"I… I even spoke ill of Sect Master Yun behind her back."
A person's face flushed with shame. He truly deserved death!
When the Sky City first opened, he had even purchased those little items insulting Sect Master Yun. Although later, he did receive a good whipping for it. But still. He really deserved death!
And yet, Sect Master Yun personally stepped in to save someone like him. What a magnanimous heart!
"I… I also…"
"I never expected Sect Master Yun to be such a good person! If I could go back, I would slap myself in the face!"
"All the rumors from Qingxiao Pavilion, claiming Sect Master Yun is arrogant and unbearable, now… none of it seems true at all!"
"What should we do with the corpses of these ferocious beasts?" someone asked.
Another person said solemnly, "Collect them first. Sect Master Yun killed them. They rightfully belong as her spoils."
"Hurry and clean them up, then follow her closely."
"With such a massive upheaval here, we shouldn't linger."
While speaking, they quickly began handling the beasts' corpses. Anything valuable on the beasts was stored in their storage bags. This time, their harvest was more than all previous trips combined.
Once done, the group followed swiftly.
With Yun Jin having fixed maps and immense speed, she saved people and slaughtered beasts simultaneously.
The forest quickly turned into rivers of blood as one ferocious beast after another fell. More and more little tails gathered behind Yun Jin. By the time she cleared all beasts within a thousand-mile radius, she reached the center of the forest.
The disciples she had rescued were gathered there.
Yun Jin glanced around.
Within just a thousand-mile radius, she had already saved over a hundred people. Beyond that, countless cultivators were likely still being slaughtered. This was a disaster of immense scale.
She had done her best, yet it was inevitable that she could not save everyone.
"Sect Master Yun, thank you for saving us," one person said nervously. "I was disrespectful to you before…"
As he spoke, he tried to bow.
Yun Jin raised her hand calmly, "Enough. There is no time for these empty words! The situation is critical. This ferocious beast tide outnumbers you by hundreds. Many have gone out to rescue others, but the numbers still cannot match the beasts.
To survive three days, unity is essential! Once the space blockade ends in three days, timely return to the main city will ensure safety." She tossed a silver page to the group.
As it landed among them, it instantly transformed into a massive formation beneath their feet. Drawn by a strange force, they naturally positioned themselves according to the formation.
Looking at their hands, they felt an odd sensation. They did not know what Sect Master Yun had done. At that moment, they felt themselves mastering a formation called Qiankun Unity.
This formation could concentrate all their powers and amplify them through the array to strike with tremendous force.
"This formation can combine the strength of a hundred people. Most of you are at Nascent Soul rank. A full-force strike from this array is equivalent to a Divine Transformation peak cultivator," Yun Jin explained.
"This array page will automatically absorb spiritual power. As long as spiritual power flows, the formation continues. If more beasts attack, they will likely only be Nascent Soul rank. With this formation, your chances of survival increase greatly. Remember, if you encounter another beast tide and cannot fight it, leave immediately. Do not let the beasts consume your flesh, or they will grow stronger.
React to the situation as it comes and try to rescue as many others as possible. There are also other array pages: for five people, ten, fifty, or a hundred. If you rescue others, give them these pages." Yun Jin handed one to the cultivator with the highest rank.
Then, she vanished instantly.
"Master, these array pages are not particularly remarkable. Still, I feel it's a bit of a waste to give it to these people," Zhu Zhu muttered.
The array pages were small items casually crafted by the Celestial Divine Palace's master. Once activated, the array was formed immediately. Even those unfamiliar with formations could naturally wield their power.
"Crafting array pages is easy. I can make more anytime. For now, saving people is the priority," Yun Jin said.
Zhu Zhu pouted, "I just hope they do not disappoint the Master."
This time, Yun Jin had given a great deal to save lives. Every storage bag she had distributed contained an array page and a one-time-use powerful explosive talisman. To Zhu Zhu, these were trivial items. To the cultivators, they were life-saving tools.
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow, "It does not matter. To gain, one must pay a price."
Gain?
What sort of gain could this be?
Zhu Zhu looked puzzled.
Yun Jin did not explain further, and Zhu Zhu fell silent again.
Yun Jin looked at the blackened sky, expression calm. She had never been someone who acted selflessly for nothing. This rescue was partly because she could not bear to see the cultivators of Qingxiao perish in the rivers of blood of Sky City.
And partly…
This was a perfect opportunity for Wushuang Sect to expand its influence!
Through this rescue, she could utterly bring Qingxiao Pavilion down from its pedestal.
Where Qingxiao Pavilion dared not save, Wushuang Sect would.
Where Qingxiao Pavilion dared not go, Wushuang Sect would go.
When these people returned to the main city, Qingxiao Pavilion's reputation would plummet!
This operation was both a rescue and a strategic move to secure Wushuang Sect's future holy land status!
Qingxiao Pavilion possessed a celestial artifact guarding its Luck. Ji Wusi had once said: as long as Luck persists, the holy land remains!
Ordinary means could not significantly deplete Qingxiao Pavilion's Luck.
Only the bonds of life and death could seize faith from them.
Thus, this rescue must succeed, and succeed brilliantly!
"I wonder how the others are doing," Yun Jin murmured, disappearing instantly.
The ferocious beast tide surged.
Outside the city, bloody battles erupted, the scent of blood piercing the skies. Some cultivators had no time to resist and were torn apart immediately. Some faced despair, only to be saved by reinforcements from above.
On the boundless plains, twenty to thirty were trapped in the center. Surrounding them, hundreds of ferocious beasts approached slowly. They were already covered in blood, having endured ferocious battles. They had done their best. But now, they had no hope left.
"Senior Brother Ji Heng," someone suddenly said, "Sect Master Yun gave us a storage bag. At this point, maybe we should open it?"
Ji Heng hesitated. He belonged to Xinghe Sect. As everyone knew, Xinghe Sect and Wushuang Sect were not particularly friendly. He had received Yun Jin's storage bag without knowing why. But using it? He dared not. Who knew if it would help or harm them.
"Let's try," a nearby cultivator gasped. "We have no other choice."
Facing the incoming beast tide, Ji Heng gritted his teeth and opened the storage bag. A silver page was inside, which he did not know how to use, but an offensive talisman could be used immediately without thought.
Ji Heng activated the talisman and hurled it directly at the advancing beast tide.