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The earth was desolate, and blood rained down.

More than ten figures stood with their hands behind their backs on Tianliu City, looking down at the dense black dots below, their faces extremely grim.

Those were the corpses of dead demonic beasts and cultivators from the Zhao Kingdom.

Just now, the various sects and aristocratic families of Zhao State repelled another wave of beasts.

Many cultivators are now moving back and forth on the battlefield, carefully collecting materials from demonic beasts and the remains and belongings of fallen cultivators.

"The monsters' attacks are getting stronger with each wave." The man in the dark blue robe looked at the monsters' shadows disappearing on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Spirits Mountain Range, his face bitter.

"Xuan Shui, this is nothing. This time, the demon race has gathered all the demon beasts of the Ten Thousand Spirits Mountain Range to attack our Zhao, Wu, and Yue kingdoms. In a while, even if more than twenty demon kings appear in front of Tianliu City at the same time, I won't be surprised!"

Standing next to Xuan Shui Zhenren was a burly man in red, Fu Yan Zhenren of Chi Yang Mansion, who had the most fiery temper.

He was a key figure in the century-old beast tide decades ago, and at that time he had already reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm. However, due to severe injuries sustained at that time, his cultivation has not progressed at all in the decades since.

"Of course I understand. Those demon bastards in Chu are colluding with the demon race. All the demon kings who attacked Chu in the past have appeared here."

Master Xuan Shui said in a deep voice:

"Leaving aside the six demon emperors for now, the Blood Fiend of yesteryear somehow obtained some kind of treasure and unexpectedly became a demon emperor. Having suffered such great setbacks twice before, it certainly won't let this go easily. Although True Monarch Bai Yan will deal with it, can we, with just twenty-odd of us, handle those demon kings?"

"What can we do? The only thing we can rely on now is this Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Formation beneath our feet, and we hope that the reinforcements from Yue Kingdom will arrive as soon as possible." Master Fu Yan paused slightly, and his voice became much softer.

"The Yue Kingdom's reinforcements..."

It would have been better if they hadn't mentioned it, because the expressions of the Golden Core cultivators around them became even more complicated once it was brought up.

The Wu Kingdom also borders the Wanling Mountains, but it only has two Nascent Soul forces and a dozen or so Golden Core families and sects, making it far too weak.

Naturally, it became the first target in the eyes of the demon race.

According to the intelligence reports, the Golden Armor Demon Emperor, the Netherworld Demon Emperor, and the Mysterious Old Man of the Youquan Sect of the Chu Kingdom are leading their demon kings and golden core cultivators in a full-scale attack on that place.

Due to the overwhelming offensive, the Wu Kingdom has lost one-third of its territory, and seven or eight Golden Core cultivators have died in battle. If it weren't for the timely dispatch of cultivators from the neighboring Yue Kingdom, it would probably have been breached long ago.

Even with the support of the sects in Yue, they are currently at a stalemate.

Furthermore, with Yue Kingdom sending troops to the north of Zhao Kingdom to defend against demonic cultivators, it is estimated that very few cultivators will be able to come to support Tianliu City, and it is unknown when they will arrive.

Unless the demons and demonic cultivators within the Wu Kingdom are driven back, but the other side is not stupid, they will definitely keep the main force of the Yue Kingdom tied up there.

"Are we...are we just going to wait it out like this?"

"Then what can we do? Abandon the city and flee, letting the entire Zhao Kingdom become food for the monsters?"

Another Golden Core cultivator shook his head and said, "Even if we want to escape, we can only go to the East Sea cultivation world to become a rogue cultivator or join a certain force. But there are even more monsters in the sea, and who knows, one day we might still be in the same situation."

"Our situation here is already considered good."

If it weren't for the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Formation beneath our feet and the fact that we cleared out a wave of demonic beasts from the outer perimeter of the Ten Thousand Spirits Mountain Range decades ago, things would be even more troublesome right now.

The real battleground was in the north of Zhao and in the territory of Wu.

