This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Jiang Liu stared at the label "Mid-grade .5 Immortal Weapon" on the panel, speechless, and couldn't help but curse.

Are you out of your mind, you dog planner?
It's one thing to break down realms into 0.5, but to make immortal artifacts 5?

So, is the next step going to be releasing medium-grade .25 and medium-grade .125?

So you're upgrading me based on a percentage?

Oh no, could it really be true?
Just as they were speechless, a whooshing sound came from the sky, and three streaks of light landed in front of the city lord's mansion. The leader was a cultivator dressed in purple robes with a resolute face and an aura as deep as an abyss. He was actually at the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

Two early-stage Tribulation Transcending cultivators followed behind him, each wearing a token from the Immortal Alliance at their waist.

"I am Li Wei, the Enforcement Elder of the Immortal Alliance. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Jiang."

The purple-robed cultivator bowed to Jiang Liu, his gaze sweeping over the dense array of arrow towers and the dazzling golden formations outside the city. His eyes were filled with shock, and his gaze toward Jiang Liu was full of respect. He said in a deep voice, "The Alliance Leader heard that Fellow Daoist Jiang has defended two cities, and specially ordered me to come and deliver the order. There are other important matters to discuss."

Immortal Alliance Elder?
Leader of the Immortal Alliance?

I was stunned. So there were still people in the Taiyi Immortal Alliance!

He thought he was the only one in the entire Central Plains defending the city.
Is there something important I need to discuss?
Am I going to be sent to defend the city again?

Jiang Liu secretly guessed, then raised an eyebrow and said, "Get to the point, don't beat around the bush. Is another major city about to fall, and you need me to save the day? Let me make it clear first, I can go, but you can't just freeload."

Elder Li Wei was taken aback, clearly not expecting Jiang Liu to be so direct. He quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Jiang is absolutely right. There is indeed an urgent mission this time. Of the nine cities in Zhongzhou, Zhenmo City and Xuanshui City have been defended. Luoxian City and Tianjian City are still fighting fiercely. The other four cities have been breached by the demonic path. The Immortal Alliance reinforcements are recovering the lost territory, but Luoxian City and Tianjian City cannot hold out for long."

Jiang Liu: “.”

You're fucking trying to make me laugh.

With the Taiyi Immortal Alliance and the righteous path of Zhongzhou still here, how can you tell me that the other four cities have already been breached by the demonic path?

Are you righteous cultivators just for show?

So, it really was just me defending the city!

"Luoxian City is besieged by the Demonic Path's 'Ten Thousand Demon Soul Devouring Array.' The array is filled with demonic energy, suppressing the cultivators' cultivation levels. The city's elders are already at their limit, and Tianjian City is in even greater danger. The Demonic Path has dispatched the mid-stage Mahayana Demon General Xueya, who wields the superior-grade demonic weapon 'Soul Devouring Demon Blade.' He has already destroyed three core sword towers of Tianjian City, and the city's sword elder is seriously injured and on the verge of death."

Elder Li Wei handed over two golden teleportation talismans, saying urgently, "The Alliance Leader said that as long as Fellow Daoist Jiang can defend these two cities, the reward will definitely not disappoint him!"

"The reward won't disappoint me? That's what the leader of the Taiyi Immortal Alliance said?"

Jiang Liu's eyes lit up instantly, and his previous displeasure vanished in an instant. He snatched the teleportation talisman and said with a smile, "You should have said so earlier! It's just two cities, right? Leave it to me! But I have one condition: I'll go to Luoxian City first. I'll go to Tianjian City after I've settled things in Luoxian City. After all, I'm in the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm, and I need to save some spirit stones to deal with him."

"no problem!"

Elder Li Wei quickly agreed: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, rest assured, we have already sent a small number of reinforcements to Luoxian City to delay them. Holding out for three hours should not be a problem."

Jiang Liu nodded, then turned to Master Mo Chen and said, "Mo, I'm leaving Xuan Shui City to you. I'm leaving now. Oh, and I won't stand on ceremony with the remaining spirit stones; consider it an extra tip for your hard work!"

