after another.

"Under heavy rewards, there will surely be brave men."

Lu Ming watched this scene with a calm expression. He understood the intention behind the Immortal City issuing such a decree at this moment all too well.

Unlike other powers, Heavenly Star Immortal City was a gathering place for Loose Cultivators.

And what were Loose Cultivators? To put it nicely, they were people who adapted to circumstances; to put it bluntly, they were fence-sitters who just scraped by.

Perhaps they usually dared not act rashly due to the might of the Golden Core, but now that the Immortal City was in the crisis of a Yao Beast tide, the city didn't ask for their help, but they shouldn't cause trouble either!

However, if they relied solely on the Cultivators trained by the Immortal City to defend, even if they survived this Yao Beast tide, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses! By then, the order of the Immortal City would be affected to a certain extent.

Therefore, the Immortal City was very clever. They knew what Loose Cultivators wanted most, so they used the Foundation Establishment Pill as bait to incite the Loose Cultivators to risk their lives.

Perhaps outsiders would think the Foundation Establishment Pill was precious, but in front of a Golden Core power, it really was nothing.

And the Immortal City only needed to pay some insignificant resources to exchange for enough stability and cohesion.

And after this matter was settled, would those Cultivators, holding large amounts of wealth, really abandon what was close at hand and run to other places to spend it?

Did they really think the business capabilities of Calamity Cultivators were that poor!

Therefore, the money earned in the Immortal City would be spent in the Immortal City; don't even think about pocketing a single cent.

It wouldn't be long before these distributed resources flowed back into their hands in various ways.

Perhaps they would even earn more!

Lu Ming couldn't help but click his tongue twice; he almost wanted to applaud the Immortal City.

And this was an overt scheme; as long as you had the desire for advancement, you wouldn't be afraid of falling for it!

The Immortal City was also not afraid of the Loose Cultivators becoming disaffected; after all, there had never been any loyalty to begin with.

And the effect of doing this was immediate.

Countless Loose Cultivators in the city began to rush onto the city walls to fight with the Yao Beasts climbing up.

The sounds of shouting and killing, the clashing of Magical Artifacts, and the roars of Yao Beasts mixed together, and the entire Immortal City began to become noisy.

Even later on, the Loose Cultivators, with eyes red from killing, even pushed the Black Armor Guard to the back.

However, Loose Cultivators were just Loose Cultivators, a mob of people.

At the beginning, they could rely on their numerical advantage to slay the Yao Beasts under the city walls.

However, the number of Yao Beasts was endless. As soon as one fell, a new one would replenish it, and then it would pounce over fiercely.

And the Loose Cultivators were fighting on their own. Casualties gradually began to increase, and it wasn't until the warm blood of their companions splashed onto their faces that they suddenly woke up from their fanaticism for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Fear, terror, and despair rose in their hearts, and this emotion even began to spread among the crowd.

And at this time, they needed a firefighter like Lu Ming to help.

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a deafening roar, a Lava Sin Lizard suddenly leaped up from below the city wall, its sharp claws carrying a scorching, fishy wind, and struck down fiercely!

With a crisp "crack," the Magical Artifact shield protecting several Loose Cultivators shattered in response, turning into specks of spiritual light and dissipating.

The Sin Lizard's scarlet vertical pupils swept over the pale faces in front of it, its forked snake tongue flicked out, revealing its hideous mouth filled with fangs.

Subsequently, it raised its sharp claws, and it looked like it was about to tear the few people in front of it into pieces.

"Clang!"

Just at the critical moment, a crisp sword cry suddenly rang out!

A streak of sword light tore through the sky with lightning speed. Before the Sin Lizard could react, it was slashed down from high in the air by the fierce and unparalleled sword light!

"Swoosh!"

Where the sword light passed, the massive Lava Sin Lizard's body suddenly stiffened, and then from head to tail, it was neatly split into two halves!

Scalding Yao Beast blood sprayed, internal organs scattered all over the ground, and the two halves of the corpse crashed onto the ground, making a dull sound.

The sword light turned nimbly in the air, flew back into Lu Ming's hand, and was gripped by him, returning to its sheath.

The entire process was as smooth as flowing water, as if it were just done casually and was insignificant.

"Th... Thank you, Senior, for saving our lives!"

Those few Loose Cultivators who had survived the disaster hurried over to express their gratitude, their voices still trembling, and their faces full of lingering fear.

They had thought they would surely die, but they didn't expect that they could still survive.

"It is nothing." Lu Ming's tone was calm. "You may go all out; I am sitting here in command, so you need not worry."

"But..." The few Loose Cultivators looked at each other, their faces showing hesitation.

The experience of Life and Death just now had already made them want to retreat, and they really didn't want to take risks anymore.

"The Dao of Immortality values struggle!" Lu Ming's voice rang out faintly. The tone was not high, but it was like a demonic sound piercing the ears, reaching directly into the deepest desires of their hearts.

"If you do not have a desire for advancement, you will only be mediocre for the rest of your life."

"Are you... willing to accept that?"

This light sentence was like a drop of boiling water falling into a frying pan, making the hearts of those few Loose Cultivators, which had already calmed down, become fiery hot again.

That's right, anyway, with the Senior protecting them, their lives should be secure.

If they didn't fight now, when would they?

And if they just watched others make a fortune while their own pockets only had a few coins, they felt it would be better to just die!

"Let's fight!"

Thinking of this, flames rekindled in their eyes, and they yelled and charged up to fight again.

Lu Ming stood with his hands behind his back, watching this scene with an indifferent gaze.

His intervention was naturally not out of kindness, but if these Loose Cultivators were gone, would he, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, have to personally go down and clear out the small fry?

That would be too demeaning!

"Sigh, it seems I have indeed forgotten my roots! Once ashore, I am unwilling to look back at the past. Thinking back, I was also a Loose Cultivator... Hmm, I still am now!"

Lu Ming sighed, then remained unmoved.

In fact, there were not many Foundation Establishment Cultivators who would choose to intervene like him; more people chose to watch coldly, or even refused to save those in danger.

Besides the indifference, it was also because this Yao Beast tide seemed endless; one could save one, but not all.

Moreover, no one wanted to waste their precious magical power on these Qi Refining Loose Cultivators. If they encountered a Tier 2 demon beast or other unexpected dangers later, and their magical power was insufficient, they would be in trouble!

But Lu Ming did not have such worries. With the existence of the golden book, as long as his Fellow Daoists didn't die out, his magical power would be endless, and saving people casually could be considered accumulating Karma.

"Amitabha, I am indeed still... too kind!"