"There was a sudden news of a fourth-level dragon attacking cultivators. Was there no news of a large number of high-level cultivators going missing before?"
Han Zhangxiang was a little puzzled. He had a bold hypothesis: could it be that Fairy Hanyue and other Nascent Soul cultivators wanted to hunt down the fourth-order dragon and deliberately made up an excuse
If a fourth-level dragon really attacked immortal cultivators, even if no one survived, the disappearance of high-level cultivators would definitely arouse vigilance. Besides, would a fourth-level dragon kill immortal cultivators in a fixed area? Wouldn't it change places
Flood dragons can fly up to the sky and into the sea, and their whereabouts are uncertain. How could Fairy Hanyue and other Nascent Soul cultivators find a fourth-order flood dragon so quickly? This is too strange. The last time a third-order high-quality poisonous flood dragon attacked immortal cultivators, it took more than half a year for high-level cultivators to stop it. How could a fourth-order flood dragon attacking immortal cultivators be stopped by Nascent Soul cultivators so quickly
Han Debiao shook his head and said, "I asked Weiwei, and she said there was no news of a large number of high-level cultivators missing. I also find it strange. The Righteous Alliance has been collecting the inner elixirs and spirits of fourth-level dragons. Maybe the high-level cultivators released false news in order to hunt fourth-level dragons, so that they can have a legitimate reason."
"Chief, I'm afraid a large-scale beast tide will break out soon. Let's retreat to Haoran City to avoid the limelight!"
Han Daojing suggested that they did not suffer much loss when the beast tide broke out last time. Firstly, the scale of the beast tide was not large, and secondly, the location of Purple Moon Island was relatively good. The forces outside the Righteous Alliance suffered heavy losses.
If a beast tide breaks out again, its scale will definitely be larger than the last one. Even if they can stop it, they will suffer heavy losses.
"If our entire clan moves to Haoran City, wouldn't that be a cover-up? Wouldn't Fairy Hanyue and the others know that De Biao witnessed them hunting down a fourth-level monster?"
Han Zhangxiang frowned and said, they must retreat, but they cannot involve the entire clan in Haoran City, as that would be too conspicuous.
"Well, De Biao, you go to Qinghu Island to inform Ye Xin and ask her to help you. First, evacuate most of the tribesmen to Haoran City. We will stay with some foundation-building cultivators. If a beast tide really breaks out, we can at least resist it before evacuating. This way, we can be justified."
Han Zhangxiang ordered that the entire Han family should move to Haoran City before the beast tide broke out. This clearly told Fairy Hanyue that Han Debiao saw them hunting a fourth-order dragon. In addition, their actions might cause panic. If other forces followed suit, the Han family would have to bear the consequences, which they simply could not afford.
"What about those mortals? There are more than 20,000 of them. We can't possibly move them all to Haoran City!"
Han Debiao frowned.
"Move the parents of those who gave birth to spiritual roots to Haoran City together, and send people to dig caves on the island. If a beast tide breaks out, they can only hide in the caves. As for whether they can survive, it depends on their luck."
Han Zhangxiang wanted to transport all these mortals to Haoran City, but reality did not allow him to do so. If he did so and a beast tide broke out, wouldn't other forces know that the Han family knew the news in advance? In this way, not only would Fairy Hanyue not let the Han family go, but other forces would also hate the Han family.
Of course, this could be a false alarm, and Han Zhangxiang actually hopes it is.
"These Yuanying old monsters are really worthless. For their own selfish reasons, if a large-scale beast tide breaks out, I wonder how many cultivators will die!"
Han Daojing cursed.
Han Zhangxiang smiled slightly and said, "We are not much better. To be fair, if I were a Nascent Soul cultivator and could kill a fourth-order dragon, why wouldn't I do it? If the human race is afraid of retaliation, there is no need for them to develop in the outer seas. Cultivating immortals is to fight against the heavens, the earth, and other races. If you don't fight, you can become an immortal just by lying down. Then everyone can become an immortal. Okay, I won't say so much. You go down and make arrangements! De Biao, when you go to Haoran City, tell Ling Xiao Zhenren the news, or notify his disciples. Try to notify other forces and take precautions to reduce losses."
The Han family members are low-key and their words are not taken seriously. Even if they give a warning, few people will listen to them. But it is different for Master Ling Xiao. If Master Ling Xiao comes forward to give a warning, the effect will be much better.
"Yes, Patriarch."
Han Debiao and Han Daojing agreed and went down to work.
Han Debiao and Ye Xin want to relocate their people, and Han Daojing wants to organize people to dig holes and accommodate the mortals.
Han Debiao came to Qinghulu Island. As soon as he arrived at Han Changming's residence, he met Han Benfu.
