I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

Seeing Luo Tong's reaction, Li Yuan slowly said:

"Brother Luo, if that's truly the case, what should our two families do?"

Luo Tong waved his hand.

"Brother Li, please stop trying to trick me. I haven't known Fellow Daoist Xu for as long as you have. But if I were you, I would immediately distance myself from the Xu family."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanxing already had the answer in his mind. Xu Qingfeng's talent was only average to begin with, and his cultivation speed was even slower than his own. Given the abundance of resources he provided, it was impossible for Xu Qingfeng to reach such a level in such a short time unless something happened to him.

Li Yuan then cupped his hands in greeting to Luo Tong.

"Haha, thank you for your guidance, Brother Luo."

The four chatted idly along the way until they finally arrived at Shuanglong Pass.

At this time, countless soldiers had gathered at Shuanglong Pass. There were even three Foundation Establishment cultivators on the city wall. Most of these soldiers would leave after completing the defensive works, leaving a small number for the cultivators to command.

Li Yuan was also taken aback when he saw the stone wall, which was about twenty meters high. The thickness of the wall meant that ordinary monsters could not cause much damage to it.

Every ten meters or so on the city wall was a flag, and these were not ordinary flags. They were real battle flags, cast by the formation masters of the Daqing royal family, and used to reinforce the city wall.

In addition, a giant crossbow made of refined iron was cast every fifty meters. If this crossbow were activated, it could easily tear apart a mid-stage Qi Refining level demon beast.

Looking at the magnificent city walls and the countless weapons made of refined iron for fighting against the demonic beasts, the cultivators felt much more at ease.

If these few hundred cultivators alone are expected to withstand this tide of demonic beasts, it is nothing short of a pipe dream.

After all the cultivators arrived at Shuanglong Pass, Ouyang Zhengyi, who was leading the group, looked at everyone.

"Besides recording battle achievements and exchanging items, the command flag we gave you also serves another purpose: it is linked to the entire Shuanglong Pass."

If there are too many demonic beasts, I will activate the formation of the Twin Dragon Pass. At that time, you only need to gather your magic power on this command flag to form a huge magic power shield that will surround the entire Twin Dragon Pass.

At this moment, Li Yuan examined the command flag that had been issued for the first time. He did not expect that it would have such an ability. Li Yuan knew the material of the command flag, which was just a kind of ordinary monster fur. However, he could not understand the runes engraved on it at all.

These should be runes for some kind of guiding array, which would require at least a high-level array master to create.

Just as Li Yuan was lost in thought, two more figures flew into the sky above Shuanglong Pass, both of them exuding the aura of the Foundation Establishment realm.

As two figures flew to Shuanglong Pass, Ouyang Zhengyi and two other Foundation Establishment cultivators hurriedly stepped forward to greet them. From their clothing, Li Yuan guessed that they should be from the Medicine Sect.

Thus, five Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared at Shuanglong Pass. As two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Medicine Sect appeared, many disciples from the Medicine Sect also rushed towards Shuanglong Pass.

This situation wasn't limited to Shuanglong Pass; cultivators from the Medicine Sect emerged at every border checkpoint of Daqing, though their overall numbers were lower than those of local Daqing cultivators.

After discussing with the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Medicine Sect, Ouyang Zhengyi dismissed Li Yuan and the others, and their respective residences appeared on their spirit flags.

Besides providing support, the cultivators from the Medicine Sect also brought a message to the group at Shuanglong Pass.

"That means that within three days at the latest, the horde of demonic beasts will cross the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest and rush into the border of Daqing."

However, the immortals felt much more at ease seeing such magnificent city walls and such sturdy defenses. But at the Medicine Sect disciples' residence, everyone was quite the opposite of the immortals, with furrowed brows and solemnly waiting for something.

After returning to his residence, Li Yuan began to adjust his state of mind. He naturally noticed the serious expressions on the faces of the Medicine Sect disciples. Moreover, judging from the preparations made by the Great Qing Kingdom, the danger of this trip was absolutely unpredictable, otherwise the Medicine Sect disciples would not have shown such serious expressions.

