Chapter 4085: Various Losses (Gone Today)

In the meeting hall, Wang Qingshan sat on the main seat, his expression grim.

If they hadn't mastered the Spirit Channeling Art, they wouldn't have been able to destroy the Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts, and there would likely have been casualties.

"Ancestor Qingshan, the statistics are in," said Wang Huayue. "Seventy-five True Immortals were killed in battle; one-fifth of them were our clansmen. Eighteen True Immortals were captured, three of whom were our clansmen, with the rest coming from allied forces. During this battle, Fellow Daoist Chen and others were also injured, but fortunately, their injuries were not severe."

In previous chaos beast tides, the Wang family suffered minimal losses thanks to their various Immortal-Slaying Cannons and Immortal Armor Army. This time, however, their losses were substantial, even with them successfully defending Xuanyu City; otherwise, the damage would have been far greater.

"Where did Mengbin go?" Wang Qingfeng asked.

"The Qi family requested assistance, so he went to support them. I'm not sure if they can hold out."

Wang Qingshan said that while the Chaos Beasts attacked Xuanyu City, Golden Crocodile City was also under attack, but Wang Qingshan and the others were unable to leave. No sooner had he finished speaking than a ball of silver lightning flashed, revealing Wang Mengbin, whose expression was solemn.

"Ancestor Qingshan, Fellow Daoist Zhang, Lady Jade Spider, and Fellow Daoist Qi were captured by Chaos Beasts," Wang Mengbin's voice was heavy. "Lady Qi was severely wounded. By the time I arrived, there were no survivors left in Golden Crocodile City."

Wang Huayue took out a red magic disk and cast a spell into it.

"Ancestor Qingshan, Nine Immortals City has been breached by Chaos Beasts. Jin Yulan, Meng Yudie, and Qin Chuan were captured. Fellow Daoist Sun was killed, and Immortal Gao's physical body was destroyed, though her Nascent Soul escaped. The True Immortal cultivators suffered heavy casualties. This is information relayed by our informant, who was also present at the scene."

After years of recuperation, the Nine Immortals Sect had increased its number of Golden Immortal cultivators by five. Despite its deep foundations and strong reserves, this chaos beast tide had once again severely depleted the Nine Immortals Sect's vitality. It was uncertain how long it would take for them to recover.

"What about the Cao family? Contact them immediately," Wang Qingshan ordered.

Wang Yingjie took out a shimmering Immortal Transmission Mirror and cast a spell into it. Cao Yuanxing's figure appeared on the mirror, his face pale and stained with blood, as if he had just been through a fierce battle.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, are you all right?"

Cao Yuanxing's voice was weak and lacked strength.

"We just repelled a Chaos Beast attack and suffered heavy losses, with five Golden Immortal cultivators severely wounded. Fellow Daoist Cao, is this the Great Immortal Annihilation Calamity? How is your Cao family faring? Is Yunlang City alright?" Wang Yingjie asked. Naturally, he exaggerated their losses, knowing that the "squeaky wheel gets the grease."

"Indeed, it is the Great Immortal Annihilation Calamity. The entire Chaos Beast legion has been deployed. Many Mystic Cities have been breached, and the losses are immense. All the Mystic Cities of the Nine Immortals Sect, the Bright Moon Alliance, the Azure Cloud Palace, the Beast Spirit Gate, the Snow Crystal Race, and Hundred Refinements Island have fallen. Only Fellow Daoist Shen from Hundred Refinements Island and Immortal Gao from the Nine Immortals Sect managed to escape. Other Golden Immortal cultivators were either killed or captured by Chaos Beasts. Three Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage led the attack on Yunlang City. We paid a significant price to repel them," Cao Yuanxing said.

"What? The entire Chaos Beast legion has been deployed? Three Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage attacked Yunlang City? How are the Murong and Qian families?" Wang Yingjie pressed.

"It's still unclear; they haven't reported their data yet. What are your specific casualties? Tell me, I need to report to Ancestor Bright Mirror," Cao Yuanxing said.

