I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Guan Nan Fort is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It was nighttime, and the beastly roars in the mountains were incessant and agitated.

Jiang Yuebai left Bai Jiuyou to recuperate in the city. She walked along the streets with Lou Guanqing, listening to his brief explanation of the situation.

A few strands of her hair fell, transforming into White Vine as they penetrated the ground, instantly transferring her perception through the roots of subterranean plants to the surrounding mountains.

She ’saw’ various enchanted beasts gathering in hordes, howling at the moon, fighting each other, all carrying a strange blood aura.

Much like the black-clothed blade master whom Little Green fought outside the city gates.

Most of the enchanted beasts were like that—restless and volatile, converging into groups and charging down the mountain towards Guan Nan Fort. At this pace and distance, they would definitely reach the fort within half an hour.

Lou Guanqing swiftly said to Jiang Yuebai, "Both the Golden Core Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the city are stationed on the city walls. Including me, there are only four Nascent Soul Cultivators, and at least two must remain to defend within the city. The Spiritual Martial True Monarch from the Yuquan Sect and I will fend off an attack from the southwest and northwest, leaving the northeast direction..."

Jiang Yuebai said solemnly, "Currently, the beast tide in the northwest is the fiercest. I’ll go northwest; you handle the other two directions. Additionally, I hope the Lou Family Head will make a decision quickly and give me an accurate response."

Lou Guanqing appeared somber. The Zhuge Family had already done their utmost by sending people to escort them away. He couldn’t keep Jiang Yuebai stuck here to fend off outsiders for the Lou Family.

Under the current circumstances, the Heavenly Star Sect was bound to breach Guan Nan Fort and capture Yunping Mountain. If the Yuquan Sect did nothing, how long could the Lou Family and just one fort hold out?

But once the Lou Family withdrew, the Yuquan Sect would be powerless to recover.

Jiang Yuebai did not wait for Lou Guanqing’s reply and departed swiftly.

The northwest of Guan Nan Fort was a plain forest. Beyond the forest was the Seven Stars River. Along the riverbank were several Ferry Square workshops, and the Heavenly Star Sect had set up an underwater Spiritual Ore mine to raise Water Spirit Beasts, Spiritual Shells, and other such things.

As soon as Jiang Yuebai left the city and stepped into the forest, she heard the sound of thunder and felt a familiar aura.

Following the sound, she unexpectedly saw Yann Hongyu crying and fleeing frantically, while Lieque was engaged with a group of raging Red Flame Tigers behind her.

"True Monarch! True Monarch, save me, Hongyu finally found you!!"

Seeing Jiang Yuebai suddenly appear was like seeing a lifeline for Yann Hongyu. Her ghostly form rushed directly behind Jiang Yuebai, sitting on the ground and clinging to Jiang Yuebai’s leg, crying.

Her long hair was like a bird’s nest and her clothes were tattered, covered with scorch marks, looking very ragged.

Jiang Yuebai invoked the Dragon Qi in her spine, slightly releasing the Candle Dragon Dragon Power. The Red Flame Tigers in the forest ahead immediately whined, prostrating on the ground, trembling and not daring to move.

Even Lieque shuddered, standing in place with dread as the electric light around it extinguished.

Yann Hongyu’s face turned pale, fearfully lifting her head, feeling as though she was no longer clinging to Jiang Yuebai’s calf but a dragon’s claw.

The kind of dread that penetrates the soul made Yann Hongyu’s weak ghost body unstable, nearly dispersing.

"Tr...True Monarch..."

Yann Hongyu mustered all her strength to emit a cry for help from her throat.

Jiang Yuebai glanced downward, her Divine Thought gently caressing Yann Hongyu and Lieque. The ghost and the beast immediately felt as if a weight had been lifted, experiencing the relief of fresh air after nearly drowning.

Yann Hongyu’s ghost lay limp on the ground, gasping for breath.

