Chapter 4146: Interception of the Chaos Beast

Qinglian City, Council Hall.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were seated in the main chairs, listening as Wang Qiuting reported the casualties.

"Currently, three mid-grade Immortal Extermination Arrows remain, along with 125 low-grade Immortal Extermination Arrows. Thirty-six mid-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons are intact. The Immortal Armored Army suffered 21 fatalities and 58 serious injuries. All 155 immortal puppets were completely destroyed, and 53 sets of low-grade Chaos Armor were severely damaged. In this battle, 37,357 chaos beasts were eliminated, including 173 Golden Immortal-stage chaos beasts, 16 Seven-Colored chaos beasts, and the rest were True Immortal-stage chaos beasts," Wang Qiuting reported.

The Wang family, possessing Immortal Extermination Cannons, Immortal Extermination Arrows, and the Immortal Armored Army, still sustained significant losses. This illustrates the immense scale of the recent chaos beast tide. Other mysterious cities likely fared no better.

"Have Qingfeng and Yulan expedite the crafting of Immortal Extermination Arrows," Wang Changsheng instructed. "The chaos beast tide has not ended, and there's a strong possibility of an attack by even more powerful chaos beast tribes."

"Yes, Ancestor," Wang Qiuting assented and left to carry out the order.

Wang Changsheng took out a communication mirror, through which blue light continuously flowed. He infused it with a magic incantation, and Cao Yuanxing's pale face appeared on its surface.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, have you repelled the chaos beasts?" Cao Yuanxing asked.

"Yes, we repelled them, but our losses are considerable," Wang Changsheng inquired. "Fellow Daoist Cao, is Yunlang City alright?"

"The chaos beasts have retreated," Cao Yuanxing replied. "The Nangong Immortal Clan is personally leading forces to intercept the chaos beasts in the Hulan Mountain Range. They are mobilizing True Spirits and the Immortal Armored Army for battle. Your Wang family must dispatch 100 Immortal Armored Army members and 10 True Spirits, with at least five Golden Immortal cultivators among them. Proceed immediately to Yunlang City to rendezvous with us and join the interception of the chaos beasts."

"100 Immortal Armored Army members and 20 True Spirits!" Wang Changsheng's expression showed difficulty.

"This time, the Nangong Immortal Clan is personally leading the forces. After the battle, merits will be assessed and rewards distributed," Cao Yuanxing stated solemnly. "You can exchange the corpses of chaos beasts for merit points, which can then be used to acquire cultivation resources from the Nangong Immortal Clan, including immortal pills for advancing to Grand Unity Golden Immortal. The prerequisite is that your contributions are substantial enough. There's no need for you to hold back; we are aware of your family's capabilities. Not just your family, but the Murong family, the Blood Vine Clan, and other factions have also received our Cao family's order to proceed to Yunlang City with the utmost speed. Violators will be severely punished."

The Cao family plans to dispatch 150 True Spirits and 3,000 Immortal Armored Army members. There are specific cultivation requirements for the True Spirits and Immortal Armored Army; simply dispatching True Immortal-stage True Spirits and Immortal Armored Army members will not suffice.

The Cao family, having a long heritage, can indeed field such a large number of True Spirits and Immortal Armored Army members. However, as the Cao family has vassal forces, it is natural for them to conscript a portion from these forces to minimize their own losses as much as possible.

"Alright, I will bring the contingent over immediately," Wang Changsheng agreed.

"Perform well, and our Cao family will not treat you unfairly," Cao Yuanxing said. "I'll give you an inside scoop: this time, Nangong Yueshuo, a core member of the Nangong Immortal Clan, is personally leading the team. He is at Grand Unity Golden Immortal Great Perfection and is a peak True Spirit."

"Grand Unity Golden Immortal Great Perfection! A peak True Spirit! By the way, how is the Murong family doing?" Wang Changsheng's expression became solemn. The Nangong family was clearly getting serious. It remained to be seen if they intended to escalate the conflict.

"Their losses are considerable," Cao Yuanxing said. "Fellow Daoist Murong has cultivated into a peak True Spirit and achieved great mastery of the laws. It was only then that he managed to repel the chaos beasts."

