The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 66 Spring Beast Tide

In the quiet night, a sudden sound made the two feel as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

The sword immortal reacted quickly, adjusting his state as much as possible, and pretending to be drunk as he looked back.

The person in question was wearing an eye patch, suggesting that he was blind in one eye.

"One-eyed?"

The sword immortal narrowed his eyes slightly, quickly recalling the roster he had casually glanced at earlier.

The Black Tiger Gang's second-in-command, as described above, was a one-eyed man. His cultivation had already reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

This is bad.

At this moment, the sword immortal was extremely grateful that he and the two of them had changed into the Black Tiger Gang's clothing and disguises for the sake of caution.

Otherwise, their current situation could very well be their death sentence.

Thinking of this, the sword immortal quickly replied in a fawning tone:

"Hehe, Second Boss, we were just about to get up in the middle of the night..."

As for the big sword on the other side, it did not make a sound, but tried its best to imitate the sword immortal's expression and movements, also pretending to be a drunkard.

He knew that in the current situation, if he said anything wrong, the two of them might be in serious trouble.

It's better to not be a helpful wingman than to be a liability.

Da Baojian understood this principle very well.

The one-eyed man nodded, but a sharp glint suddenly flashed in his eyes: "But why do you two look so unfamiliar to me?"

The sword immortal had anticipated this situation and immediately recalled the lines he had prepared beforehand, and began to explain.

"Second Master, we were just recruited by Master Liu. The whole stronghold is so big, it's normal that you don't recognize us."

During his conversation with Master Liu, Sword Immortal learned a crucial piece of information: Master Liu had recently recruited a new group of followers. Although the number wasn't large, it was enough to keep things in order for now.

Upon hearing the sword immortal's explanation, the one-eyed man lowered his guard somewhat.

Slightly tipsy, he failed to notice the slightly worn clothes the two were wearing.

"Oh, I see. You guys are doing pretty well. Why don't you come grab a few drinks with me? Those young guys are too green; drinking with them is no fun!"

Just as the great sword was about to refuse, the sword immortal reached out and stopped him.

Judging from the current situation, they have already put the second-in-command at ease. If they rashly refuse, they might end up making things worse.

More importantly, they seem to have triggered some special plot development.

Soon, the three arrived at the second-in-command's tent.

Inside the tent, a group of burly, shirtless men lay unconscious on the ground.

Some people were still clutching a jar of strong liquor, muttering, "Second...Second Master, I can still drink."

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man stepped forward.

He stretched out his leg and lightly kicked the man, laughing and cursing, "Drink, drink, drink until you're drunk. You can't even let me sleep in peace."

He then smiled and looked at the two sword immortals, saying heartily, "Haha, I'm sorry to have made you two laugh. The men under my command aren't very good at drinking."

The sword immortal echoed this sentiment, though he harbored some resentment in his heart.

He was quite speechless about the one-eyed man referring to these shirtless burly men as "youngsters."

After speaking, the one-eyed man walked alone into the tent, took out a jar of fine wine from the jar, slowly uncorked it, and placed it on the table.

The two sword immortals followed and sat around the table, trying to imitate a relaxed posture.

They understand.

In this situation, you absolutely cannot be nervous. If you are nervous, you are likely to cause problems. It's best to relax and act like a normal bandit.

The one-eyed man poured a glass of wine for the two of them first, and said with a smile:

"They're all brothers from my Black Tiger Gang, so don't be shy, just drink as much as you like."

Da Baojian took the wine cup with both hands and drank it all in one gulp: "Second Master, this is indeed fine wine!"

As they sipped their drinks at the small wooden table, the conversation gradually began to flow.

"Speaking of which, Second Master, there have been far too many rogue cultivators fleeing from Liuye Town lately, haven't there?"

The sword immortal, emboldened by the alcohol, spoke first, seemingly unintentionally testing the waters with a question.

The one-eyed man was already completely drunk and, without much precaution, spoke directly:

"Hey, isn't that normal?"

"Winter is almost here. If we wait any longer, the beast tide will break out in the spring, and places like Liuye Town won't be able to withstand it."

"Those rogue cultivators either go to the shantytowns of Lianyungang to eke out a living, or they simply run away and find a place to hide."

Spring beast tide?

