Chapter 617 Volume Five: Withdraw or Stay? (Third update, please vote for me!)
"There are currently more than 230 disciples in the entire Dragon Linyuan, and more than 150 people have been killed in the battle. Most of them are middle and low-level Qi Refining disciples..."
The person who replaced Li Yu to report was Ying Yuesheng, a disciple of the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. He was a disciple of the original Lingyun Sect, but he was over eighty years old. He originally had a Taoist temple outside, but he withdrew to Longlinyuan before it was closed.
Longlinyuan is gone.
It can be said that in the fierce tug-of-war that lasted more than ten days, many disciples lost their lives almost every day. Even if the monsters on the ground did not attack, the blood vultures and Moyun white eagles from the sky would still give Long Linyuan their lives.
Caused huge casualties.
"In addition to our sect disciples, some of the clan disciples who came to join us also suffered heavy casualties. The total casualties were more than a hundred, and the casualties of the Taoist species were even greater, more than 300 people,..."
"The number of mortal deaths is not that large. There are about four hundred people. Most of them are casualties caused by being implicated or affected..."
Shang Jiuling did not expect that the situation in Hebei would be so bad. On the Jijun side, Chongyang Mountain was also attacked by monsters, but he dealt with it easily.
We have only encountered two rounds of attacks in so long.
Once, two third-level demon beasts and ghost jackals broke in. Due to their sudden appearance, they caused more than ten casualties. Only one of the foundation builders was killed, and the rest were all monks and Taoists at the Qi Refining level.
Another time, before they left, they were attacked by a third-level monster dire wolf and a group of wolf wolves. Only one high-level Qi-refining monk was killed and three Qi-refining monks were killed. They were able to deal with it easily.
Top-level three-realm beasts such as the Fire-maned Lion and the Ghost Abyss have never appeared, let alone a fourth-level beast like the Lihuo Golden Tamoon.
Compared with the situation here in Hebei, it is simply a world of difference.
Shang Jiuling is now extremely regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have either gone all out to guard Wolong Ridge and retained a small number of forces on Chongyang Mountain, or he would have simply given up on Wolong Ridge and evacuated everyone to Chongyang Mountain.
Mountains would not lead to the tragic situation now.
Zhu Fengbi's death was an extremely heavy blow to him, and You Shaoyou's death in battle also pained him deeply.
This is his most important assistant in the Lao Chonghua sect. Although he is not as close to him as Li Yu, he still supports him after all.
The old Chonghua faction originally occupied the third seat among the seven old men of Chonghua. He has attracted Ding Zongshou, and Qi Hongkui is also moving closer to him. Linghu Zui and Du Guo cannot make trouble at all, but now that Zhu Fengbi has died, the situation has changed.
The child has changed.
Without Zhu Fengbi, his dependence on Ding Zongshou and Qi Hongkui will increase. Ding Zongshou and Qi Hongkui are not easy people to deal with, and he will definitely have to pay a higher price to win over them in the future.
There is also You Shaoyou. Shang Jiuling has always hoped to help You Shaoyou build the foundation earlier. However, You Shaoyou has been busy with mundane affairs and has not been able to devote all his energy to practice, so it has hindered his entry. I originally expected him to concentrate on practice in the next few years.
, striving to build the foundation within five to eight years, who would have thought that we would encounter such bad news.
The death of Zhu Fengbi and You Shaoyou not only dealt a blow to the old Chonghua sect, but also caused a huge loss to the entire Chonghua sect. As far as Zhu Fengbi knows, as of now, the entire Zhao world is fighting against the tide of monsters.
In the storm, only one or two real people from the Zi Mansion died in the battle. Who would have thought that the Chonghua Sect would encounter such a disaster.
Among his disciples, Wang Yao was seriously injured and has not yet recovered. Liu Chun was killed in battle. Xu Tianfeng, Chen Huaisheng, Yuan Wenbo and Ding Xizhen are all still safe and sound, which is considered lucky.
The death of many clan members in Hebei will undoubtedly damage the prestige of the Chonghua sect in Yanzhou. However, along the way, Shang Jiuling also saw that the sects and families in Hebei suffered equally heavy losses, no less than the Chonghua sect. I'm afraid
This year will become a year of misfortune for the Hebei cultivation world.
The only thing that surprised Shang Jiuling was that Chen Huaisheng's Yun Zhongshan survived. It probably had something to do with the alien cultivator he saw.
He had long heard that Chen Huaisheng made friends with other cultivators while traveling abroad, and he didn't pay much attention to it, but he didn't expect that when Longlinyuan was unable to provide him with help, Chen Huaisheng could recruit different cultivators to help him, and now he actually
He also helped Longlinyuan kill a fire-maned lion, otherwise the situation in Longlinyuan would be even worse.
Now Shang Jiuling doesn't know how to deal with this situation, but he must persevere this winter. Now the hundreds of disciples in Longlinyuan must be preserved no matter what. This is the foundation for the rise of the Chonghua Sect in the future.
After settling the situation in Longlinyuan, Shang Jiuling and Qi Hongkui led several high-level monks to attack along the Longlinyuan line and killed dozens of wolves and jackals in succession.
As well as two ghost jackals and a dragon, they also killed two blood vultures on the top of the mountain, temporarily eliminating the surrounding threats.
But looking at the endless variety of monsters appearing in the entire Wolong Ridge, you know that the situation here in Hebei is completely different from that in Da Zhao. Under this situation, how the Chonghua Sect will plan in Hebei in the future is also a question.
A troublesome thing to think about.
Chen Huaisheng returned to Longlinyuan three days later, which was the seventeenth day after Xiaoxue, the ninth day of November.
He came here in response to a summons. Shang Jiuling wanted to see him.
"Disciple pays homage to Master." Chen Huaisheng bowed politely.
"Sit down." Shang Jiuling had not rested well in the past few days, and his face was a little haggard. It was obvious that the casualties of a large number of disciples, as well as the loss of important members of the sect, had made him very anxious.
Chen Huaisheng nodded and sat down, "Master also needs to balance work and rest. This winter is still very long. I'm afraid Master will have to stay here in Wolong Ridge until the tide of monsters recedes next spring, right?"
Shang Jiuling was not surprised either. Chen Huaisheng's vision and thinking were second to none among his disciples. Even among the older generation, no one could match them. Otherwise, Wu Tianen and Gou Yiwei would not have been persuaded by him to go to Yunnan.
Zhongshan.
"In this case, we want to return to Jijun. There are so many disciples and Taoist seeds, and they are thousands of miles away. How can the monsters be let go along the way? How many are left after we return to Jijun?" Shang Jiu
Ling shook his head and sighed, "If I had known, I would have transferred these disciples to Chongyang Mountain at the end of summer."
"Listen to Master, is the sect planning to give up Wolong Ridge and abandon Hebei?" Chen Huaisheng had already expected it, but he was still a little shocked.
Shang Jiuling remained silent.
He has not yet made a complete decision, and even if he decides to evacuate Hebei, it cannot be done with just one sentence. He also needs to consider the subsequent response strategy.
There are already hundreds of disciples from Hebei among the disciples, and they have also established certain connections with local clans. How can they withdraw at the drop of a hat?
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