Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

After all, there were just over a hundred people in the teams from Yuyao City, and they were given quite a few spots; a conservative estimate would be around ten or so.

As for the remainder, those were certainly the internally arranged spots by Zhenyang Sect, not partaking in this competition.

Li Xiuyuan, who was leading their team, could be said to have achieved outstanding results, both personally and as a team.

According to the points on the Demon Hunter Leaderboard, Li Xiuyuan ranked seventh on the individual list, slightly ahead of Lin Tianming and Hu Yuan.

In the team rankings organized by Zhenyang Sect, Li Xiuyuan also held the sixth position. The teams ahead of his were led by genius cultivators who were at the top of the individual rankings.

Among them, the team organized by Long Qingshui and others still held a place within the top three, having pulled ahead by a considerable margin.

From the current situation, the gaps between the ranks on the team list were significant. Trying to make a substantial leap during the final moments would be considerably more challenging than in the individual competition.

In such circumstances, all Li Xiuyuan's team needed to do was stay the course and maintain their ranking.

Once the great battle concluded, Li Xiuyuan, as the recruiter of the team, would have a high probability of directly securing a spot in the Tianfeng Wind Secret Realm.

Compared to loose cultivators and those from family clans, the disciples within Zhenyang Sect with higher talent didn't need much competition to obtain better opportunities.

Thinking of these things, Lin Tianming felt some envy and couldn't help but sigh.

"We are all fighting for opportunities, yet look at them; this is the deep heritage of Golden Elixir Forces!"

After sighing, watching Zhenyang Sect cultivators depart, Lin Tianming decided not to linger for long.

Determined, he immediately turned around and stepped away from the square.

...

Several days passed.

In the practice room of the cave dwelling, Lin Tianming sat cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut, as still as an old monk in meditation.

In front of him, the Thousand Beast Banner hung above his head, occasionally flashing with light.

Following that were the roars of demonic beasts, their echoes floating around the practice room before gradually fading away.

This state had continued for several days.

After leaving the square in front of Zhenyang Hall, Lin Tianming had made his usual visit to Li Xiuyuan's cave dwelling to collect the spoils of war for himself and Qin Xi.

After some small talk and exchanging quite a bit of news from the Cultivation World, he returned to his own dwelling to seclude himself for cultivation.

With no shortage of spoils in hand, and a recent end to a great battle, it was unlikely there would be combat soon.

Lin Tianming wasn't one to sit idle. He took advantage of this lull to seal the Monster Beast Souls into the Thousand Beast Banner, and then to refine it thoroughly to maximize its power.

After several days of refinement, the newly acquired Monster Beast Souls had all been sealed.

As the Thousand Beast Banner stopped spinning, Lin Tianming waved a hand and grasped the Five Rod Flag in his hand.

Feeling the aura emitted by the Thousand Beast Banner, Lin Tianming's face lit up with joy, revealing a satisfied smile.

Throughout the year since the Demon Beast Tide erupted, many Monster Beast Souls of considerable grade had been sealed within the Thousand Beast Banner.

Previously, the majority of souls in the Thousand Beast Banner were First Order Monster Beast Souls, with a not so high proportion of First Order Late Stage ones.

Since the outbreak of the Demon Beast Tide, through his family and Yuyao City, he had obtained a significant number of Monster Beast Souls, including quite a few Second Order Demon Beast Souls, conservatively estimated at several hundred.

And the strongest of the Second Order Late Stage Beasts had now accumulated to dozens, with no small number of Second Order Medium Stage as well.

Under these conditions, the current Thousand Beast Banner was several times more powerful than before.

It was safe to say that aside from the Tiangang Sword, the Thousand Beast Banner had become Lin Tianming's most powerful Attack Talisman.

The only regret was that the level of the Artifact Refiner who had created the Thousand Beast Banner seemed not that high, and the materials used were not the best, resulting in a not so high grade.

With the number of Monster Beast Souls sealed within skyrocketing, the power of the Thousand Beast Banner seemed to have reached its limit.

If the grade of the Thousand Beast Banner itself wasn't improved, even increasing the Monster Beast Souls wouldn't lead to much more enhancement.

"After the Demon Beast Tide battle is over, I must ask Fifteenth Grandfather to help raise the grade of the Thousand Beast Banner, otherwise, this Magic Artifact might not be able to keep up with my strength!"

Lin Tianming thought to himself, then put away the Thousand Beast Banner and prepared to start meditating for cultivation.

