The Open-Minded Ling Ruxian

About an incense stick's time later.

The Transformed Defense Light Screen by the Wu Earth Flower Curtain Array protecting Xia Zhi Mountain was already extremely dim and flickering under the bombardment of the group of Qi Training Demon Beast outside the mountain.

Ling Pengyun, who was wielding magical Law Artifact and casting Law Technique to fight the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Flame Leopard, frowned deeply upon seeing the protective light barrier erected around Xia Zhi Mountain.

"If this continues, the protective light barrier shielding this mountain will probably shatter in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Just as Ling Pengyun was feeling worried, he noticed something unusual happening in the sky.

He looked up and saw three Immortal Spirit Crane appearing on the vast horizon several miles away from Xia Zhi Mountain.

Each of the three Immortal Spirit Crane had three or four cultivators sitting on its back.

Among these monks were old and young, men and women.

Those with high Qi Training Late Stage of Qi Refining, while those with low Qi Training Third Layer Refining.

"Fifteenth Grand-Aunt and the rest of the clansmen have finally arrived to provide support." Ling Pengyun's gaze was fixed on the three Immortal Spirit Crane in the sky. Among the four cultivators on the back of the leading Immortal Spirit Crane, the middle-aged woman who still had a graceful demeanor sat in the first seat. The solemnity on her face gradually faded, and she even smiled.

The dozen or so cultivators who arrived riding three-headed Immortal Spirit Crane were all members of the Ling Clan clan who had come from the Clan Mountain hundreds or even thousands of miles away to provide support.

As for the still charming middle-aged woman, she was Fifth Elder Ling Yunxi of the Ling Clan.

at this time.

Xia Zhi Mountain, on the horizon.

Among the three Immortal Spirit Crane heading towards Xia Zhi Mountain, Ling Yunxi, the Fifth Elder of the Ling Clan clan, riding one of the Immortal Spirit Crane, was looking up and using his Aura Observation Technique to investigate the strength of the Demon Beast besieging Xia Zhi Mountain.

When she realized that there were more than 300 Qi Training Demon Beast attacking Xia Zhi Mountain, and that there were more than 200 Qi Training Demon Beast corpses on the ground, as well as a Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Flame Leopard, Wei frowned deeply.

"How can there be so many Demon Beast?"

She gently patted the Immortal Spirit Crane she was sitting on and gave her instructions.

"Speed up a bit and fly directly into Xia Zhi Mountain. Before entering the mountain, do not attack the group of Demon Beast outside Xia Zhi Mountain, lest we be in danger."

"Furthermore, what I just said should also be conveyed to the two Immortal Spirit Crane behind me."

The Immortal Spirit Crane beneath her was Ling Yunxi's Spirit Beast. The two were Recognition of Ownership Restriction bond, and although Ling Yunxi was human, the Immortal Spirit Crane could still understand what she was saying.

It nodded, turned its head slightly, and called out to the two Immortal Spirit Crane behind it.

Before its cry had even faded, countless feathers on its wings began to shimmer with a white luster.

Within a few breaths, those feathers rapidly grew by several times.

The benefits of feather growth are also very obvious.

This significantly increased the speed of the Immortal Spirit Crane.

The other two Immortal Spirit Crane did the same, increasing their flight speed.

Because these three Immortal Spirit Crane had already reached the Qi Training Late Stage, their flight speed was extremely fast. Now, they had used Law Technique to grow their feathers and increase their speed in a short period of time through spiritual power. This made the speed of the three Immortal Spirit Crane comparable to that of Flying Demonic Beast at the Consummation Realm of Qi Refining in a short period of time.

In addition, the group of Demon Beast outside Xia Zhi Mountain were engaged in battle with Ling Pengyun and others inside Xia Zhi Mountain, so they did not notice the arrival of Ling Yunxi and the others.

In just a few dozen breaths, Ling Yunxi and her group of the Ling Clan cultivators who had come to support her rode the three-headed Immortal Spirit Crane and flew to the outside of Xia Zhi Mountain.

Subsequently, three large gaps appeared on the huge earthen-yellow light curtain protecting Xia Zhi Mountain.

Ling Yunxi and her group rode the three-headed Immortal Spirit Crane and entered the Xia Zhi Mountain through the gap.

Once everyone entered the mountain, the three large gaps in the light screen quickly disappeared.

Xia Zhi Mountain.

Ling Yunxi and the others rode three-headed Immortal Spirit Crane into the mountains. Ling Ruxian, who was controlling the mountain's formations, greeted them with a smile and handed them the array plate of the Xia Zhi Mountain Protection Formation, the Earthen Soil Curtain Formation, to Ling Yunxi, saying with great confidence.

"Yunxi, you've finally arrived."

"This is the array plate of the Earthen Soil Curtain Formation Mountain Protection Formation of Xia Zhi Mountain. As the Array Formation Master, the task of controlling this array is entrusted to you."

"Given the current situation, as long as you can keep this illusionary light barrier intact, we will surely win this battle."

"Eleventh Uncle, I will do my utmost." Ling Yunxi nodded solemnly in response.

