In Qingyun Marketplace, Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming walked along the streets, beholding the towering city walls dotted with fully armed cultivators.
A sense of solemnity rose within them spontaneously!
In just a few short days, what had been a small marketplace had now transformed into a fortress-like city of war.
The city walls, previously merely ten meters high, had grown to a hundred meters, reinforced with protective runes.
Atop the city walls stood the sword from beyond the heavens; Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi couldn't help but look over, and in the next moment, they felt overwhelmed by the dazzling sword light.
"This is the sword of True Person of the Heavenly Sword!" The two of them were greatly shocked, but at the same time, they recognized the resoluteness of True Person of the Heavenly Sword.
It was precisely because of this, faced with the intensifying power of the incoming Demonic Beast Tide, that all the cultivators were fearless!
That was a genuine Fifth Rank Magical Treasure!
Commanding atop the walls was Xie An. As the head of the Heavenly Sword Peak of the Qingxuan Sect, both Zi Xuan Hermit and Xie An among others would naturally suppress the beast tide.
The two immediately proceeded to answer the call to duty, and along the way, Lin Shiming also saw many familiar faces, including members of the Tian Qian Family, Cheng Family from the north, Bamboo Ye Family...
However, unlike before when he had been seen as a junior, this time not only was he a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he was also the Lin Family Head and one of the leaders of the team.
Those cultivators were also very dynamic; although surprised, they did not look down on him in the least, but instead were full of flattering gestures. Find more chapters on mvl
With the beast tide approaching, everyone in Yunzhou felt endangered. During such times, having an extra friend naturally meant an extra layer of security.
Especially the Qian Family. This time not only had Qian Bosheng come, but also the old ancestor of the Qian Family, Qian Yongfu.
Despite both families being extremely wary of each other internally, they appeared harmonious on the surface, even engaging in discussions about matrimonial alliances.
With the Li Family stepping out, the power structure of Yunzhou would inevitably be rewritten, but all hinged on surviving the beast tide.
"All Foundation Establishment families, quickly assemble in the council hall!"
Suddenly, a voice transmission echoed through the sky, and a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators immediately headed towards the council hall.
This council hall was, in fact, the former auction house of Qingyun Marketplace. Now, it served as an ideal meeting place.
The hall was spacious, but there weren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators present—nearly a hundred. One must understand that this was nearly the entirety of Yunzhou's Foundation Establishment cultivators, including those who roamed the Qingyun Mountains, and some from Qingzhou and Xuzhou who specially came to aid.
Xie An maintained order, and soon after, in came Zi Xuan Hermit, clad in a purple robe.
Shiming also addressed those behind him including Lin Houyong and others:
"Everyone, be careful not to be overly aggressive!"
He was indeed very worried about the Qi Cultivators behind him.
Of course, there was no time for him to worry too much at this moment, as some flying Demonic Beasts had already approached, with wind blades and Thunder Techniques bombarding the Formation of Qingyun City.
And from the whole North City, over a hundred Third Rank Flying Swords flew out!
Each Foundation Establishment Cultivator controlled two to three Third Rank Flying Swords.
Shiming was also deploying the mother and child swords. All Flying Swords covered the skies, descending upon the Demonic Birds.
At this moment, no one spared a second thought for the Second Rank Demonic Beasts, only focusing on killing more, in the most convenient way, with the least expenditure of True Yuan.
Otherwise, the flying creatures were the ones that could threaten the Formation the most.
After a wave of Flying Swords, countless Demonic Beasts' corpses were reduced to chunks of flesh and blood, plummeting down, but at the same time, a large number of Demonic Beasts crashed onto the Spirit Shield of Qingyun City.
The Fourth Rank Supreme Grade Formation remained undamaged, but immediately after, a horrifying number of Demonic Birds surged once again, and not much later, the land beasts also reached the city walls, beginning a frenzied assault.
"Let's charge out and collect some of the Demonic Beast corpses as well!"
The pile of Demonic Beast corpses in front of the city walls grew taller, with some beasts being rather large-bodied. To prevent the piled-up corpses from turning into a mountain and losing the advantage of the city walls, Xie An issued another command.
Upon this command, many Cultivators also surged outward. The slain Demonic Birds and beasts harbored a lot of valuable materials, which could fetch a good amount of Spirit Stones when sold.
Normally, they had neither the opportunity nor the courage to indulge in such a slaughter within the Qingyun Mountains.
There were even quite a few fierce Cultivators who had already charged into the beast tide, aiming to ambush specific required Demonic Beasts.
In the next moment, Shiming's eyes gleamed fiercely, as he saw a Golden-haired Mighty Ape, a Third Rank Demonic Beast, charging frantically towards him from a hundred meters away.
Just as he anticipated the surge in strength that the Golden Winged Mantis experienced upon advancing to the Third Rank, Shiming likewise hoped the Red-haired Demon Monkey would also break through to the Third Rank.
And at this moment, there certainly was a great opportunity!
With plenty of Demonic Beasts and numerous monkeys, obtaining a Third Rank inner core from a monkey-type Demonic Beast would give the Red-haired Demon Monkey a complete chance to advance to the Third Rank!
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