Taking a deep breath, Yi Zhongtian's expression changed a few times before he finally returned to normal.
Although the information he received from He Yiming was worse than the last, he was someone who had seen big scenes after all. After the initial shock, he quickly calmed down.
"Senior He, may I ask how many thousand-year-old spirit beasts are there among the giant bears?" Yi Zhongtian asked in a deep voice.
He directly asked how many powerful spirit beasts there were and never thought about whether He Yiming would lie to him.
He Yiming blinked twice. He really wanted to tell Yi Zhongtian that there should be a powerful existence among the giant bears that had reached the realm of a sacred beast. However, after seeing the pale expression on Yi Zhongtian's face, he finally decided not to tell him this information.
It would be fine if the sacred beast was tactful and did not make a move. However, if it were to make a move personally, then he would send it on its way.
After a period of observation, He Yiming had a certain understanding of the living environment in the northern borderline. He also knew that if he had to intervene in every matter, it might not be a good thing for these people. Since they lived here, they had to abide by the rules of survival here and achieve breakthroughs in battles.
Although the population of the Northern Border was not small, it was far inferior to the Western and Eastern Continents, let alone the Western and Eastern Continents.
However, the people here were extremely valiant. Almost everyone had cultivated inner strength and the ratio of experts far exceeded other places where humans lived, including Xiantian powerhouses.
This had a lot to do with the fact that they lived in a harsh environment like the northern borderline and often fought with the wild beasts outside for survival.
If not, the northern borderline would not have a relatively small population that was not inferior to the top experts in other places.
Therefore, He Yiming had decided that he would not interfere in this battle from the beginning.
Of course, if they encountered a force that the city could not resist at all, such as the giant bear sacred beast, He Yiming did not mind upholding justice and letting the sacred beast know the true power of the human powerhouses.
He Yiming shook his head slightly and said, "If He is not wrong, there should be two thousand-year-old spirit beasts."
"Two?" Yi Zhongtian's face was extremely ugly. According to his calculations, if there was only one thousand-year spiritual beast, he and his companions should be able to barely put up a fight. However, if there were two, there was no need for them to fight because the difference in strength between the two sides was just too great.
Looking at the calm He Yiming, Yi Zhongtian's heart suddenly moved. He said, "Senior, it is our Peng City's honor that you are able to come to Peng City. Right now, Peng City is in danger. Please help us."
As he spoke, his knees went soft and he prostrated himself on the ground.
He Yiming was slightly startled, and the gaze he looked at him with couldn't help but have a strange look.
A Xiantian Ranker, and an Xiantian Ranker who was infinitely close to One-Line-Sky, would actually kneel down and kowtow to others for the sake of a city. This was definitely beyond his expectations.
It could be seen that Yi Zhongtian's feelings for the city were quite deep. Otherwise, he would not have done such a thing that would damage his reputation before confirming He Yiming's identity.
He Yiming pondered for a while and said, "Okay, I can help you deal with a thousand-year spiritual beast, but it's up to you to block the other giant bears."
Yi Zhongtian was overjoyed and quickly thanked him.
Although the remaining giant bears were not to be trifled with, he was already satisfied.
He Yiming waved his hand and asked, "Brother Yi, aren't you afraid that a more powerful spirit beast will appear among the giant bears?"
Yi Zhongtian could not help but laugh. "Of course I'm afraid, but generally speaking, a thousand-year spiritual beast is already the limit when it's mixed in with a group of beasts. If these spirit beasts advance to the sacred beast realm, most of them will carve out a territory to live alone. So in comparison, we'd rather be invaded by a group of beasts than a lone spirit beast, because the lone spirit beast is likely to be a sacred beast. "
He Yiming nodded slowly. It turned out that there was such a rule among the beasts in the Northern Frontier. But now it must be a sacred beast that followed the group of beasts, but he did not know why it was mixed in with the group of beasts.
Yi Zhongtian bowed deeply to He Yiming and said, "Elder, it's now at most four hours before dawn. I'll go make arrangements and let them prepare to meet the enemy."
He Yiming nodded gently and waved his hand. Yi Zhongtian retreated with his hands hanging down. He did not even dare to ask He Yiming when he planned to help. But with He Yiming's martial cultivation, since he had already agreed, then it was like a nail embedded in the wall leaving a mark. He would definitely not break his promise.
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Yi Zhongtian came to the top of the city wall. This side of the city wall was in the direction He Yiming had pointed out.
He looked up into the distance, but at the moment the sky was dark. Although his martial cultivation had reached the Xiantian realm, he did not have 108's thousand-mile vision, so he naturally could not see clearly what was happening a few miles away.