After more than 20 years of practice, Han Benfu's magic power has improved a lot, but she is still in the early stage of Danjie. She spent a lot of time refining the elixir. Han Changming returned to the inner sea to practice, and the third-level elixir needed by the family was all refined by Han Benfu.
Han Benfu is keen on alchemy. Her success rate is now close to 40%, and her alchemy level is very high. However, she has not yet been able to refine a mid-quality pill.
"Benfu, your aunt hasn't come out yet?"
Han Debiao asked casually.
"No, my mother said she wants to reach the middle stage of Jindan. If there is anything, just let Fifth Uncle tell me and I will do it. There is no need to bother you."
Han Benfu smiled and said that she had already achieved Dan-formation and could take charge of things on her own.
Han Debiao briefly explained what had happened, and Han Benfu's face became solemn.
"Such a big thing has happened. This is troublesome. I will arrange for manpower immediately. Oh, and my third brother is still outside hunting monsters. I will use the warning talisman to remind him to come back quickly."
After Han Benfu finished speaking, she raised her right hand and a beam of green light shot out and headed straight for the sky.
Boom!
The green light reached the sky and suddenly exploded, turning into a huge green gourd pattern, which was very conspicuous.
Han Benyong and others were hunting monsters in the nearby sea. Han Benfu told them not to run too far, and that they would come back immediately as long as they saw the gourd pattern.
Han Benfu took out the communication disk, contacted Han Changyan and others, and arranged for them to retreat.
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Tens of millions of miles away, Fairy Hanyue and Taoist Zifeng were flying quickly through the sky at an extremely fast speed, and they looked panicked.
"You want to kill my children and grandchildren? Is this all you have?"
A cold male voice suddenly sounded, full of domineering voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, the void fluctuated, and a red dragon claw over a hundred feet in size appeared out of thin air and accurately hit Fairy Hanyue.
With a painful scream, Fairy Hanyue fell from a high altitude and landed on a deserted island.
Taoist Zi Feng was so frightened that his soul flew away and he sped up his escape. However, at this moment, a red light appeared above his head. It turned out to be a glowing red ring. Countless runes lit up on the surface of the red ring. The ring suddenly grew in size and covered Taoist Zi Feng's body.
Taoist Zifeng flew backwards uncontrollably and fell together with Fairy Hanyue.
A red light descended from the sky, and after a flash of red light, a burly old man in a red robe appeared. The old man in the red robe had regular facial features, bright eyes, two red scales on his neck, and a red pointed horn on his head.
Jiao Yan, in the early stage of transformation, is the patriarch of the Jiaolong clan.
Fairy Hanyue regretted her decision so much that her intestines turned green. Their luck was so bad that when they chased out of the territory controlled by the Righteous Alliance, they actually encountered a fifth-order dragon.
"Please spare my life, Senior. I didn't know it was your grandson. I just believed the slander."
Fairy Hanyue quickly begged for mercy. She didn't think she could escape from the fifth-level dragon.
"Please spare my life, Senior. It was she who invited me. I was bewildered and believed her lies. Otherwise, I would not dare to do anything to your grandson."
Taoist Zifeng begged for mercy, and in order to save his life, he betrayed Fairy Hanyue at the first opportunity.
I would rather die than let my friend die. When his life was threatened, Taoist Zifeng did not hesitate to throw the dirty water on Fairy Hanyue. The dragon-slaying operation was indeed initiated by Fairy Hanyue, but two Nascent Soul cultivators died, resulting in heavy losses.
Jiao Yan shook his sleeves, and two round beads shining with red light flew out and landed in front of them.
"Leave one third of your soul in the Forbidden God Pearl, and work for me in the future. If you don't agree, I will kill you immediately."
Jiao Yan's face was full of murderous intent. There were constant conflicts between humans and demons. It would be best if a few nails could be planted. If the human race made any big moves against the demon race in the future, the demon race would know it first.
Fairy Hanyue and Taoist Zifeng looked at each other. They knew very well what this meant. If this one-third of their soul was destroyed, it was possible that they would fall back to the Jindan stage. If they did not agree, they would immediately die without a complete body.
"What? You guys turned a deaf ear to what I said?"
Jiao Yan's tone turned cold, and a large red flame emerged around his body, and the temperature nearby suddenly rose.
Fairy Hanyue and Taoist Zifeng shuddered, and obediently separated one third of their souls and deposited them in the Forbidden God Pearl.
"Okay, you guys go back! By the way, since you guys made such a big noise, we will definitely trigger a beast tide. You should be mentally prepared and make preparations in advance to announce to the public that you have severely damaged Feng'er."
Jiao Yan ordered that this explanation was reasonable. If they did not retaliate, there might be cultivators who would target the Jiaolong clan in the future. It would be ok to kill a third-level Jiaolong, but they would even dare to kill a fourth-level Jiaolong. They must teach the human race a lesson.