Just at that moment, a sudden ringing of bells echoed throughout Yuyao City.

"Hm?"

Hearing the bell, Lin Tianming's face showed confusion, and he began to ponder.

The last battle had just taken place a few days ago and, based on past patterns, it seemed very unlikely that demonic beasts would be attacking Yuyao City so soon.

Furthermore, with the war dragging on for so long, the overall strength of the Demonic Beast Army has been decimated by more than half.

Aside from the few top Third Order Demon Beasts that are still alive and capable of exerting formidable power, the number of Second Order Demonic Beasts has been greatly reduced, simply no match for the Human Cultivators.

"Could it be that the Demonic Beasts have a large number of reinforcements?"

"Or have they gone mad? Or are the Demonic Beasts trying to flee?"

Lin Tianming conjectured three possibilities in succession. Based on his own judgment, he felt it was more likely that there was a new development within the Demonic Beast Army.

"Forget it, let's go out and take a look first!"

Having made up his mind, Lin Tianming immediately got up and left the training room.

Outside the house, Qin Xi, who had also heard the bell, was already waiting at the door ahead of time.

Upon seeing him come out, she greeted him promptly, her eyes also filled with a puzzled look.

"Lin, what's going on now?"

Hearing the question, Lin Tianming shook his head and said helplessly, "I have no idea, but whatever happens, there are Golden Core Cultivators up front to deal with it, so there's no need to panic."

"Let's go out and see!"

Qin Xi nodded, and then the two of them left the cave dwelling one after the other and headed towards the city walls of Yuyao City.

Along the way, many Cultivators gathered in small groups, everyone wearing puzzled expressions, all moving in the direction of the city walls.

Lin Tianming and his companion did not delay and soon arrived at the city walls.

By then, Li Xiuyuan and Hu Yuan, along with some teammates, had already arrived, and a small portion of people were still on their way.

Lin Tianming and his companion went up to greet everyone and then gathered together.

In a short span of time, more and more Cultivators gathered on the city wall, and the members of their team were all present.

Looking around from the initial fifty people at the beginning of the war, now only a little more than thirty people had survived, with nearly twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators having fallen on this battlefield.

The majority of those who had survived were Cultivators with a cultivation of Foundation Establishment Fifth Level and above.

For a Cultivator like Qin Xi at the Foundation Establishment Second Layer, if it were not for Lin Tianming's constant protection, she might have perished in this brutal war long ago.

At this moment, Lin Tianming's primary focus was on the direction outside the city. Using both his Divine Sense and the Eye of Five Colors to their fullest, he seemed to want to see what exactly was going on.

However, outside Yuyao City, within the range of his exploration, all was silent, showing only signs of damage from the war, with no unusual activity detected.

He withdrew his Divine Sense and turned to Li Xiuyuan beside him, "Li, what is the reason for suddenly assembling everyone? What exactly happened?"

The moment he finished speaking, Hu Yuan also asked with confusion.

"Indeed... Under normal circumstances, this isn't the time for Demonic Beast attacks, and no traces of any Demonic Beast movements have been detected!"

Hearing their questions, Li Xiuyuan looked at the tranquil outdoors and appeared quite helpless.

In truth, he was also puzzled, as no message had come from above, nor were there any signs.

"Fellow Cultivators, I also haven't received any news and am just as puzzled," he said.

"However, it shouldn't be anything serious. After all, everyone is aware of the state of the Demonic Beast Army, and everything is calm outside the city. It's unlikely to be bad news."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Subsequently, people stopped their inquiries, chatting with each other and waiting for the Golden Elixir Experts to make an appearance, at which point everything would naturally be explained.

A short while, no longer than the time it takes to brew tea, passed.

With the sound of the bell signaling assembly, a large number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators had already gathered on the city walls.

In the square below the wall, thousands of Qi Refining Cultivators also gathered, discussing among themselves.

With a few flashes of light, several figures of Golden Core Cultivators, including Chen Jingtian, quietly appeared in the pavilions atop the city walls.

At that moment, Chen Jingtian and the others were beaming with smiles, apparently in high spirits.

Seeing this, the crowd below didn't dare to make a sound, all waiting patiently.

After some time passed, Chen Jingtian and his peers concluded their casual chat and then looked in the direction outside the city.

Chen Jingtian turned around, looked at the many Cultivators present, and his resonant voice rang out.

"Young ones, we have just received reliable news that for some unknown reason, the Demon Beast Army has suddenly retreated."

Before his words even finished, the place erupted into deafening cheers.