Before Master Mochen could reply, Jiang Liu crushed the teleportation talisman and disappeared in a flash of white light.

When he opened his eyes again, Jiang Liu was already in the sky above Luoxian City.

The moment they landed, a dense, nauseating demonic aura assaulted their senses, several times thicker than the demonic aura of Xuan Shui City. The sky was shrouded in black demonic clouds, preventing even sunlight from penetrating.

The ground was littered with the corpses of cultivators and demon soldiers. The city walls had long since turned into ruins, with only the central array base still barely holding on, emitting a faint golden light.

"Damn, this is way worse than Xuan Shui City!"

Jiang Liu clicked his tongue. Looking around, he saw that the entire Luoxian City had been almost razed to the ground. The remaining hundred cultivators were all covered in wounds and were surrounded by demon soldiers around the array base. The leader was a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage, with blood constantly spilling from the corner of his mouth and barely able to hold his long sword.

In the sky, three Great Perfection Demon Generals hovered, their demonic energy condensing into black chains that continuously bombarded the light screen of the array base. Below them were tens of thousands of demon soldiers, including many "Spirit-Devouring Demon Soldiers" that specialized in devouring spiritual energy. The golden light of the array base grew dimmer and dimmer, and it looked like it was about to collapse.

What's even more troublesome is that there is a huge demonic array outside the city, with black array patterns flashing and constantly sending demonic energy into the city, suppressing the cultivators' cultivation. This is what Elder Li Wei called the "Ten Thousand Demons Devouring Soul Array".

"No wonder we couldn't hold it. No matter how many arrow towers we build, it's useless if we don't dismantle this magic array."

Jiang Liu narrowed his eyes and brought up the defense control panel.

"First break the demon formation, then clear out the demon soldiers, and finally deal with those three demon generals who have reached the Great Perfection of Tribulation!"

His fingers tapped frantically on the panel: "Build 80 Tier 4 arrow towers, focusing on the core of the Myriad Demon Soul Devouring Array! Build 30 Tier 4 grand arrays to cover the entire Fallen Immortal City!"

A series of system notifications rang out, and golden light burst forth in the sky above Luoxian City, several times more dazzling than that of Xuanshui City! The light screens of dozens of fourth-order arrays overlapped, like a golden dome covering the entire city. The dense demonic energy hissed under the light screens, being rapidly purified.

Eighty fourth-tier arrow towers rose from the ground, their tops condensing arrow beams with a sharp whistling sound that tore through space, precisely locking onto the eight array eyes of the Myriad Demon Soul Devouring Array outside the city.

"what?!"

The three Great Perfection Demon Generals in the sky changed their expressions drastically. They could sense the terrifying power contained in the golden arrow tower and the formation, which was very ominous.

"Oh no! They're trying to break our Ten Thousand Demons Soul Devouring Formation!"

The leading demon general realized Jiang Liu's intention and roared, "Quickly, destroy those arrow towers!"

The three demon generals simultaneously unleashed their demonic energy, condensing it into three thousand-meter-long demonic blades, which slashed towards the fourth-tier arrow towers. Wherever the demonic blades passed, the space was torn apart with black cracks.

"late!"

Jiang Liu sneered and pointed his finger.

"Fourth-tier arrow towers, attack the array's core with full force! Myriad Immortals Formation, boost to maximum!"

Eighty arrow towers fired simultaneously, sending out eighty thick, mountain-like golden arrows that pierced the air and instantly struck the core of the Ten Thousand Demons Soul Devouring Array.

boom! boom! boom!
With a series of deafening roars, the eye of the Myriad Demon Soul Devouring Array was precisely struck by the arrow, the black array patterns instantly shattered, the dense demonic energy dissipated like a tide, and the black demonic clouds shrouding the array gradually vanished, allowing sunlight to once again bathe Luoxian City.

"No! My magic circle!"

The leading demon general's eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was bleeding with pain. This Ten Thousand Demon Soul Devouring Formation was something he had spent hundreds of years refining, yet it was easily destroyed by a few arrow towers!

"Kill him!" The three demon generals were enraged. They abandoned their attack on the arrow tower and charged towards Jiang Liu instead, their demonic energy surging around them, wanting to personally kill the human cultivator who had ruined their plans.