However, all the Golden Core cultivators understood that once either of these two points was breached, the demonic beasts and evil cultivators could advance unimpeded into the Zhao Kingdom, eventually attacking from both sides, and Tianliu City would fall even if it didn't fall.

"Now it depends on whether the other places are willing to send reinforcements, and when they will arrive," Master Xuanshui sighed inwardly.

The four countries, including Zhao, are collectively known as the Southeast Immortal Cultivation Realm. They occupy only a remote corner of Donghua Continent. In the surrounding areas, there are also the Longnan Immortal Cultivation Realm, the Six Kingdoms of Dongyun, and the Donghai Immortal Cultivation Realm.

The crisis in the southeastern cultivation world can be resolved as long as the three surrounding places are willing to provide assistance.

In Xuan Shui's view, the chances were still great. After all, Donghua Continent was the territory of the human race, and he didn't believe that cultivators from other countries would sit idly by and watch the southeastern cultivation world fall into the territory of the demon race.

In addition, there is the cultivation world of the East Sea. Although the cultivators there are considered barbarians by them, they now have no choice but to seek help from them.

The cultivators of the East Sea have always longed for a territory on land, but the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wu, and Yue have refused to give in.

Taking this opportunity, we can completely annihilate the five demonic sects of Chu and promise them the territory of Chu. Even if we cannot completely annihilate them, it would be good to occupy half of the country.

However, it would take time for the cultivation world of Longnan or the six kingdoms of Dongyun to come to their aid, not to mention the cultivation world of the East Sea, which is separated by the East Sea.

All we have to do now is persevere.

If we only consider the combat power at the Nascent Soul level, there are a total of thirteen demon cultivators from the demon race, and Zhao, Yue, and Wu are also thirteen on the surface.

The main difference lies in the number of low-level cultivators and Golden Core cultivators. The Myriad Spirits Mountains may lack other things, but they have an abundance of low-level demonic beasts.

The "demon sea" tactic may seem foolish, but it is actually the most practical method.

Charging forward headlong would not only intimidate lower-level cultivators, but also distract them and increase the burden on the heavy formation.

Anyway, once someone dies, they're dead; the demon emperors don't care.

As they pondered, the Golden Core cultivators sensed something and raised their heads. The cultivators below turned their gazes to the distance and burst into cheers.

There was nothing else to it but six streaks of light were seen rapidly approaching the city wall from the horizon, followed by dozens of large and small treasure ships and spirit vessels.

It's obvious that reinforcements have arrived!

Judging from the flags on the treasure ship, the visitors were none other than the Four Kings of Yue.

"Only six Golden Core cultivators...?"

Seeing the six streaks of light that were getting infinitely closer, the Golden Core cultivators looked somewhat disappointed. However, they thought about it again and realized that it was not easy for the Wu Kingdom to send so many cultivators, so they should not be too harsh.

Even if a Golden Core cultivator were to arrive, their pressure would be significantly reduced.

After the six beams of light landed, they naturally split into two groups, one with four people and the other with two people standing side by side.

Master Xuanshui glanced at them and was slightly surprised. One of the people in the group was Song Siyu, who had gone to Yingchuan County a few days ago. As for the man in blue beside her, he looked very unfamiliar.

However, looking at the man's handsome face and somewhat unstable aura, he immediately knew who it was.

Now is not the time to greet each other, so I can only nod first.

Meanwhile, the three men and one woman who had landed had already begun chatting with the Golden Core cultivators. The tall man at the head introduced himself: "I am Shao Guangchen of the Chenyun Sect, Daoist name [Chen Xuan]. Greetings to all the fellow Daoists from Zhao!"

"This is Wu Cheng from the Tiangang Sect, whose Daoist name is Yunmo; this is also Master Yanhu from the Demon Flame Sect; and Fairy Wenxin from the Jade Phoenix Sect!"

"We have met our fellow Daoists from the State of Zhao!"

