Wu Dayong felt a bit smug seeing the ongoing disputes among the crowd.
"Fellow Daoists, we dare not violate the rules of the Qingxu Sect. We can only refine the items for you in the order they were received. However, if anyone urgently needs healing pills, Qingxu Tower has a small stock that can be traded for emergency use."
After Wu Dayong made this arrangement, the cultivators had nothing more to say. They obediently followed the order and handed over their items to Wu Dayong, registering the transactions.
Once Wu Dayong collected all the alchemy materials, he handed them over to Wang Hong.
In their temporary camp, Qingxu Sect had set up a makeshift alchemy room specifically for Wang Hong.
Entering the room constructed for him, Wang Hong organized the materials. For most pill recipes, he already had a ready stock. Whenever he had the pill recipe for a spiritual herb in his space, he would refine some pills in advance to avoid the need for on-the-spot refinement every time.
There was only one pill recipe he didn't have. He lacked one key herb, and he only needed to refine this missing ingredient. The rest could wait until he gathered enough quantities.
The refinement of this pill was not difficult. Despite it being his first attempt, he decided to start the process. Surprisingly, it only took an hour to complete, producing four pills.
Exiting the temporary alchemy room, Wang Hong noticed five additional flying boats and a significant increase in people around the temporary camp.
After inquiring with Wu Dayong, Wang Hong learned that the reinforcements from the East Zhou Cultivation Realm had arrived. This was just the first batch, consisting of six Golden Core Cultivators, five flying boats, fifteen hundred Foundation Building Cultivators, and some supplies.
If they had arrived a bit earlier, Boundary City might not have fallen, and fewer cultivators would have perished. Unfortunately, in this world, there were no "ifs."
The East Zhou Cultivation Realm was vast, with numerous factions and powers. First, these factions had to gather to discuss the reinforcement plan and the distribution of benefits, leading to prolonged debates.
Then came the collection of resources and the summoning of personnel, which required even more time to balance the interests of all parties.
Although the Boundary Mountain Range was in distress, it was a distant matter for many. Only a few felt urgency as the crisis hadn't directly affected them yet.
After sorting out the immediate matters to ensure a fair distribution of resources, the first batch of reinforcements took several months to arrive from Jin'an City's call for help.
More reinforcements were on the way, with a second batch of fifty thousand Qi Cultivation Cultivators still en route, likely taking another month or two to arrive.
After understanding the situation, Wang Hong returned to his temporary alchemy room.
Opening the formation, he took out the beast skins he had acquired earlier from his storage bag. With the reinforcements present, more battles were expected, so he decided to refine some second-tier talismans for future use.
While Wang Hong was busy refining talismans, fifteen Golden Core Cultivators in the temporary camp gathered to discuss the next course of action.
Three days later, all Foundation Building Cultivators were summoned. With the addition of the fifteen hundred reinforcements, they now numbered around three thousand.
"Fellow Daoists, the Demon Clan first attacked Jin'an City, killing forty thousand of our fellow cultivators. Later, they breached Boundary City, resulting in the death of nearly ten thousand more.
The fallen cultivators were not just comrades; they were someone's family, friends, and fellow disciples.
A Golden Core Cultivator stood at the forefront, expressing the sorrow in his tone. His words brought back memories of lost loved ones, igniting a collective desire for revenge among the Foundation Building Cultivators.
"Now is the time for us to seek vengeance! Today, I ask all of you to board the Flying Boats and avenge our fallen comrades!"
Having spoken, the Golden Core Cultivator took the lead onto one of the Flying Boats. Under the arrangements of several other Golden Core Cultivators, the remaining cultivators boarded the other eleven Flying Boats.
Once on board, the Golden Core Cultivators revealed the objective of this mission. Instead of attacking the two cities directly, they had switched to a defensive strategy against the Demon Clan. With fewer people now, everyone could take to the Flying Boats without hesitation.
The eleven Flying Boats were divided into three groups, patrolling outside the two cities to eliminate Demonic Beasts. Specifically, they targeted the flying Demonic Beasts of the Demon Clan, aiming to exterminate every one of them.
Returning to the vicinity of Boundary City, the Flying Boats split into three groups, each taking its own course of action.
In this mission, the cultivators of Qingxu Sect were on the same Flying Boat. Leading them was Song Wei, a Golden Core Cultivator from Qingxu Sect.
Ever since Wang Hong had received a stern lesson from Song Wei and had his barbecue confiscated, he had developed a bit of fear for this senior.
The three Flying Boats roamed several hundred miles outside Boundary City, systematically eliminating any Demonic Beasts they encountered.
After hours of patrolling, they suddenly came across a massive herd of Three-Horned Quadrupeds, numbering around twenty thousand. Among them were over a dozen second-tier Demonic Beasts, while the rest were first-tier. They were heading towards Boundary City.
This sizable group of Demonic Beasts couldn't be ignored. The three Flying Boats caught up, releasing numerous Spiritual Weapons at the creatures below.
As the Spiritual Weapons struck the Demonic Beasts, blood splattered, and the creatures roared in anger at the unexpected assault.
However, being grounded, they could only roar in frustration, lacking the ability to fly.
Therefore, the twenty thousand Demonic Beasts, ranging from first-tier to second-tier, could only endure the onslaught.
After eliminating the leading second-tier Demonic Beasts, the remaining creatures lost their will to fight. Realizing that escape was more practical than a futile struggle, the first-tier Demonic Beasts scattered, sprinting away.
Hundreds of Foundation Building Cultivators on the Flying Boats soared out, chasing the fleeing first-tier Demonic Beasts. With their flying abilities at the Foundation Building level, they efficiently hunted down the lesser demons.
Wang Hong also rode Little Peng and joined the chase, wielding a low-grade Flying Sword. He easily caught up with the fleeing Demonic Beasts, swiftly dispatching dozens of them in a matter of moments.
After a brief pursuit, everyone returned, beginning to collect their spoils.
The most valuable parts of the Three-Horned Quadrupeds were their demon cores and the three horns on their heads. Several second-tier Demonic Beasts had their demon cores extracted, horns removed, and hides peeled. Surprisingly, the meat of the Demonic Beasts was left untouched.
This sight pained Wang Hong. Such excellent ingredients were being discarded. He could only salvage one due to the limited space of their Storage Bags.
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