Chapter 118: Chapter 88: The Legend of Chi Li

The man in Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer from Chouhuai City was naturally speaking to the disciple in Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer from Five Extremes Mountain.

Both were the highest cultivation individuals from their respective sides.

The cultivators from both Five Extremes Mountain and Chouhuai City naturally found it hard to engage in conversation.

Liou Yuan, Zhao Feiyue, and Qiu Ming stood together, quietly watching from the side.

The highest cultivation disciple from Five Extremes Mountain was a woman.

Like Wei Miaomeng, she was in her early twenties, with two deep lines beside her nose.

Not particularly beautiful, but Liou Yuan found her voice crisp and powerful, a very organized person: "Are there only a few of you left in the city?"

The middle-aged man gave a bitter smile, nodding as he responded, "Yes."

"On the day the city broke, almost all my colleagues were gone, even the official document keeper and the City Lord were killed, by the Calamity-level Star Evil slaughtered by the Jin Dynasty Foundation Establishment."

"We were lucky to survive and waited for the support from that lord."

"But that lord is busy repairing the Array, unable to attend to us. It’s quite hard for us to defend."

"Without companionship from fellow cultivators, it’s uncertain whether we five can survive tonight."

The senior fellow disciple from Five Extremes Mountain nodded thoughtfully, glanced at him and the four people behind him, then asked, "How should I address you, fellow cultivator?"

"Lv Jifeng, fellow cultivator can call me Old Feng," the middle-aged man replied politely.

It was evident that he was quite humble when facing this senior fellow disciple.

After all, the person in front of him had higher cultivation.

Moreover, before being recruited officially, most of them were just Loose Cultivators, incomparable to the sect disciples from Five Extremes Mountain.

"My surname is Lai." That senior fellow disciple nodded, also revealing her surname, while her gaze swept around the disciples from Five Extremes Mountain.

Although she was responding to the middle-aged man, she was also speaking to the disciples from Five Extremes Mountain.

Liou Yuan and the others instantly understood, and began to state their names.

"Junior fellow disciple Liou Yuan."

"Qiu Ming!"

"Zhao Feiyue."

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"Fellow cultivator Lv Jifeng, you all can rest for tonight; leave this to me and the junior fellow disciples and sisters."

"Take a short rest, recoup your energy, and come back to the city wall tomorrow. Whether this city can be defended will depend on your assistance."

Miss Lai’s words made Liou Yuan nod internally; recognizing this Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer senior fellow disciple.

"Strong and can keep people in line. Not lacking in brains either. With her leading, defending Chouhuai City won’t be difficult, and I can relax a bit."

Liou Yuan saw the situation clearly, understanding that his cultivation level in this defense mission was merely auxiliary.

Whether or not it can be defended relies on his fellow disciples.

Lv Jifeng and his people naturally welcomed the offer as they were already exhausted.

The dead line imposed by the Jin Dynasty Foundation Establishment, with their lives in the city remained, and they dared not retreat, hence valiantly holding out until now.

Upon hearing, they cast a grateful glance toward Miss Lai, expressing endless gratitude before leaving, promising to return early tomorrow to assist.

With Lv Jifeng and his group sent off, only Liou Yuan and the ten disciples from Five Extremes Mountain remained on the city wall.

Being with one’s own people made conversation easier.

Miss Lai smiled at everyone, then said, "There always needs to be a leader; during the defense of Chouhuai City, I hope fellow junior disciples will cooperate."

"Of course," Liou Yuan smiled warmly, being the first to express, showing goodwill.

Although he, Qiu Ming, and Zhao Feiyue were outstanding among this year’s new disciples, their cultivation was the weakest among the present disciples.

Others were even less capable of holding the scene, thus naturally agreed without hesitation.

Receiving everyone’s cooperation, Miss Lai nodded, then Liou Yuan watched her glance back outside the city.

Following her gaze, one could see the last hue of the sunset fading away, shadows in the dark stirring restlessly.

Miss Lai didn’t waste words, began assigning tasks.

"The city wall of Chouhuai has been breached once; there are bound to be Star Evils lurking within the city, causing chaos at night."

"Miss Zhao and you three will go into the city, eliminate those Star Evils, and ensure the safety of the citizens."

"Most importantly, do not let those Star Evils disturb the two who are repairing the Array."

"I and the remaining six senior fellow disciples will guard the city wall."

Miss Lai seemed to know about the background of Liou Yuan and Zhao Feiyue, wary of their safety.

Or perhaps deemed their ability insufficient to stand firm on the wall, unable to directly resist the assault from the Star Evils, so simply assigned them to the city.

Liou Yuan exchanged glances with the other two, seeing surprise in each other’s eyes.

Staying within the city is undoubtedly safer than being on the wall, something Liou Yuan welcomed wholeheartedly.

Qiu Ming had no opinion, only Zhao Feiyue furrowed her brows slightly.

She was on this journey for experience; hiding within the city would render this trip meaningless, wouldn’t it?

However, at this moment, they couldn’t refuse. Rejecting her arrangement during the first cooperation would make subsequent interactions difficult.

Zhao Feiyue knew the significance of the situation, thus chose not to say much.

Liou Yuan nodded continuously at this point, laughing to himself: "Good, she listens to reason."

Thinking this, Liou Yuan promptly saluted Miss Lai, saying, "Then we’ll follow senior fellow disciple’s arrangements."

Saying this, he led Qiu Ming towards the city below, naturally followed by Zhao Feiyue.

Miss Lai and the Five Extremes Mountain disciples watched the trio depart, their faces revealing relieved expressions.

"All three of them have backgrounds, especially Liou Yuan and Zhao Feiyue. If anything happens to them with us, accountability is unavoidable."

"Good that they left."