Fairy Hanyue and Taoist Zifeng naturally did not dare to say no and agreed honestly.
Jiao Yan gave them a few instructions and let them go.
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Haoran City, Lingxiao Tower.
On the sixth floor, Han Debiao was talking to Shen Qinghuan, and Shen Qinghuan's face looked serious.
"Friend Han, did you see this with your own eyes?"
Shen Qinghuan's face was solemn. If this was true, it was foreseeable that a beast tide would break out soon, and the Righteous Alliance would definitely be the main target of the demon clan's revenge.
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. I didn't tell anyone else, but there may be other cultivators who saw Fairy Hanyue and others hunting down a fourth-level dragon."
Han Debiao's tone was heavy. He had already moved a group of clansmen to Haoran City, and the Zhu family had also moved most of its personnel.
Haoran City is still calm now, but Han Debiao knows very well that this is just the calm before the storm. Once a large-scale beast tide breaks out, there will be no peace.
"I will inform Master as soon as possible, but you must not tell anyone about this. It will not do you any good. Also, do not move your entire clan to Haoran City. This may cause panic. If it gets to Fairy Hanyue's ears, you will be in trouble."
Shen Qinghuan warned that the impact of this incident was too great. Ever since the news of a fourth-level dragon attacking cultivators spread, Shen Qinghuan sent people to investigate. So far, there has been no evidence that a fourth-level dragon attacked cultivators, and there have been no witnesses.
It was different last time. That top-grade third-level poisonous dragon caused trouble for more than half a year, and there were many survivors who could testify to it.
"It's natural and we know how to do it."
Han Debiao agreed immediately. Han Zhangxiang had already considered this and made the same arrangement.
Shen Qinghuan nodded, then changed his tone and asked, "Friend Han, your nephew hasn't come out yet? We don't know when the beast tide will break out, so you can let him hide in Haoran City! When the time comes, you can just pretend to deal with it for a few times and then retreat!"
"Changming has not come out of retreat yet. He is striving for the middle stage of Jindan. I will convey Fellow Daoist Shen's good intentions."
Han Debiao said somewhat vaguely that the Han family announced to the public that Han Changming was practicing in seclusion, and many people thought that Han Changming was practicing in seclusion on Ziyue Island.
After chatting for a few minutes, Han Debiao said goodbye and left.
Shen Qinghuan took out a green communication disk and typed in a spell, but the communication disk did not respond.
After a cup of tea, the communication disk finally responded, and the majestic voice of Ling Xiao Zhenren came: "Qing Huan, what happened?"
"Master, Fairy Hanyue and Taoist Zifeng killed a fourth-level dragon. Fellow Daoist Han saw it with his own eyes. This incident may trigger a large-scale beast tide."
Shen Qinghuan's tone was solemn as he recounted the entire story.
"A fourth-order dragon! Humph, they are so bold. Master knows that the Han family did a good job this time. I will order them to strengthen the defense. You spread the news and say that a large-scale beast tide may break out. Let them strengthen their vigilance."
Master Ling Xiao ordered.
"Yes, Master."
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Ziyue Island, in the meeting room, Han Daojing and Han Zhangxiang were talking about something.
"Chief, I have sent people to build dozens of underground caves that can accommodate tens of thousands of mortals. A formation has been set up at the entrance of the cave. It is difficult for a second-level monster to break through the formation. If there are hundreds of second-level monsters, it will be hard to say."
Han Daojing reported truthfully.
Han Zhangxiang nodded with satisfaction and said, "We should do our best and leave the rest to fate. We should make more protective measures, send more people, and quickly make talismans and puppet beasts."
"I have already told Changying to do it. She is leading people to make puppet beasts."
Han Changying failed in his attempt to reach the Jindan stage, but after a period of adjustment, he has recovered.
"Has Chang Jiong not come out of confinement yet?"
Han Zhangxiang asked about Han Changjiong. Han Changjiong was also in seclusion to reach the Jindan stage, but he had not yet attracted the Jindan thunder tribulation.
"Not yet. Ye Xin hasn't come out yet. I hope they can come out before the beast tide breaks out!"
There was a hint of worry in Han Daojing's eyes.
As soon as the words fell, a deafening thunder sounded, interrupting their conversation.
Han Daojing and Han Zhangxiang looked at each other, then walked out together.
Dark clouds rolled in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a strong wind suddenly blew on the island, causing the trees on the island to sway left and right, and countless sand and stones flew everywhere.
"Changying and Changwu failed in the Dan-forming Thunder Tribulation. I hope Changjiong can succeed!"
Han Zhangxiang looked at the thunderclouds in the sky, his eyes full of anticipation.