"A peak True Spirit, with great mastery of the laws." Wang Changsheng's expression grew even graver. Had it not been for this chaos beast tide, he truly would not have known Murong Yilong's strength. He wondered if Murong Yilong had other hidden trump cards.

"Alright, I'll stop talking now. I still need to notify others," Cao Yuanxing said. "Hurry over as quickly as possible. If you delay, it will be difficult to explain to the Nangong Immortal Clan." After saying this, Cao Yuanxing severed the connection.

"I will remain to guard Qinglian City, my husband. You should lead the expedition!" Wang Ruyan said.

Wang Changsheng nodded, took out a blue spell disk, infused it with a magic incantation, and instructed: "Qiuting, notify Mengbin, Fellow Daoist Ni, Fellow Daoist Gongsun, and Fellow Daoist Yang to gather at the Council Hall in Qinglian City. Assemble 100 Immortal Armored Army members, bring Immortal Extermination Arrows and Immortal Extermination Cannons, and accompany me to Yunlang City."

Wang Mengbin, Ni Tianlong, Gongsun Yang, and Yang Chunqiu were all formidable cultivators, each with their own strengths.

"Yes, Ancestor," Wang Qiuting assented.

Shortly thereafter, Wang Mengbin, Ni Tianlong, Gongsun Yang, and Yang Chunqiu arrived.

Wang Changsheng briefly explained the situation. Upon learning that the Nangong Immortal Clan was personally involved, Wang Mengbin said, "Ancestor, I can lead the team for this journey. With a Grand Unity Golden Immortal from the Nangong Immortal Clan personally leading, nothing major should go wrong."

"If fighting alone, none of you are a match for a Seven-Colored chaos beast," Wang Changsheng replied. "I will lead the team personally!"

His personal leadership would ensure greater safety; he would not fear even encountering a Seven-Colored chaos beast.

Wang Changsheng, along with over a hundred people, teleported away from Qinglian Island and arrived in Yunlang City.

As soon as they teleported over, Cao Xingdian quickly approached them. He said earnestly, "Senior Wang, please follow me."

Wang Changsheng nodded, and they followed Cao Xingdian to a vast bluestone plaza. Thousands of immortals were gathered there, including cultivators from the Murong family.

On the plaza stood a magnificent, gilded palace. The signboard above its entrance bore the three characters: "Yunlang Hall."

Cao Xingdian invited Wang Changsheng and his four companions into Yunlang Hall. Murong Yilong, Yu Weiwei, and over thirty other Golden Immortal cultivators were already inside. Most of them bore injuries that had not yet fully healed.

Yu Weiwei was secretly working for the chaos beasts, but she carried out the charade thoroughly. Chaos beasts still attacked Haoyue City, and she ultimately abandoned the city and fled. Upon learning of the Nangong Immortal Clan's conscription, Yu Weiwei immediately notified Lei Hong before rushing to Yunlang City.

Wang Changsheng's gaze fell upon Murong Yilong, but he said nothing, simply finding an empty seat.

Shortly after, Cao Mingjing entered, his expression grim.

"Greetings, Senior," Wang Changsheng and the others quickly bowed in respectful greeting.

"Yuanxing must have already informed you," Cao Mingjing said, his voice grave. "We are going to intercept the chaos beasts. The Nangong Immortal Clan's True Spirit Legion and Immortal Armored Army have already set out. We will now proceed to rendezvous with them."

"Yes, Senior Cao," Wang Changsheng and the others responded in unison.

Cao Mingjing looked at Cao Yuanxing and instructed, "Yuanxing, have the Immortal Armored Army line up and enter. They will teleport with us to the front lines."

"Yes, Ancestor," Cao Yuanxing assented, walked out, and directed thousands of immortals to enter Yunlang Hall in succession.

The personnel from each faction formed groups. Wang Changsheng noticed that the Murong family had dispatched 58 immortals, including eight Golden Immortal cultivators; the rest were presumably Immortal Armored Army members.

Yu Weiwei led 20 True Immortal cultivators, who were clearly Immortal Armored Army members. They were not from the Haoyue Alliance itself, but rather a combined contingent contributed by four factions. There was no other choice; after multiple chaos beast tides, these four factions were severely weakened.