I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

Someone shouted a warning to the crowd.

"What? A major disaster? Where is there a major disaster?"

Some people are confused and do not understand what it means.

"A great disaster? A change in the earth's veins? A great disaster is about to happen? Don't believe it, it's just drunken ramblings! We just need to enjoy ourselves and drink. Keep the music playing, keep dancing!"

Some people heard of it and knew about it, but they only laughed it off.

"A great disaster is coming! This is a conspiracy orchestrated by the imperial court! We must flee!"

Some people took advantage of the situation and spread rumors. Subsequently, they were arrested by patrolling soldiers and thrown into jail.

Looking at the suddenly chaotic debate hall, Qinghuai's eyes remained expressionless.

These changes were exactly as she had expected.

They are just a mob. They can put on a show in front of others as long as they don't cause trouble, but once they encounter misfortune, they can't maintain their persona and run around like headless flies.

"You're here?"

She looked up into the distance.

Two auras erupted there.

Its nature is cold and dark, and it is irritable and difficult to calm down.

This was her second purpose for coming here.

They would help the imperial court subdue demons and monsters, then claim their reward and return to rebuild the village. After all, feeding, clothing, and other necessities for a village of one or two hundred people was a huge expense.

"Report! My lord, those two fox spirits have used illusion magic to ambush the garrison and escaped. One is currently heading this way, while the other is heading towards the city."

The attendant reported the situation to Li Wenyu, who was drinking tea.

"Illusion, huh..."

It's laughable that even hundreds of elite soldiers in Chang'an couldn't handle those two demons.

However, Li Wenyu was already prepared.

The fox spirit's origins are mysterious and its abilities are unknown. He ordered the soldiers to wear armor and lead troops not to capture the two demons, but to ensure that the soldiers could protect themselves if they encountered danger.

He lost his precious soldiers for the sake of two demons. Let alone being reprimanded when he returns in broad daylight, Li Wenyu would rather commit suicide out of shame first.

"coming."

Li Wenyu drank the last sip of tea and looked towards the entrance of the discussion hall.

A strong, eerie wind arose, and the originally cool breeze instantly transformed into a bone-chilling, yin energy.

"With so many people here, it's really convenient."

A seductive voice rang out, and the fox spirit revealed itself, swaying its body.

"Then let's start with you, handsome young man."

She looked at the martial artist who was closest to her.

Her fingertips traced the neckline of the ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), touched her red tongue, and finally trailed a strand of silver.

Her body was like a millet seed, and her eyes were alluring.

The martial artist had never seen such a scene before, and he immediately became aroused.

"Where did this monster come from? Take this punch!"

Yeah, his fist is hard now.

The martial artist's unconventional actions startled the fox spirit, who then received a punch to her beautiful face.

"Hmph, you monster, how does my fist taste?"

Having won the first blow, the martial artist looked at the defeated fox demon and raised his fist again.

"Ahhhh!"

A shrill scream rang out, scraping past everyone's ears like a sharp blade; its tone was not alluring, but rather hoarse like withered wood.

"You actually...you actually..."

She glared fiercely at the martial artist, her once beautiful face now cracked, like a piece of pottery about to shatter.

"The demon is about to reveal itself. Tell them to back down."

"Here!"

The attendant, upon receiving the order, immediately rose and called out to the crowd:

"Gentlemen, you shall retreat here. The court will take over the affairs thereafter."

"We are about to reach the summit."

As I climbed Mount Taihua under the bright daylight, I was deeply moved.

Next comes the most crucial moment.

Once the cauldron is erected during the day, the earth's veins will connect with it.

The power of the earth's veins, led by Mount Taihua, will be entirely transformed into the aid of daylight.

Therefore, he must not let anyone disturb him.

"We've been following you all this way, aren't you coming out yet?"

Nian turned to look down.

"Heh heh, you traitor, you do have some sharp eyes. You actually saw through my escape technique."

The hunchbacked old woman slowly walked out, leaning on her cane, and spoke to Nian with a tone that was half-praise and half-sarcasm.

"Ha, a mere trick concocted from imitating the Five Elements theory, you think you can fool me?"

He stood with his hands tucked into his chest, looking down at her.

"Heh heh, there are too many defective products. If one out of twelve dies, He'll be a bit more lucid, right?"

She looked at Nian and slowly uttered a sentence that would make Nian kill her.

"Is that so? Then I'd like to see how you kill this defective product."

The next moment, Nian had already drawn his greatsword and lunged forward.

Faced with the giant sword and the menacing Nian, the old woman simply raised her hand.

"The wind is coming!"

Qinghuai made his move.

This fox spirit is skilled in the arts of the Five Elements, and her own cultivation in this field is also extremely powerful. When the yin wind shrouds this place, she can hide in the wind and be unharmed by ordinary spells. Although the imperial army is powerful, it cannot effectively deal with this fox spirit if it cannot find her true form.

Only by defeating her with the same magic as her can we force her to reveal her true form.

"A mere breeze, trying to stop me?"

The fox spirit's mournful cry echoed in the eerie wind; she showed no respect whatsoever for the caster.

This attitude not only made Qinghuai frown, but also angered the cultivators who were under orders to stay within the imperial court's protective barrier.

They were already living in poverty, and now they have to endure the mockery of demons. Their education never taught them to be patient.

"Go! Let's show this monster what we're made of!"

"Take this: Wildfire!"

"Can you handle the ice magic I've honed over twenty years?"

"Eat my Demon-Subduing Technique!"

Buddhist chants, Taoist arts, and all sorts of spells rained down into the eerie wind.

Returning the strength of the twenty-three Taihua Mountains, the weight of ten thousand acres

"Damn old man."

The year was trapped.

They were trapped by a strong wind.

This wind is no ordinary wind; it is a thousand-year-old yin wind carried from the mountains. Its yin energy is so dense that it has transformed into a long, surging river, and each gust feels like a huge wave crashing against your body.

If it were only this year, it wouldn't be so frustrating.

What she feared was what would happen after these yin energies invaded her body.

If your body is invaded by negative forces accumulated over thousands of years, you might go insane.

Even for Xiaobai's sake, she couldn't risk her life.

She unfurled her shield, blocking out the eerie winds and towering waves.

"Is this all you're capable of? How fragile! I'm really curious how you managed to climb up here with your old arms and legs. Did you slip and fall down along the way?"

He still had the energy to mock the old woman.

"All you can do is talk the talk."

As she watched the earth's vein power rise ever higher, a hint of anxiety flashed in the old woman's eyes.

Her coming here with the two of them was purely by chance.

Her original intention was to use the Yin energy accumulated over thousands of years in Taihua to create a giant wave that would engulf the entire Chang'an.

She had indeed collected enough Yin energy, and was just waiting to cast a spell to achieve her goal.

But the appearance of daylight and the year disrupted her plans.

She then discovered Bai Zhou's actions.

This person is collecting ley lines; he wants to transform himself into this mountain.

"What a crazy yet powerful idea!"

She was very satisfied with Bai Zhou's plan; in her view, this was the way of a strong person. Therefore, she paused her spellcasting and followed Bai Zhou here, waiting for the best opportunity to switch places with him, ambush Bai Zhou, and transform herself into Mount Taihua.

And now, the ritual that person was holding seems to be nearing completion, but she's trapped here by this damn defective product.