Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 455 - 242: Zhou Daoyi’s Concerns, The Onslaught of the Beast Tide [Subscribe Please]_2

Chapter 455: Chapter 242: Zhou Daoyi’s Concerns, The Onslaught of the Beast Tide [Subscribe Please]_2

“Indeed, this is a good thing for us!” he said as he nodded slightly.

“While it’s true that the situation is good, with power being delegated, responsibility now falls on our shoulders. If anything goes wrong, I’m afraid we’ll be in for some serious trouble!”

At this point, Zhou Daoyi shook his head and changed the subject, “From the way Master Qingling spoke, it seemed like he wanted to use Qingqing’s existence for some purpose, which has me very worried and unable to settle my mind!”

Zhou Chun responded immediately, “If he intends to use the Green Flood Dragon for his plans, he might want to leverage the dragon’s might to drive away the Demon Beasts. But I fear this would be difficult to achieve during the Beast Tide, as those fourth-order Demon Beasts would surely not stand idly by!”

“Otherwise, he might use the Green Flood Dragon to draw the attention of the fourth-order Flood Dragon behind the Beast Tide and lure it out!”

After speaking, he pondered and added, “If it’s the latter, then there’s likely more than just one Golden Core Stage Cultivator like Master Qingling here.”

“I was thinking the same thing, which is why I’m so concerned!”

Zhou Daoyi looked deeply troubled and muttered to himself, “Qingqing is a Flood Dragon reverting to its ancestral bloodline. It has never encountered other Flood Dragons before. If it were to meet a fourth-order Flood Dragon, I’m not worried about it breaking the contract and turning on me, but I am concerned that it could affect its temperament and thoughts, potentially causing hidden problems!”

His worries were not unfounded.

The Spirit Pets of the Zhou Family Cultivators were mostly nurtured from a young age, resulting in a very close relationship with their owners.

In the history of the Zhou Family, many cultivators’ Spirit Pets even chose to be buried with their owners after their deaths.

However, if a Spirit Pet were to make contact with a wild Demon Beast of its kind and spend a prolonged time living with them, its affection for its owner could easily deteriorate.

Moreover, the higher a Demon Beast’s cultivation level and spiritual wisdom, the more susceptible it is to such influence.

Although the constraints of the “Soul Controlling Blood Array” make it almost impossible for a Demon Beast of the same order to break free from its contract and turn against its owner, if it truly harbors a thought of betrayal, it can lead to significant problems in the future.

The Green Flood Dragon has reached the third order. With over a hundred years of Zhou Daoyi’s guidance, its intelligence is now comparable to a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old from the Human Clan.

The intelligence of a fourth-order Flood Dragon is about the same or even higher.

If the two were to meet and the fourth-order Flood Dragon were to impart ideas about resisting humans and seeking freedom for Demon Beasts, it’s uncertain whether Qingqing would be influenced.

Once such a seed is planted, it could germinate and grow at any time, eventually filling the mind.

Zhou Chun had these same worries, which is why he had spared the parents of the Golden Winged Tiger, not killing the Golden Sword Tiger and the Winged Tiger.

Facing Zhou Daoyi’s concerns, all Zhou Chun could offer in comfort was, “Clan Leader, your worry is not without reason, but this is something we must face sooner or later. I believe that the century-long bond between you and Qingqing cannot be so easily disrupted by some beast’s persuasive words!”

“Alas, I hope so,” Zhou Daoyi sighed lightly, with no better solution at hand.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, another two days had gone by.

By this time, the various Cultivation families summoned to the Misty Swamp had pretty much all arrived.

Since the real force of the Beast Tide was targeting Yunzhou, the Cultivation families gathered this time in Lanzhou were mostly local ones, with a few families coming from Lianzhou.

By contrast, the background of Loose Cultivators was very diverse.

Many Loose Cultivators from the north arrived in Lanzhou to take part in the battle, unable to make it to Yunzhou on time or simply not wanting to face the main force of the Beast Tide.

Once the number of such Loose Cultivators reached several thousand, Master Qingling began to organize them.

He offered an extra daily stipend ranging from three to seven Spirit Coins to the Qi Refinement Realm Loose Cultivators willing to participate in the organization and also promised a compensation for those who might fall in battle.

