58: Monsters Attack the Mountain

The Soul-Seizing Ash Python hesitated for a moment, then voiced its guess: “This Venerable One seemed to sense a trace of your kind’s aura at the Lin Family, but it was a faint bloody smell, so I didn’t think much of it. It’s possible…”

The Ironclad Thunder Ape’s breathing quickened, and he took a deep breath: “The Lin Family? Which Lin Family?”

The Soul-Seizing Ash Python explained: “The Lin Family, an immortal cultivator Family in the outer Qingyang Mountain Range. They live on Cloud Mist Mountain.”

The Ironclad Thunder Ape immediately prepared to set off. It was just a small Family; he was confident he could rescue his children if he acted.

However, the Red-Tailed Fox stopped him: “Big fool, if you go alone like this, the immortal cultivators will certainly gang up on you. Even if you are a third-tier Yao Beast, you will fall there.”

The Red-Tailed Fox’s words were not baseless. If the third-tier Yao Beast Ironclad Thunder Ape attacked the Lin Family, other immortal cultivator Families, including the Qinglan Sect, would stand with the Lin Family.

The Soul-Seizing Ash Python (Lin Yongrong)’s gaze swept over the Red-Tailed Fox, the Ironclad Thunder Ape, and the Barren Forest Wolf King one by one. He finally revealed his true purpose.

“Let’s launch a beast tide. We Yao Beasts in the Qingyang Mountain Range have suffered from immortal cultivators for too long. Now, let’s make a complete break with them.”

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The three Yao Beasts all strongly supported the Soul-Seizing Ash Python’s suggestion, especially the Ironclad Thunder Ape, who had lost his children.

The Soul-Seizing Ash Python (Lin Yongrong) continued: “This Venerable One has already investigated. There is only one immortal cultivator in the Qingyang area who has reached the Golden Core Stage. If we launch a large-scale beast tide, the immortal cultivators will definitely not be able to resist.”

The Ironclad Thunder Ape roared in anger: “Lin Family, return my children!”

The Barren Forest Wolf King spoke at the opportune moment: “immortal cultivators have many miraculous methods. We should not act first. In the Qingyang Mountain Range, what we lack least are subordinates. Let them form the vanguard.”

After becoming third-tier Yao Beasts, they all possessed the ability to launch small-scale beast tides, allowing lower-tier Yao Beasts to charge into battle for them.

Especially the Barren Forest Wolf King, whose pack spread across more than half of the Qingyang Mountain Range.

Now, with four third-tier Yao Beasts, they could even command all the Yao Beasts in the entire Qingyang Mountain Range.

“Then the first target—the immortal cultivator Family, the Lin Family!”

The Soul-Seizing Ash Python said, enunciating each word.

Lin Yongrong, who was possessed by it, suddenly felt his heart tremble. He never expected things to truly develop to this extent.

When he encountered the Soul-Seizing Ash Python in the Qingyang Mountain Range, he thought it was his Opportunity, but it turned out to be inviting a wolf into his home.

With the Lin Family’s current strength, it would be too difficult to resist a beast tide.

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Below Cloud Mist Mountain.

Various types of Yao Beasts continuously rushed out from the Qingyang Mountain Range, wantonly attacking the Lin Family’s protective Formation.

Among them, wolf-type Yao Beasts were the most numerous, with a great variety of bears, snakes, monkeys, leopards, and tigers.

Counting them, there were at least over three hundred Yao Beasts.

The entire Lin Family was on high alert, and the alarm sounded throughout Cloud Mist Mountain.

At this moment, Lin Yuheng temporarily served as the captain of the Lin Family’s patrol team. Since Lin Yukai was stripped of his Cultivation and sent to the ancestral hall, the position of captain of the Lin Family’s guard team had been vacant. As Clan Chief, he had no choice but to temporarily take over at this critical moment.

Within the Formation, Lin Yuheng also felt his scalp tingle at the sight of so many Yao Beasts, especially with not a few second-tier Yao Beasts among them.