"Just you?"

Jiang Liu chuckled, then retreated behind the arrow towers to continue commanding them in battle.

next second.

Another 80 golden arrows shot towards the three demon generals.

"Not good! Defend!" The three demon generals' expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly condensed demonic energy shields. Three black demonic shields were stacked together, trying to block the sword energy.

Boom boom boom!
One of the demon generals died on the spot!
"The third one!"

The other two demon generals were both shocked and furious. Before they could react, the second wave of attacks from the fourth-tier Demon-Slaying Arrow Tower arrived. Eighty golden arrows locked onto them again, their Demon-Slaying runes flashing, carrying the power to purify all demonic energy.

"Fight!"

The leading demon general burned his primordial demonic energy, causing his demonic energy to surge threefold and condense into a black demonic spear, which he fiercely thrust towards the arrow's edge.

"boom!"

The demonic spear collided with the arrow, producing a deafening roar. The demonic spear shattered instantly, but the golden arrow, still possessing great momentum, pierced through the demon general's chest.

The third demon general was terrified and tried to run away, but the 80 fourth-tier Immortal Slaying Arrow Towers had already locked onto him. The dense rain of arrows instantly engulfed him, and the demon general was blasted into dust before he could even scream.

[System Notification: 3 late-stage Tribulation Demon Generals defeated]

[System Notification: The Soul-Devouring Array of Ten Thousand Demons has been destroyed; the demonic energy concentration in Fallen Immortal City has dropped to a safe level.]

[System Notification: Demon Soldier Clearance Progress 90%, Remaining Demon Soldier Has Destroyed]

As the river flows, the blue sky appears!
Jiang Liu breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the demon soldiers falling one after another outside the city. He tapped the panel with his finger: "Switch all arrow towers to automatic defense mode, clear out the remaining demon soldiers, and build 5 more Tier 3 Demon Burning Arrow Towers to prevent any from escaping."

After doing all this, he landed beside the array base. The Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator hurriedly stepped forward, bowed deeply to Jiang Liu, and said with a face full of gratitude, "Thank you for saving me, Fellow Daoist Jiang! I am Lin Feng, the garrison commander of Luoxian City. If it weren't for your timely arrival, Luoxian City would surely have fallen today!"

"Don't be so polite. I'm just doing my job to help people out of trouble."

Jiang Liu waved his hand, his gaze falling on the longsword in Lin Feng's hand. The sword was covered in cracks and its spiritual energy was dim. He said speechlessly, "You guys are too pathetic. Is this all you've got?"

Lin Feng said with a face full of shame, "Luo Xian City is the weakest main city in Zhongzhou. We don't have enough spirit stones, and we've been besieged by the demon array for many days. It's really a pity."

"Okay, stop talking."

Jiang Liu interrupted him: "The Immortal Alliance reinforcements will be here soon. I'm leaving this place to you. I have to go to Heavenly Sword City. There's a mid-stage Mahayana Demon General waiting for me to deal with there."

Before the words were finished, the system notification sounded again.

[System Notification: The defenses of Luoxian City are stable; Luoxian City has been successfully defended.]

[System Notification: Congratulations to player Jiang Liu for completing the Fallen Immortal City support mission. Mission completion rate: 100%]

[System Notification: Core Rewards Distributed]

[Realm Advancement: 0.5 Minor Realm (Cumulative 1.5, already stored in the Realm Pool)]

[Weapon Evolution: Righteous Demon-Slaying Sword (Medium Grade, Level 5 Immortal Weapon) → Righteous Demon-Slaying Sword (Medium Grade, Level 75 Immortal Weapon)]

[Bonus Reward: 800 million Spirit Stones]

Jiang Liu: “.”

He was absolutely right!

Jiang Liu stared at the panel, his lips twitching: "A mid-grade level 75 immortal weapon? It really is upgraded by percentage! You idiot game designer, you really know how to play!"

Despite his complaints, he quickly put away the reward and crushed the teleportation talisman to Heavenly Sword City.

