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Chapter 454: Chapter 228: Massive Rewards, Activating Demon-Defying City, Usurping the Nest (Part 2)

With these words,

everyone was enlightened.

Grandmaster Yu waved to everyone and said:

”Yaoyao, Miss Qingru, and I still need to verify the functions of the Demon-Defying City’s array. The rest of you can leave first.”

For the meticulously crafted Demon-Defying City,

an unprecedented brilliance shone in Grandmaster Yu’s eyes.

Fu Changsheng led everyone back to the Council Hall on the main peak, Taiyi Peak. Just as they sat down, a familiar mechanical voice echoed in his mind:

”Ding”

”You have successfully built a Demon-Defying City in your fief and received two thousand Clan Contribution Points!”

Two thousand?!

Fu Changsheng was truly shocked.

This kind of reward is only given to those who ascend to the Ninth-Grade Noble Family.

Seeing the Clan Contribution Points on his panel suddenly rise to three thousand eight hundred and fifty, Fu Changsheng felt a surge of confidence about the upcoming beast tide.

Once everyone was seated,

Fu Changsheng finally spoke:

”The World Suppression Bureau recently issued a recruitment order and a bounty order, urging all noble families to start clearing the insect tide in their respective fiefs, especially the Tier Two Tai Chi Locusts. Killing a single Tier Two Tai Chi Locust will earn you fifty Court Merit Points. Additionally, if anyone discovers an effective way to clear the Tai Chi Locusts, they will be awarded a thousand Court Merit Points!”

At present,

the Fu Family had already met the conditions for ascension to the Eighth-Grade, whether it was the spirit vein tier, Foundation Establishment battle power, or the Tier Two artisans. The only things left were the Court Merit Points and the emergence of two Ninth-Grade Noble Families in the fief.

Good news had already come from Yu Qingru.

Before the insect tide outbreak, another clan member of the Yu Family had successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and wanted to proceed to the World Suppression Bureau for the Ninth-Grade Noble Family recognition.

However, with the insect tide outbreak,

the Ninth-Grade Noble Family recognition had to be postponed.

But,

the Yu Family’s ascension to the Ninth-Grade was already a done deal.

The Fu Family only needed to gather the Court Merit Points and support another Ninth-Grade Noble Family to ascend to the Eighth-Grade in one fell swoop.

An Eighth-Grade Noble Family would surely have access to more high-tier resources.

Otherwise,

Shangguan Feng and his daughter wouldn’t have entered the ranks of Half-Step Purple Mansion Cultivators after the Shangguan Family ascended to the Eighth-Grade.

At this moment,

the outbreak of the beast tide was a great opportunity for them to earn Court Merit Points.

After hearing Fu Changsheng’s account, everyone’s eyes lit up, especially Fu Changli:

”Patriarch, these Tai Chi Locusts advance by devouring corpses. However, I’ve observed that during the ten breaths when they break through to Tier Two, their battle power is at its weakest. How about we let some of the insect tide into the city, keep one after the slaughter, let it devour the corpses to advance, and then slay it?”

”Fourth Sister, your idea is good, but the risk is too high.”

Fu Changsheng shook his head:

”We haven’t fully understood the reproduction of the Tai Chi Locusts. The outer city of the Demon-Defying City is home to mortal commoners. Allowing the Tai Chi Locusts to enter and reproduce would lead to unimaginable consequences.”

Hearing this, Fu Changli’s face changed, as she remembered the Tai Chi Locust eggs that appeared overnight, quickly saying:

”The Patriarch is indeed thoughtful.”

Runzhi pondered for a while, then said:

”Patriarch, what if we set up formations in the wild and then follow Changli’s proposal? What do you think?”

”Hmm, this is feasible. We can form three hunting teams, each led by a Tier Two Array Master. The court hasn’t specified when the Tier Two Tai Chi Locusts must be eliminated, so we can proceed gradually, prioritizing safety above all.”

The next issue was how to divide the teams.

The three Tier Two Array Masters were, of course, Grandmaster Yu, Yaoyao, and Yu Qingru.

As for the Foundation Establishment clan members, since Fu Molan and Jade Lotus were guarding the fiefs in Pingshan County and Anyang County, Fu Changsheng decided to dispatch Fu Yongyi and Fu Changli to guard the territory. The Mountain Protection Array in the fief utilized Star Power, hence the pressure to guard the array was low.

Runzhi and Fu Changli would remain in the Yunshan County fief.

It turned out that,

besides the three Array Masters, the only Foundation Establishment members left were Fu Changsheng, Brother Rong, Ouyang Fei, and Liuu Meizhen who was in seclusion.

Fu Changsheng pondered:

”Once outside the Protective Array, we could encounter an insect tide attack at any time. Qi Cultivation clan members don’t need to venture out. Among the remaining, I will pair with Qingru, Brother Rong with Uncle Yu, and Uncle Fei with Yaoyao.”

Each pair was composed of one strong and one weak member.

No one had any objections.

Fu Changli hesitated for a moment before speaking:

”Patriarch, could I switch places with Brother Rong? Once outside, I can further observe and research the Tai Chi Locusts, potentially devising a method to eliminate them.”

Upon hearing this,

Ouyang Fei immediately agreed:

”Changli’s idea is good, and since Brother Rong recently broke through to Foundation Establishment and hasn’t crafted his Lifebound Spiritual Artifact, staying back in the clan to guard the array would be more suitable.”

Ouyang Fei was concerned that the Symbiotic Spirit Beast inside Brother Rong might become uncontrollable and escape, causing trouble if seen by outsiders. Even with Grandmaster Yu as a partner, he wasn’t entirely at ease.

”Very well, we’ll do as Uncle Fei suggested. Everyone should prepare, and we’ll set out once Uncle Yu and the rest have some free time.”

After the meeting ended,

Fu Changsheng once again reviewed the intelligence previously provided by the system.

Among the information, a particularly useful piece stood out.

It was that the Cao Family’s cemetery contained a coffin forged from Star Stone.

Since he had exhausted the Star Stone at hand, the Nine Heavens Star Technique Body Tempering Technique he practiced had been stalled for years, with his current realm remaining at the Flesh Refining Realm.

To break through to the Purple Mansion,

and clear the two great Dantians,

he needed to complete the Nine Heavens Star Technique up to the Muscle Refining Realm, above the Flesh Refining Realm.