Seeing this scene, Zhang Shaoyang also did not reveal himself but hid in the seawater, carefully observing this group of people.

In his line of sight, there were more than thirty figures rushing out, all using Martial Arts punches, kicks, and sword techniques.

Although they were few in number, they fought with great coordination, and with their weapons, they quickly slaughtered over ten wild beasts.

Taking advantage of this time, someone hurried to the seaside, lifted up the unconscious people, and took out something from their clothes to smear on their noses.

"Cough cough, cough..."

Accompanied by violent coughing, these unconscious cultivators gradually woke up one after another.

At this moment, a loud voice rang out, so loud that even Zhang Shaoyang, hidden in the seawater, could hear it.

"Fellow cultivators! This place is Spiritless Island, where any Spiritual Qi, Nether Spirit Qi, or Magical Power will dissipate over time."

"After waking up, please quickly open your storage bags and take out whatever useful items you have!"

"Large weapons!"

"Elixirs!"

"Food!"

"Treasure armor!"

"Puppets!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Those who are raising spirit beasts are also urged to release your spirit beasts from the Beast Taming Bag, otherwise, they will die sooner or later!"

"It’s best not to take out spirit stones, as they will turn into useless stones in a quarter of an hour at most...!"

The beach was in chaos, with cultivators waking up intermittently.

Some resisted, while others heeded the advice, and some shouted and argued, while others simply left on their own after waking up, ignoring the rest.

This group of people made no attempt to stop them, letting them go, while keeping those who were willing to listen to their advice.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Shaoyang attempted to open his storage bag once more.

Unfortunately, it was of no use; the storage bag remained completely immobile.

After thinking it over, he quickly grabbed the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment and found that the marketplace function within the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment was still operational, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror was still effective, the storage bag did not matter much to him.

"Since I’m here, I might as well settle down. This group seems to harbor no ill intent, so it’s better to join them temporarily and figure out the situation in this area..."

With this thought, he grabbed the Five-colored Smoke and Mist Sword and snuck back to the shore from the seawater, pretending to be a rescued person and gathered over there.

After another half a day, the Nether Beasts on the entire beach were finally driven away, leaving only a few dozen people.

Zhang Shaoyang swept over with his Divine Thought and found that this group consisted of thirty-seven people, led by the middle-aged man who had just arrived.

This man had a square face and a somewhat dark complexion, wrapped in tiger skin, exuding an air of authority.

The rescued individuals numbered thirty-five, all cultivators from the Nether Abyss.

Even... he noticed Gao Meijing, who had abandoned him, cautiously watching her surroundings.

"Fellow cultivators!"

At this moment, the man wrapped in tiger skin shouted again, "I am Chen Hu, you can call me Master Hu!"

"I imagine fellow cultivators find this place very strange, so I’ll be brief."

"This place is called Spiritless Island, where Spiritual Qi, Nether Spirit Qi, Yin Qi, Evil Qi, and any form of Spiritual Qi all get absorbed by the world."

"Anyone who enters this realm, be they cultivators, spirit beasts, or even Nether Beasts, will have their internal magical power absorbed in no time!"

"Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators will be devoid of magical power within a cup of tea time, Foundation Establishment Cultivators in a quarter of an hour, and Golden Core Cultivators at most half an hour."

"As for Nascent Soul Great Cultivators... haha..."

Chen Hu sneered, "One hour!"

"Even if Nascent Soul Cultivators come to this place, they will become worthless an hour later!"

"Even the Power of Divine Thought will wither and dissipate over time without magical power to nourish it."

"That’s why we need you to quickly open your storage bags and take out what is useful in this realm."

"Otherwise, you will just become food for the ’Desolate Beasts’!"

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, "Fellow Daoist Chen, what are these ’Desolate Beasts’ you speak of?"

Encouraged by this person, more people started shouting loudly.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, can we leave this place?"

"Fellow Daoist Chen, I am the Young Sect Leader of the Celestial Desert Sect. As long as you return me safely, I will reward you handsomely!"

"Senior Chen, I..."

"Shut up!"

Chen Hu shouted loudly, "Already most of the day has passed, and I presume your magical power is all used up."

"So now... everyone must make a choice!"

"Choice? What choice?"

"What do you intend to do?"

"Fellow Daoist Chen? We are all humans, and in this place..."

"Hohoho..."

Chen Hu sneered, "Of course, I know we are all humans, which is why I didn’t kill you right away but am giving you a choice instead!"

"Choice? What choice?"

"First!"

Ignoring others’ questions, Chen Hu continued, "Join my tribe, become my subordinates."

"Those who join me will naturally be protected by me."

"From now on, you’ll want for nothing, but you must work!"

"Secondly..."

Chen Hu revealed a cruel smile, "Of course, you may leave this place at your peril!"

"Humph!"

As soon as Chen Hu finished his words, a few people coldly responded, "Mere mortals, daring to command cultivators like us?"

"This so-called Spiritless Island, I refuse to believe there’s no way out!"

"I am after all..."

"Pfft!"

Just a few steps away, Chen Hu’s guards mercilessly drew their swords and swiftly killed these few individuals.

"Ah!"

"Damn it! See me use my Flying Sword... Pfft!"

"Why isn’t my Talisman working... Ah!"

"My Defensive Magical Artifact!"

"Pfft!"

Soon, those cultivators who tried to leave were all cut down by Chen Hu’s subordinates, leaving only those too afraid to move still standing in place.

Chen Hu’s men gathered the belongings of the deceased in one place, eyeing the remaining individuals with ill intent.

The remaining people glared at Chen Hu, some bowed their heads lost in thought, while others were expressionless, contemplating silently.

Chen Hu sneered, "I have given them a chance; seems they didn’t appreciate it!"

"Better to die by our hands than be devoured by Desolate Beasts, leaving no remains!"

Then he changed to a cheerful expression, "Since you are all so sensible, from now on you are part of my ’Tiger Roar Tribe’, hahaha~"

"Brothers, back to the tribe!"

With a shout, over twenty members of the Tiger Roar Tribe, armed with steel knives and spears, escorted the remaining twenty or so cultivators into the jungle.

Chen Hu led the way, cutting the path with his Mountain Opening Saber.

His movements were swift, his steps light, and his breathing long and steady, clearly possessing advanced Inner Strength and Martial Arts Cultivation Technique.

Soon someone sidled up, "Master Hu, how should we handle this group of ’meat chickens’?"

Chen Hu rubbed his chin, "It’s been over a decade since we last had a batch of cultivators drop in; we shouldn’t waste them."

"Send them all to the ’Blood Land’ to farm."

"No problem, Master Hu..."

"Master Hu! Someone escaped!"

"Damn it! Stop right there!"

"Master Hu..."

"Let them be!"

Chen Hu shouted, coldly watching the fleeing figures, "Let them escape! I want to see where they can go..."

"Roar!"

"Roar Roar!!"

Just as he finished speaking, a series of roars erupted from the forest, followed by screams and cries for help.

"Hahaha~ They’ve run into Desolate Beasts!"

"A bunch of fools! The forest belongs to Desolate Beasts!"

"Let’s move quickly! We don’t want to get blocked by Desolate Beasts too!"

"These Desolate Beasts are transformed from Nether Beasts, extremely fierce, those fools are walking right into it..."

"We are lucky to have Master Hu..."

Chen Hu laughed, "Brothers, hurry back!"

"Got it...!"