165: Depart to pick up people

"Come in." Jiang Chen's calm voice drifted out from the great hall.

Li Big Saber heard this and didn't hesitate, quickly stepping into the great hall.

He bowed respectfully to Jiang Chen, who was currently relaxing, and reported, "Reporting, Sect Master, a terrifying Beast Tide has suddenly erupted in the Southern Region, and the families of many disciples are in danger, sending distress signals."

"These disciples wish to leave the Sect to provide aid, but this Subordinate fears accidents if they leave alone. I propose sending the Qingtian Guards to bring the disciples' families back and settle them near the Qingtian Sect."

After speaking, Li Big Saber straightened his body, awaiting Jiang Chen's reply.

"Oh, a Beast Tide?"

After Li Big Saber finished speaking.

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, and his Peak Great Emperor Divine Sense swept across most of the Southern Region.

Upon discovering the tide-like demonic beasts attacking humans everywhere, he realized the severity of this Beast Tide.

Therefore, he looked at Li Big Saber and quickly replied, "Granted. Immediately dispatch the Qingtian Guards to bring these disciples' families here and settle them properly."

Since this Beast Tide was so terrifying, he certainly couldn't let the disciples leave the Sect alone. Bringing their families over was simply part of his duty.

After all, as an Imperial Sect, it would be unacceptable if they couldn't even protect the families of their disciples.

"Yes, Sect Master. This Subordinate will attend to it immediately." Li Big Saber bowed and accepted the order, quickly exiting the great hall.

The matter was urgent now, and he dared not delay.

Because for every minute delayed, the disciples' families might lose their lives to the demonic beasts.

As Li Big Saber left the great hall.

One by one, the Qingtian Guards, mobilized by him, quickly flew out of the Qingtian Sect and headed towards various parts of the Southern Region.

The Qingtian Sect disciples whose families were in danger were incredibly moved by this sight.

"Wuwu, the Sect is truly too good! They actually sent so many Powerhouses to help bring our families over. It's truly touching."

"That's right. It is the greatest fortune of our lives to have been privileged enough to join the Sect."

"The kindness of the Sect is something we could hardly repay even if we died nine times."

Groups of Qingtian Sect disciples watched the Qingtian Guards flying away from the Sect, their eyes wet with emotion.

Originally, they hadn't dared to hope that the Sect would send Powerhouses to help bring their families over.

After all, their families had no connection to the Sect and were fundamentally not worth the Sect expending such great effort.

Now that the Sect had taken such action, their hearts felt warm, and they were utterly moved.

On the city walls of Yinshuang City, Lingzhou.

At this moment, a large number of cultivators were gathered.

Below the city walls, densely packed low-level demonic beasts were frantically crashing into the walls.

Before long, they had smashed slight cracks into the solid city walls.

Seeing this sight.

The cultivators on the city walls revealed expressions of despair.

The highest cultivation level in their city was only the Human Venerable Realm.

Although the demonic beasts below were not high-level—most were Tier 2 and Tier 3 demonic beasts, equivalent to the human Breaking Void and Egress cultivation—

their sheer numbers were too great, exceeding the entire population of Yinshuang City.

If the city walls were breached, the demonic beasts could simply trample them to death.

Except for those with profound cultivation who could escape, the vast majority of them would perish in the jaws of the demonic beasts.

Watching as the city could be breached at any moment.

On the city wall, a square-faced Middle-aged Man anxiously asked another Middle-aged Man with a mustache, "Patriarch Liu, didn't you send a message to your son, the Outer Sect Disciple of the Qingtian Emperor Sect? Will the Qingtian Emperor Sect send people to save you all?"

This person was the City Lord of Yinshuang City, with Peak Human Venerable cultivation.

Originally, with his Peak Human Venerable cultivation, he could have easily escaped himself.

But seeing the millions of lives in the city, he resolutely chose to stay and advance or retreat together with these people.

Now that the situation had become so critical, he could only place his hope on this mustachioed Middle-aged Man.

He heard that this man's son had joined the Qingtian Emperor Sect in Yunzhou, and he had sent a message asking his son for help.

