Chapter 2343: Feint East and Strike West

Qinglian Island, the Council Hall.

Wang Ruyan sat in the main seat, while over fifty clan elders were seated on either side, reporting on the situation.

All seven sub-islands had been attacked by demon beasts. The number of demon beasts ranged from hundreds of thousands to over a million. Some individual islands were attacked by sixth-tier demon beasts, but they were temporarily holding them off with the help of the sixth-tier Seven Stars Demon-Trapping Array.

Wang Yingjie, Wang Qingxiao, and Wang Mengbin were all present; they had all reached the late stage of the Spirit Transformation realm.

Liu Hongxue was a fifth-tier alchemist. The Wang family provided her with fifth-tier demon cores and millennium-old spirit herbs for alchemy. She refined a batch of Golden Ramie Pills for Wang Yingjie to enhance his magic power. These pills were primarily made from three-thousand-year-old Golden Ramie Grass.

Otherwise, Wang Yingjie's cultivation speed would not have been so rapid.

Wang Qingxiao considered himself Wang Qingling's younger brother, and the Wang family treated him as one of their own. Wang Qiuyu refined a batch of Snow Ganoderma Pills, which could also enhance magic power.

Subordinate forces, lacking protection from sixth-tier arrays, suffered heavy losses. This large-scale beast tide was the biggest in ten thousand years.

“Relocate the personnel from the islands of Tianquan, Yuheng, and Kaiyang to the other four sub-islands to strengthen their defenses,” Wang Ruyan ordered. The remaining four sub-islands were all under attack by sixth-tier demon beasts, with Tianshu Island facing the most significant pressure, led by five sixth-tier demon beasts.

Under these circumstances, there was no need to defend all seven sub-islands to the death. Abandoning three could enhance the defenses of the other four.

“Yes, Ancestor,” Wang Tianli accepted the order and left to relay it.

Wang Qingcheng took out a glowing magical disk, and as he channeled a spell, a panicked male voice suddenly rang out: “Patriarch, something terrible has happened! Four Void Refinement foreign cultivators have appeared. The Ancestor and honored Qilin are currently besieged by them. We request immediate assistance.”

“Foreign cultivators! It really was them behind this,” Wang Ruyan frowned deeply. The foreign cultivators certainly held them in high regard, deploying four Void Refinement cultivators.

The entire Qinglian Island shook violently, and the Council Hall swayed along with it.

Alarm bells rang out across the island, one after another, ceaselessly.

“This is bad, an enemy attack! Could foreign cultivators be attacking Qinglian Island?” Wang Qingxiao's brows furrowed.

Wang Qingcheng channeled another spell into the communication disk, and his expression darkened.

“Mother, two Void Refinement foreign cultivators, leading a million demon beasts, have breached the blockade and are attacking Qinglian Island.” Wang Qingcheng's voice was heavy; this was undoubtedly the greatest crisis the Wang family had faced since its establishment.

“Six Void Refinement foreign cultivators… they truly think highly of us.” Wang Ruyan snorted coldly. If her guess was correct, it had something to do with Jiao Mingzhu.

Jiao Mingzhu knew their true strength. She was feigning an attack to the east while striking the west, mobilizing a large force to attack Tianshu Island to draw Wang Changsheng away, and then sending people to attack Qinglian Island to divide them.

If the foreign cultivators hadn't known Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's true strength, they wouldn't have needed to do this.

“Follow me; we’ll go out and face the enemy.” Wang Ruyan waved her hand and flew out first.

Outside Qinglian Island, over a million demon beasts were casting spells, attacking the island. Various magical lights flooded Qinglian Island.

Unlike a regular beast tide, with foreign cultivators commanding them, the demon beasts were arrayed according to their attributes, moving in unison, which significantly increased their destructive power.

A blue shark over a thousand zhang long and a thousand-zhang red giant crab floated on the sea surface. A plump young woman in a red dress stood on the blue shark's head, and a tall, thin old man in a golden robe stood on the red giant crab's shell.

The young woman in the red dress was at the mid-stage Void Refinement realm, and the old man in the golden robe was at the early-stage Void Refinement realm. Both the blue shark and the red giant crab were mid-grade sixth-tier.

