The Qi Refinement Realm cultivators, due to their limited mana, gave chase for a short time before returning. Now, they were either meditating to heal their injuries or to restore their mana.
The Golden Armor Rock Turtle had already returned to base following Zhou Xinlan.
Seeing this, Zhou Chun greeted the two Yang Family Foundation Establishment cultivators before he also let out his Silver Lightning Python. Both master and pet began to slowly rest and recover.
After Zhou Chun had meditated for nearly two hours, Zhou Daoquan and the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Wang and Yang Families had all returned, leaving only the three Purple Mansion Phase cultivators out of contact.
However, the Zhou Family members were full of confidence in their Clan Leader and weren't overly concerned about this.
Indeed, almost four hours after Zhou Chun returned to base, the three Purple Mansion Phase cultivators came back together.
They brought back with them the carcass of a huge third-order cat Demon Beast resembling a tiger.
It was a relatively rare Azure-Eyed Civet Cat that became a sacrificial pawn when it fled from a top-grade third-order fox Demon Beast and died amid the Purple Mansion Cultivators' combined assault.
Since Zhou Daoyi had exerted the most effort and the Zhou Family had specifically come to help, Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong did not feel it was appropriate to fight over the most important inner core, and instead, they shared the carcass of the Demon Beast.
The gains this time were not insignificant, but the repercussions were equally severe.
Many Demon Beasts had taken advantage of the chaos last night to scatter into the inland areas, making it difficult to capture them all at once.
It seemed likely that many mortal commoners in the hinterland would suffer from the incursions of these Demon Beasts.
But this wasn't something Zhou Chun and the others could solve now; they simply didn't have the time and energy to search everywhere for those Demon Beasts.
Therefore, after understanding the situation, Zhou Daoyi immediately said to Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong, "Taoist Friend Wang, Taoist Friend Yang, we need to report this matter promptly to Master Qingling and leave the decision to Master Qingling."
Wang Guangping and Yang Zhenxiong exchanged glances, and immediately sent a message to Master Qingling, updating him on the situation here.
Before long, Master Qingling's response arrived in Wang Guangping's hands.
After reading the response, Wang Guangping quickly looked up at Zhou Daoyi and Yang Zhenxiong and said, "Master Qingling has instructed us to dispatch one Foundation Establishment cultivator and twenty Qi Refinement Realm cultivators to track down and eliminate the troublesome Demon Beasts in the rear, while the rest of the forces, excluding those who are severely injured, head to the outpost maintained by the Song Family."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhenxiong immediately frowned and asked, "What about the Demon Beast carcasses outside?"
"I see Master Qingling didn't mention for us to set out immediately in his message, so let's tidy up first. We certainly can't let everyone's hard work go to waste!"
Wang Guangping hesitated slightly but still shared her judgment.
Clearly, she also wasn't willing to let so many Demon Beast carcasses, which could earn Battle Merits, just be discarded. At a minimum, they needed to collect the Demon Beasts' organs that could serve as physical evidence for Battle Merits.
At that moment, Zhou Daoyi also spoke up.
"Taoist Friend Wang, Taoist Friend Yang, if we need to leave a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to lead the clean-up of those troublesome Demon Beasts, I nominate Zhou Zhengchun, the Vice Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, for this task."
"Although Zhou Zhengchun is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, I believe you are both aware of his strength and capabilities. With him leading the team, the task will surely be done to the best!"