Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1004 - 489: Obtaining a First-Grade Opportunity, Gaining an Immortal Talisman Again

Several days passed.

The fierce clash between the Exotic Beasts and the numerous Noble Descendants quickly reached its conclusion.

This event inevitably alerted the Refining Void Ancestors, prompting them to hurry toward the Ice Crystal Mountain Range and unleash a massive confrontation.

The outcome was foreseeable. As the domain of the Exotic Beasts, the invading human cultivators proved no match, facing repeated defeats and heavy losses in lives.

Ultimately, the majority of the Noble Descendants met their end within the Ice Crystal Mountain Range, leaving just a handful to escape with their lives.

"Sigh, the damages we've suffered this round are indeed devastating."

"It's hard to say how many Direct Descendants lost their lives here."

"Recovering from the family's setbacks will take ages."

"Those wretched Exotic Beasts—I swear I'll make them pay."

A Refining Void Ancestor fumed with rage while shielding numerous Noble Descendants during their retreat.

Yet he too bore multiple wounds from being surrounded and attacked by several Void Refining Beasts.

Had he lingered longer, his fate would likely have mirrored those who fell in the Ice Crystal Mountain Range.

Reflecting on the toll in the Ice Crystal Mountain Range filled him with wrath, viewing it as a pointless catastrophe.

No one could have foreseen that chasing after a mere Loose Cultivator would spiral into such chaos.

Had he anticipated this, he would have strictly forbidden his kin from proceeding as they did.

Regrettably, words now ring hollow.

"Ancestor, what's our next move?"

"These casualties have hit us far too hard."

"Should we rally the prominent Noble Families for a full assault on the Ice Crystal Mountain Range?"

"We can't just swallow this rage unaddressed."

Countless family cultivators clenched their jaws in determination.

They burned with the urge to charge back into the Ice Crystal Mountain Range and butcher those vile Exotic Beasts.

After all, when had they ever endured such humiliation, fleeing like hunted dogs from hordes of Exotic Beasts?

"Idiotic idea—clashing head-on with the Exotic Beasts would bring repercussions we can't handle."

"The City Lord would never permit an escalation like that."

"You have no clue about the dread those Exotic Beasts inspire."

"They boast Integration Realm Exotic Beasts boasting formidable battle prowess."

"Should a true war erupt between Humans and Exotic Beasts, we could face total ruin."

The Refining Void Ancestor bellowed, quashing the reckless thoughts brewing among his descendants.

Under no conditions could they ignite an all-out conflict with the Exotic Beasts, the fallout too dire to contemplate.

For now, it remained a minor affray with contained deaths.

Were it to balloon into total war, the death toll would multiply beyond measure.

By then, myriad families would fade into oblivion.

"Understood, Ancestor."

His words tempered the seething anger within the Noble Descendants.

Absent intervention from Integration Great Powers, wiping out these Exotic Beasts lay beyond reach.

The Exotic Beasts vastly outnumbered them.

Launching a grand war would undoubtedly exact a steep price.

Demon Flame City endured beast tides solely through the might of its protective array.

Bereft of that array, battling on open ground would tilt odds against the humans.

They could very well get massacred by the fearsome Exotic Beasts.

Furthermore, Integration Great Powers wouldn't meddle in trivial squabbles, especially since humans had trespassed into Exotic Beast lands, offering no justification for reprisal.

"Ancestor, blame falls squarely on Guan Tianqi."

"Without that scoundrel, we'd never have suffered this fate."

"We have to track down that fiend and rip him apart."

A cultivator from the family spat out his curses in fury.

He yearned to shred the Loose Cultivator Guan Tianqi limb from limb to vent his inner loathing.

Evidently, he pinned the entire fault on that Loose Cultivator.

Absent that Loose Cultivator's involvement, how could so many of theirs have perished?

"Quiet down—that fellow's no simple mark."

"Previously, several Refining Void experts attempted to scry his location."

"Yet his karmic links had vanished entirely, like he'd evaporated from existence."

"Finding Guan Tianqi in the near future seems unlikely."

"Undoubtedly, the rascal wields some technique to mask his karmic ties."

"Regardless, until we pinpoint his position, none of you may venture back into the Ice Crystal Mountain Range."

"Stirring those Exotic Beasts anew might leave me powerless to rescue you."

The Refining Void Ancestor cautioned his lineage sternly.

He harbored intense fury toward the Loose Cultivator Guan Tianqi, itching to obliterate him on sight.

But such an act lay beyond possibility.

No matter his superior strength, the target had slipped away tracelessly.

Without a lead on the foe, even supreme might proved futile.

What troubled him deeper was the prospect of this Loose Cultivator seizing fortunes and returning empowered, spelling doom for the great families.

History brimmed with such tales.

Occasionally, prodigious Loose Cultivators ascended to mythic status.

And legions of families served as mere footholds for those legends' rise.

"Yes, Ancestor."

"We won't move without assurance."

"Let other cultivators take the risks; we'll hunt for the punk's trail first."

"I refuse to think he can lurk in the Ice Crystal Mountain Range indefinitely—he'll surface before us eventually."

"Exactly, a lone Loose Cultivator dares inflict such harm on us."