"Hmm." Ling Ruxian nodded slightly and then began to call on the more than ten Ling Clan clansmen who had come to support Ling Yunxi to attack the remaining three hundred or so Qi Training Stage Demon Beast outside the mountain.

Ling Yunxi, the Array Formation Master, used her Object Manipulation Technique to levitate the Mountain Protection Formation plate in her hand into the air. Then, she sat cross-legged on the ground, Hand Seals into the array plate in front of her.

Relying on a secret technique of the formation, she soon forcibly took control of the array plate that still bore Ling Ruxian's Divine Sense imprint.

Then, she made another Hand Seals and used a secret technique of the formation called "Amplification Technique" to condense an earth-yellow Law Seals and put it into the formation plate.

The moment the earthen-yellow Law Seals merged into the array plate, the array plate trembled in the void.

Immediately afterwards, the Wu Earth Light Barrier that had been protecting the entire Xia Zhi Mountain from the attacks of the Demon Beast horde for a long time and whose spiritual light had been dimmed suddenly flashed with a bright light, and the thickness of the light barrier also increased by more than 60%.

The hundreds of Law Technique unleashed by the horde of Demon Beast outside the mountain only managed to create minor Ripples Marketplace when they struck the greatly enhanced Wu Earth Light Barrier.

The light screen no longer felt as precarious and about to shatter as it had before.

at the same time.

With the addition of the dozen or so Ling Clan Qi Refining cultivators brought by Ling Yunxi, Ling Ruxian and the other Qi Refining cultivators were able to kill the group of Qi Training Stage Demon Beast outside the mountain at a faster pace.

In just under half an incense stick's time, more than two hundred weaker Qi Refining and mid-stage Demon Beast were killed by the group.

With these achievements, the more than ten Qi Training Stage Ling Clan clan members in Xia Zhi Mountain became even more courageous in battle.

But outside the mountains.

The remaining hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast, at the mid-to-late Qi Refining and the Consummation Realm, also realized at this moment that many of the Demon Beast around them had turned into corpses.

This situation caused the hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast to consider retreating.

Although they were stronger than the dead Demon Beast, they couldn't withstand the strong protective barrier of Xia Zhi Mountain.

If Xia Zhi Mountain hadn't had that defensive light barrier protecting him, they could have risked their lives to rush into the mountain.

Once inside the mountains, in close combat, they are enough to crush the entire Xia Zhi Mountain in a short time.

After all, close combat is a strength of Demon Beast, but a weakness of ordinary cultivators.

Furthermore, the number of cultivators in Xia Zhi Mountain was already small. If it weren't for the Transformed Defense Light Screen the Earthen Soil Curtain Formation, the cultivators in the mountain would have been defeated long ago.

Although those hundred-odd Qi Training Stage Demon Beast had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment and did not possess much intelligence, they understood that staying behind would only lead to their deaths.

It's simply a matter of dying sooner or later.

These Demon Beast glanced warily at the Black Flame Leopard, Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, who was not far away, raising his Protective Yuan Qi to defend against a set of Mother-Child Flying Swords, Sword Formation, and water snake attacks.

When they realized that the Black Flame Leopard was entangled and at a disadvantage, the hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast became even more determined to retreat.

After a tiger demon at the Consummation Realm of Qi Refining escaped first, the last bit of fear that the hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast had of the Black Flame Leopard at the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment not far away vanished into thin air.

Before long, the hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast scattered and fled in different directions.

The Black Flame Leopard, who was in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment and was raising his Protective Yuan Qi to resist the attack launched by Ling Pengyun in Xia Zhi Mountain, noticed this situation and his anger continued to rise.

It roared angrily, trying to use its own power to intimidate and call back the Qi Training Demon Beast that had fled.

Unexpectedly, the hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast that escaped were like wild horses that had broken free of their reins. They completely ignored the Black Flame Leopard's roars and threats, and only cared about running away.

Seeing this, Black Flame Leopard's anger intensified even further.

As Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, it already possessed great intelligence. It naturally understood that at this moment, if it weren't for those hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast drawing the attacks of the dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators in Xia Zhi Mountain, it would be in serious trouble.

The dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators who were now free would surely join forces to attack it.

Normally, it would not be afraid of those dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators.

Unfortunately, there is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator here who is extremely resourceful and difficult to deal with.

It had little strength left after fighting that Foundation Establishment Cultivator alone.

If it had been accompanied by those dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators, it would have been in grave danger.

With a thousand thoughts swirling in its mind, the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Flame Leopard quickly made up its mind. Relying on the Protective Yuan Qi around its body, it forcibly withstood Ling Pengyun's attack and turned to run away.

Xia Zhi Mountain.

Seeing that the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Flame Leopard that he had been fighting for a long time had escaped, Ling Pengyun raised his eyebrows slightly and muttered to himself.

"The Black Flame Leopard fought me for nearly two incense sticks' time, maintaining its Protective Yuan Qi, so its spiritual power must have been greatly depleted."

