The towering walls of Hanging Blade Pass are covered with intricate Formation Inscription.
It was a rare sunny day, without clouds or Demon Beast attacks.
The bright, golden sunlight gently falls.
On the massive outer wall of the city gate, tens of thousands of Dao of Formations cultivators were riding flying swords, painstakingly repairing the intricate Formation Inscription that stretched for hundreds of miles.
Among these cultivators, some were at the Golden Core stage, while others were at the Foundation Establishment.
There were also several powerful cultivators whose auras were extremely profound, standing in the air.
It is many times stronger than the Golden Core stage; it must be the legendary Nascent Soul of the human race.
The cultivators simultaneously cast spells and summoned their Law Artifact.
While repairing the Formation Inscription, they chatted idly about their daily lives.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, I've heard that you've killed seven Golden Core demon generals in recent years by using the array plates!"
"If this continues, wouldn't it be possible to obtain a Purple Nascent Soul Pill and achieve Nascent Soul status in just a few more years!"
"From now on, when I see you, I'm afraid I'll have to change how I address you and call you 'Ancestor' instead."
A middle-aged Golden Core cultivator exchanged pleasantries and banter with his fellow Daoist beside him.
The Golden Core cultivator addressed as Fellow Daoist Wang waved his hand, showing no arrogance, and responded tactfully.
"That's impossible. Who knows how long it will be before we can kill another three Golden Core Demon Generals?"
"It's not that easy."
"That's true... But hey, Fellow Daoist Wang, have you noticed that the Demon Beast outside the pass seem to be making quite a lot of moves lately?"
"It doesn't seem like a breakthrough; it feels more like they've started spying more."
"Hmm, now that you mention it, it does seem true."
The True Lord stroked his chin, piecing together a broken and incomplete Formation Inscription, somewhat puzzled.
As one of the three major barriers against demons, Hanging Blade Pass is constantly attacked by countless sporadic Demon Beast or large-scale beast tides.
They were already used to this.
But recently, for some reason, the number of Demon Beast attacks has decreased significantly.
But their desire to spy on others became increasingly frequent.
Even more audacious were the flying Demon Beast that dared to repeatedly break through the barriers and fly over the walls.
A few days ago, they heard that a demon ancestor who was close to the Nascent Soul level had somehow managed to sneak into the pass.
It nearly resulted in the death of a ship full of monks.
If the guardian Divine Lord hadn't discovered it quickly and killed the fiend with two sword strikes, a tragedy might have ensued.
While they were talking, their hands kept moving.
He was busy repairing the formation along with thousands of other Dao of Formations cultivators.
This scene was also reflected in the eyes of a bird-like creature the size of a crow high in the sky.
The crow flapped its wings, lowered its body, and glided down rapidly.
It flew towards the eerie, dark, and dense forest outside the Hanging Blade Pass, disappearing into the thick fog.
A moment later, a man dressed in a black robe with a cold expression slowly walked out.
Make sure you are at a safe distance from the Hanging Blade Pass.
Then he pulled a jet-black feather from his robes.
Cold fingers moved up and down on the feathers, making hand Mnemonic.
The next second, the feathers burst into flames.
Thick black smoke billowed out.
" A-Wu, why are you calling me? Have you found the reason that makes my blood surge?"
Amidst the billowing black smoke, a deep and majestic voice emanated from within.
Upon hearing this voice, the man in black robes trembled slightly and quickly spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have been diligently investigating the Hanging Blade Pass day and night, but I have not found anything unusual."
"I've also never heard of any human Divine Lord moving the Hanging Blade Pass."
"Huh? Impossible! You're saying I acted on a whim? Absolutely not!"
"There is definitely something within the Hanging Blade Pass that concerns me!"
The weathered voice suddenly turned furious.
All that was said made the black-robed cultivator tremble, as if he were afraid of something.
He responded quickly.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger! I will immediately go and investigate further! I will surely find out the truth for Your Majesty!"
"Hmm, investigate this immediately. If you delay even a day, I'll eat one of your clansmen. And when you finally find out the truth, I'll make you spit it all out!"
