Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price

Chapter 415 - 74: The Fall of Yunling Town

"What kind of monster is this?!"

A group of Zhenyang Sect disciples stared blankly at the demonic beast standing on the city wall, filled with doubt and uncertainty. Soon, someone recognized it:

"Could it be an ancient demonic beast... Jiao?!"

"If it’s Jiao, then it’s at least Sixth Grade. Why did we receive information that Yunling Town only has two Fifth Grade demonic beasts?"

"There’s a world of difference between Sixth Grade and Fifth Grade!"

"A-are we really going in?"

Many disciples were already showing signs of fear. A Sixth Grade demonic beast already has Golden Core cultivation, and its combat power far surpasses ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

Among them, except for Wei Wan, only a few had reached the Golden Core Realm, and most were in the early-stage of Golden Core, how could they possibly contend with that ancient fierce beast?

At this moment, Jiao turned its head, looking at the crowd in the distance. There was a long, narrow scar over its right eye, making it appear even more fierce and terrifying.

"It’s it, it’s it!!"

Mo Xiaolan was startled, her voice suddenly became excited, and her body began to tremble.

Jiao roared towards the sky once more, its golden-furred body leaping into Yunling Town.

Ah! Ah!

Instantly, the piercing screams echoed clearly in everyone’s ears, even though they were hundreds of feet away.

Wei Wan furrowed her delicate eyebrows, her gentle voice carrying a chill:

"Enter Yunling Town, kill the demonic beasts, save the people!"

After speaking, she leapt forward, flying toward Yunling Town.

As the Second Senior Sister of Xiyue Peak, she held high prestige. In this moment, leading the charge dissipated much of the fear in the hearts of the disciples, who then followed her into Yunling Town.

Mo Xiaolan’s eyes reddened, tightly gripping the long sword in her hand. Qin Gengyun grabbed her wrist, speaking in a deep voice:

"Xiaolan, don’t be impulsive, prioritize saving lives!"

The veins on the back of Mo Xiaolan’s pale hand were bulging, but she eventually nodded.

Qin Gengyun turned to Fang Xue and asked, "Taoist Friend Fang, are your family and children in Qinhe Garden?"

"Yes, senior brother, let’s hurry!"

Fang Xue’s face was filled with urgency. Qin Gengyun nodded, and the group quickened their pace, following Wei Wan into Yunling Town, and suddenly felt their breath catch.

Yunling Town wasn’t a bustling big city, but it was fairly lively.

But now, that once bustling and bustling street no longer had a single living creature.

Upon entering the town gate, they saw the ground littered with corpses, the thick scent of blood assaulting their senses, staining the cobblestone streets and white-walled houses nearly completely red.

The ground was covered with countless human and beast remains, resembling the Nine Nether Hell.

"Ugh~~"

Xu Caihe covered her mouth, unable to resist vomiting, as were many of the disciples.

Though they were indeed cultivation prodigies, most had only engaged in magical combat with others, not having killed before, and certainly not witnessed such a bloody and horrifying scene.

Qin Gengyun, Liu Su, and Fang Xue, having witnessed the blood slaughter at Cloud Pattern Mountain and Cloud Bamboo Mountain in the Northern Wilderness, remained quite calm, though their eyes were filled with fury and sorrow.

Qin Gengyun turned to look at Ruo Mei behind him, seeing her covering her mouth as if she too was about to vomit, he was startled.

If it were his wife, her expression wouldn’t change in the slightest at such a scene.

Could she be acting?

Just then, dozens of demonic beasts rushed from all around, common sights at Yunling Mountain such as First Grade Spiritual Mastiff and Second Grade Ghost Wolf, usually these low-grade demonic beasts had limited attack power.

But at this moment, each demonic beast’s eyes were glowing with a blood-red light, their bodies expanded by a circle, their combat power at least doubled.

"These Spiritual Mastiffs are even fiercer than Third Grade demonic beasts!"

"How could Ghost Wolves have such great strength?!"

The group was caught off guard, but fortunately, they were at least Foundation Establishment cultivation, and though they appeared somewhat awkward, they managed to kill all the demonic beasts.

Yet, fear gripped their hearts; usually, these low-grade demonic beasts were only suitable as pets for cultivators, who had ever seen them so fierce?