The Golden Roc Tribe, allied with over ten minor tribes, launched an assault on humanity. Originally, the Wang family had not attracted the Golden Roc Tribe's attention. However, Jiao Mingzhu repeatedly stated that the Qinglian Immortals, when working together, were quite formidable, which is why the foreign cultivators focused their efforts on the Wang family.

A total of six Void Refinement cultivators were deployed, along with over ten sixth-tier demon beasts. This demonstrated the importance they placed on the Qinglian Immortals. As for established powers like the Liu family, they were even more significant targets for the foreign cultivators.

“Qingxiao, Mengbin, go to Tianshu Island to assist your husband. Qingcheng, control the formation and cooperate with me.” Wang Ruyan ordered. With the island's protective grand formation, it wouldn't be easy for the foreign cultivators to breach Qinglian Island. There were over fifty thousand cultivators on the island, and over the past thousand years, the Wang family had built numerous puppet beasts, which would now come in handy.

Wang Qingxiao and Wang Mengbin were relatively strong and could help Wang Changsheng alleviate some pressure.

“Yes, Ninth Aunt (Ancestor),” Wang Qingxiao and Wang Mengbin agreed and departed, having received their orders.

Under Wang Ruyan's command, the Wang clan members either controlled puppet beasts or wielded magical treasures to attack the demon beasts.

The young woman in the red dress formed a hand seal, and countless mysterious spirit patterns emerged on her body. A red light shot skyward, transforming into a blurry red giant phantom. The phantom's head and arms shone with spiritual light, appearing corporeal.

The giant phantom opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of blurry red flames. Wherever the flames passed, the void twisted and warped, and large amounts of seawater evaporated. Simultaneously, numerous crimson firelights appeared in the void; after a brief blur, they transformed into thousands of massive fireballs that rained down on Qinglian Island.

A deafening roar echoed from high in the sky, as a colossal crimson fire cloud, tens of thousands of li in size, appeared without warning, its momentum immense.

A vast quantity of Lihuo Bamboo grew on Qinglian Island. As time passed, these Lihuo Bamboo became increasingly ancient, and their power grew when the formation was activated.

After intensely churning, the crimson fire cloud began to pour down crimson fire rain. The raindrops, after briefly blurring, transformed into crimson fireballs that struck the demon beasts.

Wang Ruyan formed a hand seal, and a colossal female phantom appeared in the void above her head. With long, flowing hair, she held a shimmering blue jade flute in her hands. Her head and the jade flute gleamed with spiritual light, appearing corporeal.

Wang Ruyan's Dharma Idol was one-seventh condensed, which was already quite remarkable, as sound-attribute materials were difficult to find.

Amidst a clear and resonant flute melody, waves of blurry blue sound spread out.

Crimson fireballs and other spells, upon encountering the blue sound waves, dispersed as if meeting their bane.

Rumbling explosions continued incessantly, and various magical lights illuminated the sky.

Wang Yingjie summoned five glowing rings—a set of spirit treasures known as the Five Elements Soul Extinguishing Rings.

Sun Yuejiao and others were not idle either; they all summoned their treasures to attack the demon beasts.

On Tianshu Island, Wang Qiushui directed clan members to eliminate demon beasts, and puppet beasts occasionally fell from the sky.

In a vast and boundless sea area, Wang Changsheng stood atop a towering wave ten thousand zhang high, his gaze solemn.

The Qilin Turtle was dealing with three sixth-tier demon beasts. Their attacks, falling on the Qilin Turtle, were like tickles.

Above the red-robed old man's head, there was a blurry red giant phantom in the void. Its head and arms shimmered with red light, appearing corporeal. His Dharma Idol was two-fifths condensed.

Above the heads of the other three Void Refinement cultivators, there was a colossal green roc phantom in the void. The roc phantom's head gleamed with spiritual light, appearing corporeal.

As the giant phantom moved its arms, countless crimson flames erupted into the void. An area ten thousand li in radius was transformed into a sea of crimson fire, and vast amounts of seawater evaporated.

The three green roc phantoms continuously spewed out blurry green hurricanes, heading directly towards Wang Changsheng.