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Zhao Yu said, "Let them come to see me!"

Shangguan Lingxiu nodded slightly and gave the order. Not long after, three cultivators arrived inside the cave mansion.

These three cultivators were a refined middle-aged scholar, a vibrant and handsome young man, and a delicate, exquisitely beautiful woman.

As soon as the middle-aged scholar, Shang Yangrong, saw Zhao Yu, he prostrated himself on the ground, weeping inconsolably, and pleaded desperately, "Senior Zhao, my White Peach Mountain is being besieged by demon beasts and is in grave danger! I implore you to save our White Peach Mountain for the sake of my master!"

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The handsome young man, Kong Tingnan, bowed and said, "Senior Zhao, our Linshan Cave is under siege by demon beasts and cannot hold out much longer. Please save the seventy thousand people of our Linshan Cave! I beg you!"

The delicate and beautiful woman, Lan Yao, also prostrated herself and said urgently, "Senior Zhao, my Bilin Lake is under attack by demon beasts and is on the verge of collapse. Please lend us your aid. As long as you're willing to help, my master, Tong Shouren, is willing to offer a tael of thousand-year-old Mountain Marrow, a Third Order heavenly material and earthly treasure.

Furthermore, from now on, Bilin Lake will follow Little Danling as its leader and offer up half of our annual harvest!"

Zhao Yu said, "If that's the case, I will go rescue Bilin Lake first!"

Thousand-year Mountain Marrow is a heavenly material and earthly treasure that can only be born in the center of a Spirit Mountain located on a Third Order Spirit Vein after a thousand years of evolution.

Thousand-year Mountain Marrow is also an excellent material for refining magical treasures, and a tael of it could save Zhao Yu over four or five years of hard work in condensing his Earth Spirit Body in the future.

"Senior Zhao, please save our White Peach Mountain first! The countless people of my White Peach Mountain..."

Shang Yangrong continued to kowtow, with fresh blood oozing from his forehead.

Zhao Yu frowned and activated the formation, directly removing Shang Yangrong and Kong Tingnan from the cave mansion. Then, riding a magic artifact along with Lan Yao and the White Ghost Emperor, they transformed into a beam of escape light and flew towards Bilin Lake.

Upon arriving above Bilin Lake, Zhao Yu saw a vast number of demon beasts had already broken through the great array of Bilin Lake and were climbing onto each of the spirit islands within the lake.

Tong Shouren was at that moment wielding a Flying Hook and a copper mirror spiritual artifact, entangled with four Second-Order demon beasts.

The four Second-Order demon beasts were a mid-grade Second-Order demon crocodile, a low-grade Second-Order demon snake, a low-grade Second-Order demon leopard, and a mid-grade Second-Order demon fox.

Tong Shouren, being a Foundation Establishment Third Layer cultivator, naturally was no match for those four Second-Order demon beasts.

Although the Bilin Lake array was broken, each spirit island was still protected by spirit formations set up by the major cultivation families. It was with the help of these spirit formations that Tong Shouren was barely managing to entangle the four Second-Order demon beasts.

Tong Shouren was only using illusion techniques, escape techniques, and defensive arts to fend off the attacks of the four Second-Order demon beasts, not daring to confront them head on.

"Fellow Daoist Tong! I will lend you a hand. Leave these four demon beasts to me to slay!"

Zhao Yu let out a light shout, spurred the Ghost Banner, and a vast cloud of Ghost Fog surged from it, sweeping towards the four Second-Order demon beasts.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The White Ghost Emperor's pupils also displayed pitch-black curse seals as the Illusory Ghost Eyes activated, scanning over the four Second-Order demon beasts.

The eyes of the four Second-Order demon beasts became clouded, and in an instant, ominous red lights shone, leading them to begin a frenzied battle amongst themselves regardless of the consequences.

Before long, only the tough-skinned demon crocodile remained from the fight among the four Second-Order demon beasts. It hadn't even had the chance to devour the corpses of the other three beasts when a Ghost Claw descended from the sky, piercing its head and mashing its brain.

After the Ghost Fog dispersed, the corpses of four Second-Order demon beasts were revealed.

