Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Moreover, that's not all. Enormous primordial spirit statues appeared out of thin air in various areas of Tianyi City.

As soon as they appeared, they unleashed a powerful force, indiscriminately attacking the surrounding buildings.

In an instant, tens of thousands of cultivators died in their attack, and many exquisite buildings were reduced to ruins. Screams and screams filled the air.

As Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue stood at the window and saw the sudden commotion outside, they knew that Lin Qingyou's warning was true; there really was a powerful figure causing trouble tonight.

"This is... there's more than one Nascent Soul cultivator." Upon seeing this, Ye Liuyun quickly put on his clothes, as did Lin Aoxue.

There's no need for them to say anything more now; Qin Yi and the others already know. The key thing for them is to think about how to protect themselves.

Chapter 329 Night of Slaughter (Part 2) (6000 words)

Qin Yi and the others are already gathering the disciples of the Cloud Sect.

"All disciples, assemble immediately! Something big has happened," Qin Yi summoned using her magic.

Upon hearing the noise, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue quickly packed their things and went outside.

The commotion outside was too great, and Han Yao and the others were very nervous. They felt that the fluctuation of that power was so strong that touching it would mean certain death. They couldn't understand how such a big thing could suddenly happen in Tianyi City.

"Elder, what's going on? Why are cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage attacking the city without any restraint?" a disciple asked anxiously.

Qin Yi's expression was also very solemn. She didn't have time to think about what was going on, but she was certain that they might all die here today.

"I don't know. I just tried to contact the outside world, but unfortunately, the communication here is blocked by the formation in the sky. We have lost contact with the outside world. In addition, this sudden attack by a Nascent Soul expert, if I'm not mistaken, should be a conspiracy planned by the enemies of the Upper Sect. We must quickly join up with the other three sects and advance together to have any chance of survival," Qin Yi said calmly and seriously.

Upon hearing this, Lin Aoxue wondered if it was related to the Blood Demon Sect, but judging from the situation, it shouldn't be the Blood Demon Sect's doing.

Upon hearing this, even Murong Huan showed a look of panic. They didn't want to die here. Their fame in the Southern Ridge was just around the corner, and it would be too unjust to die today.

After saying that, everyone followed Qin Yi to meet up with the other three sects. The other three sects were also in chaos at this time, as this matter was completely unexpected by them.

What's even more frightening is that the Supreme Induction Sect hasn't yet noticed anything amiss in Tianyi City. Of course, this can't be blamed on the Supreme Induction Sect; the isolation formations in Tianyi City prevent even cultivators at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm from transmitting any commotion.

However, Tianyi City had to send a message to the Supreme Response Sect every half hour. If they noticed that no message was being sent after half an hour, they would definitely realize something was wrong.

Fortunately, there are cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage in Tianyi City.

Li Bai was in Tianyi City at the moment. After hearing the commotion outside, he immediately glanced outside and narrowed his eyes.

"A bunch of lunatics." Li Bai snorted coldly, then vanished from the tavern in an instant.

He himself appeared before the strongest Nascent Soul cultivator.

This Nascent Soul cultivator sat cross-legged atop a building hundreds of meters high, unleashing a torrent of lightning. Wherever the lightning struck, cultivators and houses alike were reduced to scorched earth.

Looking at the tragic scene around him, Li Bai's usually calm face suddenly turned gloomy.

The owner of the enormous primordial spirit dharma image opposite him naturally also noticed Li Bai.

"Hehe, that's a bit unexpected. I didn't expect that Old Ghost Tianyi's little apprentice is also in the city. If I were to kill you here, Old Ghost Tianyi would probably be heartbroken, wouldn't he?"

On the opposite high-rise building sat a gaunt old man dressed in a black robe. The old man exuded a terrifying aura, and his Dharma form was the largest at present.

This guy's cultivation level should be around the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm, which is stronger than Li Bai, but his blood and qi are depleted, his lifespan is almost over, and his combat power is not at its peak.

"Ancestor Crimson Thunder? You're still alive? It really was your Reverse Immortal Alliance that orchestrated this." Li Bai said with some surprise.

"Hmph! I was lucky to survive and have been living a miserable life for many years. Today, I finally have the chance to avenge the massacre of my family." The gaunt old man said with a murderous look on his face.

The old man was using pure immortal thunder magic, which did not seem to be any kind of evil path. However, the sects destroyed by the Supreme Response Sect were not necessarily all destroyed because of practicing evil arts.

