bullyxtreme Chapter 295 Food and Grass
Chapter 295 Food and Grass
Gu Yuchuan was extremely cautious along the way, afraid of revealing his whereabouts. After all, this was still the Canglan Realm. Although the cultivators from the Qingyun Realm had come in a high-profile manner, they actually only occupied two cities: the Wanyao City of the demon race and the Qingyun City of the human race. The rest of the area was still Canglan Realm territory. If he, a Golden Core cultivator, were discovered, there was still a possibility of danger. Therefore, he tried his best to hide himself.
Before long, they arrived at the Tai'an granary, the place he was going to occupy. The Tai'an granary was quite large, covering more than a hundred acres. The amount of yellow sprout rice here was enough to feed the army for a whole year. Taking it would be a great achievement, and he was determined to complete this mission well. However, the place was too big, and his formation could not cover it all at once. He could only proceed cautiously for now, and set up his formation to make the final kill when he was exposed.
At this time, the Tai'an granary was not entirely unprepared. The three Golden Core cultivators inside were three fellow disciples: Tai'an Zhenren, Taishan Zhenren, and Taiming Zhenren. Their cultivation levels were the fourth, third, and second levels of the Golden Core stage, respectively. Under normal circumstances, this level of cultivation was sufficient to guard the Tai'an granary. Although the Tai'an granary contained a large quantity of grain, the quality was only that of yellow sprout rice, which was useful for Foundation Establishment cultivators and barely edible for Golden Core cultivators. However, it had no special properties, so the grain was not considered precious, and no one would usually bother with it.
But things are different now. This is wartime. Although the three of them have never experienced war, they know that food supplies are far more important during wartime. They immediately asked the Immortal Sect for help, and the Immortal Sect agreed to send a Nascent Soul stage expert. However, a day has passed, and they still haven't received any support.
This cannot be blamed on the immortal sects. It's just that yesterday, the human race descended with great force, and the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain also possessed a spiritual treasure with astonishing power. Like a banished immortal from heaven, he left nothing but desolation wherever he went. It was already extremely difficult for the immortal sects to defend it, let alone spare any Nascent Soul cultivators to come here. The immortal sects' own cities were what they wanted to protect more, so the Tai'an granary was of much lower priority.
Inside the palace at the center of the granary, three Golden Core stage experts were having a small meeting. Master Tai'an's face was extremely grim: "My two brothers, the message requesting reinforcements was sent out a day ago. In theory, the reinforcements should have arrived by now, but they haven't. We need to prepare for the possibility that we won't receive any reinforcements."
As soon as he finished speaking, the most short-tempered of them all, Master Taiming, stood up: "Brother, how could this be? What is the Immortal Sect thinking? What can the three of us Golden Core cultivators do? If they don't want this granary, they should just tell us directly, and the three of us can just run away. Do they want the three of us to die here?"
The people of Tai'an Town glared at him: "Are you crazy? How dare you say such a thing? Have you forgotten what the crime of betrayal is here? It means using your body as nourishment and suffering endless torment. I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Watch your words, the Immortal Venerable's temper isn't so good these days."
Master Taiming felt a cold sweat run down his back. Luckily, it was just the three of them here; otherwise, who knows how much trouble would have arisen? He might even have had to bear a great deal of responsibility.
He sighed deeply: "Thank you for your guidance, brother. I was wrong to make such a mistake. I promise that it will never happen again."
At this moment, Master Taishan spoke up: "Forget it, we're all at home, so there's no need to worry about it. Anyway, it's just the three of us brothers here, so no one will say anything. Just be careful in private, and let's put this matter behind us. Let's talk about how to defend ourselves; that's what we really need to pay attention to."
Yes, the three Golden Core cultivators and two early Golden Core cultivators are only so-so in terms of actual combat strength. Although this granary has an array, the Guangling Sect and Tianji City, which were destroyed, both had very powerful arrays, and now they have been wiped out, haven't they? In their hearts, they really have no confidence in this array.
After thinking for a moment, Master Tai'an spoke up: "I think we should continue to ask for help. Even if we can't get a Nascent Soul cultivator, at the very least, a Golden Core cultivator should come. Otherwise, we really won't be able to hold them off. Before the reinforcements arrive, we must be careful and thoroughly inspect the entire granary several times a day. We shouldn't be as lax as before."
Although this method wasn't particularly good, they had no other choice and ultimately agreed to it.
The True Man of Tai'an wrote another jade slip and sent it out. This was another jade slip requesting help. He didn't know what the outcome of this request would be, but he knew that guarding the Tai'an granary was too dangerous for the three of them. If there were enemies, they would be unable to resist them at all.
After asking for help, he sighed: "My two brothers, I've done all I can. The rest is up to fate. Whether the immortal sects send reinforcements or not is not something we can decide. Let's begin today's patrol. We'll divide the work among the three of us, starting with me. You two go back to cultivate and keep an eye on the situation outside. I'll notify you immediately if I find any problems. If the three of us can handle it, we will. If not, you can escape. Then you won't be considered deserters."
After saying that, he waved his hand, dismissing his two younger brothers, and began his routine patrol for the day.
At this moment, Gu Yuchuan was already cautiously inspecting the granary. He didn't enter the granary grounds, but instead circled the outside. Inspecting the entire hundred-acre granary took him a very long time, a full four hours. However, it was worth it. After all, he was doing such a big thing by himself, so he had to be careful. Otherwise, it wasn't entirely impossible for him to make a mistake.
He has thoroughly figured out the layout of the granary, which will definitely be of great help later on. The entire granary is divided into four main parts.
The first and most important part is the area where yellow sprout rice is grown. This area is the largest, exceeding seventy acres. It can be said that most of the granary is used to grow yellow sprout rice. Of course, the main purpose of the granary is to grow these things.