The Master of Beasts-Chapter 664 - 189

The situation with the Lin Family is very complicated. Chen Jiuge didn't say much, he simply mentioned that the Lin Family colluded with ghost monsters, which he discovered, and when they attempted to retaliate against him, he exterminated them.

"Junior brother, you did the right thing, but you still need to report this to the sect. The Lin Family seems to be connected to the Zi family," Tian Yue reminded him.

Gu Zhengyu added, "There is also a core disciple of the sect from the Zi family. If this matter gets out, there's a possibility it might target them."

"Oh, does the Zi family have a core disciple too?" Chen Jiuge was somewhat surprised. Wasn't it just recently in the last two thousand years that a genius called Zi Yang emerged?

"Yes, she became famous very early on and had already reached the peak of the Heavenly Immortal level long ago. If it weren't for the massive accumulation required to break through to the Golden Immortal, she probably would have already done so!" Gu Zhengyu said gravely.

Even though he's also a core disciple, his experience is too shallow, his time in the position is very short, and he simply can't compare to those veteran disciples before him, where their strength is vastly different.

Gu Zhengyu suspected that the loss of the outpost might have something to do with Zi Ling's intentional lack of effort, but it doesn't seem to benefit her either.

"Then let's keep this matter confidential for now, alright?" Tian Yue said in a stern voice.

"Naturally."

Chen Jiuge didn't mind. Ever since he comprehended his heart demon, his strength had improved significantly. Although he didn't know if he had reached the Heavenly Immortal limit, it's almost there.

Not to mention the numerous spiritual beasts he possesses. As long as they aren't Golden Immortals, it doesn't matter what strength a Heavenly Immortal has; if they really engage in a one-on-one life-or-death battle with him, just the spiritual beasts alone could exhaust them to death!

"Senior brother, what's the situation with your hand?" Chen Jiuge asked with a frown.

After comprehending his heart demon, apart from a significant increase in strength, Chen Jiuge's sensitivity to demonic qi and yin qi had also greatly improved. There was a sinister and cold aura lingering over Tian Yue's severed arm.

"Senior brother used a secret technique to save us, which caused him to sever his arm," Qiu Ruo said sadly.

"A secret technique?" Chen Jiuge frowned, but seeing that Tian Yue seemed reluctant to elaborate, he didn't press the issue.

"Alright, we should prepare to set up the arrays first. Time is tight, but some basic alert and protection arrays still need to be set up," Gu Zhengyu interrupted.

"That's right!"

Tian Yue looked around at the disciples who came with him, his eyes flashing with a hint of helplessness.

Even though array masters don't consume materials like alchemy or artifact refining, they require higher talent. Most come from family cultivators, and most of those willing to follow Tian Yue here are actually ordinary disciples.

"Senior brother, I know a bit about arrays," a disciple volunteered.

"Alright, is there anyone else besides Fang Chong?"

The scene fell silent for a moment. Tian Yue was somewhat helpless and said, "Then let Fang Chong take the lead, and you assist him!"

"Yes, senior brother!"

"Wait, I also have some array plates that can be useful."

Chen Jiuge took out all the array plates he had found in the Lin Family treasury from his storage ring.

Though the Lin Family is just a small family, they are still a family nonetheless. While their strength isn't great, they do possess some better array plates, with the best barely reaching the Heavenly Immortal level.

The most important thing is their quantity. Where quality is lacking, quantity compensates. They're more than enough for a simple setup.

"So many?" Fang Chong's eyes widened.

Being an ordinary disciple who reluctantly reached the Heavenly Immortal level, Fang Chong always lived in a tight spot. Array plates, being such practical and convenient tools, he possessed only a few of at most. It was nothing like Chen Jiuge taking out a whole bunch at once!

"Take them and use them," Chen Jiuge said nonchalantly.

Fang Chong nodded heavily, filled with admiration, "Senior Brother Chen clearly also ascended from the lower realm. In just a few thousand years, not only has his cultivation reached great heights, but his wealth is also extremely abundant. I must strive harder!"

"Then I won't be polite, junior brother." After a respectful bow, Fang Chong armed with a large pile of array plates, led the remaining disciples to begin the setup.

After the others left, Chen Jiuge asked, "Senior brother, talk to me about what's really happening now, it feels quite dire!"

Tian Yue felt a bit embarrassed and didn't know how to start.

Qiu Ruo, on the other hand, had no such reservations and said bluntly, "Isn't it because of that Zi Ling!"

"How so?"

"Our power in the Purple Sun Mountain isn't actually weak, and although the number of ghost monsters is large, their hard power is still not comparable to ours. However, it's because she kept asking us to retreat that led to this situation now."

"Qiu Ruo!" Tian Yue shouted sharply. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Junior Brother Chen, it's actually not like that." Tian Yue tried to explain.

"Senior brother, then why is that?" Qiu Ruo sneered.

Tian Yue opened his mouth, and then, with difficulty, said, "Perhaps it was to reduce losses. After all, according to her plan, our casualties during this period have indeed been very low!"

"But we're almost forced to retreat completely into the Purple Sun Mountain's mine caves. If we retreat any further, we'll have no place to go!" Qiu Ruo said sharply.

"Alright, I understand," Chen Jiuge interrupted.

"No matter what, hold this place first, and then slowly reclaim the other areas."

"That's good. With junior brother here, the number of ghost monsters won't matter!" Tian Yue said reassuringly. Chen Jiuge's spiritual beasts are of a cataclysmic level. Neither in number nor quality would they be inferior to ghost monsters.

"I'll first go check around."

"Okay, be careful. There are many ghost monsters roaming in those dense forests," Tian Yue warned.