Immortal Palace Longevity

The city wall of Jinge Immortal City is about thirty feet high and stretches for more than ten miles from left to right.

Inscribed on it are numerous runes with different effects such as "Strongness" and "Relief".

From a distance, it looks like a mountain, giving people an indestructible feeling.

Unlike human monks, the bodies of monster beasts are extremely huge. It is not surprising that a first-order monster is several feet in size, and it is not surprising that a second-order monster is even ten feet in size.

Therefore, the "fairy city" used to defend against monsters must be tall and wide enough, otherwise the monsters can cross it with a light jump, and they will fall into a very passive situation.

The role of the fairy city will also be reduced a lot.

Walking on the spacious streets of Jinge City, Liu Yu could find many traces of expansion and renovation with a casual glance.

Looking carefully, it was only about ten years ago.

However, despite the expansion, with the energy of the three major sects, the city now has a decent appearance and is by no means just a showpiece.

When Master Jindan was traveling, two disciples of the sect were clearing the way in front of him early on. The uninvolved monks could only step aside and look at the two Masters with awe.

There were people leading the way in front, people following behind, and monks on both sides watching from a distance.

It has to be said that in today's world of immortal cultivation, the pomp and ceremony of Jindan monks' travels is indeed very grand, and Liu Yu also experienced it.

However, the envious glances of the lower-level monks meant nothing, so the two of them moved forward very quickly.

In about half a quarter of an hour, the magnificent City Lord's Mansion was right in front of you.

Liu Yu looked at the City Lord's Mansion that came into view and couldn't help but shook his head slightly, but didn't say much.

Perhaps because it was built jointly by the three sects, the City Lord's Mansion mixed the characteristics of the three sects, making it seem a bit nondescript.

But these are just side details and are innocuous.

"Fellow Taoist Qingyang, please."

"Pindao has been summoned. Presumably at this time, the other two fellow Taoists are already waiting in the meeting hall."

Taoist Cangyun said with a smile.

"please!"

Liu Yu cupped her hands, and the two of them walked into the mansion together.

As for the Qi Refining and Foundation Building monks, they were waiting outside the city lord's palace and were not qualified to participate in high-level discussions.

Looking at the disappearing figure of his uncle, Yan Kai's eyes flashed with eagerness, and he stayed where he was with no intention of leaving.

He wanted to wait for Liu Yu to come out so that he could introduce the situation here.

It is still too dangerous for a foundation-building monk to stay on the front line of demon control like Jin Ge City.

When the overwhelming monster beasts come, escaping is impossible to hope for.

After all, the escape speed of most immortal cultivators cannot match that of birds and monsters of the same level.

"With my friendship with Master Liu, it shouldn't be difficult to arrange a safer mission, right?"

"As long as you can perform the mission in a safer location and have a few trump cards of your own, it shouldn't be difficult to save your life."

"When the time comes, take advantage of the chaos..."

Thinking this way, Yan Kai felt much more at ease.

After all these years, he is not the passionate young monk he was back then.

It has become a piece of "hob meat" that cannot be cut or cooked.

…

Because of the positioning of Jinge City during the expansion, it is destined that this city will not have too many unnecessary decorations, and everything will serve to resist monsters.

There are no pavilions, pavilions, or palaces. After walking for a while after entering the city lord's palace, the three characters "Meeting Hall" came into view from a distance.

"Huh?"

"It's actually this woman?"

Looking far across the threshold, Liu Yu saw a familiar figure, and Liu Yu's heart moved.

This female cultivator was wearing a gorgeous yellow dress with several golden flowers embroidered on it, showing her grace and splendor.

His skin was as white as snow, and there was a fierceness between his brows, like a sword about to be unsheathed.

He was actually defeated by Zhuo Mengzhen!

However, after decades of separation, this woman actually broke through the golden elixir bottleneck and became a golden elixir master.

How sharp is the spiritual sense of the Golden elixir monk?

Almost at the moment Liu Yu was looking at him, Zhuo Mengzhen turned his head and looked over. When he saw the person clearly, his originally calm eyes suddenly changed!

