Chapter 19

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Xu Ziyang spent the following days in peace. She knew her foundation was still weak, so after attending the lectures in the main hall for the first three days of each month, she would immerse herself in the library.

Although she could only enter the first floor of the library, it contained a large number of books. While they weren't secret manuals, they were all the most basic cultivation books, which were exactly what Xu Ziyang needed. Thus, she buried herself in the sea of books.

Three months passed quietly. In the evening, Xu Ziyang walked out of the library as usual. She decided not to come to the library anymore from today, as she had finished reading all the books on the first floor. She planned to seclude herself in her room for a while to digest all the knowledge and integrate what she had learned.

However, as soon as she stepped out of the library, she sensed that the atmosphere was different from usual. In fact, when she left her room earlier, she had already felt something was off. Moreover, when she entered the library, she noticed that there were almost no people inside today. But she was eager to read and didn't think much about it. Now, as she walked out of the library, she felt the abnormality again.

Looking around, she saw that there were few people on the road. Even when someone passed by occasionally, they looked tense. Xu Ziyang didn't understand why and wanted to ask someone, but she realized she didn't know anyone. She shook her head and smiled bitterly, thinking that since she had spent almost all her time in the library since joining the outer hall, it was natural that she didn't know many people.

She quickly walked towards her house, intending to ask Xu Li and others. Just as she reached her house, she saw Xu Li, Xu Tienu, Xu Ling, Xu Dezhi, Xu Qingxue, and a group of people standing outside her house. Hearing her footsteps, they all turned to look at her. When they saw it was Xu Ziyang, they ran over to her.

"Sister Ziyang, we were just about to go to the library to find you. Brother Dezhi said you would be back soon and told us not to disturb you," Xu Li said as she ran.

"Find me? Is something wrong?" Xu Ziyang asked, walking over to them with a puzzled look on her face.

At that moment, Xu Ziyang suddenly heard a loud bell ringing from a distance. Xu Li and the others also widened their eyes in shock. Xu Ziyang turned around and stared blankly in the direction of the bell.

The bell continued to ring. Although Xu Ziyang didn't know what the bell meant, she knew that the more times it rang, the worse the situation probably was. The bell kept ringing, one after another, in a hurry.

"Whoosh~~"

Doors opened everywhere, and people poured out of their rooms, running in the direction of the bell, their faces full of panic. Xu Ziyang's mouth dropped open, and after a while, she suddenly turned to look at the people in front of her. Each person's eyes conveyed the same message:

"Something big has happened!"

Xu Li and the others seemed to have experienced this many times before, and their eyes clearly showed what the bell meant. But Xu Ziyang was new to this world and had no idea what was happening. She thought perhaps an army from another country was attacking. So, she asked softly:

"What's happening?"

"It's the beast tide!"

"Beast tide?" Xu Ziyang asked, puzzled.

Xu Li swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "It means a beast tide has occurred, and the monsters from the Cangmang Mountains outside our capital city have broken out."

"Beast tide?" Xu Ziyang's heart trembled, and she asked urgently, "What exactly is happening? Have you all experienced it before?"

Xu Li and the others all shook their heads. Xu Li seemed very afraid, her body trembling, her face pale, and she could hardly speak. Xu Tienu, standing beside her, said in a deep voice:

"Since we were born, a beast tide has happened once, but since we hadn't broken through to the fifth level of the innate stage, we didn't have the chance to resist the beast tide. We could only stay at home. So, we don't know what a beast tide looks like. We only know that many people in our family died in the last beast tide."

"You mean that every time a beast tide occurs, all disciples above the fifth level of the innate stage must go to battle?"

"Yes, this bell is to gather everyone at the square."

"We should hurry. If we're late, the family will think we're cowards and punish us," Xu Qingxue said anxiously.

"Then let's go quickly!"

Xu Ziyang turned and ran in the direction of the bell.

At this moment, the city gates of the capital were tightly closed, and the residents inside the city had also heard the bell. Not only did the Xu family ring the bell, but the Xiao family, the Wu family, and the city lord's residence also rang the bell.

Hearing the bell, the residents of the city rushed out of their homes. These residents had lived here for generations and were not unfamiliar with the beast tide. The older ones had experienced it more than once. However, everyone was still uneasy, for in history, the beast tide had once breached the capital city, and all the residents were devoured by the monsters. Although this happened a thousand years ago and there had been no large-scale beast tide in the past few hundred years, who knew when a large-scale beast tide would occur again.

Usually, a small-scale beast tide wouldn't trigger the bell. Since the bell was ringing tonight, it meant that it wasn't a small-scale beast tide, and the residents of the capital city were naturally panicked.

Xu Ziyang and the others quickly arrived at the square where the bell was ringing. It was the central square of the family, very large, with a high platform at the front. At this moment, the family patriarch, Xu Haoran, was standing on the platform.

People poured in from all directions. From their clothes, Xu Ziyang could see that not only had the people from the outer hall come, but the disciples from the inner hall and the elders of the family had also come. Xu Ziyang saw that behind the patriarch Xu Haoran on the platform stood Xu Haobo and Xu Haomiao, among others.

The elders all rushed to the front of the platform, while the disciples from the inner hall stood on the right side of the square, and the disciples from the outer hall stood on the left side. Xu Ziyang looked closely and was amazed by the family's strength. There were more than eight hundred disciples in the inner hall, most of whom were at the first, second, and third levels of the Qi Cultivation stage, a few at the second level and above, and a very small number at the tenth level and above.

Most of the disciples at the fourth level and above were quite old, and even those at the third level were mostly middle-aged or older. However, among a group of middle-aged disciples at the third level, Xu Ziyang saw a very young person.

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