The Master of Beasts-Chapter 549 - 132:

The transmission array was situated in an extremely vast training field, yet the only people present were Chen Jiuge and the two individuals before him, creating an atmosphere of cold desolation.

It turned out that the emergence of each frontier zone was roughly fixed in time, with almost a new frontier zone appearing every ten thousand years. The Golden Desert had been around for nearly a thousand years, making it an extremely young frontier zone.

Initially, the development of the Golden Desert went smoothly for the major frontier cities, with nearly a third of the area being explored in just a few hundred years, yielding abundant resources. This made the sect disciples regard the Golden Desert as a land of opportunity.

But all of this was deceptive. With the beast tide attack a hundred years ago, the survival points outside the city were completely smashed, with countless casualties, even resulting in losses for the Golden Immortal realm City Lords.

"Actually, our Five Elements Sect is doing quite well, considering we weren’t so aggressive in seizing all the survival points for ourselves, unlike the Thunder God Temple, which suffered greatly." Old Zuo said with a hint of schadenfreude.

"By the way, brother, I find you quite agreeable, so let me give you some advice."

"Never get into disputes with cultivators from other survival points around here. Those loose cultivators who manage to survive in the City of Exploration, or those who can forcibly claim survival points, are not to be taken lightly." Old You cautioned.

"What if they provoke me?" Chen Jiuge frowned.

"They won’t. The strongest here is the City Lord. While there are other Golden Immortals, they wouldn’t easily offend members of our Five Elements Sect, at least not openly." Old You shook his head.

At that moment, a bustling noise came from afar.

Old Zuo’s ears perked up, and he said with a smile, "The people you’re waiting for have arrived."

Over a hundred thousand poorly dressed individuals were herded into the training field, and Chen Jiuge noticed, surprisingly, that these cultivators didn’t show much discontent on their faces.

"Is life in the City of Exploration really so bad?" Chen Jiuge asked with surprise.

"Heh, these people are either sinners or those seeking refuge from their enemies here at the City of Exploration. Naturally, they wouldn’t dare make trouble. Besides, being at a survival point is better than staying in the city."

"After all, the city doesn’t need so many useless people. If not for cultivators being able to fast for long periods, these people would have starved to death long ago." Old You said with disdain.

"All right then."

Without further questions, Chen Jiuge asked, "Will we be transported directly?"

"Of course, although transmissions within the frontier zones are resource-intensive, we have plenty of resources, don’t we!" Old Zuo laughed heartily.

"Stone King, Bing Yue, take the lead and control these people first. I’ll come over last." Chen Jiuge instructed.

"Understood."

As the array patterns constantly lit up, the number of people in the training field gradually reduced. Chen Jiuge frowned and asked, "Still not found?"

"Let me ask." Old You took out a communication talisman and casually inquired about Ning Shuang’s whereabouts.

"No need to worry, they’re almost here."

Upon hearing this reply, both Old You and Chen Jiuge felt relieved; at least nothing had gone wrong.

When the last group disappeared, Chen Jiuge finally saw Ning Shuang.

Her face was dusty, yet it gave off a different kind of allure. Her tattered vestment robe invited further inspection.

"Elder Lan instructed me to take care of you. Just follow me from now on." Ning Shuang, with exceptional features, left Chen Jiuge unmoved. She was just a young girl, and Shuibing was far more enchanting.

After verifying the token given by Lan Zetian, Ning Shuang felt relieved and obediently followed behind Chen Jiuge.

"Brother, here is your array plate. It can resist attacks from a Heavenly Immortal. The Star Mysterious Turtle Formation, with enough resources, can withstand the full-force attack of three Heavenly Immortals."

Looking at the silver-white turtle array plate, Chen Jiuge casually put it away and cupped his hands, "Thank you."

With a flash of white light, Chen Jiuge, Ning Shuang, and the last of the Shadow Stabbing Clan disappeared from the training field.

"Hehehe, tricked another one. But whom did he offend to be placed with us?" Old You wondered aloud.

Old Zuo gave Old You’s head a heavy pat, "Why talk so much? We get paid to do a job, so don’t say more than necessary."

"But why did you give him so many good things, big brother? Besides the Heavenly Immortal array plate, why did you also give those sinners the normal ones?" Old You complained.

"Heh, I don’t know whom he offended, but I know if we’re too overboard, his master could chop us into eighteen pieces. Believe it or not." Old Zuo sneered.

"This is the City Lord’s territory. Even if his master is a Golden Immortal, would he dare to take action against us?" Old You said incredulously.

"Nonsense, we’re just flunkies. If we die, we die. It’s impossible to offend a Golden Immortal because of us. All right, there’s no business for a while, let’s head back."

"Sigh, still need to explain to Manager Xu, such a headache." Old Zuo seemed to have a headache.

Ning Shuang, whom Manager Xu took a liking to and wanted to bring into his house, had now spoiled his plans. Although they were okay due to the City Lord’s face, they would still have to compensate to smooth things over.

.......

With a flash of white light, Chen Jiuge heard a burst of noise, but it wasn’t surprising. It was strange enough not to hear a clamor when over a hundred thousand people were gathered.

"Where are Stone King and Bing Yue?" Chen Jiuge pushed aside the mortals before him, feeling his head buzzing.

"Master, they’re up in the sky." Ci Yao pointed toward the sky.

In mid-air

Stone King and Bing Yue were leading two hundred clan members in a standoff with a group of people.

"This is our territory." The female cultivator said hoarsely, her face decorated with a lot of face paint, and two brightly colored feathers pinned to her head.