Sunset Town used to be the number one town in the Jianghu Borderland.
It has now turned into a graveyard for cultivators.
Wolf smoke rose in all directions, and beasts roared.
Outside the town by about a hundred meters, a river of blood flowed. A dozen or so Qi Refining Stage cultivators had been torn and devoured by demonic beasts; their limbs were scattered about.
Above the town, a youth in a green robe braced his severely injured arm and shouted,
"Retreat quickly! If we don't retreat, the entire town will fall!"
"This isn't an ordinary beast tide! This is the 'Berserking Beast Swarm'!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, his feet exploded, and a three-eyed ironback wolf lunged out.
"Bang!"
A silver light fell from the sky!
The three-eyed wolf's neck exploded instantly, spraying blood three feet in every direction.
Su Wumian landed steadily and retrieved the silver bell with a calm face.
"Noisy."
"I'm most annoyed by noises."
[Act 2: The Main Three — Entrance: Grinding]
Lin Bu Fan stepped on the rubble, taking it one step at a time. Luo Qingdao followed behind him, silver spear in hand.
The town guard cultivator froze and said, "Are you here to get killed?"
"There is only death here!"
Lin Bu Fan replied indifferently. "No, it's to collect monsters."
[Ding! Side quest activated.]
[Sunset Town Guard Battle]
Goal: Resist three waves of the beast tide's impact.
Completion reward: Middle-ranked technique x1, Spirit Stone x50, Reputation +100
Failure penalty: Serious injury to the entire team. The system punitively cuts battle power by one day.
"Su Wumian, control the beasts in the back row."
"Luo Qingdao, left flank siege."
"Middle road, leave it to me."
Lin Bufan sheathed his long sword and chopped out an arc of light, breaking off the three charging Ironback Wolves' skulls!
[Ding! Kill Beast Soldier x3]
[Accumulated kills: 3/300]
Luo Qingdao swept to the left. Her gun was like a swimming dragon; each shot locked the throat and broke the skull.
Su Wumian sat on the roof with one finger on the bell for sonic decapitation and full control.
The human cultivators began to exclaim:
"Who is that teenager? He's killing faster than our entire team!"
"That silver-haired teenager...sonic killing? He controls the entire battlefield!"
"That female cultivator doesn't even look like she's at the Qi Refining Stage! What the hell is her origin?!"
[Act 3: The Might of the Protagonist - The Whole Town is Shaken]
The first wave of the beast tide was cleared away in only half an hour.
The whole town fell silent.
The green-robed cultivator who was the town guard stepped forward. His face was full of shock.
"My name is Zhou Yuanshan, deputy guard officer of Sunset Town. Thank you three for your help."
Lin Bufan said, "Lord Town Guard, I don't want favors."
"I just want to borrow this town for a night and leave tomorrow."
Zhou Yuanshan said hurriedly, "Of course! You are the saviors of my Sunset Town, and I would like to treat you as honored guests!"
[Ding! Reputation value +80]
[Sunset Town Status Level: Ordinary Visitor → VIP]
[Town plot line opens.]
[Special Subplot: Explore the Ancient Temple at Night — Seal Loosening]
Luo Qingdao whispered, "You're trying too hard."
Lin Bufan smiled faintly.
"I just want to tell them that we're not begging for a way to live. We're here to conquer."
ACT IV: THE DARK LINES: THE OTHER MAN IS UNKNOWN
It's late at night.
In the dense forest outside the town, a man in black overlooks the town.
He stares at Lin Bufan, a strange look flashing in his eyes.
"Is this the life soul out of control of its body?"
Sure enough, it's not dead. Sure enough, it's starting to awaken."
"Master, you won the bet."
"It's a pity. This chess piece can't walk out of the Nine Continents Chess Game after all."
The man in black turned around and disappeared without a trace.