Chapter 43

In the tribe, Yi Tian had been deducing the Pure Yang Technique for the past ten days.

After consuming at least tens of thousands of low-grade essence stones, the Star Mud finally advanced to the red stage, with countless red stars on it emitting a crimson glow.

He continued to deduce the Pure Yang Technique.

Through repeated failures, his deduction speed steadily improved. The meridian pathways of the Pure Yang Technique were opened one by one, and one by one acupoints were activated, making the Pure Yang True Qi more refined.

Each acupoint was activated, and whenever he circulated the Pure Yang Technique, the true qi moved through the body, forming one mystical rune after another. These runes were hazy and contained the mysterious fire attribute power of heaven and earth, continuously refining the Pure Yang True Qi.

So far, he could sense that the mystical runes formed by the activated acupoints in his body had reached six.

However, the further he progressed, the more complex and difficult it became to continue deducing and form more mystical runes in his body. It would take a much longer time, not something that could be accomplished in a short period.

When Yi Tian's clone practiced the newly deduced Pure Yang Technique, the thousands of acupoints in his body seemed like stars, with one mystical rune after another appearing. In the end, seven mystical runes intertwined in his acupoints.

Amidst the impending storm, Yi Tian's Pure Yang Technique advanced to the upper-grade Earth Rank.

After practicing the Pure Yang Technique that had evolved to the upper-grade Earth Rank, the quality of his Pure Yang True Qi immediately improved, becoming more refined and scorching.

After deducing the upper-grade Earth Rank Pure Yang Technique, Yi Tian began to try practicing the Sky Sword Qi.

Yi Tian circulated his true qi, practicing according to the initial chapter of the Sky Sword Qi cultivation secret technique of the Sky Sword Combat Skill. Vast amounts of Pure Yang True Qi penetrated each acupoint, undergoing repeated refinement and transformation. In the end, it transformed into a thread of incomparably sharp sword qi, emitting a aura that could cleave the sky, appearing in his dantian space.

Threads of Sky Sword Qi were born in the dantian space, and in the next moment, they merged together like fledglings returning to their nests.

Soon, above the dantian space, a sword qi phantom less than three inches long appeared.

This sword qi phantom seemed like a vast sky, capable of containing heaven and earth, and slaying all, being the ultimate in strength and hardness.

After condensing this Sky Sword Qi, the large fireball of Pure Yang True Qi in the center of Yi Tian's dantian space had dimmed considerably, no longer as solid.

When Yi Tian tried to condense a second Sky Sword Qi, he found that at his current realm, he could not condense a second one. The first Sky Sword Qi acted like a stabilizing pillar, and any attempt to condense a second one would be shattered by the first.

Thus, he continuously refined the Sky Sword Qi with his true qi, making it slowly more solid.

Even Yi Tian's cultivation of the Pure Yang Technique was somewhat affected.

The Sky Sword Qi floating above the dantian exerted pressure, making the circulation of the Pure Yang True Qi more difficult.

Fortunately, these effects were not significant.

Although the Sky Sword Qi and the Pure Yang True Qi were fundamentally different, they both carried his aura and did not clash violently, remaining under his control.

In the official residence of Black Dragon City, the city lord was seated at the head of the hall, with the heads of the eight major families and other major powers seated on either side below him.

They were discussing how to resist the beast tide.

At the suggestion of the city lord, Qi Lihan, each power dispatched considerable forces to defend Black Dragon City.

At this moment, the head of the Shi family, one of the eight major families, asked the city lord, "City Lord, when will the general of Jingmu County arrive? Without the general, we have little confidence in resisting this beast tide."

The head of the Shi family had a good relationship with the city lord, so he asked directly. The heads of other families and the leaders of the various powers present all looked at the city lord of Black Dragon City.

The beast tide was about to erupt, and the city lord had already reported the news.

However, the distance between Jingmu County and Black Dragon City was at least seven thousand miles in a straight line. Even if Jingmu County received the message, it would be too late to arrive. If it really was too late, they would have to prepare a retreat to avoid any mishaps during the beast tide.

The general was a military strongman of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom in Jingmu County, commanding over ten thousand elite troops, with only warriors of the third rank and above eligible to join.

The general stationed in a county was a human-rank strongman, an existence they revered.

Only the general's personal arrival could possibly quell this beast tide.

The city lord of Black Dragon City glanced at everyone and said, "When the general will come, the general will decide. We must do our part and hold out until the general arrives."

"Roar!"

On that day, a thunderous roar, like rolling thunder, echoed from the depths of the Fulong Mountains. Even within a few thousand miles of Black Dragon City, it could be faintly heard.

In the next moment, the area of the Fulong Mountains bordering Black Dragon City suddenly began to tremble.

In the hundreds of miles of the mountain range, all the ferocious beasts roared and charged out of the mountains, leaving cracks in the ground and a surge of malevolent energy.

The rampage of the ferocious beasts caused all the fierce beasts in the hundreds of miles of the mountain range's edge to be terrified, running wildly in the forests, rushing towards the human territories outside the mountains. The number was at least several hundred thousand, and from the sky, it looked like waves sweeping towards the land where Black Dragon City was located.

At this moment, everyone in the area knew that the beast tide had erupted.

Hundreds of thousands of fierce beasts charged out of the mountains, along with ferocious beasts the size of small mountains and boulders, carrying boundless malevolent energy, trampling towards the land inhabited by humans.

In the Yi tribe, when the terrifying roar of the ferocious beast echoed through the heavens and earth, they knew the beast tide had erupted.

Thus, the entire tribe began to act in an orderly manner.

Except for the tribal warriors, all other family members were arranged on the mountaintop.

If the tribe really could not resist the beast tide, they would enter the underground space through the underground passage in the ancestral temple.

However, the underground space was not easily accessible.

In the passage leading to the underground space, there was a Dragon Sealing Stone. Once the Dragon Sealing Stone was activated, the passage would be completely sealed, even Earth Rank strongmen could not break through it.

Therefore, unless it was a matter of life and death for the tribe, the tribal leaders would not let the entire tribe enter the underground space for refuge.

The tribal leaders knew that the underground space had only one remaining passage to the outside world, and that passage was the last hope. Once it was sealed, the underground space would lose its significance as a refuge.

Thousands of tribal members gathered on the mountaintop, while most of the tribal warriors were distributed along the tall stone wall at the foot of the mountain.

Yi Tian led the Cycle Team and was assigned by the chief to a section of the stone wall about ten feet long. On either side were Yi Kai, Yi Hong, Yi Qing, and others who had a good relationship with Yi Tian.

The two thousand warriors of the tribe were distributed along the stone wall, ready for battle.

At the end of their line of sight, they could see the green trees in the mountains being trampled, with dust rising into the sky.

The roars of countless beasts combined, making the heavens and earth lose their color.

Most of the tribal warriors were shocked by this scene. The momentum was too terrifying, and they had little confidence in resisting the beast tide.

Although this beast tide swept across hundreds of miles, the tribe only faced a small wave, but this small wave still had at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of fierce beasts.

"Everyone, start shooting when the beasts are within fifty feet. Save your strength and true qi."

The chief's voice echoed in the ears of the two thousand tribal warriors on the stone wall.

He began to boost the morale of the tribal warriors.

Soon, all the tribal warriors were inspired by the chief's encouragement, their fighting spirit rising, and their blood boiling.

Finally, thousands of fierce beasts charged out of the hills and forests in front of them, with more beasts and ferocious beasts following in the dust behind them.

Ten thousand feet, a thousand feet, a hundred feet...

The countless beasts began to enter the attack range of the tribe, and all the tribal warriors had their arrows ready.