Demonic Beasts Attack the City

Taihe City.

This is not the city in Star Province that is closest to Jiangzhou, but it is the city closest to the Yunqi Mountains.

Of course, unlike the Yunqi Mountains in Jiangzhou, the Yunqi Mountains in Star Province are not particularly steep, and due to geological reasons, the forests are not lush, so there are not many Demonic Beasts living in this mountain range.

On the other hand, the mountains around Jiangzhou are steep and rugged, with numerous ravines and towering ancient trees that provide ample cover, making it easy to conceal one's movements.

Furthermore, the Yunqi Mountains extend deep into Jiangzhou, making it easier for Demonic Beasts to emerge and wreak havoc. Therefore, most Demonic Beasts operate within the Jiangzhou territory east of the Yunqi Mountains.

Therefore, Longque Manor in Jiangzhou had to build a fortified city in the Yunqi Mountains and invite the Supreme Elder to lead many Spirit Transformation cultivators to guard against Demonic Beasts.

However, today, Taihe City, which has rarely been disturbed by Demonic Beasts, is in complete chaos.

With a deafening roar, tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts drove even more ferocious beasts out of the Yunqi Mountains, forming a massive beast tide that headed straight for the nearest city, Taihe.

Zhao Qian, who was stationed in Taihe City, originally intended to lead his troops to defend the city, but when he sensed the terrifying monsters in the beast tide, many of which were over ten meters tall, his face turned pale.

He disregarded the lives of the people of Taihe City and immediately summoned all the elites of the Purgatory Sect to retreat towards Baihe City at top speed.

As for the tens of thousands of troops he brought from the Purgatory Sect...

There was no time to assemble and evacuate, so they had to send them to guard the city to buy time for their own retreat.

Even so, when Zhao Qian led several hundred elite troops to withdraw less than thirty miles from Taihe City, a roar came from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a Demonic Beasts resembling a raging bear stood up, revealing its true Demonic Beasts form, its height increasing to twenty meters.

The enormous hand, containing an unknown amount of power, slammed down, and the three-story city tower collapsed and shattered like fragile tofu.

"A high-ranking Demonic Beasts! A high-ranking Demonic Beasts! This is a high-ranking Demonic Beasts who has cultivated the true form of Demonic Beasts!"

Seeing this scene, Zhao Qian's eyes were filled with uncontrollable fear.

The powerful Demonic Beasts, relying on the strength of its true Demonic Beasts form, was able to withstand the flying sword of Spirit Transformation cultivator.

Even though the flying swords of Spirit Transformation cultivators possess sharpness and carry the power of thunder, striking their bodies and leaving bloody holes half a meter in diameter, they still could not cause any fatal damage.

After all, these Demonic Beasts are tens of meters in size and have amazing regenerative abilities. Such injuries, which would be fatal to humans, are nothing to them.

Once Spirit Transformation cultivator's flying sword fails to pierce the Demonic Beasts's true form, the sword will become stuck inside the Demonic Beasts 'Demonic Beasts body, its Yin Spirit corrupted by the demonic nature contained within.

Faced with such terrifying beings, only the flying sword of Primordial Spirit True Lord imbued with True Qi can truly inflict fatal damage on them.

But...

Demonic Beasts are not ferocious beasts.

They are formed from the fusion of Demonic Spirit and possess intelligence.

In addition, the ferocious beasts' wild instincts allow them to fully utilize their internal Qi and Blood to intercept and kill flying swords in mid-air.

In such circumstances, it often takes the intervention of three Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord to have any hope of dealing with a powerful high-ranking Demonic Beasts.

One entity attacks head-on to distract the enemy, while another surrounds them to divert their attention. Finally, a True Lord Primordial Spirit delivers a fatal blow.

And Star Province...

There is only one Primordial Spirit True Lord, Xin Tianqi.

"Why would a powerful Demonic Beasts from the Yunqi Mountains suddenly appear?! And why would it invade Star Province?!"

Zhao Qian's face was filled with fear.

