CHAPTER 439: CHAPTER 409: PROFOUND-LEVEL TEAM, FIRST BATTLE IN PINGYAO TOWN

Zhang Daoxing summoned Wind Yuzi over to naturally discuss the frontline battle situation.

Wind Yuzi stopped outside the Immortal Pavilion, respectfully saluting Golden Core Ancestors Zhang Daoxing and Zhang Daoqi.

Wind Yuzi is very familiar with these two Golden Core Ancestors, often hearing their teachings and lectures at the Dubhe Institute.

With these two present, Wind Yuzi feels much more assured in confronting this Southern Wilderness Beast Tide.

"Hmm, no need for formalities."

Zhang Daoxing smiled lightly and directly entered the main topic.

"Wind Yuzi, according to the latest frontline report, this wave of beast tide numbers about eight thousand Demon Beasts, primarily Tier One Demon Beasts occupying the majority."

"Among them, there is one Tier Four Demon Beast."

"Six Tier Three Demon Beasts."

"Over a hundred Tier Two Demon Beasts."

"The rest are all Tier One Demon Beasts."

"This beast group is currently dispersed into over twenty smaller groups, scattered across the frontline."

Zhang Daoxing informed of the beast tide scale and provided countermeasures.

This scale of beast tide, it was the first time Zhang Daoxing had seen.

Having arrived here at the Purple Fire Castle with his brother Zhang Daoqi to oversee, Zhang Daoxing first received the golden Communication Flying Sword.

"I will personally meet that Tier Four Demon Beast."

"Organize the remaining beasts immediately, and divide some teams to venture out with me."

"Alright."

Upon hearing this, Wind Yuzi nodded heavily, knowing that the scale of this beast tide was too large and required serious handling.

His task here is to plan the combat teams and take charge of battle-related matters.

Personnel dispatch from the Eight Great Sects is handled by Wind Yuzi.

The situation is urgent, and there is no room for delay; Wind Yuzi immediately convened personnel from the Eight Great Sects for unified team allocation.

The division of combat teams has always followed a clear hierarchy.

From high to low, the teams are ranked into four levels: Celestial, Earth, Profound, Yellow.

Celestial-level teams are led by Golden Core Ancestors, with Foundation Establishment Cultivators forming the ranks. Typically, these are composed of Nine Cold Mountain and the Dubhe Institute.

Earth-level teams are led by Foundation Establishment Cultivators with members being Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Liu Qiumei, stationed on the frontline, leading an Earth-level team against Demon Beasts.

Profound-level teams are led by Foundation Establishment Cultivators with Qi Cultivators united for action. These are the most common combat teams, also the most numerous on the Southern Wilderness Battlefield.

Yellow-level teams comprise some Qi Cultivators. This level of teams is typically assigned to transport combat materials or clear remnant Demon Beasts in simpler tasks.

In less than an hour, the Eight Great Sects allocated eight Profound-level combat teams.

These eight Profound-level teams are not solely composed of personnel from the Eight Great Sects but integrated together and precisely divided afterward.

For instance, Cyan Mountain Sect has twelve members forming a combat squad, which is too few in number; sending them to the frontline would be mere cannon fodder.

The total number of cultivators resisting the beast tide this time can reach over ten thousand.

Therefore, under Wind Yuzi’s division, each of the eight teams was allocated five hundred members.

Leading these teams were late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Due to the small number of Cyan Mountain Sect participants, forming their own team was clearly not possible, so integration with other sect members was necessary.

Under Wind Yuzi’s arrangement, Lu Yuanshan and his group, together with cultivators from Cold Moon Palace and some loose cultivators from Nine Cold Mountain formed a team, numbering up to five hundred people.

Among them, the loose cultivators from Nine Cold Mountain reached over a hundred ninety, all being Qi Cultivators.

The appointed team leader for this team was Xuu Qingci.

Xuu Qingci being chosen as the team leader surprised no one.

Firstly, as a Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Xuu Qingci entirely possessed the ability to lead a Profound-level team.

Secondly, as the Cold Moon Palace Master and a sect leader, leading a five hundred-person team, Xuu Qingci’s credentials are more than sufficient.

The deputy leader of this Profound-level team was Lu Yuanshan.

Every team was equipped with one main leader and one deputy leader as a standard configuration.

The strength of the other Profound-level teams was similar to Lu Yuanshan’s team.

Once the teams were allocated, Wind Yuzi led these eight teams to proceed to the frontline via Dubhe Institute’s giant Flying Ship.

These eight teams would not fight together at one battlefield but rather would be assigned to different battlefields according to situational needs and area division.

This is because the beast tide does not move collectively but will, under the leadership of the Beast King, divide into variously sized groups with different strengths to invade Nanling County.

The Demon Beasts are not foolish, unlikely to gather together for the Human Race Cultivators to wipe out easily.

Their activities vary depending on power or tribe, where they prey, rest, and stop intermittently, quickly forming diverse Demon Beast groups.

Dubhe Institute and Nine Cold Mountain had previously divided variously sized combat teams, under Wind Yuzi’s lead, started action early on.

As each team was airborne into different combat zones under Wind Yuzi’s arrangement, it soon came the turn for Lu Yuanshan’s team.

Their combat zone was an area named Pingyao Town.

Currently, Pingyao Town was garrisoned by over ten loose cultivators from Nine Cold Mountain, the highest cultivation being a loose cultivator at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment named Zhao Wanling.

Seeing the Dubhe Institute’s Flying Ship soaring overhead with reinforcements arriving, Zhao Wanling immediately took the initiative to greet them.

Through conversation with Zhao Wanling, Lu Yuanshan and Xuu Qingci learned that at noon today, Pingyao Town suffered a massive raid by Demon Beasts, with over thirty guarding cultivators suffering heavy losses.

The Demon Beast group has now gathered in the southern area of Pingyao Town, temporarily resting and foraging there.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, how many beasts are in this group?"

Learning that there is a beast group in the town, Lu Yuanshan inquired.

While aboard the Flying Ship, Wind Yuzi received a distress message from Zhao Wanling, hence deploying Lu Yuanshan’s team here.

The exact number of Demon Beasts in town constantly changes, needing real-time understanding for combat strategy formation.

"Approximately there are over twelve hundred beasts, mostly Tier One Demon Beasts, with four Tier Two Demon Beasts among them."

Reflecting sorrowfully, Zhao Wanling’s face showed regret.

"Alas, many of our comrades met their demise at the hands of those Tier Two Demon Beasts; truly detestable!"

"Given our strength, we stand little chance against that group of Tier Two Demon Beasts."

Consequently, Zhao Wanling and others did not venture to the southern area of Pingyao Town to clear the beasts but wisely sent a distress call, awaiting reinforcements.

"Sect Leader Lu, if it’s agreeable, let’s confront that beast group now."

Having kept silent until now, Xuu Qingci spoke, his face always calm like a tranquil well.