Just like a calm lake, if a few stones are thrown into it, ripples will appear instantly.

The two looked at each other in vain, neither one wanted to lose their momentum, and the atmosphere instantly became tense!

Taoist Cangyun immediately sensed something was wrong, and based on his rich experience, he immediately judged that the two might have had an affair in the past.

But he rolled his eyes, and for some unknown reason, he did not immediately start a fight, but continued to walk into the house as if he didn't feel it.

After looking at each other for two or three seconds, Liu Yu smiled softly and took the initiative to look away.

He walked into the meeting hall and sat down on an imperial chair.

No matter what, he was the winner in the battle at Liujin Stone Mine, and he was the one with the psychological advantage.

Even if you do nothing, you will still have the upper hand.

Sure enough, not long after Liu Yu sat down, there was a cold snort.

"snort"

Zhuo Mengzhen looked at Liu Yu deeply with a cold face, and finally looked away.

Although they had never fought, in the invisible confrontation just now, she felt that she was at a disadvantage and was once again overwhelmed by the opponent.

This feeling made Zhuo Mengzhen extremely uncomfortable, and he almost couldn't help but want to fight immediately to regain the place.

Fortunately, she was not controlled by her emotions and did not do anything irrational immediately.

But even so, this woman has made up her mind to find an opportunity to compete again, to avenge the shame of the past!

As for the agreement that had been made at that time, Zhuo Mengzhen had long forgotten it.

At this time, when the golden elixir was completed and she was full of confidence, she must find an opportunity to wash away the stains.

"What a strong female nun."

Liu Yu could probably understand what this woman was thinking, and smiled secretly in his heart.

There is a saying that "people compete for a breath, Buddha competes for a stick of incense."

Immortal cultivators have not completely lost their humanity, at least in the middle and low realms, so they also have seven emotions and six desires, and are sometimes affected by joy, anger, sorrow and joy.

It's quite normal to get angry and draw a sword to fight a crime.

After all, not everyone is like him, looking at the world from the perspective of pure interests and rarely being swayed by emotions.

"You can defeat this woman during the foundation building stage."

"Could it be that when you reach the golden elixir stage, you can turn over?"

"ridiculous!"

"Monks who are better than you and have more resources than you also work harder than you!"

Liu Yu didn't take the friction with Zhuo Mengzhen to heart. If he didn't accept it, he would suppress it again.

Then, he turned his eyes and looked at the last golden elixir monk in the room.

This is a wealthy middle-aged man, wearing black satin with gold rims, a round and protruding belly, and a shiny face.

At first glance, he looks like a secular member.

Sima Yong, the golden elixir ancestor of the Sima family, was at the peak of his early golden elixir cultivation.

He has quite a reputation throughout the Chu State, and his best achievement was to kill a golden elixir demon cultivator with his own hands.

Let the Sima family completely establish a foothold in Jinge City, and they can be regarded as the local snakes here, and they can truly be regarded as a tree with deep roots.

The moment he saw Sima Yong, Liu Yu's information naturally emerged in his mind and he confirmed his identity.

Seeing him looking over, Sima Yong, whose face was glowing, took the initiative to say hello and said with a smile:

"I have met fellow Taoist Qingyang, Sima Yong of my Sima family."

"In the future, we will protect Jinge City together, so we should move around more. We welcome fellow Taoist Qingyang to visit Sima's house for guidance."

The dignified ancestor of the Jindan family spoke very politely at this time.

Facing any one of the three major sects, even if his cultivation level was lower, he would not dare to be arrogant.

After all, behind the three of them, there was a huge sect backing them. If you beat the young ones, the old ones would come, but he was "alone and alone" and really couldn't be offended.

What's more, the defense of Jinge City really depends on the three major sects.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

"Fellow Taoist Sima is too modest."

"I don't dare to take the advice seriously. If I have free time in the future, Liu will definitely visit me and sit down with fellow Taoists to discuss the Tao!"

Liu Yu returned the favor and said with a smile.

The Sima family is the local leader of Jinge City and has a clear grasp of the situation in this area. If he wants to avoid being restricted, he must cooperate with the Sima family.

