Two days later, the demonic armies of Lie Tian Sect and Wan Shou Sect had already entered the Bi Xiao Mountain Range.

  Li Hui sat in the Rift Wind Divine Car, but he wasn't meditating. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the scenery of the Azure Mountains outside the transparent restrictive barrier.

  One and a half years ago, also here, Li Hui took the Bi Xiang Men cultivator's flying boat to Chi Meng Ridge to attend the Chu State Cultivation World Seven Sects Alliance, jointly resisting the demonic invasion.

  I remember when I left, it was deep autumn, the autumn wind was crisp and refreshing, the mountain ridges were dyed red with leaves, and the whole mountain was covered in red. Now that I've returned, it's been a year and a half later, the cold winter has passed, and although Mount Biyu is not as bitterly cold as Liangzhou, what meets my eyes is still somewhat desolate and bleak.

  When he left, he was going to the Qipai Conference to resist the demonic path. When he returned, he had become a disciple of the demonic path and followed the invading demonic army. Li Hui's heart was also filled with sighs.

  Half a day later, the Demon Dao army had already arrived above Ling Xiao City.

  From high altitude bird's eye view, the huge city walls are placed in the thousand-mile green mountains, but it is like a lonely boat in the river. The army of the Demon Dao is approaching Ling Xiao City, slowly descending down, and at this time, the buildings in the city are slowly becoming clear.

  The protective array of Ling Xiao City has been fully activated, and the city is shrouded in a massive arched canopy. Rows of cultivators are forming neat formations within the city, rushing towards the four walls under the command of some high-ranking cultivators. The demonic army descends from above, causing slight commotion among the cultivators in the city, who look up at the sky-shrouding demonic army with raised heads.

  Looking at the familiar streets, familiar buildings, Li Hui's heart suddenly tightened, and he finally knew why he had that strange feeling when he heard that Lie Tian Zong was going to occupy Bi Xiao Men.

  For Bi Xiao Men, he indeed didn't have much feelings, but Ling Xiao City, this is where he was born and grew up! His parents lived here, he spent his childhood here, he struggled hard here, in the west of the city, he still had a simple house...

  Li Hui shifted his gaze, making a conscious effort to control his emotions and prevent any unusual expressions from appearing on his face. At this moment, he absolutely could not let Old Zhao notice anything out of the ordinary.

  "I'm back," Li Hui murmured to himself.

  At this time, the vanguard of the Demon Dao army had already stationed outside Ling Xiao City. Since the invasion of Chu State by the Demon Dao, they had taken down Qingfeng Valley, Xuanyang Sect and Qinghua Mountain in a flash. They also sent a certain number of cultivators to harass and invade Zixuan Gate and Bishui Gate.

  Soon, a group of demonic cultivators flew up to welcome Zhao Ming and the others. The demonic army followed behind the Fissure Wind Divine Chariot as it descended towards the ground.

  Ling Xiao City outside, Demon Dao cultivator residence.

  Zhao Minggu sat in the main tent of the Demon Dao Cult's garrison headquarters, with Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui standing on either side. The Sect Master of the Wan Beast Sect, Shi Wendlon, and the Sect Master of the Lie Tian Sect sat on either side.

  "A report is being made to the elder by a Golden Dan cultivator of Lie Tian Sect who arrived ahead of time: 'Reporting to the elder, there are over 30,000 cultivators in Ling Xiao City. It's said that originally there were 60-70 thousand people, but most of them were low-level scattered cultivators who have mostly fled and dispersed over the past two years; The remaining ones are mainly attached to Bi Xiang Gate's immortal families and some low-level scattered cultivators who do not want to migrate.'"

  "Over 30,000 cultivators!" Zhao Mingyu was also somewhat astonished: "The true strength of the Azure Sky Sect is indeed not to be underestimated!"

  In fact, Ling Xiao City is attached to Bi Xiao Gate. With thousands of years of accumulation, there are more than a hundred large and small Xian families in the city, and many more scattered cultivators who have heard about it and settled here, which is why it has such a large scale.

  This is related to the geographical uniqueness of the Azure Mountains, where the Azure Mountains can be said to be a treasure trove, but the emergence of monsters in the mountains also makes it a dangerous place. As a result, the immortal families attached to the Azure Gate are all gathered near the Azure Gate, forming a city like Lingxia City. Most of the people in the city are low-level cultivators in the refining stage, and high-level cultivators can be counted on one hand. Despite this, the number is still astonishing.