In this way, over seven hundred brave warriors were recruited.

These Loose Cultivators were then evenly distributed among the Zhou Family and seven other Cultivation clans, forming eight fully-organized squads of a hundred each, with the remaining Loose Cultivators serving as reserves, ready to replenish any losses in the front lines.

“Here, here, here, and here, these eight locations are strategic choke points leading to the inland areas. Your eight squads must set up Arrays and hold these positions, repelling and eradicating small groups from the Beast Tide, preventing them from penetrating further inland and harming mortals!”

“Additionally, if you receive a message from me, you must act immediately without any delay!”

Within a small and exquisitely arranged courtyard, Master Qingling summoned Zhou Daoyi and the other seven Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, giving them their tasks with a solemn expression.

The borders of Jingguo Country are immensely vast; if the Demon Beasts within the Beast Tide were to disperse and invade Jingguo, the country’s Cultivators would certainly be unable to defend such an expansive border.

However, once scattered, these Demon Beasts would no longer act on the commands of the higher-ranked Demon Beasts initiating the Beast Tide.

It’s very likely that as soon as they leave the influence of the high-ranked Demon Beasts, they would start fighting each other or simply settle down wherever they find a favorable place.

As a result, the actual damage caused by the Beast Tide would be limited, and this would also make it easier for the Cultivators of Jingguo to organize teams and eradicate these Demon Beasts.

Thus, the high-ranked Demon Beasts controlling the Beast Tide generally do not allow their hordes to stray beyond their influence, making their movement easier to predict.

Based on Jingguo’s previous experiences with the Beast Tide, even if it splits, each small segment still requires at least one third-grade Demon Beast to lead and maintain its destructiveness.

Hence, Master Qingling had the Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators lead squads to defend various directions this time, to prevent any small fractions of the Beast Tide from bypassing the front lines and causing chaos behind them.

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Upon hearing Master Qingling’s commands, Zhou Daoyi and the others responded in unison with solemn expressions, “Understood, we juniors accept the order.”

They then led their respective groups out on their missions.

The hundred people from the Zhou Family left their base and headed straight southwest. After covering over three hundred li, they finally stopped atop a mountain range.

“This is the place, Golden Chicken Mountain. From now on, our task is to defend this area until new orders arrive.”

On the high mountain top, Zhou Daoyi gazed at the endless great plains behind him, his face showing extreme solemnity.

Below on the great plains lived no fewer than a million mortals; if the Beast Tide invaded, countless mortals would perish.

Therefore, their responsibility was immense.

Zhou Daoyi then personally took action, leading Zhou Chun and others to set up a Guardian Great Formation and a small Spirit Cleansing Formation provided by Master Qingling.

With that, a temporary base was established.

After setting up camp, Zhou Chun suggested to Zhou Daoyi, “The environment of Golden Chicken Mountain is quite good, and there are likely many Loose Cultivators living in seclusion in the mountains. Perhaps we can recruit them all, even if they only help operate the Arrays.”

“That is indeed a plan. Let Zhenglan and her husband lead some Loose Cultivators to search for others. Tell them that any Loose Cultivator willing to come, regardless of their cultivation level, will receive at least one Spirit Coin daily from our Zhou Family as an individual subsidy!”

After pondering briefly, Zhou Daoyi nodded and agreed to Zhou Chun’s suggestion.

Zhou Chun quickly arranged for Zhou Zhenglan and her husband Pang Chong, along with seven or eight Loose Cultivators, to head into the mountains to recruit more help.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun took the opportunity to drill and integrate the Loose Cultivators they had brought, so they could adapt to the situation and unleash their true strength when they truly engaged with the Beast Tide.

At the same time, as soon as the Zhou Family set up their base, the Beast Tide, having rested for two days at the Misty Swamp bank, officially crossed the wilderness and set foot into Jingguo Country’s territory.

The main force of the Beast Tide was heading directly towards the outpost where Master Qingling was stationed, clearly having conducted intelligence reconnaissance.

Around the same time, far away at the Blood Dragon Sub-Temple of the Dragon Transformation Sect, Lin Hongyu, who had been convalescing, was forced to end her recovery and summoned back to service once more.