If the Qingtian Emperor Sect sent people to save them, they could also resolve Yinshuang City's crisis, allowing the city's cultivators a chance to retreat to a safe zone.

Facing the Yinshuang City Lord's question, the mustachioed Middle-aged Man was also full of anxiety. "City Lord, I don't know either. I did send a message to my son, but he hasn't replied to me yet."

He had only sent a message asking his son, who had broken through to Earth Venerable, to hurry back and lead the entire family out of Yinshuang City. How could he know if the Qingtian Sect would send Powerhouses to save them?

It was truly naive for the Yinshuang City Lord to place all his hope on whether the Qingtian Sect would send Powerhouses.

"Alas, Heaven intends to destroy my Yinshuang City!"

Hearing the mustachioed Middle-aged Man say this, the Yinshuang City Lord sighed towards the sky.

However, he didn't dwell on it for too long. Instead, he organized manpower to descend the wall and clear out the demonic beasts, determined to hold out for as long as possible.

If the city truly fell and no one came to the rescue, he could only flee himself.

After all, having done this much, he had done his best.

Just as the Yinshuang City Lord personally descended the wall to kill demonic beasts.

The mustachioed Middle-aged Man standing on the city wall.

took out a Communication Treasure and, after listening to the message inside.

his face lit up with joy, and he shouted down to the Yinshuang City Lord, "City Lord! My son sent a message! The Qingtian Emperor Sect is sending people to pick up my Liu Family! If we ask the Imperial Sect Powerhouse then, he will definitely help our Yinshuang City overcome this crisis!"

"Good, good! Our Yinshuang City is saved!!"

The Yinshuang City Lord was ecstatic upon hearing this, and immediately shouted to the Yinshuang City cultivators fighting the demonic beasts around him, "Everyone, you heard it too! The Powerhouses from the Qingtian Emperor Sect are coming! Let's hold on a little longer; we'll be saved soon!"

"Yes, City Lord!!"

The cultivators of Yinshuang City shouted loudly.

The expressions on their faces changed from the previous despair and numbness to being filled with hope, and they began killing demonic beasts with renewed effort.

Previously, with no one coming to their aid, they were merely struggling in their death throes, destined to be swallowed by the demonic beasts sooner or later.

Now that they heard Powerhouses from the Qingtian Sect were coming, they finally saw hope.

As wave after wave of cultivators descended the wall to fight the demonic beasts, only to be overwhelmed by them, the number of cultivators inside the city dwindled.

The mustachioed Middle-aged Man watching this scene was extremely anxious inside.

If the Qingtian Sect Powerhouses didn't arrive before the city fell, they would have to look for them inside the stomachs of the demonic beasts.

Just as he was in utter panic, looking up at the sky and waiting.

A Qingtian Guard, wearing Armor and radiating Quasi-Emperor aura, appeared above the city wall.

The densely packed demonic beasts below, upon sensing the aura of this Qingtian Guard.

some had eyes full of terror and prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling with fear, while others fled Yinshuang City frantically, choosing any route possible.

The Beast Tide that threatened all of Yinshuang City ceased simply because of the appearance of this Qingtian Guard.

"Hiss, this... is this the Powerhouse from the Qingtian Emperor Sect? He's truly so powerful!"

"It's terrifying! He resolved such a horrifying Beast Tide just by releasing his aura. What exactly is the cultivation level of this Powerhouse from the Qingtian Emperor Sect?"

Watching all the demonic beasts either being scared into submission or fleeing.

The Yinshuang City Lord and all the surviving Yinshuang City cultivators stared in astonishment at the Qingtian Guard in the sky.

Such a terrifying Powerhouse must, without a doubt, be a member of the Qingtian Emperor Sect.

They had originally planned to ask the Qingtian Sect Powerhouse to resolve the Beast Tide crisis after he arrived.

But now, they didn't even need to speak; the Qingtian Emperor Sect Powerhouse merely revealed his aura and resolved the Beast Tide that could have claimed the lives of everyone in the city.