Wei Wan said sternly, "High-grade demonic beasts can not only control low-grade demonic beasts but also significantly enhance their combat power. Everyone, don’t lower your guard!"

The group responded gravely, continuing forward, encountering several waves of demonic beast attacks along the way, and also rescuing many people.

Finally, they reached the most prosperous Caifeng Street of Yunling Town, where the once bustling street had now toppled signs and collapsed buildings.

Qin Gengyun saw the once familiar Pill Talisman Tower, Moon Drinking Tower, Rouge Pavilion, Yihong House, all reduced to rubble, with many demonic beasts still pursuing humans nearby.

Screams rang constantly in the air as Zhenyang Sect disciples quickly killed these demonic beasts, and Qin Gengyun saved a familiar face from the collapsed Pill Talisman Tower.

It was Shopkeeper Tong, who had purchased many pills from him.

At this moment, the portly Shopkeeper Tong was covered in dust, being helped up by Qin Gengyun, groaning in pain. Qin Gengyun asked:

"Fellow Taoist, we saw thousands of demonic beasts rush into town just now, among them a Sixth Grade demonic beast; do you know where it went?"

Now as He Zhiqiu, he naturally couldn’t reveal that he knew Shopkeeper Tong.

"These beasts seem to have intelligence. Once they rushed into town, they divided into several groups. I think they’re trying to kill all the people in the town! That Sixth Grade demonic beast seemed to head toward Jade Luo Lane!"

Shopkeeper Tong cunningly hid beneath a collapsed pillar stone, unscathed, and clearly observed everything happening outside.

Wei Wan, having overheard, immediately told the disciples:

"We’ll split into four groups, kill the demonic beasts by lane, rescue the people! If you encounter that Sixth Grade demonic beast, immediately signal with smoke, do not engage!"

"Understood!"

...

Qinhe Garden.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

"Taoist Friend Fang, w-we can’t hold on any longer."

"Don’t give up; if the array breaks, so many children will lose their lives!"

"But my wife is still outside, she’s about to give birth!"

"I haven’t found a Ruyi Dao companion yet, I don’t want to die!"

Over ten cultivators pressed their palms against the mansion gate, channeling spiritual power into the protective array covering the entire estate.

Behind them was a pond filled with lotus leaves, leading further in was a quaint little pavilion, after crossing a garden, came the spacious mansion.

Behind the mansion door, dozens of children huddled under beds or tables, their youthful faces full of fear.

They were orphans from Cloud Bamboo Mountain, brought to Yunling Town with Fang Xue, and had been living in Qinhe Garden since.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a beast tide. Initially, Yunling Town relied on a defensive array to resist, but today the array suddenly shattered, and demonic beasts flooded into Yunling Town like a tidal wave.

Fortunately, Qinhe Garden had a protective array left by Qiu Zhihe in the past, which temporarily held firm.

Fang Chao and his wife had the children hide inside the mansion, and afterward saved over ten passersby scattered by the beast tide.

Among them were some of Qin Gengyun’s acquaintances.

Wang Ping and Xu Li, who were colleagues of Qin Gengyun at Spirit Pill Pavilion, and had a penchant for visiting Yihong House.

The two were also just leaving Yihong House today, and while passing through Cyan Luo Lane when demonic beasts assaulted Yunling Town, Fang Chao saw them and let them into Qinhe Garden for shelter.

One was Zhang Chengdao, who along with Chen Fang lived beside Qin Gengyun at Narrow Rain Lane.

Chen Fang, pregnant for months, was due to give birth today. Zhang Chengdao brought his wife to the medical hall at Cyan Luo Lane, but when the town suddenly fell, he and Chen Fang were separated, leaving him to hide inside Qinhe Garden.

The other was Chen Jia, the first female cultivator Qin Gengyun met when he went matchmaking at the Marriage Pavilion, working at Rouge Pavilion.

Today was her day off, originally planning to visit the Marriage Pavilion for matchmaking, but unexpectedly Yunling Town’s grand array was suddenly breached.

Currently, Qinhe Garden was surrounded by dozens of demonic beasts, with the array continually being struck and seemingly about to give way.