Immortal Path Space

Chapter 387: Nourishing Battle through Battle

Gu Yuan assigned Wang Hong a section of the city wall spanning over a hundred zhang, along with more than two thousand soldiers under his command.

With the defensive perimeter of the third line now significantly reduced and the Qingxu Sect mustering all their forces to defend, they currently had an adequate number of troops.

After assigning this section of the city wall to Wang Hong, Gu Yuan allowed him to arrange his troops independently. Gu Yuan did not interfere but made it clear that Wang Hong had to hold the wall on his own. There would be no reinforcements unless facing a Tier-Three Demonic Beast on the opposing side.

Wang Hong had no objections to this arrangement. With over two thousand soldiers, including more than two hundred Foundation Building cultivators, guarding this section of the wall should be relatively easy.

"Luo Zhongjie, organize the manpower here, and the defense of this area is in your hands," Wang Hong instructed as he turned to Luo Zhongjie, giving him full authority to allocate personnel.

"East Master, rest assured, leave this matter to me. I guarantee that these Demonic Beasts won't stand a chance," Luo Zhongjie replied confidently.

"Yin Ze, while the current battle is not too intense, organize the refining experts to continue refining Flying Boat components. The Spirit Meal experts should process all the Tier-Two Demonic Beast meat we've collected into Spirit Meals and sell them to nearby stationed cultivators. During this time, we will surely gather a large amount of Demonic Beast materials, especially the Demonic Beast hides suitable for direct refinement into talisman papers. Have the Talisman experts refine all of them into Talismans. As for the refining materials we receive, once the Flying Boat is complete, refine them all into Magical Weapons. None of these personnel should participate in the battle for now, just focus on refining. The finished products can be sold directly to nearby stationed cultivators."

With an ample number of personnel at his disposal, Wang Hong decided to allocate some of them specifically for processing future spoils of war. He would then distribute these resources on the battlefield, essentially using the enemy's resources against them and earning some Spirit Stones in the process.

Yin Ze selected the necessary manpower, while the remaining troops were divided into three groups by Luo Zhongjie, each comprising over six hundred people responsible for a shift in the defense task.

With this arrangement, as long as the battle wasn't too intense, a group of over six hundred people should be sufficient to handle the onslaught of Demonic Beasts during their shift.

Each group would defend for four hours, followed by eight hours of rest, providing ample recovery time for Spiritual Power and reducing the consumption of Spirit Wine.

After Luo Zhongjie took over the defense task, only two hours had passed when the Demonic Beasts launched another attack on the city wall.

Under Luo Zhongjie's command, the more than six hundred team members defended the city wall in an organized and disciplined manner.

One hundred individuals piloted a Flying Boat each to intercept flying Demonic Beasts in the air, while the remaining five hundred plus personnel defended against crawling Demonic Beasts on the city wall.

This was the advantage of having Flying Boats. With them, even Qi Cultivation cultivators could fly into the air and slay flying Demonic Beasts. There was no need to worry about being surrounded by flying Demonic Beasts as long as they couldn't break through the defensive barrier on the Flying Boat, ensuring the safety of the cultivators inside.

The spiritual energy cannons on the Flying Boats unleashed wide-range ice and fire attacks with a single shot, capable of wiping out large numbers of low-tier Demonic Beasts in one go.

This scene left the nearby sect cultivators extremely envious.

Gu Yuan had also acquired a Flying Boat from within the sect, positioned in the airspace over the defensive line. However, this Flying Boat had a broader range of responsibilities and sometimes couldn't provide support in time.

Flying Demonic Beasts often managed to break through the aerial blockade set up by the airborne cultivators, launching attacks on the cultivators diligently defending the city wall. Consequently, with the help of these flying Demonic Beasts, occasional casualties occurred on the city wall.

In situations where it was possible, Luo Zhongjie would also have the Flying Boats assist the cultivators on both sides. This indirectly benefited the defense cultivators positioned adjacent to them, resulting in significantly reduced casualties.

Although Wang Hong had two Flying Boats at his disposal, after each battle, they required maintenance to repair any damage sustained in combat. Therefore, Luo Zhongjie was currently rotating between the two Flying Boats to ensure they could be promptly repaired.

The Flying Boat that Gu Yuan had obtained from the sect, despite participating in the battle for only a few days, already bore several scars, which hadn't been repaired yet.

The battle continued for three hours before the Demon Clan gradually retreated. Both sides suffered casualties, but overall, the Demon Clan, as the attacking force, had a greater number of casualties.

After the battle, there were designated individuals responsible for recording the achievements. These achievements were similar to contribution points within the sect and could be exchanged for various resources from the Qingxu Sect. This time, Qingxu Sect had spared no expense, and it was rumored that as long as one's achievements were sufficient, even rare pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill or the Golden Core Pill could be obtained.

Achievements were measured based on the number of Demonic Beasts slain. Killing ten Tier-One low-grade Demonic Beasts earned one achievement point, while killing five Tier-One mid-grade Demonic Beasts also earned one point. Killing a Tier-One high-grade Demonic Beast required only one to earn a point.

As for Tier-Two Demonic Beasts, killing one Tier-Two low-grade Demonic Beast earned fifty achievement points, a Tier-Two mid-grade Demonic Beast earned one hundred points, and a Tier-Two high-grade Demonic Beast earned one hundred and fifty points.

As for slaying a Tier-Three low-grade Demonic Beast, it could fetch one thousand achievement points...

Since they were responsible for an entire section of the city wall as a group, the cultivator responsible for recording combined all their achievements.

In this battle, although they had slain many Demonic Beasts, most were of the lower tiers. They had accumulated over nine hundred contribution points in total.

After collecting the spoils of war, Yin Ze led a group to gather the abandoned Demonic Beast corpses beneath the city wall. This scene piqued the curiosity of many cultivators, but when they inquired, Yin Ze simply smiled without revealing anything.

Yin Ze brought these items back to the camp, organized manpower to classify and sort them, and then handed various items over to specialists for processing.

Over the next few days, the Demon Clan attacked at least once or twice every day, and there was even one continuous day of battle. Wang Hong, leading the East Zhou Trading Company, had already amassed seven thousand achievement points, and in terms of casualties, their section of the city wall was the least affected.

So far, only one person had died, and two were seriously injured but had managed to save their lives by promptly consuming healing pills.

Moreover, the cultivators defending the city wall were all eager to defend the segments adjacent to the East Zhou Trading Company. By now, everyone knew that being neighbors with the East Zhou Trading Company brought numerous benefits, at least in terms of significantly reduced mortality rates.

However, what puzzled everyone was the East Zhou Trading Company's practice of seizing everything in sight during the collection of spoils, regardless of its usefulness. It wasn't until several days later that the cultivators of the East Zhou Trading Company started selling various items to everyone, and it suddenly became clear why they had gathered all those resources.

It turned out the East Zhou Trading Company had processed these items into finished products and was now selling them. This explained their abundant resources and high-quality equipment during battles. They preferred Spiritual Weapons to Magical Weapons, and if it was top-tier, they wouldn't settle for anything less.

Unfortunately, while envy was natural, they couldn't replicate this strategy. Firstly, they lacked the necessary skills, and even if someone occasionally possessed them, they still needed to engage in combat with Demonic Beasts on the city wall. Their spare time was limited and required rapid meditation for recovery.

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