Wang Yingjie exaggerated their losses, making it seem as if they were only slightly better off than other forces.

"Strengthen your defenses. As far as I know, this time the Chaos Beasts are launching a full-scale offensive. Over a dozen Earth Cities have been attacked, and numerous Mystic Cities have been breached. Conservatively, around four hundred Golden Immortal cultivators have been lost, though the exact figures haven't been fully tallied yet." Cao Yuanxing cautioned, then, remembering something, added, "Oh, by the way, aren't True Lord Taihao and Immortal Tianqin not on the Chaos Continent? Send someone to contact them and have them rush back from the rear. We don't know when this Great Immortal Annihilation Calamity will end."

"Our Ancestor is out on business and hasn't returned yet. I'll send someone to contact them. By the way, what are those things the Chaos Beasts use to bind immortals? How can they restrict an immortal's immortal essence power?" Wang Yingjie asked curiously.

"Those are weapons given to the Chaos Beasts by the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda. I heard Ancestor Bright Mirror say that by sacrificing enough immortals, the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda can acquire these items. They contain a strange poison that makes ordinary immortals very weak and unable to mobilize their immortal essence power, leaving them at the mercy of their captors. The Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda provides these to the Chaos Beasts specifically for capturing immortals. While it's theoretically possible to break free if one's physical strength is immense, it rarely happens. Even top-tier True Spirits cannot break free once captured. Immortals taken by Chaos Beasts are essentially doomed," Cao Yuanxing explained.

"Can that weapon be used for artifact refining? Or can its strange poison be extracted?" Wang Yingjie continued to ask.

"Theoretically, yes, but it's extremely difficult. The weapons given by the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda to the Chaos Beasts possess a mystical power that immortals must dispel before they can be used. Weapons for capturing Golden Immortals and True Immortals are of different grades. They are also rare within Chaos Beast tribes and are not easily deployed; Chaos Beasts typically only use them during a Great Immortal Annihilation Calamity," Cao Yuanxing patiently explained.

The Cao family had also acquired some of these Chaos Beast weapons but found them unusable. Wang Yingjie suddenly understood. After a few more exchanges, he cut off the communication.

"Issue an order," Wang Qingshan commanded. "Withdraw all personnel from other cities and have them return to Xuanyu City. We'll decide what to do after the Chaos Beast tide recedes."

With the Legacy Stele, deceased True Immortal clansmen could be resurrected, though the process was lengthy; Wang Benwei had not yet been revived. The higher the cultivation level, the longer it took and the more incense power was required.

"Yes, Ancestor Qingshan," Wang Yingjie and the others acknowledged and departed one by one.

Wang Qingshan let out a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "It's a good thing Ninth Uncle refined those mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows and left behind some Nine-Colored Immortal Water before he left. Otherwise, we would have been in deep trouble this time."

Without the items left by Wang Changsheng, it would have been very difficult for them to withstand this chaos beast tide.

The southern city wall of Scarlet Swallow City had collapsed, and numerous buildings lay in ruins. Many corpses littered the ground, with blood flowing like rivers. In the Scarlet Swallow Hall, Murong Zhengxian sat on the main seat, his gaze grim.

Murong Tianbao and five other Golden Immortals sat on either side, their expressions solemn.

The Murong family currently controlled five Mystic Cities on the Chaos Continent, which was beneficial from an economic standpoint but not ideal for defense.

In this chaos beast tide, the Murong family lost fifteen Golden Immortal cultivators: four Golden Immortals were killed, and eleven were captured by Chaos Beasts, including three guest elders, among them True Monarch Jade Toad.

Over five hundred True Immortal cultivators were killed or injured, most of whom were from allied forces. The Qian family's two Mystic Cities were also breached, with only Qian Yuru escaping. One Golden Immortal was killed, and five were captured. The Earth City of Seven-Colored Glow Palace was also breached, and both of its Golden Immortal cultivators were captured.