Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 413 The Crisis of the Immortal City
The storm finally arrived.

The eruption after several years of silence was more intense than expected.

Without any warning, they suddenly attacked, targeting the inner city of Funiu Mountain right from the start.

Judging from the level and scale of the inner city formation of Funiu Mountain, as well as the extent of damage to the formation, each side simultaneously activated at least five mid-stage third-order barrier-breaking talismans.

Talisman masters are rare in the Yellow Heaven Domain, and high-level talisman masters are even rarer. If these twenty mid-stage third-order barrier-breaking talismans were all purchased from the Myriad Merchants Domain, they would be almost equivalent to the value of a mid-grade third-rank magic weapon, and they only have the effect of one strike. Even for a senior Core Formation force, this is considered a big investment.

The Funiu Mountains instantly went into a state of combat readiness.

Master Fengyin personally oversaw the central command, and all the combat-capable retainers were immediately mobilized to the four corners of the inner city.

As for the six senior brothers protecting Xiao Jiu in the Tianchi Dojo, they were already on high alert without needing any further reminders.

At this time, it's clear they don't want Xiao Jiu to form the upper-level true core.

"Hmph, Little Nine clearly only has two portions of low-grade Core Formation spiritual treasures, yet these villains still won't let him go?" The second senior brother immediately revealed his true intentions.

"It seems that in their minds, Xiao Jiu's potential has already been locked in as an upstream True Core cultivator, and he may even become a Core Formation Master in the future!" A ruthless glint flashed in the fourth brother's eyes.

"No! They just want to eliminate any possibility that might affect their division of the Funiu Mountains."

"Senior brothers, I'll leave Xiao Jiu to you. Junior brother will go and guard the city."

"I'll go too." The weakest two, the eighth and seventh, knew they wouldn't be of much help here, so they were the first to get up and say goodbye.

"Second brother, fourth brother, you are the strongest. You must not let the thieves break in." The third brother closed his folding fan and looked at the two of them.

Before he could even speak, the second brother was already seething with rage. He brandished two bone-chopping knives and charged menacingly toward the north gate of the main city.

The fourth brother glanced at Xiao Jiu's dojo, frowned slightly, and finally put away the wine pot, his figure floating towards the south gate.

"Sixth Brother, what are you standing there for? I'll guard this place. As long as you don't let them break in, this place will be fine." The third brother glanced at the other person who was still there and said.

"Yes, Third Senior Brother, then I'll leave Xiao Jiu to you." The Sixth Brother nodded and headed towards the West Gate.

Meanwhile, inside the central hall of Funiu Mountain, Master Fengyin kept a close eye on the situation in all directions, his face grave.

Outside the south gate, the Canglang Lake Gu family's mid-stage Core Formation elders led a force consisting of three mid-stage Core Formation pillars and nearly ten early-stage Core Formation and pseudo-Core Formation fighters.

This one family alone is already not much weaker than the current top management of Funiu Mountain.

As the main gate of the Immortal City, the North Gate is presided over by the most powerful Ice Soul Pavilion, as well as numerous unidentified external supporters.

There are five experts at the mid-stage of Core Formation.

Both the East Gate and West Gate were led by the Xiaoxiang Palace and the Tianjian Sect, and their offensive was fierce.

With so many forces gathered here, if it weren't for Funiu Mountain's home advantage, the protective formation, and the strong support of many guest advisors, it wouldn't be on the same level at all.

However, these things that can be clearly seen are not what Master Fengyin is worried about.

After all, the pillar of Funiu Mountain, Master Funiu, is still here, and the divine ox is still here.

His biggest worry was that he was unsure how many powerful figures the major forces had dispatched this time!
The Ice Soul Pavilion's Master Hanyu will almost certainly be there, but whether other factions will send their masters in person is unknown.

If only two venerable ones come, Funiu Mountain will be safe, and even the divine ox might be able to spare some time to protect Xiao Jiu as he forms his core.

However, even if three masters are dispatched this time, Mount Funiu cannot be breached, but Xiao Jiu's Core Formation will be in danger.