"As it should be, I am always waiting for you!"

Sima Yong smiled and nodded, raising his glass to signal from a distance.

The two drank it all in one gulp, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, thus achieving their first pleasant exchange.

"hypocritical."

Seeing this scene, Zhuo Mengzhen looked a little ugly and cursed secretly in his heart.

A few months ago, Sima Yong also communicated with her in this way.

Taoist Cangyun looked at this scene without showing any expression, as if he was not surprised.

If the Sima family wants to gain a foothold in this area of ​​Jin Ge City, it naturally cannot turn against any of the sects, nor can any of the three major sects get too close.

Otherwise, the disaster of genocide is just around the corner.

Sima Yong has always done a good job in this regard, and Cang Yun believes that this person will not cross the line.

"cough."

"Everyone, please listen to Pindao's words."

"We gathered here mainly to defend against the tide of monsters. We are already on the same boat at this time."

"No matter the differences in the past, we should work together in the future."

After getting to know each other, Taoist Cangyun, the one with the highest level of cultivation, coughed and spoke loudly.

From this person's perspective, it's not good for Liu Yu and Zhuo Meng to be too harmonious, and it's not good to be too tense.

It is best if the relationship is tense but not to the point of falling out, which is in his best interests and allows several parties to take the initiative.

Therefore, he came out to smooth things over at the end.

"What Fellow Daoist Cangyun said makes sense, and we should do the same."

After the words fell, Sima Yong quickly followed.

As a local snake, he has a lot of interests in this area. This is the foundation of the Sima family. The last thing he wants is for Jinge City to have problems.

This is indeed the truth. It is most beneficial for the four of them to join forces with several forces to defend the city. Liu Yu certainly understands this.

Facing the tide of beasts surging from the Hengduan Mountains, the Tiannan Immortal Realm has no advantage!

He was not an impulsive person, so after being silent for a few breaths, he nodded slowly.

Zhuo Mengzhen still had a frosty face, but seeing that the three of them had reached an agreement, he could only nod in agreement.

But looking at this woman's appearance, she obviously still remembers the unhappiness she felt back then.

"I am very pleased that several fellow Taoists can think this way."

As he spoke, Taoist Cangyun vaguely regarded himself as the leader of the four.

Liu Yu's face remained calm, but he sneered secretly in his heart. He had seen every move that Taoist Cangyun made just now, and he sneered at this person's thoughts.

If the beast tide really comes, will several forces obey the orders just because of the name?

At that time, it still depends on their own strength!

"But this is complicated human nature. You will never forget the intrigue until you are truly at the end of your rope."

"I, why am I not like this?"

Liu Yu secretly sighed.

"Nowadays, monster beasts are rioting more and more frequently. In my opinion, we can't just sit and wait for death. We must take the initiative to attack!"

"Before the beast tide takes shape, we should kill as many monster beasts as possible to weaken the power of the beast tide."

Seeing that the few people have reached a preliminary consensus, Taoist Cang Yun changed the subject and expressed his own opinion.

"In my opinion, this matter needs to be considered in the long run."

"What if we send cultivators to hunt monster beasts and encounter a beast tide outbreak? Wouldn't it be a heavy loss?"

"After all, no one can predict when the beast tide will break out."

Hearing that he had to take the initiative to attack, Sima Yong frowned and objected.

Unlike the immortal sects, every member of the immortal family with spiritual roots is precious.

Even the five spiritual roots can be used for "sowing". After all, if one of the parents has spiritual roots, the possibility of the offspring having spiritual roots can be greatly increased.

Sending out to hunt monster beasts, whether it succeeds or fails, there is a high probability of heavy losses. He can't bear to part with the people who are connected by blood.

That means one less person for every death.

"It is indeed not appropriate for us to directly send disciples or clansmen to hunt monsters."

"If there are too many casualties, I am afraid that when the beast tide breaks out, the defense force will be empty."

"How about using independent cultivators?"

Liu Yu's mind moved, and he said his own thoughts.

