People Found Out About The Base I Built On the Moon

Chapter 964: Chapter 118 Shushan_4

That night, more demonic creatures attacked again, and the cultivators did not appear; hundreds of menial workers vanished once more.

On the third day, the caravan suddenly stopped amidst intense noises from afar.

“Senior cultivators are vanquishing demons ahead…”

Upon hearing this, all the menial workers were overjoyed, shouting praises for the cultivators.

Zhao Yu, however, wanted to see the methods of the cultivators here, but the distance was too great, and he could hardly hear the sounds of the fight, let alone see it.

After just over ten minutes, the caravan set off again. When everyone passed the site of the battle, they were all shocked.

Within a few dozen meters, signs of battle were everywhere, particularly the thick trees snapped in half, which amazed the menial workers who thought the cultivators were indeed godlike.

Zhao Yu merely observed briefly and, detecting nothing revealing, continued following the group.

By afternoon, the caravan was noisy once again.

It seemed related to the cultivators clearing the demons during the day, which made everyone think that the night would be safer.

However, when night fell, screams echoed once more, repeating the events of the last two nights with more disappearances.

Only then did the people realize that the demons vanquished by the cultivators during the day were not the same as those attacking them at night.

Perhaps the daytime demon was more formidable, thus deserving the cultivators’ intervention, while the night-time ones were not worth their effort.

Or maybe, the cultivators intervened during the day because the demons had attacked the leading menial workers.

So, ten days later, the caravan finally arrived at the outskirts of Suyuan City. The number of menial workers dying each night had dropped from five hundred to a single digit.

Not only that, but they had also passed several farms, implying there were villages nearby that managed to survive.

This was shocking to many, who couldn’t fathom how these villages could exist.

Five days later, the caravan, with Zhao Yu, arrived at a vast city at the foot of Suyuan City, Juxian City.

This was a city built by people from various places who came to Suyuan City in search of immortal cultivation, now serving as a hub.

Upon their arrival, the caravan disbanded, and each family took their members away.

Regrettably for Zhao Yu, he did not see Tiger Girl until a steward from Zhao Mansion in Juxian City came to fetch people.

“I wonder what happened to her…”

Zhao Yu speculated that perhaps the rules were strict earlier on, not allowing Tiger Girl to leave on her own.

Once the Zhao Mansion steward had taken inventory, only twenty-four menial workers from the Zhao family of Suyuan City remained, all very young.

“Although you are here now, you are still members of the Zhao family. All rules remain as before…”

After the steward finished explaining the rules, someone quietly asked, “Steward, I heard that coming to Suyuan City allows one to cultivate. Can we do it too?”

The steward smiled, seemingly with mixed emotions, yet he did not refuse to answer and nodded, “Of course, everyone has the chance to cultivate. But whether you can achieve it depends on yourselves…”

“That’s amazing!”

Instantly, a group of youths cheered enthusiastically.

Watching these young men, the steward seemed a bit absent-minded, as if recalling his own youthful days.

He too had been like them, failing at the willpower test at twelve but not giving up, hence he followed the caravan to Suyuan City.

Ultimately, he began cultivating the Body Refinement Techniques others started at twelve years of age.

But by the time he had completed his cultivation, he no longer met the criteria for becoming an immortal cultivator and could only stay in Zhao Mansion of Juxian City, working as a menial worker. Unlike others, he used his strength to climb from a common laborer to the position of steward.

Compared to the Zhao Mansion in Suyuan City, Zhao Mansion in Juxian City was much smaller and located in a more remote area, on the outer edges of Juxian City far from the city center.

“You all know how to work, so I don’t need to teach you…”

“Compared to Suyuan City, Juxian City is much better. There aren’t many people to serve; usually, it only gets busy when the young masters from the mountain return…”

“Usually, after you finish your tasks, you can do whatever you want…” the steward seemed very approachable.

Seeing this, someone asked, “Then can we cultivate?”

“Of course, after you finish your tasks, how you use the remaining time is entirely up to you…”

This made everyone very excited.

Zhao Yu too felt a silent relief.

He was afraid that after arriving here, there would still be endless tasks, making it difficult to even secretly practice cultivation, let alone openly.

After settling down the menial workers, the steward unusually gave everyone half a day off, leaving behind a Body Refining Techniques book before hurrying away.

The group of youths was understandably ecstatic, clamoring to take a look.

Zhao Yu, benefiting from the Body Refinement sixth-tier technique, discreetly snatched the book, briefly flipped through it, and found it was the same as what Tiger Girl had taught him, hence he uninterestedly handed it to the others.

“Stop fighting over it, we might damage it. Let’s just make copies so each person has one…”

Someone couldn’t stand the squabble and hurriedly suggested.

The others immediately agreed, preferring to each have a copy rather than take turns with the book.

While others were excitedly copying the technique, Zhao Yu went to find the steward.

“Aren’t you interested in the technique?” The steward looked at Zhao Yu in surprise.

Zhao Yu shook his head, “I’m too frail to squeeze in…”