Chapter 607 - 553: One Underhanded Scheme After Another

Chapter 607: Chapter 553: One Underhanded Scheme After Another

Chen Che nodded slightly.

At that very moment, the conversation was cut short by the sound of hundreds of horns blaring as one. The last flock of birds, which had been circling above the clouds, took the cue and dove down.

Although they were fewer in number than the previous waves, their Cultivation Realms were far superior.

They poured down with overwhelming momentum in a dense flight formation. For a moment, the only sound filling everyone’s ears was the tremendous roar of their wings beating against the wind!

Simultaneously, countless beasts scrambled down the steep cliffs as if it were flat ground, some even taking to the air on the wind. From the water below, innumerable members of the Aquatic Race surged forth.

They leaped like fish or whipped up massive waves.

Such a terrifying display was enough to shatter the will of any Cultivator with a weaker constitution.

The enemy had already seen through Chu State’s open battle formation. They would stop at nothing to prevent the allied forces of the two sects from setting up an array and establishing a defensive front before the Celestial River Mountain Range. Therefore, the real battle was about to begin!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—

Countless Demon Beasts actually began to try and bypass the vanguard to strike at the supply troops.

And this time, the Azure Dragon Hall once again gave Jinyun Valley some "special attention."

’Who says Cultivators don’t understand the art of war?’

Chen Che chuckled softly. In the past, battles had involved only a few hundred, or at most a thousand, people; there was simply no need for such tactics. But in a large-scale war, the slightest change could affect tens of thousands of Cultivators.

"Spread out!"

He raised his hand slightly.

The Jinyun Valley Spiritual Boats immediately formed a single line, side-by-side, along with the accompanying Cultivators.

"Kill!"

Amidst Meng Changtu’s tremendous roar, countless Crossbow Beds fired their bolts in perfect unison. The Crossbow Arrows, over thirty feet long and covered in carved Magic Patterns, shot out like cold bolts of lightning.

In a typical battle between Cultivators, these things would be of little use. But now, they demonstrated immense killing power—simply because there were so many Demon Beasts that aiming was unnecessary.

A single Crossbow Arrow could skewer seven or eight Demon Beasts, pinning them to the ground.

"WHOOOO!"

The old man also blew his Horn at this moment.

WHOOSH!

From within the Yunzhou ranks, countless Demon Beasts also rose into the air. When the old man had been gathering beasts in the Celestial River Mountain Range, he had also taken the opportunity to intercept a good number for himself. One must not forget, the Meng Family was also a Beast Taming Clan!

Although they couldn’t compare to the Azure Dragon Hall’s Wen Family, they were still capable of fending off this assault, especially since the Azure Dragon Hall’s attack wasn’t focused solely on Jinyun Valley!

These rising Demon Beasts immediately filled the defensive gaps. The two tides of beasts slammed into each other, blocking the opening like a dam.

The other Halls did the same.

Mist Rain Tower had brazenly summoned Demon Beasts right under everyone’s noses; how could the others not have prepared countermeasures? The Artifact Hall from the Star-Picking Sect was even more aggressive. Their vanguard consisted of several hundred Spiritual Boats—

And these Spiritual Boats were all linked to one another by iron chains.

As the Spiritual Boats moved forward, the chains pulled taut. Whirling Magic Patterns enveloped them, turning the gale they created into blades. From a distance, it looked like a giant, advancing meat grinder. Any Demon Beast that crashed into it was instantly shredded into mincemeat.

At the same time, a chorus of miserable howls rose from the ground.

But they came not from the Primordial Sect or the Star-Picking Sect, but from the summoned Aquatic Race. The sheer number of waterways under Mist Rain Tower’s control was beyond imagination. In addition to the surface rivers, there were countless subterranean streams.

These underground rivers wound their way beneath the grasslands, unseen. Many seemingly insignificant ponds, or even springs no larger than a fist, could be connected to a complex, labyrinthine network of subterranean rivers.

No one knew how many Snake Demons were hidden in the water. Not even a Golden Core could clear out these Demon Beasts in a short time, but the Star-Picking Sect managed it.

In several high-level meetings, the two sects had planned to ask Chen Che to refine a batch of Poison Pills to guard against this tactic. But Chen Che had been in seclusion at the time. Medicine and poison have always been two sides of the same coin.

Perhaps hoping to one-up Chen Che, the Chief of the Star-Picking Sect’s Pill Hall had volunteered for the task. One cauldron after another of Poison Pills was continuously poured from the Spiritual Boats directly into the water.

"AWOOO~"

Miserable howls echoed from the water. Then, pond after pond of clear spring water turned pitch-black before one’s eyes, even emitting a foul-smelling black smoke. Dense swarms of Snake Demons scrambled to escape the water, their multi-colored bodies a truly horrifying sight.

With this disturbance, the Demon Beasts in the water were essentially neutralized. Although some High-tier Demon Beasts remained, they could no longer form a cohesive threat.

Wealth moves the hearts of men.

These High-tier Demon Beasts were treasures from head to tail. Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators exchanged a few quick words and immediately joined the fray.

The bolder ones even dared to surround and attack a Golden Core Great Demon.

Two Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivators from the Duobao Hall of Offerings shamelessly ganged up on a Blue Feathered Water Snake that had escaped the water. In just a short while, they slew the snake, split the spoils between them, and set their sights on another Demon Beast.

Seeing this, many other Cultivators broke away from their formations to pick off isolated or poisoned Demon Beasts.

In the past, these High-tier Demon Beasts resided deep within strange mountains and perilous peaks, like Human Race leaders who ruled over their own territories. It was rare to have such a golden opportunity to hunt them. Besides, hadn’t they come here to plunder in the first place?

Watching this scene, the Cultivators of Jinyun Valley couldn’t help but feel their hands itch to join in.

The old man and Chen Che watched this scene in silence.

After this devastation wrought by Mist Rain Tower, the Demon Beast populations under the jurisdiction of the Three Sects would not recover to pre-war levels for at least three to five hundred years. And the prices of Materials like Beast Bones, hides, and fangs would skyrocket as a result.