Independent cultivators are extremely short of immortal cultivation resources, so most of them start to pursue benefits from the beginning of their immortal journey.

The reason why they dare not go into the mountains to hunt monsters at this time is simply because there are too many risks of monster riots, and the risks are not proportional to the gains, so they are discouraged.

But if Jin Ge City gives up some of the benefits, so that independent cultivators who can really hunt monsters can get more gains every time, it will definitely greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of independent cultivators.

There is no need to give up too much, just a few more spirit stones for each monster hunted, which is enough to mobilize the enthusiasm of independent cultivators.

"But independent cultivators seek good fortune and avoid harm. When they hear the news that the beast tide is about to break out, they can't even stay away from the "Jin Ge Branch", so how can they take the initiative to go into the mountains to hunt monsters?"

"Could it be that Daoist Fellow Qingyang means...?"

Sima Yong seemed to think of something as he spoke.

Before the three major sects settled in Jin Ge City, the city was managed by the Sima family, so they often came into contact with independent cultivators and knew them best.

So when Liu Yu gave a little hint, Sima Yong vaguely grasped something.

"That's right."

Liu Yu nodded, and then continued:

"Since these independent cultivators can leave the Jin Ge branch because of danger, they can naturally come back here for benefits."

"We just need to find a way to increase the harvest of monster hunting in Jin Ge City, so that those independent cultivators will not be able to come."

"For example, waive the cost of entering the city, provide monster information, ensure safety outside the mountains, and subsidize some spirit stones for each monster hunted."

"You don't need to subsidize too much, depending on the grade of the monster, a few to more than ten pieces will be enough."

"With such generous conditions, many independent cultivators will definitely be tempted."

In an instant, he organized his words and said them slowly.

"This..."

Sima Yong and Cang Yun looked at each other and were slightly moved.

This is indeed a good way. You only need to pay a small amount of spirit stones to make independent cultivators work hard. After hearing this, both of them were a little tempted.

Although the three major sects are powerful and have many disciples, they also have many places to guard. It is impossible to send too many cultivators to Jin Ge City.

The three major sects together have more than 1,500 cultivators. Even if the Sima family is included, there are only more than 2,000 people.

If these cultivators go out of the city to hunt monsters, even if the casualties are 1:10, it will be completely useless.

Thinking about it this way, spending a small amount of spirit stones to let the independent cultivators fight is indeed a good way.

When the big beast tide broke out, the five major sects of Chu were willing to use their resources. After all, they were so frugal at ordinary times, didn’t they want to use them at critical moments?

Adjacent to the Hengduan Mountains, the five major sects have a strong sense of crisis.

Occupying a huge territory, the reason why they don’t give benefits to disciples is not generous. Part of it goes into the pockets of the top leaders, and part of it is indeed to deal with the beast tide that occurs once every thousands of years.

So now, it is indeed time to use the inventory of resources, and the major sects have long been prepared.

"I completely agree with the opinion of Daoist Qingyang."

Unexpectedly, Sima Yong was the first to express his support.

Although the foundation of the Jindan family is far from comparable to the three major sects, it is not a problem to tighten the belt and take out 100,000 spirit stones.

It is better than a large number of casualties among the bloodline clansmen at the beginning, right?

The beast tide is not just one or two waves. If you are unlucky, it is normal to last for dozens or hundreds of years. You must consider the long-term!

If the spirit stones are gone, you can search again, but the clan members have suffered heavy casualties, and it is not so easy to recover.

Sima Yong is very open-minded about this.

"Daoyou Qingyang's plan is very good, and I also agree with this plan."

Taoist Cangyun nodded slightly.

In such a short time, he came up with a good idea, which made him look at Liu Yu with a new look.

"It seems that although Qingyang is a new Jindan, he is also a meticulous person, and he is definitely not an easy person."

Looking at Liu Yu who was talking freely, Taoist Cangyun had this thought in his mind, and felt that the initiative between the four people was out of control.

However, this was a hastily devised solution, and there were still many loopholes.

As expected, Zhuo Mengzhen immediately expressed his disapproval, and pointed out the loopholes in the plan from all aspects.

