The guards at the city gates stared at Lu Yang as if they had seen a ghost. Based on the students’ descriptions, he had clearly been in a situation with no chance of survival. Can this really be explained by having enough life-preserving methods?

Lu Yang returned to Muxue City, escorted by his students. The entourage was completely at odds with the city’s tense atmosphere. With the beast tide imminent, all of Muxue City was preparing for war, and every cultivator had been conscripted.

Before returning to the martial arts school, Lu Yang instructed the students to go home. Today’s outdoor activity has been a great success.

The martial arts school was empty. After asking around, Lu Yang learned that the city lord had summoned every cultivator in the city to deal with the beast tide. As cultivators, Murong You and the others had all been called up.

“Come to...