Chapter 739: 739 Combat
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After Tan Shaoting woke up, he didn’t go anywhere. Instead, he prepared to cook for them.
Everyone was quite surprised and watched the four of them from a distance.
The Foundation Establishment cultivator Liu Lan Ting, who led the team, had also recovered by now. He was amazed at Tan Shaoting’s reserve of Spiritual Energy.
Since the man was cooking, it was impolite to disturb him.
Tan Shaoting was quite fast, just spirit rice porridge, no other dishes. With all eyes on him, there was no way to overdo it.
The three children ate the porridge before he came over to Liu Lan Ting’s side.
"Uncle Master, how have you recovered?"
"No problem, thank you for your help."
Everyone subtly glanced over, wanting to hear Tan Shaoting’s response.
"Uncle Master, it’s my duty. I feel a bit sorry for delaying by two days."
Liu Lan Ting sighed, "No, you’ve done well. Your three children are also excellent."
Tan Shaoting just nodded. Although fellow sect members were surrounded for two days, some were injured, but the foundation wasn’t damaged. They were timely; otherwise, after two more hours, it couldn’t have been said."
After having exchanged greetings, Tan Shaoting returned to the children’s side. By this time, the three kids had tidied up and were waiting obediently.
Qi Wen handed Tan Shaoting a bowl of porridge, and without any embarrassment, he lifted the bowl and drank it.
Liu Lan Ting saw the injured disciples stop cultivating, "Shall we set off? We don’t know what dangers might lie ahead on the road.
Nephew Tan, what about your family of four?"
"Uncle Master, let’s go together. We’ve already encountered a large number of demon beasts here, so it will happen more frequently in the future. It’s better for everyone to join forces.
Liu Lan Ting was very satisfied with Tan Shaoting’s insight.
They continued to move forward, and the children were curious about so many disciples cultivating in the A-class.
They rarely cultivated in front of others. Besides, the Spiritual Power was abundant, so the three siblings whispered quietly on the side.
Tan Shaoting was still assigned to pilot the boat. He didn’t mind, as anything was fine with him.
After moving forward for two more hours, they spotted a bald eagle, such flying demon beasts were truly annoying.
Tan Shaoting kept quiet, waiting for Liu Lan Ting’s instructions.
"All disciples prepare, Tan Shaoting, lower the flying boat."
This time, disciples above the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer came, and soon their Divine Sense detected the bald eagle.
When the flying boat landed, the bald eagle was already within their Divine Sense range. Everyone got ready.
This battle was not easy, as the demon beast was in the sky, and the cultivators in the Qi Cultivation Stage could not engage in Sword Flight, making it very passive.
This time, Tan Shaoting didn’t use the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, as it was really difficult to obtain, and there weren’t too many bald eagles in this batch.
Being all sword cultivators, it was a bit powerless, but it also trained them in the combination of spell and swordsmanship.
Qi Yan and the three of them carefully avoided the attacks from the sky, not daring to use spells, or they would immediately be exposed.
After two hours, the bald eagle still escaped, but Tan Shaoting had already discovered a large number of demon beasts approaching.
Is this the demon beasts’ strategy? Are they consuming their strength and Spiritual Power?
Liu Lan Ting also realized it. "Everyone, be alert, a large number of demon beasts are coming."
Everyone had gotten used to it by now and realized it was a war of attrition by the demon beasts.
This made Qi Yan and the others happy. They were afraid of making a move earlier, but now that the ground demon beasts were coming, they could take action.
The leading demon beast this time was Fourth Rank, but Liu Lan Ting, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, handled it with ease.
Tan Shaoting had already instructed Qi Yan and the three of them, having the father and sons on one side, so Tan Shaoting could be at ease.
Qi Yan’s swordsmanship was better than his younger siblings, but they all had swordsmanship suited to their own Spirit Roots and had learned them.
At first, the two siblings were a bit unaccustomed, but it didn’t take long before they were familiar with this kind of battle.
Second-stage demon beasts were the most numerous, although there were also First Rank ones.
The three siblings encountered Second Rank ones, and whoever was nearby would help, also using talismans, so they weren’t injured.
This time it took three hours, which means it started from dawn to dusk, without a break.
The leaders on both sides engaged an hour ago, with Liu Lan Ting effortlessly killing the leading Fourth-tier demon beast.
Now, they were like a leaderless dragon, so the remaining few demon beasts quickly scattered and fled.
Liu Lan Ting didn’t order a pursuit but commanded everyone to rest on the spot, appointing ten people to be on guard, worrying about any surprise attacks.
In such a post-siege victory, there is a rule: the spoils belong to whoever kills the enemy.
Tan Shaoting set up the Array Plate for the three children and sent them a Sound Transmission to use Spirit Stones to cultivate, this way the Spiritual Energy fluctuation wouldn’t be noticeable or suspicious.
The high-grade Spirit Stone restored Spiritual Power, along with the Spiritual Spring Water, and they recovered really fast.
In the eyes of others, they were just three little cultivators at the Qi Refining Second Level, so recovering quickly was normal.
After coming out of the Array, the three kids happily went to collect their spoils. Even though they were mostly First and Second Rank, to them at the Qi Refining Second Level, it was already quite good.
Two hours later, everyone began to collect their spoils.
This time, they swapped pilots for the flying boat. Tan Shaoting cultivated on the side, with the three kids still guarding their father.
On the entire flying boat, there were fifty cultivators in the Qi Cultivation Stage, with only five female cultivators. They had heard of or seen Tan Shaoting before, but few had seen his children.
The female cultivators couldn’t resist adorable things, so they watched the three kids on the flying boat.
Qi Yan and the others had particularly keen senses and knew they were being watched, but they didn’t mind. After all, they were on the flying boat with fellow sect members.
Even though feelings in the Cultivation World are thin, there’s more trust among fellow sect members than other cultivators.
Tan Shaoting was also holding Spirit Stones while cultivating; in the past, he would never have been willing to, but this time he had acquired a large number of Spirit Stones, so using them wasn’t a burden.
Liu Lan Ting had already sent Sound Transmission Talismans to fellow sect members. He thought that encountering demon beasts frequently here meant the main battlefield wasn’t far away, but over an hour had passed without a response.
He was quite worried, wondering if something really happened. He immediately sent messages to two more sect members, hoping to get a reply quickly.
With Tan Shaoting’s Spiritual Power restored, the three children gathered around as he explained their shortcomings in the recent battle.