But despite the criticism, the four people still passed Liu Yu's proposal after a discussion.

After all, apart from this method, due to the conditions, they couldn't think of a better way.

At the end of the meeting, the four people redivided the city defense area.

Qingxu Sect is responsible for the East City, Hehuan Sect is responsible for the West City, Yuanyang Sect is responsible for the South City, and Sima Family is responsible for the North City.

Each of the four forces is responsible for a wall.

In addition, each force is closer to the "Jin Ge Branch", that is, 100 miles away from the East City, and is in charge of a "satellite city".

Each satellite city is comparable in size to a small gathering place for immortal cultivators and is protected by formations.

The main purpose is to monitor the situation in the Hengduan Mountains and the movements of monsters.

Yuanyang Sect is responsible for Satellite City No. 3.

The four satellite cities are 50 miles away from the "Jin Ge Branch". Each city has 15 foundation-building cultivators and hundreds of Qi-refining cultivators. It is difficult for ordinary first- and second-level monsters to cross the four satellite cities.

But once a demon beast of the demon pill stage appears, it will be destroyed in an instant.

Therefore, the people guarding this city are all affiliated cultivators of the four major forces of Jinge City. The cultivators of the four major forces are the least, and they usually serve as leaders to command.

However, the satellite cities are dozens of miles apart from each other, and it is difficult to be destroyed at the same time.

Even if it cannot be defended, it is not difficult to issue early warning information.

And Jinge City is a full 150 miles away from the Jinge branch, and a hundred miles away from the satellite city.

Even if the beast tide suddenly breaks out, there is enough time to react. With such an arrangement, it will basically not be caught off guard.

"In this case, let's follow the arrangement just discussed. I have something important to do, so I will leave first."

After the discussion, Taoist Cang Yun received a sound transmission note, said something hurriedly, and left the meeting room quickly.

Zhuo Mengzhen said nothing, looked at Liu Yu coldly, and left the meeting room immediately after him.

"It seems that this woman is still brooding over what happened back then."

Thinking of this, Liu Yu had a headache.

He was not afraid of this woman, but was afraid that when the beast tide broke out, this woman would do some irrational things because of the old grudges.

For example, deliberately dragging her feet, deliberately opening the formation, letting the monsters into the city, etc.

Hate makes people lose their minds, and it can even last for hundreds of years. Liu Yu never underestimates hatred, especially the hatred of female cultivators.

"I hope it won't come to that."

Looking at Zhuo Mengzhen's disappearing back, Liu Yu's eyes flashed a cold color.

That is to say, the current situation is special, and he can't take action in this sensitive period, otherwise it will weaken the power of defending the city.

If it were normal times, he would never leave a hidden danger that would hate him, and he would definitely find a way to eliminate the hidden danger!

"It's a troubled time."

"Alas~"

Sima Yong sighed heavily, his face showing a bit of heaviness, but he didn't leave immediately.

"Oh?"

Liu Yu looked normal and looked over with interest.

"We have made so many preparations and thought of many strategies, but when the beast tide comes, will it really work?"

"Fellow Daoist Qingyang, what do you think?"

Fearing the future of the family, Sima Yong's chubby face actually showed some worry.

"Tens of thousands of years ago, Chu was not adjacent to the Hengduan Mountains, and it was not the border between Tiannan and Hengduan Mountains."

"And the righteous and evil ways at that time were much stronger than they are now, and they were more prepared."

"But what was the final result?"

"Didn't Liang, Jin, Beishan and other countries lose one after another?"

"Fellow Daoist Sima, don't be too optimistic about the results of this beast tide."

"In my opinion, it is better to prepare early."

Liu Yu said meaningfully.

Tens of thousands of years ago, Chu was not the border between Tiannan and Hengduan Mountains, and there were more than ten countries such as Liang and Jin in the north.

But under the sweep of this beast tide, those countries have become the territory of monsters, and step by step evolved into the current pattern of Tiannan's cultivation world.

From this, we can see a somewhat desperate fact...

Therefore, no matter how well prepared you are, it is wrong to be too optimistic.