"No, no, no, it is we who have met with the four of you fellow Daoists. You just escaped from the Kingdom of Wu and came here without stopping. You must be exhausted!"

The person with the highest cultivation level here is True Person Fu Yan, so naturally he is the one who greets them.

He continued, "I am Fu Yan of the Blazing Sun Prefecture. Right now, True Monarchs Bai Yan and Kui Lin are stationed in Tianliu City, but they are still healing and cannot come out to greet us. So I will have to do it on their behalf."

"Senior is too kind. How could we allow the True Lord to come out and greet us?"

The fairy Wenxin, dressed in a pink dress, said softly, "Senior, we have been ordered to come to the aid of Tianliu City. We wonder what the situation is like on the demon side?"

"Here's the situation..." Since he had been asked, Fu Yan naturally wouldn't hide anything and told him the whole story.

"Phew, the demon race still hasn't launched a major attack. The situation is unclear!"

Upon hearing this, all four felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

They had just escaped from the Wu Kingdom and their injuries hadn't even fully healed when they were immediately dispatched here. They had hoped things would be better, but unexpectedly, they were stuck in a quagmire again.

But then I thought, the demon race has not yet launched a major attack, could it be that they are wary of Tianliu City?

After all, this city has withstood five millennium beast tides without being breached, which is quite impressive.

Of course, it's also possible that they are accumulating strength, planning to break through in one fell swoop.

In any case, including the four of them, there are more than twenty Golden Core cultivators present, plus two Nascent Soul cultivators. Defending the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Formation should not be a problem.

Now we just need to wait for the cultivators from Wu Kingdom to continue to come to our aid, or for cultivators from other cultivation worlds to arrive in time.

"Four fellow Daoists, now that you have come, what is the situation of the war in Wu?"

Upon hearing this, True Person Chenxuan finally smiled slightly and explained, "Five days ago, True Monarch Yunling of my Chenyun Sect used the sect's most treasured artifact to severely injure that Golden Armored Demon Emperor. Seeing that the situation was not good, the latter immediately led his remaining troops to retreat!"

"With one demon emperor gone, the situation has improved considerably, allowing us to escape and rush to their aid!"

"Very good!"

The faces of the Golden Core cultivators, including Master Fu Yan, immediately lit up with joy. With the departure of a Demon Emperor, the pressure on the Wu Kingdom's battlefield had been greatly reduced!

If only one more person leaves, Wu will be able to fight alone, and then the four kingdoms of Yue can come to Zhao's aid with all their might.

This is good news, but we still need to focus on this right now. The battlefield is ever-changing, and who knows what might happen?

After a brief conversation, everyone turned their attention to the man and woman standing to the side.

They had all seen Song Siyu before, but who was that man in blue?

Seeing that all the cultivators were looking at him, Zhang Lingyu remained calm and bowed, saying, "This junior is Zhang Lingyu of the Zhang family of Yingchuan, with the Daoist name [Yuyao]. Greetings to all the seniors!"

"Seniors, do you remember the unusual sky over Yingchuan County five days ago? I was ordered to go and investigate, and found that Fellow Daoist Yuyao was undergoing the Golden Core Tribulation."

Song Siyu explained from the side, "After Fellow Daoist Yuyao successfully formed his core, I went back to the sect with him and met the sect leader. He is now Elder Keqin of our sect!"

"On the way back to Tianliu City, we happened to meet the four True Immortals, including Chen Xuan, who were coming to our aid, so we came together."

Upon hearing the name Yingchuan, the Golden Core cultivators already knew everything.

He immediately cupped his hands in congratulations.

"Congratulations on achieving the Core Formation, fellow Daoist! You seem to be under a hundred years old, just like Siyu. Truly a young hero!"

"Yes, yes, now that we've formed our cores, we're all peers. Come, let me introduce you to these fellow Daoists behind me one by one." Master Fu Yan, with his easygoing personality and love of lively gatherings, immediately began introducing them.