With a casual flick, Jiang Yuebai conjured a fierce wind blade, instantly severing the necks of the Red Flame Tigers, and then collected their bodies into her Lotus Platform Cave Heaven.

"What happened, speak."

Yann Hongyu trembled. On her way here, she’d thought it through to simply claim she was gathering information along the way, which is why she was late.

But now, facing Jiang Yuebai who seemed like a dragon, even with eight hundred guts, she didn’t dare to lie and could only cry out desperately.

"True Monarch, I really had no choice. You gave me tasks but didn’t provide Spirit Stones. I figured since Lieque was with me, I might as well bother it to help me hunt some enchanted beasts along the way to earn a little something back. So, I didn’t take the main road but wandered through the woods instead."

"True Monarch, I really didn’t mean it, I had no choice, woooo... But don’t be quick to scold me, I have important intel. You’d never guess what I’ve seen and heard. It’s because of that I was chased by those enchanted beasts. If Lieque weren’t so powerful, I wouldn’t be alive to see you now~~~"

Jiang Yuebai frowned. No matter what Yann Hongyu said, she always started with crying and excuses before getting to the point.

"Get to the point!" Jiang Yuebai commanded sternly.

Yann Hongyu trembled all over, immediately saying, "I saw Fake Chenzhou and the Heavenly Star Sect plotting to announce publicly that Chenzhou Wanderer, the Zhuge Family, and the Yuquan Sect are conspiring to take over the Seven Stars River Basin."

Jiang Yuebai raised her eyebrows, "You managed to find that out?"

Jiang Yuebai was indeed a bit surprised. Despite being merely a Peak Qi Refinement Ghost Cultivator, Yann Hongyu had managed to uncover such critical intel and escape alive?

Yann Hongyu shyly looked down, "I do have some secret skills, it’s just that the True Monarch doesn’t yet know me well. Also, Fake Chenzhou had a mysterious person with them, whom I felt was from the Xiong Family in the Eight Immortals River. And when I was discovered, two from the Zhuge Family fought them, giving me a chance to escape."

"People from the Zhuge Family?"

Jiang Yuebai was utterly exasperated; she thought Yann Hongyu had made her point, but there was more to come.

"Who from the Zhuge Family?"

"A man and a woman, both Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators. The man looked very courteous and handsome, but the woman was not attractive, quite rugged like a man, and the man was desperately protective of her."

Yann Hongyu fiddled with her hair, seeming a bit infatuated.

Jiang Yuebai felt a chill in her heart, wondering if it was Zhuge Ziqian and Moh Baichun? Had the Zhuge Family sent them as well?

"Where are they?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

Yann Hongyu said, "At the riverbank’s ’Tianlang Shell Field.’ I suspect that the two from the Zhuge Family are in trouble. The murderous mysterious person beside Fake Chenzhou is evidently a Divinity Transformation Cultivator. I almost didn’t make it out, True Monarch, Hongyu almost didn’t get to see you, woooo..."

"Shut your mouth!"

Jiang Yuebai snapped, and Yann Hongyu’s sobs abruptly ceased, her tears forced back.

Roar!

The beast roars echoed through the sky, the earth trembled, and the furious beast tide drew shockingly near, causing Lieque to retreat toward Jiang Yuebai under the overwhelming killing intent.

Jiang Yuebai’s expression sharpened; she ascended into the air, alighting atop a treetop. The bright moon hung overhead, its light illuminating the forest’s depths, where the beast horde charged in an unstoppable flow.

Jiang Yuebai unleashed the Candle Dragon Dragon Power without restraint, radiating waves like ripples.

The beast horde immediately howled in terror, collapsing in waves. Several Golden Core Stage Beast Kings prostrated themselves, bowing in worship to Jiang Yuebai’s direction, void of any thoughts of resistance.

Jiang Yuebai gazed toward the distant horizon, waved her hand, and shouted forcefully.

"Tianlang Shell Field, onward and attack!"