The sword immortal was startled; he had never heard of any beast tide outbreak before.

Da Baojian was stunned when he heard this, and even the hand that was holding up the wine glass froze.

The sword immortal didn't rush to ask any more questions, but instead looked up to take a look at the one-eyed man's condition.

Although the one-eyed man was now completely drunk, for a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, as long as he used spiritual energy to dispel the smell of alcohol, he would be completely sober in no time.

Fortunately, the one-eyed man in front of him was still drunk and seemed to have no suspicions.

Seeing that the conditions were right, the sword immortal finally spoke, continuing to probe indirectly:

"But Second Master, I think this spring beast tide is nothing special, nothing to be afraid of."

As expected, the sword immortal's provocation tactic quickly took effect.

The one-eyed man snorted coldly and retorted:

"Hmph, I can tell you were somewhere far from the Lianyun Mountains before."

The sword immortal feigned ignorance:

"Second-in-command, you have a good eye. How did you figure that out?"

The one-eyed man laughed loudly and said smugly:

"During the spring beast tide, the monsters in the Lianyun Mountains riot, sometimes with nearly a hundred monsters gathering and rioting."

"When the great tide arrives, even terrifying monsters at the Foundation Establishment stage may appear."

At this point, the one-eyed man couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

He reached out and instinctively touched his blind eye, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

"A Foundation Establishment stage demon?" The sword immortal looked surprised, picked up his wine and downed a cup. "Second Master, this is too outrageous!"

The one-eyed man sighed:

"Sigh... who can argue with that? But powerful demons at the Foundation Establishment stage only appear during the great tides of certain years; they're fine in ordinary years."

As he said this, perhaps fearing that the two might be too worried, the one-eyed man added:

"Moreover, based on the timeline of previous years, the next high tide is still 5 years away, so you don't need to be too anxious now."

The sword immortal nodded and secretly memorized this information.

Soon, the two pretended to be very drunk and helped each other out of the second-in-command's tent.

"Sword Immortal, this second-in-command can really drink! Even though I used my spiritual energy to dispel the alcohol, I was still almost drunk."

"Big Sword said with lingering fear."

The sword immortal nodded and said solemnly:

"Right, let's change our clothes back right now, so there won't be any problems."

After saying this, the two followed their memories back to the person who had previously passed out drunk. They changed their clothes and then transformed into two ghostly figures, disappearing into the night.

Three days later, in the afternoon.

Qingxuan Sect, at the Spirit Beast Garden.

The flying dragon raced wildly through the sky, followed by six or seven blue shadow wolves.

He turned back to look at the pack of wolves so close behind him, and cursed:

"Damn! These wolves are incredibly fast."

Flying Dragon in the Sky had already lured monsters twice yesterday, but the combined strength of those two lurings was not even half of what he was getting chased by the Azure Shadow Wolf today.

What used to take half an hour to travel now only took ten minutes thanks to Flying Dragon's high-speed run.

It's true that you never know how fast you can run until you push yourself.

After mentally grumbling, Feilong turned his gaze back to the area in front of him; the entrance to the Spirit Beast Garden was already not far away.

He quickened his pace, rushing towards the door in two strides.

Seven waiting combat players rushed forward and immediately brought the flying dragon back to safety.

"Boss, what...?"

Before the player could finish speaking, Feilong Zaitian, panting, waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Stop talking, get them! Don't let these beasts get away!"

After saying that, Feilong leaned against the threshold, still shaken.

He was trained in ancient martial arts; if it weren't for his solid foundation, he probably would have died long ago.

Time flies.

These few Azure Shadow Wolves were quickly wiped out by the players.

The long march had already taken a heavy toll on the Azure Shadow Wolf pack, and with the players' pre-prepared encirclement and suppression, it would be difficult for the Azure Shadow Wolves to escape.

"Sister Liuyue, your tactics are amazing!"

"I love cilantro," he said excitedly.

This tactical plan for dealing with the demonic beasts was also proposed by Liu Yue Qingcheng herself.

Primarily targeting the drawbacks of their long-distance raids, the strategy focused on encirclement and suppression, with remarkable results.

After giving a modest and brief response, Liu Yue glanced at the group of players. Their cultivation levels had all now broken through to the first level of Qi Refining.