Lin Yuheng took a deep breath: “Normally, these types of Yao Beasts do not gather here. This is an organized beast tide. Our Lin Family has encountered a great crisis.”

Hearing the Clan Chief say this, the Lin Family disciples all gripped their Magical Artifacts or fists.

Lin Yuheng had to boost morale: “Everyone, don’t worry, our Lin Family has a Foundation. At the same time, as long as everyone works together, we will definitely get through this beast tide safely.”

Actually, when he said this, he himself had no confidence.

“Pass down the order to shrink the range of the protective Formation. Only keep the Formation of the main peak, and all Family disciples in other areas are to evacuate.”

A Lin Family disciple nearby quickly said: “Clan Chief, but what about those spirit fields and Spirit Medicine…”

Lin Yuheng glared at the young Cultivator and rebuked: “Is this the time to care about these things? Quickly notify everyone to evacuate.”

His decision was an extremely correct one. Shrinking the Formation’s range could maximize the stability of the Formation and consume as few resources as possible.

As for abandoning those spirit fields and spiritual plants, it was also a last resort.

On the other side, at Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

Lin Yongmao also received this information, but he chose not to evacuate.

For other Lin Family Cultivators, evacuating at most meant abandoning a spirit field, but for him, retreating meant cutting off his Foundation.

The World Tree had been planted here, and in its current state, it was impossible to transplant.

After seeing no one respond, the Lin Family Cultivator responsible for notifying Lin Yongmao could only leave dejectedly.

Lin Yongmao was actually very nervous inside.

On one hand, he worried that powerful Yao Beasts would invade his territory.

On the other hand, his mother, Han Yuying, was in the Family, and might also encounter danger.

He could only try his best to put aside these distracting thoughts and permeate his consciousness into more plants.

The Grass and Trees are All Soldiers Formation also began to gradually expand its range under his activation. The Formation Plate in his hand constantly flickered with green light, and he paid no attention to the consumption of Spirit Stones.

Activating the Grass and Trees are All Soldiers Formation required the use of Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. Without some strength, it truly couldn’t be sustained for long.

Fortunately, Lin Yongmao had a small Spirit Stone mine that could provide him with a continuous supply of Spirit Stones.

As his consciousness spread, Lin Yongmao indeed discovered a group of Yao Beasts.

This group of Yao Beasts slowly climbed up the rock face of Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

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Several kinds of Yao Beasts were all heading towards Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff. Those climbing on the rock face and those flying in mid-air were all aiming in Lin Yongmao’s direction.

Actually, this group of Yao Beasts had not decided to attack Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, where Lin Yongmao was located. The order they received was to stealthily infiltrate Cloud Mist Mountain and open up new paths.

Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff was equipped with a Hidden Trace Formation, so these Yao Beasts couldn’t discover the spirit fields here, much less Lin Yongmao.

They had simply blundered into this place.

Lin Yongmao thought to himself: “Since you’ve delivered yourselves to my doorstep, then all of you shall stay!”

Lin Yongmao encircled all these Yao Beasts within the range of the Grass and Trees are All Soldiers Formation. Immediately, all the Yao Beasts were enveloped in a dense mist.

The Hidden Trace Formation also played its part.

Within the mist, the Yao Beasts immediately fell into chaos. A few Six-Armed Long-Armed Apes almost fell to the bottom of the cliff but were restrained by thorny vines.

Lin Yongmao wanted to kill them without a trace, so he naturally wouldn't let them leave easily.

The Yao Beasts in the mist were constantly being bound by suddenly appearing vines and thorns, losing their ability to move.

Since he killed the three Ironclad Thunder Apes last time, Lin Yongmao had specifically planted more thorny vines and brambles.

Although these were ordinary plants, they were very effective against first-tier Yao Beasts.

More than a dozen Yao Beasts were caught one by one by Lin Yongmao. Just then, a sharp cry suddenly came from the sky, startling Lin Yongmao.