But then, another giant python, over sixty meters long, climbed up the city wall and charged down the walkway, crushing dozens or even hundreds of soldiers to death.

The spears and arrows thrust out by the soldiers could not even penetrate its scales.

Occasionally, this great Demonic Beasts would spew out a burst of green poisonous mist, which could corrode dozens of people into bones.

This is yet another great Demonic Beasts that has manifested its true Demonic Beasts form.

Although its level is not as high as that of the demonic ape from before, it can still be almost invincible in destroying cities and pools by relying on its true Demonic Beasts form.

"Taihe City, it's over."

A flicker of pain crossed Zhao Qian's eyes.

He dared not look towards Taihe City again, and led his men straight towards Baihe City.

"Master, this time the number of Demonic Beasts that broke out of the Yunqi Mountains is large, and even the Great Ape Demon Commander has been mobilized. With such a commotion, even if we retreat to Baihe City, we may still not be able to escape our fate."

"A disciple standing next to Zhao Qian said."

"Baihe City is indeed no match for the Demonic Beasts that have emerged from the Yunqi Mountains."

Zhao Qian recalled the scene when Taihe City fell, his eyes filled with heaviness. "These Demonic Beasts have mobilized such a large force, their purpose is definitely not as simple as destroying the city and destroying the pond. If I am not mistaken, they are probably aiming for the Celestial Master Holy Land that Elder Gu is about to establish... Therefore, our purpose in going to Baihe City is not to save our lives, but to inform Elder Gu of the news so that he can prepare for it."

"Inform Elder Gu..."

The disciple had intended to say that a conflict between the Gu Jinlai and the sect was inevitable throughout history, but then he thought of the news coming from the border of Chi Province ...

But that doesn't seem to be the case.

If the Purgatory Sect truly doesn't intend to pursue the matter concerning him and even wants to promote him to the Council of Elders, making him an Elder of the Purgatory Sect, then bringing this news back would undoubtedly allow his master to gain a powerful backer.

With the support of this powerful backer, further progress in the future, and even donning the red robe, is not an unrealistic dream.

The group rode off on horseback, fleeing quickly.

They fled for over a hundred miles when a booming sound came from ahead.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Luochen appeared in front of them with a group of Gods and Devils warriors.

Upon seeing Zhao Qian, Gu Luochen quickly cupped his hands in greeting. "Elder Zhao, has something happened in Taihe City?"

"Countless Demonic Beasts surged forth from the Yunqi Mountains, and Taihe City has fallen..."

"Taihe City has fallen?"

Gu Luochen felt heavy-hearted. "We've come too late after all."

He immediately continued, "Our ancestor climbed high and observed the surrounding area. He discovered that Demonic Beasts were gathering in the Yunqi Mountains to the east of Taihe City and were rolling towards Taihe City. He realized that the Demonic Beasts might be about to invade Taihe City, so he sent me to govern Elder Zhao. We rushed here at full speed, but we were still a step too late."

"Elder Gu already knows about this?"

Zhao Qian was startled.

And...

Climb to a high place and observe the surroundings!

This is a legendary technique, and mastering it is by no means easy.

Gu Jinlai...

It's already come to this?

"Elder Zhao, you should retreat to Baihe City. When the Ancestor learned of the changes in Taihe City, he mobilized the elite forces of Lingxiao City and Changjun City, and they are rushing to Baihe City at full speed. Let us use Baihe City as our base to snipe at the Demonic Beasts! Let these Demonic Beasts who have invaded our Star Province territory never return!"

Ancient Luochen Road.

Zhao Qian nodded.

He also took the opportunity to help Gu Jinlai guard Baihe City and improve the relationship between the two sides.

Otherwise, even if they have a friendship of thirty or forty years, they will gradually drift apart if they don't keep in touch for a long time.

Zhao Qian had already sensed this during their previous exchanges.

Especially since he lost Taihe City this time, even though he led the elite troops out, the entire army of 10,000 was trapped there, and the sect will surely punish him severely.

If you don't want to be stripped of your position completely, you have to cling to the thriving tree that has been growing for Gu Jinlai.