Zhang Lingyu greeted each of the Golden Core cultivators present, thus getting to know them.

Xuan Shui Zhenren, standing to the side, squinted and stroked his beard with a smile.

Although he was only a guest elder, he was still a Golden Core cultivator in the sect. Every bit of power he gained was a good thing, and he naturally felt much more at ease.

After exchanging pleasantries, since the beast tide had just receded, all the Golden Core cultivators inevitably had some injuries. Those with more serious injuries went into the city to heal, while those with lighter injuries stayed on the city wall to guard.

Since Zhang Lingyu had only broken through a few days ago and his realm was somewhat unstable, True Person Xuanshui arranged for him to go into seclusion in the core area of ​​Tianliu City.

Led by a disciple of the Jade Light Pavilion, Zhang Lingyu quickly chose a cave dwelling.

It must be said that Tianliu City is a top-tier immortal city, with a very rich spiritual energy in its core area, comparable to a low-grade fourth-order spiritual vein.

Zhang Lingyu did not rush into seclusion. First, she sent a message to her family, telling them that she was defending against the beast tide in Tianliu City. Then she sent messages to Wang Menghan and Zhang Yuanyao.

Before long, several streaks of light landed outside the cave.

"Greetings, Master/Real Person!"

"Everyone, please come in."

Zhang Lingyu smiled and nodded, watching his disciples lead all the Foundation Establishment cultivators from Yingchuan County into the cave.

In terms of numbers, the Zhang family is still the main force, while the remaining few have only recently achieved Foundation Establishment, but are only at the early stage of cultivation.

Upon seeing Zhang Lingyu, everyone except Wang Menghan and the other person was overjoyed. Even though they had already learned the news three days ago, the congratulatory voices continued to rise and fall.

"Alright, alright."

Zhang Lingyu waved his hand and looked at Zhang Xingfeng, the leader of the group, asking, "Uncle, what's the situation now?"

"In the past year or so, demonic beasts have attacked Tianliu City more than ten times, large and small. Thanks to Tianliu City's great formation, the overall casualties were not too great. Our family was considered lucky among them, with only twenty-nine members perishing. The rest of the aristocratic families..."

Zhang Xingfeng paused, glanced at the Foundation Establishment vassals standing beside him with their heads bowed, his meaning clear, and continued, "Now all the families are sending more people here, and the demonic beasts are also gathering on the outskirts of the mountains. A great battle is probably just around the corner."

"Just yesterday, the family sent a message that my eldest brother and the others were coming, leaving only Ling Tai and a few others who had just established their foundations, along with some other clansmen, to guard Qingya Mountain."

"Where is the Supreme Elder?" Zhang Lingyu nodded and continued to ask.

"The Chen family of Linhai County was ordered by the Six Clans to go to the north to resist the Chu Kingdom. The Grand Elder, as a guest elder of the Chen family, also went with them," Zhang Xingfeng sighed.

After all, Zhang Yuanhua had signed a blood pact and was currently a guest of the Chen family. It was already quite generous of him to allow the Hui people to look after Zhang Lingyu's breakthrough. If he were to refuse again now, he would be violating the blood pact.

"Okay, I understand."

Zhang Lingyu didn't ask too many questions and said, "I went to Yuguang Pavilion three days ago and have officially become a guest elder of the sect. I just told True Person Xuanshui that during the city defense period, all the cultivators in Yingchuan County will be under my command."

"Very good!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces immediately lit up with joy. As vassal families, they were naturally under the command of the Jade Light Pavilion. If they were sent to a dangerous place, wouldn't their lives be in danger?

If someone disobeys orders, they will not only be executed on the spot as a warning to others, but their entire family will also be implicated.

Although this matter has not yet occurred, Zhang Lingyu's arrival has clearly reassured them.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Lingyu casually bestowed some pills and magical artifacts upon the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the vassal families, telling them to leave first. Only when his own family members remained in the cave did he take out the truly valuable items.

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