This teleportation took much longer than before, which clearly indicates that Tianjian City is quite far from Luoxian City.

When Jiang Liu opened his eyes again, he was met with a strong sword aura mixed with a pungent smell of blood and demonic energy, which was several times more dangerous than the situation in Luoxian City!
He hovered in the air and looked down. He saw that the walls of Tianjian City had completely collapsed, and the ground was covered with broken swords and the corpses of cultivators. Four of the central sword tower array bases had been destroyed, and the only one left was also full of cracks, its golden light so weak that it could be extinguished at any moment.

There were fewer than fifty cultivators guarding the city, all of them covered in wounds. The leader was an old man with white hair, wearing a blue sword robe, and his aura was weak. He was the guardian of Tianjian City, the sword cultivator Qingming Sword Venerable who had reached the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

He held a broken immortal sword in his hand, blood constantly spilling from the corner of his mouth, and was fighting against a demon general dressed in blood-red armor. The demon general was surrounded by surging demonic energy, was three zhang tall, had a ferocious face, and held a black giant blade in his hand. He was none other than Blood Fang, a demon general in the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm!
With your cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending Realm versus a Demon General at the Mid-stage of the Mahayana Realm, I admire you as a warrior.

But do you think you're a player?

Behind Blood Fang, four Great Perfection Demon Generals stood on either side, along with tens of thousands of demon soldiers.

Even more terrifying is that the superior-grade demonic weapon "Soul Devouring Demon Blade" in Blood Fang's hand can tear through space with every swing. Azure Sword Master is no match for him at all, and he already has multiple wounds on his body. It looks like he is about to give up.

"This is what you call a real war of annihilation against the righteous path!"

Jiang Liu gasped. A mid-stage Mahayana Demon General was more than one level stronger than the previous early-stage Mahayana Commander. He also had four Tribulation Transcending Perfection Demon Generals and a Sword Devouring Demon Soldier. This configuration was simply outrageous!
"You scum of the righteous path, prepare to die!"

With a roar, Blood Fang unleashed a thousand-foot-long black demonic blade from the Soul-Devouring Demon Blade, which Azure Nether Sword Master barely managed to raise his broken sword to defend against.

With a crack, the broken sword shattered completely, and the demonic blade slammed into his chest. The Azure Nether Sword Master spat out a mouthful of blood, flew backward, and crashed heavily to the ground, his fate unknown.

"Sword Master!"

The remaining cultivators roared in sorrow, trying to rush to their aid, but were blocked by a large number of demonic soldiers and fell in droves.

Bloodfang looked at the fallen Azure Sword Master and sneered, "Heavenly Sword City has fallen, and you will all become nourishment for my Soul-Devouring Demon Blade!"

Just then, he sensed a powerful golden aura. Looking up, he saw Jiang Liu floating in the air and the defensive fortifications that were rapidly taking shape behind him.

"Another one coming to die?"

Blood Fang sneered, his eyes full of disdain, "A mere Nascent Soul cultivator dares to meddle? He's simply courting death!"

Jiang Liu was too lazy to waste words with him, so he brought up the defense control panel and started construction directly.

[System notification: Player has been detected to possess 600 million spirit stones. Level 6 defensive fortification access has been unlocked.]

[Tier 6 Demon-Slaying Arrow Tower: Priced at 100 million spirit stones per tower, each arrow can gather 1 billion golden rays, ignoring 90% of the defense of demonic units, dealing 90% damage to demonic units below the Great Ascension stage, and 40% damage to demonic units at the Great Ascension stage, with the "Demon-Slaying" special effect, which can sever the source of demonic energy]

[Sixth-Order Immortal Slaying Formation: Priced at 150 million spirit stones per unit, covering an area of ​​30,000 meters, all attributes of righteous cultivators within the formation are increased by 200%, the power of arrow towers is increased by 150%, and a golden sword domain can be formed to continuously cut down demonic units]

Jiang Liu: “????”

"Holy crap! A level 6 arrow tower costs 100 million? A formation costs 150 million?"

Jiang Liu almost cursed out loud after just one glance.

At that price, why don't you just rob someone?! (End of Chapter)