Chapter 20: Beast Tide

  Brothers and sisters are too powerful, just over an hour, I exploded the chrysanthemum in front of me, now I'm eleventh. The gap between me and tenth place is not big either, brothers and sisters give me another boost! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you again!

  That young man looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. Wearing a white robe, he stood out from the crowd, standing tall with his back straight and proud.

  "This must be Xu Tianlang, the son of Uncle Jiu!"

  Xu Ziyuan muttered to herself, raised her eyes and looked up at the high platform again, looking at the nineteen people standing behind the patriarch Xu Haoran.

  "The person standing behind the clan leader should be Jiubao Xu Hao, the elder of the foundation period in the family."

  Xu Ziyanyan's gaze turned to her own side, seeing that apart from herself, the new disciples were all standing around her. The remaining 1,600 or so outer sect disciples were divided into four formations, with a calm and composed person standing at the front of each formation.

  "These four people should be the four gang leaders, I don't know which one is Xu Gan, which one is Xu Wen, and which one is Xu Tianxiao? Hmm, that woman should be Xu Dongxue."

  Xu Ziyuan's gaze swept across, and indeed saw those people who had fought with her three months ago standing in each of the four formations. The old disciples in those formations also looked at Xu Ziyuan and the new disciples, their eyes filled with mockery. Xu Ziyuan knew what they meant - these new disciples, because of her own reasons, had not joined the factions of the old disciples, but instead chose to rely on her.

  Although Xu Ziyuan did not establish a gang and had only met with these new disciples a few times, he was immersed in his cultivation every day. However, due to Xu Ziyuan's presence, the older disciples did not bully these new disciples excessively. But now that the beast tide has arrived, without the care of these older disciples, these new disciples with low martial arts values naturally became cannon fodder in the eyes of the older disciples, and one by one, they revealed a mocking attitude in their gazes.

  Even if the family strongly demands that new disciples be incorporated into their team, they will have a way to deal with these new disciples, so in their hearts, the cannon fodder identity of the new disciples has already been determined.

  The new disciples also knew that they were in a very dangerous situation at this time, and one by one looked at Xu Ziyuan with fearful eyes. Seeing Xu Ziyuan's calm gaze, they shifted their gaze to the patriarch on the high platform, hoping that the patriarch's orders would take care of them, these new disciples. They didn't want to die in the beast tide just three months after entering the outer hall of the family.

  But what surprised everyone was that the patriarch, Xu Haoran, did not say much, but instead waved his hand and said:

  "Follow me up the city wall!"

  As soon as the words fell, he directly jumped up from the high platform, and with his body in mid-air, a flying sword flew out of the storage bag at his waist. Xu Haoran stepped on the flying sword with one foot and rode it into the air. The elders behind him also rode their swords and left, and those disciples who were above the sixth layer of the Refining Qi stage also took out their flying swords and flew into the air, riding their swords closely behind them.

  Xu Ziyuan was stunned, looking at the scene below. This was her first time seeing such a magnificent sight since she came to this world. Disciples of the Refining Qi stage sixth layer and below were not allowed to fly with swords, so they all took big strides towards the direction where the patriarch had left. Xu Ziyuan saw that the older disciples around her also ran out of the square in big strides, so she too ran out in big strides. The new disciples who saw Xu Ziyuan run out also hastily followed behind her.

  Xu Ziyuan ran out of the family gate and arrived on the main street of Zhongdu City, where she saw people flying with imperial swords from all directions. They were clearly divided into groups, with those carrying the city lord's flag heading east, those carrying the Xiao family's flag heading west, those carrying the Wu family's flag heading south, and those carrying the Xu family's flag heading north.

  At this time, the big snow in the sky fell more densely, large pieces of snowflakes fluttered and danced, and the sky and earth were a vast expanse of white.

  Xu Ziyuan followed the crowd, closely following the direction of the Xu family's large flag towards the north of the city. The streets were filled with residents scurrying about like ants on a hot pot, and Xu Ziyuan didn't have time to care about them as she hastily rushed up to the northern city gate.

  On the city wall in the north of the city, nearly two thousand people from the Xu family stood on the city wall at this time, each person looking down with a tense expression.

  "Big brother, is this beast tide serious?" asked Xu Haobo in a low voice beside Xu Haran.

  Xu Haoran looked up at the sky and then down at the city below, shaking his head slightly as he said:

  "The sky is too dark, can't see very clearly. However, it seems that on the north side of the city, there are at least over a thousand demonic beasts, and this is just the beginning. I'm afraid this beast tide won't be small, at the very least it will be a medium-sized one."

  At this time, the ninth brother of Xu Haoran, who was standing aside, smiled and said:

  "Elder brother can rest assured, it's just over a thousand demonic beasts, with Ninth Brother here, they won't be able to breach the city walls."

  Xu Ziyuan looked down at the city, and under the black night sky, a patch of crimson light flickered, which was the glow released from the eyes of the demon beast. He then turned his head to look at Xu Haoliang, who, although nearly fifty years old in appearance, was extremely handsome, with a robust physique and a fierce expression.

  Xu Ziyuan couldn't help but nod secretly, it seemed that he could compete with the clan leader and even gain an advantage, indeed a remarkable person.

  Xu Haoran burst out laughing: "Good one, Ninth Brother! These demonic beasts are nothing to us."

  At this time, a burst of beast roars came from under the city wall, shaking the sky. Xu Haoran smiled coldly and said:

  "A mere thousand demon beasts dare to attack Zhongdu City. These demon beasts are truly brainless, they should spend their entire lives as demon beasts."

  At this time, Xu Haobo suddenly sank his face and pointed far away: "Big brother, look."

  Everyone looked up and saw a thick smoke rising into the sky from a very distant place.

  "Beacon fire!" The two words flashed through Xu Ziyuan's mind immediately.

  "It seems that the demon beast has attacked Fang Tian City!" Xu Haoran said in a low voice.

  "It seems that this beast tide is quite large! Moreover, Fang Tian Cheng has lit the beacon fire, which proves that they are under intense attack and may not be able to hold on, and have already begun to ask for help."

  "Hmm." Xu Haoran nodded lightly.

  "What should we do, big brother?"

  Xu Haoran shook his head slightly and said: "I don't know, whether or not to assist Fang Tiancheng, it depends on the city lord's intention."

  With both hands on the city wall, looking down, he slightly curled his lip and said: "However, for now, these demonic beasts, we can't let them off. Old Ninth, you and I will each lead our disciples to go down and see who kills more demonic beasts."

  "How dare you disobey orders." Xu Hao immediately responded.

  "Hahaha... Alright!" Xu Haoran laughed loudly and said: "Let's go out and kill some demon beasts."

  After finishing, he leaped up and stepped on the flying sword, riding the sword out of the city wall and killing towards the demon beast. Xu Hao Yang was not to be outdone, flying up and riding the sword down, charging towards the demon beast outside the city. The disciples above the sixth layer of the Refining Qi period all rode their swords and charged out of the city wall.

  Xu Ziyuan looked at the flying swords in the sky with surprise, shining with rays of light...

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