After becoming a Jindan elder, you can already read most of the sect's classics. When Liu Yu discovered the truth, he was speechless for a long time.

Although he talked eloquently before, as if he had it all figured out, he was not used to taking the initiative and did not like to be too passive.

How can the power of low-level casual cultivators effectively reduce the number of monsters?

Even if all casual cultivators are counted, compared with the endless monsters in the Hengduan Mountains, they are just a drop in the ocean.

It cannot be said that casual cultivators have no effect, it can only be said that the effect is really poor, which is better than doing nothing and passively waiting for the beast tide to come.

The four people knew this well, but they just kept it to themselves.

If they did not do something, I am afraid that before the beast tide arrived, the morale of Jin Ge City would be weakened by half.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyang is right. We should prepare early."

"The Sima family is ready to welcome you. We welcome you to come and give us advice."

"I have something important to do. Goodbye!"

Sima Yongyi bowed, stepped over the threshold and soared into the sky.

Flying is not allowed in the Immortal City. Violators will be severely punished. However, Jindan Zhenren is naturally above the rules.

Shaking his head, Liu Yu retracted his gaze and walked out of the City Lord's Mansion.

He didn't have the strange idea of ​​"the tower is there as long as the man is there". If the situation was not right, he would immediately retreat to Qingzhou, or even return to Yuan State.

Just do your best.

As he said just now, even with sufficient preparations, Liu Yu was still not optimistic about whether Jinge Xiancheng could hold on.

The Hengduan Mountains were larger than one could imagine!

But if they couldn't hold on, and Liu Yu decided to retreat to Qingzhou, the sect would have nothing to say.

He was already a Jindan elder and could make some decisions on his own. Apart from Patriarch Tianfeng, who in the sect could definitely control him?

…

"Hello, Uncle Liu."

Seeing Liu Yu's figure, Yan Kai led a dozen Yuanyang Sect foundation-building cultivators and saluted from afar.

This boy's cultivation had reached the peak of foundation-building. Among the cultivators stationed in Jinge City of Yuanyang Sect, he was also one of the best and had a good prestige.

"Yeah."

Liu Yu responded lightly, walked past a dozen foundation-building disciples, and went straight to the south city.

He planned to inspect the area under the sect's responsibility first, and then listen to the opinions of Yan Kai and others, and then make more detailed arrangements.

"Master Qingyang"

"Elder Qingyang"

"Senior Qingyang"

The cultivators stationed in the South City include many Yuanyang Sect disciples and some Qingzhou cultivators.

The news that True Man Qingyang has arrived has already spread among the cultivators guarding the city.

Seeing Yan Kai and other foundation-building deacons from afar, surrounded by a senior with extraordinary momentum, everyone naturally understood that it was True Man Qingyang, so they saluted loudly from afar.

With the arrival of the Jindan elder, even if talking to other sect disciples, they are more confident.

Facing these cultivators, Liu Yu was not too indifferent, and occasionally nodded to indicate, which made some Qi-refining cultivators excited.

Walking on the tower, Yan Kai and other foundation-building cultivators followed closely and explained some of the conditions in the South City.

After inspecting the South City, he was generally satisfied.

"It seems that although Jin Ge City was expanded in a hurry, it is not a shoddy project."

After trying to open the city defense formation several times, Liu Yu nodded secretly after testing the strength of the formation.

That's right, no cultivator dares to cut corners on such a matter of life and death.

Otherwise, the pursuit of the three major sects is enough to make any cultivator have no place to stay in the Seven Nations Alliance.

"Report to the uncle, currently there are 35 fellows in the foundation building stage and 500 in the Qi refining stage sent to Jin Ge City by the sect."

"In addition, the local immortal cultivation forces in the Jin Ge City area have also been recruited to defend the city."

"When it comes to the critical moment, the Qi refining and foundation building cultivators can be increased by about 30% and 20% respectively."

"Please give instructions to the uncle!"

Yan Kai reported.

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－－

ps: I'm stuck with the card, so I'll start with 7,000 today and try to increase it by 10,000 tomorrow.