Many of these conflicts stemmed from clashes of interests or from conflicts among disciples within the sect, leading to sect wars.

This Crimson Thunder Ancestor was a Nascent Soul cultivator born in a medium-sized sect in the Northern Region more than 3000 years ago. Unfortunately, due to an unfortunate incident, a disciple of the Supreme Response Sect was killed by a cultivator in the sect during a struggle for an opportunity.

Then the master of the direct disciple personally descended upon the sect where the Crimson Thunder Ancestor was located and destroyed the sect with a single blow. At that time, the Crimson Thunder Ancestor was only at the first level of the Nascent Soul realm and happened to be away from the sect. By the time he returned, his sect had become a ruin, and all his disciples and grand-disciples had been killed.

She then joined the Reverse Immortal Alliance, an organization in the Northern Region specifically dedicated to opposing the Supreme Response Sect.

“Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. If you want revenge, just come to my Supreme Response Sect. Why bother uniting so many people to attack Tianyi City? The vast majority of cultivators in Tianyi City are innocent,” Li Bai said, frowning.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with these people seeking revenge against their Taishang Ganying Sect; rather, he felt that attacking Tianyi City was pointless.

While attacking Tianyi City could cause numerous casualties among cultivators, it would not actually shake the foundation of the Supreme Response Sect.

Furthermore, the Supreme Response Sect will eventually discover the situation here. Once they find out, they will be like birds in a cage, and Tianyi City will become their burial ground.

"Hmph! Attack your Supreme Induction Sect's base? Heh, we old folks aren't that stupid. Most of the cultivators attending the Southern Ridge Gathering today are in the city. We'll use our frail, aged bodies to ruin your Southern Ridge Gathering this year. That's much more painful for your Supreme Induction Sect than going to your deaths, isn't it? Enough nonsense, let us experience the high level of your Drunken Sword Immortal's skills."

"Summon the lightning!" the old man roared. The next moment, a large amount of red lightning burst forth from his primordial spirit avatar and blasted towards Li Bai.

It was less a lightning strike and more a thunderstorm, which nearly blocked Li Bai's escape route.

"Master, you must realize this quickly," Li Bai murmured to himself, clearly finding the matter quite troublesome.

He then took a sip of wine, drew his weapon, and brandished his sword.

"The Yellow River's waters come from the heavens, and a single blue lotus blooms for eternity."

As Li Bai brandished his sword, a large amount of dark yellow water flowed from his body, followed by the emergence of green lotus buds on the surface of the water.

"Azure Lotus Sword Domain - Open".

Li Bai shouted, and a blinding white light burst forth from his sword, engulfing the area where he and the Crimson Thunder Ancestor were at an incredible speed.

The Crimson Thunder Ancestor was stunned as he watched the power spreading towards him. Then, it was as if he was being dragged into another world. When he came to his senses, he and Li Bai were already in a boundless body of water.

The waters are filled with a large number of blue lotus flowers, like a dream.

Chi Lei glanced around and then showed a surprised expression.

"You are a promising young man. At such a young age, you have already grasped the essence of sword and wine, and then used these two essences to touch the realm of laws. Young man, if you do not die today, you will surely be reborn as a saint one day." Ancestor Crimson Thunder gave Li Bai high praise.

"Thank you for the compliment, senior. However, I am not confident that I can defeat you," Li Bai said with a smile, his eyes narrowed.

Old Ancestor Crimson Thunder chuckled, took a deep breath, and stood up. As he stood up, his withered body swelled up like a dead tree coming back to life. In no time, the originally thin old man transformed into a robust and arrogant young man.

The moment Ancestor Crimson Thunder regained his youth, his aura and power surged to almost reach the level of the eighth level of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Of course, Li Bai could also see that the Crimson Thunder Ancestor had used the last bit of his life essence.

After using up this power, he can indeed recover to his peak condition for a certain period of time, but at the same time, he will surely die afterwards; it's just a fleeting moment of glory.

"Ah! A young body is still more energetic. What a pity, what a pity!" Ancestor Crimson Thunder laughed heartily.

The two did not use their primordial spirit avatars in this space because the primordial spirit consumes a lot of power. Ancestor Crimson Thunder could not use his life essence while also using his primordial spirit avatar, otherwise he might not even last three minutes.

He didn't think he could defeat Li Bai in three minutes.