"This is a good opportunity to kill him."

"Furthermore, with the assistance of Wind Shadow Peng, I can gain an advantage in flight."

"It's worth taking the risk."

"If I can kill that Black Flame Leopard, I can earn at least a thousand Spirit Stone."

Low risk, high reward.

Ling Pengyun would naturally not let such a deal pass him by.

He flipped over and mounted the Wind Shadow Peng beside him, then called out to Ling Ruxian and the others who were also on the Xia Zhi Mountain.

"Eleventh Great Grandfather, Thirteenth Grandfather, I will go after the escaped Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Flame Leopard, while you organize the manpower to quickly clean up the corpses of the more than four hundred Qi Training Stage Demon Beast beasts outside the mountain."

After saying that, he rode the Wind Shadow Peng away from Xia Zhi Mountain and chased after the Black Flame Leopard that had fled in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment.

Upon hearing this, Ling Ruda frowned and made a suggestion to Ling Ruxian.

"Eleventh Brother, Peng Yun's cultivation is only at the first level of Foundation Establishment. If we rashly go to chase him, we may encounter danger. If I catch up with him, I can barely participate in the battle between Peng Yun and that Black Flame Leopard by relying on the Earthly Fiend Sword Formation."

"That's fine. No matter what, we must not let Peng Yun be in danger. As Foundation Establishment, Peng Yun is the foundation of our Ling Clan's future prosperity," Ling Ruxian said solemnly.

"Understood." Ling Ruda nodded, waved his hand to summon the twelve Azure Spirit Sword from outside the mountain back to his side, and then climbed onto a Qi Training Late Stage Immortal Spirit Crane that he had set up Recognition of Ownership Restriction on.

He rode the crane and chased after Ling Pengyun in the direction he had left.

After Ling Ruxian Ling Ruda leave, Ling Ruxian pondered for a moment, then turned around and looked at Ling Yunxi, who had exhausted herself by using a secret technique to enhance the power of Xia Zhi Mountain's magic array's illusory light screen.

"Yunxi, I still have a lot of strength left in my body. I plan to go down the mountain to hunt down the demonic Demon Beast, just like Peng Yun. However, I will not hunt down the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Black Flame Leopard with Peng Yun, but rather the more than one hundred Qi Training Stage Demon Beast that escaped."

"The hundred or so Demon Beast that escaped were all quite strong, with at least Qi Training Middle Stage level. Among them, there were no fewer than thirty Demon Beast with Qi Training Late Stage level, and even several demonic Demon Beast with the Consummation Realm Qi Refining."

"Now, those hundred or so Qi Training Demon Beast have only just escaped. We can easily catch up with them by riding the Immortal Spirit Crane. If we don't eliminate those Demon Beast Demon Beast today, and they are allowed to escape far away and roam the territory, they will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Lineage in the future."

At this point, Ling Ruxian turned his gaze and looked around at the dozen or so Qi Refining Clan members, giving them instructions.

"Clan members with Qi Training Middle Stage Refining, come with me on the remaining three Immortal Spirit Crane in the mountains to hunt down the escaped Qi Training Stage Demon Beast."

"The rest of the clansmen who Early-Stage Qi Training Refining followed Yunxi, who had exhausted herself, to deal with the more than four hundred Demon Beast corpses outside the mountain."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yunxi quickly refused. "Eleventh Uncle, your lifespan is nearing its end, and after that battle, your cultivation level has dropped considerably. You are about to fall from the Qi Training Seventh Layer Refining to the Qi Training Sixth Layer. If you participate in the battle again, your cultivation level will likely drop to the Qi Training Sixth Layer in a short period of time."

"At that time, if you lose even a fraction of your cultivation, your lifespan will also decrease by a fraction."

Ling Ruxian's lifespan is nearing its end, and he is currently relying on his cultivation to prolong his life. Once his cultivation is completely depleted, he will pass away peacefully.

"I have lived for 116 years, which is close to the 120-year lifespan limit for cultivators in the Qi Training Stage. It's only four years short. I am already satisfied to have lived to this age."

"We cultivators would rather live a more enjoyable life than live a wretched existence," Ling Ruxian with great magnanimity regarding the matter of lifespan, his tone resolute.

"Since you've said so, Eleventh Uncle, I won't say anything more. However, you still need to be careful while chasing those Qi Training Demon Beast." Seeing this, Ling Yunxi didn't want to persuade him not to go out and chase the Demon Beast.

"Good."

Ling Ruxian responded and then led several members of the Ling Clan clan with mid-to-late stage Qi Refining Qi Refining, riding the three Immortal Spirit Crane that Ling Yunxi and others had brought to the area earlier, and flew away from Xia Zhi Mountain.

After watching Ling Ruxian leave, Ling Yunxi called on the few Early-Stage Qi Training cultivators of the Cheng Generation from her Lineage who remained in Xia Zhi Mountain, as well as the hundreds of ordinary martial artists in Xia Zhi Mountain, to go down the mountain together to deal with the more than four hundred Qi Training Demon Beast corpses outside the mountain.