Zhang Yuhe used all his strength to activate the Tianhuang Flying Immortal Technique and flew quickly out of the Yunmang Mountains.
Along the way, he saw countless monsters running wildly outside the mountain. However, he did not pay much attention and did not take any action to eliminate the monsters. The levels of these monsters were not too high. Most of them were first-level monsters, with a few third-level monsters occasionally mixed in. Facing such weak monsters, Zhang Yuhe had no desire to take action at all.
"Huh."
As he flew over a city, he suddenly discovered that countless monsters were surrounding and attacking it. This surprised him greatly.
"Could it be that a beast tide has broken out? Why are there monsters attacking the city?" Zhang Yuhe was very puzzled when he saw the monsters attacking the city. While it was true that monsters from the Yunmang Mountains occasionally rushed out, forming beast tides to attack nearby human cities, every beast tide had corresponding signs before it broke out. As the garrison commander of Yunzhong Prefecture, Zhang Yuhe had not received any warning about this.
"Could it be because of the heavenly calamity I triggered earlier? The monsters were frightened by the heavenly tribulation, so they rushed out of the mountain, causing the beast tide to break out?" he quickly reasoned.
Just now, he had seen countless monsters running wildly out of the mountains. Thinking back, it was clear that these monsters must have been startled by the heavenly tribulation.
"What a sin! What a sin!" he lamented, feeling guilty that his actions in overcoming the tribulation had led to the surrounding cities being attacked by monsters.
"Hey, since I caused the beast tide, let me deal with it." Zhang Yuhe waved his right hand, and countless sword lights appeared, sweeping toward the monsters attacking the city. The sword lights cut through the tide of beasts outside the city, like a scythe cutting wheat. In an instant, countless monsters fell to the ground, leaving behind their corpses and various treasure chests.
Zhang Yuhe waved his hand, collected the items in the treasure chests, and then turned into a stream of light, flying away. The monks who had been struggling to defend the city were completely stunned. They had only seen countless sword lights flashing, and the monsters had turned into corpses instantly.
The monks in the city could barely react. They didn't know what had just happened.
"Which senior just passed by?"
"I don't know. I didn't see any human figures—just saw flashes of sword light, and all the monsters outside the city died."
"What kind of cultivation does this senior have? Even a third-level monster couldn't withstand a casual sword flash from them."
"Maybe it's an elder from the Daosheng Sect who was just passing by?"
"Thank you for your help, senior."
Countless monks in the city bowed and saluted toward the empty sky.
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After dealing with the beast tide outside the city, Zhang Yuhe took out a jade talisman and pointed his finger at it. Soon, Wang Guofeng's excited voice was heard from the jade talisman.
"Senior Zhang!"
"Just now, I passed by a city near the Yunmang Mountains and found that there were monsters attacking the city. Is there a beast tide? Do you know which other cities have been attacked by monsters?"
There were many cities outside Yunmang Mountain, and Zhang Yuhe didn't know which ones had been attacked by the beast tide. To deal with the beast tide, he needed a specific target. As the inspector of Yunzhong Prefecture, Wang Guofeng was sure to know the situation.
"Reporting to you, sir, I have received a notice from below. The twelve cities under the jurisdiction of Yunzhong Prefecture, including Xiangshan and Feiyun, have all been hit by the beast tide."
"Got it."
Zhang Yuhe put away the jade talisman and flew quickly toward Xiangshan City. Sure enough, when he arrived, he saw that the area outside the city was filled with densely packed monsters. He waved his right hand, and countless sword lights flashed. The monsters outside the city were immediately turned into corpses.
Zhang Yuhe collected the items in the treasure chests and headed for the next city. In this manner, he used all his strength to activate the Tianhuang Feixian Technique and moved through twelve cities in succession. The beast tide caused by his tribulation was finally resolved.
Zhang Yuhe ignored the monster corpses left behind, seeing them as compensation for the local cities. However, he did not miss any of the treasure chests that dropped after the monsters were killed.
According to the game mechanics, the treasure chest that drops when a player kills a monster can only be seen by that player. If he didn't pick them up, it would be a waste.
He wiped out large swarms of beasts, but he couldn't be sure how many useless items he picked up. However, there were quite a few decent materials and spiritual herbs among them. These items were a huge gain for ordinary players, but for Zhang Yuhe, they were just a drop in the ocean—a little meaty, that's all.
"Go back."
The massive beast tide was quickly wiped out thanks to Zhang Yuhe's intervention. In Yunzhong City, a streak of light passed through the sky above the city and landed in the garrison.
Seeing Zhang Yuhe return, Wang Guofeng and the others immediately stepped forward. Feeling the deep, ocean-like aura emanating from Zhang Yuhe, the three of them shouted respectfully.
"Greetings, Lord Garrison Commander."
Zhang Yuhe waved his hand, glanced at the three of them, and then asked Wang Guofeng, "How are the affairs of the He and Li families being handled?"
After wiping out the He and Li families' territories, he no longer cared about them. All subsequent matters were to be handled by Wang Guofeng. After all these years, everything should have been resolved, right? Now that he had been promoted to the Void Refining Realm, there was no need for him to remain in Yunzhong Prefecture as the garrison commander.
But before leaving, he didn't want to leave any loose ends.
Wang Guofeng responded, "Reporting to you, sir, I, along with the two masters of the Qian and Sun families, have found the family trees of the He and Li families and wiped out all the listed members. These are the supplies confiscated from the two families. Please check them, sir."
With that, Wang Guofeng took out a storage ring and handed it over respectfully.
Zhang Yuhe took the storage ring, glanced at it with his spiritual sense, and his expression changed slightly. He found that there were more than 10 billion spirit stones inside. In addition, there were a large number of materials, magical herbs, and medicines.
He couldn't help but admit that Wang Guofeng was excellent at collecting wealth. The He and Li families had been operating for tens of thousands of years, only to end up benefiting others. It was a good deal for him.
Zhang Yuhe put away the ring and nodded in satisfaction. Since Wang Guofeng had handed it over, he naturally had to accept it. If he didn't, Wang Guofeng and the others would probably lose sleep over it.
He hadn't done anything, but as an inspector appointed ten years ago, he had managed to harvest such a large amount of supplies.
It had to be said that strength, identity, and status were incredibly important in the immortal cultivation world. You didn't have to do anything yourself; supplies would flow to you.
Zhang Yuhe looked at the three of them with satisfaction and spoke, "You've all worked hard over the years. You can all go now. Wang Guofeng, stay for a while."
Qian Weiguang and Sun Pengcheng quickly spoke, "It's not hard. It's our honor to serve you, my Lord."
After saying this, the two bowed and left the garrison.