Li Bai was the same; he needed to maintain his sword domain, so he couldn't use his Dharma form.

However, unless it's a one-sided battle, the primordial spirit and dharma form won't play a significant role in a fight between people of the same cultivation level.

Despite Li Bai only being at the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit Realm, with the support of dual artistic conceptions, he is capable of fighting opponents of higher levels.

"Come on, I am destined to die today. If I can take you with me before I die, then I will die a worthy death," said Ancestor Crimson Thunder indifferently.

Li Bai wasted no more time and flew toward the Crimson Thunder Ancestor with his sword.

With a wave of his hand, the Crimson Thunder Ancestor produced a long spear crackling with lightning. Clearly, the Crimson Thunder Ancestor knew that using lightning magic to deal with Li Bai would be of little use.

The battle between the two officially began, but the area they were in was shrouded by Li Bai's sword domain, isolating them from the outside world.

In fact, if Li Bai had fought the opponent without regard for anything else, his chances of winning would have been much greater. He just didn't want his battle with Ancestor Chi Lei to affect more innocent cultivators.

Ye Liuyun and the others had already met up with the cultivators from the other three sects. They had all arrived on the first floor. In this situation, they had to stay away from the area where the Nascent Soul cultivators were located, otherwise they might lose their lives if they were not careful.

"Everyone, tonight is a great calamity for us. At this critical moment of life and death, our four major sects must stand together to have any hope of survival. You should have already seen that among the cultivators who attacked Tianyi City, there are more than ten Nascent Soul experts. If there are no other Nascent Soul cultivators in the city to stop them, then..."

"Then we cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm can only try our best to buy time, like ants trying to shake a tree. I believe the upper sect will notice soon. You must retreat to the safe zone on the edge," Qin Yi said to everyone with a serious expression.

The elders of the other three families, upon seeing so many Nascent Soul cultivators appear in the city, knew that today would probably not end so easily.

The four major sects are directly affiliated forces of the Supreme Response Sect. If the other party is here to retaliate against the Supreme Response Sect, then the four major sects are definitely on the kill list.

"This? Elder." Murong Huan wanted to say something, but Qin Yi interrupted him.

"Don't say anything more, quickly take your junior brothers and sisters and leave. I can already sense a large number of cultivators approaching us," Qin Yi said.

Ye Liuyun immediately asked Lin Qingyou, and learned that the entire Tianyi City was now in complete chaos, and a large number of cultivators dressed in black were killing other cultivators indiscriminately within the city.

Currently, a group of very powerful cultivators are spreading towards the area where they are located.

"Find the disciples of the four major sects—Cloud Sect, Sword Sect, Dao Sect, and Flower Sect—and kill them all, regardless of the cost," the leading black-clad cultivator ordered.

Among these people are many cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm. If they were to find Ye Liuyun and his group, the consequences would be severe.

As for those Nascent Soul cultivators, after Li Bai made his move, a number of Nascent Soul cultivators appeared from various parts of the city. These people were not necessarily all from the Supreme Response Sect, but also some local forces from the Northern Region and some major cultivation families from Tianyi City.

"Damn it, who are you people? How dare you attack my Wang family! I will never let you get away with this!" An old man flew out from a destroyed family compound and immediately attacked the Nascent Soul cultivator closest to him.

These Nascent Soul level experts from the Reverse Immortal Alliance target the areas where families with Nascent Soul level experts reside.

Before the attack, they had already investigated how many Nascent Soul cultivators were entrenched in Tianyi City, and the number was considerable. The reason they made such a big commotion was to hold back these Nascent Soul experts.

The cultivators who invaded from the outside were the real main force.

If it weren't for the vastness of Tianyi City, a single Nascent Soul cultivator could easily have destroyed Yunhai City.

With the Nascent Soul cultivators launching a counterattack, the Anti-Immortal Alliance no longer had time to destroy the city on a large scale. They could only gather their strength and fight them in the ruins. These people had clearly already made their preparations.

However, several of these forces within the city remained completely unmoved by the attacks of the Nascent Soul cultivators.

"You lot, get out of here! I don't care what you're doing, but get as far away from my Wanbaolou as possible, or you'll face the consequences." A cold, sharp voice echoed from a magnificent golden pavilion, causing the surrounding Nascent Soul experts to retreat in disarray.

Not only them, but also several other special forces have issued warnings to the people of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

These are not families that the Rebel Immortal Alliance can afford to offend; any one of them could easily wipe them out of the Southern Ridge.