A deafening roar billowed from the black smoke.
Wu Qiya seemed to smell the bloody scent in the wind.
As its body trembled, the black feathers turned to ashes, and finally the storm subsided.
It dared not delay, and quickly dispersed its human form, shrank its body, and flew towards the direction of Hanging Blade Pass.
Flying through the forest, the flapping of its wings startled a chorus of insects chirping and birds singing.
Within the dense forest, there are not only Demon Beast and wild animals, but even... cultivators!
Ye Chenfeng carefully concealed his presence, hiding among the trees.
A female cultivator in white robes was squatting on a large tree nearby.
The two of them stared intently at a colorful lotus flower in the pond in the distance.
Sudden!
The crows that flew inexplicably overhead made the woods seem a bit restless.
It seemed as if something had awakened them.
A large, striped tiger slowly emerged, looking around.
It was ten meters long, and a surging demonic Yao Qi emanated from its body.
A pair of fierce, bloodthirsty tiger eyes, filled with intense murderous intent and ferocity, seemed to sense the presence of danger.
"Now!"
Sudden!
Ye Chenfeng roared suddenly, and taking advantage of the demonic tiger's inattention, he raised his hand and launched several high-level second-tier flying swords.
Strike straight at the tiger's nape.
The sharp gust of wind around its neck caused the demonic tiger to roar in alarm and fury.
Just as he was about to turn around, the white-robed female cultivator made her move.
A white silk ribbon cascaded down like a waterfall, instantly wrapping around the tiger's body and binding it tightly to the spot.
The demonic tiger struggled furiously, its Yao Qi surging forth, causing the white silk ribbon to tighten inch by inch.
Ye Chenfeng wouldn't allow it to escape; he pointed his sword and the flying sword merged into one in mid-air.
It transformed into a three-zhang-long (approximately 10 meters) green light, accompanied by a sharp, piercing sound, piercing through the back of the neck and exiting from the tiger's mouth.
"Pfft!"
Blood suddenly appeared!
The demonic tiger's body stiffened, then it collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"It's done!"
"Brother Ye, you've killed another Foundation Establishment Demon Beast."
Zong Qing was somewhat delighted. She put away the silk and slowly landed, squatted down beside the tiger's corpse, and poked the tiger's huge head with her slender fingers.
"Phew... Be careful, the Heaven-Pacifying Yao Prefecture is teeming with Demon Beast."
"There are plenty of animals with enclosures and those that roam freely, so don't let your guard down."
Ye Chenfeng gave a brief instruction to be on guard, and then went to pick the five-colored lotus.
"Phew! With this flower lotus, I can reach the Foundation Establishment Late Stage just two months!"
Ye Chenfeng accepted the lotus flower and casually took out a Jade Slip slip from his Storage Bag, tossing it to Zong Qing.
"As agreed, this layer of Method Formula is your reward."
"Alright, that's all for this trip. I'll go back and refine the lotus flower, and then I'll seek you out after my cultivation breaks through."
"No problem!"
Zong Qing accepted the Jade Slip, her beautiful eyes shining.
Her accompanying Ye Chenfeng out of the city to kill demons wasn't because she had any romantic feelings for him.
These past few days, after seeing her mother, she was reluctant to leave. To relieve her boredom, she also worked at the Suspended Blade Pass Guard Bureau.
By a twist of fate, he became colleagues with Ye Chenfeng, and through repeated contact...
She suddenly realized that the sword technique this boy used seemed to be even more advanced than her mother's.
That's when he became interested and deliberately approached her.
Ye Chenfeng could naturally see through the other party's intentions, but he didn't care.
After all, he goes out of the city to kill demons as soon as he takes a break, and it would be complicated without any help.
After several trips and the loss of several colleagues, no one else was willing to follow. However, this female cultivator surnamed Zong was bold and steady, so he was happy to accept her.
The two collected the tiger demon's corpse and headed back home.
Unbeknownst to them, on the branches of a withered tree far behind them.
A black crow that had flown away but returned is standing quietly.
Staring intently at the departing figures of the two, a strange hint of surprise flashed in his crimson eyes...