Chapter 2248: Liutianxiao’s Little Scheme, Battle Formation to Exterminate Demons

In the Council Hall on Qianzhu Island, more than forty family elders, including those from the Liu family, gathered together. Their expressions were solemn.

A moment later, a strong gust of wind swept through, and Liu Tianxiao flew in. Everyone promptly stood up.

“A large-scale beast tide has erupted,” Liu Tianxiao commanded with a stern tone. “According to our pre-arranged plan, you are to disperse to the thirty-six subsidiary islands! Kill as many demonic beasts as possible to weaken the beast tide's power.”

Having developed for many years, the Liu family had accumulated rich experience in dealing with beast tides. In the past, when large-scale beast tides occurred, the Liu family would try their best to block the demonic beasts at the subsidiary islands. If that failed, they would still strive to weaken the beast tide's power as much as possible to alleviate the pressure on Qianzhu Island.

During the last large-scale beast tide, the Liu family had eighteen subsidiary islands, and more than half were breached by the demonic beasts. This time, the Liu family had established thirty-six subsidiary islands and continuously strengthened their defenses. This would weaken the beast tide's power, and it shouldn't be difficult to overcome this challenge.

“Yes, Ancestor,” the crowd responded in unison, then departed one after another.

Specks of blue light emerged from the void, coalescing into a beautiful young woman in a blue dress, with striking features. She had a black mole on her nose. Judging by her magic power fluctuations, she was clearly a Void Refinement cultivator.

This was Liu Yunlan, at the early stage of Void Refinement.

“You are to handle that matter personally,” Liu Tianxiao instructed. “Be careful not to be targeted by sixth-order demonic beasts.” Currently, there were four Void Refinement cultivators on Qianzhu Island, and with the defensive grand formation, repelling this large-scale beast tide should not be a problem.

He took out an exquisite golden jade box and opened it. Inside was a blood-red sandalwood incense stick, emitting a peculiar scent. There were seven silver markings on its surface.

This was the Seven-Star Demonic Lure Incense, originating from the Heavenly Incense Sect in the Azure Glaze Sea Region. Once lit, it would release a special aroma that would cause most sixth-order demonic beasts to lose their minds upon smelling it.

When Liu Tianxiao was traveling in the Azure Glaze Sea Region, by chance, he acquired a stick of Seven-Star Demonic Lure Incense at an auction. He had originally intended to use it to lure sixth-order demonic beasts away, thereby alleviating pressure.

Now, Liu Tianxiao planned to use this incense to divert the sixth-order demonic beasts to attack Qinglian Island, causing significant losses to the Wang family. If the Wang family were to be annihilated by the large-scale beast tide, that would be ideal, and it would be difficult for Zhenhai Palace to blame the Liu family for it.

Using a borrowed knife to kill, this scheme was malicious. Yet, it only cost one stick of Seven-Star Demonic Lure Incense, making it a very worthwhile deal.

“Will fifth-order demonic beasts also be attracted by this incense?” Liu Yunlan pressed.

“Not necessarily,” Liu Tianxiao cautioned with a solemn expression. “This incense is effective for most demonic beasts below the seventh-order. You must hide well and avoid being discovered by the Wang family. Wang Changsheng is very powerful and not easy to deal with.”

Liu Yunlan acknowledged, put away the Seven-Star Demonic Lure Incense, and dissolved into specks of blue light, vanishing from sight.

Tianshu Island, one of the Wang family’s seven subsidiary islands.

Tianshu Island was over five thousand li long and three thousand li wide. Over two thousand cultivators were stationed on the island, with Wang Qingfeng as their leader.

Wang Qingfeng was currently at the mid-stage of the Deity Transformation realm. His cultivation speed was not particularly fast; it had taken him over six hundred years to advance from the early to the mid-stage of Deity Transformation. In comparison, Wang Qingcheng, who possessed a Heavenly Spirit Root, had a faster cultivation speed.

Besides searching for spiritual elixirs to heal Wang Ruyan, Wang Qingfeng, in his leisure time, would lead teams with Dong Xueli to hunt demonic beasts. They would clear out fifth-order demonic beasts within the family's jurisdiction and assist in exterminating fifth-order demonic beasts on desolate islands, thus allowing family members to develop these islands.