Ye Liuyun and the others were about to retreat, but before leaving, Ye Liuyun thought for a moment and then quickly ran to Qin Yi.

"Elder, take this. In a life-or-death situation, it will ensure your safety." Ye Liuyun handed a medicine bottle to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi was taken aback, but before she could ask Ye Liuyun what it was, Ye Liuyun retreated with the main force of the Yun Sect.

"Eh? This little girl?" Qin Yi slightly raised the porcelain bottle in her hand, opened it, and took a look. With just that one glance, Qin Yi's eyes trembled involuntarily.

Even she was shocked by the power emanating from the pill.

"This...this little girl has a secret." Qin Yi put away the pills, then watched the approaching shadows with the elders from the other three families.

The group of men in black saw four powerful auras blocking their way, and then took out their magical artifacts to check the identities of these people.

These people seem to already know the identities of Yun Zong and the others, which suggests that there must be a deeply hidden traitor within the Taishang Ganying Sect.

"It's them. These four are their leader, four cultivators at the peak of the Divine Soul Realm. We'll take care of these four. You go and find their disciples."

After saying this, the group split into two. A large group of people swept past, while the remaining 12 people confronted Qin Yi and her group.

"Tsk tsk, you overestimate us. Four peak Divine Soul Realm cultivators, four late-stage Divine Soul Realm cultivators, and four mid-stage Divine Soul Realm cultivators. Fellow Daoists, it seems we might have to stay here today." Qin Yi's body flashed with white light, and her casual clothes disappeared, replaced by a set of battle armor, which was also a Xuan-grade battle armor.

"Sigh! Seriously, these guys really know how to pick their timing," the other four said helplessly.

The reason the other side sent such a powerful team of cultivators to cause trouble was obviously because they knew that these four people, as the Grand Elders of the four major sects in the Southern Region, were far more powerful than ordinary peak Divine Soul Realm cultivators.

Don't underestimate the Yun Sect and the other three sects. These four medium-sized sects are top-tier even in the Northern Region. The Supreme Induction Sect has spent a lot of time on them.

In this era, medium-sized sects in the Northern Region do not have any Nascent Soul cultivators, which shows the gap between them.

"Go! Kill them!" Without saying a word, the twelve summoned their weapons and surrounded the four. In an instant, terrifying energy erupted. Ye Liuyun and the others, who had already run far away, could feel the commotion of the battle.

They're barely able to take care of themselves right now, so they don't have time to worry about them.

"This? Sigh! Master, how is the situation in the whole city?" Ye Liuyun asked, frowning.

"The situation is not optimistic, because this place has been sealed off, and the other side was obviously prepared in advance. In addition, they clearly have a purpose in attacking, and it seems that they are specifically targeting sects and forces that have ties with the Supreme Response Sect," Lin Qingyou said helplessly.

Explosions were constantly heard all around, and there was hardly any safe place.

"Liu Yun, Liu Yun, think of something! We need to find my master. With their cultivation level, they definitely can't protect themselves." Lin Aoxue was very anxious. She couldn't contact Yun Yun and the others, and didn't even know if they were safe.

All of this happened too suddenly, but then again, this group of people had been planning for this day for hundreds of years, who could have imagined they would be so crazy.

Moreover, things are probably not that simple. For example, there are several camps outside Tianyi City right now, and these people are standing far away outside the city watching the fire from across the river.

"Hehehe, let's see how the Supreme Response Sect deals with this calamity. Even if they eventually suppress these people, they'll probably have a hard time explaining themselves to other sects." Several cultivators with exceptionally powerful auras floated in the sky and sneered.

"Hmph! Serves him right. It's just a pity about all the talented people in the city. After all, most of the cultivators who came to participate in the Southern Ridge Gathering are there." Some people mocked while also feeling a little regretful.

These people were the leaders of the other four major sects in the Northern Region. These guys didn't stay in Tianyi City, but instead stationed themselves outside the city.

Clearly, they knew in advance that thieves were going to attack Tianyi City today.

However, this is not surprising, because the major forces in the cultivation world of the Northern Region are well aware that it is the four major sects that are secretly protecting these people. They are keeping these people to annoy the Supreme Induction Sect. Otherwise, with the power of the Supreme Induction Sect, it would be difficult for these people to gain a foothold in the Southern Ridge.