Most importantly, this is the time when he is absorbing spiritual energy and his spiritual pressure is surging through his body. If he is affected at this time, not only will Xiao Jiu lose the possibility of forming a true core upstream, but his life will also be in danger, and there will be no hope of forming a core a second time.

This timing was also beyond what Master Fengyin had anticipated. He had thought that the other party only wanted to sever the lineage of the Venerable Ones of Funiu Mountain.

Therefore, he had previously estimated that if the other party really made a move, it would most likely be at the Core Formation stage, which is also the time when the quality of the Core Formation is most easily affected. However, for Xiao Jiu, at least there was no danger to her life.

But he clearly underestimated the determination of the major powers. They were determined to eliminate any potential threat to Funiu Mountain.

After reviewing the situation outside the city, Master Fengyin once again sent a message to several non-combatant retainers, mobilizing them to go to the four city gates to oversee the restoration of the formation, buying time for the formation masters to repair the cracks in the main formation.

Guest advisors and honored guests are different; one is passive and the other is active. Guest advisors receive the host's favor and have obligations and responsibilities, while honored guests are supported by Funiu Mountain. Apart from their agreed duties, whether they help others is entirely up to their own will.

After the dispatch was completed, the stalemate continued inside and outside the city.

Master Fengyin glanced at the situation in the outer city one last time and sighed softly.

All the cultivators in the outer city watched from afar at this moment, showing no sign of coming to their aid.

They all watched with a detached, amused air, and many local cultivators beamed with joy, completely forgetting how their ancestors had been enslaved by several powerful forces.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that before he took over from Qu Tianyang, he had paid quite a lot of taxes and fees under various pretexts.

Although the pressure wasn't as severe as during the chaos of the past, it was still a case of the pot calling the kettle black, and the original aspiration of Master Funiu was not truly realized.

"Was Master wrong?"

In this dog-eat-dog world, the vision of Master Funiu will probably never be realized.

To avoid oppressing the people, one needs a voice.

Having a voice requires strength.

Strength also requires the accumulation of spiritual resources.

Just as Master Funiu tacitly approved of Qu Tianyang's actions, this was the only way.

"No, Master is not wrong, the world is wrong!" Feng Yin Zhenren then said with a firm gaze, but there was also a sense of powerlessness in his eyes.

After withdrawing his divine sense from the outer city, True Person Fengyin finally looked in the direction of Xiao Jiu's Core Formation Dojo.

"Little Jiu, you've suffered so much. Don't blame your master; he's had a hard time too."

After sighing, he frowned slightly, only then realizing that only the third brother was guarding the entrance to Xiao Jiu's dojo.

Seeing only the third brother through the teleportation array in the main hall, Master Fengyin felt a little uneasy.

If someone were to break into the core training ground at this moment, the third brother's strength would likely be insufficient to stop them.

However, he then let out a slight sigh of relief.

The core Taoist temple of Tianchi has always been heavily guarded. Now, apart from the five enshrined monks, the rest are all elders from Funiu Mountain who have been tested over time.

Of the five masters, the old alchemist was already weak and his strength had long since fallen to the late stage of Core Formation.

The old doctor had long been poisoned and had been suppressing the poison with his magic power for a long time, causing his cultivation level to drop to the True Core Realm.

The third-tier mid-stage array master's strength is not as good as the third brother's, and he has already helped to preside over the repair of the Immortal City's array.

Only the Evergreen Talisman Master and the Benevolent Pill King possess this strength.

Master Fengyin held great expectations for the Pill King Shanyuan, and had previously offered the treasures of the Funiu Mountain Treasury to help him in his time of crisis.

As for the Evergreen Talisman Master, he is difficult to fathom, but judging from the previous incident with Xiao Jiu, he is cold-hearted and unreliable.

However, precisely because of this, it is highly unlikely that they will betray you.

"Sword cultivator Zou Qi, I dare to request guidance from the True Man Jiu You of Funiu Mountain!" Just then, a sword aura accompanied by a dragon's roar resounded in the sky above the immortal city, and a figure in a green robe ascended into the sky, pointing his sword at the fourth most renowned sword cultivator of Funiu Mountain.

(End of this chapter)