  "Reporting to the ancestor, among the more than 30,000 remaining cultivators, the vast majority are only low-level Qi Refining cultivators. There are only a few Golden Core cultivators from the Bi Xiang Sect who came to garrison this place, and there are only hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators. The most troublesome thing is that the Golden Core cultivator in charge of the city's defensive array cannot be defeated, which is why we have been unable to take it down." That Golden Core cultivator added.

  "Hmph, it's just a formation without a Yuan Ying period cultivator holding down the fort!" Zhao Mingjiu snorted coldly, his face somewhat dissatisfied.

  "Elder, forgive us, it's all because of our incompetence!" The Jintian Sect Golden Elixir cultivator standing below immediately turned pale with fear and hastily bowed to plead for forgiveness.

  "Fine! I'll take care of this myself and break through this formation!" Zhao Ming's face slightly eased up.

  "Thank you, Senior. Your actions are always flawless." The golden elixir cultivator's face relaxed slightly, with a hint of joy, but still respectfully addressed Zhao Mingyu.

  "Yuán Qí, Wén Lóng, you two each gather all your disciples, after I break the formation, we'll take down this city in one move!" Zhao Míng Jīu turned around and said to Xiāo Yuán Qí, the sect master of Liè Tiān Zōng, and Shǐ Wén Lóng, the sect master of Wàn Shòu Zōng.

  "Roger!"

  Shi Wenlong and Xiao Yuqi stood up to salute Zhao Mingjiu, then turned around and left with the Jintian Sect's Golden Elixir cultivator.

  "You two come with me!" Zhao Mingjiu said calmly to Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui. Before the two could react, his sleeves fluttered and enveloped them, transforming into a flash of light that flew out, and in the blink of an eye they were already above the Demon Dao Garrison's camp.

  The Golden Elixir cultivators of the Sky Splitting Sect and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect also made their preparations, flying over one after another to stand behind Zhao Ming.

  "Reporting to Ancestor, all disciples of Lie Tian Sect have gathered!"

  "Senior Zhao, the gathering of Wan Shou Sect disciples is complete!"

  Xiao Yuqi and Shi Wendlong reported to Zhao Mingjiu.

  "Alright! Let's go!" Zhao Mingjiu ordered briefly and forcefully.

  The Demon Dao Cult's large camp was already outside Ling Xiao City, surrounding the city on all four sides. At this time, Zhao Ming and his group were outside the south gate of the city.

  Bi Xiang Men did not dare to send reinforcements to Ling Xiang City at this time. Because Bi Xiang Men only had one Yuan Ying period cultivator stationed there, if they came to support Bi Xiang Men, the other side could take advantage of the situation and attack Bi Xiang Men's headquarters, while defending Bi Xiang Men would be equivalent to abandoning Ling Xiang City.

  This is an extremely painful decision for Bi Xiang Men, giving up Ling Xiang City is equivalent to destroying its foundation, but there's no other way, now it's not the time to consider long-term development, but whether Bi Xiang Men can still exist after this battle.

  The war in the Xiu Zhen world is different from that of the secular world, largely depending on the number of high-ranking cultivators. A general in the secular world may be able to slaughter dozens or even hundreds of small soldiers, but if he is surrounded by thousands, he will surely be defeated. In the Xiu Zhen world, a single Jindan cultivator can face thousands of Lianqi cultivators and still emerge victorious.

  Moreover, cultivators can fly through the air, and a thousand miles is considered not far at all. Their agility is very strong, and some tactics are basically useless.

  Zhao Mingjiu waved his hand, and the Liefeng Divine Chariot was released. Then he stepped on it.

  Li Hui's heart skipped a beat, this Zhao old monster was really showing off, and at such a short distance, he still had to drive the flying car. It seemed that his plan to take advantage of the chaos to escape was not going to work out after all. However, there was no change in his expression as he followed Xiao Shaojun onto the Liefeng Divine Car.

  Zhao Mingjiu did not get into the car, but stood at the front of the car. Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui stood behind him. At this time, the Liefeng Divine Car was no longer in its giant car form, but had shrunk by a considerable amount. Despite this, the three people standing at the front of the car still had plenty of room to spare.

