Strange mountains and rivers

"There are still more than 230 disciples in the entire Longlinyuan, and more than 150 have been killed, most of whom are low-level Qi-refining disciples..."

The one who replaced Li Yu to report was Ying Yuesheng, a fifth-level foundation-building disciple. He was a disciple of Lingyun Sect, but he was over 80 years old. He used to have a Taoist temple outside, but he withdrew to Longlinyuan before Longlinyuan was closed.

It can be said that in the fierce tug-of-war over the past ten days, many disciples died almost every day. Even if the monsters on the ground did not rush in, the blood eagles and Moyun white eagles from the sky would cause huge casualties in Longlinyuan.

"In addition to our sect disciples, some clan members who came to surrender also suffered heavy casualties, with a total of more than 100 casualties, and the casualties of Daozhong were even greater, more than 300 people,..."

"The number of mortal deaths is not large, about 400 people, most of them were casualties caused by being implicated or affected,..."

Shang Jiuling did not expect the situation in Hebei to be so bad. In Ji County, Chongyang Mountain was also attacked by monsters, but it was easily dealt with.

There have only been two rounds of attacks in such a long time.

One time, two third-level monsters, ghost jackals, broke in. Because they came suddenly, more than ten people were killed and injured, only one foundation-building cultivator was killed, and the rest were all cultivators and Daozhong at the Qi-refining level.

Another time, they were attacked by a third-level monster, the Dire Wolf, with a group of strange wolves before they set off. Only one high-level Qi-refining cultivator died, and three Qi-refining cultivators were killed. It was easily dealt with.

Top-level beasts of the Three Realms, such as the Fire Mane Lion and the Ghost Abyss, have never appeared, not to mention fourth-level beasts like the Fire Marmoset.

Compared with the situation in Hebei, it is a world of difference.

Shang Jiuling is now extremely regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have either gone all out to defend Wolong Ridge and retained a small number of forces on Chongyang Mountain, or simply gave up Wolong Ridge and evacuated everyone to Chongyang Mountain, and it would not have led to the current tragic situation.

Zhu Fengbi's death was a heavy blow to him, and You Shaoyou's death also made him heartbroken.

This is his most important assistant in the old Chonghua School. Although he is not as tacitly in harmony with him as Li Yu, he supports him after all.

Among the seven elders of Chonghua, the old Chonghua School originally held three seats, and he also won over Ding Zongshou, and Qi Hongkui was also moving closer to him. Linghu Zui and Du Guo could not make any waves at all, but now that Zhu Fengbi is dead, the situation has changed all of a sudden.

Without Zhu Fengbi, he would have to rely more on Ding Zongshou and Qi Hongkui. Ding Zongshou and Qi Hongkui were not easy to deal with. He would have to pay a higher price to win them over in the future.

There was also You Shaoyou. Shang Jiuling had always hoped to help You Shaoyou build his foundation earlier. Unfortunately, You Shaoyou was busy with affairs and had not been able to practice with all his energy, so his progress was hindered. He had hoped that he would concentrate on practicing in the next few years and strive to build his foundation within five to eight years. Who would have thought that he would encounter such bad news.

The death of Zhu Fengbi and You Shaoyou was not only a blow to the old Chonghua Sect, but also a huge loss to the entire Chonghua Sect. As far as Zhu Fengbi knew, in the entire Dazhao, up to now, the cultivation world had only one or two Purple Mansion True Persons who died in the storm of fighting against the monster tide. Who would have thought that the Chonghua Sect would encounter such a disaster.

Among his disciples, Wang Yao was seriously injured and has not recovered yet. Liu Chun was killed in the battle. Xu Tianfeng, Chen Huaisheng, Yuan Wenbo and Ding Xizhen were all safe and sound, which was considered lucky.

The death of many descendants of Hebei clans would undoubtedly hit the prestige of Chonghua Sect in Yanzhou. However, along the way, Shang Jiuling also saw that the losses of the clans and families in various parts of Hebei were equally heavy, no less than that of Chonghua Sect. I am afraid that this year will be a year of misfortune for the cultivation world in Hebei.

The only thing that surprised Shang Jiuling was that Chen Huaisheng's Yunzhongshan actually survived. It was probably related to the strange cultivator he saw.

He had heard that Chen Huaisheng made friends with strange cultivators when he traveled abroad, and he didn't care too much. But he didn't expect that when Longlinyuan couldn't provide help for him, Chen Huaisheng could attract strange cultivators to help him, and now he even helped Longlinyuan kill a fire mane lion, otherwise the situation on Longlinyuan would be even worse.

Now Shang Jiuling didn't know how to deal with this situation, but he had to persevere this winter. Now the hundreds of disciples in Longlinyuan had to be protected no matter what, which was the foundation for the rise of Chonghua Sect in the future.

After settling the situation in Longlinyuan, Shang Jiuling and Qi Hongkui took several high-level foundation-building cultivators to attack along the line of Longlinyuan, and successively killed dozens of border wolves and jackals, as well as two ghost jackals and a dragon, and killed two blood eagles on the top of the mountain, temporarily eliminating the surrounding threats.

But looking at the endless variety of monsters in the entire Wolong Ridge, you can see that the situation in Hebei is completely different from that in Dazhao. Under this situation, what exactly should Chonghua Sect's strategy be in Hebei in the future? It is also a troublesome matter that takes a lot of thought.

It was three days later that Chen Huaisheng came to Longlinyuan again, that is, the seventeenth day after Xiaoxue, the ninth day of November.

He came here at the call, and Shang Jiuling wanted to see him.

"Disciple greets Master." Chen Huaisheng bowed politely.

"Please sit down." Shang Jiuling had not rested well in the past few days, and his face looked a little haggard. It was obvious that the large number of disciples' casualties, plus the loss of important members of the sect, made him very anxious.

Chen Huaisheng nodded and sat down, "Master also needs to combine work and rest. This winter is still long. Master, I'm afraid you will have to stay in Wolong Ridge until the monster tide recedes next spring?"

Shang Jiuling was not surprised. Chen Huaisheng's vision and thinking are second to none among his disciples. Even among the older generation, no one can match him. Otherwise, Wu Tianen and Gou Yiwei would not be persuaded by him to go to Yunzhong Mountain.

"In this case, even if we want to retreat back to Ji County, there are so many disciples and Dao seeds. How many monsters will let us go along the way after thousands of miles? How many will be left when we return to Ji County?" Shang Jiuling shook his head and sighed, "If I had known earlier, I should have transferred these disciples to Chongyang Mountain in the end of summer."

"From what Master said, the sect is planning to give up Wolong Ridge and Hebei?" Chen Huaisheng had expected it, but he was still a little shocked.

Shang Jiuling remained silent.

He has not yet made a complete decision, and even if he decides to evacuate Hebei, it is not something that can be done in one sentence. He also needs to consider the subsequent response strategy.

There are already hundreds of Hebei people among our disciples, and we have established certain connections with local clans. How can we withdraw them just like that?

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