But he was not discouraged. He jumped down from the top of the city wall and pressed one ear to the ground, listening carefully.
Yi Zhongtian had a supreme position in Peng City. Although he was not the City Lord, he was far above the City Lord in terms of prestige and strength in the city. He was the undisputed number one person in Peng City.
Seeing his actions, the guards on the city wall immediately tensed up, because they knew that Yi Zhongtian would never do this for no reason.
Sure enough, after a while, Yi Zhongtian returned to the city wall. His expression was extremely solemn, and there was no longer any trace of a smile on his face.
"Men, ring the bell for me. Gather the warriors and go up to the top of the city wall to prepare for defense."
A drum-like sound rang out, and in an instant, it had spread throughout the city wall.
The guards below immediately understood what had happened. Although their expressions were extremely ugly, they were not unfamiliar with such an unforeseen event.
To be able to survive in the Northern Frontier and establish a city here, there would be a similar battle between humans and beasts every few years. They were quite familiar with this point.
The distant sound of the bell rang in the night sky, and in the next moment, it spread throughout the city.
After just a few breaths, the entire city was bustling with noise and excitement. All kinds of shouts and slogans completely broke the silence of the night.
He Yiming stood quietly on the roof. He looked at everything in the city and was quite surprised.
Although the people here were affected by the sound of the bell, most of them did not show any signs of panic. Instead, they were cursing and swearing.
Many people left their homes and began to gather at the top of the city wall on all sides. But even more people returned home to sleep after swearing a few words.
Even when He Yiming saw this, his heart was sweating profusely.
He did not know if he should say that these people were brave or that they were careless.
It seemed like the people of the Northern Frontier were already familiar with the battle with beasts, and they did not panic even under such a situation. Nevertheless, it was not a normal day now. The thousand-year-old Ice Island had appeared, and the entire beast tide had become restless. If the people of the Northern Frontier were still the same as before and did not attract enough attention, the losses would be too great.
The number of torches on the city wall had doubled, and the entire city wall was illuminated as if it was daytime.
Although the giant bear still did not appear in front of them, the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Figures flashed a few times, and four more people appeared beside Yi Zhongtian. Other than the middle-aged man who had spoken to Yi Zhongtian in the beginning, the other three people were dressed differently. Judging from their clothes alone, one could tell that they were not from the Northern Frontier.
Yi Zhongtian nodded at them and said, "You're all here."
Among the three people, there were two men and a woman. The man and woman were husband and wife, and they looked to be in their forties or fifties. The other person was slightly older, and his white hair was dazzling.
The white-haired old man glanced at the darkness in the distance and asked, "Brother Yi, is the beast tide here?"
Yi Zhongtian nodded and said, "They're here. They'll arrive here at dawn at the latest."
The white-haired old man nodded in satisfaction and said, "The Northern Frontier Ice Palace lives up to its reputation indeed. Every move of the beast tide is under your control. Amazing."
Although Yi Zhongtian's skin was as thick as a city wall, he still blushed at this moment. He chuckled and said, "Brother Zhang, you're overpraising me."
With a flash, He Yiming also arrived at the top of the city wall. Originally, he didn't want to appear so early, but he was quite interested in how the people of the northern border dealt with the beast horde. Therefore, he ultimately came here.
As soon as he saw He Yiming, Yi Zhongtian immediately abandoned the others and quickly came to He Yiming's side. He said softly, "Senior, you're here too."
After hearing the footsteps of the beast tide, the last bit of doubt in his heart disappeared. When he saw He Yiming, he could not help but feel relieved.
Everyone's expression changed when they saw Yi Zhongtian's attitude. They all guessed He Yiming's background.
He Yiming nodded and looked at the people on the city wall.
Yi Zhongtian hurriedly introduced, "Senior, this is Sun Jun's envoy from our sect's headquarters. He's the one who brought the news of the beast tide." After a pause, he continued, "This is Brother Zhang Bolin, and these two are Chen Linxi and Yu Xueying. The three of them are from the distant Great Shen in the east. They heard that the beast tide in the Northern Frontier is rampant now, so they've come to help."
The white-haired old man, Zhang Bolin, laughed and said, "Brother Yi, you don't have to flatter us. We came all the way to the Northern Frontier to hunt spirit beasts that are more than 500 years old. If it weren't for the Innate Neidan of these spirit beasts, we wouldn't have come to this ice and snow place to suffer."
A bitter smile appeared on Yi Zhongtian's face. Everyone knew this very well, but there were very few who could be frank and say it openly.
He stole a glance at He Yiming and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no change in He Yiming's expression. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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