Zhao Qian led his men to Baihe City.

The news that Demonic Beasts from the Yunqi Mountains had invaded Taihe City and turned the surrounding hundreds of miles into a living hell quickly spread to all sides.

In an instant, the Cold Moon Sect, Yellow Spring Sect, Dragon Sparrow Manor, and the State Lord's Mansion, which had invaded Star Province, simultaneously withdrew their defenses.

Xin Tianqi immediately contacted Xue Yue, hoping that the governor's mansion could lead troops to the area around Taihe City to assist in the defense.

Unfortunately, Xue Yue rejected this proposal, citing the tense situation on the northern border.

Demonic Beasts!

Although they are humanity's true enemy, human nature is complex, so how easy is it to unite against a common enemy?

Unable to obtain support from the state lord's mansion, Xin Tianqi immediately ordered Cheng Wanli to summon the hall master of the Demon Refining Hall and form a mixed team of meteor guards and demon hunters, heading straight for Baihe City to provide reinforcements.

As for the Purgatory Sect...

The foundation of the Purgatory Sect is Taihe City.

With Taihe City destroyed, it was clearly too late for them to mobilize more manpower.

Therefore, Lu Dengxian had no choice but to adopt an elite strategy, sending the elder Lu Zhanfeng, who was available, and six Spirit Refining led by Lu Zhenbei, the Hall Master of the Conquest Hall, to lead three hundred Qi Refining, Condensing Gang Condensing, Core Forming Formation experts to Baihe City at full speed to see if they could recapture Taihe City.

Various forces within Star Province have taken action.

Baihe City.

Zhao Qian, along with several hundred elite troops and Gu Luochen and others, had already retreated to the outskirts of Baihe City.

At this moment, at the gates of Baihe City, thousands of elite soldiers were transporting large quantities of war equipment into the city.

Meanwhile, the residents of the county town near Taihe City are being evacuated at full speed.

The Demonic Beasts feed on humans and drain their spiritual energy. Once they sweep through, no one in the entire county will survive.

In this situation, everyone was able to evacuate to the west of Baihe City as quickly as possible.

Upon arriving in Baihe City, Zhao Qian immediately found Gu Jinlai, who was directing the Grand Masters of the Great Sun Heaven Sect to operate the howitzers.

"Elder Gu."

Zhao Qian Core Forming with a guilty expression. "I still have more than four hundred people here. Apart from my direct family members and disciples, there are thirty-two people who have reached the Gang Condensing Qi Refining two hundred and forty-four people who have reached the Qi Condensation stage. They are at Elder Gu's disposal."

"Elder Zhao is very kind."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

As a newly appointed Red-Robed Elder, it was not difficult for him to take over the several hundred people brought by Zhao Qian.

"Elder Gu, when Taihe City fell, I personally witnessed the Demon Ape Commander of the Yunqi Mountains reveal his true Demonic Beasts form. In addition, there was another mid-level Great Demonic Beasts who possessed Demonic Beasts true demonic form. As for the remaining mid-level and low-level Demonic Beasts have not yet condensed their true Demonic Beasts forms, I don't know how many more they are. This battle..."

"Leave it to me."

The Way of Peace Gu Jinlai.

During this period, Lingxiao City recuperated and did not initiate any wars, accumulating a large amount of bullets, gunpowder, and rockets.

These weapons would be less effective against smaller, more Movement Method cultivators, such as those at the Spirit Refining True Person or even those at the Core Forming Formation stage. However, they would be more suitable for shooting down ferocious beasts and Demonic Beasts...

It couldn't be more perfect.

And...

Thousands upon thousands of Demonic Beasts!

If Lingxiao City can survive this ordeal, and obtain the corpses and Essence Blood of tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts, their demon warrior team, now numbering in the thousands, will inevitably undergo a complete transformation.

Even he was able to take the opportunity to cultivate the body of a mid-level great Demonic Beasts.

By then, even if someone tries to settle scores after the Divine Sword Tournament, Lingxiao City will be fearless and undaunted.