On the fourth day after arriving at Shuanglong Pass, it was nearly midnight when Li Yuan was meditating when a roar mixed with magical power suddenly resounded throughout the entire Shuanglong Pass.

"Raise your troops and prepare to meet the enemy."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Shuanglong Pass was instantly illuminated. Li Yuan also woke up from his meditation and, with Zhou Tian, ​​went to the city wall, where countless cultivators had already gathered.

After arriving at the city wall, Li Yuan led the way to look outside the city. At this time, hundreds of demonic beasts had gathered about two miles outside the city. If they had delayed for another half an incense stick, the demonic beasts would probably have already stormed the city wall.

This scene sent chills down the spines of Li Yuan and many other cultivators. According to custom, if a demonic beast attacks a city, the sound can be detected from ten miles away. However, this time the demonic beast had already come within two miles. If it weren't for the roar of that Foundation Establishment cultivator earlier, the consequences would have been unpredictable.

Having witnessed the scale of the monsters, all the crossbows on the city walls adjusted their direction and aimed at the horde. At the command of the Shuanglong Pass general, countless iron swords charged towards the horde.

Meanwhile, the monsters on the other side stopped lowering their voices and charged towards the city walls, and the war broke out amidst their roars.

However, most of the monsters attacking now are early-stage or mid-stage Qi Refining demons, which Li Yuan can handle with relative ease.

As for Zhou Tian, ​​he also killed several early-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts beside Li Yuan. Besides his amazing talent, Zhou Tian's combat skills were also surprisingly sophisticated.

However, no matter what, he was still in the early stage of Qi Refining. At this time, Zhou Tian's magic power was almost exhausted. Li Yuan was right next to Zhou Tian. Seeing his condition, Li Yuan quickly came to Zhou Tian's side and took him up to the city wall.

After sending it back, Li Yuan returned to the battlefield. With the fine iron crossbows above, he shot down the demonic beasts. Most of the demonic beasts that had fled to the city walls were wounded. This was a good opportunity to earn battle merits, and Li Yuan did not want to let it go.

As the cultivators exerted their strength, the less valuable monster materials gradually began to pile up below the city wall. Among the monster horde, seeing so many monsters being slaughtered, a huge ape covered with sharp spikes roared and charged towards the city wall.

Under the onslaught of this monstrous beast, the three cultivators instantly perished on the spot.

Fortunately, Ouyang Zhengyi, who was on the city wall, was the first to jump down. A golden longsword appeared behind him and slashed at the Vajra Ape.

However, the Vajra Ape's attack was something that Ouyang Zhengyi, a cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage, could not withstand. In just three moves, Ouyang Zhengyi was forced to retreat back to the city wall.

Upon seeing this, the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed at Shuanglong Pass, one wielding a giant shield and the other a long halberd, hurled them at the Vajra Ape.

Seeing this, the level two Vajra Ape pounded its chest and attacked the first cultivator with the shield. However, the Foundation Establishment cultivator with the shield was very confident. Its whole body was filled with yellow magic power, which gathered towards the shield. The shield instantly expanded three times, firmly blocking the attacking Vajra Ape.

At the same time, the cultivator wielding the giant halberd soared into the sky and severed the steel ape's right hand with a single strike.

The Vajra Ape, its arm severed, roared and prepared to retreat, but Ouyang Zhengyi, who had just recovered on the city wall, had already arrived behind the Vajra Ape.

With a purple talisman in his left hand and a black talisman in his right, Ouyang Zhengyi slowly revealed a Tai Chi symbol behind him as the two talismans rose into the air.

At the same time, a Tai Chi symbol appeared beneath the Vajra Ape's feet, firmly controlling the Vajra Ape in place. Then, the Foundation Establishment cultivator wielding the giant halberd seized the opportunity to channel all his mana into the halberd, cleaving the Vajra Ape in two with a single strike.

The three of them immediately retreated back to the city wall and restored their magical power.