My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Although the demon tide was still raging, the fame of Iron Head and Yinjiao had already spread throughout Dawn Island.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivators guarding the reefs had suffered heavy casualties. Most had fallen in the demon tide, and even those who managed to escape back to Dawn Island were heavily injured. As for the Qi Cultivators, not even a trace of them was left.

Only Iron Head and Yinjiao had successfully defended an entire reef cluster amidst the demon tide without taking any losses. Even the Qi Cultivators under their command had suffered no casualties.

Most of these Qi Cultivators were from Dawn Island or nearby islands. After they returned, the news spread at an astonishing speed.

The duo’s Power became known to all.

Every day, unaligned Independent Cultivators who considered themselves powerful came to seek refuge with them.

In the Thousand Islands Alliance, a demon tide was both a crisis and a stepping stone for advancement. Every time a demon tide occurred, islands were destroyed. These islands would be occupied by Demons, and any member of the Thousand Islands Alliance could go and conquer them. After capturing an island, one could obtain the title of Island Master.

Therefore, after every demon tide, some powerful Cultivators would recruit followers and take a gamble at becoming an Island Master. After all, even if one had the Power to conquer an island, a large number of people were still needed to manage its various industries.

Rumors spread that Iron Head and Yinjiao had saved the Qi Cultivators only to build their reputation and trick Independent Cultivators into serving as cannon fodder for their island conquest. But still, the Independent Cultivators came in a continuous stream.

If they were lucky enough to succeed in taking an island, they would all become the Island Master’s Direct Lineage, and it might not be impossible to gain official status within the Thousand Islands Alliance.

Iron Head didn’t refuse anyone, but he did filter out the Independent Cultivators shrouded in Evil Qi who were likely Tribulation Cultivators in disguise. Although these people used various methods to conceal their Evil Qi, they couldn’t hide it from his Bright Qi Talent and Grotto Dark Dharma Eye.

There was even one with a Foundation Establishment Cultivation pretending to be a Qi Cultivator. The Evil Qi on his body was so dense it was almost tangible; there was no telling how much blood was on his hands.

The man’s intentions were obvious.

After he was captured, someone recognized him as Xu Lingfeng, a Tribulation Cultivator who had run rampant in the Thousand Islands Alliance for nearly twenty years, with countless innocent lives on his hands.

After this incident, Iron Head and Yinjiao’s reputation soared even higher, and their doorway became as crowded as a marketplace.

Xu Lingfeng’s skills were formidable among Foundation Establishment Cultivators. The families of his victims had once organized a group to hunt him down, but he escaped with his life and later retaliated against them one by one with cruel methods. On several nearby islands, his name was enough to make children stop crying.

The Thousand Islands Alliance had branch offices on all the islands under its jurisdiction.

Of course, the islands conquered by the Demons couldn’t just be taken at will. One had to register with a branch office before the conquest would be recognized by the Thousand Islands Alliance.

This demon tide had come suddenly, and many poorly managed islands were directly overrun. Even the Thousand Islands Alliance was overwhelmed and warmly welcomed any Cultivator who could reclaim islands for the alliance.

The Steward of the Thousand Islands Alliance’s Dawn Island branch was a fat, elderly man named Wu Huai’an. He had a Foundation Establishment Cultivation and a perpetually amiable appearance.

He took the initiative to pay them a visit.

"Fellow Daoists, I was wondering when you plan to attack an island."

If an island was occupied by Demons for a long time, its Spirit Vein would become contaminated by the Demons’ Demon Qi. Once a Spirit Vein was damaged, restoring it was extremely difficult, requiring a great deal of manpower and resources.

If too many islands were occupied by Demons, it would disrupt the balance between the Demons and the Thousand Islands Alliance, causing the alliance’s territory to shrink further. As one side weakened, the other would grow stronger, and the Thousand Islands Alliance might even collapse.

That was why after every demon tide, the Thousand Islands Alliance would do everything in its power to encourage the reclamation of islands.

However, this demon tide had been too sudden, and a great many islands had been breached by Demons. The Thousand Islands Alliance’s forces were already stretched thin just helping the surviving islands defend against a second wave of the demon tide. They had no extra Power to organize the reclamation of islands and could only place their hopes on newly emerged Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Independent Cultivators like Iron Head and Yinjiao.

"These are the islands the alliance lost in this demon tide."

As Wu Huai’an spoke, he took a scroll from his Storage Bag and infused it with Magical Power.

Spiritual Light surged and coalesced into a Nautical Chart of the entire territory governed by the Thousand Islands Alliance. Islands were scattered across the chart like stars. However, many of the islands had been conquered by Demons, their light dim.

If one touched the conquered islands with their Divine Sense, the Level of their Spirit Veins and their Spiritual Ore resources would be displayed.

Dawn Island had three Golden Core Cultivators overseeing it and still suffered heavy losses. If those islands without a Golden Core presence were unfortunate enough to encounter a Golden Core Demon King, their Grand Arrays would be breached in an instant.

Iron Head and Yinjiao knew that conquering an island was for the sake of providing for their master’s and junior brothers’ cultivation. A weak Spirit Vein on the island simply wouldn’t do.

After a brief search on the map, they found a suitable island.

The Central Continent was favored by heaven and earth, with far more abundant resources than the Western Continent. While Spirit Veins like Tier Three ones weren’t ubiquitous, they were by no means rare. It was just that all of them were already occupied.

This place, called Golden Bell Island, was only a little over thirty miles from Dawn Island—practically a stone’s throw away for Cultivators. On the island, a Tier Three Middle Grade main vein branched out into seventeen smaller veins, which was more than enough to support two Golden Core and a dozen or so Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Golden Bell Island was originally occupied by a Thousand Islands Alliance faction called the Golden Bell Sect. After the Demon King who attacked Dawn Island was defeated, it turned its attention to Golden Bell Island to vent its anger.

Although the island had a Tier Three Array, it couldn’t possibly withstand a demon tide led by a Golden Core Demon King. It held out for only a day before being breached, and no one on Golden Bell Island survived.

"Are you certain, Fellow Daoist? There’s a chance the Golden Core Demon King that breached Golden Bell Island is still there."

Wu Huai’an offered a piece of well-intentioned advice. He had a high opinion of Iron Head and Yinjiao and didn’t want to see them throw their lives away for nothing.

"You need not worry, Fellow Daoist," Iron Head replied. "I am proficient in a Qi Observation Skill. If that Demon King is still entrenched on Golden Bell Island, we will naturally choose another target to avoid needlessly throwing away our lives."

’What Demon King? Before Master, it’s nothing but a pushover.’

Wu Huai’an nodded in understanding. Golden Bell Island was one of the top-ranked islands in the Thousand Islands Alliance. If the Golden Bell Sect hadn’t once produced a Golden Core Cultivator who left behind a considerable legacy, it would have long since been snatched away by other Golden Core Cultivators.

If this island remained occupied by Demons, it would be like a nail driven into the heart of the Thousand Islands Alliance.

"Very well. The Thousand Islands Alliance will dispatch a Flying Boat to serve as your transportation. But let me be clear upfront: if the battle goes poorly, we will immediately withdraw the Flying Boat to avoid any losses."

Most of the Demons in the demon tide were proficient in water. Attacking an island from the sea would naturally put one at a complete geographical disadvantage.

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