Had it not been for this, Wang Qingfeng would have already reached the mid-stage of the Deity Transformation realm much sooner.

On the seven subsidiary islands, Wang Qingfeng, Dong Xueli, Wang Mengbin, Bai Yuqi, Wang Qiuyu, Wang Qiushui, and Wang Sen each guarded one. Each of them had the assistance of a fifth-order puppet beast.

Hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts were currently attacking Tianshu Island. Among them were over thirty fifth-order demonic beasts, including both land beasts and demonic birds.

Tianshu Island was enveloped by a light blue water curtain. The surface of the water curtain was covered with profound runes, forming the Six-Star Demonic Confinement Formation, a sixth-order array. The seven subsidiary islands had jointly deployed this formation. From high above, a massive blue water curtain spanning hundreds of thousands of li could be seen, protecting Qinglian Island within its embrace.

For the beast tide to reach Qinglian Island, the Six-Star Demonic Confinement Formation was the first line of defense. Breaching this defense would not be easy.

Wang Qingfeng was not merely observing. His mission was to kill more demonic beasts and alleviate the pressure from the beast tide.

Wang Qingfeng stood atop a high peak. Over three hundred cultivators stood behind him, their cultivation ranging from Foundation Establishment to Nascent Soul, with most being Core Formation cultivators.

Each of these cultivators held a long saber of varying colors. The sabers came in diverse forms, including Modao, Zhanmadao, Yanyuedao, and Huan Shou Dao, among others.

Beneath each of them was a ten-foot-wide formation, with runes flickering.

“Cleave!”

Wang Qingfeng roared, and cleaved his Blazing Sky Saber towards the void. The other cultivators swiftly followed suit.

Piercing whooshing sounds filled the air as streams of fierce saber energy swept forth, abruptly converging into a single nine-colored saber light over ten thousand feet long, carrying an aura of world-destroying power as it plunged into the beast horde.

Wherever the nine-colored saber light passed, demonic beasts below the fifth-order were cleaved in two. Thousands of demonic beasts were bisected. The nine-colored saber light, with its unstoppable momentum, charged unimpeded.

Two golden whales, each over a hundred zhang long, each spat out a golden light, striking towards the nine-colored saber light. The two golden lights were like paper, shattered by the saber light. The nine-colored saber light then struck one of the golden whales, instantly creating a terrifying bloody gash, revealing faint traces of bone.

This was a battle formation. The Wang family had selected and trained a group of cultivators for this purpose. This could increase the efficiency of killing low-level demonic beasts, though its drawback was the significant consumption of magic power.

Wang Qingfeng once again swung his Blazing Sky Saber, and the other cultivators followed suit. Each time a nine-colored saber light flew out, at least a thousand demonic beasts below the fifth-order were killed, and several fifth-order demonic beasts were injured.

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Wang Qingfeng and the others' faces turned pale. Tens of thousands of demonic beasts had been killed, but hundreds of thousands more remained—a drop in the ocean.

Wang Qingfeng took out a light blue pill and swallowed it. The formation beneath him lit up with a soft white glow. His pale complexion gradually regained its color, and the same happened to the other cultivators.

They once again swung their long sabers, attacking the demonic beasts. With each strike, at least a thousand demonic beasts were killed.

Without a sixth-order demonic beast leading them, the dozens of fifth-order demonic beasts were completely unable to breach the blue water curtain.

Along with a deafening roar, the sea surface violently churned, and a massive, entirely red octopus emerged from the water. It had eighteen thick red tentacles and multiple red eyes on its head.

Simultaneously, a tiger's roar echoed from high in the sky. A tiger-eagle with a wingspan of over a hundred zhang suddenly appeared in the sky. It had a tiger's head and an eagle's body, with claws as sharp as knives.

“Sixth-order demonic beasts! A Tiger-Eagle and a Hundred-Eyed Blazing Octopus!”

Wang Qingfeng's expression tightened. Logically, the number of sixth-order demonic beasts wouldn't be very high; they could only choose to attack a specific subsidiary island. He hadn't expected his luck to be so bad, with the sixth-order demonic beasts choosing his island as their breakthrough point.

As the two sixth-order demonic beasts appeared, a large number of demonic beasts emerged from the sea, and numerous demonic birds also appeared high in the sky.