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Upon hearing this, Lin Yitang frowned slightly, her expression becoming serious.

Three days without news is indeed unusual. The location of that connection point is special; if a beast tide breaks out in the middle perimeter, it could quickly spread to the outer perimeter, threatening the entire defensive line.

The team leader nodded, his expression showing even greater worry.

“That’s right, Senior Sister Lin.” He lowered his voice and said, “I’m worried that something might have happened in the central area. If the beast tide really spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Lin Yitang looked around and saw that the outer disciples were ready to fight at any moment. He then turned to face the crowd and said loudly, "Everyone, the situation is urgent. We must get to the last outbreak point of the beast tide as soon as possible, find out the situation, and prevent the beast tide in the middle area from spreading."

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.

Considering the potential urgency of the battle, the group quickened their pace and headed towards the last outbreak point of the beast tide.

Throughout the journey, Lin Yitang had a vague sense of foreboding. Three days without news meant the situation in the central area was probably worse than she had imagined. She could only hope that everything was still possible.

Before long, they arrived at their destination. The sight before them made everyone gasp – the once peaceful forest was now a scene of utter devastation, littered with the corpses of monsters and the remains of humans. The air was thick with a nauseating stench of blood, and not a single insect remained.

Lin Yitang strode to a campsite and saw that the giant defensive array that protected the disciples stationed there had been destroyed, with scattered fragments of magical artifacts on the ground.

She looked around, her brow furrowed. "The situation here... is worse than I imagined."

Suddenly, she noticed something unusual at her feet. Looking down, she saw a pool of dried blood, with several broken jade slips scattered around it.

Lin Yitang's heart sank. He bent down to pick up the jade slip and examined it carefully—it was the very jade slip used by outer disciples to send messages!

The residual aura on these jade slips indicates that they were hastily crushed, clearly to convey some kind of urgent message.

The bloodstains had dried, but their varying shades of color were still faintly visible, suggesting that multiple people had been injured simultaneously. She slowly stood up, her expression growing increasingly grave.

"Pass down the order: everyone split into three teams. One team is responsible for searching for survivors, another team is responsible for investigating the source of the beast tide, and the third team is responsible for guarding the surrounding area to prevent a surprise attack by the monsters."

The inner disciples quickly obeyed the order. Lin Yitang, along with several disciples of higher cultivation level, carefully proceeded along the direction of the bloodstains.

They hadn't gone far when they discovered signs of a fight, with broken weapons and magical artifacts scattered around. Judging from these marks, a fierce battle had taken place here, and the outcome was clearly not good.

"Senior sister, look here!" Suddenly, a disciple's voice interrupted Lin Yitang's thoughts.

She quickly looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the disciple was holding a broken array flag, his expression full of shock.

Lin Yitang quickly stepped forward, took the array flag, and examined it carefully. The runes on the flag were blurred, but its original power was still faintly discernible. She frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that the flag looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

"This...isn't this the core of the defensive formation?" Suddenly, another disciple beside him exclaimed.

Lin Yitang's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly remembered the origin of this array flag. It was indeed the core of the defensive array, and the one controlling the array was the disciple leading this region. If this array flag appeared here, it could only mean…

"Could it be that all the disciples stationed here have met with misfortune?"

Just then, a cacophony of beast roars suddenly erupted from outside the defensive formation ruins. Lin Yitang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly shouted, "Quick! Prepare to engage the enemy!"

Before she could finish speaking, dozens of enormous demonic beasts pounced in, their sharp claws and fangs gleaming coldly in the sunlight. Without hesitation, Lin Yitang cast an earth shield spell to block the first attack.

However, the Earth Shield Technique is only a basic Five Elements spell. Even if Lin Yitang has abundant spiritual power and high proficiency, she cannot withstand the simultaneous attack of so many demonic beasts.

"Kill!" The inner disciples also drew their swords and engaged in battle with the demonic beasts.

Just as Lin Yitang was about to make a move, a huge monster suddenly appeared from behind the beast horde, letting out a deafening roar, and charged straight towards Lin Yitang and the others!

This monstrous beast had a bizarre appearance, resembling a fierce tiger but with wings. Its body was covered in crimson scales, exuding a suffocatingly ferocious aura. Its eyes were bloodshot, its fangs were menacing, and it spewed out a hot, foul stench from its mouth. Its sharp claws carved deep furrows into the ground.

Upon seeing this demonic beast, all the disciples' faces changed drastically, turning deathly pale. This was actually a third-tier demonic beast!

No wonder all the disciples defending this place were wiped out; it turns out that a third-tier demonic beast was released!

A third-tier demonic beast is equivalent to a human at the early to mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Even if Senior Sister Lin, who is invincible among those of the same tier, were to defeat a Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast, there's no way she could possibly defeat one!

Fear spread rapidly like a tidal wave, even the outer disciples who considered themselves experienced were now trembling and their legs were weak. Some disciples even began to quietly retreat, thinking of escaping to the outer edge of the Endless Forest.

Lin Yitang's eyes narrowed as she noticed the unusual behavior of her disciples. Her fingers twitched slightly, and she suddenly shouted, "Don't you dare escape!"

The person preparing to escape was none other than the team leader, the male cultivator.

Lin Yitang's words exposed his weakness, and he immediately roared in exasperation, "Why can't we escape? We've already encountered a third-tier demonic beast, and we can't defeat it, so why can't we escape?"

Lin Yitang glanced at him coldly, ignoring him, and turned to face the disciples resisting the demonic beasts, saying loudly, "Everyone, continue clearing this beast tide. I'll take care of this third-tier demonic beast. If anyone else deserts like him, I will definitely report this to the sect and let the sect elders judge him, so that he will lose face in the sect forever!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples who had been wavering immediately hesitated. After all, Lin Yitang had never been wrong so far. Listening to Senior Sister Lin was always the right thing to do.

Besides, Senior Sister Lin is the strongest Qi Refining disciple of the Tai Que Sect, so I feel very safe. She might have some means to hold off the Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast and wait for rescue!

However, some people were still worried and couldn't help but ask, "Senior Sister Lin, can you really handle this third-tier demonic beast? It's a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you can't possibly defeat it, can you?"

"Don't worry. I have a plan."

Considering that her disciples would still be flustered, and that she was not confident in fighting a third-tier demonic beast at a higher cultivation level, Lin Yitang thought for a moment and decided to use her original cultivation level.

She released her suppressed cultivation and said to the inner and outer disciples, "Remember, all you need to do is kill as many demonic beasts as possible to buy time. I'll come back to help you after I've dealt with this third-tier demonic beast!"

"Your own safety is the most important thing. You must not let your guard down for even a moment. This is a matter of life and death. You must protect yourself!"

After saying that, she stared intently at the approaching third-tier demonic beast and began to fight seriously.