Chapter 356: Mount Hua Sect’s Surprise Attack (2/2)
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The sharp sound of the siren was audible even though Ling Cao and everyone were a thousand feet above the ground.
As soon as the alarm echoed throughout the city, someone shuttled from the inside of the concealment array and flew toward the diving dragonewt.
Both men threw their fists and both fists collided!
BOOM
The impact caused a massive shockwave, which cracked the defensive array of Siren City.
Seeing the opening, Ling Cao bellowed, ”Draw your weapons and talismans! Attack the arrays first!”
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Siren City
Every day in Siren City was peaceful. Beastmen came in and out of the city, bringing food and the city's spring water out to trade with the human cultivators outside the walls.
Without realizing it, werewolves, werecats, and many beastmen had settled down and started their own businesses by using the city's specialties as their main products. They sold Siren City's unused spring water, Blood Salt, Blood Bamboo Shoots, and small monster fishes from the Blood Sea to outsiders.
Each day, the beastmen made 50,000 to 60,000 refined stones of profit, and they paid 10% of their earning as the city tax.
Jia Shan and Ma Ping, who had been managing the city in Miaomiao's stead, was happy with their job. As the income flowed in, their motivation to protect the city increased. They stopped cultivating and began training their city guard beastmen in earnest.
Meanwhile, Ma Moxi was in charge of the army of Siren City. He had already hired several non-combatant beastmen and orcs to increase the army size and familiarized them with modern weaponry.
At the moment, Ma Moxi was the only general of a 1,000-man reserve platoon with Ma Shoucheng and Pang Lingming as aides. Tang Fan and Pao Luo were also promoted as squad captains.
Wei Yuan and Miaomiao's wives acted as the coordinators between the locals, the militias, and the towns outside the city walls. They were in charge of city planning, project managing, and resource allocation. They also got help from Huangjin Monastery's monks, who volunteered to be watching over the rogue cultivators outside the walls.
As for the most powerful guys of this city, Zhao Bao took no part in the management as he was in charge of educating orcs and Miaomiao's children. As for Lu Fengxian, he always sat on top of Miaomiao's pylon tower, cultivating all day.
As for the other hidden powerhouse, Lu Fengxian had already reached the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was a matter of time before he could advance to the next stage with abundant Qi and Life Essence within Siren City, which had already surpassed the Holy Land Continent's.
Without Miaomiao's presence, his allies, friends, and family members continued to protect the city and enjoyed their slow life.
Today as well, Wei Yuan, with Mao Xiaomiao riding on her shoulders, patrolled the inner city and greeted the female werewolves, who had been busy collecting the excess water from the reservoir.
”It floods again?” Wei Yuan looked at the giant lake before her. The unified element water in the reservoir was filled to the brim, and some of it began to leak out of the constructed dam.
”My lady, I think we need to construct more waterways and direct the water to the sea. At this rate, the water will start entering the underground soil and ruin the foundation of the city. The ground will eventually collapse if this keeps up.”
”Didn't we just create another waterway to the sewer? Isn't that enough?”
”I'm afraid it's more complicated than that. All water from the sewer goes to the outside moat, and it will decrease the value of our local products. Currently, a 100cc bottle of spring water can be sold for 1,000 refined stones. If the rogue cultivators can get a lot of dirty spring water from the moat for free, the price will decrease.”
The werewolves pointed out that they had been facing the oversupply issues as dirty water in the moat contained the same effect as their merchandise, the unified element water. Even though their products were cleaner, those rogue cultivators didn't mind resorting to drinking sewer water to gain power!
Wei Yuan sighed and took notes, ”I'll contact Elder Jia to do something about it. For now, how many spatial rings do we have? Can't we store the water to our rings?”
”I'm so sorry, my lady. All our dummy rings are full of spring water. I'm afraid we can't…”
”I see,” Wei Yuan grumbled and patted the werewolf girls. ”I get it. I have an idea. I'll be right back.”
Wei Yuan excused herself and brought her son home. Then, she visited the pylon tower to consult with Lu Fengxian.
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A minute later, Wei Yuan flew to the top of Miaomiao's pylon tower. She landed on the flat rooftop and cupped her fist to greet the reincarnated immortal, who had been sitting cross-legged and meditating.
”Wei Yuan greets Senior Lu. I'm here to ask for your assistance once again.”
Lu Fengxian slowly opened his eyes and looked at the woman with two small horns on her forehead. He deeply exhaled, ”I heard about it. Was it the flooding spring water again?”
”Y-Yes, senior. It's getting overflow again. Could we ask you to produce more spatial rings for us? We need to store the water and release them to the Blood Sea.”
Lu Fengxian shook his head, ”I've told you before. Don't dump spring water into the Blood Sea. It will attract strong sea monsters here. Do you want to challenge Sea Emperors or Leviathans? They're as strong as a hundred 9th-stage cultivators! Everyone on this continent will perish if those things come here.”
Wei Yuan had a bitter smile on her face, ”Then, what is your suggestion?”
”I'll craft more spatial rings for you, but you need to store all water in the rings or exchange them into other valuable resources. We'll need a lot of this water in the future when someone needs to break through to the 8th-stage.”
”I see. I get it,” Wei Yuan understood what Lu Fengxian meant. The advancement from the 7th-stage to the 8th-stage was extremely dangerous as the fatality rate was over 50% statistically as they either needed to severe their karma or destroy their fleshly body to attain the soul body.
Having the supreme healing water was like having a sure-fire way to advance to the 8th-stage regardless of injuries they might suffer!
”If you understand, then, give me some trinkets or jewelry to work with. I've used up the previous batch.”
Wei Yuan checked her spatial rings and system inventory. Then, she revealed a wry smile, ”I'm sorry. I'm out of trinkets. I'll be right back when I bought some for you.”
”Ah.”
Wei Yuan jumped off the tower in frantic, embarrassed by her unpreparedness.
Lu Fengxian faintly smiled and slightly shook his head.
As he was about to close his eyes and continue cultivating, he sensed something flying toward the city at a frightening speed.
Lu Fengxian stood up and sent a voice-transmission to Ma Ping and Jia Shan's mind.
”Sound the alarm. Enemies are coming.”
A few seconds later, the loud siren from the town speakers sounded siren as if they were about to be bombarded by A-10 planes.
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Lu Fengxian also leaped off the tower, flying toward the dragonewt, who had been gliding toward the city.
His instinct cried that this person was dangerous!
'A fourth stage cultivator with a large dantian size and a dragon bloodline… He's similar to Mao Miaomiao, but he picked the wrong target! Come! Let me use you to strengthening my foundation!'
Lu Fengxian gathered all his power and threw his right fist at the dragonewt, who also did the same to test the former's power.
Ling Tianlong and Lu Fengxian's fists collided!