  Zhao Ming dove out with a flying sword, and the flying car rushed towards the sky above Ling Xiao City. The demonic army followed closely behind.

  The Wind Splitting Divine Car stopped in mid-air above the central area of Ling Xiao City, with dozens of demonic cultivators at the Golden Dan stage and over twenty thousand-beast Golden Dan stage demon beasts following behind. Just this aura alone was enough to make people feel suffocated.

  All the cultivators in Ling Xiao City who were preparing for battle stopped in their tracks, looking up at the demonic cultivator in the sky with faces full of terror. Everyone felt a sense of despair wash over them - doomsday had really arrived!

  "Listen up, cultivators of the city! The Demonic Path and the Ten Beasts Sect are here. You have no way to escape now. If you withdraw your grand formation, open the city gates, and surrender at this moment, we will spare your lives. But if you resist to the end, not a single one of you will be left alive after we breach the city!" Xiao Yuqi's voice pierced through the protective array, echoing in every cultivator's ear within Ling Xiao City.

  The city was in an uproar, with people no longer in orderly fashion, but rather whispering to each other and discussing heatedly.

  "What to do? Dozens of Golden Elixir cultivators! Today we probably can't escape this calamity! Otherwise, let's tell the family elders and surrender!"

  "Do you think these demonic cultivators will really let you off?! Don't dream on, today is likely to be the day of your death!"

  "What's going to happen? I don't want to die yet!!"

  ……

  At this moment, people in Ling Xiao City are all worried and anxious, such conversations can be heard everywhere in the city.

  Li Hui stood on the Lian Feng Divine Car, looking at the place where he was born and grew up, which was extremely familiar to him. At this time, this place was suffering from unprecedented disasters, and he just looked at it coldly as a bystander.

  "The Way of Heaven is constant, prosperity and decline are both normal states, perhaps the luck of Ling Xiao City has run out." Unconsciously, Li Hui's mood had changed, he had a deeper understanding of the Way of Heaven, and his attitude became more calm.

  "What's the point of saying all this nonsense? Let's just break through directly!" Zhao Ming furrowed his brow and said to Xiao Yuqi.

  As soon as the words fell, Zhao Ming's figure flew out and stood in mid-air. A golden nine-stock hammer floated in front of him. Zhao Ming's hands formed a strange seal, and his body emitted waves of golden light. Zhao Ming bathed in the golden light, his face solemn and sacred, like a god from the ninth heaven.

  It seemed that there were waves of Buddhist chanting spreading in the void, and dots of golden light gathered from the void to condense into a golden body of several meters high behind Zhao Ming's back.

  The mountain-splitting pestle suddenly enlarged to the size of several zhang, and the golden body of Zhao Ming's Dharma behind him suddenly opened his eyes, stretched out his hand to grab the mountain-splitting pestle, as if a Vajra had descended into the world, or an Arhat had arrived in the mortal realm. The mountain-splitting pestle smashed down towards the protective great array of Ling Xiang City with a loud crash.

  The monks in the city all stopped making noise and quieted down, everyone looked up at Zhao Mingjiu in the sky like a god from heaven, their mouths wide open, all shocked by this scene as if it were a miracle.

  In the very center of Ling Xiao City, there was a place surrounded by thirty-six stone pillars that shot up into the sky like an altar. On top of the central pillar sat a Golden Dan cultivator with his legs crossed, while on the four surrounding pillars sat four other Golden Dan cultivators. The remaining pillars were occupied by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

  Everyone's face was solemn, and the scene in the sky seemed to have been ignored. They concentrated on transmitting the spiritual energy inside their bodies to the golden elixir cultivator at the center.

  A white light shot up from the central stone pillar and injected into the protective city array in the sky, maintaining the operation of the large array.

  "Boom!"

  The mountain-splitting strike landed on the grand defensive array of Ling Xiao City, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was shattering, destroying the world. The entire city of Ling Xiao was shaken, and many buildings within the city had already collapsed.

  More than a dozen Foundation Building cultivators who were maintaining the formation didn't even have time to make a sound before their spiritual pulses were severed, and they died suddenly. Those few Golden Core cultivators also fell to the ground with severe injuries.

  The light shield of the city's grand array shattered like paper, bursting into countless fragments as a massive storm erupted from the point where the mountain had been struck.

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