Tong Shouren's eyes flitted with shock, and a burning zeal surged in his heart, "What formidable Taoist magic! Zhao Yu truly has concealed depths! With his assistance, our Tong family will surely be able to defend Bilin Lake and become a Foundation Establishment family, passing on our legacy from generation to generation!"

Foundation Establishment families in the northern barren lands had ancestors who pioneered the north or accomplished countless great deeds for the Four Great Sects. Only then did they gain recognition from the great sects to occupy Second-order Spiritual Lands and become Foundation Establishment families for generations.

Su Bingyun had also established many great accomplishments for Cang Spirit Sect and, as a Direct Disciple of the Sect Leader, obtained this piece of Spiritual Land at Wolf Ridge.

It was precisely for this reason that, when the Five Great Sects issued the pioneer command, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators came to the Canglong Mountain Range to pioneer, wishing to fight for a piece of Spiritual Land for their descendants, to become Foundation Establishment families and pass it down through the ages.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhao, for lending a hand. If it weren't for your intervention this time, Bilin Lake would have certainly met with disaster! This is a thousand-year Mountain Marrow; please accept it with a smile, Fellow Daoist Zhao!"

Tong Shouren gave a respectful bow and took out a jade box to hand over to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu took the jade box and opened it. Inside was a lump that resembled bone marrow and radiated dense earth Spiritual Energy; it was indeed the thousand-year Mountain Marrow.

Zhao Yu said, "Do I need to handle those demon beasts?"

Demon beasts were also a form of cultivation resource. Normally, for a single First-Order Superior Demon Beast, even fights could erupt among cultivators.

Tong Shouren said, "We ask for your aid once again, Fellow Daoist Zhao!"

Nearly a thousand invading demon beasts—if Zhao Yu did not lend a hand, it was uncertain how many lives would be lost before they could be driven away.

Although Tong Shouren was a Cultivator at the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment, he could at most kill a hundred First-Order demon beasts before he would have to escape the battlefield to swallow medicinal pills, meditate, and recuperate, or else he would exhaust his mana and be torn to shreds by other demon beasts.

Zhao Yu nodded slightly, then shook his Ghost Banner. A great expanse of Ghost Fog rose up, rolling towards the distant demon beasts.

Wherever the Ghost Fog passed, the demon beasts were bewildered by Illusion Techniques and began slaughtering each other.

Several hours later, a large number of demon beasts had perished by mutual slaughter, and only a small fraction managed to escape. Their souls were likewise devoured by the White Ghost Emperor, which Zhao Yu used to evolve his Soul Talent by converting them with the Consummation of Dao Fruit.

Having resolved the crisis at Bilin Lake, Zhao Yu rode his magical treasure back to Little Dan Ridge and once again met with Shang Yangrong and Kong Tingnan.

As soon as he saw Zhao Yu, Shang Yangrong prostrated on the ground, weeping uncontrollably, "Senior Zhao, please save White Peach Mountain quickly. Our White Peach Mountain is willing to offer five thousand Spirit Stones to implore your immediate assistance!"

Kong Tingnan shouted, "Senior Zhao, there are seventy thousand civilians in Linshan Cave, a full twenty thousand more than White Peach Mountain! You cannot forsake seventy thousand civilians for a mere five thousand Spirit Stones, can you?"

"This person really doesn't understand how the world works! His surname is Kong; could he be related to Kong Feng?"

Zhao Yu glanced at Kong Tingnan, activated the Array, and directly transported him out of the cave mansion. Taking Shang Yangrong with him, they rode the Escape Light toward the direction of White Peach Mountain.

When Zhao Yu and his party flew over White Peach Mountain, they saw its spirit formation had been breached, and a mass of demon beasts had entered White Peach Mountain and were wreaking havoc.

A Second-Order Mid-grade Steel Feather Demon Hawk with a wingspan of over fifty feet spotted Zhao Yu and his party. It flapped its wings and dove towards them.

Zhao Yu summoned a Magic Sword and slashed at the Steel Feather Demon Hawk.

The White Ghost Emperor immediately activated the Illusory Ghost Eyes and glanced at the Steel Feather Demon Hawk. Bewitched, the bird flew headlong into the Magic Sword, its head pierced through, plummeting from the sky.